I am sitting in a really quiet house, except for the occasional dog bark, it should stay this way for at least the next twelve hours or\u00a0so. Lily left\u00a0this morning for a missions trip to Mami Florida, she will\u00a0not be returning until next Sunday. \u00a0This afternoon, Amanda, Haley, Lily and Zach left to camp overnight and play at Sliding Rock NC. We do have an Amanda dog but that is really not a big deal. In the past, we would have taken advantage of the kidless night to go out for dinner most likely a very expensive dinner just because it was two of us instead of five. But not tonight!! We have definitely tighten the budget this month as we enjoyed Michigan in June and have plans for\u00a0 Myrtle Beach in August and Disney in November.<\/p>\n
Tonight, Matt and I saved money by eating at home. Our menu was T-bone steaks (from freezer), baked sweet potatoes (last year’s) and a strawberry cheesecake. I made the cheesecake in my new Instapot that Amanda bought me for my birthday.\u00a0 We even chilled a bottle of wine from the wine rack to make the meal complete.\u00a0 The meal cost us zero out of pocket and was honestly one of the best I have eaten in a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am sitting in a really quiet house, except for the occasional dog bark, it should stay this way for at least the next twelve hours or\u00a0so. Lily left\u00a0this morning for a missions trip to Mami Florida, she will\u00a0not be … Continue reading