Now that the site is back up, I can rewrite this post. Please note that the site will possibly be down again Thursday and Friday, and possibly a little longer. Alternately, it may be up, but as of Thursday, your comments will disappear into cyberspace. If you have a recipe to make this week, please print…
This week was a week of spending on necessary items, stocking up at the lowest prices and using various ways to lower costs. At Smith’s (our Kroger affiliate) I purchased 80 pounds of pasta at $0.49 a pound, 30 cans of Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup at $0.49 a can, 30 cans of vegetables at $0.49, and two…
My children used costumes and costume elements we had on hand for their Halloween costumes. One of the costumes my 13-year-old son had put together earlier this for his sister (I shared it in an earlier post) but he realized a particular hat we had worked as a musketeer hat, so he went as a…
We had a rare bit of rain, so I turned off the drip irrigation and sprinklers for a couple of days. I planted seeds in the garden for snow peas and green onions. I harvested Swiss chard from the garden. I purchased a few artichoke plants and herb plants on sale at the local nursery….
With beautiful weather this week, it was perfect to plant a fall garden. I planted the bulbs I ordered back in July from Van Engelen, a wholesale supplier of bulbs. As long as you make the minimum order requirement, you can purchase bulbs from them for personal use at great prices. I planted peonies (of…
Hamish discovers grass in this beautiful classic baby outfit that I purchased for $4 at a garage sale. The weather was perfect this week. We enjoyed having the windows open all day long every day. We only had to use the fans for a few hours this past week. I brought the electric bill…
It cooled down this week to 85°F/30°C. I gladly turned off the air conditioner and opened up the house for as many hours as I could each day, only running it for a few hours each afternoon. By Saturday, it was 77°F and cool enough to turn off the air conditioner for the entire day. We will still…
I spent the first part of the week organizing things to run as smoothly as possible for the end of the week, as I had surgery on Thursday to remove cancer from my head. It was growing in my hair next to my part, a place where I don’t usually put sunscreen. I’ll have stitches…
Hamish sat up a couple of weeks ago at 4 1/2 months old. Now he wants to sit up all the time. I sewed 5 toddler bibs that I cut out from an old fitted sheet of my mom’s. I turned a pair of my son’s pants with a torn knee into shorts. I…
At the case-lot sale, I purchased two cases of canned tuna fish, a case of green beans, and a case of corn. The next time I stock up on corn and green beans will be during the Thanksgiving sales. I also bought a package of mini-marshmallows on sale at the same store. I checked my receipt…
What a busy week! I am finding that my new schedule means school all day with my children who are at home, and then just as we are done, I am helping with homework all afternoon until late into the night (10:45!) The baby nurses at 11, 2, 3, and 4 since school started (before…
I turned a pair of jeans into jean shorts and mended two dresses. I harvested Armenian cucumbers, red noodle beans, and cherry tomatoes from the garden. I took seeds from one of my Armenian cucumbers and planted them in the garden. I made Ranch, Italian, and Balsamic Orange Vinaigrette dressings to go on our salads. This time of…