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Post by iowgirl on Feb 22, 2024 15:28:28 GMT
Bugles - the salty corn based snack like Fritos. I used them to make *Santa hats* with my home-made nuts & bolts this year at Christmas. Bugles are my favorite! I make "Bugle Dip" that goes so well with it. It is finely chopped cucumber (seeds removed), some garlic powder to taste, mixed into softened cream cheese. Super simple, but it's always requested in the summer! I have made the Santa Hat mix several times! This year I made Santa and Elves hats! I dipped some Bugles in Red candy coating and some in Green. The green were the Elf hats. I redipped the wide open end and then dipped the red ones in white Nonpareils and the green ones in red/white/green Nonpareils. I used tiny dehydrated marshmallows for the Pom on the tip. SO fun! Looked awesome in the mix along with Christmas M&M's.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 22, 2024 15:04:32 GMT
My sense of taste seems to just have diminished. Nothing tastes good, but nothing tastes bad either. It's just that nothing tastes as GOOD as it USED to. Could that be just aging? Or is from Covid? I had dry mouth after Covid, and I think that is what really changed my tastes. The dry mouth has been dealt with, but I swear my tastes buds never came back.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 22, 2024 14:59:09 GMT
I feel that! I was on the fence for a long time. I didn't want to pay it, but honestly, I feel like it has been worth it. The Paramount+ subscription is worth $72 alone. I have seen Walmart discount the price on it too. The Scan & Go is worth the cost alone. but from what's been said, you scan n go but you still have to go to the self check out lanes to actually check out. i don't know about you guys, but those lines are super long at the WMs around me. i thought everything can be done on your app and then you just walk out. if i still have to stand in the self check out, then i'll have to think twice about paying for that service. I agree with you on that! I often have long lines at the self checkout! It is nice that once I get to an open one, it takes 30 seconds or less to Scan that code and be gone! I get requests of feedback from Walmart about using Scan & Go, and everytime, I mention that a dedicated kiosk or such be added for Scan & Go - that is only for Scan & Go. Our self checkouts are tiny. It is such a pain in the butt to unload, scan, bag, then find a spot for the bags, if my cart is still full. Being able to have my stuff organized into totes and not having to unload, bag, then try to find a spot for bagged stuff while still unloading is a great plus. There are things that could be improved! I would also like a spot on the cart I could put my phone (securely) so it was easy to grag and put down for Scan & Go. Or even a scan gun mounted on the cart.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 21, 2024 19:56:07 GMT
Use a Power Bank (battery). Get a sizeable one. I like 10,000 mAh. That gives you plenty of charge time off a battery. You can charge multiple devices fully off that. This one at Amazon is a 2 pack for just under $18. They are about the size of a larger iPhone and a little thicker. This one has a little flashlight, which can be super handy too. I use my own cords. These are my favorite all purpose cords. Each cord has 4 ends; 1 USB C, 1 micro USB, 2 apple lightning. So it will pretty much charge anything. You can also use it to recharge the battery, but it will need to plug into a regular UBS charging port (slow) or have a wall adapter plug for USB direct to wall power. I highly recommend these cords. They are SO durable. Multi End short charging cord And a longer version of the same cord (also a 2 pack) .. it is 10 foot long. These chargers are great to fly with - but they go carry on, not in your packed checked bag.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 21, 2024 19:35:44 GMT
WOW. i didn't know you can do Scan n Go at Walmart too. i doubt DH will pay $98 for that privilege though. LOL. between warehouse memberships and streaming services, he is not about to pay one more annual fee. oh, but that is so good to know! I feel that! I was on the fence for a long time. I didn't want to pay it, but honestly, I feel like it has been worth it. The Paramount+ subscription is worth $72 alone. I have seen Walmart discount the price on it too. The Scan & Go is worth the cost alone.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 21, 2024 16:36:34 GMT
