The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 8

[legalslave]

How can I train Bob to know that the house needs cleaning even if there is baseball on tv?? It's not like we don't have tivo and he can pause/rewind and watch it later. I get so overwhelmed sometimes and all I get out of him is "So whats for dinner?" Get off your bum and cook it yourself!!!



Sorry...rant over.

You can't. Train him to pick up after himself instead. Also, train him and yourself to do a little of the cleaning each evening so you don't have to clean on weekends. You both work, so you should have your weekends free to do the things you want to do. Make extra food for each meal during the week and have potluck on Saturdays - then go out on Sundays or order in a pizza! Life is too short to be a slave to a house!

 

[Brendita]

Morning all.
Hope everyone so doing great this beautiful day.

All @ WDW don't forget you all promised to bring
ALL of us something back. :lmao

Amy how did your showing go?
I hope you don't wear yourself out
with your open house.

 

[Brendita]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

 

[Brendita]

Vicki
I sent you a P.M.
Jo.

 

[rosiejo]

Are you able to make a picture be a link? One picture for your wedding, one showing an autograph book for your autograph pages, a pink ribbon...etc..etc..

ooh yes - that would be a great idea! Thanks Chanon I'll see what I can come up with

 

[rosiejo]

I'm the same. Don't tacos have meat, grains, veggies and dairy? Sounds like the perfect meal to me.

DH had to work late last night, so I ended up making pancake puffs for the kids, and having a piece of string cheese for my dinner. Yummy! Yes, I'm being sarcastic. Boy, did I want a pancake puff. The only thing that held me back was the pain that I knew I would be in if I ate one. Yikes!

Glynis

Pancake puffs? explanation and recipe please

 

[rosiejo]

Only when my computer is on the fritz! Actually, today I'm babysitting my niece and nephew. I'm not thrilled about it as they are terrible children. that's horrible to say, but it's true. For example, last Friday DH was watching them while I went bowling, and they dumped a can of gasoline all over his garden! Can we say ANGRY?!? After that, they went into my basement, got into my craft scissors, and cut up Katie's Harry Potter UNO card game. They do this kind of stuff all the time. They've torn up my books, broken my kids toys (intentionally) and stolen stuff. We've talked to their parents (DH's brother) and they just laugh it off. They won't pay for anything, because they refuse to believe that their kids are responsible. Makes me so mad! However, I keep watching their kids! Someone explain that to me?!? Today I'm making them sit on the couch and not move without my permission. So far they're 45 minutes into a 2 hour sentence. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to hold out!

Sorry to vent, but I'm at my wits end with these kids. I would never allow my kids to act that way at someone else's house without offering to pay for the damage. Grrrrr.

That's AWFUL! I can't believe your DH's brother doesn't believe they're responsible?? Are they angels at home or something??

We were shopping yesterday evening and on the way out a young girl (about 6 I think) was throwing a tantrum as she wanted to push the trolley on her own and her mum wouldn't let her - I was just saying to DH that her mum needed to control her better... then they reached the car and the little girl said to her mum - I wanted to push on my own you HCTIB!!!! From the mouth of a 6 year old??? When I was 6 I hadn't ever even heard that word! It didn't even look like her mother reprimanded her either

 

[rosiejo]

Clare, we will never forget about you!!! We sometimes forget that you are not in the United States but you are never forgotten!!!!!!!! You are definitely an integral part of the DDA!!!!

Well I'd come and live in the USofA if it wasn't so far away!! I hear Amy has a house for sale with a swimming pool... and my dream house has one of those!

 

[rosiejo]

I got a sandwich maker for Christmas 2 years ago, and my kids love the hot ham and cheese sandwiches I make in it. About a year ago, they requested pancakes. Now, I love to eat them, but hate to make them. I can never flip them so they look good, and it just is a mess. So, I made a batch of pancake batter, and used the sandwich maker to cook them. It made them all puffy and golden brown. My kids loved them so much they now request them on a regular basis. I love that I can make them so easily. They also freeze and warm up easier than my old pancakes. The kids can also just hold them in their hands (without syrup) and munch on them for a snack. Very yummy!

What a cool idea! Not sure it would work for me though as we make our pancakes to a different recipe - they are actually french crepes and are meant to be wafer thin...

 

[rosiejo]

Y'all are going to think I'm such a nut but I can't stop crying. Today was Christopher's last day of Pre-K, which is bad enough in itself, but it was also his last day at this school. We loved this school and were so happy when he was accepted but made the difficult decision to move him to another school that is competitive academically, is a K-12 school (current school only goes to 5th), and has MUCH cheaper tuition once he hits 6th grade. If we turned down the spot at the new school we wouldn't have a chance of ever being accepted again so we decided to move him and at least give it a try. I thought I was OK with our decision, but I've been so sad since I picked him up. I've been trying to hold it together in front of Christopher but I started tearing up when we went through the bag of summer materials she sent home for him. He hugged me and told me it's ok. Damn pregnancy hormones! My 5 year old is handling this better than me!

