2/20/2014
I have reached a "certain age", which means among other things, that the old eyeballs just aren't what they used to be. Thanks to a growing cataract in one eye, reading, which has been a lifetime passion of mine, is getting more and more difficult. The local library only carries so many large type books and even with the large type, I still have to use my reading glasses! Oh and wait it gets better - I also have to have a super bright bulb like a halogen, aimed at the page I am reading.
Books with what most people would consider normal size print, is now almost out of the question. Smaller print strains my eyes and makes me tired.
I can find large type books on the internet and the books themselves aren't very expensive, but you get to shell out at least $3.99 for shipping.
But I've come up with a solution to my problem - books on dvd's. Through the Library of Congress for the Blind and Handicapped I can receive a digital player as well as dvd's, for free. Shipping doesn't cost me anything. Years ago, Scott used a player from the Library but in those days it was cassette tapes and the player was bulky. The equipment is much more streamlined now.
I am getting to the point where I am willing to give up on reading "real" books, unless they are in large type, in favor of the Library's books recordings. One of my joys is actually holding the book. Sometimes if you are reading an older book, there is a certain smell (from age) that for reason or another pleases me. Sure I use the Kindle but it's just not the same. I know the dvd's won't either, but at least I don't have to buy them. "Read" them and return them in the mail.
If I could find more large type books from the local library, I probably wouldn't bother getting books in the mail. Trouble is the selection is very limited and sometimes there is a long queue for these books.
Apparently you can get recorded magazines. For instance People is one magazine that is recorded. I'm just not sure how that would work with no pictures. Consumer Reports would be better suited to audio, because if they're talking about a toaster, you can at least visualize a toaster.
Anyway I am crying "uncle" on my reading and will now do just about anything that allows me to continue reading. One piece of equipment that I need is a good (really bright) reading lamp, with an arm that can be moved up or down. I'm pretty sure that if we go to Lowe's or Home Depot we will be seriously disappointed in the selection. I don't need a pretty light, I need a useful light. There is a local lamp shop and Jeff is going to take me there so that we can see first hand what the lights are capable of. Wish me luck.
P
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Sam and Maggie
2/16/2014
It's likely while you are reading this, that your dog(s) and/or cat(s), are somewhere in the house lounging around on the sofa or your bed, which is a particularly favorite place to sleep!
We have two dogs: Maggie (the lab) and old Sam (the Westie) who we love and care for. The love between a dog and his person is very strong and dogs are also fiercely loyal. Over the years, we have owned 3 yellow labs, Daisy, Susie and now Maggie. Labs are great dogs, and not prone to barking (thank goodness). When Maggie jumps on the sofa in the evening, it's a bit more difficult to get her to fit between Jeff and I, but somehow we always manage. Maggie is 9 and because she's a big dog, her longevity isn't expected to be as long as smaller breeds.
We have also owned several Westies: Devon (super great dog), Abby and now Sam.
We adopted Sam from Westie Rescue when he was 7. We believe, but can't prove, that Sam spent a lot of time in a crate and not socialized a great deal. When Sam arrived, he was full of piss and vinegar. He had a nasty attitude and we went spent several months working with him so that he would learn it was not okay to bite the hands that feed you - literally. He snarled a great deal and was a very unloving dog and it was all we could do to not send him back to Westie Rescue, because he was difficult.
That was then and with gentle handling and lots of love, Sam, who is now 14, is a great little guy. He can't jump on the bed anymore, so when you pick him up, he still has to give us some attitude while we put him on the bed. Sam has cataracts and has trouble seeing, so there are nightlights in the hallways.. I also have a cataract and have sympathy for him, because I can no longer just read anywhere. Nope, now there has to a bright light directly aimed at the book.
We both know that our lives would be simpler if we had no pets, particularly when you want to travel. Boarding is based on pounds ($$$) and Maggie is a big girl! At most, the dogs might be boarded once a year - we don't do much traveling.
Because we didn't have Sam as a puppy who we could train, he gets a bit yappy when he's in the yard. If we're home, a slight rap on the window and he bounds back into the house as fast as he can. Statistics say that Westies live somewhere between 12 and 16 years. Since Sam is 14, he's somewhere in the middle of the statistics. We're keeping our fingers crossed that Sam will be with us for more, not fewer, years.
I have to tell you that life is good, very good indeed, when I'm sitting on the sofa and he's beside me snoring lightly. I get so much peace from just having him there and petting him. Life doesn't get better than that.
