AMJ Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Rhubarb: https://www.floatingkitchen.net/rhubarb-almond-cake/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/144748575502402047/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/228768856050443055/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/129056345551314956/ I want to try this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/151503974941828672/ Thank you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Happy page 2800!! Or not, 2801. BOOYAH!! Your Booyah is the first post past 14,000 posts! WOOHOO! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 You're just making the rest of us look bad. :leaving: Maybe I should stop posting here because I'm not in competition with anyone about any thing. I'm just trying to live my life and thought that this was a safe place to share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Maybe I should stop posting here because I'm not in competition with anyone about any thing. I'm just trying to live my life and thought that this was a safe place to share. Sorry! I meant to be self-derogatory and funny. :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I did all the things! :svengo: This is the first day this week I did all the things. Reintroducing gluten has nearly killed me. All the things does not include working out this week, but I did snow the kids this morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Sorry! I meant to be self-derogatory and funny. :( I'm sorry too. I had a really good cry and a really good nap. I needed both. As I said, it has been a tough day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (((Jean))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I did some of the things. I did school with the boys, swept the house, finished one short story, finished a scene in the other, and now I've just got sequel to write this evening and the synopsis to work on. Chili and cornbread is going to taste good tonight. :grouphug: Jean and all having no-good-very-bad days. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I might burn up a mess of fried apples later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I have one clear memory of taking three minutes to go to the bathroom and returning to the kitchen to find the boys had opened the pantry and dumped all the flour out onto the floor. :svengo: I remember when dd19 was three and got a hold of a bottle of chocolate syrup and squirted it All. Over. The Playroom. :glare: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 My 168 hours book suggests I save time around the house by going out to eat, :lol: No. While there are a number of valid reasons for going out to eat, saving time is not one of them. We live in a low-income neighborhood in a city, so to get to a restaurant that's not fast food or other crap we drive about 20-25 min each way (I guess technically we might be able to cut that to only 15 or so min to downtown, but then you'd have to find parking, plus the restaurants there tend to be more expensive). That time does not include making sure the kids are ready to go, nor does it include getting snow and ice off the car. Then, of course, you have to wait to be seated, decide what everyone wants to order, wait for someone to take your order, wait for your food, eat it, and drive home. Doing groceries (assuming you don't do them every day), cooking, eating, and doing dishes (by hand!) at home is faster for sure. Of course, I'm probably doing things wrong by not living in a $300k house in the suburbs right where the chain restaurants are, or similar downtown with lots of $$$ for the restaurants there. Realistically, ordering pizza or Chinese saves the most time, TV dinners a close second (buying a bunch of those once a week costs more time than ordering... though the number of times I have to repeat myself to the pizza/Chinese people really cuts into their lead), and with fast food coming in third place. Then home cooking would be fourth, and eating out at non-fast food place coming in last place. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 True Value had plants out on the racks today when I went to pick up dd15 from tutorial. Real live plants. Cabbage and broccoli and pansies and rosemary and lavender and strawberries. I showed great restraint and didn't buy anything. :hurray: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (((Jean))). 💓💓💓 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Is it ok if I make chili and cornbread too? That sounds really good! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Ds10 had to have full body contact to sleep. I think maybe around 3 years old he wouldn't wake up when I moved. He still needs to touch to fall asleep, though. BOOYA! Gymnast is practically on top of me right now as she takes a nap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I missed posting on page 2800. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Quote for March Calendar: “If the lesson you get from Jesus hanging with sinners is you should hang more with sinners, you’re confused on who you are in the story…†– RC Sproul Jr. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I've been scanning through my books on writing graphic novels and found something very interesting about pitching a graphic novel to publishers. It's a very visual kind of summary. Ironically, I found it to be something I could do with my short summary for agents. I'll probably take notes on that chapter tonight and see what I can do with it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I went to the vacuum store to pick up my vacuum, but it wasn't fixed yet. The owner said that the box containing the parts to fix my vacuum was the one on the floor, newly arrived. I want my vacuum already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The boys had a study session on Latin and French vocabulary words tonight. Cinnamon toast was enjoyed by both. I had apples. :001_smile: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I am sitting with Oldest to "encourage him" in doing his Algebra II homework. I have my own procrastination list to tackle. Ugh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Oooo I want to get a rosemary plant again. For my mental health. ;)I always have rosemary in my garden. I don’t even use it to cook much. I just have it. Because rosemary. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I always have rosemary in my garden. I don’t even use it to cook much. I just have it. Because rosemary. I haven't been able to get rosemary to survive the winter here yet, but I keep trying. We have had a mild winter this year so I think last year's planting will make it through. It's also a variety that is supposed to be the most cold hardy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I missed posting on page 2800. :( Not to worry! There’s always pages 2900 and 3000. Or even 3800. There will be plenty more milestones. Besides, I like y’alls posts no matter what page they’re on. :wub: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Juliet got her first “rotti snubâ€. A lady asked her breed and when I started to answer she clucked loudly and stepped back two steps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I haven't been able to get rosemary to survive the winter here yet, but I keep trying. We have had a mild winter this year so I think last year's planting will make it through. It's also a variety that is supposed to be the most cold hardy. I’ve lost a couple over the years, but if they make it that first winter you’re good. Usually. :D. There are no guarantees in gardening. