How Much We Spent on Groceries and What We Ate – Week 28 of 52

Yesterday was such a lovely day. Lucy and I were able to play outside in the yard and didn’t get a single bug bite. 🙂 Even though the temps were still hovering around the mid 80 mark, there was a nice breeze and the humidity that we’ve been having lately just wasn’t there.

So maybe that’s why the skeeters and horse flies were pretty much non-existent. Maybe it has something to do with humidity. Who knows.

All I know is that I was finally able to get the herb garden weeded and mulched and so now when I walk out to the back patio everything looks as it should.

Linner yesterday consisted of peanut butter and Ritz crackers.

Earlier in the week though I did manage to put together one real dinner with the HH’s BBQ leftovers. And then it was pretty much all down hill from there. 😉

Market Basket $6.28

$3.29 for a gallon of milk {the good stuff} and $2.99 for a melon. I remember when you could get a cantaloupe for a dollar!

I didn’t even bother to heat up the weenies and chicken.

I think I hit all the major food groups… Dairy, I’m sure there’s dairy in the Good N Plenty.

While we were out and about, the HH and I stopped off at the most spectacular garden center / farm stand on the planet earth {which I am going to tell you all about on Wednesday} and shared a chicken sandwich, some sort of bacon and ranch potato salad {the HH said he still preferred Frankin’s potato salad better} a giant pickle and I drank my first soda of the year Boylan Black Cherry {YUM!}.

I tried one of their Shirley Temple sodas last year and it was soooooo good. If you get a chance to buy a Boylan pure cane sugar soda, you should do it!!! They have a totally old school taste.

And then there was the family picnic. And since I think we all know I’ve had enough BBQ for the year, I pretty much stuck to the 7 layer dip and chips someone brought. 7 layer dip. What don’t I make that more often?

It was a weird week. Mostly picking bits out of the fridge and pantry. Oh well. 90 degree weather and no little kids to care for will do that to a girl.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone, stay cool.

~Mavis

P.S. The family party we attended… They had orange day lilies growing along their rock wall as well. 😉

Total Spent on Groceries This Week $6.28

• Total Spent on Groceries in July $188.19 {$106.36 on meat for stupid BBQ}
• Total Spent on Groceries in June $259.12
• Total Spent on Groceries in May $262.39 {More meat!}
• Total Spent on Groceries in April $284.56 {My husband bought a smoker and a BUNCH of meat!}
• Total Spent on Groceries in March $321.69
• Total Spent on Groceries in February $220.92
• Total Spent in January on Groceries $41.19
• Total Spent So Far on Groceries in 2019 $1578.06

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