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Post by leannec on Apr 1, 2023 15:31:51 GMT
Hi everyone! Today will be a day of just hanging out ... gotta do a bit of laundry but nothing else ... I see a nap in my future! I was pretty excited yesterday ... my kitchen chairs, that I ordered way back in November, were finally delivered! They are black and solid wood and I love them! . At the moment I am using a kitchen table that will go to dd#1 when she eventually moves to a place of her own ... when that happens I will buy a table that really matches my chairs ... right now the table is a bit lighter than the chairs but no biggie! ETA: The table extends with a leaf but I don't need it that big right now ... Here they are: My appetite is so bad right now ... planning dinner is impossible because I just don't feel like eating anything ... I have a flatbread (pizza) in the fridge I can make if I want tonight ... we'll see! Anyone still feeling under the weather? Who is still organizing? What are your plans today? What is on your menu tonight? Have a great Saturday everybody!
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 1, 2023 15:38:02 GMT
Good morning leannec. Had you not told us that the table is different than the chairs I wouldn't have known. It looks nice together. You've decorated your condo beautifully. I still love that chair. I'm sorry that you're still feeling yucky in the tummy. I hope that you're feel better and be able to enjoy week 2 of spring break. I'm almost done w/my office project. Dh is gonna clear some stuff out from underneath my desk and then I can finish. I will need some decorative accessories and will shop for those once the area is clean. Dinner is rechauffe chicken sandwiches and a movie. Not sure which movie we'll stream. Wishing everyone a relaxing, fun day!
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Post by sueg on Apr 1, 2023 15:50:15 GMT
Not much happening here today. I rang my dad this morning to let him know the book he sent me on our family history had arrived. I haven’t phoned him for a while, so I rang rather than a text message, and we chatted for a while.
DH went into the city shopping this afternoon and I just went for a walk then made my first batch of hot cross buns for this Easter season. When he arrived home, he met our new upstairs neighbors. They were in to get everything ready for the apartment to be painted before they move in in two weeks time. Like us, they are a bit older (DH said he thinks mid50s) and both speak good English.
Dinner tonight is going to be roast chicken with potatoes, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Hopefully gravy as well. DH Is flying to Sweden tomorrow, so he is making a big dinner so I will have leftovers for one or two more dinners while he’s gone.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Apr 1, 2023 15:57:29 GMT
Nice chairs leannec! I'm still on a high a about our Lady Tigers playing in the championship game tomorrow against Iowa. Dinner tonight will be a Crispy Chicken salad that is to die for. Creative Memories has a new envelope/bow maker that it's awesome. Of course I had to buy one.
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 1, 2023 16:15:20 GMT
sueg, I hope that your new neighbors become friends. cadoodlebug, Did you bring enough chicken salad to share w/the rest of the tribe? Glad you're having and fun and GO Lady Tigers!!!!
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Post by christine58 on Apr 1, 2023 16:18:07 GMT
Nice chairs leannec! I'm still on a high a about our Lady Tigers playing in the championship game tomorrow against Iowa. Dinner tonight will be a Crispy Chicken salad that is to die for. Creative Memories has a new envelope/bow maker that it's awesome. Of course I had to buy one. I hope the Lady Tigers win that player from Iowa, I’m drawing a blank on her name, I don’t like her attitude.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 1, 2023 16:18:39 GMT
I’m currently in the cell phone lot waiting for my mom to tell me she’s got her luggage and his outside waiting for me. It’s a beautiful day here 62° and the sun is shining. We’re gonna stop on our way home and grab a late lunch early dinner
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Post by tmarschall on Apr 1, 2023 16:22:13 GMT
Love those chairs, leannec. Are you looking for a black table or something different? Round? Rectangle? Your place is pretty! We had big storms here last night. Luckily we just have a few limbs down and we had pulled one of the cars forward after dinner out last night, bc one of them fell across the driveway. There were either straight line winds or a tornado in the area. Lots of damage. Some people must still have power knocked out because when we stopped for McD's breakfast, the drive thru had lines 2 deep around the building! Today we are heading into Illinois for our usual bookstore-thrift store-music store- early dinner excursion. I would have been fine to stay home today...still dealing with sinus stuff, but I know Nick wanted to look at some equipment. It's always a nice day, so I'm good. Hoping weather may be better tomorrow to get some outside work done. Everything is looking messy out there. I'm embarrassed to say we have a mess of holiday decorations out there...Xmas, valentine's and some spring stuff. I'm so ready for flowers and bright colors. Including clothes...I have cute spring clothes but it doesn't feel right when it's still snowing off and on here. Hope everyone has a restful/productive/healing/fun weekend...whatever your heart needs! ❤️
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 1, 2023 16:24:44 GMT
Happy Saturday! It's been a crazy week here and although I've read daily, haven't had a chance to post. Tues/Wed I had a crew in the house replacing the a/c, furnace and all the ducts in the attic. There was also a crew in the backyard working on the landscaping. Thurs a different crew showed up to insulate all the water pipes in the attic, as well as another crew to patch/paint the ceiling where old vents were removed. Friday the a/c crew showed up to change out the incorrect whole house air filtration system they had installed, as well as someone to finish up the ceiling painting. In the middle of that, our new dishwasher was delivered and installed. Good timing for the a/c though as it is supposed to hit 90 on Monday!
