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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 18, 2020 0:12:17 GMT
Cloth diapers and zinc oxide diaper cream always worked for mine. Plus I pushed water to dilute the urine so it did not burn so bad.
ETA - MIL used to make a diaper cream out of Vaseline and cornstarch - just mixed enough vaseline in the cornstarch to make it spreadable
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 16, 2020 6:59:35 GMT
I'm sorry, but I think you are being played. They knew what they wanted to do would make you uncomfortable, but asked anyway. They possibly are hoping for you to give up and just let them do whatever they want because you want them to be happy.
They are grown men, not children and should act like grown men. Before they even left home, they knew there would be limits. Just because they are away from home doesn't mean they can't catch the virus. The whole country needs to be careful, not just them. Next time they call, don't give in. Tell them they already know the answer or they would not be calling/asking.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 15, 2020 0:22:47 GMT
I would not got. Instead I would do something at home with the people in my bubble to make the day special.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2020 22:23:40 GMT
How sad that the family has to pay for their mistakes is such a dreadful way. You would think that after losing one family member to Covid, they would have learned how serious it could be. The husband losing his wife might not have been in a good place to make such decisions, but the people around him could have counseled him. There had to be more than one person involved in making the decision to do this - the preacher, close friends, the funeral director, the medical team that treated the wife before she died and the list could go on.
I bet they did not even wear masks!!! We are doomed.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2020 22:04:28 GMT
I treat them like regular mashed potatoes. Heat the potatoes up, mash with a mixer add butter, brown sugar and maple syrup to taste. Place in baking dish - I use a square cake pan - top with mini marshmallows. Just before serving pop in the oven to puff up the marshmallows. If you want, you can make the dish the night before leaving off the marshmallows. Warm up the dish of mashed sweet potatoes in the oven then add the marshmallows a few minutes before taking out of the oven.
The amount of sugar and syrup you add depends upon how sweet you want the dish to be. My husband likes them as a dessert, so I add more than if I was serving them as a savory dish to go with the turkey.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 13, 2020 22:09:30 GMT
I made some out of card board from cereal boxes. Then after I used them for a bit to see if they worked or needing tweeking I decoupaged them with them with mod podge and pretty papers cause it made them stronger. That why I had exactly what I needed and it was cheap im case I wanted to change things around.
But truly the thing that worked best for me was to toss a bunch of stuff out that I never used or were duplicates. Not many people need ten wooden spoons or five sets of measuring spoons - at least I don't
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 12, 2020 5:48:22 GMT
Check the recipe, sometimes the recipe would say so. If not, are they more like cake or like candy? The evaporated milk would worry me. If the milk is not baked into the other ingredients like a cake then I would refrigerate. Actually, I probably would refrigerate anyway just to be safe.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 11, 2020 21:44:58 GMT
My stepfather was killed in the Air Force in an airplane accident - he also served in WWII and was part of the Berlin Airlift Both uncles served in WWII, both brothers served as did my BIL during the Vietnam conflict. Two nephews serve now, one is an officer in the Marines the other is in the reserve. My husband served in the Air Force but does not consider himself deserving of any extra honors as he did not serve in any war. My SIL served in the Marines.
Actually, every close male relative served in the Armed Forces. It is a honor to live among such men as that.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 10, 2020 22:33:29 GMT
When the vaccine does come out, many of these same people will not take it. It would be too inconvenient for them, plus they will say they have done OK so far so why bother. So don't count on the vaccine to bring us back to normal.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 10, 2020 10:52:05 GMT
Guests can pick up their hot potatoes with folded dish towels, using them as hot pads. Once the potatoes are on their plate, the folded towels can be placed in a laundry basket by the gurest to be dumped in the washer later with no one touching them until they are washed.
I too would recommend using a regular oven. When I bake potatoes in the oven they are scrubbed clean then I spray them with oil, or rub them with butter, add a lot of salt, wrap them in foil before they go into the oven on a tray. You could do the prep part earlier in the week then put them in the oven and bake the night of the party.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 10, 2020 10:41:57 GMT
From what you wrote, she is the one turning away from her children and not letting them help her. So she has cut off any avenue of help you can give her. She is the one who is refusing help. It is not her kids who are refusing. Hopefully, she has some other avenues of help that you don't know about.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 9, 2020 0:40:45 GMT
You could do more than just Christmas cards -
Have you also looked into doing wedding invitations? It seems like that would be a year round market you could try.
If I have too many cards to send, I use my computer to make labels. For my weekly cards that I send, I paint, rubber stamp, doodle and decorate the envelopes so much that they need a stick on printed label since the address would not show up other wise. People love getting those envelopes. Have you thought about decorating envelopes?
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 7, 2020 22:00:20 GMT
I really like my whisk from Pampered Chef I've had my one from pampered chef for at least 15 years and it is still going strong. It is sturdy and all metal.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 6, 2020 1:59:24 GMT
Meeting with my friends for our first Monday lunch each month. There are about 20 of us, though we all can't show up each month. We have a ball.
