Tonight after church, Dave and I stopped by Meijer to do our weekly grocery shopping. Everything was going well. We'd already written our menu and grocery list, and were sticking to it. Then we stopped in the vacant baby department (where we wouldn't be in anyone's way) to add up our spending, just like we do every week.
I'd mentioned that we'd probably spend more than usual this week, based on how full the cart was. I had no idea. As Dave finished up the addition, he said, "You're not going to like this." Had we gone $5 over? Nope. $10? Try again. We'd racked up a total almost $20 over our budget. Oops!
That started the fun of reworking our menu in the middle of Meijer, then proceeding to return quite a few items, including some fresh produce. We ended up being only $2 over budget, and we'll still eat well this week. Now I know not to include so many adventurous recipes on my menu.
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