On Friday

 

Kale

The kale we planted as a cool weather crop is thriving in the summer heat and we've been harvesting the leaves and eating or freezing them.  We;ve offered them to the chickens, but, they only like them if they are chopped up into small pieces.  They seem uninterested in pecking at them when a whole leaf is offered or a bunch of leaves are tied up in the coop for them to peck at.  They are equally uninterested in watermelon rind!  But, they seem to enjoy moringa leaves.

On Friday, September 4, I had some lab work done in preparation for an upcoming doctor's visit.  On the way back, I put gas to the car.  Gas at the cheapest station in my neighborhood was $5.66 per gallon.  I put $50 worth of gas (which is what I budget for gas for a month) and that amounted to just about 8.8 gallons of gas.  

After I came home, I made French toast for brunch.  I made a few extra pieces and they will be kept in the fridge to be warmed up and eaten over the weekend.

I tried to comment on a few blogs in the afternoon, but, I was unable to post my comments.  I think it is another issue with Blogger.  I didn't receive any new comments on my blog, either.

Cousin V texted me to say that she was planning to have a prayer meeting and lunch at her house in memory of Cousin P who passed away on Monday and inviting me and my daughter to attend.  I accepted the invitation and asked her if she'd like me to bring a dish.  She said she'll let me know.  I also chatted with Cousin P's daughter.  

In the evening, daughter and I spent a pleasant hour or so in the garden, watching over the chickens as they roamed in the garden.  They were still exploring the garden when M arrived to tend to the garden.  

In the evening, I made us some potato chips for a snack.  Two medium potatoes, sliced thinly, deep fried, and sprinkled with salt and chili powder.  We shared them with M and he thought they were some of the best potato chips he's eaten.  

Daughter had a pork chop and salad for dinner; I had half a packet of ramen noodles with thin slices of pork added to it.  Afterwards, for dessert, I baked a chocolate cake as the last box of "brownie" mix I had in the pantry turned out to be a box of fudge chocolate cake!  It is finally cool enough to turn the oven on to bake something in the evenings.  Daughter and I enjoyed a slice of cake, each, with a scoop of ice cream.  It was a nice way to end our Friday.

On Friday, I was grateful for:

- Access to health care and health screening checks
- Medical insurance
- The availability of gas for the car
- M's help with the garden
- A safe drive to the clinic and back

My joyful activity for the day was sitting in the garden watching the chickens.

Plans for Saturday include laundry, house cleaning, and maybe going to the park in the evening with a friend.

How was your Friday?  What are your plans for the weekend?  Are you able to comment on blogs?

September Goals

 

Bare Branches on the Curry Leaf Tree

It looks like the older of the two curry leaf trees has died.  My mother bought it as a tiny plant back in the late 1980s, when we were living in an apartment and she had it growing in a pot on our balcony.  It was one of the first plants we planted in the garden when I bought the house, 35 years ago.  The main tree seems to have died, but, there are plenty of daughter plants growing around it.  Cutting down the dead plant and thinning out the daughter plants is one of my goals for September.  

Other September goals for the garden include getting the eucalyptus tree trimmed (or, even, cut down and removed), removing all the asparagus ferns growing in the backyard as they are toxic to the chickens and ours keep wanting to eat them. and planting winter vegetables.

September health goals include medical and dental appointments.  I've a lab test scheduled for this week, a doctor's appointment scheduled for next week, a bone density scan scheduled for the following week, and a dental appointment scheduled for the week after that!  The focus is to improve my overall health through diet, exercise, and medications as needed.

September goals regarding the house include getting some plumbing work done to address leaky faucets and slow drains, some repairs done, and continuing with the decluttering.  

Other goals for September include getting the kittens trapped and fixed, sewing my hexagon quilt, and sewing myself a sari blouse.

How about you?  Are you making any goals for September?

