ken a.k.a OMK
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on May 17, 2020 10:46:44 GMT -5
Good morning everyone. We were good and stayed home until the restrictions were eased Friday. Bought and planted a lot yesterday while it was sunny and 77*. Partly sunny and 68* now. NancysSummerSip thanks for the brunch.
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Post by busymom on May 17, 2020 11:14:31 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! It rained steady most of the night. The low spot in my neighbor's yard is full of water. It can stop anytime now... Thanks for serving brunch, NancysSummerSip! I'll take some bacon, and something warm. Today is a good day for comfort food.
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Post by ners on May 17, 2020 11:26:24 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 17, 2020 11:58:51 GMT -5
I did some weeding yesterday and plan to do more later on. I am making NASCAR nachos for the race today, poor DH has missed his racing. So dinner won't be a big deal tonight.
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Post by busymom on May 18, 2020 9:31:59 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! In spite of raining pretty much all day yesterday, the sun is back. I went to the hardware store yesterday to pick up some strong weed killer. The "hard-to-kill" weeds are out early this year, with a vengeance.
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ken a.k.a OMK
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on May 18, 2020 9:45:06 GMT -5
Good morning. Cooler and rain expected.
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Post by ners on May 19, 2020 7:28:34 GMT -5
Morning all. Another rainy day.
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Post by busymom on May 19, 2020 10:02:40 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! It's sunny & cool this morning. But, we're supposed to get up to 80 degrees before the weekend.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 19, 2020 18:55:05 GMT -5
Just popping in for a quick how ya doing. Did get a break today for the post office and the bank, also did a load of laundry while doing my eight hours of work. I have a lane reserved to swim tomorrow afternoon, but who knows if the rain will hold off? I went outside just before the thunderstorm this evening to fertilize the garden. Looks like I will be mowing the lawn again this weekend.
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Post by busymom on May 20, 2020 13:50:48 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! I'm still dealing with moving stuff, and spent way too much time on the telephone so far today. I've still got a list to get through, so I'd better be on my way...
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Post by Icelandic Woman on May 21, 2020 10:49:48 GMT -5
Hi Muffins!!!
4 Day Weekend!!!
I hope you are all safe and healthy!!
Have a Happy Memorial Weekend!!!
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Post by busymom on May 21, 2020 13:03:08 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! I've got a very long list of stuff I'm working on, that I've barely started. Probably won't be here much today, just to try to get things done.
Have a great day! Cloudy & cool here. I may need to add one more thing onto my list: mow the lawn.
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Post by Sharon on May 21, 2020 21:20:52 GMT -5
Woot, Woot, scheduled for a hair cut next Thursday. Our county and the neighboring county were approved for phase one opening yesterday. I was two days away from my scheduled haircut in March when things got shut down. That puts me more than two hair cuts behind. The hairdresser is calling their regular clientele and making appointments. They have been easing into retirement for some time now and haven't taken new clients in two or three years. It is a husband and wife run business. He knows who needs what. I guess they are scheduling everyone in and then after that you go to the bottom of the list if you want additional services. Everyone gets at least one shot before you can come back for a second service. In January the plan was to start trying to sell the business and then if it hadn't sold by June to just shut it down. We are lucky they are opening back up. Dad's barber said nope I'm done I'm retiring and he isn't opening back up.
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Post by busymom on May 21, 2020 22:28:58 GMT -5
I actually go through my list, AND mowed the entire lawn. I'm taking a Tylenol before I go to bed, so I don't suffer too much overnight. We may have rain heading our way, so I made the decision to just get it all done.
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Post by ners on May 22, 2020 6:16:45 GMT -5
Morning all.
Going into the office today.
We are supposed to have rain today.
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Post by busymom on May 22, 2020 8:29:06 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! I had a bad bout of insomnia last night. Plenty to do today, so if I need to, I'll sneak in a nap later. Cloudy here, although no rain in the forecast.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 23, 2020 10:32:33 GMT -5
Hello peeps! Did a long run this morning, since I could not get a lap lane at the pool reserved. We had a quick rain shower right after I got back. I am planning to detail the inside of my car today and wash/wax the outside tomorrow. Too hot to do both on the same day. No plans to go anywhere, other than bike rides tomorrow and Monday and swim Monday afternoon.
I am making an old recipe from my childhood tonight for dinner. Chicken Daryl, from an elementary school cookbook my mother helped assemble. It has apricot preserves, onion soup mix and a French-style salad dressing as the marinade. My brother made it a few days ago and it is still as good as he remembers it. It is served over rice. I will have a salad with it.
