SS I thought that at a second hand store you may be able to do a bargain just for the carafe, or the cost of the whole thing might be less than buying a new one, then recycle the rest.
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SS I thought that at a second hand store you may be able to do a bargain just for the carafe, or the cost of the whole thing might be less than buying a new one, then recycle the rest.
Hot and beautiful here still. Burgers on the bbq with leftovers in the fridge. I think I may have to have a glass of wine too :)
Well my appliances arrived but the fridge is to wide for the opening so tomorrow we well deconstruct the kitchen doorway.I was going to change all the moldings anyway.my now new fridge is sitting in the livingroom.I will be glad when everything is finished as my dd is in a foul mood:violent1:
Hope everyone enjoyed their day. :)
Kinky Boots was a lot of fun! Great music, wonderful actors (as it happens, one of the thespians at my local hangout played a pivotal role in the show) and a fun evening in the city.
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I'd forgotten TIFF was on (too many things happening these days) and ran smack dab into the middle of a premiere (street shut down and events in the park across from the theatre). Pure Life was giving out samples, so I sat on a bench, watching the papparazzi, listening to music and sipping raspberry ice tea while I waited for my friend to arrive. I really do love my hometown. :)
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Better get back to the brats - they're feeling a bit deprived these days (first I leave them yesterday, then I spent today hanging out with thespians and babysitting the neighbour pup). ;)
Night all. :)
I'm on the waiting list for it at the library. If you bought it, it sounds like it's worth the price! It'll be over three months before I get it, so I'm decluttering tiny bits before I get it and feel overwhelmed. :-) I hope that's not cheating. Plus, with a LO running about, I doubt I'm going to find large chunks of time to go through every single piece of clothing at once. I can't really see that being realistic.
Our friends lending us things for trial was really helpful because it turned out LO didn't like swings, wouldn't tolerate being put down (no playpens), etc. The only thing we might have been better buying might have been a baby bath. She wouldn't hold her head up until six months, so the Baby Spa (bucket) we had was useless. We actually used the cardboard basin from the hospital a lot until it ripped in two places! :cheesygrin:
Cutest bat ever!
@avoncallingu : I did hold a good thought for you that day, even though I didn't post in time to say. I certainly hope these medical visits can help!
You can bargain at a second hand store? That is certainly news to me!
If you take the door(s) off the hinges, will it fit?
@Andit : I always wonder what they do with those gigantic sculptures once the show is done. Even though I lived in Toronto for six years, I still consider it home. Home is where your heart is, after all. Is that weird? :-)
argh dh is last minute packing for his moose hunting and the foul attitude and mouth which I honestly will say don't feel sorry for him 1 bit as everything is always last minute, he doesn't put things in their places and then expects to find things in perfect order a year later....REALLY????
Oh well it will be nice for him to be away and Logan is leaving Sunday evening with FIL to go tot he moose camp as well.
So it will be me & eldest which will be very low key. Jaden is so tidy and picks up after himself unlike the other 2 mentioned that will be gone (haha).
I was thinking of implementing a token system. Where everyone including me would have a jar and if you don't pick up after yourself (dishes, socks, etc) you get a token. At the end of the week tokens added up and penalties as odd jobs that get put off will be the penalty. Still thinking about it BUT thinks it's a great eye opener for all.
Tonight is ham & rice, wishing everyone a great day
Shopped for work at SDM and received bonus 6000 pts. I have 139,724 right now and think I will start watching the point offers more often and see if I can work this program better. I use to participate all the time in the Spend $50 get 20x the pts ect but stopped the past few years because I felt I was looking for things to buy just to get the points. But doing a $170 or more shopping spree is looking good to me now!
Had to run to Walmart to pick-up some Polysporin lip patches, and didn't forget to print the coupon first! Nice! I just ran out this morning in the middle of a cold sore breakout, so it was a necessary expense, but thankfully I saved 5$ :D (even more, if you consider that I usually would have gone to shoppers where it's 19.99 but got it at walmart where it's 16.47!)
