Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: September 11 ~ 17, 2016
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Well, that was a busy several days!! I'm glad to be down to just babysitting the grandkids for the rest of the week - won't get any prepping done, but at least the pace is (a little!) slower! I discovered that Common Core Math is being taught in older grandson's kindergarden class - so I guess I'm going to have to spend a little time brushing up on it (oh yippee); his other homework isn't giving me too much trouble yet 
Sometime today, I need to find some magazines to go through with younger grandson to look for things that begin with the letter T and letter P, then cut out so he can take them to school tomorrow. Granddaughter - thank goodness! - has a friend who is helping her with her Algebra homework while her Dad is gone. This evening is ninja school for younger grandson, followed by a supper of leftover meatloaf from last night with some sort of vegetable older grandson will eat. All the kids get out of school at 11 tomorrow; granddaughter has a friend coming home with her, so we will have to figure out something to do between then and when the girls go to their tumbling class at 6:30 - maybe I'll let the girls fix supper!! Wonder if granddaughter's friend likes tuna cassarole??? If not, it may be fajitas made from the leftover wedding dinner smoked pork loin and peppers from the relish tray 
Thursday the older two will be in school all day, so if the weather is cooperative, younger grandson and I may go to my work town and get a load of mulch; then come home and get it put down in the flower beds that still need it. I also need to harvest some herbs for drying before we get a sneaky frost. Then, after supper, we have soccer practice for older grandson from 6-7 pm - I sure hope I don't have to take Son-in-law's place as coach! Maybe I'd better watch some youth soccer videos tonight so I'm clear on the rules! Friday, my morning is free after the kids go to school; Friday afternoon I'll be going to Grandparent's Day at kindergarden for older grandson; then Friday evening we have a high school football game where granddaughter will play in the band and we will all go if the kids want. Saturday is soccer for older grandson in the early afternoon, followed by a JFL game that granddaughter cheers at in the early evening.... Hopefully, daughter and son-in-law will get home Saturday evening; that will leave me 4 days of vacation to rest up before I go back to work It will be nice to be back in the relative peace and quiet of home!!
I haven't seen this week's ads yet, so don't know if there are any bargains or not - not that it matters much as what of my disposable income the wedding didn't suck down has been spent bringing daughter's house up to my standards LOL! Bath towels, kitchen towels, a dish drainer, fly swatter, my preference in food, etc...
Well, I guess I can claim one prep for the week - I had to buy 8 - 10' x 25' sheets of heavy black plastic the morning of the wedding to supplement all the tarps her Dad and I could come up with, thanks to a major rain storm the night before. We spread them with straw (which he then used to mulch/seed his river bank area) for the wedding, then we took them up the next day and let them dry out. I picked them up yesterday and brought them home today, so I guess we'll have them on hand if we have any sort of an emergency that they'd be useful for!
Guess I'd better get moving if I want to get everything done I need to do today! Take care all; have a great day!
Sometime today, I need to find some magazines to go through with younger grandson to look for things that begin with the letter T and letter P, then cut out so he can take them to school tomorrow. Granddaughter - thank goodness! - has a friend who is helping her with her Algebra homework while her Dad is gone. This evening is ninja school for younger grandson, followed by a supper of leftover meatloaf from last night with some sort of vegetable older grandson will eat. All the kids get out of school at 11 tomorrow; granddaughter has a friend coming home with her, so we will have to figure out something to do between then and when the girls go to their tumbling class at 6:30 - maybe I'll let the girls fix supper!! Wonder if granddaughter's friend likes tuna cassarole??? If not, it may be fajitas made from the leftover wedding dinner smoked pork loin and peppers from the relish tray Thursday the older two will be in school all day, so if the weather is cooperative, younger grandson and I may go to my work town and get a load of mulch; then come home and get it put down in the flower beds that still need it. I also need to harvest some herbs for drying before we get a sneaky frost. Then, after supper, we have soccer practice for older grandson from 6-7 pm - I sure hope I don't have to take Son-in-law's place as coach! Maybe I'd better watch some youth soccer videos tonight so I'm clear on the rules! Friday, my morning is free after the kids go to school; Friday afternoon I'll be going to Grandparent's Day at kindergarden for older grandson; then Friday evening we have a high school football game where granddaughter will play in the band and we will all go if the kids want. Saturday is soccer for older grandson in the early afternoon, followed by a JFL game that granddaughter cheers at in the early evening.... Hopefully, daughter and son-in-law will get home Saturday evening; that will leave me 4 days of vacation to rest up before I go back to work
It will be nice to be back in the relative peace and quiet of home!!I haven't seen this week's ads yet, so don't know if there are any bargains or not - not that it matters much as what of my disposable income the wedding didn't suck down has been spent bringing daughter's house up to my standards LOL! Bath towels, kitchen towels, a dish drainer, fly swatter, my preference in food, etc...
