The Official What's For Dinner thread:Thursday 1-24-08? Recipe finder in OP. Enjoy!

[OKWMom]

Nancy I'm sure Hailey will be more than happy to have a KK for you while lounging in the jacuzzi. Two of her therapists are going with us, as well as my parents, so she will have no shortage of people willing to feed them to her. ;)


Mermaid I hope your son is doing better today. My DD has autism, so when I have a doctor tell me I have to keep her still and quiet, I know how you feel. I've actually progressed to the point where I will ask them if they are serious and if they think it is remotely possible to keep her still and quiet (or whatever other ridiculous thing they tell me to do with her). I've found if I turn the tables and put them on the spot they are less judgmental about my parenting skills. Don't let that woman make you feel bad. She is his doctor, she hasn't had to be his mother and has no idea what that job entails and probably couldn't handle it on her best day.


Becky I love the picture of Caili making the gourmet jello. She looks like she is having a wonderful time.


Kathy I'm sorry you are depressed about not having any Christmas shopping to do. I'm almost finished with mine, but since I'm such a good friend, I'll let you do the rest for me. ;) :laughing: I need three more gifts for therapists. Young, fashionable girls 19-20. Let me know how much I owe you. ;) :lmao:


Lauren the pork chops weren't as good as yours. Kenny pronounced them "ok". He had no trouble eating two of them, he just didn't like them as much as your recipe.


Sorry I didn't post yesterday (and I really should get off my fat rear and get busy this morning), but I had a full day yesterday. I washed 6 loads of laundry, made a chocolate cake, made a pan of blondies, and made two batches of seven layer cookie bars. I also made a tray of Kathy's mexican stuffed shells for the freezer to reheat the night we return from our trip to Disney and made our dinner - ground beef with scalloped potatoes.

Today I need to prepare the sales tax reports for Kenny's business and my Dad's business. I also promised to make M&M cookies with Amanda. I need to pack the box I'm shipping tomorrow to our resort. And I need to wrap the birthday present for my SisIL since her birthday is while we are on our trip. If I get the energy, I'm going to try and wrap some of the other Christmas presents while I have all of the stuff out.

I think dinner tonight will be a chicken and wild rice, but I'm not really sure.

[TigerKat]

Kathy I'm sorry you are depressed about not having any Christmas shopping to do. I'm almost finished with mine, but since I'm such a good friend, I'll let you do the rest for me. ;) :laughing: I need three more gifts for therapists. Young, fashionable girls 19-20. Let me know how much I owe you. ;) :lmao:


Sorry I didn't post yesterday (and I really should get off my fat rear and get busy this morning), but I had a full day yesterday. I washed 6 loads of laundry, made a chocolate cake, made a pan of blondies, and made two batches of seven layer cookie bars. I also made a tray of Kathy's mexican stuffed shells for the freezer to reheat the night we return from our trip to Disney and made our dinner - ground beef with scalloped potatoes.



:lmao: To be honest the only shopping I enjoy is for groceries.:laughing:
I'm exhausted just reading what you accomplished yesterday. I'm planning on freezing our Thanksgiving leftovers to have for dinner when we return. One week from today girlfriend!!!!!!!!

[THE HAT]

Recipe, please! That sounds soooooo yummy!

This is the easiest chowdah recipe and soooo goooooood!! :goodvibes

Fish ChowdAH

2lbs of fresh haddock cut into chunks
5-6 medium potatoes cut into chunks
1 can of cream style corn
1 cup of frozen corn
2 onions diced
2 cups of cut up carrot
1 box of chicken stock (4 cups)
1 stick of butter
2 cans of evaporated milk
salt/pepper

Put all but the evap. milk into the crock pot on low for 5-6 hours adding the milk for the last hour.

[TheBeadPirate]

I think I may make baskets this year. I found a website with great ideas. Care to share the web addy? I still have some shopping and shipping to do with no ideas of what to give.

I am not putting up a single decoration, as it is bad enough to come home from vacation to the unpacking, I do not want to have to face holiday decoration take down as well! Right now my formal living room has suitcases in it instead of holiday decorations...wish I could decorate it like that every christmas, lol. I think those are the most beautiful decorations of all! We decided to pack our Christmas box tonight so when we're moving I can ship it to WDW- one less thing to move. Wendie, if ya want to put the presents under the tree I'll share! Ya'll can come on over for breakfast and watching the WDW Christmas parade (how ironic that is!):lmao:

I have no Christmas shopping to do, kinda sad, no family. Our vacation is our family gift. Of course Kyle will pick up quite a few items, on my tab ;), while we're in Disney.

Have a great day! Kathy, you can shop for me if ya want! I like everything and if left up to Rick I would be getting nothing.:sad2: Even my belated birthday present, Victoria and Albert's, I picked and made ressies for.:rolleyes1

Lori look what I found

Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping

1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Melt chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler. Add oil and mix in well. When spooned over ice cream, it will create a hard chocolate shell.
Thanks Janice.... that gave me the smile and chuckle I needed today.


I've been craving steak so I'm hoping to broil steaks as we're packing the "Christmas box" tonight. Tomorrow is back to Detroit.

Anyone know what to do with a pork picnic?!? I got one on sale and have no clue what to do with it- but I'm thawing it out for Rick and I for the long weekend. Just need some ideas.

[FormrCastMbr]

Quickly checking in to say hi! We are cleaning the house and Tom is working on the bathroom...I think I may just have ravioli and jarred sauce tonight. We had bagels with taylor ham and cheese for breakfast and I'm not that hungry.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

[HERSEY]

Care to share the web addy? I still have some shopping and shipping to do with no ideas of what to give.

I think those are the most beautiful decorations of all! We decided to pack our Christmas box tonight so when we're moving I can ship it to WDW- one less thing to move. Wendie, if ya want to put the presents under the tree I'll share! Ya'll can come on over for breakfast and watching the WDW Christmas parade (how ironic that is!):lmao:

Kathy, you can shop for me if ya want! I like everything and if left up to Rick I would be getting nothing.:sad2: Even my belated birthday present, Victoria and Albert's, I picked and made ressies for.:rolleyes1


Thanks Janice.... that gave me the smile and chuckle I needed today.


I've been craving steak so I'm hoping to broil steaks as we're packing the "Christmas box" tonight. Tomorrow is back to Detroit.

Anyone know what to do with a pork picnic?!? I got one on sale and have no clue what to do with it- but I'm thawing it out for Rick and I for the long weekend. Just need some ideas.

I figured you needed the chuckle if not a diversion. The web site http://www.recipe-recipes.net/gift-baskets.htm

Alex is making a pumpkin cake now. We are so done with raking leaves good thing my little friend from across the street came by to help. Her mom had to go birthday shopping and little big ears couldn't go with.:rolleyes1

[HERSEY]

Here are a few million more basket ideas http://organizedchristmas.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1529

[Nancyg56]

Hi All!
KAthy- I don't do much shopping anymore either. We are taking most of the family to NYC to see the Radio City Christmas Show, and making a weekend out of it. Buddy is taking us all to Del Frisco's for dinner and is getting train tickets as well. Honestly, it is turning out to be a very expensive gift :confused3. All I have to buy for is Donny and Daniel. I give money to my sisters kids, a grab bag on the IL's side and that is it for me. Kady does get gifts.

Gretchen- I'm exhausted and I only read about your day!

Wendie- We did leaves here as well. Well I didn't but the rest did. The oaks are still full of leaves so I hope the snow holds off.

Mermaid- you are not going to regret an artificial tree. There is less dust and there are no needles all over the house. You are really going to appreciate it when it is time to take it down.

I cooked a spiral ham with gravy, pineapple bake, mashed potatoes, green beans and onions( like a green bean casserole but different) broccoli and sweet potatoes. Steamers and garlic bread for th guys to start. Chocolate mayonnaise cake for dessert.

The girls made a nice non alcoholic cocktail, sparkling cider and orange juice. It was like a virgin mimosa and very refreshing.

[liamandcaili]

Today we are having sole and julienned vegetables in parchment and hasselback fingerling potatoes.

But instead we had fried oysters with two sauces (traditional tartar and a mustard sauce) as an appetizer, and sole, littleneck clams and scallops in parchment with vegetables cooked in olive oil and topped with truffle butter, an asparagus risotto, and breadsticks. Becky is posting pics.

[liamsaunt]

Yeah, we had to bulk up before the football game!!

fried oysters:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2045343678_39aa9d44dc.jpg

seafood bundles out of the oven:

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opened:

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(there are lots of veggies underneath the fish--carrots, leeks, zucchini, summer squash... I poached them in olive oil before adding to the packet. I guess I should have put something green on top too!

asparagus risotto:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2045343098_0daeaf1d7b.jpg

Today there was an open skate at the arena of the university I work at. Laura and I took Caili, along with Greg, to the rink, to skate. It was a lot of fun. I managed to skate around the rink without falling down, and also got to enjoy Caili and Greg skating together. Greg is an excellent skater on his own (he spins! he jumps!) and Caili rose to his challenge. I've never seen her skate faster than today when she was chasing Daddy.

Here is a photo of them having fun. Since he is going back to Iraq in two weeks or so I blurred Greg, but you get the idea:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2092/2045323890_8c35279f4f.jpg

[Aimeedyan]

Laura and Becky - seriously, have you guys considered applying for The Next Food Network Star?

Tonight I made myself crescent dogs and fries. See my other thread on my glass filled crescent rolls... =( DH is at the Cowboy game, who knows when he'll be in.

[Glynis]

What a lineup! What great kids, making their own contributions for pie night.

I made your pecan pie last year and Erica declared it the best pecan pie she has ever had, so of course it is on our dessert menu for this year. Would you share the recipes for the eggnog pie and the hello dolly pie. Maybe Kady would like to make the Hello Dolly and I would love to try another twist on Pumpkin.

Sorry I didn't see this until now. Here are the recipes:

Hello Dolly Pie

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz) pkg. chocolate chips
1 C. coconut
1 C. chopped pecans
1/2 C. butter, melted
1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix milk, chocolate chips, coconut, pecans and butter. Put in graham cracker crust. Bake 25-30 minutes. Serve warm or at rom temperature.

Eggnog Pumpkin Pie

1 can (15 oz) solid pack pumpkin
1 1/4 C. eggnog
2/3 C. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp. salt
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell

In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggng, sugar, eggs, spice and salt. Pour into pastry shell.
Bake at 375 degrrees for 60-65 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack. Refrigerate until serving.

Hope you like them!

[Glynis]

We're glad to have you back, I was getting ready to head to Utah!;)



You would be welcome anytime!!!!

[Glynis]

Well I'm going to toot my horn today - I've been smoke-free one whole month!!!!!!:banana: :cool1:

I can't even begin to tell you how PROUD I am of you!!! You are my hero!!!

[Glynis]

Hey ya'll. I've been working alot and have been lurking some. No cooking for the most part.

Rick and I lost Wanna B Monday night. The vet says it looked like a stroke. We're devastated. So things here are a little crazy. We had him cremated and the gals dropped off his little wooden urn today- so I'm weepy and Rick's just a mess. Not sure how Rick's gonna react when I bring the little guy home tonight.

I'll be working with Rick every week till our Christmas trip- it's good therapy- but I'll be lurking, if not posting.

Wendie- tell Ross I found the Harry Potter candy- We're good to go for Christmas!:laughing:

WFD tonight? Lots of cocktails.:sad2:

Oh, Lori! I'm so very sorry! :grouphug:

[TigerKat]

I can't even begin to tell you how PROUD I am of you!!! You are my hero!!!

Thanks so much Glynis, you are my cooking hero!!!;)

[Nancyg56]

[/URL]Today there was an open skate at the arena of the university I work at. Laura and I took Caili, along with Greg, to the rink, to skate. It was a lot of fun. I managed to skate around the rink without falling down, and also got to enjoy Caili and Greg skating together. Greg is an excellent skater on his own (he spins! he jumps!) and Caili rose to his challenge. I've never seen her skate faster than today when she was chasing Daddy.

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What a nice afternoon you all must have had. I get a charge out of seeing her in her outfits, she is so darn cute! Catching Daddy is a huge incentive to speed!

Laura and Becky - seriously, have you guys considered applying for The Next Food Network Star?


Consider it Please! I have tried watching "The Gourmet Next Door" and she is a boring as watching paint dry. Her food is nowhere as appetizing as yours and most is something I could think about on my own. Now for the kicker: She names some of her food "Freaky Good Apple Pie" for instance, and I cringe. You name your cocktails and I want them...and I am not really into cocktails.

Sorry I didn't see this until now. Here are the recipes:



Thanks You. I asked Kady if she would like to make pies with me and make her own for our guests. She was thrilled! She likes to bake but gets bored if I try to use a mix, so this will be perfect!

[LindsayDunn228]

Today I am making cheesy crockpot chicken pasta. We will have garlic bread with it.

WFD at your house?

ETA: Lori, I am so sorry for your loss :sad1:


The crockpot chicken tacos were great.

I can't wait to try these!!!!!!!!

[Mermaid02]

Well, we'll end up having the pork cutlets tonight because we ended up going to my Aunt's house yesterday and having a boiled dinner at about 1pm. I love it when that happens, stretches my food budget out!!:thumbsup2

[nucpharm29]

Hey all! Sorry I've been MIA again. It's crazy, I'm supposed to be a SAHM, but somehow I ended up working over 40hrs. last week--17 of them this weekend. Needless to say, I did NO cooking since Thursday. Tonight, I am going to attempt a "mini Thanksgiving" dinner for the family. It all depends on if the Turkey breast roast defrosts in time--if not we'll be having spaghetti. I've never cooked thanksgiving before, b/c we're alwasy with my parents or the IL's, so I thought we'd have a small family dinner tonight, before the big shabang in Houston on Thursday. We'll see.....

Lori--So sorry for you loss:hug:

[FormrCastMbr]

Good Morning. We are having meatloaf, mashed taters and vegetable medley and probably corn. I wanted something easy since I will be getting the housr ready for Thursday...the taters are boxed...shhh, don't tell! ;)

I'll be back later to check in...

Have a great day!

[TigerKat]

Hi All!
KAthy- I don't do much shopping anymore either. We are taking most of the family to NYC to see the Radio City Christmas Show, and making a weekend out of it. Buddy is taking us all to Del Frisco's for dinner and is getting train tickets as well.


That sounds awesome, I've never been to NYC!!

Laura and Becky - seriously, have you guys considered applying for The Next Food Network Star?



Aimee - We've tried to encourage them and even have a name for their show - "The Liam Sisters". No doubt in my mind they would easily win!!:thumbsup2


Starting to pack today.:cool1: Going to throw some roast beef po-boys together tonight and make a salad.

Are the boards running extremely s l o w at times for anyone else??:confused3

[OKWMom]

Starting to pack today.:cool1: Going to throw some roast beef po-boys together tonight and make a salad.


Pack?!? Seriously?!? (Insert long sigh here). Now I feel woefully inadequate. ;) I haven't even gotten the suitcases out. The plan is to do laundry on Friday and run my final errands and pack for all 5 of us on Saturday. The two therapists who are going with us are planning on spending Saturday night with us so they won't have to get up so early in the morning on Sunday. Ah to be young. Last year they literally rolled out of bed, brushed their teeth, and climbed in the vans in their pajamas. Then they promptly fell asleep and stayed that way until we stopped for brunch.

I am working today through Wednesday, so my plan is to try and fix something for Thursday each night along with whatever dinner I fix for the family. Tonight I plan on putting the sausage dips together (a mild one for the kiddos, and the hot for the adults) and I may start slicing/grating the six pounds of cheese for the mac and cheese.

I have no idea what we are having for dinner tonight. Something with ground beef since that is what I have defrosted.

Have a great day everyone!

[lucas]

Hi guys,

I wanted to share a recipe I made this weekend because it was super fantastic!

CHICKPEA AND ROMAINE SOUP with toasted noodles
In Spain, this soup would be made with fideos, a type of thin pasta. This recipe uses vermicelli instead.

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 onion, medium dice
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon turmeric (I left this out)
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup tomatoes, chopped (I used 1 can plus the juice)
2 cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed (about 1 18 oz can)
4 cups canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock (I used 2 cans)
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound vermicelli, broken into small pieces
1/2 head romaine lettuce (about 2/3 pounds), shredded (about 5 cups)

Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in large pot over low heat. Add onion, garlic, turmeric, paprika and cayenne; cook, stirring occasionally until onion is translucent (about 5 minutes). Stir in the tomatoes and cook 5 minutes. Add the chickpeas, broth, water, and salt. Bring to boil and reduce to a simmer.

Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over moderate heat. Add the vermicelli and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden (about 5 minutes). Remove browned pasta with a slotted spoon; add to the soup along with romaine. Simmer until pasta is tender, about 5 minutes. Serves 4-6.

[Glynis]

Thanks You. I asked Kady if she would like to make pies with me and make her own for our guests. She was thrilled! She likes to bake but gets bored if I try to use a mix, so this will be perfect!

Well, the Hello Dolly Pie is pretty "mess up" free! There's really nothing to it! Kind of like the Derby Pie.

There's just nothing like making your own stuff from scratch to make a kid feel 10 feet tall! I love cooking with my kids!!!

[Glynis]

Well, life just seems to get more and more hectic for us, here in Utah!

The kids have school today and tomorrow, then on Wednesday, we'll make the pies for Pie Night. We have Thanksgiving with my BIL's family on Thursday, and it now looks like we'll have a funeral on Friday. Last night, at midnight, my 97 year old grandmother passed away. I was really sad for a while, but then I got thinking: she's been without her husband for 17 years (which really made her mad!), she's been bedridden for the last 4 years, she has been drifting in and out of "reality" for the last year, and just recently, she developed bed sores all over her back side. In a way, I'm really relieved that she was able to slip away peacefully! The only down side, is that my mom didn't get to say goodbye to her mother. My mom has diabetes, and is on dialysis 3 times a week. Her immune system is compromised, and the nurses at grandma's nursing home wouldn't let her in for the last couple of weeks due to a flu outbreak there.

I did talk to my mom, though, and she seems to be doing ok. I'm just waiting for my dad to call. He's going to let me know if they need me to come down to help take care of things there. If that happens, I guess we'll be doing Thanksgiving with my folks. It's all just up in the air.

I have no idea what's for dinner tonight. I need to see what I have in the freezer. Possibly meatloaf muffins. We'll see!

[Aimeedyan]

Well, life just seems to get more and more hectic for us, here in Utah!

The kids have school today and tomorrow, then on Wednesday, we'll make the pies for Pie Night. We have Thanksgiving with my BIL's family on Thursday, and it now looks like we'll have a funeral on Friday. Last night, at midnight, my 97 year old grandmother passed away. I was really sad for a while, but then I got thinking: she's been without her husband for 17 years (which really made her mad!), she's been bedridden for the last 4 years, she has been drifting in and out of "reality" for the last year, and just recently, she developed bed sores all over her back side. In a way, I'm really relieved that she was able to slip away peacefully! The only down side, is that my mom didn't get to say goodbye to her mother. My mom has diabetes, and is on dialysis 3 times a week. Her immune system is compromised, and the nurses at grandma's nursing home wouldn't let her in for the last couple of weeks due to a flu outbreak there.

I did talk to my mom, though, and she seems to be doing ok. I'm just waiting for my dad to call. He's going to let me know if they need me to come down to help take care of things there. If that happens, I guess we'll be doing Thanksgiving with my folks. It's all just up in the air.

I have no idea what's for dinner tonight. I need to see what I have in the freezer. Possibly meatloaf muffins. We'll see!

I am so sorry for your loss :hug:

[OKWMom]

Glynis, I'm very sorry for the loss of your grandmother. :hug:

[FormrCastMbr]

Glynis, Sending my thoughts, prayers and sincere condolences to you and your family. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[TigerKat]

Pack?!? Seriously?!?



It takes me forever to decide what to pack, so that'll take up most of the day. Gotta pack for cold and warm weather!



Hi guys,

I wanted to share a recipe I made this weekend because it was super fantastic!




That sounds really good!!:thumbsup2

Last night, at midnight, my 97 year old grandmother passed away. I was really sad for a while, but then I got thinking: she's been without her husband for 17 years (which really made her mad!), she's been bedridden for the last 4 years, she has been drifting in and out of "reality" for the last year, and just recently, she developed bed sores all over her back side. In a way, I'm really relieved that she was able to slip away peacefully! The only down side, is that my mom didn't get to say goodbye to her mother.



Oh Glynis, I truly know how you feel and I'm so sorry for your loss. I was relieved and kind of happy for Mom when she passed because she was going to be with Dad and her quality of life was so poor. I didn't get to say good-bye to Mom either. The hospice people all told me pretty much to expect that. They said more times than not a person will pass when they are alone and not in the presence of family. Feel free to PM me if you just need to talk, I am here for you. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.:hug:

[FormrCastMbr]

Kathy, the DIS is slow for me too.

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I am busy doing a thorough clean for Thurs...am I the only one where the house looks like a disaster (like a tornado hit) while cleaning or am I just unorganized? :rolleyes1

[Nancyg56]

Well, life just seems to get more and more hectic for us, here in Utah!

