Sunday
Breakfast – Strawberry Breakfast Banana Split
Lunch – Spaghetti, Garlic Bread
Dinner – Farmhouse Chicken, Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Fruit

Monday
Breakfast – Leftovers
Lunch – Creamy Garlic Penne
Dinner – Easy Curry, Rice

Tuesday
Breakfast – Honey-Zucchini Bread
Lunch – At a Friend’s House
Dinner – Hamburgers, French Fries, Salad

Wednesday
Breakfast – Omelette
Lunch – Potato Soup
Dinner – Spicy Chicken, Pasta, Salad, Fruit

Thursday
Breakfast – Waffles
Lunch – Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches
Dinner – Fried Rice, Egg Rolls

Friday
Breakfast – Muffins
Lunch – Potato Soup
Dinner – Tacos, Rice, Salad

Saturday
Breakfast – Pumpkin Pancakes
Lunch – Sandwiches
Dinner – Pasta and Sausage Bake, Garlic Bread, Salad

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I’ve enjoyed writing on this blog for the past few months. For a while I’ve wanted to start a blog with my sisters and we finally got around to doing just that. So mvlegacy is “moving” to Wholesome Womanhood. You can find me there.

Vons
1 Ronzoni Bistro $1.49
Hamburger Buns $0.79
2 Dole Canned Pineapples $1.39 each
1 Starbucks Ice Cream $1.00

Total Spent: $3.21
Total Saved: $6.19

Ralphs
5 Gatorade $0.59 each
2 Hunt’s Sloppy Joes Sauce $0.70 each
2 Ragu Pasta Sauce $1.49 each
1 Mango $0.99
1 Kraft BBQ Sauce $0.89

Total I spent: $6.72
Total Saved $18.87

Before Carter was born, I knew that I had to help Drew learn how to do more things on his own. One of the things he needed to learn was how to drink by himself. The only problem was that he could not get the hang of a sippy cup. We would put the cup in his mouth and he would chew on it…he just did not get the whole sucking thing.

But with summer and hotter weather approaching, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to keep on top of his need for plenty of liquid. Drinking out of our cups is a slow and messy process! But he just could not get the hang of the sippy cup. I was beginning to think it was hopeless.

Then my mom found these great sippy cups at Wal-Mart. The nipple is flexible instead of hard, similar to Drew’s bottles so he caught on very quickly. He now drinks water, juice and smoothies from this little cup. It’s quicker and not messy. And I don’t have to “worry” about him getting enough to drink in this hot weather…he can get a drink whenever he gets thirsty.

That’s what works for me.

Last week I went on a trip to the capitol with my family. It was a lot of fun…visiting with friends, talking and spending time with my family. But it sure is good to be back home and getting back into the swing of normal life.

Tuesday
Breakfast – Smoothie and Pancakes
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Fried Linguini and French Fries

Wednesday
Breakfast – Waffles with Fresh Fruit
Dinner – Sloppy Joes, French Fries, Veggie, Salad

Thursday
Breakfast – Fruit Salad and Toast
Dinner – Fried Rice, Salad

Friday
Breakfast – Smoothies with leftover Waffles
Dinner – Spicy Chicken Sandwiches, Salad, Hashbrowns

Saturday
Breakfast – Smoothies with Toast
Dinner – Pizza

Last Saturday we attended a wedding where they did such a sweet short thing in place of the unity candle. I had never seen this done before…

One the rocks were written the references to Bible verses that had principles upon which the couple wanted to build their marriage. One of the rocks had the word Christ written on it.

The two different colors of sand represented the woman and the man…two completely different individuals.

During the wedding ceremony, the couple placed each rock into the bottom of the jar as the foundation. The wife took the white sand and the husband took the brown sand and they poured it into the jar on top of the rocks.

This symbolized that even though they were still two different individuals (there were still two different colors of sand), their lives were now blended…made one. Just as it would be impossible to completely separate the two colors from each other, it would be impossible to for them to separate themselves from each other.

What a sweet visual picture of what God does when a man and a woman are married!

