Fantastic Friday

 

Another lovely and sunny day here on the Saskatchewan prairies. I even managed to get up and get the spring cleaning I wanted accomplished before Harvey got back from the optometrist. I managed to do our room, and the stairs leading to the basement. Not hurting a bit right now, however tomorrow could be the test. 

Harvey's appointment went well. His glaucoma is stable, but he needs to keep doing the two eye drops and taking the eye specific vitamin that has been prescribed. Still that is minor when one could lose their sight. 

Now we wait for his results from the polyps removed from his colon a while back. Hopefully we/he gets the results very soon. Not knowing is causing me stress, though Harvey just shrugs his shoulders and says there is probably nothing at all wrong. Wish I could stay so laid back. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Thrifty and Frugal Thursdays

 Thrifty and Frugal 

As the weeks speed by, I am finding things are starting to get away from me. I haven't done any spring cleaning in about 3 days and I still have lots left to do. 

Frugally, I am spending money to save money. 

On our way home from Regina, we stopped in Weyburn at the Great Canadian Warehouse. 

There I bought (I should say we bought) a very large bag of sliced Black Forest Ham for $12.29 and today I packaged it up into 5 large packages of sandwich meat. One is in the fridge and the others are in the freezer. To buy them in the store would be $10.00 each on sale so a savings there of $37.71.

Also a bag of dried pork ribs found its way into our arms. The cost was $10.00, but we should get at least 3 meals for each of us from the bag.

The chicken breast did cost a bit more than what I can remember it cost before at $27.77. We should get at least 10 bags of sliced sandwich meat from it though and at the sale price of $10.00 a package we should be able to see a savings of $72.23. 

I grabbed a large pork loin which cost $31.18. Cut into 3 large pork roasts. So just a bit over $10.00 a roast. When I looked today an even smaller pork loin roast cost $15.00 (was just over 2 pounds). These three roasts will make many a meal for us from the leftovers. So hard to figure out what we saved, but going with the price of pork loin in our grocery here in town I saved about $25.00 for the size of the roasts I got.

Thrifty wise it was mostly a clean out the crispers, fridge and freezer week. 

I used up the carrots and potatoes making our Sunday meal. Used up the onions in the soups I made at the beginning of the week. 

Broth and leftover chicken is being used today to make Chicken Rice Soup (and there will be enough leftover to add to my soup selection that I have frozen). 

I made a homemade pizza on Monday, which we finished yesterday when we arrived home. Just had to warm it up.

The broccoli in the crisper, and the woody ends of asparagus was made into soups for the freezer. 

I hemmed a pair of my pants that were coming down. Then fixed the seam in one of Harvey's pajama bottoms.

Since I just can not find a purse that suits me, and the one I have is on it's last legs, I pulled a pattern from my stash to make myself a couple. Pretty sure I can find fabric in my stash to make something I will be happy to use.

Got some free annual plants from Kris that he had started from seed. Lots of flowers, and of course my eggplants.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. Going to try and catch up with all of you as Blogging on my phone leaves a great deal to be desired, and when we got home yesterday I was just exhausted. 

God bless.

Tuesday Tidbits And Stuff

Hello all. I am doing this post on my phone. Not the best way I enjoy writing my blog, but one does what is needed.

We arrived at Kris's  around 3 pm and he decided to leave work early. Mind you Tuesdays he works from home, so he didn't  need to leave the main office, just shut the door to his home office.

Before we headed here, I went to Fabricland and paid for my card. Actually saw a church friend while there. Just talked for a few minutes while in line.

Tomorrow in the early morning is my specialist appointment. Then a little shopping (just want to check Walmart here to see if they have 4x or 5x sweat pants for my brother, he is a very large boy). 

We will stop in another store on the way home and hopefully pick up a couple of other items that we need.

Even managed to declutter a bit today. Kris does not have much in the way of deck furniture, so we put two chairs (they actually go with the table Harvey fixed up) into the back of the car and gifted them to Kris.

My next declutter and gift to him will be the wooden TV trays. We don't use them and his table is much too small for us to eat at. He would make much better use of them.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Another week has arrived. We will be gone one night but I am taking supper with us to share with Kris. Taking a few other items with us as well, kind of a care package containing buns, cake (two kinds) and the meatloaf for our supper.

Monday

Homemade pizza.

Tuesday

This will be the leftover meatloaf from the freezer. Kris said he would supply the potatoes and a veggie.

Wednesday

Home again and we will finish off the leftover pizza.

Thursday

Soup and sandwiches. This time I will be using up some bone broth from the freezer and making Chicken Noodle Soup. Serving with Ham Salad sandwiches.

Friday

Tuna casserole and a salad.

Saturday

A bag of leftover Roast Beef from the fridge freezer. I plan on making Stroganoff served over noodles. Using up the remains of the salad.

