Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: November 10 ~ 16, 2019

[ReneeT]

Good Morning, All! Getting the thread started before I head out to work this morning

Stopped by Dollar General on my way home from work last night and stocked up on laundry detergent that was on sale for daughter, plus picked up 10 boxes of Kleenex to replenish the home stockpile - we had one lonely box left and there was a deal Daughter likes those laundry pods; says it's easier for the 7 & 8 year old boys to do laundry that way - she doesn't get stuck running the rinse cycle a gazillion times to get all the soap out if their hands slip while pouring it in. I think I came home with 170 or so of the pods, so that will take care of their clothes washing needs for a while.

Hubby is looking at a possible layoff for the winter; we aren't too upset by the idea - or at least, I'm not - I have already started a 'honey-do list' in case it actually happens... Guess I'd better tell daughter to hurry up and get my Christmas shopping done early just in case!

The hunters pulled in the drive a bit ago; they are waiting in their vehicles until legal time before heading out to their deer stands. I'm looking forward to a roast and a baggie of jerky if they get lucky on the hunt. Might try to make a small batch of pemmican to show the boys how, using some of the the jerky just need to decide which fruit to use - I have dried blueberries, apples, and cherries on hand.

Darn, my alarm is going off; gotta leave early to get the donuts for the crew so I'd better get moving - take care all; have a great week!

 

[SouthernBreeze]

I had some hamburger buns that needed using. So, I decided to open a can of the bbq pulled pork in a can that I have stored. Heated it up, made some cole slaw, and homemade French fries. It was a good meal! Planning to buy lots more canned bbq pulled pork!

I also have several cans of the roast beef and gravy, too. To try it out, I'm going to heat it up, make mashed potatoes to serve it over to see how well we like it.

Made Taco Soup, yesterday. As I was going through my stock of store bought canned whole tomatoes, I found two cans that had bulges in the top of the cans. They had expired in 2012. Don't know how I missed using those. All my other canned tomatoes are still in good shape. They are much newer.

 

[prudentwatcher]

I read the GSM thread and get worried about possible future food shortages, so I have been stocking up even more the last few weeks. Trips to Dollar Tree have loaded me up with instant potatoes, boxed potato mixes, gnocchi, cornbread and muffin mixes, boxed milk and more pasta which has been stored in mylar bags with oxy absorbers. Trips to Walmart and some outlet places have given me more canned goods for the shelves as well. It had all been stashed in the back room until this weekend when it was all put away, and the stuff that needed to go into mylar bags (pasta and rice) was taken care of. I don't have much room left for any more stuff, but I can't seem to pass up a good deal. The thought of my three little grandchildren going hungry is my motivator.

I have also stocked heavily on things to do if I get "bored"--adult coloring books, dot to dot books, word finds, and the like, all gotten cheap. I do "diamond painting" and have a huge backlog of projects to work on. I have also been updating my Kindle and my ipod.

Christmas presents have already been purchases, except two that will be ordered and shipped on Black Friday. We are getting ready to leave on a cruise for a week and when we come back I am having knee replacement surgery. I really wanted to get that done a while back, but at least it will be done now. Getting major medical stuff done before any problems happen is a big deal in my book. Most minor stuff has already been dealt with this year, including getting a tooth pulled before surgery.

 

[nomifyle]

Started working in the pantry again, I never finished a few weeks back. Made a little headway, but a long way to go.

Judy

 

[20Gauge]

I did absolutely nothing.

LOL

 

[nomifyle]

I did absolutely nothing.

LOL

Good for you. It was a perfect day here, got to about 70 and the sun was shining. Truly a day the Lord made.

DH opened up a section of the fenced garden from the chicken yard, he does this from time to time. We have a flock of happy chickens. Just saw one running with something in its mouth, looked like a worm. Good for the chickens and chicken poop is good for the garden.

My intent for today is to get back in the pantry and the room its in to get more clean out and organization, we'll see if it happens.

Judy

 

[SouthernBreeze]

After finding those two cans of tomatoes that were ruined, I decided it was time for me to go through my pantry to make sure that I haven't overlooked something else. So, this morning, I've been doing that. I also needed to make a count on how many cans of meat each I had. At least 52 cans of each is a lot of meat! I'm over the mark with tuna and Spam. Only half way there on the small cans of smoked ham and chicken. So, I know now what I need to stock more of. The other meats such as chili, corned beef hash, and soups and stews are no where near what I would like for them to be, too. Also, need to order more Keystone ground beef. After going through everything, I didn't find anything else that was ruined.

