December was a busy month, and I was really starting to feel the rut of meal planning the same breakfasts and a bunch of the same dinners repeated. But since it was so busy, we just stuck with it, knowing that we would get some meals out toward the end of the month, and we would have more variety with new recipes coming in January. Here's what we bought and what we planned for meals. Monday, December 3: Aldi $130.18 Beginning of the month groceries. Not quite as big of a shopping … [Read more...]
Getting Food On The Table When It’s Hard
What's for dinner? Or lunch? What's for snack? What's for breakfast? I don't know about you, but I hear these questions constantly at my house. And while I've been able to cut down on them slightly by having our menu board on the fridge for those who can read, I still always have people asking me what food we're having next. And even once I've taken the step to plan out meals and snacks for seven people (which is a big ordeal), and I've done the shopping (which is an even bigger ordeal), … [Read more...]
Our Family Christmas Ornament Tradition
Ever since I was a little kid, I remember getting a new ornament every Christmas. My mom even had these cute little knitted bags that she would set next to our stockings each year, with our new ornament inside. So when I started having kids of my own, I knew I wanted to continue this tradition myself. This Christmas ornament tradition started because my mom wanted us to have our own personal ornament collections by the time we were grown up and left the house. That way, when we moved … [Read more...]
Grocery Breakdown: November 2018
In terms of groceries, November seemed like it went on and on and on. Read on to see what I mean... Monday, October 29: Aldi - $179.55 Even though this trip happened in October, the groceries were for the first half of November. So I'm putting it here. Basket $6.99 (for our library books)Candy corn $1.99Peanut butter chocolate chips $1.69Onion powder $1.19Sharp cheddar cheese (8 oz.) x6 $1.69 eachMozzarella cheese (8 oz.) $1.69Grapes (3.27 lbs.) $2.91Wheat bread x3 $1.49 … [Read more...]
Grocery Breakdown: October 2018
October grocery shopping was about two things: convenient snacks and easy meals. I ended up working a ton, Jesse had a 4-day trip to a conference, and we were just overall busy. I think maybe that's just the season of life that we are in. Here's what our grocery shopping and menu planning looked like for October. Monday, October 1: Aldi $152.20 First shopping trip of the month! I don't generally like to go to the stores on the first of the month, because they tend to be busier, but we … [Read more...]
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