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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 1, 2020 15:06:05 GMT
Happy June and Good morning. May our world find hope and healing. Right now it seems that life is upside down, but it will right itself. We're here, riding it out, together. This table is a safe place to share and form a chain of hope.
PolarGreen12, wishing you, boring, normal results today. You're in my thoughts.
@sunnycalimom, how are you feeling today? Do you have an appointment for your knee?
Dinner will be oyako donburi.
What's on your menu?
Since we're in a cycle of strange and unpleasant things, I'm going to ask each one of you to post something for which you are grateful. I am grateful for the support and friendship I have both here and in person. Nothing matters as much as friends and loved ones. Please post your dinner plan and your gratitude about something. If nothing else, we have eachother. Being thankful for the good stuff makes dealing w/the icky stuff easier to bear.
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Post by psiluvu on Jun 1, 2020 15:14:45 GMT
scrapmaven, such kind words of wisdom from you this morning  We are having tourtiere, mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner. Today I am grateful for an old friend who I haven't talked to in quite a few years who heard a song on the radio thought of me and reached out. It was like no time had passed at all. I am also grateful that her and her family are safe and healthy as her DH is an ER Dr.
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Post by sueg on Jun 1, 2020 15:17:10 GMT
It is a public holiday here today, so it has been another lazy day. Working on my new jigsaw, going for a walk, reading and knitting have been on the program. Dinner here tonight will be Italian sausages with assorted vegetables on the grill. DH is in charge once again, as it is still weekend.
I am grateful for so much. For technology, that allows me to keep in touch with family back home, for the wonderful opportunity we have been given by DH coming here to work, and to the wonderful people I have met through the various expat groups in this city, who have enriched my life so much.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 15:17:27 GMT
I have steak left over from dinner last night, but that will probably be a salad for lunch. I have the potatoes the potatoes. I might cook a ham steak to go with that.
I don’t even know where to start without sounding like I am bragging.
So I will keep mine very fluffy, I am thankful for all the little souls that live with me. I probably would not get out of bed without them.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jun 1, 2020 15:20:59 GMT
Good Morning!
I just came on real quick on Saturday and Sunday to respond to the birthday thread and meant to come back.
But my ODS graduated on Saturday from High School. I have got to tell you it was a wonderful experience. All of the cars with the graduate met at a church with several parking lots. And then we were lead on a procession through the neighborhoods up to the school. All of the homeowners were out in front of their homes with signs and cheering and clapping for all of the graduates. It was quite moving. Then they had graduation via a big screen and using a radio station to hear it. We could also hear it with the windows open. After they announced all the kids names; they had the kids get out on the passenger side of the car and turn their tassels and then get back in the car. The end was a huge firework show that was bigger than most Fourth of July shows in large cities. It was nice and relaxing to stay in the car and just enjoy being with family to celebrate my son.
On Saturday, I made an explosion card for him with sayings from famous people. For dinner, we had Arby’s because that is what he wanted.
On Sunday, I made a regular card for him and I decorated a tissue box and filled it with money for him to keep pulling out. He loved everything I did for him. Last night was McDonalds.
Then later in the night, I came on the board. But when I saw what was going on I didn’t stay on very long; because I saw what it happened to Leowife. I can’t believe that people feel the need to be so nasty and unkind. I created the birthday thread and read a couple of the posts in this thread. So I need to go back and reread this weekend’s threads. Sorry.
I am so grateful that I have the wonderful boys and husband that I have; I feel very blessed.
On a funny note; Yesterday when I was using my Gemini, and I put two Darice plastic embossing Plates in; I guess I had one layer too many. And all of a sudden it sounded like the Gemini was a cannon and one of my embossing plates still with the paper in it, shot across the room. I screamed “Wow” and my youngest son who is in the basement yelled up “What was that?“. Evidently my plate broke across it. So now I have ordered two new plates because my two plates were too warped.
I saw a YouTube video on Friday of Mississippi chicken cooked in the Insta pot. I don’t have pepperchinos so I would have to go buy that today. But it looked delicious it sounds like it is worth trying.
I am keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers and I’m gonna go back and read both threads.
