I just got back from Shop Rite and just have to share my trip!
Annie's Mac & Cheese: FREE
Edge Shaving Gel: $.99
Toy Story Bandaids: $.99
Stubb's BBQ sauce: $.99
Kozy Shack flan: $.99
Honey Nut Cheerios: $.79
Including the coffee and shrimp and veggies that we needed for dinner, I spent $37, but saved $18. If I just bought the items on sale, that would have been a total of $4.75. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Edge usually go for $4??
Hooray for coupons!!
8/15/11
Smelly
I figured after a long weekend of no use, our microwave would de-stink. I was very wrong.
On Thursday, Hubby was helping me with the household chores while I went to the gym. I asked him to please clean the kitchen and do the laundry, because nothing is more stressful than coming back from a weekend away to a dirty house. He decided he wanted to take it one step further and sanitize the kitchen sponge. Apparently, he heard that you can pop it in the microwave for a bit, which is true. One minute would usually suffice.
He put it in there for five minutes.
Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The smell of burning sponge was atrocious when I walked in the door. I thought the house was on fire. Before we left, I opened the door of the microwave to air it out, but it still stinks. We may have to buy a new one...
Any tips on how to get the smell out? I put a small plate with baking soda on it and put it in there. I'm hoping that works, but open to any suggestions!
On Thursday, Hubby was helping me with the household chores while I went to the gym. I asked him to please clean the kitchen and do the laundry, because nothing is more stressful than coming back from a weekend away to a dirty house. He decided he wanted to take it one step further and sanitize the kitchen sponge. Apparently, he heard that you can pop it in the microwave for a bit, which is true. One minute would usually suffice.
He put it in there for five minutes.
Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The smell of burning sponge was atrocious when I walked in the door. I thought the house was on fire. Before we left, I opened the door of the microwave to air it out, but it still stinks. We may have to buy a new one...
Any tips on how to get the smell out? I put a small plate with baking soda on it and put it in there. I'm hoping that works, but open to any suggestions!
Four states in two days, that's just how we roll
This weekend, we visited Hubby's friend GB (I'm sure he would kill me if he knew I nicknamed him that for this blog) and his wife, K, and their two little boys G-man and Baby G. The boys were nearly the same ages as our little boys, so it was a very interesting few days!
The boys got along tremendously, although the noise level with four boys under the age of four was out of control. We took them to a huge playground for a picnic, went swimming at a lake, and brought them to the county fair. I didn't realize this, but their town is on the border of two other states, so we were in three states just in that one day!
I hadn't seen GB in several years, and never even met his wife and kids, so it was great to finally put some faces to names! I'm sure they felt the same, since they'd never met our boys, either.
Hubby and I stopped at an antique store and purchased two 1920s art deco chairs... and somehow managed to bring them back to CT with our Jetta. We put one on the passenger seat, until it kept hitting the "recline" button, smushing poor LB's legs! We stopped at a Home Depot and my amazing hubby purchased plastic, a moving blanket, and rope to tie it to the roof rack. MUCH better.
I love being able to see people, finally. It was very difficult to feel connected, having only email and phone calls and facebook on the west coast. There's nothing like personal interaction to feel like you belong in your own social life!
The boys got along tremendously, although the noise level with four boys under the age of four was out of control. We took them to a huge playground for a picnic, went swimming at a lake, and brought them to the county fair. I didn't realize this, but their town is on the border of two other states, so we were in three states just in that one day!
I hadn't seen GB in several years, and never even met his wife and kids, so it was great to finally put some faces to names! I'm sure they felt the same, since they'd never met our boys, either.
Hubby and I stopped at an antique store and purchased two 1920s art deco chairs... and somehow managed to bring them back to CT with our Jetta. We put one on the passenger seat, until it kept hitting the "recline" button, smushing poor LB's legs! We stopped at a Home Depot and my amazing hubby purchased plastic, a moving blanket, and rope to tie it to the roof rack. MUCH better.
I love being able to see people, finally. It was very difficult to feel connected, having only email and phone calls and facebook on the west coast. There's nothing like personal interaction to feel like you belong in your own social life!
