Open Mike Night - Everyone is Welcome

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Pumba I heard NY got a lot of snow. We don't have much snow but it is so cold. I can't wait until spring. I would even take -10 right now over -30 .
What is chinese pie?

Wheat Thins is night court anything like the old tv show....Is the judge like Harry.

 

[celerystalker]

Thanks Nab. I am excited!

Ute - roux n y. If I spelled that right.
I've already had my last meal. I've been on liquids only since Monday.

I had greek on friday with creme brulee that night.
Then my mom made me fried chicken, squash casserole, cabbage and sweet potatoes on Saturday and I ate at my favorite BBQ place on Sunday.

So I had a last weekend.

Today was rough. I've had to speak to a group of between 50 and 80 today and yesterday - including the president of our company and doing that on 200 calories is no fun!!
I ended up with a massive headache, but I'm better now.

 

[babynurse1]

Just wanted to say thanks for being so nice to a new person.

Good luck with your surgery celery, and I've made a note to contact you for any future stalking needs.

 

[WheatThins]

I'm back from night court. It is a little bit like the show. A lot really. But funnier. I told you Stalker girl was cool.

Wheat Thins

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Celery, good luck with your surgery! WOW, that must be both really scary and really exciting. Let us know when you get back how things went please.

Sending you some

 

[TwinkieMama]

Wow! Lots to catch up on!

Welcome babynurse! I have seen you around but I don't believe we have met. I am Twinkie. I am not from South Dakota.

Nab- I think Hannah should get a Sindrela doll. Poor deprived child.

Hey Pumba. It is cold here too.

Good luck on the surgery Celery.

DH and I are watching season 3 of Arrested Development. I am laughing so hard I am crying. Where is Angel? ChaChi is Bob Loblaw "why should you go to jail for a crime someone else noticed"

 

[Minnie_Moo]

Whatever. My wife takes the U/M approach to driving. When I am finally ready to collapse she says sweetly, "Ok, my turn to drive." We switch and she says "Now, get some sleep." Then, she proceeds to drive, continuosly, on the side of the road, where the speed bumps are located, for about 5 miles before I tell her that "OK, nap over, I'm ready to go again."

Wheat Thins

Great strategy your wife has, WT. Thanks!!! Think I'll use it on my next trip with DH! Seriously, though, he usually prefers to do most of the driving. It will be payback for all the things he has done so crappily I have just said "Nevermind, I'll do it myself"!

I thought Angel was our other stalker-in-residence?! Hi, babynurse!

My, you peeps were chatty today! I am still catching up. Went over to a friend's house to help spackle and paint her DD's bedroom tonight. She roped another friend from work into helping also. At least she fed us well (Heavenly ham and garlic mashed potatoes - yum)! New carpeting is being installed on Friday and she is determined to complete the painting in advance.

I won't be around tomorrow night either, so plese don't leave me 20 pages to read!! I have a work-related public meeting. At least I don't have to make a presentation . . . yay!

Uma, I would LOVE to go to Disneyland with you -- maybe on your next trip! I need to work a few pay periods to earn some extra vacation time, so going to Florida this month probably wouldn't have been a good idea. I'm going to see if I can swing a visit to my cousin's in April.

HI, PONGO!!! Missed you!

Celery - Hope your surgery goes well. I am too chicken to do gastric bypass, so I'm giving Weight Watchers another chance, even though it will take me forever to lose all this weight. Thanks to Uma, I have the DISappearing Peeps to keep me laughing and motivated this time around (and supportive peeps here, too).

 

[TwinkieMama]

Ok here is how to play the best car game aka PNDQ

You need paper, a pen, and car full of kids of any ages. They do need to know letters and understand that money is good.

One person (traditionally the navigator aka the mom... for our example we will pretend that it is Moo sets up a column on the paper for each player and labels it with their name.

Everyone looks out of the windows intently looking for things that begin with either a P, N, D or Q. (Rule 1: all items must be outside the car). When you see something you call it out.

So Uma says "I see a pine tree"
and then the Recorder writes down Pine under Uma's column. Uma has now earned a penny from the Bank (traditionally the dad and the driver.... let's pretend that our bank is WT). So now no one else can claim a pine or pines. However Marita can see a person and a Pontiac and a Nissian. So Moo writes all those under her name. Now WT owes her 2 pennies and a nickel. This gives Toot Sweet the idea to look for people and she also sees a dog so she has 11 cents coming her way (a penny and dime). WT can play too and his main strategy is to use up as many words as possible to prevent others from getting credit for them (and thus his money).

You have to write down the words because each word can only be used once. The Bank usually pays out at rest stops. When we were kids we could usually earn enough money to buy something from the vending machine by the time we stopped. However inflation has hit and the beauty of the game is that P words are pretty commen and Q words are rare. (Remember you are looking for the actual items... not words on a sign so seeing a dairy queen doesn't count for anything but seeing an real dairy earns 10 cents) To keep my kids interested (you have to be able to win enough to get a soda or a snack) I make up random bonus words that earn them extra money.

This is great because everyone is looking out the windows and it only costs the bank a few bucks for a whole day's worth of peaceful travel.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Twinkie - That sounds like a fun game! I'll have to try that with my boys one time....like on the way to church.

