Thankful 12-2

We brought some of the thankful home from So Cal.

The wine isn't hers ;)

The gratitude came bundled into a cute little jar,

And just happened to save Thursday's dinner.

Great Grandma's canned tomatoes.

I decided to go for Heathers suggestion and plan my meals.

I had four lists:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Grocery list

I thought that I had successfully shaved 50$ off my grocery bill.

(Groceries here are outrageously priced- the cost of living in paradise)

Needless to say, I ran out of a few hot commodities,

like tomato paste for homemade spaghetti sauce,

seriously?

Thanks Grandma, for saving the day, and dinner.

BTW,
I had this crazy cool idea of having a canning swap.

I made jam, and pickles,

Grandma Renee made quite a few different jams for peanut butter sandwiches
(The peeps have two different flavors opened right now because they just couldn't agree)
I allot 2 pb&Gj sandwiches per day
Peanut butter and Grandma Jam

Great Grandma made
Peaches,
Tomato sauce,
Candied nuts
and jam.

I am definitely planning on having another swap, hopefully with family,
But mostly wanted to throw the idea out because I thought it was big time.




By the way Mrs. Hutch, here's another link for you to check out with the kiddies:
Tumble Books
It may be a little young for your kids, but its worth holding on to for a while.
Its offers a wealth of reading books and puzzles/games to go along with the books.
Merry Christmas lady!