~Saturday we stopped by one of our favorite thrift stores and found some great deals! LL Bean fuzzy house slippers for $1.99, a beautiful Anne Klein tote for $3.99, some cranberry scented candles, 2 dvds (Black and White, a Christmas one for the grandboys), a Bonia travel fanny pack (from what I am seeing these things are really pricey brand new), and a nice heavy duty splatter guard.
~Sunday I made some homemade chicken noodle soup using up the rest of the reduced prices rotisserie chicken, some celery, onion, carrot, garlic, parsley and seasonings.
~We are enjoying our new Roku and being able to watch lots of movies and even Youtube on our large TV in the living room. 😁
~I'm saving the inner cardboard tubes from our toilet paper rolls to make Christmas "crackers" for the little kids in the family. I will fill them with candy and wrap them up with Christmas wrapping paper and ribbons. I thought this would be a fun new addition to our big family Christmas celebration this year. :)
~Monday night I made a venison and noodle stroganoff skillet dinner. I used some green onions and tomatoes from the garden in it too to boost the "yum" factor and nutrition.
~I used 3 full poinsettia swags that I got at the thrift store for .99 each to decorate our entertainment center and the hanging light fixture above our dining room table.
~I listed a few things to sell on one of our local buy and sell facebook pages. I sold my old desk right away to the mother of 3 of my favorite students. :) That's $20 more than I had earlier in the week. ;) I think I will put it towards taking the grandboys to their favorite indoor play area business. :)
Embarking on and embracing this next chapter of my life where I start the great adventure of becoming a grandmother.
My son made venison chili a few nights ago, and tonight he made squirrel and dumplings!
ReplyDeleteIt's a whole new world to me.
Blessings,
Laura
I have never had squirrel before. What does it taste like?
DeleteYou must have some really nice thrift stores in your area. Wish we had a facebook page to sell furniture around here. I need to get rid of a few things.
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Jane
HI Jane, sometimes I score big time at thrift stores and other times I don't find much at all. The end of December is a great time to hit your thrift stores when people donate stuff after they got new stuff for Christmas and also so they can take the donations as a tax write off. You should check them out then. ;) The facebook page I am selling on is connected to one of the universities so there are always students looking for furniture and lots of locals who are not students also buy and sell on it. Do a search on facebook and see if there is a local buy and sell group in your area. I did and was surprised at how many different groups there were. Be blessed!
DeleteGreat finds in your thrift store shopping. I'm heading out for the senior's day as soon as my laundry finishes. Love the hunt!
ReplyDeleteAnd, yet another thing in common. My family did 'crackers' at Christmas dinner as well. But it was for everyone. One of the best memories is everyone wearing tissue paper 'crowns' in various colors. It's one of my favorite memories of dinners. That, and our crackers always had really really corny jokes in them like you'd find in a fortune cookie. Cheers, SJ
Thanks for the idea about the corny jokes inside the "crackers" SJ! I have decided to do them for the adults too. I stocked up on the candy for them today at the Dollar Tree store.
DeleteI hope you found some goodies at the thrift stores today! Be blessed!
Yup, definitely doing a road trip to Washington to hit the thrift stores, come summer! :D
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had another lovely frugal week! Well done!
HI Bless! Thrifting is so much fun and you never know the treasures you might find. :)
DeleteWe do the Christmas "crackers" too. Such a fun gift idea!
ReplyDeleteI really am hoping to make them a new tradition! Do you put anything other than candy in your's?
DeleteYou had a great frugal week, Debbie. I love the Christmas crackers. Thanks for describing them.
ReplyDeleteHi, those were just a few days...I accidentally published the post before it was done. Stay tuned for part 2. LOL!
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