Four Foods on Friday
#1. When going out to dinner what items do your order? Appetizers, soup, salad, dinner, dessert.
Salad and dinner... never dessert.
#2. How predictable are you when eating out? Do you usually order a meal that you’ve had before or do you like to try new things?
I'm predictable. I usually order something I've ordered before, but there are exceptions.
#3. When eating at a restaurant, what beverage do you like to order with your meal?
Pepsi or Iced Tea
#4. Name a meal that you ate at a restaurant that you liked so much you tried to recreate it, as well as the name of the restaurant and the recipe.
I tried to make Southwestern Eggrolls from Chili's and they turned out pretty good, ut still not the same.
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Friday Fill-Ins
1. When I fell in love _I had that stupid 'in love' grin on my face for weeks____!
2. _I love____ when the flowers bloom and it heats up outside!
3. Oh no! The internet connection is down, _let me call Comcast AGAIN and see what's wrong this time.____.
4. _The Bachelor____ is the craziest tv show ever. It is so stupid.
5. Cheese and _macaroni____ make a great meal!
6. _I wish I had____ a garden.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _going to Lily's birthday party at Chuckee Cheese____, tomorrow my plans include _reading____ and Sunday, I want to _rest and catch up on my blogs____!
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Friday Fun
1. What was the first conscious thought you had this morning? That today is Lily's birthday.
2. When did you you first begin to blog? last year
3. When you go online, what do you do first? check my email
4. You go to your favorite bookstore. What section do you go to first? the new book arrivals
5. American Idol, The Bachelor, Project Runway, Hell’s Kitchen. Which would be your first choice? Project Runway
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Friday 5
1. What’s something you love and is quite bad for you?
I love cakes and pies and cookies and southern fried foods, and they are all quite bad for me.
2. What’s something you hate and is quite good for you?
drinking lots of water
3. What’s something that’s about equally good and bad for you?
For me, it's exercise. It is very good for most people, but very bad for me right now healthwise.
4. What’s something you’ve been told is bad for you but you suspect is not as bad as people say?
ok, everything I think of, like sunbathing for instance, really is bad for me, even though I love it, so I really don't know.
5. What’s something most people consider ugly but you consider beautiful?
Lots of things... since I started photography as a hobby, I seem to see beauty in things I never saw it in before.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Friday Memes
Friday Fill- Ins
1. I love springtime in _California____!
2. _Gravy and biscuits____ are foods I love to eat for breakfast.
3. It seems I'm always searching for _ways to make more money____ .
4. _A nice long bath____ is a great way to end the day.
5. I think I _am losing my mind sometimes____!
6. _Watermelon____ is what I've been craving lately.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _go out to dinner with my son and his family____, tomorrow my plans include _nothing since it's supposed to rain____ and Sunday, I want to _catch up on my blogs____!
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Friday 5
1. Among your acquaintances, who’s the best screamer?
I don't think I've ever heard them scream about anything.
2. When was the last time you had to shout in order to be heard?
Almost every day, just kidding. Not much shouting around here, thank goodness.
3. When was the last time you cheered for anything?
my granddaughter's ballgame
4. Whom did you last yell at?
my dog when he wouldn't come back to me after getting with his dog friends outside
5. When did you last lose your voice, or at least find yourself hoarse?
Hoarse from being sick last year.
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Amazing Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup, condensed
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1 Heat the shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. In a bowl, mix the flour, condensed soup, seasoned salt, pepper, and salt. Dip chicken in the mixture to coat, and fry in the skillet until golden brown.
2 Place chicken in a slow cooker. Mix the chicken broth, brown sugar, and orange juice concentrate in a bowl, and pour over chicken in the slow cooker.
3 Cover, and cook 2 to 3 hours on Low or 1 to 2 hours on High.
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Four Foods on Friday #24
#1. What’s your favorite food smell?
Wow, that's hard to answer. I think any smells that remind me of my childhood.
#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple?
I like yellow apples.
#3. What veggies do you like in your salad?
lettuce, cucumber, radished, carrots
#4. Share a recipe that uses beef.
Pepper Steak
Notes: In place of the tomatoes, I sometimes use one 15 oz. can tomato sauce. It makes a lovely gravy for the rice.