Sunday

A bag of Leftover ham warmed up along with mashed potatoes and a veggie.

Breakfasts are toast, muffins, or yogurt. Lunches will be leftovers and sandwiches. 

The weather is warming up and I am so very hopeful that we can start smoking food or BBQing our supper meal. Thus not heating up the house at all on those warmish spring days. My next month of menus is featuring more of those types of meals. I also want to get ahead in purchasing items for main dish salads for the summer months. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless. 

Not sure if I will be posting tomorrow, but will try.

Sunday Rambling

 

It has been another quiet day here. Catching up on a few of the tasks that didn't get done on the day I wanted them to, as well as working on a few things that should be completed before the next month hits. 

I did not hem the curtains today as I just moved some curtains around and now all fit just perfectly. This does mean I will have to find some fabric to make some curtains for the hallway at some point.

Tonight I plan on taking it even easier, knit and watch a couple of programs on the television. Really hoping that I can finish the knit top in the next couple if days, but will take it with me to work on at Kris's for the night we are there. Taking my computer as well so at least I can watch something other than sports.....

No spring cleaning today. I thought I would give my back and thighs a bit of a rest. Starting up again tomorrow. This time with our bedroom as it actually has the least items in it. One would think I would be able to get walls and curtains washed in no time at all. Curtains will be put outside on the lines. The rest will probably be put on the lines downstairs. 

Off to peel potatoes and carrots, then hopefully visiting with you all.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

 

Well after fooling around and finally re-starting my computer I can finally post again. However finding my heading photos takes me a bit longer. They are no longer where I expect them to be located. This means a bit of searching on my part.

I have been spring cleaning and today managed to get the 4th area of the house finished. Well almost finished as the curtains are still drying and I need to cut them down. Pretty sure there will be enough fabric cut off to make curtains for the hall window. I may have to add a rod pocket of a different colour, but I am sure I can find something that will work in my stash. 

I used up the leftover broccoli making soup yesterday, and today I used the woody stems of asparagus to make Cream of Asparagus soup. I had to substitute for the cream, but it still smelled and tasted wonderful. Two new soups will be in the freezer.

I am really trying to get meals ahead so those nights I just feel unable to cook, I can pull something ready made out. 

The hand quilting will be completed tonight and I will be able to spend time knitting. 

I have started planning a few projects for next month. Hopefully most will be started and finished before planting season begins. I haven't read the next section of my Simpler Living book and will do so at some point tomorrow, before I try and tidy/declutter/simplify my living room on Monday.

The next week will be a bit of a spendy week. Bills, travel, grocery shopping, haircuts, and eye appointment. I think I will get our allowances a bit early and just hold on to them until the end of the month.

Talked with my youngest brother today and he is down to only two pairs of pants, a couple of shirts, and is in desperate need of socks and underwear. I told him to find out what size he wears and will try and pick up a few things for him that he really needs. Pretty sure Harvey will agree that this is very important. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. I hope this posts.

God bless.

Spring Cleaning Brings Aches

 

As you all know I have been trying to get my spring cleaning done. Still have a few rooms to do, but if I manage one area a day I will be finished in about 4 days. That is if my back and legs do not give out. I am beginning to hate that small step ladder. 

I did the hall today. Washed walls, dusted what I could (one item will have to go out and get sprayed down) and the coat closet decluttered (over the last few days) and all I have left is the linen closet which I actually decluttered a couple of months ago. I will wipe out the shelves and tidy it up later tonight. 

Tomorrow I will work on our bedroom. That could take a bit longer as I really should go through a few places (top and floor of the closets especially). 

One great thing about all this cleaning is I fall into bed and sleep through the night. One bad thing is that my legs are sore from climbing up and down a ladder, and my arms are sore from scrubbing walls. The back, well that always bothers me. 

Between the manic episodes of cleaning, I have been working on projects. I have finished cutting my 4" squares into triangles. I think I have enough for what I have planned. Worked on the hand quilting as well. 

Picked up the pork ribs this morning from the Co-op. I got about 7 1/2 pounds for $18.00. These have now been packaged up and are completely freezing in the fridge freezer. I will take them down to the upright early tomorrow. 

Made the Broccoli Cheese soup for the freezer, and tomorrow I will use those asparagus ends to make asparagus soup. Waste not is happening around here a great deal more than usual. 

Harvey got the summer wine (Niagara Mist) racked over to the carboy from the primary today. I definitely feel like I am in a Winery right now, what with this wine and the Malbec he has going. There is still a white wine to be made as well. 

I have been asked to share my recipe for Japanese soup.... I really don't know what is in it as I purchase it ready made and frozen from an old friend. I do know she follows the recipe her family has used for years. She has done this for me for a number of years and I started purchasing it from her to help them out when her Hubby lost his job. Harvey loves it so I have continued and it gives "A" a bit of her own cash. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.                                       

God bless.