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American Discount Foods

frugal
I don't get to do much bargain shopping anymore, so bear with me while I brag! One of my coworkers told me yesterday about American Discount Foods in Mesa, Arizona.  It's a little out of my way but she raved about such great deals that I just had to stop by and check it out yesterday afternoon. A few of the things she mentioned were Lean Cuisines, 2 for $3.00. She likes going on her “Lean Cuisine” diet every few… Read the rest

Lovely Mother’s Day

holidays
Yesterday was a very lovely day. I was out in the garden puttering around by 5:15. On the days I'm home I always check my garden early in the morning. It is especially important when I have squash growing because I always hand pollinate due to limited bee activity.  I was telling my mother-in-law about hand pollinating and she'd never heard of such a thing.  Some flowers are “perfect” and contain both male (stamen) and female (pistils) parts. Squash are… Read the rest

Happy Mother’s Day 2009

Just Stuff
Hello to all you mothers out there!  I hope you are having a wonderful day with your children all around you. If not around you, then I hope they sent you a lovely card and give you a call and tell you how much they love you. I did get around to my goal to send Mother's Day cards to not only my mother and mother-in-law, but also to all my sisters and sister-in-laws, and one of my good friends… Read the rest

Go For It, Collette!

business tips
Collette submitted a question to my Q&A post, wondering how I made the decision to not be self-employed. I responded to that part of the question here, but I felt the other part of her question was going to be too long for the Q&A post and I promised I'd continue it in a new post in the next few days. I did encourage her to GO FOR IT!! To refresh your memory, here is Collette's question/comments from that post:… Read the rest