Last night, at midnight, my 97 year old grandmother passed away. I was really sad for a while, but then I got thinking: she's been without her husband for 17 years (which really made her mad!), she's been bedridden for the last 4 years, she has been drifting in and out of "reality" for the last year, and just recently, she developed bed sores all over her back side. In a way, I'm really relieved that she was able to slip away peacefully!


I am so sorry Glynis. :grouphug:

[Nancyg56]

the taters are boxed...shhh, don't tell! ;)



Your secret is safe with me:angel:

That sounds awesome, I've never been to NYC!!



We are close enough to take day trips. My Sis IL and I used to take a bus trip twice a year, head straight to the 1/2 price ticket booth and get tickets for a show. Dinner after and then home that night. We did not care what we saw so we had a great time.

Buddy has never been and I told him how much he would love the show so He decided we would all go. He loves Christmas so we thought this would be nice. Dan and Jeff work downstate so they can join us after they get out. Dan will choke when he sees how much he has to pay to park :eek:.


Pack?!? Seriously?!? (Insert long sigh here). Now I feel woefully inadequate. ;)



With the schedule you have you have nothing to apologize for. We left New Years Day and I was exhausted trying to manage the Holiday, the packing and the cleaning. I said Never again so close to a Holiday! Now don't overdo.


I am busy doing a thorough clean for Thurs...am I the only one where the house looks like a disaster (like a tornado hit) while cleaning or am I just unorganized? :rolleyes1

I don't know if you are not organized, but I am the same way. I tend to pull everything out so by mid clean the house is upside down :upsidedow. I eventually dig my way out but it is not pretty!

[OKWMom]

I am busy doing a thorough clean for Thurs...am I the only one where the house looks like a disaster (like a tornado hit) while cleaning or am I just unorganized? :rolleyes1

Honestly Lauren, I clean so infrequently that I don't remember what the house looks like while I'm doing it. :rotfl: Lucky for me our Thanksgiving is at Kenny's sister's house. The first year we did the combined family gathering, my sister and I offered to help her clean and she said that a dirty house was one of her family traditions. :rotfl: :rotfl:



Buddy has never been and I told him how much he would love the show so He decided we would all go. He loves Christmas so we thought this would be nice. Dan and Jeff work downstate so they can join us after they get out. Dan will choke when he sees how much he has to pay to park :eek:.

With the schedule you have you have nothing to apologize for. We left New Years Day and I was exhausted trying to manage the Holiday, the packing and the cleaning. I said Never again so close to a Holiday! Now don't overdo.


I think that sounds like fun! I have been to the Radio City Christmas show once in NY and twice when it was performed in Myrtle Beach. A friend of mine gave me tickets the first year and I took Hailey. She was 2 and loved every minute of it. I took her again the following year and I think my parents enjoyed it as much as she did. They no longer come to the area. :sad1:

Thank you for making me feel better for being so disorganized. I used to be super woman and able to accomplish so much in a day it now boggles my mind. However that was more than a couple of years ago and now I am not quite as spry. I was so sore last night from everything Kenny ordered me to soak in a hot bath. Bless his heart, he really does try to take care of me. He can't help in the kitchen, but when I got in my car this morning, I discovered he had taken it sometime this weekend and filled it with gas.

[FormrCastMbr]

You guys have me wanting to go to the Radio City show bad. I was just looking into tickets yesterday and not finding any for the days I wanted. I told Tom that all I want for my bday is to go to NYC for the day...:)

Nancy, what a nice time you have planned.

[TigerKat]

You guys have me wanting to go to the Radio City show bad. I was just looking into tickets yesterday and not finding any for the days I wanted. I told Tom that all I want for my bday is to go to NYC for the day...:)

Nancy, what a nice time you have planned.

When would this be????????

[FormrCastMbr]

Thank you for making me feel better for being so disorganized. I used to be super woman and able to accomplish so much in a day it now boggles my mind. However that was more than a couple of years ago and now I am not quite as spry. I was so sore last night from everything Kenny ordered me to soak in a hot bath. Bless his heart, he really does try to take care of me. He can't help in the kitchen, but when I got in my car this morning, I discovered he had taken it sometime this weekend and filled it with gas.

My feelings are: as long as the house is somewhat in order, it looks cleaner than it is...and, as long as I can find what I am looking for, the disorganization is not that bad. You sound the same. That was really nice if Kenny to fill your tank. :love:

[FormrCastMbr]

When would this be????????

12/19...I am sure it will be plastered all over the DIS now. ;) I guess that comes with the territory when your friends with a "DIS Bday Lady". Oh gosh, I just realized its a month from today. :)

[TigerKat]

Thank you for making me feel better for being so disorganized.

I hope when I said I was packing I didn't make you feel bad.:guilty: My friend, I only have me to worry about. Johnny & Kyle take care of their own, I just make sure everything is clean for them to choose from.

I couldn't accomplish half of what you do if I worked full-time. I keep thinking.....it won't be long until I have a skky berry martini in hand.:flower3:

[TigerKat]

12/19...I am sure it will be plastered all over the DIS now. ;) I guess that comes with the territory when your friends with a "DIS Bday Lady". Oh gosh, I just realized its a month from today. :)

::yes::

[FormrCastMbr]

I keep thinking.....it won't be long until I have a skky berry martini in hand.:flower3:

You guys better have one for me...:)

[TigerKat]

You guys better have one for me...:)

I'd be happy to, in fact if there's anything else you'd like for me to have for you just make a list and I'll be more than happy to oblige.;)

[Nancyg56]

Honestly Lauren, I clean so infrequently that I don't remember what the house looks like while I'm doing it. :rotfl: Lucky for me our Thanksgiving is at Kenny's sister's house. The first year we did the combined family gathering, my sister and I offered to help her clean and she said that a dirty house was one of her family traditions. :rotfl: :rotfl:




I think that sounds like fun! I have been to the Radio City Christmas show once in NY and twice when it was performed in Myrtle Beach. A friend of mine gave me tickets the first year and I took Hailey. She was 2 and loved every minute of it. I took her again the following year and I think my parents enjoyed it as much as she did. They no longer come to the area. :sad1:

Thank you for making me feel better for being so disorganized. I used to be super woman and able to accomplish so much in a day it now boggles my mind. However that was more than a couple of years ago and now I am not quite as spry. I was so sore last night from everything Kenny ordered me to soak in a hot bath. Bless his heart, he really does try to take care of me. He can't help in the kitchen, but when I got in my car this morning, I discovered he had taken it sometime this weekend and filled it with gas.

Your SIL is my kind of gal! My MIL told me that if things wee picked up it would look clean and I paid attention to her. To this day we both have the same closet issue...I really mean the closets. I try to "fly" but I just never fly into those closets!

I hope that Kady enjoys the show. Her attention span leaves a lot to be desired though. I remember you saying that Haily like music and I know that Kady does as well. Hopefully she will enjoy it as much as your DD.

Now don't worry about what you used to accomplish. I had more stamina way back when but not so much now. It all gets done and what doesn't, well it doesn't :confused3



You guys have me wanting to go to the Radio City show bad. I was just looking into tickets yesterday and not finding any for the days I wanted. I told Tom that all I want for my bday is to go to NYC for the day...:)

Nancy, what a nice time you have planned.

I learned the hard way to get tickets early. We had a hard time getting these though and I did this months ago. Try the bus tours, Lauren. They usually have good seats and you don't have to order them months in advance.

My feelings are: as long as the house is somewhat in order, it looks cleaner than it is...and, as long as I can find what I am looking for, the disorganization is not that bad. You sound the same. That was really nice if Kenny to fill your tank. :love:

Just what my MIL told me :thumbsup2



I couldn't accomplish half of what you do if I worked full-time. I keep thinking.....it won't be long until I have a skky berry martini in hand.:flower3:


:thumbsup2

[OKWMom]

I hope when I said I was packing I didn't make you feel bad.:guilty: My friend, I only have me to worry about. Johnny & Kyle take care of their own, I just make sure everything is clean for them to choose from.

I couldn't accomplish half of what you do if I worked full-time. I keep thinking.....it won't be long until I have a skky berry martini in hand.:flower3:

Kathy, girlfriend, I was just teasing. It takes WAAAYYY more than that to hurt my feelings. I am jealous that your guys back for themselves. I let the kids pick out what outfits they want to take, but I supervise and count underwear, socks, etc. Now Kenny is another story altogether. I have a few OCD issues and packing is one of them. He is sooooo terrible at it that I can't stand to watch him throwing stuff in the suitcase with no plan or thought at all. He has only packed for himself for one of our trips together and he forgot so much stuff that I just pack for both of us. Sad, I know. But after packing all the extra stuff that Hailey needs (so that we all can enjoy a melt-down free vacation), it is a breeze to pack everyone else.

I am looking forward to the martini. I'm not teasing at all about that. :goodvibes

You guys better have one for me...:)

If we must. :lmao: I guess I can have one for you (or 2, or 3..........). ;) I'm sure I'll forget on the 19th to wish you a happy 29th birthday, so I'm glad Kathy is keeping up with it.

[Aimeedyan]

I finally made that dang BBQ chicken pizza! I threw on Sweet Baby Rays, crumbled bacon, cheddar, and chunks of chicken that I broiled with the bbq sauce on it beforehand.

I had some issues with the dough but it all worked out okay in the end.

[THE HAT]

Hello all-- Crazy busy day here...and coooold to boot!

Glynis--I am so sorry for the loss of your grandmother. Please know that my thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family through all of this!

Lori--We would love to join you and Rick for Christmas morning. Ross read your post and he said "well I accept.....if you and dad aren't going to go just stick me on the bus to their place"..lmao!........so if you are serious, then count us in. I will PM you all of our info this weekend.
How are you and Rick doing? If you need to talk about your loss, please PM me.

Kathy--I can not even imagine Kris and Ross packing for themselves, these boys are not even capable of getting their clothes out for the next day, nevermind for a whole week. I pack early just because I have to switch over from summer to winter, so what we will take with us goes into suitcases to be ironed, and the rest into storage bins. This year it is more difficult as we are driving down so we will encounter lots of different weather, and then on the way back stopping at my brothers in N.C for a few days....At least we are taking the truck, cause I have A LOT of suitcases going...one just full of shoes, and one just full of different coats.

Gretchen--Please feel free to have a few cocktails for me as well!!;)

Nancy--We want to do a winter holiday weekend to NYC next year. I hope that Kady has a blast! I think that gifts like these are so much better then "things" You get tired of things, but you never get tired of memories!:)

Lauren--I feel the same as you about a clean house.....I hate clutter so that is always taken care of, a dust and vacuum, and the rest well I fig that as long as there is plenty of food and drinks....nobody notices. I keep the major clean up for afterwards, cause that is when it needs it more, and I am not going to clean 2x, lol!

Stephanie--Glad to see you around again, I was wondering where you were hiding, lol.

Dinner tonight was leftover Fish Chowdah and drop biscuits. I also made a chocolate ice box cake....sooo easy and yummmy!

[Nancyg56]

Aimee- that pizza sounds amazing! My favorites are BBQ chicken pizza and bacon and tomato. I have got to try your combination! Also I saw your Holiday menu. Can I say YUMMY!

Wendie- Now I'm jealous! All these WFD meets and I am still home :( Ross and Lori on Christmas morning sounds like a fun way to celebrate!

I never could get Buddy to drive to Disney. He drives all day long, all year long so he refuses to drive to any vacation destination. I don't think our marriage would survive it, even if I could pack all of the shoes I wanted :rotfl:
Several years ago he and his brother drove to Daytona for the 500. He invited Marisa and Daniel along. They left in a blizzard, the kids packed for a road trip (picture pillows, blankets, CD players, treats, things I cannot even imagine....) He was a mess by the time they arrived. He had Marisa on the phone from Daytona to Jacksonville looking for a flight home. They jumped on a plane in Atlanta. When I picked them up at the airport they looked like bag people, and he had never agreed since! His BP was sky high at the time and so he brought his monitor, Dan called to tell me they were checking everyones to see whose was the highest and Buddy always won :lmao:

Last night I planned on stuffed peppers so I headed to the grocery for some ground turkey. I just could not bring myself to spend $6.99 a pound :scared: so I decided that we would have leftovers from Sunday. We still have ham so I may just chunk it up and have some kind of stir fry with the peppers. We'll see how much it is at Costco this morning

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight it's leftover cheesy chicken pasta and bread for us. I have to make a pumpkin gooey butter cake today for a dinner tomorrow so I'm really glad I don't have to cook.

WFD at your house?

[THE HAT]

Morning all--
This is the last day of school for the week. We will deliver the Thanksgiving baskets today.
Snow and sleet are in our forecast for the day. We shouldn't get more then an inch or two. I just hate when the roads are slick from sleet on the snow.

Nancy--I will just have to swing in on the way through and pick you up,lol. Though I think Kady would rather you stay home for Christmas with her.;)
We wouldn't be driving if we were not stopping at my brothers on the way back. It would have been 3 sets of 3 one way tickets and the cost was about 800.00 more then driving. I love to fly, but this will be fun, adventure is always good. Ross is super excited as well.

It is karate night so supper has to be quick and easy....my men ordered pancakes....can't really get easier then that. I will make a fruit salad to go with it.

Have a great day all!!

[FormrCastMbr]

Good Morning. I may do breakfast for dinner. I have been craving scrambled eggs with lots of maple syrup and salt on top! :love: :love: :love: Anyone else do this?

[TigerKat]

Good morning ladies!

Tonight will be Chicken Marsala, pasta, salad and garlic bread.

Have a great day!

[nucpharm29]

Morning all! WFD is leftovers from our "mini-Thanksgiving" last night. We had a turkey breast roast, green bean casserole, stuffing and cranberry sauce. All was very good--but not if you ask my children. They went to bed last night w/o eating dinner again. Thursday should be VERY interesting. DH says that they'll be better behaved b/c of all the family around, and that mommy isn't the one cooking. We'll see--send some PD our way that a war doesn't start over food this Thanksgiving!

Lindsey--yum, Pumpkin ooey gooey cake! I had a chocolate version the other day and Oh my was it good!

[Nancyg56]

Morning all--
This is the last day of school for the week. We will deliver the Thanksgiving baskets today.
Snow and sleet are in our forecast for the day. We shouldn't get more then an inch or two. I just hate when the roads are slick from sleet on the snow.

Nancy--I will just have to swing in on the way through and pick you up,lol. Though I think Kady would rather you stay home for Christmas with her.;)
We wouldn't be driving if we were not stopping at my brothers on the way back. It would have been 3 sets of 3 one way tickets and the cost was about 800.00 more then driving. I love to fly, but this will be fun, adventure is always good. Ross is super excited as well.

It is karate night so supper has to be quick and easy....my men ordered pancakes....can't really get easier then that. I will make a fruit salad to go with it.

Have a great day all!!

Now I want pancakes!!!!! I would love to drive, I have driven to the autotrain with my Sis IL and then ridden it to Sanford and we had a ball! If my DH was not such a "ball of fire" on the road it would be a blast. It's funny because he has a stellar record, navigates through narrow streets and rush hour traffic with this huge rig with enormous pieces of heavy equipment on it, but once he's done.....he is done!

Good Morning. I may do breakfast for dinner. I have been craving scrambled eggs with lots of maple syrup and salt on top! :love: :love: :love: Anyone else do this?

I love anything with maple syrup on it. I would pair the pancakes and eggs, drizzle syrup on all of it and be in Heaven.

Good morning ladies!

Tonight will be Chicken Marsala, pasta, salad and garlic bread.

Have a great day!

5 More Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool1::cool1:

It is snowing here! I mean it is freezing as it lands, and really coming down. I must not have been paying attention becasue I thought it was just in the NW hills, but DH said this was forecast. I was supposed to see the Dr, finish my shopping and then hit Home Depot, there are refrigerators on sale and I need a spare, my old one is not running right so I dread putting anything in it. Plans canceled because the mountain is dicey so I'm staying home.

[Nancyg56]

Morning all! WFD is leftovers from our "mini-Thanksgiving" last night. We had a turkey breast roast, green bean casserole, stuffing and cranberry sauce. All was very good--but not if you ask my children. They went to bed last night w/o eating dinner again. Thursday should be VERY interesting. DH says that they'll be better behaved b/c of all the family around, and that mommy isn't the one cooking. We'll see--send some PD our way that a war doesn't start over food this Thanksgiving!

Lindsey--yum, Pumpkin ooey gooey cake! I had a chocolate version the other day and Oh my was it good!

I know it's not funny but I was chuckling over their reaction. Kady did this the other night...would not touch a thing! Her mother was fuming but Pa and I privately laughed later on, you see my DD was pretty strong willed at the table and is still telling us all of the ways she got around "cleaning her plate" and now her DD is the spitting image of her :lmao::lmao:

I love gooey butter cake. The peanut butter gooey is really yummy as well!

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

Glynis, So sorry for your loss. :hug:

Aimee, That pizza sounds delish!

I'm finally gonna start my thanksgiving cooking today. Spent too much time at Home Depot over the weekend to do it. Yesterday after DC finished up in the bathroom, he installed the light in the kitchen, so I couldn't get in there. I'll probably do the roast & spinach artichoke casserole today. Sweet potatoes & some kind of pecan pie tomorrow. We'll probably have something easy for dinner like frozen salmon.

My DD & SIL are having a great time in France! It's cold & rainy but sounds like they are loving it anyway!

We used our great fabulous wonderful new shower last night! We feel guilty & overindulgent cause it is just so darn great! It feels like a spa & is a whole lot easier for Bob! The rain head & jets are just great too!


Have a good day friends,
Sheryl

[Aimeedyan]

Tonight we're planning to have beef fajitas with rice and beans. My sister is driving up from San Antonio at some point today (she hates packing so she's sitting on her couch playing solitaire) so I figured I should have something planned =)

[THE HAT]

It is snowing here like crazy...we are now forecasted for 5-6 inches. I love snow on the ground for Thanksgiving. The foolish maple trees out back are still full of leaves so they will be dealt with in the spring. The front is done, and leaf pickup was this morning in fact!! Great timing!
If it keeps up weather wise, Kris will have to get out early to take Ross to karate, as I am still not that comfortable driving with one hand, as I am still in my brace, and driving in the snow at night one handed I really don't feel like attempting.

Sheryl--I am so happy that your shower is so enjoyable, it sounds wonderful. Please post finished photos! I am glad that it makes things easier for Bob too.

Well my lunch break is over, we are loading up the cars of the volunteers who are delivering the baskets. I am in charge of the paperwork, and the Seniors who are helping out. They are a great bunch of "hoodlums" and I love working with them. One boy gave his sweatshirt to a little boy at the bus stop the other day, as he didn't have a coat on.
Ugh....I am being paged.....gotta go friends!

[shovan]

It is snowing here like crazy...we are now forecasted for 5-6 inches. I love snow on the ground for Thanksgiving. The foolish maple trees out back are still full of leaves so they will be dealt with in the spring. The front is done, and leaf pickup was this morning in fact!! Great timing!
If it keeps up weather wise, Kris will have to get out early to take Ross to karate, as I am still not that comfortable driving with one hand, as I am still in my brace, and driving in the snow at night one handed I really don't feel like attempting.

Sheryl--I am so happy that your shower is so enjoyable, it sounds wonderful. Please post finished photos! I am glad that it makes things easier for Bob too.

Well my lunch break is over, we are loading up the cars of the volunteers who are delivering the baskets. I am in charge of the paperwork, and the Seniors who are helping out. They are a great bunch of "hoodlums" and I love working with them. One boy gave his sweatshirt to a little boy at the bus stop the other day, as he didn't have a coat on.
Ugh....I am being paged.....gotta go friends!

I can't even imagine driving in with 5 inches of snow on the ground! Be careful out there! :thumbsup2 on the basket delivery!

I didn't want to bore you guys to death with remodeling pics, but since you asked, I'd be more than happy to oblige! ;)

Here's a pic of the shower with the rain head, hand held shower head, & the massaging jets installed.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/House%20Remodeling%20Pics/IMG_0039.jpg

And I know I'm strange but I think even our new toilet is pretty!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/House%20Remodeling%20Pics/IMG_0038.jpg

I'm going to order a bronze flush handle too! hee hee
So we are on hold with bath for now, while waiting on the vanity & the glass shower door. So no DC around here for awhile. :sad1: ;)

Here's the new light he installed in the kitchen yesterday& painted the inside edge.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/House%20Remodeling%20Pics/IMG_0041.jpg

This was what it looked like before! Bleaaah!
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/House%20Remodeling%20Pics/100_1406.jpg

We also had concrete ramps installed for Bob, & an automatic door opener on the door from the garage into the kitchen. My DH is becoming very independent!

[shovan]

And just because I don't want to appear boastful. My den wall looks like this:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/House%20Remodeling%20Pics/IMG_0044.jpg

That's where the closet was, that we took to enlarge the bathroom.

It will probably continue to look like that for quite a while. The walls are wall papered covered paneling, with no sheet rock underneath. So the whole room needs sheetrocking, which is just not in the budget right now. And wouldn't you know, I threw out the wallpaper roll I had left, when I cleaned the closet!