I got very little sleep last night. Baby boy was fussy and cluster feeding most if the day and night. I got about 1hr sleep before 4am last night. Tonight is big brother's first gymnastics class of the season. I pumped a bottle yesterday to leave with dh so that I can take him to class this week. Dh will be home tonight, then gone for the next 3 days.
Suppers this week were
Monday: fish sticks and French fries.
Tuesday: home made sweet and sour meatballs with rice.
Wednesday: home made waffles, sausages, sliced pear, apple, and orange.
Thursday: chicken and mushroom Alfredo with pasta. French bread with balsamic vinegar and olive oil dip, broccoli on the side.
Friday: fried sausages, fresh boiled garden potatoes, some kind of veggies.
Yesterday my neighbour gave me 4 cans of tomatoes that are best before this month. I'm going to use one of them to make wiener and bean soup while dh is gone, he doesn't like this version that has veggies in it.
Dh is not much of a fan of cooked tomatoes, so Im not sure how I will quickly use up these canned tomatoes. Maybe a chili, but then I'd need to use some of my ground beef (which we don't have a lot of).
That same neighbour is giving me a few fresh beets. One of our friends that dh will be spending the weekend with is giving us some free corn on the cob, she also gave us 2 pickling cucumbers from her garden. I've got lots of tomatoes and zucchini to use from our garden.
@Angela273 stay away from chili if breastfeeding (oy I can hear the screams lol).
Tomato casserole, tomato macaroni soup OR open the cans and freeze the tomatoes in Ziploc bags just a few suggestions.
dh is still packing sigh....I've been so stressed out all day with his last minute efforts (haha) and potty mouth.
And he needs to buy a bigger cooler...really???? nothing like last minute Sally ways atleast he's not being Debbie downer (haha).
Okay you PC plus points....peeps, I need your help....PC plus people have gone and changed some things on my account which is not okay with me.
If I want to use my points which card ie pc plus and/or pc mastercard needs to be the one that says earn & redeem. I used to have it for both but they've (pc plus folks) taken the liberty of just putting it on my pc plus card (earn & redeem) so now I have no idea if I want to use my pc mastercard and redeem points if I can....HELP Please....kisses
Yesterday that older lady gave me some help. We gave the twins baths. She spent a lot of time playing one-on-one with big brother. They built things with his tinker toys, sang songs, coloured, cut paper, folded laundry, and he ate 2 Mott's fruit and veggie cups before she left. I ran out to Sobeys while the twins were sleeping and big brother was happy playing. I redeemed $30 in AM, most of them were from filling my monthly prescription. So those groceries only cost me $15.
I am hoping that my twins coupon package from Pampers arrives soon so that I can use it with WM's anniversary sale. :) there are also some Huggies and Pampers offers available on rebate apps this week.
Yesterday, I watched Extreme Couponing and I just found it so stressful. I can't believe this is considered reality TV. The shoppers say that they love couponing because of the way it makes them feel, but they have "heart attacks" and face "financial disaster" over $2.39. I think the producers behind the show are really crazy...
Does anyone else get really stressed and tense watching the show? I get worried about these people that shop for families of 6 for the month for $15. That can't be including any fresh produce or meats, probably tinned, but I don't think they're eating fresh. :icon_scratch:
And then they pit shoppers against each other and "trash talking" goes on in the show. What??!!
Another show I can't stand is the Storage Wars show. Same thing- Trash talk.
well coated the other side of shed -my muscles ached last night so used volaturn
-popped over to fortinos spent 53.00 and got 8,300 points so happy
Gonna try and do some more dirt digging tonight... The more I can dig out before the frost, the easier gardening will be next year! (Gotta get rid of that garbage clay soil junk!)
Hubby and I picked up apples off the ground and also from the tree. So far we have half a trailer full and we`re nowhere near done with the first tree. Saw one of our neighbours while we were out and told her she can pick as many as she wants. Most people are happy to get apples as long as we do all the work. I see a lot of applesauce in our future this winter. I`m just thankful they aren`t wormy like they were last year.
I watched Extreme Couponing a couple times. That was more than enough for me. I don`t find many coupons for things I use anymore.
