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Post by chiver78 on Nov 25, 2023 4:51:46 GMT -5
good morning, finnime. another gorgeous pic you've shared, thank you!
I'm awake, have been for a couple hours now. the hazards of calling an early night,i guess. thankful for the new phone screen so I can scroll quietly and not disturb Punk. I've got the calming voice of the Forensic Files narrator trying to lull me back to sleep. I have a feeling that a nap is on the agenda today.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 20:26:30 GMT -5
I managed to split my lip open somehow, and my tshirt currently looks like a crime scene. I had no idea that it would bleed that much, that quickly, or take its sweet time closing up. so I'm not changing my shirt til I know my lip is all set. so, while I sit here with a cloth up to my face, I've got the Bruins/Red Wings game mirrored onto my TV from the phone, and I'm also watching a special on the 2008 Celtics (the Big 3 that finally brought home banner #17) on my tablet. I'd like to get back out with the pups to go walk around the development nearby, as the canal walk didn't last too long. Punk is going to need to ease into logging miles again after the break to let LD heal from surgery. but, I'm not leaving the house if the lip is still bleeding at all. it's already happened a couple times, I thought I was good, and then all of a sudden there's new drips on my shirt good thing this is just a junky Old Navy layering tee that doesn't ever go out in public on its own. Obviously, you secretly are a hockey player ... Has it stopped yet? I actually am a hockey player, and I've posted about it here. 🤷♀️
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 18:29:24 GMT -5
One said no Tylenol, the other said Tylenol is okay. He won’t drink Pedialyte or Gatorade, I suggested both. if he's not a big drinker, Tylenol is fine. andi can vouch, we drink a lot more than average around here, so it's a valid question here. if he won't drink Pedialyte or Gatorade, look for "Mott's for Tots" label apple juice. it's lower overall sugar than typical apple juice, but the natural sugars in AJ absorb quicker than other juices. good luck...
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 17:59:31 GMT -5
So it seems that DS might have food poisoning. Yesterday when we were texting while he was at his grandparents house, he said yes and his stomach wasn’t happy, they must’ve put laxatives in the food. DD just called me and said DS is really sick, he threw up “red stuff” this morning and his stomach is cramping really bad. She said my Grandbabies told her everybody had to use the bathroom after dinner yesterday, and after they said that, she thought back and in hindsight, everybody was wandering off to the bathroom, including her and the grandbabies. She said there were about 20 people there. But she and the grandbabies don’t have diarrhea, just DS. DD is gone to get him some Tylenol for the cramps, is that okay for him to take? I tried to convince him to see if he can hold some Pedialyte or something down, he refused to even try it. DS rarely gets sick. My nerves are bad. Pedialyte,Gatorade, those will help keep him hydrated if hes still puking. don't stress yourself out just yet. the other will stop when he's got nothing left to expel. Tylenol is fine, unless he drinks a lot. acetaminophen doesn't play well that way. I hope he feels better by the am. hugs, Momma.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 16:15:00 GMT -5
chiver78 Eek! I hope your lip seals up soon - that's a pain. Glad it wasn't on a special t-shirt. thanks. honestly, this is part of why I probably should embrace the return to office - I'm definitely feral these days. if I'm not going anywhere (and pup walks don't count) I don't wear anything that should be public viewing haha.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 15:44:01 GMT -5
Butternut is delicious but a PITA to prepare. It's very hard and slippery to peel, then cutting it is difficult because it's so dense. I generally ask YDB to bring some. For me, I buy when I can frozen pre-cut squash. It does freeze well. When I task myself with a whole squash I use very sharp tools to peel and cut, and give myself time. I get lucky every now and then when one of our grocery store sells it fresh precut. Not as often as other fresh pre cut veggies but I snatch it up when available. quoting NNP, but a heads up for finnime - Stop & Shop has pre-cut butternut cubes this time of year. it's definitely not as cost effective as whole squash, but....
