Today was our first day to the grocery store, coupons in hand and sale items listed. UGH! I am tired just thinking about it. Ultimately I saved $10.70 with coupons and lots more money due to the sales at this particular store. Let me tell you I am exhausted from this ordeal. We spent a total of $98.27. Yikes I know, but it is under my goal of a hundred dollars a week. WOOHOO! Now this time we did have to buy toilet paper, paper towels, toothpaste and shaving cream, however I did have a coupon for all those which help quite a bit. So my average for the last 2 weeks is $71.12 which I think is great! Also we bought boneless chicken breasts for a $1.99 per lb, which there was 8 chicken breasts (total cost for our package $5.85) to a package so that actually made enough for 4 dinners. YAY! Along those lines we also bought Boneless Chuck Steak at $3.19 per lb, (total cost $4.47) which we divided up into 3 dinners. YAY! So I think that next week we won't have to buy any protein and we may have enough veggies from the garden that we will just have to buy salad greens some other odds and ends. I am going to attempt to make homemade bread so we won't have to buy bread either. Look at me Suzie Homemaker!!!
I have decided that just because I have to work 38 or so hours a week doesn't mean I can't do all the things I enjoy, i.e. baking, gardening, etc. I have learned that when I do things like baking I just have to do bigger batches. I am going to make dog cookies this week and I will just make a double or triple batch and then freeze the rest. I CAN DO THIS! I am still learning how to be a great wife, good mommy to my dogs and a house cleaner/laundry worker, it is all so hard but I will keep at it and I refuse to give up. I CAN DO THIS!
Ok enough about money, onto the garden. Anthony and I picked a bunch of corn yesterday...cooked it...and actually it was very good. I blanched half of it, cut it off the cob and froze it, for later. In total, I had 15 ounces of corn kernels. There is plenty left on the stalks and I am hoping that it will mature into big corn. We will see. In the meantime, the zucchinis are doing well, more and more tomatoes are beginning to turn red and we have began pepper harvesting season. My peas are still hanging in there and I make sure to check them everyday. The green beans seem to be in full swing now and I am harvesting two handfuls over other day.
Alright time for bed, work in the morning, I explained to Anthony tonight about hand pollinating but I am pretty sure he thinks I have lost my mind. He just smiled and said, 'ok honey, we'll see.' I guess I will get up and pollinate in the morning. Sweet gardening dreams!
I will continue to do my shopping the way I do until you get here in August! Hurry because I spent almost 2 X's what you spent yesterday. If you lived here you would still have salad greens! And besides being a good working wife and dog owner could concentrate on being a good mother and give us some grandchildren! Because I know Jeff and I would be excellent grandparents :)
ReplyDeleteDo you have a Costco card? We find this saves a lot by buying in bulk and their meat is the best. I finally have a few pea pods, but we desperately need the warmer weather and SUN!
ReplyDeleteYes I do have a costco card, and we went the other day however the meat prices were better in our local They do have the best price on fish though. Normally I get Tilapia there but they didn't have any this time. I will keep checking costco. Anthony and I have talked about possibly buying half of a cow next year. Although there is quite a bit money up front we are thinking it might be the best option for us. Who knows, I will just experimenting in the meantime.
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