I am a terrible farmer. And Clay is a terrible chicken coop builder. And we might just be having a conversation right now as I’m typing this about who’s fault it is that we only have 7… no wait.. make that 6 chickens left on Coal Creek Farm. I’m thinking that if an Architect can’t build a coop to keep his hens safe then we’ve got a problem. Clay is saying the problem is with the farmer that refuses to lock up her chickens at night because it’s too blinkin‘ cold. But, but, but, but…..
Also,
Clay told me one of our chickens has a prolapsed colon. What is with my chickens?! They like to crap out their insides and get eaten by coyotes!
So, instead of rushing to get my chicken doctor bag, I’m sitting on the couch thinking about what I did last night.
And I’ll tell you all about it right after I spoink my chicken…….be right back.
False alarm. I’m the one that went to the eye doctor yesterday, but obviously it is the Architect that is having trouble seeing things. All chicken colons are in their proper places.
Now, back to coupons.
As I was clicking away on all the comments last night I came across one of your links that led me to The Coupon Clippers.
This was the first sight that didn’t overwhelm me. I actually found a coupon for the peanut butter we use!
Now, you need to tell me, is it dumb to buy coupons?
It was so easy to find the coupons for the name brand products I use which I’m compiling a list of those items that I can’t find a better or cheaper substitute.
Now, for those of you that want to know how I manage to keep to our seven fiddy for our groceries/household supplies, these are some of my basics;
1. We try to eat everything in our house before I go get more (with the exception of all the canned fruits and veggies and the frozen meats).
2. I don’t make complicated meals. We have a large variety of meals, but they don’t contain a lot of ingredients. I don’t serve a lot of side dishes with our meals. We eat a lot of homemade soups.
3. I pretty much shop in those outer isles. I don’t buy mixes or any sort of packaged meals except mac and cheese. Eliminating high fructose corn syrup simplifies my choices.
4. We don’t eat cereal very often, this keeps our milk consumption very low. Instead my kids eat oatmeal which fills them up and uses less milk.
5. I use vinegar as my main cleaning product, but I can’t live without Softscrub. I’ve tried, but I neeeeeeed it.
6. I bake a lot.
7. We don’t buy juice or soda. We drink water with our meals and occasionally tea. We do buy soda on special occasions.
8. Apparently, I am now Amish.
I will also be getting a phone call any minute now from my sister begging me to please write more about coupons and shopping at Aldi. Because next to homeschooling, being cheap is her favorite thing in the world.
Okay, let’s review for those of you that forgot what the heck this post was about.
Should I buy coupons? Do you buy coupons? To spoink or not to spoink? That is the biggest question.
your hot husband. Try not to wake him up, be prepared to have him toss you across the room.
your four year old coughing every two minutes.
Now you are nice and warm. In fact the four year old is emitting so much heat that your skin is melting off your body.
Now you’re able to hear him coughing up his toenails directly into your eardrum. Oh, the sweet soothing sounds of your baby coughing, you’ll be asleep before you know it.
Put your cat on your head and tell her to please start rubbing her claws on your cheek. If that doesn’t work then just ask the cat to rub her butt on your face or lie down across your neck….because the best way to go to sleep is by NOT BREATHING.
to wake up just as you might be nodding off between the hours of 12am and 4am to go outside, because he knows that if he goes outside and starts barking at the air and other invisible things that you will feel safe and protected and be able to go night-night.
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