September Meal Planning: Week 4 Review and October Week 1 Options

Bread Pudding

These were my meal plan options for September Week 4:

Brunches:  Leftover chicken pie;  the last of the bagels; the last of the tortillas; eggs, bacon, and toast; boiled mung beans; leftovers from dinner; cereal

Dinners: Ground turkey keema curry with rice and vegetables; boxed mac & cheese with tuna; "breakfast for dinner" type meal or toasted sandwiches; fried rice; frozen potstickers (need to order from the grocery store); or something else!

Snacks/Desserts:  Fresh fruit, cereal, crackers, avocado pudding, and maybe another apple pie as one has been requested!

I thought it was a reasonable meal plan with plenty of options, but, I am glad I put "or something else" at the end of the dinner options!  

So, here is how the meal plan options worked out:

Monday: On Monday, I had a bit of a queasy tummy and didn't feel like eating anything much
Brunch:  Leftover chicken pie (daughter); dry cereal (me)
Dinner:  Leftover chicken pie, again (daughter); scrambled egg (me)
Snacks/Dessert:  Saltine crackers (me); savory Ritz crackers and apple pie (daughter)

Tuesday:  I felt fine and fully recovered, but, didn't feel like cooking dinner or eating leftovers!

Brunch:  Peanut butter toast

Dinner:  Pizza and breadsticks
Snacks/Dessert: Mini cinnamon rolls

Wednesday: I had a surprise visit from my Sri Lankan friend S in the evening, who called 10 minutes before she arrived to let me know that she was on her way for a quick visit, just as I was about to leave to pick up my groceries.  No reason given, but, I picked some moringa pods and leaves and curry leaves to give her (and I'm glad I did because she brought me dinner!)
Brunch:  Leftover pizza and breadsticks
Dinner:  Sri Lankan/Indian food compliments of my friend S: thosai (a type of pancake made with a fermented batter), ulundu vadai (a savory snack that looks a bit like a doughnut), and accompaniments (cashew curry, sambar, coconut chutney):

Wednesday Dinner

Snacks/Dessert: Chocolate, grapes

Thursday:
Brunch:  Pancakes with leftover sambar, coconut sambol, and seeni sambol and/or syrup
Dinner:  Frozen dinner: Swedish meat balls and pasta
Snacks/Dessert: Bread pudding

Friday:  On Friday, we went to the Sri Lankan store and to the Sri Lankan restaurant where we ordered food to go.

Lunch:  Rice served with chicken curry, dhal, eggplant moju, beetroot curry, mallung (cooked shredded leafy greens with grated coconut) and pappadum from the Sri Lankan restaurant

Dinner:  Chicken biriyani (biriyani rice served with chicken, a hard boiled egg, pineapple curry, and mint sambol) from the Sri Lankan restaurant 

Snacks/Dessert: Fish patties and chicken patties; puhul dosi or pumpkin preserves (candied ash gourd, also known as winter melon); sesame aluwa (a type of Sri Lankan candy), watalappam (Sri Lankan custard pudding made with coconut milk, jaggery, eggs, cashew, and spices)

Saturday:  On Saturday, we went to a nearby mall to visit the Japanese shop and stopped in at a French bakery.

Brunch:  Malu pan (bread rolls baked with a filling of curried fish), from the Sri Lankan restaurant
Dinner:  Leftover rice and curries from the Sri Lankan restaurant

Snacks/Dessert: French bread baguette sandwiched with ham, slices of milk bread (a mini loaf of soft fluffy bread with a sweet glaze), watalappam, sesame aluwa, puhul dosi (candied melon)

Sunday:
Brunch:  Patties and rolls (leftovers) from the Sri Lankan restaurant (me); leftover pizza (daughter)
Dinner:  Leftover rice and curries 
Snacks/Dessert: Watalappan (me); bread pudding (daughter), murukku snack mix (savory deep fried snack), sesame aluwa, puhul dosi  

Well, now!  Consider this as the week when the meal plan went flying out the window!  I'm pretty sure I gained at least 2 lbs. after this week's feasting!  LOL.  

But, I am blessed to have friends who bring me some lovely meals; blessed to have access to ethnic stores and restaurants within a reasonable distance from me; blessed to have a car and be able to drive to these places without needing to take buses (it would have meant multiple buses and transfers each way); blessed to be able to have the means with which to afford to buy treats and splurge on restaurant meals.  I am truly grateful for these many blessings.

I am wondering if it is worth doing a meal plan for the first week of October (which includes the last two days of September, as well), but, I do like having some meal plan options, so, here goes nothing!

October Meal Plan Options: Week 1

Brunches:  Leftovers (lots of bits and pieces from which to choose), milkrice and seeni sambol/jaggery/sugar (Wednesday; October 1); cold cuts sandwiches; cereal and milk

Dinners: Rice and chicken curry and vegetables; pasta with ground turkey;  ground turkey "cottage pie"; pork chops with rice/pasta/potatoes and vegetables, if I manage to make it to the Tuesday only sale at the Armenian store (pork chops are on sale again for $1.99/lb.), or something else!

Snacks/Desserts:  Fresh fruit, granola bars, cereal, crackers, Sri Lankan sweets and snacks!

The big question is, will I stick to the meal plan or go off of it, again?  

Are you making a meal plan this week?

September Grocery Shopping - Part 4

I ordered and picked up groceries yesterday (Wednesday).  We were out of half and half for daughter's coffee and coming to the end of the milk, garlic powder, and loaf of bread I had bought earlier.  In addition, I wanted some chicken (especially since I didn't go to the ethnic store as planned, earlier, for various reasons) and a few items that were on sale.

I bought:

Rewards

Total Savings: $34.42 (includes the $6.95 pick up fee that was waived because I spent more than $35.00)

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Order Summary

Original Item Total$74.34

Item Coupons/Sales-$27.47

Fulfillment Fee+$0.00

Other Fees+$0.40

Sales Tax+$0.59

Order Total$47.86

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Item Details

20 Items

Cucumber, 1 ct$0.99

1 x $0.99 each

Fancy Feast Gems Pate Cat Food Mousse With Chicken and a Halo of Savory Gravy Cat Food, 2 oz / 2 ct$4.00

2 x $2.00 $2.49 each

Foster Farms Fresh & Natural Chicken Thighs, 1 pk$8.03

5.39 lbs x $1.48 $2.99 each (approx.)

Kroger® Half and Half Quart, 1 qt$3.69

1 x $3.69 each

Marie Callender's Beef Pot Pie Frozen Meal, 10 oz$2.50

1 x $2.50 $3.99 each

Marie Callender's Swedish Meatballs Bowl Frozen Meal, 11.500 oz$5.00

2 x $2.50 $4.29 each

Marie Callender's Sweet Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki Bowl Frozen Meal, 12.300 oz$2.50

1 x $2.50 $4.29 each

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey Breast & Smoked Uncured Ham Thin Sliced Lunchmeat, 9 oz$2.99

1 x $2.99 $6.99 each

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Slow Roasted Roast Beef Thin Sliced Lunchmeat, 7 oz$2.99

1 x $2.99 $6.99 each

Purina Fancy Feast Gems Mousse Pate With Salmon and Halo of Savory Gravy Cat Food, 2 oz / 2 ct$2.00

1 x $2.00 $2.49 each

Ralphs® Vitamin D Whole Milk Half Gallon, 1/2 gal$2.99

1 x $2.99 each

Smart Way™ Garlic Powder, 2 oz$1.50

1 x $1.50 each

StarKist Chunk Light Tuna in Water Can, 5 oz$4.40

5 x $0.88 $1.49 each (approx.)

Western Hearth® 7 Multigrain Bread, 24 oz$3.29

1 x $3.29 each

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Other Fees

$0.40

Bag Fee$0.40

4 x $0.10 each

I deleted all the itemizations of coupon deductions from the receipt in order to streamline it, a bit.  Instead, I decided to color code my receipt.

