Friday already?

Wow, everyone, I cannot believe Friday is here and already half over. I had to get up early this morning after my late night movie last night to go have monthly blood work drawn. I have not mentioned to this date I almost 4 years post kidney/pancreas transplant!! I have been doing great since I had it done with only minor infections such as UTI's (ugh). I thought so much that when I came home that I had things to do and I was gonna do them. I came home and showered, fed the pooches, got hubby's stuff ready and was on the road by 8:30. I had 3 different places to pay bills but I think to myself it's a great thing bills don't add into our weekly budgets, lol. I didn't really have much of a breakfast craving on the go, so I decide upon a cinnamon apple nutrigrain bar and a banana with (you guessed it) coffee! The girls decided that it wasn't much of a day to spend with mom, so they went to our nieghbors house to swim in the pool. I sent a 1/2 of a box of smores cereal and 3 bananas for them to get them started. A little after 10, I get my 82 year old grandpa to the grocery store, fix him some lunch and get back on the my journey. Chuck calls a little after 11 to let me know he's "hungry", I am in luck this month with all of the deals and coupons with restaurants in the economic status they are in. Arby's is the greatest right now. I received my weekly "junkers" full of ads and coupons for fast food and got a free Roast Chicken sandwich with the purchase of a drink and fry (any size) and also had a coupon for a free Beef 'n Cheddar. They have been printing them on the back of the receipts all of the time after filling out an online survey or call the 1-800 # printed on the receipt. Great deal, I got 2 full size manly sandwiches, a fry and a the drink for me for only $3.62. I know how much charity works since when I was on dialysis awaiting a transplant my work raised money for me, so I so graciously donated $1.00 to big brothers big sisters. Not to shabby for $4.62, a dollar off coupon for next time and yet ANOTHER free beef 'n cheddar coupon!! That made me feel even better.

I decided to leave the car with Chuck and take a walk home since we don't live so far from his work. Besides, today and all this weekend the high temperature is only about 75. IN JULY?!?! That is perfect weather if I do say so, I even turned off the a/c and let the wind blow through to save on my electricity bill. Saving feels like karma right now, it's just the right thing to do.

As I was walking home, I looked at all of the houses on my street, I imagined the families that lived in the houses, the arrangements of furniture and how different everyone lived even though all the houses on my street are brick colonial homes, all except possibly 3. Some have porches, some garages, some with pools, some perfect others I will not comment on. Then, there is mine. Smack dab in the middle of my street. It's not the ugliest house on the block, thankfully, but it definitely could use some improvement. I have no garage, which isn't a huge deal, but yet I have no porch. Wish I had a porch. As I near my house, I notice that my husband, bless his heart, has not been doing so much yard work as he usually does. I cannot take it. I get the loppers out and go at the weeds. I don't mind Ivy growing up the brick, but the weeds surrounding it got to go.

That sure worked up an appetite, although, I didn't get all of it done, but I will wait on him to get the weedeater out for the other side of the house. I decide upon using the leftover tuna mixture (hickory tuna, mushrooms, onions and green bell peppers), a package of ramen noodles and a package of individual serving broccoli and cheese sauce (only 60 calories) to make a casserole. I did not realize how much one packet would make! I boiled my ramen noodle packet and nuked the pack of broccoli cheese. After draining the "oodles of noodles"..hehe, I just like saying that since it's on the package, I added the tuna mixture and warm broccoli cheese. I mixed all of together and put into a 9 inch glass baking dish, turned the broiler on low, added 1/4 cup shredded monterey cheddar shredded cheese and some ritz cracker crumbs over top. After broiling for approximately 3 minutes it was done. I did not realize how good it was until I dug into it. Wow, for a 15 cent pack of noodles and leftover items, that was a meal I will definitely eat over and over again! If you like broccoli rice casserole, this is as great as that. Nice cheap lunch will get me the energy back to go tackle the rest of the yard, maybe....

The girls, I forgot to mention, decided to play sneakies and spend sometime at the neighbors pool during lunch and skipped out on it so we will see how hungry they are by the time they are done and wear themselves out.

Well, the girls obviously wore themselves out today because all they wanted to do was take a nap when they came in and obviously something to drink. Good thing I have some Capri Suns I got at meijer for 79 cents with a dollar off coupon a few weeks ago sitting in the fridge! I (tried) to lay down and I am having the eye droops now, but instead my mind was racing with thoughts of school. It's still over a month away before school starts, but my financial aid and class schedule still needs to be compiled. My brain hurts now and it will be worse by the time my husband comes home from work. He is working late with his brother tonight until about 8:30. I'm not personally hungry, I really couldn't be due to the fact the peanut butter OBVIOUSLY learned how to talk to me..haha. I heard it all the way in the pantry just chanting over and over again. So.. it shutup. That's the end of that little nut talking back.

The girls decided they wanted to have french bread pizzas tonight. I thawed out a french bread loaf from the deli at kroger I got for .50 a few weeks back JUST for this occasion. The girls LOVE to be in the kitchen when I let them have control of a few things. I sliced the loaf in half, and half again for them to have 1/4 each. I found 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce in the refrigerator from last weeks pizzas I made on Friday night. All the ingredients were then left in the fridge. Pepperoni, onions, green peppers, olives, shredded 5 italian cheese and ta-da! We have a go Houston. The girls scarf it down and no wonder, they are growing girls. That's a scary thought!! 9? 7? ALREADY? and we are trying to conceive again..good thing they are that age...."INSTA_BABYSITTAS" yay!!! That excites me and also scares me at the same time.

I'm not really sure and very hopeful the man in my life hasn't decided to stray out tonight and "cheat" on my budget! I don't deal with betrayal of the wallet, hehehe. I am honestly not certain yet what I will fix for us when he does get here. It's just one of those belly gurgling nights where I don't honestly think I will be hungry until bedtime, then it's just too late to eat. I do, however, have a Digornio flatbread melts meatball marinara brand that "YAY" I got a meijer for free on Sunday because of sweet little websites that tell all the secrets. I received a coupon for it to be free a week or so ago. I like free stuff. Alot. End of story. Not really, I can keep going, I'm a talker if you can't tell, but if you really met me in person..you wouldn't think that until you REALLY got to know me. I would say I am more sarcastic and humorous than anything and I can come up with anything at anytime. I'm sometimes so bad I have to tell myself to stop. Honestly, I didn't realize how bad it was until my lovely Lexi popped off with some serious sarcasm that she topped me. Wow, guess I should watch it around them so highly. But, hey at least hey have a great sense of humor for the future and realize that beauty is not the most important thing in the world like they ( I mean she) thinks it is. anyways...I think I am going to sit and wait for him to show up and get a clue to whats on his menu for the night. Who knows??