:blushing: *sigh* No, I did not. Thank you for taking pity on me. Can I say I was disoriented, being up so early in the morning, and use that as an excuse? Thank you, ladies -- that's the one. My mom made those for Christmas every year, too, but the recipe *she* had didn't mention the cherries, so I always thought she "invented" that part. Ah HA! :lol: ETA: Oops! Guess it wasn't *that* early. Never mind.

Does anyone have an older copy of this book? I have the tenth and eleventh editions, and the recipe I'm looking for isn't in them. The rolled sugar cookie recipe used to have a variation for drop sugar cookies. One of my books has a separate Drop Cookie recipe, but it has brown sugar in it, so I know it's not what I'm looking for. Anyone have this? Or know what I'm talking about? ETA: You know, the book with the red check table cloth on the cover. :-)

Oh! Me! Me! I have a Nauga! My grandfather, who was an upholsterer, gave him to me!

Ah! That does sound neet! I look forward to hearing what you think about them when they arrive! Have fun! :001_smile:

I didn't even know about the audio CDs or I probably would have snapped them up, too! :lol: What's on them? Is there more than the pronunciation files that are on the website?

Er -- um -- well, IF you are, it's in a good way! :D

Hum -- secret recipes? Well, I'll have to think about that so I have an answer if anyone ever asks me for one. :lol: Actually, if I make something someone likes, they don't ask me for the recipe -- thank goodness 'cause I'd have an awful time writing some of them down and might fall into the "recipe sabotage" group. :001_smile: They just ask me to make it for them again. My Dad has/had a secret recipe for spaghetti sauce that he wouldn't share with us when we were kids and I guess he figured we just wouldn't be paying attention while he was cooking it up! One night, though, he *did* tell us what the secret ingredient was! Oregano! Shhhhh! And don't let him know I told you! :lol:

Can I just say we learned by doing? Or, maybe, learned what *not to do* by doing? :lol: I'll be 51 here pretty soon. I posted we haven't had any credit cards for ten years. Wanna guess how much fun I had shopping for the rest of the time? :lol: The only thing that saved the day was I used to make great money. So when I realized the pickle we were in, we were able to get 'em paid off and in the trash ASAP. I'd be pretty surprised if anyone in the other thread who either doesn't use them or pays them off every month didn't reach that decision for a *very* good reason -- or maybe several thou$and of them? ;)

Okay -- but no cakes.

I like that. I'm going to use that. I'm "off-putting" -- not scary. :D :lol: I think I know what they mean. I think about things until I've run myself around in circles and don't know what I finally decided to do! Doesn't help much -- just keeps me awake at night. I still manage to get myself into plenty of tight spots and I'm not that good at wiggling my way back out of them. Ah, yes, but do you see what you've just said?! You prefer the "hobbit hole." Being "off-putting" is a way to insure that they don't bother you in there. It's the way you control your environment -- if, in fact, you *are* off-putting. :001_smile: Are you sure you're off-putting and not scary? People I know don't argue with me 'cause I'm scary. :D I've been teasing with you a bit, but only 'cause I get what you're saying. I didn't realize a lot of this myself until it was brought to my attention several weeks ago. Someone I know was comparing me with another lady who totally takes charge of a room the minute she walks in. You can't get a work in edgewise and she reveals *way* too much information, but she just talks and talks and talks. Come to find out, she's a lot like what you describe when you say -- She feels the same way -- but you'd never know it. Once you get to know her, you find that she really is *very* uncomfortable around people in general. By taking charge of the room, she is controlling her environment to make herself more comfortable. Then he said, "Then, there's Kris -- she controls *her* environment by scaring everyone off." :lol:

:confused: Gee -- when you put it that way, going on strike sounds like a LOT of work! :lol:

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I don't know if it's an answer or not -- but I think I'll go on strike this weekend. The walls can't fall down in just two days! :D Can they?

For us? It's necessary. It's kind of like a test. The workbook is the *last* thing we do, and if we can't breeze through it, we're not ready to move on.

The only reason I know it's not me is because I've never spent that much time in Virginia. :D When my Taekwondo instructor introduces me to new people, he tells them, "She's just trying to scare you off. Don't pay attention to any of that." :lol:

Fear not! You should be down near freezing tomorrow night. :D I'm not stalking you -- honestly! Sweetie is running up through Texas today and called earlier asking me to check out the weather for him. You should be able to wave at him around 5:00 p.m. :lol:

We had a similar problem, but the difference was he had nice handwriting at one point, and it deteriorated. So I knew he *could* do it and did not have any of the possible problems that the other posters have suggested might be an issue. The problem was solved when I *did* throw his papers into the trash and he had to do them over. I, truly, could not read them.

Aye -- we're in the 60s here today. Now what? Well -- tomorrow night it's supposed to get down to 8 degrees. And I hear that cold front is headed your way, too. ;)

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This is just sickening. Yes -- that poor, sweet baby. In reading the article, I'm just at a total loss. I understand that the area was flooded, making the search difficult. But if the meter reader reported seeing a bag there, why couldn't others see/find it? Why wouldn't the deputy investigating the tip follow-up and simply have the witness *show* him where the bag was? How much evidence has been lost because of the delay? There will be more about this, I'm sure.

First, I don't think any public school -- high school or college -- prepares anyone for the "real world." Our local school certainly doesn't. At least, I hope all the crap that goes on there isn't a reflection of life outside the brick walls. It's ridiculous. I've said before that if my son has to worry about fighting a co-worker at the office to keep him from stealing his briefcase, then I don't have any experience in the "real world" either. Hopefully, by the time they're holding jobs, they've found a way to express their Alpha Male behavior that doesn't involve a rumble in the parking lot. Second, while I think my son *could* make it in public high school, I don't think he actually would. He is *not* motivated and was basically ignored as long as he sat quietly in the corner -- doing nothing. For this, I cannot blame the teachers. They have students with *real* problems and actually told him and us that they couldn't be bothered wasting time with someone who had the skills/gifts and refused to use them. If he had been able to keep his "class clown" tendencies in check, they would have never complained about him. :D And finally, I have no confidence in the academics at the local school, either. It's basically daycare for teenagers. A graduate from that school who is successful in college, even at the CC level, is a rarity, not the norm.

I'm so glad to see all the responses from people who don't have credit cards. We haven't had them for over ten years and I've gotten *so* many funny looks from people because we're so "weird." And sometimes it has been a total PITA -- but right now? I'm sure glad we made that decision.

Okay -- I'm sure this is a stupid question. But it's going to bug me -- If they were homeschooling, what did a gay bus driver have to do with them?

Being a night owl myself, I definitely feel my son's pain. Neither of us really "wake up" until the afternoon, no matter when we get up. But if I didn't set a limit, he'd be up on the computer all night. His electronics have to be off by 9:00 p.m., and no phone calls in or out after that, either. After that, he can do what he wants -- reading, studying -- and he doesn't have a set bed time anymore. But after an hour or two of "down time" he sleeps just fine.

I'd probably get an upright because they're just easier, but I wouldn't get getting into it every day. Every time you open them your cold "falls out." :001_smile: A salesman also told me one time not to get a defrosting one, but I can't remember why. Had something to do with the "melted" ice cubes in the regular freezer. Sorry, my brain is just on vacation today.