Grocery Shopping 5/19

I headed to town tonight primarily to get to Fareway before eggs went off sale but I did get a few other deals while I was out. I didn’t grocery shop last week so I do have $100 to spend this week but I didn’t even come close tonight. Here are my deals…

FAREWAY

fareway519 Grocery Shopping 5/19
Fisher Snacks $1.29 x 10 = $12.90 – $10 MC = $2.90

Boomsma Large Eggs $.49 x 10 = $4.90

Bananas $.68/lb = 2.84 lb for $1.96

Cucumbers 3/$1 = $1.00

Kiwi Fruit 4/$1 = $1.00

Fareway Total = $11.76

HY-VEEhyvee519 Grocery Shopping 5/19
Kaukauna Port Wine Cheese Balls $.99 x 2 = $1.98 (marked down from $4.98 each!)

Cool Whip $1.49 & $1.79 price matched to Fareway $.99 x 4 = $3.96 – $2.00 IP = $1.96

Planters Peanuts $3.49 price matched to Fareway $2.00 – $1.00 IP = $1.00

Marcl Small Steps $1.79 x 3 = $5.37 – $5.37 MC = FREE

Hy-Vee #10 Russett Potatoes $3.69 – $2.11 sale = $1.58

Hy-Vee Total = $8.82
** Our Fareway does not accept IPs (internet printables) so I price match at Hy-Vee to get the best deal.

WAL-MARTwalmart519 Grocery Shopping 5/19

Ritz Crackers $2.50 – $1.00 IP = $1.50

Gallon Milk $2.28

Whole Wheat Bread $1.47 (I usually get this at the outlet but we ran out)

Coleslaw Mix $1.38

Wal-Mart Total = $6.63

GRAND TOTAL = $27.21

I still have $72.79 available to spend this week. Until I see the new ads that come out tomorrow have no idea if I will use that all but if not I can carry it over another week. I did some research when I came home about the cheeseballs and found out I can freeze them. I think I may pick a couple up for a later picnic or special snack night with the family.

Menu Plan Monday

I was a bit busy yesterday and didn’t get this posted so here it is a day late!

  • Fried Chicken & Apples
  • Porcupine Meatballs & Green Beans
  • Ham Steak & Baked Potatoes
  • Fajitas & Rice
  • Biscuits & Gravy
  • Subs & Salad

Tulip Festival

Orange City, Iowa has a Tulip Festival every May. I took the boys to the parade and a concert by Remedy Drive. We had to sit and wait awhile for the parade to start since we wanted good seats.Jess Tulip Festival

ethan Tulip FestivalKyle Tulip FestivalAfter the parade we walked around and looked at some of the pretty tulips. The 5th & 6th graders in Orange City plant 1000′s of bulbs every October as a community service project each year. I am sure there hard work is appreciated by many people who come to visit the Dutch college town. Here you can see a few tulips in the background.tulip+boys Tulip FestivalAfter running an errand for a friend we returned back to the park for the free Remedy Drive concert. It was fun while we stayed but it was really windy and cold so we left a bit early.remedy Tulip Festival

It was great music. They are topping the Christian charts and thanks to some generous donors the entire concert was free. If you would like to hear some music by Remedy Drive you can download a free track for your MP3 player here.

Routine To Me

I was cleaning today and doing some laundry when one of the boys asked why I was putting the sheets in a pillowcase. I thought I would share my storage system for bed linens.

First I fold the flat, fitted sheets and the second pillowcase if there is one. Then I store them in the other pillowcase by neatly using the pillowcase as a sack and folding the extra length over like a flap. When the sheets are folded I have a tube for each bed size, appropriately labeled, which I store the sheet sets in.

The best part of this is when I strip the bed to change sheets. At that time all I have to do is grab a pillowcase and I know I have a full set of clean sheets.

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