Thread killers unite!

[M&N]

Burrrrr here too. Looks like maybe 2 in of snow but sleeting now. I did not shovel.
I love Daytona USA. Only race I've been to is Dover.

 

[Bopsmom]

Bopsmom- Have you been over to the design board yet. Lots of designers have called it quits. Amy has a whole thread explaining. But I do have a picture for you....

cute shirt-good color.
I'll find and post a picture of my shirt. DD got me a sign that says," I have flying monkeys and I 'm not afraid to use them." It's in the kitchen and it always makes her friends laugh. but DD knows the truth.


Oh mannnnnnn , I can't believe they took Amy's site. She did such great designs. I luckily saved some but there were a few that got away. I hope she can come back soon.

 

[disney54us]

hi everyone!

didn't really read everything, i was just checking for the apple pie info! thanks everyone for the advice. i bought some granny smiths. i usually like to mix 2 kinds of apples, but i almost always use 2 reds, so i'll try with the granny's and something else maybe. i just find them a little tart.

so i do make my own crust (to me, there is no choice. store crusts just do not compare). i used to use my mom's recipe, but it's very hard to roll out so now i use my grandmother's. it is extremely buttery, but does taste really yummy, and is a cinch to roll. i could post the recipe if anyone's interested.

ok i'll catch up later, both kids sick and need lots of tlc today. poor things.

Post the recipe away!!!! Hope the kiddo's are feeling better.

Its been snowing here most of the day. Not a lot of accumulation yet, but we'll see. Hopefully it won't be too dicey tomorrow. DH is a big Jr fan. And, I agree, I kept forgetting what color to look for. But, I do like some of the new looks. The kind of old style Mt. Dew car is cool.



I'm not officially a fan, but I watch w/ DH. I never thought I would like it, and simply enjoyed being lulled to sleep by the sound of 43 motors going left for a long time, but the more I learned technically, the more I enjoyed it. I still can't focus for a whole race, but I always check in if DH is watching. In theory, I'm a Kevin Harvick fan, but I just sort of adopted him the first season I watched so I'd have someone to root for. I haven't been impressed w/ some of his antics recently. (I also like Tony Stewart, but b/c he came on an interview on QVC once and was SO nice... not really b/c I know a lot about his racing. Not sure why I go for the drivers w/ anger management issues!



So sweet. Good for you.



Poor kiddos. (and mom) I hope they feel better. DS has been battling a nasty stomach flu. (So have I. I got it Friday night, he got it Saturday.) We're both on the mend, but right now he's just very frustrated w/ me that I won't let him eat what he wants and keep trying to get him to sleep! My little ball of winter energy. He REALLY needs a few warm days to run around the yard.

Gotta run, wasted most of my "rest time" break dealing w/ a mis-processed mortgage payment instead of getting anything accomplished.

Hate mis processed payments don't they realize you have better things to do on your break like catch up with the TK board . Hope your DS is feeling better. Tony Stewart, like him too! seems like a all around nice guy.

MagiKitty Sounds like you had a fun time.

Bopsmom Good Luck to your DD on her science project.

Here's my wayward kitty:

My fat cat:

and my ferocious watch dog (afraid of the camera):

I've figured out how to post pictures.

too cute!!! Congrat's on learning a new skill!!!

That is SOOO nice!!! What a sweet idea! I bet the kids enjoy it as much as the seniors do.



Definitely Granny Smiths, but you need to add a sweeter, red apple for flavor. I use 1/2 Granny Smith and 1/2 Macintosh or Jonamac. Works like a charm every time!! But make my own crust? Heaven forbid!! When I've tried, it comes out AWFUL!! So I've been buying the Pillsbury roll up kind. So bad for you. I'm switching to the whole grain ones in the organic section. Only problem is, they're frozen, and just bottom crusts. So, what do I do for a TOP crust??? (NOT that I'm likely to be making any pies in the forseeable future!!!)

They do, and are very excited about the party and meeting their pen pals!!

Yes, please post the recipe magsnden! Learning to make a good pie crust is one of my cooking goals. that and fried chicken. Sorry kids are sick. I hope everyone is better soon.

ditto!!!

