ok Rubies I did it

we're working mostly on the garden harvest.
got some broc and tomatoes on my nightly walk around the garden. I finished up dehydrating some basil and carrots. Ended up with just under a pint of dried basil and just under a quart of dried carrots.
We also ordered 15 Rhode Island Red chicks today. I'm hoping some of the group might want a few...we'll see how this goes. The other chickens aren't laying, so they will be eased out of the flock.

Got 2 lined flannel shirts for 50 cents each and 2 winter coats for $2 each at a yard sale. Also got a 48pack of
AAA batteries (store brand) for $13.87 at Sam's Club. Will try them in the flashlights and compare to national brands.

I went out of town today and one of the stores that i usually shop at is going out of bussiness..So I was able to get some great deals..

best thing I got was 2 packages with 4 boxs of water proof matches( they were 1.40 a pack)

I got back to school clothes for the kids

Reading glasses for 60 cents a pair
gardening gloves 60 cents a pair
fluffy socks package of 3 for 1.60
kitchen knives 80 cents each
cheese graters 1.94 each
can opener 3 dollars( good one)
one of those vaccum bags to store blamkets in a nice big one for 3.50

I even got some Easter stuff and bunnylove got some stuff together for her halloween costume

the rest was all regular stuff for the house but at great savings

while I was out of town and my canned breads were cooling, I had to leave the dehydrator on with the tomatoes in it..MY 19 YEAR OLD took care of them and he did an awesome job..woohoo

after typing this I went out back to see if there were anymore tomatoes ready...I picked about 7 redish green ones and we got another huge zuccini for the dehydrator(might also do a batch if canned zuccini bread)

Got a bunch of reading material for the winter. Picked up 28 Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov paperback books for $5 . Woo-hoo !
Plus at my favorite dumpster, we got a garbage bag full of towels and a throw rug. We happened to be on our way to the laundromat at the time, and just threw them in also.

7 mi hike around lake with my pack. 2hr 5 min

Note to self. Take leg cramp meds before bed

daughter and I went and picked just under 3 bushels of apples...also raided the garden for tomatoes and peppers. Hoping to get salsa and apple sauce made up in the next day or two.

I went to second hands stores today

I got a frame for making perogies 2.00
a couple of those lunch containers for bunnylove 50 cents each(to keep foods warm)
couple of decks of cards 50 cents each
some plastic canning jar lids 75 cents'
and a book for bunnylove 50 cents

oh and in the corner of one of the used stores was about 5 canning jars quart size with rings and lids..can you believe this they wanted a dollar each... when duh heck did used jars become so expensive, I can buy new ones for that price...I am so glad that I have about 200-300 canning jars...to bad they are filled

I bought:
100 pounds of popcorn = $16.37 x 2
50 pounds of rice = $13.67

Thank you to War for talking about the prices at Sam's.

6 1/2 gallon canning jars
9 reg qt canning jars
3 wide mouth qt canning jars
11 12oz quilted jelly jars
1 wide mouth pt canning jars all for 15 cents each

Canned 30 pints of pears!

Today i will call about the free canning jars, and I think 19 year old wants to go downtown..

If I find anything exciting I will post later(may have to hit 19 year old up for a loan to shop)..lol...

Wow Prairiemoon! great work! I'm jealous. We spent the day off and on chopping tomatoes, hot pappers, regular pappers and onions to make salsa. I also have a huge bunch of carrots in the dehydrator as well as some tomato slices.

This is not a prep..prep but are much needed...I got the canning jars from the lady..

8 wide mouths

12 pint

24 quarts

rings on all of them and spare rings...woohoo my ole dishwashers going to buzzing tomorrow