Lately any time I try to update my sidebar from my tablet it makes my browser crash. Annoyed because it used to work fine.
We finished up the last day of the month with a total spent of $339.72, which is $.28 under goal. It wasn't too horribly painful toward the end of the month. We had plenty to get what we needed. Sunday evening I picked up a carton of mint chip ice cream on my way home from work for $2.50.
Sunday's food:
Monday: Honey Bunches of Oats with milk
Lunch: leftover chili mac, banana, protein bar
Dinner: peanut butter sandwich with raspberry jam, leftover alphabet soup
Snacks/desserts: mint chip ice cream
Beverages: water
Winter ate leftover chili mac for lunch as well. For dinner she had a sandwich, and she roasted the tiny potatoes from the window box with pepper and olive oil. She said they were good. She also had ice cream for dessert.
Monday, Winter and my friend Joel went to PAX Prime. It's a big deal videogame convention in Seattle. We live three blocks from the convention center. Winter had earned a bunch of money cleaning the house in the last week, but she didn't wind up finding anything she wanted to buy. She got a few things they were giving away for free though.
Jeremy and I went to the store in the morning. We bought the following:
Bottle of water $.79
Two bottles of store brand soda ($.69 each) $1.38
Pint of chocolate milk $1.39
Bag of fun size Nerds candy $.99
One banana $.27
Four apples RFQS $.99
Broccoli crown $1.07
Red leaf lettuce $1.25
Heirloom tomato $1.60
Dill pickle slices $2.99
1/2 lb deli ham $4.41
1/2 lb peppered turkey breast $4.90
6 oz provolone $3.12
3 oz salami $1.26
4 boxes of protein bars ($1.00 each) $4.00
4 red velvet cupcakes RFQS $2.15
7 brown bananas RFQS $1.61
Loaf of nine grain bread $1.88
Bag of sour cream and onion kettle chips $2.00
Total $38.05
I made lunch with sandwiches, fruit, chips, candy, and drinks and took them down to the convention center to meet Winter and Joel. We have lots of sandwich stuff left over for lunches. All the chips got eaten though. I went to work for five hours, and we made teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa for dinner when I got home.
Breakfast: chocolate milk
Lunch: sandwich with turkey, provolone, tomato, lettuce, pickles, Dijon, and lite mayo, an Apple, and chips
Dinner: teriyaki chicken with broccoli and quinoa
Snacks/desserts: fun size Nerds, red velvet cupcake with mint chip ice cream
Beverages: root beer, water
Jeremy had his first workout with his new trainer. Todd has been a heavy weightlifting coach for 30 years. They did deadlifts yesterday and Jeremy said he got his ass kicked.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Last day of the month
I had a chance to look at the reciept from grocery shopping on Friday. I spent $1.00 on the box of protein bars, $1.88 on the loaf of bread, $.89 on four bananas, $.24 cents on cayenne pepper and $.40 on dried onion. Total spent for the month right now is at $337.22.
Last night I decided to make chili mac so there would be some leftovers. I used a box of macaroni, a can of pintos, a can of black beans, a can of diced tomatoes, a 7 oz box of tomato sauce, about 12-13 oz of turkey sausage, 4 oz of pepper blend cheese, dried onion, cayenne pepper, chili powder, black pepper, mustard powder, and paprika. Winter really liked it.
After dinner I used the Yonanas machine to make "ice cream" out of one and a half frozen bananas, and the rest of the frozen triple berry blend. It turned out really good. Jeremy doesn't like raspberries and blackberries. He tasted it and declined to have any.
Tonight we'll have leftovers or sandwiches for dinner. Winter also requested I pick up some ice cream, which we have just enough in the budget for.
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich with raspberry jam, banana
Dinner: chili mac
Snacks/desserts: protein bar, mixed berry Yonanas
Beverages: water
Saturday, August 30, 2014
What we ate on Friday
Holy crap, I am so tired I can't move. It's raining outside today, and I think that is contributing to dragging me down. I haven't been all that hungry lately either. Eating less than usual. I hope I'm not getting sick or something.
