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packed…

08 Sunday Dec 2019

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had the most wonderful quiet day today… I am particularly happy about this as I anticipate that the next four days are going to be packed…

wrote a few cards to pop into the mail, made chili and spaghetti with meat sauce, and put away the last few groceries from yesterday’s shopping trip…

the chili came out great… I added some hamburger and onion to the basics… delicious…

missed having the boys for dinner, but they were busy… we are planning to make a gingerbread house next time they are over…

packaged up some meals to share and for the coming week…

had a number of phone calls and enjoyed a few Christmas movies as well…

nice;-)…

online…

12 Saturday Oct 2019

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the snow fell for two days… my driveway is covered and I wasn’t sure that I could get out, and then back in…

I needed groceries for Thanksgiving dinner with my grandsons on Monday so yesterday I shopped online at Save-On-Foods…

you pick your items, many from the list of previous items you’ve purchased in the store, choose a delivery time (usually the next day), pay with your credit card and you are done;-)… it costs $10 for this service…

they call you in the two-hour window when they are nearly at your house, bring in the groceries and advise if there have been any substitutions…

then off the driver goes and you get to put away your groceries…

although, I need to work on figuring out how much things like mushrooms and Brussels sprouts weigh in kilograms, lol…

cashier…

14 Sunday Jul 2019

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struggled with a headache through the night and this morning… really difficult to get up and moving…

eventually I dragged myself out to get some groceries…

last time I was there the cashier did a very poor job of packing my groceries…

today as the cashier was ringing up my purchases he was being careful with putting things into the bags and I mentioned the poor job by the last cashier…

he shared that he had been working on his packing skills…

he asked if I’d put in a complaint and I said it wasn’t worth the effort as nothing was ruined… he also mentioned that if anything was, the company would replace it…

at the end of my order he reduced my bill by $10 using a gift card…

what great customer service;-)…

scuffed…

05 Friday Jul 2019

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last week I had a pedicure and as I stepped into the car, I scuffed my big toe… didn’t have time to go back and get it fixed, until this morning…

seemed like my lucky day… when I arrived at the clinic for my blood work, there wasn’t a single person there… got in right away… and after I left there, I called to see if they could fix my toe and I got in there right away and they didn’t charge anything;-)…

from there it was off to Costco for items for my camping trip with the boys… I seemed to find lots of treats, lol…

after lunch and a nap I made a big bowl of potato salad to take…

and, to top off the day, I ordered dinner from Clay Oven, via SkipTheDishes…

after all, it was the first day of my vacation;-)…

Maui, day two…

12 Friday Apr 2019

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we went to bed early last night because we were exhausted…

this morning we woke up twenty minutes before the sunrise… so we dressed quickly, and headed out to an iron bench on the property…

it was cool and very windy but we had fun watching ships and outrigger canoes as well as the sun shining on the clouds, lol…

we came in just as it began to rain… and then we saw five rainbows, one after the other, moving across the sky…

we took it gently and went to Whole Foods for snacks and breakfast items over the next week… always fun to see what items are available at the store in different countries… fresh juice and the view…

lunch and off to Paia… we wandered the town, saw surfers and large waves, tried mahi-mahi and had a quiet drive back…

we stopped for some avocado toast and packaged up a bit of salt for the eggs we picked up earlier… reminded both of us of George’s mom always slipping any excess jam or ketchup or whatever into her bag when we took a trip to the east coast many years ago, lol…

groceries…

03 Sunday Mar 2019

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yesterday I ordered groceries from Save-On-Foods… I think, lol…

they were to be delivered today around noon…

got an email this morning, confirming they were coming and just before they were to arrive the driver called to be sure I was home…

had the coolest boxes to bring them in… I was so excited that I didn’t take any pictures, lol…

reviewed the list, showed some ID and away he went…

I put everything away and was pleased with the whole process…

a good option…

behind…

03 Saturday Nov 2018

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went shopping this afternoon…

the stores were all very full… apparently I should have left home sooner, lol…

first one I went into, I walked right out of because there were people lined up all the way down the aisle waiting for a cashier… as it happened I didn’t really need anything from there today…

then I walked around a home repair store where it seemed like everyone needed to stop in the middle of the aisle to chat with the person they were shopping with… and nearly everyone had a buddy…

finally, at the grocery store, I continued to end up behind people who needed to look at every item on the shelves to decide which one they wanted… and of course they stopped in the middle of the aisle… must have seen at least six staff people gathering groceries to be picked up… maybe I will give that a try one of these days…

can’t believe that five bags of groceries cost two hundred dollars, sigh… times, they certainly have changed…

finances…

28 Friday Sep 2018

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while I was waiting at various places today I heard a few different conversations…

a discussion took place on preparing for Thanksgiving… they were discussing the expense incurred to produce the meal for family and friends… one comment was about having to wait until the next payday to purchase some final items for the dinner… everyone was happy to be having the company and looking forward to the time together but commiserating about what a huge chunk of cash is required…

at another location heard about someone not having the funds to provide the meal they were hoping for…

I remember those days, living payday to payday and what a struggle it was…

reminded me of how blessed I am… my beloved left me in pretty good financial shape… I can’t go crazy but I don’t have to worry too much about the cost of my groceries…

later I watched a few older couples walking around the mall holding hands… still one of the things I miss most…

WWTB day 1…

29 Friday Jun 2018

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week with the boys…

my daughter, son-in-law and oldest grandson have taken off on a two week trip to the East Coast to celebrate his graduation… so my younger grandsons are spending a week with me and then a week with an uncle and aunt…

this morning we drove to the Park, where we met a friend, for breakfast and a walk around the Gardens…

we checked out our stones when we arrived… just to be sure they were still there, lol…

we had a great time in the Gardens and spent ages at the tropical lily pond watching a momma mallard and her four babies…

we also found a few critters…

we went and picked up groceries for the week and when we got home spotted a goldfinch at the feeder… when I called them to come quick, not saying why, one said to the other I wonder what kind of bird it is, lol… they do know their grandma…

the x-box came to visit too, and got well used during the hottest part of the day, while I may have napped…

a trip to the Dollar Store, Safeway and then we returned home…

fun with the football we picked up, taco supper, and now some time in the garden…

we did FaceTime with mommy and watched daddy work on a campfire…

they are off to play some badminton… then, maybe a movie, or early to bed, lol…

at least one of us is tired…

bakery…

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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was talking with someone recently about the difficulty of cooking for one…

cooking for one is definitely different and certainly takes more thought, preparation and effort… really easy to have a bowl of popcorn instead…

my technique is to make enough for two meals and then have leftovers for lunch or supper the next day…

I’ve been trying to think about what I will have in the evening and take whatever I’ve decided on out for supper in the morning before leaving for the office…

the plan for tonight was to cook a couple of herb and garlic sausages and pick up a bun to put one of them in…

stopped at the bakery but they didn’t have a single stick of bread left… great for them, but not so good for me, lol…

then it was off to the grocery store to pick up a few buns… also found a nice steak, some chicken and a bit of hamburger…

came home, cooked the sausages, added Smak Dab mustard, Miracle Whip, grated onion and lettuce to a whole wheat bun… it was delicious…

and I have enough to make another bun for my lunch…