1-14-11

3:15pm

I just now got home from the hospital.
We left for the hospital after the kids
got on the bus at 8:25am.
I was correct with MY diagnosis of him.
He does have cellulitis.
They will be keeping him for the next day
or two at St. Anns. He has an IV
which they are giving him antibiotics in
along with saline.
I just talked to Tony on the phone and he
said two doctors came in and said they
might go in and drain his knee of any
fluids. At the moment I am home
waiting for the kids to get off the bus
then will be fixing them some supper.
Then back to the hospital this evening
to see him with the kids.
The hospital does have WiFi so will
be taking him his computer so he
has something to do.

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I just checked and Jelly Belly has
posted my Dinosaur Cupcake if
you would like to check it out.
I realize the contest isn't over til July
but the $10,000 prize is sounding good
right about now with so many doctor bills
adding up left and right and that's with insurance!
Don't want to see how much this visit
to the ER and a couple days stay in the
hospital will cost!
But I don't care as long as he's
getting the medical attention he needs
at the moment. At least some of these
doctor's know what they are doing!
2 visits to the family doctor, 1 to urgent care
and now to the hospital since Monday!!
Exactly 2 months since I went
to St. Anns in the ambulance!

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4:20pm

I just checked my mail.
Can you believe Pep Boys sent me one of
my rebates in the form of a post card!!
Now picture a post card (no envelope)
that looks like a check on the front
and the endorsement area on the back.
Ya know there's a reason most
companies put their checks in a safety
envelope, to keep criminals from
knowing what's inside! This is ridiculous
that any Tom, Dick or Harry can see my
check and know how much it is for!!
And we wonder why we have identity
theft and people stealing money
from our accounts!


I got Tony some personal items and
his computer packed up for the hospital.
It's nice to have things from home
when you are away from home to
make you feel more comfortable.

Wanna know another crazy thing since
I've been surrounded by stupid people lately?
I brought all of Tony's meds to the hospital
in a gallon zip bag. You should either
bring them with you or write down all your
meds you take when going to the doctor or hospital.
I told him I would
put them in the dresser drawer in his room
so he would have his diabetic medicine to take.
The nurse says, that's ok, you can take those
home, we'll send up diabetic medicine from
the hospital pharmacy for him.
I told her, that's ok, these meds are cheaper!!
The medicine from your pharmacy will
probably cost $10 a pill!!
Heck I'm pretty sure they charge you
about $5.00 for a dose of Tylenol!!
This is absolutely crazy if you ask me.
Why when you have your medicine with you
would they want you to get some from their
pharmacy and charge you outrageous
prices!! This is so freaking stupid!!
I may be stressed, I may be tired
and I may be crazy, but I sure as
heck ain't dumb!
The meds are still there in his drawer!

And another thing.
When I found out they we're keeping him
for a couple days I told him I was going to
the truck to have a cigarette (or two since
it had been 4 hours since my last one!)
and to call mom and let her know
what was going on.
Well the nurse heard me say that and said
there is no smoking on the hospital property.
I said even in my own vehicle!?
She said again, no smoking on the property
anywhere.
That's when I turned to Tony and said
once again, I'm GOING to go have a smoke
and call mom!
I can understand not smoking by entrance ways
and such but my vehicle was parked way far
away from the door and in the middle
of a big parking lot. I wasn't hurting
anyone! What did they really expect me to do,
get in my truck and drive over to Sharon
Woods and smoke a cigarette, come on now!
Then I guess after I left the nurse asked Tony
if he smoked and he said no.
Then she said now would be a good time
for your wife to quit!
NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME!!???
Yeah, sure, right!
My husbands admitted to a freaking
hospital with an infection in his leg,
they're searching for possible blood clots
and possibly inserting tools
to drain fluid from his leg
AND YOU WANT ME TO QUIT SMOKING NOW!!??
I told you I've been surrounded by
stupid people!