8/10/11
Boiling
Shit, meet fan. Fan, meet shit. This volcano of crap is about to explode, and things are about to get really friggin messy...
8/8/11
A weekend of bruises, boozes, and dudesez
This weekend was fantastic (no sarcasm, really). Hubby and I accidentally double-booked our plans, so we went camping with my brother and sister (who will now be referred to as Crazy Guy and Spider Monkey, respectively, for various reasons), then headed up to Hubby's family's lake house for his cousin's 16th birthday party.
The camping was AWESOME. After arriving at the site, we went mountain biking. I've done some mountain biking on the west coast... with an emphasis on "coast", meaning totally flat. This stuff was rocky and very steep and full of stupid trees which loved to jump out and get right in my way. I ended up having a small asthma attack, bending my derailer (I don't even know what that is... my brother and a friend fixed it for me), and hitting about a bajillion trees and rocks, hence falling on my ass. And my back. And going over the handlebars, which resulted in a very not-friendly impact. But you know what? I had a pretty kick-ass time (uh, literally- it was really fun but kicked my ass)!
We went swimming to wash off the sweat, then had a big campfire at one of the sites, which included some guitar singalong stuff. It's pretty amazing how a few beers will trigger my memory of mid- to late-90s alternative rock lyrics. It rained that night, but I think it helped Hubby and I sleep a little better. I woke up once when I heard something rather large rummage through the woods near the site, but fortunately nothing came close to us.
The next day, we packed up and went back to my MIL's house to get ready for the next part of our weekend, the party. We took the kiddos off my MIL's hands, and headed on over. Hubby's uncle took us on a crazy boat ride, where I'm pretty sure he was trying his best to fling everyone out of the boat, then took several people tubing. I stayed ashore for most of it, mainly because I just wanted to sit on my ass and not move my bruised body at all. The boys played in the sand, and LB had plenty of time-outs, and when it was time to go, we put the boys in pjs and drove back home.
Next weekend, we are visiting friends, and hopefully the weekend after that, we'll be up in NH again. It's looking like we are going to be traveling just about every weekend, which is something I didn't want to do, but considering Hubby has a limited amount of down time, we're taking full advantage of being able to see people.
**Special thanks to Pyro and Spider Monkey for helping me along the trails, and Crazy Guy and Mr. Triathlon for fixing my bike!
The camping was AWESOME. After arriving at the site, we went mountain biking. I've done some mountain biking on the west coast... with an emphasis on "coast", meaning totally flat. This stuff was rocky and very steep and full of stupid trees which loved to jump out and get right in my way. I ended up having a small asthma attack, bending my derailer (I don't even know what that is... my brother and a friend fixed it for me), and hitting about a bajillion trees and rocks, hence falling on my ass. And my back. And going over the handlebars, which resulted in a very not-friendly impact. But you know what? I had a pretty kick-ass time (uh, literally- it was really fun but kicked my ass)!
We went swimming to wash off the sweat, then had a big campfire at one of the sites, which included some guitar singalong stuff. It's pretty amazing how a few beers will trigger my memory of mid- to late-90s alternative rock lyrics. It rained that night, but I think it helped Hubby and I sleep a little better. I woke up once when I heard something rather large rummage through the woods near the site, but fortunately nothing came close to us.
The next day, we packed up and went back to my MIL's house to get ready for the next part of our weekend, the party. We took the kiddos off my MIL's hands, and headed on over. Hubby's uncle took us on a crazy boat ride, where I'm pretty sure he was trying his best to fling everyone out of the boat, then took several people tubing. I stayed ashore for most of it, mainly because I just wanted to sit on my ass and not move my bruised body at all. The boys played in the sand, and LB had plenty of time-outs, and when it was time to go, we put the boys in pjs and drove back home.
Next weekend, we are visiting friends, and hopefully the weekend after that, we'll be up in NH again. It's looking like we are going to be traveling just about every weekend, which is something I didn't want to do, but considering Hubby has a limited amount of down time, we're taking full advantage of being able to see people.
