As I have said many times before, there are only so many big things that you can save on. Then you go to the little things that really add up in a year’s time.
When I got Hubby home from the hospital, both of our toilets were running. Not wanting to waste water, I researched where I could get flappers for the back of the tanks. I had 3 options to get them quickly. One was to go to Home Depot using precious gasoline. The second was to see how quickly I could get them from Walmart. I do have Walmart + delivery but I would have to order $35 of product that I didn’t need. But I do get free shipping on most everything that is not a food product. The third was Amazon whose price was the same as Walmart. Walmart and Amazon had them cheaper than Home Depot and I could get same day free shipping. However ordering from Amazon meant they wouldn’t arrive until later that evening. I go to bed early so that would not work. I ordered them from Walmart and had them early afternoon within 3 hours. Hubby ended up installing just one because the second toilet flapper just didn’t seal properly on the other. Hubby fixed that and it has been working ever since. So we now have a spare which is a good thing for when that flapper fails. Plus things will never be cheaper than they are today. As you all know things just keep going up and up in price.
I drove Hubby to his doctor’s appointment yesterday. Changes were made in medications but he has no restrictions. So he will be able to mow the lawn on our rider today. Our neighbor mowed it last Friday but it is already getting very long again. The same neighbor offered to mow it again this week. But Hubby needs to get out in the fresh air and do what he loves to do. We are very grateful for what all of our neighbors do for us!
I needed a quick dinner last night. I was so tired after taking Hubby to the doctor yesterday. Eloise has again been getting me up at 3AM every morning. Not wanting to get fast food, I again cooked from our freezer. Hubby was agreeable to a hamburger with no bun smothered in sauteed onions. He wanted some fruit cocktail with it so that is what we had for a side.
Today, we will have eggs and salmon for brunch. Dinner will be chicken tenders and a tossed salad.
I need to get a few things at the markets plus pick up Hubby’s prescriptions today. I will post tommorow about those trips.
I hope you all have a great day!