Week 3: Menu

Posted on May 31, 2012May 31, 2012 by Dri

After a long weekend, it always takes me a while to get back into the swing of things, so this week has been a little helter skelter. Anyways, when I was shopping last week, I ran into a friend who asked how the challenge was going and said something to the effect of, “are you eating, like, good food?” So I thought I’d continue to share our menu so you all know we’re not starving or eating gruel or something. So here’s what we’ve had/will have this week from what I purchased last week…

Week 3: Shopping For June

Posted on May 25, 2012May 31, 2012 by Dri

Ok, so here’s the thing. I was using cash this month… and then I realized that Discover is doing 5% back on GROCERY STORES until May 31st!! What was I thinking!?! Maybe the $30/week challenge should have waited until June. Anyways, to make the most of the rest of the 5%, I decided to use my Discover Card and do another $60 that I wouldn’t use until next week when we get back from Memorial Weekend plans. Technically, I started this Thursday, May 11th (or maybe even Wednesday) so we are technically past our 2 weeks. Anyways, I went shopping and here’s what I got…

Week 2: Menu

Posted on May 22, 2012May 31, 2012 by Dri

Well, we’ve had more than a week down. (When did I actually start this challenge?) This is what we have left on our Menu board:

Chili dogs and/or Fries – (Had these Saturday for lunch) Maybe not the healthiest meal, but we stocked up on Alexia potato products when Harps had them 2/$5 and they had $1 printables, making them $1.50 each. We also had a can of chili in the cabinet and plenty of cheese left over from last month’s Sam’s trip! (We use a lot of cheese.) And we happened to have some hot dogs left from last month too.
Tacos – (Had these Sunday for dinner) Yet another left over thing: taco shells. This includes the ground beef from Sam’s, beans left from last month, lettuce from the church garden, cheese from last month’s Sam’s trip and maybe even some tomatoes (if there are any left from Aldi).

The Garden: Planted?

Posted on May 21, 2012May 31, 2012 by Dri

Finally got my garden box planted!! I had a free hour Sunday afternoon and tackled it pretty easily.

In the front right hand corner is some oregano that my sweet mom-in-law bought me this past weekend. (Look! I planted it Sunday, just like I said I would!) In the middle in the front, I planted some basil seeds. (I have basil growing in a pot, but it’s not growing very well, so maybe a do over is in order… or maybe I’ll just have twice as much!) And to the left in the front, I planted chives seeds. The middle is currently bare (why I planted the outsides first, I don’t really know), but as soon as I can get to Walmart, I plan to buy some spinach and lettuce. And last, but not least, along the back I planted my tomato plants!!

Growin’ that Garden

Posted on May 17, 2012May 21, 2012 by Dri

Monday during Avie’s naptime I finally made some progress on our garden box. Andrew and Arielle brought us a bunch of dirt from excavating their backyard and it needed to go into the box.

And this was after I had moved quite a bit. Oh, and yeah, that’s Seifer, just eating a rock he found in the pile…