So my wife and I are smokers. And we are seriously into the let’s quit the habit stage. Yesterday, discussed how to best go about it. For sure, we have each other to beat about the head if one backslides. And what do I get in the mail but a cigar catalog! Geesh…want to quit and here comes 60 odd pages of super cigars, from Macanudos to Gurkhas to cheapos. So I read it, and took my time at each page, each cigar picture and description, saying to myself “goodbye old friend”. Then upon the last page reached and read, I threw it into the trash.

Anyways, the game plan my wife wants is simple. Instead of smoking in the house, we will only smoke outside. Think she came up with that one to finally get the nice aroma of cigars away from her nose. For sure, smoking only outside does cut down on what we smoke, as when we were in Missouri, took over 2 days to work down one pack of cigarettes. So either we will be spending a tremendous amount of time outside, or we will cut down smoking to the point we can finally quit. Which will make all the grandkids happier than imps on sugar.

And of course, there is the cost now of cigarettes and cigars, what with the taxes raised by the federal government on top of state of Iowa increase. Around here, packs run from $4.00 to $7.00. This morning though, we went down into Missouri for a cigarette run, as they are a bit cheaper than here in Iowa. And I say a bit as the prices did go up quite a bit down there. We only bought half of what we usually purchased. Told wife, we will save a bunch if and when we quit.

Oh, want to save 5 cents a gallon of gas on your next fillup? Well, if you are in Iowa, you can print out a coupon to use at Kum & Go. Just go here and print out the coupon: KUM & GO

On the way back from Missouri, stopped in at Fareway to buy some groceries. Big savings on: Pepsi, 4 12 packs for $10, Maxwell House coffee at $5.99 (not those little 24 ouncers like folgers either), and a few other items we buy regularly were on sale. But wife would not let me buy some onion sets! They had some 1015′s (Texas sweet onion, named so because they plant them on October 15th down there). Told her, one set (about 25-39 onions) and I just plug them here and there in the gardens. Guess when we go back again, or somewhere else for tomato plants and other veggies, will sneak in one bunch to plant.

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Oh, and in closing, did enjoy two bottles of Dos Equis XX Cervez, a nice amber lager. Try some if you like beer and can get it where you live.

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