Frugal Friday

Another week gone by. What do I have to show for it? It wasn't a very frugal week here. Jason was in Ireland so I decided to treat the kids to lunch and a movie on Sunday. We had fun, and it gave us something to do. Frugal, it was not, but let's not dwell on it. We also had about $400 of work done on the van... I never should have posted about my power door repairs. The car gods got angry. But, let's look at the positive.

I started organizing for the drive to Florida and I took advantage of our AAA membership to get some free maps and ordered a personalized Trip-Tik.

I also took the leap and replaced all the bulbs in our kitchen chandelier with low-energy CF bulbs. I've been fighting it, but found some nice small bulbs. I've gone from 200 watts to 35 watts.

We made valentine treats for the teachers this week. Took some candy bars I got for free at Walgreens and made wrappers that said "you're a sweet teacher, Happy Valentine's Day".

I still have no idea what Valentine's Day will be like here. Maybe I'll make some peanut butter kiss cookies or pink cupcakes for the kids. (It is Jason's least favorite day ever. Too much pressure. We laugh about it now after 15 Valentine Days together!) Other than some great deals at the store, not much else to report.
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For more frugal ideas, check out Jennifer's Weekly Wrap up!