1-13-11

10:15am

Here's a couple more jelly bean cupcakes
I've done.
The Southern Belle I made this morning.
I go today to pick up a few reserved cupcake
books from the library. Need some ideas
because at the moment I'm kind of
at a stand still.


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12:00pm

Tony is off work for the rest of the week.
Some of the redness on his knee/leg
area has went away.
I think all the doctor's are wrong
with their diagnosis!!
My gut feeling says it's CELLULITIS!!
I'd almost bet on it at the moment.
I don't think it's torn ligaments in
the knee or anything like that
like both doctors have told him.
If we go back to the doctors I'm gonna
tell them my diagnosis and see what they say!

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7:25pm

Went to Kroger to pick
up a pain medication for Tony.
There's still some Christmas stuff
that keeps getting marked down more and more.
Tonight I got:


2 Large pkg Tic Tacks .25 cents each

Christmas colored & shaped bags of marshmallows
.25 cents each
I bought all they had, 8 bags.

And I also found 2 displays of books
that were marked down to $1.00 each!!
And to think I was just in the library tonight
and their hard back used books were $2 each!

Christopher got: Ships, regular price of $6.49

Jonathan got: 2 Speed Racer novels
regular price $2.99 each

I got:
2 brownie cookbooks regular $6.49 each.
and an
Oprah Winfrey Magazine Cookbook
regular price of $8.99
(will make a nice birthday gift for mom next month!)

Without using any coupons on this trip to
Kroger and buying marked down items
my receipt said I saved $41.00!!

I looked at Kroger for some Tootsie Rolls.
Could not find them anywhere!
Where oh where have the Tootsie Rolls gone,
oh where oh where can they be???

Tony asked the pharmacist to take
a look at his leg, so he came out to
the waiting area.
And guess what the pharmacist
thought was wrong with it?????
CELLULITIS
See I told ya I thought that's what
it was as well. But do you think a
damn doctor can see it, hell no!
The redness has gone down a bit.
Imagine his entire calf being just as red!
Now it seems to be lingering
around the knee area.
This is not a scuff or cut!
It's a bacteria infection that gets into
the skin.
And if I don't see any more improvement
in the near future from the oral antibiotics pills
then I will take him to the ER where
he can be administered antibiotics
through an IV.



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8:45pm

Working on another jelly belly cupcake.
It's been one I've been wanting to create
for awhile but didn't know how til now.
Kinda glad Kroger didn't have the
tootsie rolls because I went with
candy circus peanuts instead
which seem to be working better!
So stayed tuned to see the newest one!

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9:20pm

Dinosaur Cupcake
Ain't he cute!
This one took me awhile to
figure out how to do.
Well I'm gonna go enter it now
then maybe take a hot bath.
Got a bad headache at the moment
and am waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in!
Guess my mind has been thinking too much!

I think tomorrow morning once the kids
get on the bus I'm gonna take Tony
to the ER. This has been going on
since last Saturday.
He has the on call pager next week
and at the rate he's going I don't
know how he'll do it!!

1-12-11

10:20am

Request a FREE sample of Valspar Paint in your choice of colors! Plus, you’ll get a coupon valid for $5 off 1 gallon of Valspar Paint purchased from Lowe’s!

I chose Spaqua to try on the bathroom walls.
If you can't get one today try back tomorrow!
Takes 5-7 days, comes Fed Ex.

Helpful extras included with your order:

Every paint sample order is shipped with a paint roller and tray for each sample; a paint chip of each sample color ordered; an envelope of coordinating color chips; instruction card; and a coupon for your next Valspar paint purchase at Lowe's. .

I had always thought about doing our
bathroom in an aqua wall color with browns
and whites/creams.
I know, here I go again dreaming
about redecorating, lol.



Replace the square, flat bath mirror with
a white/cream oval one.
.
Paint the oak colored cabinet
in a chocolate brown.
. .

