I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!We have actually managed pretty well with the portable heaters. I mean it wasn't comfortably warm or anything, but it wasn't freezing either. Just more sort of adequate. Fortunately the new control board for the furnace came in a lot earlier than they claimed it could get here and the guy came out and installed it around 2. It is nice to actually be warm again. I think that's something we can really take for granted sometimes until it's no longer there.
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Some expenses that have gone out this week:
$50.47 for 3 prescriptions
$90.00 for physical therapy
Also $76.95 to AMEX which had a couple of autopays go through before I could cancel one and switch the other to the BoA card. The holidays made me absent-minded. Or maybe I'm just naturally absent-minded. It has a zero balance again and I don't plan to use it for gas until the BoA is paid off.
And $30 to DD for last week's and this week's allowance. Also 4 cents to DS who has finally paid off his advance and will resume getting his full allowance next week. As of next week the kids have to start banking half of their allowances for Disneyland.
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Finally got through the preface of the book I got for Christmas. The review at Amazon said it was written from a Christian perspective, but I think it's coming off more like he's a religious whackadoodle. If it doesn't tone it down some I may not make it through the rest of the book. So far the writer does not come off as the sort of Christian that I strive to be, certainly. More the type that I tend to look at and think please get out of my religion, the type that makes that verse about not judging others very difficult to apply. At this point I am glad I did not purchase it myself. I hope it gets better. I hate to think it was a total waste of my SIL's money.
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I do plan to get back to the food stamp challenge menus soon, but I totally torqued my knee on Christmas day and so it's making it hard for me to concentrate for the amount of time it takes to devote to one of those. It is getting better but is still swollen and sore. Hopefully it will continue to improve.
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DH and I have been planning out more of our Disneyland trip. We have a hotel narrowed down for our overnight in Seattle. It has a hot breakfast included (not continental). That was the last thing that needed to be booked.
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The chickens are doing really well. Finally put a light in a week or two ago. Today we got 10 eggs out of 12 chickens. Not bad. I miss Lady, though. She is doing well at the new farm, but I still miss her. She was my favorite duck and such a sweetheart.
Bits and Pieces
December 29th, 2012 at 05:44 am
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I had a thought which you may or may not want to consider. Although I can understand the allure of wanting to enjoy your daily lunch at Disneyland, the truth is that much of the food is standard fare, but terribly overpriced. Another idea might be to eat there once, but then switch your strategy to bringing in easy snacks to keep you going, like granola bars, cheese, crackers, apples, etc., and instead eating your dinners out. There are a lot of fun, family friendly restaurants all around Disneyland, and Downtown Disney is super fun as well, containing lots of fun francise style restaurants. You can see a complete list at http://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/list/#/downtown-disney
You might also want to check out Goldstar.com and Travelzoo.com for some half price entertainment & dining venues in and around Anaheim. Medieval Times, as an example, which frequently appears on Goldstar.com at half off, is just a quick hop from Disneyland, and combines a fun knights on horseback tournament with a themed dinner. Possibly more than you care to consider, but I did want to give you a heads up just in case. :-)
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Also we have been to Disney several times and we know where we like the food and where we don't. Blue Bayou, the BBQ ranch place, and a couple of others inside California Adventure that are more upscale.