Unfortunately one (of our two) local bookstores is in the process of hopefully moving to a bigger town about 25-30 minutes away. (We live on the outskirts of a tiny little town…) Despite being sad to see them go, I was thrilled to be able to check a few more things off my Christmas list since everything in the store was at least 50% off last Saturday during their final day.
I didn’t buy very many books, but I did buy one of just about every little Folkmanis Fingerpuppet they had in stock and now have 3 for each of my children’s stockings and only paid between $2-3 dollars for each of them. I had been noticing these little guys on a couple of my favorite blogs and never even realized our little store carried them!
I also purchased a Gray Squirrel Puppet
I baked 4 loaves of delicious zucchini bread. The first two loaves I baked using this recipe. For the second batch, I substituted 1/2 cup of the oil for 1/2 cup of applesauce and reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup. It was just as good and didn’t give me heartburn like the first batch did. I’ll definitely be using this recipe again in the future.
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I finally washed my girls’ chapel veils! They were looking pretty dirty and now look brand new once again. Oh, and speaking of laundry, even after a week (make that two!) of swimming lessons and lots of extra towels (and all the clothes from Life-Saving Day), it is ALL caught up, at least until tomorrow!
I loved 'shopping with you' fantastic! So what is the population of your town? Interested in what is considered small. We are 20 000 here which officially is a city but has more a town feel.
I am confused. Did you sub the oil by replacing it with applesauce? Or vice versa. I take it as replacing the oil, is that correct? I always use applesauce instead of oils in cakes, far healthier and easier on the digestive system too. Your cakes look fantastic and make me hungry! Yummy!
Dear Jessica,
how i wish we could get thos puppets and tree houses here.
Green with envy!
How exciting to get the Christmas shopping going so well for you
God Bless
Erin ~ I don't think our town has more than 2,000 people in the city limits, though we live a few miles outside. Our biggest city, where I do most of my shopping, close enough to drive to regularly (30 min) has a population of around 70,000.
Anonymous ~ The recipe called for 1 cup of oil. Instead I used 1/2 cup applesauce AND 1/2 cup oil. Sorry for the confusion! =)
Gae ~ Oh, me too! I think you would love them, especially the tree!
Hi Jessica,
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