Happy Halloween!
Sunday proved to be a very busy day for me. Since we had spent all of the day before at
marching band competition I had to make up for lost time. I began by getting both bread machines busy
whipping up some whole wheat bread dough so I could get four loaves of bread
baked.
I pulled a ham bone out of the freezer and put it in my slow
cooker with some hot water and let it cook on high all day to make soup
broth. I removed the meat from the bone
for soup too. I allowed the broth to
cool overnight in the refrigerator so I could remove the fat before I placed it
in containers to put away in the freezer.
Now I have plenty of delicious ham broth to make soups and beans.
I used leftover applesauce in the refrigerator to make a delicious
loaf of Applesauce Bread. We enjoyed it
for breakfast and snacks throughout the week.
The jar was odd shaped and difficult to scrape out so I poured the milk
used in the recipe into the jar first and shook it well to get the rest of the
applesauce out of it.
I have been seriously wanting a pumpkin pie. I could easily eat pumpkin pie year round so
I decided to make my grandma's No Crust Pumpkin Pie to satisfy my little
craving. I had frozen whipped topping in
the freezer and everything I needed in the pantry to make this pie. It was a slice of heaven! Ha, ha.
Monday evening a storm blew in and we got a good drenching. Much needed and appreciated.
I used a 75¢ coupon to purchase two packs of gum on sale for $1.00
each making them only 62¢ each. I added
them to my stash of stocking stuffers.
Tuesday evening the youngest and I loaded all of our glass into
the back of the truck and took it to the recycling bin in the Albertson's
parking lot. After dropping that off we
went inside to pick up a few items on sale to add to my pantry stash for
holiday baking. I also picked up two
more pounds of butter and another big jar of peanut butter on sale for $5 and
two packages of sausages marked down at 50% OFF. That concluded our October grocery shopping
quite nicely.
Wednesday we headed off to the high school after dinner for a
wonderful band concert my oldest was in.
The Treasure Valley Concert Band was also part of the show. It was a fabulous evening of entertainment at
no cost to us.
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| This pretty witch all dressed up for a school dance |
I dropped off two bills saving me the cost of postage. One was the orthodontist, because we were
there for an appointment, and the other was the water bill as it was pretty
much on our way home one day.
I washed and reused several Ziploc bags.
I cut the bottom off of a tube of face cream and managed to use
what was left inside all week.
I used a binder clip from my desk to help hold it closed so it didn't
dry out. I still have quite a bit left for this week as well.
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| I love the little derby hat on the gin |
I picked up my two bottles of liquor this month to re-stock the
empty cabinet for the holidays. Now I am
up to four bottles - Vodka, Gin, Brandy, Spiced Rum. Next month I will pick up two more and again
in December I'd like to as well. I am
very much looking forward to having little cocktail parties.
They were having a big sale at JC Penney. I found winter dress coats for my daughters
on sale for $26.99 and $32.99. They
didn't need new coats but I felt they should have an extra one, plus when
formally dressed for orchestra and band concerts or dressed up for school
dances these coats will be very nice to wear.
I put them on my JC Penney card and will pay it off next month.
While at the mall I treated my oldest daughter to lunch at Sizzler
for our Mommy/Daughter date before taking her to do some birthday and Christmas
shopping for her sister. We had such a
nice time together.
How was your thrifty week?
