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  1. Same for us in Maine! I remember only being able to locate my dad shoveling the front walk by where the snow was coming up out of the path. Albeto, I know there was something I discovered a few years ago that I'd continued from my childhood that totally did not apply anymore, but I can't think of it now. It gave me a chuckle, though... I wonder what it was.
  2. Revereware was what came to mind for me, too. I have the aluminum disk bottoms, but I think those are (slightly) heavier than the copper bottoms. And the copper bottoms are so classic...
  3. Actually, it only "reads" fancier. It sounds snarky: "dey-call-it-aging". How RUDE! :lol:
  4. Oh. Yeah. I forget about the instructions. :lol: I use applewood bacon from the Amish market. Butter from Trader Joe's (because butter form TJ's or WholeFoods is actually cheaper than the dodgy butter from the regular grocery). Sweet potatoes from our local (conventional) farm where I buy them by the case in the fall... I think mine taste better.
  5. We doubled it and the platter was empty within 30 minutes in a house full of food of every conceivable variety. They're stupid easy, too.http://www.foodrenegade.com/bacon-wrapped-sweet-potato-bites/
  6. I brought bacon wrapped sweet potato chunks to an open house a couple weeks ago. The kids were all over them (so were the adults).
  7. Mmmmm. That's what we had for supper. And macaroons. Ree had a great recipe for tortilla soup. I use leftover chicken, add a can of homing (no idea why... I love hominy in chicken soup)... And serve it with cornbread, too. Because cornbread goes with everything.
  8. I agree. I rarely find restaurant fare that tastes better / is higher quality than what I make at home. When I do, it's something very high end.
  9. I've become a huge fan of haramaki over the past few winters. It's shocking how much warmer even my hands and feet are when my core is just that much warmer. I second the fingerless mitts (cast off toddler tights make nice, long, lightweight ones) and a cute slouchy hat (which I sometimes sleep in, if it's nippy in the bedroom).
  10. You're not alone. I've knit for 35 years and can't figure out what to do with that one hook to save my life. I both pick and throw, too, depending mood and project. Maybe I have some weird mental crochet block.
  11. Sure. We'd figure out what arrangements need to be made when the time comes for her to leave for college or whatever adult adventures lie ahead.
  12. That was my first thought, too. Or petits fours, if such a bakery tray exists.
  13. :lol: Also, while a tree decorated with entirely edible ornaments may seem like a great idea to protect your treasured breakables from toddlers, you will likely have a sticky, licked, bitten looking tree by Christmas.
  14. Jaws. It was 1975. I was 4. I also saw The Godfather at the drive-in. There was some great parenting going on there.
  15. Clean for 30 days! :lol: That's really funny. I had no idea the thread was resurrected. What an odd thing to bring back. It's not even like there were crockpots or shopping carts involved. A RS funny: our Y is right next door to what used to be a RS. Still has the sign and everything. However, one day last year there was suddenly a cardboard box with sharpie sign over the door saying " please visit us at our new location". With no location. Put up the day after I went in there to buy batteries and the guy told me he'd order them. We still have no idea where they went (it's a very small town).
  16. I think being assertive is fine, particularly when you are asserting your expectation for some sort of fixing of a situation, like your Sears issue. I think telling a clerk who was singlehandedly minding the store and actively waiting on another patron that you were ready to leave because you have more important things to do comes across as a little "center of the universe". Which is not at all something that I would attribute to you, Jean. The clerk was egregiously rude. It takes virtually nothing to say to the person you're engaged with "excuse me for a moment" and then acknowledge the other customer who has come in. I do it all the time. That's just good manners.
  17. It is not my natural inclination to spend my days with children (anyone's, including my own) so being a SAHM is much harder, mentally, for me than being a single, WOHM was, just in the context of constant input. And, really, the whole housewife thing is sort of challenging because it's outside of my skill set. I know that seems odd to those who are so attuned, but there you have it. On the other hand, scheduling and balancing obligations and activities is much easier when I'm home.
  18. Put it in the washer. Dry with tennis balls or clean shoes in the dryer to keep the down from clumping. If you take it to the cleaner, they're going to put it in the washer, too. There may be an advantage there because they have large washers, but otherwise...
  19. My 12 yo bought one. It's hooked to my Apple ID, so I have to put in the passcode for any downloads, and I can see her history on my phone and iPad. We set wifi hours for her device on our router, so she doesn't have internet access between 9pm and 9am. During the day, she only uses it when she's not engaged in something else. There have been times when I've had to tell her to put it away, but overall, she's done pretty well with knowing when is and is not an appropriate time to use it.
  20. I'm pretty sure it is exactly the government's job to protect the citizens against the interests of commerce. I'm sure there were a fair number of people who were equally horrified when workplace safety and child labor laws were passed. The fact is, commerce does not willingly do that on its own. Where does one draw the line between the perceived "right" to acquire stuff and others' rights to a healthy and satisfying life?
  21. Yes. I can't claim any life-altering reason for the shift but I, too, have been paring down the stuff and have become especially intolerant of drama. If it doesn't enrich our lives in some way, it has to go.
  22. Same here, though my husband is a football fanatic. Well, any sport, really. (Maybe not tennis...) Anyway, I do not visit or entertain visitors on holidays. Full stop. Yesterday was easy. The turkey took longer to cook than a chicken, but I don't have to actively cook it so I don't give a rat's arse how long it takes. My husband did part of the sides, I did part, the 12 yo did part. All at a leisurely pace. (The 9 yos didn't because they're still less helpful and more "helping" which I did not wish to entertain) Then we ate on regular dishes, in the living room, watching Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (because hello, Thanksgiving!). There were naps. If you'd ever tried to fix a leaking toilet intake, you would know the placement of a toilet right up against a wall is less convenient for the plumber than the cleaner. Given that most plumbers are men, I suspect they get the frustration. I would suggest that, in either case, if it's so troublesome that you need to find someone to blame, you're doing it wrong.
  23. Exactly. It reads "Who rakes" to me. I was trying to figure out what sort of slur "rakes" is.
  24. This but with my 12 and 9's, respectively. There is not heavy duty enough conditioner in the world to keep my hair from turning to straw it I washed it every day. And my skin gets so dry in the winter it just hurts all over, no matter how much I moisturize.
  25. Regular dishes. For large extended family and friends gatherings, my MIL rents dishes from the local party/catering place.
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