Menu Planning Monday 6/29
Here it is, Monday again. I want to thank everyone who’s been helping me decrease my grocery bill. We had a blast at the store yesterday. We ended up saving over 85 dollars on groceries. Our bill was around $136 but we ended up with 5 or 6 buy one get one free meats, so we’ll have plenty of meat again for next week. I thought I’d start sharing my meal planning with you all, so you can follow along (and give me some hints along the way). So here we go: These meals are in no particular order. Part of the problem with setting a meal schedule is my husband’s schedule is so irregular that I have a hard time sticking to the meal plan. So I’ve set up meals, but we’ll play it by ear when we’re going to have what. Asian PorkWraps...
Calling Frugal Moms ~ Can I Feed a Family of 3 on 5 Dollars a Day?
I *know* a lot in my head about living more frugally, but somehow making it show up in my life has not been such a success. My business is doing pretty well, but my husband’s construction business is pretty slow. In fact, he’s out running a combine for the local farmer for some extra money. Somehow we still continue to eat like we both had great full time jobs. I think it is the one place we can cut back and not feel it quite so much. In my head I know a lot about saving money, but it doesn’t seem to translate into actual action. From all you frugal moms out there ~ can you give me some tips, some hints, recipes, websites anything to get me on the right track? What do you think is the lowest realistic amount I can spend on feeding my family of...
A Wahm Afternoon
One of the great things about being a Wahm is when you’re work is done you can go out and play ~ no matter what time it is. (you can even play hookie for a whole day without havning to answer to anyone!!) Anyway ~ today I got my work done by 12:30p (the big stuff anyway) so Hanna and I grabbed lunch and then we went to the POOL! She LOVES to swim. We usually go to the lake since we have a lake sticker and it doesn’t cost us anything to swim, but today there was just something about crystal clear water, with waterfalls and all kinds of fun water things that called to me. She was having a blast ~ I got a couple pictures (no I didn’t forget the camera this time ~ my mom is still not letting me live it down that I forgot the camera for the Combine...
Hanna’s First Harvest
We live in Kansas. Our home is surrounded on all 4 sides by wheat fields. We see a LOT of combines running around this time of the year. Last night one of the local farmers came by and asked if my hubby could drive a combine for him for harvest. He said yes, and took off to be “farmer Lee” about 8pm last night. I don’t know what time he got home, it was well after I was asleep I’m sure. He was up bright and early again to get back out in the big green combine. Image by pesotum74 via Flickr This is all very exciting news for Hanna. She LOVES combines. Every time we see a combine in a field or on the road, she points and yells ~ “There’s a combine!!” (which on a side note, makes me giggle a little. I wonder how many...
Yanni Voices Live 2009 WOW!
Last night the last part of my Mother’s Day gift came together (after much difficulty) and my mom and I went to see Yanni Voices. I’ve always liked Yanni’s music and wondered how it would come together with voices. One word: Beautifully. There was some interesting interplay between Yanni and all the singers and musicians, and after the intermission, the show took a definitely sexual overtone, but the music was amazing. Each of the four singers had such different qualities. Chloe ~ the brunette ~ a poweful seductive voice, very sexy. Ender ~ lyrics in spanish ~ was very enthusiastic. I’d say his voice was the one I connected with the least, but it was still beautiful. Leslie ~ the blonde ~ her voice was mystical and lyrical. Her...
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Welcome to my wahm life. I'm Jackie Lee... a full time work at home mom. My word for the year is CONNECTION! And that's my plan for this site... get to know you, and let you get to know me! Feel free to connect with me through the comments, my contact page, or on Facebook! I look forward to getting to know you better! I’m Rockin’ it!
