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Skriven 2014-08-21 10:05:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: Italian etc 10
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-19-14  20:53 <=-

 NB>>> Good provision planning there...  :)   Should keep you in
 NB>>> eggplant for a while...  :)
 RH>> For this winter, yes. Doing a quick check of the freezer, we've got a
 RH>> fair amount of raw meat (put up in meal sized amounts) that we can use
 RH>> during the winter. No big things like the ham or a Boston butt but
 RH>> lots of chicken and a surprising amount of beef. Could be there's so
 RH>> much of the latter as we hit the bargain area at Lowe's quite often.
 NB>> Sounds like you are expecting to spend another winter in Wake Forest,

 RH> At this point we're not sure. Depends on how the job search goes. We
 RH> could use up the meat relatively fast if he finds something but had a
 RH> bit of a time lag before moving.

In the meantime, it doesn't hurt to be provisioning for the winter while
the getting is good, just in case...  :)   As long as you expect to be
able to use it and not have to waste it...  ;)

 NB>> then... :)  Apparently the Lowe's bargain area has had lots of beef,
 NB>> there, too...  Lately, I haven't seen much going on Quick Sale at
 NB>> Wegmans, either I'm not shopping the right day/time, or they just
 NB>> aren't needing to put it on sale to move it...  :)

 RH> Between the bargain area and good sales otherwise, we've gotten a good
 RH> bit. A couple of weeks ago they had a "Fill the bag, 25% off all that
 RH> fits in" sale. We got the ground beef for the Life Group meal, some
 RH> cold cuts and a couple of roasts. Could have put more in but decided
 RH> to hold off.
 
No need to be greedy...  ;)
 
 NB>> Now I tend to keep more only mental lists, too... occasionally I
 NB>> write out a grocery list for things that aren't everyweek items,
 NB>> particularly if it is starting to run large, and/or I've forgotten
 NB>> to pick up something already at least once or twice...  :) 

 RH> Most of the time I do a written grocery list. Since we used to do the
 RH> big shopping once a month, it got quite lengthy. I do food items on
 RH> the left side; non food like paper towels, vitamins, cleaners, etc on
 RH> the right. At times I've also indicated if I have a coupon for an item
 RH> on the list but since I don't have as many coupons any more (none from
 RH> the commissary, used to get a lot to use only there), I've stopped
 RH> doing that.
 
When we were shopping for other households besides just our own, I'd
have fairly comprehensive lists for the other households, so as not to
forget something important... I'd try to write them out in "store order"
to help streamline the process... sometimes I'd note "coupon" as a
reminder, since I'd keep the different sets of those separate, too.. :)
Nowadays, it's just us, and I'll pull out coupons that I expect to use,
and have them as part of my informal "list"...  Since we shop pretty
much weekly, the list doesn't get too involved normally...  :)

 NB>> I still make lists for what I want to bring for food for family
 NB>> camping, since I try to bring just what I need for that week, and
 NB>> don't want to be missing any ingredients...  ;)

 RH> I can understand; it's harder to just run out for a can of this, a
 RH> carton of that while camping. (G)

For sure!  ;)   If I do misjudge, or forget something, though, there's
usually someone else that needs to go out to the market for things, so I
can usually get them to grab it for me...  ;) 
 
 NB>> I can see where a list for sewing projects might be a little
 NB>> redundant, after all one has the pile itself (or piles) to remind
 NB>> one what's next.

 RH> Just as a memory jogger--these pants need a hem, those a button. This
 RH> skirt needs taking in, use this fabric for a diaper bag sort of list.

And a little pinned note could serve the purpose as well..  :)

 RH> (Later--the pants that needed to have a seam resewn--taken out in
 RH> anticipation of alteration--have now been finished and moved to the
 RH> donations bag. I also got buttons sewn on a new shirt for me, just
 RH> have to add some sparkly crystals.)
 
Atta girl...  ;)

 RH>> It has a drawstring as well as the elastic but it's several sizes
 RH>> too big now. So, it's in a bag, in the car, ready to drop off at the
 RH>> Sharing Shop tomorrow.
 NB>> Ah.  And maybe there will be something smaller at the Sharing Shop to
 NB>> bring home with you...  ;)

 RH> They've gone to using an ID card swipe on a computer for signing in.
 RH> Our ID cards didn't scan last time since we're not active students so
 RH> we're not "shopping" over there. Still checking for computers for Steve
 RH> to refurbish and making donations tho.

I'd forgotten that the Sharing Shop was part of the college rather than
of the church...  :)

ttyl          neb

... I can't remember the last time I had a problem with my memory.

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