The What's For Dinner Thread - Feb '09(recipe index in OP)

[shovan]

Thanks Nan & Becky for the pot pie tips! Whoever thought there could be so much discussion about pot pies!!

Thanks Becky & Glynis for the good thoughts & prayers too!

Glynis, I am really hoping & praying this is a new trend for our family!!

 

[TigerKat]

Mom and Sis did not come...Mom wouldn't leave the house...

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for Charles. Also, thanks for the info on the brownies.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

My mind is elsewhere today. I hit reply and did not finish what I wanted to say...

Sheryl, You and Angelina continue to be in my prayers...hopefully, like Glynis said, the good news from yesterday will continue into today!

 

[shovan]

My mind is elsewhere today. I hit reply and did not finish what I wanted to say...

Sheryl, You and Angelina continue to be in my prayers...hopefully, like Glynis said, the good news from yesterday will continue into today!

Could your mind be on birthing a baby boy?!

 

[scotlass]

Hey....

Thank you all for asking after the boy.

He has not been too good.

I had to take him to the doctors today.

His " discomfort " has past but he is still getting pain.

This sounded weird to me but the doctor said his muscles were cramping in his back ( thats not the weird part cause the knots were very noticable ) because of growing pains ( thats not the weird part either cause the boy has had growing pains since he was 4) and that was what was also causing his constipation to flare up !!...thats the weird part.

Who'd have thunk it !!

 

[TigerKat]

Hey....

Thank you all for asking after the boy.

He has not been too good.

I had to take him to the doctors today.

His " discomfort " has past but he is still getting pain.

This sounded weird to me but the doctor said his muscles were cramping in his back ( thats not the weird part cause the knots were very noticable ) because of growing pains ( thats not the weird part either cause the boy has had growing pains since he was 4) and that was what was also causing his constipation to flare up !!...thats the weird part.

Who'd have thunk it !!

Poor boy, I'll keep him in my prayers.

 

[Rogue26]

Scotlass- Now I'm not a doctor and I'm only a small part scottish, but I do know to eat my oats every morning! I do hope your boy is feeling better though. Of course he can blame it on his growing, not his fiber intake. I always tell my daughter "everyone loves a healthy colon." She just looks at me weird, I don't know why. Colon cancer runs in my husbands family, so I really push the oats in our house. I'm such a mom.

 

[scotlass]

Scotlass- Now I'm not a doctor and I'm only a small part scottish, but I do know to eat my oats every morning! I do hope your boy is feeling better though. Of course he can blame it on his growing, not his fiber intake. I always tell my daughter "everyone loves a healthy colon." She just looks at me weird, I don't know why. Colon cancer runs in my husbands family, so I really push the oats in our house. I'm such a mom.

So does the boy, ...its a family thing here too.

I have digestion problems and so does my mum.

Gees,of all the thing to inherit eh.

It could have been worst for him tho.....I also got my mum double D's !!

 

[HERSEY]

Scotlas I hope the boy starts to feel better soon. I am glad he didn't inhert the double DD's too.


Tonight is a ziti bake with sausage but with different pasta since someone didn't buy any ziti See I can even Nanatize ziti

 

[bigmerle1966]

It could have been worst for him tho.....I also got my mum double D's !!

Good thing he's a boy!

 

[Rogue26]

Scotlass- I hope you weren't insulted, sometimes things don't come out the way you want over the computer.

 

[nucpharm29]

Glynis--the pasta recipe was really good. Here's a link to the recipe

Christmas Pasta
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/christmas-pasta-recipe2/index.html

 

[TigerKat]

It could have been worst for him tho.....I also got my mum double D's !!

Tonight is a ziti bake with sausage but with different pasta since someone didn't buy any ziti See I can even Nanatize ziti

 

[scotlass]

Scotlass- I hope you weren't insulted, sometimes things don't come out the way you want over the computer.

Oh my lord no....

I totally got what youse meant.

Its tough to get wee ones to eat right.

Even with my problems I have a shocking diet and i dont really set a good example.

Its the reason i have tried to learn to cook !!

The good thing is the doc sat down and explained it all to the boy.

He only repeated everything I have ever said but because " the doctor says so " it must be right !!

Why do we bother eh...?

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Scotlass, I hope your boy feels better soon!

 

[scotlass]

Scotlass, I hope your boy feels better soon!

Thanks.


Oh yeh........WOO-HOO Saturday !!

I will be anxiously awaiting news from 1000's of miles away.....and lovin it !!

How exciting.

 

[liamandcaili]

I said " I thought you loved tacos?" She replied " Taco day, Taco day, Taco day all the time, when is it going to be Steak Day? "

That is just so cute and funny! Caili will only buy lunch when they offer breakfast foods, and Liam only buys when they have pizza. They have pizza a lot.

I wish I could figure out what food excites Kady. She has been asking for nuggets every night

Mine would do a rotation of chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, and now, apparently, tacos, with the occasional fish and chips, if I would allow it.

When I find out what an excise tax is, I'll let you know. As far as I can tell, it's $500 (total for our 2 cars) that I would have been more than happy to save for a rainy day.

Robin, you clearly drive a better car than I do. My excise bill was $29.50 this year.

Caili would fit into your household well...her favorite breakfast is oatmeal.

Scotlass -- I do hope your boy feels better soon.

Lauren -- I'm sorry you didn't get your visit in today. I hope your brother responds well to his treatment.

