Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I am attempting cooking. I attempted a nap and that was unsuccessful. Yes, the smoke detector works. :D 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Iced coffee & Bible. :coolgleamA: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Iced coffee & Bible. :coolgleamA: I thought you found out just this week that the bible doesn't like coffee? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I thought you found out just this week that the bible doesn't like coffee? It's a little early for wine, though, no? On the West Coast, anyway. We swam at Auntie's. Dinner is leftovers. I'm chilling on the couch with the kitty. #shouldbecleaning 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Ok, I made a huge bowl of salsa, tried a new recipe for dessert bars and frosted my star cookies. Now I can rest for an hour before we leave for the BBQ and bring all that food with us. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I'm making pulled pork. It smells yummy. I'm also playing on my computer making doodle notes to use with BFSU. I don't know if I'm actually going to complete any and use them yet. I'm just playing. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Hi. I churched with Dd. The boys (including Dh who is the pastor) stayed home. Dh is sick. Ds is recovering from being defanged. Dd and I went out for lunch afterwards. I'm home. I'm catching up on the forum before tackling my house which has some kind of super sped up entropy thing going on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I have one thousand words left to write today. Sitting at 2,000 so far. I wanted to write 3K today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 :party: Go, Critter, Go! :party: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I thought you found out just this week that the bible doesn't like coffee? :glare: It's a little early for wine, though, no? Nah. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I have cooked fried chicken and fried okra. Making mashed potatoes. I may or may not be in need of comfort food. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) I have cooked fried chicken and fried okra. Making mashed potatoes. I may or may not be in need of comfort food. I have not had fried chicken in a decade. :drool5: :drool5: :drool5: Who has the stealth copter? I need a ride. Edited July 2, 2017 by Junie 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 It is thundering off to the west, but I doubt we get any rain out of it. Something about the way the storms turn when they hit the river valley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I have not had fried chicken in over a decade. :drool5: :drool5: :drool5: It's a little tricky to make GF fried chicken. I'm experimenting with the breading still. Looking for that crunch that isn't chewy, and it isn't easy to get that right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I have not had fried chicken in a decade. :drool5: :drool5: :drool5: Who has the stealth copter? I need a ride. I spilled coffee on it. :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 It's a little tricky to make GF fried chicken. I'm experimenting with the breading still. Looking for that crunch that isn't chewy, and it isn't easy to get that right. When you get it just right, let me know. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I am currently adding some new recipes to my cookbook. While listening to church online. I just typed this: When the truth comes to a boil... :laugh: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 When the truth comes to a boil... ...turn down to medium-low heat and allow to simmer gently until thickened. Serve warm with a dollop of mercy? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 ***Educational post alert*** Actually, a question. Before I go swimming in the seas (or search the seas, because I think it's been asked before....) Tell me about "graduation date" for taking the ACT, PSAT, etc. So, 15yo ds could be a sophomore or a junior (so, could graduate 2020 or 2019). I'm registering him for the September ACT. I can't decide which grad date to put. If I keep it 2020, and he ends up graduating 2019, no one cares right? And for the PSAT, - we either call him 2020 and if he by some chance got NMS, we could tell them he's actually a junior? Or we could call him a junior and if he makes it he makes it and if he doesn't he doesn't. If it sounds like I'm rambling, yes, I kind of am. But if you can find my question in there, please feel free to answer it. :D I'd go with 2020 - it's easier to push up a graduation than "delay" it a year. Well, it's true in my head. Reality might be different. :D I also don't think they care. Colleges probably want to know when to start the bombardment. There was a thread on this on the high school board. The really smart people said the same thing Susan said. The copycats. :glare: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 That used to make me so angry when I was a kid in Virginia. We lived east of the Blue Ridge Pkwy, and if snow was coming from the west, we never got it! What's funny is that DH expects it to change every summer. Nope. He stands out on the porch and watches the storms go by and fumes about how they never turn in and stay for a while. Then goes and washes his truck. That makes it rain, you know. :laugh: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Or put out topsoil. He just filled a trench that we've been working on. He says that is sure to bring a three-inch rain in thirty minutes. :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I think I may be ready for the ultimate committment...binding all the planners! 