Three Month Picture

So here is a picture of what I ended up getting for the week. The cereal at Albertsons was only $1.49 so I couldn't resist stocking up. 5 more boxes are in my kitchen cupboard. Notice all my 50 cent seasonings: Lemon Pepper, Ground Sage, Seasoned Meat Tenderizer, Chopped Onions, Crushed Red Pepper, and Italian Seasoning. They also had a few more that I didn't get like Chili Powder and a few more I don't remember. Now I won't have bland food storage! Also notice the 2 pounds of yeast! Good luck everyone! My investment this week was about $13 which is more than I normally do, but still not going to break the bank. It really does add up fast!

Three Month Thursday

So this is a partial post for my weekly food storage posting. As you can read in my other posting, we went skiing today!! This week though I wanted to buy a couple items that are used for cooking and baking. I already bought a 2 lb bag of yeast at Costco for $3.59 (or close to that) which is a really great deal! I also want to get some chicken boullion, salt, and some spices. Walmart has some spices for 50 cents. I can't remember what kinds were that cheap exactly, but I am remembering garlic salt and possibly cinnamon and oregano and more I can't remember. I am going to pick up a few of those. That will help to season my rice and sauces. Anyway so far I have yeast so I haven't taken a pic yet, but I did want to post on time.
By the way, here is a teaser: I am having a Food Storage Contest. Details to come in a few days.

Skiing Fun!!

So Darrell had an idea that would either be super fun or a total disaster: Take Collin skiing. It was a risk we were willing to take and I am so glad that we did. Collin is an AMAZING skier, which really isn't a huge surprise to me because the kid is extremely coordinated. We had so much fun! We went down the practice bunny hill about 3 times and then headed for the big lift. He did so great and after a few runs he was only falling once or twice per run. At the end of the day he had two big crashes where skis went flying. I think it was because he was a little too confident and was going too fast. Overall though he kept his balance and pretty much went faster than I wanted to. I am a big wimp! I haven't been skiing in years. (Not that I was ever an expert skiier though.) It was really fun to watch Collin go flying by the ski school with kids his age and older. :) My little superstar!
Getting all geared up for the first time -


Look at me!! Darrell got this picture as Collin went flying past him. Lucky shot too because our camera is really slow.


My little man -

The Boys -

Fog schmog, let's go! -

Ahhh....we wore him out! Notice the headband. He thought it was so cool that I was wearing that so he asked to wear it after I was done. :) Funny little man.

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Banana Bread Muffins

So I have made several batches of these over the winter months. Suzanne even teased me about it. That's ok though because once you try these yummy treats then you will understand. They really are not much to look at, but they are delicious. Here is the recipe:

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 cups flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
6 small bananas (mashed)
1/2 to 3/4 bag chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Combine dry ingredients and stir into butter mixture alternately with bananas. Fold in chocolate chips.
Bake on 350 for 20-25 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen muffins.

I prefer to use muffin papers, but you can grease the pan if you like. Put in as many chocolate chips as you feel like. I find that I overdo it sometimes and it's not a good thing. We eat these as snacks and even for breakfast. So good! You gotta try them!

Food Storage Shelving

As promised I am finally getting around to take a picture of ALL my 3 month supply that I have moved to 2 new shelves. The larger shelf is in my closet. I have a huge walk in closet, but the washer and dryer is in there too. Kinda weird. So the shelf that is above the washer and dryer is not really easily accessed so it's a good place to put my storage that I am not going to be using on a daily basis. And my other shelf is in my closet too. I bought a cheap ($30) plastic shelving set up. It has 4 shelves and it fits perfectly in my closet, out of the way. As you can see both of these shelves are filling up fast!!

I also wanted to post the pictures of my kitchen cabinets. (The two pics below.) Don't mind the disorganization! My pantry shelves are full too! This has not always been the case. When we were in Hawaii food was so expensive that we only bought enough for one week (our pay period) at a time. If something serious happened there we would have been in big trouble! So my kitchen cabinets are overflowing too and I am really excited about it! Just wanted to keep everyone updated as well as motivated. If someone like me can do it then you can do it too!!

Three Month Thursday

Like I planned last week, I bought some non food items. I just bought a couple extra of what I was buying anyway: 2 handsoaps, 2 floss, and 1 pack of wipes. Nothing big, but little by little these weekly purchases are really adding up! I need to get some pictures on here of my newly cleared off shelves. My two shelves are now full of food! It's amazing! I challenge everyone who hasn't started their food storage to get started today! And for all of you who have their food storage or are working on building it to keep at it! It's easier than you would think to get started. Just like my example for this week I was buying these products anyway (that way I know they are things I would use) so I just bought a couple extra. Doing it this way doesn't burst the budget. Good luck!

Maybe It's Maybelline....actually I think it was Brody

Ah, the joys of having a two year old. Brody completely ruined all my makeup the other day. Here is a sampling of his work: