***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 5

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itslisa said:
OK .. tell the truth .. aren't little white lies like that FUN! :)

I think this is the last year my oldest DD will believe in Baby New Year or Santa Claus. At some point, I'm going to take her aside and explain how the magic of the holidays works and invite her to be part of the magic making for her little brother and sisters. She loves to do surprises for them, so I'm hoping that will help ease the transition.
 
Good day in the Brooks household. I now have installed a wireless router on my brother's computer (next door) so I have dsl. No more dialup for me!! :cheer2: :cheer2: I've had the hardware since black friday, but finally decided to just install it myself. It really wasn't too hard.

I'm off to the store to purchase supplies for my weightloss plan that starts tomorrow. I'm planning to make a life style change for all 5 of us.

In response to Kate. I agree, and promise to be more sensitive to others. I find that sarcasm flows from my mounth (and fingers) without thought. While everyone that I relate to on a daily basis tends to know my personality, many of you may not. I apologize if I have offended anyone and will try to be more sensitive. I cannot however promise that I will completely stop the sarcasm as it is a big part of my personality and you wouldn't recognize me without a little. I have also noticed changes in the tones of many posts over the last few weeks. It isn't people venting about family, illness or life problems, but the overall tone. I hope that we can all play friendly and that we not lose anyone from this thread. I consider you part of my extended family and would be lost if I couldn't check in on you all whenever I find a moment. I'm hoping to get my dh to join in on the fun. You should see him begin posting on the weight loss thread either today or tomorrow :love: .

Deb
 
bengalbelle said:
Sorry - when I read his post the first time, I thought he mentioned her designs specifically. I just re-read and saw he meant her faq thread (that's what I get for reading here when I should have been asleep).

So yes, there are LOTS of talented designers on this board so check them all out :goodvibes

:rotfl: I didn't mean anything by that! I was just letting him know that pretty much anyone would help out if he PMed the designers :goodvibes
 
tink2020 said:
Ok.... I'm going to go out on a limb here, and hope it doesn't start a fire. I think Kate is ABSOLUTELY right. Sarcasm is a tough thing to deal with..... my family has learned this in person, and if you've EVER been on message boards or instant messengers, etc in the past, I'm sure you've all seen it rear its ugly head as well.

I do want to add, though, one thing. We don't know the whole story. Unless we can be at Lisa's and Paul's and Marti's houses, we don't know exactly what was interpreted, what was read a different way than intended, etc. I, too REALLY want Marti and Paul to stick around. They truly are part of this family. But at the same time, ItsLisa - as far as we know - has not done anything different than many people on this thread. She has shared her stories, her opinions, her family, etc with us --- which is what we LOVE about this group, no? Maybe I'm naive, but nothing she ever said caught me off guard.

Even before Marti's saddening post, I was QUITE uncomfortable with some of the "snarky" (great word, BTW!) things that were being fired. I chalked it up to sarcasm, but I thought she was getting picked on quite a bit.

Like I said.... I want EVERYONE to stick around. I hate that this has even come up, but let's be fair. That's all. I'm not trying to defend one party or another (because really, it's not my business). I agree with Kate, that we should keep our posts in check.

But that goes for ALL of us. Not just some people.

That's just my two cents, hope it came out loving and not hateful.... I hate confrontation. But I also hate when people aren't treated fairly :confused3

Well said Jennifer! :goodvibes
 

Steffy said:
All I can say is, DITTO both Kate and Jen. You both said it so eloquently and peacefully. I really couldn’t have said it better myself, so I just quoted the two of you. I hope that everyone irons this out, in PMs!!, and things are back to normal for the new year... :grouphug: :grouphug:


HEY, THIS IS POST 800 FOR ME!!
:cheer2: :banana: :cool1: :jumping1: :chat: :rockband:

Rosiejo... Bob’s your uncle!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!


