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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 22, 2022 21:07:49 GMT
My mother wore the same MOB dress to both my sisters' weddings. She just really liked it and looked great in it. Nobody ever said a thing and I doubt anybody remembered that she'd worn it before. Second sister encouraged her to wear it again.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 22, 2022 11:54:27 GMT
What I don't understand about the "just use bill pay" idea - which I do understand (though not use) is that bill pay prints out a check and mails it, right? So the recipient gets a check in the mail, just not from me. So, I just send a check in the mail from me. I do pay several things online, though. When I use bill pay, my bank uses EFT to pay the bill. It used to be that there were a few places that got checks by mail, but now all the businesses I pay have EFT in bill pay, even my landscaper. Also, none of my tax/water/electric bills/registry through town government charge a fee for EFT. I believe they've found it saves them money in collections to do it that way.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 21, 2022 22:45:09 GMT
We use the third rack for silverware. DH has it organized so it takes 10 seconds. The drawer is right next to the dishwasher.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 20, 2022 20:40:51 GMT
We say drink in general and cocktail for fancy drinks. And even then I’ll call it a fancy cocktail. Learning how to make some fancy cocktails entertained us during the early Covid times. I make an excellent pomegranate martini that starts with a fresh pomegranate.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 20, 2022 19:30:18 GMT
Right away. Or as soon as I figure out which of the five is going off. It’s really hard to tell with the acoustics in my house. As soon as one goes off, we replace them all. Then I buy five more replacement batteries for next year. That sound is so annoying at 3am.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 19, 2022 18:28:31 GMT
I really like my Audi Q5. I think they have a smaller crossover now also. Mine is 2013 and drives exactly like it came off the lot.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 19, 2022 0:59:38 GMT
I’m self employed and behind on a deadline, so I won’t be taking the day off.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 18, 2022 15:07:57 GMT
When my niece was at Boston university, a peregrine falcon used to visit her window on the 15th floor of her dorm.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 18, 2022 15:06:01 GMT
I could very happily live in that house. I’d never leave.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 16, 2022 20:02:40 GMT
What type of lodging are you staying in? I've stayed in lots of hotels that had a bag storage area that was either free or a few dollars a bag. You may be able to arrange with an airbnb to store your bags there until the place is cleaned. I'd email ahead.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 15, 2022 11:44:28 GMT
I doubt her weight loss had anything to do with gluten or flour. She ate fewer calories. Probably more vegetables, less meat, less fried food, and smaller portions. She probably kept very busy and snacked less.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 15, 2022 1:06:29 GMT
We liked sunbasket’s food best, but had terrible delivery issues. They’d leave it down in the road rather than bring it up the driveway. After several complaints I canceled. But your delivery probs won’t have the same issues. The food was delicious and easy to prepare. Loved the more healthful options.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 14, 2022 15:47:08 GMT
I couldn’t read it all but seriously if there were at least 54,000 people acting as mules someone would be talking. I know. There isn't ANY evidence of a mule, let alone thousands. Show us the evidence, not the speculation. The committee's got the goods.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 14, 2022 13:00:43 GMT
Yes, we did an energy audit. They added about $1,000 worth of insulation to our attic and basement. Replaced all the bulbs in the house. And we got a large discount on a new energy-efficient furnace. Your fees to the utility pay for it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 13, 2022 20:02:55 GMT
Oh wow, I don't remember seeing your story, and I love to open your stories because... dogs and movies!
Are you happy with the final results, after you've been all healed for a while? Did it improve your life -- are you more comfortable now?
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 13, 2022 11:34:10 GMT
I've been to three weddings lately. In two of them (one was a Jewish wedding) both parents walked the bride down the aisle. I love that. In the third, the bride's brother walked his mother down. You can do whatever feels comfortable to you and your daughter -- there is no wrong answer here.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 12, 2022 14:51:48 GMT
I had a very cool encounter at TJMaxx a few days ago. I was looking at the beauty products for an eyebrow pencil when a woman in her late twenties started rifling thru the lipsticks next to me. (I am fair, with rather full lips that are a darker pigment than one would expect. I am blue eyed with light brown hair and much to my Color-Me-Beautiful consultant mother's confusion, I turned out to be an early winter colouring compare to all of my spring siblings and mother -Hello why I always looked awful in our Easter photos with pastel dresses.) So, the woman was scooping up a lot of lipsticks and caught me looking at her curiously. She showed me that they had just got in a bunch of MAC and NARS lipsticks and said she liked to give them as gifts. She asked me which colours I gravitated towards, and I told her I keep things fairly neutral, but that I sometimes like a bolder lip when dressing up. Since I had my mask on, she asked if I would quickly drop my mask for her to see me. She was surprised by my darkly pigmented lips and asked asked if I had ever found any bold colours that worked on me. I told her to get a dark colour to work I had to look for brands that cater to more ethnic colouring. She hands me 2 neutral coloured lipsticks and tells me both will look good on me, and we separate. I'm thrilled! A few minutes later she finds me elsewhere in the store and says she has a few more lipsticks she wanted me to look at. Turns out she is a make-up artist that works on films and lipstick is her thing! She was bound and determined to find me the perfect dark lipstick. 😀 She talked about my unexpected colouring, and how the right red would be hard for me to find. So instead she gave me a purple that really looked dark, and took back one of my neutrals and gave me a different one. We chatted a bit more and I went off to purchase my 3 lipsticks. You guys, she knocked it out of the park. I love all three, and the purple one caused my Dh to do a triple take. He couldn't stop looking at me. ☺ I wore it when we went to dinner last night and the waitress commented on it and later asked for another customer what colour it was. That’s awesome! I think you should show us your lips in purple. I’d love to see what she recommended.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 12, 2022 12:11:20 GMT
Why is someone tagging this as political? I don't see anything at all political in the article. I think it should be tagged "criminal".