Nope. Prion diseases freak me out.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 21, 2024 15:07:28 GMT
i will say this for Sam's though, i love their Scan n Go app feature. bypass the lines. scan stuff yourself, pay and go. it makes the going to the store much more tolerable and fast because i don't have to stand in their lines and deal with their slooooooowww cashiers. If you like Sam's Scan & Go - you will LOVE it at Walmart. I can't figure out why more people don't get it. You have to pay for the Walmart Plus membership, but I have seen it discounted quite often. It is $98 a year (but I do see them sell it at a discount often). You get Scan & Go (worth it alone!) at Walmart. Free shipping, free delivery (I don't qualify, because I live in BFE, but I did use it on vacation to have groceries delivered to a villa, and I do use it to get things delivered to my kids who live in more urban areas). Paramount+ is included and also Pluto TV, which is free, but I think the Walmart+ makes it more add-free. If you live within a delivery area, they also do free returns - they will come pick up your return. Fuel discounts also, if your store has fuel. But I LOVE just putting totes in my cart, scanning as I shop and packing my totes so it is easy to put away when I get home. I go through the Self Check out and scan a code on the screen and I am done! Poof! It is THE best.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 20, 2024 14:33:24 GMT
I loved the early Simpson's. Back when Fox was a very new network. To this day, I laugh when I think about Side Show Bob stepping on the rakes. LOL I don't know why, but that one just sticks in my mind. And "I can't even say titmouse without giggling like a schoolgirl".
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 17, 2024 1:04:54 GMT
I think it's a made-up story by the site "buzzbait" as click bait. One of my kids is invited to a wedding and the wedding attire states that now one is to wear white or red. The bride is Chinese, so I assumed it had something to do with that.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 14, 2024 2:02:39 GMT
Looks like going to Disney became a little more complicated in the last 20 years It’s just my husband and I we will be there in a couple of weeks for three days. DisneyWorld is WAY more complicated than it was just 5 years ago. Geesh. We finally broke down and did some ala carte Lightening Lane passes just to ride Tron, Flights of Passage, Rise of the Resistance, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Did a Genie pass one day to get on more rides. It really bugs me to have to spend this much MORE on top of the already spendy park hopper passes. Plus the Magical Express is gone, so we Ubered to and from the airport, so more $$ I also thought the food quality has gone down the crapper - this goes across the board from snacks to the higher end meals, even in Disney Springs. We used to love the food - this trip was meh at best. Less quantity and quality and much more cost. But Guardians of the Galaxy was AMAZING! I have a cast iron stomach, and when I got off that one.. I felt the tiniest bit woozy. I hear it is a vomit comet for many! carhoch , what did you think of DisneyWorld?
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 14, 2024 1:54:39 GMT
For the 3rd time is about 7 -10 days, I've received the message "Your package is on the way but running late." However, I've discovered this is a euphemism for "your package is lost". Every single time. Mine run about 7 days on average. That is with Prime. I have had a couple lost, and cancelled one at Christmas, due to the length of time getting it. But Prime has lost it's shine for me. I can order the same item from Walmart of Target with free shipping and get it in 2 days, and it takes a week from Amazon.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 2, 2024 0:06:12 GMT
I would not repot it now.
If you want, keep it alive even after it flowers. Keep the green part going. Once any danger of frost has passed, transplant the green into a garden/flower bed. The green part will wither and die away. Next spring it might rebloom. It might not.
