Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was just coming on to whine about how I feel that if I have to solve one more problem this week I'm going to explode, and low and behold, the condition has a name. I am suffering from directed attention fatigue. Who knew there was such a thing? Apparently the symptoms are greatly reduced by spending time in nature. Preferably in front of waterfalls. :D I'm seriously grouchy, growly and snappish. And my neck hurts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 You know, when we decided to move out into the middle of nowhere 2 years ago, I looked at our yard and thought: sunsets, nature study, and backyard barbecues. Now I look out the window and think: mosquitoes, ticks, rattlesnakes & heat exhaustion. I wish all this nature didn't completely ruin nature for me. Sent from my HTCD200LVW using Tapatalk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 All except the rattlesnakes, Lanalouwho. We have them, but not quite in the backyard. The last waterfall trip we made, we saw a large rattler dead on the road. So they are around. Mostly it's copperheads around here, and most of the time they are shy and don't bother us much. But regardless of the ticks, skeeters, chiggers, water scorpions, biting flies and sundry other annoyances, I do better if I get my Sunday out of doors. Last week I didn't get it. Consequently, it's Friday and I'm in a biting mode. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 But it's raining now, the plum tart is out of the oven, and I'm going to go battle the skeeters on the front porch and enjoy the noise of the rain! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I've killed 2 rattlesnakes under my front porch in the last month. And hubby's been working long hours so the yard desperately needs to be mowed. Luckily, my dog is a decent snake alarm. Sent from my HTCD200LVW using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was just coming on to whine about how I feel that if I have to solve one more problem this week I'm going to explode, and low and behold, the condition has a name. I am suffering from directed attention fatigue. Who knew there was such a thing? Apparently the symptoms are greatly reduced by spending time in nature. Preferably in front of waterfalls. :D I'm seriously grouchy, growly and snappish. And my neck hurts. I like that you found a name for it, and waterfalls reduce the symptoms. I do not like that your neck hurts. :( :grouphug: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 We live out in the country. Deer, rabbits, moose, raccoons - you name it. Except poisonous snakes. We don't have any. 😎 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Do I get a prize? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I let my neighbor come over to log onto my internet. I thought that she would quietly and companionably do her stuff while I did mine. Nope. She talked and talked and talked. . . .! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Name the tune that goes with this: Junie making sushi makes me happy Junie running out can make me cry Junie as a friend is very lovely Junie makes me want to just drop by Jeannie wrote a song about me! :001_wub: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Jeannie wrote a song about me! :001_wub:Which is stuck in my head, BTW. DS5 thinks I've lost my mind. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I love John Denver! I really do! His music just gets to me! It's a visceral thing! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was given a sermon on Jonah, sin and perfection by a 5 year old, followed immediately by instructions on how to blow up a car. Neither were accurate. once when I was teaching some students told me how to get ride of gophers by pumping some kind of gas into their network of holes and throwing a lighted match in the hole! I successfully made sushi for lunch today. None of the kids was interested so I had to eat it all by myself. (They had roast beef sandwiches, instead.) I had leftover roast beef sandwich for lunch. It was yummy! Park day ended up being me and the only other mom I knew, and no one else. So all my nervousness was wasted. At least it was fun. Tonight I'm planning to gorge on pasta. It's going to be a good night. it's always nice to have a nice talk with someone. Junie makes me happy. :)me, too! But it's raining now, the plum tart is out of the oven, and I'm going to go battle the skeeters on the front porch and enjoy the noise of the rain!i'm coming to your houses we could study Latin together. I need a study partner. I haven't heard the sound of rain in 5 months. I've killed 2 rattlesnakes under my front porch in the last month. And hubby's been working long hours so the yard desperately needs to be mowed. Luckily, my dog is a decent snake alarm. Sent from my HTCD200LVW using Tapatalk we just finished reading Riki-Tiki-Tavi. Now that is a snake killer! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The plum tart is tasty. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was thinking John Denver, but I also wanted to see if it would work with hootie and the blowfish. I'm still not sure. But now I have both songs stuck in my head. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I just made next week's lesson plans. Holy Way to Step it Up, Batman! Buckle up, Dd, we're on our way! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Friday!!!!! I have a song in my head and it won't go, words in my head and they won't go..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I went all hardcore and cut off ds's internet access. He has a dramatic case of the sighs now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 For your entertainment, for a limited time only, I will attempt.....GF Pan Pizza! Without a mat! Without safety devices! Without a pizza stone! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 For your entertainment, for a limited time only, I will attempt.....GF Pan Pizza! Without a mat! Without safety devices! Without a pizza stone! :drool5: If it turns out well, I want the recipe so dh can make it for me. :leaving: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 RIP Critter's kitchen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I yam ðŸ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I human. Mostly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Audit is over. No findings, just a few "concerns." I honestly think the lead auditor was being nice to us due to the way the one auditor was acting. Whatever, we'll take it. No findings makes us look awesome. LOL Also, Aunt Flo paid me a visit immediately after the audit ended. And I mean like 5 minutes after. Impeccable timing. She'll be visiting all weekend, it seems. Lucky us. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Junie making sushi Makes me want to hurl Don't put that stuff in front of me I'm just a squeamish girl Go with that for Hootie. Sorry, Junie, it's not you (or YOUR sushi). It's me. No worries. This sushi didn't have any fish in it because I ran out. There, there. No need to be squeamish. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 RIP Critter's kitchen. Ye of little faith---I know what I'm doing. :tongue_smilie: Mostly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm at swim practice. Brought school stuff to work on, but I'm too tired to do it. <insert world's smallest violin>. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm really tired too. I'm pretending to pay the bills. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yum, yum, yum, yum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 That's a pizza to be proud of! I used the recipe for the crust in the Test Kitchen's Gluten Free book--I think it's Book 2. But I didn't do the crusts in two cake pans. I made one big one in my 12 in cast iron skillet. It crisped up the bottom wonderfully. Crunchy and soft, and slightly chewy---mmmmmm. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) I made microwave fudge this afternoon, which is a good indicator Aunt Flo is on her way. Looks like we're both going to have a fun weekend, ikslo. Menopause can't come quickly enough! On a happy note, fudge. :drool: ETA: CHOCOLATEY BOOYA(H)!!! Edited September 16, 2016 by kbeal 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 We had carnitas tacos for dinner and now the neighbor boys are over eating the leftovers. I wonder sometimes if their parents feed them anything but popsicles. We spent the day at Very Expensive University. Their nursing professors and lab facilities were amazing. Dd and I got a free lunch at the cafeteria (I had a Big Salad and baked sweet potato) and later, free "anything you want" at Starbucks. Tomorrow we will spend the day at Even More Expensive University. We will not venture over to the Massively Expensive Mecca of Nursing Schools. No word back from the umbrella program. I was gone all day and couldn't call, but they didn't respond to my email either. The engine light in our new-to-us car went on today, and dh called the dealership complaining over all the things we are having to fix on it. The guy in the repair center said the salesman who sold us the car packed up and moved to FL 2 weeks ago, and so he said to bring it in and he would fix the issues "on the house" (probably the ignition coil) and give us a free loaner car for a couple days. In other news, we discovered a rooster in our chicken coop. After some investigation by dd13, it turns out that a neighbor boy saw it running around and since we have the only chickens in the neighborhood, he caught it and stuck it in our coop. The youngers named him David, but dd18 protested and renamed him Chanticleer. I guess we'll keep him until the owner shows up or he starts making a racket. I must rid the house of goat and try to down a bit more cranberry juice and then watch The Walking Dead. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Daddy's making overnight pumpkin pie oatmeal. Next week's dinners: Chipotle's Chicken Burrito Bowl Steak & Mushroom Pie Ham & Kale Risotto (I really like ampersands) Fish Pie Champagne Chicken Breakfast for the week is Turkey Apple Sausage Patties with Flourless Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. I'm also making those 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I've been very happy since Aunt Flo ceased visits!Every time mine goes an an extended vacation I come down with this strange illness. I vomit all day but somehow gain a bunch of weight. It's horrible. I think she poisons me upon her departure. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I think we're going to Slash's house for dinner next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) I think we're going to Slash's house for dinner next week.That steak and mushroom pie would totally be my last meal. It's awesome. 3 slices of bacon cut into large dice 1.5 lbs chuck steak well trimmed, cut into .5 inch dice 1.5 cups canned beef broth .5 cup Madeira wine 2 cloves of garlic crushed 2 veal or lamb kidneys cleaned of inner fat and cut into half inch cubes 2 tbs chopped yellow onions 3 tbs chopped parsley 1 tsp whole thyme leaves or to taste ¼ to ½ whole sage leaves rubbed or to taste Salt and black pepper to taste 3 tbs each butter and flour cooked together to form a roux 1 batch basic easy crust Heat a heavy black iron kettle or dutch oven and lightly brown the bacon Turn up the heat and brown beef cubes well Add enough beef stock to barely cover, put a lid on the pot Simmer the meat until tender about a half hour Add remaining ingredients except roux Continue cooking for another 15 minutes Thicken the sauce with the roux Roll out crust to make 1 large pie or 4 individual pot pies Substitute sauted (about 1 lb) mushrooms in pan of hot butter Add mushrooms just after you thicken the sauce with the roux Bake 45 min at 375 until crust brown and flakey Edited September 17, 2016 by Slache 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 We're at Antonio's restaurant. I'm waiting for my arroz con pollo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I have decided what I'm going to do for the next several days' meals. I bought a pork tenderloin today, so tomorrow I'm going to cut it in half. In one crock pot, I'll cook one half with onion, salsa Verde, cumin, etc. Then shred for tacos. In another crock pot, I'll cook half in soy sauce, rice vinegar, etc. Then we'll shred it and use it in place of ground pork to make egg roll in a bowl. Those, along with the soup I made tonight, should carry us through until I have another day off. I hate pork and chicken. We eat lots of chicken, because cheap, but I still hate it. I was born to be rich. I'm not sure what went wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm sick so I'm cold so I got under the covers of my neatly made bed to fold laundry and stacked it all around me but there's so much that I can't get out and there's no room to move it so now I'm stuck. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Guess you need the rest and should go on to sleep then! Hope you feel better soon!! I didn't "like" your post because sick, I did because I laughed picturing you stuck! You're the first person I've known he'd hostage by laundry! Probably not. I imagine most people wouldn't admit to doing something this stupid. I got out. Lost a shirt. It'll be okay. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm brain dead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm brain dead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk At least you don't have to cook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I wasn't going to cook anyway. It was going to be leftovers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I wasn't going to cook anyway. It was going to be leftovers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Work with me here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Work with me here!it's more fun if I don't. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 it's more fun if I don't. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Brat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I know. I'm the youngest of five. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I was just researching some genealogy online and I found the death certificates for my great-great-great grandparents! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I was just researching some genealogy online and I found the death certificates for my great-great-great grandparents!I'm sorry for your loss. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I was just researching some genealogy online and I found the death certificates for my great-great-great grandparents! Ooo nifty! Were they in the states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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