Really going to try and empty out the freezers this month, as we have a planned trip to PA (where we are starting to look at Real Estate!) but we always bring home foodstuffs and I know I will need room, not only for that, but the excess produce I am growing.
July 29 Shoprite 87.46 Dozen Triple Zero yogurts, 4 lbs of frozen salmon (in 4 bags), 3 Cases of Water, 6 lemons, 4 lbs of cherries, .65 lb of escarole.
July 29 $128.37 - $100 GC = $28.37 OOP Stop & Shop Dozen yesterdays bagels, 5 loaves of various breads that went in the freezer, Orange Juice, Half gallon of milk, 4 cartons of tomato puree, Elbow pasta, 3.99 Porterhouse steak, Lb Blueberries, 2 Lb of strawberries, Watermelon, 3 lbs of onions, 3 lbs various peppers.
July 30 Big Y. 23.21 Lots of meat marked down. 1.5 lb London Broil, 2 lbs of Beef stew meat, 2.6 lbs of Center Cut Pork Chops, 5 lbs of Idaho potatoes and 1 lb Broccoli Crowns.
August 4 Produce Market $45.01 Chicken cutlets, Whole watermelon, 6 ears of corn, deli salads.
August 9th Big Y $37.18 (used a GC) 3 dozen eggs at .67 each! Iced coffee, 1/2 gallon milk, 2 loaves bread (frozen) 1/2 lb cooked ham, 2 lbs strawberries, whole watermelon, 1 cantaloupe, cut up fruit and pineapple.
You may notice a lot of bread purchases. Gpa P (aka Pops) has not been well, and is mainly consuming fruit and toast. I want to make sure I do not run out of breads for him.
August 11th SoNo Bakery $7.50 for Foccaccia Bread
August 11 City Seed Tent $9.00 Porridge Bread
August 11 Local Farm (DeFrancesco Farm) 6 ears of just picked corn and a locally made yogurt. $7.79
August 12 $54.05 Shoprite Delivers (this is a G-dsend) 12 jars at .88 Colonna Pasta sauce, 2 bottles OJ, 9 cases of water (I use a filtered pitcher, cannot get the men to do the same) Stella D'oro cookies (Pops requested) 12 pack of Diet Sunkist (Uncle requested) This is only showing the household items. Other non edible and business related purchases for an event were included in this delivery.
August 18th $75.15 BJ's Wholesale Riccotta, Gallon of milk, cream cheese 2 pack, Cantaloupe, 12 bagels, 2 lbs Italian sausage, watermelon, Two 48 ounce Stok coffee, tortilla chips, pita chips, 10 lbs of potatoes, shredded cheese.
August 22 $30.18 BJ's Wholesale Sirloin Tips, Ice, Wild Wonders tomatoes
Aug 23 $61.49 Shoprite Two lbs of broccoli, 4 peanut butter (love September sales) celery, 5 Campbells tomato bisque, 2 packages Beyond Meat Sausages (total includes Checkout 51 rebate on these) Two 18 counts of eggs.
$566.39. Since I am preparing very nourishing (and for my Grandmother high calorie) meals I am happy with this total.
Grandmother is 99.5 years old. Still lives alone. Needs more help yet doesn't want strangers. I and my Mother and Aunt feel keeping her home is best. I am there many mornings and Saturday afternoons. I am happy to do it, and enjoy seeing her more. I talked to her on phone a lot (yelled mainly as she wears hearing aids) but I see a positive change in her well being with the daily visits. I also want to make sure she is eating.
July 29 Shoprite 87.46 Dozen Triple Zero yogurts, 4 lbs of frozen salmon (in 4 bags), 3 Cases of Water, 6 lemons, 4 lbs of cherries, .65 lb of escarole.
