It's been another one of those days
where the internet and phone have been out
since this morning, GRRRR!!
9:00-9:30AM
.
.
Started giving the dog a hair cut.
This will be a couple day process
for me. She will only sit still
for so long. Today I got her face,
chest, some back, neck and one
leg. Looks like I sheared a sheep
but I ain't even half way done with her.
Then once done, I will give her
a bath and blow dry.
Then will spritz with a mixture
of Avon's skin so soft and water
to help repel fleas and ticks.
Plus it softens her skin where
shampoo takes away the oils
when washing. It also makes
the coat shiny.
10:30AM
Went in and started stripping the
beds down to wash the bedding.
I don't know why, but this week I
only had 2 loads of laundry compared
to last weeks 4-5 loads. So I am
going to make up for that with the
bedding.
Bed pillows can be costly to replace
especially when you have 4 people
using at least 2 pillows each.
It starts to add up. So if one good
pillow costs $5-$10 that could
cost a family $40 to $80!!
For years, and even mom didn't
know you could do this, I have
thrown my bed pillows in the
washer. I do about 2 pillows
at a time to even out the load.
You may have to spin the
water out a second time before
putting into dryer.
It makes them all clean, fresh,
sterilized and fluffy again!
Especially with cold and flu
season lurking around the corner
you may want to get those
pillows washed more often in
hot water and maybe a little
bleach to kill germs that we
are breathing into those pillows.
I wash pillow cases more often
come cold weather and even
use a spray like Lysol spray
on the mattress to help disinfect
them.
___________________________
I planned on coming home from the bus
stop and starting to work on making
Boo Boo Bunnies this morning.
But the directions were on the internet
which I did not have earlier.
So just before going to get the kids
off the bus the internet came on
and I rushed to start one of the bunnies.
I didn't like the faces I bought
at a yard sale and might go with
google eyes instead
and the pink pom pom nose.
Around the package of wash cloths
was a white ribbon that I am reusing
around the necks of the bunnies
for bows.
I have bars of Ivory soap I am
putting inside the tan ones
while the white ones I can put a blue Easter egg
in them and they can be filled
with an ice cube or two
and then used on any boo boo's.
I chose tan and white wash cloths
because they seemed to go with
the colors of the receiving blanket
and hat I had already gotten.
______________________
My honey has the pager this week.
While it sucks it means more money
in the pocket with overtime.
He called earlier and told me he found
some goodies.
I'll have to get photos of them later
on but can tell you he found
some DVD movies, possibly a house
charger for my phone and an Ipod.
I wasn't even sure what an Ipod was
and had to look one up online, lol.
Looks like an MP3 player to me.
______________________
Tomorrow I might see about stopping in
a thrift store to look for a bed dust ruffle
to start making a cover for the bassinet.
So many projects to do, ahhh!
But at least I am ahead of schedule with some.
______________________
I got notice this morning around
7AM that my coupons I won on Ebay
had been shipped out.
So I really hope they get here
tomorrow. They are coming
from Michigan.
I've been sitting here thinking
of all the ways I could use these
Betty Crocker Helpers.
To use as a side dish I only
use one box. But to use as
a meal I need 2 boxes.
I can put whatever meat I have in them
and not just what the box says.
I could also add a variety of vegetables.
They have pastas, rice and potato varieties.
To me they are pretty much
a starter kit to making meals
so here are some ideas I came up with:
HERE's a list of all the Helpers
available but does not mean they
are all found at your grocery store.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Lasagna
Breakfast Casserole
Stir Fry
Cabbage Roll Soup
Sausage, onion, green pepper, tomatoes over rice
Goulash
Tuna & Noodle Casserole
Chicken & Rice Burritos
Pasta Salad
Chicken, Carrots, Pasta & dumplings
Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice
Tilapia, fried rice & veggies
______________
5:00PM
I always tell mom to check with me
before purchasing some items.
So she calls today because their
cordless phone battery died.
So now I'm looking to see if
it is cheaper to either get another
battery compatible with her
phone or find a cheap phone.
