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Post by leannec on Oct 22, 2023 14:06:22 GMT
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for the congratulations yesterday regarding my mum finally finding a retirement residence! I was a dummy and failed to take any photos! Next time I'm there I will take some! I'll be meeting my mum at Denny's for breakfast in an hour ... then she goes to bingo and I come home and putter around ... the weather is turning yucky so I need to take my garbage out right away ... fun times! My mum is trying to sell some furniture on Facebook Marketplace (well, I'm doing most of the work!) ... it's proving to be a PITA but she won't have room for these items in her new place ... if she does not have anyone picking stuff up after bingo she will come over for dinner ... we will have something from my Hello Fresh box that gets delivered today! This is what I posted on Facebook today ... even though I'm single, I spend a crazy amount of money on food ... I prefer quality over quantity and often eat fish and seafood which isn't cheap! How is everyone feeling today? What is your weather like today? What are your plans today? What is on your menu tonight? Have a relaxing Sunday everybody!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2023 14:15:50 GMT
Hi leannec I feel it is totally insane that Jeremy and I spend about $250 a week on groceries. With that said, we don't look at prices or anything anymore. We just buy whatever we want which is the beauty of having enough not to worry. For that I'm grateful because it wasn't always like that for us. I've got two goals today: laundry and the border of that blanket that I'm dragging ass on. Chloe and Tyrone will be over for dinner tonight. She requested enchiladas. She loves Mama's enchiladas.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 22, 2023 14:23:59 GMT
It rained this morning ~ hope it rains some more! If it is just drizzling, we'll go for a walk. I'm still on a high from LSU beating Army 62-0 last night and one of my Delta Gamma sorority sisters being named Homecoming Queen. Dinner might be sloppy Joe's or Salmon burgers.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2023 14:47:23 GMT
cadoodlebug if I could I would send you all my rain. I swear that we've barely had a break from rain all month.
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Post by stormsts on Oct 22, 2023 14:49:46 GMT
Good Morning!
I can not get over this cold. It has now moved into my chest so I’m constantly coughing.
The sun is shining but it is cold. I will wait until it get to the upper 50’s then take a walk. Other than that I don’t have anything pressing to do so I’m taking it easy today.
Dinner will be pork chops in some form.
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Post by KelleeM on Oct 22, 2023 14:58:49 GMT
My friend is on her way to pick me up for a big outing…to the grocery store! It’s cold, sunny and windy here, perfect in my opinion! Dinner is rechauffe. I’ll have karenlou ‘s chicken pie and ds, who said emphatically. “It’s not Grampy’s chicken pie” will have pasta and sauce. The chicken pie Karen made is delicious. My Dad made the absolute best chicken pie in the world so ds is right, but it’s still very good.
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Post by karenlou on Oct 22, 2023 15:41:45 GMT
I too am having rechauffe "Not MY Dad's" chicken pie.....And in my defense I did tell my Dear sister it is NOT Dad's chicken pie🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My Dad was a cook by vocation, and NEVER used a recipe, so no documentation on how he made things. Much like his Mother who took her amazing plum pudding recipe to the grave with her😢😢
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Post by ntsf on Oct 22, 2023 15:43:07 GMT
it is sprinkling here. off to church and then going scrapping with my buddies all day.
maybe find your own dinner.
dh finally got his package in greece.. not where it was directed, but at the main office in athens. lesson learn.. buy ahead!!
anyway. I pick him up tuesday so cleaning will be going on..
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 22, 2023 15:46:06 GMT
leannec , is your mom excited? Was the place busy w/residents? Yds was just complaining about grocery prices. He eats a lot of fresh stuff, but gets his chicken, proteins at Costco. I suggested that he keep his receipts for a month and then we can figure out where he can cut back. He said he shops the sales, but I don't think he has time to do so. KelleeM , when you've been cooped up in your house a grocery store outing can feel like you're going to Disneyland. Have fun. Your sister, karenlou is a very generous and compassionate lady. You're both good people.
stormsts, I hope you feel much better quickly. A friend told me that there's something going around that sounds like your cold. ICK! I don't know if I'm gonna bake dh's apple cake or work on my puzzle. I'm a bit tired from the past few days. Still, feeling much better than before my medical trip. I think dinner is rechauffe panko pork chop for dh. Enjoy your today, my tribe.
