Random thoughts

Yea, yea...how is that different from any other post?  This time you've been forewarned.

Budget:  I spent less than $80 so far on food.  Yay!  We're eating beans a lot, but making it happen.

I'm happy it's Thursday because the weekly sales ads arrive.  How dorky?  I know I can look online every Wednesday, but I like to plan the menu with the paper versions.  Unfortunately, we now receive abridged versions to two of the area grocery stores, so I end up perusing them online.  Once I scope out what's on sale and what's on hand, I decide which grocery store to shop at for the week.  Yes, I know I'm a stay at home mom who could go to each store to score the best deals.  That sounds like a lot of work!  I'd rather play with Lil'T than cart him around to every store in town.

I'm not happy it's Thursday because Thursday is followed by Friday and we are still hammering out naps.  Our goal is longer, more restful naps.  (Better naps mean better night night sleeps!  Right?  That's what "they" keep telling us.)  Just when we're getting somewhere (seemingly), Friday rolls around.  Friday is garbage day.  Blast those loud trucks.  All the sound machines in his room can't drown them out!  Friday and the weekend usually set us back on sleep.  Pre-baby, the weekend was the perfect time to catch up.  One step forward and two steps back.  :-(

I'm stoked about the cool down, weather-wise!  Soup, stew, chili, and oven roasted weather.  Yay!

Stay tuned for a Pumpkin Butter post!  I've had to ration it out in order to use it in all my goodies.  :-)