Menu for Aug. 3-9

Breakfast: Cereal, French Toast ( I made 48 extra pieces this morning for the week and froze them...I'll post the video I took this morning later :) ) Oatmeal, Grits, Toast and Eggs.

Lunch: Grilled cheese, PB&J, Turkey, egg salad dinner left-overs, Cheese roll ups, Salad, fruit, pickles, blue corn chips and baked crackers.

snacks: carrots, protein fruit smoothies ( I get my protein from Shaklee...expensive but oh so healthy and a "grand-ma treat"), apples, grapes, banana bread, cheese, yogurt, baked crackers and whole wheat choc. chip muffins.

The above stuff doesn't change very much from week to week.

Monday: baked chicken with ritz crackers, mac & cheese, salad, baked pot. and carrots

Tuesday: grilled chicken, corn on the cob, green beans, oven baked potatoes

Wednesday: salad with sliced grilled chicken( I'll make enough Tuesday for Wed. ), bread, strawberries & grapes cut up together.

Thursday: Breakfast for dinner....eggs, bacon, toast, grits, hash browns

Friday: grilled flank steak, baked pot., salad, steamed veggies, brownies (we usually have Pizza on Friday night but we are cooking for a family who's father is serving in Iraq so we wanted to make it special)

Saturday: We are going to a pool party so we will pack sandwiches & baked crackers.

Sunday: Pork Roast, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, bread, any and all fruit and raw veggies still left

Sunday's Shopping

Oh boy did I have a great shopping day....here is the list and later tonight I will post my menu for this week.

Aldi:
4...gallon milks @1.49 each (the only thing that I do not like about the milk is that they do not carry 1%)
red grapes 2.99
lg baking potatoes 10lb 3.49
6 doz eggs @.69 each
6 tomatoes 1.99
strawberries 1.99
lemons 1.99
avocado 1.29
organic blue corn chips 3@ 1.69

$29.64


Publix

3 Mueller whole wheat spag.
6 cheerios
4 Brownie mix
6 Boxes Dog treats
1 Kraft BBQ
2 Mt Olive Dill Pickles
2 Toothpaste....arm n hammer
Ritz Crackers
4 country crock spread
10 packages steam in bag frozen veggies
4 Yoplait
2 six pack water bottles ( this was the penny item)
Pace picante sauce

$26.52

Total spent $56.16...my weekly budget for the 7 of us is $70 so I have $13 to spend at BJ's for meat.


CVS was great this week as well...I only spent .52 out of pocket and I got

2 lg Stayfree Maxi pads
2 notebooks
5 bottles of soft soap bpdy wash
and bunch of rain checks for items that they were out of stock on!

New Picture

We had some new pictures make for some promotional work we are doing and oh my goodness...my husband is amazing and I love these pictures. Thought I would share!

A New Life!

This November Eric and I will celebrate 20 years!!! Funny how quickly that goes by!! :) Eric was saved a little over 20 years ago and well as the saying goes....he got a good dose! When we get saved we all get all of Jesus but for some it seems like they come out of the shoot full force and that has always been Eric. He loves the Lord so much and loves sharing his faith. I am so glad that he gets to do this full time! The first time he shared his testimony publicly was about 6 months after his salvation. Our Pastor and friend Johnny Hunt asked him to share on a Sunday night. He had written the entire testimony out...word for word.....he started crying before the first word and cries all the way through it! He still gets emotional when he talks about how Jesus saved him! Hope he never looses that!

The clip below is a little piece from an incredible night a few months ago at our church again. I wanted to share it with you. I was moved the first time and I am still moved and really proud!

Check out this video!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0pp-ecnEfQ

Fun in the Dark

We have several great parks near our house but by far my children's favorite is one at a local church. It is one of the few that allows you to play after dark. They all love it. They all take play guns, flashlights and play a ramped up version of hide and seek. You know these are the things that they will remember! If parents could get a hold of the fact that kids want your time more than anything our families would be so much better off!

What FUN!!!

We had a blast with our friends! There are not many families (actually I do not know of any other family) that I could spend 12 days with and wish they could stay longer! Our approach to child rearing is very similar. Their kids are very polite and helpful...full of laughter and a heart to serve. I laughed till I hurt on more than one occasion.

We did go about half way through the "Do hard things" book. That was so good...it brought up so much conversation with the kids. It challenged me and I know it challenged the kids as well.

One day we joined my sisters at my moms house for a tea party...it was such a fun time. We will make that a tradition. Now we are trying to figure out how Eric and I can speak in churches down through FL so we can plan a visit soon.

It all reminds me of the importance of having good friends who you can laugh and cry with but also friends who have the freedom to speak truth into your lives. We love the Zaldivar's!!!!

A day of fun!

Our Friends are here and we have already had so much fun! There is the constant sound of laughter from somewhere in the house. Both the dads left out a few minutes ago to head out to Snowbird for a day of rafting. Zuni and I stayed back with her youngest daughter and we are going to hit the thrift stores and yard sales in the area.

While they are here we are all reading the book, "Do Hard Things", for family devotions. We are all really excited about the challenges issued in this book. The kids are all engaging in conversation about the chapters we are reading. I will let you know how it goes!