Thanks! Although when I read it the first time, I laughed. Pooh in my signature - yuck! I was looking for something for Valentine's day but since it is Thurs, I figured I'd go for the next holiday.

Well, it's still snowing...and snowing...and snowing...and snowing...well, you get the picture.
Please make it stop!!!!!!!!

Just wanted to chime in that my DH is a HUGE Nascar fan. His favorite driver is Matt Kennseth since he's a local boy made good. Whenever we drive to WDW we have to make the pilgrimage to Daytona to the great race track. He's got it all figured out. When we retire we will get in our Winabago (sp?) and follow the Cup series. And, since I love to travel, I said I'd go along.

Bopsmom - Love the science project. : Hope she wins!

Valentines day is not a big deal here. We do exchange cards and go out to eat. Mainly because we met each other 2 days after Valentines day and we celebrate our anniversary.

Keep sending that weather my way!

Yes, yes keep that beach weather coming my way!!

Hey everyone. What a day it's been. Bad weather, DH got lost going to a new job, bad weather, and to top it all off, the computer crashed. Finally got most things back on here but it was hard work. WOW...lots of nascar fans on here.

Bopsmom- Have you been over to the design board yet. Lots of designers have called it quits. Amy has a whole thread explaining. But I do have a picture for you....

DL55-Glad the kitty is back. Great pictures. I miss having a cat but the puppy is a handful, along with the kids and DH.

D&DDisney-here's some more

Gotta go....didn't get to write as much as I wanted but the kids are hungry. Be back later....

Computer crash oh know!!!! very cool t-shirt, but once again can you tell me about when monkey's fly saying??? Is it like when people say when pigs fly???

 

[disney54us]

Question??? Why did they shut Amy's site/???? Notice I did not ask who she is I'm not in the know enough, but why shut her site?????

 

[MagiKitty]

I third posting the homemade crust recipe! I'm a baker myself, but I've never dared to do pies. I make crumbles mostly, and cookies. You see where so many problems arise...

Yeah, who's this Amy? Why is she shut down? Did she do something bad that I should know about? Oh, its so dramatic.

Snow, now sleet and no sign of the plowers! The weather has gotten really nasty outside, even the dog doesn't want to go out!

I watched NASCAR when ex-BF was into it. I picked out my car based on how cute it was--I liked the M&M one the best. It annoyed him but at least I wasn't complaining when he sat in front of the tv all day.

Isn't the flying monkeys a reference to the Wicked Witch of the West? Was in Toys R Us in Times Square and they have Wicked Witch Barbie with one of the flying monkeys. Gives me the creeps! They look so mean!

DL55...very cute kitty and puppy!

Hope everyone feels better and stays warm with some loved ones!

There's a new thread killer thread on the Budget Board. I've invited her to meet us here, I hope she listens. Ah, how far we've come!

 

[whgrn]

Still snowing here--we've got about an inch I think. All evening activities were cancelled.

So, ok, if we are posting pictures of our little furry babies...

My little boy with his favorite toy

Duke in his favorite spot

OK, so now I can't leave out the family...

The whole family on vacation in July, 2007
Back row: DBiL, DNiece, DBro
Middle: DSis, DNiece, ME
Front: DS, DD, DMom
(DDad was playing golf...)

Me and DSis (Debbie) at Longaberger last summer



So, let's see some of YOUR pictures!!

 

[dreamin in pa]

Flying monkeys are from Wizard of Oz. Love. love that movie but the kids get scared. I should borrow it from my dad one day and watch it when they are sleeping.

Tony Stewart is pretty cool. Met him twice and he is pretty nice too. DD11 met him when she was around 7 and he called her "pumpkin" It made her day.

Amy was on the Design Board and she came up with designs to put onto t-shirts. She is very talented and very giving with her time. Unfortunately, Disney contacted her and asked her stop. I had a bunch of her stuff saved to my computer but now it's all lost. They are about the only thing I didn't have backed up.

Wouldl love to post some pictures of the family tonight. With the "big crash", everything has to be reloaded back into the computer. I'll try to get some up tonight.

 

[disney54us]

I third posting the homemade crust recipe! I'm a baker myself, but I've never dared to do pies. I make crumbles mostly, and cookies. You see where so many problems arise...

