The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Figgy1]

Just wanted to complain. 2 am on Easter Sunday and I am working. Need to be up at 7:30 am to go to Church. And start cooking by 10 am for a large Easter lunch at the home.

{{HUGS}} if it makes you feel any better I've been cooking since yesterday, so it could be worse. As @Gabe1 said is there any chance for going or taking out?

 

[Figgy1]

I love mayo. I am the only one in my family that does. I take my portion out for those type of dishes and sub in ranch dressing for the rest of the family. Still for veggie pasta salad it is one I never use mayo with even with my love of mayo. Usually I use a tart balsamic vinaigrette. It is lighter with the pasta, adds some more flavor than mayo and makes it lighter given the heaviness of the pasta.

I usually do that in summer but I tried to strike a balance of mayo and non mayo dishes this time.

 

[Figgy1]

We got almost 2 inches from that storm. I didn’t hear of any damage as of yet, which is a good thing.

The like was for no damage down your way. It was rather nasty here but the worst of it broke apart before getting to my neck of the woods.

 

[Figgy1]

 

[Goofyernmost]

How could you throw peas into a perfectly good pasta salad?!

There is no way to make perfectly good pasta salad without peas. It's one thing to like snow, but, what have peas ever done to you?

 

[Goofyernmost]

Now that's more like it. Pea-less.

That part I agree with, but, it should have olives, green or black, in there.

 

[Rista1313]

There is no way to make perfectly good pasta salad without peas. It's one thing to like snow, but, what have peas ever done to you?

I agree there must be peas, as long as they don't come from a can. And in defense, I didn't like peas until I was around 30, so I can't blame the non pea lovers.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I agree there must be peas, as long as they don't come from a can. And in defense, I didn't like peas until I was around 30, so I can't blame the non pea lovers.

I use canned peas very seldom. (only in some casseroles), I don't have the energy to use peas that are still snugly in the pod and almost impossible to even find. However, frozen are almost as good as peas directly from the pod. My grandparents used to have a fairly good sized garden and they always planted a section for me. They never got in the house, I consumed them sitting on the back steps. When I had my own garden my daughters and I would pick them and sit in the deck and eat them, never getting inside, much to my wife's upset. At least she never had to cook them.

Our first and last mule headed stand with are oldest (about 6 years old at the time) was when she decided not to eat her peas. In a very stereotypical parental move we said "you don't leave the table until you eat your peas". That was our first indication of just how stubborn she could be. She sat there for 3 hours just starring at us in a very evil way. We finally had to give up, but, it wasn't without some bad feelings all around. Absolutely, not the way to handle it, but, she was our first born and we had never run into that problem before. We didn't ever do it again and I don't recommend it to anyone. We decided to give up as soon as it occurred to us that she was probably going to be the one that decided what nursing home she was going to eventually put us in. It didn't scar her, but, it also didn't weaken her stubborn tendency either.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Happy Easter!

 

[King Racoon 77]

What's all this talk about peas not coming from a can ???

 

[mdcpr]

{{HUGS}} if it makes you feel any better I've been cooking since yesterday, so it could be worse. As @Gabe1 said is there any chance for going or taking out?

I wish I could go out, but I’m traditional when it comes to family holidays. Sigh. Just needed to vent this morning.

 

[mdcpr]

Can anyone assist you with the cooking for the luncheon? Sounds like you could use some assistance preparing for this, with everything else you're doing. Hope someone comes through for you today, so that you can enjoy some of your Easter Sunday.

At least I don’t have to do Thanksgiving this year. I’ll be at WDW!

 

[mdcpr]

{{{HUGS}}} And the very reason we all go out to a nice restaurant. The holidays shouldn't be for some to slave and others to enjoy.

Yeah, I should try that sometime. It is a pretty good idea.

 

[donaldtoo]

 

[BuddyThomas]

Easter Bunny came! Thank God he always brings face cream and booze!

To all who celebrate, happy Easter!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh trust me, I wrestled with it. It has been an expensive tech year for me. A new iPhone, a new iPad and now the Apple Watch. In defense I keep all my tech a long time. I went from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 10. My iPad wasn't supporting new apps anymore.

I wear a Fitbit. I keep track of my movement each day as I am not a kid anymore and it is too easy to sit on ones tushie all day and a couch potato when the work day ends. My problem is I was on my 3rd Fitbit. I wear it everyday and by 9 months 3 for 3 died. I bit the bullet and purchased the Apple Watch. As with the Fitbit some will be surprised by how much they physically keep moving all day and other surprised how sedentary they are.

I've had my Fitbit Alta HR for a year and a half now. I wear it every day. Only issue with it is the battery life doesn't last quite as long as it used to. It's still otherwise gone strong, though. I also have a Flex as a backup and for when I'm swimming. I'd have filed a warranty claim if it had lasted less than a year.

My mom got her iPad last year. Old one still works, but it was just very old. She got an iPhone 6s recently on a deal from AT&T (it was $199 outright and they gave her a $45 account credit). She's really happy with her phone now. Doubt she'll get the watch, though.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I told Mom that I'm staying in WDW two days longer than them. She had the exact reaction I thought she'd have: figure out transportation home from the airport because she's not picking me up. Which is fine because I'm flying down on a Friday night, so I was just going to pack up and leave straight from work.

She and I have the same idea with Dad...let him find out eventually when it comes up. Or when he looks at the MDE account. One of those two.

 

[Figgy1]

Easter Bunny came! Thank God he always brings face cream and booze!

To all who celebrate, happy Easter!

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What? No Germ X?

 

[Figgy1]

Today's salad, I have side dishes of chopped onions, sliced kiwis and one of radishes so the picky eaters can pick and choose

 

[Goofyernmost]

What's all this talk about peas not coming from a can ???

Pecans are nuts that are primarily available in the south and make some relatively tasty pies. There are also pee-cans that in the days before a lot of rest areas along the highway, were taken on car trips.