[Glynis]

Good Morning. I may do breakfast for dinner. I have been craving scrambled eggs with lots of maple syrup and salt on top! :love: :love: :love: Anyone else do this?

Never tried this, but I'm game for it! I do put ketchup on my scrambled eggs. It horrifies some people.

[TigerKat]

Y'all are killing me with the snow talk, it sounds so holidayish, is that a word? Y'all know what I mean. It's 80 degrees and my A/C is running right now.:sad2:

[Glynis]

It's a blustery day here. Looks like we might get a snow flurry or two tonight.

Thanks for all your sweet comments. It really helps to know that I can come here and tell you guys my troubles, and you will support me through it. It looks like the funeral will be next Wednesday, so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving without having to drive anywhere. I have been asked to play my violin at the funeral, so I guess I'll have to dig it out of mothballs, and get my bow restrung. Hope it can be done before next Wednesday!

Dinner tonight will be chicken in creamy gravy with brown rice and corn. Kind of a blah meal, but it's kind of a blah day.

I did make the pizza meatloaf muffins last night. I stopped at Albertson's to pick up some pizza sauce, and when I got it home, I noticed that the seal was popped on the jar, and there was a layer of black fuzz around it. ICK!!!!! I ended up making my own pizza sauce with tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic. It was still really good!

[shovan]

Thanks for all your sweet comments. It really helps to know that I can come here and tell you guys my troubles, and you will support me through it. It looks like the funeral will be next Wednesday, so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving without having to drive anywhere. I have been asked to play my violin at the funeral, so I guess I'll have to dig it out of mothballs, and get my bow restrung. Hope it can be done before next Wednesday!

I ended up making my own pizza sauce with tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic. It was still really good!

Glynis, You play the violin?! That is nice that you will be able to play for the funeral, it will make it special.

I'm sure your pizza sauce was probably better than the packaged one! I thought I had decided to make a Bourbon & chocolate Pecan Pie, but then I saw your Hello Dolly Pie Recipe! Man does that sound yummy! Thanks for posting it!

Becky, While I was looking at recipes, I just saw your oysters & seafood packets from the weekend! Yummy!!! Those packets look really delicious!

And Lucas, that soup recipe sure sounds good too! Thanks I'm gonna try that soon!

[THE HAT]

Glynis--Kris' grandfather plays the violin as well. When he needs it restrung in a hurry and the music shop is backed up, he has had the music teacher at the local schools do it for him, they are always more then happy to help a fellow music lover!!
I am glad that you can have your Thanksgiving. Bittersweet I am sure.
I too love ketchup on my eggs!! (syrup...I will have to try)

Sheryl--What a gorgeous bathroom!! I LOVE the rain head! (and yep your toilet is pretty....now that isn't something I say every day)
What an improvement on the kitchen light!

[shovan]

Thanks Wendie, I like my toilet too! :lmao: Another one sentence you won't hear too often! :rotfl:

Lucas's Spanish Soup sounded so good, and my tummy was feeling a little off, so that's what I'm having for dinner!

[HERSEY]

Sheryl You have a few people were I work envious of your bathroom.

Glynis I so sorry for your loss. It is a rough time of year.

Kathy We are expecting a little bit of snow tomorrow too. I can't wrap my brain around the thought you still have your air on.

It's very misty and foggy here not a great night to be out. Glad I'm home.

Stephanie I hope for you your kids get over the eating issues. I was lucky with Alex he ate everything when he was little. Once he hit school age He decided he was allergic :confused3.

[HERSEY]

I forgot since it's just me tonight I having a little this and a little that don't tell Alex. I'll try to make it healthy.:rolleyes:

[lucas]

Lucas's Spanish Soup sounded so good, and my tummy was feeling a little off, so that's what I'm having for dinner!

I hope you like it. It is spicy but we love it like that. In fact, I made it again last night and tonight we had leftovers. This time I didn't toast the noodles and it still came out great.

[Mermaid02]

I made them a big one tonight... Chef BoyArdee Pizza. OMG they are so lucky (make them appreciate Thanksgiving even MORE!!) ;)

[Nancyg56]

I'm finally gonna start my thanksgiving cooking today.
My DD & SIL are having a great time in France! It's cold & rainy but sounds like they are loving it anyway!


I saw your menu on the $42 thread. That would not have covered your beef, let alone anything else! With all of your offerings you really do need to start early :thumbsup2.

How did i miss that your DD is in France????? SHe really did need a get-a-way, didn't she? So glad she and your SIL are having a good time.

Your bathroom looks like a magazine! I love it but I gotta tell you I cannot get past that great ceiling fixture! I have never seen anything like it! It looks so cool!

Y'all are killing me with the snow talk, it sounds so holidayish, is that a word? Y'all know what I mean. It's 80 degrees and my A/C is running right now.:sad2:



It looks like the funeral will be next Wednesday, so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving without having to drive anywhere. I have been asked to play my violin at the funeral, so I guess I'll have to dig it out of mothballs, and get my bow restrung. Hope it can be done before next Wednesday!



I hope that your violin can be done in time. For such an important event I'm sure that the store (?) will put a rush on it. Your music is going to be a wonderful gift that you send to your Grandmother.

I hope you like it. It is spicy but we love it like that. In fact, I made it again last night and tonight we had leftovers. This time I didn't toast the noodles and it still came out great.

Your soup is in my file for DD and me to enjoy. I am saving it for a weekend so we can both have it.

I made them a big one tonight... Chef BoyArdee Pizza. OMG they are so lucky (make them appreciate Thanksgiving even MORE!!) ;)


Sounds like our dinner :rotfl:We had dino nuggets, fish sticks, fries corn and left over green beans.

[TigerKat]

your toilet is pretty


I like my toilet too!

This is priceless, this is on the WFD thread!!!!:lmao: :lmao:

[TigerKat]

Thanks for all your sweet comments. It really helps to know that I can come here and tell you guys my troubles, and you will support me through it. It looks like the funeral will be next Wednesday, so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving without having to drive anywhere. I have been asked to play my violin at the funeral, so I guess I'll have to dig it out of mothballs, and get my bow restrung. Hope it can be done before next Wednesday!



I'm glad you'll be able to enjoy your Thanksgiving. Remember I'm here if you need me.:hug:

You continue to amaze me. You have what I think is the perfect family, you are an amazing mother and cook and now you tell me you play the violin?:worship: :worship:

[TigerKat]

Lauren - Where are you?????????

[liamandcaili]

Glynis -- My condolences on the loss of your grandmother. It is so wonderful for you to play violin at the service.

Sorry I haven't been posting the past couple of days. Life has been busy. Anyway, we had homemade sausage pizza last night, and tonight, after discovering that my favorite fish counter is closed for the season, we went out to eat.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone if I don't get to check back in. We have a busy day tomorrow.

[shovan]

Sheryl You have a few people were I work envious of your bathroom.



Really?! You showed some people & they liked it? That is too cool! :goodvibes

I hope you like it. It is spicy but we love it like that. In fact, I made it again last night and tonight we had leftovers. This time I didn't toast the noodles and it still came out great.

lucas & everyone else, This soup rocked! Very spicy which we like but very different than most soups & it was super easy!

I saw your menu on the $42 thread. That would not have covered your beef, let alone anything else! With all of your offerings you really do need to start early :thumbsup2.

How did i miss that your DD is in France????? SHe really did need a get-a-way, didn't she? So glad she and your SIL are having a good time.

Your bathroom looks like a magazine! I love it but I gotta tell you I cannot get past that great ceiling fixture! I have never seen anything like it! It looks so cool!


Nancy, The good thing is my Mom is hosting at her house this year! Because of all of the remodeling, I had told her I might have trouble managing it all. I told her last week, that I could do it, but she said she wanted to do it, since we were going to have a smaller crowd this year. So she will cook the turkey & stuffing, my brother & SIL will do the gumbo & potato salad, my uncle will bring probably a shrimp or fish dish. I'm only cooking the roast, spinach-artichoke casserole, the sweet potatoes & a pie. Or maybe two pies, I'm torn between Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie & Glynis's Hello Dolly pie. DH is voting for Glynis's pie!

I don't know if I had mentioned on this thread taking DD & SIL to the airport on Saturday. Maybe I forgot. Remember this is actually part of her MBA program! Isn't that a cool way to finish school. They are visiting some businesses & attending some lectures. BUT the business yesterday was a Cider Farm which after the visit, they were served dinner. She emailed & told us that everything was cooked with apples & they were served cider & Calvados! Sounds like tough schooling doesn't it! Today they were going to visit the D-Day beaches! :goodvibes

p.s. I found that light at Home Depot a couple of weeks ago. It was only $120! I've been hunting for months for the right thing & then saw that in an ad!

This is priceless, this is on the WFD thread!!!!:lmao: :lmao:

What's for Dinner & Potty Talk! Who knew they could go together?! :rotfl:

Kathy, Lauren must be busy cooking. And hopefully she didn't cave in and go on a mad cleaning craze!

[liamsaunt]

Glynis, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Sheryl, I love the rain head in your shower. I want one of those!

Dinner has not been exciting the past couple of nights. DH has had work dinners so it's just me. Plus, I have been repainting one of our rooms after work. Why would I decide to repaint a room right before Thanksgiving and our Disney trip? I have no idea. Anyway two of the walls are now done, and the color looks very nice. Of course, now I want to repaint the whole house... :rolleyes1

Because of my time constraints, I just made this sandwich and these fries and ate half yesterday and the other half tonight. The "fries" are actually oven baked and they are tossed with fresh rosemary, garlic, and parmesean cheese.

Sandwich:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/2050917163_0f4bf0b798.jpg

"Fries:"

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/2050917017_baead05994.jpg

[FormrCastMbr]

Lauren - Where are you?????????


Kathy, Lauren must be busy cooking. And hopefully she didn't cave in and go on a mad cleaning craze!

I'm here! Thank you for looking out for me!!!

Sheryl, you were close...I was cleaning alot and Andrew was home sick today. I took him to the Dr and its the start of an ear infection and URI...

Sheryl, your bathroom looks amazing...enjoy it! I also LOVE your light. How cool is that???? :thumbsup2

Anyone else see Michael Flatley on DWTS? He and his troop were great! I have admired his dancing since he was a cutie with Riverdance...anyone remember that blonde curly hair? :love:

OK, now, of course since I was not on all day, I am totally lost. I hope everyone is well.

[Glynis]

Glynis, You play the violin?! That is nice that you will be able to play for the funeral, it will make it special.

I'm sure your pizza sauce was probably better than the packaged one! I thought I had decided to make a Bourbon & chocolate Pecan Pie, but then I saw your Hello Dolly Pie Recipe! Man does that sound yummy! Thanks for posting it!

Becky, While I was looking at recipes, I just saw your oysters & seafood packets from the weekend! Yummy!!! Those packets look really delicious!

And Lucas, that soup recipe sure sounds good too! Thanks I'm gonna try that soon!

Playing the violin was kind of a legacy. My mom and her sister bought a 3/4 size violin, and since all the girls in the family are "stair steps", the instrument was handed down. As we all grew, we got our own violins. There are 4 of us, and we'll all be playing Pachalbel's Canon at the funeral. I enjoy playing. It really relaxes me, and I like the feeling it gives me.

I hope you enjoy the Hello Dolly pie. It's quite like the Derby pie. Very easy to make, but tastes like you worked for hours.

[Glynis]

Glynis--Kris' grandfather plays the violin as well. When he needs it restrung in a hurry and the music shop is backed up, he has had the music teacher at the local schools do it for him, they are always more then happy to help a fellow music lover!!
I am glad that you can have your Thanksgiving. Bittersweet I am sure.
I too love ketchup on my eggs!! (syrup...I will have to try)



I hadn't even thought about the music teacher. Hmmm, there are 3 schools in our area. I'll be making some calls in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion.

I can't believe I found a fellow ketchup on scrambled eggs lover! I am not alone!!!

[Glynis]

Glynis I so sorry for your loss. It is a rough time of year.

It's very misty and foggy here not a great night to be out. Glad I'm home.



Thank you. It is rough, but I'm surely glad she's out of pain.

We have a cold front moving in. Our high tomorrow is expected to be 39 degrees. Thanksgiving should be a balmy 40!!! I think I'm glad I'll have the oven on!

[Glynis]

I hope that your violin can be done in time. For such an important event I'm sure that the store (?) will put a rush on it. Your music is going to be a wonderful gift that you send to your Grandmother.


Thanks. One way or another I'll get a bow. There are a couple of neighbors that I can borrow one from if I need to. I've been meaning to get mine restrung, so this gives me the perfect excuse.

[Glynis]

I'm glad you'll be able to enjoy your Thanksgiving. Remember I'm here if you need me.:hug:

You continue to amaze me. You have what I think is the perfect family, you are an amazing mother and cook and now you tell me you play the violin?:worship: :worship:

Boy do I have you fooled??? The perfect family??? Well, no! We do our best, but believe me, we have our moments. At the moment I'm particularly peeved with Katie. She brought home a C in math on her report card today. I wouldn't be too upset with that, except it was an A just 2 weeks ago. Apparently, she decided not to complete her assignments. Guess what she's doing this holiday? Yup! completing those assignments to be handed in on Monday. Her response, "But mom, the report cards are already here. It's too late!" Well, maybe next term she'll remember to complete the assignments and hand them in on time!

Playing the violin is not really amazing! I started lessons when I was 6, and really just "fiddle" around with it these days. It's calming, so it should be good for the funeral.

Believe me, you're the one who is amazing!!! You've been through so much, and you are so incredibly strong!!! I want to be you when I grow up!

[Glynis]

Glynis -- My condolences on the loss of your grandmother. It is so wonderful for you to play violin at the service.

Sorry I haven't been posting the past couple of days. Life has been busy. Anyway, we had homemade sausage pizza last night, and tonight, after discovering that my favorite fish counter is closed for the season, we went out to eat.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone if I don't get to check back in. We have a busy day tomorrow.

Thank you!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

[Glynis]

Glynis, I'm so sorry for your loss.



Thank you!

Would you like to come paint my house? All I have are very boring white walls. I would love to get some color going, but I'm so afraid I'll pick the wrong colors, and things could get ugly! I need HELP!!!

[Glynis]

Hopefully I'll get to check in tomorrow, but I'm not sure. It's pie night with Alan's family, so I'll be spending the day making 5 pies. I'm sure my house will smell wonderful, but I'll probably gain 10 pounds just from the smell.
I'll be making:

Pecan Pie
Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Chip Banana Cream Pie
Eggnog pumpkin pie
Hello Dolly Pie

I wanted to do the coconut pie, but Alan thought there was enough with the hello dolly pie. Since that's the pie Katie chose to "make", I couldn't tell her no. So, I'm saving the coconut pie recipe for Christmas.


Dinner tomorrow will be tomato soup and toasted cheese sandwiches. Got to get some healthy food in the kids tummies before they pig out on pie!

I'll try to check in, if only to hold on to my sanity!

[Aimeedyan]

Glynis - I need the recipe for the eggnog pumpkin pie! Sounds delicious!!

[Glynis]

Glynis - I need the recipe for the eggnog pumpkin pie! Sounds delicious!!

Ok.

Eggnog Pumpkin Pie

1 can (15 oz.) solid pack pumpkin
1 1/4 C. eggnog
2/3 C. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp. salt
1 unbaked pie shell (9 inches)

In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggnog, sugar, eggs, spice and salt. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 60-65 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on rack. Refrigerate until serving.

[shovan]

I'm here! Thank you for looking out for me!!!

Sheryl, you were close...I was cleaning alot and Andrew was home sick today. I took him to the Dr and its the start of an ear infection and URI...

Sheryl, your bathroom looks amazing...enjoy it! I also LOVE your light. How cool is that???? :thumbsup2

Anyone else see Michael Flatley on DWTS? He and his troop were great! I have admired his dancing since he was a cutie with Riverdance...anyone remember that blonde curly hair? :love:

OK, now, of course since I was not on all day, I am totally lost. I hope everyone is well.

Lauren, so sorry your boy is sick! We'll pray for a super duper quick recovery for him! From all of our chatting I've sort of reaized how much you are like me. So even if I was determined I wouldn't clean at all, yeah I'd end up doing more cleaning than cooking!

And YEAH I saw Michael Flatley!!!!! Sooo cool!!!! I've seen Riverdance once & Lord of the Dance once in person. So I was really looking forward to tongiht! I thougt it was awesome!!!

Sort of sad that Jenny went home instead of Marie, but with this much talent in the end, who knows what could happen.

[BabyPiglet]

New for posting on this thread. =) But have spent the last hour or so reading through and have came up with some great dinner ideas.

Last night we had huge chef salads with, ham, turkey, tomatoes, cucumbers, grated cheese, and croutons. They were delicious.

[Mermaid02]

Welcome Baby Piglet!! I'm an "on again off again" poster- but this is a great group and VERY welcoming of newcomers and sometimescomers!!:welcome:

[LindsayDunn228]

We are going to my ILs tonight (read as "eating as PBJ in hiding then going to eat at ILs"), hee hee!

WFD at your house?

ETA: You guys, I'm so nervous. I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.

[Nancyg56]

I'm here! Thank you for looking out for me!!!

Sheryl, you were close...I was cleaning alot and Andrew was home sick today. I took him to the Dr and its the start of an ear infection and URI...



Anyone else see Michael Flatley on DWTS? He and his troop were great! I have admired his dancing since he was a cutie with Riverdance...anyone remember that blonde curly hair? :love:



Lauren- so sorry that your boy is sick. We all seem to be saying that a lot lately so maybe the colds and URI's will be all gone by before the Holidays. Hope he gets better quick.

I thought that since we have similar cleaning styles you got buried under whatever you pulled out :rotfl:. That is what usually happens to me.....I dig it all out and then get lost in all that stuff I had tucked away :lmao:

I did not get to see Michael Flatley but I have been able to see Riverdance twice. My Mom had always wanted to go so we all got together to see it together. Then my niece got us tickets for a "girls" night. I want to bring Buddy, he would love this.

I hadn't even thought about the music teacher. Hmmm, there are 3 schools in our area. I'll be making some calls in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion.

I can't believe I found a fellow ketchup on scrambled eggs lover! I am not alone!!!

Oh no, you are not alone! Ketchup is a staple on our breakfast table. I don't think DH would know what ot do with an egg if it wasn't topped with it.



Plus, I have been repainting one of our rooms after work. Why would I decide to repaint a room right before Thanksgiving and our Disney trip? I have no idea. Anyway two of the walls are now done, and the color looks very nice. Of course, now I want to repaint the whole house... :rolleyes1



I am looking up to you! I need to paint but have not been able to bring myself to start. I can do a lt but for some reason a painting project seems daunting to me!

New for posting on this thread. =) But have spent the last hour or so reading through and have came up with some great dinner ideas.



Hi there! Welcome to the WFD thread. Have you checked Page 1? Lindsay keeps it updated with all of the recipes posted, there are so many to pick from. Please post often and share your dinner ideas. We chat a lot so jump in and join us!

[Mermaid02]

Better safe than sorry Lindsay.... I hope it's nothing!

We will have some sort of take out tonight- I have pies to make and that will make enough of a mess... DD works at our local grocery store and has to work 3-9 tonight... so it will just be three of us... no idea what I want though... the last 2 times I had chinese I was sorry and we had pizza last night.... suggestions??

[LindsayDunn228]

Better safe than sorry Lindsay.... I hope it's nothing!

We will have some sort of take out tonight- I have pies to make and that will make enough of a mess... DD works at our local grocery store and has to work 3-9 tonight... so it will just be three of us... no idea what I want though... the last 2 times I had chinese I was sorry and we had pizza last night.... suggestions??

Do you have a pizza crust handy, or be able to pick one up? I made a really good chicken parmesan pizza recently. Quick and easy and was delish! Or you could just do a topping pizza kind of thing.

I know I'm being paranoid about this rash, but I can't help it. When you have a mom in the medical field telling you what's going on the community, you are a little more cautious than usual.

[Nancyg56]

We are going to my ILs tonight (read as "eating as PBJ in hiding then going to eat at ILs"), hee hee!

WFD at your house?

ETA: You guys, I'm so nervous. I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.

Lindsay- let us know what the rash is. My DH has one on his arm as well but has not gone to the Dr. He tells me to make an appointment and he will try to get in. I refuse to play with the Dr time that way so I have just been putting an antibiotic cream on it.

I did not see how you made out on Sunday. I thought about you while we were at Mass but then the yard work started so I just glance here.

[LindsayDunn228]

Everything went great, Nancy!!! I was a little stuffy when I woke up, but by service time @ 9:45, I was doing a lot better. :) Thanks for asking!

[Nancyg56]

Welcome Baby Piglet!! I'm an "on again off again" poster- but this is a great group and VERY welcoming of newcomers and sometimescomers!!:welcome:

We like all kinds of posters but I wish you were "on" a lot more. We miss you when you're not here.

[nucpharm29]

Morning all! I just wanted to pop in here and say:
Happy Thanksgiving!

