Friday, Taxes are in, Another chart!

 I completed another chart yesterday, so that is nice.  I am doing well this year and almost all the savings besides Hub's hearing aids is going into my Sluggy vacation fund.  I hope to be able to send her the check next week.  I know I have been working hard, but it is worth it, when I think of the fun we will have together.  We love traveling with Slug and her husband. Slugs husband is so funny and very interesting, as he is smart like Hubs, and they can think on the same level. You know man splain to each other.

Also, our taxes are signed and delivered and just as I wanted, we almost broke even with what we get back and the cost of the accountant. Exactly how I plan it.  But I always worry that the government will change something, or I will mess something up.

I took these pictures of our grocer adds.

You can see here the specials for the week.  This is how I grocer shop to save money.  I really will only buy the loss leaders.  I did buy another ham as this is a good price and ham can go a long way.  It is in the freezer. I also bought one bunch of the asparagus because that was the limit.  Then I bought a fresh pineapple again great price. The sliced cheese at .99 a bag limit three, I made sure to by the 8 oz bags as some are only 6 oz. I of course bought the 2 butters, the marked down sparkling cider for Easter dinner.  Then I purchased the 2 ice creams for $5.00 below.  

When I realized I had a $7.00 off meat coupon I found a rib roast in the 50% off bin and a package of three rib eyes also 50% off.  I had a feeling these had been left out in a cart by someone and had to be marked down.  So, I picked up a $42.00 rib roast for $21.00 plus $7.00 off, then the package of steaks for $17.00.  It was an expensive trip for me as my groceries go, but I was able to pick up a lot of meat for my money and nice meat to boot.

That is all I will buy.  I have everything I need to make coconut cake, shrimp salad, and all the goodies for Easter dinner. Shrimp and pasta, and frozen peas were all bought on loss leader sales.  If you will build a pantry and only shop the sales, you will be able to eat well for much less.

This will be a nice meal with homemade rolls, homemade cake and apple pie (remember the apples I froze a week ago?) also have homemade crusts in the freezer.  Of course, we have eggs for dyeing and for deviled eggs.  

I have cookie dough in the fridge for Schmills tonight.  We will make Easter cookies I can't wait to see what his creations are after his Christmas cookies. 

Daughter has her recital this weekend, so she will be at theaters tonight and all day until late tomorrow night.  Hubs will also be at the theaters.  I just got a call that some of the costumes are not in which is a nightmare for a studio owner.  With most costumes coming from China and the loss of revenue over the past two years, companies are just lying about availability, and taking owners money and not delivering and then returning money months later.  I know of 4 studios this has happened to. I might be up all-night making costumes. So glad I don't own the studio anymore.

It is such a relief to have the taxes done so I can close that chapter for the year. It is going to be a crazy busy weekend.  I hope I survive!

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter. He is Risen!

Kim