Going to a retreat - scrapbook or quilting - for a weekend. I really enjoy doing those
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 2, 2020 2:20:19 GMT
I am sure you already know this is too much. Everybody telling you this is too much and the idea you have to say "no" is not new. There is bound to be more to this situation than what you wrote. Since you don't want to say no, then you will need to come up with different solutions. Possible suggestions would be trading day care for day care. The parents of the children can take on MIL a day or two a week - or eve just an evening. They can pay for an assistant for you - a teenager or neighbor. One set of parents can come in and take over for one day a week so you can get out. It could be on a Saturday or Sunday when you will not be teaching. Your husband sounds like he wants to help, could he perhaps adjust his work hours any? Perhaps be around earlier in the day or in the morning to give you some stress free time for teaching online.
You need to call a meeting of all adults involved and find out how they can help. If they are not willing to help, then so be it. You have to decide if you want to continue to enable their selfish behavior. Maybe there are special reasons why this has all been dumped on you. But it cannot continue. You may lose your teaching job if interruptions continue. A child may get hurt. An emergency might come up that you cannot handle due to not being able to leave the house. Poorly supervised children can get into all kinds of trouble. (Not to say you are a poor supervisor, but you are spread too thin.)
Take a deep breath and take control of your life. Look for resources to help. Determine what is important to you and what you are willing to let go of. Determine what the repercussions will be if things are changed and what the repercussions will be if you de NOT change anything. If you are not going to change anything, you need to do so with a clear idea of what you are doing and the risks you are taking. The children's parents need to be aware as well.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 31, 2020 19:42:49 GMT
My older daughter has been married almost twenty years and we have met her in-laws only once. They do a lot of visiting with their various children so there would have been ample opportunity to visit with them through the years but never had the urge. They are more impressed with themselves than we are with them. They never had an interest in meeting us either. They live in Colorado while we live in Central Texas.
The one time we met was when when our grandson was born. My daughter was very explicit that the first two days home from the hospital were mine to have time with the baby and to help her since she had a C-section. She has a small house and not much room for visitors.The MIL agreed with the situation. (They had half a dozen grandkids already and this would be our only one.) We were there for the birth and got to hold our grandson in the hospital room and had a marvelous experience. The in-laws were not there at that time though they were visiting a son less than an hour away. When daughter and grandson were released from the hospital, we drove down packed to stay a few nights in a hotel room, the in-laws were already there and monopolized the situation. It was not a very relaxed situation. We hung around an hour or two and then went to the hotel. The next morning they were still there. The MIL said she just couldn't wait to hold her new grandson. I barely got to hold him. The whole situation just was so out of whack. She is the epitome of a Karen. I did what was best for my daughter and we left. I did not want to cause a scene or make it uncomfortable for my daughter
(We got plenty of visiting in once she was able to travel with him. Once a month she brought the grandson to stay a few days with us. She wanted to be sure he got to know his PaPaw and MiMi. )
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 31, 2020 18:51:25 GMT
We used to wash our rice when I was a teenager and responsible for cooking most meals. Our rice needed it as it was dirty some times it even had bits of leaves or twigs in it. But then when I cam to the States and found the rice was cleaner and was "polished" plus had added vitamins I quit washing it.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 31, 2020 10:01:03 GMT
I have been diagnosed with Hashimotos. Just about all my adult life I have been on Synthyroid. Two years ago, lumps was found on my thyroid glands and the endocrinologist sees me now every six months with blood work done. I also get a yearly scan of my thyroid to keep an eye on the lumps. One thing I found out was it is important to take your thyroid meds every day at the same time at least an hour before you eat.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 31, 2020 9:38:22 GMT
I like how they say right in the announcement that it's 'to preserve their dividend' ...they care more about their stockholders than their workers. It is easy to cast aspersions on big companies and to say things about them. I just think we should do a little more reliable research before making assumptions.
My husband retired from Shell Oil and dividends fund the retirement savings we have as well as the pension payments. My husband was just a machinist, not a CEO and not in management. So it is not always about the rich guy. A company cannot keep in business if they cannot make money, a simple fact of life. Dividends are part of keeping out of the red. The oil refineries along the ship channel in Houston always took good care of their workers. Some of my husband's coworkers retired millionaires due to their stock funding plans. They too were just blue collar workers. I am sure the CEO's made big bucks and there were stockholders who made big bucks. But the workers were well taken care of.
Some will say they waited too long to lay off workers. The oil companies are hurting due to the combination of Putin and the Saudis oil war and the reduced demand due to Covid. Putin and the Saudis were saturating the market bringing down the price of oil and then when the pandemic hit, the demand was not therefor oil no matter how low the price. At one point oil stock was practically worthless.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 31, 2020 8:43:41 GMT
Have you spoke to him at all about this so you know what the possible course of action can be? You could approach him as a ally in wanting to help him find a good solution that works for everyone. You don't want to make an enemy out of a neighbor that could possibly cause future issues if not approached in the right way. Not talking to him first could be akin to going behind his back. You are not trying to stop him, but trying to find a solution that will work for both of you.