August Week 4 Meal Plan Review and September Week 1 Options

Saturday Dinner: Rice and Curries
(chicken curry, moringa curry, cucumber salad,
 peach chutney)

These were my August Week 4 meal plan options:  

Brunches:  Scrambled eggs and fried potatoes or toast; Egg salad sandwiches; Hamburgers;  Waffles  Peanut butter sandwiches

Dinners:  Tortillas with beef curry and cucumber salad; Rice with beef curry, sauteed kale, moringa curry, and cucumber salad; Pork chops with rice and green peas; Rice with chicken curry and spicy sauteed potatoes; Pizza; leftovers

Snacks/Desserts:  Fruit, bread pudding, ice cream, yogurt, maybe a fruit smoothie, honey roasted peanuts, homemade potato chips

Here's how that turned out:

Monday:
Brunch:  Half a homemade hamburger (me); orange juice & watermelon (daughter; she had a migraine)
Dinner:  Chicken curry, rice, sauteed kale, cucumber salad, peach chutney

Snacks/Dessert: Bread pudding, mandarin oranges, watermelon, yogurt, garlic bread bites

Tuesday:
Brunch: Other half of the hamburger (me); pizza (daughter)
Dinner:  Pizza

Snacks/Dessert:  Galic bread bites, bread pudding, ice cream, banana 

Wednesday Brunch: Egg Salad Sandwichs, Almonds

Wednesday:
Brunch: Egg salad sandwiches and almonds
Dinner:  Beef curry with rice, sauteed kale, and peach chutney (daughter); beef curry and tortilla (me)

Snacks/Dessert: Bread pudding, almonds with herbes de Provence seasoning (gift from M), cantaloupe, dates with peanut butter, banana

Thursday:

Brunch: Egg salad sandwiches
Dinner:  Scrambled eggs & homemade fries

Snacks/Dessert: Honey roasted peanuts, 

Friday Breakfast: Banana/Blueberries/Peach Smoothie

Friday:
Breakfast: Smoothie (banana, blueberries, peaches)

Lunch: Sandwiches with pork filling, cucumber salad
Dinner:  Tortillas and curry (chicken curry - daughter; beef curry - me)

Snacks/Dessert: Dates, Asian pears

Saturday Brunch: Scrambled Eggs and Fried Potatoes

Saturday:
Brunch:  Scrambled eggs and fried potatoes

Dinner:  Rice, beef curry (daughter), chicken curry (me), moringa curry, cucumber salad, peach chutney

Snacks/Dessert: Almonds, honey roasted peanuts, tangerines, ice cream

Sunday Brunch: Pork Fried Rice

Sunday:

Brunch: Pork fried rice

Dinner: Rice, sauteed moringa leaves, chicken curry, moringa curry, cucumber salad, peach chutney

Snacks/Dessert:  Bananas, tangerines, ice cream, wafers 

I didn't follow the meal plan options to the letter, but, then again, I rarely ever do, so that was nothing new!  The important thing is neither my daughter nor I went hungry.

Moving on to September Week 1 (which includes Monday, August 31 since my week is from Monday to Sunday).  I had some dental work done on Monday and I was told to eat mostly soft foods for a few days.  My September Week 1 meal plan options are as follows:

Brunches:  Fresh fruit; Milkrice and seeni sambol (September 1); Scrambled eggs and fried potatoes; Pancakes and syrup; French toast, Tortillas with scrambled eggs and lunu miris, Protein shakes

Dinners:  Rice with leftover beef curry and/or chicken curry and vegetables; Sauteed spicy potatoes; Macaroni and cheese (boxed mix) with tuna;  Pork chops with vegetables and rice or baked potatoes or a boxed pasta mix; leftovers

Snacks/Desserts:  Fruit, ice cream, protein drinks; peanut butter and bread; gelatin or pudding; fruit juice/ade.

How about you?  Are you making a meal plan for the first week in September?

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Snacks/Dessert: 

August Monthly Photo Challenge: Begins with B

The monthly photo challenge is hosted by Eileen at A Bracelet of Days and the theme for August was "Begins with B". 

I had a lot of fun with this theme and took far too many photos!  I had to cull them quite a bit, but, here are the ones that I selected to post (there might be a theme within a theme, here!)

Starting with the backyard:

Backyard

Which, these day,s means these birds:

Backyard Chickens

"Brown" Hen 
 (Breed is Rhode Island Red)

Barred (Plymouth Rock) Hen

Bare Spot on the Back Slowly Filling In

Beak Wide Open

 

Beak Open Wider

Birds of a Feather?

Bossom Buddies

Besties who Bicker
(especially when they vie for the upper perch)

Balancing Act

Best Perch!

Thank you, Eileen, for hosting the monthly photo challenge.  I really enjoyed participating.

If anyone else is interested in joining the monthly photo challenge, the theme for September is "Measuring/Measurements".  The rules are posted on Eileen's website and are simple: photos must be taken during the month (no archive photos) and a minimum of five (no upper limit).

