Doing a Friday Dance!

So this has been a pretty awesome, if tiring at some times, week. Gymnastics changed, schools started, CAP, my job added too...
First Bear DID move up. (Of course we knew he would) SO there goes my bank account and then some lol. He tried it Tuesday and LOVED it. Its longer times, and he knows starting in a few months he will be competing in front of lots of people. His uniform is ordered. We are trying to raise money to help cover fees. 2 different booster clubs plus meets and travel costs and I do believe we have to pay to even get into his meets to watch LOL. Let us hope we can raise enough to keep going until everything is settled down for us.

School officially started yesterday although they have been working for the past week and half. They like it. Im sure it will get harder as time goes on but the first days are pretty slow. We are starting to get the hang of it. I dont think we are missing anything yet

CAP should start getting more going as well. They like to do things when temps get cooler. So we are watching and waiting on that one. Of course now that Bears gymnastics has moved... One is the same day as CAP so its been a scramble to rearrange things.

Ugg on my job. I was REALLY enjoying my 3 day weekends. And well they were just ripped from me lol.  I guess the person on Friday was not doing a good job..Ok I dont guess it.. I KNOW. And I was already irritated from having to pretty much double my Mondays to fix what she didnt do. ANd now.. well Im stuck working it.. But I wont complain much.. It is a lil more money(which as you can see we need right now)

After around March hopefully things will be a lot better.. I hope to have the car paid off. And stuff caught up. Hubs will have hopefully moved up at his job by then. I think even after he moves up Im going to stay working for a lil bit to make money needed for the activities. And try to start saving because each time he moves up the more expensive it is. And the further we will be going for meets.

And now Im off to make my menu and grocery list. I have put it off all week and thats not good lol. Bear has a class at 9 he has to sign into and they have some work to do today, And I have got to get this done so I can go shopping after work tonight(Im sure we all want to eat tomorrow...And yes the kids have said uhhh moommmmmmm.... When are you going to get more milk(theres like a inch left in the jug right now lol) )

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. :)

Sit still?? never

Just when I think I will sit still. I get busier. I managed over this weekend to get a menu made out, which took days to make, Nothing sounded good. I am so worn out on certain meals that I just could not get that menu made. But finally, managed. And got the grocery shopping done. Of course going OVER budget. sigh. After that got the garage sorta cleaned up. Clovis the attack cat has been acting sick and it was freaking me out. Shes 15 years old. I dont expect her to live forever, but sheesh.. She was vomiting. A lot. (ok so clovis is a vomiter anyways but this was excessive) And shes was acting very very odd. Shes feral(Ok the older she gets the more we can call her somewhat domesticated.....Somewhat....) and she wanted attention constantly. Which is def not normal. Plus shedding like no tomorrow(way more than she ever has in previous years) So while at the store we realized.... We need to buy old cat food. Not just the regular outdoor stuff. She needs old lady stuff lol. Got her more hair ball treatment stuff. (which may be why she felt like crap) After giving her the hairball stuff for 4 days, and the senior food. Shes acting a lot better.  We can hope it stays that way.
My ankle is still in the brace(ok so it isnt at this exact moment...Im just sitting geez!!)I wont say its getting better. Or worse. Still got 2 weeks and a few days left in this thing. And not time to just sit and rest it.
The boys are doing ok. Driving me nuts. Mr B is in that preteen crap that is really starting to get on my nerves. Attitude... uggg..And of course the bear doesnt like it so... he gets a attitude lol. Im gonna work their tails off!!
Im trying to clean the fire out of this house. Did really good. But now its about time to declutter and maybe do a garage sale again. Need to come up with a LOT more to do that though(And its freaking 100 plus degrees out here right now UG!!)
Busy week ahead. Gymnastics CAP and work. Among other stuff.Got my fingers crossed once again for papa bear. Soon I hope to scream out the news (and no I am not prego.. wash your mouth out!!) If that happened it would be a damn miracle. Or I gots me a boyfriend lolol. (and on that note......)lolololl

