Friday night, I was exhausted and didn't feel like cooking but did not want to spend money to eat out. I ended up making French toast for us with my homemade bread. The kids thought it was great. Once the kids were winding down, I worked on cards and projects for my upcoming stamp club.
Having fun at the Shark Reef!
The octopus was out from hiding!
On Saturday, I needed to make a delivery to a customer who lives south of the strip. It was a free weekend for teachers at the Shark Reef, so I took the kids with me so we could go after and combine the trips. I get free admission for myself and a guest and Amilia is free anyway, so I didn't have to pay a thing! I had to make the delivery early, so we had breakfast at Ihop after and went shopping until it opened. Austin needed shin guards for soccer and the only place nearby where I could get them was Target. I have been avoiding that store ever since the data breach but I didn't have an alternative, so I just used cash. I was glad I went because they had all their dollar bin stuff on sale for 70% off. I let the kids pick out a few things that ended up being 30 cents each with the sale. I found battery operated tea lights for a fall craft I'm planning, so each tea light was 15 cents!
Saturday afternoon I took a nice siesta with Amilia. We both slept three hours! It was wonderful. That night we enjoyed a BBQ at the park with Austin's soccer league.
I didn't need to do much baking, but did manage to accomplish some things over the weekend. Here are my savings for the week:
*Combined trips to save gas and miles
*We only ate out for one meal this week
*Baked a double batch of pumpkin choc chip muffins to freeze for breakfast or a treat
*I was going to freeze my bananas that were over ripe; but then saw a recipe shared on Facebook for banana bread
bars. Gave them a try and they were awesome!
*Used up the last of my foam hand soap, so I rinsed out the dispensers and made my own. I filled the bottle 3/4 with water and then filled the rest with Castile soap. Put a few drops of citrus essential oil and now I have hand soap for just a few pennies!
*I'm planning 2-3 meatless meals per week now. The cost of beef has gone up at Costco. So far chicken has stayed the same.
Dinner menu:
Mon: baked potato soup
Tues: lasagna (using the last one from the freezer) with salad
Wed: chicken enchiladas (I will be making a double batch so I have a freezer meal to have on hand)
Thurs: veggie one pot pasta
Fri: homemade cheese pizza
Sat: hamburger stroganoff with veggie sticks
Sun: eating with my cousin's inlaws, we are going to start a Sunday dinner rotation between our three families
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