The bulb you have now has been forced, so it might be viable to keep, or it might be a gonner. But I tuck mine into my flower beds and some come back the next spring, some don't.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 1, 2024 15:55:51 GMT
So, you are already paying extra for Prime, and now they are charging you to be ad-free?? That really sucks! Prime is losing it's shine for me! I never get same day or next day shipping - most of the time is is 4-5 days or longer. But I can order the same or similar item from Walmart or Target and get them in no more than 2 days.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 30, 2024 19:53:30 GMT
It seems women create chaos and it’s up to males to create order. In all my life, it seems this is the other way around.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 30, 2024 17:40:21 GMT
There have been a couple of threads this week where a non European Pea has said European butter is better than US and a different Pea said European Tea is better than the US. I love watching tiktoks of people who come to the US and are blown away by good things (some of which make me scratch my head)... LOL At the top is usually BBQ and the sides. Starbucks drinks are popular (not always coffee, per say, but the different ways it is prepared and the non-coffee drinks there too. Ranch dressing is always a topic. Our beef is almost exclusively sent abroad, so I am going to say good Iowa beef is better than European, from first hand knowledge. LOL It is fun to hear where our beef goes. We don't always know, but sometimes the let us know. Once our entire load went from a Pack in Omaha right onto a jet to Japan (take that Kobe beef!) ... MASH DK (Modern American Steak House, Denmark) was buying our beef. I know sometimes it goes to UAE also. I prefer to buy US butter. I think KerryGold is good, but so is LOL butter, and you can get it European style, which is also 82% butterfat, just as KerryGold is. I support US Farmers. I love my Terry's Chocolate oranges! As far as I can tell, the are manufactured in France. So yummy! I also love Lu Petit Ecolier cookies, which I believe are made in France. Such a treat when I can find them! I like Barilla pasta, which is an Italian company - but it is made less than 100 miles from me in Ames Iowa!
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 30, 2024 17:21:30 GMT
A party line: In the 1950s, unless you had a private line, several neighbors phones were on the same electrical line. We had a party line when I was a kid. Just one old guy was on it, but it seemed like he used his phone a lot. We didn't have a special ring. We must have gotten a private line by the early 80's when the phone was a major part of my life! Can you believe a boy had to call your house and might have to talk to your parents first! LORD! When a phone call came to the household, one homeowner had a ring tone that was very long (length of the sound). The next home might have 2 short rings, so that the homes knew who was receiving the call. My mom talked about the different rights when she was a girl. Those were the old crank phones back then. She said they had a 'community' ring that everyone was to pick up. She said when the Colorado Peaches would come in, the community ring would go out and let everyone know to go get some! LOL I have one of those old crank phones at my house, just for decoration. It has a magneto in that I have heard will shock you into another dimension if you ever touched it when it was energized. It's inside the cabinet of the phone though, it's not something you can accidentally touch.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 30, 2024 16:18:49 GMT
There has been a considerable amount of research that shows that grades, overall school performance, tardiness and attendance, etc. all improve when high school start times are later in the morning. Even things like traffic accidents involving teens decrease when school start times are later. My kids were almost always at school well before the start time. Morning practices for XC started at 6 am. Sometimes they would come back home for a shower, but most of the time they just did that at school and had breakfast there. Band practices were at 7 am and a lot of the teachers had office hours at 7:30 am. When my kids were younger, they got on the bus at 7 am everyday, so the early start for school was something that was always there. My son just struggled more in high school. It's one of those things you have to get through to the other side. I would much rather have them start at a somewhat earlier time, and get out earlier. They all had sports practices after school, and didn't get home till 5 or 5:30 (non-game days). So if they started practices even later, with a later start school day - it would be super late when they got home. They had chores at home that had to be done too. Once they hit the age of 14 they could drive to school - so when my oldest turned 14, she drove, and her siblings rode with her. They didn't have to always leave at the crack of dawn that way, but they would take the bus if she was going in early for practices. Geeze, I am glad those days are over! LOL
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 30, 2024 15:12:42 GMT
I have to appreciate so many of you Mom's having late kids. I can remember how frustrated I was! It's nice to see that we are not alone, and for the most part it is something that passes eventually!
Living with a rancher/farmer has been a challenge. We are often late getting to events, etc., due to the nature of livestock. Something ALWAYS goes wrong when we have plans. And the livestock come first. If the water isn't working, or fence is down, a sick animal, or the worst "COWS ARE OUT" - we are going to be late. If it's planting or harvest season, we will absolutely be late, if we end up getting there at all. I always inform people ahead of time that we will probably be late. I don't plan rides with anyone, because I don't want to worry about them being late too.
