tomatoes

I think I have eaten at least one tomato a day for the past two weeks. And, no, I'm not sick of them. We have a pack of grape tomatoes right now that are very tempting but I have to wait for Shaun to get home and eat some salad before I can finish them off. ;)

Shaun made chili Wednesday and put those whole tomatoes in it, the peeled canned kind, so every time I got a bowl I made sure to get four or five of them.

Today we went to Lombardi ranch and it was a lot of fun. We didn't do anything you had to pay for because this is rent week as far as checks go and with three kids everything adds up. They are open until mid november so I think I will try to take the kids myself before they close.

We also went to the 99 cent store today. I have a friend who has a family of four and they only spend 35 dollars a week on groceries. She homeschools her kids so they don't have to have snacks and she said they buy produce at the 99 cent store so we had to check it out.

We bought fruit and pudding and stuff like that and spent 30 bucks, so I'm really intrigued how she can feed all of them on that small amount. I understand people have different priorities but I think I'd rather go to work than have to budget that tightly.

I was also amazed at how patient she is with her kids and how happy and well mannered they were. I think I have a lot to learn from them and I'm glad her and I are getting to know each other.

I loved being out today in the fall weather! I love bundling the kids up and turning the heater on in the van and everything. I think the seasons are more pronounced here than in Jacksonville.