Tim’s job has him visiting a lot of different stores and restaurants. And occasionally the restaurants will offer him some free food, which is always great for him as it’s a nice supplement to the lunches I send with him. Last Tuesday Tim stopped at a Wendy’s and the manager offered to give him two combo meals for free (one for Tim and one for his coworker)!!! Wow! Since his coworker had already bought lunch, Tim ended up with two free combo meals.

And…he saved one for me! Tim always saves a little bit of his free food and brings it home to share with me. He makes me feel so special knowing that he thought of me during the day.

Tim is so special!

1. Periodically go through your apartment and declutter/organize. It’s amazing how much stuff can get into your apartment even when you don’t buy a lot of things. Things pile up! A few months before Carter was born Tim and I went through the kitchen cupboards and found quite a few things that could go in storage. Some pretty dishes given to us when we were married, but I had never used. I want to use them some day, but I just don’t have space to keep them in my kitchen now. So they are packed away. A few weeks before Carter was born, my sisters helped me clean out underneath our bed. Things had been pushed under there that belonged somewhere else…there was trash…and after it was organized and put back I have so much extra space down there now!

2. Use all available space to store things. I don’t particularly enjoy having things under our bed. Given a choice I would keep that space stuff free. But there isn’t much storage space in our apartment! So a lot of the baby supplies are under there (i.e. diapers and wipes) as well as things we don’t use all that often (i.e. the air mattress). If you have bedside tables you can store things under them. My sewing machine is under one of our tables and 2 boxes of baby clothes and my craft supplies are under the other one. Use all the space on your bookshelves…if you can fit two layers of books/CDs on one shelf do it!

3. Get rid of unnecessary furniture. I have a really pretty coffee table that we bought before we were married. I love it! However, before Carter was born I realized that putting it in storage would be better so that we have more space in our living room.

4. Move beds around. For the first year of his life, Drew slept in our bedroom. But around his first birthday I decided that I wanted to be able to sleep well and get caught up on rest before Carter’s birth. Drew slept through the night…but he made noises (i.e. turning over) that just made it hard for me to rest. So each night we put Drew to bed in the bedroom and when we are ready for bed, Tim moves Drew’s bed out into the living room where he sleeps the rest of the night. It really helped me to get a good night’s rest!

5. Find a place where you can store things outside of your apartment. Both of our parents have offered us extra space at their houses to store some of our things and weddings gifts. If we needed to there are also two or three storage rental spaces near us. We have a washing machine and dryer, but we can’t have them here at the apartment so they are in storage. A lot of our wedding gifts are in storage. Baby supplies (i.e. bouncer, swing) are in storage.

6. Be content with what you have and be willing to live with the “inconvenience” for a short time. Even though living in a small apartment is rather crowded these days, (:-)) this is where God has us for the time being. So I’m working to love this apartment and make it into a home that blesses my family. And to be completely honest, whenever we end up moving I’m goingn to be said to leave this little apartment behind. It’s our first home together and I love it!

Just a quick update…

I meant to take pictures today, but just as I started in on the baking both of the boys woke up. So amidst the baking and taking care of the boys, the picture taking didn’t quite get done. However, I did make everything on my list with the exception of the breakfast burritos since the potatoes I was planning on using had been in the refrigerator for an indefinite amount of time and I wasn’t sure if they would be safe to use.

So now my freezer is getting full with the makings of some good meals….it feels good…

I had been thinking recently that I needed to have a baking day and make some things to put in my freezer to make breakfasts and snacks easier during the week. So when Crystal mentioned that she was doing a baking day yesterday and invited others to join with her I thought it was a great idea! It got me in the baking mood to know that others would be busy in their kitchens at the same time I was! However, due to a water pipe breaking and not having any water yesterday from around 9:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening I was unable to actually get any baking done. So…today I will be cooking on my own.

This is what I hope to get accomplished today….

1. Breakfast Burritos
2. Pizza Bagels 
3. Ground Beef Chimichangas
4. Taco Meat