Good Morning 
Busy end to last week; worked Thursday, spend Friday morning to late afternoon with my co-worker Buddy while he had surgery, then went to the high school football game with daughter, SIL and the grandkids - it was a great game!! We squeaked out a 44-41 win; so nice since it was the Homecoming game. Little grandson didn't fall asleep until the 4th quarter this time - that boy sleeps sound, I'm here to tell you! Didn't stir during the yelling as the score went back and forth, the jumping up and down and hollering as our team scored, or the wild carrying on and booming fireworks display as the game ended. Any of y'all don't like the NFL players behavior? C'mon out to our high school football game - I'll guarantee you won't see it there!
Back to work Saturday - got a text message in the early evening with 4 photos of a very grown up looking granddaughter in her homecoming dance dress - amazing what an up-do, makeup and heels can do to transform a normally pony tailed, legging and t-shirt wearing young teen into a young lady
Made a few stops on the way home from work - Aldi to stock up on half and half, lemonade, and frozen oj concentrate - got 16 of those to put back in the freezer. On to Walgreens, where they had Hubby's (and the cat's; he shares lol!) favorite smoky sardines on sale with coupon for 69 cents ($1.50 savings/can); limit 6. They also had the Butterball turkey bacon daughter likes for 99 cents/6oz pkg, and I had 6 - 50 cent/1 coupons, so 49 cents/pkg. Wandered down the clearance aisle and snagged Fiskar round and pointed 5-5.5" school scissors for 29 cents/pair; don't recall how many I purchased, but enough that she had to divide them into two bags - I'll hold out two pair for the grandsons for next school year, then send one bag to the kindergarten to put in their school supply stockpile; the other bag to the grade school.
Popped into CVS then:
2 -pkg Huggies diapers on sale @ 2/$20 (baby shower gift - I go for useful!)
2 - bags Mars brand Hallowe'en candy @ 2/$6 (starting to stock up!)
1 - Chicago Trib Sunday paper @ $2.99 (have already pulled $6 of coupons out of the inserts)
6 - regular size Butterfinger candy bars @ 2/$1 = $3 (co-worker is going to make a dessert to bring to work to celebrate all the September birthdays; these will be part of the topping.)
Total: $32
Used:
1 - $6 off $30 purchase scanner coupon
2 - $2/1 Huggies coupons = $4
1 - $1/2 Mars candy products coupon
1 - $5 Extra Care Buck from prescription cash back program
1 - $1 Extra Care Buck from buying Milk
Total: $17
Paid $15 plus tax; got back $5 ECB on the Huggies, and a $1 ECB on the candy
Last stop: Dollar General, where I picked up an under-the-shelf basket for the upright freezer (it held most of the orange juice I got at Aldi), 12 cans of soup that were on sale buy 2/get 1 free, and a couple containers of tb cleaner - totaled $26.30 before tax, and before $5 off $25 purchase coupon was applied.
This morning, Hubby and I worked on removing the black walnut obstacle course - or at least it feels like an obstacle course when you walk across the side yard to the garden!! Two full-to-the-brim small garden trailer of black walnuts later, we were ready to plop down in the rockers on the front porch and cool off with some iced lemonade!
Here in a bit, I'm going to pop over to the nearby town and pick up the rest of my Sunday papers plus some split chicken breast that is on sale for 97 cents/pound. Hubby and I will prep it for canning and/or freezer tomorrow.
Hubby's putting lunch on the table - I bought a rotisserie chicken the other day; it was 49 cents if you bought 10 pkg of Knorr sides at 10/$10 - I had coupons, of course AND I had a cash back deal that gave me $1 on said chicken (cool - 51 cents to bring a chicken home!!) so we are having that with one of the packaged rice mixes with some frozen peas and carrots added in for color and nutrition. Not sure what the plans are for after lunch - if we don't go to a small festival down south a ways, I"ll likely spend the rest of the day working inside as it's another hot one outside - heading toward 92*F; I'll be glad for the cooler weather that's supposed to start showing up on Wednesday - that's for sure!
Better get off this computer and get to the table - gotta let the cook know I'm grateful for the meal!
Take care all; have the best week possible!
