Week #2: Mornings

Not a morning person

I'm not sure much can be added to that. 

It is just a fact of life,

Morning is mean.

Or Threw At You

I would love to wake up singing "The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music" but alias try as I might I have never been able to wake up chipper. The reality is I'm lucky I don't break the alarm clock when I go to hit the snooze button 3 times or throw my phone across the room.

In fact my dear husband, who is much better at mornings than I, has even at times, attempted to help be get going in the morning at great risk and peril. Praise God he is a determined soul.

It Smells Like Coffee

On most nights I go to bed with the best intentions. I intend to wake up and work out. I intend to put on make up and do something more with my hair than a ponytail. I intend to have a delightful breakfast ready and waiting for my children before sending them off to school for the rest of their day. 

I intend on being a Doris Day for my husband, all smiles and roses.

I know the possibilities are endless.

But then this happens...

I have a solid hour drive into work. On most days it's still dark when I leave, but as I make my way in, I get to watch the world wake up. And, very slowly, I wake up with it.

I see the many way's God paints the sky. I watch as the sun breaks the horizon over abandoned farms with empty fields. I see the way the colors of the sunrise bounce off high rise buildings as I enter the city. I get to smell bakeries and coffee shops preparing their wares. I get to have quiet time, in my car, uninterrupted. Sometimes, if I turn off the radio and I listen and watch and smell, I swear I can hear God.

This Week We Purchased The Following: 

 

Our allotted budget is $130 but the goal is to stay under $100

$72.53! Not as close to $50 as I would like, but
I'll take it.

Breakfast Options For The Week

Yogurt and Peaches

French Toast (Fz)

Oatmeal

Eggs & Toast

Blueberry Pancakes (Make & Fz)

It's Little Man's Birthday. Saving up with

budget meals during the week so that 

celebrating won't take a hit to the 

old budget.

Monday:

Lunch - Tuna Salad Wrap 

Dinner - Cabbage Chicken Saute, CC Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits  

Tuesday:

Lunch - Egg Salad Sandwiches

Dinner - Goulash, CC Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits (LO) 

Wednesday:

Lunch -  LO Goulash

Dinner - Chicken Vegetable Soup, CC Jiffy Cornbread Muffins 

Thursday: 

Lunch - PB & J

Dinner - Potato Perigee, Caramelized Onions, & Large Salad

Friday:

Lunch - Crab & Swiss Stuffed Mushrooms & Salad

Dinner -Hot & Spicy Grilled Pork Chops, Potatoes & Onions, Steamed Broccoli 

Saturday:

Lunch - Fifty Cent Soup 

Dinner - Honey Sesame Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Side Salad 

Sunday:

Lunch: 

Dinner: Graydon's BIRTHDAY!!! 

Snacks:

• Popcorn
• Muffins 
• Carrots & Dip
• Granola Bars
• Apples and Peanut butter OR Carmel Dip
• Yogurt & Fruit
• Hard Boiled Eggs & Deviled Eggs

Drinks:

• Coffee and Hot Tea
• Water - that's a biggie here
• MYO Arizona Green Tea 
• MYO Lemonade Concentrate 

I Don't Leave Home Without It

I generally plan on Wed when I have 30 minutes before mass chaos begins.

I shop on Fri so our family menus (posted on the fridge) run from Fri to Thur.

How do I keep it all straight without pulling my hair out? I use Pepperplate.   

This site/App keeps all my recipes, super easy to upload from other sites, 

my shopping list which automatically uploads, my weekly/monthly planner, 

AAAND  (with best infomercial voice I can muster)   So Much More! 
(Nope I didn't get paid to say that either.)

Psalm 139:18

And when I wake up, You are still with me.