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[MagiKitty]

Hi Kerrie! Sorry to upset you so....feel better...but cry if you need to! Hugs!

 

[SCHBR'smom]

No, no, no, it didn't upset me, it just makes me want to cry. Weird. Everything makes me want to cry. I read about the killer whale dying during labor at Sea World and I wanted to cry. I'm just too emotional.

 

[MagiKitty]

If it makes you feel any better, any time I see some of the Gulf oil coverage and the poor wildlife I tear up a little too....even more hugs darling!

DId I always have the Cooking channel? Nigella Lawson is on--I love her. She has a mini-fridge in her bedroom as a nighttable. She's my hero. I'm totally going to do that one day.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

It's nice to know I'm not the only one tearing up about the oil coverage. I really had to hold it in while explaining it all to my oldest who is a nature lover. I also wanted to make sure she knew the impact it had on people and those who lost their lives in the explosion.

Our old house had 2 stories. The master was upstairs. For awhile, we had a mini fridge in our room so we wouldn't have to go downstairs for a drink at night.

 

[JOCAmom]

Hey Kerrie! How are you feeling otherwise?

I can barely stand to look at the coverage of the Gulf oil disaster. It is absolutely heartbreaking. And I can't even begin to get a grip on how devastating this is going to be.

I would love to have a mini fridges in quite a few areas of the house.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

It would be even better if there was someone who could keep the mini fridge stocked.

DD10 is very concerned with the oil spill because her favorite place to go is the beach. And, of course, we go to a Gulf Coast beach. DH and I went down for a quick trip over Memorial Day weekend, and that was the first thing she asked about. Was there any oil on the beach? Luckily for us in Texas, it isn't here. But it's not over yet.

 

[M&N]

Hey Kerrie. I think it's sad if people do not get emotional about those poor animals. I cannot stand to see all that oil coming on the beach. I cannot believe people are still in the water on beaches that are getting little oil balls. Hope you are feeling better.

JO are you the last of the sickies at your house? Hope so. We need everyone well for those rides.

 

[JOCAmom]

Curt hasn't caught this cold yet but he's with the kids as much as I am. Maybe he'll be lucky.

 

[M&N]

Where is everyone?

I'm off to watch Cake Boss...new episodes tonight. Buddy is making a cake for the Polar Bear club and his mom says he had better not get in that cold water!

 

[MagiKitty]

I'm here M...I'm watching Little People right now. Its Molly's birthday. I can't believe that she's 16 years old already!

 

[JOCAmom]

I'm around too.

MK, we were watching that for a little bit too along with Intervention.

Do any of you watch Challenge on Food Network? On June 13th, see chocolatiers create the ultimate chocolate roller coasters inspired by the thrilling rides at Hersheypark.

 

[MagiKitty]

That sounds neat! I saw one a few weeks ago that was Princesses. Belle ended up with no arms, which was kind of funny.

 

[JOCAmom]

Hmmm, in that case, maybe I don't want to watch the show before we go. I'll be on one of the coasters wondering if all the pieces of the track will be there.

 

[JOCAmom]

I was reading one of the oil disaster threads on here and someone had a link to this map.

http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/#x=-88.389722&y=28.738889&z=6

It shows the amount of land the oil disaster would cover if it happened in your hometown. Simply devastating.

 

[Pikester]

I finally get on here and before you know it I'll be saying goodnight because it's time to go to bed.

Spent the evening baking with DS12. We made a Costa Rican dessert called Queque Seco (Pound Caked). He has a Latin Amercian Fair tomorrow at school and his report is on Costa Rica hence the Costa Rican dessert. He will have a display with the report, dessert and a Yucca Root (Cassava) which is a small root that can be used in soup, dumplings, purees or as a thickening agent (like corn starch). Did you know that 2.1% of the worlds Yucca Root is exported from Costa Rica?

Tonight was the very first time I ever had to beat egg whites. Who knew whipping those suckers could be so much fun!

 

[Pikester]

Told you so! Have a good night.

 

[MagiKitty]

Pike, we use a lot of cassava in our ethnic cooking here too. Here's an interesting tidbit--if the cassava isn't cooked properly, it can induce an illness similar to cyanide poisoning! But that's really rare, so don't worry about the fair tomorrow!

We make a steamed cassava cake called bibinka. Yum. I wonder if I can get some at the FIlipino bakery on Friday...

Congrats on beating the egg whites!

 

[Pikester]

Pike, we use a lot of cassava in our ethnic cooking here too. Here's an interesting tidbit--if the cassava isn't cooked properly, it can induce an illness similar to cyanide poisoning! But that's really rare, so don't worry about the fair tomorrow!

We make a steamed cassava cake called bibinka. Yum. I wonder if I can get some at the FIlipino bakery on Friday...

Congrats on beating the egg whites!

I read that about them when I was showing Tyler the information I had found about them. We didn't even know that they existed until we went grocery shopping one morning and saw them in the imported section of the produce area. I didn't want to chance it so we will just have the root on display but the recipe we made doesn't have that in it.


I'm really off to bed now.

 

[M&N]

Do any of you watch Challenge on Food Network? On June 13th, see chocolatiers create the ultimate chocolate roller coasters inspired by the thrilling rides at Hersheypark.

YUM! I wrote that date down JO. I love the challenges. I should pay more attention to what's on. I don't get a tv guide and just found the channel on my tv. They moved it and I thought I could not get it. I only have it on the newer tv though. I have to now hook up a digital box to the main tv and an adaptor to the other one. Comcast is doing something again and we need it. It was free. But now I have a problem. To use the Wii. I have to unhook the DVD player. I only have 1 set of colored holes in the back of my tv. But to hook up the new digital box, I go through the DVD player. So I cannot unhook it or it will mess up! I think they have adaptors but not sure...

I finally get on here and before you know it I'll be saying goodnight because it's time to go to bed.

Spent the evening baking with DS12. We made a Costa Rican dessert called Queque Seco (Pound Caked). He has a Latin Amercian Fair tomorrow at school and his report is on Costa Rica hence the Costa Rican dessert. He will have a display with the report, dessert and a Yucca Root (Cassava) which is a small root that can be used in soup, dumplings, purees or as a thickening agent (like corn starch). Did you know that 2.1% of the worlds Yucca Root is exported from Costa Rica?

Tonight was the very first time I ever had to beat egg whites. Who knew whipping those suckers could be so much fun!

See how much parents learn through their children! Now you know how to get rid of that extra energy! Beat those egg whites to death!

 

[JOCAmom]

M&N, you may need to use something like this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex&#...itch/6352298.p?id=1076628516373&skuId=6352298

It will turn your one set of colored plugs in the back into 4.