Thanks God for Sam's sales! That's when I make a big stock run! BUT, November is a bad financial month for us, so I can only do what I can.

 

[20Gauge]

After finding those two cans of tomatoes that were ruined, I decided it was time for me to go through my pantry to make sure that I haven't overlooked something else. So, this morning, I've been doing that. I also needed to make a count on how many cans of meat each I had. At least 52 cans of each is a lot of meat! I'm over the mark with tuna and Spam. Only half way there on the small cans of smoked ham and chicken. So, I know now what I need to stock more of. The other meats such as chili, corned beef hash, and soups and stews are no where near what I would like for them to be, too. Also, need to order more Keystone ground beef. After going through everything, I didn't find anything else that was ruined.

Thanks God for Sam's sales! That's when I make a big stock run! BUT, November is a bad financial month for us, so I can only do what I can.

We have cats, so having enough Tuna is impossible.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

We have cats, so having enough Tuna is impossible.

LOL! We have a dog. I have turkey Spam set aside for him that isn't included in my stock. Never can have too much Spam, here!

 

[nomifyle]

After finding those two cans of tomatoes that were ruined, I decided it was time for me to go through my pantry to make sure that I haven't overlooked something else. So, this morning, I've been doing that. I also needed to make a count on how many cans of meat each I had. At least 52 cans of each is a lot of meat! I'm over the mark with tuna and Spam. Only half way there on the small cans of smoked ham and chicken. So, I know now what I need to stock more of. The other meats such as chili, corned beef hash, and soups and stews are no where near what I would like for them to be, too. Also, need to order more Keystone ground beef. After going through everything, I didn't find anything else that was ruined.

Thanks God for Sam's sales! That's when I make a big stock run! BUT, November is a bad financial month for us, so I can only do what I can.

I'm going to have to cut back a bit on my food spending, especially this month. Its hard though, I'm in good shape, but where I want to be.

However, I do have plenty of work to do in the pantry. I need to make a space for 52 cans of one product times several food items.

That's a good idea on the spam for a dog, I'm going with the cheaper luncheon meat.

Judy

 

[SouthernBreeze]

That's a good idea on the spam for a dog, I'm going with the cheaper luncheon meat.

I give it to him now as a treat from time to time, just so that I can keep it rotated too. I don't care for the taste of turkey Spam at all, but I thought it would be good for food storage for him. We started out buying it for use ourselves, until I opened a can and tried it. YUCK! I just kept buying it for him.

 

[1911user]

I've been going through some old #10 cans purchased from Walton Feed (remember them?) about a year after y2k. At least half is going in the trash due to age. The trash stuff is mostly various flavor TVP and some bread/brownie type mixes. I should have used or trashed most of it 10 years ago. It was packed away in the back of a closet and ignored/forgotten. I found 3 cans of corn syrup solids that are 20 years old. They aren't going in the trash, yet, but I'm not sure what I'll do with them. They were likely low cost and seemed like a good idea. The best part was 18 cans of milk powder which should still be good. The #10 canned food prices were very good after Y2K.

When originally checking the new #10 cans (in boxes), I made an inventory sheet with contents and put an ID number on each box (all 4 sides). That has proven helpful in sorting what to keep.

There was also a surprise box with some large mylar bags and oxygen absorbers from the order. Those will go well with some recent parboiled rice and pinto bean purchases. Now to find some 5 gallon buckets with good lids.
Would vacuum sealer bags (foodsaver, etc.), maybe with an oxygen absorber, be good for long term storage in a bucket or freezer?

EDIT: to complete the walton feed order, there was a copy of Vicki Tate's Cooking with Home Storage.

 

[Freeholder]

I’ve been figuring out my garden plan and a seed order (from Baker Creek) for next year. Also need to bring a couple of bales of hay up to the house - there is still a hole in the foundation where the kitchen sink is, and it needs blocked off before tonight, as it’s supposed to be pretty chilly tonight and tomorrow. I don’t dare buy any more food until after the work on the house is done, because it may just have to be shuffled around several times.

Is spam possibly too high in salt for dogs? I do give my Rat Terrier ham scraps once in a while, but she doesn’t get much, and it doesn’t happen very often.

