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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 3, 2021 1:54:09 GMT
Sunday night we went out to eat at a German restaurant. We've been eating out at least once a month since restaurants opened back up in late May.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 1, 2021 21:57:34 GMT
I picked up the die cuts to get my Raccoon fix (and will wait for the next digital sale to pick up the cards), but I did not like the DK as a whole. I do like the TN kit...except for the fact that it has a TN because I don't use them! But I actually like the rest of the kit. I did get the new alpha and numbers because even though I have a lot of small alphas, most of them don't have numbers.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 26, 2021 17:38:51 GMT
I want my mom's Chicken Crepes--I have the recipe, but its involved enough that I never feel like making it (even though I bought a crepe maker!) I think it has more to do with missing my Mom who I haven't seen since Xmas 2019.
I also want some foods that we get when traveling to Nebraska--Runza, Amigos, Valentino's, and now Schlotskys because I realized there is still a location in Omaha.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 26, 2021 17:33:28 GMT
Rarely do I sleep thru the night, but I do consider it a good night's sleep if I wake up and can go back to sleep without having to get up and go to the bathroom.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 25, 2021 22:21:07 GMT
Congratulations--and brag away, it gives hope to the rest of us who can finally see that the end is within sight!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 25, 2021 22:15:11 GMT
First thing I noticed was the raccoon--I had a thing for raccoons when I was little. Might have to see how and where it's used in the kits!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 25, 2021 4:16:30 GMT
I had challenged myself to finish baseball 2019 pictures before my annual crop in mid-March, but then I tested positive for Covid on 2/9 & had to isolate in my bedroom. I mostly felt like I had a bad cold, but I still didn't feel like scrapping. Once I did feel better it was either too cold to be at my desk in the always-cold-in-the-winter basement or I didn't want to disrupt DH who was working from home in the same basement while we were all quarantined. He goes back to work tomorrow so maybe I can get more done...either way I'm not taking baseball pictures to my crop...not when I have lots of football & soccer pictures to do too!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 25, 2021 4:04:32 GMT
I was never interested in watching it when it was on TV, but after seeing it on so many Peas' favorite series list I decided to try it out last year after finally getting Netflix. I loved it. I didn't make it thru the entire series before it left Netflix so I decided to do a special for 6 months of HBOMax so I could finish it (and we watch Friends, Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, etc.) I just finished this past weekend--binged the last season over a couple of days. I had read the brief descriptions for each episode, but couldn't remember who won the election & it was killing me!
I've also enjoyed listening to The West Wing Weekly podcast (with Joshua Molina & another guy who was a big fan of the show).
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 22, 2021 2:17:51 GMT
Other than taking too many supplies and more photos than I could ever hope to scrap at a retreat...my biggest mistake was forgetting my bag that had my Cameo & my laptop. I would have been out of luck for the 4 day crop because it's 4 hours away from home, but thankfully a friend of a friend was coming a day later and brought it after my DH dropped it off to her. I could have scrapped without the Cameo, but I like having my laptop so I have access to my photos (mostly for the timestamp).
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 18, 2021 4:02:15 GMT
Hot flashes while having period cramps...now that is the ultimate fun!!!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 16, 2021 3:46:38 GMT
I like the concept, but was not a fan of the kits. I'd love to participate because my LSS is involved, but not if I don't like the kits.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 14, 2021 21:27:03 GMT
We're taking a road trip to CO in July. My youngest sister is getting married on mountain & then we'll stick around for several days for a vacation of hiking, fishing & relaxing.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 11, 2021 15:42:21 GMT
Campbells tomato soup--its been a few years since I made it for dinner because I'd rather make a tomato soup from scratch, but I made it the other night when I wasn't feeling good...still good!
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 9, 2021 22:07:16 GMT
I like the idea of the kit, but not the subscription model. I don't mind the themes, but hate the colors of the Heart one. The one sheet of paper is useless as 12x12 because you either cover up too much or waste the size by cutting it apart, but I do like the other two. I like the big chipboard pieces though.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 9, 2021 3:43:53 GMT
I haven't had them for years, but I can say I've made them...about 35 years ago in elementary school! I would like to try making them again, but I'm afraid I'd eat too many.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 7, 2021 18:13:26 GMT
Kenmore Washer & Dryer--21 years old (dryer's been worked on twice, no issues with washer, but we'll fix both until told they can't be fixed). Fridge, Microwave, Dishwasher--16 years old (fridge worked on once) Oven--4 years old (old one was bought at the same time as other kitchen appliances, but an unreplaceable part stopped working so it had to be replaced).
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 4, 2021 3:52:51 GMT
In December 2019 we signed our then 14yo freshman up for a trip to Germany/Austria/Switzerland for March 2021. Our biggest debate was should we sign him up now to go as a 15yo or wait two years for him to go as a 17yo senior. We would have preferred to wait but we then remembered that the big band trip would likely be at the same time.
Last September the teacher leading the trip postponed the trip to March 2022. I feel a little better about him going as a 16yo junior. I'm still a little concerned about Covid being an issue, but not enough to have not signed him up for the postponed trip. My concerns are not health related, but concerns about disruptions of planned activities.
We let him go on a school trip to DC as an 8th grader, without hesitation. He had never been on a plane, but it wasn't an issue. He is very mature and a good kid, but I don't think we'd have let him go to Europe at that age. Parents are not "allowed" on either trip because the chaperones are all teachers. I'd love to go on the Germany trip, but the teacher has done the trip many times so I'm not worried about it.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 31, 2021 19:29:44 GMT
My youngest son's private school is still doing normal snow days, but they've also been in-person 5 days a week all year (and only 5th-8th grade kids have a school-issued laptop that gets taken home every day).
