3-20-11

9:30-10:30am

While half of the house was asleep

I decided to paint

some of the bottom trim on the walls.

I cut up a pop box and used it along

the bottom edge along the carpet.

It's free compared to the price of painter's tape!
Before painting the baseboards
I took a damp rag and wiped them all
down first to remove any dust.
I also used the rag to remove any
debris, fuzz or crumbs that was laying
in the crease of where the carpet
met the trim.
And yes I used this lil ole craft paint
brush to do the bottom trim!

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12:00pm


This morning for breakfast,
or should I say lunch considering the time,
I had a change of plans.
Yesterday mom gave us a box
of Jimmy Dean ham & cheese
sandwiches.  She had a coupon for
buy 1 get 1 free.  They ate the first box
and weren't impressed with them
and gave us the other box.
The reason they didn't like them
was because the bread was mushy
or rubbery.  So I got out the Hot Pocket
microwave crisper sleeves I had saved
and put the breakfast sandwiches in them.
They didn't turn out too bad.
The bread was not mushy and a little
crisper. 

 

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Tomorrow morning's plans

with mom:

I want to go get a gallon of

Sherwin William paint

and have them match it to the paint

sample swatch I have, Camel.

Then I would like to go to Habitat.

I want to see if they have any torch

lights or any decorative pieces

I can use on the lights I have now.

And maybe see if they have some

spray paint I can use on them.

The brass look ain't working for me, lol.

1:30pm

Got the bird feeders put up 

yesterday and filled.

Had a little delay with getting

them up because the shepherd's hook

was buried underneath a wood pile

behind the shed.

This should make for some awesome

pictures considering the feeders

are just right outside our front room window!

Female Cardinal.

2-2:30pm

Here is how I stretch out my

cleaning supplies.

I LOVE Mr. Clean and get

the pourable bottle with NO sprayer!

I think it was around $2.50 a bottle

BUT that bottle will last me a 

LONG time!

Here's how-

I pour a little Mr. Clean into 

a spray bottle then fill the rest

with water.

Let's say you could make 20

diluted bottles of cleaner.

That would mean each bottle

would only cost .12 cents to make!!

I started dusting and cleaning

my ceiling fan.  Never can figure

out how gunk can adhere itself

to a moving fan.  We let it pretty

much run 24-7.

I took down all the globes

and washed them in soap and water.

Boy it makes a difference.

Before and after.

My arms and neck are hurting now

because It's not fun trying to

clean off those fan blades.

Before & After.

Whelp it's time to go change the

laundry over.  Can't wait til

it warms up and I can dry laundry

on the outdoor line again

to save on the electric bill.

Electric bill is starting to come

down some with the weather

not being so cold.  Running around $69

for the past month. Yeah we have

gas heat but it still takes electric

to run that blower in your furnace.

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2:30-3:15pm

Got laundry switched over.

Started a pot with the ham bone

in it.  Mixed in the leftover broth

from yesterday and added a can

of chicken broth.

Will remove ham from bone

after it boils for a bit.

Then will add in celery, onions,

seasoning and a large jar of

mixed beans.

Saw a few more birds in the front

yard and at the feeder.

House Finch

Robin

Blue Jay

4:15pm

Got a couple loads of laundry done

and still working on a few more.

Got the ham cut off the bone.

It's been boiling this whole time.

Threw in some diced onion,

celery, Mrs. Dash, seasoning salt,

basil, couple cloves of garlic,

and diced up carrots.

So let's try to break everything

down for cost.

$1.20 for ham 

onions .25 cents

celery- free (leftovers)

garlic- .05 cents

seasonings- .05 cents

carrots- free 

Total cost to make: $1.55

Will make about

2 meals and 2 lunches 

so 10 servings

@ .15 cents a serving!! 

I also made up 12 breakfast sandwiches.

Rolls- free

3 slices of cheese, quartered- .42 cents

5 slices of ham- $1.55

3 eggs- .24 cents

Makes 12 servings 

@ .18 cents a serving!!

I had some leftover carrots

from the soup so I added them 

to the leftover cheesy shells

from yesterday and put them

in the freezer. Saving up all those

leftover veggies and pasta.

Once I have enough they'll

all get thrown into a pot

to make a veggie & pasta soup.

Freaky picture alert, lol.

What happens when you suck

on blue colored candy,

with a few tweaks of the photo,

SCARY!

6:35pm

Was tidying up the living room

and wanted to remove a vase of

artificial flowers out of my window 

sill.  I wasn't sure what to do with them.

So I put them outside in the flower

pots on our front step.

First day of Spring needs some

Tulips and Irises even if they are fake, lol.

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8:00pm

Got these items FREE at

Kroger this evening with coupons.

Would have cost $12.58.

-Just For Men hair color

($6.89)

-Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes

($2.69)

-6 Peanut Butter eggs

(.50 x's 6 = $3.00)

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9:20pm

Got two more hair cuts 

done tonight.

These are before their showers

so they are pretty hairy after

the hair cut.

Christopher, before & after.

Jonathan, before & after

And my day ain't over with just 

yet.  I still have a couple loads

of laundry to do and put away.

Still need to lay out clothes for everyone

for tomorrow.   

10:50pm

How bad have you got it?

That you sew the holes in your socks

instead of buying new ones!

Diabetic socks are not cheap

so I try to repair them

if I can to make them last longer.