What did we eat June 9th to 12th?

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We are now on week 7 of the "eating out" ban. We did good this week and resisted the urge to eat out 😂. 

I am posting after we have had our meals for the week instead of trying to “plan ahead”.  That doesn’t always work here lately because of prices being higher than expected or lack of inventory at the grocery store and having to replan on the fly, which is never good for me. 😂

Lunchs:

M: frozen burritos

T: bologna sandwichs and a sausage (for hubby)with chips

W: sausages and chips for hubby [homemade] beef n barley soup and carrots for me

TH: hubby: had the last of the sausages and leftover roast n taters. I had a bologna sandwich and chips

Suppers:

M: Roast and taters in crockpot (i also used the broth from the roast and taters and made myself some beef n barley soup for future meals)

T: (date night) fixed hubby a steak and we both had mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy

W: made quesadillas using leftover roast from Monday.

Thanks for stopping by.  Honestly this weekly menu post has helped me a little bit. 🥰 I must continue on. Let me know if it has helped you as well. 

Wednesday night church is over until school starts back up. Thursday supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work.

I Have Been Working On Preemie Hats

 I've made 19 preemie hats so far.  I plan to donate them to a local Ronald McDonald House this month.  I do plan to make a few more.  I also have some that one of the ladies in a local crochet group made (not pictured here), and she also made a couple of the preemie octopus.  She plans to bring me a few more next week.

I'm both scared and excited to donate these hats.  I've never donated to RMH before so scared because I don't know what to expect, and excited for a new item I can make and have a place to donate them.  I hope the donation process goes smoothly.

I have been trying to make a variety of sizes, but my hats seem to mostly come out 5 pound and 6 pound preemie size.  I have managed a few smaller ones though.  Smaller hook size is the key I think.  

What We Ate June 2-6, 2025

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We are now on week 6 of the "eating out" ban, and we always seem to find a reason to eat out 😂. 

I am posting after we have had our meals for the week instead of trying to “plan ahead”.  That doesn’t always work here lately because of prices being higher than expected or lack of inventory at the grocery store and having to replan on the fly, which is never good for me. 😂

Lunchs:

M: frozen burritos 

T: me leftover burrito from last night. Pork sandwich for

Hubby

W: pork sandwich for hubby and i ate the last of the beans i cooked last week

TH: hubby: had the last pork sandwich and me: can of beef n barley soup that i added left over green beans from last night to

Suppers:

M: went to taco mayo cause we had our grandson til late. 

T: (date night) we made a random trip out of town to get somethings for our restaurant. 

W: hubby had some of the pork fried in the skillet, i made some mac n cheese, green beans and some biscuits for both of us. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Honestly this weekly menu post has helped me a little bit. 🥰 I must continue on. Let me know if it has helped you as well. 

Wednesday night church is over until school starts back up. Thursday supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work.

Finally Worked on Santa Alien a Bit More

 I have been dreading  crocheting the arms and legs on my Santa Alien project. They are so small.  I finally decided to take the plunge and attempt the arms.  It took me about an hour and a half to crochet both of them, but I got it done.  Boy oh boy did my hands and wrist hurt from working the small pieces. 

They are so small around that they fit on a pencil 😲.  Hopefully it won’t take me as long to gather the courage to make the legs.  

Menu For May 26 to May 29

We are now on week five of the "eating out" ban.  I think I will put up this post after we have had our meals for the week instead of trying to “plan ahead”.  That doesn’t always work here lately because of prices being higher than expected or lack of inventory at the grocery store and having to replan on the fly, which is never good for me. 😂

Lunchs:

M: Memorial Day cookout at sons house

T: Leftovers from last week

W: Alfredo over mashed potatoes 

TH: lunchmeat sandwiches and chips

Suppers:

M: grilled chicken sandwiches and sun chips 

T: (date night) Frozen pizza and orange crush cupcakes for dessert 

W: Grilled Chicken Sandwich and green beans that I cooked on the hot plate 

Thanks for stopping by.  Honestly this weekly menu post has helped me a little bit. 🥰 I must continue on. Let me know if itbhas helped you as well. 

Wednesday night church is over until school starts back up. Thursday supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work.

Menu plan May 19 to May 22

We are now on week four of the "eating out" ban. While we did eat out last Monday, it was less than $20, and was included in my grocery budget.  Did we cheat?  I say no.  It was also a Mother’s Day treat.  This week we are taking sister, and going to see mom for a late Mother’s Day, and we will be taking her out to eat.  That will also come out of the grocery budget for hubby and my lunch.  Is that a cheat? No because we planned it in advance.  

Sorry this is a bit late this week. Its been a busy one for sure. 

I do want to add that the beef tips & gravy I made last week……definitely 👍👍.  I want to make it again some time.

Lunchs:

1. Taking mom out to eat

2. Leftovers from last week

3. Burritos 

4.burritos 

Suppers:

1. Ate out again cause we were gone all day

2.boxed chicken and mashed taters and gravy 

3. Hamburger helper

Thanks for stopping by.  Honestly this weekly menu post has helped me a little bit. 🥰 I must continue on. Let me know if itbhas helped you as well. 

Wednesday night church is over until school starts back up. Thursday supper through Sunday supper we will be eating at work.

Working on the Crumble Scarf 🧣

 Hey friends what’s up? I have been working on the knit scarf that I mentioned last weekend.  It’s been hit and miss on my gumption to do anything though. Monday and Tuesday I wasn’t able to do much as I was watching my grand baby.  🥰. Wednesday I did quite a bit on it and today, Thursday, I didn’t touch it at all. I was too busy watching YT videos and Twitch streams. 

It’s a free pattern from Smells Like Yarn. It’s called the Crumble Scarf.  It took me about 4 times of starting and frogging it before I got it. It’s a pretty simple 4 row repeat once I got the hang of it. I think the patterning of the colors is interesting  I can’t wait to see how the finished scarf looks……whenever that may be. 😂

I have been using my clips (that I bought at the Dollar Tree) to mark what row I am on. It’s been working out pretty good. I also use my clips to hold my knitting needles together when I put the project in my bag. 

Not sure I will get to work on this this weekend. It’s a thinking project for me, that I don’t want to be interrupted mid row on.  

I may just work on the knit washcloth (or I may make it a baby bib, not sure yet) or the cool dice bag I started awhile back.  I’ll keep you updated. 

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll see ya next time.