I'm sorry I am so late getting this up. We had a yard sale we were getting ready for, had said yard sale and then went camping for 3 days. Lots of fun but I kind of unplugged and I have to say, it was much needed and wonderful! Onto the savings from last week!:
~My hubby and I were in need of comfort food so I raided the freezer and found some elk burger in there along with some assorted chopped up peppers. I got the burger browning, added some onions, the peppers and some seasonings to it. I then added a can of stewed tomatoes, a can of spaghetti sauce and 2 cans of water to it. Next went in half a package of noodles. I simmered this cover for half an hour and them added a carton of low fat cottage cheese (I had some in the freezer and had thawed it a few days ago) to it and turned off the heat. The cheese still melted in and oh my goodness was it good!
~I served the comfort food stove top casserole above with homemade biscuits.
~More shows were watched online.
~I harvested my first cucumber this year from our garden...it was so crisp and clean tasting. :)
~I made use of some of the free newspapers that I have here. They make lovely cleaning rags for doing your windows. :)
~The ribbon for one of my dress blouses came out in the wash so I used a paperclip to help thread it back through the casing.
~My MIL treated my husband and I to lunch on Saturday.
~I found more Aloe Vera gel and more of the TheraFlu at the Dollar Tree. I stocked up on both. The TheraFlu retails for $6.99 at Walmart. I want to be stocked up for the flu and cold season.
~My hubby and I settled in Saturday night, made some popcorn and watched the movie "Safe House"...one of my many great DVD thrift or library sale buys recently.
~Laundry was hung on the line to dry.
~Jeff dug up a raspberry plant that was out of the raspberry bed. We are giving it to Jaysn and Rachel for the start of their raspberry patch at their home.
~My dear hubby worked on fixing a few more things for his parents.
~I reused a gift bag and tissue paper to wrap up a birthday gift for the youngest grandson. He is getting his favorite fruit roll ups, a huge lollipop and a Penguins of Madagascar Antarctica Adventure DVD that I found awhile back at the Dollar store. :)
~Still getting things ready for our yard sale here. I went through more of my dresser drawers and found even more things that I do not wear anymore. I'll have Rachel go through and see if she wants any of it since they are coming over on Friday to bring some of their stuff to sell also.
~I was craving a salad for dinner on Sunday night but found that all the lettuce from our garden had gone bitter (time to tear it out and reseed in new lettuce). I quickly took inventory of my refrigerator and found that I had some lovely broccoli so I made a quick broccoli salad just tossing things in that sounded like they would go together well. :)
~Monday Jeff and I went through all our CDs and DVDs. We weeded out ones that we no longer enjoyed, watched or listened to. These will be put in our yard sale on Saturday.
~The brakes on my car need to be replaced. My hubby called around to get some estimates and one of the places that we trust was a full $250 cheaper than the other. We are going to go with them.
~Our neighbors were in need of some of those electrical screw top things since they were installing a new dishwasher. We live half an hour away from any hardware store. Luckily my handy hubby had some here that we were able to give them. :)
~Tuesday I threw some venison steaks in the crockpot with some red wine and seasonings and let that cook all day. Circumstances led to us eating in town later that evening, but we had the steaks on Wednesday night instead. :)
~Jeff had a doctor's appointment and we had to drive to another small town that is about 40 minutes away to go to it since that is where our doctor was that day. While we were there, he asked if there was anything else he could do for either of us. I asked about if I needed more blood work before I could get another refill on my thyroid meds. Upon checking, he saw that I did so they did the blood draw right there and then. Saved me another long drive and more gas used if I had to make a separate appointment just to get that done.
~The nurse at our doctor's office and I found out we had so much in common. It was really funny and I felt like I made a new friend. She blessed me by sharing how easy it was to pressure can meat and told me her trick to making it taste really good.
~Got some free chips with a coupon we had.
~We bought more medicated powder (same exact formulation as Gold Bond) at the Dollar Tree. Our doctor recommended this for my hubby in addition to the other medication he prescribed.
~I watered in the early evening since out temperatures during the day at topping out around 100 F. I don't want the plants stressed and getting burnt.
~I've been trying to work my points programs a lot more this week. I have some of the auto run encraves (from Swagbucks) running in the background when I am writing or reading blogs.
