Posts by lbh

Original Post by trancebaby:

So my primary memory of the holiday is Southern-style Cornbread dressing (also called stuffing). If you don't make it right it can be "packy," that is a soggy gloppy mess. It needs to be a bit browned on top. You have to be careful not to over-mix the ingredients. You need a lot of liquid but there is a fine balance between liquid and solid ingredients for this dish.

Basically it's a combination of cooked, cooled cornbread mixed with sauteed chopped onions and celery, lots of turkey broth (or chicken broth) and some eggs (plus chopped chicken meat, if you have some). Also you can add some more bread such as cubed toasted white bread and such for added texture.

It sounds weird but it's pretty good with the turkey, gravy and canned cranberry sauce.

 Whoa...So not all "stuffing" is like this? THANK GOD! Lol, I despise the stuffing that is present at our family's TG and never understood why anyone would eat it. Hmmm, maybe I do like normal stuffing and just don't know it yet.

Thanksgiving is the one time a year when both sides of my family can get together drama-free (so far anyway) and catch up and remember old times and plan future get-togethers that never really happen cause everyone's too busy, but it's really nice to think that we can all stay in touch that often, so they get planned anyway.

Original Post by augustnkate:

Original Post by caiteliz014:

I have two tattoos. Neither one are easily seen. I got them for myself. One I got with my husband for our wedding. They are matching, but we made sure that they symbolized something that would still be true even if we were to break up. The other one is Japanese cherry blossoms to represent the transience of life, a concept that ties in very deeply with the fundamental teachings of Buddhism that states all life is suffering and transitory. It reminds me to not get too attached to a particular outcome or not become emotional because it will all pass in time.

 

So, I don't think all people necessarily get them to draw attention to themselves or to make themselves more attractive. Having a meaningful tattoo is much the same as wering a sentimental peice of jewelry or a wedding ring etc. It is a constant reminder of something, and that something is based on the individual donning it. Not saying all tattoos are this way, it is hard to believe a butterfly on someone's a** has any meaning behind it, but for me, tattoos are a beautiful way to build a constant reminder.

My husband and I considered wedding ring tattoos.  I can't wear a ring because it causes the skin on my hands to crack.  He can't wear one because of his job.  I have only worn my wedding ring a handful of times in the last 7 years.  He wears his on a necklace that he can tuck in his shirt at work.

 Go for it. We had ours done when we were on our honeymoon. We can't wear our bands at work and I guess it's just the kind of people we are. We like tattoos, I would really prefer not to brand myself with someone's name. Our bands are similar, but not identical. They both have an infinity symbol incorporated, but mine is slightly more delicate looking than his.

Wow...That would get old. Does your friend have children of her own? Maybe she's just not accustomed to infants and doesn't realize it's OK to continue adult conversation? Or maybe this is how she's seen people treat kids?

My advice would be to see if you could get her in a group situation with the baby and see if she eases up. Or maybe make no-baby dates with her so that you can still enjoy being friends without the baby talk.

What's sad is, the class is fairly small, only about 20 students. And I'm not the only one that drives. There are two other ladies who make the same drive twice a week. About emailing her for assignments, the one time I missed class because the interstate was closed, I emailed her for what was covered in class. She responded with one line: Chapter 7. OK, yeah, it says that on the syllabus? The best part is, this woman is teaching a business communication class.

I totally understand that usually when people are wary of you taking too many classes, they're just looking out for your best interests. I'd just never had so many people be so discouraging about it, and they all work for the school.

I've had professors I just absolutely hated before. I know I'll probably run into more. I think I'm just fed up with what I feel is their unwillingness to do what I'm paying them to do (probably a little sensitive about the $$$, paying completely out of pocket). I hope at least before I graduate I'll find someone at this college who gives a crap.

I'm a dork and I love browsing the Martha Stewart website.  There are some really cool crafts ideas on there. This year, I'm making some felt slippers for some of the women/girls in my family and found the pattern and directions on that site.

Maybe you could even do homemade granola/energy bars since I know that shopping like that can be tiring. Package them all cute and stuff.

You know what's weird is that this happens to me about once a week. And what's sad is, I even have a mid-morning snack (fiber one bar) because I have breakfast between 5-6AM, and lunch between 11-12. Sometimes even the fiber one bar doesn't cut through the food thoughts. I usually just make sure I'm super super busy, or walking and not at my desk.

Original Post by april_bride:

lbh - I absolutely love that tshirt you have on in your pic. Love it!!

I agree with LBH, adolphs, cptbunny.... I think confidence is great and about 50% of looking good. the other 50% is choosing flattering clothes. No matter your body type. I'm not a fan of letting all the goods hang out and skin tight clothes all the time, no matter a person's weight. Taste and class go a long way.

ps: how great is peopleofwalmart.com? In a totally scary, great way of course.

 Thanks! I like how it shows off my smaller rolls . Seriously, I don't know how to control myself in Rue 21...Some of the coolest stuff in there.

Not enough info to judge either way. You weren't in her shoes that day, so there's really no way to say you would NEVER do ANYTHING like that. Kids today can be beyond horrible.

Also, for the people who seem to think that regardless of what your kid ever does no one should ever have the right to punish them (obviously duct tape isn't usually :) acceptable), my heart goes out to your kids. I really dislike parents who think their kids can do no wrong, or that the "disruptive" behavior that you get called about on a daily basis isn't as bad as they're making it out to be.

The moral of the story is that we need more money for school teachers to make it worth not only having their educational degree but also a degree in child psychology to be able to teach in today's schools. Because in today's schools, education has taken a back seat to teachers having to 'parent' children because they certainly don't get it at home.

Oh wow. That's ridiculous. Really sounds like they weren't straight-forward with you about what they would consider attendance.

I'm taking online college classes this semester to be able to continue to work full-time. I have about 3 days a week where I can devote about five hours to classses and that might be it for the week, but then that's it. All of classes have varying levels of what they consider "attendance," but the most rigorous is still only logging on three times a week.

Good luck!

Original Post by schnooder:

god, i just drove the xB.

I have no idea what to get.

 Lol, is that good or bad? Have you driven the Cube?

I adore the name Carson.

Proud owner of an XB for 3 years, all the other little imitations are nice but I will probably by another XB if mine ever bites the dust.

XB!

OP, love the photo. To me it's quirky and wonderful.

kathygator, I got married a year ago and when we were choosing our photographer, all of the packages included "bridal portraits." I'd never heard of this, and turns out, it's kinda a southern thing. It's a session where the photographer photographs just the bride in her dress.

Edit: just saw above post...Maybe it's not so much southern as I'd been led to believe :)

I have no words to accurately describe what idiots this man and his wife are.

Peaches...I don't know why, but they do the trick for my sweet tooth everytime.