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Friday, February 5, 2010

2-5-10

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COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS ARE RELEASING
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS AT 1:30PM
ELEMENTARY (K-8) LETS OUT AT NORMAL TIME.
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No snow just yet at 7:45am.
channel 28 says 4" to 8"
channel 10 says 5" to 9" some
some double digits in other areas.

Some air lines have already cancelled flights.

Fox 28 is calling it a blizzard.
Oh Boy Gee!
I can't wait for Spring and hate this time of year!!!

So will wait and see what the weather has in
store for us. Lots of schools have closed already.
Columbus schools is still open.
I'm sure once the snow starts falling
they'll release junior and high school
students early like they did last time.
And elementary ran on schedule.

I think I will keep Jonathan home today.
He was sent home yesterday at 1:30pm
due to getting sick in the hallway.
He has not had an appetite but will
drink water. No fever. His temps
run around 99 degrees.
He did get sick last night once.
Other than that he is fine.
Just don't need another incident at school
again until his appetite come back
and his stomach mellows out.

And I am still feeling the same.
Trips to the bathroom, hands and feet
swelling. I had pains shooting to my
calves last night from my back.
Not a very good night for me.
Didn't get much sleep with my aches
and pains and Jonathan throwing up
in the wee hours of the morning.

Today I got all the paper work to fill
out to take to my doctor's appointment.
That's nice that you can do this ahead of
time. It says my appointment will last
60 to 90 minutes. Oh goodie.
Can't wait to be poked or prodded!


I'm still gonna try to make it around the corner
to go to Aldis today to pick up a few things.
I just took some Ibuprofen so am hoping
it will kick in soon to make things tolerable.

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Will post pictures to see the before,
during and after results of the
Winter Storm Warning we have.
Arrived at Aldis this morning at 9am sharp.
It wasn't snowing when we went in but
upon leaving it was just starting.
So I'd say it started roughly around 9:45am.

10:40am pictures
Snow is just now starting to accumulate on streets.


11:50am
Snow is covering the ground.


3:00PM


5:00pm
snowplow has been down the street a couple times.


6:00pm



9:00pm


And here's a recap of what it looked like this morning at 9am.

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TLC Dark Chocolate Coconut Fruit & Grain bars
GOLEAN Crunch! Honey Almond Flax


Kroger has Kashi coupons available.
You can find them by the Kashi products.
2 $1.00 off Kashi Pizza
2 .75 cents off Kashi frozen entree

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I got mine.
The server is a little slow with many
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with it and it will finally go through!

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I ended up spending $41 and some change at Aldi's this morning.
People can't figure out how I can spend around $40
a week on groceries for a family of 4-5.
So here is the break down of everything I got today.
Plus I also have my pantry/stockpile and freezer
full of stuff to use. I have a stockpile of cereal, eggs
and bread for breakfast items already so those weren't included.

Here is what is on the menu for the next week with what I bought:

1. Teriyaki Stir Fry $3.99
Serves 4 for $3.99 @ $1.00 per serving


2. Chicken Wraps
I kept seeing McDonald's advertise these on tv
so decided to make my own version of them.
-5 tortillas $1.00
-bag of shredded lettuce .59 cents
-5 breaded chicken patties $2.40
-5 slices of swiss cheese .65 cents
-Italian or ranch dressing free (or honey mustard)
Serves 5 @ $4.64 or .93 cents a serving


3. Pepperoni Mushroom Italian Sweet Bread Pizza
-2 loaves Italian sweet bread .79 cents
-1 can tomato soup .49 cents
-1 can mushrooms .49 cents
-2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese $1.52
Serves 8 for $3.29 @ .41 cents a serving


4. Stuffed Peppers
-.99 cents for 2 peppers (kids will eat just the filling)
-.69 cents Spanish rice
-.49 cents diced tomatoes
-.49 cents tomato soup
- free deer burger
Serves 5 for $2.66 @ .53 cents a serving