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Juliet got her first “rotti snubâ€. A lady asked her breed and when I started to answer she clucked loudly and stepped back two steps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk (((Juliet))) My brother's dog is a Rott-Black Lab. She is beautiful, smart, and gentle. :) Give Juliet a hug from me. I would do it myself, but I'm allergic to dogs. That, and I'm on the other side of the country. ;) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 We had beef fajitas and black bean salsa for dinner. The meal would have been much improved with homemade gf cornbread. Ahem. :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I had to cut my rosemary back this past fall. It was getting out of control. I actually have it planted where the downspout drains off. It’s happy there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I had to cut my rosemary back this past fall. It was getting out of control. I actually have it planted where the downspout drains off. It’s happy there. I cut mine back, too. It was taking over the herb box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I always have rosemary in my garden. I don’t even use it to cook much. I just have it. Because rosemary. I completely understand. :blushing: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nope. I am in SW Missouri and I no longer teach public school. I teach for VIPKID; I get up before the roosters and teach English to cute kids in China. Not as much money, but I get to stay home with my kid! There are several VIPKID teachers who are in WV. I can't imagine how stressful a situation that is. I get why they're doing it, but I know the lack of income has got to be so hard. They are doing it for the kids in the long run. Glad to hear you can still work from home for your girl. I was gone for that development! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I'm sorry too. I had a really good cry and a really good nap. I needed both. As I said, it has been a tough day. (( Jeannie)) And this Booya/h is brought to you by all the good friends on ITT!!!!!!! Edited February 23, 2018 by KrissiK 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 BookPo: For those of you looking for a good book, I have another recommendation! "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea" by Barbara Demick. Wow! Just wow. I had no idea. Her writing is very compelling (and fairly easy to read, she gives background on why N. Korea is what it is, but doesn't get you too bogged down in the politics) and... honestly, I had no idea what life was like in North Korea. This Book Challenge I'm doing has been the best thing I've done all year. I didn't realize what a rut I had been in as a reader and that's probably why I kind of got sick of reading. But now I am forced to read a variety of different books and it has been so refreshing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Juliet got her first “rotti snubâ€. A lady asked her breed and when I started to answer she clucked loudly and stepped back two steps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What a stupidhead. Rottis tend to be lambs. And, besides, who the heck is afraid of a puppy? Hmph. I'm offended on your behalf. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I like Rottis. And that's after one pinned me against a wall and wanted to eat me. She didn't. I'd never been pinned by a dog like that, and hope it never happens again. And I still like Rottis. :001_smile: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I finished one month of reconciliation. I'm here for a breather. Youngest's preschool (that we really miss, post-move!) had HUGE rosemary bushes in-between the chapel and the gathering building. They were at least four feet in diameter. I had no idea rosemary could be that huge, until I saw it in its native climate. It's one of my favorite herbs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Dd12 is a tween. Dd10 is not. :glare: I don't have a dd12. :lol: I think my brain needed a nap. Dd11 is a tween. Dd10 is not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 You have a 12th grader, a previously 12 dd, and a future 12 dd. My brain kind of exploded just typing that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 We did the thing. It went fine. Follow-up appointment next Wednesday, hopefully with news that results are as expected based on previous tests. Slight change of plans: results received today and were as expected. Follow-up appointment in May to see how it's going. (Lesson: I was right to start to :willy_nilly: doing everything when I did, and now I've gotten a lot done.) Yay for the information age and having the internet at home! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Posting in ITT while at work. :ph34r: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I think my DH might actually be watching the Olympics. I'm thinking, then writing, then thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 They are doing it for the kids in the long run. Glad to hear you can still work from home for your girl. I was gone for that development! I don't remember the whole story either, but according to some VIPKID teachers that are involved, they tried to prevent it. The teachers had gone to their legislature, but they were refused to even be seen. They were shut down, and not allowed to speak. The strike was a very last resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I went to the vacuum store to pick up my vacuum, but it wasn't fixed yet. The owner said that the box containing the parts to fix my vacuum was the one on the floor, newly arrived. I want my vacuum already. :grouphug: :grouphug: DD13 asked me to get down the Dirt Devil today so she could vacuum the stairs with it while I was out visiting my Dad. :001_wub: She knows I hate the loud, high-pitched sound it makes, so she did that task when she knew I would be gone. She had trouble with it, however, and I recalled the $30 I spent recently on a cheapy stick vacuum for Dad's place that was just a dust buster with a handle to clip on one end and a rug brush to shove on the other. I think I might go get another one of those for doing stairs and upholstery at our house. Then I could get rid of the screaming Dirt Devil. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Juliet got her first “rotti snubâ€. A lady asked her breed and when I started to answer she clucked loudly and stepped back two steps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Clearly that lady doesn't know much about dogs. She doesn't know the love she's missing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (((Juliet))) My brother's dog is a Rott-Black Lab. She is beautiful, smart, and gentle. :) Give Juliet a hug from me. I would do it myself, but I'm allergic to dogs. That, and I'm on the other side of the country. ;) I knew some people that lived up a canyon who also had a Rott-black lab. That dog saved the kids more than once from predator wildlife. One of the sweetest dogs I ever knew was a Rott. It tore me up that such a sweet dog was owned by a gal who was trying to get him to be mean and fearsome. She got reported for animal abuse and the dog was taken away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Day 39 step goal met Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 My life would be so much easier if Alex wasn't so felpful. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Youngest just crawled into my lap and fell asleep. She was overly tired. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Youngest just crawled into my lap and fell asleep. She was overly tired. Telling her to move over. I’m crawling up there next. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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