Stacie's Ramblings

  Linking up & sharing  What’s Up Wednesday  with from Sheaffer & Shay ! Here we go… 1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK: Lots of beef 😁. We've had steaks, beef fajitas, hamburgers and more on our menu this week. Last night we ended up with take out due to a late night; I had tacos al pastor (pork with onions & pineapple) and M had cheese enchiladas.  2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT: Last  year our family trip to the Formula 1 race in Austin. We won't make the race this fall, but it was a fun experience the last few years!  3: WHAT I’M LOVING: We have a year around calving season and I just LOVE seeing the new babies. These two cuties were near the gate one evening when I drove in. Are they not the cutest greeting committee?  4: WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO: It has been a pretty quiet week around our house. M just got back from his Alaska trip so I've been doing a lot of laundry and just enjoying hearing stories from his trip. He had zero phone service and the satellite pho

I am back in meal planning mode as I took a little time off. M was gone on trips over the last few weeks, so I just took the really lazy approach in the meal planning department since it was just me. Some nights I would make a mini charcuterie board, some nights a smoothie or sandwich and other nights I would have a simple salad. Now that there are two of us back at home each night this week, I have put together another meal plan. Monday - Beef fajitas with peppers, onions and guacamole. Tuesday  - Leftovers Wednesday  - Hamburger steak and green beans Thursday  - Spaghetti with a side salad Friday  - Hamburgers Saturday  - Dinner Out Sunday  - Steak and vegetable kabobs What is on your menu this week?

Happy Labor Day! We have a bit of a crazy week with my husbands upcoming work schedule and trip, so it's a menu full of easy foods this week.  Monday   Grilled steak with baked potatoes and left over cream style corn.  Tuesday   Crockpot Chicken with Creamy Cajun Sauce and green beans Wednesday Crockpot Cube Steak with a side salad Thursday  Leftovers Friday  Tacos Saturday Spaghetti Squash with Homemade Marinara  Sunday Taco Salad  What is on your menu this week? Any favorite recipes to share?

We're getting ready to ring in a 3 day weekend! Do you have any special weekend plans? We are having a relaxing weekend at home. Matt is getting ready for an upcoming trip, so he's packing and I plan to do some reading, find a good movie to watch one evening and do a little gardening. We'll do a family meal with my in-laws on Monday. Here are some of my favorites from the week.   A Relaxing Porch   Last weekend I did a deep clean on the porch and sitting area. I've been enjoying happy hour and reading on the porch after work. It has been glorious! I am think of installing a few ceiling fans on this side of the porch for a little breeze. We have ceiling fans over the grilling area on the south side of the house, however, we site on the west side more often and could benefit from a little breeze. It's a beautiful place to watch the sunset.  Gardening I have a little row of some of my favorite summer veggies replanted. I have tomato plants, jalapeno peppers, zucchini,

We made it to Friday! How has your week been going? I'm sharing some the things this week that brought a little joy to me.  Reading  I just finished Elin Hildebrand's, What Happens in Paradise. Oh my word, it is so good and ended with a cliff hanger. I'm off to the library to pick up the third book in this trilogy.  Drinks I opened up this bottle of Joel Gott wine this week and it has become a new favorite. I picked it up at Sam's Club and it's under $20 a bottle. I have also seen it at several liquor stores as well. It is balanced and great on it's own or paired with a steak dinner. I will definitely buy a few more bottles of thi! YouTube I have been binging cleaning motivation videos on You Tube while doing my elliptical workouts in the evenings. Some have some great tips on organization, cleaning hacks, etc. This weekend I need to do a deep clean and wash the windows. Some people do spring cleaning, but I really feel the need to reset the house for fall and

  This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Thanks. I'm continuing my Thrifty Thursday accountability series on what I have done to save money this week or ways I have made extra money this week. Saving on Things I have Bought Needed some pet supplies, so I noticed Chewy.com had a free $30 gift card offer with $100 purchase on some items. What I needed was included! I also went through Rakuten  for 1% cash back and used my AMEX card for another 1% cash back.  Used a $5 off $50 purchase coupon at the grocery store to purchase groceries this week. My AMEX card offers 6% cash back at grocery stores, so I earned some cash back as well.  Avoiding Spending I have been bringing leftovers from home to work for lunch every day.  We have also been eating out of the freezer to save on going to the grocery store.  Earning Money Scanned all my receipts into  Fetch   I sold 4 items on eBay in August this month; I'm cleaning out my

I have shifted a few of the meals from last week to this week due to our unplanned events last week. The horse accident needed an evening trip to the vet, so we had 10 pm pizza one night. Another evening, my wonderful mother in law brought us dinner. We ate really well last week and I did not mind altering the meal plan. Here's what I am planning to make for dinner this week Monday   Grilled steak with a garden salad Tuesday   Salsa Verde Shredded Pork on Tortillas Wednesday Leftovers Thursday  Chili  Friday  Enchiladas Saturday Spaghetti Squash with Homemade Marinara  Saturday Shrimp Scampi. H-E-B sells premade cooking sauces and a friend was raving about the scampi sauce. I picked some up this week for an easy meal.