First day...

So this is our first real day of no spending money...and I had to get the rental car. I am still waiting to hear what the damage will be for repairing my car.

Last night we started with Macaroni and Cheese with Turkey Ham and Broccoli. This is DS's favorite, and since it was his birthday we had to cater to his desires! ;-) I actually had found Annie's Organic Mac and Cheese on sale and just doctored it up by adding turkey ham and fresh broccoli. It is easy to add - you just add those extras to the pot as the noodles are cooking.

Tonight, by DD's request, we are having burritos and nachos. That's fine since we have an activity that runs until about 7pm, so easy is best.

The rest of the meals we chose this week include spaghetti and meatballs, pancakes with fruit, and homemade pizza. All of these are already favorites. I have a sinking feeling that the last week of the month will be filled with new dishes or meals that the kids are not so sure about. I need to sneak one in a week so we can avoid that!

We also got our CSA box yesterday - lots of cucumbers, squash, spring mix, basil, and oranges. And we got an interesting item: passionfruit. I never know what to do with this, so I mixed it in some orange juice for a neat treat this morning. It at least made the orange juice last a little longer! I may have to juice some of the oranges I have to supplement our store-bought orange juice, too.

DS, on my suggestion, received gift cards to go to McDonalds, Burger King, and IHOP. I am pretty sure he will be feeding DH, DD, and himself over the weekend while I am gone. ;-)

Things are going along ok...but it has only been one day. We'll see how we hold up towards the end of the month.

--Katie