300+ Support Group SNOW FOOLIN' JAN 2013

[crazyone]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

our gas is the same
SIGH Steven is off HS but the college is private and will still have class and then he has an 8pm rehearsal so i won't be saving any gas that day

aww well Deb...I think it keeps the kids busy and they stay out of trouble..and he enjoys the drama stuff.. so its good for him...there were days when the school was off but they still played the football game and basketball game.. what a pain.. but he like Steven, enjoys the drums, as Steven enjoys the plays...

[crazyone]

If anyone hears or does Facebook can someone tell Elizakins I miss her dearly...

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by crazyone

If anyone hears or does Facebook can someone tell Elizakins I miss her dearly...

I know, me too. I was on fb earlier and didn't see any posts from her.

[chewiegand]

I just ordered some really cute tops from JC Penney---good clearance. I got 2 cardigans and 3 tops for only $29. They ship free to the store. Woohoo!!!!

[chewiegand]

Nap time.

[crazyone]

Quick question for anyone.. if a recipe calls for CRACKER CRUMBS..do they mean ritz crackers or saltine crackers????

Sweet dreams chewie..!!!

[lucky51]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

what does zeroing out mean?

Someone buys a $30 meal, they ring it up, take the money, and then void the entry down to a glass of water.

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Quick question for anyone.. if a recipe calls for CRACKER CRUMBS..do they mean ritz crackers or saltine crackers????

Sweet dreams chewie..!!!

usually means saltines but use whichever you like

has Mona checked in lately??

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by lucky51

Someone buys a $30 meal, they ring it up, take the money, and then void the entry down to a glass of water.

EEEK! oh that is bad!

[debkeversole]

made my meds out changed a litter pan, rebooted laundry and did 2 1/2 minutes on the exercise bike! 10 calories and it kicked my tookus!

Melinda i texted Eliza but i haven't heard anything back from her yet

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Kcmama.. you deserve Mother of year...seriously...all that you do.... puts me to shame..

No, I don't! I swear I have friends who do tons more than I do. I am lazy by nature and have to push myself to get stuff accomplished

My dh has been washing the cars today. I managed to use the car long enough to go meet my son at the Eye doc for his annual appt. His vision has not changed, fortunately, so we ordered our year's supply of contacts. He left with the paper shades as they dilated his eyes. I pray he doesn't get into an accident. He said he could see fine.......

I am going to be heading out here in a bit to go pick up youngest and stop by Aldi for a couple of items I forgot yesterday. I am in the mood for something creamy and thinking perhaps youngest won't mind a stop at Freddy's or Sonic?

[Lony]

Just popping in to see what you lovelies are doing. We just got home from 3 hours at the range.

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

Hi again. Wow, I cleaned the frig. We have so much food in there. I washed up all the bigger containers, froze some stuff, etc. Then I peeled, sliced and salted my eggplants. I'm not sure if I'm going to make parmesan or Greek moussaka. I also made the boys some chicken fingers with hot sauce and blue cheese. YUM

Either is a win in my book. Love both Eggplant Parmesan and Moussaka!

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by lucky51

I've been doing bookwork all morning. Wrote a program for Excel to do a farm balance sheet, got all data imported, and all formulas balanced. Now I need to work on my parents and then balance all of my aunt's accounts. It's like a busman's holiday, since this is what I do all day at work. We are putting in a new computer system in all my stores starting Tuesday, so I may be bald in a few weeks. I will be able to pull up imformation from my lazy boy at home to see what the little devils are doing.

OMG, how do you do all that?! I am in awe. Are you an accounting person? My dh thinks our youngest should be an accountant.

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

I feel so bad. My ds18 told me that Taylor's mom, she works at the college, told him that the neighbors here call us "that family." I'm not quite sure what that means but I sure don't think it's good. When we first moved here, 8 years ago, the boys were younger and some of the kids up the road called us Yankees. I participated in a few neighborhood things but then stopped last year. I don't like them---they are all stuck up, keep up with the Jones' type of people and I just couldn't be bothered. This year I didn't even get an invitation to the neighborhood ornament exchange/brunch. I told ds "who cares?" so he didn't think anything of it but it really bothers me. I have no friends here and feel so freaking isolated. I should have never moved here.

What is up with that?Why would she even tell your son that? What was her point? I know, even though you don't really care to be a part of their group, it still kinda hurts when you hear something like that. I am sorry, Chewie. We think you are great and it is their loss!!!!

[chewiegand]

Just up from my 30 minute nap. I read for quite some time. It was nice just relaxing. It's in the 50s now and I have the windows open. Later I'll have the fire going but it's nice to have some fresh air. I'm having a cup of coffee with sf DaVinci Kahlua in it and then I'm hitting the treadmill. I still have to shower and get my tookus to the store. I'm just being lazypants today. My eggplant is all ready but I have no mozzarella or sauce. LOL At least the hard part is done though---and it'll take all of 5 minutes to put together.

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by kcmama

What is up with that?Why would she even tell your son that? What was her point? I know, even though you don't really care to be a part of their group, it still kinda hurts when you hear something like that. I am sorry, Chewie. We think you are great and it is their loss!!!!

