The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[21stamps]

Honestly, I think it is okay for you to tell T that doesn't have to play on this team anymore. It is probably obvious that if he wasn't their he wouldn't be missed since he is benched most of the game. Sure it's great that he shows great sportsmanship by cheering his team on, but it also is interfering with something he is really good at. It adds more stress to your life as well.

He is so good at other sports, and not being perfect at this one doesn't make him any less of an athlete. Everyone has their "thing", and it is fine if basketball hasn't worked out. He has tried so hard and made you so proud of his effort. This only shows that he will become a very successful adult. It is also an adult thing to let some things go. He can let the basketball go and accept that he won't be as good as the other kids who have been playing for half of their lives.

I would speak your mind.

Thanks for walking thru this. I think I’m absolutely going to bring this up.

T doesn’t want to quit basketball, he enjoys it. He wants to play. If he was any other kid, not used to the mentality of a select sport, then this situation could have driven him to quit basketball all together. That shouldn’t happen in the second year of a school provided sport, or really any year if it’s a team that doesn’t require tryouts to be on the team. We have to let kids be able to enjoy sports without being a superstar. It’s has to be OK for a kid to just be ‘decent’ at something as opposed to ‘great’ at that sport. They’re all friends and classmates, we don’t need to turn every team into a select team. It will drive kids away from organized sports or make them quit a sport they enjoy. We shouldn’t ask parents to pay all of the athletic fees and sign up fees and alll of the time commitment involved to bench kids just because they aren’t a superstar in that specific sport. We have to give every kid an opportunity to play and enjoy games, most importantly we have to teach them.. that’s what young age sports are all about, and too many adults have somehow lost sight of that.

I’m going to write down what I’m thinking and hopefully all of the other coaches will agree.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Thanks for walking thru this. I think I’m absolutely going to bring this up.

T doesn’t want to quit basketball, he enjoys it. He wants to play. If he was any other kid, not used to the mentality of a select sport, then this situation could have driven him to quit basketball all together. That shouldn’t happen in the second year of a school provided sport, or really any year if it’s a team that doesn’t require tryouts to be on the team. We have to let kids be able to enjoy sports without being a superstar. It’s has to be OK for a kid to just be ‘decent’ at something as opposed to ‘great’ at that sport. They’re all friends and classmates, we don’t need to turn every team into a select team. It will drive kids away from organized sports or make them quit a sport they enjoy. We shouldn’t ask parents to pay all of the athletic fees and sign up fees and alll of the time commitment involved to bench kids just because they aren’t a superstar in that specific sport. We have to give every kid an opportunity to play and enjoy games.

I’m going to write down what I’m thinking and hopefully all of the other coaches will agree.

I agree. If there were no tryouts, I would assume that this activity was more for kids to learn a sport and to have fun doing it. It should be more relaxed than a competitive team. The coach may have a completely different mentality of course.

 

[21stamps]

I agree. If there were no tryouts, I would assume that this activity was more for kids to learn a sport and to have fun doing it. It should be more relaxed than a competitive team. The coach may have a completely different mentality of course.

That mentality is what I’m going to address. As parents and coaches we have to take an honest look at why we’re coaching and what we care about the most.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Heading to Pittsburgh this weekend. Cheerleading competition. We are going to try to go to the National Aviary again and the Carnegie Science Center. There is a conservatory also that has holiday light displays and this is the last weekend for it. There are a lot of entrance fees and the mom I am sharing the room with doesn't have the funds to pay for all of it. We have an annual pass to the aviary. I don't know if I should offer to let her use one of our passes. Only 3 of us are going so I have 3 passes and one is a kid pass which would be good for her 10 year old. They don't have pictures on them, just names.

 

[donaldtoo]

She is starting to look a little less like a baby now. How nice that she loves the bear you carved. You asked how she was feeling. Was she under the weather?

Yep, she turned 15 months old on Saturday. I'm so glad she loves the bear too...!!!!!
And, pretty sure I’ve posted this before, but, she has my old well-loved Teddy Bear as well...!!!!!



ETA:
Yes about her bein' under the weather. She came down with type B flu shortly after Christmas, thus no church outfit pics for the last 2 Sundays. Poor little girl battled it for quite a while, but, is now obviously (bear pics ), thankfully, feelin' much better...!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

We can all agree on that. I will be rooting for the Vikings currently.

I can agree that the Pat's will not be in it, I just can't agree that's a good thing. But, I will just let the cards fall where they may because, truth be known, there are a lot of things I don't care about one way or the other. Anything related to football, be it football or futball, is very, very high on my don't care list. When the Patriots are in it, I root for them only because my Son in law and grandson hates them and I have had a lot of smug grins on my face the last few years. And I have been able to use my "pay up" words a number of those years. I did lose once and had to take my grandson to, of all things, a StarWars, movie. I don't remember the name, but it was the one with Jar jar in it and a cute little kid called Anakin, soon to be Darth Vader, who flew his souped up pod (futuristic hells angels Harley) to victory at one point. Longest evening of my life.

