Planning ahead...using things up.

Since my husband paid a HUGE amount of money for that ham we had last night, we are using it up, and making it last.

The kids still have 1/4 plate of sliced ham for tomorrow's sandwiches. They used a good portion of ham today for their lunch today.

We used a small amount of ham "fat" for our eggs and hash browns tonight.

I took out the last two cups of pinto beans that were in the pantry. The bag is empty, placed in the recycling, and the beans are soaking on the stove top until tomorrow AM. I have half an onion that needs to be used (it will be peeled and chopped). We have four lurking carrots that are thin looking (We have a 5 lb bag but it's not open yet, this is the last of a 2 lb bag we had) and need to be used.
In the morning, I will finish rinsing the pinto beans, slice up the onion, dice up the four carrots, and take that awesome ham bone I have in the freezer in the crock pot. I will add some water to cover everything, and set it on low to simmer for at least 8 hours. We will have ham and bean soup for dinner tomorrow.

It should not need too much in the way of spices.