We love our dogs very much, even when we're picking up dog hair! Both dogs love us and the bond between the four of us is a beautiful thing.
P
It's likely while you are reading this, that your dog(s) and/or cat(s), are somewhere in the house lounging around on the sofa or your bed, which is a particularly favorite place to sleep!
We have two dogs: Maggie (the lab) and old Sam (the Westie) who we love and care for. The love between a dog and his person is very strong and dogs are also fiercely loyal. Over the years, we have owned 3 yellow labs, Daisy, Susie and now Maggie. Labs are great dogs, and not prone to barking (thank goodness). When Maggie jumps on the sofa in the evening, it's a bit more difficult to get her to fit between Jeff and I, but somehow we always manage. Maggie is 9 and because she's a big dog, her longevity isn't expected to be as long as smaller breeds.
We have also owned several Westies: Devon (super great dog), Abby and now Sam.
We adopted Sam from Westie Rescue when he was 7. We believe, but can't prove, that Sam spent a lot of time in a crate and not socialized a great deal. When Sam arrived, he was full of piss and vinegar. He had a nasty attitude and we went spent several months working with him so that he would learn it was not okay to bite the hands that feed you - literally. He snarled a great deal and was a very unloving dog and it was all we could do to not send him back to Westie Rescue, because he was difficult.
That was then and with gentle handling and lots of love, Sam, who is now 14, is a great little guy. He can't jump on the bed anymore, so when you pick him up, he still has to give us some attitude while we put him on the bed. Sam has cataracts and has trouble seeing, so there are nightlights in the hallways.. I also have a cataract and have sympathy for him, because I can no longer just read anywhere. Nope, now there has to a bright light directly aimed at the book.
We both know that our lives would be simpler if we had no pets, particularly when you want to travel. Boarding is based on pounds ($$$) and Maggie is a big girl! At most, the dogs might be boarded once a year - we don't do much traveling.
Because we didn't have Sam as a puppy who we could train, he gets a bit yappy when he's in the yard. If we're home, a slight rap on the window and he bounds back into the house as fast as he can. Statistics say that Westies live somewhere between 12 and 16 years. Since Sam is 14, he's somewhere in the middle of the statistics. We're keeping our fingers crossed that Sam will be with us for more, not fewer, years.
I have to tell you that life is good, very good indeed, when I'm sitting on the sofa and he's beside me snoring lightly. I get so much peace from just having him there and petting him. Life doesn't get better than that.
We love our dogs very much, even when we're picking up dog hair! Both dogs love us and the bond between the four of us is a beautiful thing.
P
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Post Valentine's Day
2/15/2014
Okay, Cupid has put away his arrow for another year. Roses have been delivered, chocolates consumed, and fancy dinners (requiring reservations!) have been eaten. Cards are given, some sappy (my favorite) and the gushy kind. You can go into a store and read the sentiments from cards to your significant other for free! I know this isn't likely to be considered romantic for most of you, but it saves a lot of money since I don't tend to save a lot of cards. I did save all the cards I received in 2013 from family and friends during my very difficult time. Thank you to every onel who remembered me with your positive thoughts of recovery.
So let me tell you what my sweetie did for me yesterday. AND, this is way cooler than flowers that wilt and die, chocolates that make the scale creep up and not down. And we didn't eat dinner out, Jeff had made a wonderful chicken vegetable soup on Thursday - we warmed it up on Friday and sat on the sofa while watching our favorite shows. Not really romantic like you read about in novels, but works for us.
Jeff shoveled the driveway clean, went into the backyard and shoveled a path from the slider to the doggy door. Maggie just plows through deep snow, but old Sam has little legs, and he finds it much harder to get around. Plus since he has white fur, it's easy to lose him!
Jeff found a brighter reading lamp to help make it easier for me to read, and I really appreciated that. It's getting harder to read unless it's large type books, which are sometimes hard to find at the library. I have asked my ophthalmologist to sign a form that I can send to the Library of Congress for the Blind to start receiving books on disks. When Scott used talking books, they only had cassette tapes and the machine was big. I'm supposing that this many years later, the machines are more compact, at least I hope so. It appears that I can get a lot of magazines from the Library also, but I'm having trouble figuring out how much satisfaction I would get from a recording of People magazine, for instance. Consumer reports would lend itself to a talking format. I don't need pictures to see what the latest toaster looks like! So I'm a bit iffy about magazines, but if the doctor agrees that talking books would make my life easier, then I will at least try out a magazine.