😱🤓🤣😮😬🤤🕴🕺ðŸ»ðŸ‘©ðŸ»â€ðŸŽ¤ðŸ‘©ðŸ¼â€ðŸ«ðŸ‘©ðŸ¼â€ðŸ’»ðŸ’ƒðŸ»ðŸ¦„🥔ðŸ»ðŸ¤¹ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸ðŸ—½â›ªï¸ðŸ›ðŸ™ðŸ»ðŸ˜¶ As you can see, I have complicated emotions about this. Reported. This educational post did not contain a warning. I'm traumatized by people committing to their plans for fall. :svengo: :hat: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Aww, I'm sorry. Here's some therapeutic chocolate: ðŸ«ðŸ«ðŸ« All is forgiven! Hope your planners are great! I understand the mixed emotions!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Sadly, the fried chicken is not yet perfect. It is very good, however. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 DH says we should go get ice cream for dessert. I didn't protest. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 We have a table again. And a desk. I made dinner and we all sat at the table and ate it. Celery said "But it's not Thanksgiving!". :leaving: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 We drove to Delaware to shop. The Lego Store. Now we're at a hotel. We swam. We hottubbed. Now we are lounging. DH is waiting on our drinks. All because Lego. :LOL: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I haven't turned the tablet on. :leaving: MOST of the books are fine, including *my* Bible. :001_wub: One of my Jewish bibles is stained but okay. They were stacked by size and the bottom one is toast, but it was a hand me down and will be cheap to replace. Thanks for caring! I'll make a list. Books and tablet. You can have her clean books and a tablet.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I worked. I'm so tired. And nothing got done around here while I was gone this morning other than animals. So I've got laundry going and took out the garbage, and maybe I can get something to eat for lunch now. I had breakfast at noon. It's the first day of Camp NaNo and I doubt I get a word written today. That's okay; I planned to take my work days off of writing, but coming after a week of work and no time or energy to write, I'm just weary, tired and discouraged from the outset. Hopefully food and a better smell (clothes were stinky) will make me feel a little more hopeful. First "movie" I remember was Bambi at a drive-in theater. First theater movie (in a building) was The Return of the Jedi. :grouphug: :grouphug: Imagine the hugs are a really comfy bed with waterfall sounds close by. Rest.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I hate Oreo cookies, too. But I can't have them anymore, so :001_smile:. One food I will never, ever miss. I like Oreos. Especially if I can peel off the filling and eat just the cookie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I like Oreos. Especially if I can peel off the filling and eat just the cookie. You can have my share. :001_smile: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I wrote the flylady missions for next week in my bullet journal. Maybe I'll actually do them now. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk Flylady posted something on her home page about bathrooms smelling pretty, followed immediately by "Are you prepared to evacuate in an emergency?" I thought it was quite resourceful to come up with a plan and preparation for sudden dashes to the bathroom.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 NaNo count update: 3,025. Now I can go to sleep. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Dh's car will cost $1,100 to fix to pass the emissions test. Oh fafsa. :grouphug: :grouphug: Have you taken it someplace else for a second opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I thought it was quite resourceful to come up with a plan and preparation for sudden dashes to the bathroom.... Which is why, at the first sign of stomach twinges, I grab the soap and the scrubber and clean the bathroom. Stock the paper, get fresh towels, and all that. Got to be prepared for sudden dashes an all that... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 How does Poldark compare to Downton Abbey? If I liked one would I like the other? I did none of the things today. Church...nap....wandering aimlessly at new grocery store just because...dinner that I didn't cook...couch. That's about all. I've finished the easy to do projects in my house. Now it's time to be motivated for the hard jobs. They are scary. So many boxes to sort through and Goodwill, throw away, put away...decisions to be made,....stuff to do! I think I'll just buy new color coded towels for everyone instead. That will simplify laundry and I can pretend to be productive. Or maybe I'll waste time by planting a window herb garden. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I think ITT island should have a test kitchen. I volunteer to taste test the gf flab-shrinking nutella crepes. Because I'm selfless like that. 