I planted potatoes in grow bags... not sure how that will do but at least I am trying as some of the Amish have mentioned last year was a bad year for potatoes.
We will get sweet potato roots to plant towards the end of May to plant.
I stocked up some things that look to be very limited or expensive in the coming year like canned citrus and some canned tomatoes from Italy.(spoiled as my Nonna was from Northern Italy) I finally found some seeds for the tomatoes so I am trying to grow them this year.
We are going to focus more on root cellar foods (Root Cellaring by Mike Bubel)after trying with pumpkins last year and it went well. Means I will be planting through the summer also.
Amish family bought us a sprouter so we can have fresh sprouts from the late fall through winter to spring. I got a variety of sprouts to try. Might try them sooner if we really don't like them I can throw them in stirfries or soups. Or just pass it back to the family that gave it to us..
I went through the pantry and freezers , what is low (asparagus, peas, corn, broccoli and cauliflower, not carrots they will go in root cellar). Meat is fine. I rechecked holiday meats... Only need the prime rib for Christmas. I was able to get 2 hams at Easter for 79 ¢/lb. Got one butt ham for Easter and a shank to make broth to can. It's in the freezer to deal with later. Son2 was in the store and found another shank ham that was marked down to 69¢/lb and picked it up and used his military discount and shoved it in his freezer for me to get later. Anytime I find meat at $1/lb or less I try to get it.
I went through the spices and herbs... need anchovies and garlic bulbs since every single one in my 14 garden beds froze.
I went through the medications and first aid. Pretty much set there.
I am going through clothes. Hubby might need jeans. His weight is floating on him. He is trying to lose weight so don't want to buy much. He was wanting flannel long sleeve for winter but the ones we were finding he didn't like too bulky,so he went with jean shirts. I had some stored in the barn for him.
I went through garden supplies then canning supplies. Need apple cider vinegar, 10 cases of wide mouth pints and 60 lbs of sugar. I kept track of what I used.
I have lost so much weight since covid that 2/3rds of my clothes don't fit. So they are going to donations. I will stop in thrift stores to see if there is anything I can get to replace a skirt and 2 dress pants.
I found a cheaper place to get our furnance filters by 25%.
Got the water softener and refrigerator filters on sale with 30% off so I bought a year's supply.
Hubby called our plumber for a pipe elbow that had sprung a leak, He sold the part to us for his cost. Hubby had it fixed in 20 minutes by himself.Another plumber would only come to fix it not sell us the part and it was $150 just to come look at it.
The silverado is at the point it has to be replaced. Hubby wants to down size he work truck the F350 as between the maintenance, fuel and insurance it's a bit too much. We weren't actively looking. The dealership we get the maintence(he was getting oil change and exhaust) from asked if he would like to trade it in. He said MAYBE, depends on if they can get us a F250, gas, four door truck. They found one. We look at it on Monday morning. We are still at the point of needing 2 but I think we can limit the silverado to local and make it last a bit longer.
I looked at our budget, we already know what the 2024 asking, price is, we know what our trade in is worth(they just told us before they knew we were looking) and I know what title, fees etc are going to cost along. I figured up what we can do for down payment. I checked what interest rates were, then figured what the payments would be depending on length and then with changes between down payments. The insurance rates will be close enough to the same even though the truck is newer. It's going to come down to the final payment and how long.
Mean time we decided to try tonight a radish greens,asparagus and radish salad with our chicken salad wraps.
Back to work... storms every other day if not daily. I get my weight lifting done moving patio furniture.
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