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Post by Sharon on May 23, 2020 10:37:23 GMT -5
Hello peeps! Did a long run this morning, since I could not get a lap lane at the pool reserved. We had a quick rain shower right after I got back. I am planning to detail the inside of my car today and wash/wax the outside tomorrow. Too hot to do both on the same day. No plans to go anywhere, other than bike rides tomorrow and Monday and swim Monday afternoon.
I am making an old recipe from my childhood tonight for dinner. Chicken Daryl, from an elementary school cookbook my mother helped assemble. It has apricot preserves, onion soup mix and a French-style salad dressing as the marinade. My brother made it a few days ago and it is still as good as he remembers it. It is served over rice. I will have a salad with it.
In our house Chicken Daryl is called Christmas Chicken and we use Russian Dressing instead of French but other than that same thing. It is good and easy to make.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 23, 2020 10:41:33 GMT -5
Hello peeps! Did a long run this morning, since I could not get a lap lane at the pool reserved. We had a quick rain shower right after I got back. I am planning to detail the inside of my car today and wash/wax the outside tomorrow. Too hot to do both on the same day. No plans to go anywhere, other than bike rides tomorrow and Monday and swim Monday afternoon.
I am making an old recipe from my childhood tonight for dinner. Chicken Daryl, from an elementary school cookbook my mother helped assemble. It has apricot preserves, onion soup mix and a French-style salad dressing as the marinade. My brother made it a few days ago and it is still as good as he remembers it. It is served over rice. I will have a salad with it.
In our house Chicken Daryl is called Christmas Chicken and we use Russian Dressing instead of French but other than that same thing. It is good and easy to make. Our version was named after a kid in my old neighborhood. Their family, like ours, was Jewish. Could be that they stole a Christmas Chicken recipe, changed one ingredient and renamed it.
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Post by busymom on May 23, 2020 11:06:27 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! We got some rain here this morning, but it has quit, and the birds are singing away.
Got a LOT to get done today, so I've gotta get back to it.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 23, 2020 14:03:27 GMT -5
Chicken is marinating, and I got some freelance writing done. Going to head outside in about an hour, when the shade moves over a bit more in the driveway, so I can detail the inside of the car.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 23, 2020 19:05:56 GMT -5
Well, dinner turned out well -- hubs really liked it; and in honor of Sharon, I will now have to call the dish Christmas Chicken Daryl.
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Post by Sharon on May 23, 2020 20:42:32 GMT -5
I had last nights leftovers tonight. Last night was a new to me recipe that was pretty easy and turned out not too bad. You layered sweet potato coins, spinach, then put in chicken breasts, (recipe said boneless skinless chicken thighs but I didn't have those), then a can of black beans drained and rinsed, topped it off with some salsa verde.
In a bit I'm going to have a dish of vanilla ice cream topped with some strawberries from my back yard.
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Post by busymom on May 24, 2020 3:01:42 GMT -5
Yes, I'm back on the road once again. Will check in, when it's possible. You Kids be good!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 24, 2020 11:29:55 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 24, 2020 11:32:45 GMT -5
And a soggy brunch it is -- I had just enough time this morning for a fast bike ride, then to mow only the front lawn and to load my racing bike into the car before breakfast. I broke a valve stem on the front tire, and the bike needs overall maintenance anyway...so off to to bike shop. Pouring rain there has reached the house now, and it looks like we're in for it all day long.
So much for mowing the back yard and washing the car. At least I detailed the inside yesterday. I will spend the day doing some baking -- DH wants blueberry muffins and I want to make oatmeal chocolate chip cherry cookies for myself.
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Post by Sharon on May 24, 2020 12:40:14 GMT -5
Thanks for brunch NancysSummerSip. I am really fighting myself about painting today. I'm tired of painting, this is too big of a job and I don't want to do it. I did get a second coat on the peak over the garage, almost done painting some soffit boxes in the front. Then hopefully I can finish the 8 boards that are left needing their first coat of paint. Yes it is only 8 boards but those 8 boards run the entire length of the East side of the house.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 24, 2020 15:28:39 GMT -5
It is still drizzly out but the worst of the rain stopped. I baked blueberry muffins and will bake the cookie dough in the fridge later. Dang, you can blame me for the run on sugar, butter, flour and yeast, kids. I've been baking every weekend. Tacos for dinner tonight.
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Post by busymom on May 24, 2020 19:34:24 GMT -5
Hi Kids! Around 15 hours of driving, then one shorter day of driving tomorrow, then we'll be finishing our move out. We'd considered waiting, but just don't know if the virus will be any better in the Fall, so we decided to get it done now.
Traffic was light, but setup for road construction was heavy in spots. In fact, we had to slow down in a bunch of areas where it was obvious no one is working today. We're very happy that the weather is cooperating.
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