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Post by leannec on Oct 22, 2023 16:06:53 GMT
leannec , is your mom excited? Was the place busy w/residents? She is super excited! She couldn't sleep last night and had to take a pill! It was very busy because they had a live amateur musician (the daughter of a resident) playing in the "pub" ... we sat in there waiting for our tour and when we went to leave there was a total traffic jam of walkers! . My mum is only 76 but she uses a walker if she is going any distance so she was one of them ... I can only imagine how many walkers are in the dining room at mealtimes! I really hope she makes some friends because she doesn't have any right now ... she can sometimes rub people the wrong way ... I'm going to talk to her about how to ask questions of other people and not just talk about herself (and all of her medical issues!) ... We are also so relieved that they have no problem with her having two cats!
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Post by sueg on Oct 22, 2023 16:10:28 GMT
Today was church, then back home for a quiet afternoon. I think this may be the last of our lovely fall weekends - we are meant to get rain midweek, and it all looks downhill from there. Not that I am complaining - we have had a wonderful run of good weather this year, so it’s time to hunker down for winter soon, and anyway, the Christmas markets which start in a month are a lot more fun if it is snowy.
DH is still away, but I am cooking dinner anyway. Tonight is butter chicken curry with rice. There will be plenty for lunch or another dinner tomorrow.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 22, 2023 16:23:51 GMT
Hey all! Going to have to make something from our Blue Apron box as I'm way behind from all the travel and we get a new box in a couple days. Going to see the Killer Moon moving this afternoon - ALLLLLLLLLLL afternoon as it's 3.5 hours!!! Loved the book so hope the movie is good.
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Post by taylortroop on Oct 22, 2023 17:01:20 GMT
Quiet day here. DH has been quiet and I think he is preparing mentally for tomorrow.
We went out for supper last night to Swiss Chalet. The meal was terrible - cold fries and small dry overcooked chicken. DH wanted me to send it back but I just complained to him and ate it. I hate being “that person” at a restaurant. I brought some chicken home and will attempt to salvage it in a wrap for supper.
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Post by littlemama on Oct 22, 2023 17:01:39 GMT
cadoodlebug if I could I would send you all my rain. I swear that we've barely had a break from rain all month. 55 degrees and rain every day. I hope all the fall-obsessed people are enjoying their cold,wet mud puddle!
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Post by leannec on Oct 22, 2023 17:10:55 GMT
DH wanted me to send it back but I just complained to him and ate it. I hate being “that person” at a restaurant. Oh, I would have sent it back with no guilt! I never order chicken in a restaurant for that reason ... it's never moist. I'm also super picky about how I like my steak ... so I rarely (excuse the pun!) order it! Fish and seafood all the way! Although, I was out for dinner last night at an Italian restaurant and my girlfriend and her mum both ordered one of the most expensive seafood and pasta meals on the menu and neither was very hot - everything was just lukewarm ... they ate it was were not happy ... I would have sent it back. I hope I'm not "that person"!!!
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 22, 2023 17:15:30 GMT
leannec, trust me when I tell you that everyone will be discussing pills, bm's, doctors and ailments. Your mom will be in great company. Unfortunately, there will be regular 911 calls and she'll see lots of ambulances. Mil also had a view of the front entrance and was quite the people watcher. I spent a few years taking care of mil who was in independent living. Sometimes, I use a walker, so I fit right in when I visited. LOL. Oh, they also discuss grandkids, politics and other assorted things. She likes BINGO, so she might become interested in the games. There was plenty of Mahjongg and bridge. I always sat at the puzzle w/mil's sister. Your mom will make friends w/the residents and find herself at home. It will take time and she might not like it, at first if she isn't a people person. Give it time. The first week she might you need to visit daily, but back off after that or she won't go downstairs and make friends. Even the most non-social person doesn't have much of a choice about friends, because you see the same people at every meal and they grow on eachother. It's nice, actually.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 22, 2023 17:16:06 GMT
taylortroop, I'm sure that you're both worried. We're here to support you and give you cyber ((((HUGS)))).
