Monday -Sub-Sandwiches and leftover Spicy Chicken Stew
Tuesday - Hot Dogs leftover from our wiener roast
Wednesday - Ravioli Casserole, Salad
Thursday - Sticky Chicken
Friday- Leftovers
Saturday - Cheese Soup
Sunday - Breakfast Casserole for "Sunday Family Brunch" and feed yourself for dinner.
Snacks - Homemade Brownies, Popcorn, Graham Crackers, Apples and Peanut Butter
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week
1. I found a Christmas present at Goodwill for $3.49
2. I bought Kid # 5 a pair of brown flats which she was in need of at Goodwill for $ 3.99
3. I had $27.80 left from my two week grocery budget which I will be applying towards my credit card payment!
4. I had a couple stay at home days
5. I cooked at and we ate at home every day!
2. I bought Kid # 5 a pair of brown flats which she was in need of at Goodwill for $ 3.99
3. I had $27.80 left from my two week grocery budget which I will be applying towards my credit card payment!
4. I had a couple stay at home days
5. I cooked at and we ate at home every day!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Spicy Crockpot Chicken Stew
This is what we are having for dinner tonight. I have made this several times and everyone likes it, which is always good :)
3 or 4 large chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces ( I used 3)
1 can condensed fat free chicken broth ( I used 2 bullion cubes dissolved in water cause that is what I had)
1 can tomato soup
3 carrots cut into 2 inch chunks
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup water
3 TBSP minced garlic, or 3 whole cloves minced ( I buy the big jar of Our Value minced garlic at Walmart)
1/2 TSP black pepper
2 TBSP chili powder ( I left this out because I make my own taco seasoning and it is kinda spicy by itself)
1 package taco seasoning or 1/4 cup if you buy in bulk
1 -15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 - can kidney beans
1- can navy beans ( I am using black beans that I made myself, out of my freezer)
Put all ingredients except beans in crock pot. Cook on High for 4 1/2 hours ( I cook mine on low all day) Check to make sure the chicken in done.
Add beans and cook another 10-15 minutes on high ( I add my beans in at the same time as everything else)
Top with sour cream and/or shredded cheese, jalapenos, green onion or any other topping you might like. ( we do the sour cream, crushed up tortilla chips and shredded cheese)
3 or 4 large chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces ( I used 3)
1 can condensed fat free chicken broth ( I used 2 bullion cubes dissolved in water cause that is what I had)
1 can tomato soup
3 carrots cut into 2 inch chunks
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup water
3 TBSP minced garlic, or 3 whole cloves minced ( I buy the big jar of Our Value minced garlic at Walmart)
1/2 TSP black pepper
2 TBSP chili powder ( I left this out because I make my own taco seasoning and it is kinda spicy by itself)
1 package taco seasoning or 1/4 cup if you buy in bulk
1 -15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 - can kidney beans
1- can navy beans ( I am using black beans that I made myself, out of my freezer)
Put all ingredients except beans in crock pot. Cook on High for 4 1/2 hours ( I cook mine on low all day) Check to make sure the chicken in done.
Add beans and cook another 10-15 minutes on high ( I add my beans in at the same time as everything else)
Top with sour cream and/or shredded cheese, jalapenos, green onion or any other topping you might like. ( we do the sour cream, crushed up tortilla chips and shredded cheese)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Christmas Plan Update
Here is what I have accomplished so far on my Christmas Plan. I hope to be finished with all my Christmas shopping by the end of November. We will see if that happens :) I had planned to have my Mom, Mother in law and Grandmothers gift completed by the end of September but that just didn't pan out. I do however have most of the items bought that are needed to make the gifts. Hopefully I will have that done in by the end of this week :)
Photo for Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards ordered
Christmas Tree
Kid # 5 picture with Santa
Husband - I don't really do a set number of gifts for my husband but we do have a set amount we get to spend on each other :)
1 gift so far - $30
Kid # 1
gift # 1 -$15.64
gift # 2 - $25.00
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 2
gift # 1 - $3
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 3
gift # 1 - $5
gift # 2 - FREE with Swagbucks
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 4
gift # 1 - $ 28.94
gift # 2 - $ 3.00
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 5
gift # 1- $60
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Future Daughter In law
gift # 1 - Free
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Mom - $12.98 +1.18 = $ 14.16
Step dad - Free using my points from Mypoints
Family gift for nieces and nephew - Free
Sister
bro in law
Grandma - $12.98 + 1.18 = $ 14.16
Mother in law - $12.98
Father in law - Free using my points from Mypoints
Roger
Jenna - $4
Teacher gift for Kid # 5
Photo for Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards ordered
Christmas Tree
Kid # 5 picture with Santa
Husband - I don't really do a set number of gifts for my husband but we do have a set amount we get to spend on each other :)
1 gift so far - $30
Kid # 1
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 2
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 3
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 4
gift # 3
gift # 4
Kid # 5
gift # 1- $60
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Future Daughter In law
gift # 2
gift # 3
gift # 4
Mom - $12.98 +1.18 = $ 14.16
Sister
bro in law
Grandma - $12.98 + 1.18 = $ 14.16
Mother in law - $12.98
Roger
Teacher gift for Kid # 5
Monday, October 10, 2011
Menu 10/10 - 10/16
Here is what we are eating this week!
