Weekly Wrap Up 11/1

 Happy November!  Welcome here and hoping this finds you all well.  It won't be any time until this year is over.  Time is flying by!

We had time change happen here over night - so I am up extra early today.  The inner body clock just works the same for me and for the animals - no matter what the wall clock says!

We had the warmest October on record since 1947 here in my area.  Amazing and this girl was loving it.  This coming week looks to be more near normal temps.  It is in the upper 50's right now going into 60's and pretty cloudy.  The trees have finely started turning around here.  Some are void of leaves, some are still green and others have beautiful colors.  I still have petunias, geraniums, and begonias in pots that are blooming!!!

Shoot yesterday I saw motorcycle riders on the street, enjoying the weather.  I even heard and saw the ice cream truck out yesterday afternoon - that is crazy this time of the year.  I doubt that there were many, if any kiddos out last night on my street, as I only saw a couple of lights on.  I was out back until around 7:30 and heard nothing.

I am still pretty sore.  All the aches from the jolt are gone - but my upper bottom and tailbone are still fairly sore when sitting at a certain angle.  Otherwise, I am fine and have gotten yardwork done with no pain.

                                                                        I love this!

My frugal week:

• Laundry in cold and hanging to dry
• Unplugged and defrosted the mini frig I have downstairs.  It is used a lot during the holidays, and should have been defrosted earlier
• Picked single roses for a bud vase 2X this week
• Worked on cutting the frawns of pampas grass, the NE Aster plant (huge), and the climbing roses back
• Cleaned out the upstairs frig
• Made stuffed banana peppers with l/o rice mix I had and froze them
• Made mashed pots one day and used the extra for making potato cakes (froze a few)
• Still eating tomatoes and peppers from the garden - actually picked a few peppers this week!  There are tons of baby ones out there
• Cat food run!  Just a regular thing until I get a good stock myself - hard to do as they eat so much!
• Got gas while out for my monthly fill-up and got gas for the garage can as well (it will get used).  Paid 3.09/gal. with my discount.  I only drove 57 miles all month!
• Stopped by thrift store and got free bread
• Pulled a pound of farm fresh sausage (I was gifted) from the freezer - sliced and cooked up for use later on - packaged and froze
• Paid a couple bills by phone
• Just doing all the normal stuff

Budget friendly meals this past week:

Pizza rice skillet

Cheeseburger, 2 stuffed banana peppers, sliced toms

Beef Manhattan (using extra burger cooked yesterday)

Fried cabbage and smoked sausage and potato cakes

Loaded fries and salad

Taco rice bowl

French bread pizza

SNACKS - fruit, salsa and chips, yogurt

I did have a couple days I didn't do much do to the fall, but I tried to keep busy.  Just plugging along and trying to stay home and use what I have and be mindful of those things.  I didn't really get any work done this week in the basement (except the mini frig) - will be getting back to that this week.

How was your week?  What is going on in your area?  I hope you are getting to enjoy some decent weather.  Any deals this week?  I love hearing from you all.

Wishing you each a beautiful week ahead.  Stay safe and healthy.

Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.

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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.

Hebrews 13:8

Dear Lord, we thank You so much for watching over us and blessing us this past week.  It is a wonderful and comforting feeling to know that You are and will always be with us, no matter what goes on in the world.  May we never lose our faith and our love of You.  Guide us each one to do the right things and help us to not be afraid or stressed.  Let us give our worries up to You.  AMEN

My daily thankful - I am so thankful for decent health, and that I can still take care of myself