Well, as of about 7pm tonight, I was finally done with all the chopping and preparing tasks so I could begin my Once-A-Month-Cooking.
For those keeping count, that means that I started all of this on Thursday (with a trip to Sam’s) and it has taken me until tonight-Saturday-JUST TO GET READY TO START COOKING. Seriously, when I think of Once-A-Month-Cooking, I don’t normally assume it takes THE ENTIRE MONTH to get the 30 meals made. At this rate, I might as well – I don’t know – COOK! Every night! Like a sane person!
Instead, here is photographic evidence that I have, indeed, gone crazy.
Now that everything's ready, time for bed.
But on a brighter note, I had a great nap today! That might have something to do with only being where I am in the process.
When I started this, I was overwhelmed with the budget. Putting Matthew into MDO twice a week caused us to actually look at it, and that’s when the trouble began. Let’s just say, it’s not pretty, and leave it at that.
So, I decided the best way to handle all of the overspending was to GO OUT AND SPEND OUR WHOLE MONTH’S GROCERY BUDGET IN TWO DAYS!
You think I’m kidding?
So I went to Sam’s, then on Friday, to Market Street, where they have all these adorable little grocery baskets that totally saved my life. Samuel was a happy camper, as long as he was pushing one of these babies. Thankfully, the store was mostly empty so he didn’t mow anyone down with his cart.
- My shopping buddy
The highlight of the trip for me was when two women passed Samuel and said “I hope you have a lot of money!” He never even blinked but shouted back at them “Yeah, I do” and just kept on going.
It’s a good thing one of us knew what he was doing.
