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Happy 11th Birthday, Katiebug!

 

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My goodness, where has the time gone?  It seems like only yesterday you this little baby I was holding in my arms.  Now look at you…

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already 11 and halfway to being a wonderful young lady.  I hope you enjoyed your luau-themed party that you wanted…

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and the beach-themed cake…

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Happy birthday, sweetheart!  We love you!

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July Grocery Shopping – Week 2

I got to go back to Kroger this week!  It was so nice to be able to get some really awesome deals this week.  

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Here’s what I got at Kroger:

4 gal. milk $9.52
6 lb carrots $2.34
10 boxes pasta $8.80
12 (16 oz.) bags frozen veggies $10.56
1 ltr bottle diet green tea (for Brian) $1.25
Subtotal $43.29
Savings (24%) $10.82
Tax $2.52
Total $34.99

Here’s what I got at Wal-Mart:

3 boxes cake mix $2.31
2 boxes snack crackers $2.96
4 packs tortilla shells $4.08
1 bag almond slivers      $3.98
4 containers cream cheese spread      $6.92
4 gal. Green Tea       $11.92
Subtotal:  $30.17
Tax:          $2.26
Total:        $32.43
   
Grand Total:      

$67.42
   
Total so far for July $182.44

I did purchase some food items for Katie’s birthday party, but I budget separately for those so they are not included in the above total. 

It’s going to be a little close this month, but I still think I can pull off a $300 budget!  Our meals should mainly be out of the pantry/freezer, and there is very little else that I really need to pick up for the rest of the month except for fresh fruits/veggies and milk.   So, we’ll see what happens!

This post is linked to Grocery Cart Challenge. Don’t forget to check out how everyone else did this week!

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~~100th Post!~~

This is my 100th post! I can’t believe I’ve written 100 posts already. I’ve really enjoyed blogging, and I hope to be able to do more and more as time goes on. I’m wanting to share more of our lives with you.

I also want to thank everyone for reading. This week, I’ve been topping over 100 hits per day! Thank you so much! I know that might not seem like much in the land of blogging, but it means a lot to me. When I started this blog. I figured a few friends and maybe a few family members would read it. I really did not expect to start growing so quickly over the last few weeks. Thank you again for reading! I really does mean a lot to me.

I would love to hear back from everyone about what they think so far. I’m really interested in feed back. Also, if you want to get my posts emailed to you, please sign up as a follower. I’d love to have you. Again, thank so much for reading!