Dogman's sin not so simple

I went out to his pee patch to scoop his poop- I was a few days behind which is ok as he has little poops--and goes to the same area which is private from walkers. And I discoverd that he had eaten a blue and white J clothe and pooped pieces out in his poop- there were big pieces and little pieces too and sigh-
I was so scared mad at him and me- I had forgot that he stole these in the old days so we quit using them. I had used a few half clothes for cleaning but only with vinegar and a little soap plus water in a spray bottle- because they are light they blow of the counter and he is such a scamp that he grabs and hides- We have disposed off any remaining clothes as I cannot let this happen again, and as Dogman has a short memory he will not remember the Meme tears.

I am praying that all of the clothe is pooped out now- it was some time last week when I used them and as I generally toss them away so I did not notice anything missing- he does this with kleenex to so no one is allowed to blow a nose with out immediatley disposing of them in a deep garbage-I gave him the Meme talk and he wagged his tail laughing at me-He really did!!!
sigh with hugs from Meme and Dogman wags

Simple chili supper

• made up a fun recipe for porcupine chili
• as I need to ignore beans for a while due
• to tummy issues.
• I made this for supper--porcupine chili
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• 1 pound hamburger
• 1 can diced tomatoes * not drained
• 1 can tomato soup
• 1 can water
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• chili power to taste
• plus salt and pepper to taste
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• brown hamburger and drain fat- add the rest of the ingredients - stir - and bring
• to simmer- low simmer with lid on for approx. one hour-. recipe can be doubled and
• left overs make nice sloppy joes for tomorrow.
• hugs from Meme

SNOW DAY HERE

that is right- we got the SNOW and it is still on the ground- about 2 inches and maybe more tonight-we were organized enough to bring in Miss Ashley's planter boxes that had already come up- and the ones that were too big for us to lift I covered with glass windows(old and was going to toss but decided to keep for this very reason--LOL) and then blankets- I can only hope that this is warm enough to save them for her- now she knows why Oma says not to plant seeds in this part of Alberta before May 15- I know tha seeds can be replanted but she did it with such joy and excitement that I am praying to save them for her- on the grand scale of things this is small but to see Miss Ashley have joy is joy to me------so I shoveled snow today and also took advantage of the snow day to do nothingI did tidy as I did normal daily living so the house is no worse than yesterday night and maybe even a little better.

hugs for SNOWY ALBERTA CANADA

A SIMPLE MEAL LESSON

• The other day we had a busy time and no one wanted to really cook
• but eating out was not a financial option
• so I asked everyone(4 of us AND then 3 came later)
• what they would order
• in a cafe that was not too expensive
• everyone came to the conclusion it would be
• toasted bacon and tomato and lettuce sands /fries
• this came up as B-----works in a cafe and she knew
• the prices etc' and that they come with fries-
• however having this supper out still was not an option
• so I decided to make our own and give a money lesson
• at the same time
• my cost for seven sands: was 3.49 for the bacon-
• 1.99 for the bread and 1.15 for 2 tomatoes plus 1.99 for
• the oven fries and no one
• wanted lettuce which is what they would done if we were
• out too- we had butter and mayo and salt etc,
• we made the sands together
• took no longer than if we drove down and ordered
• waited
• for them -to come to us
• our cost rounded off was 8.65 - and we ended up
• with 7 sandwiches- I had B..... help make them as
• they would have come if we were at the cafe-
• we had great fun but the real lesson was that if we
• had bought these sands in the cafe- at 9 dollars per
• person times 7 - we would have spent 63.00 plus
• 5 % tax-(another 3.15 plus tip)
• we do not have to pay taxes on the food
• direct from the grocery store- only on cafe foods-
• and no one tipped me--LOL
• the price difference rounded off -
• came to 57.00 dollars-
• yes- we did the work and yes- we did have some
• cost re-- electricity
• it is wonderful to eat out and fun too
• but eating in can be wonderful and fun also
• no one could believe how much we saved
• by not having the option of going out
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• this is a good lesson for us all
• in today's economy and
• there are less expensive quick home meals
• but we were in the a treat meal and
• we had a treat at a very low cost
• at home compared to the cafe
• lessons in life for my teens and dear daughters and
• we had bread left over too :-)
• hugs from Meme