This Week on the Dining Table

It's the "Getting Back into the Groove but It's Too Hot to Cook" Edition--Got back last Tuesday evening from VA and threw together a half-assed meal plan for the rest of the week.  Trying to get back into the "frugal groove" but it's turned hot here suddenly so who wants to slave away in the kitchen right now?  Not I....

 

Onward to the meal planning!

 

Here's what was planned last week.......

1. Sunday--?
2. Monday--?
3. Tuesday--?
4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday--?
6, Friday--?
7. Saturday--?

 

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Padonia Ale House burgers for Lunch, Mexican Restaurant chicken for Dinner
2. Monday--Chicken sammich Friendly's for Lunch, Waffle House Steak and Eggs for Dinner
3. Tuesday--Brew Pub Sandwiches for Lunch, Subway seafood sub for Dinner
4. Wednesday--Logan's for steak(Eldest son's birthday meal)
5. Thursday--Fried Shrimp and Corn Casserole
6, Friday--Barbecue Pork Sandwiches, Cole Slaw
7. Saturday--Fend For Yourself Night(I had a hot dog and leftover corn casserole, salad)

Other than Thus and Friday I didn't cook last week.

As for my grocery spending last week.....
I made up for lost time being gone the first part of the week--2 trips to Weis(2nd trip was for 2 more chickens at .87¢ lb.)and 1 trip to Maine Source came out to a total of $90.36 for the week.
The previous week's food spending was $81.60.

The food spending is up to about $270.51 for July and we have 10 days or so left until August rolls around.  I wanted to only spend $300 on food/toiletries in July.  I doubt I'll stay under $300 but I'll try to keep it in that neighborhood rather than in the $400 neighborhood.  8-)

Leftovers going into this week--baked beans(picnic leftover), clam chowder, corn casserole, pulled pork bbq and cole slaw.
 

Here is this week's food plan--

1. Sunday--Chicken Parm, Tossed Salad
2. Monday--Roast Chicken, Squash Casserole
3. Tuesday--Leftovers
4. Wednesday--Tacos
5. Thursday--Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Cole Slaw(leftover)
6, Friday--BLT sandwiches
7. Saturday--Leftovers

This week's weather looks like it will go into the 90's again so no oven cooking this week.  A few stove top preparations and the chicken will be cooked in the roaster.

What I need to buy for this menu?.....maybe some lettuce for the tacos.
 

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?    

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten that week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week? 

Sluggy

Giveaway Winner

136 entries and I let Random dotorg pick the winner.

And the winner is.........

CTMOM

 

CTMOM July 7, 2015 at 6:50 AM

today's entry

Congratulations CTMOM Carol!

I have emailed the winner and as soon as I get your mailing addy this box of goodies will be winging it's way to you.

CTMOM proves that it pays to play everyday.  She was one of four entrants who practically entered daily.
But who knows.....the giveaway before it was won by someone who entered once and near the last day.  It's always a surprise to me who wins.  8-)

A big thank you for everyone who played along too!

I'm taking a break from giveaways for the rest of the summer(it's just too warm to ship chocolate anyway)but we'll be back in the Fall with more Boring Blog Boxes of Goodies so just look for the sidebar notice that the Giveaway is OPEN again.

Sluggy
 

Last Day to Enter!

My Boring Blog Box Giveaway ends tonight at 11:59pm.

Today is the last day to enter so don't forget to go HERE today.

Sluggy

A Quick Update

Well since returning from the VA apartment hunt I've been making up for lost grocery shopping time it seems.

After my 1 week post-op eye appointment Eldest son and I hit Maine Source for a pork shoulder($1.69lb!), tomatoes and squash, 2 dozen eggs, a chub of liverwurst for Hubs lunches and a 2 lb. bag of shrimp.
OOP came to $40.40

Then I hit Weis(PMITA)Markets that afternoon after lunch and spent another $36.33.

There is a video of the shopping trip HERE.

$11.99 of that $36.33 was spent on a birthday cake for Eldest son......and it wasn't even on sale! ack.

I still managed to "save" 42% on that trip over paying full retail for everything so it's all good.

I had another dr. appointment this afternoon plus some more unexpected fun(details to come later this weekend)and now I am off to go work on dinner.

The fun just never ends some days, don't it? ;-)


Sluggy
 

Throwback Thursday

Back in May I shared this photo......

It's one of those "old timey" photos tourist places sell.  We were in New Hampshire for this one and my youngest was about 6 months old.

Well here is another "old timey" photo of my 3 kids taken at Bush Gardens in Williamsburg, VA.......they will kill me for posting this one..............

 

Their Aunt and Uncle took them to Bush Gardens one day when we were down visiting in Virginia.
I thought it was the Summer their grandmother died in 2000 but that would have made College Boy only 4.5 years old in this picture.  I think eldest is 15 or 16 in this which would make it a 2006 or 2007.

I love how the photographer posed College Boy with a gun pointing at his sister.  Those two had a contentious relationship growing up(she tormented him incessantly)so I am sure if that gun had been real and loaded he'd have had the urge to "take her out". lolz

In the previous "old timey" photo the Daughter had been very upset she didn't get to hold a gun like her older brother so I am sure she loved that she got a gun this time.  ;-)

If I ever get the three of them in the same place at the same time I need to go haul them to a tourist photo place again.  They don't enjoy this sort of thing now so it would be a struggle.

Have you ever taken these hokey types of fun photos while on vacation?

Sluggy