July 29 $128.37 - $100 GC = $28.37 OOP Stop & Shop Dozen yesterdays bagels, 5 loaves of various breads that went in the freezer, Orange Juice, Half gallon of milk, 4 cartons of tomato puree, Elbow pasta, 3.99 Porterhouse steak, Lb Blueberries, 2 Lb of strawberries, Watermelon, 3 lbs of onions, 3 lbs various peppers.
July 30 Big Y. 23.21 Lots of meat marked down. 1.5 lb London Broil, 2 lbs of Beef stew meat, 2.6 lbs of Center Cut Pork Chops, 5 lbs of Idaho potatoes and 1 lb Broccoli Crowns.
August 4 Produce Market $45.01 Chicken cutlets, Whole watermelon, 6 ears of corn, deli salads.
August 9th Big Y $37.18 (used a GC) 3 dozen eggs at .67 each! Iced coffee, 1/2 gallon milk, 2 loaves bread (frozen) 1/2 lb cooked ham, 2 lbs strawberries, whole watermelon, 1 cantaloupe, cut up fruit and pineapple.
You may notice a lot of bread purchases. Gpa P (aka Pops) has not been well, and is mainly consuming fruit and toast. I want to make sure I do not run out of breads for him.
August 11th SoNo Bakery $7.50 for Foccaccia Bread
August 11 City Seed Tent $9.00 Porridge Bread
August 11 Local Farm (DeFrancesco Farm) 6 ears of just picked corn and a locally made yogurt. $7.79
August 12 $54.05 Shoprite Delivers (this is a G-dsend) 12 jars at .88 Colonna Pasta sauce, 2 bottles OJ, 9 cases of water (I use a filtered pitcher, cannot get the men to do the same) Stella D'oro cookies (Pops requested) 12 pack of Diet Sunkist (Uncle requested) This is only showing the household items. Other non edible and business related purchases for an event were included in this delivery.
August 18th $75.15 BJ's Wholesale Riccotta, Gallon of milk, cream cheese 2 pack, Cantaloupe, 12 bagels, 2 lbs Italian sausage, watermelon, Two 48 ounce Stok coffee, tortilla chips, pita chips, 10 lbs of potatoes, shredded cheese.
August 22 $30.18 BJ's Wholesale Sirloin Tips, Ice, Wild Wonders tomatoes
Aug 23 $61.49 Shoprite Two lbs of broccoli, 4 peanut butter (love September sales) celery, 5 Campbells tomato bisque, 2 packages Beyond Meat Sausages (total includes Checkout 51 rebate on these) Two 18 counts of eggs.
$566.39. Since I am preparing very nourishing (and for my Grandmother high calorie) meals I am happy with this total.
Grandmother is 99.5 years old. Still lives alone. Needs more help yet doesn't want strangers. I and my Mother and Aunt feel keeping her home is best. I am there many mornings and Saturday afternoons. I am happy to do it, and enjoy seeing her more. I talked to her on phone a lot (yelled mainly as she wears hearing aids) but I see a positive change in her well being with the daily visits. I also want to make sure she is eating.
This picture makes me smile. She had beef stew, butternut squash and applesauce in this photo.
Yesterday we started Meals on Wheels for her. I was there when it arrived. She found it very exciting to see what they brought. I was happy she ate all the meatballs, half the roll. Some spaghetti, some broccoli/cauliflower (who eats these veggies with spaghetti, she kept asking) ALL of the milk and of course ALL of the chocolate pudding.
Gpa P, aka Pops has Kidney stones, a Hiatal Hernia and 3 blockages one in his Aorta. This has been a long slow journey, insurance is frustrating (the steps to finally get to the test that actually figured out these issues were so slow, costly and unnecessary) He hasn't been well since he was in FL earlier in the summer. Since he was just slowly fading and not in an emergency state they made him jump through hoops with various tests and xrays to finally get to the CT scan. Today he meets with the Cardiologist to discuss the options to address his blockages.
I am surprisingly calm with all of these things. It is the phase of our life and I am okay with it.
When parents and relatives start to go downhill it is hard. Glad you can help and you are right, being there makes a big difference.
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