TRYING AGAIN TO FINISH THIS POST LOL
Wind was coming in, beating the crap out of the south side of house last week when the cold front came through. Charlotte was pacing because of it and wanted me up, so up I was and trying to possibly get her to lay down near me so she didn't wake Hubby. (She laid down at 4 AM when he got up)
Temps are to go down to 32 tomorrow morning so we will cover the peas up.There are a lot of pods so hopeful we will get a bit more. I will cut the kale on Monday and freeze it. That will finish the gardens for this year.( Leaving peas up, not supposed to get another cold spell during the next 7 days. Kale is staying up also)
Meat starts coming in Nov. with the hogs, Dec/ Jan for the steer. If I find turkey on sale for 59 cents like last year I will can some more of it. I hope to find decent size roasting chickens, maybe buy one a month when I get a gallon of milk. I can get more meals out of the whole bird than just buying thighs and breasts.
We have stocked... I will need sugar by spring for sure as I am down 60 lbs now. Might get it if I find it at good price. Looking today when I go pick up another set of my glasses . Probably peas also since we didn't get much. I bought canned peas and carrots, yuck as a side but okay mixed with other things like the sausage gravy and biscuits. We are still putting the basement back together. I am going to be short 2 of the shelfing units that the sump pumps took the areas of. BUT except for dairy and maybe carrots, celery,onions(when I run out) and apples our trees didn't do well AGAIN. We don't need to go to the store.I just need to move it around so I can get to ALL the shelves.PLUS I bought food grade buckets for pasta that is stored in canning jars and that is stored in the north loft. I just need move it into the buckets.
I need to figure out some quick meals when both of us are wore out instead of driving into town and paying $75 for take out. We decided we would put the $75 aside each time we just sucked it up and cooked.
We redid the mortgage loan for 30 yrs March 2021, I paid off 15 yrs worth as of Aug 2026. !!!!
I paid the bills for the month, first time in 8 yrs I did not have to pull from the savings to cover the bills... in fact paid extra on mortgage and put some in savings.!!! Waiting to see if CD's go higher than my savings a money market.which is just under 4%.
Right now I can get more interest on my savings (ALLY) that my mortgage is costing me so most of that money will go to Savings and I will make lump sum payments instead of monthly. I know what I have to pay per year to get the house paid off in the time frame we want .
We ordered our gas and diesel fuel. Saved 35¢ Not down like we had hoped but down enough to go ahead and get it. Since we have a farm, it doesn't go down like gas stations did. We did double the amount we are getting to help keep it down. We might not have to order in the spring, which we always end up waiting for tax refund to pay for it.
We have propane, coal, day wood, night wood and scrap wood. We have our mineral oil for lamps.
I started the fall cleaning as a break from working in the basement. Doing an inventory where I can put a small note book in the area as Hubby is used to keeping tabs on things with that size of note book... 30 plus years of doing it in the factory after doing it farming.
I got my eyes checked, can't wear bifocals so now have 8 pairs of glasses ordered... I did take the old set to use in the garden. Regular and sunglasses to leave in truck so they are there. One for basement,one for computer, one by bed, one in front room, one in sewing room and one for my purse. Told me I actually have 3 different visions which is causing the biggest issue. BUT I won't have to go back for 2 yrs. so some of them are far(in truck), some are middle and some are for reading. I am constantly looking for my glasses.
I got my covid and flu vaccines... ALWAYS have trouble with flu one... BUT I nearly died when I caught the flu so would rather be down for a couple days than in hospital feeling like I am having a heart attack. Today is day 3, tired, achy but not bad.
Having left overs tonight.
Blessed be
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