Thanks for listening.

 

[rosiejo]

I use the Bisquick recipe for the most part. How long did you cook them? I do mine for 3 and a half to 4 minutes. I fill the triangles in the maker with about 1/8 Cup of batter.

Try this pancake recipe next time. Maybe you'll have better luck. (You might also need to play around with the time)

Sunshine Pancakes

1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 C. powdered sugar
1/4 C. melted butter
1 C. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 C. milk
1/8 tsp. salt

Mix egg and powdered sugar. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix until smooth.

I'm sorry that yours didn't turn out well. I've been doing it for over a year now, but I do remember having to play around with the mixture and time for a while before I settled on what works for me.

Cool - I'm going to try this

 

[rosiejo]

Well, it's official. I need to stop cursing. The Donald Duck in me uses a few choice words during moments of frustration (break out the hot sauce Glynis!) and tonight, when Alyssa couldn't fit the crayons back in the box, well, she used one of those words...about six times before I realized what she was saying. Actually, Kevin picked up on it first, and since he swears once every two years, you know who got the blame.

Please, can I still swear here?

Amy

No because swearing is naughty and just means you haven't got anything intelligent to say

 

[lmartin2711]

Truthfully? I didn't get them all finished last night. I did get the cherry truffle bars done, and they look yummy! I'm up right now to get the rest done while my family sleeps in. I started making the moonbeam cookies, then realized that my lemon curd is rancid, so I'm off to the store to pick up a bottle or some lemon pie filling. Hopefully I'll have time for the cheesecakes. If not, I'll try something else instead.

I've also got a community clean up to do this morning, take the kids to the library, pick up my computer, and take the kids to the swimming pool before the dinner/dance. Hope I can get it all in. Wish me luck!

Sounds like you are having a Saturday like me!!! No rest for the weary

 

[rosiejo]

Since we are still on the topic of "disciplining" children...

Did anyone else's parents have a set of a HUGE wooden spoon and fork hanging in their orange and yellow 70's kitchen?

Nope... but DH's parents had them hanging in their dining room until about 3 months ago...

 

[rosiejo]

I love the "pardon our pixie dust" in your sig, how cute lol

Hopefully it won't be around for too long as Chanon just gave me a great idea for a new sig Glad you like it though

 

[rosiejo]

Good morning everyone,

I've had a respiratory infection and haven't been feeling well so I haven't posted much the past few days, the meds are starting to kick in finally.

Reading through the posts my prayers go out to the Figs and little Rees,
hope those at the World right now a having a wonderful time, Amy I'm glad to
hear all is well with you and baby Matthew.

Congratulations on finishing your assignments Clare, I love your "accent" in your posts. I'm guessing a "tip" is what we call the dump?

Best wishes and or congrats to the rest of you, my goal today is to get the
invitations printed and in the mail for my daughter's reception, I'm still open for any suggestions or recipes.

Have a great weekend,

Debbie

Debbie,

Hope you're feeling better - I had a resp infection last month and it knocked the stuffing out of me!

the tip is your dump You'll get used to my "accent" around here, although I struggle at times with y'all accents too

 

[lmartin2711]

It seems everyone is having a busy day. I did get to stop and relax for about an hour this afternoon. Now I just got out of the shower and fixin' to get me and the boys ready to head to the baseball fields. Alex has a game at 6pm and Austin at 7pm. I also need to stop in at my cousin's wedding reception party. She was married back in March on the beach and just now having the wedding reception. Her reception is the reason I decided not to go to Disney for the 5/18 girls trip. Now both the boys ended up being in playoff tournaments in baseball so I will probably miss most of the reception anyway. But I am kind of glad that I didn't go to Disney since I would have hated to miss their tournament games. Oh well..........gotta get the crew going. We probably will stop in on the reception after the baseball games so it will be a late night. I will check in with everyone later.

Lynn

 

[rosiejo]

Let us know how the movie is. I've heard such conflicting things! I really want to see it, but I will wait until I hear from you if it's worth paying 7 dollars a person for it!

The film was great!

I was a little worried it wouldn't live up to the book as I loved that so much - but it was good - and Tom Hanks was great as Langon which was another worry of mine.

They did change the end a bit but not so much that it didn't work. It's been a while since I read the book so I couldn't remember how it ended! I realised about 10 mins from the end though.

I liked it - would buy it on DVD - go see it

I'm going to read the book again this summer too

 

[rosiejo]

I've been wanting to go see DaVinci Code at the movies, but don't know if I want to go on the first saturday it opens. Bob and I have tickets to an Indians game, 10 rows behind home plate, but still debating on going.

Go see it!

We went to the 1.50pm showing - masssive screen - about 20 people

 

[rosiejo]

OK that's the end of my p3 It's 9pm on a Saturday night and I can't keep my eyes open!!! How old am I???? Off to bed to watch CSI:NY!

Oh Jen - I meant to say... isn't it odd that my birthday is two days before yours and my DH's birthday is two days before Kyle's!!! Spooky