August Week 4 Review

 

Partial Eclipse of the Moon 8/27/26
(cell phone photo by daughter)

The last week of August was another hot week, with temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s, often with a "feels like" temperatures about 8 to 10 degrees higher.  As much as I like warm temperatures, on some days, it got a bit too hot for even me!

Monday, August 24:  I woke up at 8:00 a.m. and tended to the chickens, wetting down sections of the outer enclosure with water to provide them with damp soil to help them cool down.  Daughter has been placing bottles of frozen water in the coop and enclosure, too, so they could sit close to them to cool off and their water container has bottles of frozen water to cool their drinking water, too.  

I tooked the second tray of pork chops and a chicken curry, a pot of fresh rice, and made a cucumber salad.  Later in the evening, daughter helped me to take the trash bins to the curb and we let the chickens out of the enclosure and they enjoyed walking around the area immediately in front of the enclosure.  They seem to love the gazania plants, which is funny because everything we've read online states that chickens generally don't like the taste of gazanias!  It's not toxic to them, but, apparently they don't like the taste.  Obviously, no one told our chickens that!

Feasting on the Gazania Plants

Tuesday, August 25:  I woke up at 8:00 a.m. to tend to the chickens and then, watered the backyard, a few of the plants, including the pomegranate tree, in the frontyard, and brought in the emptied trash bins.  I also picked a few of the pomegranates as the birds have found and started pecking at the biggest and ripest of them!  I did a load of laundry and spent some time sewing more hexagons to my quilt top.

Wednesday, August 26:  M was here to tend to the garden in the afternoon.  He brought us a jar of pesto and a container of almonds that were seasoned with herbes de Provence that another client had given him, which he didn't want.  Daughter and I were happy to receive them.  M enjoyed a piece of the bread pudding I had made on Saturday.

In the evening, I had the pleasure of getting the hens into the coop for the night.  Usually daughter puts them in for the night, but, she will be leaving for an in-person office meeting in a few weeks and she wanted to reassure herself that I could manage to get them in the coop by myself when she's away.  Also, once the time change takes place this Fall (if it takes place), then, she'll still be working when it gets dark and getting the chickens ready for the night will become my responsibility.  So, I got to get the hens in the smaller, inner coop (which has been made more predator proof with hardware fabric all around).

Thursday, August 27:   On Thursday morning, Henny Penny managed to get out of the enclosure when I went to feed them.  She dashed past me before I could shut the door because she had seen a scarab beetle!  She managed to catch it and I left her to enjoy it while I went into the shed to get the chicken feed.  When I came out of the shed, just a couple of minutes later, Henny Penny was eating some of the gazania leaves and both Fluffy and Mochi were eyeing her!  They both retreated when I got closer and I got Henny Penny back in the enclosure without any problem.  

On Thursday night, my daughter and I watched the partial eclipse of the moon, which reached peak coverage around 9:00 p.m.  Daughter took a picture of it with her cell phone.

Friday, August 28:  Daughter had the day off from work.  It was another very hot day and in the afternoon, she put the a/c on in the bedroom and started cutting out a sari blouse for herself.  She downloaded a free pattern from the internet, printed out the pattern, and cut the blouse pieces using some fabric we had in the fabric stash.  I read, did some paperwork, and ordered some groceries to be delivered on Saturday.

In the evening, M arrived to tend to the garden.  I was seated in one of the garden chairs watching over the hens while daughter went into the house to drink the cup of tea I had made for her, when, Niwatori decided she wanted to perch on me for the first time!  I fully expected her to hop onto my lap, but, no, she flew up onto my head!  I wasn't expecting that!  Those claws are sharp!  I asked M to call daughter and she came and got Niwatori off my head!  Then, she sat down in the other garden chair with Niwatori perched on her shoulder and Henny Penny decided to perch on daughter's head!  These hens are too funny!  

Saturday, August 29:  My groceries were delivered in the morning and I posted about that.  Later, since I still had almost $50 left in my August grocery budget, I ordered coffee from the other grocery store, to be delivered on Sunday.

In the afternoon, we put the a/c on in the bedroom and daughter continued to sew on her sari blouse while I took a long nap!

I wore a straw hat when I went to watch the chickens in the evening, to protect my scalp from sharp claws in case a hen decided to perch on my head, again.  But, this time, Niwatori decided to aim for my shoulder, except the wide brim of my hat confused her and she landed on my upper arm, instead!  She was trying to find a foothold and left a few scratches on my arm before daughter managed to get her off my arm!  I need to wear long sleeved tops if these hens decide to use me as a perch!

