The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MOXOMUMD]

Me too, I used to drink tea with every meal, cups in between to keep me going, and a couple cups at night. I'm glad you don't have a kidney stone problem. Dad drank about 15 cups of coffee, a day....and would get up at night and drink cold coffee, another trigger for oxalate stones, he never had one in his life, go figure. As hubby says, over the years, I was just put together backwards! Can't disagree! DD has 30 stones or more a month. It's a genetic thing. Son in law has them too, as does hubby. Funny , that we all became "family".

Your last name should be Stone.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

And now it's time for "Conversations I've had with my brother"

A few days ago, he was drinking a glass of water. He was playing with the ice and dropped a cube on the ground

Me: Do not pick it up, do not pick it up, do not pick it up, DO NOT PICK IT UP...
He picks it up and drops it in the glass.
Me: What did I say?
Brother: Not to
Me: And why did you do that?
Brother: I dunno.

I made him throw away the water, which was mostly ice by that point, in a garden nearby

Later:
Me: Go down the water slide with me.
Brother: No
Me: Come on.
Brother: No
Me: Yes
Brother: No
Me: If you don't go down the water slide with me, I'll make you watch Frozen when we get back to the room
Brother: Let's go down the water slide.

Today, as we were getting on the elevator after the fireworks.

Me: We are getting on this elevator.
Brother: Press the button!
Me: We've been waiting ten minutes; we are getting on this elevator.

When my parents got back a little later (and the crowds had cleared)

Brother: *runs over to Mom* I have to press the button!

Like living with Sheldon sometimes.

This made me laugh.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Quite a few. We put baked beans in the smoker (most people don't notice the difference. Smoked portabello mushrooms, potatoes (white and sweet) tempeh and tofu. I do 2 different pasta salads (they're almost the same except one is gluten free) Smoked corn on the cob. I don't go hungry LOL I'm skipping some things this year due to the cleanse but again I'm not going hungry any time soon. Right now the pork butt is already in the smoker, ribs, sausage, chicken, mac and cheese etc is going in later.

I like corn on the cob done in a bbq grill. So much better than plain boiled.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

My first batch of cornbread is in the oven. Just plain GF with corn cut from the cob. Next batch GF with jalepeno and vegan jack cheese. Then regular with bacon and cheddar. Guess who won't have to cook for a few days after today. LOL

Mmm bacon...

 

[Progress.City]

Guess where I am?

 

[Figgy1]

Ok gang, here's the start of a mini-trip report for you and pictures of our first day!

We left Minneapolis at 7:30pm and we landed in Iceland and changed planes. Then we got into the Paris airport at a little after 1 pm. We took the train to our hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris (about a 5 minute walk from Notre Dame). Our hotel room was teeny tiny and we had a double bed, the shower was super small too basically enough room to walk in to it. But the room had a nice little balcony to sit out on and enjoy the view.

Us on the plane ready to go!
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Our little balcony
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And the view
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The cool metro stop near us.
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Our first view of the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine. The bridge in the picture is the "love lock" bridge that recently had the locks taken off and these decorative panels are up for now as they make repairs. Unfortunately, people are putting locks on other bridges, I wish they would realize that they aren't pretty on the bridge and they cause destruction.
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My first food in Paris, chocolate Berthillion ice cream. It was the best ice cream I've ever had, and that says a lot coming from a girl from the Dairy State!
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At the Louvre!
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More of the Louvre
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It was funny the amount of people gathered in front of the Mona Lisa....
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Hubby being a goof!
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Venus de Milo
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Souvenirs for sale outside the Louvre, we learned later that these vendors often store their wares in the sewers of Paris! I'm glad I didn't buy from them!
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Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. And now that I know there's a Disney store I can't wait to go LOL

 

[Figgy1]

Yeah, my husband likes to make funny faces! The only sign I saw up about pictures was to not use a flash which wasn't a problem.

My dh has the same shirt as your's. Where ever did you get it?

 

[Figgy1]

Don't forget Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley!

I always think of Lilo and Stitch!

 

[Figgy1]

Yes, that's way better than my lame "woohoo!"

Not lame understated!

 

[Figgy1]

Asian sauce, I could toss noodles in that with green onions, and a forbidden nut, peanut! Add some veggies, and I would be so good to go. Thank you so much for sharing. I've already put it in my homemade cookbook! I love when people share their recipes!

I'm so glad you could use that one as I love it!

 

[Figgy1]

It does to me, it all goes to my tummy, and just stays there!

THNX for reminding me, I have AB work today. I'm not a fan as I find it boring, needed bur boring!

 

[Figgy1]

I was not disappointed by the food in Paris. I don't think I didn't like anything I ate in that city, I even ate my vegetables! Disneyland Paris was a different story, the food there was blah!!!

I'm sorry to hear that! I've only had 3 bad Disney meals.

 

[Figgy1]

David could have been a bit bigger in places.

 

[Figgy1]

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4 days until Minions!

I need that on a coffee mug!

 

[Figgy1]

There's an Avon lady that sets up at our farmer's market. I used their facial scrub for years upon years. Now they don't make it anymore so no more Avon for me.

Sympathy like! My neighbor uses Olay when she can't get the Avon items she needs

 

[Figgy1]

Good morning! YEA me we cooked enough food no cooking for me until tomorrow! Yea as today I have some running around to do.

 

[MinnieM123]

I like corn on the cob done in a bbq grill. So much better than plain boiled.

I tried that for the first time last weekend. It came out awesome on the grill. Looked online first, for how to grill it and a video showed a man first soaking the corn (he took off some of the outside leaves and the silk inside first) for 15 minutes. Then he brushed a little olive oil on the kernels, covered with the leaves again and put on the grill. Yum! Real 4th of July weekend barbecue treat! I also cooked chicken, too.

 

[MinnieM123]

We don't get the weather channel anymore Not that I watched it a lot but it was nice to look at the radar so you could see whats happening before runs and stuff. Now I have to turn on my computer, wait for it to come on and go to the website.

For a month or so we had some horrible accrue weather station and now we don't have any.

I get both the Weather Channel and Weather Nation on DirectTV in my area. Do you have a different satellite provider, or do you have cable? (Around a year ago, they had dropped the Weather Channel in my area for a while, but people complained, so they brought it back.)

 

[Progress.City]

You all are gonna LOVE the videos I just took of me exploring caves in Jerusalem!!!!!!!!


I'm trying to get them uploaded to YouTube. Here's some stills in the meanwhile...

By the way, I narinate the videos and sing songs from Pirates of the Carribean and Indiana Jones as I explore. And take advantage of the echo effect of the caves!



I am now going to explore the tunnels under the Temple Mount! (Guided tour this time)

 

[Figgy1]

You all are gonna LOVE the videos I just took of me exploring caves in Jerusalem!!!!!!!!


I'm trying to get them uploaded to YouTube. Here's some stills in the meanwhile...

By the way, I narinate the videos and sing songs from Pirates of the Carribean and Indiana Jones as I explore. And take advantage of the echo effect of the caves!

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I am now going to explore the tunnels under the Temple Mount! (Guided tour this time)

Thank you and enjoy your tour!