After 26 years of cooking, our cook top arced on Friday, which required turning off the power to the cook top. Jeff went to the local store that sells replacement parts for appliances. They didn't have the part (ya think?), but they gave him a lead on someone in California, who did happen to have the part and it's being shipped out this week. In the meantime, Jeff worked some "Macgyver" magic to make it possible to continue cooking. What a guy!
He also listened to me yesterday when I was clearly having an off day. I can't explain what comes over me, but when it does - it just does. So when I get this way, he's patient and let's me get off my chest what's bothering me. I know that I'm a very lucky woman to have a husband who still loves me (even after everything I have done) and puts up with my mood swings. Thank you Jeff from the bottom of my heart..
It's gently snowing here at the house but it's not going to be the big snow storm we had earlier in the week. I hope it's snowing where you are.
P
Okay, Cupid has put away his arrow for another year. Roses have been delivered, chocolates consumed, and fancy dinners (requiring reservations!) have been eaten. Cards are given, some sappy (my favorite) and the gushy kind. You can go into a store and read the sentiments from cards to your significant other for free! I know this isn't likely to be considered romantic for most of you, but it saves a lot of money since I don't tend to save a lot of cards. I did save all the cards I received in 2013 from family and friends during my very difficult time. Thank you to every onel who remembered me with your positive thoughts of recovery.
So let me tell you what my sweetie did for me yesterday. AND, this is way cooler than flowers that wilt and die, chocolates that make the scale creep up and not down. And we didn't eat dinner out, Jeff had made a wonderful chicken vegetable soup on Thursday - we warmed it up on Friday and sat on the sofa while watching our favorite shows. Not really romantic like you read about in novels, but works for us.
Jeff shoveled the driveway clean, went into the backyard and shoveled a path from the slider to the doggy door. Maggie just plows through deep snow, but old Sam has little legs, and he finds it much harder to get around. Plus since he has white fur, it's easy to lose him!
Jeff found a brighter reading lamp to help make it easier for me to read, and I really appreciated that. It's getting harder to read unless it's large type books, which are sometimes hard to find at the library. I have asked my ophthalmologist to sign a form that I can send to the Library of Congress for the Blind to start receiving books on disks. When Scott used talking books, they only had cassette tapes and the machine was big. I'm supposing that this many years later, the machines are more compact, at least I hope so. It appears that I can get a lot of magazines from the Library also, but I'm having trouble figuring out how much satisfaction I would get from a recording of People magazine, for instance. Consumer reports would lend itself to a talking format. I don't need pictures to see what the latest toaster looks like! So I'm a bit iffy about magazines, but if the doctor agrees that talking books would make my life easier, then I will at least try out a magazine.
After 26 years of cooking, our cook top arced on Friday, which required turning off the power to the cook top. Jeff went to the local store that sells replacement parts for appliances. They didn't have the part (ya think?), but they gave him a lead on someone in California, who did happen to have the part and it's being shipped out this week. In the meantime, Jeff worked some "Macgyver" magic to make it possible to continue cooking. What a guy!
He also listened to me yesterday when I was clearly having an off day. I can't explain what comes over me, but when it does - it just does. So when I get this way, he's patient and let's me get off my chest what's bothering me. I know that I'm a very lucky woman to have a husband who still loves me (even after everything I have done) and puts up with my mood swings. Thank you Jeff from the bottom of my heart..
It's gently snowing here at the house but it's not going to be the big snow storm we had earlier in the week. I hope it's snowing where you are.
P
Thursday, February 13, 2014
It's Gonna Snow, It's Gonna Snow ...... It's snowing!
2/13/2014
After a week of "the sky is falling", it finally fell. The snow started around 9:00 last night and when we woke up this morning it was definitely a beautiful, quiet world of white. With freshly fallen snow you can tell if the "varmints" (squirrels) have come through the yard.
Yesterday, we would check in with the weather channel from time to time. But the near constant blabbering about how awful this storm is, etc., it was refreshing to watch The Price is Right! Every time I "forced" myself to go to the weather channel, we were going to get snow, probably ice and/or sleet. Okay the snow arrived last night and Jeff has been out twice to start the big job of shoveling the driveway. If you get the driveway down to blacktop and there is any sun at all, melting begins - and that's a good thing.
