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This and That - Two Short Work Weeks Ahead!

December 21st, 2014 at 01:01 am


*are pictures not working anymore? I tried to upload one of Kari and it's not giving me the usual link to add.

I am happy that this coming week is a 4 day work week. (And so is the next week!!)

Christmas Eve NE and I will be going to a program at my local church. I was bowled over when he said he'd be willing to come with me ... He wants to come late and leave early - I told him that would be fine with me. Just having him there with me at a church event will be all the Christmas gifts I could ever want (well, ok, maybe one other thing could be as good or a little bit better ... Big Grin )

Christmas Day we'll be cooking a meal together. He really wants to have Rum Cake which is something his mom made for Christmas when he was growing up. I've never had it - never even bought any kind of alcohol before in my life. It's going to feel really weird checking out with a bottle of rum ... (Yes, I know the alcohol cooks out .. still, it is out of my norm.)

We'll be going shopping for the missing ingredients tomorrow. One thing we're going to check the local Goodwills for is a bundt cake pan. For some reason he thought I had one already ... hopefully we can find a cheap one.

He'll have to stop by a local ABC store to pick up the dinner roast on Tuesday. It's only open Mon-Th from 8 to 5, so no way I can make it there before it closes. (It's the only store in town that I know sells the vegetarian dinner roast.)

The local paper has a running list of good places to look at Christmas lights. A running tradition in my family has been to go light looking on Christmas Eve. NE has accommodated me on this last year, and will again this year. Smile

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NE surprised me by getting me a birthday gift! I had told him that dinner and a movie of my choice was a great gift all by itself. He got me a pair of thermal socks all the way from England! (I'm always complaining about my feet being cold.)They are so nice and warm. Smile

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I cashed out for a $25 AGC card from PerkPoints on Friday and had it in my email the same day! Sweet!

I also cashed out for a 500SBs code on Bing today and had it in my email two hours later. Sad though that it's gonna take a LONG time to build it back up at 25 points a day ... Frown

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I had some good news today about one of my banking accounts - Barclay's has raised their interest rates to 1% and 1.05% (savings/dream account) So I decided to keep my money there and not move it like I was thinking about doing. I wonder if Cap one will be raising their rates soon too?

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I spent some time updating my YNAB ... oops. It looks like I spent $68!! on fast food/non-essential food already this month. That is totally ridiculous. I only got fast food 3 x, the rest of it was soda and junkfood (chocolate, banana bread, etc.)

I think I'm going to limit myself to one fast food treat stop per month, plus eating at a restaurant one time per month (if invited/asked.) I'm also putting a moratorium on going into Walgreen's, CVS, Family Dollar and SunMart unless there is a *specific* non-junkfood item I'm getting - if it is just a prescription, I'll go through the drive through!

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I walked to the library today to return a book (Switch) and checked out a couple more. When I got home I checked my email and saw that a book I'd put on hold had come in! It will still be there next Saturday, so I'll get it then (good excuse for a walk!)

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I started using my space heater again yesterday. I hadn't turned it on since I rented the room from the Craigslist landlord from double hockey stick. Kari was so funny - so afraid of it at first, then curious, then fell absolutely in love with it. She's barely moved from in front of it (as long as I have it on.) Guess my lap isn't as warm as in front of the heater! Big Grin

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I watched a fabulous show recently - The Librarians on TNT. I'd loved the movie trilogy with Noah Wylie, and they brought him back for the tv series. I was sad though to find out that TNT website only let me watch the first one - after that I had to have a cable subscription to stream it. Frown Frown

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10 Responses to “This and That - Two Short Work Weeks Ahead!”

  1. LuckyRobin Says:
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    Aw, Kari is adorable. I could see the photo by copying and pasting it into my browser.

    My husband had that same thing with The Librarians. He was so bummed. I told him never watch a TNT show on the internet because they only ever post the first one for free to get you hooked. Same with AMC. Better to wait for it to come out on Netflix then watch the first one and have to wait months.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    LR - I didn't know TNT was sadistic like that Frown Guess I'll have to watch for when the first season gets on Netflix so I can subscribe that month and binge watch. Smile

    Thanks about Kari Smile I think she's pretty adorable too. (especially now that she's not scratching me all the time!)

  3. creditcardfree Says:
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    Our cats love it when I turn on our gas fireplace. If I remember right Sheridan Blvd is great for lights there! It sounds like you and NE will have a nice Christmas celebration together. Enjoy!!

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    That wasn't on the list, but is *really* close by Smile so we'll have to take a gander at it and see. Smile Yes, I think it will be a good Christmas.

  5. Homebody Says:
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    Lucky Robin is so smart, I followed her lead and yes Kari is very sweet! My poor dog tries to get as far away as possible from our very warm fire. We upgraded our insert last year and boy is it ever efficient!

  6. scottish girl Says:
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    Aww Kari's lovely Smile

  7. starfishy Says:
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    your cat is a cutie! Smile

  8. Kiki Says:
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    I also like the Librarians. I liked the movies and the show seems good. I have the 3 and 4th on my dvr - haven't had a chance to watch them yet.

    Sounds like a lovely Christmas!

  9. LittleMissSplendid Says:
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    You can also check your public library for The Librarians on dvd. I do that all the time so I don't have to pay for tv or streaming. Hulu has free preview weeks for a number of shows and if you have time you can get caught up that way too. I'll have to put this show on my to watch list actually since I enjoy Noah Wylie.

  10. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Thanks everyone Smile
    Little Miss - Hopefully I'll remember about it next year - maybe I can add a reminder to my phone calendar to check to see if season one has come out on dvd yet next ... June? I wonder if TNT puts their programs out on DVD?

    As much as I liked George Clooney and Dr. Green (his name escapes me) and Dr Kovac(sp?) Noah Wylie was my top favorite male character on ER.

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