Spring Break and Easter savings

Had all sorts of fun ideas planned for this week, but for the first five days, someone in the house was sick! Amilia had a fever again and had no appetite and was very cranky. I had a horrible stomach bug, then hubby got it, then Austin!  Mid-week I was feeling better, so I cleaned the whole house with DoTerra Purify and On Guard, changed all the sheets and did multiple loads of laundry.   I made a flu bomb treatment in a veggie capsule to take using 2 drops of each: lemon, melaleuca, on guard, and frankensense to fight off my sickness. 

This whole time the weather was absolutely gorgeous, so finally on Thursday the kids were well enough to go to the park and enjoy a nice picnic. The water play area was on and they had a great time!

Savings:

*Made Easter crafts with things on hand at home

*Made several loaves of bread

*Registered the kids for summer swim lessons with City of LV. They have the most reasonable prices for quality lessons. I was able to find a time when Austin could do a lesson while I did a parent-child lesson with Amilia so I only have to make one trip. This will save plenty of gas $!

*Made two pans of lasagna and froze one for a future meal. Had some leftover ingredients to make 2 lasagna rolls for work lunches. 

*Made breakfast muffins and pancakes for the week. 

*Made crepes from scratch for Easter breakfast and put strawberries on them that were 97 cents a lb at Albertsons. 

*Used a $10 off coupon at Kohls to get some denim capris that were also on sale. 

*Waxed my brows and did my own nails. 

*Worked on designs and prep for my Stampin Up workshop. 

*I'm now making 2 meatless meals a week.

*Made homemade spaghetti sauce and placed in mason jars to freeze. Was able to get 6 pints for the price of a #10 can of tomato sauce from Costco plus a few other ingredients on hand. 

Dinner menu:

Monday: chicken enchiladas (these were frozen ahead from the last time I made them)

Tuesday: baked potatoes and veggies

Wednesday: lemon Parmesan penne with chicken and broccoli 

Thursday: ground beef tacos 

Friday: cheese pizza and veggies 

Saturday: crockpot chicken and noodles