I went to the dentist yesterday for another filling. It wasn't as bad as the last one, but it cost a little more. I took a complimentary bag of pretzels home for Winter.
I picked up a few last things to get us through Sunday. I'll have to check the receipt when i get home but I spent around $5.50. I bought bread, bananas, a box of protein bars, a single Zone Perfect bar which was the free Friday download, and small amounts of cayenne pepper and dehydrated onion.
For dinner I made chicken and broccoli with pearl couscous and hot pepper cheese sauce. It looked like tapioca pudding with chicken and vegetables. It tasted fine, but I not think I would make it again. The appearance was a little too off putting.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme with raspberry jam mixed in
Lunch: leftover alphabet vegetable soup
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, couscous, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: two protein bars
Beverages: water
I am not sure what I will be cooking tonight, but I am leaning toward chili. I have canned tomatoes and those two cans of beans, and I need to use up the rest of the turkey sausage. I think we even still have some sour cream.
I went to the dentist yesterday for another filling. It wasn't as bad as the last one, but it cost a little more. I took a complimentary bag of pretzels home for Winter.
I picked up a few last things to get us through Sunday. I'll have to check the receipt when i get home but I spent around $5.50. I bought bread, bananas, a box of protein bars, a single Zone Perfect bar which was the free Friday download, and small amounts of cayenne pepper and dehydrated onion.
For dinner I made chicken and broccoli with pearl couscous and hot pepper cheese sauce. It looked like tapioca pudding with chicken and vegetables. It tasted fine, but I not think I would make it again. The appearance was a little too off putting.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme with raspberry jam mixed in
Lunch: leftover alphabet vegetable soup
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, couscous, and cheese sauce
Snacks/desserts: two protein bars
Beverages: water
I am not sure what I will be cooking tonight, but I am leaning toward chili. I have canned tomatoes and those two cans of beans, and I need to use up the rest of the turkey sausage. I think we even still have some sour cream.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Wednesday and Thursday
I have been trying for a while to update our total spending in the sidebar, but blogger is acting up, at least on the tablet. Will have to remember to do it tomorrow.
Yesterday Winter had Freshman orientation at her high school all day. She got her schedule and locker, had her school pics taken, got her ID, and got to know some of the other students. They provided pizza for lunch, and she got a school t-shirt with her class year on the back. For the fall semester she will be taking:
Honors Biology
Honors Geometry
Honors 9th grade Language Arts
Honors World History
Health Education
Spanish 3
Next semester will be the same, except she will be taking the 9th grade PE class instead of health. It's a pretty demanding courseload. High school is very different from when I attended. It's like a completely different language now.
It was unbearably hot yesterday. I spent way too much on cold things to eat and drink. I regret nothing. I carried a water bottle with me, but honestly it got warm too quickly and was not all that refreshing.
While Winter was at school I went for a lengthy walk with my friend, Joel. We stopped at QFC where I bought a can of black beans and a can of pinto beans from the scratch and dent section for $.49 each. We stopped at McDonald's and got vanilla cones which cost $2.83 with tax.
After I picked Winter up from school we stopped at the drug store and got sodas. I got Jeremy and I each a can, and a 20 oz for Winter. We spent $4.10 there. Later that evening Jeremy and I walked to QFC again to get cat litter, and we spent $1.00 on a sugar free sparkling water which we shared on the way home.
Today I had to leave work a couple hours early to go to Winter's school for the Freshman parent's orientation. It was somewhat useful. I still don't really understand the language. Many of the parents there were a good 15-20 years older than me, so I can only imagine how they must feel.
Jeremy talked to a non-profit group that does free after school crossfit classes, and is planning to try to volunteer. I also asked a lot of questions about opportunities for drama extracurriculars. Winter is planning to try out for the fall school play. They also do a musical in the spring, but you have to take the class, which she wouldn't be able to do without dropping Spanish. She's not as much into singing and dancing anyway.
