Got a good deal at Meijers today.
They have a one day sale going on today.
Spinbrush toothbrushes are
buy 1 get 1 free.
I bought 4 Spinbrush Pro Clean toothbrushes.
They were $7.79 each x's 4 is $31.16
minus 2 that were free $15.58
The cashier let me use four $3.00 off coupons ($12.00)
TOTAL PRICE FOR 4 SPINBRUSH TOOTHBRUSHES
$3.58 or .89 cents each!!
I saved $27.58 by shopping the sale
and using coupons.
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This week at Walgreens I was able to
get a $5.00 off anything Jingle cash catalina coupon,
good only next week.
I was just looking through a sneak peek ad
for Walgreens for next week.
I was trying to figure out the best way to spend
that free $5.00 and here is what I came up with.
They have certain toys that are priced at
$6.99 each for buy 1 get 1 free.
I can use my coupon and
get $13.98 worth of two toys for $1.99!!
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3:50pm
Finished around 3 1/2 dozen
ginger lime spritz cookies.
I used a sugar cookie Krusteaz cookie mix, an egg
added a 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons flour
to the mix. Added 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
along with the juice of 1/2 a lime.
I then put in the fridge for an hour or so
before putting it in the cookie press.
I made the icing with powdered sugar,
corn syrup & whipping cream then added about
a teaspoon of dry lime jello.
Then used a small brush to put the icing on.
Placed a red hot cinnamon in the middle.
.
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5:30pm
Got another dozen strawberry cookies made.
I wasn't liking the way they were looking
so put the other half of the dough back for
something else tomorrow.
I really need a foam snowflake stamp
to make my stamped cookies.
I press the stamp into the cookie
then fill in the indentation with icing
or melted chocolate.
.
See, the icing sits down inside the cookie and not of top.
-----------------------------------------------
6:00pm
Was supposed to of had supper started by now
but around 5:30 the kids had come in from playing football.
We've had a TON of kids in our yard today playing.
I don't know what it is about our house
that they all like to congregate here.
Anyway they bring in one of their friends and show
me this kids coat which has a BIG tear in it.
It was like from the cuff up past the arm pit!!
Jonathan's telling this kid, "my mom knows how
to sew, she can fix it." Then says, "can you do it really quick
because my friend has to go home." I'm thinking,
really quick and it looks like the rip is about
18 inches long, HA HA! So carpal tunnel and all,
within 10 minutes I had this rip sewn up as
fast as I could go.
I didn't want this kid to get in trouble for
getting his jacket ripped while playing football.
So I did my good deed for the day :0)
Afterwards I hurried to get supper in the oven.
WHAT'S FOR SUPPER?
Meatloaf
Took some hamburger, added an egg, breadcrumbs
and about a half jar of chunky salsa.
I took some reserved salsa and spread over top
the top of the meatloaf then added 3 slices of bacon.
Will serve with mashed potatoes & corn.
I get done making my meatloaf and popping it
in the oven. I notice the overhead light in the kitchen
started flickering. Then as I walk out of the kitchen
I went to flip the light off and even though
the switch was in the off position is still remained
on for a couple seconds then flickered and went out.
Time to call maintenance, LOL.
That would be my husband who is a maintenance man
for an apartment complex, so he's got the know how,
well at least most the time, lol.
Anyway he hears some arching
and sparking going on inside the switch plate.
Great! Now he's on his way to the hardware
store to get some new switches. Hope that works!
We flipped the switch on the breaker for that switch.
No power to lights in kitchen or power in dining
room or one of the kids bedrooms which means
the internet modem is not working at the moment.
Lucky for me the stove is on a different breaker
so that I can bake my meatloaf!
So in the meantime while waiting on supper
and for my honey to work on the light switch I decided
to refill my ink cartridges. Printer hasn't been printing
too well. And of course in the process of doing this,
I thought I would see how many colors ink I could
put on my fingers that won't wash off, lol.
I really need to start wearing some rubber gloves
when doing this!
Kids are watching Polar Express. Anything with
a train in it and Christopher is parked in front
of the tv.
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7:20pm
Just now eating supper.
The light switches have both been replaced
and seem to be working with no flickering
or sparks!
-------------------------------------
WHAT'S BAKING TOMORROW?
While searching through my baking stash
I found 1/2 a package of dried berries, actually
after reading the ingredients it says it's dried cranberries
in assortment of flavors like strawberry, blueberry,
raspberry, orange, cranberry & cherry.
I chopped them up into smaller pieces to get ready
for tomorrow.
I will put these in the Chocolate Chip Krusteaz cookie mix.
Berry Chocolate Chip Cookies.
As for the rest of the strawberry cookie dough
I had remaining (made cookie dough from a strawberry
cake mix), I thought about shredding up some white chocolate
(don't have any white chocolate chips)
and adding them to the dough and calling them
Strawberries & Cream cookies.
Maybe give them some icing over top to add
to the creaminess.
----------------------------------------------
8:30pm
Now one of the light switches in the hallway
is making our hall light flicker.
Time to replace that switch also.
Isn't it weird that more than one switch in the
house would start going bad at the same time?
That'll make 3 switches replaced in a matter
of a couple days!
------------------------------------------
11:00pm
I decided to go ahead and make the rest
of the strawberry cookie dough.
Should call them Strawberries & Cream Crinkle Cookies
because that's how they turned out once baked.
I took a block of white chocolate bark
and grated it up real fine.
Then I mixed in the chilled cookie dough.
I scooped 1/2 tablespoonfuls, then rolled
them into balls and baked 10 minutes.
I made an icing with powdered sugar and
heavy whipping cream and brushed the
crinkled tops of the cookies
and got down into the nooks and crannies
with the icing.
.
They have a one day sale going on today.