Kathleen

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Is spam possibly too high in salt for dogs? I do give my Rat Terrier ham scraps once in a while, but she doesn’t get much, and it doesn’t happen very often.

It might be, but he only gets it as a treat from time to time, not every day. He does get scraps from the table from time to time, too. His main diet is grain free dry dog food.

 

[prudentwatcher]

Stopped by Publix and hit some BOGOs-4 cans of Progresso traditional chicken noodle soup, 4 packets Knorrs sides, 2 boxes of biscuit mix, and two 10 oz cans of white chicken, then 2 cans of beef stew that were on sale. Some good deals today and the shelves get fuller.

 

[20Gauge]

Stopped by Publix and hit some BOGOs-4 cans of Progresso traditional chicken noodle soup, 4 packets Knorrs sides, 2 boxes of biscuit mix, and two 10 oz cans of white chicken, then 2 cans of beef stew that were on sale. Some good deals today and the shelves get fuller.

I like the Knorr sides. It is part of our get out of town bag.

 

[20Gauge]

With the weather, we will need to pick the lemons today. I have 2-3 crates of them.

This week's picture of the garden haul is attached.

We have achieved 7209 peppers to date. 71% of them are tabasco peppers. That is below our projected 75% for the year. So it would seem that our other peppers did decently.

I will have a breakdown later in December by variety for the year.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

With the weather, we will need to pick the lemons today. I have 2-3 crates of them.

This week's picture of the garden haul is attached.

We have achieved 7209 peppers to date. 71% of them are tabasco peppers. That is below our projected 75% for the year. So it would seem that our other peppers did decently.

I will have a breakdown later in December by variety for the year.

Are those lemons from your own tree! If so, I'm jealous! Where I live, lemon trees don't overwinter in side the house too well. Mine died. Only got one small lemon off of it. My MIL had a lemon tree that did well inside, though. It grew to the ceiling, and had lots of small lemons on it each year. She kept it and her orange tree pruned, or they would have taken over the whole room, LOL.

 

[20Gauge]

Are those lemons from your own tree! If so, I'm jealous! Where I live, lemon trees don't overwinter in side the house too well. Mine died. Only got one small lemon off of it. My MIL had a lemon tree that did well inside, though. It grew to the ceiling, and had lots of small lemons on it each year. She kept it and her orange tree pruned, or they would have taken over the whole room, LOL.

Mine is a Meyer Lemon that we had to plant near the house in order to get it to grow properly. What is really nice is that it is a "true" Meyer lemon that breeds true from either seed or root stock. Mine is about 12 years old, but my parents, (where I got mine) have one that is 40 years old. The flavor is nothing like anything you may have tasted before. It is hard to describe other than I like lemonaide and juice, but this tastes different and better. I give a few lemons away each year and everyone loves them.

The whole tree thing has gotten me into thinking that I may just begin redoing our forest and adding "specialty" trees that produce fruit or nuts. I have even seen the American Chestnut for sale and I would love to grow what they call a food forest. In our case we have lots of wild fruit trees as we are partially tropical but they only exist in areas that have never been clear cut. Hard to find in SE Georgia. It would be neat to have dozens of trees here that are producing. It can get boring looking at water oaks and long leaf pine trees all the time.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Mine is a Meyer Lemon that we had to plant near the house in order to get it to grow properly. What is really nice is that it is a "true" Meyer lemon that breeds true from either seed or root stock. Mine is about 12 years old, but my parents, (where I got mine) have one that is 40 years old. The flavor is nothing like anything you may have tasted before. It is hard to describe other than I like lemonaide and juice, but this tastes different and better. I give a few lemons away each year and everyone loves them.

The whole tree thing has gotten me into thinking that I may just begin redoing our forest and adding "specialty" trees that produce fruit or nuts. I have even seen the American Chestnut for sale and I would love to grow what they call a food forest. In our case we have lots of wild fruit trees as we are partially tropical but they only exist in areas that have never been clear cut. Hard to find in SE Georgia. It would be neat to have dozens of trees here that are producing. It can get boring looking at water oaks and long leaf pine trees all the time.

I planted my lemon tree from a single seed in a huge pot. I moved it outdoors during the warmer months, and moved it indoors for the winter. MIL did the same. As the oak trees that canopy our house grew larger over the years, most of my sunny spaces in the house became shaded by the oaks. Not enough sunlight is what caused my lemon tree to die one winter.

