I have been very diligent for most of 2012 about not spending any money other than what we have to.  There's several reasons.  We want to move within a year so we don't need more things.  I want to put every penny I can towards our debts so we can be debt free.  Last but not least I am going to have to be off work for 2 months without a paycheck after a procedure I must have.

But I did finally splurge.  I've been watching this item for awhile and finally got a good price.  I want to learn to make good wheat and spinach pasta.  If I succeed, then my spinach this fall will be going into the freezer.  I did try them out today.  Boy, I am definitely an amateur.  I will not show you pics because my pasta was so bad.  It looked like raggedy strings not pasta.  Tasted good but looked like ****,  ya know?

Since I'll be housebound for awhile I need to have some reading material.  This is the stuff to read for fun.

  Next are my serious books.   I bought these last year when Rick was diagnosed with some health issues.  He didn't stick with changing his diet.  Well, now I'm sitting on the borderline of high cholesterol.  So I'm trying to learn how to eat better.  You would think that since we each so much fresh fruits and vegetables, that this would not be a problem. 

I have to agree that the person who said getting older wasn't for cowards definitely hit the nail on the head.

A couple more surprises will arrive next week.  I ordered the Kitchenaid ice cream maker.  Can't wait.  Rick loves ice cream and I love sorbets.  Another book about ice creams/sorbets/gelatos.  And a thundershirt for Lil Bit.  Bless her heart, one night it was so bad we had to put her in the guest bathroom.  She just couldn't control herself.  After a couple of hours of barking we had to get some sleep for work.

Time to go again.  Another big day tomorrow.  Lots to get done.

Live, Love, Dream Big! 

deb