Dancer's cat food and the tax paid on it are shown in blue.

The grocery items I paid full price for are indicated in pink.  

Everything else on the receipt are items purchased because they were on sale/offer with store loyalty card, digital coupons, and/or multi-buy specials (the frozen dinners).

I paid a total of $47.86

Of which, Dancer's cat food and related tax came to: $6.59

Groceries for humans and bag fees = $47.86 - 6.59  = $41.27

My September Grocery Budget = $250.00

Spent to date = $28.49 + $36.06 + $36.45 +$1 + $41.27 = $143.27

Balance left in the September grocery budget = $250 - $143.27 = $106.73

I didn't need a lot of vegetables, other than the cucumber, because I have carrots in the fridge, frozen vegetables, and fresh okra, moringa pods and leaves, and some stunted ears of corn (this year's corn harvest leaves a lot to be desired) from the garden, as well as some butternut squash that are just about ready to be picked.

I didn't need any fruit because I have avocados, mangos, two apples, and a few grapes that were bought earlier, plus Asian pears from the garden.

I will probably shop for more produce next week and depending on when I shop, it will come from this month's grocery budget or October's.  

I am very pleased with this month's grocery spending so far.  I had wanted to save at least $50 from this month's grocery budget towards stocking up on my next trip to the Sri Lankan grocery store, which might take place tomorrow (Friday).  

Did you go grocery shopping this week?  Are you finding good deals at your stores?  How are you doing with your grocery budget, if you have one?

Fall/Autumn Joyful Activities 2025

Fall Decorations (2023)

I have decided to create a list of Fall/Autumn Joyful Activities, after not doing sone for a couple of years.  I think the last one I did was in September 2023.  

The goal is to engage in some activities that are fun and joyful to celebrate this season, while keeping in mind that we will continue to have summer-like weather (it went up to 90F, today ) until well into October.  

Daughter is making her own list, but, here's the list of activities I came up with:

- Decorate for fall (and Halloween and Thanksgiving)

- Bake some apple-cinnamon, zucchini-nut, and/or corn bread (or all three!)

- Bake a pie

- Make butternut squash soup and/or pumpkin curry

- Plant a fall/cool season garden
- Knit something (a pair of socks, maybe) 

- Visit a public garden with daughter

- Celebrate Thanksgiving

What do you think?  Will you join me in making a list of fun activities to do in the fall?

Starting Fall

 

Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Decorations
at the Vets' Clinic

Fall started on Monday, but, we are still experiencing summer with daytime highs in the upper 80s and mid-90s.

On Monday, 15 bags of donations were picked up by the charity I had called.  I actually have more bags of donations, but, 15 are all they will pick up at one time.  I will be calling them in the next day or two to schedule another pick up at their earliest convenience.  

I took it easy on Monday as I didn't feel 100%.  Daughter took the trash cans out for me in the evening and I took a 2-hour nap.  Daughter had leftovers for lunch and dinner; I had dry cereal and crackers with lemon-lime soda.  I felt fine on Tuesday morning, though.

I took Dancer to the vets' clinic to get his monthly arthritis injection on Tuesday.  The waiting area had a Day of the Dead altar set up, featuring cats and dogs.  

Dancer was not impressed.  He protested when daughter picked him up and held him for me to give him the sedative.  He protested when we put him in the carrier.  He protested during the car ride.  Then, he threw up just as I turned into the parking lot.  I usually put a towel down in the carrier and this time, I put an absorbent water proof "pee pad" on top of the towel too, as added protection.  In addition, I took an extra pee pad with me, which I handed to the technician so she could throw away the soiled one and put the dry one down for the ride home.  

The ride home was better and he didn't protest much until I turned into my street.  Then, he protested and, just as I turned into the drive way, he pooped!  Let's just say that Dancer helped me declutter a towel (I put it in the trash).  By the time I had cleaned him up and the carrier, I was pretty much done for the day!