I would love to have an American Chestnut, too. They have all been pretty much wiped out here. It's rare to find one. All we have on our property are pecans and black walnuts. Some varieties of plums grow wild here, but we had an orchard at one time with two different varieties of plums, peaches, apples, pears, figs, huckleberries, with vineyards of blackberries, grapes, and muscadines. Over the past 5 or 6 years, we've lost all but one peach and apple tree, and the muscadine vines. The droughts during the summer seem to be getting worse and more frequent here.

 

[Freeholder]

It isn’t prepping, but I repotted my family heirloom Christmas cactus and the pretty peach/coral colored geranium which are my only house plants, dividing both of them. The Christmas cactus (actually more of a Thanksgiving cactus) has been in the family at least since 1913, and possibly earlier. The plastic pots both plants were in had gotten brittle and broke a little more every time I picked them up. I’d been checking for plastic pots of the right size (has to fit behind my kitchen sink) almost every time we went to Walmart. Finally got frustrated and went prowling through housewares looking for anything that might work. What I ended up with was a package of bed risers, lol! Very sturdy, not bad looking, just needed holes drilled for drainage, which only took a few minutes. I got a package of plastic storage containers to collect water that drains out. Total cost for four nice flower pots was under ten dollars.

I gave up on the Baker Creek seed order because, even though I had saved it, it disappeared from their site overnight. Sand Hill Preservation Center has a ‘sale’ going on right now (order a packet, and get another similar packet free), their packets generally have more in them, and their prices are as good or better. The sale ends at the end of November, and some things could be out of stock, but I am going to see what they still have that I want.

Discovered a new way to use molasses - something I buy in bulk. Don’t normally drink coffee, but I had bought some instant for the men who were working here, taking the paneling down. They didn’t use any, so I made us some mocha until we ran out of hot cocoa. This afternoon I experimented, and discovered that coffee with molasses in it is actually pretty good! I may stock up on instant coffee!

Kathleen

 

[20Gauge]

I planted my lemon tree from a single seed in a huge pot. I moved it outdoors during the warmer months, and moved it indoors for the winter. MIL did the same. As the oak trees that canopy our house grew larger over the years, most of my sunny spaces in the house became shaded by the oaks. Not enough sunlight is what caused my lemon tree to die one winter.

I would love to have an American Chestnut, too. They have all been pretty much wiped out here. It's rare to find one. All we have on our property are pecans and black walnuts. Some varieties of plums grow wild here, but we had an orchard at one time with two different varieties of plums, peaches, apples, pears, figs, huckleberries, with vineyards of blackberries, grapes, and muscadines. Over the past 5 or 6 years, we've lost all but one peach and apple tree, and the muscadine vines. The droughts during the summer seem to be getting worse and more frequent here.

They have cross bred the American Chestnut and now offer them for sale. I am looking to get a few at some point.

 

[nomifyle]

My washing machine died a couple of days ago and to get it out and a new one in I have to move a huge amount of stuff. This is completely overwhelming. I just don't know where to start.

Awhile back I moved my butcher block cart out to the pantry room. I keep my vacuum sealer on it and since its been out of the kitchen I haven't been using it. Since I have to shift things around I'm moving a small bistro patio table and chairs out of the kitchen (to the screened in porch) and my butcher block cart and vacuum sealer back to the kitchen. We never really used the table and chairs in the kitchen anyway except for a place for me to pile things on. I guess this is where I'm starting to get all this stuff out of the way to do the washing machine thing.

Judy

 

[SouthernBreeze]

They have cross bred the American Chestnut and now offer them for sale. I am looking to get a few at some point.

Wish I could talk DH into starting our orchard and vineyards again. I might just have to order one of the chestnut trees, too. As we age, there are just things that he wants to avoid. Tending to a big orchard and a vineyard is more than he feels he can do, especially if we start over from scratch. It would be several years, before we could reap the benefits from them anyway.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

My washing machine died a couple of days ago and to get it out and a new one in I have to move a huge amount of stuff. This is completely overwhelming. I just don't know where to start.

Awhile back I moved my butcher block cart out to the pantry room. I keep my vacuum sealer on it and since its been out of the kitchen I haven't been using it. Since I have to shift things around I'm moving a small bistro patio table and chairs out of the kitchen (to the screened in porch) and my butcher block cart and vacuum sealer back to the kitchen. We never really used the table and chairs in the kitchen anyway except for a place for me to pile things on. I guess this is where I'm starting to get all this stuff out of the way to do the washing machine thing.

