Dealing with leftovers in the MMP

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nellie, when I first came to the south, I found that the local way of serving dressing is topped with crumbled boiled eggs and gravy on top. I don’t do it like that, but it isn’t bad. As for the phones going to developing countries, it is a for profit venture, not a charitable one.

Welcome aboard morty! Tributes of chocolate and / or beer will get you voted in as a cool kid and use coasters when Moooooom is around.

Glad you made it to your brother’s house safely metal mouse.

{{{ace}}} My mom always did up leftover pie crust like that (sometimes she would spread jam or apple butter on them for variety) and I’ve done the same thing. It’s pretty tasty.

Irked a half day today, swung through Aldi for a couple of things, ordered a few things from da Jungle and took Nelson to the dog park. The rest of the evening will be spent surfing and messing around in the studio.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Howdy Y’all! Mr. Thomas is all prepped and in the fridge awaitin’ gettin’ all roasted up tomorrow. He is now Mr. Thomas cause he’s all prepped and lookin’ spiffy now. Since I did not achieve nappage today, I foresee an earlyish bedtime for me.

Bumba if a fart hippo does not say Christmas, then I don’t know what could ever.

MetalMouse glad you made it all safe and sound. Stayin’ at a hotel is not a bad idea. You can escape the madness whenever you want.

ace the pie crust twist thingies sound num!

Nellie maybe he wants to become Florida Cat. Baked N.O.T. do make good smashed N.O.T.

Talky hide out and let 'em clean!

MOOOOOOM and Nellie too, I have always called ‘em whomp bizkits. Glad FCD is home and that the thumb is gettin’ better, especially since those cat butts won’t crochet themselves.

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Can confirm. I was a pregnant woman and I was extremely scary. I still can’t look at pickles.

I think @Mortimus deserves another nickname. Just from us, because we’re nice like that. “Polyonyamus” means many names. I nominate “Poly”. Any others? I also like “Snerd”, from the list of names. And welcome!

Also, yes, yes, tell us many stories. And are you stocked up on toilet paper? We worry about things like that. FCM is a stickler about coasters, so watch out for that.

Oopsie congrats! I’m vey proud of you. Good job and may you have many happy anniversaries to come.

I use them both. I do the same thing with my biscuits.

@purplehorseshoe Yay! it’s you. It’s really you!

:rofl:

I am firm believer in staying at a hotel when it’s feasible. Relatives are great and so is a little peace and quiet.

I have ordered Mexican for dinner and otherwise have accomplished nothing much. Played a computer game and watched some movies. Oh well. I’ll unpack the house someday! Today is not that day.

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Clearly you are not familiar with this classic album of goats performing beloved Christmas melodies:

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Haven’t you guys ever been in the produce section and bought something just because you’ve never seen it before? No sense of adventure!

I bought a couple last year and we are both surprised how often we use them.

LOVE IT! Want one!!!

They really are and we appreciate having the fortune to have several in our area. The first time I tried the prickly pear dish, MamaSita came out from the kitchen to ask (in very poor English) what I thought and once prompted, she described how it was harvested and prepared.

I’m going by the woodworker’s place on my way to Phx. I want to give him the money I shortchanged him and buy the wood thing I didn’t buy because we didn’t have the cash. I’m going to need the cash I have now for tips at the Phx thing so I will have to be firm with myself if he shows me more fabulous stuff.

That used to be one of my beauty tips, LOL!!!

You spoil someone and then wonder why they are spoiled. Hmmmm.

Noooo, plumbing issues are horrible. The mess sounds awful. You deserve some chocolate and booze.

I’ll be joining you in the pit thread.

I’m glad you had a safe trip and hope you enjoy your visit.

No judging here! I’m glad it is doing well and that you can still crochet.

I have no doubt at all.

When I was around Roxy’s age, I saw the family cat have kittens and eat the afterbirth. Traumatized me for life it did and was a big factor is my decision to get fixed.