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Post by littlemama on Jun 1, 2020 15:30:19 GMT
Today is my first day back in the office after working from home for 11 weeks. I am very discombobulated today!
Dinner tonight will be leftovers of Buffalo Chicken Ziti or Taco salad/nachos. I really hope that I have enough for all 3 of us!
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 1, 2020 15:37:55 GMT
Happy June! Spending the day catching up on paperwork and getting some sewing/quilting projects started that have been sitting on the table for two weeks now. I WILL find my mojo, come hell or high water! Oops, better strike the high water. There is a very good chance we will be dealing with a tropical storm by this time next week. So I am grateful that all my hurricane prep is done!
Our plans to grill last night were scrapped by rain, so there is no rechauffe for dinner. Thinking I'll pull out some fish, have a side of couscous and a garden salad.
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Post by quiltz on Jun 1, 2020 15:38:30 GMT
Not sure of what is for dinner tonight, probably pierogies as I have many in the freezer.
I am grateful for my big brother. I went to see him on the weekend and he has a huge rhubarb patch. I have so much now, and will make a custard crisp, muffins and a rhubarb ginger jam that is simply so delicious!
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 1, 2020 15:42:08 GMT
littlemama , I would think that being back would be disorienting, since you got used to being home. Wishing you a good first day back. destined2bmom , you're an awesome mom and you raised a great kid. Congratulations to your ds on his milestone graduation. Your school did a great job w/their graduation. We were treated to a really well done fireworks display for our city-wide graduates. Congratulations mom.
quiltz, both the muffins and jam sound so yummy.
Can someone please start the thread tmw and Wednesday? I have my angiogram tmw am and it's usually outpatient, but if my doctor places a stent then it's an overnighter. I'm not worried and am actually just waiting to get it done, so that I can start taking my daily walks.
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Post by austnscrapaddict on Jun 1, 2020 15:54:37 GMT
Happy Monday and June 1st everyone! Sending everyone happy, peaceful vibes for the new week and month!
Dinner this evening is going to be a sausage, corn and shrimp sheet dinner. Like a boiling pot but in a sheet pan.
I'm grateful for my own little peaceful corner of the world. AKA my house and backyard. I am glad I can retreat to the back patio to escape into a book. I'm going to choose an especially calm fluff novel for this week's read.
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Post by desertgirl on Jun 1, 2020 15:56:51 GMT
The arrows would all like to offer up their never-ending and constant hope and love for all members of the tribe today. They were crying last night when dh and I came home, and in reality, have been crying all last week over what is happening as social unrest comes to the fore in our great nation. The arrows are all wearing masks, though. Yet, they are also quite upset that any tribal sisters or our other RP sisters who apparently never eat dinner, would leave because someone with bitterness and heart hunger would viciously or snarkily attack other sisters.
The arrows ask that you look deep, deep into your soul and not leave our thread. It is an act of will to ignore other, more hurtful threads, but OUR tribe has built itself into a formidable line of comfort stretching from California to Canada through deserts, mountains, the great heartland, and up and down our unmatched eastern seaboard across to Europe and Australia and other areas forgotten by an addled, ancient, happy-at-heart scribe.
Dinner is for community; it is a critical need in our homes where an act of love towards family and friends, and often strangers or your children's girlfriends and boyfriends, warms the heart and fills the stomach. We ARE the dinner thread.
Please don't leave.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jun 1, 2020 16:06:48 GMT
scrapmaven It would be an honor to start them for you on both days. Sending you many hugs and love! 
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jun 1, 2020 16:14:47 GMT
Good health thoughts for PolarGreen12 and @sunnycalimom. I've been thinking of both of you today.
Thanks for sharing a sweet family story destined2bmom. In years to come, your DS will have good memories of this event.
Dinner will be a rice casserole, corn on the cob, and an apple pie. I accidentally ended up with 2 bags of apples, what better solution than an apple pie?
My gratitude is very first world today. I love my new Dyson vacuum cleaner! What a step up from my old one. I'm grateful for friends on this thread every single day!
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 1, 2020 16:16:00 GMT
scrapmaven - Virtual hugs, as well as prayers coming your way. desertgirl - Well spoken. I so appreciate the community that has been built within this daily thread. Much love to you and the arrows, as well as all the others of our tribe. 
