Menu Monday

I was recently challenged to come up with a 21 day menu planner. I seriously can't think of 21 meals I cook. I'm thinking. I am going to try to do a menu for each week. So here goes for week 1:)

Monday- pigs in blankets, french fries, broccoli
Tuesday- polish sausage with green peppers & onions, salad, dirty rice
Wednesday- SERVE & Date Night with our small group (frozen pizza for the kids @ home)
Thursday- Monday I am out of town BUT I'm leaving food for hubby & kids
Thursday- Steamfresh meal in a bag, veggies
Friday- mini tacos, rice, & beans
Saturday-grilled chicken, rice, veggies
Sunday- OUT

Pretty good for the first one. So, I have 5 meals there...I only need 16 more for my 21 day plan....still thinking:)

Appreciation

Today our church celebrated pastor appreciation. We had a lunch after church. They went over and above with a generous love offering and some GREAT gift cards...woohoo!! As I walked away from that, I truly thought, "We are the lucky ones." We don't go to a traditional church. They don't know about pastor appreciation. I don't mean that in a bad way. If you don't shop at the Christian bookstore or Mardel's you don't get bombarded with those messages. So, for them to celebrate us means so much to me. I'm so thankful for our Catalyst people. I'm consistently amazed & blown away hearing their stories and living life with them. Thanks for loving us!!

Okay so my comment about Mardel's & Christian Bookstore...I just meant that most people who did not grow up in church or that do not shop at Mardel's wouldn't know that October is pastor appreciation month. You know how Mardel has the big sign that says it & it has the pastor appreciation cards everywhere?? That's what I meant:) Thanks Erik!!

Target Halloween Clearance & Wii

Okay so today I went to Target. Wendi & I went yesterday and did GREAT with coupons. We wanted to get some Wii games but they didn't have the $15 ones so we went again last night and then I went again this morning.

Last night we got the 6 Wii game deal and split it. I had coupons for the Leapster Tag and Tag Jr. So I got each child one for Christmas. $20 came right off the top and they were on sale. I also got an easy back oven and a couple other small things & a game I knew I neighbors wanted....all with coupons...Yes!!!

So today I went back and got lightbulbs, 6 more Wii Games & hit up the Halloween clearance.

I got:
1 box of wipes
1 outfit for a baby shower
3 random things from halloween clearance (pail, candy bowl, and carving kit)
5 Halloween costumes (snow princess, boy & girl pirates, 2 Star Wars boy costumes)
2 4 packs of GE energy saving lightbulbs
1 deoderant
1 body spray
6 $15 Wii Games (Christmas)

Okay...here we go. I paid $55.37 and saved $179.28. WOWSER!!!

Kroger Visit- BAM!!!

Okay so I went to Kroger this morning for my weekly groceries. It was a lot easier this time because I already knew the deals. It did take me a while because I had both kids in tow. It is totally worth it...they actually did great!! Here's what I got:
2 Betty Crocker Potato Pouches
1 bag of Fresh Express Salad
1 Green Pepper
4 bags of Oreda Stuff (fries, tater tots, Waffle fries, curly fries)
1 2L of Diet Coke
1 Flinstones Vitamins
4 Boxes of Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Brown Rice
7 cans of Campbell's cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soups
3 boxes of Kleenex
1 Wishbone Salad Dressing
2 Boxes of Quaker granola bars
6 Glade 4 oz candles
8 cans of Carnation Evaporated Milk
2 bags of Chex mix
4 Adolphis (sp?) latin rice packets
3 bags of nestle morsels
2 bottles of Ken's dressings (they're in the deal and had $1 off Q's attached)
3 Danimal Yogurt Smoothies
1 Trix Yoplait Yogurt 6 pack
1 Jose Ole' mini tacos
4 Kotex or Stayfree pads
3 Pillsbury PB cookies
1 Steamfresh Meal for 2
3 All Detergents
2 Snuggle Fabric Softeners
1 Welch's Grapce Juice
4 lbs of Pork Chops
3 lbs ribs
1 gallon of Milk
3 Gatorades
1 pack of M & M's (free coupon)

Okay so that was 78 items. I paid...........................

$68.67 and saved $150.55

MIA

Where have I been??? BUSY!!! I've got lots to blog about...gonna try to come back this afternoon and fill you in. BTW, the new Kroger ad is out, the Mega Event continues. I'm going to get my coupons organized and my scenarios today (hopefully, knock on wood). Got lots to do today, trying to be very efficient with time so I need to hope off...see you soon!

Night Night

Halloween 2009

 
We had a great time trick or treating last night. We have all the candy to prove it and I am hoping I don't consume too much of it:) Have a great Sunday and hope you enjoyed your extra hour of sleep....someone forgot to tell K Man he had another hour to sleep....