Menu only for a week this time

Again some repeat due to a incident with the neighbors freezer that we helped eat the food before it went bad.(Reminders to people if you have a upright freezer...MAKE SURE THE DOOR IS CLOSED! )
1. Chili Dogs and chips
2. Crockpot chicken burritos
3.Taco salad
4. Chicken Fried steak mashed potatoes gravy and corn on the cob
5. Meatloaf, either fried or roasted potatoes
6. Egg Mcmuffins with canadian bacon
7.Frito Chili Pie
8. Pork Chops applesauce pasta and green beans
9. Bedder chedders and hot links

So there are a couple extras on there and still have more in the freezer. I always plan a few extras in just for those days that I dont feel like doing much. Mondays and Tuesdays are always crazy for us so the simple quick meals end up there. And this week I am going to be taking off a few days. I really need a time to recoop from the crazy no sleep these past 2 weeks. My body has hated me. I spent yesterday barely keeping my eyes open.  I probably spent only a few hours awake all day. On top of that I feel like I have been run over by a truck. During my days off I hope to get a new to me vehicle. :D I cant wait!!
Ok back to the menu, I know that I never say HOW I fix these items. Well.. honestly Im trying to make them healthier. Sometimes I think we eat WAY too much fatty foods. (umm the scale is telling me so) The hot dogs are all beef. I wont eat the weird leftover part hotdogs lol. Chicken fried steak...yeah that one is pretty fatty :) But I am a southern kinda gal..mostly. Meatloaf I drain as much of the fat as I can off it. Im really thinking its going to be roasted potatoes. As much as I loooooooove fried potatoes I need to limit the grease intake. Frito chili pie is a fatty food that we dont eat often. But it is super cheap on the budget. Pork chops will be grilled. So much healthier that way. I am trying to eliminate the amount of bread we eat. We eat a ton of bread. I like my bread....But its gonna be cut WAY down.
Yesterday during my incoherent awake moments I made deer jerky. It was a product of the neighbors freezer being left open. Did not want the deer meat to go bad. In all I did 4 lbs of deer meat. Still have 1lb left and some deer steak to do before it goes bad(wish me luck I have NEVER fixed deer steak!)

The crazy life update.. umm I have no idea. I really have walked through life like a zombie the past couple weeks. I do know Mr B is working his butt off on these grades, I am now doing the facebook for CAP, Lil bear is being a punk lol. This week will be a busy one, mainly because taxes should be here Tues, Then we can go get tires put on the car(it REALLY needs them) brakes windshield wipers.... And doing the great van hunt. Also have doc appt for lil bear, gymnastics, CAP, and who knows what else.

Menu for 1/21-2/3 (and then some updates on life)

The next 2 weeks will show some repeats listed from the last one(these are the extras that didnt get made during that time) Crossed out means of course already made and devoured lol and like always its just a list. Not a day by day because there may be lots of days I want easy to cook. I will also be working overnight a lot during the next 2 weeks (found out after menu made and shopped for sigh..) so its going to be fun making some of these lol.
1.Pulled Pork Sandwiches pasta salad
2. Loaded potatoes with leftover pork on top
3. Smothered steak rice brown gravy
4. Chicken and Dumplings
5. Turkey Casserole 
6. Chicken strips and Fries
7 Chicken Alfredo
8. Corndog muffins
9.Hamburger helper
10. Nachos
11. Taco Salad
12. Hot dogs, mac and cheese(these are tonight)
13.Frito Chili Pie
14. Brekkie (probably homemade waffles and sausage)
15.Hamburgers


Now most of the beginning is the extras that was written on the last menu. I actually made it right under budget this time. Would have been a lil more under but had to get some non food items as well, which I do count in my budget because well..its at the store. I did not put all the sides down next to each main meal. Its a variety of corn, green beans, peas,pastas, potatoes.. Whatever I feel like adding that day. I really dont like hamburger helper but its cheap so gonna go with it. Hot dogs tonight because of gymnastics and having limited time. Today I am also baking brown sugar cinnamon muffins for easy grab snacks or brekkies. If I have time I might bake some other stuff but we will see.