We are headed out the door, driving down to Houston, to meet up with all DH's family. DH has a twin bro who live in Houston, and his wife just had a baby a couple months ago. This will be the first time for us to meet her. So excited to get my baby fix! I'm also curious to see how much she looks like my daughter. My DD looks so much like my husband--and since he's an identical twin, it will interesting to see if their daughter looks a lot like ours. Anyway, have a great holiday all! Want lots of food porn when I get back. Would love to see everyone's holiday spread!

[FormrCastMbr]

Lauren, so sorry your boy is sick! We'll pray for a super duper quick recovery for him! From all of our chatting I've sort of reaized how much you are like me. So even if I was determined I wouldn't clean at all, yeah I'd end up doing more cleaning than cooking!

And YEAH I saw Michael Flatley!!!!! Sooo cool!!!! I've seen Riverdance once & Lord of the Dance once in person. So I was really looking forward to tongiht! I thougt it was awesome!!!

Sort of sad that Jenny went home instead of Marie, but with this much talent in the end, who knows what could happen.

Are you my twin or long lost sister? I say I won't clean as much, then guilt sets in...or embarassment if a dust bunny is spotted.

Andrew is feeling a little better. I sent him to school...its only half a day.

I saw LOTD once at radio city. I was the young idiot yelling, Michael, I LOVE you!!! I did such stupid things when I was young...:)

I was surprised Jenny was voted off. I have not watched this season but heard she was very good.

New for posting on this thread. =) But have spent the last hour or so reading through and have came up with some great dinner ideas.

Last night we had huge chef salads with, ham, turkey, tomatoes, cucumbers, grated cheese, and croutons. They were delicious.

Welcome!!!


ETA: You guys, I'm so nervous. I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.

I am sure you are fine...pixiedust: Let us know how you make out.


I thought that since we have similar cleaning styles you got buried under whatever you pulled out :rotfl:. That is what usually happens to me.....I dig it all out and then get lost in all that stuff I had tucked away :lmao:

I did not get to see Michael Flatley but I have been able to see Riverdance twice. My Mom had always wanted to go so we all got together to see it together. Then my niece got us tickets for a "girls" night. I want to bring Buddy, he would love this.


Then you dig everything out and get side tracked right?

I love Micheal's dancing but all of it went to his head a bit...but I think he is still a cutie...its amazing how he dances and all of the dancers were in sync. I wish I could get Tom to go see celtic tiger when it comes around.


We will have some sort of take out tonight- I have pies to make and that will make enough of a mess... DD works at our local grocery store and has to work 3-9 tonight... so it will just be three of us... no idea what I want though... the last 2 times I had chinese I was sorry and we had pizza last night.... suggestions??

How about subs? I love Chinese so I may be the wrong person to ask. WHat happened the last time you had chinese may I ask?

Everything went great, Nancy!!! I was a little stuffy when I woke up, but by service time @ 9:45, I was doing a lot better. :) Thanks for asking!

I have been thinking to ask and then get lost in clutter...I am glad it went great!

Morning all! I just wanted to pop in here and say:
Happy Thanksgiving!

We are headed out the door, driving down to Houston, to meet up with all DH's family.


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! What a nice way to spend it...seeing your neice for the first time.

[FormrCastMbr]

Tom is cooking tonight...I bought frozen pizza. Think he'll mess it up? Wish me luck!

I'll be cooking and cleaning today so I wanted something easy.

Have a great day all!

[FormrCastMbr]

Guys, I have 12 people coming tomorrow and have 2 tables being set. Is it OK if I do a buffet or is that tacky? I plan on having the tables set but don't want to have 4 platters of turkey, etc. so was thinking of serving buffet. It will also be less clutter on the table.

I need your opinions please.

[TigerKat]

I'm here! Thank you for looking out for me!!!



Is A feeling any better today?


New for posting on this thread. =)

Welcome and please stick around!! I look forward to sharing recipes with you.:goodvibes

We like all kinds of posters but I wish you were "on" a lot more. We miss you when you're not here.

Mermaid - I agree!!!!:thumbsup2

Steph - I hope you have a safe trip and a wonderful holiday!


Today is my last day of work until 12/11!!!! I'll start my marathon cooking when I get home this afternoon. Johnny is going to pick up Chinese on his way home from work tonight.:)

Have a great day everyone!

[Nancyg56]

Guys, I have 12 people coming tomorrow and have 2 tables being set. Is it OK if I do a buffet or is that tacky? I plan on having the tables set but don't want to have 4 platters of turkey, etc. so was thinking of serving buffet. It will also be less clutter on the table.

I need your opinions please.


I also have twelve people and can seat them all together. I have tried on several occasions to have the food placed on the table but ut never works out well. Someone always needs to help serve food because you just cannot get the platters to the other side. This time I am just setting it all out on a serving table and it is buffet!

I'll put the S&P, butter, rolls and cranberry sauce on the table but that is it.

[Nancyg56]

Today is my last day of work until 12/11!!!! I'll start my marathon cooking when I get home this afternoon. Johnny is going to pick up Chinese on his way home from work tonight.:)

Have a great day everyone!

That is a good long time off! I also started cooking but I always feel like i am falling behind. I have no idea what anyone is going to eat tonight. My family usually steers clear of me and the kitchen when I am up to my elbows in flour :lmao:

[liamsaunt]

It is absolutely NOT tacky to put it out buffet style! Go ahead and do it. One thing I like to do with my food when I do it buffet is put the dishes at different heights. I think it makes things look nicer and prettier too. I usually just cover a tin or a flowerpot with a cloth and put the dish on that.

Welcome babypiglet! Your salad sounds yummy.

Lindsay I don't blame you for checking it out--it might just be eczema but having someone look at it is probably a good idea.

Glynis, I am not very good at painting ither people's houses. Ask Laura!! But, this time I am doing a very nice job, if I do say so myself. It is amazing how nice it looks to have some color on the wall.

I'm just making spaghetti and garlic bread tonight, I think. The calm before the storm!

[cajunmommy]

Morning everyone!

I have a request. Has Glynis' Derby Pie recipe been posted? Search isn't cooperating this morning, & I haven't been able to spot it in our LONG list that Lindsay so diligently maintains.

UGH! I dread having to hit the grocery store this late in the game, but need to bring a last minute dessert. I vaguely remember a neighbors' recipe for this same pie, but need confirmation to make sure I have the ingredients on hand. Any help?

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! Whether it's with a houseful of extended family & friends, or a cozy gathering of 2 or 3, I hope it's special.

[TigerKat]

Lauren - I agree with everyone else, go with the buffet!:thumbsup2

[OKWMom]

Good morning Ladies!

Just a quick check-in as I am crazy busy at work today trying to wrap up my loose ends before vacation. I've read all the posts I missed, but I'm so sorry I don't have time to respond to everyone.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.

Becky, I can hardly wait to see what lovely food pics you will have for us. :goodvibes

Lauren I don't think a buffet is tacky, but we do it every year. And my family has been known to be Whiskey Tango at times. :laughing: I hope A gets better soon.

Kathy I hope you are having a good last day at work. :goodvibes

Nancy Can Kady have chocolate candy? Or does the milk in the chocolate make it a no-no?

Sheryl your bathroom looks amazing and I also find your commode quite lovely. :rotfl: Seriously, I think it looks really great and I know you and Bob are really enjoying it.

Sorry to everyone else I have missed. Please forgive me.


Gretchen

[OKWMom]

Morning everyone!

I have a request. Has Glynis' Derby Pie recipe been posted? Search isn't cooperating this morning, & I haven't been able to spot it in our LONG list that Lindsay so diligently maintains.


Yep. Page 81.

[cajunmommy]

Yep. Page 81.

:worship: Thank you soooooooo much!
Funny, I used to love working this time of the year as a cashier @ the local grocery store because we stayed so busy. Now that I have to be on the other end, I'm not loving standing in line!

[Aimeedyan]

Guys, I have 12 people coming tomorrow and have 2 tables being set. Is it OK if I do a buffet or is that tacky? I plan on having the tables set but don't want to have 4 platters of turkey, etc. so was thinking of serving buffet. It will also be less clutter on the table.

I need your opinions please.

We always do buffet style when it's more than 6-8 people. I think it's fine and reduces the amt of passing that goes on at the table! =)

[Aimeedyan]

Everything went great, Nancy!!! I was a little stuffy when I woke up, but by service time @ 9:45, I was doing a lot better. :) Thanks for asking!

:cool1: I'm so glad!!!!!

[Aimeedyan]

I thought about cooking tonight since I have a guest, but it's just my sister and I don't want to mess up the kitchen tonight!

We'll see what DH wants when he gets off work. They aren't even closing early tonight so he'll be there til 6 and he has to work Fri morning at 9am. POO on them!

[FormrCastMbr]

Thank you all for your info on the buffet. I have alot of small boxes, maybe I will take Becky's advice and do different heights...I will make sure they are sturdy!!! ;)

Gretchen, Welcome to Whiskey Tango my friend!

Stuffing and turnips are done, now boiling yams for my candied sweet potatoes. I made too much stuffing I think but hey, I LOVE stuffing!!!

[TigerKat]

Thank you all for your info on the buffet. I have alot of small boxes, maybe I will take Becky's advice and do different heights...I will make sure they are sturdy!!! ;)

Gretchen, Welcome to Whiskey Tango my friend!

Stuffing and turnips are done, now boiling yams for my candied sweet potatoes. I made too much stuffing I think but hey, I LOVE stuffing!!!

Lauren - Now that you've made room in your signature I have something to send you, but your PM box is full!

[Nancyg56]

cajunmommy- you are going to love the Derby Pie!

Gretchen- Kady cannot have most chocolate. We have some Gherridelli (sp) chips she can have and have discovered that she can have Jr Mints, but that is about it. The very dark chocolates are generally okay. Dr does not want her to have anything with dairy in it. She is fine with it though, we are the ones to feel badly.

Back to the kitchen!

[TigerKat]

cajunmommy- you are going to love the Derby Pie!



::yes::

[FormrCastMbr]

Lauren - Now that you've made room in your signature I have something to send you, but your PM box is full!

I can never clean out this dang thing enough...doing it now!!! It appears I ahve alot of DIS friends, but no. I even a pack rat with the PMs!!! What would I do without you???

[Glynis]

New for posting on this thread. =) But have spent the last hour or so reading through and have came up with some great dinner ideas.

Last night we had huge chef salads with, ham, turkey, tomatoes, cucumbers, grated cheese, and croutons. They were delicious.

Welcome to our family!

The chef salad sounds wonderful!!! Sometimes nothing hits the spot like a big salad!!!

[Glynis]

We are going to my ILs tonight (read as "eating as PBJ in hiding then going to eat at ILs"), hee hee!

WFD at your house?

ETA: You guys, I'm so nervous. I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.

I'm glad that you are getting this checked out! Please update us and let us know what's going on!

[Glynis]

Oh no, you are not alone! Ketchup is a staple on our breakfast table. I don't think DH would know what ot do with an egg if it wasn't topped with it.





I guess it's just Alan that thinks it's wierd! I tell him he's really one to talk. He won't eat spaghetti unless I put raisins in the sauce. Now that's wierd!

[Glynis]

Guys, I have 12 people coming tomorrow and have 2 tables being set. Is it OK if I do a buffet or is that tacky? I plan on having the tables set but don't want to have 4 platters of turkey, etc. so was thinking of serving buffet. It will also be less clutter on the table.

I need your opinions please.

I would definitely do a buffet. That's usually how we do it when we have more than 6 people for dinner. There's nothing tacky about it at all. I figure, it leaves more room on the table, and people don't feel so claustrophobic.

[Glynis]

Morning everyone!

I have a request. Has Glynis' Derby Pie recipe been posted? Search isn't cooperating this morning, & I haven't been able to spot it in our LONG list that Lindsay so diligently maintains.

UGH! I dread having to hit the grocery store this late in the game, but need to bring a last minute dessert. I vaguely remember a neighbors' recipe for this same pie, but need confirmation to make sure I have the ingredients on hand. Any help?

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! Whether it's with a houseful of extended family & friends, or a cozy gathering of 2 or 3, I hope it's special.

Yes, it's posted, but I don't know the exact page number. If you can't find it, PM me, and I'll send it to you.

[Glynis]

Thank you all for your info on the buffet. I have alot of small boxes, maybe I will take Becky's advice and do different heights...I will make sure they are sturdy!!! ;)

Gretchen, Welcome to Whiskey Tango my friend!

Stuffing and turnips are done, now boiling yams for my candied sweet potatoes. I made too much stuffing I think but hey, I LOVE stuffing!!!

No such thing as too much stuffing!!!

If you have any leftover, use it as a crust for a turkey pie.

[Glynis]

Looks like everyone is off getting ready for Thanksgiving. I've got 3 pies done, 1 in the oven, and still have the pecan pie to make. I think I'm in good shape as I still have 4 hours!!! Thought I'd check in with y'all.

Hope you are all having a great holiday! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year I'm especially thankful for my new "family". Thanks for allowing me to belong!

[ugadog99]

Just stopping by to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving. I've made the dressing, corn casserole, squash casserole, the herb butter for the turkey, cranberry sauce, and the mystery pecan pie is in the oven. Later this evening, I'm making sugar pecans just to snack on. I'll be up early in the morning to get the turkey going.

Take care, my friends, and have a peaceful day!

[BabyPiglet]

We are going to my ILs tonight (read as "eating as PBJ in hiding then going to eat at ILs"), hee hee!

WFD at your house?

ETA: You guys, I'm so nervous. I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.
Good luck, hope it's not anything too serious.

We're having something really simple tonight. Just radiatore pasta with meatsauce and garlic bread. I'm way to busy preparing for tomorrow to cook anything super exciting!

[HERSEY]

BabyPigletWelcome

Lindsay I hope the rash is nothing to serious. I doubt it is MRSA my cousin has it. It is open oozing would like a boil. Sorry to be so descriptive. He has had this infection on and off for a couple of years.

Yes I too am thankful for all of you.:hug: You all have made what sometimes is a sad time a joyous if not bearable time of year.


We are having Lasagna with garlic bread for dinner.

Off to start my pies for tomorrow.

[Mermaid02]

Well... I ended up making baked potato, asparagus and baked haddock with cracker crumbs for dinner... so much for take out. :rolleyes: My son really loves haddock and I wanted to prepare it some way other than a chowder... he said, "This is really good Mom!" :love: Worth every bit of time and effort!

I think I'll make my pie in the morning.... I'm kinda tired... also I don't want the crust to sog up on me.

[Nancyg56]

I am so impressed with all of you who cook dinner the night before a holiday! My family is on their own, right now Marisa is "testing" the sausage and apple stuffing, and Buddy will finish the ham by making a few sandwiches. I have no idea what anyone else will have, Kady went to McDonalds so she is set :thumbsup2

Kathy- I saw Paula Dean making your Mystery Pecan Pie today. She said a friend for New Orleans gave her the recipe, and now I see Ugadog is making it. I have got to make that one next

Glynis- Marisa says "Glynis Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" when I told her that you suggested the stuffing as a topper for a pot pie. Erica said "Glynis is the best!"

Well I am done for the night. I made two types of stuffing, plain celery and onion, and sausage and apple; mashed turnips and carrots with maple and nutmeg; a cranberry apple jello salad and I cleaned and seasoned my turkey.
I made an apple cake with brown butter frosting; pumpkin pie squares; chocolate truffle pie; Glynis's pecan pie; Hello Dolly Pie (Kady made this) "A no crust apple pie, and I baked a pumpkin pie from Mrs Smith. No one will eat my pumpkin pie.

Tomorrow I need to make the pumpkin casserole that I saw on one of the Thanksgiving threads. I have never made this so I hope it is good, there is grumbling because I am not making the sweet potato gratin. We will also have corn and a green veggie. I have not decided if I want to steam broccoli or if I just want to have peas. My Sis IL is bringing light appetizers and Buddy's cousin is bringing the rolls and breads and a Hawaiian cake.

If I miss anyone have a great Thanksgiving and be safe.

[Glynis]

I am so impressed with all of you who cook dinner the night before a holiday! My family is on their own, right now Marisa is "testing" the sausage and apple stuffing, and Buddy will finish the ham by making a few sandwiches. I have no idea what anyone else will have, Kady went to McDonalds so she is set :thumbsup2

Kathy- I saw Paula Dean making your Mystery Pecan Pie today. She said a friend for New Orleans gave her the recipe, and now I see Ugadog is making it. I have got to make that one next

Glynis- Marisa says "Glynis Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" when I told her that you suggested the stuffing as a topper for a pot pie. Erica said "Glynis is the best!"

Well I am done for the night. I made two types of stuffing, plain celery and onion, and sausage and apple; mashed turnips and carrots with maple and nutmeg; a cranberry apple jello salad and I cleaned and seasoned my turkey.
I made an apple cake with brown butter frosting; pumpkin pie squares; chocolate truffle pie; Glynis's pecan pie; Hello Dolly Pie (Kady made this) "A no crust apple pie, and I baked a pumpkin pie from Mrs Smith. No one will eat my pumpkin pie.

Tomorrow I need to make the pumpkin casserole that I saw on one of the Thanksgiving threads. I have never made this so I hope it is good, there is grumbling because I am not making the sweet potato gratin. We will also have corn and a green veggie. I have not decided if I want to steam broccoli or if I just want to have peas. My Sis IL is bringing light appetizers and Buddy's cousin is bringing the rolls and breads and a Hawaiian cake.

If I miss anyone have a great Thanksgiving and be safe.

Sounds like you are ready! How did your Hello Dolly pie turn out? My Katie had a great time making hers. I love that it's so simple. Even the measuring is so basic, it's practically foolproof.

We do this with the leftovers: I make a "crust" out of leftover stuffing, fill it with turkey, gravy, veggies, and top it with any leftover mashed potatoes. Just bake until it's all heated through. Yummy!!!

[Nancyg56]

It seemed to come out really good! I used to make Hello Dolly bars for my Mom so I enjoyed watching Kady make this. I was a little blue when I made the sausage and apple stuffing. She loved any kind of stuffing but this was one of her favorites.

[TigerKat]

the mystery pecan pie is in the oven.

I hope you enjoy it, and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you!



Kathy- I saw Paula Dean making your Mystery Pecan Pie today. She said a friend for New Orleans gave her the recipe, and now I see Ugadog is making it. I have got to make that one next


Well I am done for the night. I made two types of stuffing, plain celery and onion, and sausage and apple; mashed turnips and carrots with maple and nutmeg; a cranberry apple jello salad and I cleaned and seasoned my turkey.
I made an apple cake with brown butter frosting; pumpkin pie squares; chocolate truffle pie; Glynis's pecan pie; Hello Dolly Pie (Kady made this) "A no crust apple pie, and I baked a pumpkin pie from Mrs Smith. No one will eat my pumpkin pie.



Are you serious???? I've had that pecan pie recipe for at least 20 years and can't remember where it came from and now Paula's got it!!!!:lmao:

Sounds like you have had a really busy day, relax now my friend and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.:hug:


I'm done for today, since it's only the two of us all I did tonight was the mirliton & shrimp casserole and the sweet potato casserole.

I'd like to say how thankful I am for all of you here. You guys have been with me through some of the worst times of my life and honestly I don't think I could have gotten through it without your support. Hate to get all mushy on y'all but you are my family and I love all of you. May you all have a safe and very Happy Thanksgiving!:grouphug:

[THE HAT]

Evening all--I see we have all had busy days getting ready for the feasts tomorrow.
I had P/T in the morning then came home and made lemon Meringue and choc cream with grahm crust for pies and then I made white, wheat and oatmeal dinner rolls. I will make the squash in the morning but I have the butter, brownsugar, maple syrup sauce ready to go into it.
(I also have the CANS of cranberry as this is my boys favorite way to have it..no one else cares for it in any form, so I don't bother to make it fancy anymore)
We are going to the outlawz for dinner, and this year it will just be us and my grandmother and Kris'. It is to much for the old ladies to have the hub bub of all the families and kids. My grandmother will go home a bit after dinner and Kris grandmother will go back to her room to rest. Later that night all the rest of the family comes up for desserts. It used to be we went to Kris (other) grandmothers for what we called "pie" night as she made 25+ pies and that we saw all who couldn't get together and we weren't stuffed from dinner. His grandmother can't cook like that anymore,o we all just bring a dessert but it is still called pie night, :)

I see we have a new member...Welcome baby piglet! Post often and jump into the conversations.

I hope that you all have the most wonderful peace filled day tomorrow.....one thing I know I am thankful for this year is all of you!! Thank you for your friendship, and being a part of my family.
Enjoy your day!!

[HERSEY]

Ok my appetizers are made for tomarrow Alex made a black bean dip and I made a tastefully simple dip with artichokes. The last of the pies are in the oven and kitchen is back to normal.:cool1: Now I'm retreating to the couch to collapse.

[liamandcaili]

I would love to get some color going, but I'm so afraid I'll pick the wrong colors, and things could get ugly! I need HELP!!!

I always use the Benjamin Moore website. They have a feature where you can paint rooms and experiment with colors. If you're really ambitious, you can load your own room photos, but they have some on the site that you can use to get the right idea.

