Haven't finished yet. but will be making a trip to the dollar General store. Thanks. CF
There are two Dollar General stores here in town less than a mile apart. I was honestly shocked to see the huge assortment of candy they had and the prices were really good. I bought two packs of the full size six count candy bars at Walmart the other day and they were $3.99 each. I had a dollar off two coupon but I thought that was very high. Last year the same thing was two for five dollars.
Janie, the prices of today always give me a shock. My monetary rate is still back in the 50's some place. CF
That is why I was so glad when Jon's Dad started buying pizzas for holiday dinners and all I had to make were 2-3 desserts. Before he would give me $50 and expect me to get a huge ham and turkey plus sides and desserts. I ended up having to spend a lot of my own money to feed people he invited and that I only saw the one or two times a year. Even though he talked about how much food had risen in price he did not seem to equate it to how much it was for those dinners when there were 15-16 people to feed. Last year before I found out he was gonna do pizza I had already told Jon I was going to have to have a long talk with his Dad about how much it all costs and that I simply could not afford to fill in everything the $50 didn't cover any more.
The funny part was when they found out last year we were just having pizza and dessert no one showed up but Jon and I plus his brother and his wife and kids. All of the others didn't wanna come when they found out there would be no dinner leftovers to pack off home. I told Jon that showed what they were actually coming for all along.
A good friend of Jon's mentioned maybe splitting the cost of a lamb with us. He is checking in to prices right now. If I can manage it I would love to have lamb for the holidays. It is crazy high in the store. The same boneless 4 pound leg of lamb I bought three years ago for $16 or so is now $30-$40. Living in farming country I am hoping he finds one at a decent price.
The funny part was when they found out last year we were just having pizza and dessert no one showed up but Jon and I plus his brother and his wife and kids. All of the others didn't wanna come when they found out there would be no dinner leftovers to pack off home. I told Jon that showed what they were actually coming for all along.
A good friend of Jon's mentioned maybe splitting the cost of a lamb with us. He is checking in to prices right now. If I can manage it I would love to have lamb for the holidays. It is crazy high in the store. The same boneless 4 pound leg of lamb I bought three years ago for $16 or so is now $30-$40. Living in farming country I am hoping he finds one at a decent price.