DH got a wake up call from his boss. "stay home, there's no work". Too bad they(he and my Dad) have been piddle farting around and still have 4 hours on a job left to finish today. Otherwise he'd have had the day off.(when they're are new houses to be wired they get paid by the house, not the hour) Unless the boss can round up some work for tomorrow he'll be home again. Too bad I hadn't planned on WDW for this weekend.

It's back to Baby's R Us for us today, I got to thinking that all three front wheels must swivel. I asked DH if he unlocked the middle wheels too? He doesn't know. So back to the store(30 minutes away) to try the stroller again. Because HE likes the Combi because how it folds.

I've got another load in the washer. Plus a white load just begging to be cleaned. Or maybe that's DH begging to clean it so he has his precious white t-shirts.

 

[babynurse1]

Welcome babynurse! I have seen you around but I don't believe we have met. I am Twinkie. I am not from South Dakota.

Hi! Although I do have a fondness for South Dakota, the fact that you have a yummy creme filled sponge in your name makes me like you bunches. However, come to think of it, I don't think I've had a twinkie in about a decade. I'm adding it to my grocery list as we speak

I'm back from night court. It is a little bit like the show. A lot really. But funnier. I told you Stalker girl was cool.

Wheat Thins

Are you referring to me?? Because I prefer to go by my given name---Stalker Lady

Hi, babynurse!

Hi! I know you too!! (from the Mad Hatters thread) although you have been offensively absent from there.

You people seem nice, not at all like WT described. .......

 

[MUFFYCAT]

Elisabeth I'm not stalking you but boy, you get around!

 

[WheatThins]

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

Hi Baby N. How are you this morning. Aren't you Little Miss Popular here? How in the world did THAT happen?

Wheat Thins

 

[UtahMama]

Twinkie- love the game! And we will be playing as soon as daddy wakes up....we leave right after him working the whole night (6pm-6am) so I like! I hope I earn enough $$ for treats!

I like my "family" you gave me in the game I tell you what, Marita and TootSweet BETTER be good in the back seat. Wheat Thins,let me know if you want to rest so I can drive. So no points (money)if I say "Pretty Nice Dairy Queen"?

 

[WheatThins]

Twinkie- love the game! And we will be playing as soon as daddy wakes up....we leave right after him working the whole night (6pm-6am) so I like! I hope I earn enough $$ for treats!

I like my "family" you gave me in the game I tell you what, Marita and TootSweet BETTER be good in the back seat. Wheat Thins,let me know if you want to rest so I can drive. So no points (money)if I say "Pretty Nice Dairy Queen"?

I am so sorry Windy. I will not allow myself to be a passenger in any motorized vehicle which you are operating. (in between bathroom breaks)

Wheat Thins

 

[TwinkieMama]

Wheat Thins,let me know if you want to rest so I can drive. So no points (money)if I say "Pretty Nice Dairy Queen"?

Nope! No money unless you actually see a dairy or a queen. Adjectives don't count. Be sure to have WT pull over pretty soon. I need another 20 oz diet Coke.

Hi! Although I do have a fondness for South Dakota, the fact that you have a yummy creme filled sponge in your name makes me like you bunches.

You people seem nice, not at all like WT described. .......

Ahh. Thanks. And who doesn't have a fondness for South Dakota? So you are surprised that we are just regular folks after WT told you were were all extremely intelligent, witty, and attractive? I hope you will stick around anyway- you sound like a lot of fun... and you already have a superhero name. Cool.

 

[WheatThins]

I have a picture of BabyNurse. I will be right back.

Wheat Thins

 

[UtahMama]

Twinkie - That sounds like a fun game! I'll have to try that with my boys one time....like on the way to church.

DH got a wake up call from his boss. "stay home, there's no work". Too bad they(he and my Dad) have been piddle farting around and still have 4 hours on a job left to finish today. Otherwise he'd have had the day off.(when they're are new houses to be wired they get paid by the house, not the hour) Unless the boss can round up some work for tomorrow he'll be home again. Too bad I hadn't planned on WDW for this weekend.

It's back to Baby's R Us for us today, I got to thinking that all three front wheels must swivel. I asked DH if he unlocked the middle wheels too? He doesn't know. So back to the store(30 minutes away) to try the stroller again. Because HE likes the Combi because how it folds.

I've got another load in the washer. Plus a white load just begging to be cleaned. Or maybe that's DH begging to clean it so he has his precious white t-shirts.

I had a Combi stroller years ago with my 17 year old. It was SO great! We had that thing for years and used the carp out of it.

"Piddle-Farting"!!!!! I will use that in common, everyday, happenstances. "Hey , waitress! Stop Piddle-farting around, and get me a refill!" or whatever. It's a good multi-purpose phrase.

(No, I never speak to waitstaff like that)

 

[WheatThins]

Here she is.

Wheat Thins

 

[WheatThins]

Just kidding.

Wheat Thins

 

[babynurse1]

Here she is.

Wheat Thins

I thought we weren't going to show these pictures to anybody!
Thanks for blowing my cover.