My oldest son's public school doesn't have the luxury of having normal snow days because they thought they could defy state law and thus were out of compliance for the first month to two months of the school year. As of now the younger kids have at least 15 days to make up and the high school kids have over 20 days to make up (despite being in class that entire time...) so they can't afford to miss any more school time. Every student in the district has a school-issued device (ipad or laptop, plus wifi access) because they've been online only or hybrid all year, so it's easy to have a remote learning day.
Under normal circumstances I think snow days should be kept as snow days regardless of access to technology, but this is not a normal year for so many schools that I'm ok with forgoing normal snow days.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 31, 2021 18:41:55 GMT
The recipe that I've been using lately for roast calls for onions and carrots which is perfect for me because a few years ago I realized that I don't like potatoes cooked with the pot roast--I'd rather have mashed. If I were to try something different I might try polenta, but I know my boys aren't fans of polenta so I don't make it very often. Egg noodles sounds better than rice to me, but honestly neither sounds better than mashed potatoes.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 31, 2021 18:36:22 GMT
So many years of SC kits has left me with so many small stamp sets. I have a lot of 4x6 stamp sets that I love and try to use, but my problem is with the 3x4 & 2x3 kit stamps. Some I would keep, but wish I could store multiples on a bigger sheet. The problem is that I don't know what I would do with the ones I want to purge. The group I meet with once a year for a retreat is heavily into CM and most don't stamp so I feel it would be a waste of my time to pack up and drag them there to put out on the free table. I'm not sure how useful it would be to try to donate somewhere because they all require a stamp block...yet it feels wrong to just throw them away.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 31, 2021 3:49:13 GMT
I'm done--and by done I mean actually done with all of the journaling and embellishing!!! I'm sure if I went back through some past years I'd find unfinished parts.
I even reorganized my DD supplies and can put them away...but can someone please please please remind me not to buy anything next year???
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 30, 2021 1:31:47 GMT
We just got 10-12" Monday/Tuesday--this storm would barely be a blip on my radar if they weren't throwing around the words rain & ice before mentioning another couple inches of snow...give me another 12" before any ice! At least this will be over the weekend so we won't have to worry about "will they/won't they" regarding cancelling or delaying schools.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 29, 2021 18:56:39 GMT
While I can't stand the sound of two forks scrapping against each other (which inevitably happens when trying to shred meat...) i still wouldn't consider using my mixer for shredding, mostly to avoid having to clean the bowl & beater. We have the big plastic claws for shredding meat & they work just fine for us.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 26, 2021 22:40:02 GMT
I realized that it wasn't going to be cheap when I saw the free shipping with $60 purchase (and only 5 new items), but $38 for a 4x6 album set is ridiculous.
Definitely going to skip the entire thing...
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 26, 2021 17:43:28 GMT
This is the first DITL kit that I've liked in a couple of years...not that I've ever done the project... I wish she would make (and announce) the DITL & WITL kits in the same general color schemes & fonts. Even for two days the DITL kit seems like a lot of products.
And I'm sorry...the release is tomorrow and you still don't have the prices set/known??? Really?
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 26, 2021 17:21:12 GMT
I think I've read about 10 (there were a couple that I couldn't remember for sure or if I've only just seen the movie) plus the HP series. There were several that I'm going to look into because they look interesting based on the short summary. The Martian and The Great Alone were two of my favorites from the list.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 25, 2021 19:17:44 GMT
Very rarely do I go to a mall and that's because I'm not counting trips to my Target which is technically in a mall. I was a SAHM when my boys were little and we went all the time to play at the indoor play areas or just to walk around and be somewhere that wasn't home in the winter. These days (pre-Covid) I don't have much of a need or a desire to go because there aren't many mall stores that I want to shop at.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 24, 2021 18:55:55 GMT
I'm so happy to hear that people have had good experiences with Hello Fresh. I got my Mom a gift card for Hello Fresh for Cmas because they like to cook, but don't like going to store unless absolutely necessary these days (what a change from a few years ago when she would shop every day!) I would like to try it just to try different recipes, but keep balking at the price for a family of 4.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 21, 2021 17:02:57 GMT
For my SC & AE Stamps (and a handful of other brands that are similar): --6x8s and Fonts (because half of my 6x8s are fonts and the other half doesn't fit in my other bins) --Food --Travel (travel, adventure, outdoorsy, etc.) --States & countries are separate --Pattern Makers --Words (formerly known as PL stamps, but I don't do PL) --Themes (sports, music, etc.) --Seasonal & holidays --Cmas ones are kept with December Daily supplies --Card sentiments --Story Stamps (because it's easier to keep them together as a group) --SBTM stamps (they are still in the bags with the rest of the kits...some day I hope to organize all of it better).
My Stampin' Up sets are kept in separate bins, but are not organized because I don't have that many.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 21, 2021 14:51:38 GMT
We have Disney+, Hulu no ads for me, Hulu Live for the family (long story...) and HBO Max. I did a 6-month prepaid special for HBO Max earlier this month and while I really like it (mostly because I'm working my way through The West Wing, Game of Thrones and Big Bang Theory) I'm not sure I can justify keeping it after the 6 months if we're already paying for the other 3 services.
We also have Netflix for free through T-Mobile and right now I'm fine with the free version of Peacock TV.
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