We were at a wedding once, and the beer coozies said "Party till the cows come home" ... my daughter pointed out that it should say "Party till the cows get out", 'cause we have to leave then ... LOL
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 29, 2024 19:29:05 GMT
We have sorting canes, to use when we are working cattle. No one can ever find their own sorting cane. Where do they go? Usually hanging on a gate somewhere. DS gave us all heavy duty engraved canes for Christmas. Can I find my cane? No. Do I see my cane getting used by everyone but me - yes. LOL I said I was going to paint it bright pink - but that wouldn't stop it from walking off..
I can tell when is is DH's cane. It's cracked and taped back together with black tape. If you have ever worked cattle, you know this one!
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 29, 2024 19:24:58 GMT
I don't have any fast food within 30 minutes of me, and that is McDonalds. There is also a Culvers's in that town which is great, but lord it is expensive.
The only thing within 10 miles is a Casey's, and while I do like their pizza - it gets old fast. I only order in every couple months or so.
We don't eat much fast food, just because there isn't any around! LOL
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 29, 2024 19:21:38 GMT
I agree with sideways and nightnurse that school just starts too early for high school kids in most places. I agree with teenagers needing more sleep, but I found it amazing that he could get up and get going quite early for things he really wanted to do. He could get to early morning sports practices that started at 6 am on time. He most definetly could get up before dawn to go fishing or go to the lake. No problem what so ever on that stuff... so, I finally quit giving him the slack on 'teenage sleep'. I know a lot of if was late night on the phone texting, etc. What is funny now that he is an adult - he hardly looks at his phone. Distains all social media. Doesn't take his phone with him into his work. It's like a switch flipped, and it was with all my kids. They almost seem to hate the phones and how tied everyone is to them. They have little to no social media, they do text me and we have a group snap chat - but they really only look at that during the evening hours.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 29, 2024 17:26:12 GMT
My husband is religious about his tools. They are not to be trifled with. I can use them, but they have to go back into the tool box(es) in the exact same spot. He has EXPENSIVE tools. Snap On, etc. He has big money invested in his tools.
My tools, at home are not the cheapest, but they aren't the quality of his. But I make my own kit. I find the pre-made kits are utter garbage. I have a couple decent screwdrivers in flat/phillips in medium sizes. I have a small kit of tiny ones that are for eyeglasses/small tiny things. I have a cordless drill with a package of bits/drivers. A decent hammer, good measuring tape and some electrical tape and nails, etc, in a small tool bag. I have a heavy duty scissors in it too, and a utility knife. I have some allen wrenches on a pocket knife kind of tool. They all fold out.
If the repair needs more - DH goes and gets his tools. I do have a socket set with a driver hung up in the basement, that comes in handy once in a while - but DH has DRAWERS of sockets! LOL standard/metric - all of them. Breaker bars, etc. I leave that stuff up to him.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 29, 2024 17:13:19 GMT
My high school senior can’t get himself to school on time and since I know nothing my tips for setting two alarms, going to bed early, etc fall on deaf ears. Unfortunately for him his teachers so far have excused his behavior because he’s a good student otherwise. Oh, memories. My girls were always on time or early. My son - not so much. I had the hardest time getting him up and going. It was SO frustrating to me. I finally sat him down and talked to him. I said, I know you're tired and some of that is when you choose to go to sleep. His phone was a major part of that, but at the age he was - I wasn't going to take it away. He HAD to learn to take control of his choices. I told him I would no longer wake him up (unless he specifically asked me to) and the consequences of his lateness were on his own, and NO blame would drift my way. He could sleep through a firetruck blasting beside his bed, I swear. But one morning he didn't get up. I didn't wake him up. Finally the school called me and I said - just a second... I went in to his room, woke him and handed him the phone. He had to talk to the school secretary. He was so embarrassed (like I had been, maybe, about his lateness). That didn't change things 100% - but making HIM responsible for his actions was important. I knew he was college bound and no one was going to be getting him out of bed. When he planned his college schedule, I said - keep in mine how you can't pry your butt out of bed when making your schedule. He still had some episodes - but they were on him. He had to deal with the fallout. It changed his behavior. I am happy to say - he is a responsible adult who can get himself up and to work on time or early! I will also admit I contributed to his behavior. I spent way to long getting him up and getting him moving. Having everything ready for him so he could go fast once he got up. I stopped all that. I said you HAVE to be responsible for yourself, or your going to end up a failure and I am not going to be responsible for that. Lord! I do NOT miss those days. I feel for you!
