DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info – DISapalooza (continued)

[tlcoke]

Bite your tongue!!
I am not ready for Winter. I would be very happy if it stayed 80 degrees year round. Maybe I should move further south.

Oww. That hurts!!

 

[jeanigor]

That's a lot of hockey sticks.
I would be taking it up to the cottage for an outside fire pit.

Good morning everyone.

That's what I was thinking, if not for a fireplace, maybe a big bonfire. Or open fire cooking pit. Wow. Hungry at 8am. This is gonna be a long day.

 

[wildfan1473]

Good rainy morning!

It was a cold and wet 48 degrees on the way to the bus stop. The dog keeps wimpering to go out, but when I open the door he just looks at me like I'm nuts. So then he goes to a different door, hoping it's not raining there too. He was quite disappointed to see it was.

 

[AnneR]

Good rainy morning!

Good Morning Jennifer

You and Todd make me feel very wimpy. We have sunshine today, no rain and my temperatures are certainly higher than yours.

But here I am sitting at my desk pondering if my ice cold fingers can take it anymore or should I turn on my space heater. Old buildings are full of character but good insulation is not a quality they possess

 

[jeanigor]

Good Morning Jennifer

You and Todd make me feel very wimpy. We have sunshine today, no rain and my temperatures are certainly higher than yours.

But here I am sitting at my desk pondering if my ice cold fingers can take it anymore or should I turn on my space heater. Old buildings are full of character but good insulation is not a quality they possess

The weather forecasters are predicting sunny and 67° by late this afternoon. The sun is trying to peak out. We can hope.

 

[AnneR]

The weather forecasters are predicting sunny and 67° by late this afternoon. The sun is trying to peak out. We can hope.

That's about what we are expecting

Space heater is on. Can't work when my hands are too cold.

 

[wildfan1473]

I record lots of stuff on my computer using Windows Media Center. (But I love the DVR at my parents house.)

How do you do that? We don't have a tivo or dvr

Good Morning Jennifer

You and Todd make me feel very wimpy. We have sunshine today, no rain and my temperatures are certainly higher than yours.

But here I am sitting at my desk pondering if my ice cold fingers can take it anymore or should I turn on my space heater. Old buildings are full of character but good insulation is not a quality they possess

Turn on the space heater, you have my permission

The weather forecasters are predicting sunny and 67° by late this afternoon. The sun is trying to peak out. We can hope.

No sun or 60's here today, it's rain for the next 2-3 days with a high of 56 today. The kids have their Marathon for Non-Public Education tomorrow, they are supposed to walk outside, B's class for a mile and J's class for 2 miles. Don't know how we're going to pull that one off.

 

[AnneR]

No sun or 60's here today, it's rain for the next 2-3 days with a high of 56 today. The kids have their Marathon for Non-Public Education tomorrow, they are supposed to walk outside, B's class for a mile and J's class for 2 miles. Don't know how we're going to pull that one off.

Could they at least move the walk indoors - like at a mall?

 

[kimisabella]

Morning all - for those of you in chat last night, I will post the recipe for the pumpkin cheesecake, I know a few of you wanted it - anyone else can disregard this post


Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake



1 cup crushed graham crackers

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

6 tbsp butter, melted

4 packages 8oz cream cheese, softened

5 eggs

16 oz pumpkin (pure pumkin, not pumpkin pie filling)

1 3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/4 cup heavy cream



Topping

6 tbsp butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped



Blend graham crackers, 1/4 cup sugar and the 6 tablesppons melted butter. Press firmly over bottom and sides of a buttered 9 inch springform pan. Chill. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the 3/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup brown sugar, beating until well mixed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the pumpkin pie spice and heavy cream. Mix in pumpkin. Pour into pan. Bake in the oven (325) for one hour, 35 minutes, remove pie from the oven. Spread the topping over it and return to the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

**Warning, this cheesecake is HUGE and you need a larger springform pan to fit it all in. I make this in my food processor and the ingredient barely fit into it. Enjoy**

 

[jeanigor]

Morning all - for those of you in chat last night, I will post the recipe for the pumpkin cheesecake, I know a few of you wanted it - anyone else can disregard this post

You expect us to disregard a post about food??? Have you hit your head?

 

[shellyminnie]

Morning. I woke up with a headache this morning. Sounds like a good today to curl up and watch TV all day!!

 

[AnneR]

Thanks Andrea

Have all ready printed it. I think I have 3 different sizes of springform pans so I hope I can make it fit

I am shopping tonight...

 

[kimisabella]

You expect us to disregard a post about food??? Have you hit your head?

Well, I just figured the non-bakers wouldn't be interested

 

[jeanigor]

Morning. I woke up with a headache this morning. Sounds like a good today to curl up and watch TV all day!!

Lucky.

But seriously, feel better.

 

[scarlett873]

Despite last minute rallying, the government of the Great State of Michigan has shut itself down. October 1 is the beginning of our fiscal year and no budget compromise was reached today, so the Governor shut us down. Hope nobody needs their plates/license renewed tomorrow.

In other news.....the temps are going down to the 20's tonight.

Tell me why I still live in Michigan???

Because we all aren't independently wealthy enough (HA!) to move to Florida and sustain our DIS town...

 

[AnneR]

What time is your interview Brandie?

 

[jeanigor]

Because we all aren't independently wealthy enough (HA!) to move to Florida and sustain our DIS town...

Oh yeah. I forgot about that......come on Powerball!!!

 

[AnneR]

Mega Millions is mine Todd!!

Have a great day everyone. My first meeting of the morning beckons. I will see ya'll this afternoon.

 

[wildfan1473]

Could they at least move the walk indoors - like at a mall?

Closest mall is 30 miles away

We do have 2 large liberal arts colleges in town, I guess they are considering letting us "commoners" use their track, but there is some debate as to whether they will allow us to bring water bottles for the kids. The upper grades are walking 5 miles. They need to have access to water.

Thanks for that recipe Andrea, it looks amazing!

Waking up with a headache is not fun. Feel better soon Shelly.

Good luck today Brandie!

 

[scarlett873]

What time is your interview Brandie?

10am EST...


Breathe, Brandie, Breathe...I hate being nervous! I know it will all be okay, but I am such a nervous person! Smile on my face...confidence that I can do it...am I convincing you guys yet?


I just hate interviews...