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Post by littlemama on Jun 1, 2020 16:23:08 GMT
littlemama , I would think that being back would be disorienting, since you got used to being home. Wishing you a good first day back. destined2bmom , you're an awesome mom and you raised a great kid. Congratulations to your ds on his milestone graduation. Your school did a great job w/their graduation. We were treated to a really well done fireworks display for our city-wide graduates. Congratulations mom.
quiltz , both the muffins and jam sound so yummy.
Can someone please start the thread tmw and Wednesday? I have my angiogram tmw am and it's usually outpatient, but if my doctor places a stent then it's an overnighter. I'm not worried and am actually just waiting to get it done, so that I can start taking my daily walks.
I think cadoodlebug had said on yesterday's thread that she could start them.
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Post by paget on Jun 1, 2020 16:25:35 GMT
Good morning everyone. I love reading what everyone is grateful for. ❤️. I’m grateful today for my home - it feels like a Peaceful sanctuary amid a lot of chaos going on. Tonight we are going to have shrimp Mac and cheese and a side salad.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 1, 2020 16:28:31 GMT
scrapmaven I am sending you hugs and prayers. Only a tiny bit of worrying I promise. destined2bmom that sounds like they went over and above to make graduation special. PolarGreen12 you got this! desertgirl very well said. This is our community here. I'm not running away I'm going to stay and fight for it. My dinner will be salmon with asparagus risotto. My gratitude is that my son and I were out driving and he said to me, I forgot to take my medicine the other night and I felt terrible the whole next day. And it was at that moment I finally felt like I could breathe a sigh of relief. Because he finally gets it. He finally understands he needs the medicine. My worries about him have been lifting one by one since his suicide attempt. And finally I feel like he is taking ownership of his mental health. For that I am grateful.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jun 1, 2020 16:32:12 GMT
Thanks ladies. And I’m a total dumbass. I realized last night I didn’t have the lab orders. I swore I saw them in mychart and just needed to print them. But no. So I called and left a message on the nurse line. Just waiting for a call back. Worse case is I go tomorrow instead.
Tonight I’m making chicken quesadillas.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 1, 2020 16:44:43 GMT
Just got home from our long walk ~ I am grateful to have a DH who loves to walk with me and watches every show I want to watch ~ with very few eye rollings.  Forgot to start the pot roast on time so we had Honey Mustard Garlic Thighs last night. Pot roast today ~ I set the timer on my phone. Yes, I volunteered yesterday to start the threads tomorrow and Wednesday. 
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 1, 2020 17:02:15 GMT
desertgirl, You write so eloquently and your words were so true and compassionate. You have a way of making us feel safe. I am proud to have been the recipient of many of your arrows. destined2bmom and cadoodlebug, thank you for starting the thread. cadoodlebug, I apologize that I didn't see this yesterday. I really appreciate it. I hope that everyone who is considering leaving the board will re-read desertgirl's heartwarming and encouraging words. We are a tribe of friends and when one of us is hurting the rest of us have a way of picking up the one who is hurt. jeremysgirl, don't waste one second more of worry. This isn't a big deal and I would tell you if my doctor was worried. My main cardiologist thinks that there is a blockage that might require a stent, but the interventional cardiologist who is doing the procedure isn't at all concerned. We shall see, but either way it's not a bypass, it's just a little test and possibly a tiny stent. I've faced far worse. PolarGreen12, waiting sucks. Hopefully, you'll get the test and results right away. Meanwhile, I still think you're going to be just fine. My tribe, you are my friends and I hope that everyone will stay and continue planning dinners w/us. Selfishly, I've been given great recipes here and if anyone leaves dinner could get really boring. 
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Post by destined2bmom on Jun 1, 2020 17:08:17 GMT
scrapmaven I think it’s great that cadoodlebug has volunteered. If you need me another time. I would love to do it for you.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 1, 2020 17:09:30 GMT
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Post by pancakes on Jun 1, 2020 17:15:54 GMT
I’m thinking about making a Mediterranean-esque rice bowl with chicken I grilled yesterday.
