I did my grocery shopping today and came in at under $50 for this week’s groceries, which included a few treats like Two-Buck Chuck. I’ll be posting the menu this Monday, but the real fun today was that my husband had some extra money left over from his eating stipend at his conference to use [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 31, 2008
Winning with Words
In the midst of Bloggy Carnival giveaway’s week, I’ve visited a few sites and left comments, but have little hope of actually winning anything given how many people participate. What a pleasant surprise it was, then, when I received an email from Lauri Ward’s website, www.redecorate.com, that I had won their monthly contest for my [...]
October 29, 2008
Day 24: 31 Days of Nothing
6 days to go until the Presidential Election, and 7 to go until I’m finished with my 31 Days of Nothing! :) Today I took my son down after a Bible Study to see my husband at his half-day at school. I was able to enjoy a free burger at In-n-Out, and I can’t tell [...]
October 29, 2008
There just may be a gift card in your sofa!
The other night I pulled out our ceramic jar of change and started to sort it out to count. In the past, I’d taken it once to a coin-counting machine, but didn’t like that they charge a percentage to count it for you. A few days later, though, I noticed that Coinstar now offers free [...]
October 28, 2008
Day 23: 31 Days of Nothing
We scored a few baguettes from a wonderful bakery, La Farinne, last night when my husband attended an event with his friend. Now they’re sitting happily in my freezer, though I broke into one this morning, toasted a section, and slathered it with cream cheese.
Tonight’s dinner was the fastest food morph I’ve created in awhile. [...]
