we dodge the water bullet

Couple of Emergency Alerts about flooding and possible flooding, make for nervous sleep.  I’m sure others got slammed, but this go-round we got nothing in the basement; in fact we didn’t get water near the house.  Now around the house is another story, as you can see from these pictures.  The river is flowing so swiftly it makes a loud whooshing noise; so far no bloated cows.IMG_4740 IMG_4734IMG_4735 IMG_4738 IMG_4741

$10 Lifetime Senior Pass ends tomorrow

2017 Senior Pass JPG

This is the Federal Parks (actually six departments participate) Pass that get you into the more than 2,000 Federal Recreation Sites for free and now you can buy a LIFETIME Senior Pass – through August 27th – for only $10!  Order it online and you pay a $10 processing fee.  You can download the application and mail it before 8/28 with your $10 payment and the same $10 processing fee or go to a Parks place that issues them without the processing fee.

Provides entrance or access to pass owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at Federal operated recreation sites across the country.  May provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, boat launch, and specialized interpretive services.

On August 28 the price will jump to $20 for the annual pass and $80 for the Lifetime Pass, so don’t put it off.

my big Big Lots shopping…

unnamed (7)Used to stop at the Big Lots on Ogden in Naperville a few times a year; they don’t take coupons, but often they’d carry funky brands of jams and biscuits.  The one by me closed years ago (I think it had been closed a year before I noticed!), but decided to check out another one.  Large and sad and tired-looking.  I wouldn’t be buying stock in this company unless you’re trading up from Kmart, if you get my meaning, if you catch my drift.  Things like old-label Pantene for $2.50 or L’Oreal hair color I’ve seen at DT selling here for $4.50.

Forced myself to buy this as Suzy Qs was the only Hostess product I liked and it was the last one to return to the line-up. $2.50 feeds my personal nutritional hell…