11-13-10

7:45am

Got a house full of sickies.
3 of the 4 of us got sick yesterday,
I'm not one of them, I've got enough going
on with myself.
The kids school said there was
a stomach virus going around.
I am so ready for this to be over with!
Time to Lysol the crap outta this place!
You know what comes with each birthday?
Getting your tags renewed, ahhh.
Gotta go do that today and get a 30 day tag
for the car. Then head to Kroger because
I am about out of ibuprofen and tylenol
for the kids.

11:00am

back from Kroger and the bmv.

Kids and dad must of had a spurt of
energy because they are out back
shooting bb guns at targets.
I did tell them I didn't want any of
their friends over today
and they had to stay in their own yard.

....As for myself I immediately started
working on freezer meals.
I got 10 pounds of chicken done up
in the crocks yesterday.
.Today I reused the broth from both
pots to start working on some chicken noodle
soup.
Got a couple stalks of celery and a
pound of carrots chopped up.
Now have a blister on my finger
thanks to the carrots.
Now for the celery I use a pair
of kitchen shears to cut them up.
.I put the chicken broth in a pot
and put in the fridge overnight.
This brings all the fat to the surface
where it will harden and you can
scrape it off.
I added the celery and carrots to the
pot and have them simmering on the stove.
The broth also has French onion soup in it.

2 pounds chicken .53 cents ($2.69 for 10 pounds!)
1 pound bag of carrots .78 cents
2 stalks of celery .30 cents
2 cans french onion soup $1.00
2 eggs for homemade noodles .08 cents
flour for homemade noodles .14 cents

TOTAL COST FOR ABOUT 4 MEALS $2.83
@ .70 cents a meal
.Kinda taking a break at the moment.
Then will work on making homemade noodles
which could take awhile.
That's ok because I want the
carrots and celery to get tender
while waiting.

Also have to get the rest of chicken I won't
be using today bagged up and put in the freezer.

Oh yeah and I also have my two crocks
going yet again today.
One has bbq pork ribs in it
and will serve with mashed potatoes.
The other has pork ribs with
apple pie filling. Which will then
be mixed with a box of stuffing once done.
Pork Ribs $5.84
BBQ sauce $1.40
can of Apple Pie Filling $1.70
stuffing mix $1.00
Mashed Potatoes $1.00

TOTAL COST FOR about 4 meals: $10.94
@ $2.73 a meal
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12:25pm

Got my pasta noodles made.
Check out my cart I rigged up to make
the noodles.
I added a top to attach my pasta
maker to and then hung the pasta
off the racks on the bottom.
Told ya these carts would come
in handy and do many things for me, lol.
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1:15pm

Soups on! Nothing like a homemade
pot of chicken noodle soup to fight those sickies!
We hardly put a dent in this pot
so I'm sure it makes more than 4 meals!
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Didn't want you to feel left out
so I made a bowl for ya, LOL!

It's 66 degrees out. Think I'm
gonna go around and open up some
windows for a few and air out the house.

2:50pm

Spent part of the afternoon
cleaning up the fallen leaves and the yard.
There are still a ton of leaves on our tree!
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5:45pm

Well energy is gone and I have
gotten the queasy feeling in my stomach.
Great! I knew it was a matter of time
considering 3 others in this house
got this stomach bug.

11-12-10

7:00AM

Kept hearing a ton of sirens this morning.

When Tony went to work we saw a
black smoke cloud not far from here.
There was a fire somewhere on Ferris between
Cleveland Ave & Westerville Rd.
Channel 10's helicopter was hovering above
so will have to watch the noon news
to see what happened.

The pic below shows the smoke
traveling right to left.
That is not a cloud!


8:40AM

Kept Jonathan home from school again
today. He now has diarrhea
and stomach cramps from it.
Another kid didn't go to school
today from our bus stop that was
also sick. The school had told
me something was going around.
I'm thinking, thanks for sharing it!

Today I'm gonna throw 10 pounds
of chicken in a couple crock pots
and get that cooked and
bagged up for the freezer.


I'm wanting to get some meals made up in advance
to put in the freezer. This really helps
especially when you're sick and don't feel
well enough to cook or can't stand on your feet.
Have your other half pull out a freezer meal and put in the oven to bake.