Sucessfully sold one bag of clothing for $20. Scored 2 weeks of free classifieds to sell my sebring.
I shipped my tablet back to Samsung a second time (the first was in july) for the same issue. The screen flickers and it randomly restarts or won't turn on at all.
Last night we scored 2 really nice ikea dressers for Free!
The 6 foot One will go in the craft room. The taller narrower one is going to replace my 6 foot one in my bedroom which is being sold but held until to 30th.
And finally some really good news... the job I tested for in july then interviewed for in august is mine. I sign paperwork Monday and go from there with a couple more steps. Like start date...security clearance...notice at my current place of work. it made my day.
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Sweet sparrow: I know we are not in the same city and I also have a long wait for the book. There is 130 people ahead of me, but buying it defeats the frugal lifestyle and the whole point is to get rid of stuff.
TG: hope everything works out well and good job keeping the humor.
Lizzie: what a wicked price. If we did not already have a busy summer I would have jumped on that as I love love love England. So much so I married a Brit.
Hello folks! Just checking in. Haven't read up to date. We are just treading water here - DH had a couple of tests done on Monday and has a CT scan set for Monday, so back to London on Monday again.
I got my CPAP - breathing machine today but I think I will wait til tomorrow to set it up - it has to be checked and washed and I'm too pooped to do that tonight.
I will be ushering at a play tomorrow night. My frugal way of getting a little culture into my life.
I had a meeting for the "Selection Committee" at our church last night - we're looking for a new minister. It's a big responsibility, but I'm looking forward to the process. I've been out of the hiring role a long time, so I'm a little rusty, but they've got good guidelines. So I have some homework to do.
I am going to say, "Goodnight, folks!" Have a great Friday!
Good morning, everyone. :)
Can't seem to get going these days. I've been tossing and turning all night, then sleepy during the day, but I force myself to stay awake so I'll be good and tired by bedtime...but it doesn't work. In the last 3 days, I've had about an hour's sleep in total. Sigh. I know it's because I'm leery of the next few weeks (I have to spend time with an individual I loathe - can't get out of it). Oh well, by Halloween it will all be behind me & I can have fun with my 4 legged trick & treaters. ;)
Better get going. Think I'll go get some fresh air to wake me up (spying on the neighbours with Lily dog only did so much) and head to the grocery store to pick up a few things (we always seem to run out of liver for some reason :P).
Hope everyone has a wonderful day. :)
@lovelikewinter3 : What kind of soil are you replacing your clay with? And how deep are you going?
We have the exact same soil and we were infected with a noxious weed a few years ago. I spent many hours digging out the roots which sent runners everywhere! I could spend three hours in one spot, just tearing up the heavy soil. Thank goodness we have a postage stamp yard, but it's still big enough to be quite a task!
@saundyl : Congratulations on the dressers and the new job!!
@lilo0003 : The complete audiobook is on YouTube. I'd recommend picking the one that's less than 5 hours. Anything longer than that has the audio partially looped so you hear the beginning again.
Last night, I started clearing out my old records. I pulled out all my bank statements, contracts when I first opened my bank account, old GIC records and put out almost everything for shredding. I kept only one document for each account so I would have a record of the account number and amount. I do one envelope a week, or more if I feel up to it (when I'm not doing laundry, or meal plannning for the week.)
I am SO going to fill our compost bin with shredded paper!
Thank you!
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So you've probably received a very partial congratulations rep from me, I hate this keyboard: when I lose my place for a second or two, it doesn't have those little bumps on the G and H keys so I don't find my way back and oh, well, I don't know what I hit that time, but CONGRATULATIONS on your new job, Saundyl!!
This keyboard is gonzo today! Hubby has one of those with huge yellow keys and it's going on today! :)
Just checking in (as I do every so often, haha). It has been a while. I started couponing again recently. It is okay for some items - junk foods like pop, chips and some packaged items like frozen pizzas, eggos, noodles and rice. But mostly I am finding that we are purchasing items at Costco or just price matching - especially for produce and meats.
How has couponing been for everyone else lately? What other ways are you saving money when it comes to produce, meats and eating healthy in general?