***Due to Technical Difficulties(danged weather and internet!)I didn't pick a Giveaway Winner yesterday. I'll be back later today and do that so stay tuned........***
The "The Birthday Week is Over" Edition...
It was a lowkey affair this year. Hubs bought a cake and we still have half of it left so come on over it ya want a piece! lol We went out to the only open Chinese Buffet restaurant left here(thanks Covid!)for lunch and then Hubs drove me to a new-to-me Walmart and a Rite-Aid on my regular rotation of RAs so I could finish my Ibotta Bonus. We are just party animals, no?
My birthday coincides with the Feast Day of St. Agnes(who died a martyr's death because she would not marry). First by being burned at the stake, and when that didn't work, then being beheaded. Just like me and my Birthday buddy, Rasputin, we are/were all hard to kill. *snort* St. Agnes Day is also said to be the coldest day of the year and boy, was it ever here!! We had 3 snow days last week.
Onward to the meal planning!
Here's what was planned......
1. Sunday--Leftover Beef Pie
2. Monday--Fend for Yourself as I am not feeling well
3. Tuesday--Butternut Squash Ravioli w/Béchamel, Salad
4. Wednesday--Homemade flatbread Pizza, Salad
5. Thursday--? Hubs' night to cook
5. Thursday--? Hubs' night to cook
6. Friday--Beef & Veggie Stir-fry, Rice
7. Saturday--More Leftovers?
And here's what actually happened........
1. Sunday--Leftover Beef Pie
2. Monday--Fend for Yourself as I am not feeling well
3. Tuesday--Don't remember so it must have been forgettable
4. Wednesday--Don't remember so it must have been forgettable
5. Thursday--I made Hubs Spaghetti and Meatballs, I didn't eat due to the big lunch out
5. Thursday--I made Hubs Spaghetti and Meatballs, I didn't eat due to the big lunch out
6. Friday--Lunch out at Chinese Buffet(no dinner), Cake
7. Saturday--Beef & Veggie Stir-Fry w/Noodles
Nothing very exciting here. When it's so cold here I don't feel like cooking. Used a free gift card to get Applebee's on shot night and paid for Chinese take-out this week too and I don't care because it was my birthday week and I didn't want to cook so there...pphhhhtttt!
What got put into the freezer last week....
* a Pizza
* a small London Broil
* a whole Chicken
What got taken out of the freezer and used...
* a handful of Meatballs
* 1/2 bag of stir-fry veggies
* a small London Broil
I spent $147.15 on food/toiletries/HBA the last week. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $265.29 for January so far. It would have been about $35 lower except at that new-to-me Walmart, the price scanner gun at my register was broken so I couldn't use some digital gift cards. 8-((
There are 7 shopping days left in January.
I've earned $245.12 on Ibotta in January.
I've earned $5.39 on Checkout51 in January.
I've earned $15.50 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in January.
I've earned 17,221 points from shopping on Fetch in January.
I earned 2,105 Kicks from food shopping on Shop Kick in January.
I've earned 1,946 SB from food shopping on Swag Bucks in January.
I've earned $0 from food shopping on Tada in January.
That's $266.01 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Tada/Fetch)on $265.29 in grocery spending so in reality it's -.72¢ spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.
rah...
My savings percentage for the last week was 56.28%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for January comes in at 61.97% so far(w/out R-A).
Leftovers going into this week.....Beef Noodle Stir-Fry, Spaghetti and Meatballs
Here is this week's "food plan".....
1. Sunday--Roast Chicken, Stuffing, Roast Carrots, Potatoes
2. Monday--Pizza, Salad
3. Tuesday--Butternut Squash Ravioli w/Béchamel, Salad
4. Wednesday--Chicken Salad
5. Thursday--Leftovers? or No Clue
5. Thursday--Leftovers? or No Clue
6. Friday--Chicken and Dumplings w/Carrots
7. Saturday--Leftovers?
What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu? I may need milk but that's it.
What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?
Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?
Any great deals on food at your stores this week?
I am going to start calling you Agnes.
ReplyDeleteWas supposed to do pork loin but forgot to take out of freezer yesterday. Switched to turkey meatloaf baking as I type.
ReplyDelete"St Agnes, Eve, Ah bitter cold it twas..."
ReplyDeleteBut that's all I remember of the poem & can't even remember the poet!!
Very good! It's a John Keats poem....
DeleteThe Eve of St Agnes (stanzas 1-3) (1820)
John Keats
Only stanzas 1-3 should be recited, as shown below
St. Agnes’ Eve—ah, bitter chill it was!
The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold;
The hare limped trembling through the frozen grass,
And silent was the flock in woolly fold;
Numb were the Beadsman’s fingers, while he told
His rosary, and while his frosted breath,
Like pious incense from a censer old,
Seemed taking flight for Heaven, without a death,
Past the sweet Virgin’s picture, while his prayer he saith.
His prayer he saith, this patient, holy man;
Then takes his lamp, and riseth from his knees,
And back returneth, meagre, barefoot, wan,
Along the chapel aisle by slow degrees.
The sculptured dead, on each side, seem to freeze,
Imprisoned in black, purgatorial rails:
Knights, ladies, praying in dumb oratories,
He passeth by, and his weak spirit fails
To think how they may ache in icy hoods and mails.
Northward he turneth through a little door,
And scarce three steps, ere music’s golden tongue
Flattered to tears this agéd man and poor;
But no—already had his deathbell rung;
The joys of all his life were said and sung –
His was harsh penance on St. Agnes’ Eve!
Another way he went, and soon among
Rough ashes sat he for his soul’s reprieve,
And all night kept awake, for sinners’ sake to grieve.