No deer this year so will have the space in the
freezer to put these meals.


1. Add chicken to broccoli rice
casserole I made the other day.
This way it stretches out leftover into another meal.

2. Make chicken noodle soup
with homemade noodles.

3. Make up 2 casserole dishes
of stuffed pasta shells.
Wish I had a 3rd small crock to put
the ground meat in to cook it throughout the day
rather than standing on my feet to make it.

4. Fried cabbage, potatoes & Italian sausage.

5. Corned beef & potato cabbage cups.
Use leftover cabbage.

When making something with cabbage
you want to cook/bake it first then
freeze.

6. BBQ pork ribs & mashed potatoes.
Found a large 4.35 pound package at
Kroger yesterday when picking up
Tony's meds.
Was $10.83 marked down to $5.13
Sometime this weekend would
like to throw these in the crock with
bbq sauce then package for the freezer.

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Tonight we're gonna go check on our car.
We took it in Monday so the guy could
replace the gauge cluster.
Tuesday when there he said that didn't fix
the problem so he would send the cluster
out to get repaired. Said it should take
2-3 days. Today is day 3. I'm hoping
to have it back today or tomorrow at the latest.

The cluster gauge cluster is a very common problem
with this year of car. It has a faulty module
on the computer board. A dealership will
will charge you $1500 to $2000 to
replace the cluster (did my research). BUT it does not
fix the problem because the new cluster
will have the same defect.
The only way to fix it is to have someone
replace something on the computer board.
This is what the car lot is doing for us
by sending it out to be repaired.
If they hadn't of done that then I read where
people on Ebay will repair them for you.
I'm being patient with the whole thing
because hey, if they are fixing it for
free, I'm all for it!

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10:15am

Got 10lbs. chicken in the crocks.
Also made up some of what I'll call
S'Mores Petit Fours.

While making them I came up with the idea
that they should make a chocolate
pop, call it Cocoa-Cola.
I've had chocolate beer and that
was awful!!

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11:45am

It's been fun around here.
Jonathan has diarrhea with stomach cramps
and now throwing up.
Oh goodie.
Will have a bunch of laundry to do this weekend.
Make sure to tell your kids not to fart
when they have diarrhea!!
Not good!


12:00pm

Well time to take my meds and
me and Jonathan are going to lay
down for a nap and get some rest.

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5:45pm

Good news, the infections didn't
go into the bone of my toe
and my toe isn't broken.
The bacterial test came back
to say I had staph and strep in
my infected toe.
Doc said to stop taking one of my meds
but continue with the other one
for another 7 days.
My toe is still very sore but seeing
a little improvement with the skin.

6:30pm

Went to check on the car.
Won't be til Monday or even Tuesday.
The guy thinks there was a delay
with it due to the Veteran's holiday
where some companies closed for the day.

Looks like I'm gonna have a jolly
happy birthday. No sooner got
back home and Christopher
threw up out in the gravel drive way.

Was supposed to go out to eat at either
Golden Coral or Hometown tomorrow
for my birthday
and we canceled that til another date.
Was supposed
to have a birthday dinner at mom's
Sunday and we canceled that also.
I still don't feel well.
Have congestion and cough.
I hate this time of year!!!!
Nothing is going right at the moment.

11-11-10

7:50am

I hate this time of year.
Everyone here is sick with a cold,
congestion, coughs and a little
bit of sore throats.

I did find another convenience about
having the bus stop out front of our house,
if I have a sick child not attending school
I don't have to drag them out of the house
while I take the other one to the bus stop.

Today is Jonathan's turn to stay home
from school sick. Runny nose, sore throat
& cough.
And myself, I am still wobbling around.
I try to rest my foot when I can.
But it is very hard to stay off my feet
when I have so much to do like
laundry, dishes, care for sick kids.
And I too have the cold. Getting better
but now have the cough which sucks
because coughing too much causes
your ribs and chest to hurt.

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10:50am

Here is my newest recipe for Pop Tarts.

Petit Fours

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Here is what an actual Petit Four
looks like but they are usually made
with cake.