Judy

I would be panicked, too, if one of my freezers quit on me. It would be a major undertaking to get it out of my laundry room. The first thing we would have to do is to take apart and move my wood cookstove! That's only the beginning!

 

[nomifyle]

I would be panicked, too, if one of my freezers quit on me. It would be a major undertaking to get it out of my laundry room. The first thing we would have to do is to take apart and move my wood cookstove! That's only the beginning!

DH is going to have to take down some shelves he built and then put them back up, he did this when we had to replace the dryer a few years back, it would have been nice to replace the washer at the same time but it half way worked.

Its a good thing I don't have a big pile of dirty laundry right now, but unless I go to the laundrymat I will have a big pile before we get the new washer in. Its going to be awhile before I can get all this done.

Judy

 

[SouthernBreeze]

DH is going to have to take down some shelves he built and then put them back up, he did this when we had to replace the dryer a few years back, it would have been nice to replace the washer at the same time but it half way worked.

Its a good thing I don't have a big pile of dirty laundry right now, but unless I go to the laundrymat I will have a big pile before we get the new washer in. Its going to be awhile before I can get all this done.

Judy

Yeah, going to the laundrymat is much easier than doing laundry by hand in the bathtub. Yep, I've done it!

 

[20Gauge]

My washing machine died a couple of days ago and to get it out and a new one in I have to move a huge amount of stuff. This is completely overwhelming. I just don't know where to start.

Awhile back I moved my butcher block cart out to the pantry room. I keep my vacuum sealer on it and since its been out of the kitchen I haven't been using it. Since I have to shift things around I'm moving a small bistro patio table and chairs out of the kitchen (to the screened in porch) and my butcher block cart and vacuum sealer back to the kitchen. We never really used the table and chairs in the kitchen anyway except for a place for me to pile things on. I guess this is where I'm starting to get all this stuff out of the way to do the washing machine thing.

Judy

speaking from experience. we got a mechanical one. The new fancy push button led washers don't last. The panel go bad fast.

 

[20Gauge]

Wish I could talk DH into starting our orchard and vineyards again. I might just have to order one of the chestnut trees, too. As we age, there are just things that he wants to avoid. Tending to a big orchard and a vineyard is more than he feels he can do, especially if we start over from scratch. It would be several years, before we could reap the benefits from them anyway.

I'm not look to create an orchard per se. I am looking to have tree growing in the back and the forest that I may feed once a year and gather fruit from. I have no intention to "tend" to them as an orchard or anything like that. We use the same idea with our garden.

 

[nomifyle]

speaking from experience. we got a mechanical one. The new fancy push button led washers don't last. The panel go bad fast.

I'm pretty sure the one I;m looking at is not push button, I'll have to look. of course "they" want to make things that do not last.

DH just came up with a good idea (might sound crazy) to get the old one out and the new one in without having to move so much stuff around. DH is expanding the closet in our bedroom, which is right next to the laundry room. He said he will cut a hole in the back wall of the existing closet and we can take the old one out and the new one in through the bedroom. He will be taking most of that back wall out anyway to expand the closet to a large walk in. The closet will be the same size as the bathroom and pantry he put in the back room that he built. This idea takes a lot of stress off my mind. The Lord is so faithful.

Judy

 

[nomifyle]

Wish I could talk DH into starting our orchard and vineyards again. I might just have to order one of the chestnut trees, too. As we age, there are just things that he wants to avoid. Tending to a big orchard and a vineyard is more than he feels he can do, especially if we start over from scratch. It would be several years, before we could reap the benefits from them anyway.

We have some fruit trees planted and call the fenced in area sort of an orchard. I don't think it takes a huge effort, of course, its not me doing it. DH likes to be busy.

Judy

 

[20Gauge]

I'm pretty sure the one I;m looking at is not push button, I'll have to look. of course "they" want to make things that do not last.

DH just came up with a good idea (might sound crazy) to get the old one out and the new one in without having to move so much stuff around. DH is expanding the closet in our bedroom, which is right next to the laundry room. He said he will cut a hole in the back wall of the existing closet and we can take the old one out and the new one in through the bedroom. He will be taking most of that back wall out anyway to expand the closet to a large walk in. The closet will be the same size as the bathroom and pantry he put in the back room that he built. This idea takes a lot of stress off my mind. The Lord is so faithful.

