Big purchase of the week $1.99 {local gas station} Yesterday I went down to the basement to grab something out of the pantry and on the way there I passed by a bin of acrylic paints sitting on a shelf. A spark went off and before I knew it I had grabbed a canvas and Read More >>

Hannaford $11.96 Last week I bribed The Girl with a free breakfast for her and a friend if she would do our grocery shopping for us and it worked! 😉 She took the bait and headed off to the shops with a big list in hand and I didn’t have to deal with the whole Read More >>

Hello Monday… Part of me wants to fast forward to winter {my favorite season} and the other part is like my garden looks so good right now, would I really want to give that up?  It’s a tough choice, but I do miss my jeans and long sleeved shirts. 😉 Food wise, it was a Read More >>

Hello Monday! The forecast for today is a high of 92 {!!} so it might be ice cream for dinner around here tonight {again} but hey, what are you going to do, right? Ice cream is a totally acceptable meal in my book, especially when it’s so hot outside. Food wise, it was a great Read More >>

Costco $175.76 Towards the end of January, I had this itch to start filling our pantry, and I haven’t really stopped. And since we’re underspending in every other category besides food in our budget this year, I’m totally okay with it. The way I see it, having a good sized food storage is a good thing. Read More >>