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11:45am

Tony is so miserable, in so much pain
and can't hardly walk. The pain medicine
isn't working for him at all!
His leg/knee hurts whether sitting,
laying or standing.
Considering the emergency room
in the near future!!
It doesn't look like he'll be returning
to work the rest of the week!
There's no way. Hell he can't
hardly walk to the bathroom!
Last night he was back and forth
with cold chills (fever) and being hot
and sweating. He's been taking his meds.

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This was from this morning.
We had a ton of Robins in our trees!
They were eating the red berries.
...

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Milk went from $1.99
to 2.29 to $2.49
and tonight I paid $2.69 at Kroger!
This is crazy!
Won't be long before it's $3.00 a gallon,
almost as much as gas!

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7:25pm

Tony's pain medicine seems to be working
enough to take the edge off.
But it can sometimes give him
an upset stomach even if he takes
it with a meal.

1-11-11

You have a stockpile and a pantry
but don't know what to make.
Try RECIPE KEY.
Drag and drop the ingredients
you have on hand and it will try
and match a recipe for you
using the ingredients you have.

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8:40am

Uh oh, I'm seeing the first snowflakes fall.
They weren't falling 1o minutes ago
standing at the bus stop.
I've heard 2-4" and 3-6"
on different stations.
So guess we'll just wait and see
what nature has in store for us.

Getting ready to make some
French bread in the bread machine.
Well, I'll let the bread machine do
the mixing and kneading then I get
to take it out and do the rest.

9:00am

Got dough going in bread machine.
My machine has a French bread cycle on it.


I've been keeping our heat at a steady
70 degrees in our home.
Trying to get the electric & gas
bill down some.
I don't think anyone notices and if
they do, they dress appropriately
and put on a sweater or warmer clothing.
But if it feels too chilly in here with
all this snow coming or wind chills
go into the single digits or minuses,
then I might put it back up to 72/73 degrees.

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11:00am

I am still pissed at Tony's doctor.

Saturday when we went to the train
show Tony started experiencing severe
knee pain and had difficulty walking.
Later that evening there was a slight pop
in his knee and his knee felt better.
I wondered if something had gotten out
of place and worked it's way back in place
and that what was causing the pain.
It was still a little sore but he was able
to get around.

Anyway yesterday Tony told his doctor about
what had been going on with his knee.
The doctor twisted and moved his knee & leg in
all different directions. He said it was swollen
and gave him a Naproxen prescription.
Never said what the problem was or
what may be causing it.

Last night Tony's knee was so swelled,
red and inflamed from the doctor
moving things around it wasn't funny.

I said, to me it sound like a car repair shop.
You take a car in to be repaired and they
only cause more problems and more
repairs to be made because
of something they did wrong.

Now Tony calls and is in so much
severe pain with his knee he is leaving work!
That is not like him to come home from work!
Obviously his doctor isn't doing his job
for him to be in extreme pain like this.
I'm not even sure how he is gonna drive home!
And I still haven't gotten over the fact
the doctor said he'd get in trouble
if Tony didn't get an eye exam.
I am like so done with this doctor it ain't funny.
Next time Tony needs an appointment
I WILL be requesting that he see my doctor instead!!

11:42am

Tony's leaving work and heading
to Urgent Care of Upper Arlington to
go get checked out. It's good to know
that this place has an xray machine
in case he needed xrays of his knee.
Will keep you posted.

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11:50am

Swift Justice with Nancy Grace
has people on there from
Blacklick, Ohio.

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12:40pm

Tony is still at urgent care.
They took xrays so are awaiting
to see what they say.
He said on the way there he hadn't
had the truck in 4x4 and spun it
sideways in the road.
I just checked the list for school
closings and still nothing for Columbus!

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12:55pm

The townships snowplow just
started plowing our street.