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Glade has printables for Christmas that
you can print out and put together.

They have these items to print with designs on them:
2 placemats
name tags
wrapping paper
6 3-d ornaments
napkin ring
2 cards
& different shaped cut outs.

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I have a couple bottles of spearmint
baking oils. When refilling
my vaporizers I put a little
bit of spearmint oil in it
and the whole house instantly
smelled so good.
I don't see why you couldn't use
any fragrance of essential oils.
It relaxes you and makes you breath
deeper to smell the fragrance.

I was browsing different fragrances
(of essential oils not baking oils)
to see what was available for
the upcoming holidays.
Pine Needle
Cloves
Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Balsam Fir (my favorite)

11-10-10

Yesterday while waiting in doctor's offices
and thumbing though many magazines
I had saved a recipe that sounded good
and will be making this for supper tonight.

TRISHA YEARWOOD'S BROCCOLI CASSEROLE


2 10-ounce packages frozen chopped broccoli ($1.76)

2 large eggs, beaten (.08 cents)

1 cup mayonnaise (.25 cents)

1 10-ounce can cream of mushroom soup (.50 cents)

4 tablespoons onion, grated (.05 cents)

10 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated ($2.00)

Salt and pepper

½ cup bread crumbs (free)

my added ingredients are optional

Rice (free)

can of chicken broth (.33 cents)


Preheat oven to 350°F.

Butter a 9x13x2-inch casserole dish.

Cook broccoli in water, drain and set aside to cool.

In large bowl combine broccoli, eggs, mayonnaise,

soup, onion and 1 cup of cheese.

Add salt and pepper, then pour into casserole dish.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Remove casserole from oven and

sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Top with remaining cheese.

Return to oven and bake 10 minutes.

Serves 8 to 10.

TOTAL COST TO MAKE:
$4.97
serves 10 @ .49 cents a serving

I did make some of my own changes to the recipe.
I boiled up a pot of water with
a can of chicken broth and threw in
about 2 cups rice, diced onions
and broccoli and cooked together.
Drained off any remaining water/broth
once rice was cooked.

I didn't have cream of mushroom soup.
I used cream of chicken soup.

I made my own bread crumbs from about 5-6
pieces of bread sprayed with cooking
spray then put on cookie sheet and baked
in oven til crisp. Then put in food processor
with italian seasoning to grind up into crumbs.

I used about 2 cups of bread crumbs
and added about a tablespoon or 2 of melted
butter and mixed thoroughly.
Then I stirred in 1 cup shredded cheese.
I sprinkled over top the casseroles
(I ended up with 2)
and put in oven at 350 degrees
for about 30 minutes.

I think this would also be good with
cut up chicken in it!


4:15pm

Gonna go park my stool in front of the
stove to start working on supper.
I haven't had to take any pain medication today.
Been taking my meds as scheduled and
epsom salt foot soaks and applying cream.
My foot/toe is sore but not like yesterday.
I'm trying to stay off of it as much as I can
which reduces any pressure and throbbing.
I think the most pain I have is from
where they jabbed those needles in my foot!
Oh and yes there was a recent incident
of where I just removed my foot from a soak
and and put cream on it. I got up to do something
and hit my toe on the edge of a cardboard box
causing it to bleed some.
It went a little something like this...
*^%##@&*^%)*&^)^%$@@$!!!!

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Not long ago I had posted about Fox 28
doing a story on brake shops
scamming people out of their money
by saying they needed brake and
other repairs when it wasn't needed.
.SPECIAL REPORT: Putting Brakes on Phony Auto Shop.

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11-9-10

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Tuesday's Tip ~ Homemade Carpet Freshener

To freshen up carpets, mix baking soda with ground cinnamon or cloves. Sprinkle the mixture on the carpet, wait about 15 minutes, then vacuum. The room will be filled with a comforting and cozy aroma.

Note: test a small hidden area of the carpet for color fastness.

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If you get the Martha Stewart magazine
check the December issue
for a $5.00 off $5.00 or more purchase
coupon.
Last year I was able to get
some cheap smelly candle wax tarts
when these coupons came out.

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Doctor's appointment at 10:20 this morning.
Will let you know how it turns out.

