Looking forward to this Saturday.  My husband and I will be going to pick up our first ever Angel Food box.  I can't wait to see what the quality of everything, and plan a menu with it all.   I've heard so many people talking about getting them (through blogs,etc), and everytime I would go check the  Angel Food website we still didn't have a site in our area.  So I had pretty much given up the idea of ever getting one.  Until we happen to get a local paper with a story about it now being here at the beginning of September. Wohooo!

     It's really coming at a good time for us.  The groceries have just become outrageous, and I'm still struggling to make a budget and stick to it.  I feel like as soon as I get going pretty good...boom up, up again.  I've got to master this, because it's becoming a real possibilty that my Husband could get laid off within the next year.  They've already cut back some to working every other week, laid off one week.  I thank God that Hubby had changed his  position at work last year.  He is now in Maintenaince, so he will be one of the last to get hit with anything (he is the one that keeps the machines going). 

     We are doing everything we can to pay off some bills, cut down on others.  But as things go sometimes we had some unexpected things come up, one of our window unit air conditioners burn up, blah I think on one of the hottest weeks.  We luckily got one on sale for alot less than if it had went bad at the beginning of summer. Then in about a weeks time one of our box fans burn up, so yes got one of those cheaply. Some car trouble to throw in to.  We are still doing good , thanks to God.  So I can't complain to loud, or really at all.   It does get frustrating when you're trying to plan ahead for a possible change in circumstances. I trust and beleive deep down in my heart that we will make it through what ever is coming.  But I'm still a little scared about it, I'd be lying if said otherwise.

     I'd love to know how others plan a budget for their groceries (including tolietries/cleaning/pet food).  I would really appreciate any tips...websites or blogs I can visit.  I'm really wanting to work towards buying our weekly groceries, and  buying a few extras to have on hand for if Hubby is out of work for a time. How much should I spend on those put back items??

Blessing to you,

Kat