Belated Happy Birthday, Consuela - And bon voyage.
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
hippocampus - Dec 11, 2017 2:46:51 pm PST #19757 of 30002
not your mom's socks.
EpicTangent - Dec 11, 2017 3:13:22 pm PST #19758 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'm going to stay with my uncle and aunt in Escondido for a few days (with my mother, too!).
Assuming I don't leave town (which is how it's looking at present), let me know if you'd like grab lunch or something while you're here. I'm about 20-25 minutes from Esco.
I say not weird! It's the grief version of wearing a rubber chicken on your head, no? NotFG.
Shitty rubber chicken we got this year. It is nice to feel understood, though.
And Happy Belated, Consuela. Also Happy Trails!
EpicTangent - Dec 11, 2017 3:17:43 pm PST #19759 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
And I just remembered, Escondido is where I found that Cowgirl Store on your birthday a couple years ago!
Jesse - Dec 11, 2017 4:36:42 pm PST #19760 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Too funny! I don't know if I'll be able to break free from family, but will let you know!
Atropa - Dec 11, 2017 5:23:52 pm PST #19761 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Belated happy birthday, Consuela! May the trip be fun and stress free!
Atropa - Dec 11, 2017 5:24:36 pm PST #19762 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ION, I have successfully set up my new InstantPot and done the "cooking water" test. Now to find low carb recipes.
WindSparrow - Dec 11, 2017 5:35:36 pm PST #19763 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
The First Christmas after a loss is a fine time to totally break up tradition and habit by travel or other means. When my dad passed, we did not go anywhere, but rather than getting the old fake tree and family ornaments down from the attic. We bought a real tree, and all new ornaments. (the next year, we both old and new ornaments on the old tree.)
aurelia - Dec 11, 2017 5:46:50 pm PST #19764 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Spend money on women, movies, and booze?
I spent money on coffee, books, and women (in that all the books are by women and some will be gifts for women). Is that salacious enough to offend Grassley?
It turns out that a snowy Monday evening is an excellent time to avoid holiday shopping crowds.
SuziQ - Dec 11, 2017 7:00:41 pm PST #19765 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The First Christmas after a loss is a fine time to totally break up tradition and habit by travel or other means.
After my mom passed, the kids and I spent Christmas Eve with my dad and then flew down to Disneyland on Christmas for a few days. It was the break we needed.
DebetEsse - Dec 12, 2017 7:15:03 am PST #19766 of 30002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Jilli, we have an instant pot that we use constantly. It is the best thing. Potroast, chili, soups in general, curry...Ours also does yogurt, so I've been making yogurt on the regular.
It's possibly a bit of a cult, so, you know, plenty of recipes out there.