And So It Begins.....The Great Clean Out of 2019

The house is eerily quiet today.
No big neurotic dog and her owner.
No my big brother(he left yesterday).
Ex-College Boy started his new job yesterday afternoon(training stuff)and doesn't go back in until Thursday so he'll get up later today.

Tuesday, here is the plan for today(though some of it got done on Monday already).......

                 Not the mess in my house thankfully! lolz

* The garbage company picks up the second week of a massive amount of trash this morning. There were EIGHT black garbage bags of crap between Daughter's stuff and Ex-CB's garbage out there(not counting the broken furniture Daughter chucked out and our regular two garbage cans filled to the brim). ugh. CHECK

* Daughter's room is empty except for the furniture she left(some her's, some ours)and some belongings she is ditching.
On Monday I vacuumed the carpeting and emptied the canister FOUR times so far....this was after she vacuumed and emptied it SIX times before she left. 8-(  It has been mostly dog hair as far as I can tell.
Also on Monday I vacuumed the molding/trim at the floor and the edge of the carpeting on half the room(the other half is full of the furniture). CHECK

* All the boxes of stuff stored in her large closet were taken down Monday.  CHECK

* Today I will be going through every item in those boxes(did a bit of this already on Monday while I pondered what to do with it all). CHECK

* I'll empty other Rubbermaid tubs in the den and re-organize what gets saved into those today and continue to pitch out some of what was in those boxes. What was in the tubs(eBay stuff)will go into the now empty boxes as that eBay stuff will be gone this Fall(if not sold on eBay and/or locally, or donated if no one wants to buy it). CHECK

* Once Ex-CB is up and ready for the day he will help me wash down the walls in the bedroom and clean the ceiling fan/blades. CHECK

* Ex-CB will clean/wipe down the large desk and bookcase(plus the wall shelving in the room)his sister left him. CHECK

*  While Ex-CB is cleaning furniture/ceiling fan I'll put tubs/boxes back on the closet shelves. CHECK

*  Ex-CB will take all items to get rid of(whether disposing of or to be sold)downstairs into the living room/garage garbage cans. CHECK

*  I will shampoo the carpeting in half the room that is empty. CHECK

* While the carpet is drying I'll start in on their bathroom.  Daughter left half used toiletries/full toiletries under the bathroom sink and on the small bookcase for storage.  I'll also start in on the hallway closet where there are baskets of more opened toiletries plus unused toiletries shoved among the bed and bath linens.

* If I have the energy and time I'll start going through the bed/bath linens in the hall closet as well, to ditch what is worn out/no longer needed.

The above is certainly a full day+ of work right there.  Maybe I'll remember to take pictures today too. lolz

By the afternoon I'll be wiped out but at least the humidity is low today(no a/c up there yet).
If there is time after all this I'll go to Price Chopper in the late afternoon to buy lobsters for dinner.

So what are you up to today?

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Time to Party!" Edition....

After standing in the hot sun, then sitting in a too warm huge gymnasium/all-purpose hall on a rickety folding chair for 3+ HOURS and no food since breakfast it was off to the Graduation dinner for 6 at the Mexican restaurant the Daughter picked out.
This was my drink selection, a Champagne and Strawberry Margarita.
Needless to say I was a bit loopy after sipping on that on an empty stomach. lolz

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Daughter cooking dinner for me

2. Monday--Turkey Tenderloins, real Mashed Potatoes, Veggie

3. Tuesday--Soup and BLTs/Grilled cheese

4. Wednesday--Stir-Fry Shrimp/Veggies/Noodles

5. Thursday--?

6. Friday--?
7. Saturday--?

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Daughter cooking-Tempura Shrimp, Corn on Cob, real Garlic Mashed Potatoes

2. Monday--Leftover Sunday dinner

3. Tuesday--FFY(I had soup)

4. Wednesday--Chinese take-out

5. Thursday--Pork Tenderloin, Scalloped Taters, Tossed Salad

6. Friday--Ribs, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, Corn on Cob
7. Saturday--Dinner out for Graduation

Last week saw 3 nights of home cooked dinners, 2 nights of leftovers/fend for yourself, 2 nights of Eating Out/Take-Out. 

Only 2 of the meals planned happened(and I didn't even cook one of those lol).
Some many leftovers from Sunday that Monday was taken care of.  I didn't feel well on Tuesday so it was a Fend for Yourself night.  Only me and Hubs on Wed. for dinner so we got Take-Out instead of the big meal I was going to make(Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine).
I smoked the ribs  and my brother arrived Thursday evening so I served up one of those pork tenderloins I got really inexpensively at the Amish outlet with sides.  Friday the ribs happened with those sides after a quick trip to Weis(PMITA)Markets for corn, cole slaw mix, watermelon and an ice cream cake.
Originally Daughter was going to go out with her BF alone for her apres graduation meal but she changed her mind since her uncle came up from VA(we parents don't rate but the uncle does!)so we all headed out to that Mexican place and my bank account is a bit sadder for it. 8-)

What got put into the freezer last week.....

* corned beef brisket
* chicken Italian sausage

What got taken out of the freezer and used last week.....

* 1  pork tenderloin
* 2 lb. bag shrimp                                                           

Three trips to Weis and a trip to CVS brought the food/toiletries spending last week to $84.56(and that included a big ice cream cake splurge)and my May total to $303.83. 

My savings percentage last week was 51.91%(without Rite-Aid trips)and May's monthly savings total came to 51.05%(w/out R-A). 