I don't think the Patriots were in that superbowl either, but whoever it was it was the opposite of whatever team they were backing.

 

[93boomer]

Yep, she turned 15 months old on Saturday. I'm so glad she loves the bear too...!!!!!
And, pretty sure I’ve posted this before, but, she has my old well-loved Teddy Bear as well...!!!!!

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ETA:
Yes about her bein' under the weather. She came down with type B flu shortly after Christmas, thus no church outfit pics for the last 2 Sundays. Poor little girl battled it for quite a while, but, is now obviously (bear pics ), thankfully, feelin' much better...!!!

I can’t believe she is already that old. Time is going by too fast.
I am sorry she got the flu. Glad she is feeling better!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Yep, she turned 15 months old on Saturday. I'm so glad she loves the bear too...!!!!!
And, pretty sure I’ve posted this before, but, she has my old well-loved Teddy Bear as well...!!!!!

View attachment 439550

ETA:
Yes about her bein' under the weather. She came down with type B flu shortly after Christmas, thus no church outfit pics for the last 2 Sundays. Poor little girl battled it for quite a while, but, is now obviously (bear pics ), thankfully, feelin' much better...!!!

Poor thing. Glad she is feeling better now. Your bear looks well loved.

 

[21stamps]

Heading to Pittsburgh this weekend. Cheerleading competition. We are going to try to go to the National Aviary again and the Carnegie Science Center. There is a conservatory also that has holiday light displays and this is the last weekend for it. There are a lot of entrance fees and the mom I am sharing the room with doesn't have the funds to pay for all of it. We have an annual pass to the aviary. I don't know if I should offer to let her use one of our passes. Only 3 of us are going so I have 3 passes and one is a kid pass which would be good for her 10 year old. They don't have pictures on them, just names.

Good luck this weekend!! I say let the other family use the passes if no pics, you’ll have a lot of fun as a group.

 

[MinnieM123]

It was healthy! And the grains all cook up so easily in the Instant Pot that it's an insanely easy dish. You just have to make sure you pick a couple veggies that have protein. Last night we had farro, purple sweet potato, brussels sprouts, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, shredded carrots, avocado, red bell pepper, a hardboiled egg, and the sesame ginger sauce. There were mushrooms too but I picked them out.

For the uninitiated here (that would be moi ), what specific "grains" -- do you mean rice? And do you put everything in the instapot at the same time? Also, do you chuck any water in there? I don't like many vegetables, but there are a few I do like. The sesame ginger sauce sounds pretty good though. This appeals to me as maybe a side dish.

You just got your instapot recently, and it seems like you enjoy it. I have one, and it drives me nuts. Can't seem to get the hang of it, and I've tried maybe 7 different recipes over the past half year. Plus by the time you saute things, wait for the unit to come to pressure, cook the food, and then have either a quick or natural release, it seems like it all takes just as long as cooking on a range top or in the oven. The appliance I prefer is my crock pot. Had it for years, easy to use, and never had any issues with it.

 

[93boomer]

For the uninitiated here (that would be moi ), what specific "grains" -- do you mean rice? And do you put everything in the instapot at the same time? Also, do you chuck any water in there? I don't like many vegetables, but there are a few I do like. The sesame ginger sauce sounds pretty good though. This appeals to me as maybe a side dish.

You just got your instapot recently, and it seems like you enjoy it. I have one, and it drives me nuts. Can't seem to get the hang of it, and I've tried maybe 7 different recipes over the past half year. Plus by the time you saute things, wait for the unit to come to pressure, cook the food, and then have either a quick or natural release, it seems like it all takes just as long as cooking on a range top or in the oven. The appliance I prefer is my crock pot. Had it for years, easy to use, and never had any issues with it.

Yeah my instapot takes forever too. Rice cooks fast though. I pull it out to make chili in the slow cook function and that’s about it.

 

[93boomer]

Found a new sparkling water that is pretty good. No sugar, no sodium and no calories.

 

[MinnieM123]

I made salmon bowls like that last night!

I might like a salmon bowl, if it didn't have salmon.

 

[93boomer]

I might like a salmon bowl, if it didn't have salmon.

Hahaha try chicken or beef. Same bowl.
Just use rice, quinoa or couscous as your grain. Then too with raw or cooked veggies, meat or beans , and a dressing of some sort.

