Sunday morning I awoke to, you guessed it. More rain.
So once again my outside projects remained on hold and I ended up making
three batches of granola instead. I used
my dehydrated blueberries, strawberries and bananas in my various batches
too. In a word - Yum!
I made a bottle of pancake syrup to replace the one I used
to make the granola. Then I divided up
all of the granola into 4 cup packages to vacuum seal. I sent one package home with my oldest.
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Making chicken broth for soup
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Beginning on Thursday we finally got a break in the weather
with the promise of sunshine and clear skies for a while so I was ready to get
back into project mode. After allowing
things to dry out a bit the youngest and I headed back outside on Friday once I
got home from work to re-sand our back deck and get a coat of stain on it. Finally!
Saturday we were all up early. I went through the wood we had on hand and
took an inventory of all the leftovers I'd saved from previous projects. I also took an inventory of our supplies,
updated my list and then we headed off to Home Depot for a load of lumber and
supplies. It was a pretty big haul too.
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Our big load from Home Depot!
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Once we were home we got to work. I am so very happy to be working once again
on home improvement projects and I can hardly wait to share with all of you
what we are up to. Lots of good stuff!
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Sneak peek 😉
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Throughout the week I spent some quality time with Laverne planning, taking measurements
and installing a new mattress in the overhead cab area also known as my bedroom. I am super excited to be back in motorhome
mode again.
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Another sneak peek
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A rotisserie chicken that was on markdown at the deli the
Saturday night before made for several meals throughout the week including a
delicious chicken vegetable soup. I used
the bones to make broth and the last of the chicken meat as well as all the
leftover odds and ends of frozen vegetables I had in the freezer from previous
meals and recipes.
I added water to the empty laundry detergent bottle and gave
it a good shake making enough soapy solution to wash another load of clothes.
I picked up several jars of peanut butter that were on sale. I ordered more vacuum sealer bags off eBay as they were the
best price with free shipping.
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A hardy Saturday morning breakfast to get us going
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Prepper Pantry = Dehydrated
carrots. Vacuum sealed homemade granola, all purpose flour,
sugar, quick cooking oats. Peanut
butter.
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I kept our meals simple & thrifty last week
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Some of the 15 Minute Chores I accomplished to keep my home in order:
Laundry Room & Half Bathroom - Clean
mirrors & light fixture, vacuumed floors.
Daily swish & swipe.
Dining Room - vacuumed floor,
cleaned windowsill & chair rail.
Kitchen - vacuumed & mopped floor, scrubbed sink.
Bedrooms & Main Bathroom -
vacuumed & dusted. Scrubbed sink,
cleaned mirror & light fixture, wiped down trim. Daily swish & swipe.
Other - two large loads of laundry,
vacuumed & dusted living room, hallway & entry. Swept front porch, driveway & garage.
How was your thrifty week?