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Frugal Friday

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I shopped at Winco on Monday after the pool. I spent $100 on groceries. Winco always is the least expensive place to shop besides Costco but there the quantities are always bigger.

I got gas at Costco that morning too.

Other than just whatever bills were coming out no money was spent. I got a refund from eBay for a book I ordered and the wrong one was sent. I also got a weird refund from Amazon from a purchase they said I never received over Christmas?? Not sure what it was but I have a credit and will use that for a few things I need.

Right now it’s snowing outside and it looks pretty. Snow is rare here but does happen although this isn’t sticking or anything. I wasn’t planning on going out so it’s all good.

The doctor wants B to get the CT scan ASAP so he’s trying to get that set up now. ( well, he just tried and there are no appts till the end of March) He’ll have to check if Sacto has an opening. If it is a tumor in the liver then I’m sure the surgery is a no-go. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what it is. It’s all very stressful that’s for sure.

I started on the statin this week and now I have a rash so I will stop that and see what my PC says. Geez, it’s always something. I sent him a message but knowing my body obviously the Lipitor ( generic) is not going over really well in my body. That was only 3 days too so clearly it’s not going to work for me but there are other statins like Rosavastatin so we’ll see. sigh:(

Oh, the good news is my Kappa light chains came back in the normal range so that’s very good news.

The pantry challenge is going well. last night I made a split pea soup to use up all the split peas. It was a good soup with carrots, potatoes, onions, etc. We don’t eat a lot of split peas and I wanted to use them up.

Simple Sunday

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Our drive home yesterday was rainy part of the way. Traffic was not too bad and we made it home by 2pm. Everything was good at home and the house was tidy. Of course, it was mostly only my daughter home because my son was off camping with his partner. He got home Wednesday.

We woke at ‘camp time’. Err, later than normal. I woke at 6am which is normally our walk time. I just figured,’ Oh well’, tomorrow is another day. I planned on doing the kitchen zone, bathroom zone, and bedroom zone. They are all done now.

I also did not plan to go to the Auburn gym as I wanted to do the zone cleaning.

I planned some meals for the week. Spaghetti with sauce, turkey chili with home canned beans, a soup night, a pizza night, a fish night, and a taco/burrito night. I’m keeping my menu plans that I write out and will write a monthly one soon. The monthly one is really for reference only as I pretty much plan many of the same meals over and over. Occasionally, I like to do a new recipe but most of them don’t make the cut for regular rotations.

This week is a mellow week with no appts. I plan on the gym, library, and swimming. Next week I have Velcade/Dex, so not looking forward to the Dex again. BUT, GREAT NEWS!!! My numbers came back in the normal range even with a tiny drop. Kappa light chains at 18.6. I’m over the moon and will continue to persevere. If my numbers stay in range by fall, I might ask about going completely off Velcade, but for now, it is what it is.

Right now it’s still cloudy but the rest of the week looks sunny and beautiful. All the trees are leafed out and I’m sure more will be out this week with 70-degree weather. the wisteria is ready to burst into bloom. All the daffodils are done. But other things are starting to bloom, rosemary, apple trees, redbuds, and the cherry tree.

I’m off to make some banana bread and then look at what books I have left from the library to read.