Daughter brought the empty trash cans in, helped me fill out some paperwork, and replaced the broken handle in my toilet with a new handle she ordered for me.  She made us peanut butter toast for brunch.  For dinner, I went off the meal plan and ordered pizza to be delivered.  Later, I browned the ground turkey I had kept to thaw and added curry powder and chili powder, etc., to it.  I will finish making the keema curry on Wednesday.  

As I write this blog post, I am grateful for:

- Daughter's help with various tasks
- Vet care for Dancer
- Donations pick up by the charity
- Fans to keep us cool and electricity to run them
- Feeling better

Daily joyful activities have included decluttering, reading, and watching videos online, picking fruits and vegetables from the garden.

Plans for Wednesday include tending to the garden with M, cooking the keema curry, and doing a bit of tidying.

How is your week coming along?  

September Meal Planning - Week 3 Review and Week 4 Options

Chicken "Patty Curry" Pie

Apple Pie
(I cut an apple and two leaves for venting,
but it looks like a face with closed eyes and
a big nose, doesn't it?)

These were my meal plan options for September Week 3:

Brunches:  Bagels with butter and/or cold cuts✔; sandwiches with cold cuts✔; salads; French toast; doughnuts, tortillas with eggs and lunu miris; leftovers from dinners

Dinners:  Fried rice;✔ smoked sausage✔  with spicy potato wedges and salad boxed rice mix, green beans, okra, and corn on the cob (requested by daughter who really liked the smoked sausage from last week); ground turkey keema curry with rice or ground turkey and pasta; "breakfast for dinner" scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes✔; chicken patty curry pie; chicken enchilada meal, leftovers✔.

Snacks/Desserts: Options include fruit✔, cereal✔, yogurt✔, ice cream✔, cheese and crackers✔, popcorn✔, mango achcharu or pickle (under ripe mango, cut up and added to a mixture of white vinegar, salt, sugar, and chili powder; eaten as a snack)✔. etc.

And here's how that turned out:

Monday:

Brunch:  Toasted bagel and butter (me); bagel/cold cuts sandwich (daughter)

Dinner:  Cold cuts sandwich (me); leftover rice and salmon (daughter)
Snacks/Dessert: Mango pickle, jujubes, waffles, popcorn

Tuesday:

Brunch:  Cold cuts sandwich made with bread  (me); cold cuts sandwich made with bagel (daughter)

Dinner:  Fried rice (leftover Chinese barbecue pork, leftover rice, onions, chives, peas, carrots, scrambled egg)
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt and treacle (me); Asian pears, Grapes, leftover waffles, 

Barbecue Pork Fried Rice

Wednesday:

Brunch:  Doughnuts compliments of M

Dinner:  Smoked sausage, green beans, okra, boxed rice/wild rice mix and daughter had a small corn on the cob (from the garden) as well
Snacks/Dessert: Chocolate mousse (compliments of M) with ice cream, Asian pears

Wednesday Dinner

Thursday:

Brunch:  Leftover doughnuts

Dinner:  Breakfast for dinner - scrambled eggs and fried potatoes
Snacks/Dessert:  Fruit, crackers, cereal with milk

Friday:

Brunch:  Ham sandwich on half a bagel each, Asian pear slices

Friday Brunch

Dinner:  Leftovers from the fridge (daughter); baked potato (me; wasn't feeling hungry)
Snacks/Dessert:  Homemade croutons, Asian pears, passionfruit lemonade; cereal with milk

Saturday:

Brunch:  Tortillas with eggs and lunu miris (I beat the eggs with lunu miris and then, pour some of it onto one side of the tortilla and cook until the egg mixture is cooked, flipping it over to fully cook the egg mixture)

Dinner:  Chicken Patty Curry pie.  I was planning to make patties (small meat filled pastries, similar to empanadas) using canned chicken breast, with onions, carrots, and potato added as well as curry powder and chili powder to make the patty curry, but, instead of making small individual pastries, I decided to make one big pie - less rolling out and cutting of pastry.  

