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Our weather is still crazy here. This morning dh and I had short sleeve shirts on and no coats. Wow !! This week I only have $30 for food so we are using mostly what we have on hand. Went to the grocery store this morning and got the following: 1/2 gallon of skim milk 2 bags of salad mix 1 bag of pretzels 2 pkgs of sliced cheese 2 pkgs of pepperoni 1 pkg hot dogs 3 baking potatoes 2.1 lbs of bananas 1 bag of kiwis Total after coupons: $20.39 I saved 29%. Not as good as some weeks but I just didn't get things that had coupons. One pkg of pepperoni and one pkg of sliced cheese went into the freezer. Here is what I have planned to fix this week: Breakfast: choice of cold cereal, muffins, oatmeal or toast Lunch: choice of sandwiches, grilled cheese or leftovers Dinners: -meatball subs -chicken, baked potatoes, veggie -chili -spaghetti and salad -pizza -date night -leftovers Snacks: pum...

I have made it through the first full month January. Is it just me or is this year flying already? :) I have been trying different ways to list my meals for the week as they don't always land on the days that I have planned for. The saying in Tennessee is "if you don't like the weather, just wait, it will change real soon." We have already had some strange weather for January and we try to eat different things in different temps. I guess most people do - lighter things on warmer days. I can't remember when we had a chance of tornadoes in January, but last night we did. Really strange ..... Well on to my menu for the week ... Breakfast: choice of: oatmeal, cold cereal, muffins, pancakes or toast Lunches: choice of: sandwiches, leftovers Dinners: baked pasta and salad chicken, stuffing and veggie spaghetti and meatballs tacos and spanish rice chicken, mashed potatoes and veggie white fish, peas and veggie pizza night Snacks: choice of: popcorn, pretzels ...

This week I am behind because I was in a car accident on Saturday. So I am running behind. This week's menu plan: Sunday, Jan 15 b. cereal l. pizza d. grilled cheese and soup Monday, Jan 16 b. cereal l. hot dogs and soup d. baked pasta and salad Tuesday, Jan 17 b. cereal l. sandwiches d. turkey sausage, mashed potato and broccoli Wednesday, Jan 18 b. toast with peanut butter and hot tea l. sandwiches d. sloppy joes Thursday, Jan 19 b. toast with peanut butter and hot tea l. sandwiches d. chicken, stuffing and veggie Friday, Jan 20 b. cereal l. sandwiches d. date night Saturday, Jan 21 b. eggs, toast and sausage l. grilled cheese and soup d. pizza night Grocery shopping was done Saturday morning and I went over. I can't find my reciept but I will post when I do find it.

I have recently finished reading a book by Dr. Larry Crabb called "66 Love Letters". It takes each book of the Bible and looks at it in a different way. You are encouraged to read each chapter and then wait a week before reading the next chapter in order to better understand how each chapter is written. As much as I enjoyed this book, it is a time consuming read. For the everyday reader I truly believe that this book may be a challenge.

Here we are at week #2 of the year with this week's meals. I did a little food shopping and added a little bit to food storage. Here is what I bought: Kroger: 1 pkg Charmin toilet paper 2 pkg instant mashed potatoes 2 candy bars (I went shopping hungry) 2 pkgs shredded Italian blend cheese 2 boxes thin spaghetti (for food storage) 1 pkg chicken sausage 2 bags of baby carrots 1 can organic tomato paste 1 can organic tomato sauce 1 can mushrroms 2 pkgs salad mix total after coupons: $30.75 left for the week:19.75 Aldi's: 4 cans chicken noodle soup 1 bag potato chips 1 bottle mild salsa 2 loaves of bread total: $8.79 left for the week: $10.96 Here is what I plan to fix this week: Sunday, 8th - breakfast: donuts lunch: fried chicken, cole slaw and potato salad dinner: hot dogs, cole slaw and potato salad Monday, 9th - breakfast: dh McD; me I have a fasting blood test @9:30 lunch: sandwiches ...

This year I am going to try and post my menus and grocery trips each week. I have $50 budgeted for two adults and the occasional adult child. We are hoping to entertain once or twice a month also. My goal is to eliminate soda from our diet and junk foods. This week we are still using what is in the house but consuming far less of it than we used to. I normally plan on Fridays and shop on Saturdays for the next week as I don't have a car during the week. Week #1 of the new year and I have a plan for dinners. Sunday - turkey sausage, mashed potatoes, salad Monday - Spaghetti Tuesday - eat out at Olive Garden (gift card) Wednesday - baked chicken, stuffing and carrots Thursday - sloppy joes and broccoli slaw Friday - date night (payday) or leftovers Saturday - homemade pizza breakfasts will be a choice of: eggs, oatmeal, cold cereal or toast lunches will be a choice of: sandwiches, leftovers or mac and cheese drinks: diet soda, ice tea, hot tea or lemonade snacks: popcorn, pr...