4-25-11

12:00pm

Trying to get my Wow cable canceled.

What a pain in the rear.  I have to call

back and forth between Wow and Insight

about them porting over my phone number

from one company to the other.

One says it has not been closed

while the other says it has been closed through

the old company.

I'm to the point I am so confused as

to who I'm talking to on the phone

with wow or insight, lol.

I still have to call Wow back

again for third time!  Just to set

up a time for them to pick up their

equiptment. The other 2 calls

were just to cancel the service!

Ahhh!  Going crazy.  And they

wonder why I canceled them!

When they asked why I told them

it was because of their rising rates,

then the use of having to add

converter boxes of all the tv's

which they will eventually charge

me $1.99 per box and I would

of needed three so there's another

$6 that would have been added to my bill

making it $141 a month.

When I mention the fact that I was billed

$40 for them to come out and fix a problem

that was no fault of ours, all I got 

was I'm so sorry.

And when I mentioned the fact that

me and mom never got our $25 for

Wow a friend, they once again said,

I'm so sorry.  Nothing was done

to fix those problems.

They even tried to offer me a discount.  

I was currently paying $133 with Wow

and they would only come down to $114.

Plus don't forget to add in 3 converters

at $6 for a total of $120.

Which of course I denied because

they couldn't get me a better deal

that I currently got with Insight of only $104

per month.

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Here we go again.
Part of what I wrote yesterday
has up and disappeared.

4-24-11

9:00am

HAPPY EASTER!!

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12:20pm

Just finished cutting in the long wall

in the living and dining room.

I would like to get this wall painted

today.  

Mom called and invited us to

go to Logan's Steakhouse.

She has a couple buy 1 get 1

free dinners up to $15.99 each.

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1:10pm


All painting is finally complete
in the hallway, dining & living room.


Before & after

Before & after

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1:25pm


Kids went back out to
see if they missed any eggs.
They found about 4-5 more of them.

This is what can happen to plastic
filled Easter eggs when you put
them out the night before Easter.
Some critter, during the night,
decided to have a snack
of a mini reeses peanut butter cup.

4-23-11

12:45pm

Went down to the flea market

on the south end.  Not many people

there and admission was free.

Didn't find anything.

From there we went to 

the flea market not far from

there.  Found Jonathan a couple

birthday gifts that he picked out.

This t-shirt is new with tags.

it has a working guitar on the front.

It came with a pick and a battery

operated amplifier which hides in

a pocket under the bottom of the shirt.

$3.99

Heelys shoes with

removable wheels.

$6.99

Wasn't too thrilled about

that price but it's his birthday coming

up and he's been wanting a pair

for the last year.

They're $40 to $80 for a new

pair so $6.99 didn't look to bad.

I found 2 can racks for 

.90 cents each.  I used them

for cans in my pantry closet instead

of pop cans in the fridge like

they were meant to be used for.

From the thrift store we went to Lowes.

It was 10:50 am.  They were supposed

to have free trees they were giving away

a total of a million for all stores.

I asked and was told they didn't have 

any more.  I saw tomato and pepper

plants on sale for .50 cents each.

These plants were producing little

yellow flowers already which isn't

good this early in the year.

Read-

How to chose healthy tomato plants.

I passed on those though because I just

bought 6 cherry tomatoes plants for $1.69,

6 early girl tomato plants for $1.69

and 6 banana pepper plants for $1.69.

To have bought 6 of these plants 

from Lowes would have cost $3.

I paid $5.07 for 18 plants from Menards.

They are cheaper to buy at 

Menards for $1.69 a 6 pack

which is .28 cents a plant

and they're pretty decent sized plants.

In the little cups we have

on left a sunflower and on right

some marigolds that Christopher

brought home from school

a week ago.  It was just dirt in a cup

then and they just started sprouting.

Now, where to put a huge sunflower

in the yard?  lol.

The other veggie plants were

bought about a week and a half ago.

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We didn't go to the Easter egg hunt

today as we felt the field where

they usually have it would be 

too wet and muddy.

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1:15pm

The kids have a birthday party
to go to at 3:00.  Just got done
throwing them each in the shower
and getting them cleaned up.
Now I need to go wrap a few
gifts we got at Five Below yesterday.


1:30pm


Just took a ham out of the freezer
for tomorrow's supper.
I got it for $4.53 for almost 7 pounds.

Tomorrow morning I'll put it in the crock.
Baste every so often with a mixture of
warmed 1/3 cup butter,
1/2 cup brown sugar
and 1/4 cup honey.
You could also slice criss crosses across the
surface and add cloves between them.
I also have some frozen pinapple juice
I saved from canned pineapples.
I plan to mix this with a little
honey mustard and brown sugar
and inject it into the ham.
I read to inject about 2 ounces per each 
pound of ham.


Also thinking about some
homemade scalloped potatoes 
to go with it.

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3:00pm


Dropped the kids off at a birthday
party then headed to Kroger
to get some bread, honey and
brown sugar for tomorrow's ham.
Found some Easter flowers marked
down.  Picked up a bunch for
mom for Easter.
Was $10 marked down to $2.50.\
I used my own vase and ribbon.

4-22-11

9:45am

Sitting here trying to wake up.

I noticed some movement outside

our front room window.

There's a squirrel in our birdfeeders.

Only for a moment though as

he had trouble hanging on.  As

he adjusted himself he could only

grab onto the middle pole and

slid down it like a fireman, lol. 

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11-11:30am


Made pancakes with sugar free syrup
and eggs for breakfast.
After breakfast I threw some stuff
in the crock for chili.

1 pound sweet italian ground sausage- $1.89
1 large can diced tomatoes with liquid- .49 cents
2 cans tomato soup- $.98 cents
1 large can Busch's baked beans- .69 cents


Total cost- $4.05
Makes about 3 meals
or 12 servings
@ .33 cents a serving


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I also started making up some
pickled eggs.  This will be our
dyed eggs for Easter.

