tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post3336919399142956693..comments2024-03-03T16:03:52.071+11:00Comments on Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life: Don't let unexpected mouths to feed bust your budgetCath Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-64213932791090777962014-04-05T12:12:24.597+11:002014-04-05T12:12:24.597+11:00This happened to me yesterday! It was Family Dinne...This happened to me yesterday! It was Family Dinner Night, which means my Mother In Law would be coming for dinner, but usually my daughter and her husband are working and never show. So, I planned for the 5 of us plus 1 more for my MIL... but it turns out my daughter and her husband came as well as both the teenagers' boyfriends! So, the 6 turned into 10! I had a crock put full of bbq pork that had been going all day, but it's not a large crock pot, so there wasn't a huge amount of food. So, I made a huge bowl of instant mashed potatoes from the box I had in the pantry, then found cans of baked beans, green beans and mustard greens, but only one can of each (tomorrow is shopping day). So, we had lots of different things but small amounts of each. I should have made some quick drop biscuits to go along with, but I was in the middle of spring cleaning my laundry room and had a bunch of stuff pulled out (I didn't think it would take as long as it did!). In the end, we all had a great time talking and eating, and everyone got enough to eat, though there were no leftovers at all. It was pretty good too! I couldn't have come up with that much extra more than once a week though, so thankfully Family Dinner Night is just once a week haha! I am going to try to keep extra cans of veggies and a spare box of instant potatoes on hand just in case from now on. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808645031109207630noreply@blogger.com