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I have used vinegar in the rinse compartment of my dishwasher successfully many times. I forget to refill it though, so I never really notice a difference in my dishes. I don;t recall noticing any odor. I also use 1/4 cup of vinegar along with a small amount of fabric softener in my clothes washer. The vinegar does not smell after the wash is done.
I bestirred myself today and got the turkey carcass all cooked up for broth. Ended up with 2 half-gallon jars of broth. DH mentioned he is already dreaming of noodles.....
Have my niece and nephews here from Thanksgiving through tomorrow. Not a lot of time but a lot of entertaining. We went to the $2 movie with $3.75 bucket of popcorn with real butter - yum! Went to the Como Zoo - free with donation. Bussed Downtown to see the Holidazzle Parade and brought our own hot chocolate. Target (parade sponsor) was giving out free hand warmers - came in handy!! Dinner was one pizza from our local (not chain) pizzeria. Rather than driving them to the midway point to meet their dad tomorrow we are going to ride the North Star rail and pay less than $10 for the 5 of us to travel to pick up spot and DH and I to travel home.
What amazes me is that I googled "what to do in Mpls with pre-teens" and it was nothing but Mall of America and water parks. Everybody is happy and I can come home to a quiet house with a turkey carcass to make into broth.
chrissieq, sounds so fun. You saw the Holidazzle in its last year! We should try to make it.
Have to say the parade felt a little dated having been there on and off over the past (too many) years. Now we are home together in our quiet home.
Black Friday/Shop Local Saturday- we spent nothing besides pizza, train fares, local 2nd run movie theater. The vintage shop where my sister and I re-sell was open today and I sold a sampling of stuff that sounds like gifts - vintage jewelry, suitcases and silver serving pieces.
Four of us went to the casino for the Thanksgiving buffet, and found that if we registered for the free casino cards, then our buffet would be free too - savings of about $105. An added bonus was that the cards came with $15 in gambling money.
One of us put the card in the slot machine and walked out with $235 cash.
Yep, casinos are generally not frugal, but this was a win all the way around!