**Special thanks to Pyro and Spider Monkey for helping me along the trails, and Crazy Guy and Mr. Triathlon for fixing my bike!
8/5/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #52
1. Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and ___________________.
… he'll spend all your money on fishing supplies.
2. It is amazing what you can accomplish if ___________________.
… you have no children around.
3. If you can’t stand the heat ___________________.
… then move and quit yer bitchin'.
4. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to ___________________.
… the coffee that lies in front of me this morning.
5. Well behaved women seldom ___________________. (thanks This American Wif and Every Branch for this last quote!).
… go to jail. (I know, most people expect "... make a splash" or "... get what they want", etc, but I'd prefer to be well behaved so I stay out of jail!)
Head on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up and/or see what she has to say!
… he'll spend all your money on fishing supplies.
2. It is amazing what you can accomplish if ___________________.
… you have no children around.
3. If you can’t stand the heat ___________________.
… then move and quit yer bitchin'.
4. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to ___________________.
… the coffee that lies in front of me this morning.
5. Well behaved women seldom ___________________. (thanks This American Wif and Every Branch for this last quote!).
… go to jail. (I know, most people expect "... make a splash" or "... get what they want", etc, but I'd prefer to be well behaved so I stay out of jail!)
Head on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up and/or see what she has to say!
8/2/11
Good food
Just wanted to let you guys know that I made some really yummy chicken tonight, Pineapple Chicken. It's wicked easy- just brown some sliced chicken breasts in a big skillet with a teensy bit of olive oil, then add a can of crushed pineapple (drained), 2 cups of water, and a packet of onion soup mix. Cover it and let it simmer for 30 minutes. I know, it sounds odd, but it works. Hubby said he liked it, and even the kiddos ate some.
Skinny Cow chocolate bites.... where have you been my whole life?? Bonus- I had a buy one, get one free coupon, so I bought both kinds (there are crispies and caramel in chocolate, and wafer bars in chocolate, yummm), and they are both delish.
I had a big bowl of Farina this morning. I missed it so much on the west coast that I had my mom mail some to me several times when I really craved it. I don't care if it looks gross, I friggin love it... especially with a little butter and sugar and cinnamon, yum.
I have a jar of coconut butter that I want to use, but don't know any recipes in which to use it. I'm thinking of making some shortbread cookies with it, then dipping the ends in white chocolate, then rolling it in crushed macadamia nuts. Don't know if I can use coconut butter in place of dairy butter, but I guess I'll find out!
I've been wanting to bake a lot lately, specifically brownie caramel cheesecake (omg, it sounds so devilishly good), but I don't want to waste food by baking stuff and not eating it... I need a group of people that are willing to eat my creations! Any takers? Seriously, being near a Navy base, I probably just need to set up a table with a sign that reads "free food" and watch the 20 year old sailors chow down.
On that note, I am going to indulge in a free Luigi's Italian Ice (yay, double coupons!). Have a good summer night!
Skinny Cow chocolate bites.... where have you been my whole life?? Bonus- I had a buy one, get one free coupon, so I bought both kinds (there are crispies and caramel in chocolate, and wafer bars in chocolate, yummm), and they are both delish.
I had a big bowl of Farina this morning. I missed it so much on the west coast that I had my mom mail some to me several times when I really craved it. I don't care if it looks gross, I friggin love it... especially with a little butter and sugar and cinnamon, yum.
I have a jar of coconut butter that I want to use, but don't know any recipes in which to use it. I'm thinking of making some shortbread cookies with it, then dipping the ends in white chocolate, then rolling it in crushed macadamia nuts. Don't know if I can use coconut butter in place of dairy butter, but I guess I'll find out!
I've been wanting to bake a lot lately, specifically brownie caramel cheesecake (omg, it sounds so devilishly good), but I don't want to waste food by baking stuff and not eating it... I need a group of people that are willing to eat my creations! Any takers? Seriously, being near a Navy base, I probably just need to set up a table with a sign that reads "free food" and watch the 20 year old sailors chow down.
On that note, I am going to indulge in a free Luigi's Italian Ice (yay, double coupons!). Have a good summer night!
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