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9:30-3:00pm

I just got home!
I didn't get out of the doctor's office
til a little after 12. Then had to go over to Kroger
to get prescriptions, then a bite to eat for lunch
and lastly a visit to another office for an xray.

I have not one but two infections in my toe.
One is Impetigo and the other is Paronychia.
The doctor is also running a bacterial culture.
Can you imagine how upset and scared I was
when he told he would have to remove
my toe nail!!
That wasn't the bad part.
The worst part was being jabbed about 5 times
into my toe with needles to inject
numbing solution. That hurt like HELL!!
I was crying and you could probably
hear me in other rooms!
He put me on 2 antibiotics and a
prescription cream. I also have to soak
it in an epsom salt bath 3 times a day
then elevate it as much as possible.
Next I had to go see a radiologist on Sawmill
& 161.
The doctor should call me either Friday
or next week with the results.
To see if it is broken and the main reason
is to see if the infection has spread to the bone.
If it turns out the infection is severe enough
to have entered the bone then doctor said
there is a chance I could lose part of or
my whole toe!!
So needless to say I am sitting on pins
and needles at the moment with worry!
Who would have thought that a freakin
empty soap bucket could do this much damage
when dropped on your toe!!!
So please pray that I get to keep my toe!!
I would have never thought this in
a million years.
I have not been brave enough to remove
the bandaids from my toe to look at it.
The thought makes me queasy!
But to prove my point of the pain I have
gone through I did bring home a souvenir.
For show and tell tonight with hubby
and kids I have a freshly preserved
toe nail and cuticle skin in a jar for them to see.
I have to go back to the doctor's in two
weeks to see how my toe is doing
and to see what medicine he may have to put
me on next.
I also have a prescription for Tylenol 3's
for the pain. I haven't got them yet
and are just going to take Ibuprofen
for now for the pain unless it becomes
unbearable.
My toe is still numb at the moment
but I went ahead and took the ibuprofen
before it had a chance to wear off.

I am so gonna be ready for bed tonight.
The kids are due to get off the bus soon.
Then once Tony gets off work we have a parent
teacher conference at the kid's school.
Then will rush out of there and go
pick our Lexus up from the car lot.
They were putting in the new gauge cluster
today. And we also pick up the other
set of tires today.
Then back home to fix supper, do homework,
get kids cleaned up, kids to bed, clothes laid out.
Sometime I need to take meds, soak and elevate foot.
I'm really supposed to stay off of it as
much as I can. HA HA!
Guess the thought of possibly losing a toe
will motivate me after today.
Maybe I'll just use a stool in the kitchen
to sit on by the stove to cook meals.
Still trying to get the courage up
to look under my bandage which
is sopped in blood.

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4:15PM

Knock at the door and it's a Fed Ex
man delivering my Neilson Scanner.
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You scan the barcodes from items
you purchase and it sends that information
to Neilson over the internet.
You collect point to turn in for gifts
from their book. You are also entered
into sweepstakes and you can do
even more surveys.

I also got another paper in my mail
to go pick up a package at the post office.
I'm sure it is another one of my survey sites
sending me something to try and
then giving my opinion of it.

That's about it for now.
I am starting to feel throbbing in my
toe as the numbing stuff is wearing off.
Getting difficult to move around.
I am amazed that the kids put the groceries
away from where I brought them in from
the car earlier and just plopped them by the
front door.

I showed them my bottle of goods
from the doctor's office.
You should have seen their faces.
Jonathan about threw up!

All I can say is this will be interesting
getting around tonight with the things
we need to get done. I can't wear regular
shoes or probably even socks at the moment.
Doc said to keep wearing my sandals
with the open toe.

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8pm

ended up doing 2 parent teacher conferences tonight,
then picked up the tires for the car.
The car is still there and they are working
on the problem since the new gauge cluster
did not fix the problem.
Took everyone to Taco Bell for supper.
There was no way considering the time
and the pain I am in that I was fixing supper tonight.
Here recently my toe has kicked up the
pain a notch. I just got done figuring out
a medication schedule. Now I have my foot
soaking in epsom salt water. Then have to
put cream on it. Do this 3x's a day
for the next 3 days.
I have realized that walking intensifies the pain
even more even if I use the side or heel of
my foot. So after today I need to stay
off it as much as possible.
So no shopping :0(
Going to bed soon and propping it
up on a pillow because doc said
I need to elevate it as much as possible.
I am so ready for bed as this day
has not gone the way I would have liked!

