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Frugal deeds for the day:  I purchased a $20 Groupon for $10 to a local Thai restaurant and I have $20 in opentable money (check).  So, I made a reservation through openable and made a reservation for dinner on Saturday - we have $40 plus tip we will spend between the three of us.  Other than that, the weather has been really odd today.

2/28 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Today, my daughter got her Novartis check.  I took her for an hour of tutoring - and we used a bogo drink coupon at Barnes and Noble.  While she was being tutored - I walked the shopping complex and stopped at Victoria's Secret and got her a pair of panties and a free pair of flip flops for a grand total of .54 after my $10.00 coupon.  How about the stock market today :)  We went to "International Day" at my daughter's school.  For a $5 ticket, we got food, entertainment and a fashion show.  She gets bonus points for being in the fashion show for her language class.  And, I am tired.  Called and made an appointment with Bathfitters - called the livingsocial lawn person.  Need to clean - but am going to sleep.

2/27 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Mail was great today.  Got my Excedrin refund, BathFitters certificate, and my BoA CC for the dentist this Friday.  I took my daughter for a 2 hour tutoring session and ended up reading for 1 hour and knitting the rag rug.  Still have a way to go.  Long, tiring day, I just need to hit the hay.

2/26 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Maybe not so appetizing - but that's my compost overflowing with coffee grounds.  Next, leftover "apple turnovers" I made last night.  The other 5 got eaten between snack and breakfast :)  Other frugal deeds, I have started re-organizing the gift closet.  After I collapsed all the gift bags and put them and the tissues and ribbons in a basket - I probably have 2 shelves left to work with.  I also found some "stuff" I want to use now.  I found 4 votives to use in the metal decoration in the bathroom.  I found deoderant.  I was going to make some facial scrub - I found small samples of some "good stuff" to use.  So, I used the scrub, put on some sample spf moisturizer and took the dog for a walk just now.  I also made my daughter a large bath of Thai red curry and brown rice.  For the rest of the day, I'd like to finish organizing the closet, make some vegetarian egg rolls, make a large salad for lunches, and chop some of the onions and freeze for later use.

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The lake, the beach, and some cactus.  Pictured above are some scenes my daughter took with her new camera. (Sorry, the "system" would not upload all 3 pictures).  We live near a "lake" - some would call it a large pond.  But, we have some ducks, turtles, and fish that provide entertainment.  Usually in the summer, if we have leftover bread, we take it to the ducks - and the fish, I am sure.  The beach is where our condo is - and she took a neat shot of the sunsetting.  The cactus is what our neighbors brought to us when they moved - a nice reminder of them.  They were always taking care of plants.  As for frugal deeds today, unfrugal, we stopped for Starbucks - but frugal, we got a very large bag of grounds.  I sure hope I have a wonderful and abundant garden this year that I can attribute to the grounds.  We also went to the dentist and my daughter got her teeth cleaned - so of course, we got free toothpaste, a toothbrush, and floss - and bleach since we are both under the lifetime whitening plan.  Then we went to Lowes.  I was going to use the $20 off $100 coupon and my discounted gift certificate planter boxes.  Instead, we got a new toilet for her bathroom - might as well change it out when we get the Bath Fitters to "remodel" the tub/shower area.    So, I still have about $20 left on my giftcard.  I also made a mystery soup in the crockpot.  In an attempt to free up freezer space and reclaim some of my containers, I decided to dump the contents in the crockpot.  The soup turned out pretty good - fortunately, it was a mix of 3 soups and curry - so, they blended well.  Right now, in the oven, I have "apple turnovers" - I used croissant dough and put some of my defrosted apple crisp in the dough and baked them with some sweet potatoes.  The weather has been so odd, we were too "hot" the other evening - and this morning, coat weather cold.  So, having the items in the oven will be much appreciated by heating system.

2/24 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Got our free take 'n bake pizza for lunch tomorrow.  We did end up going to the movies and out to eat with friends - we split the tab.  It was a fairly frugal and fun evening.  We to Aldi for fresh produce - .69 for 2 lbs of red onion and several other good deals.  I also stopped at the International store at lunch time for Thai curry paste - .99 a can to mix with coconut milk and a few veggies for a fast vegetarian meal.