I have an odd rash on my arm and I have no idea what it is. It seems to have gotten bigger and redder since yesterday. Since MRSA is rampant around here, I am going to the walk-in clinic to get it checked out. Better be safe than sorry.

I hope you are okay! I am glad to hear your solo Sunday went well.

DH has a twin bro who live in Houston, and his wife just had a baby a couple months ago. This will be the first time for us to meet her. So excited to get my baby fix!

That's so great. Have a wonderful time!

Is it OK if I do a buffet or is that tacky?

As everyone else has said, it's not tacky. It is much easier to have a separate place set up with the food with that many people than try to cram all the dishes on to the main table.

Well I am done for the night. I made two types of stuffing, plain celery and onion, and sausage and apple; mashed turnips and carrots with maple and nutmeg; a cranberry apple jello salad and I cleaned and seasoned my turkey.
I made an apple cake with brown butter frosting; pumpkin pie squares; chocolate truffle pie; Glynis's pecan pie; Hello Dolly Pie (Kady made this) "A no crust apple pie, and I baked a pumpkin pie from Mrs Smith. No one will eat my pumpkin pie.

Wow! You had a busy day! I hope you are taking a couple hours to relax tonight.

I made cheddar/beer soup, salad and rolls tonight. Tomorrow we go to my mom's, and she does almost all the cooking, so it's an easy holiday for me.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

[OKWMom]

Thank you soooooooo much!
Funny, I used to love working this time of the year as a cashier @ the local grocery store because we stayed so busy. Now that I have to be on the other end, I'm not loving standing in line!

Glad to help. I'm sorry you had to fight the store today. Every store I passed had a FULL parking lot. I hate shopping just before a holiday. I hope it worked out well for you.


Gretchen, Welcome to Whiskey Tango my friend!

Stuffing and turnips are done, now boiling yams for my candied sweet potatoes. I made too much stuffing I think but hey, I LOVE stuffing!!!

Thanks for the welcome. It looks like I'm in good company. :goodvibes

And BTW, I second the opinion on the stuffing. There is no such thing as too much. I could eat it cold the next day. Gross, I know but I figure weird food issues is a theme today.


Looks like everyone is off getting ready for Thanksgiving. I've got 3 pies done, 1 in the oven, and still have the pecan pie to make. I think I'm in good shape as I still have 4 hours!!! Thought I'd check in with y'all.


The eggnog pie looks good. If I get the energy, I may try to make one for my brother for Christmas. He loves egg nog and his beautiful wife can't cook.


Just stopping by to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving. I've made the dressing, corn casserole, squash casserole, the herb butter for the turkey, cranberry sauce, and the mystery pecan pie is in the oven. Later this evening, I'm making sugar pecans just to snack on. I'll be up early in the morning to get the turkey going.

Take care, my friends, and have a peaceful day!

Melanie, I'm making your drunk dawgs tomorrow as part of the adult appetizers for the Thanksgiving after party. Your menu sounds wonderful, btw. What do you put in your herb butter?


Good luck, hope it's not anything too serious.

We're having something really simple tonight. Just radiatore pasta with meatsauce and garlic bread. I'm way to busy preparing for tomorrow to cook anything super exciting!


Sorry I didn't welcome you earlier. :flower3: Glad to have you here.


It seemed to come out really good! I used to make Hello Dolly bars for my Mom so I enjoyed watching Kady make this. I was a little blue when I made the sausage and apple stuffing. She loved any kind of stuffing but this was one of her favorites.

:hug: Nancy, I was just thinking of you and Kathy on my drive home tonight. I'm lucky enough to still have both of my parents and cannot imagine how difficult the holidays would be without one or both of them. I'll be thinking of both of you tomorrow. :hug:



(I also have the CANS of cranberry as this is my boys favorite way to have it..no one else cares for it in any form, so I don't bother to make it fancy anymore)


My brother in law is the same way! He won't touch the cranberry sauce unless he can see the lines where it was in the can. :eek:

Good luck at the outlaws. May I suggest alcohol? :idea:


Ok my appetizers are made for tomarrow Alex made a black bean dip and I made a tastefully simple dip with artichokes. The last of the pies are in the oven and kitchen is back to normal.:cool1: Now I'm retreating to the couch to collapse.

I'm with you Janice. I'm sitting at my computer, shoes kicked off, trying to unwind enough to go to bed.

Has the snow storm hit you yet? One of my co-workers was flying into Midway today to see her daughter and she was saying that a storm was coming. Although to a southerner, any snow at all is a snow storm.


I also wanted to say how very thankful I am for all of you. I can't tell you how much all of your support during the rough spots this year has meant to me, especially through the time of Kenny's father's death. You have all made me feel welcomed into this circle of friends and I feel truly blessed.

Happy Thanksgiving friends.

Gretchen

[BabyPiglet]

Wooie, so glad all that pre-day cooking is over. I've been in the kitchen all day but I feel like I barely got anything done!

Anyways, I'm exhausted and I have to get up super early to start cooking again, so it's goodnight. =)

And thanks everyone so much for welcoming me. You all sound like a great group.

P.S. Lindsay, I hope your arm turns out to be okay. :hug:

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi All!

Thank you for your input on the buffet.

I was busy all day too (finished with a couple Cosmos ;) ) and hit the bed and fell right out then my neighbor called and needed to borrow sugar at 10pm, now I can't fall back to sleep.

I would like to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday and let you know that I am truly thankful for your friendship.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

[LindsayDunn228]

Due to some family drama, my husband and I quietly bowed out of the usual Thanksgiving dinner this year.(long story, if you want details let me know) Instead, we are going to spend it with my dad. Recently divorced he has no one to spend it with. He wants to go out, so that's what we are going to do.

WFD at your house?

ETA: 2 things:

1. My rash turned out to be a bite or an irritation of some kind. I was given some cream (don't ask me, can't pronounce it, hee hee!). No worries!

2. Oh my. Dinner at the ILs last night. For those of you who don't know, my MIL is not a very good cook. Add to the fact that she had surgery the week we came back from WDW (she had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, one of her implants was leaking and she had it replaced). We had originally decided to go out, but a neighbor brought her a huge honeyham so she decided she could throw something together. She refused my help, just told me to bring dessert, which my sweet FIL had THREE helpings of. :)

Anyway, ham was ok. A little fatty. Green beans and potatoes (together) were ok except zero salt was added and there is NEVER a salt and pepper shaker on the table. *shudder* The dressing was Stove-top (don't judge me, I love the stuff), and corn, again with no salt.

So except for the ham and stove-top, it was a pretty bland dinner. Whew-boy. Dessert came out and you'd think no one had just had a meal before, hee hee. My FIL LOOOOOOOOOOVES the pumpkin gooey butter cake, so I make it for him every opportunity I can. Don't get me wrong, I love my ILs, it's just the food kills me sometimes.

Thanks for letting me vent about it :)

[Mermaid02]

We are going to my Mother's (she lives so close we could walk there!). We are having turkey, homemade stuffing (I too love stove top... but not for thanksgiving and my Mom makes UNBELIEVABLE stuffing) mashed potatoes, baby peas, squash, boiled onions, homemade gravy, homemade yeast rolls (again, to DIE for), cranberry sauce. Then for dessert, pumpkin pie, chocolate pie (not jello... my own homemade pudding... really good!) and custard pie.

We are eating at 1pm so tonight I will have a turkey sandwich... I love my Thanksgiving night turkey sandwich.... :love:

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Lindsay- glad your rash was just an irritation and nothing major!

[HERSEY]

Gretchen Our "snow storm" is pretty disappointing. Just a little ice on the deck which the dogs slipped and fell on :rotfl2:. Yes I know how evil of me to laugh at the dogs but it was too funny.

Today we will go to my Aunt's and Uncle for our little thanksgiving and to be thankfull for our little family.

Lindsay glad you rash is nothing serious. Have a great time with your Dad

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

[ugadog99]

OKW Mom, the herb buttter is so simple! The entire turkey recipe is from Sandra Lee. I made it last year, and it was just delicious. I hope it turns out as well today.

Herb Butter
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
2 tbsp garlic herb sauce mix (recommended: Knorr)
1 1/2 tsp crushed garlic

Combine softened butter, poultry seasoning, garlic herb sauce mix, and crushed garlic. Use a fork to mix together until well combined. Cover and put in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes until firm.

I make mine the day before, put it in plastic wrap or a sandwich bag. I form it to a roll shape to get firm. Then you slice it and put it under the skin of the turkey. It is really delicious!

The sugared pecans I made last night had the entire house smelling like Epcot. They are delicious, easy, and perfect to snack on. Let me know if anyone wants that recipe.

[TigerKat]

Wishing everyone a wonderful day today!

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[Mermaid02]

sugared pecans... sounds good to me... I'll take that recipe!!

[Glynis]

I always use the Benjamin Moore website. They have a feature where you can paint rooms and experiment with colors. If you're really ambitious, you can load your own room photos, but they have some on the site that you can use to get the right idea.



I'm definitely going to try that website out! Thanks. I may just get up the courage to put some color into our house!

[Glynis]

Well, the stuffing is made, sourdough rolls are made, another pumpkin pie is cooling, and the turkey is in the oven. All I have left to do is the sweet potatoes. I'll slide those into the oven while the turkey is "resting." Since we're not eating until late due to Alan's schedule, it's been a pretty relaxing day. I'm also thankful that I don't have to make the gravy or the mashed potatoes. Whew!!!

Pie night was a huge success! Jacob was so proud of the fact that there was not one slice of his eggnog pumpkin pie left! I've got pictures of everything, just need to upload them. We'll see if that happens today or not.

Have a most marvelous day today, my friends.

[TigerKat]

sugared pecans... sounds good to me... I'll take that recipe!!

Me too!!



Pie night was a huge success! Jacob was so proud of the fact that there was not one slice of his eggnog pumpkin pie left! I've got pictures of everything, just need to upload them. We'll see if that happens today or not.

Have a most marvelous day today, my friends.

:yay: for Jacob!!!! Can't wait to see the pics!


It's a very quiet, sad day here. I can't wait for Sunday......

[Aimeedyan]

Hope everyone is having a fantastic day!

We ended up at Cracker Barrell last night - I always get the Old Timers Breakfast. YUM!

I started cooking about 930 this morning and finally sat down around 2pm. It was fun, though! I didn't get to 3 recipes - 1 because I bought the wrong kind of puff pastry so I had to thaw it in order to form it into the right shape before, 1 because I bought the wrong dang olives (ones that weren't pitted!) and there is no easy way to pit them, and 1 because I am tired.

I will fix the puff pastry and eggrolls later tonight or tomorrow.

I took pics of everything and will post reviews, recipes and pics later ;)

[Nancyg56]

Now that it is quiet her I want to come on and count my Blessings. I know that some people will never understand the friendships formed here, but I am so thankful for each one of you. I don't work outside of my home anymore so my circle has narrowed so much. I never thought that the most wonderful circle of friends would happen when I stopped in the day Lindsay asked what everyone was having for dinner. I was so worried that I was going to turn into Buddy's Uncle's second nasty wife Fran, peeking out of windows and gossiping all day. But you all turned up and for that I am thankful. Happy Thanksgiving!

Kathy :hug:

Aimee- I saw your menu, even if three items were left off you had one huge feast!

Glynis- I am proud of Jacob! There is not much better thatn seeing your dessert all gone!

Mermaid- Your Mom sounds like a wonderful cook.

Lindsay- I can't believe anyone would turn down help from you ion the kitchen :confused3. What's up with that??????? Has she not had your food?????? I remember a while ago after having your dessert your FIL said that he was so glad you were part of the family, MIL should have paid attention.

Anyway, I'm glad that your arm is fine. If you want to share your story, I'd like to know what happened. I know that your Dad was glad to have your company, though.

[TigerKat]

Now that it is quiet her I want to come on and count my Blessings. I know that some people will never understand the friendships formed here, but I am so thankful for each one of you. I don't work outside of my home anymore so my circle has narrowed so much. I never thought that the most wonderful circle of friends would happen when I stopped in the day Lindsay asked what everyone was having for dinner. I was so worried that I was going to turn into Buddy's Uncle's second nasty wife Fran, peeking out of windows and gossiping all day. But you all turned up and for that I am thankful. Happy Thanksgiving!




Nan, I know what you're saying. Little did I know that my best friends in the whole world would be people I've never met before. Not only are everyone here my friends, they are my family, as I've said before. Even though I still work part-time I only have one co-worker so my circle of friends is extremely small too. I'm going to stop now as this has been a very emotional day. Just wanted to say how thankful I am for Lindsay, if she hadn't started this thread I'd have been a basket case this past year.:hug:

[THE HAT]

Hello my dear friends,

We just came in from a very loooong day. I am worried and cried out, though things are ok now. It did not go like planned, and we are just fortunate that it wasn't any worse. It started out just wonderful, we slept in, I made pancakes, and watched the parade,I took a shower, got dressed, cooked the squash and added in the syrup mixture. Headed over to the outlawz at 11:45, at noontime Kris left to go get my grandmother and I called her to let him know she was on the way.............No answer, I wasn't to worried as she doesn't always hear it. Well Kris gets there, and calls me to tell me she isn't there, the neighbor came and told him that she had left in an ambulance 10 min prior. (he passed it on the way to her house) The poor thing (93 years old and lives alone) had fallen the neighbor said and split her head open. She said that my gm was ok though. Kris went to look and the whole floor in the doorway to the bedroom, and bathroom was covered in blood everywhere. So he calls me to tell me this, and is on the way to get me, I call the ER to say she is on her way, and that we will be there ASAP, so that they know she does have family on the way. As I am on the phone with them they say Oh she just came in...then I hear from the nurse...OMG....get here as quick as you can.
So I am at a loss, no idea what is going on, having to wait for Kris to come back and get me, I was in tears. It felt like forever for Kris to get back to me.My MIL kept saying well they will prob just glue it, and my dinner won't be ruined try to make it quick, aaarrrrgggghhhh!
We get to the hospital and my poor gm....bless her heart.....( I tear up just thinking of it)...her whole face was covered in blood (head injuries bleed so bad as it is so vascular) but this was bad, now she is so sweet, she kept saying how sorry she was to mess up dinner, then she kept cracking jokes etc. They did a Cat scan, and that was ok (thank god), no concussion, though her nose was broken, and cut pretty bad....but NOTHING at all like her forehead.......she split it open the size and shape of a silver dollar, and it was only attached to her head by 1/4 of an inch, we could see her skull it was so deep and wide. It took over 3.5 hours to sew it back up, and over 60 stitches, at first the dr ws not sure if there was enough tissue to keep it healthy and alive to not warrent her eventually needing plastic surgery as this skin would fall off etc. but by the end he was pretty optimistic that with his stitching (which was unreal) that it might regain enough blood supply to be ok. He then used glue for the cut on her nose, they had to put a pressure bandage on her head as it was so swollen and had an egg the size of a large grapefruit, both of her eyes were as black as the night, then the sweet nurses and cna's cleaned her up, and helped her use the bed pan for the 14th time, lol, when she gets nervous she has to pee a lot, they had to restock the room, hehehe.
Long story short we were there from 12:20 until 4:45, then took her home and got her fed and settled into her chair (this is where she sleeps ever since my grandfather passed away 8 years ago). When we left she was asleep, and the neighbor was going to do some night checks on her.

(she fell putting her shoes on,(tipped over) and hit the door casing, and the doorknob plate in the bedroom where she gets dressed, she was hurrying as she was so excited to be going out for the day:()

We then went back to the outlawz and had our warmed up dinner, and a big glass of wine, and the rest of the family stopped in for desserts etc.

Kris and I are wiped right out! My heart is so sad for how bad my grandmother got hurt, but SO Thankful it wasn't worse then it was. She kept saying how lucky she is to have us, but I think it is the other way.

MY mil said it was a horrible thanksgiving and how it was a lot of work for nothing. How depressing it was etc cause we weren't there. I just ignored her as it isn't worth it.

I hope all of you had a much better day. Kathy my heart thought of you many times today, as I was sitting there holding my grams hand while they stitched her up.

Like I said yesterday and many have said today....I am so thankful for all of you who are not only my dear friends, but also my family too.
Thanks for listening.....and if you could spare some good thoughts and prayers...my gram could really use them that this heals ok, and she does not get an infection, or need surgery.

[Aimeedyan]

Hello my dear friends,

We just came in from a very loooong day.

Oh, your poor grandmom. How sad that her thanksgiving was spent in the ER =( I hope things heal easily for her.

And POO on your MIL.

[LindsayDunn228]

Remember me talking about our friend Robin? Well she is coming over today and so is my BIL. We are having a Pirate Day. Watching pirate themed movies all day long. How fun is that? For food: at lunch I am making nachos; at dinner, Robin is making beer cheese soup a la Le Cellier in bread bowls. How fun of a day does this sound?? :)

WFD at your house?


I never thought that the most wonderful circle of friends would happen when I stopped in the day Lindsay asked what everyone was having for dinner.

Lindsay- I can't believe anyone would turn down help from you ion the kitchen :confused3. What's up with that??????? Has she not had your food?????? I remember a while ago after having your dessert your FIL said that he was so glad you were part of the family, MIL should have paid attention.



Nancy, you are so sweet :hug: I mention you guys and this thread a couple times a week myself. You guys truly are the best :)

And yes, MIL has had my food. Not sure what the deal is. I truly don't mean to offend anyone by this, but I have a theory why she is the way she is. About 10 years ago, she had a brain aneurysm. They had to go into her brain and do some work (there's name for this surgery, can't remember it offhand). Anyway, I wonder if something wasn't slightly tapped in her frontal lobe and it impaired her personality. I say this because some of the things she says and does are so odd and childlike I have a hard time believing she was always this way.

Know what I mean?

[HERSEY]

Oh Wendie I'm glad your Grandmother is back home. Poor thing. Of course I'll say a prayer or two for her and one for your mil too.

Kathy :hug:

Lindsay Thank you for giving us all a place to make very special friends.

[HERSEY]

Lindsay The brain is a very delicate mysterious thing. I've learned too much since that stroke happened to my cousin.

I'm here snacking on leftovers. I am going hit the stores soon as soon as Mr Sleepy wakes. I want to knock as many people of my list today so I too can say I'm done Christmas shopping. ;)

I think I'll make the porcupine meatballs that I never did last week.

[OKWMom]

Good morning everyone.

Our Thanksgiving was uneventful in a good way. We all had a good time and the kids loved the jumpy castle/slide we rented. They played on that thing for hours and hours.

Today I feel like I have finally hit the wall. Kenny left for work just now and Hailey is having a morning session of therapy. Amanda and Patrick are at their mother's and Kenny won't pick them up until tomorrow afternoon.

After I post, I'm planning on soaking in a nice hot bath. Then I have to run to the bank and I'll start the laundry for our trip. I figure I can get Hailey's stuff packed today and make a list of the last minute things I need to buy tomorrow.

If I have the time or the inclination, I'll have a pedicure today. I received a gift certificate for one from my sweet MiL and haven't used it yet.

Have a great day everyone.

[TigerKat]

Wendie - I'm so sorry your Grandmom and you guys had to spend the day in the ER, but I'm oh so thankful that it wasn't any worse. She sounds like a really amazing lady, bless her heart for apologizing for messing up the day.:hug: Now your MIL is another story, a real piece of work.:mad:

WFD - leftovers!!

[Mermaid02]

Oh Wendie I'm sorry about your Gram.... I'm glad it wasn't worse... but the poor thing... It will be a while healing.

I have nothing to say about your MIL. I can't believe she acted that way.

[ugadog99]

Wendie, I'm so sorry about your grandmother. I'm glad she's home and will keep her in my thoughts for a quick recovery.

As for your MIL, :confused3 I just don't get people sometimes. How can she be so self centered?

Dinner will be the leftovers from yesterday with lots of football thrown in, too! :laughing:

[Aimeedyan]

Dinner with be avocado eggrolls, spinach and cheese puff pastries (that I have yet to make) plus leftover shrimp, red lobster biscuits, chicken skewers, and spinach and artichoke dip.

We both ate the crab cakes so they are long gone.

[THE HAT]

Hello friends,

Just talked to my gm, and she thanks you all for the prayers and good thoughts!
She is doing pretty good, very tired as to be expected. She is annoyed that the bandage keeps coming off a bit on the back of her head, lol. Her home health aide is going to redo it for her today. They will be in for a heck of a shock when they see what it looks like!
She is my kind of women though, as we were talking, about her head and such, she says, "when you get my groceries could you pick me up a pork roast"....

I also thank you for the prayers and thoughts as well. As for my mil, well I have given up on her actions, I expect them now, and when she does things the opposite then I get a nice surprise (which doesn't happen very often).

Kris is working, Ross is still in pj's watching a movie, and I am going to go work on some packing. We leave in 3 weeks, so I have to get things organized, especially since we are driving.

Gretchen--I know that you are very busy packing and such but a quick question if you have a chance. I know you are in South Carolina, and not sure how different it is compared to North, but what is an idea of temps in late Dec. as we will be at my brothers for a few days. I figure maybe jeans and longsleeves? or is it capris and tshirts?

