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Today we not only have a new show available with Amy Arnold, but we also have more menues for your family. 

 Today on the funny side of life, my 8 year old son managed to get through a lock and into our kitchen to cook.  The funny part to the story is that Alex has Down’s and functions at about a 4-5 year old age.  His cooking consisted of 18 eggs, leftover chicken, a bottle of Ranch Dressing, Baking Powder and ketchup.  I’m not sure what he was going for, but atleast it didn’t take as long to clean up as last time…

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Today is Boy Scouts and Michael has a field trip to the Fire Station.  We need to make an easy dinner that Robbie can feed to Paul and Alex as well as leaving something for Mike if he is still hungry later.  The obvious solution was to make Cal-zone.  So for ingredients we need pizza dough .79, ricotta cheese .80, pepperoni 1.00, and pizza cheese 1.99. The total for today’s meal is 4.58.  That will give us a balance of  268.56 - 4.58 = 263.98

Thierry went to work early today, so the boys get to eat early today and simply.  We are having breakfast for dinner.  Bacon 10 pieces 1.50 , a package of Jiffy Buttermilk Bisquits .55, 1 egg .18, 1 cup of milk .22, 2 tablespoons of oil .10, 5 eggs .91. which gives us a total of 3.46 for a balance of 272.02-3.46 = 268.56

What a wonderful day!  The sun is shining and no hint of snow!  Maybe it really is spring!  I actually went out today and bought plants for the yard so I’m trying to get into the mood.  Hope it holds.

 For todays meal, I am using the remainder of the roasted chicken I had yesterday .00, pizza dough .79, pesto sauce 2.69, mushrooms 1.00 and pizza cheese 1.99.  It is a gourmet pizza fit for kings or atleast a number of hungry men… The total for the day is 4.47.  So we have  276.49 - 4.47 = 272.02

Today it was back to school and I had a number of things to do besides trying to get the show back on the air.  That unfortunately didn’t work.  So for dinner tonight I made a special dinner.  I roasted a chicken 5.54 and then we had saffron rice 1.69 with peas .50.  Simple and easy plus I can use the left over chicken tomorrow. The total for the meal was 7.73 with leaves me a balance of 284.22 - 7.73 = 276.49

Thierry went to the doctor today and had some wonderful news.  His lab work came back with low to normal readings and he is down 48 lbs.  His doctor is happy and so is he!  Belly Buster Diet Works.  See I told you so!!!

This weeks guest on Work at Home Family is Laura Beulke with Vertical Printing and Graphics.  I hope you enjoy the show.

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I am so sorry for the delay this week, but we have had issues accessing the site.  So lets get started. Well we have done something different today, since it’s the weekend I am going to include the cost of all the meals for the family. Breakfast: 6 slices of bread .36, 6 eggs 1.08 , 12 pieces of bacon 1.80 , 4 cups of milk .90 .  Lunch: 24 meatballs 3.25, 1 quart of chicken broth 2.16, 1 can diced tomatoes .69, 1/2 package frozen cut spinich .89, 1 package cheese tortalini 1.50, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese .50, french bread 1.50. Dinner: 6 hamburge patties 1.33, 6 hamburger buns .88, 1 bag of chips 1.99, 6 slices of cheese .60 for a grand total of  19.43. so the remaining total is 303.65 - 19.43=284.22

Well it’s time for something different for a meal.  Tonight it was easy.  I will be making Beef Cal-zone.  You will need 1 lb of beef, 1 prepared pizza dough, 1 bag of pizza cheese, 1/4 cup of Swiss Cheese, 1/4 Cup of Cheddar Cheese, 1 Cup of Ricotta cheese and 1 t of Italian Seasoning.  The cost for the meal is:  Beef 1.97, Dough .69, Pizza Cheese 1.99, Swiss Cheese .25, Cheddar Cheese .25, Ricotta Cheese .82 and Seasoning .89(cost of the jar) = 6.86 which gives us a balance of $403.65.

