Menu Plan Monday: 11/04/2013

With my morning sickness continuing into the second trimester, I still haven't been making many meals.  I try to cook every couple days, while remaking the leftovers over the days in between.  So far, just for the two of us, it's been working pretty good, and things are getting used up, so I count in a win.  Here's what I making this week...

Breakfasts: Bagels with Butter or Cream Cheese

Lunches: Leftovers, or PBJ/Egg Salad/Ham Sandwiches

Dinners:

Sunday - Pizza Hut $10 Pizza

Monday - Meatloaf (Recipe to Come), and Onion Rings

Tuesday - Leftover Meatloaf

Wednesday - Crock-pot Pork Roast and Baked Potatoes

Thursday - Dinner with Joe's Grandfather, probably at Chili's :)

Friday - Leftover Pork, Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese

Saturday - Soup and Bread - TBA

Extras: Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

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ALDI Deals, Starting 11/13/13

Here are some of the AWESOME deals this week at ALDI...

• Weds. 11/13 ONLY: Custom Made Meals Fresh USDA Choice Beef Pinwheels $6.99/lb
• Friendly Farms Milk Gallons $1.99 ea all varieties
• Potatoes 10lbs $1.99 ea
• Yellow Onions 3 lb bag $0.79 ea
• Celery $0.79 ea
• Sweet Potatoes 3 lb bag $1.19 ea
• Cranberries 12 oz $0.99 ea
• Pineapple $1.49 ea
• Kerry Gold Irish Cheese Dubliner or Blaney Castle 7 oz $3.29 ea
• Cheese Club Premium Macaroni and Cheese Assorted Varieties 5.5-7.25 oz $0.59 ea
• Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps 7.2 oz $1.89 ea
• Sweet Additions Stevia No Calorie Sweetener 9.7 oz $3.79 ea
• Sweet Harvest Cranberry Sauce, Whole Berry or Jellied 14 oz $0.89 ea
• L'oven Fresh Brown and Serve Rolls 12 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Light Brown Sugar or Confectioners Sugar 32 oz $1.19 ea
• Baker's Corner 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin 15 oz $0.89 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Condensed Milk 14 oz $1.19 ea
• Baker's Corner Baking Morsels Assorted Varieties 11-12 oz $1.29 ea
• Happy Farms Cheese Blocks, Assorted Varieties 8 oz $1.49 ea
• Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters, Salted or Unsalted 16 oz $1.69 ea
• Peanut Delight Peanut Butter Dark or White Chocolate 16 oz $2.49 ea
• Anchor Hocking 4 pc Insulated Tote and Dish Set $14.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Digital Meat Thermometer $9.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Electric Gravy Boat Warmer $9.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Carving Knife Set $9.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Electric Knife with Storage Case $14.99 ea
• Huntington Home Holiday Table Cloth and Napkin Set Assorted Colors $9.99 ea
• Easy Home 6' Utility Table $34.99 ea
• 5" Christmas Cactus $3.99 ea

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ALDI Deals, Starting 10/30/2013

Here are some of the awesome deals at ALDI this week...

• Weds. Oct. 30th ONLY: Fresh Family pk Chicken Breasts $1.89/lb
• Apples Assorted Varieties 3 lb bag $1.99 ea
• Pears 4 pk $1.59 ea
• Red Grapes $1.19/lb
• Organic Spring mix or Baby Spinach 5 oz $2.29 ea
• Roma Tomatoes 16 oz $1.29 ea
• Acorn Squash $0.89 ea
• Countryside Creamery Salted or Unsalted Butter Quarters 16 oz $1.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Morsels Milk Chocolate, Semi-sweet, Butterscotch, or White 11-12 oz $1.29 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Condensed Milk 16 oz $1.19 ea
• Bake House Creations Pie Crusts 15 oz $1.49 ea
• Happy Farms or Fit and Active Cream Cheese 8 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Cherry Pie Filling 21 oz $1.79 ea
• Baker's Corner Blueberry Pie Filling 21 oz $2.69 ea
• Baker's Corner 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin 15 oz $0.89 ea
• Friendly Farms Milk Gal. All Varieties $1.99 ea
• Priano Ricotta Cheese 15 oz $1.79 ea
• Reggano Lasagna Noodles 16 oz $1.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Baking Cocoa 8 oz $2.19 ea
• Baker's Corner Baking Powder 8.1 oz $0.99 ea
• Season's Choice Frozen Roasted Potato Wedges Assorted Varieties 16 oz $1.79 ea
• Belmont Petite Cheesecake Sampler 12 oz $5.99 ea
• Belmont Pumpkin Pie 37 oz $2.99 ea
• Specially Selected Imported Aged Gouda 5 oz $2.99 ea
• Huntington Home Down Alternative Comforter Queen or King $24.99 ea
• Disney or Marvel Kids Sleeping Bags 28x56" or 4x3' Indoor/Outdoor Tent, Cars, Princess, or Spider Man $14.99 ea

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Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!  I can't wait to take our little one trick or treating next year!