10 medium eggs- .30 cents
can of beets with liquid- .33 cents
Other ingredients-
4 garlic cloves
dash of nutmeg
couple tablespoons malt vinegar
couple tablespoons diced onion
Frank's red hot sauce


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This afternoon we might visit

at Easton.  Everything is 

$5 or less in this store.

I was just told about it yesterday.

This will be our first visit there

so will let you know how it turns out.

From what I was told it is in the

shopping center with Michaels

and Factory Card Outlet.

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Five Below was ok.
The store didn't have a good flow
through it.  Too much zig zagging to 
see things.  Prices were ok.
I saw things that I could have gotten
cheaper elsewhere.
I bought some jeggins for $5.
Jeggins are leggins that look like
jeans.  Package said one size fits
all.  Got home and tried them on.
I wear a large and had a hard time
getting my butt in them.
You'd definately need a long
shirt to wear these.  They looked
painted on and show every crack
and crevice!
These will be returned!
Those seams and pockets
you see are not real, they
are pictures on the fabric.

My overall opinion of this store-
It would be a place to go when you
need a cheap gift for a birthday
or Christmas for a gift exchange
or stocking stuffers.
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Got the pickled eggs done.

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4:20pm


Still doing good with my trying 
to cut back and eventually stop smoking.
It has taken me 5 days to smoke
1 pack of cigarettes!!
Now compare that to smoking
1-2 packs a DAY!

I'd say that's pretty darn good!
And no I don't feel like I snack
more on food either.  
I'll grab a piece of regular or
nicotine gum or a sucker instead
if I feel the urge.


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I'll be glad when this rain goes
away.  My neck, shoulders and back
sure are aching lately.
Today the Alleve doesn't seem to be
working.  Maybe I should start
drinking the pectin grape juice.


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Easter candy is ridiculously priced.
Especially when you have to buy more than
one bag, more than one chocolate bunny,
jelly beans and so on.
Tony went out tonight and bought
all the stuff.  He overheard an employee
saying the Easter stuff goes on sale
to 75% off on Monday.
I'm thinking about swooping up some
Easter stuff during that sale if it means
buying Easter candy.  I can freeze it
and then have it for next year.
I pay 25% of what it's worth
while everyone else pays 75%
more next year!!
I'm tired of these high mark ups
just because of a holiday!!


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Anyone like to read about old houses,
building or towns that once stood
in Ohio?
Here's some interesting sites
I like to visit.
Something to do on a rainy day.
They show you pictures of
old abandoned buildings, inside
and out and
any history about them.
There are also sections
of reported hauntings at
some of these locations.


-Forgotten Ohio-


-Grave Addiction-


-Illicit Ohio-
along with other locations


-Ohio Exploration Society-


-Ohio Forgotten-

-Rejected Memories-

4-21-11

6:45pm

Got the cable installed today

by Insight.  I hope it all goes well

for us and is better and cheaper than Wow!

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Olentangy Indian Caverns

55 feet below ground.
One level goes to 104 feet below ground.

Stays a steady 54 degrees all year round.

Kids can mine for minerals

and precious gems starting at

$4.50 to $10.50  for a bag of dirt with gems.  

We had to pass on buying those

but was able to sift through what

others had left behind at the water mine.

There was crystals, emeralds, rubies,

sapphires and amethyst along with others.

Looking down the stairs

entering the caves.

One moment there was a trickle
of water through one cave.
It was a dead end cave you had to turn
around and walk out of.

A couple moments later it sounded
like a gush of water coming
from a darkened hole that
we could not see into.
Scared me & Jonathan who had
leaped passed me to get out of
that tunnel, lol.

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4:15pm


After the caverns we went
to Golden Corral to eat.
It was a nice buffet.
We had coconut shrimp, popcorn shrimp,
pot roast with veggies, grilled steak
with onions & mushrooms and
bbq baby back ribs.  Yum, Yum!
Along with other side dishes and desserts.
It was something special for
our vacation to eat out other
than at fast food.


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Got home about 5:50pm.
Kids went out to play for a few
and we pretty much chilled.
Stuffed and wore out!  Lol.
In the mail today I got a free
large potholder from Pyrex.
It's 8" by 8", large enough
to put a casserole dish on.

Agenda for tomorrow-
Go see a movie at the $1.00 theater
on Bethel Rd.
Then head over to Walmart and
pick up a few Easter items
and a birthday gift for a friend.
After that who knows.
If it's not raining tomorrow morning
maybe we could hit a few yard sales.
I think it's supposed to rain though.
We've been cleaning & picking up
house all week and I got laundry all done.
So maybe we'll relax some.
I still need to paint the last wall
in the living room so might do that.
Homemade chili for supper
with cornbread.


Saturday-





 Weather permitting we might
head on down to the flea market
on the South end.
Then there's an
Easter egg hunt on Henderson Rd
at Winterset Elementary, the kids
old school.  Starts at 11am but
always runs late.  We've been going to
this one for the past 5-6 years.

At 3:00pm the kids were invited
to a birthday party at their friends house
just up the street.
Mom and dad will get a few hours
of alone time during this vacation.
Supper- chicken wrapped in bacon
topped with melted swiss cheese.

Sunday-
Easter egg hunt in our backyard
for the boys,
weather permitting.
If it's raining then it will be indoors.
 Thinking about putting the last
ham I have in the freezer in the crock.



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Here are a couple entertaining
web sites for you to check out.
If ever you think you are having
a bad day imagine how
these people felt.


Sh*t my kids ruined


Sh*t my wife ruined


Sh*t my husband ruined


Sh*t my pets ruined