I am so happy that everyone had a nice day yesterday. :)

WFD...no clue as of right now....I will prob do turkey burgers and some sides.
My mother in law had a 22lb turkey for 7 people, 2 dishes of everything left over, and she never offered anything for us to take home. When people leave my house after a meal like that or party I always pass out plates and say fill it up! I am so glad that Kris does not take after them in anyway!!!

[Nancyg56]

We just came in from a very loooong day.
Like I said yesterday and many have said today....I am so thankful for all of you who are not only my dear friends, but also my family too.
Thanks for listening.....and if you could spare some good thoughts and prayers...my gram could really use them that this heals ok, and she does not get an infection, or need surgery.

Oh your poor GMom, and poor you :grouphug: You must be exhausted and bless your sweet Grandma's heart, more worried about you than herself. Of course prayers are offered for her speedy recovery.

Now for your outlaw! I will spare some thoughts for her, but they are not nice and they are not charitable so I am not going to share them with you!

I hope that today is better for all of you.

[liamsaunt]

Wendie, I am so sorry about your gm! Your MIL sounds like a real....well, I can't say, but you know what I mean. I hope your gm heals quickly and well.

Here are a bunch of photos from Thanksgiving yesterday:

The first turkey:

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The second turkey:

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Cranberry sauce:

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Bread stuffing:

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Gravy:

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Praline pecan sweet potatoes:

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Cauliflower gratin:

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Roasted root vegetables:

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Some of the turkey, carved:

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Everything on the side table:

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I forgot to take a photo of the dessert, but we had pumpkin cheesecake and apple pie.

Later Caili and I made another dessert. Here she is beating the whipped vanilla cream:

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We were hungry again later so I made everyone turkey sandwiches:

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WFD tonight? Leftovers!!!

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi All!

Wendie, your poor Grandmother! I am sorry this happened but glad that it was not worse and that she is home.

Tom is calling me looking for his keys...ugh! I'll be back.

[OKWMom]

Wendie unless your brother lives near the mountains, it should only be somewhat cooler than my weather here in SC. I live on the coast, so it is normally warmer in the winter than places farther inland. Normally the end of December, I am wearing jeans and long sleeve or 3/4 length sleeve t-shirts. In the evenings, if you are outside, you may need a jacket.

I think our normal end of Dec temps are highs in the low to mid 60s and in the 40s for the overnight lows. Now, having said that, as you know winter weather is fickle. There has been a Christmas here and there when it was really, really cold (SC cold, that is) and been in the 30s or 40s during the day. But that isn't really likely.

Hope that helps.

Also, glad to hear your grandmother isn't letting her fall keep her down. I hope I have that kind of spunk if I live to see that age. What a woman!

Now, off to the bank and to run a couple of errands. Hailey is so excited this morning. She watched Kenny bring in the suitcases and she was grinning from ear to ear. She knows it is close now.

Gretchen

[liamsaunt]

I forgot one picture, the green beans:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2056813217_f9ef90a702.jpg

My Dad loves that Campbells green bean casserole and I can't stand it, so I made a from-scrtach version with shiitake and portobello mushrooms, sharp cheddar cheese, and deep-fried shallots. Well, it tasted just like the Campbells version! Laura anI i called them the "ooky beans." Needless to say there are a lot left over. I don't know who is going to eat them, but it won't be me or Laura!!

Also, here are photos from Wednesday. A cocktail, a crnaberry crush:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/2055091844_9db36dc428.jpg

And some simple rigatoni with tomato sauce and mozzarella:

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[THE HAT]

Wendie unless your brother lives near the mountains, it should only be somewhat cooler than my weather here in SC. I live on the coast, so it is normally warmer in the winter than places farther inland. Normally the end of December, I am wearing jeans and long sleeve or 3/4 length sleeve t-shirts. In the evenings, if you are outside, you may need a jacket.

I think our normal end of Dec temps are highs in the low to mid 60s and in the 40s for the overnight lows. Now, having said that, as you know winter weather is fickle. There has been a Christmas here and there when it was really, really cold (SC cold, that is) and been in the 30s or 40s during the day. But that isn't really likely.

Hope that helps.

Also, glad to hear your grandmother isn't letting her fall keep her down. I hope I have that kind of spunk if I live to see that age. What a woman!

Now, off to the bank and to run a couple of errands. Hailey is so excited this morning. She watched Kenny bring in the suitcases and she was grinning from ear to ear. She knows it is close now.

Gretchen

Thank you so much Gretchen....I guess it would help a bit if I gave you his location,lol......He lives in Wilmington...well Hampstead now, which is 10 min away from Wilmington.

Thinking of Hailey getting excited brought a huge smile to my face!!:goodvibes

Yep, my grandmother is a tough ole bird we always say, lol....she has the right attitude towards life that is for sure!

[liamandcaili]

Wendie -- What a day you had yesterday! I am sorry about your grandmother, but I am glad to hear that she will be okay and is in good spirits today.

Kathy and Gretchen -- If for some reason I don't get to check in here tomorrow, both of you have a great trip.

Greg and I have a surprise planned for the kids tomorrow. Since Greg won't be home for Christmas, after Liam and Caili go to bed tonight, we are decorating the house. We bought and wrapped a few presents, so in the morning we are having a little mini-Christmas. I can't wait to see their super-surprised faces. :santa:

Greg is going out to eat with his parents tonight, so that leaves me to eat the leftovers I brought back from Mom's by myself. More for me! :thumbsup2

[TigerKat]

Now, off to the bank and to run a couple of errands. Hailey is so excited this morning. She watched Kenny bring in the suitcases and she was grinning from ear to ear. She knows it is close now.

Gretchen

I can't wait to meet her!:goodvibes



Kathy and Gretchen -- If for some reason I don't get to check in here tomorrow, both of you have a great trip.

Greg and I have a surprise planned for the kids tomorrow. Since Greg won't be home for Christmas, after Liam and Caili go to be tonight, we are decorating the house. We bought and wrapped a few presents, so in the morning we are having a little mini-Christmas. I can't wait to see their super-surprised faces. :santa:



Thanks Laura! What an awesome surprise y'all have planned for the kiddos.:thumbsup2

[HERSEY]

Laura Your surprise for the kids sounds awesome.:santa: :thumbsup2

Becky As usual thanks for the pic's the cocktail looks really good


Well the stores were packed at one store I waited in line for 45 minutes. I was able to get a lot of shopping done in just a couple of hours.


Kathy & Gretchen Have a great trip we will miss you.:wave2:

[TigerKat]

I posted over on the Universal boards but in case any of you have any tips I thought I'd ask here as well. I know WDW inside out but am totally clueless when it comes to US/IOA. Any tips on must see attractions or what to hit first thing?

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi Again! Becky love the pics!

Well, I pulled off Thanksgiving with a TON of left overs. I sent my sis and BigMama home with big pans of food. Everyone LOVED the Creamy Pumpkin Pasta recipe that is posted here...even Tom who wanted me to make marinara just in case (I didn't).

One thing, my Mom slept through dinner and didn't eat. She was full on appys anyway. I sent her home with some food as well.


Wendie, your poor Grandmother! I am sorry this happened but glad that it was not worse and that she is home.


Wendie, now that I read my own post, I am hoping this did not come off as insensitive...I hope you know what I was trying to say. I am very sad about the way your MIL was acting but glad that you have grown accustomed to her actions. I known sometimes its very hard to ignore people's ignorance.

I'll keep your GM in my thoughts.


Hailey is so excited this morning. She watched Kenny bring in the suitcases and she was grinning from ear to ear. She knows it is close now.


:goodvibes :yay: :thumbsup2 Have a wonderful time!!! Remember, have a drink for me!!!


Greg and I have a surprise planned for the kids tomorrow.


What a wonderful surprise...:santa: :santa: :santa: Have fun!

I posted over on the Universal boards but in case any of you have any tips I thought I'd ask here as well. I know WDW inside out but am totally clueless when it comes to US/IOA. Any tips on must see attractions or what to hit first thing?

Oh Kat, if I would have known sooner, I wouldn't have left me Universal book in the room when we were packing to come home (I couldn't fit the thing in the suitcase!!!).

We must have been at US/IOA on a very good day and were able to see most of the main attractions in one day...my suggestion is to bypass Shrek and Jimmy Nuetron and go to the Mummy first (this is a little rough but fun). Twister and Terminator were my favorites in US. There were a couple things not open when we were there...I think Earthquake and Fear Factor.

IOA: We only did Spiderman, Dueling Dragons, Jurassic Park River...(this banged me up pretty bad - make sure the lap bar is holding you in good...its a steep log flume type thing), the Sinbad show was very good, and the Suess rides.

Another suggestion would maybe look into the meal plan if you are going to eat there. I remember lunch for the 3 of us was pretty expensive.

Hope this helps but most of all, my friend, have a wonderful time!

ETA: There are people throught the parks that interview people to take surveys. I wound up being one that they picked for this and they give you a $15 coupon to spend at the parks. It only took about 10 minutes so it was pretty worth it. Track those people down!

[THE HAT]

Hi Again! Becky love the pics!

Well, I pulled off Thanksgiving with a TON of left overs. I sent my sis and BigMama home with big pans of food. Everyone LOVED the Creamy Pumpkin Pasta recipe that is posted here...even Tom who wanted me to make marinara just in case (I didn't).

One thing, my Mom slept through dinner and didn't eat. She was full on appys anyway. I sent her home with some food as well.



Wendie, now that I read my own post, I am hoping this did not come off as insensitive...I hope you know what I was trying to say. I am very sad about the way your MIL was acting but glad that you have grown accustomed to her actions. I known sometimes its very hard to ignore people's ignorance.

I'll keep your GM in my thoughts.



Lauren--I am so happy to hear you had a nice time yesterday.......
as for what you posted to me....It was perfect!:) ...I didn't think anything negative of it at all.....(even rereading it, I still think it sounds wonderful, nothing insensitive at all!!). As far as my mil goes, I just smile when she talks and pour another glass of wine, ;)

Laura--What a wonderful thing you and Greg are doing! Their faces our going to be priceless!!:santa:

Becky--As always your pics do not dissapoint!

Kathy and Gretchen--in case you don't get on here very much in the next day or so....Have a safe trip and a wonderful time...please give each other and Hailey a hug from me too.....and have a toast to all of us as well....(you can have a lot of toasts if you would like:rotfl: )

[TigerKat]

Hope this helps but most of all, my friend, have a wonderful time!

ETA: There are people throught the parks that interview people to take surveys. I wound up being one that they picked for this and they give you a $15 coupon to spend at the parks. It only took about 10 minutes so it was pretty worth it. Track those people down!

Lauren - Thanks so much for the US/IOA info, I've made notes. I'm glad to hear Thanksgiving went well for you. We have a ton of leftovers too, they're going in the freezer for when we get back from vacation.



Kathy and Gretchen--in case you don't get on here very much in the next day or so....Have a safe trip and a wonderful time...please give each other and Hailey a hug from me too.....and have a toast to all of us as well....(you can have a lot of toasts if you would like:rotfl: )

I think we'll have multiple toasts, one for each of our friends on this thread!:drinking1 :drinking1 :drinking1

[TigerKat]

Almost forgot to mention this, I brined my turkey for the first time, using a regular frozen bird. I'll never go without brining again, the breast meat was more tender and juicy than the dark meat, which I'm having a hard time figuring out.:confused3 It's amazing the difference brining made.

[liamsaunt]

I posted over on the Universal boards but in case any of you have any tips I thought I'd ask here as well. I know WDW inside out but am totally clueless when it comes to US/IOA. Any tips on must see attractions or what to hit first thing?


Yes! I love Universal too. If it is busy when you get there buy the "head of the line pass." When we went we were actually staying at Portofino (sorry, but Universal's hotels are SOOOO much better than Disney's! Think king sized beds, feather pillows, down comforters, FREE wine and nuts, excellent toiletries, bathrobes, giant towels, and....SOUNDPROOF WALLS!)

Anyway....:rolleyes1 At US, hit the Mummy first. Make sure you ride ET, it is very cute and family friendly. The Terminator in 3-d is cool but it's really violent, decide how you feel about guns (LOTS of them ) before going. I personally hate Back to the Future, I think it is to jerky and my head slams into the back of the ride seat. Another must do is Men in Black--it's like Buzz Lightyear but way better--you have more movement in the cars and more flexibility with your laser gun. Food: it's all kind of bad.

IOA: Jurassic Park rocks, make sure you ride it, it's family friendly, with one big drop...I've done it in CA and FLA and the FLA is better because of all the plants they can groww, it really looks like JP.

Don't bother with the kiddie koaster (flight of the unicorn or something), but the flying PTERANADON ride is fun (yes L, there is a PTERANADON ride at USIOA! :rotfl: )

Spider Man is excellent...Mythos is good for lunch. If you have any specific ??? pm me.

[TigerKat]

Becky - Thanks so much for the info!!! We've already purchased our tickets they're the Express passes, I believe that means kinda like a fast pass that can be used once per ride??

We're going to check out the hotels while we're there, I've heard great things about them, now you've really got me excited about checking them out!

[Aimeedyan]

We loved the Universal hotels. I honestly think they are better than Disney Deluxe hotels and cheaper! We stayed at the Royal Pacific but hopped to the other 2. Just gorgeous.

We also enjoy Universal and IOA. We can do both parks in a day or two, with a FOTL pass, but they have incredible rides. They beat Disney on technology hands down. Spiderman is one of the coolest rides ever. Shrek is fun, so is Jimmy Neutron, and Mummy is awesome.

For dinner we had Arbys. We got in late from shopping and didn't feel like dirtying dishes again. had coupons so it was $11 to feed 3 adults. Not too bad!

[BabyPiglet]

Leftovers tonight. They were okay but the turkey had dried up some and I didn't have any gravy to put it in. :headache: I'm not big on leftovers anyway so I wasn't expecting much.

Thanksgiving went pretty good yesterday except for a few timing issues! I get so worked up over getting everything done at the same time!

Hah, well Lindsay, I'm glad your arm rash was nothing. Hopefully it will clear up in no time!

[BabyPiglet]

We loved the Universal hotels. I honestly think they are better than Disney Deluxe hotels and cheaper! We stayed at the Royal Pacific but hopped to the other 2. Just gorgeous.

We also enjoy Universal and IOA. We can do both parks in a day or two, with a FOTL pass, but they have incredible rides. They beat Disney on technology hands down. Spiderman is one of the coolest rides ever. Shrek is fun, so is Jimmy Neutron, and Mummy is awesome.

For dinner we had Arbys. We got in late from shopping and didn't feel like dirtying dishes again. had coupons so it was $11 to feed 3 adults. Not too bad!
It's great to hear things like this, because I'm thinking of buying tickets for our 2008 trip. I love Disney but we got for 2 week vacations so I think I can spare some time exploring different theme parks.

I always hear some awful things about Universal on the DIS, and it's had me sort of backing out of my plans. I think I'm going to actually buy the tickets though, even if we don't like it we at least tried.

I know your post wasn't directed towards me, but thanks anyways. You've helped!

[shovan]

Hi Y'all,

Sorry I haven't been on to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

That funny feeling in my tummy, turned into a fullblown stomach virus Wednesday morning. Yeah the day I've got to get all my cooking done. Thankgoodness my nurse SIL had some meds that she came give me to stop it all up for a little while.

Late Wednesday evening I managed to get the cooking done & even two pies. I went with Glynis's Pies! The Hello Dolly Pie which was decantly delish very rich & just super yummy, & the Eggnog Pumpkin which Tasted like a pumpkin pie, but a very very good pumpkin pie!. Thanks Glynis for those recipes, they made me look like I slaved in the kitchen when I really didn't! :goodvibes

Hello Dolly!
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/bshovan/What%20is%20for%20Dinner/IMG_0051.jpg

Eggnog Pumpkin
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Here's a pic of my Spinach Artichoke Casserole
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that came out better than ever this time! I kicked up a notch with the addition of bacon & swiss cheese.

Forgot pics of sweet potatoe casserole though & I know y'all have all seen roast.

Now to the reason I'm awake tonight. Of course on Thanksgiving I had to eat, even though my stomach felt weird, but man It's Thanksgiving & everybody worked so hard on the food! Made it all day, felt bad again last night. Work up this morning feeling really good didn't eat any breakfast & Bob wanted to go to a friends LSU party. They had nothing offered to eat but Chili, so I drank coke most of the day & felt fine. Well after our dissappointing loss, I succumbed to eating a bowl of chil. :sad2: Noo, I've never claimed to be very smart did I!

Wendie, I'm so sorry about your Grandma! Thank God it wasn't much worse & that she is doing well! Prayers being said for a quick recovery & a big :grouphug: for her being such a strong person!

Sheryl

[LindsayDunn228]

Today we are going out somewhere after we run our Saturday errands.

WFD at your house?

ETA: Our Pirate Day went great, with a little twist. Robin and my BIL, Kevin, each expressed an interest in each other to my husband and I. So I helped them out by getting the ball rolling for them. Long story short, they are going out today.

Late Thanksgiving Day, they met for a movie. After the movie, they stayed for another one (and yes they paid!). Then went out to eat. Kevin said he didn't get home until after midnight. Cool, eh?

Well good grief, I am dying to know what happened on that date because you should have seen them yesterday!!!!! You'd have thought my house was Alaska and we had no heat!! They were curled up on my couch snug-as-a-bug than I have ever seen anyone! Yowsa! They left around 12:30 this morning and my Scott and I turned to each other and both said, "What the heck was that all about?!" :lmao: They sure starting digging eacho ther quick!

[TigerKat]

We loved the Universal hotels. I honestly think they are better than Disney Deluxe hotels and cheaper! We stayed at the Royal Pacific but hopped to the other 2. Just gorgeous.

We also enjoy Universal and IOA. We can do both parks in a day or two, with a FOTL pass, but they have incredible rides. They beat Disney on technology hands down. Spiderman is one of the coolest rides ever. Shrek is fun, so is Jimmy Neutron, and Mummy is awesome.



Thanks Aimee! We're getting really excited!!

It's great to hear things like this, because I'm thinking of buying tickets for our 2008 trip. I love Disney but we got for 2 week vacations so I think I can spare some time exploring different theme parks.

I always hear some awful things about Universal on the DIS, and it's had me sort of backing out of my plans. I think I'm going to actually buy the tickets though, even if we don't like it we at least tried.

I know your post wasn't directed towards me, but thanks anyways. You've helped!

We felt the same way, we've got 12 days and two teens (DS & GF), so trying something new was in order. I'll be sure and let you know what we thought!



Well good grief, I am dying to know what happened on that date because you should have seen them yesterday!!!!! You'd have thought my house was Alaska and we had no heat!! They were curled up on my couch snug-as-a-bug than I have ever seen anyone! Yowsa! They left around 12:30 this morning and my Scott and I turned to each other and both said, "What the heck was that all about?!" :lmao: They sure starting digging eacho ther quick!

Sounds like they're a good match, that was quick!:love:


Sheryl - Sorry you haven't been feeling well, but girlfriend, you can sure whip up some awesome looking stuff when you're sick!!!!!:thumbsup2

Just checked in with the airline and printed our boarding passes - now I know it's real and getting closer by the minute.:cool1: I'll be around today doing some last minute packing, dropping off my furbaby at my friend's house. We're going to have to try to get to bed early tonight, gotta get up at 3:30 AM.:scared:

No cooking today, probably turkey sandwiches, gotta remember starting tomorrow it'll be lots of food and drinks!!!!

[HERSEY]

Sheryl Those pies look so good. I agree I am amazed you felt like cooking when your stomach wasn't 100% I have a hard time even smelling food.


No cooking for me tonight we have a birthday party later. Besides we have leftovers. I love leftovers.

Kathy I want to be somewhere warmer can I come with?

Lindsay Sounds like you made a match. I hope it lasts.

[FormrCastMbr]

We are going to MILs today for her bday. She is cooking. Chicken parm...which she makes REALLY good. :)

Kathy and Gretchen...have a blast! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Remember to have one of those drinks in France!

Lindsay, I was wondering yesterday if something was up...glad things are working out with BIL and Robin...:love:

Sheryl, great pics! Care to share the recipe for spinach/artichoke? Hint! :)

Have a great day all!

[Mermaid02]

Well, we're NOT having turkey today- we're having swedish meatballs over noodles... one of my dh's favorites. I guess I'll take the rest of the turkey and make a turkey pie.... that's easy to "heat as you eat"...
Doing a little Christmas decorating today... I hate getting the stuff out of the attic though... it's like a "half attic" and you can't stand up straight... kills my back.

[THE HAT]

Happy Saturday All--

My gram is doing really well, boy is she something else, lol. She had an appt with her dr. for Monday before her fall, so this will work out well as he will take a look at it, and see how it is doing. I am anxious to hear what he says. He will also take out the stitches on Thursday. She thanks you all for thinking of her, (as do I!!) and she wants to let you all know that all of you are in her heart. She is just the sweetest lady. She called my mil and apologized for missing her dinner. At least my mil has the common sense to say the right thing to her!

