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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 18, 2024 0:49:12 GMT
Lots of good suggestions. I also enjoy just walking around the French Quarter and stopping in stores that look interesting. We always leave a morning for the French Market and some time to wander down Royal St.
Also, the MS Gulf Coast is where I grew up, and we end up in Laurel at least once a month when we go to “the country.”
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 6, 2024 23:40:00 GMT
We have multiple parent-child pairs in my company, and the kids are often star performers.
My DD isn’t the least bit interested in a “desk job” and I’m not moving to biology or music, so we’re out of luck, I’m afraid. We would work well together though.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 5, 2024 20:18:14 GMT
I've watched the first 2 episodes. I'll probably watch until Boston Rob is gone....I'm not a big Deal or No Deal fan in general, and choosing boxes for so long isn't terribly exciting to me.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 5, 2024 15:58:56 GMT
Glad you mentioned it. Mine was saying my saved password wasn't valid.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 1, 2024 20:36:44 GMT
I watched videos before the season. Here's how I am remembering people:
Soda - reminds me of Maryanne. Bubbly Special Ed Teacher Maria - older woman who doesn't really seem older - carried the puzzle piece on her back! Tim - college coach Venus - tiny Bhanu - recent US citizen - got lots of air time Tevin - screams actor Randen - Orlando Ben - musician Hunter - started med school but dropped out to teach; teaches at a boarding school about an hour from me; has set up full Survivor seasons in the summer for his students Liz - Shambo look Tiffany - artist because someone told her she couldn't be an artist Jelinsky - young and goofy (and likes to quit things, apparently) Jem - has survival skills; Victoria Secret manager Kenzie - salon owner - I liked her so much more on the show than in pre-season Charlie - Spencer 2.0 Q - Ole Miss football player; top real estate agent; needs to brag less in the game than he was in pre-season Moriah, not Maria - may be lost without her spreadsheets Jess - rugby player - needs to get her social game together
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 29, 2024 23:51:44 GMT
I am so happy to have 2 Mississippi men on Survivor! It is about time. Q and Hunter seem like they will both be great representatives of the state. They also picked each other out in the preseason - Q had an Ole Miss football bookbag and tattoo and Hunter wore French Camp Academy pants. I'm going to try to go to a watch party at least once this season.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 27, 2024 18:38:39 GMT
The best thing we as consumers could do would be to only eat there at non-surge pricing times to send a message. I guess that would change their surge times.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 26, 2024 15:53:05 GMT
I think for the most part the denominations or sects that think Catholics are not Christian just don't understand what Catholics believe. If they read the text for any given mass, they will find the things they believe is necessary for salvation in every service - confession of sins, statement of Jesus as savior, etc. So, given many of these denominations' belief that you only have to profess that Jesus is lord ask for forgiveness and repent once (and really believe it), the Catholics are pretty well covered, as if they participate in and believe their whole mass just one time in their whole life, they're covered. Plus Catholics and many other denominations state their core beliefs frequently in the form of the Nicean or Apostolic Creed, both of which completely agreed with the teachings of the Southern Baptist church I grew up in (once they understand that little-c catholic means universal). I think other denominations get hung up on the parts they don't understand - praying to Saints, transfiguration, confession, the role of the priest in forgiveness, and Papal infallibility.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 26, 2024 15:07:01 GMT
This was interesting to read. The gist is that as of last October, these combined jobs were paying pretty well for DoorDash drivers. One of the comments noted there isn't a tip, I imagine because most are set up like yours where you ordered from someone else, and they are sending a bunch of orders at once at a higher rate. www.ridesharingdriver.com/doordash-dashlink/
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 26, 2024 14:55:46 GMT
Any list of Mississippi foods has big general categories - Soul Food and Seafood, being the most common. We are definitely known for great food, especially soul food in the top 3/4 of the state and seafood Cajun - borrowed from our Louisiana friends - on the Coast.