Last night we made a huge pot of veggie alphabet soup for dinner, and had 22 cups left over. We froze most of it for future quick meals.
Wednesday's food:
Breakfast: strawberry Petite Creme with sliced banana
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: veggie alphabet soup, buttermilk bread
Snacks/desserts: vanilla soft serve cone, snickerdoodle ice cream
Beverages: water, cherry Coke, sugar free sparkling water
Winter had cereal for breakfast and pizza for lunch at school.
Thursday's food:
Breakfast: oatmeal with berries, half and half, and brown sugar
Lunch: blueberry Petite Creme with sliced banana, leftover alphabet veggie soup
Dinner: Kraft homestyle Mac and cheese (made by Winter)
Snacks/desserts: protein bar
Beverages: water
Winter had leftover pizza for breakfast and cereal with milk for lunch.
Yesterday Winter had Freshman orientation at her high school all day. She got her schedule and locker, had her school pics taken, got her ID, and got to know some of the other students. They provided pizza for lunch, and she got a school t-shirt with her class year on the back. For the fall semester she will be taking:
Honors Biology
Honors Geometry
Honors 9th grade Language Arts
Honors World History
Health Education
Spanish 3
Next semester will be the same, except she will be taking the 9th grade PE class instead of health. It's a pretty demanding courseload. High school is very different from when I attended. It's like a completely different language now.
It was unbearably hot yesterday. I spent way too much on cold things to eat and drink. I regret nothing. I carried a water bottle with me, but honestly it got warm too quickly and was not all that refreshing.
While Winter was at school I went for a lengthy walk with my friend, Joel. We stopped at QFC where I bought a can of black beans and a can of pinto beans from the scratch and dent section for $.49 each. We stopped at McDonald's and got vanilla cones which cost $2.83 with tax.
After I picked Winter up from school we stopped at the drug store and got sodas. I got Jeremy and I each a can, and a 20 oz for Winter. We spent $4.10 there. Later that evening Jeremy and I walked to QFC again to get cat litter, and we spent $1.00 on a sugar free sparkling water which we shared on the way home.
Today I had to leave work a couple hours early to go to Winter's school for the Freshman parent's orientation. It was somewhat useful. I still don't really understand the language. Many of the parents there were a good 15-20 years older than me, so I can only imagine how they must feel.
Jeremy talked to a non-profit group that does free after school crossfit classes, and is planning to try to volunteer. I also asked a lot of questions about opportunities for drama extracurriculars. Winter is planning to try out for the fall school play. They also do a musical in the spring, but you have to take the class, which she wouldn't be able to do without dropping Spanish. She's not as much into singing and dancing anyway.
Last night we made a huge pot of veggie alphabet soup for dinner, and had 22 cups left over. We froze most of it for future quick meals.
Wednesday's food:
Breakfast: strawberry Petite Creme with sliced banana
Lunch: skipped
Dinner: veggie alphabet soup, buttermilk bread
Snacks/desserts: vanilla soft serve cone, snickerdoodle ice cream
Beverages: water, cherry Coke, sugar free sparkling water
Winter had cereal for breakfast and pizza for lunch at school.
Thursday's food:
Breakfast: oatmeal with berries, half and half, and brown sugar
Lunch: blueberry Petite Creme with sliced banana, leftover alphabet veggie soup
Dinner: Kraft homestyle Mac and cheese (made by Winter)
Snacks/desserts: protein bar
Beverages: water
Winter had leftover pizza for breakfast and cereal with milk for lunch.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Monday and Tuesday recap
Monday I worked from 11-5 at the downtown Convention Center. Here's what I ate:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Greek yogurt tube
Dinner: sriracha glazed chicken with bamboo shoots, celery, and rice
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce, blueberry Petite Cream
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we walked to QFC. We bought pretty much everything else we'll need to get us through the end of the month. Tonight Winter is going to help me make a hu-normous pot of vegetable soup. I also got some broccoli and cheese to make chicken, pasta, and broccoli with cheese sauce.