Sunday, August 30:  The five packets of coffee beans were delivered in the morning and I wrote all the best by dates on the packages and the canned foods in big numbers and daughter put them up in the pantry cabinet.  I did some paperwork (still need to file) and daughter did a load of laundry.  In the evening, when we went to tend to the chickens, I wore a long sleeved hoodie, but, of course, the chickens didn't want to perch on me now that I was somewhat protected from their sharp claws!  LOL.  

Monday, August 31:  Earlier in the week, my cousin P's daughter had texted me to inform me that P's health had declined quite a bit and she was in hospice care in Florida, where they had both moved to almost 5 years ago.  Midweek, both my daughter and I recorded messages which P's daughter played back to P.  Although P could no longer talk, she could hear and her daughter said that P blinked her eyes when she heard our messages.  On Monday morning, P's daughter called me with the sad news that P had passed away earlier in the morning.  Even though I had been expecting the news, it was still sad to hear.  Rest in peace, Cousin.

I had a dental appointment in the afternoon and daughter took the afternoon off from work to accompany me. Two temporary crowns were fitted, one on either side of my mouth (upper left and lower right).  The procedure took almost two hours and I have a follow-up appointment in September to have the permanent crowns fitted and work done on another tooth!  

Cousin V had called while I was at the dentist's office, so I called her back after I came home and we chatted for a long time.  V's father, P's mother, and my mother were siblings.  But, V and cousin P were doubly related; V's father and P's mother were siblings and V's mother and P's father were also siblings.  So they were very close throughout their lives.  

I rested a bit in the evening and then, sat in the garden watching over the chickens while daughter cleaned the coop; then we both watched over the chickens as they explored more of the garden and made sure they kept a safe distance from the garden cats!  

August Decluttering:  Recent decluttering included brochures and magazines, a couple of items of clothing, storage containers and jars, and dried up pens.  I went over my minimum goal of decluttering at least 31 items, but, fell far short of the bigger goal of decluttering 100 items.  But, I am pleased with what I did declutter.

Well, August did bring some changes with it, once again.  Some were good, some were sad, some were intentional, some were unintended.  But, I am grateful for all the many blessings I've experienced this month.

How was your August?

August Groceries - Part 4

Groceries - August 29, 2026

I ordered groceries on Friday to be delivered today (Saturday).  Once again, I chose to order from the second chain of stores (store F) owned by the same parent company which owns store R. since the paid store membership seems to work for both stores.  The deciding factor was the price of the items I wanted to buy.  Store F had the same or lower prices, with the price differences ranging from $0.30 for the bottle of oil to $1.20 for the can of corned beef, and I'm all for saving a dollar or two when I can!  Especially when I am either replenishing my pantry stock or building up my stock. 

We had finished the bananas and the watermelon (and cantaloupe, too) that I had bought earlier, and was coming to the end of the loaf of bread.  Daughter asked for another watermelon if it was still on sale (it was) and I decided to get more bananas and another loaf of bread.

Boxed cake and brownie mixes were on sale with digital coupons at my stocking up price of $0.99@ at both stores.  Since I had just one boxed brownie mix left in my pantry cupboard (and zero cake mixes), I decided to buy the maximum of five boxed mixes (a combination of 2 brownie mixes and 3 cake mixes).*  I know all the arguments against boxed cake mixes, but, they come in handy when I need a quick and easy dessert.

Ice cream was also on sale for $1.99@ with digital coupons and we had finished the last pint of ice cream earlier in the week.  With the temperatures being over 100F and another dental procedure scheduled for next Monday, I decided that ice cream was a necessary item!  LOL.  

The other items were all regular priced.  I had just opened the last bottle of oil I had in the cupboard (purched in April 2026) and I decided to replenish my stock with another bottle of oil sooner (at today's price) rather than later (when the price might be higher).  The same with the coconut milk - I had used two cans earlier in the week when I cooked some curries, and I will be using another one next Tuesday when I make milkrice on the 1st of the month; so I'm replenishing my stock.  Ditto the condensed milk.  As for the can of corned beef, it doubles my stock of corned beef!  I would like to get two more cans of corned beef so I could eat one (corned beef sandwiches or sauteed with onions and tomato and served with rice) and still have three cans in stock.  

