Thrify Tuesday

We have been continuing with our usual thrifty moves. 

I have sewn together some larger pieces of batting for the scrappy quilt and done the same with the backing. After all I will be the one using it when I need the extra warmth on a cold winters eve.

Hemming was once again on the to do list. It seems that I am shrinking at a rapid rate, or rather that I am wearing shoes with little to no heel in my advancing years. Those longer pants are beginning to bother me. In fact I think I may be hemming a few more over the next while.

All leftovers are being used up either to make a new meal or as lunches.

Still walking outside for exercise, but as we are supposed to get snow overnight and into tomorrow (up to 10 cm) I can see that I will be using the treadmill more often.

Reading books from the library. Soon I will need to get another 4 or 5 to keep me occupied.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Well into October now and getting colder. Though today it is really beautiful, but with some snow in the forecast later this week. I sure hope the roads are good for Kurt and Kris to make it home for Thanksgiving this weekend.

Monday

Spaghetti and meat sauce along with a salad.

Tuesday

Leftover roast beef made into hot beef sandwiches, served with homemade fries, and the remainder of the salad.

Wednesday

Baked Spaghetti and garlic bread/buns.

Thursday

The leftover baked spaghetti and a salad.

Friday

Glace, which the sons can heat up once they get home.

Saturday

Hopefully Sausage casserole.

Sunday

Thanksgiving dinner which will be turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, cranberry sauce, buns, pickles, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

Things are not moving too quickly on the finishing projects front. I must say that I kind of under calculate how long a project will really take. 

However, I have been managing to keep up with the garden produce. Today it was cabbage and I used up another one of the cabbages making Lazy Cabbage Rolls, along with getting a few more tomatoes ripened. I may just have enough to make more soup and even a few for freezing. That will be accomplished right after Mass. I also hope to get a bit more done on the embroidered tea towels and one of the quilts sandwiched and ready to quilt on Tuesday. The denim quilt will just have a fleece backing as we will be using it outside around the firepit in the spring and fall. Hopefully I will have pictures very soon.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

Other than last Saturday, this has been a very frugal week.

1.  Under budget again for the month of September.

2.  Saved $16.67 on our grocery bill buying on sale items and still spent enough to get our turkey for 0.99 a pound (believe me in Saskatchewan that is a great price).

3.  Filled the vehicle before the price jumped once again.

4.  Harvey is building new shelves and a potato bin out of scraps from the basement workroom.

5.  Found some clothes that were a bit too small now fit perfectly. This means I am safe from trying to talk myself out of buying anything new.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Unfinished Projects

Over the last few months, I have noticed a distinct lack of progress on most of my listed goals for the month. This has lead me to make a decision.

This month I am going to play catch up. Which means there will be no new projects for me until I manage to get those many projects left from the last few months done and dusted.

So how am I doing this first week of October?????????

I am almost finished the embroidered tea towels and I have gotten a handle on those two quilts that were supposed to be finished last month (probably be done over the weekend). Then I will move on to sewing those projects I have cut out and stored in project bags. I am hopeful of finishing those by next weekend.

After that I will start on the quickest projects to complete and move on from there. I really hate feeling like I am so far behind that I will never catch up.

Perhaps the only new project/goal will be moving my spring/summer wardrobe out of my closet and drawers to be replace with my fall/winter wardrobe.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesday

I have been busy adding to my stock pile of canned and frozen food over the past week.

Three more bags of frozen tomatoes rest in the freezer. Made my condensed cream of tomato soup and got that in the freezer as well. Still have lots of tomatoes ripening in the house. So more soup is going to be made and more tomatoes frozen before I am done.

Dehydrated some more sage, mint, and oregano.

Worked on getting the household cleaners to a manageable level.

Today was mending day and I fixed a hem, sewed on a button or two, did some work on my quilt and even squeezed in some darning of socks. I don't understand how Harvey can wear so many holes in his socks.

Harvey has been building me a new potato bin using bits and pieces he had saved in his workroom and outside.

What even makes this week better is our budget. We managed to come in under our total budget which is always a good thing.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Wow, September blew past very quickly. 

Monday

Homemade pizza and salad.

Tuesday

Leftover chicken made into a casserole. Served with the remainder of the salad.

Wednesday

Leftover homemade pizza. 

Thursday

Hotdogs, homemade fries, and coleslaw (or raw veggies and dip).

Friday

Salmon fillets, remainder of the coleslaw, and rice.

Saturday

I plan on making lazy cabbage rolls (deconstructed cabbage rolls if a person wants to be fancy) for the freezer so that is what we will have for supper as well.

Sunday

Roast beef, roasted potatoes, roasted carrots, raw veggies and dip, and this time I may just make gravy for the potatoes.

Everybody have a wonderful day. 

God bless.