Here's what we bought:
10 bag of frozen pre-cooked quinoa (RFQS*) $1.99
Snickerdoodle ice cream $2.50
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $4.00
8 Petite Cremes** in assorted flavors (RFQS at $.29 ea) $2.32
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
Mt Dew Kickstart $.99
3 bottles of goat milk caramel sauce (RFQS at $.99 ea) $2.97
box of mac and cheese $.89
2 cans of petite diced tomatoes in juice ($.79 ea) $1.58
jar of baby dill pickles $2.99
Cocoa Krispies $1.79
Honey Bunches of Oats $1.79
8 oz shredded pepper blend cheese $1.99
2 lbs carrots $1.29
.64 lb cauliflower $1.27
.66 lb dried garbanzos $1.18
green bell pepper $.79
4 bananas $1.10
zucchini $1.08
yellow squash $.86
.29 lbs green beans $.58
.58 lbs broccoli $.57
2 Yukon gold potatoes $1.13
*Reduced for quick sale
** It's a new product, similar to Greek yogurt, but less tart. It is made with ricotta I think.
Total after Raise 3% discount $36.04
Yesterday I worked at the airport early in the morning. I had to get up at 6 am after getting home around 11 with Winter, and not getting to bed until after midnight. Winter made some raspberry jam and brought a jar with her, so I had that on my sandwich for lunch. Winter helped me make a pizza from scratch for dinner. I mixed some garlic and Italian seasoning into a little bit of the turkey sausage from the freezer to top it with.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich with Winter's homemade raspberry jam, banana
Dinner: pizza topped with mozzarella, green bell peppers, and Italian seasoned turkey sausage.
Snacks: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce
Beverages, iced coffee with simple syrup and cream, water, Coke Zero
For the big surprise I took Jeremy and Winter to see To Be Takei at the SIFF Cinema Uptown in Queen Anne. They are both huge fans of George Takei. It was a really great documentary. I cried a couple of times. It's about his relationship with Brad, his experience in the Japanese American internment camp during WWII, and his acting career, plus his political and social activism. Winter was the only one there who wasn't an adult, which was kind of funny to me. I think this movie was pretty appropriate for pre-teens on up at least.
Our only spending yesterday was on an iced coffee for me at the airport, which was $3.00 with tax and tip, and on a large Coke Zero at the theater. A jaw-dropping $5.50. I am sort of fine with that though since it is a small independent local theater.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Greek yogurt tube
Dinner: sriracha glazed chicken with bamboo shoots, celery, and rice
Snacks/desserts: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce, blueberry Petite Cream
Beverages: water
Jeremy met me after work and we walked to QFC. We bought pretty much everything else we'll need to get us through the end of the month. Tonight Winter is going to help me make a hu-normous pot of vegetable soup. I also got some broccoli and cheese to make chicken, pasta, and broccoli with cheese sauce.
Here's what we bought:
10 bag of frozen pre-cooked quinoa (RFQS*) $1.99
Snickerdoodle ice cream $2.50
2 Lean Cuisines ($2.00 ea) $4.00
8 Petite Cremes** in assorted flavors (RFQS at $.29 ea) $2.32
1/2 gal 2% milk $1.50
Mt Dew Kickstart $.99
3 bottles of goat milk caramel sauce (RFQS at $.99 ea) $2.97
box of mac and cheese $.89
2 cans of petite diced tomatoes in juice ($.79 ea) $1.58
jar of baby dill pickles $2.99
Cocoa Krispies $1.79
Honey Bunches of Oats $1.79
8 oz shredded pepper blend cheese $1.99
2 lbs carrots $1.29
.64 lb cauliflower $1.27
.66 lb dried garbanzos $1.18
green bell pepper $.79
4 bananas $1.10
zucchini $1.08
yellow squash $.86
.29 lbs green beans $.58
.58 lbs broccoli $.57
2 Yukon gold potatoes $1.13
*Reduced for quick sale
** It's a new product, similar to Greek yogurt, but less tart. It is made with ricotta I think.
Total after Raise 3% discount $36.04
Yesterday I worked at the airport early in the morning. I had to get up at 6 am after getting home around 11 with Winter, and not getting to bed until after midnight. Winter made some raspberry jam and brought a jar with her, so I had that on my sandwich for lunch. Winter helped me make a pizza from scratch for dinner. I mixed some garlic and Italian seasoning into a little bit of the turkey sausage from the freezer to top it with.