Here's the receipt (with price comparisons, when there was a price difference, with store R in blue):

Order Summary

Original Item Total$60.03

Item Coupons/Sales-$9.20

Order Coupons-$4.00

Fulfillment Fee+$0.00

Other Fees+$0.60

Sales Tax$0.00

Order Total$47.43

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Item Details

22 Items

Betty Crocker™ Favorites Fudge Brownie Mix, 16.3 oz$1.98

2 x $0.99 $2.19 each

Betty Crocker™ Favorites Super Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, 13.25 oz$0.99

1 x $0.99 $2.19 each

Betty Crocker™ Favorites Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix, 13.25 oz$1.98

2 x $0.99 $2.19 each

Fresh Bunch of Bananas – 5-7 Bananas, 1 bunch$1.83

2.65 lbs x $0.69 each (approx.)

Kroger® 100% Pure Vegetable Oil, 48 fl oz$4.19

1 x $4.19 each  ($4.49 at Store R)

Kroger® Half and Half Half Gallon, 1/2 gal$4.99

1 x $4.99 each ($5.49)

Kroger® Premium Coconut Milk, 13.5 fl oz$4.17

3 x $1.39 each ($1.99@)

Kroger® Sweetened Condensed Milk, 14 oz$14.94

6 x $2.49 each ($3.29@)

Kroger® White Sandwich Bread, 20 oz$1.99

1 x $1.99 each

Libby's Corned Beef Canned Meat, 12 oz$7.29

1 x $7.29 each ($8.49)

Mini Seedless Whole Watermelon, 1 ct$2.50

1 x $2.50 each ($4.99)

Private Selection® Double Vanilla Ice Cream Pint, 16 oz$3.98

2 x $1.99 $3.59 each

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Order Coupons

-$4.00

Store Coupon-$4.00

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Other Fees

$0.60

Bag Fee$0.60

6 x $0.10 each

My total came to $47.43 

August grocery budget (for food, only) is $250 plus $8.95 carried over from July = $258.95

My August Grocery spending to date:
$0.52 + $45.51 + $75.33 + $40.18 + $47.43 = $208.97

Balance left in the August Grocery budget = $258.95 - $208.97 = $49.98

Which meant that I had almost $50 left in the budget to stock up a bit more!  I gave some serious consideration and decided to spend it all on daughter's favorite coffee, which is still on sale this week, too, for $9.99@ with the purchase of three or more in one transaction at store R (not on sale at store F)!  I had enough points to apply $1 towards the purchase price, which brought down my total to $48.95.  I placed the order this afternoon and the coffee should be delivered tomorrow (Sunday).  I am going to consider that purchase as part of this grocery shopping order, although I haven't received the coffee, yet.  Once the coffee does arrive, then, daughter will be stocked up with enough coffee for a good long time and, any future purchases will be to replenish what has been used.

Spent to date: $208.97 + $48.95 = $257.92

Balance left in the August Grocery Budger = $1.03

I am very pleased with how this month's grocery spending worked out!  

September's grocery budget will be $250 (plus $1.03 carried over!)

I am grateful for:

- Being able to order groceries from both stores to take full advantage of offers and membership benefits
- Having groceries delivered free of charge (with minimum qualifying purchase amounts)
- The availability of groceries
- Being able to stock up while still keeping to my budget
- The blessing of a pantry

How are you coming along with your August grocery shopping?  Do you have a monthly budget?  Are you able to keep to your budget?

* Edited to clarify that I bought a combination of boxed cake and brownie mixes and not 5 brownie mixes only!

August Week 3 Meal Plan Review and August Week 4 Options

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

These were my meal plan options for August Week 3:

Brunches:  Scrambled eggs and toast (Monday & Wednesday)✓; French toast Bread pudding, instead and for tea; fried egg and cold cuts sandwiches; hamburgers✓; Waffles or pancakes with sugar and lemon juice and/or nutella and banana, for tea bacon and blueberry compote; Fried rice; leftovers (Chinese food)

Dinners: Stringhopperswith  chicken curry and garbanzo beans (chick peas) curry;✓  Rice with chicken curry, kale, moringa curry, and garbanzo beans curry✓;  Burritos (from the freezer)✓; Tortillas and chicken curry; Pork Chops with rice and corn on the cob; Rice, beef curry, leftover vegetables; Pizza; leftovers

Snacks/Desserts:  Fruit✓, protein shakes, yogurt, ice cream✓, cookies✓Bread pudding

Did I at least somewhat keep to the meal plan options?

