Day 16 March comes in like a lamb and french toast on the menu

    
     Every day can't be the best weather of the year, but each day this week has seemed, if possible, better than the last.  I wish I could be out riding horses in this fine windless day.  Sometimes my hands can just feel the reins pulling against my fine soft leather gloves.
    
     Getting to the bus on time is a Monday morning trial, but everybody made it, barely.  We ate cold cereal, which is the easiest and therefore best for a stressful schedule around here.

menu: life cereal, tea, milk

cost:  1.88, 1.00 for a box of cereal, .88 for 1/2 gal. milk (this week)

     Lunch menu:  ham sandwiches, 1/2 p b & j sandwhiches, carrots, lettuce, mandarins, Rodger also gets a container of leftover soup

cost:;  $4.35

 

ham:   .75

1.5 loaves bread:  .50 (I'm taking advantage of a coupon, 3/$1.00 bread this week)

3 oz peanut butter:  .18

jam: .20

6 large organic carrots:  .66

1 romaine lettuce:  .83

9 mandarin oranges: 1.11

snack:  a gift from my sister's wedding venue:  14 inch round cake, leftover from a wedding

cost:  free

Supper was unusual, to say the least, because I really had a hankering for french toast while the price of bread is so cheap, plus I am cognizant of our need for vegetables and Rodger's limited use of carbs at every meal.  So, we had it all.  At the same meal.

    

Supper menu: french toast with jam or syrup, stir-fry vegetables, canned peaches

Cost:  $3.94

 

bread .49(remember, the white fluff was on sale this week)

12 eggs:  .99

an onion:  .10

1.5 lb broccoli:  1.02

chopped green onion:  .33

1/2 head cabbage:  .20

2 tsp butter:   .04

1 tbsp oil:  .03

jam: .08

syrup:  .16

1 jar homecanned peaches: .50

Today's total:  $10.05