Day 8: Rest

After all of Saturday's running around, we rested on Sunday. It was a wonderful family day. And I had time to do some menu planning for the week.

The good news? We've been able to eat good meals and I haven't done much (grocery) shopping this week ($17.02 including the papers). That leaves $232.98 in the budget for the next 22 days. Woo-hoo!

The not as good news? Our pantry and freezer is quickly being emptied. So when we get a paycheck on Thursday, we'll need a considerable amount of food. We're almost out of Cheerios and that is a major disaster here.

So for the several days, we'll continue to use our pantry and freezer for food:
Monday: spaghetti with homemade sauce (from freezer)
Tuesday: hamburgers and oven baked fries
Wednesday: potato soup with ripples (I know, I know. But it's my husband's favorite and very frugal)
Thursday: Grilled chicken (freezer) and mashed potatoes
Friday: steak! (a gift from a dear friend who works on a beef farm part time)

I plan to shop Thursday or Friday. Saturday is the pick up date for the Angel Food box. I'm really curious to see what kind of quality this food has and how long I can use it to feed our family. This is our first time purchasing from this organization, so I'll let you know how it goes.