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 15:17:59 GMT -5
thanks, I learned something today
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 15:03:31 GMT -5
We’re driving to THEE college football game. Iykyk (I’ve never used that before.) heh, the only school I know that is that proud of themselves is THEEEE Ohio State University. isn't college football on Saturdays until the postseason, though? *said, as I'm sitting here watching the Boston Bruins traditional Black Friday matinee home game.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 14:40:32 GMT -5
It should not be humanly possible to be this f***ing ignorant, but yet, here you are. MTG alone has more phony impeachment attempts on her record than every Democrat combined. Read my post I said they (republicans we were talking about) keep their people at bay with no phony impeachments. The dems impeached Trump 2x both should never have been. Yes MTG has iniatited more attempts but they kept it from turning into an impeachment. (meaning they keep their prople at bay)I typed out a whole nasty paragraph for you but I so strongly try to not go to that low level that you just did. so because the Republicans kept MTG's attempts from progressing as there weren't actually valid impeachable charged, while the Democrats advanced actual, valid impeachable charges....that means the Democrats are unhinged? oooohhhkay.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 14:37:44 GMT -5
I'm thinking of putting an ice bag on my arm to take some of the heat out of the shot. I'm sure it would feel better quickly. thank you for reminding me. I think I still need a COVID booster. do you happen to know how long after an active case, that you're supposed to wait? I think I had the fall variant, but that's probably what the currently booster flavor is targeted for anyway.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 14:25:00 GMT -5
last night, I was pretty well toasted after cooking all afternoon. I threw fresh red sauce and shredded mozz onto a couple chicken tenders and three eggplant rounds, baked it to melt the cheese. paired that with the end of a bag of pappardelle noodles and called it good. tonight, I'm going to actually build a tray of eggplant parmigiana, and probably boil some more pasta. b/c what are the holidays if not carb-filled, right? tomorrow I think I'll do the veggie lasagna. I've fished out the meatballs and set those aside for my dad, should probably get them in the freezer tonight. I've already portioned out 2 small and one large container of sauce and dropped them in the chest freezer. I have the rest hanging out in a huge Lock 'n Lock for use this weekend, and the huge pot has been soaking since this morning. I'll probably have another small container left to freeze after assembling the parm and lasagna, and accounting for extra to use on reheating both.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 13:21:59 GMT -5
I managed to split my lip open somehow, and my tshirt currently looks like a crime scene. I had no idea that it would bleed that much, that quickly, or take its sweet time closing up. so I'm not changing my shirt til I know my lip is all set. so, while I sit here with a cloth up to my face, I've got the Bruins/Red Wings game mirrored onto my TV from the phone, and I'm also watching a special on the 2008 Celtics (the Big 3 that finally brought home banner #17) on my tablet. I'd like to get back out with the pups to go walk around the development nearby, as the canal walk didn't last too long. Punk is going to need to ease into logging miles again after the break to let LD heal from surgery. but, I'm not leaving the house if the lip is still bleeding at all. it's already happened a couple times, I thought I was good, and then all of a sudden there's new drips on my shirt good thing this is just a junky Old Navy layering tee that doesn't ever go out in public on its own.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 24, 2023 9:56:34 GMT -5
I'm having a veggie burger for breakfast, before packing up the pups to go for a walk. I'm going to open some windows to air out the kitchen while we are out. it definitely smells like I fried all the things in here yesterday lol...
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 18:19:47 GMT -5
I am so full... We had a 23 and a 20 pound turkey and they are mostly cleaned up. Our family takes it all off the bone and serves it in a roaster with all the juices from the pan rather than carving the bird at the table. I have a full pan of potatoes left because there were three other options for potatoes and my aunt sent me home with a lot of leftovers, including two almost full pies. There were 12 pies and they probably only ate 7 of them. I'm going to be serving potatoes and pie for every meal this weekend. Neither kid is going to be home tonight, so I'm going to just get chores done and veg out watching Netflix.
I don't think I have ever seen a turkey carved at the head table. is that seriously a thing, other than what I've seen in the movies?
