Weeks 8 & 9

Two more weeks down and summer is slipping by me. The weeks are starting to blend together so let's see how good my memory is.

Pantry after week 8

Pantry after week 9

Boxes of unopened cereal after week 7:18
Boxes of unopened cereal after week 8: 16
Boxes of unopened cereal after week 9: 16 *my dad gifted us 3 boxes on the last day to up it from 13.

Cash purchases: clothes, shoes, tacos, bananas, apples, cucumbers, oranges, burgers and fries,  gifts for bday party, school supplies, trail mix,
Allowable purchases: gas, veggies and fruit, milk
Cheats: my new cell phone(This was a very necessary purchase plus new phone and first month payment was only $60 because of a rockin' promotion). hubby's new sneakers (another necessary purchase), a few small christmas gifts for extended relatives, and light bulbs, dry erase markers. NOTE: I deposited a large sum of cash to make up for most of this.
Jars/bags opened: Spaghetti sauce, chips, cookies, jam, flour, pop tarts, strawberry applesauce, nutella
Items we are totally out of: fruit snacks,

My poor dead zucchini plant

our garden

Only two more weeks left. WOW!

Happy Summer!

Weeks 6 & 7

Family time is the best! We've had a month of visitors and it was dreamy. My sweet niece that stayed with us for July just left and her place was quickly filled with more family that we haven't seen in years. We spent a few fantastic days together hitting the beach and rides and loving life. We are so blessed.

Pantry after week 6

Pantry after week 7

Quick pantry recap:
Unopened boxes of cereal after week 5: 29
Unopened boxes of cereal after week 6: 22
Unopened boxes of cereal after week 7: 18

Allowable purchases: gas,
Cash purchases: ham, bread, pepperoni, cheese, raspberries, blueberries, apples, bananas, grapes, potatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, graham crackers, chocolate bars, marshmallows, root beer, ice cream, pencils, contact solution, curtain rod, bug zapper, clothes, flip-flops,
Gifts purchased with cash: board games (christmas presents), toys(christmas presents), pillows & wash cloths (wedding gift), play-doh (b-day gift)
Cheats: originally my amazing deals for christmas were done with a credit card but I put my cash in the bank the next day so it forgave the cheat. These were the most amazing deals at Target! I spent $113 and saved over $156. Seriously so good!
Jars/bottles opened: ranch dressing, graham crackers, choc bars, marshmallows, root beer, sprite, sandwich bags, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, rice, applesauce, chips, vanilla wafers, cookies, pudding mix,
Food gifts: cereal, milk

Garden update: my zuchini plant is dead. I am so sad. I only got three beautiful zucchinis from it this year. Last year I got 8. It suddenly died in a matter of days. Everything I reseached says it was probably a vine burrowing bug that killed it. My tomatoes are unaffected.  They are flourishing. My green beans have been plentiful but are starting to turn yellow and aren't looking so good. We've been very dry lately and I'm not the best at watering them because it usually rains every few days to help me out. I need to improve for their sake.

Exactly one more month of pantry living. Wow! Time is flying by.

Happy Summer!