I unfortunately don’t have a lot of leafy greens at my disposal, but I might throw together a cucumber tomato salad and white bean dish to go with it.
I also have a boatload of apples and plan to make some applesauce. Fortunately, I love applesauce, especially when it’s refrigerated. I have no idea why.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 17:24:41 GMT
Good morning ladies!
I am waiting back to hear from primary as I need xrays and possibly an MRI of my right knee. Once the orders are in I can schedule my time slots.
Then once that is done I will be directed to an appropriate ortho specialist. I have a phone chat for Friday to get a referral for genetics. So the ball is moving in the right direction.
The worst pain is when I have it bent 90° and beyond. Been icing it and swelling is going down as is pain 👍🏻
Dh is off to his classroom to clear it out. He will be at a new site next year! Exciting times.
I am fixing a garden salad and GF homemade pasta. Love love love my kitchenaid pasta press attachment.
I am thankful for a caring DH. We have been through a lot together and he takes good care of me.
I am also thankful for my city PD who did a wonderful job with 1. Joining our citizens at 3 peaceful protests and having open discussions and a vigil and 2. Stepping up and keeping our city safe while city next to us was badly rioted and destroyed. Those people tried to come here and were taken down after looting 2 stores. It remained peaceful all night.
Stay safe friends!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 17:33:18 GMT
scrapmaven I am sending you hugs and prayers. Only a tiny bit of worrying I promise. destined2bmom that sounds like they went over and above to make graduation special. PolarGreen12 you got this! desertgirl very well said. This is our community here. I'm not running away I'm going to stay and fight for it. My dinner will be salmon with asparagus risotto. My gratitude is that my son and I were out driving and he said to me, I forgot to take my medicine the other night and I felt terrible the whole next day. And it was at that moment I finally felt like I could breathe a sigh of relief. Because he finally gets it. He finally understands he needs the medicine. My worries about him have been lifting one by one since his suicide attempt. And finally I feel like he is taking ownership of his mental health. For that I am grateful. I am so happy for you both!!! I have been having moments like that with dd. I feel weight being lifted off my shoulders. Our kids work extra hard and it makes be so happy for all our kids who overcome mental health obstacles.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jun 1, 2020 17:36:11 GMT
I really need an alias for this post because I don’t want BFF to see it. I am so negative and I think depressed. My GP added a new med then doubled it and I am not better. Everything is bad in my mind. (Everything is fine but a minor inconvenience). Everything is bad. The house though I love it is bad. The bed hurts my back. The beeping on my level drove me crazy. I am so sad and have nothing to be sad for.
My gratitude thing is that Friends is still on Netflix Canada.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jun 1, 2020 17:42:19 GMT
Hi Delta Dawn , please call your doctor right now and ask if this was the interaction that is supposed to occur and see the med should be changed or tomorrow will be better on med. Hugs!
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Post by scrappert on Jun 1, 2020 17:45:03 GMT
I am teary eyed today from reading today's thread. Love this tribe of strong, compassionate and funny women. I have been struggling with what sounds good to eat. Nothing does and even less so if I have to cook it! BLTs sound good to me, but not sure what to have with it. Chips I suppose and cottage cheese. I go tomorrow to get my AC in my car looked at, it will be in the 90's and humid. So that should be nice. I am grateful for having a job during this time. Even if I complain about it, I know that I am lucky to have one.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jun 1, 2020 18:22:09 GMT
Yesterday I took the time to re-organize my freezer. I am trying to rotate stuff out.
Tonight we are having a spatchcocked chicken and some veggies.
I am thankful for so many things.
1. Is a nesting robin outside the bedroom window. 2. My son gifted me with a rose bush for Mother's Day and the first rose has bloomed and it is beautiful. 3. Love from friends and family.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 1, 2020 18:49:37 GMT
I'm venturing out in a few minutes to visit my hairdresser for a cut & color. Woohoo!
Dinner tonight is a rechauffe buffet with lots of bits and pieces in containers that need to be cleaned out of the fridge.
I am grateful for my family and my backyard. The bottoms/underside of all the outdoor dining chairs were painted yesterday and I'll do the tops this afternoon and get my outdoor dining and living spaces set for summer.
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