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 14:17:40 GMT -5
It hasn't happened yet and most likely won't and if does he still won't go to jail. I don't live in a delusional world anyone on this board is delusional if they think Trump will serve any prision time. Just let it play out. You'll see. Everyone I know that works in the legal world all agree that he's fucked. I expect that he'll be in jail this time next year. I for one can't wait. I'm particularly interested in the GA case. The irony that a black woman is going to put the most racist asshole on the planet away is just so wonderful. NY's prosecutor is also a black woman. many MAGAts brought out the "angry black woman" trope in whining about those charges.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 12:18:39 GMT -5
well, thee walk was shorter than I'd had in mind. but there were more dogs than people, and LD still sucks with leash aggressiveness. so we are already home, and I'm about to start cooking.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 10:17:08 GMT -5
I'm wondering how much more of this parade I can deal with. I only just realized it's on til noon. yeesh. this isn't my normal jam, but I figured I'd sit for a bit with my vat of coffee and slice of custard pie. I think I got it out of my system lol.... although it was nice to see some local faces early on - the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe sent a group and float. it's bright and sunny here today, so the pups and I are going to bundle up and hit the canal for a bit. hopefully it warms up more, so I can leave the door open for them while I'm trashing the kitchen this afternoon. happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today. happy Thursday to everyone else.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 0:37:53 GMT -5
tonight was a can of soup. but, I wanted to share this in case y'all weren't aware. 🙃
Progresso has a few new options, with a red swatch on the can label, to indicate spicy. I have discovered their spicy chicken noodle soup, which has diced jalapeno and other spices in it. it's quite mild by my tastes, but has a decent kick to change up the basic canned soup.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 0:31:28 GMT -5
Hi Kids! I just got back from Target. Not by choice, but of course no one told me we were getting too low on dishwasher soap & garbage bags. You can't get through Thanksgiving weekend without a lot of both, and I'm not planning on going out on Black Friday. for future reference, Home Depot and Lowes both carry these things, and usually at better prices than Walmart/Target. if I don't need a full cart run, I'll just go to HD. it's closer for me, anyway.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 23, 2023 0:25:45 GMT -5
que? this has to be yet another way that MA is ass-backwards, right? we don't have alcohol sales tomorrow, at all. even in stores that aren't packies but happen to sell alcohol. what about duty free? I've never flown on a dry holiday, so idk. 🤷♀️.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 19:33:44 GMT -5
I've been doing some online shopping with the TV on for background noise, and I stumbled onto my Bruins on TNT tonight. YAY! I can actually watch tonight!!
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 16:28:22 GMT -5
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 16:14:10 GMT -5
I'm not going anywhere tomorrow. well, at least to gather and celebrate the holiday. I'm going to trash my kitchen a little bit, Italian style. I'm not doing anything til tomorrow, but the first thing on tap is to get meatballs simmering in a huge stockpot of red sauce, which I'll be using for everything else later on. I'll set aside the meatballs and freeze until I can hand the container over to Dad when I see him next. I did swing by Ocean State Job Lot this afternoon to restock my stash of cheap foil pans, that I rely on for any large scale food prep project. definitely happening tomorrow - frying eggplant, dipping a fresh baguette in the sauce pot. possibly happening tomorrow - veggie lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, homemade chicken tenders (since I'll have the breading stations set up?) in any event, I'll be making a veggie lasagna this weekend before I portion sauce for freezing. the reason this one's a maybe is that I use the same huge frying pan to cook the veggies prior to building the lasagna. it's actually less likely that this happens tomorrow, as I consider how much nicer the weather is going to be tomorrow than today, and the pups and I will be hitting the canal for sure.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 16:07:11 GMT -5
I usually host, but this year I'm going to my brother's. I'm bringing mashed potatoes and deviled eggs. DD is making gluten free stuffing. I am also bringing my dad who is bringing the regular stuffing and a ham. I may also have to get wine since my sister's flight is delayed and she may not get to the liquor store after her plane lands. . que? this has to be yet another way that MA is ass-backwards, right? we don't have alcohol sales tomorrow, at all. even in stores that aren't packies but happen to sell alcohol.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 16:04:50 GMT -5
my mom told me about this when I called her on my drive home from getting my phone fixed. I hadn't heard about it at all. but pretty much all of my FB memories this morning were around how my sister and I did a whirlwind trip up to see Memere because the aunts had my dad convinced that she wasn't surviving the weekend. we got there and she was fine enough to give my sister shit b/c her by-then DH hadn't been up to meet her yet. lol.... Memere lived another almost 4y. sis and I both said shit, I'm glad none of us are travelling this year. yeesh.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 15:40:47 GMT -5
success! I found my custard pie. it's a full one, so I'll see how much I can work through this long weekend. it will absolutely be breakfast tomorrow morning. more success! I got a text that the replacement screen for my phone is in. so I detoured over that way, and learned something about the inner workings of my phone. and, that I picked a winner last time around as far as being a huge PITA to fix the screen for. oops. this casing is a smidge thicker than the original, which means I'm going to need to figure out a new option for a case when I buy a new one as the only reason this still fits in the old one is b/c the current is cracked on a corner to be a little more flexible. fail - I ordered a new pair of OOfos slides the other day, and they arrived while I was out. I ordered the wrong size, though. the things are listed as "Men's Slides" but the numbered sizes are actually Women's/Men's and the first number is how they are listed under "Men's Slides". these are two sizes too small. I was so excited b/c there was a narrow option, but this was the only size that offered that. bugger.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 11:59:11 GMT -5
