Week #4: Blue

Blue

Like Carolina Blue Sky?

 

Blue

Blue like the ocean?

 

Blue

Blue like Carolina Pride! Yea, that kinda blue.

Interestingly enough this was the year my nine year old son hit football puberty.

Last season dad would all but beg lil'man to come watch a game with him.

But he would have it not.

First preseason game, here he comes running down the road from a buddies house yelling from the top of his lungs, "You didn't tell me foooooootttttttball started!!!!!"

Could he have picked a better year?

Now that Carolina is headed to the Super bowl I may have to let him stay up late for the game, his teachers are sure to love me on Monday.

 

 

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

$80.63,  Wooh Nelly, we are getting awfully close to that $100 mark.
Pantry needed a little restocking this time around,
so did the cleaning supplies.

Breakfast Options For The Week

Eggs in a Hole

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Oatmeal

Crumb Coffee Cake

Bagels 

Frittata with Lemon, Artichoke, & Peas

Copycat Burger King French Toast Sticks

Is it really the last week of January ALREADY!
We have a busy week ahead, the theme this week
is easy peasy and reuse, reuse, reuse.

Monday:

Lunch - Skinny Pizza

Dinner -  T-Bone Steaks, Baked Potatoes, Oven-Roasted Asparagus

Tuesday:

Lunch - Tuna Salad

Dinner - Crock Pot Split Pea Soup, Copy Cat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Wednesday:

Lunch - Twice Baked Potatoes

Dinner - Crock Pot Roast Beef All in One

Thursday: 

Lunch - LO Soup

Dinner - Michigan Pasty, Side Salad

Friday:

Lunch - Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Dinner - Ocean (Shrimp) Wiggle, Garlic Parmesan Swirl Biscuits, Side Salad

Saturday:

Lunch -  Chicken BLT Salad

Dinner - Cauliflower Snob

Sunday:

Lunch:  - BLT, Potato Salad

Dinner: - Creamy Apple Bacon Chicken, Wild Rice, Side Salad

Snacks:

• Popcorn
• Muffins 
• 100 Calorie Snack Packs

• Yogurt & Fruit
• Meringue Kisses

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.)

Luke 16:15
And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Week #4

The Good Ol' Days

Having spent so much time with my Nana, I inherited a few perspectives. 

One is to use what you have. 

Coming up in the 30's and 40's gave my grandparents the application of provision. 

Being thankful for what the Lord has provided, their needs namely. 

Wants, were frivolous and unnecessary.

I have many fond memories of watching my Papa till and prep the garden. Toil, tend and harvest. My Nana diligently canning and freezing. These were necessities for them and so they became a part of their lives. They are well into their 70's now and continue to cultivate and stock pile.

Although I haven't learned, yet, how to mass produce my own food in the same manner, I have begun to find ways, small as they are, to provide for my family using the provisions I have been given.

Old Wisdom

START WHERE YOU ARE...

I totally did not get to where I am in my grocery budget overnight. I remember a day where we were spending well over $250 every week and that didn't even count the eating out we were doing. Where did I start. I started with what I knew. 

Take a look at your spending on food for the last few months. 

Now a little math.

If your looking at three months divide by 12, if one month divide by 4. This will give  you a general idea of what your spending on food each week.

USE WHAT YOU HAVE…

Step two, seriously look at what you have on hand right now. In the fridge, freezer, and pantry.

Brain Storm… Pintrest… Google…

If you have enough on hand to make 2 or 3 quickie meals that's $20-30 less dollars you're going to spend at the store this week. 

DO WHAT YOU CAN...

Now give yourself a little challenge. If you spend any less then what you spent last week or month your on the right path.

Maybe you try to eat out just one less night this week.

Maybe you decide to make your breakfast instead of buying convenience foods.

Perhaps your goal is to prep lunch to cut down on grab n' go food on the run.

Meets New Wisdom

 The total spent was $67.84

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

We did it again, what a way to start the year!

Now I'm gonna put the other  $32.16 into an

envelope. Just ask for the difference in cash

when the sweet young cashier asks you if 

you'd like cash back.
NOW HOARD IT AWAY AND WATCH OUT FOR THOSE HOLES IN YOUR POCKET!

Breakfast Options For The Week

• Egg-N-A-Hole
• Bagels and Cream Cheese (almost gone)
• Blueberry Muffins 
• Copy Cat Burger King French Toast Sticks (FZ for later)
• Banana Walnut Instant Oatmeal (Plenty Left)
• Crumb Coffee Cake
• Veggie Frittata

Breakfast is the most important 

part of the day right?  Make it 

easy on yourself and your kids.

Monday:

Lunch - Pizza, Copycat Bobli Pizza Crust

Dinner - Grilled Steak, Baked Potatoes, Roasted Asparagus

Tuesday:

Lunch - Tuna Salad Wraps

Dinner - Winter Lentil Soup

Wednesday: 

Lunch - Salad and LO Baked Potatoes

Dinner - Pot Roast

Thursday: 

Lunch - LO Soup

Dinner - Hand Held Meat Pies

Friday:

Lunch - Salad with Hard Boiled Egg

Dinner - Ocean Wiggle

Saturday:

Lunch - Salad or Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Dinner - Cauliflower Snob

Sunday:

Lunch: Worlds Best Potato Salad, BLT

Dinner: At Friends House

Snacks:

• Oranges, Bananas, Apples
• Popcorn
• 100 Calorie Snacks *Great Ideas for simple handy snacks
• Meringue Kisses
• MYO Yogurt

Drinks:

• Coffee and Hot Tea
• Cocoa Mix
• 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.)

Luke 12: 22-26

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or

about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?