Well I'll Be!

Though I haven't talked about my genealogy wanderings in quite awhile I have still been "at it".
I find it's a grand hobby and you just never know what you'll turn up when you start digging.

Since I have now found three separate lines of the de Neville family I am directly descended from(children of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland), I have been burrowing down those rabbit holes.

And guess who I found out is my 19th cousin?
This guy right here......

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron.

We share Ralph Neville and wife Joan de Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland as common ancestors.
My three lines descend through their children Joan/Jane de Neville, Edward de Neville and George de Neville.  David's line descends from Ralph and Joan's other daughter, Cecily de Neville.

David Cameron's 4 x Great Grandmother, Elizabeth FitzClarence was the daughter of William IV & his long time mistress, Dorothea Bland, the actress.  As the third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, William wasn't expected to assume the crown.  He lived with Dorothea Bland for 20 years and they produced 10 illegitimate children who took the surname FitzClarence(Fitz meaning of Royal blood and Clarence as William held the title of Duke of Clarence).

William left Dorothea in 1811 due to financial issues.  He married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen in 1818.  A match that gave him financial solvency.

The only grandchild of William IV's father, George III, had died in 1817(Charlotte, the daughter of George, Prince of Wales who was next in line for the throne)so none of George III's sons had legitimate issue to ascend to the crown. Not only did William's marriage turn his personal economy around but he hoped Princess Adelaide, being half his age, would produce an heir.  William and Adelaide had two daughter, neither of which lived past infancy.
In 1830, when George IV died, William ascended the throne at the age of 64.  He reigned only 7 years and at his death the crown passed to the only surviving legitimate grandchild of George III, the daughter of William's younger brother, Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Alexandrina Victoria. The world knows her as Queen Victoria.

This all means that if William IV had married Dorothea Bland, one of their children may have ended up on the English throne instead of Victoria and David Cameron may have been King.  ;-)

Don't you see the family resemblance?
Well, except for the guy on the  right looks a proper gentleman and the gal on the left resembles a lush.  ;-)

Sluggy

Giveaway Winner

There were 38 valid entries this giveaway.

Random Org picked #31 in order of entry.

And the winner is.............

* The Line has been Drawn February 9, 2017 at 8:25 PM
Today's entry Lucy

Congratulations Lucy!
Please email me from the email addy you supplied with your full name and mailing address and I'll get this out to you asap.

Thanks for entering to every one else and I'll have another Giveaway on tap later this week.
And there will be chocolate.........  8-)))

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "First REAL Storm of the Winter" Edition--

8+ inches of cold stuff!  The first big storm came late this year.

Snow reflected in the storm door as Daughter's dog licks her lips in preparation for going out there in it. lolz

Moving on......

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned last week--

1. Sunday--Frozen Pizza, Tossed Salad

2. Monday--Chinese Chicken, Fried Rice w/Veggies *

3. Tuesday--Haluski

4. Wednesday--Leftover Tacos

5. Thursday--?

6. Friday--Daughter has injection so something leftover or Fend for Yourself

7. Saturday--?

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Frozen Pizza, Tossed Salad

2. Monday--Chinese Chicken, Fried Rice w/Veggies *

3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Halushki

5. Thursday--Daughter and me-pizza, Hubs leftovers

6. Friday--Chinese Take-Out(after medical procedure for Daughter)

7. Saturday--Chicken and Dumplings

Basically everything planned got served, though not always on the day it was suppose to be.

6 meals cooked at home, 2 of them nights of leftovers or Fend For Yourself, and 1 night of take-out.

I picked up a half price whole chicken on Wednesday and that got turned into Chicken & Dumplings.  No time to cook dinner on Friday as I was tied up with taking Daughter to her injections so I ran out for Chinese after getting her home.  That added another $25.65 to my Eating-Out/Take-out total for the year.

As for the grocery spending.....2 trips to Weis and 1 trip to the Shursave market brought the food spending last week to $71.74 and brought my February food spending total to $192.63 for the month.  There are 15 days left in the month.

My savings percentages last week was 49.32%.  Not quite 50% but still a great rate.

Leftovers going into this week.......Taco filling, Mushroom soup, Halushki, Chicken and Dumplings. The taco meat will be eaten for lunches.  With Hubs working from home he is taking care of a major part of leftovers lately as he prefers that to a sandwich lunch.