Today, we're going to make chicken vegetable soup, enough to last us for at least two days. When we make soup, we make a LOT of soup. And when Jeff comes in from the cold after shoveling, a cup of soup or even the broth warms him up quickly.
I think this is the biggest snowstorm we have had since we installed "Jenny" (our whole house generator) and it's possible that this could be Jenny's day, especially if the overhead wires, on some major streets, get covered in ice. Since installing Jenny, we lost power once for a few hours and she performed exactly as she was supposed to. And I know she won't disappoint us today if the power goes out. Of course, with the world blanketed in snow and very quiet, Jenny will sound louder than she normal does during our test each week on Saturday.
The dogs had to "plow" their way out of the doggy door. Maggie (the lab) obviously was the trail blazer and Sam (small terrier) was just trying to not get lost in the snow. With Sam's white coat and this much snow, it's sometimes a bit hard to find him!
Jeff took both dogs out front while he was shoveling. The dogs were in heaven, bounding (more or less depending on the length of their legs) through the snow. Sam, was trying to sniff out something he could chase, but I haven't seen any little footprints around the house so far this morning.
I noticed when the dogs came back from their little frolic, Sam moved very close to the fireplace to warm up his old and arthritic body. When I turn on the fireplace, either Jeff or I, will joke about bringing in the firewood and kindling to get a real fire started! While a gas fireplace doesn't have quite the same ambience of a real fire. But it's really convenient just to press a button and not have to wait for the fire to get started and having to keep adding wood throughout the day. As an added bonus, there are no little embers that would occasionally jump out of the fireplace. Maybe we're getting old (ya think?) but this button pushing business is delightful. I can start a fire all by myself!
I hope you all a good day, whether you're playing the snow or basking in the sun.
P
After a week of "the sky is falling", it finally fell. The snow started around 9:00 last night and when we woke up this morning it was definitely a beautiful, quiet world of white. With freshly fallen snow you can tell if the "varmints" (squirrels) have come through the yard.
Yesterday, we would check in with the weather channel from time to time. But the near constant blabbering about how awful this storm is, etc., it was refreshing to watch The Price is Right! Every time I "forced" myself to go to the weather channel, we were going to get snow, probably ice and/or sleet. Okay the snow arrived last night and Jeff has been out twice to start the big job of shoveling the driveway. If you get the driveway down to blacktop and there is any sun at all, melting begins - and that's a good thing.
Today, we're going to make chicken vegetable soup, enough to last us for at least two days. When we make soup, we make a LOT of soup. And when Jeff comes in from the cold after shoveling, a cup of soup or even the broth warms him up quickly.
I think this is the biggest snowstorm we have had since we installed "Jenny" (our whole house generator) and it's possible that this could be Jenny's day, especially if the overhead wires, on some major streets, get covered in ice. Since installing Jenny, we lost power once for a few hours and she performed exactly as she was supposed to. And I know she won't disappoint us today if the power goes out. Of course, with the world blanketed in snow and very quiet, Jenny will sound louder than she normal does during our test each week on Saturday.
The dogs had to "plow" their way out of the doggy door. Maggie (the lab) obviously was the trail blazer and Sam (small terrier) was just trying to not get lost in the snow. With Sam's white coat and this much snow, it's sometimes a bit hard to find him!
Jeff took both dogs out front while he was shoveling. The dogs were in heaven, bounding (more or less depending on the length of their legs) through the snow. Sam, was trying to sniff out something he could chase, but I haven't seen any little footprints around the house so far this morning.
I noticed when the dogs came back from their little frolic, Sam moved very close to the fireplace to warm up his old and arthritic body. When I turn on the fireplace, either Jeff or I, will joke about bringing in the firewood and kindling to get a real fire started! While a gas fireplace doesn't have quite the same ambience of a real fire. But it's really convenient just to press a button and not have to wait for the fire to get started and having to keep adding wood throughout the day. As an added bonus, there are no little embers that would occasionally jump out of the fireplace. Maybe we're getting old (ya think?) but this button pushing business is delightful. I can start a fire all by myself!
I hope you all a good day, whether you're playing the snow or basking in the sun.
P
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Snow/No Snow?
2/12/14
That is the million dollar question here in the D.C. area. It is also the question that is asked every time a weatherman puts a prediction of an upcoming storm. Will it be inches, a dusting or foots? Getting is just right is a crap shoot, and sometimes they actually get it right.