~While shopping for some new dri fit shorts for my hubby (which we found for $6.89 each), we also ran across some sleeveless Summer shirts that were on clearance for $2 each. We bought 2 of them to replace some that have seen better days here at home. ;)
~Wednesday we did out volunteer work and got lots of free groceries from that. :) Some of the items were fresh blueberries, a cooked chicken from the deli department, dried cherries and cranberries, canned fruits and veggies, a huge bag of ciabatta rolls, fresh peaches, juice, peanut butter, coffee and many other wonderful blessings.
~I used one of the Tupperware containers that I bought recently as a change drawer for our upcoming yard sale. It was the perfect size and the lid locks down tight on it.
~Someone donated more books to the library's book sale. I was able to pick up the Anne of Avonlea and the Emily series (both by the same author) for .75 for each set.
~I borrowed more movies. Our library will be closed all of next week so that will give us time to actually watch them before they are due back. Some of the DVDs I borrowed were ones that I had borrowed before but never got around to watching.
~Bath and Body Works sent me some really wonderful coupons including one for a totally free (no purchase needed) product. I love adding these to my gift closet and using them to make gift bags and baskets throughout the year.
~I had a bunch of bread that was turned into homemade croutons. My hubby loves taking them to snack on like chips when he works at night. We also use them on salads and as seasoned breadcrumbs. They frequently find their way into homemade meatloaf too.
~While the oven was still hot from the crouton making session, I baked 2 packages of turkey bacon. We will be taking these camping with us as part of breakfast one morning.
~We watched some TV shows online and also some YouTube videos. I'm trying to learn some new skills and Youtube is a great place to find just about anything you may need a tutorial on.
~Thursday I made 3 regular sized loaves and 1 mini loaf of banana bread with some over-ripe bananas. I sliced up the 3 loaves and put it aside to take camping this weekend. The mini loaf was sliced up and eaten warm by my hubby and I. ;)
~We called our kids who are trying to start a family to see if they wanted some of the baby stuff that we still have in the garage. Some they wanted and others.not so much. ;) What they don't want is being sold at our yard sale.
~I used the stale water from the dog and cat's water dish to water some potted plants on the deck. I then gave the dog and cat fresh water.
~Friday I was craving something decadent for breakfast. I made myself a huckleberry pancake and ate it without syrup because those huckleberries were just packed with goodness!
~I made a pasta salad with things that I already hand on hand here at home. I loaded it up with lots of fresh veggies and feta cheese.
~While I was cutting up the veggies for the pasta salad, I also cut up a bunch of carrot sticks.
So there you have it. The good, the bad and the ugly. ;) We have several unexpected expenses coming up for this next week so I will have to be extra frugal!
Be blessed!
We went camping over the weekend and I only got a few pictures because we were so busy having fun! The first few pictures are of Isaiah and Rachel and the bunny that Isaiah name Star Wars. The middle one is of my sleep deprived hubby. ;) The last two are of our time up shooting in the rock quarry. I only got a few shots there too before Rachel and I left to go and get more ice. :) We really did have a great time swimming in the creek, sitting around the campfire, visiting, taking walks and of course eating way too much! I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone else there too! There were a few "hiccups" such as 2 in our family not feeling their best, but still being troopers, leaking air mattresses, my hubby's snoring and us hitting a deer on our way home and causing some damage to our car, but I still would do it all over again! ;)
There is a long running joke among my close friends and family that I am a big bubble wrap freak! I love bubble wrap! It's protective, flexible, strong and fun all at the same time and popping those little air bubbles makes me happy. Bonus! :)
I shared in previous post about the cruel comments made to my husband by one of his siblings. He and I are both still trying to wrap our heads around that and come to terms with just how miserable someone would have to be to act in such a horrid manner. I have never seen something bother my husband as much as this has and I totally understand why it does, My heart aches for him.
I have found myself needing to withdraw a bit from the world. I want to build a Bubble Wrap Fort and keep the ones I love safe from any cruelty, hurt or pain. I want to keep myself safe from that too. Yesterday I did not even want to leave my home to go down and get the mail. Being here at home felt safe. Jeff and I worked on learning how to set up our tent for a camping trip and worked on sorting through DVDs and CDs to sell at our yard sale.
