Good morning everyone!
There's not much going on around here today, that is if you don't count self-learning HTML. The kids are off at school and Hubs doesn't leave for work until the early evening.
My MIL is coming to stay for a few days from this Saturday. I'm rearranging the menu a little to accomodate her visit. The kids have requested homemade pizza on Sunday night so that they can take the leftovers to eat cold for lunch on Monday :) I didn't get around to making Cottage Rolls last night so they'll fit in there somewhere as well, though perhaps for a lunch rather than a dinner. That leaves three dinner meals to plan. Half of this interim menu will flow on for next Monday's Menu Plan Monday post, but I'd like to shop for anything else I don't have tomorrow so we're not rushing out on Saturday or while MIL is here.
I found some bargains at my local supermarket this week, of all places (for those living in the States, the whole 'market combined with department store' thing a la Walmart never really took off here. Our local Woolworths supermarket is 98% food with a small section for household items and stationery. Like three-fourteenths of an aisle or something). I picked up two 4pk paper punch sets and one 2pk longer paper punch set (ie, border) for $2 ea, and two card making kits for $6 ea, each with 144 sheets of scrapbooking paper (various sizes, but at least 50 12x12's) and a few other doodads like ribbons and buttons. They were half price. I've not yet delved very far into scrapbooking but at that price the kids can make cards for Nana using the paper punches or just muck around with them if it ends up being one of those projects I get right into and then stop, LOL. So far this month I've got a skirt making project on the go (bought patterns and enough material to sew a small tent, sigh), and I've thought about beginning simple redwork (bought an embroidery hoop, calico to practice on, needles and several skeins of thread...oh and bookmarked about twenty redwork websites for designs :P )
I'm nothing if not determined, LOL.
If we had a lunch gong it would be going off right about now, so that's it from me today (okay, for a few hours at least). I'm slowly working my way through fixing up all the old links so stay patient.
Cheers,
Lizzie
There's not much going on around here today, that is if you don't count self-learning HTML. The kids are off at school and Hubs doesn't leave for work until the early evening.
My MIL is coming to stay for a few days from this Saturday. I'm rearranging the menu a little to accomodate her visit. The kids have requested homemade pizza on Sunday night so that they can take the leftovers to eat cold for lunch on Monday :) I didn't get around to making Cottage Rolls last night so they'll fit in there somewhere as well, though perhaps for a lunch rather than a dinner. That leaves three dinner meals to plan. Half of this interim menu will flow on for next Monday's Menu Plan Monday post, but I'd like to shop for anything else I don't have tomorrow so we're not rushing out on Saturday or while MIL is here.
I found some bargains at my local supermarket this week, of all places (for those living in the States, the whole 'market combined with department store' thing a la Walmart never really took off here. Our local Woolworths supermarket is 98% food with a small section for household items and stationery. Like three-fourteenths of an aisle or something). I picked up two 4pk paper punch sets and one 2pk longer paper punch set (ie, border) for $2 ea, and two card making kits for $6 ea, each with 144 sheets of scrapbooking paper (various sizes, but at least 50 12x12's) and a few other doodads like ribbons and buttons. They were half price. I've not yet delved very far into scrapbooking but at that price the kids can make cards for Nana using the paper punches or just muck around with them if it ends up being one of those projects I get right into and then stop, LOL. So far this month I've got a skirt making project on the go (bought patterns and enough material to sew a small tent, sigh), and I've thought about beginning simple redwork (bought an embroidery hoop, calico to practice on, needles and several skeins of thread...oh and bookmarked about twenty redwork websites for designs :P )
I'm nothing if not determined, LOL.
If we had a lunch gong it would be going off right about now, so that's it from me today (okay, for a few hours at least). I'm slowly working my way through fixing up all the old links so stay patient.
Cheers,
Lizzie
2 comments:
What bargains for the craft stuff! I'm always looking out for bargains like that..I put them away for gifts, or stocking stuffers. Actually I should go through my gift closet and see whats there and what else I need to buy!
I started picking up presents earlier in the year. I'm determined to be finished by the end of October, LOL. I'm buying the larger stuff too, not just the stocking stuffers - there have been some pretty good toy sales this time of the year :)
Cheers,
Lizzie
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