So, because we were out of one of the major staples needed for a storm, at least in our house, is milk we journeyed to Costco to buy some and a few other needed or wanted items. From there we went to WalMart, which was really busy. Go figure. Now Jeff and I keep, at all times, a really full pantry, our large chest freezer is packed. We have all the ingredients to make chicken soup tomorrow which will feed us for at least two days and so warming. Also a near necessity for me is WalMart's chicken and turkey pot pies - at 82 cents - how can you go wrong? These pies aren't as good as Marie Callendar's, but they are tasty enough and the price difference is huge. And whether you buy a more expensive pot pie or the cheapy (sp), at the end of the meal, all you have left is an empty plate. For me, I would rather have ice cream or a stash of cookies. These are life necessities in my book, but them I'm a sugar freak! Jeff's into salt and fat, so we make the perfect couple.
Since we installed a whole house generator that runs off our house line, we would like to hear it's steady hum that we currently only here on Saturday during the weekly test to make sure it's okay. Basically, if we lose power, once the generator starts up, we can run everything and I mean everything (furnace, air conditioning, oven, stove, washer, etc. indefinitely. I think some people scoff at us for installing it, but just wait until we lose power, then we will have a silent smug attack. So far, the prediction looks like we may have a major snowstorm, but only time will tell. If we do, no worries here. And since we installed a gas fireplace a year ago, we don't even have to haul in firewood and dump ashes. We are definitely getting lazier as we get older. And, there are no boys around anymore to help bring in the wood. Having sons does have its benefits!
It was late when we got back from WalMart and my hip was very sore, so Jeff just put away the cold stuff and today, I'll put away the rest of the food.
Stay warm.
P
That is the million dollar question here in the D.C. area. It is also the question that is asked every time a weatherman puts a prediction of an upcoming storm. Will it be inches, a dusting or foots? Getting is just right is a crap shoot, and sometimes they actually get it right.
So, because we were out of one of the major staples needed for a storm, at least in our house, is milk we journeyed to Costco to buy some and a few other needed or wanted items. From there we went to WalMart, which was really busy. Go figure. Now Jeff and I keep, at all times, a really full pantry, our large chest freezer is packed. We have all the ingredients to make chicken soup tomorrow which will feed us for at least two days and so warming. Also a near necessity for me is WalMart's chicken and turkey pot pies - at 82 cents - how can you go wrong? These pies aren't as good as Marie Callendar's, but they are tasty enough and the price difference is huge. And whether you buy a more expensive pot pie or the cheapy (sp), at the end of the meal, all you have left is an empty plate. For me, I would rather have ice cream or a stash of cookies. These are life necessities in my book, but them I'm a sugar freak! Jeff's into salt and fat, so we make the perfect couple.
Since we installed a whole house generator that runs off our house line, we would like to hear it's steady hum that we currently only here on Saturday during the weekly test to make sure it's okay. Basically, if we lose power, once the generator starts up, we can run everything and I mean everything (furnace, air conditioning, oven, stove, washer, etc. indefinitely. I think some people scoff at us for installing it, but just wait until we lose power, then we will have a silent smug attack. So far, the prediction looks like we may have a major snowstorm, but only time will tell. If we do, no worries here. And since we installed a gas fireplace a year ago, we don't even have to haul in firewood and dump ashes. We are definitely getting lazier as we get older. And, there are no boys around anymore to help bring in the wood. Having sons does have its benefits!
It was late when we got back from WalMart and my hip was very sore, so Jeff just put away the cold stuff and today, I'll put away the rest of the food.
Stay warm.
P
Monday, February 10, 2014
Lion Food
2/10/2014
A zoo in Denmark killed a two year old male giraffe and fed the remains to lions, as visitors, some of whom were children, watched. How could they have allowed children to watch as the giraffe was cut up to be fed to the lions? What's wrong with this picture, except just about everything? If they didn't want to be publicly "fed" to the news media and people in general, surely they could have done the deed after the zoo was closed. It wouldn't have made what they did right, but at least it's likely that nobody would miss the young giraffe The zoo had received offers from other zoos and a private individual to save the animal. The genes of the giraffe, named Marius, were too similar to other giraffes in a breeding program run by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). A young bull could theoretically be sent to an all-female group as stud, but experts prefer a larger, more mature male for that, and Marius didn't fit that bill. Apparently poor Marius didn't measure up to Denmark's stud standards.
