Can you find the one that doesn’t belong?
My niece, who is 10 days younger than Zoe, was with us on our grocery shopping day this week, so our trip was wilder and crazier than usual.
And we got even more stares than we usually do while we’re out and about.
Here’s what we bought.
And here’s what I spent.
Aldi-44.15
Weis-$34.14
That’s a total of $78.29, which makes me happy. 🙂
Here’s a run-down of what we’ll be eating this week.
Breakfast: oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, homemade yogurt, pancakes, toast, and cereal
Lunch: yogurt smoothies, fruit, sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, and leftovers as necessary
Some of the meals on this week’s menu are here because they got bumped from last week…one day we were at a funeral, and another day, I just decided to make clam chowder instead of the planned meal.
Saturday
- Pizza
- green salad
- cream soda
Sunday
- snacky stuff for the Superbowl 🙂
Monday
- Swiss Mushroom Chicken
- Herb and Wheat Rolls
- green salad
Tuesday
- Shrimp Taco Salad
- Garlic Breadsticks
Wednesday
- Chicken Wraps
- fruit salad
Thursday
- Broiled Tilapia Fillets
- Challah
- green salad
Friday
- Teriyaki Chicken
- side dishes will be decided upon later (dependent on next week’s sales and also what’s left in my fridge!)
Margaret
Wednesday 10th of February 2010
Could you talk more about the homemade yogurt? I'm curious whether you make it because you especially like the taste, or because buying the milk and making it yourself saves you money? I've never calculated the cost differences... wondering if you have.
Jennifer
Monday 8th of February 2010
Is that a cinnamon swirl bread? Now that you have me baking I want to try making my own so I'm on the hunt for a good recipe. =)
SavingAddiction
Sunday 7th of February 2010
Great Job! I love shopping with my 5 children!
Annette
Sunday 7th of February 2010
Okay. I had to go back and read the posts. I think amazing progress is made in this world when two people with completely different viewpoints come together through discussion to find a middle ground where they can meet for awhile. That was actually very inspiring to me.
Annette
Sunday 7th of February 2010
I love the pictures of the kids all on the couch in their pjs! It looks like you don't have a coffee table either. We finally took our coffee table out when we realized our main living space was easier for the kids without it. Do you guys have a family room? (Your living room looks very decluttered!) Also the photo of your purchases has a lot of positive energy this week! I missed the controversial thread but did read your post that initiated it. I think that a critical key to happiness is to live our lives true to our colors....and to not worry about what others think. We will never please everyone - gosh - how could we? I love your positive attitude.
Kristen
Sunday 7th of February 2010
Yeah, we used to have a coffee table, but when we rearranged our living room furniture, the coffee table didn't work anymore (the piano bench bumped into it!). So, we gave it away on Freecycle.
We don't have a family room...the living room is all there is. I am something of a minimalist, so I like to keep it kind of decluttered in there. It does get messy sometimes, though!