Like was mentioned above, being disabled does not give a person a free pass for keeping neighbors from sleep. But if approached in a friendly manner and sensitive manner the issue might be solved sooner.
Of course, if he is unreasonable and not wanting to work with you, then you can go ahead and talk to landlord, etc. with the knowledge you tried your best.
Just a thought, it might not even be associated with his disability? You never know -
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 28, 2020 23:51:06 GMT
I agree about the surgery. I have degenerative disk disease and am told that surgery is not indicated.
One thing that helped me though was water exersices - we walked laps up and down the pool and did exercises that improved our upper body strength while in the water. Once my tummy got strong enough to start helping to support my back, the pain started easing up, I had to quit when I got plantar fasciitis.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 28, 2020 23:35:52 GMT
Its tine to reorder my cPap machine supplies - the ones that supposedly Medicare cover 100% but I am charged over $200 if I decide to order them. I decline every morning when they call. It is to the point I am being harassed. Every day calls is way too much, I am going to call the business office tomorrow and see what can be done - I think I will tell them my phone number has been changed and give them a fake number.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 27, 2020 23:54:42 GMT
I would do something similar to a boxed lunch. Either order from a restaurant or make your own. Each box would have the entree and sides along with utensils, napkins, etc inside.
this - it could be anything but served in individual boxes. You can get disposable bowls with lids for chili and put in box with crackers, cheese and the like. You could even add a dinner salad to the box, or a fruit cup. Boxes of seconds could be on a separate table for people to pick up as needed, one at a time. If you don't want chili, you could serve any other dish that works in the box - a sandwich rolled in wax paper, a plate of enchiladas, or whatever. Do what is easiest for you and don't try to make it too complicated. Just have plenty of bread and the entree so everyone gets enough.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 27, 2020 21:34:43 GMT
I used to teach quilting classes and found that a lot depends upon the pattern you are following. Do not let anyone tell you to begin with a log cabin block. Too many seams in the block that need to be accurate.
Some good quilt patterns to start with might be a nine patch block, or a jelly roll race. The second one is a lot of fun and so easy to do with no worries about absolute accuracy. Look up jelly roll race on YouTube and you will find several videos on it.
Tearing up old clothes works for some people, but not for me. For one thing, they are already worn out - which reduces the stability of the fabric while making it and the life of the quilt after it is made. (Unstable fabric that stretches make it hard to make accurate blocks.) Sheets that are not worn out seem ideal, but they are dense because of high thread count and cause difficulties in certain circumstances. They don't do well with Free Motion Quilting, but a beginner would not have to worry about that.
One final thing-in my experience quilting is one of the few crafts that the more you spend the better you are at it. For example, having a quarter inch foot will make your seams whole lot more accurate. A walking foot keeps the fabric from slipping and makes for more accurate matching up of seams. There are many more examples of how spending money can improve your quilting. BUT you don't have to spend money to enjoy the craft and have some decent quilts. I'm just mentioning it here so you can be prepared.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 26, 2020 20:21:17 GMT
I am bad about interrupting and work so hard on correcting that. I have found that several things cause me to interrupt - 1) when the subject changes and I still had more to say on the current subject 2) when the person speaking is taking a long, long time to get to the point and throwing in details that just don't matter 3) the person speaking is being a troll or trying to rile up the listeners
Of course, there is also the person who tries to monopolize the conversation and the only way one can get a word in is to interrupt.
I am not saying that I always have a good reason to interrupt, I don't. I have to work on my listening skills and will always have to remind myself to listen. (I'm 70 years old and guess it will always be something I need to work on.) But for me, listening and trying to understand what the speaker is trying to convey is a good way to keep from interrupting. You might remind your interrupters that they need to listen to what you are saying as a hint to not interrupt.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 26, 2020 19:40:15 GMT
I love a bone in ham. It is more like a ham roast and doesn't seem so much processed as the others. The others to me seem more like sandwich material. It also doesn't seem to dry out as easily.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 25, 2020 22:50:36 GMT
We just skipped the morning totally and did not get up until after 12. Of course we did not go to bed until around 4, so perhaps that could have been counted as part of our morning. Being retired and because we can't go anywhere, we sleep when we want and get up when we want.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 23, 2020 7:09:58 GMT
He might be on blood thinners. Any little bump will cause such bruises.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 23, 2020 7:07:37 GMT
While I don't care for some of his plans, I know that they will be tempered by other opinions and that he will listen to experts to get the best plans for the US. Laws and procedures that affect all of us will be the product of people who want the best for us not people motivated by greed and their own personal agenda.
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Post by nlwilkins on Oct 23, 2020 3:46:06 GMT
charge while sleeping. I plug my phone in by my bed when I go to sleep. I don't walk in my sleep so there are no steps to be counted
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