Today was surplus produce day so I got in my file drawer and pulled out my envelope of one dollar bills and laughed at myself because I totally did have the cash to pay the woodworker for the other thing. Hubs laughed too when I told him about it because we also have a large amount of emergency* cash in the safe that we didn’t think about either.

Hubs has gotten in the habit of putting large boxes in my car for the produce folks to use. I haven’t used my car for a week so didn’t realize that there were seven boxes. I just gots a little car, LWT had to hold a box on her lap. The produce folks were super happy to get the boxes and said we deserved a reward and handed LWT a big bag filled with cans of soup. I’m pretty sure they were going to give her the soup anyhow but this way they had a reason that didn’t involve her being pointed out due to her financial situation.

I hate the very tense political climate out here, but most people are pretty amazing.

I changed the sheets when Mom left back in August. Nobody has slept in that bed since, the sheets have never been pulled back and the pillows are where I put them.

I thought I should wash the cat fur off the quilted bedspread and saw that they had managed to shed through that to the comforter. I pulled the comforter off and saw that they had managed to shed through to the sheet. My cussing turned into amazement when I saw they had managed to not only shed on the top of the pillow cases, they got the bottoms as well. So, I’ve spent most of my day doing laundry.

And baking brownies. I bought a couple of disposable baking pans so I wouldn’t have to worry about bringing them home and made batter for three cakes so I could get the walnut free one out of the oven and covered before I started handling nuts. I’m not sure if I needed to take that precaution considering it will be a potluck desert table but you never know. I used our glass baking pan for the brownies I made for Hubs so between laundry and messing around in the kitchen I was actually having to do things all the time.

It was horrible.

I’ll be picking Mom up at Sky Harbor at two and we will go straight to the hotel. Mom’s coming from Idaho and she has a direct flight. It is so short that she will text me when she is boarding the plane and I will get in my car and drive to the airport and only have to spend maybe five minutes in the cell phone parking lot. If one of our furry jerks sneak into our suitcases, they won’t be there long enough to wake up from their nap.

*The IRS once froze our bank accounts and grabbed about ten grand. Everything worked out for us in the end, if you don’t count the stress and worry, so while we trust banks, we don’t trust the IRS to make another mistake like that.

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Can you guys imagine a big NOT in front of make?

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I have cautiously eaten some of the chestnut-cornbread stuffing my lovely wife has made in preparation for turkey day. It sat all right, which is good news since Ozempic makes some folks quite ill when they eat fat and simple carbs.

I won’t bore you with the tedious and stupid ways that I haven’t been able to get medical appointments made or prescriptions filled in the last two weeks. By dint of two visits to the pharmacy and one to my PCP’s office this morning, I was finally able to get a new glucometer and test strips. When I got home, the pharmacy called to say they couldn’t fill my tamoxifen because my oncologist, Dr. H, had left the practice. No, I said, my old oncologist, Dr. B, had left in spring and I transfered to Dr. H. No, she says, Dr. H has left Clinic A. No. I reply, Dr. B worked at clinic A and has left. Dr H works at clinic X and I saw her there two weeks ago. At this point she doubles down: Well, I talked to them and they said she wasn’t there. That’s right, I say, because she works at a different clinic at the same hospital. I don’t know what to do, says the pharmacy tech. So I called Dr. H’s office, and they will call the pharmacy on Friday. Then there’s the cardiac stress test that no one will call me about even though insurance approved it. But that’s for Monday.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 56 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 68 and cloudy for the day. Rain will allegedly move in this evenin’. We shall see. It’s Turkey Day, so shortly Mr. Thomas shall go in the oven to get roasted up. He is currently restin’ on the kitchen counter. The dressin’, sweet N.O.T. casserole, and squish casserole (yes, I made one cause we like it and no one is bringin’ one) will need to be baked, as well. Folks will gather around eleven to nosh and enjoy adult beverages. I envision we shall feast around one. Hopefully everyone will be gone no later than four. It shall be a busy day with little to no time for sloth. However will I survive.

