August 11, 2013

Busy Weekend and August Grocery Challenge Update

We had a great weekend.  On Friday, one of my best friends came over for a sleepover and cookout with 2 of her kids.  Our kids are around the same age and had a blast. Usually we plan sleepovers when Mr. Ripples is working, but my friend's son is 5 and his father is not in the picture at all.  He's also the only boy in the group.  Mr. Ripples was really great when I asked if I could plan a sleep over on one of his nights off so he could hang out him.

On Saturday we went to a wedding and had a ton of fun.  A lot of people from my work were there and we danced late into the night.  Wobble Baby!

On Sunday we went to my grandparent's house on a lake.  It was my pop-pops 83rd birthday.  We had a ham, fruit salad, veggie tray, cookies and pie out on the deck and then went for a boat ride around the lake.  The weather was beautiful. My sister sent a whole bunch of ham home with me so I'm not cooking tonight. Woohoo!

August Grocery Challenge Update -
On Friday Mr. Ripples' went to Aldi to get some food for the cookout and anything else we needed.  He spent $43.48.

Then I stopped at Giant Eagle to get pop.  Five 12 packs for $13.88.

So far we've spent $234.76 out of my $440 August Budget.  I'm going to come up with a meal plan for this week to use up everything I can.  We spent a little more than I had wanted with the cookout so I want to get back on track.

2 comments:

  1. Entertaining does get expensive but its still cheaper than going out.

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  2. Gotta love being sent off with food! Glad to hear you guys had a great weekend.

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