Sunday
started out much more productively than the prior week despite the rain that
railroaded my original plans. Instead of
working outdoors I got busy in the kitchen and purged and cleaned my cupboards
up over the stove and soon realized I have overbought in the spice department
by purchasing things I already had. I
hate when I do that.
I baked
the 10 pound ham I bought on sale a couple of weeks ago and made a potato salad
using up the last of our Easter eggs. I
made raspberry gelatin with crushed pineapple in it too. I ended up using the leftovers to make a lot
of lunches throughout the week.
I went
ahead and made the spaghetti sauce I had planned for the previous week and did
a little menu juggling. Leftovers from
the sauce and pasta made for two suppers and some lunches too.
I
purged and reorganized the pantry so I now have a better idea of what we have
on hand – A LOT!
Wednesday
I filled my gas tank on the car. I got a
10¢ per gallon discount using my Fred Meyers rewards card.
I sat
down and re-evaluated our grocery list for this month and was able to eliminate
nearly everything on it. I also
re-evaluated next month’s list and have pared it down quite a bit as well.
I sold
an 18 count carton of eggs to a friend of mine for $3.
I won
$5 at Bunco Friday night so it didn’t cost me anything to play this time. Last month I came out $5 ahead and I still
have that money for next month.
I
bought greeting cards at the $ Store for 50¢ each.
Saturday
night we watched the race and made snacks from items we already had on hand.
Our
chickens blessed us with 19 eggs last week!
I imagine I’ll have extra carton to sell.
You are doing so great. I found some small cards that are sweet, blank inside, at Fred Meyer for 50c ea and bought several so I will have on hand.
ReplyDeleteGreat plan to have those cards on hand. :)
DeleteI like to get the 50 cent dollar store cards too, can't beat that!
ReplyDeleteRhonda
I'd much rather put the money into the gift than pay those outrageous prices for cards at the regular store.
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