A final option would be to send a giraffe to a zoo that doesn't participate in the EAZA-led breeding program. The Denmark Zoo received two offers from zoos for Maricus and an offer of $680,000 from an individual. Now why an individual would want a giraffe is up for speculation. Thinking positively perhaps this individual just loves giraffes and wants one for his "backyard". Or, thinking worst case scenario, intended to use the animal for hunting purposes by hunters. If the latter were true, then paying $680,000 merely for the sport of hunting, seems like a very expensive purchase for a one-time experience, not to mention the waste of a healthy animal. But, I've never understood hunting. If you're going to eat what you kill, I get that. What I don't understand is the sport of hunting animals just for an adrenalin rush.
If this zoo had too many giraffes, wouldn't it have been easier to just neuter or spay the animals? Seems to make good sense to me. In Maryland, they neuter the deer to keep the deer population from getting out of control.
Apparently the only thing "wrong" with Marius was that his genes were too similar to other giraffes in the breeding program, and that wasn't something he could control.
P.
A zoo in Denmark killed a two year old male giraffe and fed the remains to lions, as visitors, some of whom were children, watched. How could they have allowed children to watch as the giraffe was cut up to be fed to the lions? What's wrong with this picture, except just about everything? If they didn't want to be publicly "fed" to the news media and people in general, surely they could have done the deed after the zoo was closed. It wouldn't have made what they did right, but at least it's likely that nobody would miss the young giraffe The zoo had received offers from other zoos and a private individual to save the animal. The genes of the giraffe, named Marius, were too similar to other giraffes in a breeding program run by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). A young bull could theoretically be sent to an all-female group as stud, but experts prefer a larger, more mature male for that, and Marius didn't fit that bill. Apparently poor Marius didn't measure up to Denmark's stud standards.
A final option would be to send a giraffe to a zoo that doesn't participate in the EAZA-led breeding program. The Denmark Zoo received two offers from zoos for Maricus and an offer of $680,000 from an individual. Now why an individual would want a giraffe is up for speculation. Thinking positively perhaps this individual just loves giraffes and wants one for his "backyard". Or, thinking worst case scenario, intended to use the animal for hunting purposes by hunters. If the latter were true, then paying $680,000 merely for the sport of hunting, seems like a very expensive purchase for a one-time experience, not to mention the waste of a healthy animal. But, I've never understood hunting. If you're going to eat what you kill, I get that. What I don't understand is the sport of hunting animals just for an adrenalin rush.
If this zoo had too many giraffes, wouldn't it have been easier to just neuter or spay the animals? Seems to make good sense to me. In Maryland, they neuter the deer to keep the deer population from getting out of control.
Apparently the only thing "wrong" with Marius was that his genes were too similar to other giraffes in the breeding program, and that wasn't something he could control.
P.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Generic Products
2/9/2014
Save a penny, save a pound is a favorite saving. I'm all for saving money and will buy generic products to save that penny, with a few exceptions. Here are some of the things I will buy to save pennies and sometimes dollars:
Happy shopping.
P
Save a penny, save a pound is a favorite saving. I'm all for saving money and will buy generic products to save that penny, with a few exceptions. Here are some of the things I will buy to save pennies and sometimes dollars:
- Generic soap for the dishwasher and washer
- Toilet paper, paper towels and Kleenex
- The crackers shaped and taste like Triscuits
- Saltines
- Most cereals
- Honey
- Jam/Jelly
- Soup
- Dietsoda
- Dog Food and biscuits
- Shampoo
- Aluminum foil
- Buttermilk (ick) and regular milk
- Trash bags for use in the house
- Most cleaners for the house
- Ice cream
- Cookies (unlike my Peppermint Patties, I'm not overly fussy about cookies)
- Canned fruits
- Frozen veggies
- Ice Cream
- Some frozen dinners/meals - like pot pies (which I love)
- Pain relieving medicine
- Jello
- Peppermint Patties. The generic ones are frankly no good. I love candy so if I'm going to indulge, I want the real thing
- Mayonnaise. I never use this unless it's in a salad, but Jeff loves Mayonnaise and we don't buy anything but the real thing
- Neutrogena soap
- Pizza. As far as I'm concerned there is only one pizza to buy - Tombstone
- Sliced cheese
- Hot dogs
- Toothpaste - always Crest - no substitutes
Happy shopping.
P
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