Breakfast: vanilla Petite Creme
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich with Winter's homemade raspberry jam, banana
Dinner: pizza topped with mozzarella, green bell peppers, and Italian seasoned turkey sausage.
Snacks: snickerdoodle ice cream with goat milk caramel sauce
Beverages, iced coffee with simple syrup and cream, water, Coke Zero
For the big surprise I took Jeremy and Winter to see To Be Takei at the SIFF Cinema Uptown in Queen Anne. They are both huge fans of George Takei. It was a really great documentary. I cried a couple of times. It's about his relationship with Brad, his experience in the Japanese American internment camp during WWII, and his acting career, plus his political and social activism. Winter was the only one there who wasn't an adult, which was kind of funny to me. I think this movie was pretty appropriate for pre-teens on up at least.
Our only spending yesterday was on an iced coffee for me at the airport, which was $3.00 with tax and tip, and on a large Coke Zero at the theater. A jaw-dropping $5.50. I am sort of fine with that though since it is a small independent local theater.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Where has the time gone?
Meals on Saturday were more or less a repeat of Friday. Except I stopped at the store and bought a doughnut for breakfast ($.89), and one the way home I got a box of pretzel thins and some mixed fruit preserves ($2.50 and $2.99 respectively)
Breakfast: cream filled doughnut
Lunch: tuna sandwich, banana
Dinner: leftover fish chowder
Snacks/desserts: pretzel thins topped with PB and fruit preserves, protein bar
Beverages: chocolate milk, water
Yesterday Jeremy made dinner. He used up the last of the picante sauce with some chicken, rice, and sour cream he bought ($1.25). Was good.
Breakfast: chocolate milk
Lunch: leftover fish chowder, banana
Dinner: picante chicken with rice and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: pretzel thins, protein bar
Beverages: water, sugar free drink
Winter arrives tonight! I work from 11-5, and will come home to cook dinner. Jeremy is off today so I think I'll have him meet up with me at work so we can run to the store. We have some food left, but not really the right things to put together without adding something we don't have. We need fruits and veggies mostly. After dinner I'll take the train to the airport and collect my child. Who, based on a recent Facebook photo, will have rainbow colored hair.
I am working early in the morning on Tuesday, which will be a little rough after being up late picking her up at the airport, but I was able to trade for a slightly later start time at least. And Tuesday evening I have a surprise in store for my lovely family. ;)
Breakfast: cream filled doughnut
Lunch: tuna sandwich, banana
Dinner: leftover fish chowder
Snacks/desserts: pretzel thins topped with PB and fruit preserves, protein bar
Beverages: chocolate milk, water
Yesterday Jeremy made dinner. He used up the last of the picante sauce with some chicken, rice, and sour cream he bought ($1.25). Was good.
Breakfast: chocolate milk
Lunch: leftover fish chowder, banana
Dinner: picante chicken with rice and sour cream
Snacks/desserts: pretzel thins, protein bar
Beverages: water, sugar free drink
Winter arrives tonight! I work from 11-5, and will come home to cook dinner. Jeremy is off today so I think I'll have him meet up with me at work so we can run to the store. We have some food left, but not really the right things to put together without adding something we don't have. We need fruits and veggies mostly. After dinner I'll take the train to the airport and collect my child. Who, based on a recent Facebook photo, will have rainbow colored hair.
I am working early in the morning on Tuesday, which will be a little rough after being up late picking her up at the airport, but I was able to trade for a slightly later start time at least. And Tuesday evening I have a surprise in store for my lovely family. ;)
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