Frugal Friday!

**debbiepete** · 08-23-2002, 09:04 AM

Good morning everyone!!
Well hubby told me as he was walking out the door for work, to get all dressed up tonight he is taking me out to dinner. Oh what shall I wear?? HELP!!!
First of all I gotta clean the house and go to Albertsons and get free groceries, I am going to bring my daughter as much as I can buy for free to stock her fridge.
I hope everyone has a fabulous day!!!!

**AandAmom** · 08-23-2002, 10:03 AM

Luck you going out tonight, enjoy it!

Today, dh is going to pay a $70.00 traffic ticket

Yup, I Love NY

Besides that, no money spent. I'm planning on baking some banana bread today, and just playing with the kids. DD#2 is having an iffy day with her breating today, so we'll stay close to home.

Have a great weekend everyone!

**~Sherry~** · 08-23-2002, 10:27 AM

Well... another frugal day here...

Dishes ~done
Dust ~done
Vacuum ~done
Clean Computers and desks ~done
Refill my allergy meds @ Target and check clearances

Laundry (If it seems like I put this on my list everyday... I do... its just that I never seem to get to it so I add it to the next day

)

Hope everyone has a good day!

P.S.
Have fun tonight Debbie and Pete!!

I hope Amanda gets to feeling better, Kelly.

**bmiltimore** · 08-23-2002, 10:46 AM

Good morning! I need to keep holding my eyes open because they just won’t stay open! LOL I have a cup of coffee in front of me so maybe that will help. I don’t know how I will stop drinking coffee during the week if I get pregnant. Do I need to stop drinking it now? DH and I are starting to try.

I stayed up way to late last night. Went to game night at my friends house and stayed there until 10:30pm just talking. I was hungry when I got home so I made a grilled cheese and watched Gia on HBO! LOL

When the alarm went off at 5:15am, I wanted to just roll over and ignore it.

Well, my house is a PIT! So I am devoting my entire weekend to getting it back in order.

I hope you all have a great day! Have fun tonight, Debbie!

B - COFFEE!!! Zucchini muffin, yogurt
L - Bagel Bites, Pudding
D - ????

**mustang80** · 08-23-2002, 12:28 PM

Went food shopping for coupon stuff this a.m. I saved $42.00 on a $90.00 bill-just about 1/2, and I wasn't really trying!

My mom wants to go to the pool today, they will close it for the season by Labor Day, so this may be our last chance to go for a swim.

I tried using the timer method to clean up-all I can say is WOW! My kitchen floor was full of groceries, the table was a mess from lunch and dishes all in the sink. I got it ALL cleaned up in 15 minutes! Course I was moving my butt pretty fast, but I needed it cleaned up fast. Racing against the clock did the trick, plus I burned some calories-lol.

I still need to:

Sew DH shorts-his team is in the championship tonight for a local softball tournament. He may be on TV-his name was in the paper the other night!

Pack up for the pool
feed Courtney lunch
Pool bound!
Put laundry in dryer
Get DD1 to vacuum
take laundry off line-been out there 4 days now

Dinner-mystery shop with DH and the kiddies before DH game
Put away laundry
Get out scrubs for work tomorrow a.m.

Have a frugal day and weekend!

**SouthernJen** · 08-23-2002, 12:53 PM

TGIF everyone!

I'm off today & I've devoted much of the morning to getting my
house back in order. It's just my husband & I but the days I work,
the hours are very long & I don't feel like cleaning in the evenings
so I'm catching up today. Between the 2 of us, there are alot
of dirty dishes & clothes!

So far I have:
*made bed
*dishes
*washed & dried 1 load of laundry (1 to go)
*reviewed mail
*vacuumed & picked up

Still need to:
*go to bank
*go to grocery
*go to Walmart & pick up a wedding gift for DH co-worker
(may save that til tomorrow)
*attend "game night" at a friend's house

B = toast, coffee, water
L = Sandwich, chips, Dr Pepper
D = dinner at friend's home who is hosting "game night"

**AmyBoz** · 08-23-2002, 01:16 PM

Okay, it's been a busy morning!

made beds
washed laundry
cleaned kitchen
cleaned out garage (this one I did from 8-12. I threw out three enormous bags of trash and separated out a gajillion things to sell at the garage sale, and redistributed a lot of things to where they go in the house.)

I still have to:
make dinner
put laundry away and iron
go to Kids-R-Us to take advantage of the grand re-opening sale and the 20% coupon I have...after cleaning out dd's dresser and closet, I found she has nothing to wear this fall and winter
vacuum and sweep whole house
pick up dd from daycare and play, play, play! (she's in daycare this week even though I'm home because I need to go into school to get my room ready for September and because if she's here, I can't get any chores done...besides, she enjoys playing with her little friends!)

**bmiltimore** · 08-23-2002, 04:15 PM

SouthernJen, I do game night with my friends, too! Isn't it fun? what game(s) do you play?

**aylasmommy** · 08-23-2002, 06:49 PM

It's been a great day here!
Dh took off the day..
We woke up around 7:30..and started our day ..cleaned up the house because my sister came at 9:30..we visited for a while (she brought a couple friends since they are on a road trip)
So that was really fun!

I have done a load of dishes and laundry, as well as a load of dryel..

I made chili beans, refried beans, cornbread, lentils(to make veggie 'meat' loaf) and baked potatoes..

We put the clean sofa cover back on the couch..

Dh has mended a couple of my tank tops, so now I have two more shirts I can wear

We took ayla walking around outside..and she slid down the slide a few times

Now we are just working on things

I need to:

put away food*done*
Check lentils..make the cassserole*done*
clean Ayla's playpen
Check mail*done*
washed more laundry*done*
went on walk with ayla again*done*
Put away coupons
Go pick up some produce

Breakfast: Life with yogurt, slice of pineapple
Lunch: cornbread with chili beans, salsa and sourcream, some salad
Dinner: Something light..salad and slice of bread with margarine and jam sounds good..for dh: refried beans or mashed potatoes

**Lori Biever-Launder** · 08-23-2002, 09:34 PM

It was a mixed day for us here. I worked this morning and paid my friend who watches my boys when my sister can't. Then I came home, put in more laundry, made a sandwich, ate and put the kids (boys plus my niece) to work. They folded laundry and the DS#2 went to the local grocery for loss leaders. I spent $17.61 for three bags of groceries! I put a pan of lasagna in the oven for dinner and will have enough for another dinner tomorrow night. DH is in school all weekend, so I neeeed a break. Sigh...