Congrats on your own milestone! :goodvibes

That's really what I was hoping too, that we wouldn't all get into a big old war over something that we weren't each involved in personally. I didn't mean to offend anyone :goodvibes

This is a GIANT group of friends, really, and with the magnitude of the personalities involved.... some things are bound to be disagreed upon. That doesn't mean our trouble free zone is gone, it means we're normal human beings. I hope that everything CAN get ironed out, but I hope that if we offend one another ever we can talk it out person to person (well, PM to PM since we're all hundreds of miles apart :rotfl: ). That's TOTALLY normal, in my opinion.... things happen, and people have to confront one another when feelings are hurt. But we don't need to speculate, guess, try and "help out" if we don't know the whole story. I just think more feelings get hurt that way.

As far as Disneyland Paris, I have no ideas for you Elin. But if you go, you're doing a COMPLETE report and taking tons of pictures, right? :goodvibes
 
I feel bad that our trouble free home caused trouble for the one who loved it the most. I am sure that no one intended for feelings to get hurt. I know deep down she doesn't want to leave and I hope she changes her mind. She will be missed no matter what the case.

However let us all remember with the internet it is so hard to convey exactly what you mean without it being taken out of context. So much of what we saw and do on a normal basis in real life is based on our voice, facial expressions and our body actions that it is extremely hard to duplicate in cyberspace. Until we all get streaming video and audio cameras and high speed internet we need to be careful of what we say and do. I always try to remember that anything and everything can be considered offensive to anybody, so I try to filter, but man sometimes it is hard and things slip by.

We are all human, everybody makes mistakes, no one is perfect. But we have to try to avoid offending other people. We all have our own unique personalities and talents which can work so well together and bring us closer together but at other times the same things that bring us together can tear us apart. We are like a big family in that sometime the ones we love the most are the ones who drive us crazy and we can't get along with them all the time, but deep down their is still that connection that cause us to love each other.

I hope I have driven anybody crazy with my rambling and I hope it makes sense. If I have offended anybody at any time I am sorry I do not mean to offend.

I hope everyone has a Happy and Healthy New Year. I resolve to pay more attention to my posts so as to not offend anyone.

Sending :grouphug: and :wizard: to all the DDAers and their families for a Healthy and Happy New Year.

Becky
 
Denise -- I've been thinking about you, not only because you are sick and want to send well wishes, but also, because our city is inundated with Alabama fans! They are everywhere -- malls, grocery stores, and with cars/trucks/campers decorated.

One bit of irony -- we have a subscription for Cotton Bowl tickets in case Texas plays in it. If they don't, we sell them or give them away. Well, this year we gave them to someone at Randy's work -- and a week later Randy and my youngest son Jake were invited to go to the game with Jake's best friend from last school year. They are going to try to scalp tickets..... Now Randy is really sad that he gave those tickets away....

Happy New Year Everyone!
 
Glynis said:
At some point, I'm going to take her aside and explain how the magic of the holidays works and invite her to be part of the magic making for her little brother and sisters.


What a great idea to make the loss a bit easier!!!
 
my3princes said:
Good day in the Brooks household. I now have installed a wireless router on my brother's computer (next door) so I have dsl. No more dialup for me!! :cheer2: :cheer2: I've had the hardware since black friday, but finally decided to just install it myself. It really wasn't too hard.


Good for you! Did you secure it?????
 
It's snowing here and thundering, what an interesting combination. Within the past half hour it has gone from being green to being white. This shall make New Year's Eve interesting for people.

Becky
 
Ok, does everyone have their black eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, and ham ready for tomorrow? Can't have New Years in the South without those foods. I've got mine simmering on the stove.

