tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post4637534729525105327..comments2024-03-27T14:18:47.272-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Frugal Friday - All I Canterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-84777809535455171302017-02-07T21:01:17.922-05:002017-02-07T21:01:17.922-05:00Thank you all for the birthday wishes.
Debby it w...Thank you all for the birthday wishes.<br /><br />Debby it was a stroke of inspiration made me think to cut that panel down the middle, lol. And it looks just right, too.<br /><br />Mable I'd have had a steak dinner as a celebration too. I don't consider that an extravagance when you've had a blessing. And I'm so happy for you that surgery proved unnecessary!<br /><br />Angela I fixed that link!<br />terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-15693049102326198872017-02-07T17:27:55.940-05:002017-02-07T17:27:55.940-05:00I started a post and it disappeared!
Well, I want...I started a post and it disappeared!<br /><br />Well, I wanted to compliment you on your single panel conundrum. I was going to suggest finding a twin sheet that would work and cutting and sewing. Glad your way worked!<br /><br />My friends think I'm crazy for going to get my hair cut and getting ONLY the wash and cut. I leave with wet hair, no styling. The thing is, I go straight home and rinse it/shower. I always feel like I have little hairs all over me and I itch. Why have my hair dried and styled so I can go home and wash it out?! The bonus is that it's cheaper. My stylist said I'm not the only one lol.<br /><br />I'm glad my friend gave me some of her birthday cake to bring home this morning. All this talk of cake would've killed me!Debby in KShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678580135625880717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-26684995451532980682017-02-06T00:37:29.384-05:002017-02-06T00:37:29.384-05:00Happy birthday to both of you! And now I want cake...Happy birthday to both of you! And now I want cake - ha! Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113928043039917799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-10100346414152074082017-02-05T09:42:18.113-05:002017-02-05T09:42:18.113-05:00Isn't it funny how some weeks the menu just go...Isn't it funny how some weeks the menu just goes right out the window with no bad intentions at all? Life just happens! <br /><br />Have a wonderful birthday this coming week. I hadn't realized our birthdays were so close!<br /><br />You are a very good wife, Terri. I know John is blessed by how hard you work as well.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251936768042830801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-37833777809325340662017-02-04T19:28:40.933-05:002017-02-04T19:28:40.933-05:00Mable, good for you for going out for the steak di...Mable, good for you for going out for the steak dinner! And wonderful that you do not need surgery! Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-69597618502669056722017-02-04T17:34:49.965-05:002017-02-04T17:34:49.965-05:00I was dreading the prospect of another surgery. I...I was dreading the prospect of another surgery. I have had 14 surgeries in the last three years and it has turned our lives upside down. I am finally out of a wheelchair and feeling a bit more energetic so the prospect of another 10 day hospital stay (never mind being afraid of the anesthesia) had me weepy and depressed and not that nice to be around. (My husband assures me I have been just fine but I think he is lying to me because he is such a good man!) Anyway, I went to the doctor and I don't need the surgery! I had been saving for the co-pay so now I had $1200 that I thought we were spending on medical bills. I am ashamed to say that instead of saving every penny of that $1200, I took us out for a steak dinner to celebrate (I cannot remember the last time we went out for a meal, let alone a steak!). However, I did put the remainder and paid off our last credit card bill. We now have our car, our house and all of our credit cards paid off!<br /><br />I think it is a wonderful thing that you thanked John for his hard work over the month. It is easy to forget that not every husband is as dependable and hardworking and take a good one for granted. I followed your example and told my husband something similar.Mablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889546378268171918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-46193887283800226812017-02-04T15:13:32.895-05:002017-02-04T15:13:32.895-05:00Wow, you made me tired reading all you accomplishe...Wow, you made me tired reading all you accomplished this week. Makes me feel lazy in comparison. I hope we get our taxes done next week-- am ready to find out if we are getting back or having to pay in. A refund would be wonderful and I can think of several funds to put it in. I am working on reducing the loads of clothes I wash. I do hang most out to line dry but have found myself guilty of washing half loads---my OCD seems to hate baskets of dirty laundry sitting around. Yeh got to work on that OCD- it can take control of your life. I hope next week I can say I achieved more than this week-- you motivate me to be more industrious. Have a good one.Delorisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-29922449490348989502017-02-04T11:07:57.986-05:002017-02-04T11:07:57.986-05:00Oh I'm so glad Angela mentioned that the sauce...Oh I'm so glad Angela mentioned that the sauce didn't work...I forgot to include that link.<br /><br />Lana and Becky we too have been looking at last year's finances and how much we paid for the medical expenses, buying new carpet/flooring, etc and just shake our heads. God's economy is so much better to operate in than the world's!<br /><br />Tracey thank you for the birthday wishes. terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-74367803056082490182017-02-04T10:18:23.603-05:002017-02-04T10:18:23.603-05:00Teri,Happy Birthday!
We are celebrating my Dad'...Teri,Happy Birthday!<br />We are celebrating my Dad's 87th this week. <br />You are right about splurging on the little luxury of adding in the shampoo! <br />It's my favorite part as well. (I keep my hair on the longer side so I only visit the salon a few times per year, so it's especially appreciated!)<br /><br />Warmly,<br />Tracey<br />XOX<br /><br />Lana,<br />So happy your husband is healing. Prayer is very powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-63930844337301848342017-02-04T10:02:03.584-05:002017-02-04T10:02:03.584-05:00I love your testimony of God's provision. He...I love your testimony of God's provision. He is so good!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-77975113853709217412017-02-04T09:19:12.175-05:002017-02-04T09:19:12.175-05:00I couldn't seem to get the sauce redipe to wor...I couldn't seem to get the sauce redipe to work. : ) Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170218700397945765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-76021839967573430692017-02-04T07:24:16.300-05:002017-02-04T07:24:16.300-05:00Terri,
I think you got TONS done this week. It se...Terri,<br />I think you got TONS done this week. It seems like you are really doing well at setting aside money for expenditures that are coming up, which always makes me feel so much less anxious when we do that. I'm sure it's the same for you, too.<br /><br />Happy birthday to both you and your husband! I guess you will just get to party all week. Cake sounds so good. I never made my husband's birthday cake, since he had a terrible tooth problem, ending in a root canal. Since he's feeling better, your post reminds me I need to make a cake! Fun!<br /><br />Lana,<br />I'm so glad your husband is feeling better and that the Lord is providing so well for you. During our time of unemployment last year, we also saw God's provision in so many ways. Even now, while we are living on a greatly reduced monthly income than we had before, we are doing fine and are not lacking for anything we really need. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-72757945521449957082017-02-03T21:24:04.185-05:002017-02-03T21:24:04.185-05:00Happy Birthday to you both!
Several years ago my ...Happy Birthday to you both!<br /><br />Several years ago my husband was unemployed for 9 months and when it was over we had more money in our savings account than when he lost his job. I have no explanation for it. And so it is working out with the medical bills, too. We had to pay $7750 out of pocket and after paying we are only down by about $1200 in our savings. I keep thinking there is a mistake but there is not. God has been faithful as He always is to take care of His children. We had pulled back from looking for another vehicle to replace our 13 year old van but it looks like we can go ahead as we did not have to touch what we have saved for that. We are blessed to have free tires as one of my husband's benefits at work do that will not be an issue with any vehicle we find.<br /><br />The highlight of my husband's week was his best friend from high school driving 7 hours each way to visit him. My husband's life of always being kind has been repaI'd to him 10 fold through this time of his heart attack. Person after person told me of ways he had blessed them during the time he was in the coma. <br />Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com