We stepped into July with a bang -we had a great time celebrating with family from out of town and stayed busy from Thursday through Sunday. We ate as a (huge extended) family for almost every meal, so I did very little cooking. I made some cookie bars and a tomato salad, and that was it. Which made it easy on my wallet! :)
So this week, there will be some carry-over from last week. I'm diligently tracking my grocery spending... when I looked at what I've been spending the last three months, I was shocked at my totals, so I'm really hoping to get creative and bringing the budget under control. I'm working through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and it is very eye-opening.
Here's our plan for this week:
Sunday~ dinner with the family and a visit to my brother's graveside. This week marks two years since his unexpected death.
Monday~ chef salad for me, turkey sandwich with chips for ds. Keepin' it simple.
Tuesday~ out to dinner with the girls :) Ds & my dad will do something fun.
Wednesday~ Broccoli Chicken Alfredo (with noodles for ds)
Thursday~ Leftover spaghetti (from dinner out last week) for ds and some other leftover concoction for me. Basically we're cleaning out the fridge!
Friday~ Sloppy Joes -on bread for ds, on a sweet potato for me. I will modify this recipe a little (and not using frozen texas toast).
Saturday~ Frittata with ham, cheese, and broccoli (really more of an egg bake, but you get the idea). I'll probably make hash browns for ds, and we'll have some fruit too.
Then it will be one week until Hubs is home. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lunches this week will be:
Leftovers
Salads
Pizza
Chicken Tenders
and all the tomatoes we can tolerate. They are coming in everywhere!
Share your menu marvels at Menu Plan Monday!
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