I tried to get things planned and prepped ahead for this week as it would appear to be one of the busiest so far. I will not even make it home on Monday till after cheerleading. I am actually taking two meals with me that day.   One thing that has been working the last couple of weeks for us is Soup on Sunday. It is easy to put everything in the crockpot and let cook while we are at church. After lunch, I have been turning off the crockpot and we can enjoy a second time for dinner. I plan to continue this at least for a month and see if anyone object loudly.

Breakfast–   You will notice I am planning on cooking a lot more than usual this week. One of the reason is I am heading to work later. I always store the leftovers for the next week. Saturday-Gravy Biscuits by request, Sunday- leftovers.  Monday- Breakfast Burrito Bowl- I am not scheduled to work till 9:30 and I have already cut up everything to cook. Tuesday- Cereal or yogurt, Wednesday- Baked Oatmeal, Thursday- Tricia Yearwood’s Breakfast casserole, Friday- Leftovers.

Lunch- This week, I will have leftovers and salad. Zach and Kendall have 2 days of chicken nuggets, 2 Uncrustables with pirate booty and a sandwich. Lily and Matt will have salad or leftovers or pizza or chicken nuggets.

Dinner-  Saturday- Lunch- leftovers.   Dinner- Meatloaf, squash casserole, mashed potatoes and cake.
Sunday- Lunch- Taco Soup. Dinner- Sloppy Joes and French Fries
Monday- leftovers
Tuesday-Chicken pie, green beans from freezer and fruit
Wednesday- Pulled pork, carrots and fruit
Thursday- Country Style Steak, rice and fruit
Friday- Homemade pizza night or leftovers. .

I am amazed to look back and realize how far we really have come in the past year. In October last year, I was excited to say that our eating out budget was contained at $200 which was half of September. This year we have more activities and I am excited to say that we spent less than $50 in September on eating out, except for Zach’s birthday meal.