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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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Quote of the Day  “You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place. That’s why animals are so soft and huggy.” ~ Bill Watterson

Hello Wednesday. WEDNESDAY! Wow, this week is going to fly by. On the agenda for today: Walk, with Mrs. HB, clear off my desk {story of my life} take the guest bed apart and bring it downstairs and make a soup in the crock pot for dinner tonight.

How about YOU? Do you have anything exciting planned for today? I’d love to hear about it.

Have a great day everyone,

♥ Mavis

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Meyer Lemon Buttermilk Pie: An entire pie full of Meyer lemony goodness. It looks like a glorified lemon tart, but it’s a million times better {and I have nothing against lemon tarts!}.

Home and Kitchen Deals

Out of dryer sheets and looking for something to do? These DIY Dryer Balls are crazy easy to make and hey, no chemicals! Get the directions HERE.

Add on Items

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Kid’s Stuff

Thinking about placing a bulk order with Zaycon Fresh but not sure what to do with all that meat? Read my post on How to Process and Prepare Your Bulk Chicken Order for some great tips. Zaycon Fresh is now taking orders for their upcoming events. Below are their offerings and prices in my area.Go HERE to find out what is available in your area.

  • Prime Rib $13.99/lb X 12.00 lbs | $167.88/case
  • 80/20 Ground Beef – 1lb Packages $2.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $119.60/case
  • 93/7 Ground Beef – 1lb Packages $3.99/lb X 40.00 lbs | $159.60/case
  • Whole Beef Tenderloins $19.99/lb X 12.00 lbs | $239.88/case
  • Wild Argentine Red Shrimp $7.99/lb X 20.00 lbs | $159.80/case
  • Premium Hickory Smoked Bacon $3.79/lb X 36.00 lbs | $136.44/case
  • Pork Sausage Links $2.49/lb X 20.00 lbs | $49.80/case
  • Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Fillets $3.99/lb X 10.00 lbs | $39.90/case
  • Premium Pork Tenderloins $2.99/lb X 32.00 lb| $95.68/case
  • Sweet Italian Sausages Sweet Italian Sausages $2.99/lb X 16.00 lbs| $47.84/case
  • 90/10 Ground Turkey 90/10 Ground Turkey $2.19/lb X 40.00 lbs| $87.60/case
  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs $1.99/lb X 30.00 lbs| $59.70/case

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What Does Complimentary Item Mean to You? 3.0

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Definition of complimentary: given free as a courtesy or favor

My Mother, she’s never been one to turn down a freebie, and well it’s that time of year again, time to do a little show and tell and show off all the items she has collected this past year. Sadly, the HH’s box got left behind on accident so I only have 3 boxes to show you today, but still, it’s always fun to see what my Mother and her sticky fingers have been up to, so here you go:

Merry Christmas Mavis…

Socks, party napkins, condiments, dishwasher detergent samples, Clinique bags, water bottles, bath salts, Annie’s Mac and cheese, sugar packets galore, tp, flower pots plastic appetizer plates and cutlery, tea, buttons and moist towelettes. You know, the stuff dreams are made of.

The highlight for me of course being the Tazo English Breakfast tea. Presumably pocketed on an Alaska Airlines flight {or two, or three} and the Clinique lotions.

Merry Christmas to our favorite grandson Monkey Boy:

Annie’s mac and cheese, heavy duty bathroom towels from the W hotel, where does one get free Miso soup and snack sized chips? Hot coco packets from the bank, room service condiments, coasters from Tommy Bahamas, a free Hawaiian CD, plastic cutlery, plastic appetizer plates, a pen, some chocolate, and oh ya, 2 rolls of toilet paper.

Merry Christmas to The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird:

A laundry bag from Lucy {which I stole for the puggle princess} a ridiculous amount of green tea and stevia and sugar in the raw, Clinique make up bag and potions, perfume samples, a can of tuna, water, mint M& M’s {presumably taken one scoop at a time from somewhere}, green beans, napkins, make up remover pads, socks, various cocktail napkins, nail polish, green beans and a granola bar.

The highlight of course being the Lucy bag and a toiletry travel bag from Nordstrom.

Oh, and the 4 pack of Butter nail polish {that my Mother said she won} wasn’t to shabby either.

Ahhh the holidays. They are just full of surprises, aren’t they?

~Mavis

P.S. Anyone know where she got free socks from? They always end up in our boxes and my Mom won’t cough up the secret.

Links to previous gift boxes:

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Mom’s Christmas Party

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I call it my Mom’s Christmas party because in our family, the guys pretty much just lift the heavy stuff and “supervise.” We’re the ones making the food, putting up the decorations and wrapping the packages. Maybe it’s not like that at your house, but hey, that’s what it’s always been like at mine {both growing up, and in my own home}. And you know what? Everything seems to works out just fine. 😉

Plus, my mom and I are kinda both control freaks and if a slice of cheese was out of line, we’d have to go over to the party platter and fix it before the food could be served. So ya know, it’s just easier to do some things yourself.

This past summer my mom found the book The Real Girl’s Kitchen and while flipping through it found a recipe for dog cookies. I didn’t get a chance to go through the book but my mom said it’s packed full of all sorts of fun recipes.

Anywho, my mother, who’s more of a wine and cheese platter, let’s eat a big salad for dinner kind of girl than a baker, took the time to hunt down a sack of whole wheat flour and a jar of nutmeg, just so she should could bake her grand fur baby a batch of homemade cookies for Christmas. HOW SWEET WAS THAT? Lucy opened her box on Christmas morning and went wild for them.

I’ll have to try and get the recipe and share it with you.

And in case you were all wondering…. Yes, Monkey Boy received a giant bag of Doritos from my mother.

And a pack of Charmin. He’e been getting this every year since he was like 11 because back in the day I refused to buy the expensive tissue for him. And well, Granny wasn’t having any of that.

And of course a gift card to smelly ol’ Mc Donalds. GAG.

Ah yes, and let’s not forget the canned chili. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Are you a grandparent? Do you buy your adult grandchildren stuff like this? Because seriously, I want to know if this is normal or if our family is just totally off their rockers. 😉

I mean, it’s the little things in life that make it so great, right?

Oh, and this year, I beat my Dad in the final round of our annual card game of 31 and went home with $180 in gift cards to various places like Chic Fil A, Panera, Starbucks, Target and Wendy’s.

How about YOU? How was your Christmas? Did you give or receive anything unusual? Does your family play any games at Christmas or have any silly traditions? We’d all love to hear about it.

~Mavis

P.S. This years freebie gift boxes are coming up next! 😉

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Rustic Split Pea and Ham Soup, Online Deals, Christmas Snow for Lucy and More!

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Quote of the Day  “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ~ Lewis Carroll

Top of the morning to you! Lucy the puggle princess woke up to a yard full of snow on Christmas morning and could not have been happier! And Santa came…. So it was pretty much the best day of the year for her. 🙂

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone for their Christmas greetings and high fives for selling the HOA house. I couldn’t be more thrilled and I a SO looking forward to the next chapter.

Have a WONDERFUL Tuesday everyone,

♥ Mavis and Lucy

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Amazon Deals of the Day for 12/26/17

Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

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This recipe is an oldie but if you served ham yesterday and are a split pea lover, you have to try this Rustic Split Pea w/ Ham soup recipe. It’s so good! Get the recipe HERE. It’s one of our favorite recipes.

Home and Kitchen Deals

Check out my post on 10 Simple Ways to Store Holiday Decorations…. it might just save you some storage space.

Add on Items

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Amazon has 30 Kids eBooks on sale for $1.00 each. Go HERE to see the titles available.

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