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Nov 24, 2006    |       6 comments

No Black Friday Deals for Me

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It was rumored that our local Ace Hardware was going to offer a snowblower for Black Friday for $250. That’s not a bad price at all. We’ve been wanting to get one ever since we moved to this snowy area (250+ inches of snow/winter). But, we never splurged to get this nice back-saving tool.

What it boils down to this year is that we do not have any cash and we probably won’t until near mid-December. Sort of a bummer, but it must be for a reason. I’m very glad I haven’t been tempted to put purchases on the credit card, since I have plenty of available credit at the moment. That is an improvement over previous years and something positive to focus on.

I did look around at other Black Friday flyers, but nothing really interested me. There were a few deals on LCD TV’s that made me look twice, but I am pretty picky when it comes to getting a TV. Probably most of those deals are on sub-par models. If we do buy one (and I’ve been managing the urge quite well lately), I want it to be one that we will be really happy with.

So, today will be a fairly quiet day for us and we’ll probably spend the day moving things in the areas where our home repair will be made. I’m getting more excited for our repair as each day passes 🙂

Nov 23, 2006    |       5 comments

It’s Not Thanksgiving Unless the Fan Ends Up in the Window Sucking Smoke out of the House

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This year we had high hopes for a smoke-free Thanksgiving. Things were going well. The turkey was cooking fine and the fixings were getting ready to be cooked next. Then, it happened.

The turkey was done, so I took it out of the oven. My wrist gave a little and I spilled turkey juice all over the oven.

We were sooooooo close!!!

Smoke quickly filled the kitchen, and as we have done many times before we placed a fan in the window to suck the smoke out of the house. I have to chuckle about this because we thought this holiday would be different. It is the first turkey we’ve cooked with our new stove that we bought in March. We did have one minor victory…the smoke detector didn’t go off this year LOL 🙂

After dinner, we took a nice nap and gave the oven some time to cool off. Upon awaking, I cleaned out the oven the best I could and right now our apple pie is cooking. I still smell the smell of something burning, instead of the smell of a sweet apple pie cooking. But that’s okay. Thanksgiving isn’t just about the food.

There are many things that I am thankful for. Our family, our pets, our home, our jobs, our health. And, of course I am thankful for you…my readers. You all have done so much to help keep me going with the debt reduction. I simply cannot thank you enough for all of the support.

I think our pie is just about done, so I better go and enjoy some pie. I hope everyone is having a nice Thanksgiving.

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