tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2519865122395466645..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Sunday Confessional - Week 4Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33841934712214494472008-08-31T09:26:00.000-07:002008-08-31T09:26:00.000-07:00Congrats on the match! Wishing you the best! Goo...Congrats on the match! Wishing you the best! Good luck! = ) <BR/><BR/>As for the no shopping ... can I get a do-over? a mulligan? starting 9/1??? ;o)<BR/><BR/>Though I have been very conscious of the spending. I've even walked out of the store and then turned right back around and went back into the store and returned the item. I was completely honest with the sales girl ... saying 'i am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87217701867849507502008-08-27T16:52:00.000-07:002008-08-27T16:52:00.000-07:00Four coffees and one lunch. No stuff.Four coffees and one lunch. No stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49345173171853693242008-08-26T17:59:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:59:00.000-07:00Well didnt do so good. Bought a hose and pump for...Well didnt do so good. Bought a hose and pump for my labor pool ... and didnt even use it as I was 9cm by the time I get to my hospital room. Technically we didnt 'buy' anything at the hospital but everything I touched was disposable. We bought take and bake pizza. Last but a good thing ... cloth baby wipes.Jenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839122452372826100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40007099166158153792008-08-26T13:52:00.000-07:002008-08-26T13:52:00.000-07:00I thought I was doing well and really was until th...I thought I was doing well and really was until the fair that I posted about on week 3 confessional.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to go ahead and confess now to the sins of the day - today actually.<BR/><BR/>thought I could make it until September before buying any new clothes for anyone - totally wrong. my kids desperately need new sneakers for the 1st day of school since they both have PE that day and IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70104727524322676452008-08-26T12:26:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:26:00.000-07:00You and Mr. Crunchy have been on my mind, glad to ...You and Mr. Crunchy have been on my mind, glad to hear about the donor.<BR/><BR/>I have sinned, forgive me but the seal on our main toilet failed and, given the toilet's age, etc. and the cost of a plumber (we're not up to yanking toilets), it just made sense to replace the whole thing. So I bought a toilet, a seal, and a toilet lid, plus installation. The least fun I've ever had successfully Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82434721872666726362008-08-26T11:16:00.000-07:002008-08-26T11:16:00.000-07:00I am also glad they found a donor, I to buy some o...I am also glad they found a donor, I to buy some of my clothes from Goodwill and garage sales, you can find like new items, I feel you can buy a little more at those places and only one item from the stores.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-77339830705390660012008-08-26T10:47:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:47:00.000-07:00I avoided the confessional last week hoping this w...I avoided the confessional last week hoping this week would help blot out the spending from my mind. Nope. Seems like, except for the first week, once I said no spending for August, the August spending began. Went out for meals, although I have cut the number of lunches out in half so at least that's something [right?]. Bought some shoes [on sale but still] for a September trip. Bought more Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831291068861524089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8061011838005992782008-08-26T10:33:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:33:00.000-07:00i've been doing steadily bad this month. so, prett...i've been doing steadily bad this month. so, pretty much the same as the previous weeks... i got my friend a bottle of wine as a bday present. it was local (ontario made). i only buy ontario wine... yes, feel free to mock me for my poor taste. but it's local and i like it. i also bought an aloe vera plant for myself, 'cause i killed my last one. and i ordered a pizza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84731458186232310642008-08-26T09:45:00.000-07:002008-08-26T09:45:00.000-07:00Happy to hear about the full match!I was bad this ...Happy to hear about the full match!<BR/><BR/>I was bad this week...<BR/><BR/>I had planned to go into NYC to visit a friend before the challenge began, so I had to buy Amtrak tickets and MetroNorth tickets. We ate lunch out, before spending a free day in Central Park. Afterwards, we were bad and stopped at a bar for drinks before going out to dinner. We got bagels the next morning (because I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57159261607187343312008-08-26T09:19:00.000-07:002008-08-26T09:19:00.000-07:00Very happy to hear about the match for Mr. Crunchy...Very happy to hear about the match for Mr. Crunchy. <BR/><BR/>I really goofed and have been cringing inside for three days now. We were in New York City for my sister's wedding and took advantage of the fact that we were near an Ikea store to look around for a new bunkbed. We had tried making a loft on our own, but it wasn't very sturdy and much bigger than needed. We have 4 children in a SMALL Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4420088894541423732008-08-26T07:19:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:19:00.000-07:00So happy to hear about the match. I am spending l...So happy to hear about the match. I am spending less, except on gas b/c I've been ferrying between my house and Grandma's after Gramps passed away. I did buy my aunt an organic goody bag, with all necessary items (she and my cousin have moved in with Gram to take care of her, sweet huh!) My Gram said, what the heck is all this granola crap! She calls my Aunt & I the tree huggers, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53301527106534184732008-08-26T06:17:00.000-07:002008-08-26T06:17:00.000-07:00Let's see....Mandatory school supplies 30$. Please...Let's see....