 |
| Christmas Tree 2024 |
The Christmas tree has been decorated and M (being tall) did the honors and put the topper, on Friday evening. I put the empty tree decorations bin in the garage on one of the shelves in the former entertainment center shelving unit that is now in the garage:
 |
| The New Holiday Decorations Shelving Unit |
This might not work out quite as well as I had hoped, unless I declutter my Christmas decorations by quite a bit! I have three such bins, currently, and two even bigger ones! The shelving unit will not hold all of it! I used to stack the two larger bins on the floor and place the three smaller bins on top of them. Well, I guess I could still stack the larger bins in front of the shelving unit, if necessary.
I picked up my groceries on Saturday afternoon and this time, I checked my groceries against my receipt when I got home. They had given me all the items I had ordered and paid for and nothing was missing! I received a free container of juice (best customer coupon) and a free pack of store brand toilet paper (weekend freebie with coupon). My total came to $41.75.
I didn't take a picture of my groceries, this time, either, because, as I brought in the last bag of groceries, and tried to close the sliding glass door, yet another thing in my house broke! This time, it was the sliding glass door handle. Again. It broke and I replaced it in March. Well, it broke, again, today. Fortunately, there was a spare door handle that we had bought, earlier, and my daughter was able to install it for me. I took the opportunity to clean the groove the door slides along (it was full of gunk) and lubricate it with some WD-40.
It was only after the door handle was fixed (and a new "spare" was ordered to have on hand when this one breaks!) that I checked the grocery receipt. By which time, I had already put away the half & half and the container of juice, etc. and, I didn't want to take things out, again, to take a picture.
But, here is the receipt showing what I bought and how much it cost:
Bauducco® Chocolate Wafer Cookies, 5 oz$3.00
3 x $1.00 $1.49 each
Broccoli Crowns, 1 ct$2.49
1 lbs x $2.49 each
Cauliflower, 1 ct$2.01
1.01 lbs x $1.99 each (approx.)
Cucumber, 1 ct$0.89
1 x $0.89 each
Fresh Banana - Single, 1 ea$0.43
0.62 lbs x $0.69 each (approx.)
Fresh Green Beans - Bag, 1 lb$1.98
2 lbs x $0.99 $2.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$4.00
Fresh Large D'Anjou Pear - Each, large/ 1 count$0.70
0.35 lbs x $2.00 $2.49 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.17
Iceberg Lettuce, 1 ct$1.59
1 x $1.59 $1.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.40
Kroger® Fresh Navel Oranges Bag, 4 lb$2.99
1 x $2.99 $4.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00
Kroger® Half & Half, 32 fl oz.$3.49
1 x $3.49 each
Kroger® Premium Coconut Milk, 13.5 fl oz$3.18
2 x $1.59 $1.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.80
Kroger® Pure Canola Oil, 48 fl oz$4.49
1 x $4.49 $5.49 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.00
Kroger® Soft & Strong Toilet Paper Double Roll, 12 rolls$5.99
1 x $5.99 $7.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$2.00
Store Coupon-$5.99
Kroger® White Sandwich Bread, 20 oz$2.29
1 x $2.29 $2.49 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.20
UPC: 0001111008486
Kroger® Whole Carrots Bag, 2 lb$1.99
1 x $1.99 each
Large Cosmic Crisp Apple - Each, large/ 1 count$0.98
0.98 lbs x $1.00 $2.49 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$1.46
Medium Yellow Onions, medium / 1 lb$1.11
1.25 lbs x $0.88 $1.29 each (approx.)
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50
Simply Cranberry Cocktail Fruit All Natural Juice, 52 fl oz$0.00
1 x $0.00 $4.99 each
Item Coupon/Sale: -$0.50
Item Coupon/Sale: -$4.49
CA Redem Val (deposit on the juice container)$0.10
1 x $0.10 each
Spinach, 1 ct$1.49
1 x $1.49 each
Tetley® British Blend Premium Black Tea Bags, 80 ct$5.99
1 x $5.99 each
That last item, the tea, is actually for a Christmas gift, so should come from my Holiday budget.
Nothing was specified as being "delivery only" this time around. So, I think, that it all depends on the availability of the items.
Spent on groceries so far this month:
$61.12 (December 6th) + $41.75 (December 14) = $102.87 - $5.99 for tea (X-mas gift) = $96.88
With daughter home for another month, I have increased my December grocery budget to $200. That amount will be augmented with what I budget for the almsgiving.
Lunch on Saturday was toast and scrambled eggs, with orange juice to drink. For dinner, I baked some of the frozen meatballs I had been given by neighbor S's family, boiled two ears of homegrown corn I had frozen, earlier, and steamed some broccoli. In addition, there was some leftover ramen noodles from Friday's dinner (which was ramen noodles, sauteed chicken, and stir fried carrots and broccoli stems).
