12/16/06 10-day holiday cruise

[justmestace]

Just so you know, I try to not get into the weather discussions. At least in the winter. But it is pretty nice here......


Have a great day everyone!! I have to get to the office, I have our liability audit today. Nothing scary, they do it every year to determine your premium, but still not fun.

 

[DCLgodess]

yeah because you live were it's nice. okay checkin the temp right now....


From the National Weather Service...
It Feels Like

22°F

COLD!!!!!!!!!

 

[justmestace]

I was born and raised in Nebraska......left there when I was 23. I couldn't stand having to shovel just to get my car out of the driveway to go to work everyday.

You couldn't pay me enough to go back, I don't care how hot it gets here in the summer.

 

[KatHuss]

Well, I survived the midnight show of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, just barely! I got less than two hours of sleep and then up to go to work this morning. STUPID me!!! I am just barely hanging on right now. Maybe some soup for lunch will help. I sure hope so!!!

But it was good and I am glad I saw it.

Yawn.....

 

[DCLgodess]

well im hypothermic. so that's never good. lol.

 

[wdwgoose]

Well Must Bee A T O P Hear Somewhere





YES THERE WE ARE.

 

[dobelover]

Hi All -




Sue

 

[DCLgodess]

hi everybody.

 

[dobelover]

Good Morning - I am glad there is nothing on my planner for today. I will catch up on housework and watch football. My 20yo niece will be celebrating her bday on Thanksgiving and wants an ice cream cake. I have a cherry, apple and 3 pumpkin pies in my freezer. Guess I will send my family home with a frozen pie along with the left overs. Dinner is at 5pm so no 2nd seating!



Sue

 

[KatHuss]

Sue, sounds like us most years! this year we will have leftover ham and lasagna I am sure. Instead of freezing the lasagna I will be putting it in containers and sending it home with people as we really don't want to haul it back to Indiana from New York! I got the lasgnas put together yesterday and put them in the freezer so they will make the trip from here to NYC and I don't have to spend the time putting them together there. Three more days and off we go.

Today is laundry and grocery shopping for me, then I can start packing for the trip. And DH is off to the trailer that his godparents bought today. We have to get the floors put back together so they can get moved in. There was so much water damage from when some idiot put in a new water heater and didn't get the coupling tightened properly. He got the damaged floor out last week but hasn't had the time to go back and get any more done since last Sunday.

Hope you all have a great Sunday!!

 

[dobelover]

Kat - I love hearing Thanksgiving menus. Lasagna and not turkey! What else? We have turkey, stuffing/dressing, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, gravy and green bean casserole. Ham and mashed sweet potatoes, warm rolls. And usually pumkin pie!!!!!!!!



Sue

 

[DCLgodess]

Well the vet came and saw Boo. She is 90% healed. She can go for long hand walks and short hand trots. Still no turnout but at least she can get out of her stall. That also means i have to get up at 5 in the morning to go walk her before school since it has to be twice a day. ACK!

 

[magiroux]

Glad Boo is feeling better. 5am...bet it's cold too, but it's for a good cause.

I love hearing everyone's Thanksgiving Day menu too. And I love watching the different cooking shows for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sauerkraut??? I don't think I've heard of that one before. How/what do you serve it with?

When I lived at home it was always lasagna in late morning (after the High School football game) and Turkey with all the fixin's at dinner time. Basically an all day eat fest . We're Italian, we can't help it...there's never enough food. DH's family always has the big meal about 1 o'clock so I haven't carried on that tradition. My SIL's Mom makes a meat stuffing that is like GOLD. It tastes like nothing else I have ever tried and is soooooo good. It is literally rationed around the table and I pity the fool who takes more than their fair share

Kat, question for you. You say you "put together" your lasagna and froze it. Did you cook it first? I wanted to make a spinach lasagna for a ski trip but can't cook it because the sauce that goes with it I know will not freeze well, but I wasn't sure if the ricotta and eggs would be ok to freeze before cooking. Just wondering if that is how you do it. Thanks.

 

[DCLgodess]

It will be about 22° at that time. Will dress up in many many layers. I will be doing this for 10 days. lol.

 

[justmestace]

jEn....glad to hear about Boo...not so glad that you'll be freezing your nose off at 5:00 a.m.!!


We have a totally traditional Thanksgiving....turkey, stuffing, mashed 'taters, sweet potatoes (with brown sugar sauce and marshmallows...mmmm) green bean casserole, cranberry jelly, rolls, pumpkin pie and my special apple crisp.

The sauerkraut sounds good to me. There's a Bohemian restaurant back home that we HAVE to go to when I'm there, and I always get the roast chicken and sauerkraut. The kraut is in a slighty sweet, creamy sauce. I searched and searched for the recipe, and finally found one in Jay's Great-Grandma's cookbook. Only made it once, I'm the only one who likes sauerkraut.

 

[dobelover]

Morning All - The sauerkraut for Thanksgiving is regional. Native Baltimore folks and local restaurants have it. Last year on the Magic I had ham for Christmas cause turkey just wasn't the same without the 'kraut!



Sue

 

[DCLgodess]

It was cold, but i survived. lol. I seem to be missing the theme of the last couple of pages, so i will not miss it anymore. Let's see. My family has a big turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes, stuffing (<--my favorite), and lots of veggies. lol. I love stuffing. I am the "carb" queen. Then we watch a football game or I take my family over to see my horse. The kids sometimes go riding with me if i can snag a few horses to borrow otherwise they take turns riding. This year i will have to borrow a horse for them to ride because even though Boo is 90% healed, the condition (whatever it may be) may still come back.

 

[dobelover]

Hi Jen - Did Boo enjoy her 1st walk?




Sue

 

[DCLgodess]

Boo enjoyed being out of her stall. i don't think she liked going as slow as a walk. She took about 10 steps and started bouncing around, took another 10 steps, started bouncing around. That pattern continued for about 5 minutes. My arm hurts from all the pulling. lol.

 

[wdwgoose]

GOOD MORNIN ALL

j E n glad too hear about BOO The offer is still good she really could use the work out all winter. My kids don't want too at all.
I was going to look at buying 2 more but thought NOT if I cann't work all the ones I have now. Found 2 people to help work my horses so they have started. It should be easyier on me and much better for them.

staCey I'll be there or send me a care dinner??????



okay back too work for me take care all

by the way I cancelled my docs appointment for this month and next
JUST wanted to make my trip to W D W a more H A P P Y ONE

NOW if I can do this til after my cruise in DEC. I will BE VERY HAPPY



HAVE A GREAT DAY



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