I made the mistake of then going onto Facebook to see the pictures of my grandsons Isaiah's birthday. All was going well until I made a comment on a friend's post about how I could understand why the Bernie Sanders supporters were having a hard time switching their support to Hillary Clinton, given everything that had happened and been said during the campaign. My comment was met by questioning my intelligence by my friend and some of her friends. That hurt. She has always been a very blunt person, but I had hoped we could have a dialog where we could be respectful and learn from one another. I guess that was not to be and to be honest, it is making me re-evaluate why I would even remain friends with her.
People who hurt others bother me to my core. There is so much evil going on on the world around us and we should be able to feel safe around our family and friends. I try to make my home a safe and comforting place for all, myself included. My friends, who are going through horrible crisis in their lives, comment about how they just feel enveloped in love here. It has become their safe haven. My family knows that they are welcome here at any time and they have keys to come and go as they please. I try to make sure that my husband knows how much I love and appreciate him. He is my safe place and I am his.
Lately I feel like the metaphorical walls of our safe haven are being breached with all the ugliness that surrounds us. I need to separate myself from those in my life who would seek to hurt us. I feel the need to "reinforce the walls" so to speak of our home to keep us all cocooned and feeling very loved and valued.
I think I will just go back to building my Bubble Wrap Fort.
Today our youngest grandson Isaiah turned 3 years old! He is a bundle of energy who is always on the go until he runs out of steam. He has a quirky sense of humor and has discovered how to tease people...sometimes that is in a fun way but other times it is to bug his big brother Bradley. ;) He still loves to cuddle and gives the best hugs! Grammie and G-pa love him to Africa and back (he seems to think that Africa is farther away from here than the moon so he started saying this). He, along with his big brother Bradley, have brought such great joy into our lives and we are so blessed to be able to live close enough to see them often. :)
This week was a mixed bag of trying our best to save money while still having a great time. We were doing really well until we had an unexpected family emergency which threw a monkey wrench into things, but that is life right? Onto the frugal doings:
~We took snacks with us to the hotel over the weekend and ate those after the James Taylor concert
~We had our big meal out on Saturday at lunch time. We went to Outback Steakhouse and ordered the Loaded Blooming Onion appetizer and shared an entree. It was the perfect amount of food for both of us.
~The hotel that we stayed at was just a quick 5 minute walk from our hotel so we saved on paying for parking there at the concert.
~When we arrived to check in at the hotel, they were having computer issues so our wait time was a bit long. They handed out bottles of water to whomever wanted some. They also upgraded our room to a Deluxe King room.
~Jeff and I took advantage of being up in Spokane to run some errands and do some shopping. Jeff was able to get a new wheel for his car since he had bent the rim on one of his when he went into the ditch years ago. The bolt pattern on the replacement wheel he got after the accident did not match his hubcaps on the other wheels. We finally found the right one and another hubcap that matches his old ones at a auto salvage yard.
~Of course we hit the thrift stores while we were up there too. I was able to find 3 new bras (yes, they were brand new) and some more shirts that fit me. Many of them were the discounted color of the day so we got them for half off. There were also some great Tupperware containers that I was able to snap up at $1.99 each and some books (also half price) for the grandboys and I. Oh, and one of my favorite buys of the day...a beautiful hand appliqued and quilted Hawaiian pillow. Jeff found a brand new kitchen faucet for his parent's house for 1/3rd of the price he would have paid retail for it. It is the exact style that they wanted! He can now get that installed for them. He also found some tent stakes, which we needed since we are going camping in a couple of weeks and some of our old ones had broken and he found a CD that he wanted. :)
~Sunday we drove over to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho from Spokane, WA and had lunch at the new Cracker Barrel restaurant they just opened there. I had a $25 gift card I earned online. The only out of pocket cost to us was the tip!
~We hit the Dollar Tree and the Grocery Outlet on our way out of CDA and found some great deals there as well. The Grocery Outlet had 12 packs of Cranberry/Lime Propel drinks for 2 for $1...yes...50 cents per 12 pack! I checked the expiration date and we will use them before then. I also picked up a huge package of pastrami for $6.99 (which I will divide up and freeze), crackers, cookies, 2 boxes of 36 individual Fruit Rollups for .99 each (the grandboys are going to love these), Kim Chee, some wine and a few other things.
