Monthly Archives: June 2007

Jun 14

New Haircut

One of my Walgreens purchases was a 17 piece Conair home haircutting system(clippers). I bought it for $14.49, and it was well worth every penny.

About a year ago we took Thade to a hair stylist for his first hair cut, and he was so scared. He kicked and screamed throughout the entire haircut, so I decided to start cutting his hair at home. I’m not so handy with scissors over comb, so I thought a clipper would be a good investment.

The Conair clipper was so easy to use, and barely made any noise, which is helpful with a squirmy nervous toddler. Thade was a little leery about the clippers at first, but was soon content, and happy to be rid of his shaggy hair. I really enjoyed using the clippers, and all of the attachments too. I highly recommend this system. His haircut turned out great, and Mommy saved some money too!

Jun 13

Monthly Menu

I have been planning my dinner menu by the month for a while now. It has helped me out so much with my grocery budget, and grocery shopping too. Here is my menu for June 2007:

6/1/07 Chicken Quesadillas, Cheese Dip, Bean Dip, Tortilla Chips
6/2/07 Angus Burgers and Fries
6/3/07 Pot Roast and Potatoes
6/4/07 Chicken Cutlets, Rice-a-Roni, Corn
6/5/07 Steak, Green Beans, and Hominy
6/6/07 B-B-Q Beef Sandwiches and Fries
6/7/07 Spaghetti, Meatballs, Green Beans, and Garlic Bread
6/8/07 Corn Dogs and Tater Tots
6/9/07 Grilled Chicken, Pasta Salad, Corn
6/10/07 Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Corn
6/11/07 Sloppy Joe’s and Fries
6/12/07 Lasagna, Green Beans, and Garlic Bread
6/13/07 Turkey Leftovers, Green Beans, Corn, Cherry Jell-O Cake
6/14/07 Steak Fajitas, Spanish Rice, Bean dip, and Tortilla chips
6/15/07 Chicken Chow Mien, Rice Noodles, and Cherry Jell-O cake
6/16/07 Steak, Green Beans, Steak Fries
6/17/07 Chicken & Noodles w/Mashed Potatoes and Chocolate Bundt cake
6/18/07 Beef w/Rice-a-Roni, Green Beans, and Hominy
6/19/07 Beef w/Broccoli stir fry, and Rice
6/20/07 Lasagna, Green Beans, and Garlic Bread
6/21/07 Angus Burgers and Fries
6/22/07 Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
6/23/07 B-B-Q Chicken, Corn salad, Mashed Potatoes
6/24/07 Steak & Shrimp, Rice, and Green Beans
6/25/07 Angus Burgers and Fries
6/26/07 Spaghetti w/Meat sauce, Green Beans, and Garlic Bread
6/27/07 Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya, Green Beans, and Hominy
6/28/07 Turkey and Noodles, Mashed Potatoes
6/29/07 Salmon Cakes, Rice, and Green Beans
6/30/07 Chicken Fajitas, Cheese Dip, Bean Dip, and Tortilla Chips

I’ll be posting July’s menu soon as it is the middle of the month already.


Jun 13

To Do List Today

Yesterday I got to Walgreens, (finally) I’ll be posting my savings soon. The city is back working on our alley, so I bet at any minute the water will be shut off again for repairs. I’m scrambling around to get the dishes done quickly. Here is the plan for today:

*Wash and put away clean dishes
*Put away 3 loads of laundry
*Homemaker’s Journal cleaning for today: Back yard and porch (weather permitting)
*Empty wastebaskets upstairs
*Clean the litter box (yuck)
*Take out the trash
*Schedule appointments for hubby
*Bills and balance checkbook (yuck again)

Last night was a long night, Dylan was up late and Thade was up at 1:00 a.m. complaining. Dylan was wide awake at 6:00 a.m., so the morning is starting earlier and earlier. Thade skipped his nap yesterday too, I’m hoping that he’ll take one today. Mommy needs a break.

Jun 12

Another early morning

I’m really trying my hardest to become a morning person, per hubby’s request. This morning I am so sleepy, I’m trying my hardest to get going, I wish I could have a cup of coffee. The boys are both still asleep, so I decided to bake some chocolate-berry muffins, and see if I can get Mr.Picky (Thade) to try one. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

Here is the plan for today:

*Put away 3 loads of laundry
*Wash and fold 3 loads of laundry
*Wash and put away clean dishes
*Brown and freeze 5 lbs of ground beef (didn’t get done yesterday)
*Empty upstairs waste baskets
*Take out the trash
*Focus cleaning: Front and side yard (pick up trash weather permitting)

The weather looks like it is going to be nasty today, so we might be stuck indoors. If I can’t clean up outdoors, I’ll clean inside instead. I have lots of little piles of things that I know that I can get rid of.

Jun 11

To Do List Today

Monday all ready. I have decided that Monday is shopping day. I’m going to get it over and done with as soon as possible. Today I have to pick up a little something extra, a Father’s Day gift for James. The boys already have their gift for Daddy, I helped them shop just a little. So here is the to do list for today:

*Go shopping and put away all of the groceries
*Clean out the fridge
*Take out the trash
*Put away 3 loads of laundry
*Make a list for Walgreens (to be done later in the week)
*For the freezer-brown 5lbs ground beef, make bread crumbs,make Turkey stock
*Clean the utility room (naughty kitties)
*Fill Dakota’s dog food feeder

I’m tired all ready.