Use the force...

Yesterday while trying to get everyone loaded up to leave from the library Isaac in a moment of frustration hollered that he could NOT get his carseat buckled. I overheard David Benjamin telling him, "Use the force, Isaac!" We watch way too much Star Wars around here.

Eating cheap AND healthy....

Tuesday

Breakfast:
potatoes fried in bacon grease (50 lb bag for $9.50 from farmers market and $1 a lb bacon deal)
oranges slices from farmers market in Clayton
raw milk from our local farmer

Lunch:
blackeyed peas and ham (ham and ham bone were gift from friend, locally grown ham only local feed and pasture)
raw milk from local farmer

Dinner:
blackeyed peas, ham and organic brown rice in ham broth ( from local pastured pig)
raw milk from local farmer
carrot salad - (25 lb bag carrots for $10.50 from farmers market, organic apples from farmers market, organic raisins from FM, organic raw coconut from Wilderness Family Naturals and organic pecans from FM)


The month is only half done. I am trying to keep the budget down and see how little I can spend over the rest of the month. I can count on $50 for our next order of 10 gallons of milk though.