Saturday, March 10, 2018

Slow Day: Week 10 and more...

Welcome to my weekly Slow Day post, inspired by Monica from The Homespun Heart. My Word for 2018 is Slow and, in the spirit of that word, I'm taking one day each week (Wednesday) off — I'll be unplugged and offline and plan […]

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Slow Day: Week 10

Welcome to my weekly Slow Day post, inspired by Monica from The Homespun Heart. My Word for 2018 is Slow and, in the spirit of that word, I'm taking one day each week (Wednesday) off — I'll be unplugged and offline and plan to move at a slower pace, take time to do things that refresh me, and just really focus on being present and savoring the moment.

Each Saturday, I'll be sharing a photographic peek into my Slow Day — and I'll let the pictures almost 100% speak for themselves, instead of giving many explanations. Enjoy a little peek into our lives!

We got the treadmill moved into the room that will eventually be finished out to be our workout room! So my day usually starts here.

And then we all hop in the car to drive to school drop offs together. (Now that our house is not so close to all of their schools, we’ve started all driving together and we’ve quickly fallen in love with starting our day out by all being together and just checking, chatting, and send the kids off with encouragement for their respective days.)

I grabbed a sweater to cover up with since it was a little cold! And I got some of my Bible reading in on the drive back from school drop-off.

Then, it was time to get showered and dressed for the day and head to my Discipleship Group. I just love these women that I’ve been journeying with so much and we continue to grow closer and closer as the year progresses. It is so amazing to see the heart changes happening and how God is using this material to transform lives.

After Discipleship Group, I met up with Jesse and another couple for lunch at Frothy Monkey.

After school, I hung out with the kids and helped them work on some projects for their new rooms and then Kathrynne and I watched a show together.

Silas has been collecting various photos to display in his room and was excited to find a frame that was perfect for this photo.

Jesse had made some chicken in the Crockpot and I made rice in the Instant Pot. We love using these for the majority of our dinners these days!

Earlier in the day, I had spontaneously invited my Discipleship Group over to hang out after dinner. So I spent a few hours in the evening with those ladies. (Read more about that in this post here.)

    
 

Brigette’s $73 Grocery Shopping Trip, Zaycon Order, and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Aldi

1 pkg String Cheese – $1.99

1 pkg Nacho Tortilla Chips – $0.75

2 64-oz cartons Orange Juice – $3.18

1 16-oz carton Heavy Whipping Cream – $1.55

1 gallon Whole Milk – $1.36

1 32-oz tub Greek Yogurt – $3.55

1 tub Organic Spring Mix – $3.79

1 3-ct pkg Romaine Hearts – $1.59

1 head Cauliflower – $1.85

2 Cucumbers – $0.98

1 bag Radishes – $0.59

2 pks Baby carrots – $1.38

2 pkgs fresh Strawberries – $1.98

2 bags Red Grapes (5.01lbs @ $0.99/lb) – $4.96

1 pkg Turkey Pepperoni – $2.19

2 cans Green beans – $0.76

1 canister Table Salt – $0.35

3 dozen Eggs – $2.97

2 16-oz cartons Egg Whites – $3.98

1 loaf Bread – $0.59

1 pkg Hamburger Buns – $0.65

1 16-oz bag Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – $2.49

1 16-oz bag Shredded Cheddar Cheese – $2.15

1 pkg Feta Cheese – $1.89

1 32-oz pkg Spaghetti Noodles – $1.09

Total: $48.61

Harris Teeter

4 boxes Club Crackers – $7.96, used 2 $1.00/2 Keebler Crackers or Sunshine Cheez It Baked Snack Crackers – 1-28-18 RP; Includes 7 – 16 oz (exp. 03/11/18) (doubled) – $3.96/4 boxes after coupons

1 Pineapple – $0.97

10 Yoplait Yogurts – $3.70, used $1.00/10 Yoplait Yogurt Cups – 1-14-18 SS (exp. 03/10/18) (doubled) – $1.70/ 10 after coupon

2 Siggi’s Yogurts – $2.50, used $1.00/2 catalina (doubled) – $0.50/2 after coupon

1 bag Grown in Idaho French Fries – $2.50, used $1.00/1 Grown in Idaho Potatoes – 2-25-18 SS (exp. 05/25/18) (doubled), plus receive $1.00 back from Checkout 51$0.50 MM after coupon!