Chicken Patty Curry Pie

Snacks/Dessert: Apple pie  - I had pastry leftover and decided to make an apple pie for dessert; daughter cut the apples for me

Apple Pie

Sunday:

Brunch:  Ham sandwich (me); hamburger (daughter, who had a day out with friends)

Dinner:  Chicken enchilada with mole sauce, Mexican rice, refried beans, and flan (daughter brought her restaurant dinner home to share with me)
Snacks/Dessert: White cheddar cheese crackers (Cheez-It)*, grapes, flan 

* I went to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription refill and I had a $4 Extra Bucks coupon; the 7 oz. box of crackers, regular price $4.49, were on sale, 2 for $5.00 or $2.50 each; I bought two  - one original and one white cheddar - with the coupon and $1 out of pocket.  A good bargain as far as I am concerned (I would not pay the regular price for them).

Well, I didn't stay true to the meal plan, but, we had some delicious meals during Week 3.

Moving on to Week 4, here are my meal plan options:

Brunches:  Leftover chicken pie;  the last of the bagels; the last of the tortillas; eggs, bacon, and toast; boiled mung beans; leftovers from dinner; cereal

Dinners: Ground turkey keema curry with rice and vegetables; boxed mac & cheese with tuna; "breakfast for dinner" type meal or toasted sandwiches; fried rice; frozen potstickers (need to order from the grocery store); or something else!

Snacks/Desserts:  Fresh fruit, cereal, crackers, avocado pudding, and maybe another apple pie as one has been requested!

Well, that's the plan, but, as always, the actual meals might be subject to change!  

As always, I am grateful for having plenty to eat and variety in my meals.

Are you making a meal plan or meal plan options this week?

September Days

 

Baby Possum

This baby possum showed up at the sliding glass door one night, checking to see if there was any kibble the cats might have left.  It was probably about 8 inches long, but, obviously big enough to be be on its own.  

This week, has been a fairly productive week.  

On Monday, I picked up groceries, called for a donations pick up and scheduled that for the following Monday, tried unsuccessfully to call to schedule a home inspection that I was told was necessary for insurance renewal purposes, watered the back garden, and took the trash cans to the curb for pick up on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, I bought the trash cans in, called and rescheduled an upcoming doctor's appointment as I had double booked myself for that day, and called and left messages about scheduling the home inspection.

On Wednesday, I had M take the room air conditioning unit down from the window as the forecast said there would be rain Wednesday night into Thursday.  If the a/c unit is left on the window ledge when it rains, the rain water drips down onto the window sill and gets that wall wet.  I've had water damage to that wall repaired, earlier, and I don't want to risk getting the wall wet again.  Besides, we went up to 95F on Tuesday and I didn't use the a/c and I doubt if it will get warm enough for me to want air conditioning during the rest of this month plus it will start to get cooler in October.   One of M's other clients had given him some doughnuts and he shared them with us:

Doughnuts Shared by M

It rained late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning.  We had light showers in my area, which helped the garden a little bit but, according to the news, other areas received quite a lot of rain as a result of tropical storm Mario, resulting in mudslides and flash floods.  I'm glad we only had the light showers.  

On Thursday, I paid my auto insurance renewal and, after several days of trying, managed to get hold of someone at the insurance company to discuss scheduling the home inspection.  Apparently, the person who sent me the letter regarding needing a home inspection is no longer with the company and the phone number he had given me to the inspection department was no longer in service!  The new agent I spoke to was very apologetic and told me she had sent an email to the inspection team and someone will call me to schedule the apartment in 10 to 12 business days.  If not, I have her name and number to call.  I want to get this inspection done sooner rather than later just in case they say I need additional repairs done before they can renew my home insurance.  I am also hoping that the premiums will not be astronomical as home insurance companies are raising their rates for houses in my state.  

In addition, I sorted through a couple of pantry shelves in the kitchen.  And I sorted through a bag of clothes that daughter had decluttered.  I kept aside a few long sleeved blouses and a couple of sweaters that fitted me to add to my fall/winter wardrobe and I added a couple of items from my closet to the bag of donations.  I did a couple of loads of laundry too and folded and put away my items and the household items.  Daughter put away her own clothes.  

