Monday, Another chart, on the mend!

 Finished another chart on Friday.  I only got out of bed to greet two clients picking up dresses Friday afternoon. Spent most of the weekend in bed. Hubs went and picked up his mom on Saturday and I rallied to do a little housework but stayed down most of the day.  My cough was loose but really bad. I went to bed early Saturday night and slept until 2 Sunday afternoon.  Felt much better when I woke.  

We had Oliver's party last night at Signe's.  He turned two. He can say." I two!"  Which of course we find amazing. I took up a slew of green beans and fried them for a side dish.

Right now, I have chicken hind quarters in the crockpot, I cooked them all night.  I am making a large pot of homemade chicken soup with homemade noodles.  Even though it is in the triple digits here, we all need the soup to clear up our colds.  Lil sis's husband now has covid and is quite sick with it.  They are covid central so I will be dropping soup off on the porch later today.

Here is Schmills, getting ready to eat his strawberry pancakes at grandma's this morning. He just loves pancakes and so does grandpa.  Kelsa likes the whip cream.  She ate all of hers and then helped grandpa with his. 

I have much to do today.  A couple loads of wash to hang, and need to get to the store, for, milk and juice and bananas.  Need to get my soup ready.  Need to pay bills, need to check savings challenge and figure how much goes into my penny can this month. Need to stop at staples for printer paper.  I need to get three bridesmaid dresses done and a couple of piles, then I have three wedding dresses due out this week. 

Covid and a bad cold/flu are rampant around here.  Everyone I know is down sick or has been or is getting.  Then we have the triple digit heat which does not really help you feel better. So glad I am on the outward cycle of this crap.

So, we are officially in a recession.  But do not fear.  We have all the skills to manage this, without letting it greatly affect us.  Take frozen chicken hindquarters from freezer, that you paid .49 a lb for.  Add, carrots, onion (free) celery, make your own broth.  Add herbs (grown by you) now make homemade noodles with flour, salt eggs and water. Huge pot o' soup for pennies a serving.  Now add a homemade biscuit shortcake with strawberries you picked from your garden.  What could be better. Remember root veggies as a basis for many meals will save money.  Even if it is just potato salad with a few slices of bacon for flavor.  Just a little meat and a lot of veggies.

We will all figure this out and help each other get through with our awesome money saving savvy, or maybe just pure grit.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim