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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 18, 2021 10:13:51 GMT
As an home economics major we had a basic food preparation course that was the first cooking course you took. The "textbook" had recipes to cover all the basic techniques and processes. So of course we had to cook all the way through the book. We learned everything from white sauce to yeast breads, and had to prove we knew how to do them. Of course, this was in the 70's, so most of us were born in the 50's and had been cooking for our families for years already. But we learned how the ingredients worked together and how they reacted to the other ingredients. There were formulas we had to master such how much baking powder to use for each cup of flour or how much soda or flavoring.
I still have that book and some of the extra recipes we were given that semester. That was more than fifty years ago and I still remember some of the things I learned in that class.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 18, 2021 1:42:32 GMT
$300K for a filthy MANUFACTURED home?? That's crazy.
As in a trailer home? Yep - this give houses called trailer park trash a bad name.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 19:21:48 GMT
Wow, in this day and age it is hard to realize there are still things to find like this in modern countries
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 18:25:02 GMT
I would have been suggesting we eat at home instead of out. If we were taking a little side trip and needed to eat while out, I would have packed lunches to make a point. If SIL or her guest suggested stopping at a restaurant to eat instead, I would have said that by packing lunches, we would be able to afford to do more.
I don't have problems cooking for other people in my home and expect to do so. Eating out can be so expensive.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 17:58:18 GMT
My husband had clots in his lungs due to bone cancer and it was so scary! DVT is nothing to mess around with. He was in the hospital for a few days and now gets daily injections of blood thinner. (Three guesses who has to give him the shots!)
So let him get angry, at least he is alive to be that way.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 2:01:22 GMT
I had allergy shots for several years. For the first year, I went to the allergist for them and stayed for 15 to 20 minutes afterwards to make sure I did not have a severe reaction. After that, I learned how to give myself the shots. The little bottles for the serum was made just for me and arrived by mail about every two months. I loved it.
They did help, I am no longer allergic to cedar or grass which is great. Not sure about the other things though.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 14, 2021 1:54:40 GMT
I would love to have a clay Chimenera - here we have cool It would be great to sit around for warmth and not have to worry about embers and ashes starting fires. Also, my daughter found them great to burn documents instead of shredding them. You can also cook or bake in them.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 12, 2021 5:52:45 GMT
This is old info and may not be true anymore, but I heard that most students who are accepted to Rice get pretty good scholarships from the school and that cost should not be an issue when deciding. That really stuck home with me when deciding if I wanted to get a grad degree from there.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 11:18:02 GMT
this thread is useless without pics
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 10:19:47 GMT
I used to grow zinnias from seeds every year in a huge tub outside our front door. I found they needed lots of sun and really did not take off until it got pretty warm. Unlike many other flowers they loved the heat and sun. All I did was throw the seeds in the dirt and water them.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 6:55:29 GMT
I would rather see requirements for being considered. Such as experience in the lower courts, the appellate courts and the state supreme courts. Perhaps a limit on how many judges could be place in each year would help as well.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 6:44:56 GMT
I've done a few, but find that I cannot sit in my recliner to do them. If they spill, I would never find all the little "jewels". Then, I don't have anything to do with the finished product. My friends already have their own.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 6:42:28 GMT
My husband uses a sprayer to kill the grass around the edges every once in a while. So we do not have to use an edger.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 10, 2021 6:37:23 GMT
This may sound trashy, but I always got suits from the thrift stores. (I wore men's suits as they seemed to fit me better than women's suits) My husband has a western cut suit that really looks good on him and is perfect for his personality. The jacket has a western type yoke. There are some really nice suits in the thrift stores.
I loved that I could try them on and see how they fit. I could pick up three or four for about $100 and after wearing them I did not mind if one or two ended up being tossed.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 6, 2021 6:57:06 GMT
Times change, people change, and circumstances change. We decided to name an executor that we trusted and then allow this person to choose a guardian for our children. It was stipulated that the guardian and executor were to be two different people. That way they were a check on each other. Though one thing we were firm upon, whoever raised our children were not to receive a stipend for raising them. They had to WANT our girls enough to clothe, feed and house them as if they were their own. But, the money would be available for further education after high school.
The person we would have named guardian, if we had done so at the time is no longer part of our lives now and was not at them time they graduated from high school. Now they are both adults and they will only need an executor of our estate.
It should be pointed out that you need an advanced directive, and other things done as well as a will.
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 1, 2021 19:34:01 GMT
Could it be because they are downsizing the bed from a king to a double or twin size?
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 1, 2021 5:15:42 GMT
Ok, this will really blow your minds. I remember when they put all the check on a big sorting table as they came in and would take each check and enter the relevant info onto your account sheet. They were done by hand. If you did not have enough money in your account to cover the check, it would be left on the table until Friday. Actually, some check asked the bank to hold the check for them until a date that was written down. Not everyone lived in town, and coming back to the bank in a few days just was not feasible.
Of course this was in the days when we had party lines on our phones, and had to pay extra for a private line. Parent's could send their children to the store with a list and no money and it would be added to the account which was "settled up" at the end of the month, and we paid someone to come in and iron our clothes, which took at least a day each week. ( I used to do that to earn extra money when we first got married.)
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 31, 2021 10:47:42 GMT
Have you considered how the discussion and talk at the reception is going to be like? Non-vaccinated family will be ranting and going on and on about how the lies and haters are trying to ruin the wedding. Their targets will be marked for them by the bracelets and it might be mighty uncomfortable.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 29, 2021 0:42:36 GMT
I always thought that to pare meant to make smaller, and to peel was to take the skin off. Of course taking the skin off makes it smaller, but using my definition, you can pare a potato without taking the skin off.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 28, 2021 5:27:31 GMT
Either what was said above, or they sent her a check that bounced after it was too late. Her check was already cashed before she found out the money was fake.
Contact her directly via phone so you know it was her talking to you and ask her to verify that the money she "won" was deposited in her account with no holds.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 27, 2021 7:30:56 GMT
He may recover, he may recover and relapse several times. Only time will tell. But will you ever be able to trust him? It takes two to make a pair of friends so you not only need to question how he will do, but how you will do. It takes a strong character and much work to recover from years of alcoholism. Some people recover but don't relearn how to change habits learned and practiced for years. It is important to be sure you see the truth not not what you want to see.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 26, 2021 6:39:05 GMT
My daughters were told early in their teens that if they decided not to go to college they would have to get a job with health insurance. If they moved out, they were on their own and would not provide any monthly help. They did not quite go that route, though they tried.
Both started at the local community college - I told them if they went two years there, living at home, we would send them to ANY university or college of their choice. We were not exactly poor, but were really did not have the money to spare. I told them we could re-fi the house if needed. Neither of them completed the two years. Both of them got good jobs, one in a downtown international finance company and the other at six flags as a event manager. The one downtown never went back to school, but has a marketable skill set and has always been able to get a good job whenever she needed one. The other went part time to school with six flags paying her tuition and books.
But the point I am making here is if either of them moved out they were on their own, no support from us. The one working at six flags moved back home for nine months to finish up college without having to do it part time. But she still worked part time. All we did for her was to provide her a room and meals. She paid for everything else - vet for her cat, car and gas, clothes, haircuts, the works. It was something she negotiated with us and showed us her plan.
They are now in their forties and have not asked for anything. Though we do sneak stuff in now and then. We have stepped in to help when either was struggling, but we can tell the are doing their best and are being careful with their money. I refuse to give money to help someone when they are not doing anything to help themselves. But when I do give money, I do not stipulate how it is to be used. We also found other ways to help rather than giving money.
**You might want to find a solution to the question about not being able to get a job. Jobs around here take a while to find. If that is the case where you live, you might want proof they are looking for a job, kinda like application copies, interviews attended, etc. Also, you might want to do something to make sure they understand that you will not be bailing them out if they fail because they have not tried.
Get them motivated to finance the lifestyle they want. Make sure they do not have anything provided free of charge. If you are paying part of your son's rent, he should be doing something for you such as lawn work, cleaning, car maintenance, or other weekly chores. You are not their own private money tree. Don't deny them them the pride and satisfaction of doing it on their own.
(When I was 19, home was far, far away across the Pacific. I settled for a junky furnished apartment, meager meals, a clunker for a car. But I survived.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 24, 2021 11:52:37 GMT
When both of us are going somewhere, my husband drives and we generally go in my car - a small jeep Cherokee. It adjusts the seat and wheel automatically depending upon what key is used. So, we don't have to worry about adjusting the seat ourselves. I enjoy being chauffeured.
We have three other vehicles and at one time or another each has been my designated vehicle. (They all are in my name LOL) I have no problem driving the F-150 super cab with a shell on the bed. It was my primary vehicle at one time but now it carries a lot of my husband's tools and stuff in the back. The mustang is fun to drive. It is 21 years old, and still dependable. The little ford edge truck is old as well and has a lot of tools and stuff in it as well.
But actually, as we are retired, my husband gets his feelings hurt if I want to shop or go somewhere with out him. He even drives me to doctor's appointments, beauty salon appointments, and other places. Though sometimes I insist that he stay home. I don't go with him when he goes places, as I appreciate having the house to myself from time to time, plus the places he goes are not places I particularly want to go.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 20, 2021 1:18:19 GMT
I've learned a lot about and grown a lot from the days of my teens (I'm 70 now). But even way back in the 50's we knew it was not kind to make fun of people, or to bully people, or to use derogatory slurs. We did not do it even in private between friends and family. If we did, we were called out on it immediately.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 17, 2021 23:57:30 GMT
I wonder myself. It will take a week of getting all the students settled, teachers reminding them of the rules, etc. It could be more of a political decision rather than anything else. Or they might decide to extend the school year into the summer some.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 17, 2021 23:54:06 GMT
Husband has one and has to be careful about the timing of eating before going to bed. Also we have the head of our bed elevated. I had one and did not know it until I had surgery to strengthen the valve into the stomach. Doctor fixed both at the same time.
One needs to be careful about what they eat and to figure out what will cause them acid reflux. Its different food for different people. Of course it also depends upon how big is the hernia and I would follow the doctor's advice.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 17, 2021 9:36:15 GMT
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 14, 2021 0:33:58 GMT
parallel - -my tongue gets lost in all the l's
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 8, 2021 3:54:27 GMT
If she is on the decline, is she in the hospital? In two weeks will she be in the hospital? If so, there will be no visiting. If she is not in the hospital, is she able to get around and be outside for visiting? I would also take into consideration how many visitors she will be having and if she would be up to all that kind of activity.
Also take into consideration that it is going to be around Spring Break time and it may be difficult to get plane tickets. Can you visit with her online?
Only you can decide if it is something you must do.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 3, 2021 19:54:33 GMT
I had MN in both feet and the podiatrist first tried custom made orthotics but they did not work. I had the surgery and then there was treatments/therapy afterwards to make sure the tissue would lay smooth as it healed. I still have bumps in the bottom of my feet that did not go away. I'm of two minds as to weather I would recommend it to anyone else. Actually all the doctor did was clip a nerve in both fee to keep the pain from being felt. Two of my toes in each foot are numb now as a result.
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