Planting a Garden

Because. . .

Spring is finally here!

May's Meal Plan

Breakfasts:
Everyone picks whatever they want.

Variety of Cold cereals
Oatmeal
Muffins (baked once a week)
Toaster pastries
Bagelfuls
Variety of fresh fruit

Lunch:
Lunch is served with a variety of fresh fruits and veggies, chips, baked fries or crackers

Mac & Cheese or "Cheesy wheels"
Tuna fish sandwiches
Ravioli
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Corn Dogs
Chicken Nuggets and Fries
Grilled Cheese
Mini pizzas made from Grands biscuit dough
Fried Egg sandwich
Pizza Rolls
Fish Sticks

Dinner:
Meals are served with steamed vegetable dish or fresh green salad, rice, pasta or potato side as well as a side bread and sometimes fruit.

1. Hamburgers on the Grill
2. Spaghetti
3. Beef Tacos
4. Waffles and sausage
5. Cheesy Ham and Potato Bake
6. Hot Dogs & Brats on the Grill
7. Baked rigatoni
8. Beef enchiladas
9. Pancakes and Bacon
10. Homemade Mini Pizzas
11. Sloppy Joes
12. Chicken Alfredo
13. "Taco Mess" -New one for us that my sister raves about. :)
14. French Toast
15. Pizza
16. Beef Stroganof
17. Stuffed Pasta Shells
18. Chicken enchiladas
19. Breakfast Burritos
20. Darci Chicken
21. Grilled Chicken breasts and rice
22. Lasagna
23. Beef Fajitas
24. Whole roasted chicken
25. Grilled Pork Chops
26. Cheesy Chicken and Rotini casserole
27. Chicken and stuffing bake
28. Fried Chicken

Snacks:
Fruit, Yogurt, pudding, String Cheese, granola bars, crackers, cereal.

Fruit snacks are stocked but we reserve those for special treats like to keep kids quiet during church and soccer games and stuff.

Treats:
I bake cookies 2-3 times a month.
I bake brownies or cake monthly
Icecream. YUM!

Free or Almost Free Friday

2 boxes Artisan Wheat Thins FREE
2 boxes regular Wheat Thins $.70
8 bottles Suave Shampoo .31
7 bottles Suave Conditioner .31
4 bags Quaker Quakes FREE
1 bottle Soft soap .55
5 Chef Boyardee Ravioli .60
5 Hunt’s Spagetti Sauce .60
5 Manwich .60
5 24oz Hunt’s Ketchup .60
6 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix .40
4 BC Muffin Mix .90
3 BC Warm Delights .50
3 BC Potato sides .60
4 40oz boxes Bisquick .75
3 boxes Bagelfuls .75
2 Green Giant Steamers .15
4 Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce .25
3 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner FREE
4 cans Pringles FREE
1 12 count Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls $1.99
1 Red Baron pizza .99
3 Vitamin Water FREE
4 Kraft Salad Dressing FREE
2 FREE movie tickets for any show up to $12 each!!!!


If you haven't seen by now Albertson's has a HUGE ad this week! I got some great deals on Wednesday!

Total Saved this week: $308.18!!!!!

Easter

Sorry it's so late. I have a life. . .well most of the time. LOL

Dying eggs!

Making Easter Cookies. Check out the recipe here.

The Bunny found us!

Egg hunt #3 & egg hunt #4 at the Grandmas' houses are captured here:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Happy Easter!

If you haven't checked this out you should. Not only is it my favorite talk from conference it's just plain awesome!

Free or Almost Free Friday

3 Wishbone Salad Dressing $.58

2 Knorr Side Dishes - $ .05 (they owed me)

3 bottles Taco Bell Salsa $ .33

4 boxes Taco Bell hard shells $ .25

4 Taco Bell refried Beans $. 25

2 Kraft Marshmellows $ .08

2 (48oz-large 3lb tub) Country Crock spread $1.38

1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese $ .33

2 Boxes Life cereal $ .57

3 boxes True Delight bars $ .50

1 32 oz Powerade $ .25

6 boxes frozen "Cheesy Wheels" $ .59

Total spent on groceries this week including 10 more lbs of meat, milk, & produce = $51.12.

Total saved so far this month = $365.61 or 69.4%

Total spent on groceries and all household supplies since April 1st = $153.15.

PS. Do you like my cool spread sheet? I've already run out of room this month because I've bought so much stuff and have had to add food items onto my non-food side!

Chicks and Bunnies and Ducklings Oh My!

Baby Animal Days

American West Heritage Center, Wellsville Utah

Now this is food storage!