I'm waiting to hear back from neighbors about going on a field trip for good inexpensive steak tonight. I just made deadline on a major project goal, so I am inclined to reward myself with or without company.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 14, 2017 12:20:59 pm PDT #9888 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Connie Neil - Apr 14, 2017 12:53:39 pm PDT #9889 of 30002
brillig
I want a decent cheeseburger. But it's Friday night of a holiday weekend. Cheeseburger for lunch tomorrow.
WindSparrow - Apr 14, 2017 1:03:21 pm PDT #9890 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.
Steph, I'm sorry it's so hard. Dementia is heart-breaking as well as mind-breaking.
tommyrot, here's hoping you find a good new job soon.
flea, what a horrible situation.
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2017 1:07:24 pm PDT #9891 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, I'm sorry it's so hard. Dementia is heart-breaking as well as mind-breaking.
I know dementia can't be stopped, but I'm hoping that with (much) better nutrition*, social interaction, and physical activity, his quality of life will improve.
*(He has been living on apple turnovers, pulled pork BBQ, microwave pizzas, Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Milky Ways, and Yuengling beer for a VERY long time. Years. I know this because Tim and I are the ones who get his groceries for him. He didn't want anything else, and if we tried to buy him anything remotely vegetable-like, it would just rot. Only in the past 6 months has he consented to let us buy him 3 bananas a week, which he did actually eat.)
DawnK - Apr 14, 2017 1:45:07 pm PDT #9892 of 30002
giraffe mode
his quality of life will improveSteph, for my MiL it was the best thing we could have done for her. She had tons of friends, a lot of activities - bingo every day, and theme meals (with booze!) and movie nights. She did much better there. We were all very sad when we had to move her for 24-hour nursing care.
Connie Neil - Apr 14, 2017 1:50:48 pm PDT #9893 of 30002
brillig
ION, I want to make meatloaf this weekend, but I don't have any eggs. I don't want to buy a dozen, or even a half-dozen, because I don't like eggs by themselves and I don't cook with eggs except for meatloaf. Is there a substitute for eggs in meatloaf? Should I make more meatloaf in my future?
askye - Apr 14, 2017 2:07:25 pm PDT #9894 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
Connie, I htink some people use bread and milk. I got a cookbook out from the library that used unflavored gelatin as a binder instead of egg
askye - Apr 14, 2017 2:09:07 pm PDT #9895 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I baked bread! Used the kitchenaid mixer and it was fast and the bread was tasty! I also cooked steaks for dinner. I am still trying to make pizza dough from scratch but so far my attempts have not worked out.
Tomorrow I make real snickerdoodles with cream of tartar. I made them last weekend without because we didn't have any.
-t - Apr 14, 2017 3:01:24 pm PDT #9896 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Maybe buy a carton of liquid egg (egg whites, eggbeaterd, whatever that stuff is) and keep it in the freezer in between uses? Just use thaw it out and use 2 or 3 tablespoons whenever you need an egg.
Zenkitty - Apr 14, 2017 3:04:39 pm PDT #9897 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
For me, dealing with anxiety and depression makes me feel like my universe is shrinking as I avoid things I used to do and people I used to hang out with. It feels nice to have my universe expand again.
Shrinking universe is a good way to describe it. I'm glad your universe is expanding again.
Smoke pot!
Ha! Unfortunately pot doesn't do me much good, and leaves me lethargic for a long time.
Also, you should totally buy the antiquarian book business/home.
I know! In a different place in my life, it would be perfect. Right now, not so much.