Since I hate doing multiple posts in a day...Heres the updates of our crazy life as well...
Mr B finally dug his head out and decided to tell us whats going on with him. And now realizes all hes pulled lately just hurt him more than anything. Hes dealing with bullies and well its affecting him in many different ways. Instead of standing up for himself or even finding a adult to help he started acting out and failing school. Since my kids were homeschooled for a while they know how to deal with people who are accepting. And well most the kids in this public school are just assholes. After a very long discussion and realizing almost EVERYONE hated or hates 7th grade he feels a lil better. But hes being called names on a daily basis and its worn on him. Sad thing is...this is soooo common the teachers etc dont even see or hear the crap anymore. Obviously numerous young kids committing suicide hasnt made people think different. And so now Im watching my kids even closer. My oldest expressed the fact he hates life right now because hes tired of being called names and tripped walking to his desk etc. Its pathetic and Im pissed. And right now trying to figure out how to fix this. I want to go smack the bully kids parents. For the fact they are raising kids who live to make others miserable.
I do hope sharing some of our experiences with Mr B helped. Let him understand everyone goes through this and to realize he is a good kid who has a future outside of jail unlike some of his peers. Sigh...

Ok Im off to start baking!! Then starting tomorrow sleeping during daylight hours and working in the middle of the night...Hate it but money is money right??

A new week

SO far the menu is working great. Im sticking to it and will have plenty into the next shopping trip that I should actually come in under budget. I cant wait to finally come under budget lol. Also probably taking on a overnight job that only last like 6 days but it makes ok money to make up for some of the shortcomings. Taxes will hopefully be able to be filed in the coming week(just waiting on one more paper... PLEASE let it come this week) As soon as we can get another vehicle I will definitely be all on board for Papa bear to get a new job. I want to make sure I have reliable transportation in case his hours change if he does indeed find a new job.

The boys are out of school tomorrow. I have no idea what we are going to do. Not much Im sure. Mr B is having some issues with school work and is now failing 2 classes so he is enduring the grounding. Just when I think his head on straight.... The weather is supposed to be super nice tomorrow and so I think Im gonna make at least one of them enjoy it haha.

We are supposed to take lil bear to the doc this week. Honestly I am so not happy with the way the new doc is handling the sleep apnea issue.. Including stating we should take him to a behavior specialist...That I think I will be asking to see the main doc. So far the different treatments have included steroid sprays up the nose for 2 weeks that stuffed him up where he had more trouble breathing. The next 2 weeks was supposed to be a mix of Unisom and breathe right strips. Lets say.. I gave the unisom for all of 2 days when I just couldnt bring myself to do it again. To me I am thinking.. hmmm the kid stops breathing in his sleep so why am I giving him something to relax him even more where he may stop breathing for longer.. Yeah no sense at all. Breathe right strips he likes.. Sucky part is they come in boxes of 12 for close to $4.50...So looks like I get to add to my budget for those. He does like how it makes it EASIER to breathe. But another crappy part... We still hear him stop breathing..so obviously thats not working all the way either. I need the other docs input now. this lady is just starting to tick me off lol.

Ok so my fingers are crossed that this is going to be a good week...... :D :D

Menu Menu Menu

YES I'm doing this AGAIN lol. Technically I never stopped. I don't make it by the days of the week, I make a list for 2 weeks plus extra quicker stuff JUST IN CASE. I do NOT shop by the week. Me and stores just do not get along. I honestly LOATHE to shop(yeah I know I'm a female...and your point is???) So here it goes..
DINNER
1.Chicken Fajitas, Chips, bean dip and salsa
2.Roast Carrots and potatoes
3.Baked Ziti, garlic toast, corn
4.Corn dog muffins, mac and cheese
5. Sub sammies and chips
6.Soft tacos refried beans and spanish rice
7.Biscuits and sausage gravy
8.Chicken and pasta alfredo, garlic bread, green beans
9. Pinto Beans, rice and corn bread
10.Spaghetti, green beans, Bread with butter
11. Grilled Cheese and crockpot potato soup
12. Chicken Strips and Fries
13.Turkey Casserole, Peas
14,Polish Sausage and dirty rice
15.Chicken and Dumplings Bread with butter
16.Smothered steak,rice
17.Bean burritos(havent decided with what yet)
18.Steak Baked potato blackeyed peas
19.Pulled Pork Sammies
20.Pizza
21. Loaded baked potato with BBQ pork