~Monday I had to run into Pullman to meet someone to pick up a DVD set I was buying off a local buy and sell site. She never showed up...that ticked me off royally since I had driven into town and waited half an hour for her. Just that trip took 1 1/2 hours out of my day without any additional stops and used all that gas. I consoled myself by going to the thrift store right above where we were meeting. They were having a Christmas in July sale and I stocked up on new boxes of Christmas cards that they had marked at .79 and .59 each plus they were half off that. I found another dvd (surprise LOL! ) and some books for the grandboys. Oh yes, there was also a scarf for .99 and a bottle of Rihanna Nude body mist for .49 .
~Monday, Wednesday and Friday I made Jeff more bread for his lunches this week.
~I harvested peas, tomatoes, lettuce, raspberries and a few blueberries along with some apples from our garden.
~Monday's mail brought a box from Pinch Me with free samples. This round I received more ZzzQuil, some Pond's Rejuveness Anti-Wrinkle Cream and some Vagisil Daily Intimate Wash. These are all products that I already use and really like. The sample sizes are perfect for me to take with us when we travel. :) The mail also brought me another free Parent's magazine which I will pass on to Heather.
~Monday's dinner was rice (free), salmon (gift from Heather's parents), Kim Chee (for me), and ice cream bars for dessert. I know I should have included a salad or fruit with this but I was tired and it was late.
~Tuesday I was able to get in on the free samples offered at Pinch Me. I mainly got pet food samples but that is fine with me. :)
~My hubby and I surprised our grandsons with a trip to their favorite indoor play center. It was an early birthday present for Isaiah who will turn 3 on Monday. :) We got there at "Happy Hour" so we only paid $10 for both the boys to get in. We took them out to dinner after that and tried to keep costs down as much as we could. However, the youngest grandson is having a growth spurt so we ordered more french fries and he promptly ate most of them. When we took the boys back home, this same kid spotted the homemade pizza his mommy made and wanted some of that too. ;)
~Heather and Chris gave us a bag of huckleberries that they had picked. YUM!
~I watched some shows online.
~I've been working my points programs but not as much as I would like to.
~Wednesday I stopped in at the library to return some things and found that someone had donated a huge sack full of DVDs that were going to be put in the book sale. Sarah (our wonderful librarian) let me go through them before she even got them put out. I bought 8 of them. Two of them came with bonus CDs so I told her I would pay her another dollar each for those. So for $10 I got 8 new to us DVDs and 2 CDs. :)
~Wednesday's mail brought me a coupon for a free bag of chips and 2 Pure Protein bars along with a coupon for more of them.
~Lots of leftovers were eaten for lunches so that things would not go bad.
~I used the crockpot to make dinner on a day when I had very little energy. There were some potatoes that needed used up so that was my starting point for making smoked sausage, potatoes, onions and peppers for dinner. :)
~Wednesday afternoon we got a call about a family member having to be taken to the hospital. My bread was not finished in the breadmaker so I quickly took it out of the pan and finished baking it in the oven while my hubby got up (he sleeps during the day since he works the graveyard shift) and got ready for us to head in.
~We were stuck in town for quite awhile so we got dinner at Panda Express since it is a half an hour drive home and hubby had not eaten all day. We ended up bringing some of our food home because we could not finish it all there. It became my lunch the next day.
~Thursday was a really hot day so I hung the laundry out to dry on the line.
~Friday I stayed home so no gas used in the car.
~I pulled some more homemade mixed fruit muffins out of the freezer for breakfast.
~My hubby needed a treat after a very rough few days. I found some reduced priced chocolate chip cookie dough in the freezer and baked some up for him.
~I curled up with a big stack of magazines (most of them free subscriptions) and got caught up on my reading and found inspiration for some future projects.
~I saved a gift bag and some sparkly tissue paper and some bright blue crinkled paper filling for future gift giving.
~I made a bare bones grocery list for this coming weekend...the plan is to eat mostly out of the pantry and garden.
~No need to water on Friday since we got some rain. Yay!
Not a bad week all in all but I know I can do better. I am praying that this next week I can just stay home for the most part and catch up on things around here. I have a ton of stuff that I will need to get priced for our yard sale on Saturday and that should keep me pretty busy. Be blessed!
