Week 4

This coming weekend is my baby boys 9th birthday, WOW how fast they grow. So for his actually birthday day he gets to pick the days meals.(good thing his not to picky except for wanting a volcano cake)
So here is my shopping list. I did go a little over my $50 do to the birthday meal. I shopped at two stores Walmart and Pioneer.
1 head of lettuce
2 lbs red onions
2 bunches green onions
2 lbs tomatoes
2 lb brick of med. cheddar cheese
2 rolls of paper towels
1 120 count pack of napkins
2 gallons of milk
1 half gallon of ice cream
4 packs of hamburger buns
3 loaves of bread
2 bags of lays kettle chips
7 2 liter bottles of Dr. Pepper 10(had FREE coupons for these)
3 containers of frosting
1 spray oil
1 dill relish
2 packs of freezer bags
Total- $59.59
I did not mind going over since last week I was under.

This is my menu for the week

BREAKFAST
Sun-Waffles
Mon-Cereal and fruit
Tues-Zuc. muffins and yogurt
Wed.-toast and eggs
Thur.-Oatmeal and toast
Fri-cereal and fruit
Sat-Noah's choice

LUNCH
Sun-meat sand and chicken soup
Mon-Tuna sand and tomato soup
Tues-roast beef sand and fruit
Wed.-PB&J sand and fruit
Thurs-Spag. O's and bread & butter
Fri-Top Ramen and meat sands
Sat-Noah's choice

DINNER
Sun-skillet meal with salad
Mon-roast, potatoes, carrots, and zucchini
Tues-Hamburger gravy over rice and steamed veggies
Wed-Steak fajitas and rice
Thurs-Salmon, rice, and steamed veggies
Fri-Chili and corn bread
Sat- Noah's birthday pick-hamburgers, fries, and chips

SNACK
Sun-popcorn
Mon-frozen yogurt
Tues-fruit leather
Wed-fruit
Thurs-frozen yogurt
Fri-popcorn
Sat-Noah's birthday cake and ice cream

So yesterday I made bean soup for the first time. Using a bag of pinto beans, salt, water, diced onions, and a pack of stew meat all thrown into the crock pot, I must say YUMMY and it was definately as easy as I was told. Yesterday was also my baking day-I made 4 dozen muffins and 3 batches of apple pie filling. In an earlier post I talked about using things that are offered. My parents have a few apple trees that they don't really do anything with. Previously I used the apples in the dehydrator and now I have used some to make pie filling to freeze. Our freezer is full making it easy to stick to a grocery budget--we bought 1/2 a cow so we have lots of beef, we have fish, and my husband also got his deer yesterday so soon we will have deer meat, and the first of the year we will be getting 1/2 a pig. Even though it may see like a lot of money to buy a half of an animal to butcher at one time, in the long run it will save you money.