March was a lovely month and went by quickly. Our son was here quite a bit and we celebrated our 47th anniversary this past weekend.

Happy anniversary to us! The much-wanted books were a gift from our son and DIL.

Here’s how we did with out goals last month:

• Set up a spreadsheet to evaluate where to go next. We used the spreadsheet, evaluated our choices, and made a (somewhat surprising) decision – all will be revealed next week!
• Spend $300 or less on food for the month (if possible). We spent $360 in March – a bit frustrating but prices had gone up on several items and we splurged on a couple of extras (like a whole Chantilly cake).
• Buy some new pajamas. Thanks to my friend I now have two pairs of my favorite organic cotton pajamas! I love the patterns she sent and am so grateful for them.
• Read two books. I read three books, one by Lucy Foley and two by Louise Penny.

Also accomplished in March: I got my final spousal military ID card. Because I’m now over 70 the card is marked indefinite and will no longer expire. The whole process was all done online too instead of us having to make the drive up to Ft. Campbell in Kentucky. Anyway, one last thing to worry about going forward!

I have four small goals for April:

• Celebrate Brett’s 76^th birthday. It took me all last month to figure out what to give him. He should love it though because it’s practical. I’ll also bake him a cake.
• Keep food spending at $300. We have to do better this month.
• Get some new glasses. My distance vision is still 20/20 but I need a stronger prescription for close up stuff (i.e. reading, phone, etc.)
• Read two or three more books.

Here are the meals that will be in weekly rotation this month:

• Cook Do pork stir fry
• Macaroni & cheese
• Chicken tikka masala
• Naan pizzas (barbecue chicken or pepperoni)
• California roll salad or panzanella with beans
• Hot turkey sandwiches or tuna melts
• Breakfast for dinner

This menu is going to use up a lot of stuff but we still have a lot more to go too. Brett always fixes the breakfast-for-dinner meal which gives me a break.

Anyway, fingers crossed for all of us for a great month in April!