Menu Plan Monday: November 12th Edition

It might be a little obvious, but they had a sale at the grocery store on hams. ;)

Monday: Roast with Potatoes & Carrots (crockpot)

Tuesday: Ham

Wednesday: Frozen Pizza (it's a crazy night for us)

Thursday: Fried Mashed Potatoes & Cubed Ham

Friday: Spaghetti (no meat) and Homemade Bread

Saturday: lunch ---> Loaded Baked Potatoes; dinner ---> Dinner from Out

Sunday: lunch ---> Ham Sandwiches; dinner ---> Beef Noodle Bowls

Does my blog freeze/crash your computer?

I had two different people last weekend tell me that my blog was causing issues with their computer. I haven't done anything different lately except add a widget (not from Blogger) that updates what my recent postings are. I'm concerned that might be the problem.

Of course...if my blog DOES crash your computer, I don't suppose you will be able to post to me to let me know. Sigh.

I'm going to place a lost & found ad in the newspaper

Lost:

Autumn. She's a beautiful season -- she also answers to the name of Fall. She typically has mild weather with some rain. One hallmark of her is changing leaves. Though our leaves have been changing, it appears that her sister Summer overstayed her welcome, and her other sister Winter is trying to shove her out of the picture. If you have seen Autumn, please send her this way, as we do enjoy her.

WFMW Backwards Edition Part II: Reasonable Food Budget?

It's another edition of the Backwards Works for Me Wednesday! You know...you usually give a great tip, but in the backwards edition -- you ask for them!

So...here's my dilemma --

What is a reasonable food budget for a week or a month? What do you do? What works for you in this area?

We are a family of five, and I always feel like I budget more than enough for the area of food (this includes both groceries and food from out), but we always go way over budget. So...it leaves me wondering if I am being unreasonable, or if we are just spending way too much.

On a side note, I just bought all of the e-books/audio files from Biblical Womanhood on feeding your family on $35/week (not because I thought I could do that, but because I needed some tips), but I haven't read/listened to them yet.

Any ideas on what you budget or ways that you really save on your budget would be GREAT! And, seriously -- feel free to share even if you think your budget/what you spend in this area is huge. I need some big spenders to post too! ;)