Sometimes you just need a $5 footlong!

I really did myself in with the craziness of last weekend.  I finally got my house mostly back together Friday night.  By Thursday, Ryan and I were completely exhausted so instead of cooking, we got some $5 footlongs from Subway!  Then Friday I got paid and went to a Jamberry nails party, so the kids and I snacked there and then I did my Costco run with the kids and we split a slice of cheese pizza and a frozen yogurt along with some yummy samples!  I have been wanting to buy some Jamberry nail wraps for awhile, so it was the perfect opportunity to see some old friends and take advantage of the buy 3 get one free deal.

My last sample lasted 2 weeks.  Can't wait for my order to come.  Patty's Jamberry Site

Savings for the week:
*I finally stuck to my budget at Costco which is $250 per month (not including big ticket items, we needed a new Shark so I bought it while it was on sale even though we won't be cleaning floors until we actually have them again!)

*I put $20 in each of the kids savings accounts.  I have been putting $10 a month for the past 6 months, but now I'm going to do 20 so that whenever they need clothes or shoes, I can use this money and also save up for birthday/Christmas gifts.

*I made pancakes and breakfast muffins for the week.

*I made one of my yummy light yogurt pies

*On Saturday, I went to the kick-off event for the Teacher's Health Trust Well Fit and weight loss program competition.  The health trust is the organization that oversees our health insurance.  I entered a team with my friend from school.  We have 10 weeks to lose weight and log our exercises for some great prizes!

*At the event, I signed up with Winder Farms fresh food delivery service.  I have thought about doing this before because it's good quality, organic food but it was expensive with purchasing the cooler for the delivery program and they charge a 4.99 delivery fee.  However, for the event, they offered free cooler, $15 in food credit, and 30% off all purchases!  So the discount off-sets the delivery fee and I found that some of the items they sell were the same or less than comparable organic products I get at the stores.  I signed up to have some dairy products and produce delivered weekly.  The guy also gave me free juice, bread, and a huge box of fruit for putting a great first order!  The bread was amazing, the apple juice was the best I've ever tasted and the mangos I tried from the fruit box were the best I've had in Vegas!

*I stocked up on sale items at Smith's.  Boxes of Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta and Kraft BBQ sauce just 49 cents each!  I also got some other non-perishable grocery items to stock up so I don't need to go shopping for a few weeks.

*Ryan's parents babysat the kids so we could go to the temple last week.

*Ryan was able to get almost half the living room tiled while we were away on Saturday.  He will do it in sections so we can still get around and move the furniture around inside the house.

*I went to my cousin's on Sunday after church and used his wheat grinder to grind up the rest of my whole wheat.  His wife gave me some bread making tips and shared one of her freezer mix packs so I can try out her recipe.

This week's menu:
Monday:  chicken parmesan and salad (this is the Weight Watcher's recipe: dip thin chicken breasts in flour, egg mixture, then italian bread crumbs and place over a light layer of tomato sauce.  Top with more sauce, then a slice of mozzarella cheese, bake 350 for 30 minutes)  Really moist and delicious!  One of the boys' faves.

Tuesday:  taco night (I will brown a pound of beef and save half of it in the freezer)

Wednesday:  BBQ chicken pitas (I will cook a few breasts in BBQ sauce in the crockpot and shred it and then everyone can do what they want by making a wrap with half a pita or make a pita pizza with some chicken and cheese)

Thursday:  italian casserole and salad (I will use the frozen cooked meat leftover from Tuesday)

Friday:  chicken pot pie, I should have some of my yummy veggies from Winder Farms by now, so I will boil some chopped veggies in broth and some cream of chicken soup mix with some shredded chicken (I will boil the night before) and throw in some other seasonings that I think will be good and throw a little crust together with some wheat flour, water, and a little butter and hope it turns out (thanks to my friend Audrey for this inspiration, she made us one for lunch at work and it was delish!)

Saturday:  Breakfast: my weekly big batch of pancakes
Lunch:  I am hoping to try a new soup and salad restaurant by my sister's apartment
Dinner:  white chicken chili  I'll be making this deliciousness every few weeks til it gets too hot outside!
serve with cornbread (just follow the recipe on the container of corn meal, sub applesauce for oil and honey for the suga if you want to go healthier)

Sunday:  Breakfast:  eggs and toast (brown cage free eggs from Winder!)
Lunch: leftover chili and cornbread
Dinner: in-laws