11-8-10

7:25AM

Boy it sure would be nice not to
walk around with a limp
and to be able to get rid of this toe pain.
1 day and counting til I see doc.

These are about the clearest pictures
I could get of the car due to the morning
or evening light.

....After dealing with this car lot and upon leaving
I actually turned to the salesman and told
him this was the best car lot I have ever dealt with.
Those words NEVER usually come from my
mouth when dealing with car salesmen!!
After doing paperwork and leaving the lot
we noticed the speedometer had quit
working. It worked when we test drove it.
We turned back around and went back
to the car lot to tell the salesman.
I told him that had I known this would
happen it would have affected my decision
with purchasing the car. He was very nice
and did some research on his computer
and said he could buy a new instrument cluster
and install it for us. AND eat the cost
of $200 for it!! So we're supposed
to take back the car today.
I did some research and out of very few things
to go wrong with this car was the instrument
cluster not working. So to get it fixed for free
was great in my book.
Earlier when wheeling and dealing
I told the salesman I was concerned about
the 20 inch rims and tires that were on the car
and how I thought they wouldn't work for us
in the snow. I am all about practicality
and this concerned me. He said he still had
the original tires and rims that go with
the car and would include those in the sale!
So tonight we go pick up the other set
of tires and rims.
So for us to find a dealer that was this nice,
corrected any problems we had by fixing
things and throwing in another set of tires,
taking in our trade of a Tracker that smokes
worse than a freight train is my kind of person.
And he also told us if we found other problems
before bringing the car back tonight to get
the instrument panel installed and we didn't like
the car that he would refund our money and
Tracker back to us!!
And the best part was...
how many dealers do you know would
do all the above for a car around $2500???
He gave us $1500 for our Tracker.
I don't think we would have gotten that
if we had sold it on Craigslist due to
it smoking so bad. It would have scared people away!
The dealer knew it smoked because it let out
a big ole puff upon starting it when he looked it over.
Plus we had money from selling the Explorer
plus a little out of pocket cash.

9:45AM

Do you ever have vehicles that seem to
get jealous of one another when you bring
home another one.
That's how I feel each time we get another vehicle.
I went to start up the suburban this morning
to take the kids to the bus stop
and discovered the battery was dead, ahhh.
I don't mind walking a block away BUT
when you've got a toe that hurts like heck
it's a whole different story!!
I can only wear open toed sandles at the moment
with socks. Well not to sound gross but with an
infected toe that oozes I tend to get sock
fuzzies in my wounds that I have to pluck out.
I did get good news this morning from the bus
driver. Starting tomorrow morning they
are moving the bus stop to out front
of our house. You just don't know what a relief
that will be! No warming up a vehicle, scraping
off ice and brushing off snow just to take the
kids to & from the bus stop this Winter!

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Sorry I haven't posted many deals lately.
I just haven't felt the greatest
and sure as heck don't feel like walking around
a grocery store to do shopping
unless it's for just a couple of things.
And when I'm not trying to do some
housework like laundry, which I didn't
get all done yesterday, I am laying down
taking a nap trying to get my energy back.

I do feel a little better today.
But it's like one moment I could have energy
and it could be gone and I feel down and
out a couple hours later.
So while I'm in my energetic moment (LOL)
I'll try to post a few deals I see.

from Hip2Save

Yet another coupon to print! Head on over to the Little Debbie Facebook page to print a coupon valid for $0.75 off the new Little Debbie Peppermint Swiss Rolls! Just click on the “Coupon” tab to access this coupon. Anyone know the regular cost of these?

*Note: Coupon only available to the first 10,000.

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Hurry on over to Coupons.com and use zip code 90210 (if needed) to print a high value $1.50/1 ANY California Pizza Kitchen coupon! This should make the California Pizza Kitchen single serve pizzas very inexpensive. These varieties go on sale for around $2 at most grocery stores including Target and Walmart, so just $0.5o after the coupon.

