Update on monthly menu and cake link
The monthly menu has gone very well. It's been a good learning experience and I do believe I will continue with this idea next month. I found it smart to do my monthly menu in pencil as I have had to go through and tweak it here and there. If I knew the schedule was changing I would go and switch things around to better fit the schedule. It's still a great thing though because I know what I have ingredients for and so I just switch things around. I do think I've spent more than I planned on already. I think the reason why is when I go to grab milk I think of other things i need and grab them rather than just going without. Also, I've been in the mood to cook and bake. With the pressure off of having to figure out what to make every day, cooking has become more fun again. :) Overall it's a great step in the right direction. Sunday I found out that my oldest daughter needed to take a dessert Wednesday (today) night to church. O...