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2:00pm

Update on Tony:

They say he has torn ligaments in his knee.
They did xrays.
They wrapped his knee up in bandages
and put him on 2 prescriptions.
Not sure exactly what they are yet til
he gets home, I think one is an anti inflamatory.
He told urgent care that all his doctor
gave him was Naproxin. They said
for what he had that stuff was too low
of a dose and wouldn't of worked
for his torn ligaments.
When looking at his legs you can visually
see the one knee cap but the other leg
is so swollen that the knee cap is not
visible. And his knee is very hot!
Urgent care almost put a needle
into his knee cap to drain some fluid
but decided upon the medications first.
They said if there is no difference in
3-4 days to go to a doctor they
referred. They actually wanted him
to take the next week off of work but Tony
says he is only taking tomorrow off.

Oh it's still eating at me about the
family doctor,

-oh do this so I don't get in trouble.

-forgot to call in 2 prescriptions
but was able to call in the other 4.
Said he wanted him to start testing
his blood sugar but doesn't call
in any testing meters or strips like he said he would.

-misdiagnoses his knee and doesn't
give him proper medication for that.

-Then when Tony went in this morning
for blood work and asks the doctor
a few questions the doctor says,
"what was it we were seeing you for!!!"
HELLO, it's been less than 24 hours
and he forgot that fast!!!!

SO DONE, SO SO DONE WITH
Dr. Padamadan (OSU)!!!

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With all the snow and not going out
too much in the near future doing any shopping,
(I probably won't get to Meijer this week)
I went to the Columbus Public Library's
web site and reserved a bunch of books.
Will give me something to do on one
of those cold nights cuddled up under
the blankie watching tv.
The library is only a block or so away
so shouldn't be too hard to get to
in this snow.

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Supper


Fettuccine pasta with
4 cheese sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms,
basil, garlic, parmesan cheese &
homemade meatballs.

Bruschetta- Homemade French bread topped
with olive oil, basil, garlic,
tomatoes, mushrooms & Swiss cheese.

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8:00pm

Having a most wonderful evening.
Now Tony has the chills
and a fever on top of his knee pain.
He says the knee pain hurts worse
than his diabetic nerve pain in his feet.
I've never heard him say something
has been more painful than his feet
so this knee must hurt extremely bad!
It doesn't matter if he stands, sits
or lays, it's all the same.

1-10-11

Sun-maid Chocolate Covered Raisins
Recipe Contest
Contest ends April 30th, 2011.
Enter an original recipe.
Prizes:
grand prize
$1,000
second place
Kitchenaid 5 qt artisan stand mixer ($300)
5-3rd places
a year's supply of Sun-maid milk chocolate raisins ($100)

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9:30am

Currently working on
getting some more cupcakes baked-
dozen mini & regular
and a couple jumbos.

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Winter Storm Warning for Tuesday
from channel 4

Several weather bulletins will go into effect after midnight tonight. Here in Columbus we will be under a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 3am and continuing through the day tomorrow. Just south of Franklin County a Winter Storm Warning will be posted for the same time period.

Models that take the storm from western Kentucky into eastern Ohio would give us 2-4 inches of snow across Columbus. Pockets of heavier snow, on the order of 3"-5", are possible just southeast of I-71 with lesser amounts around 1-3 inches to our north and northwest.

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Buy 1 get 1 free
breakfast sandwich at White Castles!

Get 2 medium fries with purchase
of 10 White Castles.
Combine with in store 2 free fry offer
with purchase of 10 White Castles
for a total of 4 free fries!

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11:15am

Tony just called. He said he went to go
into a vacant apartment to start working on it
and he unlocked the door only to find the chain
was on the door, hmmm. He shut the door
and went to the office to tell them. He returned to
the apartment with a lady from the office
and another maintenance guy.
By this time the chain was off the door
and they entered and found a homeless guy
living in the apartment.
He said someone had given him a key.
So that still remains a mystery as
to where he got it from.
Tony's comment: this guy was scary
looking, scraggly with dread locks in his hair.
Not someone you would want to meet
in a dark alley!

I remember those days of homeless people
staying in the hallways of the last apartment
complex I worked at! Never actually saw
any of them but the remains of things
they left behind under stairs would be there.
They would even go as far as crapping and
urinating on the floor!!
Sad but gross thought!