Here's an article on why we do this in the Deep South for anyone interested.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/edmonds/edmonds239.html

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]New Year’s Food[/font]​

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]A few times each year, your home-cooked menu is selected for you by family, local, regional, or national traditions. The most obvious ones we Americans enjoy ("enjoy" is a strong word; some of us aren’t obsessively beholden to traditions) are Thanksgiving with turkey, stuffing, and green bean casserole; Independence Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day with hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, coleslaw, apple pie, and sometimes steaks; Christmas with ham and oceans of white-flour- and white-sugar-based pastries and confections; and Valentine’s Day with dinner out and chocolates.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]New Year’s Day is unique in its culinary norms. Black-eyed peas are the main requisite, long associated with good luck for the new year. How that association came about is lost to the ravages of time, just as are the origins of many particularly beautiful and centuries-old folk songs, such as those J. S. Bach used for his 300-odd chorales. All we know for sure is that the black-eyed pea tradition, as is the case for so many other wonderful food traditions, came from the South.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Among the black-eyed pea hypotheses are that on Sherman’s crop-burning march through Georgia, black-eyed pea crops were left alone since Yankees thought they were weeds. Black-eyed peas and salt pork were all some Southerners had to keep themselves alive, so the tradition of associating these beans with good luck started there.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Another hypothesis is that in the 19th century, farmers didn’t necessarily know about soil chemistry, but they did generally understand that black-eyed peas don’t deplete soil of certain nutrients; they’re a good crop for rotation. If you had enough black-eyed peas from last summer to cook some on New Year’s Day, that meant you planted a bunch last summer, so the soil would be good in the new year. From this, the superstitious belief evolved that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day brought good luck the following year.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]And finally, since New Year’s Day is near the center of our perceived winter season in the South, and since dried beans store well, most farming families in the South had more legumes than anything else by the time New Year’s Day rolled around. You might as well make a good luck charm out of something you have to do anyway.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Collard greens are another Southern tradition, but don’t enjoy quite the same mandate as black-eyed peas. Some legends assert that black-eyed peas represent coins, and greens currency; hence, these legends dovetail with the Eastern European ones that hold you should leave a dollar outside your front door at night, and bring it back in on New Year’s Day, to set the pattern for bringing money into the house during the new year.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]At least interesting as the superstitions, though, are the recipes![/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Some traditions involve cooking the greens with the beans. No, thanks. Most involve a ham hock or a pork neck bone. That’s a good trick, but doesn’t quite hit the mark for me.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]For black-eyed peas, save yourself the three days of labor, and get them from cans. Drain and rinse them. Dice one thick slice of bacon, half a Vidalia onion, and one or three jalapeños. Sauté all in the closest thing you have to a cast-iron skillet, then add the beans. To thicken, mash some of the beans with a fork and stir. To thin, add 1/3 cup of a dry white wine. A little black pepper (you probably don’t need salt at this point), and you’re ready to serve.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]For greens, how long you cook depends on what kind of greens you have – collard, turnip, or mustard. Taste along the way to test for doneness. In the closest thing you have to a cast iron Dutch oven, sauté another diced, thick slice of bacon, the other half of that onion, deglaze with 1/4 cup of white wine and 1/4 cup of white or cider vinegar, then add the greens and at least lots of any Louisiana hot sauce (make sure the only ingredients are vinegar, red peppers, and salt). Stir, cover, and check occasionally for doneness.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Cornbread is an option (use unsalted butter and a little brown sugar with whatever recipe you have), but meat is not. Most Southern New Year’s Day meals – though most Southerners nowadays don’t really sit down to a traditional New Year’s Day meal – include ham, while some include fried chicken. I nominate fried catfish. There are already thousands of recipes on the web for fried catfish; be sure to consider only those that involve cayenne pepper. It just isn’t a satisfying meal unless your mouth resounds for a while afterward with the warm pain of pepper heat, and a traditional Southern meal is not successful if it isn’t satisfying. You ought not to be hungry for many hours afterward.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Some culinary traditions are wonderful merely because they create heartwarming experiences that tie us to our ancestors and progeny. Certain annual events are emotional punctuation marks in the overarching temporal map of our lives. Additionally, they’re the only opportunities many of us take to make contact with some of our more distant relatives, reinforcing the family ties and associations that make certain observances special.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Annual culinary rites can be wonderful just for the food, though the traditions associated with New Year’s Day in the South are rooted in events that made and broke the lives of many, perhaps millions, of loving, vital people who wished only to live their lives as successfully and peacefully as possible for the benefit of their families. Knowing something about the traditions adds a little something to appreciate, a little emotional significance, a little connectedness to generations past; the psychic equivalent of a fresh dusting of Italian parsley. Add to that some bacon and hot sauce, and you know what the South and life itself are all about.[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Enjoy your New Year’s Eve celebration and the bowl games on New Year’s Day. But before you jump into the task of taking care of ordinary business in the new year – our lives are busy and unexamined enough already – take just a moment to savor something delicious, nourishing, and culturally significant. Black-eyed peas and greens are the closest thing we have to Stonehenge. Enjoy them this year.[/font]
 
