Stellie
Just a cute pic of Stella. She’s THE WORST photo taker in the world so I’m always so glad to see one good one out of hundreds. Silly dog.
Life
Misc. Holiday 1
After a smattering of snow this past week, I got WAY too into the holiday spirit. I think it was all of the sitting around indoors trying to stay warm and hoping my garden was going to make it through the deep freeze! Those poor plants! Ran a few errands on Black Friday to pick up the last few decorations and then it was on. Cork wreath – check. Disco Christmas Tree – check. Smelly holiday candles – ewww, gross. Pointsettas – check. Can’t wait for our Ugly Holiday Sweater Party!
Deals of the Week!
Still trying to get a grasp on this coupon business…..it’s far more time consuming than I had ever imagined! I’m not getting those $3 grocery bills like the experts do, but I am saving anywhere from $5-$15 off each of my bills. Every little bit helps. I seem to have had the best luck at RiteAid – a place I had never really shopped at before – go figure. Got hair gel there the other week for free!
Here are a few of my deals of the week that I’ll be heading out for:
*Buy 10 selected items and get $5 off your bill – when I calculated this out for the items I chose, it worked out to be $1.06 for each item – nice!
*They also had a few buy 1, get 1 free meat items (chicken and chuck roast) which I always love since we seem to blow through meat pretty quickly. Albertson’s has this deal too on a ton of meat.
*Classico Pasta Sauce – buy 1, get 1 free plus I’ve got a manufacturer’s coupon for $1 off 2 products so you’re looking at $2.39 for both or $1.19 each! Love it.
I’m also loving the online shopping list for these grocery stores. You can browse through the weekly ads and compile a printable list. Add a few of your notes ie. manufacturer’s coupons and you’re good to go!
Gobble Gobble
Good times at the annual Gobble Gobble Drink-a-Long at Danny’s. Had to move the party to the eastside after a bit-o snow and ice on the roads – hopefully that won’t stop us from heading back to The Duchess next year! Still had a grand time though – the regulars were in full force! And add a little shake weight action and you’ve got yourself a real fun time!
