BEDA #7 Aldi butter sale and clearance

I went to Aldi this morning, moslty for their butter on sale for $1.97 pound and for some fresh fruit.  

I also shopped in their clearance aisles that I heard about on YouTube.  

So many things were discounted by 75% or so- I didn’t need or buy much but I’ll show y’all in case any of you want to go there shop as soon as possible 

And what I bought 

   

Car was $4.99 and will be perfect for Cora 

Humidifier was $6.25! I’m most happy for this.  

Pillows were $1.50 each 

❤️ Rhonda 

BEDA #6 birthday fun for a new 9 year old

Hello,

Today a grandson turned 9.  

When I woke up,  I saw this balloon arch with a baseball theme, constructed by his mom and aunt, while I slept. 

Fourteen of us had burgers cooked in the house because it was too windy to grill,  pasta salad, chips and dip for supper.

Dessert was an ice cream sandwich cake. It’s just unwrapped ice cream sandwiches put in whatever size container you want in layers. 

In between the layers and on top, we put whipped topping, chocolate syrup and a magic shell. This frozen treat can be made whatever size you like. 

Ours was in a 13 x 9 container and used about  18 ice cream sandwiches.

The magic shell turns hard and it was pretty hard for the younger eaters to cut. So we decided that if we make it again we will just use hot fudge or caramel topping or some thing that does not get as hard as magic shell.

I think there’s nine year old had a very happy birthday!

❤️ Rhonda 

BEDA #5 Dollar Tree is now $1.25 Tree but it’s still good

Hello everyone

I went to Dollar Tree today for the first time in months,  maybe since before Christmas. 

I’d heard they were increasing their prices and I don’t see how they could prevent it.  

So now, instead of most everything being $1, things are $1.25 

I just wish at the grocery store that every price increase was only a quarter.  

Here’s what I bought 

6 shelf stable quarts of  milk 

Mini Oreos for a birthday ice cream cake 

4 packs of disposable plates

Furniture polish 

Some turtles to wear inside face masks- I still wear a mask sometimes, like at my parents retirement home and yesterday when I went to the dentist and eye dr.  Masks are required at all those places.  And who can predict The future and who knows if masks will ever be a common thing again? Hopefully not but for $1.25 I thought a package of six turtles was a good deal.

2 9 x 13 food containers - I bought these before and they hold up very well. I know one of ours got switched over to hold perlor  beads. 

6 Packages of lip balm 

About the furniture polish,  I cleaned our dining table with it and it seemed to do as good a job as Pledge and Endust. It is made in the USA. The brand is Chase. It has a mild orange scent.

A few replies

Tammy I’ve never frozen pizza dough with any success but I know Dawn makes and freezes ready to bake pizza and I think Terri freezes pizza dough.  

Tammy blogs at http://myprairiecorner.blogspot.com/

Terri blogs at https://bluehousejournal.blogspot.com/

Dawn blogs at http://ahomeinthecountry.blogspot.com/

For. https://moreparsimony.blogspot.com/      BEDA Stands for blog every day in April 

Until tomorrow, 

❤️ Rhonda 

BEDA #4 to do list for the week and tonight’s supper

Hello everyone

This is the first proper to do list I’ve written out in months.  I’m more than ready to be back to normal and have a plan for our days..

Sometimes plans get accomplished and sometimes they don’t- we will just try and then see how it goes, right?

Supper tonight will be 

https://theskinnyishdish.com/beef-rice-taco-casserole/

I’ve made this multiple times and it’s delicious!  I have an eye dr appointment this afternoon and this casserole will be easy to put together after that.  

Hope you’re all having a great Monday 

❤️Rhonda 

BEDA #3 changes in our kitchen

Hello everyone 

I thought y’all might like to see the changes I made to our kitchen as I switch from feeding 2 to feeding 7.  

The 5 younger members of our household all take water bottles to school and work so I cleared off this top shelf to store them.

The bread machine stays on the counter now instead of stored on the pantry floor.  We’ve been enjoying fresh bread, rolls and of course pizza, courtesy of this handy helper. 

I did buy 2 bigger pans for cooking, both are from Home Goods and we’re about $50 total. 

They don’t have measurements on them but I think the biggest one is maybe 10-12 quarts and the smaller one may be 4-5 quarts capacity. 

The brand is Deane and White 

Besides the groceries we most always have,  there seems to be food everywhere in our home,  brought by Daughter and family 

  

In the breakfast room, hall and garage 

Daughter and family are more social than we are.  They went to a birthday party yesterday and brought home leftover cupcakes from a fancy local bakery 

Right now, they are at a another birthday party and I’m wondering what they might bring home this time.  

Our youngest granddaughter Cora turned 3 in February.

Today she was baptized at their church.  

We love her so much!

❤️ Rhonda