Today was Boy Scouts to the Library.  I learned that I had forgotten to return 3 DVD’s and now have a past due amount of $64.00 in fines.  Never again.  Actually, the boys had lost the video’s and with all the other exciting things going on, I had forgotten.  so, hopefully at the end of the month, I will have the extra to pay the library and then can check out books again.  The other exciting thing is that my 8 year old has discovered Star Wars.  While I grew up on what later became episodes 4, 5, & 6 now I am having to learn all about 1,2 & 3.  Way to go Mom,  I think…  Have a great weekend.

Today we have Chicken and Biscuit bake.  Simple and easy!  you need 1 lb of chicken, 1/2 C  sour cream, 1 bag of broccoli, 1 can of either chicken or mushroom soup, a package of biscuits, 1/2 C cheddar cheese, and 1 Tablespoon of seasoning( I used Home Made Gourmet’s roast beef seasoning staple).  The costs are chicken $2.93, sour cream .79, broccoli 1.40, soup .69, biscuits 1.10, cheddar cheese .50, seasoning .25.  this recipe feeds 10.  The total cost is $7.66 which leaves us $410.51

Well it’s Friday and all the kids went to school, thank God.  Thierry gave blood at the hospital for the doctors and we then meet with the boys Case Manager to discuss the recent IEP and the plans for the summer.  What a day.  We even went to Sam’s and got a membership for the first time in 6 years.  What a rush!  For those following the feeding program, I will be positing over the weekend as well so you can keep up with the totals.  Have a great weekend everyone.

Well its day 2 and how did your family enjoy last nights meal?  Tonight I have a new and easy recipe for you that includes Hamburger helper and either chicken or turkey.  Actually its Chicken Helper, but old habits die hard.  To that mix I added 1 lbs of poultry, 1 can of black beans and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.  The cost was broken down to Chicken Helper $1.00, Poultry 2.97, Beans .65, Cheddar Cheese .50 for a total cost of 5.12 and I served it with chips you could also do it with tortillas. for an additional cost of approximately  1.50.  for a grand total of 6.62 for six or 1.10 each person.  Not too bad that gives us $436.89 - 6.62= $430.27.  So we are on our way.  Tomorrow we have a special meal for Robbie and it is Italian in nature.  For those of you interested, I am currently working on a e-book with all the recipes and shopping list for the month.  It should be ready right after the end of the month.

On a different front, I thought you all might get a kick out of the latest here at Weber acres… Alex one of our triplets is not a bad kid.  He goes to school regularly and seems to enjoy it and the teachers seem to enjoy him as long has he isn’t biting or attacking the little girls in his class.  Today I got a call from the school saying that Alex had communicated that he didn’t feel well so I got a call from the nurse and went and got him.  Of course once he got home he was very healthy.  He had a Popsicle and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Then dad gave him a hot-dog and God only knows what else.  Then of course it was cookies with the brother when they got home from school and dinner.  So much for school, illness and best intentions.  Hope your kids are not as smart as my little Down’s Child.  Have a great night.

Today is my son’s birthday and it is far from being a fools day.  I do want to appologize for the fact that the blogs have not been updated lately.  I just have had the blahs and haven’t been able to get over them.  Now I hope I am back on track.  Thank you all for your patience with me.  Now on to bigger and better. 

How to feed a family of 6 for $450 a month.  Tonight it is Lasagna.  The nice thing about this meal is that it makes enough for left overs.  I used the recipe off of the box so I didn’t have to cook the noodles.  The total time in the oven is about an hour and it can be made ahead so all you have to do is put it in the oven when you get home.  The cost break down for me was: meat 1.99, sauce (26oz jar) $1.30, water, ricotta cheese 1.45, mozarella cheese in the bag 1.99, parmasan cheese (1/4 of the bag) 1.99, noodles (1/2 box) 1.64, 2 eggs (2/12) 1.50.  so the total cost for 12 servings was 9.12/ 12 = .76 per serving.  So we have two meals for $9.12.  you can serve the lasagna with salad for an additional 1.99 & Italian bread for 1.50 plus a dessert of pudding or jello.  Jello is about .50 for box plus water.  So our total meal tonight is 13.11 which leaves us  $436.89.  Tomorrow we go easy…

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