I
hope you had the best Christmas ever. I
was blessed to have a few days off and we dialed it down and really enjoyed
ourselves. We got some great family time
in listening to music, watching Christmas movies and playing games. I even taught my oldest how to play solitaire
with a deck of cards – no computer needed.
It was a wonderful extended weekend.
Last
week the Sunday paper did have some Albertson’s coupon doublers but since I
have maxed out the budget for this month and used up my Walmart gift card I am
done grocery shopping until January.
Okay by me, this time of year the stores are super busy and I am happy
to just stay out of them.
I
made homemade fudge from scratch and a small batch of peppermint bark. I wrapped up some of both and put it in a
homemade gift bag and attached a homemade ornament to it as a hostess gift.
I
used three 50% off Jo Ann’s Fabrics coupons to purchase a package of 300 pom
poms for $3.50, a 100 count package of Christmas pom poms for 50¢ and some
white felt squares for 85¢.
We
made cookies and pumpkin bars to share with friends and family. All of the ingredients came from our well
stocked pantry.
My
daughters decorated candy canes like reindeer to give to their friends at
school. They gave their teachers the
handmade potholders they had made along with a bottle of BBQ sauce and a card.
Friends
of ours gave us their 27” television set as they decided to upgrade to a flat
screen. We now have a replacement for
the one that died in our living room. It
will make Family Movie Nite much nicer with a bigger screen once again. We now have an extra TV as my parents decided
they don’t want their loaner back. I may
put it in storage as a backup. Our TV in
the family room is pretty old.
I
made gift “baskets” out of cardboard boxes I had on hand. I covered them with gift wrap, placed tissue
inside and filled them up with homemade goodies, handmade ornaments and little
gifts.
One of our double yolkers. |
The
chickens blessed us with 10 eggs. Two of
them were double yolkers! I’d say they
are definitely earning their keep now.
How
was your thrifty week?
Sounds like you had a great Christmas. Ours was nice too. Now onto New Years!
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I love the gift basket box idea.
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