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Post by leannec on Jan 7, 2023 16:38:28 GMT
Hi everyone! Molly helped me take Christmas down yesterday and I'll say that it makes me happy to have my condo back to normal! Here is a photo of my living room now ... please excuse the one scrunched pillow ... Molly was napping! I really should do some marking today ... ugh! I need to run to the grocery store later and get gas ... the glamorous life! Dinner will probably be takeout pork dumplings ... I'm kind of craving them! What are your plans today? What is on your menu tonight? Have a great Saturday everybody!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jan 7, 2023 16:49:13 GMT
Hi Leanne! No meme today? Shocked. Lol! I'll share one that I know will make cadoodlebug laugh. She's always making us laugh so here's one for her! I just finished a shawl I started in 2022. I had 4 shawls started but no mojo to finish anything. I finally decided I'm finishing all these WIPs this year. It's on the craft thread if you want to see it. I'm going to hit the shower and decide which of my WIPs is next. Hahaha...I looked at the yarn this morning and said, look out! I'm coming for you. We need groceries so dinner is up in the air.
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Post by leannec on Jan 7, 2023 16:53:10 GMT
Hi Leanne! No meme today? Shocked. Lol! Well, here is what I posted on Facebook today! I'm loving that with the Christmas tree gone everyone can now see the TV from the sofa!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jan 7, 2023 16:56:51 GMT
That is how it feels when you take down Christmas. Haha...
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Post by scrapmaven on Jan 7, 2023 17:03:04 GMT
Good morning. I love your photo leannec . You clearly have a flare for interior design. jeremysgirl , funny meme. I'll have to hop on over the craft thread and look at your project. I love your shawls for good reason. Ok, gang, ods is going back to his apartment in a couple hours. So, I can finally organize my living room. He's been sleeping up there, since his room is the room that dh is renovating. I'll also be able to get into my office. That means that I don't have any excuses for not playing in my craft room today. I'm committing to starting my planner w/my cricut Joy. Santa brought me Cricut sticker paper and I must learn how to use it. Dinner will likely be rechauffe fajitas, because we've wasted too many leftovers this week. Dh is a huge rechauffe person. teddyw , Happy Belated Anniversary. I hope you enjoyed a nice dinner w/your hubby. The black dress is for mil's service in a couple weeks.
Wishing everyone a happy day ahead. Relax and have some fun.
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Post by ntsf on Jan 7, 2023 17:08:36 GMT
hi. my son and daughter in law announced yesterday that she is definitely taking a new job and moving to wash dc. across the country. they hope to save money doing this, good career wise and then come back here.
I'm getting out the dog this morning before the next storm hits. today is chicken something.. maybe teriyaki chicken, rice and stirfried cabbage. easy and everyone likes it. I got to get myself to go hem a few pants...!!! I have been delaying.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 7, 2023 17:41:47 GMT
Love the memes and pictures leannec and jeremysgirl . My house looks naked after Christmas. We took a walk this morning ~ cold and dreary but the rain isn't supposed to start until this afternoon. Ribs are on the menu. scrapmaven , yay for getting your house back! Is ODS excited to get back to teaching? Took me a second
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 7, 2023 17:43:45 GMT
I just noticed that scrapmaven had yesterday's thread dated 11/6.
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Post by Linda on Jan 7, 2023 17:49:47 GMT
my big kids left yesterday We really enjoyed their visit. Haven't taken Christmas down yet - thinking Monday for that task. DD16 is cooking tonight - she's making a BLT pasta salad.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jan 7, 2023 17:55:34 GMT
Gee, cadoodlebug. Thank you for pointing that out. I think that ods is looking fwd to getting back into the classroom. He took grandma's death very hard and I think getting back into his regular life will be a very healthy thing for ds. The good news from this mama's perspective is that ods took mil's kitchen table and living room set to his apartment, cause he needed furniture and he wants to make her proud. That means he might actually have a clean apartment. It's the little wins when you have kids. I'm sort of glad that it'll be just dh and I for a bit. We need the quiet time to try and create our new normal. Though sil is flying back in on Saturday.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 7, 2023 18:07:33 GMT
I noticed it when you *liked* a post of mine from 11/6. I wondered why you were liking a post from 2 months ago!