Lindsey--I just love this new development, you and Scott are now in the matchmaking business, keep us posted on how this all goes! I can just picture your faces after they left, lol!

Sheryl--I wondered where you were, I am so sorry to hear that you have not felt very well. I hope you are feeling better now. Quite the way to break in that new toilet of yours, ;) I have to agree that you are pretty amazing to put on the spread you did with the way you were feeling though!!

Gretchen/Kathy--have a blast and a safe trip! Can't wait to hear all about your trips and meetings!

Mermaid--have a fun day decorating, I am not missing it this year one bit. It isn't the putting it up that is bad, it is taking it all down and putting it all away afterwards....sort of like unpacking after a disney trip, lol!

Dinner tonight is going to be the turkey burgers we never had last night. We ended up eating leftover chinese.

Have a great day friends!!:)

[LindsayDunn228]

Just to give you an idea, they were chatting, just chatting, when we went on our WDW trip. Our trips overlapped and we met up with her @ Beaches and Cream and then went to MGM. Here is a picture of us. Me and Scott are on the right, Robin and Kevin are on the left.

I noticed they looked a wee bit smitten back then!! LOL!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/LindsayDunn228/2007_1108_170411AA.jpg

[THE HAT]

Lindsey---I think you are quite right!! What a great picture of the 4 of you!! You and Robin look like you could be sisters!

BTW--I love the color of your shirt on you!! It looks wonderful with your hair and skin tone!

[Aimeedyan]

Good morning all! We are having leftover appetizers, and I'm going to make those 3 recipes I didn't get to on Thanksgiving.

We have big plans to put the tree up and decorate, but we also feeling real lazy so let's see if that happens =)

[liamsaunt]

Nice pies Sheryl! I can't make pie crust at all.

We are having some fish for dinner tonight. I am hoping to find some of the bay scallops, but if not I might just make baked haddock.

Aimee, I am thinking about putting up my tree too...I think I might be too lazy though! :rotfl:

[TigerKat]

Kathy I want to be somewhere warmer can I come with?



I'd love it if you could!:hug:



Kathy and Gretchen...have a blast! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Remember to have one of those drinks in France!



I'll think of you my friend while :drinking1 !!!



Gretchen/Kathy--have a blast and a safe trip! Can't wait to hear all about your trips and meetings!



Will do, I'll be checking in on y'all, so behave! Never mind.....:rotfl2:



Am I the only one who has to have a clean house and all of the laundry done before leaving????? I'm exhausted already!

[liamsaunt]

Kathy you are going to think I am so dense...are you heading down to the world soon? Did I miss something? I can be a little forgetful sometimes...;)

[LindsayDunn228]

You guys just made my day :) Thank you for your sweet compliments :)

[TigerKat]

Kathy you are going to think I am so dense...are you heading down to the world soon? Did I miss something? I can be a little forgetful sometimes...;)

I just took my ticker off this morning, it gets depressing when it starts going the other way. Yep, we're leaving very early tomorrow morning for 12 wonderful days at BWI!!:cool1:

[THE HAT]

Kathy- you are not alone on needing things clean before going on vacation.
Laundry done, house dusted and vacuumed, dishwasher emptied, beds changed, etc. I love coming home to clean sheets on the bed!! Somehow no matter how much I clean before we go, it looks like elves come in and party while we are gone! This year we have no cats being left home alone to run wild through it, as we lost both to illness this year, so that should make a huge difference, though to have my cats back I would take the mess!

I hate the big pile of mail to sort through we we get back too!!

You must be soooo anxious at this point counting down hours not days!!:)

[TigerKat]

Kathy- you are not alone on needing things clean before going on vacation.
Laundry done, house dusted and vacuumed, dishwasher emptied, beds changed, etc. I love coming home to clean sheets on the bed!! Somehow no matter how much I clean before we go, it looks like elves come in and party while we are gone! This year we have no cats being left home alone to run wild through it, as we lost both to illness this year, so that should make a huge difference, though to have my cats back I would take the mess!

I hate the big pile of mail to sort through we we get back too!!

You must be soooo anxious at this point counting down hours not days!!:)

I think I'm in the homestretch now. Last load of laundry is in the dryer.

This is my first time traveling with a laptop, do y'all carry on or pack it in your checked bag?

[Zandy595]

I'm making Giada De Laurentiis' Quick and Spicy Tomato Soup, but I'm changing the recipe, a lot. It's going to be more like spaghetti (ditalini actually) and meatball soup. I saw her make it on Everyday Italian the other day and thought it looked good, except I don't like spicy and I thought it would be better with meatballs, in which case I'll leave out the cannellini beans. So I guess it's really not her recipe anymore. :laughing:


Kathy ~ Have fun on your vacation! :woohoo:

[Mermaid02]

I like to have the house clean before we leave too. It's just too depressing to come home to a mess (or clutter) after a nice vacation. You have all the vacation laundry to tackle... that's enough for me!!

Have a great time.... the high here in Maine was 27* today.... think of us while you're there!!

[Aimeedyan]

I think I'm in the homestretch now. Last load of laundry is in the dryer.

This is my first time traveling with a laptop, do y'all carry on or pack it in your checked bag?

:goodvibes I hope you have a great trip!

I always carry on my laptop - it can be somewhat of a pain at security to unpack it from the bag but I don't trust checked bags for something like that.

Plus, I use it on the plane and in the airport - watch movies, do work, check email, etc.

[Nancyg56]

Hi All!

I read everything but I know I am going to miss someone, My apologies in advance.

Kathy and Gretchen- Have a wonderful and safe trip. I am looking forward to hearing your stories and maybe seeing some pictures of all of you. Have a drink for me, and I'll "see" you soon.

I always try to clean everything before I leave. coming home to a messy house or laundry hiding is so depressing.

Laura- I hope that your mini Christmas was wonderful. Actually I know that it was, and I bet the kids were so happy. Enjoy your time with Greg and and your special family.

Lindsay- Matchmaking.com????? Your two lovebirds look so nice together and I love the picture of the four of you. Your smile is always so bright.

We have been enjoying leftovers but today is a special treat. Chris is home for a few days, this is the first Thanksgiving in over 5 years he is here, so Gail invited us all over for dinner. It is a quick thing, Chris has a new GF who lives downstate so he did not get in until late Thursday and was not sure what his (read that her) plans were. Gail is making ham and I'm not sure what else, and I am bringing a sweet potato casserole, pineapple bake and I made gravy. My niece was slurping it Thursday night with rolls so I wanted to make more :lmao::lmao:

I stop in later, I just was afraid I'd miss Kathy and Gretchen

[OKWMom]

Thanks to everyone for the vacation pixie dust. It's so nice to have friends. :cloud9:

Rest assured I will have a drink for each of you who asked. (And some who didn't). Lauren, I wouldn't miss trying one of the drinks in France. I am also looking forward to another of the strawberry drinks they make at Narcoossee's. It was my favorite last year.

Wendie, be sure to let me know what route you plan on taking to Wilmington. I live in coastal SC, so I may be able to help with hotels/restaurants on the way.

Janice, we have room if you decide to make a trip south. ;) But let me tell you, you'd never be the same after a trip with my family.

I'm looking forward to meeting Kathy in person on Wednesday. I'm going to try very hard to remember my camera but once I have the pic, someone with more computer knowledge than me will have to tell me how to post it. :rotfl:

Sorry I could respond to everyone, but I'm running around the house trying to get all the last minute stuff done. We are driving and leaving around 7:30. I told my mother I wanted to leave at 7:00 (she's always late).

I don't think I'll be able to check back until after vacation, so take care everyone. Talk to all of you in about a week.

Gretchen

[TigerKat]

:goodvibes I hope you have a great trip!

I always carry on my laptop - it can be somewhat of a pain at security to unpack it from the bag but I don't trust checked bags for something like that.

Plus, I use it on the plane and in the airport - watch movies, do work, check email, etc.

Thanks Aimee, that's what I've decided to do, carry-on!:thumbsup2



Kathy and Gretchen- Have a wonderful and safe trip. I am looking forward to hearing your stories and maybe seeing some pictures of all of you. Have a drink for me, and I'll "see" you soon.

I'll be sure and have a drink for you, and Gretchen & I will toast to all of our "family" here on the WFD thread.:grouphug:




I'm looking forward to meeting Kathy in person on Wednesday. I'm going to try very hard to remember my camera but once I have the pic, someone with more computer knowledge than me will have to tell me how to post it. :rotfl:


I'm so looking forward to meeting Gretchen, hopefully I can get Kyle or Abi to help out with posting the pic.:rolleyes1

[LindsayDunn228]

Today we are going out to eat with my ILs after church. I had planned on making RR's Chicken and Dumpling Soup, but I probably won't since we are having a big lunch.

WFD at your house?

ETA: Ok, more on the Romance of the Smitten Kittens. We called him yesterday to chat and get some dirt on what was going on. He didn't say much, just that they were having a great time (duh, we knew that, hee hee!). He called me a little while later asking if I knew Robin's favorite color. I didn't. He was wanting to take her a flower on last night's date. Get a load of what I told him to do :)

They were meeting on the other side of Chattanooga, about 45 minutes from us, 10 for her. He has to pass a Fresh Market (http://www.freshmarket.com/) on the way. I told him to stop there to get her rose. I told him a red rose was a wee bit clicheed (sp?) and to get her a variegated rose instead (my personal favorite). While you are there, head over to the homemade candy and get her some truffles, they come in a little pack of 3. Scott gave me those on our 1st Valentine's Day together. He got HUGE points for that then and I have never forgotten it. Kevin thought it was a great idea :-)

Kevin will be going out to eat with us today so I'm hoping to get some details :) They were going to Rock City to see the Enchanted Garden of Lights, or whatever it's called. It's WAY on top of a mountain, and they were meeting after it got dark last night. Down here in the valley, it was about 30-something degrees. It had to be freezing up there. I told him to make sure she was warm :)

Robin had Photopass take a pic of us at MGM. She e-mailed me the pic yesterday. My jaw dropped and I looked at Scott and said, "They look like more of an item than we do and they hadn't even gone out yet!!!!!!!!"

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/LindsayDunn228/img008.jpg


What do you think? :lmao:

Oh, one more thing. We took the boat from the Y&B Club to MGM. We got separated. While on the ride, I took notice of something and busted out laughing and grabbed the camera. Here's the picture:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/LindsayDunn228/DSCF0713.jpg

I showed it to Scott, still laughing, and said, "Look Pooh!! It's Kevin, his wife, and his MIL!!"

If they ever get married, I am giving them that picture in a picture frame with that heading above it. I want the credit for knowing there was some kind of spark there :rotfl2:

[Mermaid02]

Yeah- they really do look like they are into each other. That's so sweet... remember those "courting days"??? Seems like a million years ago around here. :lmao: Now it's "did you feed the dog??" "No, why didn't YOU feed the dog??":rotfl2:

I think I might go shopping by myself today. Dh has been away a lot and I could use a break. Maybe I'll even go out to lunch by myself. :scared1: I got a little birthday money (even though my birthday isn't until December 3rd... the big 40 :woohoo: Forty is the new 30 right????:thumbsup2

[LindsayDunn228]

Yes, Mermaid, I do remember, lol!! I think we are both living vicariously through them right now.

[Mermaid02]

Oh yeah- what's for dinner :lmao: .... I saw a recipe for a cranberry chutney stuffed pork roast in Prevention Magazine that I might make tonight.... It looked really tasty. The magazine is in ds's room and he's still asleep- I don't dare to go get it in fear of waking up the sleeping beast. :rotfl: We are indeed tired of turkey. At least I am and I'm the one who does the cooking.

[THE HAT]

Morning all--

Lindsey--OMG I loooove that picture of them on the boat, what a hoot, lol!! They do make a nice looking couple, let us know how last night's mountain top date went!! Great idea to skip the red rose, and extra points for chocolates!!

Today is ironing day for our trip, that way I can get that part of packing done with. I have to gather all the shoes we are bringing as well, most are sandals so they can be packed now as well, since I do not think we will be wearing any around here for awhile, it is 24* out right now!
Last night I cut out Mickey heads from home depot. red, black, white, and of course LIME green! I just need to laminate some today, and write on the ones that are going on our window.

WFD--I am making tuna casserole with French's onions on them...damn that crispy onion thread,;)

Hope all are having a great Sunday!!

[Glynis]

Hello my dear friends,

We just came in from a very loooong day. I am worried and cried out, though things are ok now.


Oh, Wendie! Your poor grandma! She is definitely in my prayers. What a scary day for her and for you! I'm so glad it wasn't worse. Please give her my love and take a hug for yourself!:hug:

[THE HAT]

Oh, Wendie! Your poor grandma! She is definitely in my prayers. What a scary day for her and for you! I'm so glad it wasn't worse. Please give her my love and take a hug for yourself!:hug:

Thank you so much! She is doing very well, a women she used to babysit years and years ago,(my gram was the "Auntie Kay" of the village), lives nearby and is a retired trauma nurse, went over yesterday to change her bandage, and take a look at it, she said it looks amazing and is healing superb! She will see her DR tomorrow, so I am anxious to hear what he says about it. I am sure he will be shocked by it all, they all love her there! Her pastor and half the congragation stopped in today to visit her. :goodvibes

How was your Thanksgiving? Where you able to get your bow restrung? Please know that my heart is with you and your family, with this sad time coming up. :hug:

[Aimeedyan]

Lindsay - I must ask. What timezone are you in? According to my clock, you post freakin' early everyday! This morning it was 4 something. Tell me we have a 4 hour time difference between us ;)

Tonight is loaded baked potato soup in the crockpot. I'm using up stuff I have on hand from Thanksgiving and it looked easy enough. We'll also eat more leftovers along with it.

It is SO cold here. A week ago, I was in shorts. A cold front came through on Wed and by Thurs, it was SNOWING! All weekend it's been in the low 40s and rainy. We've burned through a stack of wood already and are now out so my toes are very cold. I even had to put a sweater on Lucy, who was groomed last week and very cold! She looked cute, though ;)

Soup sounds like a nice thing to have on a day like this.

[Zandy595]

The soup last night was good, but I think it would have been better without the meatballs. Giada knew what she was doing and I shouldn't have messed with the recipe, except for leaving out the red pepper flakes. Next time I'll make it with the beans.

Easy dinner tonight - bbq pork chops, tater tots, and peas.

[Nancyg56]

Good Evening everyone!

Dinner last night was so good, but better still because we got to see Chris. My bunch was there and three of Gail's (Timmy is still in Iraq), so it was a good night.
My nephew Timmy is safe, but he he is in a war zone, a fact Chris let slip last night, which is so against his sister's rules. "You know you are not supposed to tell Mom and Auntie anything that might make them cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" This poor Marine served 3 tours in Iraq, is certainly brave and well trained....but no match for his 5'2" sister :rotfl:
Anyway, I know that you all keep the WFD service families in your prayers, but please keep Timmy as well. I believe that my Mom is his Guardian Angel, but prayers are so powerful.

I made turkey vegetable soup tonight. We don't get sick of leftovers from Thanksgiving in my home, but they are almost gone. The kids all went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch so a light supper is good.

Marisa tried to pick up ground turkey from Costco for stuffed pepper tomorrow but there was none. I think I am going to have to pay full price :scared1:

[liamandcaili]

Hi Everyone,

Our little Mini-Christmas went very well, although the kids reactions were more ones of confusion rather than surprise. They truly had no idea what was happening. Once they learned they could open the presents under the tree, they were much more excited. I guess they thought they were going to have to look at them for a month. :confused3

Dinner last night was three courses: Bay scallops over arugula topped with a beurre blanc to start, homemade cream of chestnut/mushroom soup as a second course, then filet mignon in a red wine/butter sauce, potatoes gratin and sauteed brussels sprouts in garlic butter. Do you sense a theme?? Lots of butter! It was good, but too much food for me.

Today we had to go to my ILs. I think MIL needs to apologize to the cow because once again, she attempted to make a standing rib roast, and yet again, completely overcooked it...not a trace of pink to be found. :sad2: She served it with tasteless gravy, lumpy mashed potatoes and brown asparagus. Greg did ask her if I could reprise the scallop appetizer from yesterday, so that was good. I had a piece of pumpkin cheesecake when I got home. I may even eat a turkey sandwich later with the Patriots game.

[Mermaid02]

Good Evening everyone!

Dinner last night was so good, but better still because we got to see Chris. My bunch was there and three of Gail's (Timmy is still in Iraq), so it was a good night.
My nephew Timmy is safe, but he he is in a war zone, a fact Chris let slip last night, which is so against his sister's rules. "You know you are not supposed to tell Mom and Auntie anything that might make them cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" This poor Marine served 3 tours in Iraq, is certainly brave and well trained....but no match for his 5'2" sister :rotfl:
Anyway, I know that you all keep the WFD service families in your prayers, but please keep Timmy as well. I believe that my Mom is his Guardian Angel, but prayers are so powerful.

I made turkey vegetable soup tonight. We don't get sick of leftovers from Thanksgiving in my home, but they are almost gone. The kids all went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch so a light supper is good.

Marisa tried to pick up ground turkey from Costco for stuffed pepper tomorrow but there was none. I think I am going to have to pay full price :scared1:

Nancy I have to ask... are Chris and Timmy brothers?? My dh is Chris and his identical twin is Timmy (and yes at 40 we still call him Timmy)

We are having Cranberry Chutney stuffed Pork roast... new recipe... hope it's good. Fingers crossed...

[liamandcaili]

Anyway, I know that you all keep the WFD service families in your prayers, but please keep Timmy as well. I believe that my Mom is his Guardian Angel, but prayers are so powerful.

I am so glad you had a nice time with Chris. I will certainly keep Timmy in my prayers, as I will be saying more of them with Greg heading over there really soon. Also, I keep Greg in a regular supply of cookies and goodies. I would be happy to send packages to Timmy too -- at least a batch of all the Christmas cookies I make -- if you want to PM me his address. I completely understand if you can't/don't want to do that though. I'm not sure how sensitive an area he is in.

Good news! Greg gets to stay an extra two days! He leaves Wednesday now instead of tomorrow. That means we only have one day without him and then we leave for Disney on Friday. :banana:

[Glynis]

Hi, everyone! Sorry I haven't posting since Thanksgiving night. We've been on the go since then.

Our Thanksgiving was really nice...once Alan got home from work. We had a fabulous dinner, and spent some time afterwards mapping out a plan for Black Friday. We got the kids in bed just after 10, and I was out quite soon after that.

I got up at 3:00 Friday morning, and dragged Alan out of bed at 3:30. We threw on some clothes, picked up BIL and SIL and headed out to shop. We got most of the stuff we wanted at Walmart, Sears, Target, Radio Shack and CAL Ranch. It was a very good morning. Once we were done, we all went out to breakfast where I treated myself to biscuits and gravy. Yummo!!!

We got home, hid all the surprises, and I threw myself into the shower. While I was showering, Alan got in touch with his Best Friend from high school. He was in a neighboring town, and the guys decided we all had to get together. We tossed our kids in the car, and headed out. It took us about an hour to get there, but once we were there, there was a lot of playing, visiting, etc. to be done. "Grandma" and "Grandpa" had raked all the leaves into a pile, and we had 8 kids jumping, throwing, digging, and just generally wearing themselves out. Peggy, "Grandma" and I got all the leftovers out and made plates for everyone. We fed the kids, and then Bryce and Alan took the 2 little boys (Jacob and Jameson) skeet shooting. It was so fun for the guys to be together. The ladies cleaned up, and then spent the afternoon watching Evan Almighty. Really good movie! At about 7:00 that night, we got our kids back in the car and started the hour drive home. I literally crashed into bed, and don't know what the rest of my family did.

On Saturday, we were invited to our neighbors house to watch football. It was the biggest game of the year for Utah. 2 rival schools faced off. I made clam dip, french onion dip, and buffalo chicken dip. Carol made turkey sandwiches for everyone, and we ate and watched football. I have to say, I'm not much for football, but this was one of the funnest days I've ever had! Our team won, which made it even better. Once the game was over, we played Apples to Apples, which had us all rolling on the floor! What a great day!

I've spent today practicing my violin for the funeral on Wednesday. My bow is being restrung, so to practice, I'm using Katie's 3/4 size bow. It will work in a pinch.

Alan is baking some potatoes, and I'm making chili for dinner. We'll also pull out the leftovers and just piece around.

Oh, before I forget, my neighbor does something that I've never seen before and I thought I'd pass it along to y'all. If she has leftover stuffing, she slices it and fries it in a frying pan. Then she makes sandwiches with bread, cream cheese, cranberry sauce, fried stuffing, turkey and lettuce. It was so yummy!!! I think I'm hooked!!!

[HERSEY]

Glynis I've never heard of fried stuffing but fried anything is ok with me. I usually eat my leftover dressing/stuffiing cold for breakfast :woohoo:. Oh the strange things we do. ;)

That reminds me of my grandma, she would make cracklings in the biscuits when she made chicken soup. I found a recipe for it not long ago.

We are having honey bbq wings, rice and salad for dinner.

[HERSEY]

Aimee the Dis clock is off at least by 45 minutes.