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Post by leannec on Oct 22, 2023 17:20:15 GMT
leannec, trust me when I tell you that everyone will be discussing pills, bm's, doctors and ailments. Your mom will be in great company. Unfortunately, there will be regular 911 calls and she'll see lots of ambulances. Mil also had a view of the front entrance and was quite the people watcher. Oh, she will LOVE that!!! I think this will be a great thing for her!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 22, 2023 17:24:57 GMT
DH wanted me to send it back but I just complained to him and ate it. I hate being “that person” at a restaurant. Oh, I would have sent it back with no guilt! I never order chicken in a restaurant for that reason ... it's never moist. I'm also super picky about how I like my steak ... so I rarely (excuse the pun!) order it! Fish and seafood all the way! Although, I was out for dinner last night at an Italian restaurant and my girlfriend and her mum both ordered one of the most expensive seafood and pasta meals on the menu and neither was very hot - everything was just lukewarm ... they ate it was were not happy ... I would have sent it back. I hope I'm not "that person"!!! I want my food hot and am that person! My favourite restaurant which is just up the hill had freezing food the last time we were there. My dad ate there again and said it was excellent.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 22, 2023 17:29:33 GMT
leannec, trust me when I tell you that everyone will be discussing pills, bm's, doctors and ailments. Your mom will be in great company. Unfortunately, there will be regular 911 calls and she'll see lots of ambulances. Mil also had a view of the front entrance and was quite the people watcher. Oh, she will LOVE that!!! I think this will be a great thing for her! She'll be in her glory. Now she'll have a captive audience and vice versa.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 22, 2023 17:31:55 GMT
cadoodlebug if I could I would send you all my rain. I swear that we've barely had a break from rain all month. 55 degrees and rain every day. I hope all the fall-obsessed people are enjoying their cold,wet mud puddle! I love fall. Have no problem with 55 degrees. But the rain has just taken over.
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Post by leannec on Oct 22, 2023 17:36:16 GMT
I love fall. Have no problem with 55 degrees. But the rain has just taken over. Well, we are expecting 5 - 15 centimetres of SNOW tomorrow here!
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Post by stormsts on Oct 22, 2023 17:41:19 GMT
taylortroop will be thinking about you and DH tomorrow!
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Post by bklyngal62 on Oct 22, 2023 19:16:30 GMT
I just got off work and hubby is at the gymn so I'm enjoying my alone quiet time.
For dinner we are having chicken tacos with rice and beans on the side.
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Post by tmarschall on Oct 22, 2023 20:03:14 GMT
Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! We have been watching the Bears game and it looks like they are actually pulling off a win...yay! We have had a very busy weekend. Our grandson's last football game, a sweetest day adventure up into MI for shopping and eating and leaf peeping. I love fall so much! Even the rain off and on was fine for us, and it seemed to keep the crowds down. We have a gorgeous fall day here today. We had a long day of it yesterday and came gome and went to bed. An hr layer I said oh no.. Monica's bday! We had forgotten that we rsvp'd for a cousins 50th bday party at a bar. Let me tell you...getting a shower and out together, and hitting a bar to drink and dance at 19:30 at night is INSANE for us. But we did it and I'm glad, just tired today. I made muffins for our "pregaming." In a bit we will go to Nick's work and I will grade papers and get set up for this week. We will either grab something out or come home to make a homemade pizza, and I will bake cookie bars for tomorrow night's student game night. Lots to do! Congrats to your mom, leannec! I hope it will be a great move for her. Loved seeing your donut adventure, jeremysgirl! Stay warm and dry, everyone!
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Post by Marina on Oct 23, 2023 0:37:12 GMT
Praying for your DH's surgery tomorrow taylortroopI woke up with sinus issues even impacting my jaw. Took a sudafed which is helping. Didn't sleep well due to pain. So today I'm a bit of a couch potato. Yesterday I worked in my office. Purging. Need to do more. Tonight we will have chili from the freezer.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 23, 2023 1:46:56 GMT
I'm with you leannec and jeremysgirl, I have always bought whatever food I want, and don't pay much attention to the price. But man, it's getting tough! My grocery bills have sky rocketed these last few months. I keep thinking I'm going to have to start curbing my spending. Speaking of cheap meals, DSO said he was happy to have toasted cheese sandwiches for dinner, but it was such a cold and miserable day that I felt like some comfort food. I made jalapeño popper chicken with mashed potato. YUM!
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Post by teddyw on Oct 23, 2023 3:05:42 GMT
Praying for your dh tomorrow taylortroopWhat a busy weekend tmarschallToday was Luke’s birthday party. Then tonight we all went to the pumpkin program at the conservatory. He loved all of it. Because we were there during dinner time I ate cereal after. Groceries are definitely up. I find myself not buying some stuff.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 23, 2023 5:53:59 GMT
We were very generously blessed with ready to eat food from friends. I took my dad dinner but he had eaten dinner. I ate dinner with Dad. Why did I go again? I cannot stand not being there. One of his nurses is Li and she was mum’s dementia ward nurse. She remembered me because I spoke to her in Mandarin. How many short, non-Chinese middle aged Caucasian women are there around the hospital with elderly parents who speak Mandarin quite well? Not that many I’d bet.
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