1 20-ct box Twinning Tea – $1.99, used $1.00/1 printable (doubled) – FREE after coupons

5 8-oz blocks Cheese (B2G3) – $6.78

4 cans Pringles – $3.88, used $1.00/4 Pringles Full SIze – 1-28-18 RP (exp. 03/11/18) (doubled), plus receive $1.00 back from Checkout 51 – $0.88/4 cans after coupon

1 24-oz carton Cottage Cheese – $2.00

1 2-lb bag Lemons – $2.00

1 64-oz tub Almond Breeze – $1.97, used $0.75/1 Blue Diamond Chilled Almond Breeze Almondmilk – 2-11-18 SS; Includes 64 oz or Larger Only (exp. 04/15/18) (doubled) – $0.47 after coupon

1 Garnier Fructis Conditioner – $3.50, used $2.00/1 printable (doubled) – FREE after coupon

1 box Cascadian Farms Granola Bars – $2.50, $1.00/1 printable (doubled) – $0.50 after coupon

1 box Peanut Butter Shreds Cereal – $3.00, used $1.00/1 printable (doubled)  – $1.00 after coupon

5 jars Barilla Pasta Sauce (B2G3) – $5.78, used 2 $1.00/2 Barilla Pasta Sauce – 2-11-18 RP (exp. 04/08/18) (doubled) – $1.78/4 jars after coupons

3 boxes General Mills Cereal – $5.31, used $1.00/3 General Mills Boxed Cereal – 2-25-18 SS; Includes Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese's Puffs, Chex, Blasted Shreds, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Fiber One, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, Total, Wheaties, Dora The Explorer, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Basic 4, Girl Scouts Or Nature Valley (exp. 04/07/18) (doubled) – $3.31/3 boxes after coupon

Total after Coupons and Rebates: $25.35

Zaycon

This is my first time buying Ground Turkey from Zaycon and once again, I am quite pleased with my purchase! It tastes good and has a good texture (I did have to add a little water – oil would work too – to the pan when I was frying it, as it isn’t fatty at ALL). It comes in 40 individually wrapped 1lb packages. It is already frozen – although the “packaged on” date was just about a week old (which I’m guessing is a whole lot fresher than much of the frozen meat you buy in the store!). I would definitely buy it again in the future! 🙂 If you haven’t tried Zaycon , I highly recommend it!

40lbs of 90/10 Ground Turkey – $87.60, minus $19.27 from a Promo Code they were offering = $68.33

used $68.33 in Referral Credits

Total: FREE after Promo Code and Referral Credits

Grocery Total for the Week: $73.96

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Saturday: Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls, Eggs, Bacon

Everyone is responsible for making/cleaning up their own breakfasts. Choices include:

Cereal, Oatmeal, Fruit, Toast, Boiled/Fried/Scrambled Eggs, Veggie Omelets, Pumpkin Bread (from a HUGE mix that my friend found clearance at Sams and bought for our family), Yogurt, Smoothies, Orange Juice

Lunches

Cheese and Crackers, Grapes, Carrots x 3

Build-Your-Own-Salad Bar (Romaine, Spring Mix, Pepperoni, Craisins, Chopped Fruit, Chopped Fresh Veggies, Salad Dressing), Easy Whole Wheat Bread

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Strawberries, Cucumbers

Leftovers x 2

Dinners

Actually Delicious Turkey Burgers, Romaine Salad with Craisins/Feta Cheese/Raspberry Vinaigrette, French Fries

Upside Down Pizza (I will use ground venison in this), Fresh Veggie Relish Plate, Grapes

Chicken in the Crockpot, Roasted Cauliflower, Strawberries, Easy Whole Wheat Bread (I’ll make a double batch of this)

Taco Salad, Pineapple, Spanish Rice

Spaghetti Carbonara, Homemade French Bread, Tossed Salad

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Creamy Milk Rice, Green Beans

Leftovers