Miscellaneous(part 3....or is it 4?)

[PH8]

Oh forgot to share..

as I was getting in my car at Winn Dixie,some (little unkempt) lady came up to me.......said hello, Im from Ohio..................I said SORRY (being sarcastic--meaning I was sorry that she was from there:boogie.........she was looking for money..............told her all I use is a debit card and had no cash................call me cynical,but I dont believe most if not all of those who beg for money............

Ok,not all Ohioans are bad..........Marcia/Carl/Mike and Fay are ok.......:clap::clap:

 

[Cruisemates2]

Breeze,

Thank you for the recipe--I will definitely try it soon. I use cracker meal quiet a bit. I told Gordon to send the rain our way, and I am sure he would love to. Several months ago they were needing it and couldn't get a drop. We are so dry and I think I mentioned HOT!

I just watched the video on CC about the Monarch, so, now I am really ready to pack and go. Grandkids are bummed about the ice cream machine though!

 

[verosnowbird]

Hi,

Nice recipe, BB. I'll have to try it next time I cook pork chops. Making meatloaf tonight and beef stew tomorrow, so Bill can have leftovers while i'm gone.....what a great wife he has, if I do say so myself. (Usually I just leave him to his own devices:clap:HA), but since he hasn't been feeling so well, I want to make sure he has something other than fast food.

Kevin is feeling quite a bit better, and has gotten his blood sugar down quite a bit, but still has a way to go. However, it's so much better than last week, so he may be able to go off insulin before the month is out. I sure hope so!

Leaving Wednesday morning for FLL, just called Embassy Suites and asked for early check in, they said no problem. Please keep the rain away. I know you probably need it, but we need sunshine!

Funny story about the Ohio lady, PH. Last week when Kevin was in the hospital, Jamie, me and the kids went down to the lobby Dunkin Donuts, and we were approached by a guy who wanted to buy a cigarette from us. We told him we didn't smoke, and we watched him approach a whole bunch of people in the parking lot..then we noticed he had a patient bracelet on.....maybe an escapee from the psychiatric floor of the hospital, who knows? I don't know why he didn't just buy a pack, but maybe he didn't have enough for a pack....strange people walkign around out in the world.....

Time to think about packing..everything is clean and ironed, now just need to weed out stuff. We're going to Chops on formal night, so no need for sparkly stuff, just capris and tops for the other nights. Easy job this time!
(I have to carry my own luggage, so you know I'll be packing light)

See you all later.

Rita

 

[PH8]

So glad to hear Kevin is doing better,Rita..............relief for you,huh?

Im about to throw something at my dogs..............barking their heads off.........why do people have to stop right in front of my house while walking 3 dogs of their own(and allowing their little kids to run up and down my driveway)???????? Dont they hear the racket coming from here?? Didnt the slamming of door give them a hint??????:bbat::bbat:I should go tell them the pest control just sprayed harmful chemicals on the lawn today....hehe

Was the video you watched of Nestor the head chef,Janet?? If so, that guy who made the video did an excellent job..........

Had a pot pie for dinner..........Marie Callendars.....it was HUGE................dogs had to help me finish it.........haha

Gonna watch Hoarders tonite on A and E..........think we have people like that nearby......:no:

 

[PH8]

Whatta am I?? The wake up call around here??

Hope Gordon's area is ok,Janet...........been seeing ALOT of flooding in GA........Holy cow!!

Slept till 9 this am............gonna be a lazy morning,I think................

 

[Breeze]

Morning! I've been up since 8 thanks to the landscapers doing an early morning mowing of our lawn. After the job they did pressure cleaning yesterday, I really shouldn't complain. They even pressure cleaned the driveway and the sidewalk. House looks so good now, I should put a "for sale" sign outside and see what happens!!! I'm just kidding!:boogie:

I swear I wrote a long post yesterday and it disappeared. It was right after Rita's. POOF! Another one gone who knows where.

Rita - Glad Kevin is feeling and doing better. I'm sure that's a big weight off everyone's mind. That's so nice of you to make all that food for Bill to eat while you're gone. Heck, I'd do the same thing, if I thought I could escape for a couple of days.

PH - I learned not to give to those people begging for money outside stores. They're as bad as the ones sitting on the side of the road begging for money at traffic lights. You know the "will work for food" ones. Heard of a man who offered to buy one of those guys a meal and he refused. He said that he'd lose too much money, if he left his spot to go eat! Most of it is all a racket.
What brand of cracker meal did you find? If it was Nabisco, go buy them out. They have stopped making that brand and from what Bert read on the internet, people are really pi$$ed over it. Any you can find, I'll buy from you!

Saw the pictures of all the flooding in Atlanta. That was awful! I hope the rains have moved away and the water has gone down.

Time to wake Bert up. He is so bad about sleeping in most days!

 

[PH8]

I have heard the kind of money those people by the highway makes!! More than us,in some cases...............

The cracker meal is made by McCormick..............says its for seafood,but the ingredients didnt look like anything "fishy".I think maybe thats what most people use it for........Oh just looked.......has recipes for chicken and meatballs on the side too.......

