August 2021 Frugal Chatter

[flemeth]

thanks. she is moving provinces. .... so its not a .. hey .. road trip we can visit quickly. and yes... this is insanely hard. But i am so freaking proud of her. she is doing amazing.


ok.. last dinner done. i need to pack my hubbys stuff.. as he is driving with her ( seperate vehicles ) and will return after he gets her there... and unpacks her. he is due back late Monday or tuesday.
i am making sandwiches in the am . rest is packed. will add grapes then too. they are avoing stopping except for gas tilll they stop the first night.

i have a plan for the weekend. , there willl be more tears. but thats ok. she is going to do amazing. and she knows she can always come home. always.

@Giseledta (((HUGS))) I know how you are feeling when My younger DD moved out to go to University I was heart broken. It’s very hard to let go of our kids. I am sure your DD will do great and the good thing is that she knows that she is welcome back home if things does not workout. You and your DH are awesome parents .

[cath007]

I am so mad at myself...I got a hard lesson to check my receipt before leaving next time ..always always. from now..even if it take a bit more time.I did not take the right quantity of something so they where not in the special...noticed at home..per chance the store is near us...it was 8,99$ so i went back and get refund and then bought the special right size special...huh

I will not get the 2 maxi e -gift card 5$ this is just a hazzle

have found the ficello coupons at iga but they are not right size for the deal... and the one in the coupons are more expensive I think,found also petit qc cheese coupons and special k 1$ cereal coupons in french at least this is a sign of coupons showing hahah

I try to motived myself today but nothing get done huh
Including writhing to compagnies for coupons...
Supper will be simple shrimps veggies rolls and patatoes salad with choice of dessert
went to marche public but one of the kiosk I wanted was not open earlier..so deceived

[Angela273]

We took possession of our new house this morning. Already found a couple of unexpected problems. Hopefully it doesn’t cost too much for Dh to fix. I wish they had used paint cans in the house that we could use for some repairs in the master bedroom and living room. It’s been a long time since we’ve painted rooms.

The kids and I spent 2.5hrs at the new house this morning. They helped wash out the pantry abc done other areas in the kitchen. I disassembled the fridge/freezer, washed everything and put it back together again. I also washed out the hallway closets and the top cupboards in the laundry. We unloaded the pantry items and put them away at the new house. We went home for lunch and a break. We’ll do some errands before going back to the new house to clean abd move some more stuff.

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[lilo0003]

I managed to get a load line dried today despite the threat of rain. I am hearing a lot of thunder right now but still a pretty clear sky so maybe the storm is sitting over the lake.
I am impatiently waiting for a delivery, I bought myself a stand up paddle board and I am off work Monday so I am hoping it arrives today as planned so I can use it this weekend. My plan is a local conservation lake as I am not ready for Lake Ontario. I will save that for next summer.

[cath007]

emailed compagnies so far..3... 1 yes, 1 on hold and a no (not enought time between request...grr)
Still waiting to heard back from Jonhsonville every 90 days I think
No from Colgate Palmolive because i have to wait 1 more month....2x year
Purina said yes to my coupon request but I am not sure since it was a long time I requested some coupons how many time a year we can contact them for coupon...Anyone know,it would be greatly appreciated.!!!!

[GoodBoy]

Cath - I phone Johnsonville every 90 days. So much easier than email or using their web site contact that never seemed to get through. Go to the Website. look up the Contact 1-800 number and give them a call. After the first time their system recognizes my number and they know when I last caled and if I am OK to get more coupons. I just did this a week or so ago and got the coupons this week. Like I said so much easier I would urge you go give that method a try

emailed compagnies so far..3... 1 yes, 1 on hold and a no (not enought time between request...grr)
Still waiting to heard back from Jonhsonville every 90 days I think
No from Colgate Palmolive because i have to wait 1 more month....2x year
Purina said yes to my coupon request but I am not sure since it was a long time I requested some coupons how many time a year we can contact them for coupon...Anyone know,it would be greatly appreciated.!!!!

[Giseledta]

thank you . the words mean alot. i have felt very ... alone in this, hubby has been great. but friends... have mostly avoided this. any hoo. thank you

@Giseledta (((HUGS))) I know how you are feeling when My younger DD moved out to go to University I was heart broken. It’s very hard to let go of our kids. I am sure your DD will do great and the good thing is that she knows that she is welcome back home if things does not workout. You and your DH are awesome parents .

[Giseledta]

hubby and youngest left at 6 am .

i am working on cleaning her room this weekend, i need to rearrange stuff. we may be moving hubbies offices. setting up stuff.
i am trying to keep busy.
i expect it will take me a bit of time to find a new normal.

[Angela273]

Spent hours starting the move today. Unfortunately we found more problems with the house that can only be fixed by professionals. Dh is handy, but he isn’t able to do some of these repairs himself.

The kids and I moved and unpacked three loads with my van. We’ll continue cleaning and moving tomorrow. Dh will work on some home repairs.

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning,
This week is over, it is funny nothing bad happened this week and even though my schedule was totally insane I am proud of how well I got through my week got everything done but at the same time so happy it is over. I think I am just feeling it, I am tired, feeling a little run down.

I was in a branch yesterday covering a manager, all went well. Except apparently yesterday morning, I could not process time. I decided to let myself sleep in until 5:30 but then I thought I can stay in bed until 6 but not sure how I thought I was going to get ready, pack and lunch and be in the branch for 7 am. My own total mess up, I think I pulled in at 6:59 LOL, so not me I am always early.

But as I pulled in I realized I forgot my laptop charger and my battery only lasts like an hour. I text Mom but she did not get back to me until almost 1 pm and that was too late. I worked around it, I used a co workers computer and used my laptop sparingly. Made it work.

I have so much I should be doing today but so far it is a slow start to the morning, having my cup of tea and catching up on some of my shows on PVR. I know I should get up, get moving but we will see. I really want to take advantage of the cooler weather but I also feel I need to rest and recharge. We will see where the day takes me.

Have a great Saturday everyone.

[walkonby]

Good morning @SassyAshley hey, I am all for celebrating the positive things that can happen in the week, so good on you for navigating around those work potholes. Enjoy whatever R & R you can get along with that cup of tea!

I am just sitting...that is it. The plan later on is to make up a large batch of meaty pasta that can last over the 2+ days. Parmesan garlic knots and a salad is also on that list of to-do's.
Everything else is of no interest to me atm.
I might just be " appled out ". When you start dreaming of them then it may be time to hit pause.
I'm at the mercy ( so much drama ) of DS as he's the guy who'll be scaling the tall ladder to get what remains of the very best ones on the tree.

Will soon have to find a new heating pad for DH. His Cadillac of heating pads died this week. No warning, nothing.
I could chalk that up to multi tasking, shopping online while sitting!

[lizzie bargain]

G-what province is your daughter moving too. Mine went away to Vancouver for first year and is still there with one semester to go-she loves it Good for you encouraging your daughter to follow her dreams-even if she is far away. For us Vancouver is about 1,000 km through the mountains-so about an 11 hr drive or a 1 hr flight-somehow we find a way to make it work. Of course had she gone to the East Coast it would have been a lot tougher. My friends daughter went all the way to S. Korea for first year-but since it is going to continue to be online due to Covid she is going to transfer back here for second. I am sure my friend is quite relieved.