On Saturday, I was grateful for:
- Being able to order groceries and pick up curb side
- All the grocery items were available and included
- Having a spare door handle
- Daughter being able to install it
- A safe drive to the grocery store and back (I'm not just saying that - there was a shooting there, quite recently, with one person killed and one person injured).
Saturday's joyful activity was watching online videos.
Plans for Sunday include making and wrapping gifts.
How was your Saturday? What are your plans for Sunday?
What a fun tree! I played Eye Spy with the picture until I found one of your daughter's new ornaments you have shown us. It took a while, but I finally found one of her Pikachus. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. Well done spotting the Pichu ornament my daughter made. Just above it is the silver Harry Potter bauble and above that, there is the green bauble with the beaded netting. :)
DeleteYour tree looks lovely, and I noted the masks! Your oranges were a good bargain! I bought eight navels this week - they weren't particularly cheap, but I was happy to see them back in season so picked up two bags and they are delicious! Should have bought another bag! Sorry to read about the shooting. I'm glad you were not there when that happened. There was one in London yesterday too ... what a world.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. The masks survived the latest decluttering (daughter doesn't care for them). I'm glad your oranges were sweet. I haven't tried the oranges I bought, yet, but, I'm hoping they will be sweet. There have been quite a few shootings in my area, including at the bank branch I go to and a restaurant a block or two away; I'm grateful that they took place when I wasn't around!
DeleteYour Christmas tree is lovely! I noticed the yellow pokemon ornament right away! You have a lot of pretty ornaments.
ReplyDeleteThe shootings are very worrisome, aren't they? So glad you are safe.
Thank you, Celie. Well done spotting the Pokemon ornament. :)
DeleteYes, the shootings are worrisome, but, a fact of life these days, I guess. I always say a little prayer when I leave my house!
Your tree looks really lovely, Bless.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your grocery order was okay and that you got everything you needed. I expect you're being that bit more careful, now that you're cooking for two.
I'm sorry to hear about the door handle but it was an easy fix, at least. I went to start my car yesterday, to discover the battery had died! Fortunately, it was on my driveway at home. The breakdown people were very quick to come out to it, and then I drove it straight to the store to get a new one fitted. Xx
Thank you, Jules.
DeleteYes, I'd forgotten that cooking for two is a little different than cooking for one, especially when the second person has a healthier appetite and likes more vegetables with her meals! LOL.
Oh, no! I'm sorry your car battery had died! But, you were not stranded somewhere and the service people came out quickly and you were able to get a new one fitted, right away. Got to count those blessings!
Lovely tree. I like the idea of a "best customer coupon". You can either frame it 😀 or use it for the free juice!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. I'm just that that the best customer coupon is no longer for frosted flakes! There was a time when I received those for like 6 months in a row!
DeleteYour Christmas Tree looks wonderful. So glad that daughter was there to be able to fix the door handle.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. Yes, I was very happy that daughter was here and she was able to cut the metal piece of the lock to size. :)
DeleteDid I respond to this post already? I feel like I did but don't see it so -
ReplyDeleteWhat good fortune that you had a spare handle. I remember the handle incident. Wasn't there also one that didn't fit? I remember it being not a one effort fix. Maybe not though.
You are wise to order another one for the just-in-case times that always seem to come. (Most of the time when we don't have the back up but that's a topic for another time lol)
Did cleaning the track and spraying the WD-40 help with the sliding?
You got some good deals on your shopping. And free juice. You can't complain about that can you?
Hi Debra, no I don't think you commented on this post earlier. But, there is a follow up comment that I will reply to in a minute. :)
DeleteYes, you remember correctly about the door handle being a multi step fix, earlier. I bought a temporary handle that couldn't be locked with a key from the outside as a stop-gap measure until I could order and buy one that would lock from outside with a key. I still have that stop-gap handle, for "just in case". And ordered a spare handle to have on hand, as well. I'm well prepared, this time! LOL.
Yes, cleaning the track and spraying a lubricant helped with the sliding. It reduces the strain on the handle when being pulled and pushed to open and close the door.
Free juice and free toilet paper - can't complain about either! :D
I remember now what I wanted to say and about this post. The tree topper. It's very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe other day I saw a video and the person had a collection of them in the style of the one you have. They had put them on top of candlestick holders to display them and they looked really wonderful. I thought it was a smart way to display a collection.
I don't put a tree topper on my tree but I've always liked the elegant old fashioned look of that style of ornament. I might give them another look in my thrift store travels :)
Thank you, Debra. My daughter prefers the look of that tree topper to the angel my mother bought for me, so, I display the angel elsewhere. I bought it on clearance, years ago. I still have the box in which it came with the clearance price sticker on it. :)
Delete