A few others that are attributed here: Barq's Root Beer Mississippi Mud Pie Comeback Sauce French Dressing on Pizza Fried Dill Pickles Bottled Coca Cola
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 16, 2024 3:42:38 GMT
I switched from ozempic to trulicity partly for this reason, and now it’s having problems. It really is crazy!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 14, 2024 17:14:26 GMT
I would guess causing enough disruption to get on the news and to get people talking about them is their goal. I think they are a bit short sighted doing things like blocking bridges. It makes a lot of people mad, and the discussion is about the protest rather than about their cause.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 9, 2024 20:35:28 GMT
I encountered an odd one this week. I was paying for a group, and the restaurant added a 18% gratuity. Great - if you want 18%, its yours (but I would have tipped more). THEN, they have an Add Additional Tip line, but it wasn't a line where I could bring the tip up a little if I wanted to; it was three checkboxes that added an ADDITIONAL 20, 22, or 25% tip - and you were tipping on the full meal, including the tax and tip that was already in the calculation. In short, I paid an appropriate $53.36 tip, and the restaurant asked for an additional $74.19-92.74 tip.
I don't mind tipping for traditionally tipped positions, but it seems like we're being asked to tip for more and more positions that are paid the full hourly rate, not the tipped position hourly rate. We get less service and pay more tips. I would gladly pay 20% more in food costs so that businesses could just pay their employees 20% more.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 7, 2024 16:06:39 GMT
I did bells with notes to ring them during our first kiss and recession, so they were part of the wedding and a favor. My MOH/DD had a large bell and the responsibility for starting the bells.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 30, 2024 21:45:10 GMT
I use packing cubes sometimes, but never compression because it increases the risk that I could go over the weight limit when flying.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 30, 2024 19:27:28 GMT
I have one. I freeze protein drinks then mix them to a soft serve ice cream consistency, and I sometimes add peanut butter powder to the whole thing. Its the only way I can handle a protein drink! My only complaint is that it is so loud that I hate to use it in the morning while DH is still asleep.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 30, 2024 17:13:58 GMT
I find it best to just be upfront with these discussions. The first time I brought now-DH home to my folks house, I just said, "We're adults - you should put us in the same room." It would have been a challenge for my mom to arrange anything else, too. So I would be matter of fact with dad, "Hey, we have space limitations. Would you rather share the guest room or have me get you some hotel recommendations."
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 19, 2024 20:20:29 GMT
Any woman could have guessed that. I complained to Always when they "improved" their product once to the point I have to change brands because it wasn't absorbing. I never complain about anything.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 8, 2024 21:50:54 GMT
I found this ham and potato casserole when I was looking for a way to use our leftover Christmas ham. It turned out great. I also love throwing together a soup out of whatever is in the fridge - veggies, chicken, stock, and sometimes cheese.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jan 8, 2024 15:54:29 GMT
My mom and her friends love games. Right now, they are really enjoying Mexican Dominoes.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 29, 2023 15:20:20 GMT
I had frozen shoulder that was discovered during rotator cuff surgery last month, so it was fixed during the surgery. This was my 2nd rotator cuff surgery, but the frozen shoulder has made the recovery much harder. In a way, I’m glad it was surgically repaired, because it will heal faster in the long run, but the description of them pulling my arm up and breaking up the scar tissue sounds brutal - I’m glad I was out for that! I had a cortisone shot prior to surgery, but it only helped a little for a couple of weeks.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 28, 2023 16:11:51 GMT
I will miss it. It was fun to browse and find unique bargains. THEN, it was a surprise when the item came in the mail.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 27, 2023 20:39:51 GMT
