A Thrifty Week #5

I was a little more thrifty this week than last week. 


~ I found a bank error of $5.00 on my checking statement.  I looked at the check on-line, called to verify amount of payment with the company, then called the bank.  They credited my account the same day. Every dollar counts.

~ In balancing the checkbook, I found that my husand had been, ahem, indulgent for my birthday and Mother's Day.  So, we're eating out of the cupboard and freezer this week.  So, I cleaned out the food cabinet.  Why do I make such a mess when I'm cleaning?  ~smile~  I still needed to buy a few things, but far fewer than I would normally buy. 

~ We found homes for the last four kittens.  No more kitten food to buy.  ~sigh~

~ I mended two pairs of jeans.  My son's thirteen and all boy.  He regularly wears through his knees or rips his jeans.  I fixed a pair for him.  The other was for my daughter.  She's just worn the same size jeans so long, she finally wore through a knee. ~smile~  I mended Amy's just like I mended this pair a few years ago.   *Just a little funny note, the next day Michael told me that he had outgrown those jeans.  I guess I need to get to my mending pile a little more often!

~ I noticed that the strap on my daughter's Croc shoe was beginning to tear.  Rather than let it tear all the way through, I decided to try sewing the edges together.  It worked!  The stitches aren't all that noticeable.  I wonder if Amy will notice?  They should last through the summer now, unless she grows too fast.  We have a creek on our property.  Crocs make swimming in the creek much safer. 

~ I bought thirty VHS history and Christian history videos and books for $3.00.  One of them was the Visual Bible Matthew series.   I love that their Jesus is a happy, joyful, Jesus.  Another was Ray Vander Laan's That the World May Know series.

~ We made a trip to the library in a neighboring town and brought home a big box of books to read over the next  few weeks.  It's about 40 miles over, so I usually renew once.  It will be good entertainment.  The kids signed up for the summer reading program, so there will be some free miniature golf in our future.  ~smile~

I'm looking forward to a thrifty summer.  Would you ladies be interested in linking up thrifty posts in a linky?  If so, do comment.  If there's enough interest, I'll look into it.

May God bless you,
Laura
Happy at Home

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