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 27, 2024 21:48:22 GMT
eta: He looks so familiar, but aside from a couple of single TV episodes that I might have seen, I haven’t seen him in anything. I bet you've heard his music! The Next Episode by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg heavily samples The Edge by David McCallum. The Next EpisodeThe Edge - David McCullum
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 25, 2024 15:11:27 GMT
I am getting ready to make this for our dinner today. Dinner is at noon at our house, and is the big/main meal of the day. It is something I used to make on the regular, when my kids were home and I made bigger meals. I will portion this up and send some with my daughter so she has an easy meal in the fridge. I have a nice head of cabbage that needs to get used up. Was thinking Bierocks, but this casserole with be so much easier. Not sure what I will make with it. I usually make mashed potatoes, but I am out of potatoes! Since this has rice in it, I might just call it good with the casserole and maybe a small can of green beans. *edited to add - I use a whole pound of ground beef in this. Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 25, 2024 14:51:53 GMT
I unsubscribe to all emails when I start getting these.
I know I sign up for a ton of sites, to get discounts, or to be able to go back to my cart, especially around Christmas time. I shop a lot from my truck during harvest. Then I spend January and February unsubscribing! LOL
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 25, 2024 14:32:52 GMT
iowgirl have you seen the big park in Tulsa.. The Gathering Place.. that place is awesome! Not an amusement park, but a regular park on steroids. lol No..I have been back down to Oklahoma in quite a few years. Last time I went was to Alabaster Caverns! LOL That was a fun favorite place to visit when I was a kid. Took my kids and it didn't seem quite as fabulous as I remembered it, but it was still very cool! I think I had assembled it together with other caves I have visited into something more fantastic in my imagination. Would still recommend a visit to it though!
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 25, 2024 14:17:37 GMT
Interesting in earthquake territory! Oh wait, not sure that is correct. Although it was my first thought. Yes, there are earthquakes in Oklahoma. And wind. There is also a new amusement park breaking ground this year near Vinta, OK. Ever heard of Vinita? Probably not, unless you live in the vicinity. Supposedly a 2 billion dollar park to be the size of Magic Kingdom. There are no major airports anywhere close to this place. Current temp there this morning is 38º. There is supposed to be a large indoor water park, but those are just gross to me! I don't see anyway a place like that could make a go of it. From lack of airport to lack of employees. It's baffling.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 24, 2024 21:44:32 GMT
Wow, I'd want that for the safety of my kids. Looking back to when my kids were in school, I'd have a hard time picking any teacher that I would feel the least bit comfortable carrying a gun in school. Any that I felt would be level-headed enough to do it, I know for a fact could probably not shoot a person if it came down to it. And the ones that were always hot to say they wanted to be armed in the school, where the absolute last person I would trust with a firearm. I have plenty of guns at my disposal. I do not carry. Hy husband does not carry. If someone came in my house, I doubt I could fire upon them, and even if I could - I would have to get to, and unlock two safes to get a gun and the ammo. Trust me - the guy that really REALLY wants to be armed to protect you, and talks about it a lot, is not the guy you want armed to protect you. The guy (and I am using guy in a gender neutral term) that you would never guess is armed and never talks about being armed, or guns in general, is the guy you want protecting you.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 24, 2024 15:55:32 GMT
I would insert silly jokes into phrases, like "Let's make like a tree and leaf" (when leaving somewhere). I have lots of them, not just that one My kids would roll their eyes at that. But I just love it when I started hearing them say the same things when they were with their friends. HA! Loved it!
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