In this case it’s good. She is very sweet, super outgoing, very happy to have another brother. She is the only girl in the family. Well, the only one they know about. She has long since come to terms with the fact that her father was a……..I guess cad is an appropriate word. She said he was a great father, but a lousy husband. We figured out that he fathered at least 3 children in the same year - his younger son with his wife, another boy whose birth mother kept but told the father she didn't want him in their life (unfortunately that boy had cancer and passed as a teen) and dh whose birth mother placed for adoption.
Dh was given a lot of family information which he is still trying to process. I don’t know if he will explore the family in depth, but he does plan to stay in touch with his sister.
Ah that`s good to know.
I do like that word Cad....a descriptive word of it`s time for sure, but agree, it is a lot for your husband to process but glad the sister seems nice and they get on well.
Lo & behold, half of my previous attempts @ quotes decided to populate. Better than nothing
Have been baking for good portion of the day & my pulled pork is done, waiting to be sauced tomorrow; all in anticipation of the NYE festivities. Will get the pork roast going in the late AM to suitably brown the kraut by 6 pm. Then, the meat sauce needs to start simmering. House is going to smell divine
We enjoy having the family over and bit of an open house. At the point where pajamas vs sequins tend to be the favored dress
Has she tried support knee highs? I resisted them until I had the baker’s cyst issue a year ago. I kept being told I “had” to wear them & could go with the lower pressure ones that nurses and runners wear.
Going forward I was thunderstruck how comfortable they were when training for the 5K and then in the amusement parks & when flying or long drives.
Found some on
amazon that are well-made, reasonably priced and, dare I say it; actually not that bad as in colors and different prints, etc.
I season my ricotta in the lasagna to make it more palatable. I also tend to do a thin layer and add some smoked mozzarella to it.
I have done cannolis & cheesecakes with it. came out good, long as tempered with cream cheese & lots of sugar lol
Woohoo to your running man!
Aw, glad it turned out as well as can be expected. Sounds as though it was cathartic, start to healing trip for all.
Can’t say I’ve seen that word used in ages, however, it surely sounds spot on in this instance. Good to hear things went so well.
Glad the glitch sorted itself, I always found Corey to be very helpful of you have any issues re tech stuff, seems a decent guy who cares about the Dis running well.
I just don`t like ricotta in any form, but American lasgne is very different to UK versions, ours are more set with a home made cheese sauce on top, maybe make one in the next couple of weeks, always a favourite. That`s how I do my pulled pork, in the slow cooker then do the sauce separately and add after shredding, can`t go wrong with that dish, everyone loves it!!
Yes, proud of my boy and his running talents, and agree, Christmas was an experience and the start of moving on, my sister was insistent we enjoy the day. I`m so proud of her actually and how strong she has been.
Have a great day today!!!
it is rare for me to not be asleep at this time of night
keep waking up
i blame the cats….
That`s why we don`t have animals!!!
Blowing the preverbial hoolie out there today, windy, cool and grey best describes it, enjoying a cosy day at home, but it feels like a Sunday.
Slept till almost 9am this morning, far too comfy to get up and when we heard the weather, decided it was the cosiest place to be. So, late breakfast means a snack day ahead, made two quiches so that along with some proscuitto, shrimp, smoked salmon, spicy chicken skewers and some various other continental meats, coleslaw and various olive and salad dishes and some bread too, that`ll keep us and any folks who drop in happily snacking all day and evening.
No plans to go to any parties tonight, Kyle is coming over around 10pm, will see the new year in with us before they head out to someone`s house party, hope he`s not too late as he`s running 15K on New Years Day at 9am, then he`ll come back for dinner tomorrow. A few friends usually drop in here and there and we sometimes visit them, but nothing like it used to be, still nice though.
So, lazy day, nibbling, having the odd adult beverage, might fit some tea in there now and again and watch some dvd`s. All the trees and decorations are all on and lit up, candles around on too, but after tomorrow it all comes down, everything looks so bare when that happens.
Cuppa tea and snack time and a decision I don`t need to make a New Years Resolution this year....although maybe I should lol.....
Have a lovely Tuesday and NYE!!!
