May Meal Review

Here is from week one: -

Week 1
cheesey brocolli shells - cooking right now
BBQ chicken wings -A+!
Red potato and Green bean Saute - haven't made yet
Savory Bean and Spinach Soup- A+!
Turkey Meatloaf with mashed potatoes - still havent made yet

Week 2
Pasta with Eggplant sauce -A+!
Crock pot Chili - haven't made yet
Vegatable fried rice -A+
Spanish Omelet - still have to make
Ceaser Pockets-- still have to make

Spinach Ranch Salad for work-- A+

Everything I made was so good I kept eating it for days!!!

Focus Friday

Focus Friday
Jeez, what a week. Totally exhausted.
Last week's review:
Friday- hanging out with my friend Adam, going with my dad to Lowes to start my landscaping and garden and to get stuff for my grill.
Saturday- Metro 7pm, Ihop pancakes for mother's day :) , work on speech for career day
Sunday- East 7pm, get manikan for speech, drop off first aid kit
Monday- Free day!!
Tuesday-, Free!! Go to walmart for garage sale signs.
Wednesday- Gyno 9am, 10am dentist, Career day at noon
Thursday- Career day at noon again, 7pm Metro


Friday- hanging out with my friends from Metro. Spending the day with Zak. Haven't decided what to do yet with him.
Saturday- My cousins wedding!!
Sunday- Metro 7pm
Monday- Metro 11pm, So, i may be doing Memorial Day. I get to use my grill :-)
Tuesday-, Sleep, Laundry
Wednesday- Shop for groceries (see next post), yardwork and maybe go to a Captains or Indians Game with Zak if there is one.
Thursday- Maybe have friends over for a fire and food....pending weather.

This week i'm liking already!! I will get time with Zak, my sister and brother in law come home and i barely work :-)

May Meals (the next 2 weeks)

I still have some to finish up. Ill post reviews tomorrow.

Here's the next couple weeks:


Week 1
Hawaiian chicken delight
Cheesy Enchiladas
Lemon chicken Rigatoni with Brocolli
Easy bake fish
Fish fingers with sweet potato fries

Week 2
Garlic Chicken Cheese Rollups

Creamy Pasta Primavera

Layered Fiesta Casserole

Sloppy Joe Hamburger Helper

Speedy Red Beans
Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta

Focus Friday

First, I got a blog award :) Thanks Jackie!

Well this week I got a lot done! Lets review:
Friday- hanging out with my friend Adam, going with my dad to Lowes to start my landscaping and garden and to get stuff for my grill.---done.
Saturday- Metro 7pm, Ihop pancakes for mother's day :) , work on speech for career day---done. And here's a pic:


Sunday- East 7pm, get manikan for speech, drop off first aid kit---done.
Monday- Free day!!---finished up the windows, slept for a bit
Tuesday-, Free!! Go to walmart for garage sale signs.---done. and did the mulching (see pic), planted my garden!, and set up my fire pit
Wednesday- Gyno 9am, 10am dentist, Career day at noon--done. and no cavities

Thursday- Career day at noon again, 7pm Metro

Now, this week coming up already stinks. Lots of work. Told myself I wasn't doing that to myself anymore, but I had no choice. I need to go to my cousins wedding and this was the only way they were going to let me. I'm so excited because my sister and brother in law are finally coming home!!

Saturday- 7pm East
Sunday- Payton's bday party at chuck e cheese at 2, and work at Metro at 7p
Monday- 7pm Metro
Tuesday- 7pm Metro, hopfully stop to get coffee creamer at super walmart :)
Wednesday- off, so probably laundry and clean the house, and Target for cheap waffles, and go feed the ducks :)
Thursday- Tree guys to cut back my back tree.

Not a very exciting week. But, the next week will be better.

Focus Friday

Focus Friday
I forgot to do a focus friday last week with all my other posts. So here is this week
Last week's review:
Friday- hanging out with my friend Adam, going with my dad to Lowes to start my landscaping and garden and to get stuff for my grill.
Saturday- Metro 7pm, Ihop pancakes for mother's day :) , work on speech for career day
Sunday- East 7pm, get manikan for speech, drop off first aid kit
Monday- Free day!!
Tuesday-, Free!! Go to walmart for garage sale signs.
Wednesday- Gyno 9am, 10am dentist, Career day at noon
Thursday- Career day at noon again, 7pm Metro

Seems like an easy work week. Hopefully nice weather and I can start my yard and such.

May Meals

Well, April, we have been slow on eating, lol. I have made meals, and froze a lot of them. So, this month, i'm going to finish making the last 2 weeks of April meals, and then the last 2 weeks of May, eat everything in the freezer because it's stuffed.

Reviews of the last 2 weeks first:
Week 1

Italian Chicken A-
BBQ hamburgers still haven't made
Italian Fish A+
Weeknight Lasagna Toss A+
Simple Pot Roast B+




Week 2
Lemon Chicken A-
Garlic and Ranch Turkey Burger A-
Parmesan Fish A
Mac and cheese with cauliflower A-
Beef Vegetable Soup B+

The Menu for the next 2 weeks

Week 1
cheesey brocolli shells
BBQ chicken wings
Red potato and Green bean Saute
Savory Bean and Spinach Soup
Turkey Meatloaf with mashed potatoes

Week 2
Pasta with Eggplant sauce
Crock pot Chili
Vegatable fried rice
Spanish Omelet
Ceaser Pockets

Spinach Ranch Salad for work

I'm am going shopping tomorrow and will post the total for the ingredients.

If you have any recipes we can try, post them here :)

May Monthly Grocery Bill

Here it is.

A= Aldi
G= Giant Eagle

A-3 pack cucumbers- $1.29
A-2 Green peppers- $.99
A-Canned mushrooms- $.55
A-5lbs red potatoes- $2.49
A-frozen chicken wings- $6.99
A-Broccoli Florets- $1.29
A-Broccoli florets- $1.29
A-Broccoli florets- $1.29
A-ground turkey- $1.19
A-ground turkey- $1.19
A-ground turkey- $1.19
A-deli meat turkey- $2.49
A-kidney beans- $.59
A-light dressing (ranch)- $1.19
A-feta cheese- $1.99
A-diced tomatoes- $.49
A-diced tomatoes- $.49
A-tomato sauce (sm can)- $.25
A-tomato sauce (sm can)- $.25
A-ceaser dsg- $1.49
A-whole wheat penne pasta- $1.09
A-baby spinach- $1.49
A-baby spinach- $1.49
A-romaine hearts- $1.99
A-bag of onions- $1.49
A-eggs- $.89
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Frozen spinach- $1.00
G-Snow peas- $2.25
G-Bean sprouts- $1.99
G-vegetable broth- $.89
G-vegetable broth- $.89
G-vegetable broth- $.89
G-beans-$.80
G-tomato puree- $1.85
G-cooking red wine- $2.99
G-olive oil- $4.79
G-buttermilk- $1.39
G-pitas- $2.89
G-eggplant- $3.18
G-shells- $1.19

For a grand total of: $69.41
Now, good thing that only 2 weeks :) But hey thats about $35/week. That is pretty good i'd say. I also picked up some little things for zak.

Ok off to make vegetable fried rice.