On Friday, I made passionfruit lemonade with all the passionfruit I had picked this summer and a lemon.  Daughter and I enjoyed it and M liked the glass I gave him to try.  I cleaned out the fridge drawers, washing the drawers, relining them with kitchen towels, and putting things back.  I had stored some end slices of bread in one of the drawers and I make croutons with some of them.  My daughter and M both enjoyed them, fresh out of the oven, as a snack!  I also wiped down the kitchen counters, the microwave, and one half of the stove top and under the burners, etc.  It's the side I cook on the most; I will clean the other side on another day.  

Plans for Saturday include sorting through more clothes that daughter has decluttered and being on hand to help daughter as she sorts through the spare bedroom.  Plus some cooking and catching up on a few blogs.

This week, I am grateful for:
- What I was able to accomplish
- The rain we received on Thursday
- The warm late summer days

- M's help with the garden and other tasks

- Garden produce

My joyful activities have included spending time in the garden, watering and weeding; reading; doing sudoku; watching videos.

How was your week?  What are your plans for the weekend?

September Meal Planning: Week 2 Review and Week 3

 

Fresh Jujubes
(from daughter's friend's parents' tree)

This was my September Week 2 Meal Plan/Options:

Brunches:  Curried pork fried rice (Monday); French toast; waffles, tortillas with seeni sambol scrambled eggs and lunu miris; leftovers from dinners

Dinners:  Rice and curries - curried pork, sauteed okra, sauteed moringa leaves, spicy sauteed potatoes (Monday);  smoked sausage, spicy potato wedges, corn on the cob, and salad (Tuesday); sauteed salmon (from the freezer) with rice and vegetable curries green beans; leftovers; or something else (Chinese take out)!

Snacks/Desserts: Options include fresh fruit, homemade chocolate cookies (daughter baked), apple juice popsicles, and ice cream.

Monday:

Brunch:  Curried pork fried rice

Dinner:  Rice, curried pork, sauteed okra, sauteed moringa leaves, spicy sauteed potatoes, 
Snacks/Dessert: Pears (me), watermelon (daughter), homemade chocolate cookies

Tuesday:

Brunch:  Rice and leftover curries (daughter); leftover curried pork fried rice (me)

Dinner:  Smoked sausage baked in the oven along side spicy potato wedges, corn on the cob, and salad
Snacks/Dessert: Apple juice popsicles; chocolate cookies

Wednesday:

Brunch: Smoked sausage and potato wedges (daughter); tortilla and seeni sambol (me) 

Dinner:  Smoked sausage and potato wedges (daughter - she really liked the smoked sausage, this time); leftover pork chop with onion and mushroom gravy, rice, and sauteed okra (me)
Snacks/Dessert: Chocolate cookie (me)

Thursday:

Brunch:  Chinese take out

Dinner:  Leftover Chinese food
Snacks/Dessert: Ice cream and cookies

Friday:

Brunch:  Leftover Chinese food

Dinner:  Salmon with rice (daughter) or baked potato (me)
Snacks/Dessert: Asian pears, blueberry cobbler with or without ice cream; cheese and crackers

Saturday:

Brunch:  Toast and butter with seeni sambol on one half and peach jam on the other half (me; daughter went out with friends and enjoyed French and Cuban pastries)

Dinner:  Leftover Chinese food (me; daughter had a potluck dinner with friends)
Snacks/Dessert: Asian pear, 1/4 chocolate cookie; dry cereal, jujubes, blueberry cobbler

Sunday:

Brunch:  Waffles with seeni sambol, bacon, and syrup

Dinner:   Leftover Chinese food (daughter), rice, salmon, okra, cashew curry, tomato chutney, and moringa curry (me)
Snacks/Dessert: Asian pears, jujubes, blueberry cobbler; cheese and crackers (me)

I think the meal plan options worked out quite well during September Week 2.  There were some small adjustments, here and there, but, that's normal for me.

