Monday- take your parents to school day!

This week at Winter's school they are doing a Take Your Parents To School week for Freshmen. Apparently there weren't a lot of takers because I was the only parent in each of her classes, and I only saw one other mom in the hallways. It may also be partly because three of her six classes are sophomore or junior level (although there are other freshmen in those classes too).

Jeremy had a dentist appointment that morning to get his two front teeth built up (they have both been chipped for a really long time) so he didn't go.

Although most days I get up to pack Winter's lunch before she leaves for school, I often go back to bed for an hour or two afterward. It was a little bit of a challenge getting up and staying up at 6:30 am. I was surprised how quickly the day went. And how much technology has been integrated into the classroom. Everything is done online now, and students have access to all grades, handouts, and assignments through an online portal now for most classes.

First period was Honors World History where they went to the library to research various ancient civilizations in groups. Second period was Honors Lit where they discussed the Ferguson situation and journaled about it. Third was Health where they talked about macro and micro nutrients and what makes food choices healthier vs. less healthy. Fourth period was Honors Geometry, where they reviewed questions from the previous weeks' test and student demonstrated how they got the answers on the white board.

After fourth period we had a 30 minute break for lunch. We sat in the hallway with one of her friends to eat. Fifth period was Honors Biology, where they were learning about molecule structures. They also got back the previous week's test which Winter got 100% on. Sixth period was Spanish 3 where they talked about the homecoming dance and how to say different things about it in Spanish, and then they finished up a test from the previous week and worked on a worksheet packet.

On our way home we stopped by a little grocery store that is on the way back from her bus stop called The Stockbox. Most of their packaged items are more expensive than at QFC, but they often have good deals on produce, and they also have 10% off during their produce happy hour in the afternoon.

We bought the following:

Cup of cut pineapple $1.99
1 organic pear $.77
1 head of green leaf lettuce $.99
Bag of two celery hearts $1.69
3 small nectarines $.99
3 black plums $1.00

We got $.55 cents off for produce happy hour and the total was $6.88

Jeremy also bought an energy drink for $1.10 that afternoon. He went to the heavy lifting gym at 4:30 and did squats for two hours. He had a smoothie for lunch since he still couldn't feel his face, and some grilled chicken with sriracha for breakfast.

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: pepperoni and cheddar cheese sandwich with Dijon, apple, lemon flavored Greek yogurt, protein bar (was going to be my breakfast but I didn't get around to eating it.)
Dinner: stir fried chicken with broccoli, carrots, brown rice and teriyaki sauce
Snacks/desserts: half a granola bar, celery with cream cheese, cashews, strawberry banana yonanas
Beverages: water

Winter's lunch had leftover pizza, a pre-packed pineapple cup, dried cranberries and cashews, and Starburst candy corn. She didn't finish the cranberries and cashews or the candy corn, but she did finish the candy corn at home. For breakfast she had cereal and milk.

Got home late last night

I usually get home by 8:00 at the latest, but last night I wasn't even leaving the grocery store until after 8:00. I picked up a couple of frozen side dishes to go with the frozen Morningstar Farms BBQ riblets we had already. We didn't eat until around 8:45. I will need to remember to keep a frozen pizza or something on hand for stuff like this once Winter comes back, so at least they can get dinner started without me.

It seems like Jeremy's interview went well, but he won't find out until Monday.

I bought the following at QFC yesterday. I left the chocolate milk, bananas, and protein bars at work. The person before me had left a coupon for $2.00 off your next shopping order at the U Scan, so I used that too. Cool!

1 qt chocolate milk $2.19
Box of 6 protein bars $1.00
4 large bananas $1.28
1 huge nectarine $1.77
Frozen single serve Chili's pepper Jack Mac and Cheese $2.50
Green Giant frozen vegetables $1.00
1 quart of half and half $2.29
2 lbs brown sugar $2.59
2 Yukon Gold potatoes $1.22

Total $15.84
minus $2.00 coupon
$13.84
minus 3% from using GC purchased on Raise
$13.42

The frozen vegetables I bought were the Green Giant antioxidant blend. I normally do not like frozen veggies as I find them to be watery, mushy, rubbery, and lacking in flavor. I really liked these. They are not as good as fresh veggies to me, but I would get them again in a pinch at that price. Normally they are $2.49 for two servings.

The Chili's mac and cheese is actually awesome, I am picky about frozen mac and cheese as well, but this one is worth it. It's super creamy, and the peppers give it a nice flavor, but not really spicy. One container has enough to make a side dish for two people.