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 12, 2022 12:02:08 GMT
The BBQ place near us serves a delicious cucumber salad that's nice a light and crunchy to go with brisket. I also like coleslaw.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 11, 2022 12:02:26 GMT
My recipe is very similar to the NYT one. Mine doesn't use garlic, uses all gruyere (my fave), and adds a pinch of nutmeg. I just layer potatoes with salt, pepper and cheese in between layers. Add the cream, fresh thyme, and nutmeg, Add some cheese on top, and bake it pretty much the same way. It's delicious.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 10, 2022 20:23:00 GMT
The honky tonks are so much fun. You can listen to the music as you walk down the street to pick your bar.
The Grand Ole Opry is a really fun experience. I'm not even a huge country music fan, and loved it.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 10, 2022 12:28:28 GMT
We are watching the second season of Hacks on HBO+. Jean Smart is a genius. Just as good as the first season.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 9, 2022 19:27:48 GMT
I traveled Memorial Day weekend to a wedding. Our morning flight was canceled without any notifications. DH and I were rebooked on different flights 6 hours later without any notifications. Finally got us on a direct flight together that was only 4 hours later. Got stuck in the last row two middle seats in a 757. Ugh. Made it to the family BBQ only an hour late (we left the house at 7am and arrived in Atlanta at 7pm) and on our way back to the hotel hit a deer in DD's car. Fortunately nobody got hurt (including the deer) and minimal damage to her car. Five of us from the party ended up with very very bad colds (I'm still hacking up a lung 2 weeks later) but none tested positive for covid.
So yeah.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 9, 2022 11:13:02 GMT
Totally get him an appt with a dietician! *Added salt* is only one component of lowering sodium intake. Salt is added to just about EVERYthing. I had to go on BP medication last year, so I'm very vigilant. I have never cared for the taste of salt, and about the only thing I add it to are eggs or potatoes, both of which I eat infrequently. Any sodium problem I have is sneaking in on processed and pre-made foods. You are right about that. I try to cook most things from scratch and try to limit salt intake. But I will still use bottled spaghetti sauce and things like bottled marinades and packaged soup mixes to add to roasts. No more of that. Thanks for the advice! You can use salt-free spice mixes to add to your roasts -- something like za'atar is delicious. Marinades are super easy to make, also. It will take some research and practice, but once you have it down it will become easy peasy.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 6, 2022 10:55:34 GMT
I have a magnetic wireless charger that mounts on the vent. I really like that I don't have to plug the phone in, the charger is already plugged in for me.
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 3, 2022 19:27:30 GMT
I just got mine a few weeks ago. I had to renew my license and it wasn't a big deal to bring the documents I needed. I already have a passport, so it was just some extra support documentation. That was the first time I had to renew my license in person in 10 years. My new picture looks just a bit older. ETA: I was laughing my head off at the person in line in front of me. You have to identify the colors of three shapes for your eye test, and she said Chartreuse, Pink, and Sage. The clerk told her "Think stop light colors."
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 2, 2022 10:56:15 GMT
Wow! He's fantastic. Thanks for sharing --I haven't seen much Parkour although I know what it is.
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Post by maryannscraps on May 31, 2022 15:09:46 GMT
I wish I could tell you all what a jerk this man is. Remember, I LIVED with him and saw him interact with Cora for TWO YEARS. So I know. He also treated DD unbelievably badly. I kept my mouth shut that whole time. I'd talk to my other daughter when I was about to blow. DD really does live up to her end of this parental arrangement. He doesn't. He likes to make things difficult for her. We have pages of examples of that. He often won't even respond to her calls when Cora is at his house and DD is supposed to have a daily call with her. Even though DD hates him, she doesn't do that... Cora talks to her dad when she's at DD's house. Just one example. I was also there when Doug moaned and whined throughout DD's labor because he was so tired, and not long after Cora was born he said he was going to the gym (?), and actually went home and went to sleep for 4 hours. Meanwhile, nanny (me) who is in her 50's, hasn't slept a wink for 2 nights in a row without a word of complaint. Yeah. He's a jerk. Does that color things? Yes. This is still not okay. And DD couldn't keep Cora without telling Doug in advance because of the custody arrangement. He's already sued her (she has no money) for money they AGREED she didn't have to pay him. So she has to do everything to the letter while he gets to be a twat. We get it. Everybody hates him. But that's never going to change, and your daughter needs to find a way to work with him even though he's a jerk. Cora will figure that out soon enough on her own, and she really should have a therapist in place to help her with that. She doesn't need the adults in the house causing lots of inflamed emotions for her on something beyond her developmental capabilities that she has absolutely no control over right now. You know he's never going to change and (you especially) won't be able to change him. All you can do is mitigate the damage and make Cora feel safe and loved. Your DD needs to figure out a way to communicate with him for the important stuff, like dropping off a covid-positive child. Everyone needs to grow up and figure out an unemotional method of conveying important information about their daughter.
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Post by maryannscraps on May 31, 2022 14:55:41 GMT
I'm another one who thinks you need to take a step back. I think the peas are not as emotionally invested in the situation, and can see it from multiple points of view. Please please please do not add more emotional turmoil to poor Cora's plate. She needs to know that she is and was safe, and that both her parents are looking out for HER best interest and not involved in blaming the other for how a child with covid is being dropped off without communication during a pandemic and subsequently separated from the rest of the family to avoid spreading it.
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Post by maryannscraps on May 25, 2022 17:54:18 GMT
We had an outstanding meal at Scales in Portland, last time I was there.
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