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Tony's funny. We were talking about
the possible snow storm coming tomorrow
and he asked if we had enough of certain food
items in the house to get by on.
I don't need any store, I shop my basement pantry.
Bet the stores will be packed tonight!
That's the great thing about having a stockpile
to eat from in case you get snowed in
or roads are too bad to travel on.
And if you would happen to lose power
for several hours/days put your freezer/fridge
items outside in a cooler or box
to keep animals out.

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Another Jelly Belly Cupcake creation,
Sweet Cherry Pie Cupcake.



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3:55pm

Tooo funny, I've already got a request to
make some Baby Bassinet Jelly Belly Cupcakes
for a baby shower in April!
Cool deal I just checked my mail
and got a free bottle of Tide Stain Release.
I got this from their Facebook page
when they gave out 5,000 bottles!
Woo Hoo!
I wasn't lucky enough though yesterday
to get the Tide To Go.

Well I'm gonna go and work on supper.
Took my cheesy potatoes out of the freezer
I made up ahead of time. Plan to
cut up some Italian sausage and add to it.

Cheesy Potatoes: $1.73
Italian Sausage $1.40

TOTAL COST $3.13
Serves 5 @ .34 cents a serving.

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8:15pm

Had to make a run to Kroger to pick up
Tonys meds. He had a doctor's appointment
today and the doctor called them in to the pharmacy.
He got 4 but didn't get pain pills or
diabetic testing strips. The doctor
was supposed to of called them in
but obviously failed to do so.
Tony will have to ask him about it
tomorrow morning when he goes
back to the doctor to have blood work done.
I bet they charge him another copay
for a continuation of today's visit.
I don't know why they just couldn't
have done that today during his visit!
I'm not one for doctors.
And you can see why with all this crap.

Tony brings home a paper from his doctor
about getting his eyes checked. His doctor
said, you need to do this within the next
two week or the doctor said he would
get in trouble. When Tony told me that,
it pissed me off! If any doctor told me
I needed to do something so they didn't get
in trouble I'd tell them this.
I am the patient and I have my rights
to deny any health services!!
I'll do what I want to do whether you
like it or not! And it's not right
to have a doctor tell you they would
get in trouble if you didn't do something!!
Hell if I am in a hospital admitted
awaiting an operation and I decided
I wanted to get up and leave my hospital
bed and the hospital, that is my right!
We were already planning to have
Tony's eyes checked when we get our
tax refund. If that had been me in that
doctor's office and the doc said I needed
my eyes checked within two weeks
I'd of held out my hand and said are you
paying for it??!!

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We had to stop in Speedway to get gas
before the snow storm tomorrow.
The truck was in the red on the gas gauge!
I sat in the truck while Tony went in and
paid then pumped the gas.
After he filled up and started to get in
the truck the employee comes over the
intercom and says, sir you need to pay
for your gas!!
This station was on Kenny Rd.
and there was only a handful of cars there
at the pumps.
Tony stomps back inside the station
and told them he was just in there and paid
for his gas. Boy people have a short
term memory I swear.
Gonna try and get us for a paid drive off!!

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Tomorrow I might try my hand
at making some French bread
and using it to make
Mushroom Swiss Bruschetta.
I have made neither before so this
will be interesting!
Maybe make pasta & sauce to go with it.

FRENCH BREAD RECIPE



BRUSCHETTA RECIPE from Olive Garden

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9:15pm

How is it Columbus City Schools
can send out a recorded telephone
message and say there WILL be school
tomorrow? The snow is not here just
yet to make that call!
Boy wouldn't they feel stupid if
it snow many inches overnight
and had to call off school!

1-9-11

10:40am

Between The Bag sales ads
and the Dispatch I got a total of
5 coupon inserts today!
4 Smartsource and 1 RedPlum.

