Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal
Kashi Cereal (ff), Kashi Cereal (ie)
8th Soy Milk (ff), 8th Soy Milk (ie) and here?
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
I finally saw one!
These critters are decimating the garden! The one I saw was about the size of a hamster and was brown. It had a little stubby tail.
Here are some free images I found:
Here are some free images I found:
Friday, June 12, 2009
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Sweet Gleans this Week...
Pencil and crayon cases by Pink Chalk Studio, Make It and Love It, Skip to My Lou (love the rick rack!), and I didn't save the link to one that looks a little like this, and this, and this,
The amazing fabric I've seen in magazines and on the net turns out to be designed by Amy Butler. Now that I know what I'm looking for, I can find it! Many of the prints will be great inside our home. Another fabric design company everyone seemed to know about except me is Moda.
The amazing fabric I've seen in magazines and on the net turns out to be designed by Amy Butler. Now that I know what I'm looking for, I can find it! Many of the prints will be great inside our home. Another fabric design company everyone seemed to know about except me is Moda.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mayonnaise Cake
(It's really quite good.)
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
2 lg. eggs
2 t. baking soda
6 t. cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 c. mayonnaise
1 t. vanilla
1 c. cold water
Mix dry ingredients (get any lumps out of the cocoa) and add the wet ingredients.
Bake in a prepared 9 x 13 pan at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.
Update: Hmmm. It was a bit heavier than my mom's normally is. Next time I want to try a little less flour (say 1/2 c. less) and maybe cake flour.
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
2 lg. eggs
2 t. baking soda
6 t. cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 c. mayonnaise
1 t. vanilla
1 c. cold water
Mix dry ingredients (get any lumps out of the cocoa) and add the wet ingredients.
Bake in a prepared 9 x 13 pan at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes.
Update: Hmmm. It was a bit heavier than my mom's normally is. Next time I want to try a little less flour (say 1/2 c. less) and maybe cake flour.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Planning a trip to Walgreens...
I need to use my Register Rewards from Walgreens which are expiring this Monday and Sunday. This week's sales didn't really wow me as there were not Register Rewards to roll and the preview for next week doesn't look much better. So here is what I'm hoping to do by this Saturday:
Buy 5 12-packs of Mtn Dew (nasty habit, I know) and use the in-ad coupon, making those 5 total $12.
Buy 3 gallons of Di H2O for 3 x $0.69 (ad coupon) = $2.07 (I think this is approximately Walmart's price.)
Buy 6 bottles of Vitamin Water for (2 sets of 3) x $4 (ad coupon) = $8
The total then for the 14 items is $22.07 plus tax.
I have 9 register rewards totaling $20.50.
Hopefully this means I need to add $1.57 plus tax to get the items.
Now, according to the Walgreens Tips at A Thrifty Mom's blog, the Register Rewards count as a manufacturer's coupon. The number of manufacturer coupons in a transaction cannot exceed the number of items. However, the store coupons can be stacked with a manufacturer coupon and the store coupon won't count as a coupon in the # of coupons to # of items ratio of no greater that 1.
Thus in the above scenario, I buy 14 items, use 9 Register Rewards, and use 3 store ad coupons and all is kosher. Technically I probably could have found a situation in which the totals would match more closely, but I am happy with $1.57 for the 14 items.
Update: It worked! My DH came along and of course he needed his own drink which added $0.50 to the total (I told him he was ruining my average cost per item.) The total with tax ended up being $3 and change. The lady behind me asked "How did you do that?"
Buy 5 12-packs of Mtn Dew (nasty habit, I know) and use the in-ad coupon, making those 5 total $12.
Buy 3 gallons of Di H2O for 3 x $0.69 (ad coupon) = $2.07 (I think this is approximately Walmart's price.)
Buy 6 bottles of Vitamin Water for (2 sets of 3) x $4 (ad coupon) = $8
The total then for the 14 items is $22.07 plus tax.
I have 9 register rewards totaling $20.50.
Hopefully this means I need to add $1.57 plus tax to get the items.
Now, according to the Walgreens Tips at A Thrifty Mom's blog, the Register Rewards count as a manufacturer's coupon. The number of manufacturer coupons in a transaction cannot exceed the number of items. However, the store coupons can be stacked with a manufacturer coupon and the store coupon won't count as a coupon in the # of coupons to # of items ratio of no greater that 1.
Thus in the above scenario, I buy 14 items, use 9 Register Rewards, and use 3 store ad coupons and all is kosher. Technically I probably could have found a situation in which the totals would match more closely, but I am happy with $1.57 for the 14 items.
Update: It worked! My DH came along and of course he needed his own drink which added $0.50 to the total (I told him he was ruining my average cost per item.) The total with tax ended up being $3 and change. The lady behind me asked "How did you do that?"
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Monday, May 04, 2009
Sweet deals @ Walgreens
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I did not realize I had not posted anything for over a week!
Corporate tax deadlines (various) and other business issues (out with the old operator, in with the new; extend that lease with you? I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night; and your company may be a shambles, but if you will be assigning this lease, I'll lease to you, but you need to learn how to read and count.) When it rains, it pours. But man, God is so good!
Corporate tax deadlines (various) and other business issues (out with the old operator, in with the new; extend that lease with you? I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night; and your company may be a shambles, but if you will be assigning this lease, I'll lease to you, but you need to learn how to read and count.) When it rains, it pours. But man, God is so good!
The Book of Margery Kempe
My reading group discussed The Book of Margery Kempe last night. I think all of us entered the conversation without much appreciation for the book. But by the end of the evening we recognized its value and also Kempe's as a Christian. We kept finding ourselves answering questions such as "Was she ... mentally ill? truly devout? self-promoting?" with "All of the above!"
Kempe certainly stood firm in her faith and when questioned by the church's leaders. Some of her visions were unbiblical. It was hypothesized that Kempe was reconciling the visions with the teachings she received from the church, with some of her own opinion thrown it for good measure.
We concluded that her personal, intimate relationship with Lord Jesus was unusual for her time period (1400's.) She was repeatedly challenged about that, and she endured persecution resulting from the skepticism. As an illiterate woman, she was reliant on what she was told and what was revealed to her for her information; she could not search the Scripture for herself.
I am thankful we had the discussion; I came away from it with a new found respect for Kempe.
Kempe certainly stood firm in her faith and when questioned by the church's leaders. Some of her visions were unbiblical. It was hypothesized that Kempe was reconciling the visions with the teachings she received from the church, with some of her own opinion thrown it for good measure.
We concluded that her personal, intimate relationship with Lord Jesus was unusual for her time period (1400's.) She was repeatedly challenged about that, and she endured persecution resulting from the skepticism. As an illiterate woman, she was reliant on what she was told and what was revealed to her for her information; she could not search the Scripture for herself.
I am thankful we had the discussion; I came away from it with a new found respect for Kempe.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Anger Management
So all of the trouble with Vista, Norton 360, IE(whatever version it is now), etcetera is good for me?
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
A great tomato staking idea...
I read about this great staking technique (pictures here)at the GardenWeb. I'm trying it this summer.
EarthTainers
I can't give credit because I can't remember how I stumbled upon this, but EarthTainers are a very clever idea.
The pdf is located here.
The site at which I was reading about them mentioned that they used hose sections to connect the containers in series. All of the containers could then be watered from a single source at the beginning.
The pdf is located here.
The site at which I was reading about them mentioned that they used hose sections to connect the containers in series. All of the containers could then be watered from a single source at the beginning.
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