Thrifty Tuesday

Today I spent some of the morning emptying more planters (almost have the garden ready for bed) and then it started to snow and blow. Not that the snow sticks around for any length of time, but it does make it miserable to be working outside.

Before my herbs were dumped, I made some cuttings. The cuttings are sitting on my window sill in some water. Now all I need to do is wait until they root, plant them in some indoor pots and voila, fresh herbs for the winter!! Then I can plant them outside come spring. Saving myself close to $30.00.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

The house is quiet once again, both Kurt and Kris headed to their respective homes this morning.

Kris made it in his regular length of time and phoned to let us know he was at home. Kurt on the other hand has a longer drive and is driving into a snow storm. Yes, it is only the beginning of October and Alberta is already having heavy snows. Harvey did call Kurt on his cell phone (thank heavens for Bluetooth) and he had just hit the snow fall. Kurt did promise that if it got bad he would spend the night in Medicine Hat.....

Well, now that the house is back to normal, or at least as normal as it gets around here (my poor to do list did not get totally completed today, due to the sons leaving a bit later and the fact that Kurt was sleeping in the utility room) I am back to regular blogging.

Monday

Leftovers from Saturday and some of the leftover salad from our Thanksgiving meal.

Tuesday

Hamburgers, salad, and roasted brussel sprouts.

Wednesday

Leftover Turkey made into Tetrazzini.

Thursday

Soup and Sandwiches.

Friday

Fish and chips.

Saturday

Leftover Tetrazzini and salad.

Sunday

Roast Beef, roast potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

This week has been fairly frugal, even our date night.

1.  Used coupons to pay for our visit to the theater last night and really enjoyed the show Sully.

2.  Used more coupons to pay for our popcorn and drinks.

3.  Had 5 no spend, no drive days this week.

4.  Used up all the leftovers in the fridge for meals this week.

5.  Did some baking this week which helped heat the house since it got very cold all of a sudden.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Just This.....

October 5th and we are getting snow.... arghhhhhh

Going out for a date night should be interesting considering we had rain before the temperatures dropped and the snow start falling.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesday

I have been a good girl the last two days. No spending, using items up, and mending.

Mending wise I fixed the seam on a skirt, fixed the underwire on a bra, and sewed on a couple of missing buttons. I have a few t-shirts of Hubby's that need to be mended but will do those another day, once I figure out the best way to do so.

I am working on Kurt's Christmas gift using aida cloth I had on hand as well as embroidery floss from my stash. So far so good and I am hoping to get it finished by the end of the month. Then it will just be framing the two cross stitch pictures (his and his brother's) and I even have some old frames I can use!!!

I used up the eggplants making moussaka for supper last night and there is enough for supper tomorrow. Tonight I used up the leftover shredded cabbage to make slaw (just had to shred a couple of garden carrots to add).

I talked to my friend today and her water/recycle/garbage bill was close to $300.00, ours was only $187.00. I think our water saving ideas are starting to pay off. I wash dishes twice a day by hand, we don't continually water our lawn (the city water doesn't seem to do much anyway, we just water enough to keep it alive), use rain water to water our plants and the garden whenever possible, and unless we are doing dirty work only shower every second day. So far this seems to be working. I also only wash full loads, which means washing once a week (my friend seems to be always doing a load or two). I have tried to tell her that conserving water is more than just only using the dishwasher every second day (she still washes pots and such by hand every day) but while I have convinced her she has been unable to convince her husband.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

The first full week of October is here, and from the looks of the upcoming weather forecasts we may be wanting to eat some hearty and warm meals.

Monday

Moussaka made with the last few eggplants from the garden.

Tuesday

Hot dogs, home made fries and Cole slaw. Perhaps the leftover roasted veggies as well (if I don't eat them for lunch one day).

Wednesday

Leftover ham made into a casserole with pasta or rice (haven't quite figured that out yet). Serving some roasted Brussel sprouts.

Thursday

Clean out the fridge night.

Friday

Glace and eggs. The oldest will be home sometime tonight so I need something he can warm up.

Saturday

Smoked sausage, baked beans, pasta and because the DS's birthdays are next week birthday cake for dessert.

Sunday

Traditional Thanksgiving meal. This means roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, salads, and peas. The dessert will be pumpkin pie and whipped cream.  Should have lots of leftovers to send back with the sons to nibble on for the coming week. Any leftover turkey will be bagged and frozen for future usage.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

It has been a busy week on the old homestead.

Harvey pulled down a couple of walls and the ceiling in the original basement. I helped haul things up stairs once again.

Then on Friday I spent the morning and most of the afternoon making Cabbage Bread for the winter.

We now have 4 dozen of these lovely cabbage, onion and ground beef filled buns in the freezer. They make a quick meal during the winter.

I dried more green peppers, and various herb for use. Almost have the spice and herb containers filled.

Then on Saturday we made our trip to Regina to price out finishing items for the basement (floor coverings and wall coverings), do a bit of a stock up on groceries and cleaning supplies at Costco, Michael's and Fabricland. We also got to spend the day with Kris.

Kris informed us that he was offered another position at his place of employment. He now answers to another boss, the big boss of all marketing in Surrey BC. It will mean a bit of a raise and a job title. It also means we don't have to worry about him losing his job for awhile (the economy here is terrible for big machinery).

Here are a couple of pictures of my haul from Michael's and Fabricland.

First Michael's. Can anyone ever have too much yarn???? It was such a good sale that I couldn't pass it by. I have already started a simple rectangular shawl with the variegated pink yarn. I actually just went there to pick up some more embroidery floss that I needed for Kurt's Christmas gift.

Then it was off to Fabricland.

I bought some needed spools of thread (buy one get one free), some spools of embroidery thread to add to my collection, canvas upholstery material to recover the outside cushions for next year (the yellow, blue and teal fabric) and the deep purple sweater knit to make either a dress or top for the winter. I think I was fairly restrained.

Our biggest expense was grocery and cleaning supply stock up at Costco. Once again the bill was close to $600.00. I did buy quite a bit of meat and most of the cleaning supplies will last at least 4 or more months. This does save us money in the long run.

Today I have been nursing my back and hips. I can't sit for very long so I only got a small amount of cross stitching done (part of Kurt's Christmas gift), a small amount of the shawl knit, a tiny bit of reading done and supper on the table. Perhaps tomorrow will be a bit easier. I hope so as it is my big up and down the stairs day, as well as working around the house.

Looking forward to having both our sons home for Thanksgiving next week. Must remember to make a birthday cake and pies for the weekend.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.