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Post by tanya2 on Jan 7, 2023 18:20:57 GMT
leannec I love your living room! We have a chair very similar to that. Ashley furniture? Today I'm packing up for our winter getaway. It's always a fine line of bringing everything we need while staying within the weight limits allowed. I'm certain I have more clothes than I really need - but I like having choices Tonight we are going out for dinner. DD and her bf got us a gift card to our favourite steakhouse for Christmas so we're using that before we go. And the beef in Honduras is absolutely awful (tough & chewy) so we're eating a bunch before we go LOL
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Post by taylortroop on Jan 7, 2023 19:40:52 GMT
I’m still babysitting but DS should be home shortly. Currently one is napping, one is playing with Lego and one is playing a video game. I e done the dishes, put laundry away and matched about a thousand pair of socks. A family of 5 has a lot of socks!
Not sure about supper tonight. Hoping DH has something ready when I get home.
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Post by leannec on Jan 7, 2023 20:10:54 GMT
leannec I love your living room! We have a chair very similar to that. Ashley furniture? Yes! It has a "Paris" print on it
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Post by KelleeM on Jan 7, 2023 20:20:09 GMT
We’re having bbq chicken thighs, butternut squash baked macaroni and cheese and salad for dinner. I’m making the salad and the others are handling the rest.
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Post by teddyw on Jan 7, 2023 20:25:34 GMT
tanya2 enjoy your getaway scrapmaven that is a win I made peasant soup from my new Stanley Tucci cookbook. Dh is golfing and won’t be thrilled. I’ll make salad to go with it.
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Post by littlemama on Jan 7, 2023 20:40:39 GMT
We are having Swiss Steak, rice for the guys and potatoes for me.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jan 7, 2023 20:41:05 GMT
Tonight's dinner will be steak and sweet potatoes. I feel like I won the grocery game today: I spent $20.84 at Aldi and $28.57 at Giant (our local grocery store) and got enough for dinner tonight, tomorrow (pasta and garlic bread), and for next week (copycat da Vinci pasta)-- and then cashed in all but a few of my app points at got us free lunch at Chick fil A on the way home. 😁 (Granted, I also did cash in some grocery store rewards and got free milk, bread, and sugar, but I'm pleased with spending under $50 for the week!)
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Post by scrappintoee on Jan 7, 2023 21:02:13 GMT
ntsf ...I hope they'll be happy in DC; I'm originally from there. How do they feel about moving away so far? I wanna see everyones' piks and memes, but I can't ! I CAN see jeremysgirl 's meme--so funny! I was a bit freaked out yesterday over some NEW pain (yippeee! ) but, I'm now using a TENS* unit, and it helps A LOT !!!!! (it sends electrical impulses to painful areas) We're having our usual Saturday night pizza and a movie. We usually make a salad, too. teddyw ....I just saw your post yesterday. Hope it was a lovely night. Steak and lobster---YUM! Happy belated ....errrr...... bull-lated Anniversary!
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Post by Marina on Jan 7, 2023 21:59:57 GMT
scrappintoee my chiropractor has me use the tens unit up to 2 hours at a time. I clip it to my waist band and do whatever I need to and it works really well. scrapmaven tomorrow my living room will be clear. Ds leaves then and right now all his laundry, winter clothes (snow trip) etc are there waiting to be packed. Once he leaves I can pack up Christmas. The boxes are in the attic and I've been waiting on DH to get them down. teddyw happy belated anniversary! Today I have projects to do. Tonight we have tri-tip, jasmine rice and butternut squash.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jan 7, 2023 22:20:09 GMT
Hi Everyone, I didn’t get a chance to read or post yesterday. I had a late morning dentist appointment and sat in the chair for filling and cavity removal; then temporary filling and fit for a permanent crown. I sat there a little over 1 1/2 hours. It’s one of those large back molars. My mouth, tongue and lips were numb until 4:30. leannec I love your new place! Cute meme. jeremysgirl Love the meme and I want to see your shawl. scrapmaven It’s so good that your ODS has your MIL’s furniture. I hope it brings wonderful memories to him. And it’s great you are getting your place back. ntsf I know that you are going to miss your DS and DIL. Your dinner sounds delicious. cadoodlebug That pie looks amazing. linda I know that you miss your kids. BLT pasta sounds interesting. tanya2 Enjoy your dinner with your DH. What a great gift your DD and her BF got you and your DH. taylortroop You are a fabulous grandmother! teddyw Happy Belated Anniversary! My ODS bought a 1500 piece National Geographic Butterfly puzzle on Christmas Eve. A couple of days ago, he laid it out on the kitchen table and we have all been doing it. ODS and DH must have a puzzle gene that YDS and I are lacking. So who knows when I will get my kitchen table back. It measures 3 ft by 2 ft. scrapmaven , any suggestions? The entire background and edges are black. Makes it hard. Last night DH got takeout from our favorite Italian restaurant. I ordered spaghetti and meatballs. Nice and soft food. The meatballs were so tender. So we had the rechauffe for dinner. Today I have been doing laundry, organizing my paints and cleaning. I hope all of you have a peaceful rest of the day.
