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    Quote Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama View Post
    Morning! Proud mama this morning. My baby got a hat trick at the game last night. Great group of kids this year and they all played so hard last night. Hoping we do it again tomorrow night

    Put the last load of laundry in the dryer this morning! Will make sure to keep up on it now because that was crazy.

    Picked up a dress for myself off the mom swap for $5 ($100 dress) Nice brand with tags still on. She bought it and didn't fit so her loss I my win. (she just wanted someone else to enjoy it) I need more dressy clothes. Want to dress up for our next date night out .

    Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
    When you find a dress you love, you are set! Congratulations on your son doing so well during the game! Moments like that make all the practice games and away games worthwhile. Have you consider speedskating, @Frugalbigmama ? You could own the podium!
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    Quote Originally Posted by lilo0003 View Post
    Needed to go to the mall today as the younger teen had few pants to wear, we got lucky last week and picked up a pair at American Eagle for 26.00. So the two pairs for 120.00 hurt today. He has an SPC card so was quick to whip that out to save 10%. Thankfully he has what he needs and while he did spy an expensive (imo) hoodie he was quick to say it would go on his Christmas list. It's the kind of thing a grandparent would be happy to buy. I happily left with nothing more than I intended to buy. @Ciel thanks gif the wind tip, I have started running again and I hate running in the wind so I will watch the weather to see when is best to run Sunday.
    I want your son's success in finding pants to wear, @lilo0 03! Sunday was a humdinger-gave everyone summer vibes until the rain fell, then it was where are the warm clothes? Definitely a hot meal evening.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lizzie bargain View Post
    It was supposed to be windy here today too so DH and I got out early and biked over to SDM to get eggs and tissues on sale. Then also fit in a walk late morning before the wind kicked up this aft. Spent some time day dreaming and researching where we should retire-I would certainly prefer a place with milder winters in Canada that does not cost an arm and a leg to move to!
    Would the warm climate and reasonable cost of living be worth trading off access to some chain stores just to enjoy the peace and quiet? I don't know if Osiyoos (the sole desert in Canada unless someone has more current info) is popular as a retirement place. Victoria is popular but with ferries being one's way of connecting the mainland (unless you have personal transportation or could afford to hire a service), cost would be a factor. Kelowna BC has some popularity but it's near wildfires. Sibling's friend has family living near that area. Someone I met at the bus stop in town told me so many apple orchards in BC are giving way for vineyards in the interior. If you and DH are keen on wine, you might explore options in wine zones for retirement.

    In BC though, you have to pay for your health card and your health insurance. In Ontario, there are communities geared towards retirement (you don't pay for a health card). Not sure if any place near Lake Ontario has any warm climates but you can count on water (rain).
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    @Angela273 -you have clothing shopping deals! You might want to find some things for you. This month might be ideal for orange tops, in case there is future campaigning in your future.
    @Coupon_girl -the weather fluctuations is nudging sneezes and sniffles into higher frequency. See if adding some of your favourite spices or herbs into meals helps to stave off colds or coughs. Given your many visits to Toronto, you and DH have had some lovely weather for the drives!
    I want to find a mild way to use ginger in meals that does not involve slices in boiling water or soups or rice. Think I have a quick pickled ginger recipe in my binder.
    @SassyAshley -yes, agree on meal prep saving the week. Or at least when you get one thing prepped (warm-up mode), then it's easier to carry on with making things you want for other meals. Love your grocery deals!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ciel View Post
    When you find a dress you love, you are set! Congratulations on your son doing so well during the game! Moments like that make all the practice games and away games worthwhile. Have you consider speedskating, @Frugalbigmama? You could own the podium!
    He is on the ice all year long (He does summer hockey too)

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    But you have amazing speed on your lunch breaks and after work hours! I think you'd make a great speedskater!