I can tell you that I am seeing that
Micro Center has the cheapest batteries
and that's compared to a Walmart.
They run from $3 to $10.
Radio Shack wants about $17.
Trying to find a cheap cordless phone
in the store is impossible it seems.
Either they are out of stock or you have
to order online and wait several days
to a week and have it delivered to their
store for pickup.
So my challenge for tonight
is to stop by Walmart and price phones
then Micro Center to look at their
batteries. I will be taking
their phone with me so I know
whatever battery I look at will be compatible.
___________________
8:00PM
Back from Walmart & Kroger.
Had to get Tony's prescriptions.
Found a cordless phone at
Walmart for $14.88 so we
decided against getting
the batteries for the phone.
While in Kroger waiting for the prescription
I scoured the store for mark downs.
This is what I found:
:
.
.
1.62 pounds pork chops $2.12
Kabob vegetables $1.99
After going to swap meets and festivals
and seeing all the fair type food I told Tony
I would try and recreate some at home.
So this week I plan to make some sausages
on grilled buns topped with green peppers,
banana peppers, onions and mushrooms.
I originally just needed some mushrooms.
Mushrooms marked down were $1.69
and after seeing this package of veggies for
$1.99 I went with those instead because
they had the ingredients I needed.
2 almost 2 pound cans of tomatoes .49 cents each
Potato hot dog buns .69 cents
3 pack microwave popcorn .99 cents
___________________________________
Here are the pictures of the stuff Tony found today.
.
.
.
Gave the beaded basket and the one
beaded necklace on table to mom.
Other items included bead necklaces,
ear plugs, mechanical pencils and pens
and, not show, 3 bottles of fingernail polish.
One polish was black and I told Tony
to use it for touch up paint for the Suburban.
Nail polish is cheaper than actual touch
up paint and I have used it
in the past for such touch ups.
DVDs include:
Win a Date 2004
What Women Want 2006
Chasing Liberty 2004
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2007
Forces of Nature 2007
A Walk to Remember 2002
Just Like Heaven 2007
House MD Season 3
________________
Well I goofed. That's what I get staying
up late and thinking.
Yesterday I mentioned about the Hamburger
Helper. You CANNOT do the plan B.
You can still do the first plan though
BUT your $3.00 off coupons are not
off just any grocery purchase, they are
off the purchase of hamburger,
chicken or tuna.
Still good though as it's all free
during your next shopping trip.
Maybe I'll use it towards stocking
up on some free hamburger
since hamburger is something
we cannot afford and is a luxury item.
Too bad it's not off pork as I am stocked
with chicken and tuna.
So for $30 you get
60 Betty Crocker Helpers
and $30 worth of meat.
The Helpers are valued
at regular price of at least
$2.00 each x's 60 is $120
plus the $30 meat
is a total of $150 worth of
groceries for $30.
That's still a savings of $120!!
____________________
Woo Hoo now up to $26.70
made in a little over a month
on just one survey site!
Sometimes it gets frustrating because
you could get half way through a survey
then it tells you you don't qualify
or they have reached a certain number
of responses. Gotta stick with
it no matter how frustrating it can be
to make any money!
___________________
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COTTONELLE FRESH WIPES
_______________
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QUAKER LIFE SOFT BAKED BARS
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________________
Ya know what sounds really
good right now?
A Barnyard Buster.
The news channel was broadcasting
from Tee-Jays the other
morning and it looked sooo good on tv.
Might have to talk mom into it
tomorrow morning!
Do you know that they have a
Half Yard?
That is a smaller portion
of the Barnyard Buster
If you get 1 Barnyard Buster
and ask for another plate
to share it with a friend
then it is much cheaper
than buying 2 Half Yards
and is the same amount
as 2 Half Yards!
So go in half of only $2.47 each
for a really yummy breakfast!
IS IT 9AM YET, LOL!!
THE BARNYARD BUSTER®
Two biscuits, two eggs, country fries, all on one plate covered with country sausage gravy.
$4.95
where the internet and phone have been out
since this morning, GRRRR!!
