As this 30 Days creeps along, I find myself consumed by wants. There are few things we need–apparently I did way too good a job stocking up ahead. Maybe a dishwasher– but I’m sick of buying dishwashers. If it weren’t for the sad faces of my designated dishwashers after meals, I’d boycott...
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Some of you suggested that my kids’ ‘tudes yesterday must be due to the full moon. Here’s wishing that full moon would get outa my sky because today was another frazzling day. Sigh. But now it is bedtime and we have all survived– in fact, we’re even all smiling at each other,...
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This month so far we’ve had two trips the the repair shop with our horrid dishwasher.. Trip #1- they replaced the element and charged almost $100. At home the dishwasher piddled on the floor– a new injury, it seemed. Trip # 2- they replaced the gasket for $40. Got home and now the control...
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If you’d been looking for me on Saturday, you’d have found me at…ahem… the mall. My wonderful mother-in-law always takes me on a semi-annual girls shopping trip, and since one of our favorite stores is going out of business in a couple weeks, she decreed this weekend to be the golden opportunity. ...
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….and birthday party supplies, and birthday presents and bread, orange juice, and eggs, and….basically, I should not venture alone into WalMart these days, thankyouverymuch. I already decided that we’d not economize for my daughter’s 13th birthday. We do moderate birthdays and it’s not her fault I decided to do 30 Days...
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Yesterday I got an email from my mom, suggesting a swap. She wanted one of the pumpkins out of our garden and said she’d trade it for the use of her Foley-type food mill plus a loaf of bread. Perfect. I have lots more apples to process, and I’m out of...
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..as mentioned here, the day was rather uneventful. We took a rest from canning– hooray. Got through school. Slowly. Watched a movie this afternoon. And got all the way to church before realizing I literally hadn’t gotten outside the entire day. I want to get in the...
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We took a day off school to process apples and grapes. I am glad for the abundance but also have decided that when I am an old lady I will not can. Might even be happy skipping the garden, though that may just be my September brain talking. Kind of like a...
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Today’s Meals Breakfast: Eggs, toast, OJ, and grapes Lunch: Rice and pumpkin stew (Note: you can use ginger and red pepper flakes or paprika for this recipe if you don’t have ‘proper’ Ethiopian berbere). Along with that we had cucumbers and zucchini bread. Dinner: Crockpot BBQ chicken and potatoes. I cooked...
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Well, I did it. Broke down and went to the store. I was hoping to spend no more than $40 since doubtless we will be running out of many more items before the month is over, and folks, all I have to spend is a slim $200 $156.63. I have to...
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