Judy

That will work...

 

[20Gauge]

We have some fruit trees planted and call the fenced in area sort of an orchard. I don't think it takes a huge effort, of course, its not me doing it. DH likes to be busy.

Judy

running an orchard is hard work and lots of it.
planting lots of trees and let nature do its job and reap the benefits is much better. though you do get lower yields.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

running an orchard is hard work and lots of it.
planting lots of trees and let nature do its job and reap the benefits is much better. though you do get lower yields.

Yeah, it takes more than just putting trees in the ground. When we had the orchard and vineyards, DH was busy tending to it a lot. Not to mention the time it took for me to do the work of putting all the fruits up, making jellies, wines, preserves, drying, etc. The trees have to be fertilized, dug around, pruned, and sprayed, starting in early Spring, before the buds begin to open. In late frosts, all the fruit trees have to be sprayed with water in order to keep the buds from freezing. Also, sprayed with insecticide to keep the worms from getting more of the fruit than we did. Doing all of that plus having a large garden to tend was a lot of work for two people with health issues.

Now, with only one peach and apple tree, one fig, and one pecan and black walnut tree. It's more manageable. The remaining muscadine vine almost didn't make it through the drought this year, so we'll see how it produces next year.

 

[ivantherussian03]

I am kinda of tired of winter already. The temperatures are mild and that only causes more problems. It is better to be cold, get the river ice froze up solid and safe. Freeze up is slow and very late....it won't be safe till January. It will probably kill the young people taking them by surprise. I can see myself trapping the hills for the best part of season.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Tomorrow will be another "big haul" day for me to add to my pantry. Also, I buy food (nonperishable) and other items to make a huge box for Christmas for my mom. It really helps her out throughout the year. I will be buying for that tomorrow as well. I've also been ask to host this year's Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, so there will have to be extra bought for those. I feel "broke" already. Not to mention where I'm going to store all the extras!

The Sam's Club sales are still going on here, thank God!

 

[nomifyle]

Today is "get the bedroom ready for cutting a hole in the back wall" day. I have a big pile of clean laundry to fold a put away, really needed to do this anyway. Then tomorrow to Lowes to buy the new washer. Thank God DH figured out this way for the new washer, clearing out all the other areas would have been a nightmare and it would be no time soon that I'd get it done. DH has already started buying the lumber for the closed expansion, maybe I'll finally be able to get all my clothes in one place and actually see what I have. Now I can use the closet in my office for coats and unload so many things off the coat rack. So many blessings.

Judy

 

[Marseydoats]

Got some nice new off road tires for the truck.
Walmart actually had store brand ginger ale (which my husband prefers) for the first time in months. And they had 6 packs of Great Value paper towels, which they haven't had since way back in the summer. They were out of Spam again. I couldn't find any baby powder, and they were out of a few other things I wanted. I got so aggravated with people blocking the entire aisle for no reason that I just gave up and checked out. And wound up not getting some things I should have because I couldn't get down the aisles. I hate shopping...

 

[Digger]

Our Kroger has Land of Lakes butter for $2.50 a pound. I bought some for the freezer and may stop in and get more today. We only use real butter.

I have been able to stop taking another prescription medication. I was on prescription potassium. If my levels are normal when I go back in, I can stay off them. I don't have any low symptoms. I have been working on my gut health for over 4 years. The probiotics I take have an antifungal to help kill the overgrowth of yeast in the gut. Yeast coating the lining of the gut interferes with absorption of nutrients from the foods we eat. I think my body is finally able to absorb what it needs from the food I eat. With my insurance I paid $20 a month for potassium. My supplements aren't cheap, but I never got these results on cheap supplements.

 

[nomifyle]

We are headed off to Lowes today to get the new washer and DH has decided to get a gas powered log splitter, his electric splittler just will not split even medium size wood. Although he's had it for about three years and its done fine, but he started cutting larger trees. I'll definitely save money on the electric bill so it will pay for itself over time. This past month the bill was cut in half for not using the ac/furnace. We only turn to furnace on for a little while to warm the house when DH first gets up. We have a basic generic wood stove that now costs about $300, we bought ours about 5 years ago and we paid $200. At first the burning wood bothered me but It doesn't anymore, another blessing.

Judy