<BR/><BR/>Mandatory school supplies 30$. Please... don't get me started on how I feel about the crap we had to buy. Already did the rant on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Because we were in Office Depot due to mandatory school supplies... I saw a shredder (30$). I was already trying to figure out how to shred tax returns from before 1996.. is there a company that does it for you? And so on andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6997616387298394542008-08-26T04:42:00.000-07:002008-08-26T04:42:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the match! Well, we were on va...Congratulations on the match! <BR/><BR/>Well, we were on vacation last week, so as I said when I signed up, I spent and didn't feel guilty about it. We ate out a bunch of times (including my first time at the Moosewood Cafe - yum) and bought small gifts for the children to assuage our guilt at abandoning them to the total indulgence of their grandmothers <BR/>;-). I bought books, but since jewishfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547121621115074866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-57673268808471052512008-08-26T04:22:00.000-07:002008-08-26T04:22:00.000-07:00One local takeout on a busy day. Thats all folks ...One local takeout on a busy day. Thats all folks :)<BR/><BR/>Go the transplant!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30501242325535387872008-08-26T04:17:00.000-07:002008-08-26T04:17:00.000-07:00I can't pay attention to posting my sins because y...I can't pay attention to posting my sins because you posted a link for CUPCAKES????? Am coming over. Now.TheSpectrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431282406735971041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14620154486521405072008-08-26T02:52:00.000-07:002008-08-26T02:52:00.000-07:00Perfect match is wonderful news. Good luck.I think...Perfect match is wonderful news. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>I think that I went well this week.....or I may have just blocked the decadence from my conscious mind. No, no....I think I did well. I still have $50 in my purse so something must have gone right.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564781098772247688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75586126605264197092008-08-25T22:37:00.000-07:002008-08-25T22:37:00.000-07:00some friends were getting married this weekend, an...some friends were getting married this weekend, and i was given the job of some preparations that required shopping. i chose carefully, walking around for hours downtown to make the best choices. then i bought 2 guidebooks; my sister is getting married in south africa in october and we need to plan our trip. $100 on wedding materials, $45 on guidebooks. i was nauseous afterward, it was crazy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-23006929694226804482008-08-25T18:57:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:57:00.000-07:00A perfect match- what great luck.Eat out and enjoy...A perfect match- what great luck.<BR/><BR/>Eat out and enjoy yourself. Life isn't (only) for denial, frugality and being a good, shining example!EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547029683066393031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7305112296944014732008-08-25T18:32:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:32:00.000-07:00Wow, so happy for the full match! Been pretty wort...Wow, so happy for the full match! Been pretty worthless on the eating out front (lots of it) but on the buying, somewhat better. Got a glass cutting board to replace old plastic ones (been looking for over a year). Got some metal canisters to spray olive oil out of rather than replacing disposable cans. Got some soil amendments/seeds for fall gardening and a fern for my DD's room that she wanted.JessTrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12644464670167959342008-08-25T18:24:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:24:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the match, this is wonderful ne...Congratulations on the match, this is wonderful news. Sending you healing thoughts.rosiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181770056978093780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88272407996565130312008-08-25T17:36:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:36:00.000-07:00One big expense I had not expected was a new batte...One big expense I had not expected was a new battery for my car. Got out of work, went to start it and nothing. Since it was dark out, I bought a new battery at Costco adn put it in the trunk, then dowsed some soda pop on the battery connector thing to de-corrode it, then took the bus home. Easier to change out a battery in daylight - especially when there are men folk around who have the proper Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52423490545729714112008-08-25T16:19:00.000-07:002008-08-25T16:19:00.000-07:00bad terrible and horrible all wrapped up in one bi...bad terrible and horrible all wrapped up in one big ole pile of badness<BR/><BR/>For over a year I have been looking for new bedding, I walked into a store to kill time- found something PERFECT! PERFECT I say.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285402829344255910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27278239682192166382008-08-25T16:18:00.000-07:002008-08-25T16:18:00.000-07:00Congratulations on the match...best wishes for the...Congratulations on the match...best wishes for the future, both immediate and long term. My big sin was going out for a beer after floating the river. No excuses...I just totally forgot. Then we went to Shakespeare in the Park (free) but forgot to take water so I bought two bottles of water on the way (it was in another town, couldn't really run home for it).Annarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038228820240849768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-77463738445671052982008-08-25T15:44:00.000-07:002008-08-25T15:44:00.000-07:00A full match! That's so exciting! Lots of prayers ...A full match! That's so exciting! Lots of prayers and hopeful thoughts coming your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40068733665197672892008-08-25T15:40:00.000-07:002008-08-25T15:40:00.000-07:00Glad to hear that a full matching donor has been f...Glad to hear that a full matching donor has been found! That is very good news. :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.com