I have 11 more food shopping/spending days in May.  

Leftovers going into this week.....ribs, beans, pork tenderloin, scalloped potatoes and rolls.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--T-Bone Steaks, leftover sides(beans, salad, rolls), Cuke in Vinegar

2. Monday--Shrimp Stir-Fry w/Noodles

3. Tuesday--Lobster

4. Wednesday--Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine

5. Thursday--leftovers or FFY

6. Friday--leftovers or FFY
7. Saturday--what ever Hubs cooks

This week will see 4 new meals cooked, 3 nights of leftovers/FFY, and 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.
I start my Elimination Diet this week so the menu plans will be quite different after that at least for awhile.

What needs buying for this menu?
Lobster for sure, besides that and potatoes I just don't know yet.
Price Chopper has a lobster special this week so we'll hit that for sure(and it's the only reason lobster is on the menu anyway). lol
With buying lobster(even on sale)this week won't be cheap so I'll probably hit my $400 limit for food in May.
rah.
team.

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  

Graduation Weekend

It's Graduation Weekend for Daughter here so that's why I've been MIA.

Thursday and POD was delivered and my brother arrived from Virginia.
Yesterday was the Awards Ceremony and other things and today is the actual Graduation ceremony.
Daughter's BF arrived last night and we had a big breakfast and now the packing of the POD has commenced.
It's bedlam around here with 6 people and 2 dogs and the house is all discombobulated this morning.
Tonight we party. lolz

I'll be back either Monday or Tuesday--Daughter and BF leave Sunday, my Brother leaves Monday and Ex-College Boy starts his new job on Monday and I'll get my very messy house back by Tuesday morning when all the garbage clogging up the garage gets hauled away.

Then it's back to real life and the work on the house begins.
I am tired already........

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

Sluggy

Weis Deals Recently

I've made two trips to Weis in the past week, a $29.52 trip and a $18.20 trip.

Here are the deals I found.......

I hit the coffee clearance and got 2 bags of 8 O'Clock for Ex-College Boy at $2.74 each,
The large Folger's can for Hubs was $4.24 and the Tim Horton's were $3.44 each.
The Kaluha coffe was $3.84 on clearance and was up for grabs for any of the coffee drinkers that live here. ;-)

This pack of chicken sausage was $5 and had a $2 meat discount sticker so $3 out the door.
We lovee chicken breakfast sausage so thought we'd try this sweet Italian pack as it was cheap.
Anybody ever have these?

I saw this lone Corned Beef on that trip as well. It was originally $19.61(3.93 lbs. @ $4.99)but the yellow tag had it marked down to $11.75 plus there was a $3 instant discount sticker on it as well so I thought I paid $8.75 for this hunk of meat.
My receipt however rang up with a $15.72 discount on the $19.61 price so it was $3.89 at that point.  Discount the instant meat sticker of $3 and I paid .89¢ for this corned beef!  They must have not put another lower priced yellow sticker on to lower the price per lb. cost and then someone in the meat department put a $3 instant discount sticker on?  I just know I got 3.93 lbs. of corned beef for .89¢. lolz

On Wednesday I did the Mix and Match 6/Get $3 Off Deal.........

4 x Huggies Wipes on sale for $1.99 ea.=$7.96
2 x Cracker Barrel dippers on sale for $1.49 ea.=$2.98
SubTotal........$10.94
I used 4 x .50¢/1 wipes IPQs(which did not double this time....sometimes they do even though they say "do not double")and a .50¢/1 digital WeisQ came off and that DOUBLED....go figure!
So $3 off in Qs and the $3 instant Mix and Match discount=$6 off.
$10.94-$6=$4.94 for all 6 items.
Plus I got $1 back on Ibotta for the CB dipper things

These new Cheez-it items were on sale for $1.97 ea. when you bought at least 3 so 4 came to $7.88.
I had .75¢/1 IPQs that doubled to $1.50 each plus the cashier rang one through twice(and the register took it)so I got $7.50 off this $7.88 purchase making all 4 cost me a total of .38¢! 8-)

On that trip I found some petite pork ribs at $1.29 lb. which are in the smoker as I type this out.  I know this is something my brother who is on the way here for Daughter's graduation will eat.
I also got a de-boned turkey breast half w/a $2 instant discount sticker so it was $2.63.
They also had Promise 2-pack spread on clearance for $1.80 so I picked one up.

Not a lot of goodies but they were really good goodies! 8-)))

What finds have you had at your local stores lately?

Sluggy[[

CVS Trip

With a $3 ECB expiring(and another $5 to use)I traipsed up to CVS on Tuesday and brought home this........

2 x Kleenex 3 packs on sale=$8.98
1 x Dawn dish soap on sale=.99¢
1 x Reese's cups Easter candy clearance=$1.12
SubTotal.......$11.09

I had a $2/2 Scott/Cottonelle/Kleenex CVS digitalQ attached to my card to use and the kiosk printed me a .25¢/1 Dawn Q as well so $2.25 in Qs.
$11.09-$2.25=$8.84 + .04¢ sales tax=$8.88

I used $8 in ECBs($3 Beauty Club/$5 Maybelline)so paid .88¢ OOP on everything above.
I earned back a $5 ECB for buying the 2 Kleenex packs.

Well I have until 6/13 to use this one if something good comes up in the next month.

Ok, I am off to go get pounded in the ass at Weis Markets now and then home to try to start containing the mess going on around here.

What are you up to today?


Sluggy