[Nancyg56]

I am so glad you had a nice time with Chris. I will certainly keep Timmy in my prayers, as I will be saying more of them with Greg heading over there really soon. Also, I keep Greg in a regular supply of cookies and goodies. I would be happy to send packages to Timmy too -- at least a batch of all the Christmas cookies I make -- if you want to PM me his address. I completely understand if you can't/don't want to do that though. I'm not sure how sensitive an area he is in.

Good news! Greg gets to stay an extra two days! He leaves Wednesday now instead of tomorrow. That means we only have one day without him and then we leave for Disney on Friday. :banana:

Every day is precious so I am happy that you have two extra. Disney with the Liam's family will certainly help.

I certainly will share his address. TO tell you the truth, I think I know where he is but geography was not my strong subject :confused3. Chris told me so many times where he was, I tried each time to find him, but no luck :rotfl:
We love sending packages so I would love to include Greg on our goody hunting. Can you tell me what kind of cookies hold up? It has been taking about 2 weeks for him to get his packages, but when I sent to Chris it took up to 6 weeks so I did no baking.
I am keeping Greg in my prayers as well. Enjoy your next few days.

Chris and Timmy are brothers, Timmy is about 4 years younger than Chris. Both are doing well, but for Timmy the Marines have been so good for him. He is thriving with the structure and he has been showing so much leadership. I am very proud. Chris is Stateside now and he brought pictures of his "birds" for us to see. I cannot wait to visit and get a tour.
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[THE HAT]

Nancy--I am so glad you had such a wonderful time! I thought of you often last evening! Prayers are said and will continue to be. I am sure your mother is right with him through it all.

Laura--I am sure that the kiddos were a bit lost as to what was going on at first, but must have had a blast with their early christmas, and getting to spend it with Dad!! How wonderful that you get a couple of extra days with Greg, that is a gift right there isn't it?!!? I didn't realize that you all were leaving so soon for your Disney trip! Prayers will be said for Greg as well!

Glynis--What a fun few days you have all had!! No wonder you have been asleep as soon as your head hit the pillows these past few nights, lol!
I am glad you were able to get your bow restrung.
As far as fried stuffing goes, that is one of my gram's favorite things to do with leftovers of it, in fact I always think she makes to much just for that. She also takes leftover oatmeal and fries it as well, mmmmmmmmm, that is so yummmm!! (kind of kills the whole oatmeal is good for you thing though, hehehe)

Sandy--Well you tried and now you know, at least it was still good. Nothing worse then messing with a recipe and it is disgusting, lol!

[Nancyg56]

Glynis- Wow, you packed a lot into a few days. You are practicing, but your hand is going to glide making beautiful music on Wednesday.

[liamsaunt]

Hello everybody! Like Laura, I had dinner at the inlaws today. It sounds like my food was slightly better than hers...we had turkey (overcooked, but oh well), gravy, mashed potatoes...mashed with WATER, not milk! Ack! Mashed turnips, mashed butternut squash (sense a theme here? :rotfl2: ) Stove top stuffing, cranberry flavor, cranberry sauce, and apple pie. My inlaws are not very good cooks but they mean well and I just eat whatever they make...sometimes it is about the company, not the food!!

They also gave John a birthday present....it is a LIFE-SIZED stick-on Tom Brady!!! :confused3 :eek: I mean, this thing is HUGE. If Tom Brady is really this tall I come up to about his elbow. :laughing: We don't quite know what to do with it...maybe give it to Liam, if it will fit in his room, which honestly is doubtful!! There are multiple clings on this item (I think the brand is fathead or something like that), including a more reasonable piece of Tom Brady throwing a ball, maybe 2 feet tall, which we donated to their Patriots shrine (aka their entire living room, and no I am not kidding, they are hard-core).

Sooo....

Here are some photos from yesterday!

Breakfast, because I am trying to use up my eggs before Disney on Friday...they are soft boiled, which is John's and my favorite way to eat them, but I don't make them often because they are hard to get right. These were perfect...and yes that is nice melted BUTTER you see around them. We like them with the crustiest toast ever and just rip in to them and dip the bread in the runny yolk:

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Here is the appetizer getting ready to go. Key West shrimp boil, courtesy of Jasper White's Summer Shack cookbook:

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Dumped out, with the Shack remolaude sauce...SO good:

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Like Laura, I also got some yummy Nantucket bay scallops. Here they are sauteeing in a pan:

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And here they are after I dumped in the flavorings...white wine, shallots, garlic, BUTTER, parsely...

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I served it with a crispy baguette from Clear Flour bakery. Yum, bread! My favorite food:

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OK, this photo is not food related (well, it kind of is, because I made it in the kitchen while cooking, hence the splashes), but I had to show you something funny. On Thursday Laura and I were working out our strategy for which park/which day, adrs, etc., and Caili came over to see what we were doing. When she learned we were making the schedule, she insisted she wanted to help. We had gotten up through Thursday. Caili's contribution is on Friday. Note how she xed out the question mark next to the date. ;)

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[LindsayDunn228]

Lindsay - I must ask. What timezone are you in? According to my clock, you post freakin' early everyday! This morning it was 4 something. Tell me we have a 4 hour time difference between us ;)



:lmao:

During the week, I am usually posting at about 6 a.m. eastern time. It's between 6-7- a.m. eastern on the weekends :)

[Aimeedyan]

:lmao:

During the week, I am usually posting at about 6 a.m. eastern time. It's between 6-7- a.m. eastern on the weekends :)

That time doesn't exist in my world. I am NOT a morning person at all. =)

[BabyPiglet]

Great pictures, Lindsay. :) You are so pretty. :goodvibes:

Tonight for dinner we had glazed ham, au gratin potatoes, and steamed broccoli.

Very very yummy.

[LindsayDunn228]

Today I am making black bean chili and cornbread. It's cold and rainy here so I thought we'd have some comfort food tonight.

WFD at your house?

ETA: Updates on...

The Romance of the Smitten Kittens


Kevin came over yesterday afternoon after we went to lunch and we chatted for about 3 hours. Their date went awesome, it seems. He got the variegated rose and truffles for her. Turns out the rose matched what she was wearing that night (Yeah, the sister-in-law apparently will have another star in her crown in glory, lol! Apparently I give good advice!). They went out to eat first in a nice restaurant in the art district in downtown Chattanooga (pretty romantic!). They had a blast at Rock City (she loves the place) and got their picture made and bought a package. Neither of them had thought to bring a camera so it made sense. She is putting together one of those pictures in a pretty frame to give to my MIL this week for her birthday. How sweet is that? They met her and her mom at Beach and Cream and got to know her, so they aren't complete strangers or anything.

Oh, just a note. Robin is a gift-giver. She is the most thoughtful person you'll ever know. For instance, the first time I met her, she brought me a Donald pin (you know, the trading kind). When she came over for our big Mexican meal, she brought me a set of Disney Halloween ornaments and a bottle of sparkling grape juice. Last Friday when we had our pirate day, she brought me a treasure chest purse. Thoughtful I tell ya!!! So her doing this for my MIL was no surprise. She's no kiss-up or anything, she is just sweet that way. My MIL is going to eat it up.

Anyhoo, I have never seen Kevin this happy. I am so excited for him. No kidding, he's glowing. Oh another thing. Robin has a lot of vacation time left that she has to take this year, so she is off until Wed. this week. She and Kevin are coming over here for dinner tomorrow night. Cool, huh?

I will keep you updated on The Romance of the Smitten Kittens.

[Nancyg56]

Becky- So there is no question in Caili's mind about Friday? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I love the photos today, my Dad always topped his eggs with some butter and they were so good! As to your IL's and their potatoes :eek:. I have to mash mine with olive oil and chicken stock and will continue to do so as long as Kady cannot have dairy, but water ! by choice ?????

I think I may cook pork chops if I cannot find ground turkey under $6 a pound.

I just wanted to ad that the Hello Dolly Pie was awesome! I make magic cookie bars and they are good, but this was so much better! The Truffle pie was just so-so. I won't bother with it again. The pumpkin casserole for one of the Thanksgiving threads was to die for! and will be on my menu again.

[Mermaid02]

How fun to watch a romance blossom.... makes me wish I were young again.. or single...:lmao:


Well, I turn 40 next week and I've decided I'm going to get "fit at forty" that's right... I'm going to start taking better care of myself. I drank so much water yesterday I had to get up and pee TWICE in the night. :rotfl2: I love water, I just forget to drink...:confused3 I'm also upping my fiber intake and trying to eat more "good" fats. Oh, and I have to try and exercise... that's a hard one for me. Anyone have any other ideas??

[LindsayDunn228]

Great pictures, Lindsay. :) You are so pretty. :goodvibes:

Thank you for this. I have crappy self-esteem concerning my looks, so your compliment made my day :cheer2:

[Mermaid02]

Thank you for this. I have crappy self-esteem concerning my looks, so your compliment made my day :cheer2:

Lindsay- you're beautiful inside and out.... and the inside is what's really important! I wish I lived near you- I'd love to hang out, watch movies, talk Disney.... :flower3:

[LindsayDunn228]

Lindsay- you're beautiful inside and out.... and the inside is what's really important! I wish I lived near you- I'd love to hang out, watch movies, talk Disney.... :flower3:
You are too sweet :hug:

[Nancyg56]

Well, I turn 40 next week and I've decided I'm going to get "fit at forty" that's right... I'm going to start taking better care of myself. I drank so much water yesterday I had to get up and pee TWICE in the night. :rotfl2:

Good for you! I'm 51 and am drinking more water and I do eat a lot of fiber, but the exercise thing just is not there yet. I know I have to, I just haven't done it yet.



Thank you for this. I have crappy self-esteem concerning my looks, so your compliment made my day :cheer2:

Lindsay- you are beautiful! Every picture you post shows you smiling with that long hair and pretty eyes, you simply glow!

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi All!

It seems like I drove all over Jersey this weekend...Sat we were at MILs for her bday and yesterday was my best friends baby shower. I am beat today and feeling a bit under the weather (a bad TOM)...so Tom offered to pick up Chinese on the way home.

Dinner last night was so good, but better still because we got to see Chris.


So glad you got to see your nephew...I will keep Timmy in my thoughts and prayers.

Hi Everyone,

Our little Mini-Christmas went very well, although the kids reactions were more ones of confusion rather than surprise.
Dinner last night was three courses:


Glad Xmas went well. Wow, your dinner sounds great!


Good news! Greg gets to stay an extra two days! He leaves Wednesday now instead of tomorrow. That means we only have one day without him and then we leave for Disney on Friday. :banana:

Oh, that is great - Enjoy! Prayers for Greg too.

Hi, everyone! Sorry I haven't posting since Thanksgiving night. We've been on the go since then.



Wow, what alot of fun you guys had!!!


OK, this photo is not food related (well, it kind of is, because I made it in the kitchen while cooking, hence the splashes), but I had to show you something funny. On Thursday Laura and I were working out our strategy for which park/which day, adrs, etc., and Caili came over to see what we were doing. When she learned we were making the schedule, she insisted she wanted to help. We had gotten up through Thursday. Caili's contribution is on Friday. Note how she xed out the question mark next to the date. ;)
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Great pics as usual! Love eggs that way! Love what Caili did to the schedule. I'm surprised that Caili didn't cross out every day to go to MK!!!

Also glad to see that you make a schedule like me...we all probably do, right? I have an Excel spreadsheet...:thumbsup2

[QUOTE=Mermaid02;21929019]Well, I turn 40 next week and I've decided I'm going to get "fit at forty" that's right... I'm going to start taking better care of myself. I drank so much water yesterday I had to get up and pee TWICE in the night. :rotfl2: I love water, I just forget to drink...:confused3 I'm also upping my fiber intake and trying to eat more "good" fats. Oh, and I have to try and exercise... that's a hard one for me. Anyone have any other ideas??

I started again today. I have been so bad since we went to Disney and I think I gained 8 #s back from the 14 I lost. I am starting today by drinking water, cutting back on eating and getting on the treadmill for at least 20 minutes.

Thank you for this. I have crappy self-esteem concerning my looks, so your compliment made my day :cheer2:

No need to feel this way. You always look bright and bubbly in your pics. I agree with someone else that said that color looks great on you too.

I also love hearing the romance story. What a great time of year for a budding romance!

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

What a way to start the week after Thanksgiving talking about exercise! Ugh!

Yes, DH & I are feeling on the fat side again. We are thinking soup & salads for a while! But the treadmill is blocked by boxes of stuff moved around from the remodeling. (thank goodness;) )

It's dreary & rainy here in NOLA today, with the temps dropping today. So some kind of soup will be on the table tonight. Maybe an italian ribolita soup, light on the bread and heavy with the greens.

Lindsay, Such a sweet tale of the Smitten Kittens!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

Nancy, Wasn't that Hello Dolly Pie yummy! Super rich though, at least it keeps me from eating a big ole piece of it!

Becky, Your shrimp look great! Are you sure you don't have a little bit of Cajun Girl in you?! :goodvibes

Have a good day friends,
Sheryl

[liamandcaili]

Can you tell me what kind of cookies hold up?


Two weeks is about what it took to get packages to Greg the last time, and I sent him everything: brownies, chocolate chip, oatmeal, sugar cookies...I even sent homemade fudge one time. They have a cold season there, so that is when I sent the chocolate stuff. When the weather heated up, I made chocolate chip cookies, but instead of chips used M+Ms. I also made oatmeal raisin. Of course, when it got too hot here, I didn't do as much baking. To keep it from getting stale, I wrapped everything tightly in foil, and then put it into a plastic freezer bag.

I don't have Greg's address yet, but I do know where he is going to be.

Love what Caili did to the schedule. I'm surprised that Caili didn't cross out every day to go to MK!!!

She was complaining that we weren't going there until Sunday evening for the Christmas party, but we told her MK would be too crowded on Saturday. She does enjoy the other parks...except MGM. There isn't a whole lot she likes to do there except meet characters...but MK is by far her favorite.

This is clean out the refrigerator before vacation week for us, so tonight we are starting with all the leftovers I have from the past couple of days. I have turkey, steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, and who knows what else. Everyone can have what they want.

[shovan]

Lauren, Sorry you're not feeling so good!

Laura, Eating leftovers isn't bad when you have WDW to look forward to!:goodvibes

If anyone is interested in weighing in on our next big remodeling dilemma & want to see the ugly parts of my house, check out the remodeling thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21932662#post21932662

I don't know how soon we'll start on any of it. That ugly wall where the closet was, is making us try to figure out what to do with this room a lot sooner than we had planned.

[THE HAT]

Afternoon my friends--

It is warm here today..43* I only had to work a half a day as it is DHS testing, so only meetings in the morning.

I just finished tanning, thought I would melt, between the furnace and dryer running, nevermind being in the tanning bed, holymoly it is like an oven down in my basement. (I know I know tanning is bad, yada yada, we all need a vice, that is mine and trust me the winters are long around these parts,lol tanning makes me a nicer person)

Lindsey--I love the title of this new romance..."Smitten Kittens" this is so romantic. Robin sounds like a wonderful person, so thoughtful.
Now you my dear friend, I know we all have our issues, but you are Stunning!! Like Mermaid said...you are beautiful on the inside too, I wish you were closer to Maine as well, it would be a blast to hang out!

Lauren--I feel for you girlfriend....it is TOM here as well...and the great news is....next month is should land smack dab in the middle of my Disney trip, yeehaw,:(

Mermaid--I am the same with water as well, I love it, I just don't think of it.

WFD--I am making kielbasa with meatballs (turkey) with a basil tomato sauce with fresh mozzerella over rigatoni.

OK..now that I have cooled down, I am off to the treadmill for at least 20 min....all this talk about getting healthy is getting to me. (humph..thanks for the nudge,lol;))

[BabyPiglet]

How fun to watch a romance blossom.... makes me wish I were young again.. or single...:lmao:


Well, I turn 40 next week and I've decided I'm going to get "fit at forty" that's right... I'm going to start taking better care of myself. I drank so much water yesterday I had to get up and pee TWICE in the night. :rotfl2: I love water, I just forget to drink...:confused3 I'm also upping my fiber intake and trying to eat more "good" fats. Oh, and I have to try and exercise... that's a hard one for me. Anyone have any other ideas??
Good luck! Watching your portions is a huuuge thing. I'm sure you'll do great!
Thank you for this. I have crappy self-esteem concerning my looks, so your compliment made my day :cheer2:
:hug:

Tonight for dinner I'm makin' tacossss! One of my all time favorite foods since...well since I can remember.

Are they healthy...at all? No. :p Well...I do put lettuce on top. :goodvibes
Are they good? Out of this world. :D

I only make them once in a while though, :rolleyes1 .

[Nancyg56]

I'm almost caught up on my laundry, I am never all caught up on the ironing, but I did enough today.

I did not feel like shopping today so I took some chicken out and made a chicken pot pie. It is rainy and raw out so I was craving comfort food.

[Mermaid02]

DS requested I make baked haddock with cracker crumbs again.... so that's what we're having... I'm going to try to do a fish meal twice a week... it smells delicious... a nice salad and some rice pilaf will round it out nicely. I am done with creamy (albeit light)dressings... light balsamic vinagrett for me:thumbsup2 I actually like it... the Wishbone Spritzer is very good. I've also started putting in pieces of GrannySmith apple... the sweet and sour is really nice and I put on a little Feta cheese... gotta have my cheese fix.:rolleyes1

Nancy I have TONS of laundry... I'm not sure where it all comes from :confused3

[Aimeedyan]

I think we're having frozen pizza. Exciting, heh? It was cheap and I'm trying to save money where we can for Xmas gifts.

I think I might actually get ornaments on the tree tonight. Maybe.

[HERSEY]

Mermaid02 You might have extra people dropping bye during the day to leave their laundry. I think I have a homeless family leaving me theirs I have way to much laundry for 2 people :rotfl:


Lindsay I enjoy your little report about the "smitten kittens" I love early love.

Wow Wendie you are having a heat wave. We might get there later this week.

I have managed to maintain my weight since our trip, but I do have to fight myself. I have been eating everything since thanksgiving. Thank goodness all the leftovers are gone. So I can get back on track.

[Glynis]

Glynis--What a fun few days you have all had!! No wonder you have been asleep as soon as your head hit the pillows these past few nights, lol!
I am glad you were able to get your bow restrung.
As far as fried stuffing goes, that is one of my gram's favorite things to do with leftovers of it, in fact I always think she makes to much just for that. She also takes leftover oatmeal and fries it as well, mmmmmmmmm, that is so yummmm!! (kind of kills the whole oatmeal is good for you thing though, hehehe)



I am definitely a fried stuffing convert!!! I also fry oatmeal!!! My kids love it. They especially love it when we're camping. It's so nice and warm. We drizzle maple syrup over it, and it tastes like a warm oatmeal cookie! So yummy!!!

[Glynis]

Glynis- Wow, you packed a lot into a few days. You are practicing, but your hand is going to glide making beautiful music on Wednesday.

Aw, thanks. It's kind of like riding a bicycle, once you learn, you never really forget. It's been kind of fun the last few days, to play again. Made me realize how much I miss it. I may just have to look into the community orchestra!

[Mermaid02]

I am definitely a fried stuffing convert!!! I also fry oatmeal!!! My kids love it. They especially love it when we're camping. It's so nice and warm. We drizzle maple syrup over it, and it tastes like a warm oatmeal cookie! So yummy!!!

Fried oatmeal??? Share please.....

[BabyPiglet]

Fried oatmeal??? Share please.....
Ooh same. That sounds yummy.

[Glynis]

I think I may cook pork chops if I cannot find ground turkey under $6 a pound.

I just wanted to ad that the Hello Dolly Pie was awesome! I make magic cookie bars and they are good, but this was so much better! The Truffle pie was just so-so. I won't bother with it again. The pumpkin casserole for one of the Thanksgiving threads was to die for! and will be on my menu again.
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The price for ground turkey kills me!!! I don't buy the stuff on a regular basis. Once a year, Alan is sent on a news story to Ephraim, Utah. The town is a turkey breeding town. While he is there, he always stocks up on ground turkey, turkey roasts, turkey breasts, etc., and we stock our freezer. I've got some thawing for dinner tonight. When I pulled it out, I noticed I've still got about 30 pounds of ground turkey, a marinated turkey roast, and one breast left. That should get me through the winter!!!

We loved the Hello Dolly pie, too!!! I think that one's a keeper. Katie liked it as well as the Derby pie, and since she has made both, I guess she'd know!

What is the pumpkin casserole??? I love anything pumpkin!

[Glynis]

How fun to watch a romance blossom.... makes me wish I were young again.. or single...:lmao:


Well, I turn 40 next week and I've decided I'm going to get "fit at forty" that's right... I'm going to start taking better care of myself. I drank so much water yesterday I had to get up and pee TWICE in the night. :rotfl2: I love water, I just forget to drink...:confused3 I'm also upping my fiber intake and trying to eat more "good" fats. Oh, and I have to try and exercise... that's a hard one for me. Anyone have any other ideas??

Yup. Don't sweat 40! To me, 30 was harder! Just keep doing your best, and keep your family foremost in your mind. That's always good incentive!