Reality Check

I got my first 'reality check' in a long time. I have had several over the years, usually when I have screwed up, dissapointed someone or the biggest one was in 1999 when the pregnancy test showed two lines (that one was huge!)

Well, I had another one last night... smaller than the two lined test, but one none-the-less. I went grocery shopping last night after the kids went to bed. We were out of just about everything! We have spent the past few nights eating out (that's how bare the pantry was). I spent more than I ever had in one trip... in one months worth of groceries even. $300!! And that was with almost $173 worth of coupons and savings.

These kids are getting bigger and eating more and more! We buy nearly 10 gallons of milk a month, and every week go through nearly 3 boxes of cereal (Neal is the main reason for that), 1 1/2 boxes of Capri Sun juice drinks (they have 10 in each) and almost 2 loafs of bread.