Something About Nothing...........#8

[Tinker-tude]

Made fudge this morning...more to go for gifts

It's amazing that the more sugar I try to get out of my system--how seriously sweet stuff--like this fudge--just doesn't taste appealing to me anymore.

I have never EVER had that problem. The diabetics in this house can down barrels of sugar without flinching.

Of course, they get sick later.


Mac, happy Christmas at HOME!!!!!!!!!


Donald, wish my husband had time to hunt. Sounds delicious! Are there wild hogs in FL, or do you go out of state to find them? I know there are way too many in AR, but I haven't heard about an overpopulation problem in MS.

 

[minniejack]

The way we are going,it will be fried bologna with fresh bread.I may spring for cheese!!!

All kidding aside,I got 2deer and a wild hog bieng processed as I type and will have a great dinner come the 25'th..

Just curious--what are the prices per pound down your way. We had to take ours over the river (and through the woods) to Ohio and paid $2.50+ per pounds w/minimum of $25 pounds for trail bologna and cajun sausage. The little sticks and hot dogs were over $6 a pounds w/minimum of #3 purchased. We ended up with $180 for 70 pounds of meat--but the day was hot up here and we didn't want the meat to spoil, so we splurged for safety's sake.

We had dinner with a buddy of ours from up near Altoona PA; he paid about 1/3 of our cost and no minimum poundage--would almost pay us to take the deer up that way in the future--just a "short" 3 hr ride.

And aaahh....I just heard the ice falling from the roof--it hit a whopping 38 degrees here yesterday and this morning and then supposed to drop again.

I hear the kids home--DD15 will be Joseph and DD17 is a narrator for tomorrow's church services--I think if they had the chance we'd missing one or the other from killing each other during the services--just sayin'

 

[Brit_Jude]

Evenin'

I'm with Minniejack - though I have never understood fudge no matter what flavor it just seems like eating the sugar bowl to me. But your tastes do change when cutting back on sugar and/or fat.

Wish my Hubby could get some time to hunt too - Donald your dinner sounds like it will be yummy.

Todays weather report....lots of rain today, even a thunder storm this morning, howling wind now (I have my Ruby slippers ready) and snow coming in overnight. It's a lot worse further north so I need to be thankful. Got all my running around and groceries bought today. Going to stay home Sunday and make some cookies for the office.

Spoke to my Sister in England for a long time today, getting so excited for Universal in two weeks.....HRH hear we come.

Miniejack hope your 'Cain and Able' make it through the the chrch services!

 

[macraven]

i came to say that the weather is pathetic here today.
can't even get out to drive the one mile to see the parental units.....




but after reading about hunting, let me tell you to come up where i live.

on quite a few streets and roads around here, the deer always run out in front of cars.

it usually kills the deer and car but the bright side is, you can keep any animal you hit at no cost.

all you have to do is haul it away and have it processed.

 

[donaldduck352]

Just curious--what are the prices per pound down your way. We had to take ours over the river (and through the woods) to Ohio and paid $2.50+ per pounds w/minimum of $25 pounds for trail bologna and cajun sausage. The little sticks and hot dogs were over $6 a pounds w/minimum of #3 purchased. We ended up with $180 for 70 pounds of meat--but the day was hot up here and we didn't want the meat to spoil, so we splurged for safety's sake.

I pay $1.50 a pound,cut or susaged anyway I like and wrapped.But I normaly unwrap it and vacume seal it to last longer in the deep freeze.

Tell ya whats better then venison is squirrel.I make it with a white gravy and over rice,yuumm!!!

Yes, as Hank Jr sings,A country Boy Can Survive!!

 

[macraven]

i did manage to get to see the parental units today and back in time for the bears game.


i thought they should have called it quits in the second quarter and have everyone go home.

yes, that bad of a game.




today's weather really suxs.
tomorrow isn't going to be any better.

 

[macraven]

I pay $1.50 a pound,cut or susaged anyway I like and wrapped.But I normaly unwrap it and vacume seal it to last longer in the deep freeze.

Tell ya whats better then venison is squirrel.I make it with a white gravy and over rice,yuumm!!!