Yeah, who's this Amy? Why is she shut down? Did she do something bad that I should know about? Oh, its so dramatic.

Snow, now sleet and no sign of the plowers! The weather has gotten really nasty outside, even the dog doesn't want to go out!

I watched NASCAR when ex-BF was into it. I picked out my car based on how cute it was--I liked the M&M one the best. It annoyed him but at least I wasn't complaining when he sat in front of the tv all day.

Isn't the flying monkeys a reference to the Wicked Witch of the West? Was in Toys R Us in Times Square and they have Wicked Witch Barbie with one of the flying monkeys. Gives me the creeps! They look so mean!

DL55...very cute kitty and puppy!

Hope everyone feels better and stays warm with some loved ones!

There's a new thread killer thread on the Budget Board. I've invited her to meet us here, I hope she listens. Ah, how far we've come!

Yes, see we all want to know why were all these threads shut down???? I thought after I posted about the reference to flying monkeys in the Wizard of OZ, are we right??? TK board on the budget board here's to you magikitty!!! Ice, sleet, of course they didn't call it we were 'outside the lines' . Well here's your line, I sat on my porch watched everyone detoured b/c the main road was closed (hill) black ice. When I saw the public transportation bus come through, I new it was bad on the main road.

Still snowing here--we've got about an inch I think. All evening activities were cancelled.

So, ok, if we are posting pictures of our little furry babies...

My little boy with his favorite toy

Duke in his favorite spot

OK, so now I can't leave out the family...

The whole family on vacation in July, 2007
Back row: DBiL, DNiece, DBro
Middle: DSis, DNiece, ME
Front: DS, DD, DMom
(DDad was playing golf...)

Me and DSis (Debbie) at Longaberger last summer



So, let's see some of YOUR pictures!!

Love the pic's, your dog is so cute, and I love the vaca pic's. The best is the longerburger basket!!! I remember when we were talking about decorating for Christmas, you said something about how you didn't put much out and you had your holiday longerbugers out. I always wanted to mention how pretty that must have looked. My GF, decorates very simple but so pretty and there is no doubt when you go into her house that the holidays are here!!! Have to ask, do you or sis sell them??? Or just like to collect them?

 

[whgrn]

The best is the longerburger basket!!! I remember when we were talking about decorating for Christmas, you said something about how you didn't put much out and you had your holiday longerbugers out. I always wanted to mention how pretty that must have looked. My GF, decorates very simple but so pretty and there is no doubt when you go into her house that the holidays are here!!! Have to ask, do you or sis sell them??? Or just like to collect them?

Yup, I sell them (mostly to myself!). I was a big seller for a few years, but now I barely sell any--just don't have the time or inclination. If someone wants something, they call me, otherwise, nothing. Oh well...

 

[MagiKitty]

Yahoo! Big Brother is on tonight! Its quite possibly the only reality show I could be on-with the exception that you have to be mega-hot and half-naked!

I have some hilarious pics from this weekend! I met up with my sister and my good buddy Quincy. We had the best time at the wax museum!

And we managed to get a pic with the "Spice Girls".

 

[dreamin in pa]

ok, I got 2 pictures to post but they are from 2006 (still working on getting everything loaded back in here)

And this one isn't such great quality even though its from photopass. And DH would kill me for posting this one of him dressed up. Don't tell.

 

[disney54us]

Yup, I sell them (mostly to myself!). I was a big seller for a few years, but now I barely sell any--just don't have the time or inclination. If someone wants something, they call me, otherwise, nothing. Oh well...

very,bet you have quite a collection. I'm sure you 'bought into your profits'



Love the pic's magikitty and dreaminpa. Now that you all have me feel totally inept, no siggie's, no pic's for me, I will go to sleep. Maybe in my dreams it will come to me how to be a computer wiz .

 

[Shmu]

Thanks! Although when I read it the first time, I laughed. Pooh in my signature - yuck!

Love all the pet pics and family pics.
Great way to end my day.
Good night TK's

 

[D&DDisney]

Wow, I love the pictures. Very cute fur babies!!!

whgrn - You don't look a day over 26.

dreamin - Very nice picture of your family.

magikitty - You go girl!

