The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MySmallWorldof4]

Granted a lot of people die (or the parents do) in Disney movies but this is like the 3rd Pixar film in a row that the whole movie is about death.

Good point. Never thought of that.

 

[donaldtoo]

Welcome back! Good news about the health of your new grand daughter, I hope things continue to go well. Hope your family had a good Christmas. Have your folks moved back into their house yet?

Edit: I see in another post you mentioned they are still in their temporary digs. I hope you had a nice gathering with them.

Thank you so much...!!!
It was scary, but, all seems to be well now.
It was yet another outside shift gathering like this afternoon for pops 88th, but, our Christmas was as good as it could be.
Hope y’all’s was nice, as well...!!!
Mom and Pop should be back in Family Central soon.
Thanks again...!!!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Sounds like a crazy adventure. Next time remember to pack some snacks! HAHA!

Sorry to hear about Kylie limping again. My Kapono, slipped on some ice in the yard and seems to have reinjured her back leg again too. My hubs has put down some pet safe salt in the back yard now. Might have to take her into the vet on Monday if it isn't better maybe they can give her a brace or maybe physical therapy again. Hope your girl heals quick!

Hope Kapono will be better soon.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Jealous, we kind of transform our house for christmas so we have to pack away a lot of stuff to put up the Christmas and put it away. Then since the spaces are empty we clean. So it takes a long time. We have about 95% of the inside stuff put away. There are some linens and rugs still out and some dishes that need to be washed. Oh and window clings. It is nice to have the house back to normal but I'm still slightly surprised not to see the trees and other Christmas stuff when I look around.

My girls helped out so that sped things up. They were the only ones up at 7 this morning. When we were done they said, “There is so much more room!” We did leave on the window clings because they are “wintery”.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hope Kapono will be better soon.

Thanks, me too.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

My girls helped out so that sped things up. They were the only ones up at 7 this morning. When we were done they said, “There is so much more room!” We did leave on the window clings because they are “wintery”.

Hubs did his fair share too but extra hands would have been nice. My clings are up because I didn't want to wash the windows, they always seem to leave a mark, at least the gel type does.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

@figmentfan423 I tried my second recipe from the youtube lady link you gave me. It was for the red lentil kabobs. Soooo delicious!! I didn’t fry them though. I baked at 400.

 

[donaldtoo]

Happy Birthday great grandpa!

Thank you very much...!!!
Even though it was in shifts, we all stopped by, and Pop was a happy man...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

So glad it was a false alarm! What a beautiful baby.

Thank you very much...still a bit of a little critter, but, yes, beautiful, as well...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Pop on his 88th, Mom and Pop, and Emmy just wanting to hug her great garandparents...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

A video of Emmy and one of her Christmas presents...sorry, I’m kinda’ ketchupping y’all...!!!!!

 

[Gabe1]

Thanks, me too.

Poor little pup

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Update, since it’s still a holiday, after I came home from work, we did a “do-over.” Ordered from our regular local Chinese, but splurged a little.

Someone is snoring on the couch.

I am in no hurry to take Christmas down this year. Going to be a long winter. DVR is full of Christmas movies.

 

[Gabe1]

It was a comedy of...something.

Brian was supposed to get out of work at 6PM, pick up the pup, and meet me out west. I had already checked into the room and cleaned it (and gone back to work.)

He didn't get out of work until around 7:15. We got to the hotel at 8:30ish. I thought we'd settle in and maybe order from two places (go crazy! I guess I did "too well" finding something away from a residential area because Uber was mostly not delivering to our hotel! (It's next to one of the largest malls in the US.) Also the time was a factor. Places were closing at 9 or 10, etc. So we'd find a place on Uber Eats, carefully pick what we want, and then at the end it would say either the place was too far away, or they were closing in ten minutes. Try another place. Same thing. Why is Uber Eats even showing me places that won't deliver to where I am? Ack.

Brian, trying to save the day, shoves his phone in my face and says, "Chinese will be here in 30-40 minutes."

What? Wait, you didn't ask what I wanted? Perturbed. Also, $85. Brian said no, it wasn't supposed to be $85. He had double ordered one item, and there were like $30 in fees - service fee, delivery fee, $8.22 tip, etc. Poor half-blind mess had no idea what he was doing LOL.

Pass the Crown Vanilla. It's time.

He wanted to cancel the order, but the wait to speak to Postmates was 59 minutes. He called the restaurant directly and they had no idea what he was talking about. I started looking at alternatives.

He stayed on hold with Postmates. Then we got a message that the delivery person was here! Brian went downstairs to get it, and and I would make the best of whatever he ordered. Guess what? Nobody was there. Seriously?

By this point, Postmates answered. They tried calling the driver and it went to voicemail. So they refunded him (thank God, the order was nuts) except for the $8 tip. Really?

At this point, I hit "submit" on the Denny's order. Got an error message. AAAAH! Tried again, same error. Brian, what do you want from Burger King?