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Walgreens

2 pack Triumph Pens $1.99
Minus $2.00 coupon
makes it FREE

Quaker Oats 18 ounce $1.50
with Walgreens coupon.
minus $1.00 printable coupon
(coupon was on Red Plum so hope you printed it
because it is no longer there)
makes it .50 cents each.

Suavitel 33.8 ounce fabric softener
buy 1 for $2.99 get 1 free.

Purex 2x 32 load laundry detergent
buy 1 get 1 free

Lysol Cleaners
buy 1 get 1 free

O Cedar mop of broom
buy 1 get 1 free

96 ounce Walgreens bleach .99 cents
with Walgreens coupon

Allstyle T-Shirts $1.00 each

Stayfree maxi pads
$6.49 each
Buy 1 get 1 free coupon
Makes it $6.49 for 2
use Walgreens coupon in paper
for $3.00 off each package ($6.00 total off 2)
makes it .49 cents for 2 packs!
I would make sure you hand the cashier
the coupons in the order that I stated
here for it to work.

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CVS

CVS A, B, C, D & E vitamins
or calcium supplements
50 - 500 count
buy 1 get 1 free
Price vitamins HERE

Buy 1 HP ink cartridge
get 1 40% off
Cartridge prices HERE
example of price from my inks.
$21.99 color
$18.99 black - $7.49 (40%)
makes it $33.39 for both.

Meijers also has buy 1 get 1 40% off
for HP cartridges. Don't know
their prices though.

.Xtra Detergent $1.99
Use $1/1 printable coupon available here
Final cost only $0.99!.

16 ounce Ajax dish soap .77 cents limit 4

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I love Food Networks,
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy!!
Makes me hungry every time I watch it!

Anyway I saw this Cheeseburger Soup
from a recent show and thought
about making it, mmmmm!
Video from show.
She actually puts lettuce in the soup!

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12:00pm

We're getting a "new" dishwasher today
from Tony's boss.
It's an $800+, 2 year old dishwasher for $100.
Stainless steel tub, hidden controls,
quiet running and doesn't require scrubbing
dishes ahead of time!
Trying to upgrade our dishwasher with
one that is more efficient.
This could save us $40 a year.

His boss bought all new stainless steel
appliances. He paid allot of money for
a newer stainless steel dishwasher
and they say it does not clean as well
as the one they are selling us!!

We're also wanting to purchase a new
side-by-side refrigerator that is more efficient
with an energy star rating.
Our fridge is late 80's to early 90's model.
This could save us $100 a year!
We saw a new side-by-side fridge
at Sears Outlet for as low as $350!
It had ice and water in door.
Plus we wouldn't have to use our
water cooler anymore. Which I read
that some water coolers can use as much
or even more electric than a refrigerator
depending if it has hot and cold spouts.

Check out ENERGY STAR
for more information on how to save money with
more efficient items in your home.

Other Energy Star savings we have:

Replaced old tube tv with lcd.
Lcd tvs use 40% less energy.

We replaced our freezer when we moved into
our home with one that was 2 years old.
By doing this it saves us up to $35 a year!

We've done away with using desk
top computers and now use laptops.
typical laptops uses 20–90 Watts, compared to 100–800 Watts for desktops.

So by making little changes over
time by replacing your appliances or electronics
could help you save a bunch of money!!
This is not something that happens overnight
due to the cost.

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3:50pm

Went & picked up our dishwasher.
Tony's boss was nice enough to
also give us the over the range microwave
(about 6 years old).
Can't pick that up though til tomorrow
or Tuesday due to space in the truck.
I guess his boss is taking back their
new dishwasher and getting another
kind since they don't like the new on
they got. He was telling us he saw
the exact dishwasher that we're buying
from him at the store now for $1,100!!