Breakfast and Lunch 
Now these are just mainly for weekends kids eat at school during the week(or for me)
Pancakes
scrambled eggs and toast
cereal
waffles
muffins

I dont eat lunch much...so not many diff things lol
sandwiches(we have lunch meat-PB-and cheese And 3 different types of bread)
ramen
any leftover
cheese tortillas
Tuna Mac

Crossed off what we have had already. Yesterday I made a big crockpot of pinto beans. These will be used for at least 4 different meals. We had the beans and cornbread tonight. We also have bean burritos that Im making refried beans for out of the already cooked beans. And the bean dip for chicken fahitas, as well as refried beans for soft taco night. When I do the roast Im also at the same time preparing the chicken for chicken and dumplings. The pulled pork sammies will also yeild the pork for the potatoes. Turkey is from Thanksgiving,....Trying to cut cost where I can, and also make 2 meals at once so that when a busy night hits, all I have to do is reheat. This is almost a full month of not repeating a meal as well. I HATE eating the same things multiple times in a month.
When we went to the store to buy the things needed, I also purchased some fruits. I hate to say it but 3 stores later and most the fruit looked like crap. So ended up with a few oranges, some apples and bananas. I wanted grapefruits.. but man they look like someone used them for batting practice.
Buying groceries is getting harder and harder. The prices are killing me. No matter what I cut out and how I only shop on sale etc.. Feeding our smaller family of four is becoming insane. I dont have any tips today on shopping in a budget lol. All I can say is do as much as you can from scratch and stay away from the peanut butter. I almost had a heart attack when I saw that price. I also noticed we have cut a lot of beef from our diet because of the price. Chicken is cheaper(not by much grr) Beans are a lot cheaper(although I noticed those have also gone up....) Most the meat I got was not expensive...ok well it was but I only buy enough to make meals from for most meals. Soups and stuff like that will. Smothered steak will not..

It really isnt hard to make a list of foods you like. I have a master list as well that we add to everytime we try a new recipe and like it. Make yourself a master list and you wont be eating spaghetti twice a week :D

Bagel Recipe

The bagel recipe I used, I found online. I was looking for something that didnt call for gluten...Since I dont have that here. Giving credit where credit is due(because boy these were good)
Bagel Recipe here. I figured.. If these people have been making them professionally for years and at least scaled it down for the common person. Its gotta be good! And yup it was!! I am going to add cinnamon to the next one. :D

Pantry living---and a Lil Bear update

We have been pantry living pretty much for the past 2 weeks. I am trying to clear out what we have, so that I can do a big stock up soon. (LOVE when tax money comes back) We have done really good. We do have hamburger meat left.. thats about the only meat left in my freezer. We have been eating a lot of pasta. And whatever soups are left. Really are getting down to the bare items. But I dont want to stock up...with this still left..So we will continue to eat lots of pasta, and canned veggies lol.
The lil Bear Update that I forgot to give(forgive me its been insane) We went to the doctor on Wednesday, and determined his bronchitis is back, ear infection, and hes to be doing his breathing treatments 3 times a day and taking a antibiotic. Speaking of a treatment.. It is time for the last one of the night.......

I will bite

Ok- Thats it. Great idea. Wish it were mine.. But nope.. Im linking up with Money Saving Mom To enjoy Freezer days. Yup. I am. Im starting bagels right now. I have lots of hamburger meat I will be cooking up. Having it ready for tacos etc. And looking at lots of wonderful other blogs for more ideas. Will post more of a list in a lil bit.. Gotta get back to cooking for now!!