I used to use a 5gal Coleman cooler and leave it in the garage overnight. I also live in MA, where it's generally cold enough that this is a safe maneuver. maybe if we added a bunch of ice too down here…but then you have turkey germs all over the cooler and a waste disposal problem with the brine There’s a reason I never got into the process side of things I’m not actually sure the damn thing would fit into our cooler, it was too tall to defrost it in the sink. d*** kid demanding the biggest on everything. d*** me for not putting my foot down. ETA The Walk of the Penguin Mich posted at the same time I did and I’m pretty sure one of us owes the other a Coke Mich covered the waste disposal, but I will say that using this cooler limited me to about 14lb max. I had a full-sized refrigerator in the basement in the last house, so I went bigger there a couple times. I have a huge stockpot/lobster pot that can hold larger. I don't know how big I *could* go, but it handled a 16lb bird with room to spare.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 22, 2023 11:09:37 GMT -5
finnime maybe it’s just Thanksgiving tradition but aside from ordering not making cake and skipping the chex mix your to-do for the day sounds eerily familiar, right down to the stuffing recipe! I too had seen the warnings about onions out overnight but the bread and seasoning is going to sit out overnight and get nice and stale to absorb turkey drippings Also need to figure out how to dry brine an enormous turkey I know better than to let DS come along to pick it out…went out and bought an extra box of roasting bags so that’s the current planned approach for containing the mess. I have no idea how people manage to wet brine a turkey and also keep it cold. Do they just not have anything else in their fridges? I used to use a 5gal Coleman cooler and leave it in the garage overnight. I also live in MA, where it's generally cold enough that this is a safe maneuver.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 21, 2023 17:09:01 GMT -5
fuck, kid. first off, how is FIL tonight? I apologize, I missed your earlier post. will he be okay? now, yes - def question the necessity of in-home help. please absolutely stick to your boundaries, and insist that you guys not be the first contact if you can't be there 24/7 (which you also shouldn't at all feel guilty for not being able to...) He's okay this time. He wasn't down long. He gets vertigo really badly. I read DH the riot act because I am shocked there aren't bars freaking everywhere in that house after his mom. He also needs to start using a walker whether he wants to or not. That is what that type of walker is for that his mom had. I just . . .it's his life and his choice but you have kids. You have grandkids. You have great grandkids. Gwen is still traumatized over the Thanksgiving where we found my grandmother. We don't need to go over to FIL's house someday and find the same thing. I'd never forgive him for it. At least he is apparently cooperating wearing the life alert because that is what let them know he fell again. Small step in the right direction. whoo.....this alone is reason for him to pull his head out of his ass. I'm sorry. I'm happy to see he's wearing the Life Alert, at least. but this man needs to be slapped upside the head otherwise.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 21, 2023 16:51:57 GMT -5
I get not wanting to live restricted. At some point you have to admit you need help though. What if the next fall is the one that kills her? She hit her head pretty hard last time and went to the hospital. They couldn't find anything wrong with her that would explain the fall. What does that leave? Not using the damn walker like I told her to. Do you really think I haven't told my sister and niece to do it? My mom will do it when nobody is home. Or she won't push back if my niece gripes about it. I've literally told my niece to get off her lazy ass and do what her grandmother tells her to do or else my foot will promptly be going up her ass. That usually gets her moving because I mean it and she couldn't take me on her best day. So should I just wait for her to fall down the basement stairs and die for some stupid laundry? That doesn't really sound like a good option. My FIL fell down an embankment in front of the house. If a neighbor hadn't seen the 4 wheeler out there and called SIL he probably would have died out there. God forbid if the damn thing had tipped over. He laid on the floor overnight last time. He managed to crawl to the phone for help. This time he fell in the bathroom, where a good majority of old people end up dying because they crack their heads. Like it or not at least so far in my experience not wanting to have restrictions ends up with you being forced to and living in a way that you never wanted to. I cannot understand WHY people feel that is better than swallowing your pride now and using a walker. Everyone likes to think it won't happen. I've seen it THREE times in a year and might end up seeing it a fourth time. Damn straight when I get old if I need a walker I am using it. Anything to avoid what I have seen comes from being stubborn and refusing to accept you are aging. Not to mention a hell of a lot less stress and burden on family who are expected to run every time you fall. Is it there life? Sure. Do I resent the ever loving FUCK out of them for what they have put me, my dad and my husband through and will that forever taint my memory of them? Yes. fuck, kid. first off, how is FIL tonight? I apologize, I missed your earlier post. will he be okay? now, yes - def question the necessity of in-home help. please absolutely stick to your boundaries, and insist that you guys not be the first contact if you can't be there 24/7 (which you also shouldn't at all feel guilty for not being able to...)
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