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Un-Fall Like Weather & The Garden

October 19th, 2014 at 07:37 pm

Beautiful weather here. Some hot days in the last two weeks - many around 90F!
It was 78F yesterday and going to be about the same today. This weather makes it perfect to be outside doing just about anything.

Yesterday I pulled the old, dry cornstalks out of the garden. Then DH and DD arranged them in bunches out in front of the house for Halloween decoration.

For me that is the definition of Frugal! Big Grin

I also harvested a zucchini and several tomatoes. All the tomato plants are still producing and the sun is getting those green ones to ripen up nicely.




Here is some earlier garden pictures I had meant to share...

DS helping water.




Some of our bountiful cherry tomato harvest.




I'm thinking about planting a few things for a winter garden, but haven't decided on anything yet.

*New* Special Focus

October 19th, 2014 at 07:14 pm

Since we paid off the first "Special Focus Debt", here is the next one on my list.

(What I mean by "Special Focus" is the debt that I will apply any snowflakes or found money to.
It's my Special project. Smile)

$4342 -- Starting Balance
- $40 -- Snowflake Payment
- $ 3 -- Psychological Gratification Smile

$4299 -- New Balance

Munchie

October 15th, 2014 at 01:53 am

ETA: Thank You everyone for the kind comments!





She passed over The Rainbow Bridge early this morning.

She was with us for 14 years and 4 months and she used to sleep with me almost every night.
She was tough and spunky and she will be missed.




DH's Birthday. Signed the HELOC Docs. Warm Weather.

October 8th, 2014 at 02:10 am

Yesterday was DH's 39th birthday. I was going to take him out to a nice dinner, but he decided he'd like to have something simple at home. (Maybe dinner out this weekend.)

The kids got him a cute card. I bought a Groupon for golf ($21) that he and DD can do together.

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We signed the HELOC documents at the title company this afternoon. It is supposed to close by the 14th. Meanwhile, we have several roofing estimates coming in.

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The weather here has been hot the last week. It has felt more like July than October. Our tomato plants are still growing and the green ones are turning red very quickly with all the sun. I have been meaning to post garden pics... maybe next time..
I'm off to watch the baseball playoff game.