Good Wednesday?

Today seems to have been a good day. I slept OK. Brother did show up. Well, I called when it got to 11am and left a message with the SIL. He called and said he had worked late and the baby was up but that he was coming over. I was outside tearing out some kind of shrub from a huge flowerbox. The neighbor was over to chat a bit. We got the shrub remains stuffed into a bin. Except for a small tumbleweed's worth because there was a lizard.

Brother was on the phone doing work things when I came out to the car. We left and I realized I had forgotten my $5 off coupon for the grocery. As it was I wanted to go to the clinic to get some meds to tide me over until the refill arrives by mail. That wasn't a problem and was supposed to take 10 minutes. Well, I went outside to join Brother who was on the phone again doing work things. That 10 minutes went long and my name still wasn't on the electronic board. I decided to go inside and my name was called. We agreed that they probably were just waiting for me to come inside. Oh well. We left easily and went back to the house so I could get my coupon. It was then off to the grocery.

I spent $80-something on food which was good. Supposedly I saved over $40. Yay me. I didn't get the cat food though. I wasn't going to pay $9 for 4 lbs! We went to Petco which had moved a couple of times and it smells horribly. I was going to be sick and their price was no better. I decided to go to the nearby grocery which had been remodeled. The price for the 4 lbs bag wasn't any better but the 8 lbs bag was $2 cheaper than the pet store. I got it. That was still $3 cheaper than buying two 4 lbs bags. The cat barely had a day's worth left.

I was annoyed when I got back home and realized my cereal could've gotten me a free gallon of milk. Of course they only had one box left so I couldn't have bought the three required. I'm having the housebrand milk rather than the lactose free I usually get. We'll see how it goes. I don't have to drink lactose free I just came to prefer it. I started drinking it because a doctor suggested trying lactose free stuff. Anyway it's expesive and I'm cutting corners.

What else is new? Oh we got back to the house, Brother eat quickly and left. I finally had breakfast around 4pm and was working on the flower box area more until it heated. I started eating and the other neighbor showed up asking if I still wanted to get rid of the lemon tree. He came back with a companion and they got it hauled away although it took them three trips. It was worth the $25. While they were doing that I was trying to get the tiller started but it just didn't stay running. I ended up turning the dirt by hand. Now it's 8pm and I am eating salad and being bored by radio. For some reason today felt like Thursday. Brother said he will probably won't be back until Sunday so I'll have to find things for myself to do to keep from getting into trouble.