9:00-9:30AM
.
.Started giving the dog a hair cut.
This will be a couple day process
for me. She will only sit still
for so long. Today I got her face,
chest, some back, neck and one
leg. Looks like I sheared a sheep
but I ain't even half way done with her.
Then once done, I will give her
a bath and blow dry.
Then will spritz with a mixture
of Avon's skin so soft and water
to help repel fleas and ticks.
Plus it softens her skin where
shampoo takes away the oils
when washing. It also makes
the coat shiny.
10:30AM
Went in and started stripping the
beds down to wash the bedding.
I don't know why, but this week I
only had 2 loads of laundry compared
to last weeks 4-5 loads. So I am
going to make up for that with the
bedding.
Bed pillows can be costly to replace
especially when you have 4 people
using at least 2 pillows each.
It starts to add up. So if one good
pillow costs $5-$10 that could
cost a family $40 to $80!!
For years, and even mom didn't
know you could do this, I have
thrown my bed pillows in the
washer. I do about 2 pillows
at a time to even out the load.
You may have to spin the
water out a second time before
putting into dryer.
It makes them all clean, fresh,
sterilized and fluffy again!
Especially with cold and flu
season lurking around the corner
you may want to get those
pillows washed more often in
hot water and maybe a little
bleach to kill germs that we
are breathing into those pillows.
I wash pillow cases more often
come cold weather and even
use a spray like Lysol spray
on the mattress to help disinfect
them.
___________________________
I planned on coming home from the bus
stop and starting to work on making
Boo Boo Bunnies this morning.
But the directions were on the internet
which I did not have earlier.
So just before going to get the kids
off the bus the internet came on
and I rushed to start one of the bunnies.
I didn't like the faces I bought
at a yard sale and might go with
google eyes instead
and the pink pom pom nose.
Around the package of wash cloths
was a white ribbon that I am reusing
around the necks of the bunnies
for bows.
I have bars of Ivory soap I am
putting inside the tan ones
while the white ones I can put a blue Easter egg
in them and they can be filled
with an ice cube or two
and then used on any boo boo's.
I chose tan and white wash cloths
because they seemed to go with
the colors of the receiving blanket
and hat I had already gotten.
______________________My honey has the pager this week.
While it sucks it means more money
in the pocket with overtime.
He called earlier and told me he found
some goodies.
I'll have to get photos of them later
on but can tell you he found
some DVD movies, possibly a house
charger for my phone and an Ipod.
I wasn't even sure what an Ipod was
and had to look one up online, lol.
Looks like an MP3 player to me.
______________________
Tomorrow I might see about stopping in
a thrift store to look for a bed dust ruffle
to start making a cover for the bassinet.
So many projects to do, ahhh!
But at least I am ahead of schedule with some.
______________________
I got notice this morning around
7AM that my coupons I won on Ebay
had been shipped out.
So I really hope they get here
tomorrow. They are coming
from Michigan.
I've been sitting here thinking
of all the ways I could use these
Betty Crocker Helpers.
To use as a side dish I only
use one box. But to use as
a meal I need 2 boxes.
I can put whatever meat I have in them
and not just what the box says.
I could also add a variety of vegetables.
They have pastas, rice and potato varieties.
To me they are pretty much
a starter kit to making meals
so here are some ideas I came up with:
HERE's a list of all the Helpers
available but does not mean they
are all found at your grocery store.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Lasagna
Breakfast Casserole
Stir Fry
Cabbage Roll Soup
Sausage, onion, green pepper, tomatoes over rice
Goulash
Tuna & Noodle Casserole
Chicken & Rice Burritos
Pasta Salad
Chicken, Carrots, Pasta & dumplings
Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice
Tilapia, fried rice & veggies
______________
5:00PM
I always tell mom to check with me
before purchasing some items.
So she calls today because their
cordless phone battery died.
So now I'm looking to see if
it is cheaper to either get another
battery compatible with her
phone or find a cheap phone.
I can tell you that I am seeing that
Micro Center has the cheapest batteries
and that's compared to a Walmart.