Moving on to Week 3, here are my meal plan options:

Brunches:  Bagels with butter and/or cold cuts; sandwiches with cold cuts; salads; French toast; leftovers from dinners

Dinners:  Fried rice; smoked sausage  with spicy potato wedges and salad (requested by daughter who really liked the smoked sausage from last week); ground turkey keema curry with rice or ground turkey and pasta; "breakfast for dinner" scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes; leftovers.

Snacks/Desserts: Options include fruit, cereal, yogurt, ice cream, cheese and crackers, popcorn, mango achcharu or pickle (under ripe mango, cut up and added to a mixture of white vinegar, salt, sugar, and chili powder; eaten as a snack). etc.

Mango Achcharu (Pickle)

Are you meal planning this week?  If so, what's on your meal plan for the week?

September Grocery Shopping - Part 3

I ordered more groceries last night and picked up the items this morning.  I needed bread and half & half.  I wanted bagels for breakfasts for the week and cold cuts (which were on sale with digital coupons) for sandwiches.  And I decided to get more eggs even though I still have the ones I bought last week, some boxed rice and pasta mixes, and cereal because they were on sale either with digital coupons or multi-buy specials and I wanted to stock up.  

In addition, I bought a different cat food for Dancer to try; he seemed to like it, but, we shall see.  Just because he likes it on Monday doesn't mean he will like it on Tuesday!  LOL.

Here's what I bought:

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Order Summary

Original Item Total$62.14

Item Coupons/Sales-$23.50

Fulfillment Fee+$0.00

Other Fees+$0.30

Sales Tax+$0.24

Order Total$39.18

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Item Details

16 Items

Farmer John Classic Premium Cooked Ham, 12 oz$2.99

1 x $2.99 $5.99 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.00

Kroger® Cage Free Large White Eggs, 18 ct$4.49

1 x $4.49 $5.89 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.40

Kroger® Everything Bagels, 6 ct / 18 oz$2.79

1 x $2.79 each

Kroger® Half and Half Quart, 1 qt$3.69

1 x $3.69 each

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Oven Roasted Turkey Breast & Smoked Uncured Ham Thin Sliced Lunchmeat, 9 oz$3.99

1 x $3.99 $6.99 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.00

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Uncured Ham Thin Sliced Lunchmeat, 9 oz$3.99

1 x $3.99 $6.99 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.00

Pasta Roni® Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta Mix, 4.7 oz$1.98

2 x $0.99 $1.89 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.40

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.40

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Pasta Roni® Parmesan Cheese Angel Hair Pasta Mix, 5.1 oz$0.99

1 x $0.99 $1.89 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.40

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds Breakfast Cereal, 12 ounces$5.97

3 x $1.99 $4.79 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.80

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.80

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.80

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00

Purina Fancy Feast Gems Mousse Pate With Salmon and Halo of Savory Gravy Cat Food, 2 oz / 2 ct$2.49

1 x $2.49 each

Rice-A-Roni® Long Grain & Wild Rice, 4.3 oz$1.98

2 x $0.99 $1.99 each

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50

Western Hearth® Old Fashioned White Bread, 24 oz$3.29

1 x $3.29 each

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Other Fees

$0.30

Bag Fee$0.30

3 x $0.10 each

Total spent:  $39.18

Total spent on human food: $39.18 - $2.49 - $0.24 (tax) = $36.45

September grocery budget:  $250

Spent to date = $28.49 + $36.06 + $36.45 = $101.00

Balance left in the September grocery budget = $250 - $101 = $149.00

I haven't decided yet if I will go to the ethnic store, tomorrow, to buy some chicken (leg quarters on sale for $0.99/lb.) and beef (which, at $5.99/lb. is $2/lb. cheaper than at the grocery store I ordered from and picked up, today).  I will decide in the morning, I suppose.

How is your grocery spending coming along?  Are you finding good sales on items you want?  Are you able to keep to your budget if you have a monthly grocery budget?