Slache Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Do you think they would notice if we just didn't go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Slache said: I WANT FRENCH TOAST! I'm sorry. We ate it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: I miss Whataburger, though I prefer In-N-Out. We are going through the girls’ wardrobe this morning. Youngest is only going to need summer sandals. We just plugged the gaps in older dd’s wardrobe, so all she needs now is sandals also. Younger ds, though...that kid is growing like crazy and Oldest did not leave much in good condition to pass down. We love In'n Out!! Favorite fast food place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Go, Ducky, go on the painting! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, Slache said: Do you think they would notice if we just didn't go? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Slache—can you go to just the reception? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Both Whataburger and In-N-Out make great strawberry shakes. I could go for one from either place right now... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 This no emoji thing is killing me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: This no emoji thing is killing me. I don't like it, either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 So.... random question here.... does anyone have any opinions on Midland, Texas? As in.... what it's like to live there? Decent place? Cost of living? Climate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 My lower back is trying to kill me. Thus, my hip is aching, too. I am now on the heating pad, having packed 14 boxes today. Go me. I can get up to 16 done, but that is all. At 16 I will have packed all the free boxes I brought home from work. DH didn’t question my packing and suggested I number the boxes and make a list of contents. In case we hire a moving company. Hmmm. I did not know that was possibly in the plans. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, KrissiK said: So.... random question here.... does anyone have any opinions on Midland, Texas? As in.... what it's like to live there? Decent place? Cost of living? Climate? That doesn’t sound so random. Are you guys looking to possibly move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Slache—can you go to just the reception? We have the flower girl and ring bearer in the back seat. 22 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: This no emoji thing is killing me. No ITTer shall die for any reason. 6 minutes ago, ikslo said: My lower back is trying to kill me. Thus, my hip is aching, too. I am now on the heating pad, having packed 14 boxes today. Go me. I can get up to 16 done, but that is all. At 16 I will have packed all the free boxes I brought home from work. DH didn’t question my packing and suggested I number the boxes and make a list of contents. In case we hire a moving company. Hmmm. I did not know that was possibly in the plans. (((ikslo))) 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, ikslo said: That doesn’t sound so random. Are you guys looking to possibly move? Well, it's always in the back of our mind. Things with California are getting crazier and crazier.... more restrictive homeschooling laws, the high-speed rail fiasco, the drought, the whole Illegal alien/sanctuary state thing, California continues to put restrictions and higher taxes on the backs of business, so businesses are moving out of California. The parent company of DH's company is out of state and we're not sure when his boss is just going to say, "Enough's enough" and leave altogether. DH has been looking for a job for the past couple years and jobs are hard to find here in manufacturing. And the political climate.... our current Governor is crazy liberal, but the guy who's the front-runner in the gubernatorial race is even crazier than the current guy. We want to stay here because our roots are pretty deep and family and all that... but, if DH can't find a job. And we are kind of expecting a mass exodus in the next several years because of the tax burden on the middle class, so if we wait till then we're afraid we'd get pennies on the dollar for our house. The bottom line is, we don't want to move. At all. But, we may not have a choice and are thinking we want to move when we are in control of things and not when DH is out of a job and the whole California economy is collapsing. Anyhow, apparently there are jobs in DH's field in Midland. So, we've been throwing that around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (((Krissi))) Yeah, CA is crazy. But I don’t hold that against you. :LOL: I know nothing about Midland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, KrissiK said: So.... random question here.... does anyone have any opinions on Midland, Texas? As in.... what it's like to live there? Decent place? Cost of living? Climate? One of my BFFs grew up in Midland. It’s dry (ie dust storms) and somewhat isolated from the rest of Texas. It identifies closely with El Paso and with the oil and gas industries. Cost of living is WAY cheaper than CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, ikslo said: My lower back is trying to kill me. Thus, my hip is aching, too. I am now on the heating pad, having packed 14 boxes today. Go me. I can get up to 16 done, but that is all. At 16 I will have packed all the free boxes I brought home from work. DH didn’t question my packing and suggested I number the boxes and make a list of contents. In case we hire a moving company. Hmmm. I did not know that was possibly in the plans. Hugs, Ikslo. Inventory list is nice, and also a photograph. Lift carefully! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Krissi—I think you could like it there. Homeschooling in TX is way easy. Midland is conservative. No income tax in TX, and property taxes aren’t bad compared to other states because the overall cost of housing is inexpensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, KrissiK said: So.... random question here.... does anyone have any opinions on Midland, Texas? As in.... what it's like to live there? Decent place? Cost of living? Climate? It's closer to me than CA. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (((Ikslo))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I am beat, but the spaghetti is ready. Our hike was nice - about 2.5 miles and the snow/sleet was very light and stopped after a short bit. We saw 3 deer and a wild turkey. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I think that Juliet is going through a growth spurt. She’s sleeping a ton today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 It's snowing. I am not amused. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Krissi, you should consider Middle TN. Because Awesome. OTOH, you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I’m making little apple hand pies. They are turning out awful. Pie crust and I do not like each other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Praying, Bookmom!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Krissi, you should consider Middle TN. Because Awesome. OTOH, you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway! I drove through Tennessee once and fell in love. With Tennessee. Not anyone I was In the car ? with. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 2 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said: One of my BFFs grew up in Midland. It’s dry (ie dust storms) and somewhat isolated from the rest of Texas. It identifies closely with El Paso and with the oil and gas industries. Cost of living is WAY cheaper than CA. Well, we are used to dry. But it does look rather.... in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Wedding was fine. Several people wore flannel shirts, jeans and old tennis shoes, including the wedding party. She was horrified. I do not like or respect this woman but our family was dressed nicely and respectful to her family. I'm glad this is over. 