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Be very careful as garlic packed in oil (homemade) can carry deadly botulisum toxin. You cannot see or taste botulisum, but it can be deadly when eaten. momperson
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Good morning all!!

Vickilynn - so sorry about your sil. She obviously brought such joy to everyone around her. Remember and share that joy, and she will still be with you.

Anna - Very sorry to hear about your mil. Make sure they keep her comfortable. That is the most important thing at this time.

Frugal today, will be going to 1) the local market to cash in a win on a scratch off lottery card; Rite Aid to see if they have softsoap for about $2 so I can use the $2 off coupons from this past Sunday's paper; 3) going to the doctor; 4)stopping by the pet store to get a free bag of Nutro cat food; 5) stopping at the produce market to get some veggies for an "End of Summer BBQ" my boss is throwing tomorrow.

Then I get to come home and start in on that afghan I was working on before I got the two baby orders.

Anna - I saw on Carol Duvall on Tuesday, a good idea. It was called "Decorated Mayonnaise Jars". Of course, any glass jars can be used, and you put votives inside. I thought of you immediately. It is at HGTV.com, and then go to the Carol Duvall show for the directions.

Well ladies, better go and get started. I don't want to be late for that doctor's appt.

Take care all!! Norma
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Old 09-09-2005, 07:14 AM
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Anna - I saw on Carol Duvall on Tuesday, a good idea. It was called "Decorated Mayonnaise Jars". Of course, any glass jars can be used, and you put votives inside. I thought of you immediately. It is at HGTV.com, and then go to the Carol Duvall show for the directions

I have made these! They are so much fun to make, so many things you can paint or glue on them!!


Be very careful as garlic packed in oil (homemade) can carry deadly botulisum toxin. You cannot see or taste botulisum, but it can be deadly when eaten. momperson

Really?! I will put it in a pan and boil it then!! Gosh what about my cheese I put in oil yesterday? Even if I keep it in the fridge?

Today will be a run around day. Ds got called into work before eight this morning..... he won't be home until late tonight. I need to run to the little town for groceries AND talk to a mechanic about putting a cruise on our 'new' pickup. It has a very $$$ aftermarket stereo but no cruise! Hope we can. Ds and I aren't used to driving without cruise and it is hurting our MPG. Gregg drives all day without cruise so no biggie to him!

Has anyone ever put new gears into the Oster Kitchen Center? I need to buy some but tearing it apart scares me!! Am I silly or what?

Have lots of phone calls to make too.... better get busy.
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Rite Aid to see if they have softsoap for about $2 so I can use the $2 off coupons from this past Sunday's paper;

Not sure if I will catch you before you go. But, if you have a CVS in your area, they have the softsoap in our area on sale as a BOGO. price with CVS card is 3.99-4.39. I have two of those coupons, I hope to get there to use the two coupons, which would make them both free!

Anna, so sorry to hear your MIL is slipping so quickly, I hope they can get her to a comfortable level.

Frugal? I made a run to Weis Markets, they normally have double coupons, up to 50 cents, a coupon over 50cents is one dollar off. I had special coupon tripler coupons. So I used them, I pretty much only bought sale and/or coupon items. I spent $31.71 and saved $24.45. I would not have spent so much if DD had not been with, but she added an aditional $6.00 to my bill. I really need to start going to the store after she goes to school.

And I bought a plant for a neighbor friend. She is always giving me things.(Sometimes, things I really don't want, but it is the thougth that counts). She saw my Rubber plant and loved it. There was one at the store on special for $1.29. So, I bought that for her. I feel kind of cheap, but, she was happy with it. And it is a nice size. I also bought myself a new plant.

I will be doing cold water wash. It looks like it could rain, though not in the predicted forecast. So I will not hang the wash out to dry.

That's about all today!
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Our CVS refuses to take manufacturer's coupons on items that are on sale "With Card."

Just got back from doing a bunch of errands. I try not to make a trip out for just one thing. Also, I am "routing" the errands so I can drive the least distance possible. Anything to save on gas.

We picked up some of the picture books on tape at the library, in the little bag with the book and cassette. Luke is having a lot of fun with these.