Monday Dinner: Stringhoppers with Chricken 
Curry and Garbanzo Beans Curry

Monday:
Brunch: Scrambled eggs with sausages and lunu miris; toast (there were two small breakfast sausages leftover from the previous week, which I cut up and added to the eggs); apple juice
Dinner:  Chicken curry (from the freezer), garbanzo beans curry (from the freezer), stringhoppers (a type of rice noodles).

Snacks/Dessert:  Iced shortbread cookie from Sunday's bridal shower, Asian pears from the garden

Tuesday:
Brunch:  Homemade hamburger (me); leftover Chinese takeout from Friday (daughter)
Dinner:  Stringhoppers with chicken curry and garbanzo beans curry
Snacks/Dessert:  Chocolate chip pistachio cookies!  Yum!  Worth putting on the oven in 90+ heat!  LOL.  Apple slices

Wednesday:
Brunch:  Scrambled eggs and toast
Dinner:  Burrito from the freezer
Snacks/Dessert:  Chocolate chip pistachio cookies. honey roasted peanuts

Thursday Tea: Pancakes with Sugar and Lemon 
Juice

Thursday:

Brunch:  Banana and peanut butter (me; daughter was too busy with meetings to eat)
Tea:  Thin pancakes/crepes with sugar and lemon juice (daughter had some with Nutella and banana, as well)

Dinner:  Freshly cooked rice with  chicken curry, kale, garbanzo beans, and peach chutney (daughter); rice, kale, garbanzo beans, and moringa curry (me)
Snacks/Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies, honey roasted peanuts, apple juice

Friday Brunch: Fried Rice

Friday:
Brunch: Fried rice - leftover rice with the last few pieces of Chinese take out barbecue pork and orange chicken cut up and added to it, a handful of frozen mixed vegetables from the freezer, a handful of roasted salted peanuts, and a bit of sriracha sauce and soy sauce.  
Dinner:  Rice, pan sauteed pork chops, boiled corn on the cob
Snacks/Dessert:  Chocolate chip cookies with ice cream, honey roasted peanuts, bananas

Saturday Tea: Bread Pudding

Saturday:
Brunch: Banana and freshly squeezed orange juice (me); juice and coffee (daughter)
Tea:  Bread pudding (with cashews but no raisins because daughter doesn't like raisins)
Dinner:  Rice, beef curry, kale, and peach chutney (daughter); rice, beef curry, kale, and moringa curry (me)
Snacks/Dessert:  Bread pudding; cookies

Sunday:
Brunch: Leftover fried rice from Friday (me); frozen burrito (daughter)
Dinner:  Pizza!  

I didn't want to cook something for dinner (too hot!) and didn't feel like eating any of the leftovers I had in the fridge, either!  Instead, I asked daughter to order us a pizza to be delivered.  Two medium two topping pizzas (had to order two to get the deal at $7.99@); an order of garlic bread pieces ($2.99), delivery fee ($5.99), plus tax and tip all came to just over $30, which I thought was reasonable for a Sunday night treat.  We enjoyed our dinner and there are leftovers for at least two more meals for us.  
Snacks/Dessert: Bread pudding; ice cream, bananas, orange juice, watermelon

And that is how last week's meal plan options turned out!  Did I stick to the meal plan options?  No, not fully, but, I'm okay with that.

On to this week's meal plan options!  I'm calling it August Week 4 and I am starting the week with a fridge full of leftovers! 

Brunches:  Scrambled eggs and fried potatoes or toast; Egg salad sandwiches; Hamburgers;  Waffles  Peanut butter sandwiches

Dinners:  Tortillas with beef curry and cucumber salad; Rice with beef curry, sauteed kale, moringa curry, and cucumber salad; Pork chops with rice and green peas; Rice with chicken curry and spicy sauteed potatoes; Pizza; leftovers

Snacks/Desserts:  Fruit, bread pudding, ice cream, yogurt, maybe a fruit smoothie, honey roasted peanuts, homemade potato chips

Of course, we might go off the listed meal plan options, too!  We'll be in the triple digits later this week and we might just want cucumber salad, leftover cold pizza, and fruit for dinner all week!  

I am grateful for:

- the chickens providing us with eggs
- the garden providing us with fresh fruit (lemon, passion fruit, calamondin) and vegetables (kale and moringa; I picked another six or seven moringa pods on Sunday)
- a full fridge and freezer (and electricity to keep it run
- being able to order groceries online and have them delivered
- being able to order take out/delivery for a treat

Did you meal plan or make a list of meal plan options last week?  If so, did you stick to your list?  Will you be making a meal plan for this week?