Steffy said:

Rosiejo... Bob’s your uncle!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Oh come on tag fairy - it's not like I'm ever gonna be allowed to forget that one anyway so you might as well just tag me :rotfl2:
 
triplefigs said:
Ok, does everyone have their black eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, and ham ready for tomorrow? Can't have New Years in the South without those foods. I've got mine simmering on the stove.

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Nope, sorry Denise here in PA it is Pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, and corn. So many places have pork and sauerkraut dinners, lunches, etc. I can do without the sauerkraut and I don't really like the pork after it has been soaked in the sauerkraut juice. I'll be eating whatever I take with me to work for the day, most likely no pork, sauerkrat, mashed potatoes or corn.

New Year's food is defnitely more regional than other holidays.

Becky
 
Steffy said:
This thread is an abnormality of cyberspace. A comforting place to come with no flames and no attitudes. I have been active on message boards since 1980, when we used a TTY attached to a 100 baud modem. I have never seen anything like the DDA. It is so rare and sweet. :flower: :flower:

This is my 800th post on the dis. Actually it is probably my 1000th , but some of the threads I had been active on were closed and deleted. :sad:

I wanted it to be sparkly with tons of happy faces….. :cheer2: :cheer2: :love1: :love2: :wave2:





All I can say is, DITTO both Kate and Jen. You both said it so eloquently and peacefully. I really couldn’t have said it better myself, so I just quoted the two of you. I hope that everyone irons this out, in PMs!!, and things are back to normal for the new year... :grouphug: :grouphug:


HEY, THIS IS POST 800 FOR ME!!
:cheer2: :banana: :cool1: :jumping1: :chat: :rockband:

Rosiejo... Bob’s your uncle!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!


Here Here --Same feelings here. I love this board, and I promise that if I think something I say would be considered sarcastic, I will try to remember to add (being sarcastic) to it.

Hey Steffy, you little chatterbox, way to go 800 :cheer2: :cheer2: :Pinkbounc

Terry
 
Lets all make a New Years promise for the whole DDA...

If anyone finds something wrote offensive or anything... let's promise to PM to the poster and not bring it on the board.

Who's in?


I am in!! I make my promise!
 
triplefigs said:
Ok, does everyone have their black eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, and ham ready for tomorrow? Can't have New Years in the South without those foods. I've got mine simmering on the stove.

Denise, I have 3 bags of black-eyed peas soaking as I type. My DD went out to the farmers market and bought a ham hock for her two bags and a smoked turkey leg for my bag. :flower: I have my beautiful vidila onion and spices ready to go. :flower:

I was born and raised in Philly, where black-eyed peas were a New Years tradition! Then I moved to Central Pa where pork and sauerkraut are king! BUt I still eat black-eyed peas and cornbread. Some traditions..... :cloud9:

Thank you so much for the article. I had asked my Mom why we ate black-eyed peas on NY day and she only told me, because her mother did..... :rolleyes1

Nice to see the story......

May all of my DDA family have a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!
 
PincessLeaghsDaddy

Here are the two designs I am using for my DS 5 and great neice 6 to wear to eat with the princesses. I think one of these was Kate's and the other one I am not sure of. I just took and added the pictures.

princeJessie.jpg


shaylaprinces2.jpg


This is the one I made for my mom to wear that day.

momcastle.jpg


And here is another one you might like to make since it is your daughter's first trip.

jessieincredible.jpg


Hope these help. None of the above designs are mine. I just added pictures to them.
 
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