Welcome to November my friends! Can you even believe it? Here we are!
The BFF came home with this
With the holidays and winter weather fast approaching we spent the week in preparation mode. The BFF was here and I really appreciated the help as well as his contributions to the LTFS restock we got done. We canned ten more pints of chicken as well as 7 pints of carne asada after he brought home two family packs of chicken and a family pack of beef.
Carne asada and more chicken breast for the LTFS shelf 
Most of this will be donated
Another trip to Fred Meyer led to more groceries for stockpiling but with a twist. The majority of what we picked up on sale is for donating and that makes this girl very happy. Another family pack size of chicken thighs was divided up and vacuum sealed. I barely had enough room in the deep freezer to hold them. That freezer is FULL so I have had to put the kibosh on further purchases of frozen foods.
Markdown veggies 
Markdown pepperoni & pumpkin cookie dough
Hoses have been drained and rolled up as our overnight lows neared the freezing mark. I now have the main heating set on low (62°) and that along with the fireplace has been plenty to keep the house has been cozy and warm. I have added my winter blanket to the bed and dug out the winter pajamas as well. When the sun is out I open the blinds and welcome in the sunshine and its warmth because I know colder darker days are ahead of us.
Items for donation
I turned on the oven a couple of times last week to make some delicious meals and I even baked a small batch of cookies using some of a package the package of markdown cookie dough we picked up. They were delicious. Too delicious so I am glad I didn’t bake the entire package at once.
Meals were super simple this past week
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful week. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight before you head off to bed. Are you ready for the holidays and winter months ahead?
