I hit the jackpot yesterday, on our way home from our holiday, we stopped at a village farmer’s market just as it was closing. I received about 50% off all produce and for the sum of $41.50 I was able to get:

• 2 onions (1 red, 1 white)
• Spring onions
• 2 cantaloupes
• 3 peppers
• Large bunch of beets
• Large bunch of radishes
• 2 bunches of carrots
• 2 large broccoli
• Bag of kale
• 2 large baskets of beans (1 green, 1 yellow)
• Rhubarb
• 2 large celery
• 6 corn on the cobs
• 2 large punnets of cherry tomatoes (1 red, 1 yellow)
• 1 large very farmers-market like zucchini (courgette)
• 1 large cucumber

At the market I also purchased: tahini, quinoa and brown rice. My total spend was $53.50. I can honestly say in my city it would have come to 3x that amount!

I still need to purchase: sour cream, apples, bananas, cheese, milk and fish.

Menu Plan for the week:

Sun am - breakfast salad (leftover cous cous, almonds, sunflower seeds, cantaloupe, mozzarella cheese, yellow pepper and a dollop of peanut butter)
Sun lunch – jacket potatoes with salad, apples, hot chocolate  
Sun dinner – cheese and potato soup (vegetarian adjustments made), roll, cucumber radish salad,

Mon am – Muffins, cheese, apple, almonds
Mon lunch – tuna sandwich,  carrot sticks, leftover soup
Mon dinner - veggie stirfry with brown rice

Tues am – peanut butter on toast, bananas
Tues lunch – leftovers
Tues dinner – lime peanut noodles with kale and carrots, tomato salad 

Wed am – kale smoothies, eggs, celery with peanut butter
Wed lunch – Moosewood Cream of Broccoli soup, rolls, fruit
Wed dinner – Leftover soup, salad, cheese & onion butterflies, ginger pear crisp (my mum arrives so something easy but flavourful as she will have been travelling for a long time!)

Thurs am – muffins, apples, cheese, almonds
Thurs lunch – leftovers, corn on the cob 
Thurs dinner – roasted salmon, potato salad, glazed carrots, green beans in garlic.

Friday am – toast with peanut butter, fruit
Friday lunch – leftovers
Friday dinner – Beet salad, quinoa and lentil salad, rhubarb bread

Saturday am – rhubarb bread, fruit salad
Saturday lunch - corn on the cob, radish and cucumber salad, toasted bagels with hummus

One of the farmers at the market noted to me “your children really know what good food is” after hearing them discuss making kale smoothies and radish salad. Oh, it made my heart skip a beat !

And as we’ve enjoyed our first holiday, I’m also learning just how much is involved in the unpacking and cleaning up afterwards when you have children!  My to do list today (I was supposed to work but will work tomorrow instead!) is

Cleaning/Organizing
Unpack
Clean kitchen - dishes, sweep floor, wash floor
Laundry
Make my bed with clean sheets
Make my son’s bed with clean sheets
Garbage out
Groceries
Clean car
Online banking
Pay bills
Cancel appointment

Pets
Clip nails
Get more food and litter
Give hairball meds
Feed frogs
Clean litter

Food
Menu plan for the week
Make muffins
Make soup

Children
Read new book with my son
Read chapter book with my daughter
Read aloud to them both
Give both a knitting lesson
Go swimming
Math exercises for son
Math exercises for my daughter
Treat daughter’s wart with essential oil

Work
Plan tomorrow’s “shift“
Make to do list
Do 5 catch up emails

Others
Write thank you card for friend
Write Birthday card for friend’s daughter
Write Congratulations card for friend who had a baby
Call friend to catch up

My Health
Drink 6 glasses of water (6/6)
Drink Peace Tea
Swim with children
Breathing exercises
Write down 3 things I’m thankful for in a diary.

And there you have it.  I have a feeling I will collapse into bed tonight!