It is fun to see actual pictures of people since the pictures you get through someone's writing does not always match the way the way you thought they'd look. Not that I pictured anyone in a bad way, just different if you know what I am getting at.

If I can figure it out, I'll post a pic of my group. (Where's disney54us the tech guru? )

 

[AUdisfan]

I love all the pics!

Hope all my friends in the cold stay warm tonight.

 

[dreamin in pa]

I know it's late but I have an update on the family vacation and SIL....you all know how SIL is and stepmom and her just don't get along. Maybe, it's hormones, but I really want to experience Disney with my brother and their son. I was talking to him tonight and he really wants to go with us. And I know my dad would love to see all the grandkids at disney. As horrible as SIL can be, I still hold out hope that once she gets there, she will see the light, so to speak.

Anybody have any experience with planing a huge family vacation? What can I do to show that the good of the family is better than the good of one person?

PS. I pretty sure that stepmom would go along with it as long as we don't spend every moment with them, which we weren't planning anyway.

 

[magsnden]

morning everyone!

yucky, dismal, rainy day that has made all the beautiful snow slush. yuck!! my husband took mags out last night at around 7 (after dinner), and she had a blast until she got freezing cold (plus she still has a runny nose and was so tired). the crying began! but we got her under control and she had fun.

but poor dennis was so sad that he wasn't going out but it was too cold for him and he needed to go to bed (you might remember that he didn't really sleep the night before!! ).

ok, so i'll definitely post the recipe for the crust, and i am not kidding, it is sooooo easy, and yummy. i use a kitchenaid (my favorite purchase from last year), but you can use one of those bread thingies. you know, to cut in the butter? i have no idea what they're called. what are they called???


ok i'll be back to post the recipe. yummy!


kids gotta eat, i guess...

 

[magsnden]

by the way, i loved all the pictures! i try to post some of my family in a little bit.

Pie Crust

2 sticks butter cold
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs sugar
1/4 cup ice cold water (from the fridge)

put butter in kitchenaid
pulse a few times to break up a little

add flour, salt, and sugar.

pulse a few times, then put on speed 3 or 4 for a couple of minutes until you see pieces no bigger than a pea. if you see even a few that are still a little bigger, keep mixing until they are small.

while mixing, add cold water. after a few turns, the dough will come together. stop and remove.

make into a ball, and cut in half. roll out bottom crust with one half.
put in pie pan. trim excess.

add excess dough to other half of dough, and roll out the top.



this can be made without the kitchenaid also. but the key is to make sure the butter and water are cold, and stay cold. if they warm up, put them in the refrigerator for a few minutes. you can also chill the bowl to help keep everything cold.

i also read that it helps if you put the whole completed pie in the fridge for about 15 minutes before baking, since the dough warms up during rolling.

 

[M&N]

Now that you all have me feel totally inept, no siggie's, no pic's for me, I will go to sleep. Maybe in my dreams it will come to me how to be a computer wiz .

Did it work?

I don't do pics either. I'm spending too much time on the computer now. That's my excuse for not trying to figure out how to do it.

I guess I'll go watch the ice melt off the trees. (Need to clean too) Hoping it'll melt the snow/slush so I don't have to go out in the rain and shovel. That darn groundhog!

 

[MagiKitty]

Morning friends.

I feel so conflicted. I've posted on the TK thread on the Budget Board, but I feel like I'm neglecting/cheating on us here. I want to be supportive of fellow TKers but it would be a heck of a lot easier if they just came over here and we could commisserate together.

Strangely, the temperature is supposed to shoot up and now there's danger of flooding. I live up on a hill, so flooding isn't much of an issue for me. But driving 20 minutes either way and they just get devastated with rivers overflowing.

I can't believe how simple the crust recipe is! I believe the things are called dough cutters--I'll have to consult Food Network. But they all have stand mixers, something I've secretly been coveting (along with the Wii). Frankly I don't have the funds or the counter space for a stand mixer--not that I wouldn't find space IF a mixer should seek a home under my roof.

disney54us...now I feel bad about the computer stuff. Did we establish why you couldn't do those things? Are you the Mac user? Let's try again, shall we?