Sunday Evening Post #17
|
Day |
Amount |
Place |
Category |
|
Monday |
$50.05 |
Gas |
Car |
|
Wednesday |
$111.32 |
Safeway |
Groceries |
|
$91.08 |
CostCo |
Groceries |
|
|
$37.10 |
Target |
Allowance |
|
|
Friday |
$15.00 |
Safeway Chinese |
Eating Out |
|
Saturday |
$113.84 |
Home Depot |
House |
|
$33.41 |
Tukwila Trading |
Groceries |
|
|
$17.63 |
Amazon |
House |
|
|
Sunday |
~$3.50 |
McDonalds |
Allowance |
|
~$2.50 |
Starbucks |
Allowance |
|
|
$50.33 |
Target |
Allowance |
Spending this week ran just under $520
On Wednesday night, C said to me, “We’re going to destroy your blogging reputation.” I explained that no, it was the week before Thanksgiving, I’d already warned people we’d be spending money.
I am certain there will be little things we realize we need as we start cooking this week and that there will be multiple runs to the store for one or two items. It happens, every year it happens. Have I mentioned how grateful I am that the Safeway just up the street from us is open 24/7 /365? But for the most part, all of our Thanksgiving shopping has been done.
That includes buying a propane powered infra-red oil-less turkey fryer so that we can deep fry the turkey. The plan is to test it out tomorrow night with a whole chicken. If it works well, we’ll cook Christmas dinner this way too, regardless of whether we’re doing a turkey or a rib roast. And C can’t wait to try it cooking ribs this summer.
In addition to the fryer, we bought a 5 gallon bucket in order to brine the turkey.
Right now those things are listed as “House” expenses, which is how I generally classify kitchen gadgets. I might reclassify the fryer as “Allowance” (mine) and make that C’s main Christmas gift.
Other than the shopping, it’s been a weekend of cleaning, so that I don’t have to stress too much on Wednesday. There will just be the last minute things to do. It’s also been lovely weather here in theSeattlearea, cold but clear skies and sunny, so we’ve been to the dog park both days.
Junebug has had to remain on leash, but Larry has gotten some running in. We’re hoping Wednesday will also be nice so that Larry can get a dog park then, too. It would help on Thanksgiving day, when we have 9 people in the house, including an almost 3 year old, if he’s not too crazy from pent up energy.
EDITED TO ADD: Oh, and my bit last week about being under 200k Alexa wise, I apparently lost the ability to read numbers for a short period of time. I was just over 1 MILLION last week. This week I’m at 656k. The 200k goal is in sight, but I am so not there yet.
Keep working on your goal and you'll get there erin. Your spending seems to be about inline with most holiday parties but remember you're not just spending money, you're facilitating a fun day with friends and family.
I don't mind how much we're spending. I actually think that with the exception of the turkey fryer, we've spent less this year than in years past.
I can't believe you got a turkey fryer. When we discuss holiday meals, I spend half the time talking my husband out of deep frying a turkey. I spend the other half talking him out of a turducken.
As far as your Alexa, you'll totally get there before you know it!
C was saying just the other day he bet this thing could cook a mean turducken, but that he had no idea where you would get one.
It is oil-less, which means the Alton Brown special on how not to burn your house down shouldn't come up, but the turkey will still only cook for a couple of hours instead of 5-6.
I'll let you know if the fried turkey was worth it. (Or at least, if things come out well enough that we will use this for other things, making it worth it.)
And I should mention, kitchen gadgets are the price I pay not to be the primary cook in the household. My Thanksgiving cooking duties include pumpkin bread and cornbread. That's it. I make nothing else.
It is a price I happily pay.
Great work… there are always times we'll spend a little more than other times. Your Alexa rating is coming… that's good progress.
Do let us know how the turkey fryer worked out. There are so many different ways to cook turkey, some obviously better than others. The spending for Thanksgiving: I agree, it is an important holiday we spend with family and friends.
The chicken we cooked last night came out beautifully. It was so pretty, I took pictures. We did learn that it cooks from the bottom up, though, so while the dark meat was perfect, the breast meat wasn't quite done. Important lesson for the turkey on Thursday.