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January-May Cakes – and Step by Step Turkey Camo Cake

Since the beginning of the year, I have been busy every weekend, but one with orders. Here are some of the projects I have worked on 😉 I had two very special cakes I did in this round. One was for a 60th anniversary, and one was for a wedding at our church for anContinue reading “January-May Cakes – and Step by Step Turkey Camo Cake”

Taking a Look at What’s Important

I haven’t posted a grocery update, garden update or debt update in a while. A few weeks ago when I was grocery shopping I had this overwhelming feeling of wanting to buy what I wanted without having to think about the price. Frustration for the cost of food and the fact that I was sickContinue reading “Taking a Look at What’s Important”

SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #13

Happy Memorial Day weekend for those of us celebrating in the US. 😊 I didn’t get much stitched this time, but here is my progress nonetheless. Here is where I left off last time And here is where I am now. I’ll get more done this next time, I promise. This SAL (stitch-a-long) is managedContinue reading “SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #13”

SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #12

Good Morning SALers! What a gorgeous weekend it has been in Western NY. It finally stopped raining! I made good progress on the upper half and even got a few stitches done on the last two rose buds for the bottom Here is where I left off last time And here is where I amContinue reading “SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #12”

What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 17-18 of 52

Week 17 grocery shopping was interesting! Our local Save-A-Lot has a stamp program right now where if you fill a book with 50 stamps you get an amount off your next order. If you fill one book it is $10 off your next order of $25, fill two books and it’s $25 off of $50Continue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 17-18 of 52”

What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 15-16 of 52

Sorry for the late updates! The last two weeks have been a blur but I found some great after Easter deals! Week 15 I spent $76.44 and got some unusual ingredients because I wanted to try a new recipe I saw on Instagram and we wanted to cook on the grill for the first timeContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 15-16 of 52”

Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 3-4

Week 3-4 zoomed by! Garden stuff done this week: Here is a look and what I have been working on: That’s it for now. It’s going to be a beautiful week weatherwise, so I will have more to share next time. -MM

What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 14 of 52

Week 14 was much better than last week! Meals wise we started off the week with ham and scalloped potatoes and asparagus for Sunday’s meal, Monday, I was by myself so I ate a salad with a side of couscous and sweet potatoes, Tuesday was ham with sweet potatoes and asparagus (can you see aContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 14 of 52”

What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 13 of 52

Week 13 was a very tough week for us. Multiple evening meetings for both Scott and I, bakery orders, work, and two hour choir practices. Then on Thursday we drove down to Ithaca (two hours from us) for a new car and on the way found out Scott’s mom was taken to the ER withContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 13 of 52”

What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 12 of 52

Week 12 I spent $46.25 on groceries at the store and $31.98 on Amazon for a 24 pk case of white tuna. That’s a total of $78.23 Here is what I bought at the store: No deals here! I bought 9 items and it cost me $46! Eeeks! They were all expensive items pretty muchContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 12 of 52”