I woke up to snow on
the ground Sunday morning! I swear
winter is hanging on with both hands while spring teases us with a few nice
days here and there. However, the sun
did come out and melted away the little skiff of snow and the day turned out to
be quite pretty. After several days of
windy wet weather it was much appreciated.
While I got my
Sunday chores done and then did some writing the girls cleaned up their rooms
and the upstairs bathroom, then went outside and spring cleaned the chicken
coop. I know the hens were happy to have
their digs freshened up inside.
It was another very
full week. We figured out pretty quickly
we did not have time to go to ShopKo to pick up a few things we needed that
were on sale before the sale ended. We
decided Sunday afternoon was our only opportunity to go.
I wanted to treat my
youngest to a new pair of track shoes, which happened to be on sale for $20
less than regular price. Bless her
heart, she insisted her current shoes, although rather worn, were good enough
since I had just bought her a pair of canvas tennis shoes last month. Not only did I buy her the track shoes, but
another pair on sale for $28 (great price!) to replace her current ones as they
are her everyday shoes. I actually had
to sit down with her and convince her it was okay to let me buy her two pair of
shoes. She is amazing.
ShopKo was also
having a fantastic sale on bed pillows.
I have really needed new pillow as mine are shot and no longer hold
their shape well anymore. I found two
really nice good quality pillows and a twin pack of Serta pillows (same ones I
had on my bed) for the girls. We were
all due for a pillow upgrade.
Lastly, I treated us
to three new freezable water bottles to take on vacations, hiking, and other
outings we have planned this summer.
$4.88 each, regular price was $15.99 each For a water bottle?! |
Monday I got my hair
cut and some new highlights added. I'm
pretty much down to only going every six months now so when it finally comes
time for some pampering I am more than ready for it.
Tuesday my youngest
had her second orthodontist appointment.
We got home in time to grab the oldest and head down to the university
for a post competition robotics workshop.
While she attended that the youngest and I headed over to the library to
cool our heels and wait until the workshop was over. I took my laptop with me and used the free
WiFi to take a couple store surveys, one was for Fred Meyer and added 50 bonus
points for fuel to my rewards card.
Wednesday was our
craziest day. I headed home right after work
to pack us a picnic supper and then met the oldest at her high school where the
youngest happened to have her track meet.
We watched her compete and ate our supper. Then the oldest dashed off to the band room
to get ready for their concert that evening.
I caught up with the youngest after the meet and she ate her supper
before we headed into the auditorium for the concert. I had to really put some thought into how to
orchestrate and pull this one off, let me tell you.
The remainder of the
week was much quieter. I spent Thursday
evening doing my midweek tidy up of the house and also did a load of laundry. I usually try to do a load of wash and tidy
up around the house every Wednesday, but lately with all that has been going on
around here it often gets shuffled around or missed altogether. I can tell you I do not like to miss my midweek cleaning.
Watching it snow out the window at my office |
Friday we had
another blizzard, couldn't believe it.
The flakes were huge, but nothing stuck and by the time I got off of
work the sun was out and it had warmed up quite a bit. On the way home I stopped at the bank to
deposit a check I'd received and then headed on home.
Saturday I woke up
feeling like I'd run a marathon. All of
my energy was completely sapped and I almost felt like I had a hangover. So it was a day to take it easy and rest
up. Much as I wanted to do some other
things around the house it just wasn't in the cards. I have learned the hard way not to push
myself when I feel like this.
My rest day was
interrupted that afternoon however, when my attention was required for that
certain project I mentioned a week or so ago.
Yes, it keeps threatening to become a reality. I won't tell you until it actually does
though. I want it to be a surprise.
Then that evening we
had a dinner to attend with my work colleagues and our families. Our boss had set us up at Pizza Pie Cafe and
even negotiated a discounted price of $7 a meal with a drink included. It was fun and the food was pretty good too.
We managed to group
a couple of errands in that evening.
ShopKo is located nearby so before the dinner we went over there to use
the $20.00 rebate I was given when I bought the youngest's track shoes on
Sunday. I was able to pick her up a new
pair of denim shorts and a pair of flip flops, both on sale, and used the
rebate to pay for most of it. My total
out of pocket ended up being $3.
After the dinner the
girls and I went to WinCo to use a $10 OFF $40 purchase coupon we had received in the mail and get our
weekly groceries. Most of it was
produce. The girls did have a few
requests. The oldest wanted some
crackers, instant mashed potato sides and BBQ sauce. The youngest
wanted more bologna.
On the way home we
stopped into Fred Meyer to use a $1 OFF coupon I had that was going to
expire. I picked up a package of whole
wheat tortillas and only had to pay 50¢.
Our weekly grocery haul |
Throughout the week I
washed out a couple of ziploc bags to reuse, fed our kitchen scraps to the
chickens, collected dryer lint in an empty TP tube to make another firestarter,
as well as composted coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, orange rinds and banana
peels.
How was your thrifty
week?
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