Jul 1

July’s Monthly Dinner Menu

My goodness June flew by! We are well in to Summer, and I am loving having all of my kiddos home! It has been a fun and relaxing Summer so far too. Since it is July, it is time to break out some favorite Summer dinners, and maybe have a BBQ or two. So here we go, it’s July’s Monthly Dinner Menu.

  • 7/1/2011: Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, Breakfast Potatoes, Banana Muffins, Coffee & Juice
  • 7/2/2011: Popcorn Shrimp, Tater Tots, and Hush Puppies
  • 7/3/2011: Panko Chicken, Home Fries, and Corn
  • 7/4/2011: Hot Dogs, Kettle Chips, Baked Beans, Tortilla Chips, Cheese Dip, Salsa, Guacamole, Watergate Salad, and Cherry Jell-O Cake
  • 7/5/2011: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Re-fried Beans, and Guacamole
  • 7/6/2011: Chili, Saltines, and Brownies
  • 7/7/2011: Take-out Thursday!
  • 7/8/2011: Bacon, Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, Coffee & Juice
  • 7/9/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 7/10/2011: Homemade Pizzas: Pepperoni, Triple Meat, Cheese, and BBQ Chicken with Bacon
  • 7/11/2011: Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Guacamole, and Re-fried Beans
  • 7/12/2011: Chili, Saltines, and Brownies
  • 7/13/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 7/14/2011: Take-out Thursday!
  • 7/15/2011: Pancakes, Bacon, Coffee & Juice
  • 7/16/2011: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Guacamole, and Re-fried Beans
  • 7/17/2011: Panko Chicken, Corn on the Cob, and Mashed Potatoes
  • 7/18/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 7/19/2011: Hamburgers, Kettle Chips, and Chocolate Cupcakes
  • 7/20/2011: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Guacamole, and Re-fried Beans
  • 7/21/2011: Take-out Thursday!
  • 7/22/2011: Breakfast Potatoes, Breakfast Ham, Banana Muffins, Coffee & Juice
  • 7/23/2011: Corn Dogs and Tater Tots
  • 7/24/2011: Homemade Pizzas: Pepperoni, Triple Meat, Cheese, and BBQ Chicken with Bacon
  • 7/25/2011: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Guacamole, and Re-fried Beans
  • 7/26/2011: Popcorn Shrimp, Hush Puppies, and Corn on the Cob
  • 7/27/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 7/28/2011: Take-out Thursday!
  • 7/29/2011: Monkey Bread, Bacon, Coffee & Juice
  • 7/30/2011: Hamburgers, Kettle Chips, and Baked Beans
  • 7/31/2011: Panko Chicken, Green Beans, Dinner Rolls, and Brownies

Time to make some shopping lists, and get to cooking. Happy July everybody!

Jun 30

Favorite June Photos

June seemed to be the month where I was constantly saying to myself, I should have taken a picture… Hopefully I’ll do better in July. I do have a few photos to share with you.

We visited The Fort on the first day of Summer, and there were lots of wildflowers in bloom.

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I don’t know the name of this little guy, but it looks like a giant dandelion that has gone to seed.

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Indian paint brushes are one of my very favorite wildflowers.

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The tall prairie grass was fun for the kiddos to explore.

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I love the look on Agnes’s face. It’s tricky taking pictures of all of the kiddos.

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I had a few favorite photos from the parade.

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This lady was too cool for words, overalls, straw in her mouth, so awesome.

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We visited the Good ‘Ol Days, and it was so hot the kids didn’t complain about having to share a lemonade.

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Thade lost his 2nd front tooth, he was beyond excited.

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Agnes making a mess with her Cheerios.

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Dylan at the Fort, he loves that place.

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Last but not least a picture of the kitty, because there aren’t enough cats on the internet.

Time to get some photos for July. It is too hot already, so I don’t know just how many of those will be outdoors.

Jun 28

20 Months

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Our little tiny gal turned 20 months yesterday…

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She’ll be 2 before I know it!

She is amazing though, and she is a very busy toddler. She is always on the run, and wanting to go go go. She tries her best to keep up with her big brothers, and she loves having everyone home for the Summer.

Jun 27

Swimming In Paper

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I’ve been trying to figure out just how many papers to buy. Two isn’t enough, and today I bought 10. I have been clipping all day. Six or seven just might be the magic number.

How many Sunday papers do you like to buy?

Jun 26

Coupon Deals From June 23rd

This has been one of those weeks… The kiddos aren’t sleeping, and I can’t seem to get caught up around here at all. Before I knew it, it was Thursday and time to run to the stores. We made three shopping trips, and Walgreens and Wood’s were where I found the best deals. I only got one picture, because the little miss was ready for her second breakfast and she wasn’t too cooperative after all that shopping.

I had a small list for Walgreens… I wanted to stock up on their paper towels, and I saw that Huggies diapers and wipes were on sale too. I also spotted a great deal on BOGO 1/2 off  on contact solution, and I had $4.00 in coupons to help out too. I found all of my items on my list, but noticed that the contact solution wasn’t on sale at our store. When I got to check-out, I asked the cashier to see if I had the right product for the sale, and she said that it wasn’t on sale for BOGO at our Walgreens, but it was on sale at another Walgreens. Luckily I had my Weekly ad with me, and she said that she would gladly honor the sale. I was so happy, and I got the contact solution (reg $8.99) for just $2.50 after the BOGO 1/2 off + my $2.00 coupon. So awesome, and it was an item that was needed for our stockpile. I thanked the cashier a few times, she was really helpful, and super-cool to honor the sale.

Then we were off to Woods. Our local Woods is having a crazy 10/$10 sale going on, and I stocked up on a ton of goodies.

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Not everything made it into the picture, the little miss was really mad at me.

I didn’t have coupons for all of the 10/$10 deals, but the savings were too great to pass up. There were pizzas on sale for 10/$10, and most of them came with coupons for $1.00 off of a future purchase. The cake mix was also on sale for 10/$10, and now I’m stocked up for a bit. The cereal was 5/$10, but I had coupons, and a $2.00 coupon (good for future purchase) printed at check-out. They had marked down their Execedrin Migraine medicine, and I had a coupon for 3, so I’m set in case anymore  migraines head my way. The Powerade was on sale again for buy 10 get 5 free, fantastic to have in the stockpile for Summer. My very best deal at Woods was the bagged cookies… They were also on sale for the 10/$10, and I had coupons for 6 of them. I purchased the 6 bags of my family’s favorite treats for just $.50 a bag. Thade was so excited, he even said thank goodness coupons were invented.

I didn’t have any freebies this week, but I was really happy to see the stockpile grow thanks to the 10/$10 sale. I’m ready for tomorrow to get here, so I can clip some coupons, and find some fantastic deals.