THIS & THAT

This & that and not much of anything pretty much describes this post.

Are you a coupon clipper? Well, I have had seasons of coupon clipping in my life but I'm not consistent. Recently I read a comment left on Prayerfully Yours. I decided to visit the commenter and found a renewed interest in coupon clipping. The name of the blog is Together We Save if you want to check it out. What I find so interesting is the work that the blogger puts into the blog. Oh my goodness, I love her and don't even know her. What I really like is that she posts the weekly specials from CVS & Walgreen and tells you how to apply the coupons with their store specials to maximize your saving. HOW COOL IS THAT!!! Now, I'm not brainy enough to figure it out for myself so I need someone to just tell me how to do it. My sister, Tiz, from Prayerfully Yours sees couponing as a mission. If she can save a lot on a product, she figures she or someone else (church nursery) can use, then that is a good use of her resources (time & money). I think she has a point. Little did I know that going to one blog on couponing/saving money would lead to another site, which would lead to another site and the next thing I knew half the day was gone. My hang up with coupons is that a lot of time you can buy the store brand cheaper than using a coupon. Today was my day. I went to CVS with the intention of buying one thing and found another thing 50% off. The 50% off price was less than the coupon I had for it so I got it FREE and it is a product I regularly use. I'm so happy this afternoon. Yes, I know it doesn't take much. Seriously, let me know if you use coupons or how you go about saving money in this economy.

Now on to a rant. You know I don't usually get stirred up enough to rant on my blog. It just takes to much energy and runs my blood pressure up. Now you really are wondering what could possibly have me this stirred up. MY POWER BILL!! Apparently Alabama Power decided to give me a new digital meter so that the company could lay off the meter reader. Now they just electronically determine my power bill. This change resulted in my getting a power bill double the bill last month (from $134 last month to $256 this month). I've never had a power bill in my newly constructed, insulated beyond required house of more than $150 a month. Now before you say, well, JC, you do have a man in the house so you are probably using more power, save it!!! I've already used that argument on myself and it didn't work. Joe is one of these, turn off the lights, unplug appliances not in use, close off the vents and close the doors to rooms not being used kind of guy. So I'm highly ticked off, and I'm gripping profusely, but I'm not calling my sister-in-law that works for Alabama Power and fussing at her about it. I'm fussing to the wind, and to Joe, and to you. Now I feel better. Whew!!! That's all I needed.

On to my dental issues. The bone graft site appears to be doing well. Swollen (yes). Sore (a little) but no extreme redness so I'm claiming the best. I've only taken two pain pills since last Wednesday when the procedure was done. The stitches are getting on my last nerve. Just imagine whiskers poking out of your gums. I don't know if these are the dissolving kind or the get them cut out kind. Tomorrow, I go have braces put on the bottom teeth. I'm not looking forward to it at all but it has to been done before my bottom teeth start shifting due to the missing teeth. I'm so sorry if I'm grossing any of you out. I figure only faithful readers are still reading. If you are still reading "THANK YOU".

One last thing, I hate basketball. The squeaking of sneakers on hardwood just drives me up the wall like fingernails on chalkboard. I avoided basketball games when I was in high school (graduated in 1971). Well, this Friday night is the last season game at home for the grandson that just turned 16. Needless to say, Pawpaw and I are going. Pawpaw doesn't care a thing about going either but what are we to do? We will go and I'll distract myself by watching the other grandparents squirm on hard bleachers. HA!!!! I'm cracking myself up. I can just picture it.

Hope you are having a great week.