For Friday, October 14th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

OCTOBER 14th,  2011

It's FRIDAY!

NATIONAL FRUMP DAY

Today is National Frump Day, honoring frugal, responsible, unpretentious, mature people everywhere. 

Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything.

Benjamin Franklin

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

WORLD EGG DAY

Don't have egg on your face, by forgetting this special day. There is a dozen reasons to enjoy World Egg Day to the fullest. We know eggs-actly how people begin this special day.... with eggs for breakfast. And, there's ohh so much more you can do with them.  Eggs are a true superfood, containing and excellent source of quality protein, vitamins and minerals. They are also very affordable and widely accessible the world over..

Egg Sandwich

Snack serving 4

 4 small or medium hard-boiled, peeled eggs

8 slices of white or brown or wholemeal bread

Butter or mustard or tomato ketchup 

Lettuce 

Tomato, cut into slices

Cut the eggs into slices with the egg cutter 

Spread butter on the bread and cut the slices diagonally     

Cover half with lettuce, tomato and egg

Place the rest of the bread on it

Serve the sandwich in a napkin

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else. 

Ivern Ball

There a lots of ideas for being frugal being passed around today.  Lots of folks have had to give up a lot of things they didn't want to because of necessity.  I was in the grocery store the other day and was amazed to see that you couldn't get a box of crackers for under 3 dollars.  The crackers I like and am used to eating are more expensive than the off brands. I didn't have to sacrifice taste over money but in many other ways I have had to cut back.

Now that I live in the Land of the Poor but Happy, I'll just have to be a little more creative when it comes to making purchases.  Seems there are all sorts of little ways to improvise.  It was my choice to retire.  I can't blame my circumstances on the economy because if I'd choose to continue working, I'd still have a job.  I am happy and now my job is to find all those inexpensive, frugal things to do that make life more exciting.

Have a Happy Friday everyone!

COUNTING THE DAYS

You can awaken each day to obligations you never chose - or you can decide now to choose them.  

Robert Brault

69 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

73 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

 

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma