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I did good. I dropped off 3 bags of goodies at the post office yesterday, because our mail person would not have picked it up.

I used lots of coupons for things not already in my pantry, and am now stocked up except for Sunday meat and fresh veggies for a few weeks.

I started seriously sorting and grouping the stuff for the yard sale in a couple of weeks. I cooked enough chicken today for lunches and maybe a couple of dinners this coming week. I also have ribs in the oven now, as it is trying to rain, as promised.

I got the tomato plants into the ground today, pulled some weeds, and potted up some of my peppermint plants to take to my boss, probably the end of the week. My boyfriend also dropped of a bag of grass clippings. Before anyone could steal them, I put them around the tomatoes.

I got the 4 papers (1 delivered, 2 from the store, and 1 I paid my sister to order for me). I have to run around the neighborhood to do this, but it is all within a 7 block area. Then I removed the coupons from one of the papers, and took the rest to the woman behind me. She in turn, took the insides out of the paper she has delivered, read that paper, and took it to someone else in the neighbrohood who will "trade" papers with her. She then took the coupon section out of that paper and brought the 2 sections to my front doorstep. It is truly a matter of passing these papers around the neighborhood - really a frugal thing to do.

I have done laundry in cold water, mopped the kitchen floor, cleaned the kitchen garbage can, vacummed, made iced tea, shucked the corn for dinner, and have made a big dent in the afghan I am working on. And I called and checked in on my aunt. I even watched a few old movies on tv. I also resisted the urge to "stop in at the mall". My nephew wanted to go today. I told him if he could get his mother to take him, I would be happy to pick him up - I would have met him outside the mall, or just inside at the info desk so as not to tempt myself.

I also resisted the urge to stop at the flea market on the way home from the markets.

Speaking of which, I used all those $10 on your next order coupons that I got from the band aid deal. That somehow triggered a $5.00 off your next oder coupon. I used that today, and because I got 4 boxes of the next Kellogg's Fruit Streamers, the catalina machine spit out a coupon for $3.00 of my next order. I don't really care for the store, so I am trying to use up these things, and get away.

It has been quite a weekend.

Well ladies, better go for now.

Take care all!! Norma