JtC enjoy the smart folks meet up with your mom. I know I am the reason the brat is spoiled. He is the reason I am somewhat (though not as much as him) spoiled.

Oopsie I think the singin’ goats and the singin’ dogs should do a Christmas album together. Wouldn’t that be marvelous!

Suze hope the various docs and pharmacies can get their act together so you can get this stuff done. That is so frustratin’!

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then the makin’ of the feast must commence along with purtification and the donnin’ of attire appropriate to entertain. Jeans, tshirt, and sneaks sound festive enough.

Happy Thanksgiving Y’all! To those not makin’ pigs of themselves today, Happy Thursday!

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The sentence pretty much works either way. :slight_smile:

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While most of the rest of the country is doing turkey dinner, I’ll be helping my daughter clean her house. Actually, I’ll be wrangling kids while she cleans, tho I did offer to do her laundry, since I can fold and wrangle at the same time. I’ll be taking a bunch of food and other stuff to her, and bringing back some excess toys to help clear Roxy’s room - I can add them to the stash in the basement.

But for now, I can surf and caffeinate. We’re promised sun today and rain tomorrow. No big plans for the weekend - we’ll just wing it. I’ll probably spend most of it crocheting since the craft show/sale is next Saturday. Fingers crossed for decent weather and a big turnout! That poor school (literally) needs all the funds it can raise. They’re my Amazon Smile recipient. It’s not a lot, but every penny helps, right?

Thus beginneth the day. Happy Turkey Day! Happy Thursday! Happy Happy Happy!!!

:rofl:

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Happy Thanksgiving to all of you

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Well, good morning, and Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

It’s currently 32 degrees with an expected high of 53. The day will start with clear skies and then we’ll move on to partly cloudy skies by this afternoon.

I allowed myself to sleep in until around 4:15 this morning. I was going to try and sleep a little more, but the husband kept waking me with his tossing and turning, so I gave up and got out of bed. I am now on my second cup of coffee and will soon fortify myself with an Icelandic-style yogurt and a banana.

susan, I am really sorry you’re having all these issues with obtaining meds and medical care. I hope things get sorted out very quickly.

That goat thing is hilarious!

JtC, I am very adventurous in the produce section and have tried many things just because I haven’t eaten them before. I am pleasantly surprised most of the time, but sometimes I wonder what all the fuss is about. Now that my husband does most of the grocery shopping, we don’t really try new things and I miss that.

FCM, you and your daughter must have a most excellent relationship. No WAY would I Iet my mom come and help me clean my house when I was younger. She can spot the tiniest speck of dust from 30 feet away, was very, very judgemental, and would not stop running her mouth about any of it. She just got in the way more than anything, so if I needed a day to just clean, I took a day off work, dropped the kids at daycare, and cleaned when no one was around. I got the most work done that way. I love my mother, but I just can’t be around her for that long. She is completely unfiltered and says things that should not be said aloud. Now that she’s 85 it’s even worse.

After I finish my morning fortification, I shall clean the kitchen and start prepping my contribution for Thanksgiving dinner. I’m making Thanksgiving slaw (the dressing is vinegar based) to help cut all the richness of the other food, and some kind of green bean dish. For the slaw, I’ll prep everything ahead of time and then toss the slaw with the dressing an hour or two before dinner is served. For the bean dish, I will blanch and shock the green beans here at home, so that whatever bean dish I prepare is easy to do at my daughter’s house. I keep going back and forth between some kind of green bean and bacon thing or a green bean almandine. I have the ingredients to do many varieties of green bean dishes, so we’ll see where this takes me.

I am really happy I don’t have to make the dressing/stuffing this year.