We stopped by Kroger on the way home
to pick up some milk & pop.
Here's some mark downs I found when there:

-2 half gallons eggnog .49 cents each
-gallon milk $1.29 doesn't expire til 1-15.
(reg $2.50)
-package salami $1.29 (reg. $2.50)
-large can of coffee $2.99 (reg. $5.99)
-boxes of bacon $1.00 each (reg. $2.99)

Not marked down but on sale:

-Kroger Doritos $1.67
-Kroger Italian sausage $1.40

I also saw large packages of pork chops,
about 10 chops, reg. $15 marked down to $6.80.
Didn't get any since I am already stocked
up with pork chops and have limited
freezer space.
.
Well we are getting ready to haul
in the dishwasher. Can't let it sit out
in the truck. More than likely it has water
in the lines and if left out in freezing
cold temps it will freeze.

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Neither me nor mom are doing any
major grocery shopping this week.
If I do go with her to the store I will
only be shopping for the cheapies or
freebies items.
Hoping to spend around $10.00 or less.
So here is my list for this week for Meijers:

4 Ronzoni Garden Delight pastas $2.00

4 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta $2.00

4 Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta $2.00

2 bags green giant vegetables- FREE

1 head lettuce

Italian & Ranch dressing

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6:30pm

"New" dishwasher being installed.



Energy Star


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Baby Bassinet Cupcakes
are now on Jelly Bellies website.

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It's been 1 month yesterday and I have yet to hear
from the car lot where we purchase our car.
No instrument cluster and no car lot owner
at my door delivering it like he promised.
Too bad I feel like crap to wanna go chew
them another butt hole at the moment.
They already have several thanks to me, lol.
At the moment if I get worked up about
anything it gives me a coughing fit.
Heck going up and down the stairs
to do laundry gives me fits.

1-8-11

8:50am

I got an email from PepBoys saying my
rebate was on it's way. Here is what it said:
"was mailed on 01/07/2011. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for your check to arrive"
Makes you wonder if it's being sent
by pony express!!

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10:00am

Eating breakfast then will head out
to the train show at the convention center.
Sounds like fun with all this snow!
Taking my camera along since
we haven't been to this show before :0)
We gave Christopher a choice, either
the train show or monster trucks and
he chose the trains, go figure.

Today I'm going to throw some
homemade chili in the crock pot
when we get home. Sounded good
on a cold day!

I also have another inspiration for
another jelly bean cupcake.
Here's a hint:
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2:40pm

Back home and got chili in the crock.
2 cans red kidney beans
1/2 of a large can leftover crushed tomatoes
jar of salsa (green & red bell peppers, tomatoes & onions)
1/2 onion diced
1/3 - 1/2 container V8 vegetable juice
1 pound bob evans maple sausage
chili powder
salt & pepper

Serve with shredded sharp cheddar cheese
& oyster crackers.

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Train Show

We had to park about 2 city blocks from the
convention center to get to the train show.
The truck said it was 19 degrees out
and that didn't include wind chill, BRRR-
BRRR and double BRRRR!!!

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Kendra, since you are the only one
that has seen my home...Whaddya think?

I had always wanted to see what
our living area would look like if our
kitchen walls were knocked down
and made into a more open floor plan.
I found a photo of a house like ours
that has those walls removed.
It's a house on our street for sale.
Doesn't it look so much more spacious?
I don't know if I would like the long
counter where it is. I was thinking more
of maybe an island in the middle of the kitchen
with storage cabinets underneath.
This way you would still have two ways
to access the kitchen instead of just one.
So imagine the cabinets pushed over
more into the kitchen and a little shorter in length.
It would give the dining room more space
because it's too small as it is now with our table.
And hey lookie, there are hardwood floors
underneath this carpet. Everyone keeps
saying they have hardwood in their
homes on the street.

Why is it my honey can't get the same
visual as me? Isn't that how it usually works?
He's afraid I'll loose cupboard space.
What cupboard space would I be losing
I have no upper cabinets on the walls
I want removed.

I know I am thinking too much at the moment
but got excited when I saw photos that
showed another home with the walls removed
which showed there was no load bearing walls
to worry about!
It's just a vision so who's to say if it would
ever be done. I'm sure everyone thinks
about what they would do different about
there house.