I'll look in Publix next time I go(for the nabisco kind)

 

[Breeze]

I've got the McCormick's too. Not quite the same as Nabisco, but closer than some others you occasionally find.

OK, Bert's up. Now I should see about getting dressed and getting the day started. I have been soooo lazy this morning!

 

[PH8]

Im gonna go get dressed for the day too..............guess I should,huh?

 

[Breeze]

Isn't this retirement living hard? So many choices ... Get dressed va stay in jammies for the day. These decisions are rough!!! LOL

 

[PH8]

Very rough........just had to decide which flavor jello to make.....haha.dennis loves jello.............(PS made Lemon).........

Hes on his way back to Ocala.............had to give up his port load cuz his tires are falling apart...........needs 4 new ones.......:duh:so after today, we'll only need 2 more new ones,but those two we have now should last till January(according to him)..........

Got a note in the mail that I book I requested is at the library,so guess I'll head there and Publix...................

Back later!

 

[Breeze]

That really stinks with needing all those tires.
You get notes from the library when a book request comes in? Here you get a phone call. Got one the other day and Bert went to pick up his request - the new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol.

Just finished lunch. Next major decision of the day - Do I want a chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookie? Maybe I should have one of each!!! Decision made!!!:boogie:

 

[cruisingator]

Whatta am I?? The wake up call around here??

Hope Gordon's area is ok,Janet...........been seeing ALOT of flooding in GA........Holy cow!!

Slept till 9 this am............gonna be a lazy morning,I think................

Sun is shining somewhat today. Where I live is okay but many people are out of their home for a while if not for good. Major freeways still under water as of noon today. Traffic around here today was a nightmare. It's bad on a good weather day but today was horrendous. They are calling this a 100 year flood. Some places got 20 inches of rain.

 

[PH8]

Oh look-we can now thank each other for our helpful posts.:clap:....haha.............that and a buck will get you far......

Yes, we get a postcard from the library telling us the books are in..........I love going to the library............love the "book smell":boogie:

Went to Publix........no cracker meal.............had a place for the McCormicks one but was sold out.............I'll keep checking other Publixs for you.........

Its so hard to imagine all the water,Gordon since it is so sunny out here.......I remember when we first moved to this area(95) we had major flooding then.all that water can be very damaging............

 

[PH8]

OH BTW--------when you brown the chops,do you use anything(like oil) if you dont have bacon fat??

 

[Breeze]

I use Crisco or vegetable oil. Don't use EVOL as it's too heavy.

Were you living in Ocala, PH, the year they had to close schools due to 10 days of flooding around Labor Day? We had like 2 feet of water. School buses couldn't get through and in some areas kids would have had to walk through waist deep water. Needless to say, the closed schools until things dried out a bit.

Gordon - Glad you're ok where you live. Stay dry!

Just finished a 3 hour marathon telephone call with Joanne. Wore out the battery on one of the phones during the process! We are sooo bad when we get on the phone!

 

[PH8]

Wound up using EVOO cuz I made it before you replied........but it came out very yummy...........sorta reminds me of the way my mom used to make them.but she didnt coat them first.............

I dont remember exactly when we had all that rain,but I remember yards just full of water.........moved to Citra in Nov 95 and it was sometime after that,but before we moved "into town" June 2000......we lived on a prairie and it filled up!

 

[PH8]

Morning...................

Slept till 9 again........do have some running around to do today though..........no hurry...........

Rita---------you are about ready to leave ,arent you?? Think you were going today............have fun..enjoy KW and Cozumel..................

I cant believe Im not going next week with you guys,BBBet Bert enjoys that big old GS!! I'll be thinking of you every day ,knowing where you are.................

Happy Hump Day to all.....................

 

[Breeze]

Morning! Up bright and early, but not getting much done. Spent a lot of time reading the paper and doing the sudoku. I think I have way too much time on my hands! Hee Hee!

That time we had all that rain and the prairie was flooded, I remember the gators swimming over the top of the fence separating the prairie from I-75. When the water went down, the gators were trapped on the wrong side of the fence and had to be removed. They were all over the place.

Rita - Have a wonderful trip. Don't clean out all of the slot machines. Leave something for me too! I'm sure we'll be spending plenty of time in the casino, as usual.

You realize, PH, that we are supposed to be getting excited about this cruise together and not just Bert & I. He's already lining up the books he's bringing to read, and that's NOT a good sign. Something tells me that we'll be spending more time in the cabin then I would like to. Bert doesn't really care for the piano bar and doesn't like to play games like trivia, plus isn't into anything that has to do with swimming, so that pretty well limits what we'll be doing. I'm already thinking I'll be watching a lot of TV. Oh goodie!!!

 

[PH8]

Sudoko is good for the mind..........I bought a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle the other day to use my brain more..........only thing,its too hard...haha.........Im the type who likes to finish something quickly........this sucker is gonna take a long time..........

I'll be there in spirit with ya..............trust me!!