How are you all stretching your dollars and cents today?

Brianschef Michelle 

Dear All, My name came up in a random selection to be interviewed in depth by the Food Stamps investigators, so I have a short interview this AM.  I have nothing to hide, so am not anxious at all. 

My printer, that my Darling brother gave to me, arrived yest erday.  Unfor tunately, I can't figure out how to get the paper in!  I'm going to try some more, & then ask my friend the building manager f help,if need be.

IF I can get the paper in timely, I have a number of documents to print out ....

Yours in Him, Deb

It's snowing here today.  I was looking forward to Spring!  May run to the lab today to do the last lab (all depends).  If so my daughter has a gift card for a free movie, will attend the cheaper day time show with her, myself and eldest daughter.  She also has a McDonald's gift card that will cover lunch for herself and her sister.  While in town will run some banking errands, post office, and then pick up a thing or two at the store (shower curtain liner and some glue sticks). 

Church tonite.  If don't do the "lab" thing then will just go to our little town and do the banking. 

Other than that just doing some cleaning and work from home. 

Lastnight an hour before supper I saw DS#1 walking toward the door and asked him where he was going, he had work from 5-8 and didn't tell me so I had to figure out what supper was quickly (after I checked the pantry and freezer I decided on hashbrown casserol) he has to cook tonight for me. Today I have to mail off the power bill.  

Well, I finally got my laundry caught up and warned everyone to stay clean for the next week, LOL. The jeans which take forever to dry are still on the line but folded the towels last night and everyone has clean undies and socks again! Our dog has a vet appt this afternoon for routine shots but I have the money set aside since this is an annual event.

 After church tonight, DH and I are going to dinner to celebrate my birthday (march 24) and his (feb 25). His parents are watching the boys at our house and will put them to bed. I don't remember the last time DH and I had a dinner-date! I hope I can stay awake since it will be about 8:00 by the time we go!

I started packing for our weekend trip home to my parents. Only one night but feel like we are packing for weeks! I over-pack but if I would only pack one pair of pants for my ds age 3, he would surely have an accident, LOL. Plus, church clothes for Easter and Easter basket items, plus the dog, and we will have a full car! Leaving tomorrow morning and coming back Sunday afternoon. I put $27.50 cash in gas in my car last night and it filled it up! Yea!

Everyone have a blessed Easter and/or wonderful weekend. I finally can feel and smell spring here....

Snow storm here today!  Luckily no school for anyone (even dh), I warned them another half hour of playing, then to work!  Dh is sleeping he got up at 3 for work.  Cleaning and shopping today for our party tomorrow.  Then I work 5-8.  Should be a good day, with everyone home, have to move some furniture. Some money out, budgeted, for groceries. Trying to keep it to aa minimum, have decided to use our plates and wash rather than buy paper, I have 40 plain white plates from my gramma. Would like to buy Easter napkins.  

Happy Spring (grumbles since we are welcomed with 4-8" of snow)!

Not doing too much. I think I will be postponing my doc appointment due to weather and the fact that I'm not feeling good (sinuses). Eating easy food in house today. Finishing laundry that was washed and sitting in dryer from yesterday.  

DH got today off so we are all home today.  I am going to run some errands and do some grocery shopping this morning and then I think we will dye eggs this afternoon.  Just getting ready for Easter and doing some general housekeeping, laundry and errands.

Have a great day everyone!

so far sunny here..don't know what all our plans are today yet..still early. all meals should be at home unless we are invited out. maybe a playdate later.  Need to do some house cleaning,change our bed sheets, clean bird cages and laundry plus finish folding and putting away the rest of it.  Dh and I both have a 4 day weekend.  maybe make some chicken dish tonight. Leftover pizza for lunch. Breakfast for me was Krispy Kreme donuts. They opened a store a few years ago near my new job. So I thought I would buy a dz donuts for girls nite to see what the fuss was about. No wonder they aren't doing a good business here! too fatty,doughy and sugary.  I think our home grown chains like tim hortons beat them in the donut dept.

 The only real goal I have is some decluttering this weekend!  My friend took the extra recliner from the playroom so I have more room to organize and dh can put up shelves to help with that job. I have closet organizers I bought years ago cheap that I never used so he can use the shelves from those.  Our student went to Whistler for the weekend.  hopefully I can lie around and read some this weekend :)