DH has recovered nicely from the heart valve replacement. He's back to a normal life and working to build up his strength before the next surgery on the 21st.
This weekend I plan to get the taxes completed. If I have energy after that, I'll see what project inspires me in the sewing room. Have several to choose from! DD is supposed to come help me rearrange the furniture in the reading room (old dining room). My days of shuffling furniture solo are behind me.
No clue what dinner will be. There has been discussion of going for crawfish. I'm just trying to avoid all the crowds in town for the Final Four though. Hope that everyone has fun things planned for the weekend!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Apr 1, 2023 16:34:20 GMT
cadoodlebug, Did you bring enough chicken salad to share w/the rest of the tribe? Glad you're having and fun and GO Lady Tigers!!!![/quote] Actually, everyone is ordering from Grub Hub, a favorite local restaurant, and two of the gals will go pick them all up at 6. I have shared gumbo with a few of my friends
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Post by destined2bmom on Apr 1, 2023 16:55:52 GMT
Hi Everyone, Long time not posting. But I have been trying to read the thread. leannec Love the chairs! scrapmaven I hope that you love your office when you are done! sueg Hot cross buns sound so good. I hope that you and your DH become friends with your upstairs neighbors. cadoodlebug I hope that your team wins. I will have to check out the bow maker and your dinner sounds delicious. christine58 I hope you and your Mom enjoy your day. tmarschall I am glad that that you had a few limbs down, but not major damage. I hope that you enjoy going to Illinois outing. **GypsyGirl** That’s a lot of crews and work. I am so glad that your DH has recovered from his heart valve replacement and he is back to normal activities. Today, I am cleaning, visiting with ODS, who came home this weekend and relaxing. Dinner is either rechauffe or maybe family dinner out.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 1, 2023 17:14:47 GMT
Hi leannec! Relaxing sounds good. I got up and went to the quilt store this morning and I did buy that quilt kit, as well as take some time and really look around at everything. Spent a good deal of time chatting with everyone there. Then Jeremy came home and picked me right up and we hit BJ's. We are in for the rest of the weekend now. He is tired. He didn't sleep well. So he wanted to go quick after work so he could come home and take a shower, get his blanket, and lay on the couch. I'm going to try to finish up my quilt top this weekend. **GypsyGirl** I'm glad your DH is healing well and in good spirits. I continue to pray. scrapmaven hopefully you have organized yourself to the point where you want to use the space to craft soon. tmarschall I'm glad the storm didn't get you guys too badly. destined2bmom you enjoy your visit with your son. We will have popcorn chicken and tater tots for dinner tonight and tomorrow. And then get a Hungryroot box on Monday. And the name of the game is rest.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 1, 2023 17:15:13 GMT
I am determined to get some cards made today. Desperately need birthday cards! Today is my sister’s birthday. Yes, she was an April Fool’s baby, and when I went to 1st grade that day and said I had a new baby sister, the other kids laughed and said April Fools, and I cried because no one believed me. Dinner is TBD but will probably be something out of my overstuffed fridge. The new chairs look nice, leannec. I didn’t even notice that the table doesn’t match.
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Post by karenlou on Apr 1, 2023 17:33:25 GMT
I have just spent time putting all the LO 's I did last WE in albums....also found a few miscellaneous LO's without homes so they are now in albums. I took 2 pieces of lasagna and some meatballs and sauce out of the freezer for dinner . Although DH woke up with dry heaves and is back in bed..hopefully will be feeling better when he wakes up.
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Post by leannec on Apr 1, 2023 18:26:25 GMT
Love those chairs, leannec. Are you looking for a black table or something different? Round? Rectangle? Your place is pretty! I could be holding onto this table for a couple of years so the table that I saw in the store that I liked may be totally different from what I end up with in the end! Anyway, the one I like at the moment has a light wood top (rectangle) and black iron base ... it's really cool! Here it is (sorry so big!) Here it is (sorry so big!):
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 1, 2023 18:39:54 GMT
I am so excited! The kids will be here tonight and we are celebrating Easter tomorrow.
Tonight I am making a lasagna for Dad, GF and me tonight because we have a concert to go to tonight.
There isn’t much fun stuff going on here today. I am doing laundry, washed the floor and changed the towels. The whoodle needs to go to the vet this afternoon which will make him unhappy. His eye is red and his ears aren’t good either. I am good. Father is good. The rain stopped and I already have 1,000 steps before noon!
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Post by tmarschall on Apr 1, 2023 20:01:50 GMT
Love those chairs, leannec. Are you looking for a black table or something different? Round? Rectangle? Your place is pretty! I could be holding onto this table for a couple of years so the table that I saw in the store that I liked may be totally different from what I end up with in the end! Anyway, the one I like at the moment has a light wood top (rectangle) and black iron base ... it's really cool! Here it is (sorry so big!) Here it is (sorry so big!): Ooo...love that!
