The "Using Up Leftovers" Edition.....
Sluggy
Just an average Gal, older mom, trying to live a simple life & what happens along the way.
The "Using Up Leftovers" Edition.....
Sluggy
I've got Gaelic ancestry on both my family branches, more on the paternal side which is 75% Irish and 25% English. One of my immigrant ancestors, a 3rd Great Grandfathers came over in 1852(thank you Great Potato Famines!-there were two not one)from Derry to New York state. His wife's father(my 4 x Great Grand(from Derry to NYS as well) and his 2nd wife arrived in 1837(this is the one who moved West repeatedly and ended up in Montana.
I have 2x Great Grandparents from Limerick, Maurice(pronounced Morris)O'Brien and Mary Ellen Roche who immigrated in 1880. These are ancestors on my paternal grandfather's wife's side.
On my Grandfather's first wife's side, my Great Grandparents, Dennis Timothy McCarthy and Mary Kelleher arrived 1880 and 1904 respectively from County Cork making my paternal Grandmother a first generation American born. Throw in some Healeys, Careys and Desmonds on that branch too going back to "the Old Country".
On my maternal side it's more of a mixture of English, French Huguenot, Scottish, Welch, but there is a smattering of Irish too. I have a Moses O'Drisceoil, born 1689 in Ireland(place unknown)who immigrated to America before 1730. His son, Daniel, was born in Virginia that year and dropped the "O'" from his surname and Anglicized the name to Driskill at some point and he is one of my Patriot Ancestors who supplied troops in the Revolutionary War. So yes, I come from a long line of troublemakers. ;-)
O'Sluggy
I enjoy these videos by Peter Santenello where he goes to places many people have never been and talks to folks in those communities.
This video he is in Cajun Country in Louisiana.
Enjoy!
Sluggy
There are very few Frugal wins this past week but here goes....
I bought some things at Walmart last weekend....
1 x Knorr rice cup $1.98
1 x Dove body wash $9.97
1 x Airwick 2 refills $6.98
1 x 24 ct. wet dog food $27.96
1 x Purina canned dog food $2.38
1 x Dove new deodorant $11.98
1 x Snuggle dryer sheets 70 ct. $3.74
1 x Children's Claritin liquid $12.26
Total.......$77.25
I earned back--
$28.85 Ibotta
$16.00 Shopmium
$6.00 Tada
Which was $50.85 off making this lot $26.40
Then I got 1,625 pts.($6.50)Shop Kick and $7.00 worth of points from Fetch(the dog food).
The 24 pack of dog food is for when we take the dogs to be boarded for our cruise.
Grand Total after all the points are cashed in is $12.90.
Then I went back on Tuesday for this stuff, even though I never received a Midweek Bonus on my account......
I earned back--
$16.30 Ibotta
$15.00 Shopmium
$4.00 Tada
Which comes to $35.30 making this lot $9.18
Then I got 2,155 pts.($8.62)Shop Kick and $7.00 worth of points from Fetch(the dog food).
Grand Total after all the points are cashed in comes to a $6.44 moneymaker.
So combined these two trips will end up costing me $6.56 for everything pictured.
While the dog food kept both of these trips from being better than free it's something we need to buy. Hubs wanted the mouth wash and I wanted the small lotion for the cruise. The Air Wick scent is gardenia and I dearly love the smell of gardenias(plus it was better than free so why not?) 8-))
There is an offer on Aisle for $5 back when you buy 2 Rock Star drinks. Depending on where you find these drinks(if they are $2.50 each or less)it might be a moneymaker. I'll be looking for Zero Sugar ones when I go out on Friday. Here's the link with my referral code......https://rockstar.gotoaisle.com/?referralCode=kq98hepHXk
That's all I got for today. 8-)
Sluggy