Life has been pretty simple and slow-paced and will continue in that fashion until this little baby decides to arrive. I’ll also probably skip my Frugal Fridays post the week that he’s born.
Successes/Blessings:
- I knit a couple of birthday gifts for my younger sister who has a birthday in May. I used yarn that was given to me a couple of years ago and a free pattern from Ravelry.com.
- I finally got around to drawing up our garden plan. I’m taking some ideas from some “Victory Garden” plans that I’ve seen on Pinterest this year and I’m excited to see how well succession planting works for us!
- I’m taking advantage of the Club Pick-Up feature through Sam’s Club for the first time this week. I’m way too pregnant to be going on large shopping trips right now, so I love being able to place my order and have my husband pick it up on his way home from work.
- I ordered two fruit trees from Stark Bro’s. I ordered a Sweetheart Apricot (which has a second crop of almond-like kernels inside the pit) and a Reliance Peach tree- both dwarf size trees. I also ordered 3 fig trees a few months ago that should be shipping in the next few weeks, and we have 2 apple trees on our property already. My plan is to add at least 2 fruit trees to our property each year. I’m going to try growing the dwarf trees in large 10-15 gallon grow bags. We’ll see how that goes….
- My husband had a customer who works for a local grocery store give him a bunch of past-prime produce. 2 lbs of grapes, 2 heads of cabbage, 8 roma tomatoes, and 3 green bell peppers.
Fumbles:
- None to speak of.
Goals:
- Stay on track during the crazy newborn baby stage.
- My husband is still looking for a second used vehicle. He thinks he’s found something, just waiting for the guy to call him back and give him a definite yes or no.
- Order birthday gifts for my oldest son, who is turning 8 at the end of the month.
- Make Easter plans and birthday plans for my husband if the budget allows (his birthday is on Easter this year).
How did you save money this week?
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