I had a sweet potato burrito for dinner tonight. The kids had the before-mentioned tacos.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Bethany- there is never a dull moment in your life...

Boring is SO underrated.

The safety notice that was due like 3 weeks ago....geez it was due the day I flew out to New Orleans...anyways it's about how if you have kids you're supposed to have safety bars on your windows and you are not supposed to eat the paint chips or lick the walls.

My DH got the radiator to stop leaking ... by turning it OFF. So yeah, no heat in that room anymore.

So here's the deal with the landlord....(sorry, kinda long)

I need them to extend the lease from April 30 to June 30 and so far they are not budging. I have not gotten official word yet; if they extend to June 30 then I'll go that route, then move June 30, probably to Louisiana, but I need a job first. It's still pretty early in the hiring time line for fall.

Until I hear official word from the landlord, my options for this lease are as follows:

-Move out on April 30 (current lease end date) and find some sort of temporary housing for two months.

-Move out and leave the state on April 30. This would mean quitting work early; it would affect my employment history and my summer pay. (BAD, yet tempting!, OPTION)

-Stay past April 30; don't renew the lease and just stay and then leave June 30. Technically this is not legal and is grounds for eviction, according to my current lease. The risk would be seeing how long it takes them to begin the proceedings and it's basically "buying time". This is also a BAD OPTION, because having an eviction on your record is bad for future housing.

-Renew lease for a year, then break the lease at the end of June. This would mean I'd lose my security deposit, which is the same as my current monthly rent, plus whatever interest it has earned since April 2005. (They are supposed to keep the deposit in an interest-bearing savings account).

-Renew the lease for a year, attempt to break lease, and have them deny the termination (the lady told me they have not been allowing lease breaking lately). The penalty for doing this is being responsible for finding a replacement tenant (they won't advertise an apt that has a lease out on it I guess) and being responsible for paying the monthly rent until you find a replacement tenant and they move in on their own lease OR your lease term ends. (BAD OPTION ...very expensive.)

Aimee- When I find out what an excise tax is, I'll let you know. As far as I can tell, it's $500 (total for our 2 cars) that I would have been more than happy to save for a rainy day. We are taxed $25 per $1000 of your cars value. Fortunatly, I really think they under evaluate. I almost threw up last year after we bought my husbands brand new truck. The amount drops quickly, but it's still stupid. Thank you for giving me a reason to whine about it more.

Good grief. What is WITH these northeast states and the taxes? How is a car normally taxed, anyways? Is that tax on top of sales tax for a car? I have no idea but I think I'm going to need to buy a car this summer.

I will definitely pray for your daughter. I don't think I ever congratulated you on your good news yesterday! Let's hope that trend continues!

I forgot to mention this also, Sheryl. I know when I read it I commented on it in my mind, but I think the message got lost somewhere before getting posted! That seems to happen to me a lot!

Oooohh...Saturday is coming fast for Bean!!

...now if it can just hurry itself up for the rest of us, too!

 

[Nancyg56]

Lauren- I'm sorry
Scottlas- Poor kid, your son. I can sympathize, Kady seems to have constipation issues too and it just is not fun. Unlike your boy, she has not had her oatmeal for a long time. She "does not eat it anymore".

Robin- I get you on the oats. All but one Aunt on Buddy's side had cancer so I worry about him. Since the Dr insisted he do something about his cholesterol and he would not take meds he has choked his oats down. I like oatmeal for breakfast but he acts like I poison him every other day I tell him he'll thank me one day...so far he has not..............

Bethany- I have no idea what you should do. I think that I would renew adn then not pay the last month I was there. I'm not sure but I would probably try that. Buddy would not. We would still be arguing how to handle it April 30..... I can see I'm no help. I just don;t see any good options for you but someone else her may be able to find an answer.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Aimee- When I find out what an excise tax is, I'll let you know. As far as I can tell, it's $500 (total for our 2 cars) that I would have been more than happy to save for a rainy day. We are taxed $25 per $1000 of your cars value. Fortunatly, I really think they under evaluate. I almost threw up last year after we bought my husbands brand new truck. The amount drops quickly, but it's still stupid. Thank you for giving me a reason to whine about it more.

Hey....

Thank you all for asking after the boy.

He has not been too good.

I had to take him to the doctors today.

His " discomfort " has past but he is still getting pain.

This sounded weird to me but the doctor said his muscles were cramping in his back ( thats not the weird part cause the knots were very noticable ) because of growing pains ( thats not the weird part either cause the boy has had growing pains since he was 4) and that was what was also causing his constipation to flare up !!...thats the weird part.

Who'd have thunk it !!

Poor guy!!!

It could have been worst for him tho.....I also got my mum double D's !!

So here's the deal with the landlord....(sorry, kinda long)

I think up and moving at the end of the school year is not an option worth considering. I know you've been frustrated with the admin but it doesn't seem fair to kids.

Would your landlord allow you to sign a 6 month lease? Or 3 month lease?

I'd start looking now for possible short term lease options. I'm not sure what is available in your area, but in my area there are TONS of hotels that do weekly rates for those in transition. You'd likely have to put your stuff in storage but it'd give you a place to live until you move. Do you have any friends you could rent space from? It's for such a short amt of time, it might be worth pursuing.

Does your DH already have another position wherever you are moving? Or are you going to secure one first and he find one there? You could always see about a 6 month lease with the intention that he stay behind a month or two and you go ahead and get settled.