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Mar. 10, 2008

Two days in a row!

Well what do you know, two days in a row!  :) What did we do today.... well, let's see, we met with our insurance agent to finalize Pappys' contractors insurance policy.  Now we only need to fax all of our paper work to the company he will be sub-contracting for.  I suppose I'll do that after I'm finished here.    After meeting with the agent,  we went to our local grain and seed store to get the chickens some mesh and some chick starter for the chicks that are soon to arrive.... Speaking of chicken, apparently, according to a Dallas newspaper food prices are going up.  Chicken is up 10% and eggs 30% compared with the year before, and it's supposed to rise even more due to, you guessed it, gas prices (basically).  Feed prices went up as well (over a dollar per 50 lb bag).   I'm glad we will, Lord willing, be able to grow much this year! Okay, back to our day.  After picking up the feed, we went to a place that we like to call "Dumpster Dive".  Actually, it's the Goodwill Outlet.  That's right, those of you who have never heard of this store, there is an even CHEAPER thrift store... who knew?   LOL  Before we moved here, two and a half years ago,  I had never heard of an even thriftier thrift store!  LOL  Now we have a love/hate relationship with this local money saver.  Now, why would we hate a thrift store, you may wonder.  Well, if you remember the first sentence of this paragraph, you will remember that we call this gem of a store "Dumpster Dive"... and with reason.  It really feels like you are dumpster diving....you know, picking though trash!  I wish I had a picture of this place... no wait, better yet, I wish I could show you a video of how this place operates.  Especially when they bring out new bins... on second thought, I'm glad I don't have a video to show you all.... it's really kind of scary !  People "bum-rushing" the bins like they haven't eaten in days and their only meal is located in those bins.  Some of the people act like their life depends on finding something good in the bins.... and really to an extent, I guess it does... well, not their LIFE, but their livelihood.  I guess many of the "regulars" there buy to resale at a huge profit (ebayers, I'm assuming). Picture a building full of waist high 8' x 4' bins.  There are about 10 rows with between 8 and 16 bins per row.  In each large bin there are smaller bins all filled with what I like to call "another man's treasure".   It is your job as the shopper to hunt for that treasure.  Your reward?  A cheap (fill in the blank) .  There are also other departments. Clothes, Shoes, Appliances, Electronics etc.  This store is very dusty!  You can not shop here 5 mins without getting residue on your hands!  Smart shoppers wear gloves (I'm serious!).  While I don't really care for all the dust, I do care for the DEALS!  Here's a quick list of deals we have gotten from this store: +100.00 Juice man juicer (with wide mouth), new condition 2.00 15.00-20.00 children's workbooks, new condition  .29 5.00-60.00 adult books, new-good condition .50-1.00 20.00-50.00 Little Tykes toys 1.00 15.00-30.00 games 1.00 (today we got a game that I ALMOST bought new... only I couldn't find it in any store.  Othello... perhaps it's discontinued?) We've gotten much much more but who has the time to list EVERY good deal they have gotten.... well, I suppose some people do, especially when it is their business to (you know, those frugal websites...).  Okay, see this is why I don't blog everyday... I just remembered... I just love to go off on little rabbit trails.  I have probably lost most of my readers by now LOL.  Where was I?  Insurance agent, chick feed, Dumpster Dive... ah yes, after our trip to the store, we went home to a supper of spaghetti and fresh spinach!  I like to throw something in the crock when we are going to be away for most of the day, that way supper is supper easy (and supper delish!). Now everyone is asleep, save Pappy and I, and we aren't too far behind the rest.  I still need to wrap somethings up before I retire, so I'd better end this little blog entry here.  Perhaps we will have some pictures to share when the chicks arrive! Goodnight!

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