Menu for week of 6-7

Well my menu last week got ALL messed up so you might see it with some things from last week lol
SUNDAY
breakfast-
Lunch Picnic
Dinner-Hamburgers and hot dogs

MONDAY
breakfast- Cinnamon Rice
Lunch Hot Dogs
Dinner-Chicken Fried Steak

TUESDAY
Breakfast Cheese Omelets
Lunch- Wraps
Dinner-Beans Rice Cornbread

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast-Muffins
Lunch- Open Tacos
Dinner-Grilled Chicken and pasta

THURSDAY
Breakfast-Cereal
Lunch-Ramen
Dinner-Spaghetti

FRIDAY
Breakfast-Malt-O-Meal
Lunch -Pigs in a blanket
Dinner-Chicken nuggets

SATURDAY
Breakfast-Pick your own
Lunch- We will see lol
Dinner-enchiladas

Menu for May 31-June 6

Sunday
Breakfast-cereal
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-(this one has not been decided)

Monday
Breakfast-oatmeal
Lunch-mac & cheese
Dinner-fahitas

Tuesday
Breakfast-scrambled eggs, toast
Lunch-sandwich chips
Dinner-meatloaf, fried potatoes,green beans

Wednesday
Breakfast-pancakes,sausage
Lunch-lunchables
Dinner-chicken ad rice

Thursday
Breakfast-cereal
Lunch-Ramen
Dinner-potato soup, grilled cheese

Friday
Breakfast-malt-o-meal
Lunch-hot dogs
Dinner-steak,baked potatoes, corn, rolls(hubbys bday dinner)

Saturday
Breakfast-free for all
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade fries(hubby bday celebration)

Menu For week of May 24

Our week is starting to get fuller on the menus. I messed up on my budget somehow this month. So we are down to emptying out the house this week. So for sometimes its whatever they can find LOL.

Sunday-
Breakfast- Pancakes, sausage
Lunch-kids choose we will see
Dinner- Hot Dogs, chips

Monday
Breakfast-muffins
Lunch-sandwiches
Dinner-grilled chicken, pasta, beans, corn

Tuesday
Breakfast-last day of school
Lunch-last day of school
Dinner-Burritos

Wednesday
Breakfast-cereal
Lunch-quesidilla
Dinner-Pizza

Thursday
Breakfast-Oatmeal or cereal
Lunch-Ramen
Dinner-hamburger helper, corn, bread

Friday
Breakfast-cinnamon rice
Lunch
Dinner-spaghetti, garlic bread, green beans

Saturday
Breakfast-waffles
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-Soup

Food for the week

Decided I would follow The Happy Housewife and show off our menu for the week. (of course I am a day late haha) But my week really does start Sunday hahah! So I will go ahead and add yesterdays stuff even though we already did it :)Next week will be different! The summer begins and then we go back to homeschooling so there will be breakfast and lunch!!(looks so boring right now!


SUNDAY
Breakfast-Ham and Cheese Omlets
Lunch-Fend for yourself!
Dinner-Hamburgers and chips at my friends house

Monday
Breakfast-kids at school
Lunch-Kids at school
Dinner- Crispy tacos, Tamales, chips and cheese

Tues
Breakfast-Kids at school
Lunch-Kids at school
Dinner-grilled chicken, rice and corn

Wednesday
Breakfast-same
Lunch-same
Dinner-Polish sausage, rice, beans

Thursday
Breakfast-Same
Lunch-Same
Dinner-Spaghetti, garlic bread, green beans

Friday
Breakfast-Same
Lunch-Same
Dinner-Finger food Friday!! Lil Smokies in BBQ sauce, finger sandwiches

Saturday
Breakfast-Oatmeal, cereal
Lunch-Sandwiches
Dinner-Chicken and Dumplings(my brother is coming over)