😠:lol: I'm in! There was a thread on this on the high school board. The really smart people said the same thing Susan said. The copycats. :glare: :hat: :D NaNo count update: 3,025. Now I can go to sleep. :hurray: How does Poldark compare to Downton Abbey? If I liked one would I like the other? I haven't seen all of Downton Abby, but iir, it had more compelling story lines than Poldark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Warning! Educational Post! I'm thinking about having dd14 start algebra 1 early (like next week - a month before we actually start) so she can get a bit of a jump on it. Reported! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Do not look at mochi recipes on Pinterest while you are on a diet. Your stomach will retaliate by trying to eat you. Googling mochi recipes now... :drool: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I think I may be ready for the ultimate committment...binding all the planners! 😱🤓🤣😮😬🤤🕴🕺ðŸ»ðŸ‘©ðŸ»â€ðŸŽ¤ðŸ‘©ðŸ¼â€ðŸ«ðŸ‘©ðŸ¼â€ðŸ’»ðŸ’ƒðŸ»ðŸ¦„🥔ðŸ»ðŸ¤¹ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸ðŸ—½â›ªï¸ðŸ›ðŸ™ðŸ»ðŸ˜¶ As you can see, I have complicated emotions about this. This is giving me a panic attack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Flylady posted something on her home page about bathrooms smelling pretty, followed immediately by "Are you prepared to evacuate in an emergency?" I thought it was quite resourceful to come up with a plan and preparation for sudden dashes to the bathroom.... And this is just.....ew. MOMMM!!! Potty talk!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) I went to a summer orchestra for college students/recent graduates. A friend of mine is playing and asked if I wanted to join them. And ds22 wanted to play, too. It was fun - we're playing Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony which is one of my favorites. It has the best ending to a symphony ever. Did I tell y'all about how Tchaikovsky used to have nightmares of being chased by sharps and flats? Well, I think parts of this symphony must be his way of dealing with his demons. :D I need to sit closer to the music to catch them. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xEHNGgrEYyA (From 1974, but still one of the best. If you go to 43:00 you can hear the awesome ending. But just watching Bernstein conduct makes me a little giddy. :) He conducted without a score.) Edited July 3, 2017 by Susan in TN 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Reading Susan's posts makes me feel sophisticated and intelligent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I went to a summer orchestra for college students/recent graduates. A friend of mine is playing and asked if I wanted to join them. And ds22 wanted to play, too. It was fun - we're playing Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony which is one of my favorites. It has the best ending to a symphony ever. Did I tell y'all about how Tchaikovsky used to have nightmares of being chased by sharps and flats? Well, I think parts of this symphony must be his way of dealing with his demons. :D I need to sit closer to the music to catch them. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xEHNGgrEYyA (From 1974, but still one of the best. If you go to 44:00 you can hear the awesome ending. But just watching Bernstein conduct makes me a little giddy. :) He conducted without a score.) Jaw drop. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I like Oreos. Especially if I can peel off the filling and eat just the cookie. I like Oreos. Especially if I can peel off the cookie and just eat the filling. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Get a bar of chocolate. Breathe deeply into the wrapper. Then eat it. I think consuming the chocolate would be better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I got gluten free Jo/Jo's at Trader Joe's yesterday. They are like Oreos. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I went to a summer orchestra for college students/recent graduates. A friend of mine is playing and asked if I wanted to join them. And ds22 wanted to play, too. It was fun - we're playing Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony which is one of my favorites. It has the best ending to a symphony ever. Did I tell y'all about how Tchaikovsky used to have nightmares of being chased by sharps and flats? Well, I think parts of this symphony must be his way of dealing with his demons. :D I need to sit closer to the music to catch them. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xEHNGgrEYyA (From 1974, but still one of the best. If you go to 43:00 you can hear the awesome ending. But just watching Bernstein conduct makes me a little giddy. :) He conducted without a score.) Wow. That was exciting. He was fun to watch, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) ***Just slightly educational post ahead*** REPORTED I read some Beast Academy samples outloud to Gymnast at bedtime last night. She liked it. She wanted to stay up to figure out the quadrilaterals, but I made her lie DOWN because I'm mean. ***Just slightly educational post ended*** ETA: Because I would never make my children lie, just lie down. Edited July 3, 2017 by Renai 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 ...turn down to medium-low heat and allow to simmer gently until thickened. Serve warm with a dollop of mercy?I love this!!💕💕The name of your book shall be, "The Quotable Critterfixer"! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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