Well, I guess I can claim one prep for the week - I had to buy 8 - 10' x 25' sheets of heavy black plastic the morning of the wedding to supplement all the tarps her Dad and I could come up with, thanks to a major rain storm the night before. We spread them with straw (which he then used to mulch/seed his river bank area) for the wedding, then we took them up the next day and let them dry out. I picked them up yesterday and brought them home today, so I guess we'll have them on hand if we have any sort of an emergency that they'd be useful for!
Guess I'd better get moving if I want to get everything done I need to do today! Take care all; have a great day!
It has turned very chilly here! Made a trip to the discount grocers last week, and was very disappointed. Then I went to Safeway yesterday. Unless I can buy every single thing on sale, the discount grocers has better prices.
We made 100 gallons of cider on Monday with some friends. So I had to clean out a freezer to have a place to put it. I did get in all in the freezer in 24 hours. Good thing, because it starts to turn FAST! Not that it's not good as hard cider, but that kinda wasnt' the point.
The leftover crushed apples are going to the pigs/chickens/cows who love them. Anything to save on feed.
We made 100 gallons of cider on Monday with some friends. So I had to clean out a freezer to have a place to put it. I did get in all in the freezer in 24 hours. Good thing, because it starts to turn FAST! Not that it's not good as hard cider, but that kinda wasnt' the point.
The leftover crushed apples are going to the pigs/chickens/cows who love them. Anything to save on feed.
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prudentwatcher
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Publix had our brand of dry cat food on sale as a BOGO and I had $1 off 1 coupons, so I bought 4 bags and saved a bunch off the regular price. That is another month of cat food for us. That was about the only thing on sale this week, so that was the only thing I bought. Otherwise, I have just been working a lot.
oh my.........dh is making appts. with dentists/dermatologists/etc.........hope his stuff is taken care of soon.......just finding a few items to buy......had a decent coupon of Campbells's condensed soups...one of my favs is green pea with ham and bacon.......$1.79 plus tax per can at Safeway.........Kroger doesn't carry it any more.....so I had to search WMart and buy it at $1.38 a can and with a buy 4 get $1.20 off...figured that's the best I can do for now.......so bought 8 and a can of Keystone ground beef.....not finding a whole lot but I feel compelled to "be ready" whatever that means......the times are crazy...
CAnned up 15 pints of bread and butters with jalapenos today. Harvested some roselle and calendula to dry up for salves and teas. Took Mom up to feed the cows at the north pasture today and one almost licked her face while she was feeding them apples. Mom and I got a pretty good laugh out of it. Got some of the tomatoes picked, so hopefully I'll get them canned up soon.
prudentwatcher
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Went to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning. Everything good. Got a "free" toothbrush, box of floss, and tube of toothpaste, ha!
Used some of my overtime to buy some junk silver at close to spot. Not much, but haven't been able to buy much in the last couple of years. Hope to be able to buy some small amounts monthly.
Used some of my overtime to buy some junk silver at close to spot. Not much, but haven't been able to buy much in the last couple of years. Hope to be able to buy some small amounts monthly.
Old Gray Mare
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A sale jumped out in front of me on the way home. Picked up some old school texts and history books.