On
Sunday I grabbed a couple coupons and went to Fred Meyer and JoAnn Fabrics to
pick up some skeins of yarn on sale. The
coupons added extra savings. Most of
what I bought was to add to the yarn I already had to make some projects.
I
crocheted another scarf and ear warmer set using one of the skeins I bought and
leftover yarns from my stash for the
contrasting colors. I also started crocheting
a baby afghan.
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| Pretty slim pickins' |
I
pretty much cleaned out my crisper drawer in the refrigerator making two nice
sizes salads that we enjoyed throughout the week. My oldest made salad dressing.
I
watched another episode of Downton Abbey using our Roku. I also started watching the fifth season of
Justified on Amazon Prime for free. As a
family we watched a few episodes of Numb3rs.
I
used up some extra milk I had that was getting close to the expiration date by
making a batch of chocolate pudding from scratch. It was a yummy way to use it up before it
soured.
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| With our mayor. |
Friday
evening after work I went to Fred Meyer and restocked the empty crisper drawer using
a $2 OFF coupon I received in the mail.
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| Much better! |
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| My daughter found these in a clearance basket. We are stocked for the summer. |
We
had a movie night and watched free movies on Amazon.
Early
Saturday morning I took the girls out to breakfast at one of our favorite old
diners located in downtown Boise. It is
pretty darn popular and you have to plan on waiting in line for a table but it's
worth it.
On
the way home we stopped at Cash & Carry to pick up some items on sale. I bought 50# of whole wheat flour for $13.44,
a 25# bag of old fashioned oatmeal for $13.75 and a 5# bag of grated cheddar
jack cheese for $13.48. I will be
deducting these purchases from future grocery budgets as I won't be using the
flour or oatmeal for awhile, but the price, especially on the flour was too
good to pass up. Since I had a few extra
dollars I decided to go ahead and make the investment now.
I
went to Albertson's and picked up four dozen eggs on sale for 88¢ each.
I
used up some sour milk I had saved and an apple that had gone a little soft by making
a loaf of Apple Cinnamon Walnut Bread. A
new recipe I'll be sharing with all of you very soon. I love this bread!
How
thrifty were you last week?
You found some amazing grocery deals. I am busy using up what is in the house so I will be ready for all the summertime deals. :-D
ReplyDeletePS Like the yarn colors.
Yarn and fabric I can totally get carried away with. Such fun! I'm getting pretty well stocked up. I'm looking forward to some "use it up" times ahead.
DeleteNice deals on everything! If I could find prices like that on flour, oatmeal, Crystal Light and eggs I would stock up too. Very cool that you got to see Air Force One from your office window! The picture from the diner is making me want to make pancakes for dinner- haha. I like the colors of the skeins of yarn you got- the brown and blue is really nice. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the brown and blue one too. :) That plane is HUGE! Neat to get to see it.
DeleteYou always amaze and inspire me! I'm thinking of doing a similar post on my blog and wanted to make sure that is ok with you first. Of course I would title it something different and I would give you credit with a link to your blog for inspiring me. Let me know!
ReplyDeleteTania
You go for it! :) I got my inspiration from the Prudent Homemaker and I did the same thing you mentioned. I still follow her every week. I'd love to read yours too. We all have so much to learn from each other.
DeleteAwesome, thanks so much!!
DeleteTania
My pleasure my dear! :)
DeleteWell done! I am filled with egg envy. Right now, the cheapest I can find them locally is $1.49 a dozen. Hope someone has them on sale this week because I am down to 3 eggs and would love to stock up.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Today is the last day of the sale and I'm tempted to go get a couple more. We go through a lot of eggs in this house.
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