First Burger King Siri took me to was inside the closed mall. Next one was just closed. I asked for directions to 7-11. $5 pizzas it is. As I followed the directions to 7-11, I saw the Denny's! Pulled over, placed the order in person at 11:20. Expected wait time 15-20 minutes. Cutting it close to get back to the hotel.

By 11:45, Brian called wondering what had happened to me LOL. I mentioned to the employee I was really trying to get back to my family before midnight. It was 2 burgers and some nachos lol. They had only one cook.

At 11:54, they handed me my bag. GPS said I would get back to the hotel at 12:01AM. Nope, that wouldn't do.

Confession: I sped. I ignored a red left turn signal. GPS now said 12:00. As I pulled into the parking lot, Brian (still on the phone) said 1 minute to go. Just had to park and run up the stairs!

Made it to the door at exactly 12:00AM, and B had 2 "glasses" (plastic cups) of champagne ready to go.

This morning, checked my email, saw a notice that my Denny's order was ready at like 11:18. (This was from the order I placed that I thought didn't go through because of the error message!) Haven't even tried to address that yet. But I'm sure I paid twice.

We sure made an adventure out of it!

The hotel was a good move. Definitely fewer fireworks in that area, somewhat muffled by being in a hotel, and Kylie seemed unaffected. We gave her no meds - other than an anti-inflammatory. She is limping again - pretty badly, especially after walking up the stairs to the second floor. From then on, we used the elevator. She was so good. I'm very concerned about her future with all the ailments lately. But we did right by her last night! And Anderson Cooper drunk is priceless!

Dear Lord!

And sending Super Karma for the Pup

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Granted a lot of people die (or the parents do) in Disney movies but this is like the 3rd Pixar film in a row that the whole movie is about death.

And the third Pixar film in a row that I haven't seen.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My # 3 son and his wife are smoking a pork shoulder and making collards and Hoppin John for those not familiar with this southern traditional new years dish, supposed to bring good luck in the new year and after 2020 lord knows we need some good luck.

The first written recipe for Hoppin John appeared in The Carolina Housewife in 1847. Most food historians generally agree that Hoppin John is an American dish with African/French/Caribbean roots. There are many tales or legends that explain how Hoppin’ John got its name:

It was the custom for children to gather in the dining room as the dish was brought forth and hop around the table before sitting down to eat.

A man named John came “a-hoppin” when his wife took the dish from the stove.

An obscure South Carolina custom was inviting a guest to eat by saying, “Hop in, John”

The dish goes back at least as far as 1841, when, according to tradition, it was hawked in the streets of Charleston, South Carolina by a crippled black man who was known as Hoppin’ John.

Okay, that was a good fill-in because my cousin and his family have started doing that since they moved down here. They're waiting a few days to do it because a friend of theirs is in the military and they're waiting for him to come home before they do it, but I was like, um, why?

Funny story, my grandma has always been down here when they had the pork and she always said no to it because she can't eat more than a little bit of pork. Well, when my aunt told me about it, I told her that I would need something else to eat because I can't have more than a slight amount of pork either. My aunt told me today that until I said that I couldn't eat pork, she thought my grandmother was making it up and just didn't like pork. Erm, nope.

 

[Cesar R M]

Pop on his 88th, Mom and Pop, and Emmy just wanting to hug her great garandparents...!!!!!

Images not loading. Anyone else?

PS, your older post about food with the kebabs.. hmm.. looked so good :9

 

[Gabe1]

Granted a lot of people die (or the parents do) in Disney movies but this is like the 3rd Pixar film in a row that the whole movie is about death.

I sat on our local elementary school board for several years, just a simple Mom of 2 prior.

I addressed our Superintendent and a Mom herself about the recommended reading list by staff. Every stinking book was sad and depressing yet won awards of gold medal. Problem adult eyes not eyes through the vision of a child. Child picking up there dead dog and running across finish line to save their family home in a race. 8 year olds. Teachers loved. Parents and students not so much. Death isn’t fun. Death doesn’t teach young kids to love reading nor enjoy films. A concept lost on many I agree.

 

[Gabe1]

Okay, that was a good fill-in because my cousin and his family have started doing that since they moved down here. They're waiting a few days to do it because a friend of theirs is in the military and they're waiting for him to come home before they do it, but I was like, um, why?

Funny story, my grandma has always been down here when they had the pork and she always said no to it because she can't eat more than a little bit of pork. Well, when my aunt told me about it, I told her that I would need something else to eat because I can't have more than a slight amount of pork either. My aunt told me today that until I said that I couldn't eat pork, she thought my grandmother was making it up and just didn't like pork. Erm, nope.

Annoying. I am beyond lactose intolerant. A concept my Mom still can’t grasp. My Sis too. She is proud she forced us to drink milk cause we protested how sick it made us. For our own good.

 

[Figgy1]