Awww, you're very sweet. I have no idea how or why she told my ds that. I'll have to ask but I don't want him to get upset about it though.

[debkeversole]

Melinda this looks good too! i need to go to the store!

Kentucky Hot Brown Bake
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients

8 oz package refrigerated crescent rolls
1 lb. package smoked turkey lunch meat
8 slices cooked bacon
8 slices Swiss cheese
3 Roma tomatoes, sliced thin
4 eggs, beaten
Instructions

Unroll the crescent dough and separate into 2 squares.
Place one square in bottom of 8" pan that is greased or lined with parchment paper.
Press dough to fit pan.
Layer with half the turkey, bacon, cheese and tomatoes.
Pour half the eggs over the top.
Repeat the layers.
Top with remaining dough square.
Pour remaining eggs over top.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, covered with foil. Remove foil and bake another 20-25 minutes.
Let sit at room temp for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Notes

This recipe is adapted from Mr. Food's Italian Layer Bake.

You will need about an hour total to bake and let it set after baking.

Italian Layer Bake
Italian Layer Bake is a Mediterranean delight. This recipe
features layers of Italian meats, peppers , and bubbly
cheese under a golden crust. Mmm!
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 40 min
What You'll Need:
1 (8-ounce) container refrigerated crescent rolls
8 slices deli turkey (about 1/2 pound)
8 slices deli ham (about 1/2 pound)
12 slices deli hard salami (about 1/2 pound)
8 slices Swiss cheese (about 1/2 pound)
1 (12-ounce) jar roasted peppers, drained
4 eggs, beaten
What To Do:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent roll dough without separating triangles. Separate
dough into 2 squares along center cut line.
2. Place 1 square of dough into an 8-inch square baking dish; using your fingertips, press dough to
fit bottom of dish.
3. Layer with half the turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese , and roasted peppers. Pour half of
beaten eggs over peppers and repeat with remaining meats, cheese, and peppers.
4. Place remaining square of dough over peppers. Pour remaining beaten eggs over dough and
cover lightly with foil.
5. Bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake an additional 20 to 22 minutes, or until golden and
heated through. Let cool 15 to 20 minutes then cut and serve.

ya know i think those and those funeral sandwiches might be good for superbowl

[kcmama]

Originally Posted by crazyone

yeah I am going to look..they kind of do double duty for me.. as the next day I can throw them in a baggie and he can take to school rather than a sandwich....but the kid hates ham..so I am going to look around and see....the cheese he is picky on too.. he hates American cheese, but he doesn't mind cheddar cheese when it melts.. so thankfully I am good there LOL!! I was thinking of maybe some chicken and hot sauce and cheese.. he tends to lead towards spicy and then I wouldn't eat it.. cause I hate spicy...

Ha! My kids hate American Cheese, too!

[chewiegand]

Deb---those food porn pics---OMG! I told my nutritionist that sandwiches are the biggest thing I miss. I can't have bread now or much of anything else but someday. ...

[chewiegand]

Anyone know much about twitter? I just signed up but can't figure it out.

[crazyone]

Deb....,they look so good! I wished my son loved lunch meat though....however hubs and I would suck those up so fast! I am going to save those recipes.OMG can you imagine making reubin sandwiches?

[chewiegand]

Melinda--if you go to pillsbury web site, they have tons of recipes for crescents, etc They have all the winning bakeoff recipes too.

[chewiegand]

Ok, been putting it off----dreadmill here I come.

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

Deb---those food porn pics---OMG! I told my nutritionist that sandwiches are the biggest thing I miss. I can't have bread now or much of anything else but someday. ...

oh i am sorry Chewie! i didn't think!

[lucky51]

Originally Posted by kcmama

OMG, how do you do all that?! I am in awe. Are you an accounting person? My dh thinks our youngest should be an accountant.

Yes, I am an accounting person. I do a lot of accounting at work and for our farm. I also do some of my son's accounting and he farms a lot more than we do. I am self taught on all computer programs, because I am too old to have learned it in school. I enjoy the challenge. I never had any trouble keeping up, but since I added my aunt's, I sometimes get behind.

[crazyone]

Thanks Chewie.....

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

oh i am sorry Chewie! i didn't think!

No problem.

[chewiegand]

Phew, cooling down. Did 20 minutes on tm and then decided to try the bike. OMG---it was much harder. DS18 has the tension set hard and I did 5 minutes and went 1 mile. LOL It said I only burned 20 calories. That was a lot of work for 20 calories. Oh well, at least I tried it and got in more exercise.

My surgeon said that the first 15 minutes of cardio only burns what you ate that day and then after that starts burning the fat so he said you have to do at least 30 minutes or more a day. I don't agree cause I sure don't eat that much but I'm doing the most I can right now and increasing my speed everyday plus today I went 25 minutes. That will increase too as I gain more endurance.

[chewiegand]

Deb--good job on getting back on the bike. I know it's hard. I just can't let this "honeymoom" period pass me by without the best effort to lose as much as I can. I didn't go through this major surgery to just do so-so.