Do you remember your parents or grandparents saying "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"? Or how about "Words are powerful, once spoken they cannot be unspoken"? Or "treat others the way that you would want to be treated" ? All of these phrases are actually lessons that we need to take to heart. I know that I was raised by these principles and so were my husband, our kids, and now our grandkids. Unfortunately, there are a few who, although they were raised being taught this, got an "F" on their lesson and wadded up the metaphorical paper and tossed it away, completely missing the trash can and not caring about how much garbage they leave in their wake. It hurts when friends or even strangers say hurtful things to or about us, but even more so when it is family.
Yesterday my husband was verbally assaulted not once but twice by one of his siblings. The venom, delusional lies and accusations that came out of this person's mouth while they were screaming at him in a public place were designed to cut and hurt him deeply. I have no idea how he was able to remain calm while trying to deescalate the situation but he was visibly shaken when he told me what happened. This person has a history of being cruel, but they took it to a whole new level, one that cannot ever be come back from.
The damage that was inflicted on my husband's gentle and kind heart is unimaginable. This is the man who was there for this sibling over and over again when others, even within their family, were not. He forgave them multiple times for their awful behavior, even when there has been no apology from them. They have lied about and slandered our family and tried to break up our marriage and destroy our relationship with my husband's parents. All of these things have taken a huge toll on us, but this...this time, it was just pure evil. When he reached out with love, concern and kindness, he was met with such unfathomable ugliness and cruelty.
My husband is hurting, my kids are in shock that anyone could do and say something so horrible to their own sibling, no matter how angry they may be, and I am trying to remain strong for my hubby and not let him see me cry. Last night I was just numb and could not believe what had just happened. Today, as I process it all, I am angry, hurt and to be totally honest feel pity for this person and their dark heart. Those hurtful and cruel words will forever be etched upon my husband's heart and in his mind. He didn't deserve to be treated this way....no one does.
It's been another busy week here. There were many projects I wanted to get to but never did and then there were projects that we did get done that took longer than expected. I spent lots of time in the garden and it is starting to pay off. I've got little cucumbers growing and the peas are starting to really climb the trellis. :) Onto the savings:
~We had a big family birthday party on Saturday. Jaysn and Rachel hosted it this time. :) Since we do everything potluck style, we had a wonderful assortment of food. I brought a pasta salad, roasted chicken and a fruit salad, Jaysn and Rachel made Zuppa Toscana and a wonderful sweet potato dish, Heather made a huckleberry/peach pie and also a Death by Chocolate dessert and my cousin Jeremy made an amazing green salad that also had fruit, cheese and candies pecans in it. We do eat well in this family! ;)
~I really worked my points programs this week. I needed to get enough points for another Walmart gift card and I finally had enough to cash in for a $25 one.
~Sunday Jeff and I had planned on going to an auction but ended up staying home instead. We spent the day watching movies and relaxing. I figure we saved hundreds of dollars! HA! ;)
~Monday I finished up making a batch of raspberry gin and got another batch going with more raspberries that I had just picked minutes before.
~Monday I also harvested peas, snow peas, lettuce and strawberries from our garden.
~We got a couple doses of good soaking rain this week so I only had to water twice.
~I cashed a $10 check that I got from Pinecone Research.
~The leftover water from the dog and cat's water bowls at the end of each day were used to water the potted plants and then the bowls were refilled with fresh water.
~I made some meatloaf with crushed up croutons, the leftover half of an onion and some seasonings. I served it with yellow rice and we also had salads with it.
~I watched some shows online throughout the week.
~More loaves of bread were made this week and more croutons also.
~My hubby hauled home more free mulch from our town's composting site. Hopefully this will help to lessen the stress on some of the plants in the side garden.
~I washed some Ziplock bags and then hung them up to dry. My hubby uses these to take sandwiches and snacks in his lunch bag.
~Jeff ate a large bowl of fresh peas from the garden for a snack. He shared a few of the pods with our dog Caesar who loves them.
~I did some grocery shopping early Tuesday morning. I found another cheesecake marked way down, along with some marked down bread and some garlic cheese breadsticks at Walmart. Winco had a marked down deli cheese tray and huge sandwich. I took the big deli tray apart and packed all the cheese up into smaller bags. Some of the cheesecake will be frozen for future treats.
~I stopped at Goodwill and found seasons 5 and 10 of Friends on DVD. I now only need season 7 and we have the complete set. I also found a new Horseshoes game. I bought that for our upcoming family camping trip.