 

[DryerLintFan]

For the uninitiated here (that would be moi ), what specific "grains" -- do you mean rice? And do you put everything in the instapot at the same time? Also, do you chuck any water in there? I don't like many vegetables, but there are a few I do like. The sesame ginger sauce sounds pretty good though. This appeals to me as maybe a side dish.

You just got your instapot recently, and it seems like you enjoy it. I have one, and it drives me nuts. Can't seem to get the hang of it, and I've tried maybe 7 different recipes over the past half year. Plus by the time you saute things, wait for the unit to come to pressure, cook the food, and then have either a quick or natural release, it seems like it all takes just as long as cooking on a range top or in the oven. The appliance I prefer is my crock pot. Had it for years, easy to use, and never had any issues with it.

Grains..... brown rice, farro, quinoa, couscous, millet, wild rice (both quinoa and wild rice are not actually grains though lol), etc. These all cook up amazingly in the instant pot. In fact, we've been able to switch completely to brown rice because the instant pot cooks it to the consistency of white rice. Which is awesome. For brown rice you just throw two cups of water in, two cups of (soaked) brown rice, and then hit manual for 25 minutes and it's perfect. I swear if that thing only ever made rice for me it was worth the $49 price tag, LOL

Then we toss whatever vegetables we want with a little oil or ghee and some salt and pepper and maybe some garlic, and roast those in the oven for like... 20 ish minutes.

Then we shred or slice anything we want to add cold, like the egg or avocado

Then toss a scoop of the grain in a bowl, load up with veggies and cover with the sauce.

I'll edit this with pictures and the sesame ginger sauce, although I only add one spoonful of the sugar, not three

 

[Rista1313]

For the uninitiated here (that would be moi ), what specific "grains" -- do you mean rice? And do you put everything in the instapot at the same time? Also, do you chuck any water in there? I don't like many vegetables, but there are a few I do like. The sesame ginger sauce sounds pretty good though. This appeals to me as maybe a side dish.

You just got your instapot recently, and it seems like you enjoy it. I have one, and it drives me nuts. Can't seem to get the hang of it, and I've tried maybe 7 different recipes over the past half year. Plus by the time you saute things, wait for the unit to come to pressure, cook the food, and then have either a quick or natural release, it seems like it all takes just as long as cooking on a range top or in the oven. The appliance I prefer is my crock pot. Had it for years, easy to use, and never had any issues with it.

I use my instantpot once or twice a week at least! This weekend I made a dozen hard boiled eggs (makes the peels slip right off) and I made a 5lb turkey breast in it yesterday. I made Jamaican stew last week, and I make a chicken an noodles recipe, that I just love.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Grains..... brown rice, farro, quinoa, couscous, millet, wild rice (both quinoa and wild rice are not actually grains though lol), etc. These all cook up amazingly in the instant pot. In fact, we've been able to switch completely to brown rice because the instant pot cooks it to the consistency of white rice. Which is awesome. For brown rice you just throw two cups of water in, two cups of (soaked) brown rice, and then hit manual for 25 minutes and it's perfect. I swear if that thing only ever made rice for me it was worth the $49 price tag, LOL

Then we toss whatever vegetables we want with a little oil or ghee and some salt and pepper and maybe some garlic, and roast those in the oven for like... 20 ish minutes.

Then we shred or slice anything we want to add cold, like the egg or avocado

Then toss a scoop of the grain in a bowl, load up with veggies and cover with the sauce.

I'll edit this with pictures and the sesame ginger sauce, although I only add one spoonful of the sugar, not three

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That's clearly on a plate The bowl part isn't literal

 

[MinnieM123]

Grains..... brown rice, farro, quinoa, couscous, millet, wild rice (both quinoa and wild rice are not actually grains though lol), etc. These all cook up amazingly in the instant pot. In fact, we've been able to switch completely to brown rice because the instant pot cooks it to the consistency of white rice. Which is awesome. For brown rice you just throw two cups of water in, two cups of (soaked) brown rice, and then hit manual for 25 minutes and it's perfect. I swear if that thing only ever made rice for me it was worth the $49 price tag, LOL

Then we toss whatever vegetables we want with a little oil or ghee and some salt and pepper and maybe some garlic, and roast those in the oven for like... 20 ish minutes.

Then we shred or slice anything we want to add cold, like the egg or avocado

Then toss a scoop of the grain in a bowl, load up with veggies and cover with the sauce.

I'll edit this with pictures and the sesame ginger sauce, although I only add one spoonful of the sugar, not three

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Thank you for the recipe. Just wondering if I could use the ginger that I bought in a bottle (McCormick) when I was making gingerbread cookies at Christmas. (I've seen real ginger in the store, but wouldn't have a clue what to do with it!)

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Found a new sparkling water that is pretty good. No sugar, no sodium and no calories. View attachment 439555

Looks better than this