Eli enjoying his new saddle.
We purchased a used pony saddle for Elijah. Just look at that face! 🙂 He is blessed to be able to ride often at my parent’s house. I can’t wait to go riding with him next year when I am not expecting!
I passed along a couple of bags of books and clothes to a couple of friends. I always appreciate hand-me-downs for Eli so I try to do the same. By the way does anyone have a suggestion for where to buy new jeans for a super skinny little boy? We are going to have to buy new jeans for the winter since I have only found 2 pairs at yard sales/thrift stores all year. 😦
Brandon, Eli & I attended a free Play-dough Party at our local library. We all had a nice time.
I made Cole-Slaw and a 7 Layer Salad for my brother’s birthday party. There was a mistake made and his cake was tiny so I also made a Chocolate Eclair Cake at the last-minute. Thankfully I had all of the ingredients on hand since I always purchase the ingredients during my monthly Aldi trip.
We took snacks & drinks along to 2 doctor appointments this past week. Not only does this save lots of money but we are eating healthier snacks.
The hubby was able to attend last week’s Bengal’s game for free. A friend called him at the last-minute and asked if he wanted to go! I was so excited for him! I had actually tried to get tickets because the game was on a Monday night. Usually all of the games are at 1:00 on Sunday. As a pastor he just can’t make it to one of those Sunday games. The tickets were just too expensive for us right now (even as an early birthday present) so it was such a treat for him. What a kind blessing from the Lord!
My aunt gave us peppers, tomatoes, and green beans from her garden. I will be freezing the peppers to use this winter. I made a batch of homemade Tomato Basil Soup (Crock-Pot) for dinner this evening. I cooked a huge pot of green beans for our church’s fall festival on Sunday.
I sewed a flannel sheet for baby girl and 2 sets of nursing pads using scrap flannel material I had on hand. I also added pink baby rick-rack to a side-snap shirt that was Eli’s as a baby.
After months of writing letters I finally had a large medical bill processed correctly. HOORAY!!!! This saved us hundreds of dollars! Always check your medical bills against your EOB.
Elijah picked four sunflowers for me from our yard. We made a nice small bouquet to decorate our kitchen table. The sunflowers are a dwarf variety to use in bouquets.
I picked up bread at a bread outlet that I pass on the way to my ob office. Although I usually make bread it is one of those things that I have let slide all summer since I am expecting. 🙂
What frugal activities did you do last week?
Emerson Family 
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