I'm so sorry...

With this being my first pregnancy that I will hopefully carry to term, this is, as you would say, my first rodeo.  The morning sickness has been horrible, and even when it subsides, I barely have an appetite.  Add that to the tiredness, and I'm basically pooped before I get out of bed in the morning.  So I have taken a much longer vacation from blogging then I had originally intended, and I didn't want to let my wonderful readers in on the news until I was far enough along that a miscarriage is fairly unlikely.  So, I'm sorry for neglecting this blog, and all of you loyal readers who asked in about me.  But, now that I'm heading into the second trimester I am feeling a little better, I plan to start blogging regularly again.

So, back to our regularly scheduled program!

We have an annoucement to make...

We're expecting!

I am officially 12 weeks pregnant, and other than the constant nausea I've had, we couldn't be more excited!

Due April 10th 2014!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program...

I just wanted to let all of my readers know that my husband and I are going away for 8 days to a Steam and Gas Show on the Eastern Shore, to set up at a Flea Market.  I'll post some pictures when we get back, but I won't be posting this week since there is no wi-fi where we are, and we have ancient phones!  :)

See you all next Tuesday!

Weekly Spending Report: 07/21-27/2013

This week I spent more than I wanted to, but there was the monthly BJ's trip, and that always runs us on the high side for that week.  Next week we'll be away at a Flea Market, so I won't be able to do much shopping after Sunday.  Here's what we ended up with this week...

• Sunday's Shopper's Trip (donuts, and Doritos): $4.98 oop
• Giant Trip (2-100 ct boxes Tea Bags): $2.50 oop
• Wednesday's BJ's Trip: $50.42 oop, Earned $2 Refund
• Wednesday's ALDI Trip (Lettuce and Shredded Cheese): $5.28 oop
• Wednesday's CVS Trip: $0.79 oop 
• Wednesday's Dollar Tree Trip (6-1 lb bags Evap. Sugar Cane, and 2 bags 'Doritos'): $8 oop 
• Saturday's Shopper's Trip (2 newspapers, 2 donuts): $5.97 oop

Total OOP: $77.94 - $2 Refund = Net OOP: $75.94

Linked to Couponaholic! 

Wednesday's BJ's Trip

This week we were in desperate need of some items at BJ's, and since I had some great coupons that were going to expire, I went ahead and did a larger order than I normally do.  Here's what I ended up with...

• 1-28 ct Pop-Secret Popcorn (for our upcoming trips): $9.99
• 1-3 ct Land O Lakes Olive Oil Butter Spread $5.99
• 1-2 pk (makes 4 meals for us) Apple Gate Farms Hot Dogs $7.99 - $2/1 MC = $5.99
• 1 LARGE bag Alexia French Fries $6.99 - $2/1 BJ's C - $1/1 MC = $3.99
• 2 pkgs Crystal Light $5.99 ea - $1.75/1 BJ's C x 2 = $4.24 ea or 2/$8.48
• 2-3 lb boxes Harvest Land Frozen Chicken Breasts (free range, no antibiotics, etc) $10.99 ea - $3/1 BJ's C x 2 = $7.99 ea or 2/$15.98 ($2.66/lb!)

Total OOP: $50.42 - $2 Refund for coupon that didn't come off = $48.42 oop!!!!

Wednesday's CVS Trip

This week there wasn't really anything that I needed in the way of ECB's deals go at CVS, but we were in need of some olive oil.  So when I got a free $3 ECB's email from CVS, I decided to go anyway.  Here's what I ended up with...

• 1 Basics Paper Towels $1.19 - $0.40 Sale - $0.79/1 CVS Coupon = FREE!
• 1 York Patty (for my husband, since he was a good sport and went shopping with me): $1.19 - $0.42 Sale = $0.77
• 1 Filippo Berio Olive Oil $7.99 - $4 Sale - $1/1 MC = $2.99

+ $0.03 Tax

- $3 ECB's 

Total OOP: $0.79!

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