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Day 83 done 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 28 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Things are not great here today. Please pray thay things will return to working on great and not descend into the pit of hell. Thank you. Imma try to sleep as much ad possibke between now and Monday, so I'll see you Monday morning. Love love love love to you. Praying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, KrissiK said: I’m making little apple hand pies. They are turning out awful. Pie crust and I do not like each other. I've never been able to get these to work. I'm not fond of the high crust to filling ratio anyway. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Well, we are used to dry. But it does look rather.... in the middle of nowhere. There is that. It does have Target, Chik-Fil-A, Ulta, GameStop....decent shopping for West Texas. It's not just Wal-Mart. I-20 takes you to Odessa next door. Amazon and Netflix are available anywhere, and there is a branch of Texas Tech U which makes for more cultural opportunities. OTOH, towns that are industry dependent (like on oil and gas) are very much boom and bust. If you're trying to avoid that.....Midland has been diversifying, but probably not as much as you would like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (((Ikslo))) (((Bookie))) Krissi, I can come eat all the oopsies if you want. <Drooling emo> Yay for Middle TN or closer to KY! Yay for Jean (I'm giving trophies out as trophies!) Yay for the wedding being over! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Ok, I need some dietary/food allergy advice. There are a ton of semi-affordable SE Asian restaurants near me, but I have an anaphylactic coconut allergy. As in, coconut milk will try to kill me. I also need to be REALLY careful about cross-contamination with raw stuff. For this reason, I haven't tried to eat at any of the Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, or other restaurants around me. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of the cultural richness around me, but I am not sophisticated enough to figure out what I can safely eat as the menus are not always clear and there are some language barriers according to dh who has lunched at a few of these places. Like, I know ginataan means cooked with coconut milk in Filipino, and that's it. I don't yet know any of my neighbors well enough to ask them to dinner and to translate for me, iykwim. Advice? Do I just hold off a while longer? Is there something I could safely order, no problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 35 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Ok, I need some dietary/food allergy advice. There are a ton of semi-affordable SE Asian restaurants near me, but I have an anaphylactic coconut allergy. As in, coconut milk will try to kill me. I also need to be REALLY careful about cross-contamination with raw stuff. For this reason, I haven't tried to eat at any of the Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, or other restaurants around me. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of the cultural richness around me, but I am not sophisticated enough to figure out what I can safely eat as the menus are not always clear and there are some language barriers according to dh who has lunched at a few of these places. Like, I know ginataan means cooked with coconut milk in Filipino, and that's it. I don't yet know any of my neighbors well enough to ask them to dinner and to translate for me, iykwim. Advice? Do I just hold off a while longer? Is there something I could safely order, no problem? Moat Japanese won’t have coconut in it. In fact I cannot think of anything traditional that would. Filipino and Thai would be more difficult. Specifically curries in Thai but other things as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Slache said: Wedding was fine. Several people wore flannel shirts, jeans and old tennis shoes, including the wedding party. She was horrified. I do not like or respect this woman but our family was dressed nicely and respectful to her family. I'm glad this is over. You have done your duty, Slashie!! And you know that you were respectful, no matter what anyone else did. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Edpo: Since beginning Singing Made Easy my singing has drastically improved. I am completely shocked and excited to continue with the program. Edpo 2: I'm thinking of drastically cutting back my intentions and going more into an L(and G)CC focus, which was my first love. Bible, Greek, Latin, Math, Progym, Piano, Drawing and a library card. Good stuff. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I am tired, tired, tired. Bed, bed, bed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: I am tired, tired, tired. Bed, bed, bed. Nighty-Night! Sleep tight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, myblessings4 said: The only things I remember about Midland are high school football is THE thing, and it's where Baby Jessica fell into the well. I think. Oh dear. Is it like that show “Friday Night Lights”? I hated that show. Well, I kind of liked the show, because I kind of like soap operas, but I couldn’t live in a place like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 We dinnered. Potato soup and corn bread. And salad. And the little apple hand pirs. The kids loved them, even if they were ugly. And I think I accidentally put too much salt in the crust. Well, there’s no accounting for taste. Annnnnd this is a Potato Soup Booya/h!! PS: DS’s Bible teacher introduced the class to the classic... “Who’s on first...” 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 (((Bookie))) & praying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 G'night Critter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 8 hours ago, KrissiK said: So.... random question here.... does anyone have any opinions on Midland, Texas? As in.... what it's like to live there? Decent place? Cost of living? Climate? It is not as nice as New England?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 4 hours ago, KrissiK said: I’m making little apple hand pies. They are turning out awful. Pie crust and I do not like each other. So this is what I used for the first time this Easter. It was a hit. (My pie crusts have never been good in the past.) https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-pie-crust-recipe-1919026 Points for starting with so. ETA: Okay... so I just noticed you mentioned "hand" pies, which I've never heard of. But dh took the extra filling and the extra Ina Garten crust and wrapped up a dozen little blobs and baked them with the pie (but not as long) and they were AWESOME. NOTE: I brushed the crusts (both big and little) with milk and sprinkled cinnamon-sugar on top. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2 hours ago, myblessings4 said: The only things I remember about Midland are high school football is THE thing, and it's where Baby Jessica fell into the well. I think. Oh WOW. That became a made for TV movie. My father taped it and labeled the VHS "Baby In Bottom of Well." We kids watched it at least half a squillion times. I had it memorized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 No one is taking this thread seriously. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I got rid of the ducklin' gas. Whaddayathink? It feels so....#notlikeaonewordhashtagish . I'm undecided. eta: i could go all millenial and drop the capitalization. would that fool y'all into thinking i'm younger than i actually am? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 okie dokey. dropped the caps. do i look like i'm 23 now? with a size 0 waist? 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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