I have made pie crusts both from scratch and from refrigerated and frozen found at the store. I have learned to appreciate the crusts at the store. I prefer cake over pie anyway, so pie is not often found at my house. Once in a great while I get a gnawing and a craving for a good apple pie and will make one, but it’s been a really, really long time.

Well, I should finish my coffee and get on with my day.

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

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We get along pretty well, but I bite my tongue a lot. Her house is a disaster (as was my kitchen when she cooked here the other day) because she doesn’t follow thru. I know with kids it’s hard to keep a house tidy, but when you open a package of something, it takes 2 or 3 seconds to throw the wrapping in the trash. Nope, she just puts it down, so the crap accumulates till it’s overwhelming. Yeah, I was that way at one point, but I figured it out.

SIL is the same way - his side of their room is a pile of clothes and shoes and stuff. No, I don’t snoop - Tobias sleeps in their room (because his crib is full of clothes that haven’t been put away in months…) - anyway, when I babysit there and take him to bed, I have to watch where I walk.

I so much want to tell her “Take 10 minutes and put stuff away before you collapse in the evening.” It’s amazing how much clutter you can clear in a dedicated 10 minutes. But I don’t say anything to her. I can attack her laundry and (I hope) empty the crib and lower the mattress so Tobias can sleep there. She’s going to do the heavy cleaning and scrubbing. I’ll fight the urge to offer suggestions… Because I’m nice, dammit!

FCD is still abed and it’s nearly 9 - his folks really wore him out yesterday. I hope he futzes in his shop today or something that he enjoys. I kinda wish he’d come over and help me adjust the crib - maybe I’ll ask him. But for now, I need to head for the shower. I’m expected there in an hour or so.

Just got a text from her - she’s started organizing and she wants another bin (we had some extras) so, yeah, time to get moving. ONWARD!!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

JtC, I don’t know about your cats, but Nelson can crawl under the covers of a made up bed without visibly disturbing it (sneaky little bastige!). With that and the fact that he sleeps with me, I vacuum the mattress about once a month in addition to laundering the bed linens more frequently. As far as exotic produce goes, until I moved to a more diverse area, I didn’t have access to much beyond what the white bread Kroger store had to offer, so it isn’t always a lack of a sense of adventure that limits diets.

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to purtify before starting the corn pudding to take to my niece’s house. Rocky Raccoon has been rescued from the bedroom and is resting comfortably with his little reddish dog in my lap until I get up. :slight_smile:

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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FCM, you bite your tongue, my mother absolutely would rag on everything that you just listed and keep bringing it up over and over and over and over.

I get the urge to say something, and I know that when I was working full time and wrangling two under fives, plus living with someone who did not do a lot to assist with the house cleaning, I felt overwhelmed and would have bursts where I just gave up. Not for long, because there was ALWAYS someone coming to the house, but I often felt like Sysaphous when it came to house cleaning.

Now, if I could just get the husband to pick up after himself we’d be on a smooth glide path. It’s like he doesn’t even see the mess or clutter. For instance, when removing the lid from the doggy ice cream for Polar, he leaves it on the island instead of walking it the 10 extra steps to the trash. The same with cooking, he just leaves the kitchen a disaster. I’ve tried to show by example, flat out tell him, or remind him, and it works for a day, then he’s just back to the old habits. He’s just oblivious to it all. I am less and less tolerant of clutter or messes, and he’s just the opposite. It’s exhausting. I spend a lot of time muttering to myself in the wee hours of the morning as I’m cleaning the kitchen or straightening out the pantry.

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The raw pie shell is chilling in the fridge, and in about five minutes I’ll get up, mix the pecan pie filling, put it in the shell and bake it. I could have done it yesterday, but pecan pie is best when it’s about lukewarm or room temperature, in my opinion. Sheesh, pecans were expensive at the market last week.

