{"id":3273,"date":"2011-05-16T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T21:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2011-05-16T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T21:52:03","slug":"stimulating-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/stimulating-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stimulating the economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Resin Adirondack chairs<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Today was a furlough day for us lazy, overpaid public employees. We spent it stimulating the economy. First, we went over to a cool vintage furniture and reupholstery<\/a> place on the east side, and made plans to get the wood love seat<\/a> reupholstered, and the cushions from the lightning bolt couch upstairs re-stuffed. About $1,000 – $1,200, though we didn’t actually spend any of it today.<\/p>\n

Then we went to the restaurant supply place to get me a new half-cup scoop, #8. The scoop was only $11, but of course, once there, we got some other stuff – I got a stainless slotted spoon, and Mark got a couple of half sheet pans. Spent $30.03 altogether.<\/p>\n

We came home and ate a little breakfast – I had a bagel with melted cheddar and this salsa I made yesterday from a Martha recipe – nicely spicey, a little too garlicy, a little too sweet. On our way back from the eastside, Mark picked up a couple of cupcakes to go from Daisy Cafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thus fortified, we went out again, to Home Depot, to get a new mailbox for East Wash<\/a>, $17.49. They had resin Adirondack chairs, so we got one of each of the primary colors – the yellow one didn’t fit into the picture above – plus a little tan resin table\/drink stand. We already had the green one. Chairs, 3 at $16.96, table $8.96 – with tax and the mailbox, the bill at Home Depot was $81.58.<\/p>\n

Proceeded on to Bed, Bath & Beyond, for a new shower curtain and curved rod, like we just put in the upstairs bathroom, for the downstairs bathroom. Sheets & a pillow for Al to take to camp. Plastic tray – can never have too many plastic trays – and a blue plastic drinks bucket, for $4.99, were the impulse buys there. $112.82 at Bed, Bath & Beyond – and used up all of our coupons. Whew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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