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Post by taylortroop on Apr 1, 2023 20:08:52 GMT
ODS sent me a message this morning that he tested positive for Covid. He was at a fish fry last weekend with DH so Im sure that’s where he got it. I hope it doesn’t go through their whole house.
Walker had a vet appt this morning for his last vaccine. Now he should be good until his neuter down the road.
Another dull rainy day here. Did some laundry but haven’t been real productive otherwise.
Supper tonight will be leftover stir fry and Caesar salad.
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Post by amom23 on Apr 1, 2023 20:11:51 GMT
DH caught a stomach bug. DS came home for the weekend and is going out with a friend tonight. I pulled a freezer meal out to cook for myself.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 1, 2023 21:09:56 GMT
Update, dinner is going to be picked up from a great local BBQ place, for my sister’s birthday. So grateful for birthdays. I think I will have brisket with potato salad. I like to put BBQ sauce on the potato salad. mmm (I know, weird)
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 1, 2023 21:24:13 GMT
Update, dinner is going to be picked up from a great local BBQ place, for my sister’s birthday. So grateful for birthdays. I think I will have brisket with potato salad. I like to put BBQ sauce on the potato salad. mmm (I know, weird) Brisket with bbq and potato salad without bbq actually have my mouth watering just thinking about it. scrappert mentioned potato salad last week and that got me craving. Maybe I just need to make some.
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Post by tmarschall on Apr 1, 2023 21:34:45 GMT
Update, dinner is going to be picked up from a great local BBQ place, for my sister’s birthday. So grateful for birthdays. I think I will have brisket with potato salad. I like to put BBQ sauce on the potato salad. mmm (I know, weird) Brisket with bbq and potato salad without bbq actually have my mouth watering just thinking about it. scrappert mentioned potato salad last week and that got me craving. Maybe I just need to make some. I got a great potato salad from here last summer. Maybe from Merge? It's a loaded baked potato salad with scallions and sour cream, so not traditional but it always disappears.
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 1, 2023 23:15:32 GMT
lucyg , I would love brisket w/coleslaw or macaroni salad. That sounds delicious. Don't forget a nice dill pickle, too. 2 dill pickles is even better. **GypsyGirl** , it's nice to hear that your dh is healing well. May his next surgery be successful and may he be in great health once it's done. Well, I did it. I got my scrap room organized and now I get to do the fun part, which is pick out decorative items for the cabinets and desktop. I feel bad, because it's going to take dh 3 weeks of trash days to get rid of everything, lots of extra storage junk and M's cubes that I won't use. Still, he's thrilled to have the room organized and soon it will look so nice. Everything is accessible and in order and I am inspired to go back to doing something I truly love to do. We had something come up, so we have to go to a couple of appts on Monday for mil's stuff. Unfortunately, that means that I have to diss a friend that I really wanted to see on Monday, but we have to finish this stuff so that we can all move on w/our lives. So, I won't be able to enjoy the room for a few days, but then I can really have some fun. I'm so glad to be done w/my room. OMG, that was a project.
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Post by Marina on Apr 2, 2023 3:02:19 GMT
Today was spent in the garden, going to Home Depot to pick up some plants and juicing and freezing lemon juice into ice cubes. My back is not being cooperative and so I'm really hurting tonight.
Tonight we just had tuna melts on sourdough.
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Post by ntsf on Apr 2, 2023 3:07:49 GMT
so dh started the day with me taking the dog for his morning walk. we go to a giant sundial a few blocks away (it is 15 ft high). and the dog runs around to all the trees in the mini park. then we stopped at the vets for pet meds, then the bakery.. and home.
I took my child to the open house at her old high school.. she was excited to pull out new clothes she had stashed away and go.. small crowd.. but one of her classmates from 2007 was there (class of 15). and someone else who remembered her. she spent much of the visit talking to current seniors about college and how it is better than high school.
drove home and had bad headache.. my child took the dog out for walk. I took some advil and made dinner an hour later.. salad and chicken spaghetti. pretty simple. nice warm day for once.
hugs for all those who need them.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 2, 2023 3:14:55 GMT
Today was spent in the garden, going to Home Depot to pick up some plants and juicing and freezing lemon juice into ice cubes. My back is not being cooperative and so I'm really hurting tonight. Tonight we just had tuna melts on sourdough. I'm sorry your back is bothering you so badly.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 2, 2023 3:16:55 GMT
Today is my sister’s birthday. Yes, she was an April Fool’s baby My brother is an April Fool baby as well! Speaking of my brother..... he never wants to do anything for his birthday. I suggested that we either go to his house for take away, or go out for dinner. His reply was, and I quote, "You know perfectly well that I don't want to do anything." After I replied "Oh ffs" he relented. His reply? "OK then sooky la la we can do something." We ended up going to a local Italian restaurant for dinner. I've never been there before, and it was delicious. I have Chicken Involtini - prosciutto and camembert wrapped in chicken tenders with a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce, and plenty of veggies. Sooooo good! leannec I love your table and new chairs!
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Post by Marina on Apr 2, 2023 8:35:19 GMT
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