And it just occurred to me how I can save a little electricity....I can't believe I didn't think of this before. Luke can use the bathroom by himself but he can't yet reach the light switch. So someone goes in with him, turns on the light and walks away. When Luke is done, the light stays on until someone comes back and turns it off. Well, we have a little step stool--and he can stand on it and reach the switch all by himself! This is better, and he learns a good habit of saving electricity.
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just subscribing..and ill be back later to post more about my cereal buying..i now have 84 boxes of total cereal with strawberries and total honey nut for less than $10. im very excited. and ill post how after i get back from work
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Anna, very sorry to hear about your MIL. You and your dh are in my prayers.

joesbaby you have done really, really well. I never seem to find such good bargains.

Worked days the last two days. Not used to that. Usually work evenings.
Had blt's for dinner last night with tomatoes from the garden. The night I was going to have them, the menu changed. We had salmon that dh caught himself. Believe that is frugual. Neighbor across the street has a boat big enough to go out on Lake Michigan with. Dh goes fishing with him whenever possible. Had the pasta salad with that.

Please be patient with those WalMart employees whose store is having a complete remodel.
A remodel is as hard on us as it is on our customers. Yes, we get cranky, We have people asking us where things are and we can only take them to where we last seen it and then find it isn't there. Then try to find somebody who knows where it went.
Our department may be in three different areas of the store. Try to put returns away under those conditions, plus get out the new freight. Especially when the season is changing from summer to fall. Or any season change.
Half the time, we can't find our own stuff because it has been moved and nobody has told us where it is.
We are working short-handed as no new hiring is taking place during a remodel as people have been hired as set-up crews and places then have to be found for them once the remodel is finished.
Sometimes new cashiers have been hired before the remodel began and they have not had the proper training. Time didn't permit it, so they are learning as they go. Cashiering is not easy on computerzied cash registers as there is a lot more to learn than scanning an item.
Customers are impatient and cranky because everything is such a mess and they can't find anything. Often they take it out on us. It's not our fault, we only work there.
We try to do the best we can and we know that very often it is not enough.
We are sorry but we can't do anything more. We can only hope our customers understand and bear with us.
I hope I have not sounded rude as I certainly didn't mean too.
I have been through a hugh remodel and know what it's like. I never want to go through another one.
Some of our customers didn't come back until the remodel was finished as they just couldn't stand it. We understand that and welcomed them back.

I am going to give my new porch a second coat of paint.

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Hi everyone

Just jumping in a minute to say I'm thinking of all you today. I was just at Aldi's and the subject came up of being creative with what you have in the house... I told the ladies about our link, they said "Oh I'd love to read that" hopefully they will.

I stopped at the thrift store for a minute after going to the post office this morning. I bought a large pyrex glass measuring cup, 2 tins, some wooden spoons for my candle making, and 2 tea shirts for a total of $3.00. I don't have very many casual clothes since I wear dress clothes for work 5 days out of the week.

Well better go check with Kobacker House and find out why they haven't called yet.

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Seleach, I do try to be understanding. But I did work at Wal*Mart for 1 1/2 years as a cashier in the past. I worked at one point, in every single department, including Lay-away and service desk. I have had more than my share of bad customers. And most of the time, our managment was great. Not at this Wal*mart however. The managers actually talk back to you, and make you feel worthless and inferior for giving them YOUR money. They overcharge on many items, and it's a pain to get refunds. They are CONSTANTLY and consistently out of items that no store should run out of.


The cashiers don't even greet you, ask if you found anything, won't even speak to you, until giving the total, if they give you that. They are too busy gossipping with the other cashiers around them. There are only usually 2 lanes open on a SATURDAY morning, when there are at least 20 stands. And one of them is always a 10 item or less. The other employees, will actually turn away from you, and practically run. It's like nothing I've ever seen, but they know they have the market cornered, and no one can do anything about it.
I understand how demanding customers can be, and I can honestly admit that I am not one. I am polite, in all circumstances in a public situation, as I have been raised that way. This Store however would have Sam Walton rolling over in his grave. IT is HORRIBLE under any circumstance, but particularly in this one. I have NEVER seen such a Horrible place to try to shop, and I mean that in the best way I can. If there were other options, believe me I wouldn't set foot in this store again. But, unfortunately there are NO other options in this small town area.


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