Yard Sale Finds Put to Use

I got a gun. (for $2) A jerky gun.  

And I learned how to use it.

Along with my dehydrator ($3).  To make jerky.  Elk jerky.  Very good elk jerky.

Which I sealed up with my vacuum sealer ($5).  

I think we can cross that off the 'Things I Never Thought I would Do' list.

Ten dollars worth of fun.  Not to mention enough jerky to share.  I think so.

Holiday Round-up #1

Was a little discouraged to see my shadow on my way home from work early on Groundhog Day.

Because I was tired of Winter.  I was tired of cold.  I was tired of snow.  And I miss green things.
But then I refocused and looked in the other direction.

And was struck yet again by the beauty of the sunrise.  

My choice--focus on the shadow or focus on the sunrise.

I pulled over to shoot a video of the sunrise for you in case you were a little discouraged as well.

 But in the name of full disclosure, if I had seen a groundhog along the road, I would still have swerved to hit him.  Just sayin'.

Holiday Round-up #2

The STP made me a valentine.  Out of conversation hearts.  (He is still claiming he does not have a Pinterest account.  I'm not convinced.)
I thought it was very clever until I found out he glued the hearts to the paper.   What?  I couldn't eat them?  
Not to worry, he says.  He used Elmer's glue.  Non-toxic.
And he gave me the rest of the bag of hearts.  Truly, he is my soul mate.

I may or may not have eaten them off the paper after I took this picture.  Not sayin'.

Real Confused

If $59.88- $95.76 = $12.00 ...

...then what is the two year rate?  

Catching Up

Did I mention I had a birthday?  I know....last month.  Let's catch up, shall we?
Got a wonderful gift from the girls for my birthday.  Prompted me to clean the china cabinet so it had an appropriate display place.  Was 'clean the china cabinet' on my list?

Actually, I have a cleaning list.  I keep it in my head, so you will never see it.  And I don't have to see it either.   So I never am guilted into cleaning something when there is something anything else I could be doing.  But since we are crossing things off the cleaning list, let's add 'clean the washing machine' to the list.  And then cross it off.  Oh, and when we painted the kitchen we had to 'clean under the refrigerator' and 'clean under the stove'.   I think I'm good with the cleaning thing for awhile.

Baked a double chocolate mousse cake to use the new cake stand.  And then I took it for a ride.  Because a double chocolate mousse cake needs to be shared.  Ah, fellowship dinner, I am so fond of you.