11/13/10

Every time I grocery shop these days, I'm reminded that I've not finished this series. Since I'm not great at blogging to begin with, a multi-post series might not have been the best idea.

I'm a very visual person. Seeing things makes them make sense to me. So here is a trip to the store.


Normally, we do not buy this much processed food. I promise! This trip to the store was before our churches Women's retreat. I was going to be gone overnight and asked Currey what he wanted for dinner while I was away. Frozen pizza was the answer. Also, I had a high value coupon to try the P.F.Chang frozen meals and they were on sale so I got that dinner for about $4. (On a side note, they aren't that bad. Not something I would regularly buy but in a pinch it was a decent, easy to prepare meal.)

There's a lot of candy because I was making Reese's cup cookies and taking M&M's for snacks.

Here's the run down. I spent $65.05 and saved $19.34. Yes...almost $20. This is the contents of this shopping trip.

Digiorno Pizza
Rice Krispies
7 Gerber Organic Baby Food packs
7 Earth's Best Baby Food jars
1 Package Huggies wipes
Peanuts
Balsamic Vinegar
Flour tortillas
Slice of cake
Roast
Deli Ham
Deli Salami
2 cans organic sweet potato puree
2 bags Reese's Cups
2 bags M&M's
2 bags cookie mix
P.F. Changs frozen meal for two
Toothpaste

Obviously, there are not very many meals in this run. A random trip just means that I have lots of odds and ends at the house that I need to use up.

To shop well, you need some flexibility. I was planning on making steaks but none were priced that well. But this roast was about to go bad so it was marked down $3 and I had a coupon for $1 off. So I got a $10 roast for $6. If you regularly price roasts, this is a great deal. Also, I needed balsamic vinegar. The bottle I got was being clearanced. It's regularly $6 but I got it for $2.

Target, especially, has great clearance deals. Often times, it's brands that they aren't carrying anymore. It's always worth checking out.

Those are my tips. I hope there is something that you find helpful about these tips. I'm really hoping to return to posting recipes very soon. We've gotten some great one recently. I can't wait to pass them on!

Sweet Peanut...

Our time with you continues to FLY. It's so hard to remember what life was like before you were here. You continue to bring us more joy than we ever imagined. Here's what you've been up to this month.

• You are still a very petite Peanut and only weigh 16 lbs. You are still in mostly 6 month clothes and you are wearing lots of Babylegs and a jacket with your summer dresses as most of the fall clothes we have for you are still too big.
• You are still eating like a champ but have become a little more picky about food. You still love all fruit except apples and will eat most veggies. You have made us VERY aware that you don't like spinach. :)
  
• You got really sick this month and it was not fun for any of us! You got to visit Dr. Corcoran several times and your sickness lingered for about a week. We hated seeing you not feel well but we took full advantage of your need to be snuggled.
  
• Lulu and Pops came for a visit. You were spoiled like crazy and got to enjoy lots of walks and countless hours of play time. Your wardrobe and toy selection were expanded as well.
• You still are not sure about crawling. You get up and rock consistently and will take about 3 "crawls" as we've started calling them but then you plop down on your belly and army crawl to where ever you want to go.
• You LOVE to talk. All the time. You sometimes seem annoyed when mommy or daddy "interrupt" you when you are "talking" to Moose or Gracie or just to the air. We can't wait until you have a vocabulary. We think that you will have LOTS to say!
  
• You are starting to notice older children and are fascinated by them. I love to watch you interact with other kids.
• You continue to have the sweetest disposition! You love people and smile at anyone and everyone that gives you any attention. You have started giggling a lot and love to be tickled under your chin.
• We are convinced that you will have teeth soon, although we've been saying that for months! EVERYTHING goes in your mouth. You chew on whatever you can get your hands on so we think any day now we will see a tooth.

Blythe,
Each day brings us more joy than the last! You continue to be a greater blessing than we could have ever imagined. You bring joy to the world around you and you continually brighten peoples day with your sweet smile. It's a blast to watch you grow and we love continuing to watch you explore your world! You are absolutely our Precious Peanut!
We love you like crazy!
Mom and Dad