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Hi all....my name is Beckie,and I am from Elgin,Il.That's 40 miles east of Chicago:)I'm 45 years old and I am owned by two kitties named Pebbles and Bam Bamm.My loves are cooking,knitting and gardening.I joined this group because I am disabled and unable to work,therefore I am looking for recipes that are inexpensive to make,yet healthy.I would greatly appreciate any recipes you are willing to share:)Take care,and have a lovely day:)

Beckie

Welcome to the board Beckie  What kind of things do you like to eat?  Then maybe we can come up with some recipes for you.

 Dear Beckie,

Welcome.  Hope we can help you for what you are looking for.  

If you don't get much action here in Budget  Living - jump on over to Kitchen Chat or Recipes for more action.  We are a great group - just slow sometimes.

Janet

Welcome to the group, Beckie.

You will find lots of good ideas on this site, either here or one of the kitchen groups.  We are a very congenial group and I think you will like the ideas that this group has.  Please don't be afraid to ask-someone usually has the answer. 

I live east of you-just north of Detroit (40 miles or so) on Lake St. Clair, so we share a lot of the same weather.  I also have two kitties, Snowy Rivers and Snickers who run my life pretty much.  Snowy's picture is featured on my message.  I also have a yellow lab who tries to "rule" the kitties, but we know who runs this house, and it sure isn't the dog!!  HaHa!

Be sure to check a lot of the backpostings-there is a wealth of information there.  I am fairly new to the group, but I really enjoy talking to everyone here.  They are a great bunch!

Janet in MI

Thank you all for so readily welcoming meI do want to take a look around and get my feet wet.Snowy,if you ever saw the movie Homeward Bound,Sassy the cat is quoted as saying,"Cats Rule and Dogs Drool!"LOL!Ain't it the truth:)Thanks again for the welcome everyone.Look forward to knowing everybody:)

Beckie

Welcome, Beckie! I too have 2 cats...Glinda, with emerald green eyes and Midnight, a black cat with golden eyes. We adopted them in December from the humane society. They are great! Midnight will sit at our French door and look outside and chatter. She also sits in the window close to me when I iron and talks to me.

On a sad note, we had to put our 13 year old Siberian Husky, Sasha, down yesterday. My boys are still sad and miss her. She was having trouble walking and we think she may have had a stroke. It's really weird not having to take her for a walk.

Hi again everyone....haven't been around in awhile as I have been quite ill lately.Anyway,the foods I like to eat are chicken,soups,and fish.I am also gluten intolerant,so if anyone has ideas for that,that would help also.If not,I can always adjust the recipe myself.

Thanks everyone

So sorry to hear of the loss of your pet,buffetfan...it is so hard.Pets are part of the family.

Take care,

Beckie

 Hi Beckie,       I too have a cat story. My husband and I are temporarily living an another state, one more yr. We have a whole herd of stray/wild cats, of all ages that we have befriended. We have managed to tame 3 so we can pet them. And, it's the time of yr. of babies, so we also have some of those. Our proudest moment, when one of the  mamas brought her two babies to our doorstep and chose to raise them here. We keeep them fed, and they give us a lot of joy and entertainment. Don't animals always know what we need?   Welcome to the Forum.

Terri

Welcome to you Becky!

Buffetfan I am so sorry to hear of your loss.  I'm not sure if you've heard of the book called Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant.  I work for a vet clinic and we hand them out to families with children who have to euthanize their dogs (there's also a Cat Heaven.)  Its a beautiful book that helps deal with the loss of a pet!  I read mine often and still sniffle a little!  You could look for it at a book store or try and find it at Amazon!

Yes,animals do have a way of knowing what we need.I've never had a cat yet who didn't jump on my lap or come around when I was crying or upset about something and look at me as if to say,"are you all right,mommy?"Soooooooooo....sweet!They sound like wonderful books kmg.But I'd be afraid it they would make me choke up even more...[:'(]I think I'm too much of an animal lover for my own good.My cats are 17 going on 18,and I'm just dreading losing them.They've been with me through thick and thin.

Have a wonderful 4th everybody!Be safe,

Beckie