groceries

so with the rising cost of food, E and I started a meal plan when we moved in. We initially budgeted $100 per week for food. We thought we were doing great if the bill was less then $200 for 2 weeks.

When my parents moved it, it was discussed that E and I would do the shopping, having meals planned already to go.

The first time we went shopping, the bill came to $250. For a family of 5 adults and 2 growing kids, it didn't seem too bad. We ended up saving money since we split it in half. (minus what e takes for lunches and his soda pop). That's $62.50, a savings of almost $40!! Two weeks ago, the bill was only $225! That's $56 a week!

I wonder if I started clipping coupons if I could save more.

I'll try and post meal ideas next time, C want's to play video games.....

Salsa

The family has been on a salsa eating kick for the last couple of weeks. C and M are eating it! So here's my down and dirty recipe. Actually writting it down so I don't forget it.

6 tomatoes
1 onion
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
a couple squirts of lemon juice
1/4 length wise small jalepeno pepper seeds removed

toss all into food processor until C is happy with the consistancy of it. Or if you don't have a C-man, until you're happy with the consistancy. :)

yields about 45 oz.

Catching up

We are finally settled into the house. It's a little rough with the kids cause there's more rooms, so that means there are more rooms to tornado through. And the weather has been raining or cold so there has been no outside time lately. Today is suppose to be better with the weather so maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to clean a room and keep it that way... at least for a couple of hours.

I haven't been crafting too much as I'm still trying to organize. I am working on a couple of pairs of longies. Each stratigically placed throughout the house so I can work on them little by little. I do have my sewing set up and have done some potty covers for Milagros and have made a raglan shirt for each of the kids. I don't have pics yet as the camera battery was dead and now I think the shirts are in the dirty clothes.

The only other sewing I've done was this

It's the Round Neck Top Pattern from That*Darn*Cat. I was over at sewingmamas.com and she needed testers. Mad picked out the fabrics and buttons. It's a bad pic as I finished the top last night and she was already in bed. I'm sure she'll want to wear it today and it's suppose to be sunny so I'm hoping to get a better pic of it.