Busy end to last week; worked Thursday, spend Friday morning to late afternoon with my co-worker Buddy while he had surgery, then went to the high school football game with daughter, SIL and the grandkids - it was a great game!! We squeaked out a 44-41 win; so nice since it was the Homecoming game. Little grandson didn't fall asleep until the 4th quarter this time - that boy sleeps sound, I'm here to tell you! Didn't stir during the yelling as the score went back and forth, the jumping up and down and hollering as our team scored, or the wild carrying on and booming fireworks display as the game ended. Any of y'all don't like the NFL players behavior? C'mon out to our high school football game - I'll guarantee you won't see it there!
Back to work Saturday - got a text message in the early evening with 4 photos of a very grown up looking granddaughter in her homecoming dance dress - amazing what an up-do, makeup and heels can do to transform a normally pony tailed, legging and t-shirt wearing young teen into a young lady
Made a few stops on the way home from work - Aldi to stock up on half and half, lemonade, and frozen oj concentrate - got 16 of those to put back in the freezer. On to Walgreens, where they had Hubby's (and the cat's; he shares lol!) favorite smoky sardines on sale with coupon for 69 cents ($1.50 savings/can); limit 6. They also had the Butterball turkey bacon daughter likes for 99 cents/6oz pkg, and I had 6 - 50 cent/1 coupons, so 49 cents/pkg. Wandered down the clearance aisle and snagged Fiskar round and pointed 5-5.5" school scissors for 29 cents/pair; don't recall how many I purchased, but enough that she had to divide them into two bags - I'll hold out two pair for the grandsons for next school year, then send one bag to the kindergarten to put in their school supply stockpile; the other bag to the grade school.
Popped into CVS then:
2 -pkg Huggies diapers on sale @ 2/$20 (baby shower gift - I go for useful!)
2 - bags Mars brand Hallowe'en candy @ 2/$6 (starting to stock up!)
1 - Chicago Trib Sunday paper @ $2.99 (have already pulled $6 of coupons out of the inserts)
6 - regular size Butterfinger candy bars @ 2/$1 = $3 (co-worker is going to make a dessert to bring to work to celebrate all the September birthdays; these will be part of the topping.)
Total: $32
Used:
1 - $6 off $30 purchase scanner coupon
2 - $2/1 Huggies coupons = $4
1 - $1/2 Mars candy products coupon
1 - $5 Extra Care Buck from prescription cash back program
1 - $1 Extra Care Buck from buying Milk
Total: $17
Paid $15 plus tax; got back $5 ECB on the Huggies, and a $1 ECB on the candy
Last stop: Dollar General, where I picked up an under-the-shelf basket for the upright freezer (it held most of the orange juice I got at Aldi), 12 cans of soup that were on sale buy 2/get 1 free, and a couple containers of tb cleaner - totaled $26.30 before tax, and before $5 off $25 purchase coupon was applied.
This morning, Hubby and I worked on removing the black walnut obstacle course - or at least it feels like an obstacle course when you walk across the side yard to the garden!! Two full-to-the-brim small garden trailer of black walnuts later, we were ready to plop down in the rockers on the front porch and cool off with some iced lemonade!
Here in a bit, I'm going to pop over to the nearby town and pick up the rest of my Sunday papers plus some split chicken breast that is on sale for 97 cents/pound. Hubby and I will prep it for canning and/or freezer tomorrow.
Hubby's putting lunch on the table - I bought a rotisserie chicken the other day; it was 49 cents if you bought 10 pkg of Knorr sides at 10/$10 - I had coupons, of course
AND I had a cash back deal that gave me $1 on said chicken (cool - 51 cents to bring a chicken home!!) so we are having that with one of the packaged rice mixes with some frozen peas and carrots added in for color and nutrition. Not sure what the plans are for after lunch - if we don't go to a small festival down south a ways, I"ll likely spend the rest of the day working inside as it's another hot one outside - heading toward 92*F; I'll be glad for the cooler weather that's supposed to start showing up on Wednesday - that's for sure!Better get off this computer and get to the table - gotta let the cook know I'm grateful for the meal!
Take care all; have the best week possible!
But it sure does feel good to have that put back in the pantry and freezers!! Small local grocery store had ribeye steaks on sale so I snagged a couple when we ran into town to the cemetery today (not really wanting chicken for supper tonight for some reason 
); we'll have those with loaded baked potatoes - tater, broccoli, cheese, crumbled bacon - for supper; apple slices for dessert if we have room.