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Post by tanya2 on Jan 7, 2023 22:33:58 GMT
leannec I love your living room! We have a chair very similar to that. Ashley furniture? Yes! It has a "Paris" print on it Nice! Ours has named of different kinds of tea on it
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Post by bc2ca on Jan 8, 2023 0:39:40 GMT
It's been a busy day for me, starting with an in-person information session for people interested in becoming CASAs. This is the first in-person session since Jan 2020 and we were all thrilled to be there live. After I went to visit my most recent case kids. Their case closed at the end of November and we weren't able to coordinate a last visit during December, so it was especially great to see them happy and settled.
Going through the deli drawer I discovered some smoked salmon bought for the holiday feasting and never used, so the plan is to make a simple smoked salmon, lemon and dill pasta dish. I have kohlrabi noodles, too, and will toss a Caesar(ish) salad.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 8, 2023 0:39:45 GMT
Ok I know how I love how it’s warm and dry and my favourite time of year. It’s raining today and nice. It’s 7°C and not -10°C which it was with the snow. The weather is truly perfect. I have a water resistant jacket, rain pants, silk long underwear if it gets cold and wear layers. I think the psych drugs are making me happier than usual. Life is great!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 8, 2023 0:41:30 GMT
Father is making a pot roast. It’s small and he wants to cook it for 2 hrs in a Dutch oven. Crazy? Maybe 1 hr?
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Post by ntsf on Jan 8, 2023 0:58:07 GMT
my son and dil really want to leave town for a few years. my son has never lived anywhere else and he is ready to try something else. my dil is from annapolis.. and will be close to her parents--who are older than us--that is a mixed bag. they have totally different political views. my dil worked in dc and new york for a number of years. my son has been working as a bartender and wants to kick start his life to do something else.
so we will see. I have a kid in new zealand.. dc doesn't seem so far!!
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Post by tmarschall on Jan 8, 2023 1:32:02 GMT
Hi Leanne! No meme today? Shocked. Lol! Well, here is what I posted on Facebook today! I'm loving that with the Christmas tree gone everyone can now see the TV from the sofa! 100$ this! I took down one of our trees today and it looks so naked. I am glad to have things back to normal but now I'm ready to decorate the dining room for Valentine's. I know it's early but I love all the red and pink and hearts and lovey dovey stuff. We found a hutch/buffet on the curb and shockingly it was in great shape so now it has a new home as a coffee/hot chocolate bar, and I'm loving the seasonal stuff for it!
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Post by tmarschall on Jan 8, 2023 1:38:17 GMT
We are having Swiss Steak, rice for the guys and potatoes for me. I love Swiss steak, esp over mashed potatoes. It is supreme comfort food for me.
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Post by scrappintoee on Jan 8, 2023 1:38:46 GMT
Marina...So glad you get relief from TENS, too! I've had it on different joints allll day! I am soooo grateful ! It really keeps the pain away, much better than any medications or ice that I CONSTANTLY use. I just ordered another unit to use on other joints at the same time. ntsf...Ohhhh, I LOVE Annapolis! Many happy memories of swimming and laying in the sun, slathered in BABY OIL to get a tan. (if only I'd known better---eek! ) Your dil is already familiar with DC, and I hope your son loves it there. It goes without saying, there is SOOOO much to see and do in DC! Growing up there, I took it for granted. After I moved away, I'd go to visit my Dad and little brother. I loved walking allllll over the city and hopping on the subway to visit alllll the historical places I didn't care about as a child/ teenager.
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Post by scrappintoee on Jan 8, 2023 1:42:09 GMT
I know it's early but I love all the red and pink and hearts and lovey dovey stuff. We found a hutch/buffet on the curb and shockingly it was in great shape so now it has a new home as a coffee/hot chocolate bar, and I'm loving the seasonal stuff for it! Ohhhh, I love all the seasonal cute coffee/ hot chocolate bars that people create on youtube. How cool that you found a hutch/buffet! I also have lotsa cute Valentines decorations. Mayyyybe this year, I'll have the energy to decorate again.
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