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Last month I spent $850 and this month I have spent $774. I don't know where I managed to save the difference. I dread going to the grocery store these days!

Ralph Mouse The Mouse and the Motorcycle Misty Charlotte's Web Mr. Ape--I love this book! Dick King Smith is pure genius! Old Yeller and Savage Sam Where the Red Fern Grows

love it!:lol:

oatmeal baths may help as well as other lotions with colloidal oatmeal(aveeno comes to mind). Any allergy med should work too. I am severely allergic to it and have to go to the dr and get a steroid shot and take zyrtec.

Last month I spent $850 on groceries and household items. The equivalent for Seattle would have been $1097. Here is the rest of the breakdown: Groceries will cost: 28%more Housing will cost: 62%more Utilities will cost: 7%less Transportation will cost: 15%more Healthcare will cost: 22%more

This is my favorite soup--don't know that it fits gluten free though 32 oz chicken stock 4 c. water salt and pepper to taste 2-3 stalks of celery sliced 1-2 gloves of garlic minced 1/4 c purple onion 8 oz of radiatore pasta--any pasta would work but this is my favorite fresh spinach--probably about 2-3 cups 1 lb bulk sausage(jimmy dean, owens, etc.) 1 can of cannellini or great northern beans Parmesan cheese Cook sausage, onion and garlic together. Heat stock and water and add celery, salt and pepper. Bring the stock to a boil and add pasta. Cook pasta to al dente and then add in sausage, onion, garlic, spinach and beans. Simmer enough for the spinach to cook and the beans to warm up. Sprinkle w/parmesan cheese.

Use some of the chicken thighs to make stock for chicken noodle soup, chop some carrots and add to the soup. Use spaghetti for noodles. Cube a pork chop and add chinese stir fry cheese pizzas or cheese and pineapple pizza chicken nuggets, cube butternut squash and bake w/butter or have broccoli for a side chicken thighs or breasts cubed and sauteed w/hawaiian marinade, add pineapple chunks--serve over rice or pasta grill chicken thighs or breasts and serve w/lettuce, tomato and carrot salad--sprinkle some shredded cheese on top you can make chef salad w/the lunchmeat, salad and hard boiled eggs bunless cheeseburgers or use bread beans--get some tortillas and make burritos--2lbs of beans would make a ton of burritos and if you don't have everything to make tortillas you can get them inexpensively. I would use the cereal, wafffles and granola for breakfast options Applesauce and fruit for snacks or add to any meal

In no particular order plain spaghetti--pasta w/tomato sauce and if you have them onion, bellpepper, mushroom anything w/pasta breakfast for dinner--pancakes, french toast peanut butter sandwiches oatmeal w/bananas cheese sandwiches definitely make use of the hardboiled eggs--deviled eggs, egg salad--do you have chicken or tuna you can add them to? beans and rice soup do you have/use ground beef? ground beef, gravy and rice

I've never used that site. I pretty much buy from nickisdiapers.com and cottonbabies.com At nicki's you can get 5% off your order with the coupon FIVE and cottonbabies always has free shipping and they have a seconds sale, too.

We don't normally attend church and I do not feel obligated to attend on holidays. When we did go to church we would sometimes skip holiday church services because there were so crowded.

I go on Pinterest about once a week. I like to use it for recipes and ideas mostly. Here is mine http://pinterest.com/bandpmom/

My friend calls these devil muffins--they are hard to stop eating! Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 lb unsalted, melted butter (1/2 lb = 2 sticks) 2 eggs 3/4 cup whole milk 2 tsp vanilla 3 mashed, ripe bananas Chocolate chunks (about 1/2 a regular-sized bag, or to taste) Oatmeal (about 1/2 to a whole cup, measure to taste) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Add melted butter, then mix. In a separate bowl mix eggs, milk, vanilla and bananas, then add to the flour mixture. Add chocolate chunks, and oatmeal. Blend well. Do not overmix. Pour batter into lined muffin pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes approximately 22 muffins.

Once upon a time I was a librarian at a private school. My degree is in Literature and History.

Good afternoon Breakfast? eggs Lunch? hamburger from sonic Dinner? either spaghetti or hot roast beef sandwiches What are you doing today? I went grocery shopping this morning--it was insane. I was in the store for 2 hours! What are some favorite books from your childhood? Anything by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume and Besty Byars. I also enjoyed Biographies and Ghost stories.

We all needed a good laugh! Thanks!!

wow I don't think I've ever paid over a $1. Our library also has a $10 cap...at least it used to be that way. They have recently renovated it so they may have changed that rule.

I use bummer genius detergent for cloth diapers. I know many people use regular detergents without any problems, but others will say that using regular detergent messes the diapers up, ymmv. Is she doing enough rinses to get the detergent out? I do a cold wash first w/extra cycle and then a hot wash w/extra cycle. I put detergent in the 2nd wash. Yeast can also be a problem in cloth diapers. This site is good for diaper questions: http://www.pinstripesandpolkadots.com/YeastvsCloth.htm

Yes, for several days now.

I think we'll have this: Asparagus, Brie & Parma Ham Crostini Deviled Eggs Roasted Cauliflower Spinach Salad Grilled Pork Loin Lemon Pie Chocolate Cupcakes

I read it--I despised the book. It took all I had to keep on reading it. I thought it was poorly written and I am just not a fan of dystopia. All that said, I wouldn't have a problem with tweens reading it. My teenage son has not expressed interest in reading it. My best friend loves all the books...

We are also reading The Three Musketeers

:) I get just about all of ds2 clothes from Carters or OshKosh. He's 18 months old and a tad on the small side. I have found that their clothes run pretty much according to their size chart.

It's your house, do what you wish :) I have things that I do everyday and break cleaning down that way.

OshKosh or do you have a Baskins near you?