I went grocery shopping and honestly don't remember how I managed, as I felt so dopey. I did cash in my points at Shopper's Drug Mart and stocked up on dh's Glucosamine and Chondroitin and now have a six month supply. So instead of paying $110.49, I only paid $10.49. I popped into Zehrs and thought I'd pick a few things up and ended up spending $71.94. Mind you nearly $20 of that was allergy pills. My final stop was Sobey's where I got my best deals. Cheese Whiz was on sale on Friday for $2.49 - $1.50 coupon, so only 99 cents. Spent $9.95 there, so all in all spent $92.38. I have $20 worth of gift cards for Canadian Tire, so am planning on picking up Maxwell House ground coffee which they have on special Saturday and Sunday for $6.97 a can. If I can get three cans that will last us six months and only cost me 91 cents when I cash in my gift cards. So I am at least $20 over my weekly budget this week.........
I am going to work on my lists of things to do and goals this weekend, so I am all ready for the New Year. I have been putting my silver change into my sealed pot and any spare loonies and toonies are going into another pot ready for gardening season.
Have you made any plans for 2013 yet?
Here is the scarf I am knitting at the moment.
Had a question for anyone who knits. Do you have something you put on the end of your needles when you put your knitting down so the loops don't come off?
Finally a photo looking north of our property, lots of snow.
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Sometimes I use an old cork (from a wine bottle), sometimes I just loop a rubber band around the ends a few times.
I am working with that same yarn and it makes me want to scream. I do have one fancy set of caps that go on the end of my needles that someone gave me last year but for the most part I use those erasers that go over the top of pencils. They work great.
I find this yarn is really slippery!!!
I hope you sort out your nose soon, you really wouldn't look so pretty without it! That scarf is lovely xxx
Allergies are nasty business, as I suffer daily with them. You sure have been doing well in the knitting dept.
LOL, I tend to pull the stitches down to the "knob" end so they don't fall off , but a blob of blu tack would do the job .X
Allergies are hell and unless you have them, there's no way of understanding what it feels like to have a pepper grinder up each nostril. Hope you feel better soon!
I stick my needles in the ball of wool.
Hope you feel better soon. xx
I stick the needles in the ball of yarn...I've used an elastic band wrapped around the needle too.
Jane x
Oh I do hope your allergies calm down. Are you allergic to snow?:)
Seriously I do hope you feel better soon. i love the scarf. B
Nothing worse than a drippy nose. Did you try Sudafed, non-drowsy - works for me. How did you make out with your ear aches last week, Maybe your Dr. can prescribe something that will dry you out. Love the scarf colors. Bess
I hope you soon discover whatever is making your nose feel so uncomfortable!
I have a rubber thingy that I place on the end of my knitting needles. It is something my grandmother gave ma many years ago.
Funny I've been suffering too! I don't have any poinsettias. Perhaps we are allergic to Christmas? Maybe it's being inside so much. I don't know but I've been through so many boxes of tissues, it's getting really tiresome now!
Love the scarf.
In Alberta we used to get snow mold late in the year - maybe that is it? Great deals, especially the Cheese Whiz. I have a Canadian Tire Gift card burning a hole in my pocket as well.
I remember one year I wanted to pull my eyes out so I could scratch my eye sockets. Glad that that hasn't happened since. I use hair bobbles. I also use them to hold sets of dpns together. I should put the sizes on them and that would be even more helpful!
Hope your allergies calm down soon.
I was also going suggest the wine cork, what I usually do is put the needles in the ball of yarn, being careful not to go through any of the yarn itself. Years ago I was told the needles would weaken the yarn if you go through it.!!!!
Love your scarf.
Patricia
Hope your allergies get better! and, that's a beautiful scarf.
To me it seem like you are looking for bargains. We have about two feet (24 inches) of snow in our yard now and it lightly coming down.
Nothing right now is bothering me but at time I don't know which is worst the allergies or the medication...to be quite honest neither one.
Can't wait for Carla January challenge....coffee is on.
Love that scarf! It's beautiful!! :) Hope your allergies are feeling better soon! ugh!!
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