Hurry and print– I’m guessing this coupon won’t be available for long.

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Wow! I just heard from reader, Anna, over at Living-Laughing-Saving that Kmart has the regular size packages of Huggies Little Movers in size 3, 4, and 5 on a price drop for just $5… even the jean variety is included in this price drop. I normally wouldn’t post a deal like this because I’d assume it was a regional price drop… but it appears that this price drop is available in lots of locations. You can check out the thread on A Full Cup to see what I’m talking about.

Here are a couple important things to keep in mind– the Little Movers may not be marked on a price drop, however, do a price check and they should ring up for $5 even if they are in fact marked higher on the shelf. Also, this price drop is ONLY valid thru tomorrow, 11/8.

If you’re able to find the Little Movers at your Kmart, check out the deal you can score…

*Buy one package of Little Movers (size 3, 4, or 5) on a price drop for $5 (may not be marked)
Use the $2.50/1 coupon found here
Final cost only $2.50!

There is also a $2/1 Huggies Little Movers coupon available in the 10/17 SS and there is a $3/2 coupon available on SmartSource.

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For those of you who do the Black Friday thing,

here is a sneak peak at some of the deals coming up.

BLACK FRIDAY

I myself don't do it but I am keeping any eye

out for a cheap GPS so if anyone sees one

let me know.

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I try to think of all sorts of ways to save money
but what about ways to build up a savings account?

For every day that you pack a lunch and don't eat
out at work reward yourself with that amount
you would have spent and put it into a savings
account.
So let's say that lunch costs from $2 to $5.00 each day
that you're spending on a fast food somewhere.
Your savings:
1 week $10 to $25.00
1 month $40 to $100
1 year $480 to $1200

And that's just one idea and you see
how quickly that one thing alone
can save you big bucks in a year
and start to build up a savings account.

Even putting back money into a savings
account that doesn't seem like much
each week will add up over time.

Savings:
$5-$10 a week
$20-$40 a month
$260-$520 a year

Doesn't seem like a whole lot built
up until you have car repairs, doctor's
visits or need groceries.
At least it's something!

Teach younger children once
they start getting their first jobs to
try and tuck back about 3% of every paycheck.
Not all companies offer a retirement package
and if they start a savings account when about
16 to 18 it can add up over the years
until retirement age. But they cannot
touch it until then! My calculations
do not figure in any interest made
which will make the figures even bigger over time.

Let's look at an income of $1000 to $2000 a month
which is $30 to $60 a month at 3% of your pay.
Times a year is $360 to $720 a year.
Times 49 years is $17,640 to $35,280.
Now if you are lucky enough to have an employer
that has a 401K they will usually match
whatever you put into it.
So those numbers will jump to
$35,280 to $70, 560!!

So get those kids started when they are young.
Who knows if they will even have social
security offered to them once they hit retirement
age.

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Here is an interesting article I read
about saving money buying generics
or store brand items.
They have also included a video
for you to watch.
7 Things You Should Always Buy Generic

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12:00PM

I have been reviewing the car we got
and getting more information.
Just for the heck of it I wanted
to know roughly what this car
went for when it was new.
Got a little light headed when
I saw that these base model cars
went for $50,000!!!
Oh and let me add that the speedometer
goes up to 160mph!

Tony keeps calling and we keep chatting
back and forth about whether to keep the car or not.
Never had the option of purchasing a car
and the dealer refunding our money if
we didn't like it.
Do you risk it with all it's great reviews.
What if it starts falling apart
and needs costly repairs?
Or do you take it back and get your
Mosquito Sprayer back?
My concern is if something goes wrong with
this car how costly is it to fix and can
we work on it ourselves.
Did you know that this car is actually
a Toyota?
It's made by them.
I guess with anything you buy you
take a risk.
Do we keep it or not is the question?
I'm sure if we kept it and decided to
sell it later on if we didn't like it we could get our money
back out of it as opposed to the Tracker.