Breakfast: chocolate milk, nectarine
Lunch: small amount of leftover chicken teriyaki stir fry, banana, protein bar
Dinner: Morningstar Farms vegetarian BBQ riblet, pepper jack mac and cheese, mixed vegetables
Snacks/desserts: white cheddar with cracked pepper, another protein bar
Beverages: Crystal Light, water

What we ate 08-05-14 and 08-06-14, plus a little grocery shopping

08-05-14

Breakfast: oatmeal with white chocolate peanut butter and dried cranberries, strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, cracked black pepper cheese and dijon mustard, nectarine
Dinner: leftover black beans and rice topped with shredded cheese
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: Crystal Light, water


08-06-14

Breakfast: strawberry coffee cake
Lunch: white chocolate peanut butter and honey sandwich, nectarine
Dinner: shared a box of Lean Cuisine Fajita spring rolls with Jeremy
Snacks/desserts: lemon bar, peppermint bark ice cream bar, mudslide frozen yogurt
Beverages: Crystal Light, water

Today was definitely not a model day, food-wise. I woke up late and didn't really get a proper breakfast, so I was pretty hungry at work even after lunch. I got a lemon bar for $2.75 from Dilettante, one of the airport coffee shops. They have amazing lemon bars, and it has been months since I bought one. Jeremy got home after I did, and wanted to go to Yogurtland (after I had already eaten an ice cream bar, of course). We had a coupon and a rewards card bonus, and we had purchased a gift card from Raise for 10% off. So the total at Yogurtland was only $6.22 at least. We normally spend around 10$ for two of us at full price. Naturally I wasn't hungry after that, so I just had a few of Jeremy's spring rolls, and he ate the rest of the black beans and rice with them.

We stopped at QFC on the way home:

5 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $10.00
4 nectarines $2.98
7 bananas $2.47

Total $15.45 (minus the 3% discount from Raise the real amount spent was $14.99


Tomorrow I will be away from home the entire day. I have a dentist appointment at 8:00 am, and will go straight to work from there, then after work I have a CE ethics class in Wallingford until 10:15 pm. I made tuna salad and cut up some celery, and will make a PB sandwich tomorrow. I will also take some fruit, yogurt, a cookie and a protein bar. Hopefully that will hold me over through the day. Jeremy will fend for himself for dinner.

What we ate + grocery shopping 08-01-14

This is the salad we had for dinner. For the dressing I whisked together the juice of two limes, 1 T honey, 2 T peanut butter, 1 t chili garlic sauce, and 1/2 t cayenne pepper. I dipped the chicken into beaten egg, and dredged it in a mixture of breadcrumbs, parmesan, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. I then baked it for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. 

I also went to Menchie's during my lunch break. Unfortunately I missed the happy hour pricing by 10 minutes. 


Breakfast: banana bread
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich, banana
Dinner: salad with crispy baked chicken, radishes, black beans, cheese, and spicy peanut lime dressing
Snacks/desserts: lemon meringue frozen yogurt with gummy bears, Butterfinger ice cream
Beverages: A&W Ten with half and half, water

Jeremy ate leftover chicken, rice, and veggies with cheese sauce for lunch.

We went to QFC after dinner and got:

Dreyer's Butterfinger Ice Cream $2.50
bag of frozen mixed berries $2.49
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 each) $4.00
28 oz jar of light mayo $2.99
18 oz jar of crunchy peanut butter $1.49
Salsa flavored Wheat Thins $1.49
Powerbar wafers (Free Friday download) $0.00
8 oz. shredded cheese $1.99
2 lb bag of carrots $1.29
1 head of cabbage $2.08
3 limes (reduced for quick sale) $.99
2 Anaheim chilis $.78
1 jalapeno pepper $.16
2.21 lbs celery $2.19
Multigrain bread $2.50
bunch of spinach $1.79
4 nectarines $2.64
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00

total: $35.37

But we used a QFC gift card which we bought for 3% off the face value, so the actual total spent was $34.31

What I ate and what I bought 07-16-14

They repaved a section of 8th Ave, right by the corner where our bedroom is. They started working at 6:30 this morning. There were loud noises like what it might sound like if one were to torture a mechanical horse. And the entire apartment smelled like hot tar.

I bought a loaf of bread for $2.50 and a jelly filled doughnut for $.89 at QFC. I also stopped at Safeway after work and bought the following:

3 Oikos Greek yogurts ($.85 ea) $2.55
8 oz sour cream $.99
8 hamburger buns $1.12
1 green bell pepper $1.00
2 nectarines $1.79
3.38 lbs of reduced for quick sale spotty bananas $1.66

That's a total of $12.50 spent today

Here's what I ate:

Breakfast: smoothie with pineapple coconut water, milk, vanilla yogurt, frozen banana
Lunch: leftover quiche
Dinner: curried chickpeas with carrots
Snacks/desserts: raspberry jelly doughnut
Beverages: water, Crystal Light