5. Corned Beef Hash
-Potatoes .50 cents
-Onion soup mix .50 cents
-Can of hash $1.99
-5 slices of Swiss cheese .65 cents
Serves 5 for $3.64 @ .73 cents a serving


6. Goulash
-1 pound deer burger free
-1 box macaroni and cheese .39 cents
-1 can diced tomatoes .49 cents
serves 5 for .88 cents @ .18 cents a serving


7. Italian Sausage Cabbage Soup
-Cabbage .99 cents
-potatoes .50 cents
-Italian sausage $1.29
-Chicken Broth .39 cents
-cream of chicken soup .33 cents
Serves 8 for $3.50 @ .44 cents a serving


Snacks will include:

1. BBQ Chips $1.19
2. Sour Cream and Onion Chips $1.19
3. Chip or vegetable dip .49 cents
-Sour cream free
-onion soup mix .49 cents
4. baby carrots
5. broccoli
6. broccoli salad $3.10
7. 3 lbs of apples
peanut butter free
8. 1.5 pounds bananas .59 cents

Other things bought at Aldis:
-Cranberry Juice
-package of 50 foam plates
-8 ounce box of popcorn shrimp
-1 tub of cream cheese frosting
-raspberry chocolate cake mix
Cake mix and frosting are for Jonathan's project at school.
-2 more boxes of mac and cheese
-tub of diaper wipes

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Geesh, who do you think is spoiled around
here laying on a heating pad?


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Here is something I don't understand.
The news last night said the grocery and hardware
stores would be packed with people rushing to
buy food and shovels.
How is it people don't seem to have enough
food on hand to last at least a week???
And why is it that soooo many people have
to run out and buy shovels each year?
What happened to the ones they bought last
year or years before?
I just have a hard time understanding
why people are so unprepared for things!
I did not have to go to the store today
but did it anyway. I have enough food
to survive on for quite awhile.
You should have seen the rush of people
when Aldi's opened this morning.

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WBNS 10TV

Areas in northern Franklin County (where we live!), and Delaware, Union, Knox and Licking counties could see up to 1 foot of snowfall, Bradley said.

Saturday another 5-8 inches of snow expected.

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In about 6 hours time 9:45 to 3:45pm
we've had roughly 5.5 inches of snow.


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Called Jiffy Lube today about a
transmission and filter change on our Explorer.
Nothing can ever be simple now a days.
The service tech told me that on some Explorers
the exhaust blocks the transmission pan.
He wouldn't know about ours unless we took it in.
If we are one of the lucky ones that has the
exhaust blocking the pan then we have to find
another place that is willing to remove part
of the exhaust to get to the pan.

Why is it that they make vehicles more and more
difficult to work on? These manufactures know
damn good and well that eventually you will
have to flush out your transmission and replace
with new. So why in the world block it with
an exhaust pipe? It just a freakin' way
to make more money off of you.

So let's hope ours wasn't designed that way.
But you know how that will go with the
way my luck's been going!

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After taking prescription Bentyl for 4 days
it has done absolutely nothing to help the
diarrhea. I called Urgent Care to let them know
and to see if there was something else I could take.
They called in an antibiotic for me and told me
to take Imodium AD for the next 4 days.
Anyone need a printable coupon for it. Here
is one I found for $2.00 off.
. You can find it
under Special Offers. Hmmm wonder how
much it could be if it's that much off?
If it does not work after 4 days then they
want me to come back in with a stool sample.
EWWWWW!!! GROSSS!!! They want to send it over
to Riverside to run tests. Boy I would hate to
have that person's job!!!

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My name is Sherry, 39yrs old, from Columbus, Ohio. I am married, a SAHM, and have 3 children ages 9, 10 and 20. I have been frugal/thrifty all my life. I would like to share on this blog how we get by day to day on one income with a family of 5 with a dog and a cat. You will also hear about my everyday gripes about daily life and the cost of living. Hubby says my favorite saying is, "and that is another thing that pisses me off!"

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