    For members with a third or fourth year Cdn university students (sorry, @Arvilish , you are in the US) aspiring to be CEOs one day: there is a CEOx1Day event that allows registration up to Oct.27. Website/info (item spotted in Toronto Sun last week): http://www.odgersberndtson.com/en-ca/ceox1day
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    Good evening everyone!!! Today we managed to do 7 black bags of cleaning.Toss ,save or give was the options.2 bags where put in garbage mostly papers and packages of stuff.Saved 3 bags of blankets,clothes and beloved brother travel memories as i was a big traveller.The 2 others bags went to thrift stores mostly clothing that are too small for me.I wish my triftstore (vestiaire in qc) could give you a sort of discount because i need news xxl clothes but no.Exterminator is coming tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm.We still have cleaning to do but we at least see the progress.Supper was fresh salmon pie with homemade fruits ketchup.Wishing everyone a great evening and night!!!
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    The Simpsons in french at Teletoon have Halloween Specials from today to october 31.Looking forward to Watch those.
    The goal is to live day by day not to much thinking hahaha !!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ciel View Post
    Sounds like a dinner for a cold night! Hope you and your father enjoyed the meal!
    Yes we love fondue.I hope to make saving to purchase a fondue set in stainless a slowcooker and a food processor for Christmas.
    The goal is to live day by day not to much thinking hahaha !!!!
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    Yesterday afternoon Dh took our son out to fly a kite. I had our twins in the back yard with me. I pulled all the old zucchini, cucumber, and tomato plants. I’m leaving the swisschard in the garden over the winter. It provides a great home for insects over the winter, particularly the lady bugs. I put some of the old plants in the garbage and left the lid open on the van so that lady bugs had the opportunity to escape. The other plants are waiting in a pile, I’ll put them in the can after garbage day. I rescued the lady bugs that I did spot.

    Today was a better Kindergarten day. I had two drop-in kids for the morning. It is hard having drop-in kids, they often cry because my place is new to them and they often aren’t used to being away from their mom. It’s a lot of work, but I’m still glad to make a little extra money.
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    We went to my mom's for thanksgiving. Then a medical apt in Edmonton. (I love having specialist Apts travel covered for working at an isolated post). We splurged and stayed a couple extra nights to visit a cousin and do some shopping. I cashed in 220 Worth of pc points for groceries and we started some Christmas shopping with a 50 percent off Michaels coupon. We did spend other places but we're careful about not going overboard.

    While at mom's I wrapped Xmas gifts I had shipped there because It costs so much to mail from here.

    I also had splurged on Halloween costumes for the boys in September. Link from Zelda and a ghillie suit, the boys got home tonight and first thing they did was try them on and pose for us. Oldest (16) crawling thru the kitchen in stealth mode telling us we couldn't see him had tears rolling down my cheeks I was giggling so hard. Knowing they are pleased is worth the splurge.

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    Good morning everyone!!! So cold and chilly this morning only 1 degre brrr.I am currently watching the QC flyers and I see a few good deals .Wishing everyone a great day!!!
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    Morning! Chilly here too. I broke down and turned on the furnace last night .

    My man made a wonderful dinner last night, meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. Best part is I have leftovers for my lunch today. Busy day for me with work then DS has school volleyball tournament in a town 20 mins away and then we have a hockey game an hour away! So I will not be getting anything done at home tonight since we won't get home till about 10:45pm. Good thing I am off tomorrow with my honey. Our planned mid-week date day. Taking a drive up North to check out the Fall colours and it is suppose to be a sunny day which is great .

    Tomorrow night I need to get moving on posting crap for sale. Hoping this weekend I can start wrapping Christmas gifts
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    Morning all-popped out to rexall to get my pills -I have a cold but also pink eye (haven't had that in years)hubby had a pink eye last week as said maybe something was in his eye causing it to be red -nope as he had a mild cold hense I probavly caught it from him -so I was gonna buy pink eye stuff but then read ingredients and it had sulfate in it which I am allergic too so called my doctor when I got home and they are sending a subscription out ,so back out later today in the meantime I saved $5.50 from being a senior today at rexall
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    Well the main flyers I shop from are posted and happy there isn't much I want. We are pretty stocked up which is nice. Will be a cheap shop for the week. Hoping the strawberries are nice so I can buy a few packages and we can enjoy them all week long.
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