Here is this week's "food plan"....
* Denotes "complicated" meals

1. Sunday--Breakfast for Dinner

2. Monday--Kielbasa on Rolls, leftover Halushki

3. Tuesday--Salmon, Asparagus, Rice of some kind

4. Wednesday--Leftover Mushroom/Rice Soup or Chicken & Dumplings

5. Thursday--Shrimp Scampi w/Linguine, Caesar Salad *

6. Friday--Spinach Salad, Pork Tenderloin

7. Saturday--Leftovers

This week will see 6 new meals cooked, 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating-Out and 2 nights of Leftovers.

What I need to buy for this menu?  Spinach and Salad Greens are about the only things I need to prepare this week's menu plan.  I may pick up some freebie soups(after coupons and SavingStar rebate)for the food bank, some granola bars for Daughter's lunches and some cheap-ish coffee.

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?


Sluggy

Last Chance for Giveaway!

The retirement book Giveaway ends tonight at 11:59 pm ET.
Get in your last chance entry before it's over.

Link to leave a comment for the Giveaway is HERE.

Good luck and the winner gets announced on Monday.

Now I'm going back into the garage to do some sorting and then up to the laundry room to run some clothes through the machines.
And to ponder a meal plan for this coming week, as well as plan out what to "buy" at Rite-Aid this week(if anything).  Oh joy..... ;-)

Sluggy

Rite-Aid Haul PORN

Now if that title didn't get you to look, nothing will! lol

Did this lot on my card........

2 x GE light bulbs on sale=$15.98
1 x Huggies diapers on sale=$8.99
2 x Speed Stick deodorant on sale=$3.98
7 x Wet n' Wild make-up BOGO50%(3 x .99¢ + 3 x .49¢ + last one was 20% off=.79¢)=$5.23
SubTotal.....$34.18

* Everything but the Speed Stick qualified for Blizzard Points, so $30.20 in BPoints spending.*

Coupons Used
1 x $3/1 Huggies diapers IPQ=$3.00
1 x BOGOF Speed Stick ManuQ=$1.99
2 x $1/1 Wet n' Wild eye product IPQ=$2.00
3 x .50¢/1 Wet n' Wild any product IPQ=$1.50
Coupon Total.....$8.49

$34.18-$8.49=$25.69 + $1.14 tax=$26.83 OOP and I used Plenti points to pay.
I earned back $22.00 in new Plenti points($10 for buying 2 GE light bulbs, $10 for spending $30 on Blizzard points items, $2.00 for buying 2 Speed Stick deos).
At this point I am "out" $4.83 points.
But I will sell the Huggies come Springs on the local FB page for either $5 or $6 which will cover any points spent down plus a bit, so this transaction becomes a moneymaker.  8-)

Then I bought this on my son's card......

2 x GE light bulbs on sale=$15.98
1 x Huggies diapers on sale=$8.99
8 x Wet n' Wild make up BOGO50%=$5.92
SubTotal.....$30.89

I had a new manager and she processed the transaction prematurely before I handed her my stack of  coupons.
sigh.

This means I spend down $9.21 in points(which is bad)but the silver lining was that a $3 Load2Card for the diapers came off(since she didn't scan my $3/1 Huggies IPQ)so I got an extra $3 off this transaction in the end. ;-)  I didn't notice this until I got home and examined my receipt.

We had to do a "post coupon" and I received back cash for all my coupons I used.

SubTotal....$30.89-Load2CardQ $3=$27.89 + $1.32 tax=$29.21 which I paid with Plenti points.

Coupons Used
1 x $3/1 Huggies IPQ=$3.00
3 x $1/1 Wet n' Wild IPQ=$3.00
5 x .50¢/1 Wet n' Wild IPQ=$2.50
Coupon Total......$8.50

$29.21 paid in points-$8.50 cash refund for coupons=$20.71  "spent".
I earned back $20 in new Plenti points(everything bought qualified for Blizzard Points and the transaction was over $30)so this transaction "cost" me .71¢.
But again, I have another pack of diapers to sell turning this into a moneymaker too.


Plenti points spent......... -$56.04
Plenti points earned....... + $42.00
Cash back for coupons..+ $8.50
Sales of diapers....+ $10-$12

I love getting paid to "buy" stuff at the drugstore.  8-)

Sluggy