Wow, November is here already!

Where did October go?!! I can't believe that I skipped the entire month........ I was going to be so faithful.......ugh!! Well, if at first you don't succeed, try try again! So, here goes!

Well, it's the first part of November 2014. Thanksgiving is coming up at the end of the month and will be here before we know it! Then Christmas!!!! Then New Year's!!! Okay Lisa, you are getting way ahead of yourself, let's slow down a little bit. Okay................ now............

I have been back at My Scraps and More quite a bit lately too......feels good to be back with my scrappy friends and getting inspired!! I participated in the October Kit swap with a few other ladies. We each sent a "Kit" of our stash of scrappy supplies to someone else, for them to make a page with! Here is the page that I made and the goodies that I received!!



My Scraps and More is going to be holding a Pinspirational crop November 7 - 16.......I'd love for you to stop by and check it out!! It'll be "Pinspirational!"

I am still doing my monthly meal planning, so far it's been working out pretty well! I go grocery shopping tomorrow for this month. I can't wait to see how that goes!! I try to get as much as I can for as LITTLE as I can! hahaha! Using my coupons (what I have of them, lol!) and price matching other stores at Walmart! Last month I spent $270 for my total bill for the ONE trip, and that pretty much lasted us for the entire month. We have four people in our family, so I thought that was pretty good. We did have to get milk, bread, and cereal a few times throughout the month, oh, and coffee once for me, lol.............but other than that, I think we did pretty fabulously! A couple of the meals my girls didn't really care for, so we won't put those into the rotation again .............. we will try some new ones and stick to the meals that we know as well.

Other than that, I have been busy crafting my December Daily album!


Well, that's all for tonight. I hope to be back soon with more scrappy goodness, or meal planning tips/ideas, couponing, or just crafting or something!!! Take care and God bless!! Lisa

September is Here!

Yay, Autumn is upon us.........well, almost anyhow! I probably won't see toooo much color around here til October sometime, but, I guess that's what I get for moving to Oklahoma from NY and PA!! Well, at least there will be SOME colors to look at within a little bit of a drive from Owasso! I love going for road trips.......especially to the Tallgrass Prairie to photograph all the bison..........they are just beautiful to watch, and the country out there is is just so calming for me. I LOVE the country and hope to live there again someday soon!! Well, since I have been on a quest to be more organized in things the past couple of years, this fall I have started to do Meal Planning for the month. I just started, so we'll see how it goes! If you'd like to see a sample of my menu, here it is: September Menu 2014 Monday Sept. 1.........hamb. and hot dogs tues...................tacos wed....................pork chops (crockpot) thurs..................crockpot chicken and biscuits frid...................individual pizzas and/or leftovers saturday...............breakfast sunday.................grill day Monday Sept. 8.........meatloaf tues...................enchiladas (crockpot).....spirit night sonic wed....................spaghetti and meatballs thurs..................baked chicken friday.................tailgate party/fall picnic at school saturday...............grill day sunday.................roast (crockpot) Monday Sept. 15........(crockpot) beef stew tues...................tacos wed....................crockpot chicken and noodles thurs..................bbq pork chops crockpot friday.................Lasagna rollups saturday...............Out to eat? sunday.................grill day Monday Sept. 22........Stuffed pasta shells tuesday................enchiladas...............spirit night freddy's wed....................crockpot pork chops thurs..................spaghetti and meatballs friday.................tacos saturday...............pizzas sunday.................grill day Monday Sept. 29........Meatloaf tues...................Pancake breakfast I might have to make some adjustments through the month, but for now........this is a rough schedule for us! I even did my grocery shopping for just about the entire month as well! Bought all our meat at Sam's Club and spent $189, and most of the non perishables and other fresh food at our local Walmart for $164! I'm pretty sure we'll have to go to the store at least once a week for milk, bread, Oj, or something that we run out of...........but at least we have a plan for each day, each week, and the whole month. No more guessing what's for dinner at 4pm every night!!! lol!! I will continue to update and let everyone know how things are going. I am also trying to use coupons to cut costs as well. Keep a look out and see what's goin' on.........if you have any good recipes or other meals that might sound good, let me know! Thanks and have a wonderful day! Lisa