Monday- Quesadillas w/ homemade refried beans
Tuesday- Meatloaf
Wednesday- Spicy Chicken Stew - carried over from last week
Thursday- BBQ Sandwiches - using pulled pork from the freezer
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Wiener Roast
Sunday - French Toast and Bacon for "Sunday Family Brunch" and Sandwiches later
Monday- Quesadillas w/ homemade refried beans
Tuesday- Meatloaf
Wednesday- Spicy Chicken Stew - carried over from last week
Thursday- BBQ Sandwiches - using pulled pork from the freezer
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Wiener Roast
Sunday - French Toast and Bacon for "Sunday Family Brunch" and Sandwiches later
Saturday, October 8, 2011
5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week
1. Found Kid # 5 LL Bean snowboots at a yard sale for $2
2. Planned our menu and ate at home for all dinners
3. I needed a black mat for a picture I wanted to hang up in our family room. I repurposed one I already had with a little spray paint
4. Used up the leftovers for my husbands lunches
5. Made some homemade dryer sheets that so far are working awesome! I will post about this soon!
2. Planned our menu and ate at home for all dinners
3. I needed a black mat for a picture I wanted to hang up in our family room. I repurposed one I already had with a little spray paint
4. Used up the leftovers for my husbands lunches
5. Made some homemade dryer sheets that so far are working awesome! I will post about this soon!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Searl House Happenings..........
I finally got all of my fall planting done that I had been putting off for the last few weeks. I also transplanted some things to a couple different locations. We are planning to get a new storage shed hopefully by the end of the month. Some of the flowers and things I transplanted were in the way of the spot we would like to put the shed.
Yesterday on the way home from taking Kid #3 to the Orthodontist we stopped at GFS Marketplace and purchased a few items. I picked up a two -2lb blocks of cheese that we will shredded as needed for different meals. I also got a 1 lb bottle of chili powder and a 2lb 6oz container of dry roasted peanuts. Total spent $24.50
Today I did my big grocery shop at Aldi. I am to tired this evening to list everything I bought there but my total was $84.17. $9.99 of that was on a utility/shopping cart, you know, like the ones you see old ladies walking and pulling around. I have wanted one of those for a long time and they had them marked down from about $15. I live close enough that I could walk to purchase some of my groceries but I would need a cart or wagon or something to be able to get them home. Now I have one :) I will add the 9.99 back to my grocery cash. So I have about $59.70 left in my two week budget. I have to make one more trip to get sugar which I forgot and the kids are out of salsa. I need to look over my two week menu and see if we actually have to have the salsa for any of the meals or if they will need to just deal without it until the next pay period.
Last week was Homecoming here for Kid # 3 and 4. I have posted before that we had a surprisingly cheap and frugal homecoming. Kid # 3 found her dress and shoes at Goodwill for a total of $20.98. She wore long black gloves from Kid # 5's dress up box. She already had earrings and she borrowed some bracelets from Kid # 2. I made her corsage and her boyfriends boutonniere. I did pay a friend $20 to do her hair. That may or may not have been pricey but since the friend is 9 months pregnant and did a practice session on Kid # 3's hair before homecoming I think it was OK. Here are a couple of pics of the corsage and boutonniere :)
For Kid # 4 I found his homecoming clothes at a yard sale. I paid a total of $1 for his dress shirt and dress pants. Woohoo for me!! He needed a royal blue tie to wear with his shirt and it turns out that Kid # 3 and her boyfriend wore that color last year so he borrowed the boyfriends tie. Kid # 4 and his date opted not to do flowers since neither of them are old enough to have jobs. I was OK with that if they were. I did give Kid # 4 $15 to buy the tickets required to be able to attend homecoming. So total spent for two kids to go to the dance was less then $60. I do not think that was bad at all and the best thing is they both had a wonderful time. Both Kid # 3 and Kid # 4 attended the dance together with both their dates which I also think is wonderful!
So that is what has been happening around here. I will post my Christmas plan update soon!
Yesterday on the way home from taking Kid #3 to the Orthodontist we stopped at GFS Marketplace and purchased a few items. I picked up a two -2lb blocks of cheese that we will shredded as needed for different meals. I also got a 1 lb bottle of chili powder and a 2lb 6oz container of dry roasted peanuts. Total spent $24.50
Today I did my big grocery shop at Aldi. I am to tired this evening to list everything I bought there but my total was $84.17. $9.99 of that was on a utility/shopping cart, you know, like the ones you see old ladies walking and pulling around. I have wanted one of those for a long time and they had them marked down from about $15. I live close enough that I could walk to purchase some of my groceries but I would need a cart or wagon or something to be able to get them home. Now I have one :) I will add the 9.99 back to my grocery cash. So I have about $59.70 left in my two week budget. I have to make one more trip to get sugar which I forgot and the kids are out of salsa. I need to look over my two week menu and see if we actually have to have the salsa for any of the meals or if they will need to just deal without it until the next pay period.
Last week was Homecoming here for Kid # 3 and 4. I have posted before that we had a surprisingly cheap and frugal homecoming. Kid # 3 found her dress and shoes at Goodwill for a total of $20.98. She wore long black gloves from Kid # 5's dress up box. She already had earrings and she borrowed some bracelets from Kid # 2. I made her corsage and her boyfriends boutonniere. I did pay a friend $20 to do her hair. That may or may not have been pricey but since the friend is 9 months pregnant and did a practice session on Kid # 3's hair before homecoming I think it was OK. Here are a couple of pics of the corsage and boutonniere :)
For Kid # 4 I found his homecoming clothes at a yard sale. I paid a total of $1 for his dress shirt and dress pants. Woohoo for me!! He needed a royal blue tie to wear with his shirt and it turns out that Kid # 3 and her boyfriend wore that color last year so he borrowed the boyfriends tie. Kid # 4 and his date opted not to do flowers since neither of them are old enough to have jobs. I was OK with that if they were. I did give Kid # 4 $15 to buy the tickets required to be able to attend homecoming. So total spent for two kids to go to the dance was less then $60. I do not think that was bad at all and the best thing is they both had a wonderful time. Both Kid # 3 and Kid # 4 attended the dance together with both their dates which I also think is wonderful!
So that is what has been happening around here. I will post my Christmas plan update soon!
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