There were no missed for us this year, unless you could my mom getting 2 sets of Mexican train dominoes (which she says will be good because she plays with a large group). DH went above and beyond. I always make a wish list, mostly for my mom, and he got everything on it, plus jewelry, Ole Miss earrings, and some stocking stuffers. I can't wait to try my new heat press, and I've been doing cross stitch lately, so he got me some supplies. He got bike shoes and a weight set (which he had to carry inside himself because I couldn't lift it!). OH - DD got me a Lego Harry Potter Patronus set that you can deconstruct and make into a 2nd Patronus. I can't wait to do that! I got her an "official" Taylor Swift merch Koi Fish sweater and an album, and she also got a record player and countertop water dispenser (for the big jugs). I’m pretty pissed about what my husband got me for Christmas - a very generic type of lavender scented bath products. Just some crap he ordered from Amazon. I have been struggling with my hands and feet since this summer. Earlier this month I saw a dermatologist and am being treated for a specific type of psoriasis that is difficult to treat. I am currently trying to accept that I am going to need to take a medication that is likely to help, but it is a pretty strong med that will likely have some strong side effects. My husband knows that I have a collection of products that are recommended by my dermatologist. He’s annoyed that I’m pissed, but I said he is going to fix this. I refuse to accept such a thoughtless gift. We’re not poor and this was the best he could do. He just doesn’t care if I get a nice gift or not. He just wants me to have something to open so that he can say he did his job. Now and then he does a good job. I have hobbies. I have favorite stores. I like clothes. I like makeup. I like a new pair of pajamas, slippers, or a hoodie like everyone else. He gave me something I should not use because he can’t be bothered to leave the house or spend more than 10 minutes of shopping online for me. I got him something he needs but wouldn’t buy for himself - a reflector jacket and a tv antenna so that he can watch the local news. We cut our cable and that is the only thing he misses. He’s out in the living room watching the news right now and I am in bed bitching about him on the internet. I would be upset, too. My ex would also "check the box," and sometimes as late as 4:00 on Christmas Eve when everything was picked over. Ridiculous.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 27, 2023 20:04:54 GMT
We got this one as a wedding present. Its out of stock, but I never got how the bar-style would get the whole towel warm. This one works pretty well, but sometimes needs more than a shower's worth of time to get a bath "sheet" hot all over.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 22, 2023 17:27:33 GMT
Go look around FSAstore.com. Depending on how much you have, you could do a new scale, blood pressure monitor, thermometer, heating pad, ice packs, etc.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 22, 2023 17:18:16 GMT
That stinks! DH brought in his two biggest gifts. The first was from a specialty store. I assume he saw the return address and knows he is getting bike shoes. Then, he was always going to have to be the one to carry in the 90 pound weights. Normally, I might be able to roll or slide them, but I'm still on lifting restriction from shoulder surgery. At least the box didn't reveal what exactly was in it!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 18, 2023 14:38:20 GMT
Ozempic can be taken indefinitely, but, like many medications, the dose may need to increase over time to continue being effective. I've been taking Ozempic for around 5 years for diabetes (now pre-diabetes due to diet and exercise, and presumably the medication). I just wish I could get the medication now. There's a shortage of the med because of people using it for weight loss--I understand the sentiment, but it's kind of annoying. Last month I missed two doses due to shortage of the drug, and this month the same. CVS tells me it can no longer obtain the medication and asked me to ask my doctor to prescribe something else. I couldn't get it for 2 of the last 4 months. To make it worse, Walgreens wouldn't just form a queue and fill it on first come, first served. They cancel the orders and you have to get lucky putting another order in at exactly the right time. Some of the insurance companies, mine included, are going to stop covering it at the rate they do now on Jan. 1, so the supply problems may lighten. The letter said that the manufacturer is no longer participating in their "Patient Assurance Program," which makes me wonder if they are opting out of programs with a lot of insurance companies. They recommended switching Mounjaro or Trulicity.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 15, 2023 19:51:42 GMT
My grandmother loved playing cards with her friends, and she used high quality plastic cards, so I might consider those. She also made the best cheese straws, so either making some with her recipe or buying some pre-done would be an idea. You could also think of things from where she grew up, if there are some unique things about that area.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 15, 2023 19:48:35 GMT
It sounds like it might be a good move for you. I can't imagine living somewhere where housing costs, in particular, are 3-4 times more than they are here for similar properties. I would have trouble reconciling the prices!
Would you be moving somewhere with any family? It sounds like you would be moving away from everyone, even though it is closer to some. I live 2.5 hours from my family, and it is still a trip to visit, rather than just hop in the car and visit for a bit.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 15, 2023 19:09:20 GMT
I always wish they would ask my opinion on the music they play while waiting..ughh Or the frequency at which they play a message about hanging up and using their web site, which clearly doesn't have what I needed or I wouldn't have been holding!
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