~I did find some more clothes that actually fit me at Goodwill. One of them was the half price color of the day.
~I used more coupons to get Ragu pasta sauce for .68 a jar and also to get a discount on more pectin.
~We had leftover deli chicken, leftover yellow rice and leftover fruit salad for dinner on Tuesday night...are you sensing a theme here? ;)
~Wednesday evening Jeff hauled home even more mulch from the town's yard waste and composting site. Our side garden now has a nice layer of mulch on it which will help conserve water, help the plants not be stressed and also build up the soil.
~I borrowed lots of movies and books from the library.
~I printed off 2 gift cards that I earned at Swagbucks, $25 Walmart and $25 Cracker Barrel. The plan is to use the Cracker Barrel gift card this weekend when Jeff and I go on our combined birthday weekend present to ourselves. :)
~Jeff and I used a B1G1Free Blizzard coupon that I got from Dairy Queen for my birthday.
~Since it has cooled way down here at night, I am able to just run the vent part of the swamp cooler to get things cooled down. I don't like to leave the living room windows, which are huge, open at night when I am sleeping since we have a single level home. It's gotten so cold at times that I have to get up and turn it off.
~We used the $25 Walmart gift card to help pay for a huge bonus sized bag of Pedigree dog food, a gallon of milk and a large package of Cotto Salami. We ended up paying $4 out of pocket after the gift card was applied.
~We stopped at the thrift store that benefits the disabled in our communities. We scored big time finding a brand new pair of Aerosoles sandals for Rachel and a brand new dehydrator for Heather. I was pleasantly shocked to see the dehydrator marked at just $2.99! I also found a few more clothing items for me and some other things.
~I was almost out of my natural hormone replacement stuff and well, those of you in menopause know how disastrous that is. Luckily Vitacost is having a B1G1 1/2 off sale. I ordered 4 bottles for the price of 3, got free shipping and went through the link at Swagbucks so I will get some points for my purchase.
~Friday I had to run errands and pick up Jeff's paycheck. I stopped at a thrift store in the town that he works out of and found a brand new with tags Talbots fancy dress. I got it for $1.50 even though it did not fit me. I am going to resell it at a consignment store. I also found a pair of shorts and a shirt there along with 2 books.
~I hit a church thrift store and found another shirt, a pair of shoes and some quilting books for my mom.
~Safeway had a few really good deals today. I found chicken thighs for .89 a pound and bought 3 family packs. They also had their 12 packs of seltzer or soda on a special deal at .99 each with a limit of 2 per family. I then found Puffs tissues marked at half price and stocked up on those since we go through tissues like made with both of us having allergies.
~Jeff filled up my car with gas at the gas station with the cheapest prices for me.
~We are packing some snacks to take with us this weekend. I can't see spending a lot of money on snacks from vending machines at hotels. I know we will most likely be hungry after the James Taylor concert since it starts at 8 p.m.. There is a refrigerator in our room so I am going to bring some crackers, fruit and cheese with us. I'll also bring some drinks.
~Jeff transplanted some sunflower plants and some poppies for me. They had volunteered in our gravel driveway and our neighbor, Uncle Bob, is going to be spraying the driveway to kill all the thistles for us while we are gone this weekend. I'm allergic to the spray so he is doing it when I will not be around to breathe it.
~I stocked up on more Aloe Vera gel at the Dollar Tree. I noticed they are starting to get all their back to school and Fall stuff out already which means they will not be getting any more of the Aloe Vera gel and sunscreens in. I grabbed it while I could.
~I went through my basket of summer sandals and found a brand new pair that I bought on clearance a the end of the season last year. One of my older pairs is getting worn out so I will be replacing them with the new pair.
~Friday evening I made breakfast for dinner. We had sausages and oven pancakes with homemade syrups and fruit.
I know that I made a lot of trips to thrift stores this week. Confession time...I have gained so much weight between menopause and my hysterectomy. A lot of my shirts no long fit me and are hugging me close. I am very self conscience about my weight gain and the way my body is looking right now. I have mainly been in search of shirts that will help camouflage my trouble spots. I'm also still on the lookout for another pair of black boots that will not put any pressure on my foot and where arthritis has set in. I am hoping to maybe find the boots this weekend while we are on Spokane. Be blessed everyone!