12:20PM

Well I'm going to go lay down.
Told the kids this morning to walk
home from bus stop after school since I don't have a running vehicle and my toe hurts.
Tony made a funny and thought I should
ride a bicycle down there.
HA HA, anything that makes my toe
bend like peddling a bike is out of the question!

I do keep worry about what the doctor is
going to tell me about my toe!

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3:50pm

Cool deal the bus actually dropped the kids
right in front of our house!

7:30PM

Well as of this evening we still have the Lexus.
Took it back over to the car lot and dropped
it off so they could put a new instrument
panel in it. He also asked if we found
any other problems. We said that the
power side mirrors and horn wasn't working.
He said no problem he would take care of it.

I'm still having a hard time believing
this car lot and I'm still shaking my head!!
You would have thought we had of bought
a $20,000 used car with a warranty!
We don't have any warranty so if they
offer to fix something, go for it!
He even told me he would give me the old
cluster gauge panel that he removes.
So that there tells me he actually did the work
and put another one in!

Working on a late supper at the moment.
Still feeling crappy but trying to get
around the best I can.
Why does it seem like when one does not
feel well they have tons of stuff to do.
Like car shopping, car buying,
taking the car to get fixed, tomorrow
is parent teacher conferences,
picking the car back up
and oh yeah a doctor's appt.
Still fixing suppers and meals
and doing laundry.
Hate to see what would happen if
I went to the hospital.
It would probably fall apart
around here!

11-7-10

Ok here's the pop tart recipe I made up
yesterday. This is my recipe.

Peanut Butter Fudge Tarts
(like Buckeyes or Reeses Cups)

8 count Chocolate Fudge Pop Tarts
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 1/2 Tablespoons whipping cream

Break up pop tarts and
put into a food processor.
Pulse until they are crumbs.
Then pour in a 1/2 cup melted butter
and pulse some more til combined.
.
Scoop out Tablespoonfuls of mixture
and roll into balls. Place each ball into
mini muffin pan cups. You should get
about 27 of them.
You could also use cup liners if preferred.

Next using a rounded bottom 1/2 tablespoon
measuring spoon, press the bottom
of the measuring spoon into the balls
to form a cup.
Bake 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
..
While baking cups,
in a small bowl combine
a heaping 1/2 cup peanut butter
and
a heaping 1/2 cup powdered sugar
together in bowl until combined.
.
Remove cups from oven.
They may have puffed up some when baking
so once again press your 1/2 Tablespoon backside
into them while warm to form a cup.

Scoop out 1/2 Tablespoonfuls of peanut butter
mixture and roll into balls. Place balls
into cups and gently flatten with fingertips.

In a small microwavable bowl
add a heaping 1/2 cup of semisweet
chocolate chips and 2 1/2 Tablespoons
of whipping cream.
Microwave for 30 seconds on high.
Remove from microwave and stir
until mixture is creamy.
.
Next add 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate
over tops of cups and peanut butter mixture.
..
Once done put in refrigerator for
about 2o minutes to harden chocolate.
Use a knife to run around edges of cups
and remove them from pan.
.5:30pm

Well we went car shopping again.
All I can say is this is the strangest looking Explorer we bought, LOL!
Too dark out for pics.
I can tell you this, we traded in the
Tracker.
No car payments!!
And that's thanks to selling the Explorer
and our trade in.
I am a person that hates financing vehicles
or having payments!!
My main interest with vehicle shopping was
finding one that had a good
reputation for being dependable
and could be driven for 100's of thousands of miles.
I did reviews of this car and it ranks 4.8 out of 5.
People are driving them to 200,000
to 400,000 miles!
Honda's are supposed to be one of
these trustworthy vehicles but finding
one in our price range seems to be impossible.
Other makes include
Toyotas, Mercedes & BMW.



Well y'all my tanks running on empty.
I've used up what little energy I've
had for the day. Still feeling sick
and now have the sniffles, sneezing
and a starting to get some chest
congestion.
I know it's only 6:30pm but
I'm ready to go lay down for the night.
I've got floaty head.
Kids are eating supper and working
on getting their showers.
Got clothes laid out for them for tomorrow.
So I can go lay down knowing things
are done ahead of time.
1 more day to go before seeing the doctor.