Yes, as Hank Jr sings,A country Boy Can Survive!!

squirrel???

come to my place.

the squirrels in my yard are big and very fat.

they have eaten a huge hole out of the lid of my garbage container.

darn squirrels usually eat what is in the bags in there......

 

[donaldduck352]

squirrel???

come to my place.

the squirrels in my yard are big and very fat.

they have eaten a huge hole out of the lid of my garbage container.

darn squirrels usually eat what is in the bags in there......

They are scavengers in suburbia.I get mine from the deepwoods were all they eat is nuts and such.I got a hundred or so on my property.The acorns and hickory nuts are falling like crazy,today the worst with 45mph wind gusts,it soungs like hail hitting my metal roof.But them squirrels like dropping them on my head everytime I walk the yard!!

 

[macraven]

They are scavengers in suburbia.I get mine from the deepwoods were all they eat is nuts and such.I got a hundred or so on my property.The acorns and hickory nuts are falling like crazy,today the worst with 45mph wind gusts,it soungs like hail hitting my metal roof.But them squirrels like dropping them on my head everytime I walk the yard!!

 

[minniejack]

Every morning the dogs scramble out the house across the road and run a few squirrels up this huge oak tree. Then while they stand there and bark like idiots on one side of the tree, the squirly squirls sneak out the back and go up another tree. It's been like this for weeks, and I laugh every time--my dogs are just not from the brightest gene pool.

And yahoo...um, er not...this was my children's 1st snow day--very icy, but not the accumulation that was predicted.

 

[macraven]

when you live in the North, you can always expect cold weather from october on.


i raised an eyebrow when i saw the temps for orlando today.!!

25 for the low tonight.

that is horrible!

the locals must be upset over this freeze.......

hugs to all the floridian homies....

hang in there.
your cold weather will leave soon.
mine will stick around until end of March.

 

[minniejack]

Double D that's a pretty good price on the meat--ours is already vacuum sealed, so maybe it all works out in the end.

2 hr delay in morning. Right now, it's 12 with 30-35 mph winds, wind chill of about negative 6. Brrrr.


And here's to fitting into my DD's cast off jeans!!! I finally got them zipped today--yippee--I'm not saying I wouldn't have the fashion police yelling, "Butter for that muffin" or anything but, hey, I got them zipped and that's that.

 

[keishashadow]

we had - 12 degrees when i woke up this am

prompty pulled covers over my head and hid for another hour

that's how i roll

 

[Coach81]

Very, very chilly here in Louisiana this morning.. 29 degrees driving into work this morning.. NICE...

I get to coach soccer in this weather tonight.. below 40.. and a wind chill.. yeah me!!!!

Only a week or so until our Christmas Break.. life is good...

 

[Coach81]

repost...

 

[donaldduck352]

My thermometer dropped to a balmy 19 around 6am.It's still reading 28 and its almost 9am.Well if anything the wind has died down finaly.

 

[minniejack]

Very, very chilly here in Louisiana this morning.. 29 degrees driving into work this morning.. NICE...

I get to coach soccer in this weather tonight.. below 40.. and a wind chill.. yeah me!!!!

Only a week or so until our Christmas Break.. life is good...

eh, quitcher braggin'

awoke to 10 with a wind chill -10...brrr Kids home again today and already a 2hr delay due to frigid temps... Did I mention--I HATE COLD WEATHER???

 

[macraven]

i hate cold weather too!!

 

[keishashadow]

i hate cold weather too!!

yeah, but your idea of cold weather is sub zero anything below freezing counts for me.

no sense comparing cold or inches of snow...you win hands down...just not sure that's a good thing.

guess we all better stock up on orange juice, probably will double in price by next week.

i topped off tank of gas in car today kid ran it down to less than quarter of tank, didn't want to take chance of fuel line freezing up, would up paying $3.15/gallon gouging plain & simple.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

My thermometer dropped to a balmy 19 around 6am.It's still reading 28 and its almost 9am.Well if anything the wind has died down finaly.

... wow ... we're actually at - 5°C (which is 23°F for you non-metric peeps)