My darling oldest daughter cut tulips from the garden and made two
arrangements to decorate our home for Easter.
She used my one good vase for the table and did the second arrangement
of red tulips in a quart sized mason jar.
Both were so pretty.
I bottled my second batch of home brewed beer - another 19
bottles.
Our Easter table |
I "baked" the Easter ham in my largest slow cooker. My youngest made Deviled Eggs for the very
first time with some of the eggs we dyed the day before. My oldest made my grandmother's cabbage salad
and her biscuits. Since I was low on
potatoes I used items in my pantry to make my grandmother's macaroni salad
instead. By the time family arrived we
had all worked together and prepared quite a spread. It even felt as if my grandma had been here
to prepare some of it. J
I saved an empty relish jar and washed out a two gallon Ziploc bag
to reuse next time I bake a loaf of bread.
I sent leftover macaroni salad home with a friend on Easter in a Cool
Whip container I had saved just for this purpose.
Homemade vanilla yogurt & raspberries |
Sunday evening I pulled out my bag of yarn and began crocheting a
new baby afghan to sell in my Etsy store.
I made a jar of homemade buffalo ranch salad dressing. My youngest was thrilled.
As a family we watched three episodes of Castle this week on Hulu for free.
Now we are caught up and current.
We haven't been watching much TV since we got the chicks. We prefer to be outside with them whenever we
can, it seems. They are so funny to
watch.
I received my strawberry plants in the mail on Tuesday. By Friday they had come out of their dormant
stage and were ready to plant. As I
planted them I discovered they had given me two extra plants for a total of
twelve making them less than a dollar a piece.
I was very happy to get the two extra plants.
The new strawberry bed |
I stopped on my way home from work Friday afternoon and filled my
truck with gas. I used my Fred Meyer
rewards points to save an extra 10¢ a gallon.
When I got home I did another survey to earn an additional 50 rewards
points toward my next fuel purchase. It
really makes a difference in the cost savings.
I signed up for a free sample of Fancy Feast cat food to be sent
to my home.
I won $15.00 at Bunco Friday night!
I ordered and received a used paperback book I have wanted for
quite some time. I got it from Amazon
for only a penny. The shipping, however,
was $3.99 but since the book is out of print and I've been longing for it for
so long I felt it worth it. Plus, after
telling a friend about it I am going to share it with him after I'm done
reading it so it will be enjoyed twice as much.
My very dear friend shared some raspberry vinaigrette dressing
with me. Two pints to be exact and it is
delicious. She also gave me some soaps
and lotions she collected from the hotels she stayed at on her last vacation.
Saturday I took my daughter to see her friend from the neighborhood
we lived in last year. I stopped in at
the corner market after I dropped her off so my youngest could get one of their
fabulous donuts from the bakery. When we
went in the store we discovered an unadvertised managers sale on strawberries. Two pound containers for $2.50 each. I bought two containers of the strawberries along bananas from their markdown bin
(they aren't old, just singles taped together), two avocados for 67¢ each, a
couple apples and a few oranges.
On the way home, after picking her up, I went to Albertson's to buy milk and a case of tuna on sale
for $18.92 which makes it 39¢ a can. Ramen noodles were 12¢ a
package so I bought two cases. I also picked
up six boxes of cereal bars for my oldest daughter to tuck into her backpack
for a snack at school. They were on sale
for only 78¢ each. I love loss leader
items. Plus, because I spent $25, I
received a free dozen eggs.
Plus, because of the ramen
being a bonus game item we received 103 Monopoly game pieces. The girls had a ball going through all of
them. I ended up with a gob of coupons
plus an instant winner for a free bag of Peet's coffee and a package of Oberti beef
jerky. Not bad!
I'm hoping next week to go back to Albertson's and get some other
case goods on sale and another free dozen eggs.
We got lots of good rain last week so I didn't have to water the new grass seed at all.
Looks like a great week at your place. Fantastic job getting the free eggs! I was only thrifty because I am trying to use up our freezer inventory to get ready for the summer produce. Other than that, well, not so much.
ReplyDeleteGreat job using you what you already have. I'm looking forward to summer's bounty myself.
DeleteYou got some good deals! I got a brand new pair of jeans for $1, 16 free cans of Fancy Feast from someone that no longer has a cat, used a free movie rental code at Redbox and the husband sewed up a plush basket for little one for Easter.
ReplyDeleteWe were blessed this week with a big bag of Meow Mix from our neighbor. I was happy to get it but sad as to why. :(
DeleteNice week! Great deals on the case items. I have only recently thought about buying things by the case when I come across a good deal. I started thinking that it is worth doing if it is something that can be stored for a time and something that I know my family will use over a reasonable amount of time. Things like you bought, tuna, cereal bars and ramen noodles are items that we would use over time and they also store well.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you did everything up so nicely for Easter, and it really touched my heart when you said that it felt like your grandma was there to help prepare some of it. It sounds like you had the same type of relationship with your grandma that I had with my grandma, who passed away many years ago. She was the only mom I ever had and the memories I have of her are priceless. :)
I had to question my sanity when I realized a case of tune is 48 cans! Holy cow! My grandma was my very best friend and I miss her something awful. She's been gone 16 years now and I think about her every day. I was so blessed to have had her in my life. She was the best, as I'm sure you can attest to with your grandma.
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