What do you do with 3 brownies that need to be used right away???
Make some brownie sundaes for the kiddos.
I raided the pantry to find some sprinkles, and I grabbed some Chocolate Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream from the freezer.
The kiddos loved them, and it made good use of the leftover brownies too.
We had a small grocery list for the week, and I decided to bring along my reusable bags to bring home the groceries. I hate to admit this, but I’m really bad about bringing along my bags, unless I’m shopping at Aldi. I’ve put Thade in charge of reminding me to bring them along when we shop any where, and Dylan is happy to help carry the bags too. I also had a handful of coupons in hand to shop with this week too.
So we go thorough the store, and I’m off to the checkout with reusable bags in hand, and checkout goes something like this.
I unload the bags first, and with a big smile, I say: I’ve brought along my own bags.
Cashier: Really giant sigh, and a very big eye roll.
I quickly loaded up the conveyor belt with all of the items, and when the groceries were almost finished making their way into their reusable bags, I had to say…
Nico: I’ve also got a few coupons…
Cashier: Really really really big sigh, and an even bigger eye roll.
Yeah I’m totally that lady, but happily I didn’t bring home another plastic bag, and I also saved about $5.00 on my grocery bill. It didn’t come without a snarky sigh and a few eye rolls though…
One of the boy’s favorite meals is called Appetizer Buffet. I pick out a few frozen appetizers to bake at home, and set up a big buffet on the table, pass out plates, and let everybody dig in. Usually I pick up whatever is on sale and looks good, but this time when Appetizer Buffet was on the menu I decided to go through my coupons and see if I could find some good deals.
I came up with enough coupons to make a tasty Pizza Buffet at home. Let’s break down the costs…
The Buffet supplies came to $12.67, and I had $2.65 in coupons, so that gives me $10.02 for lunch/ or about $2.50 a person. The best news though, I used only 1/2 of the pizzas and garlic bread, so I had enough left over for a fast dinner for the kiddos. Shopping wisely with coupons gave me 2 full meals for 4 hungry people for about $10.00, I think that is a great deal! No complaints from the boy’s either, they loved the buffet, and I have a few more coupons to keep this simple meal going.
I am a little late in posting my savings for June, and when I was looking back for my May coupon totals, I couldn’t find the post. Hmmm that one must have been zapped. So let’s bring the coupon totals up to date… For the month of May I had $10.14 in coupon savings, and another $7.40 for the month of June. That brings my year to date total up to $62.16! I think that is pretty good for half of the year. Let’s see how July goes.
Despite all of the June activities for Thade, I did pretty good at keeping the cars parked at home. I ended up with 6 no driving days for the month, and that brings my year to date total up to 28 days. I just need 3 more days, and I’ve hit my no driving days goal for the year! Let’s see if I can accomplish that goal in July.