They run from $3 to $10.
Radio Shack wants about $17.
Trying to find a cheap cordless phone
in the store is impossible it seems.
Either they are out of stock or you have
to order online and wait several days
to a week and have it delivered to their
store for pickup.
So my challenge for tonight
is to stop by Walmart and price phones
then Micro Center to look at their
batteries. I will be taking
their phone with me so I know
whatever battery I look at will be compatible.
___________________
8:00PM
Back from Walmart & Kroger.
Had to get Tony's prescriptions.
Found a cordless phone at
Walmart for $14.88 so we
decided against getting
the batteries for the phone.
While in Kroger waiting for the prescription
I scoured the store for mark downs.
This is what I found:
:
.
.1.62 pounds pork chops $2.12
Kabob vegetables $1.99
After going to swap meets and festivals
and seeing all the fair type food I told Tony
I would try and recreate some at home.
So this week I plan to make some sausages
on grilled buns topped with green peppers,
banana peppers, onions and mushrooms.
I originally just needed some mushrooms.
Mushrooms marked down were $1.69
and after seeing this package of veggies for
$1.99 I went with those instead because
they had the ingredients I needed.
2 almost 2 pound cans of tomatoes .49 cents each
Potato hot dog buns .69 cents
3 pack microwave popcorn .99 cents
___________________________________
Here are the pictures of the stuff Tony found today.
.
.
.
Gave the beaded basket and the onebeaded necklace on table to mom.
Other items included bead necklaces,
ear plugs, mechanical pencils and pens
and, not show, 3 bottles of fingernail polish.
One polish was black and I told Tony
to use it for touch up paint for the Suburban.
Nail polish is cheaper than actual touch
up paint and I have used it
in the past for such touch ups.
DVDs include:
Win a Date 2004
What Women Want 2006
Chasing Liberty 2004
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2007
Forces of Nature 2007
A Walk to Remember 2002
Just Like Heaven 2007
House MD Season 3
________________
Well I goofed. That's what I get staying
up late and thinking.
Yesterday I mentioned about the Hamburger
Helper. You CANNOT do the plan B.
You can still do the first plan though
BUT your $3.00 off coupons are not
off just any grocery purchase, they are
off the purchase of hamburger,
chicken or tuna.
Still good though as it's all free
during your next shopping trip.
Maybe I'll use it towards stocking
up on some free hamburger
since hamburger is something
we cannot afford and is a luxury item.
Too bad it's not off pork as I am stocked
with chicken and tuna.
So for $30 you get
60 Betty Crocker Helpers
and $30 worth of meat.
The Helpers are valued
at regular price of at least
$2.00 each x's 60 is $120
plus the $30 meat
is a total of $150 worth of
groceries for $30.
That's still a savings of $120!!
____________________
Woo Hoo now up to $26.70
made in a little over a month
on just one survey site!
Sometimes it gets frustrating because
you could get half way through a survey
then it tells you you don't qualify
or they have reached a certain number
of responses. Gotta stick with
it no matter how frustrating it can be
to make any money!
___________________
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FREE SAMPLE
QUAKER LIFE SOFT BAKED BARS
_______________
FREE EMERGEN-C SAMPLE
Vitamin D & Calcium
________________
Ya know what sounds really
good right now?
A Barnyard Buster.
The news channel was broadcasting
from Tee-Jays the other
morning and it looked sooo good on tv.
Might have to talk mom into it
tomorrow morning!
Do you know that they have a
Half Yard?
That is a smaller portion
of the Barnyard Buster
If you get 1 Barnyard Buster
and ask for another plate
to share it with a friend
then it is much cheaper
than buying 2 Half Yards
and is the same amount
as 2 Half Yards!
So go in half of only $2.47 each
for a really yummy breakfast!
IS IT 9AM YET, LOL!!
THE BARNYARD BUSTER®
Two biscuits, two eggs, country fries, all on one plate covered with country sausage gravy.
$4.95
Half Yard
1 egg, 1 biscuit, country fries covered
with sausage gravy..................................$3.95
