Thanksgiving was nice and casual. We baked brownies (Barefoot Contessa's "Outrageous Brownies") and made a cucumber salad to bring to my in-laws. I had my first QVC-Thanksgiving. My MIL purchased a roast from QVC. It was good, but different ( Read more... )

We did make it out today, not until about 8:30am though. Our first stop was Staples for Jana's computer and some small items. Then off to Sears for some other planned items like a new winter coat for Jana, only $12.99! Picked up non-listed items like bolt out and spade bit sets and new work gloves for Michael. Not a listed sale, but my new garden ( Read more... )

And I guess, this holiday kicks off the Christmas Holiday with Black Friday coming up soon ( Read more... )

Michael arrived home last night and he seemed to be amazed at the amount of purchasing I've been busy with while he was away ( Read more... )

Yesterday, there was a rather loud "pop" sound from my left hip followed by my standard response, "Uh oh." It seems that some of the sharp pain I've been feeling has been replaced with sore muscle pain. I still have tingly sensations and numbness around my toes and ankle though. I'm hoping this is a good sign ( Read more... )

Friday afternoon was nice, since I worked from 3am-11am and then from 2-5 on Thursday, I took off early on Friday, 4:15pm. :/ There is work I could do over the weekend, but with Michael going out of town again, nah, won't do it. I went to a local nursery to pick up my favorite potting mix, ProMix. "We don't carry that anymore." "Oh no!" Turns out, ( Read more... )

So when we had 80 degree weather, I took Jana out for dinner to a local shopping center. The idea was to hit a dollar store. I didn't find any deals as good as what ( Read more... )

Jana can count to 11 now. Loves to draw lines that zig zag and say "zig zag." And from time to time, I can hear her singing songs to herself. Some from school and some that she seems to make up on her own ( Read more... )

For the record, here are examples of what I would normally buy/purchase for Jana. Yes, $2-4 range new clothing does exist! :)

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Sunday we meant to make a Birthday phone call, but Jana seemed to have napped away her day. Wow. Growth spurt ( Read more... )