Spinbrush toothbrushes are
buy 1 get 1 free.
I bought 4 Spinbrush Pro Clean toothbrushes.
They were $7.79 each x's 4 is $31.16
minus 2 that were free $15.58
The cashier let me use four $3.00 off coupons ($12.00)
TOTAL PRICE FOR 4 SPINBRUSH TOOTHBRUSHES
$3.58 or .89 cents each!!
I saved $27.58 by shopping the sale
and using coupons.
-------------------------------------------------------
This week at Walgreens I was able to
get a $5.00 off anything Jingle cash catalina coupon,
good only next week.
I was just looking through a sneak peek ad
for Walgreens for next week.
I was trying to figure out the best way to spend
that free $5.00 and here is what I came up with.
They have certain toys that are priced at
$6.99 each for buy 1 get 1 free.
I can use my coupon and
get $13.98 worth of two toys for $1.99!!
-------------------------------------------
3:50pm
Finished around 3 1/2 dozen
ginger lime spritz cookies.
I used a sugar cookie Krusteaz cookie mix, an egg
added a 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons flour
to the mix. Added 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
along with the juice of 1/2 a lime.
I then put in the fridge for an hour or so
before putting it in the cookie press.
I made the icing with powdered sugar,
corn syrup & whipping cream then added about
a teaspoon of dry lime jello.
Then used a small brush to put the icing on.
Placed a red hot cinnamon in the middle.
.
.
------------------------------------
5:30pm
Got another dozen strawberry cookies made.
I wasn't liking the way they were looking
so put the other half of the dough back for
something else tomorrow.
I really need a foam snowflake stamp
to make my stamped cookies.
I press the stamp into the cookie
then fill in the indentation with icing
or melted chocolate.
.
See, the icing sits down inside the cookie and not of top.
-----------------------------------------------
6:00pm
Was supposed to of had supper started by now
but around 5:30 the kids had come in from playing football.
We've had a TON of kids in our yard today playing.
I don't know what it is about our house
that they all like to congregate here.
Anyway they bring in one of their friends and show
me this kids coat which has a BIG tear in it.
It was like from the cuff up past the arm pit!!
Jonathan's telling this kid, "my mom knows how
to sew, she can fix it." Then says, "can you do it really quick
because my friend has to go home." I'm thinking,
really quick and it looks like the rip is about
18 inches long, HA HA! So carpal tunnel and all,
within 10 minutes I had this rip sewn up as
fast as I could go.
I didn't want this kid to get in trouble for
getting his jacket ripped while playing football.
So I did my good deed for the day :0)
Afterwards I hurried to get supper in the oven.
WHAT'S FOR SUPPER?
Meatloaf
Took some hamburger, added an egg, breadcrumbs
and about a half jar of chunky salsa.
I took some reserved salsa and spread over top
the top of the meatloaf then added 3 slices of bacon.
Will serve with mashed potatoes & corn.
I get done making my meatloaf and popping it
in the oven. I notice the overhead light in the kitchen
started flickering. Then as I walk out of the kitchen
I went to flip the light off and even though
the switch was in the off position is still remained
on for a couple seconds then flickered and went out.
Time to call maintenance, LOL.
That would be my husband who is a maintenance man
for an apartment complex, so he's got the know how,
well at least most the time, lol.
Anyway he hears some arching
and sparking going on inside the switch plate.
Great! Now he's on his way to the hardware
store to get some new switches. Hope that works!
We flipped the switch on the breaker for that switch.
No power to lights in kitchen or power in dining
room or one of the kids bedrooms which means
the internet modem is not working at the moment.
Lucky for me the stove is on a different breaker
so that I can bake my meatloaf!
So in the meantime while waiting on supper
and for my honey to work on the light switch I decided
to refill my ink cartridges. Printer hasn't been printing
too well. And of course in the process of doing this,
I thought I would see how many colors ink I could
put on my fingers that won't wash off, lol.
I really need to start wearing some rubber gloves
when doing this!
Kids are watching Polar Express. Anything with
a train in it and Christopher is parked in front
of the tv.
--------------------------------------
7:20pm
Just now eating supper.
The light switches have both been replaced
and seem to be working with no flickering
or sparks!
-------------------------------------
WHAT'S BAKING TOMORROW?
While searching through my baking stash
I found 1/2 a package of dried berries, actually
after reading the ingredients it says it's dried cranberries
in assortment of flavors like strawberry, blueberry,
raspberry, orange, cranberry & cherry.
I chopped them up into smaller pieces to get ready
for tomorrow.
I will put these in the Chocolate Chip Krusteaz cookie mix.
Berry Chocolate Chip Cookies.
As for the rest of the strawberry cookie dough
I had remaining (made cookie dough from a strawberry
cake mix), I thought about shredding up some white chocolate
(don't have any white chocolate chips)
and adding them to the dough and calling them
Strawberries & Cream cookies.
Maybe give them some icing over top to add
to the creaminess.
----------------------------------------------
8:30pm
Now one of the light switches in the hallway
is making our hall light flicker.
Time to replace that switch also.
Isn't it weird that more than one switch in the
house would start going bad at the same time?
That'll make 3 switches replaced in a matter
of a couple days!
------------------------------------------
11:00pm
I decided to go ahead and make the rest
of the strawberry cookie dough.
Should call them Strawberries & Cream Crinkle Cookies
because that's how they turned out once baked.
I took a block of white chocolate bark
and grated it up real fine.
Then I mixed in the chilled cookie dough.
I scooped 1/2 tablespoonfuls, then rolled
them into balls and baked 10 minutes.
I made an icing with powdered sugar and
heavy whipping cream and brushed the
crinkled tops of the cookies
and got down into the nooks and crannies
with the icing.
.