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i spent 3 hours at convenient care yesterday with a sinus infection only to be told I wasn’t sick long enough (being sick 7 days isn’t long???) and that it’s a 98% chance it’s viral and according to their protocol blahblahblah. I left without saying thank you, went to MacDonald’s cuz I NEEDED a filet o’ fish. I found a small stash of leftover abx (enough to get me through today and tomorrow.) I see my primary on Monday and he actually listens to me and knows my history and will give me abx. Convenient care was full of people coughing so I sat in the hallway. A couple came in with their 1 year old who smashed his head against the door and they were told he was fine and to go home. I hope the kid is o.k.

I am packing up to go to my sister’s. I have a long list and am checking items off as I pack. She lives about 70 miles away. I will come home tonight to feed Ursala Kitteh and sleep in my own bed then drive back tomorrow to spend the day with my nieces and nephew.

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Morning all. Sitting with brother, SIL and nephews (niece couldn’t make it, her Driver’s license had expired and she didn’t want to risk it). Dogs are outside mailing a racket and we have broken fast and now are awaiting the long time until dinner. A bit rainy and cold so a good day to stay inside.

I do try to pickup around the house, but I still think my place would be a ‘tsk-tsk’ place for most of our clearer folks here. Just not really motivated, but dishes are cleaned and in place and so are the clothes, so not too bad.

Wet one, wherever that care is, I don’t want to visit it. Take care of yourself.

suzie, hope the Good Doctor straightens them out.

JtC, not expecting any problems with my bank, but keeping a little back in my safe isn’t the worst idea–may have to look into that.

OK< back to some internettin’ and the movie (It’s the white house attacked with Jamie Foxx as the President). A most happy thanksgiving to all

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Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow U.S. Mumpers! :turkey:

(I’m thankful for all Mumpers! :smiley: )

I am currently putzing around on my home computer while half-watching the Macy’s parade on my iPad. I like it when my days off start slowly. :slight_smile: I’ll be going to my best friends’ place for the holiday dinner. In a little while I’ll take a shower and get dressed, then I’ll go pick BFF #1’s godmother up: her retirement community is about halfway between my house and theirs, so the plan is for me to give her a ride. This year it’ll be just the four of us: usually BFF #2’s SIL and her family also go, but they can’t make it – and, my friends’ son (my “nephew”) is in Texas visiting his girlfriend (his first Thanksgiving away from home! :sob:). So it’ll be a new configuration for us, but it should be fun. That said, there are decent odds that godmother will cancel at the last minute…

Tomorrow I’ll break out the Christmas decorations! I have a new thing to hang on the front door (instead of the usual lighted wreath), and two new things to try for my Swarovski snowflake collection: the metal ornament tree I’ve used for the past couple of years got bent when I accidentally knocked it down a few months ago (I keep it assembled and stored in the third bedroom). I decided to try something else this year, but if I don’t like either of the new display options – and if I can’t straighten the ornament tree – I’ll just order a replacement.

UGH. :woman_facepalming:

Not quite the adjective I’d choose, but whatever works for you… :wink:

It’s ironic – and maddening – that neither “convenient” nor “urgent” care places seem to know what those words mean. :frowning:

Time to clean up and get dressed and think about headin’ out. Have a great day, everyone!

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QVC, Target, and the “tab” key on the work keyboard were conspiring with TVCTPMO to make last night a joy for me. Plus, the TPTB insisted on pressing onward in trying to process the entire bag truck, in spite of it not showing up till 0100. They finally called it, and just unloaded and stacked the unprocessed bags, under threat of mutiny. I got home at 0415. Anyways, up caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. I need to bake a pie before going out to The Quay for Thanksgiving dinner with friends.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

And Happy Thursday! to all the forgin Mumpers who don’t celebrate, or had a premature Thanksgiving.

Young *swampy: Mrs. Johnson, where are Bobby, Cletus, and Sally?"
Mrs. Johnson: “They…uuuhhh…went to live at the school at the farm.”

WetOne, was it the urgent care rum by Dr. Kevorkian and Nurse Ratchet?