1 1/2 pounds round or sirloin steak, cut in 1/8 " strips
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons margarine
1 cup sliced onions, with tops
2 green bell pepper, cut in strips
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 cup beef broth
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cups hot cooked rice
Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper (and meat tenderizer); brown meat in butter. Add garlic salt. Add onions and green peppers; cook until wilted. Add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer on low heat about 15 minutes. Blend water with cornstarch and soy sauce. Stir into steak. Cook until thickened. Serve over hot rice.
1. I love springtime in _California____!
2. _Gravy and biscuits____ are foods I love to eat for breakfast.
3. It seems I'm always searching for _ways to make more money____ .
4. _A nice long bath____ is a great way to end the day.
5. I think I _am losing my mind sometimes____!
6. _Watermelon____ is what I've been craving lately.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _go out to dinner with my son and his family____, tomorrow my plans include _nothing since it's supposed to rain____ and Sunday, I want to _catch up on my blogs____!
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Friday 5
1. Among your acquaintances, who’s the best screamer?
I don't think I've ever heard them scream about anything.
2. When was the last time you had to shout in order to be heard?
Almost every day, just kidding. Not much shouting around here, thank goodness.
3. When was the last time you cheered for anything?
my granddaughter's ballgame
4. Whom did you last yell at?
my dog when he wouldn't come back to me after getting with his dog friends outside
5. When did you last lose your voice, or at least find yourself hoarse?
Hoarse from being sick last year.
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Amazing Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup, condensed
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1 Heat the shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. In a bowl, mix the flour, condensed soup, seasoned salt, pepper, and salt. Dip chicken in the mixture to coat, and fry in the skillet until golden brown.
2 Place chicken in a slow cooker. Mix the chicken broth, brown sugar, and orange juice concentrate in a bowl, and pour over chicken in the slow cooker.
3 Cover, and cook 2 to 3 hours on Low or 1 to 2 hours on High.
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Four Foods on Friday #24
#1. What’s your favorite food smell?
Wow, that's hard to answer. I think any smells that remind me of my childhood.
#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple?
I like yellow apples.
#3. What veggies do you like in your salad?
lettuce, cucumber, radished, carrots
#4. Share a recipe that uses beef.
Pepper Steak
Notes: In place of the tomatoes, I sometimes use one 15 oz. can tomato sauce. It makes a lovely gravy for the rice.
1 1/2 pounds round or sirloin steak, cut in 1/8 " strips
2 tablespoons garlic salt
2 tablespoons margarine
1 cup sliced onions, with tops
2 green bell pepper, cut in strips
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 cup beef broth
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cups hot cooked rice
Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper (and meat tenderizer); brown meat in butter. Add garlic salt. Add onions and green peppers; cook until wilted. Add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer on low heat about 15 minutes. Blend water with cornstarch and soy sauce. Stir into steak. Cook until thickened. Serve over hot rice.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Friday Memes
Friday Fill-Ins
1. Tonight I saw _cops at my neighbor's house____
2. _Most 80s music____ makes me wanna dance!
3. Splitting a few appetizers between friends _is a great way to start an evening____
4. _Pat, my MIL____ is someone I'd like to get to know better.
5. The smell of _forsythia____ reminds me so much of springtime!
6. _He kissed me____ and that made it all better.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _having my weekly Sandy self-spa night____, tomorrow my plans include _going to the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta____ and Sunday, I want to _go out and take pictures around town____!
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Friday 5 for April 4: Pancakes
1. Where can you get some really good pancakes?
IHOP
2. How do you like your pancakes?
regular with strawberries and strawberry syrup on top
3. What’s your theory on why restaurant waffles are so much more expensive than pancakes?
Because they are there to make money and they can.
4. The pancake chef is going whip up a batch of the most interesting, creative pancake invention you can imagine. What will you order?
hmmmmm..... smores pancakes, yummy
5. When was the last time someone made you pancakes, not counting visits to restaurants?
Hubby makes pancakes every Sunday morning.
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The Friday Five
1. If you became ruler of the world, what three things would you do first?
Stop the wars! Give free healthcare to all who couldn't afford it! Lower taxes!
2. If you were a superhero, what would be your name and what powers would you have?
SuperSandy I would be able to time travel.
3. You can ask one question to someone who knows EVERYTHING. What is it?
What really happens when you die?
4. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
easy- stalk Johhny Depp.
5. If you saw a mythical/religious deity walking down the street, what would you do?
talk to them and find out all that I could.
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Four Foods on Friday
#1. American cheese. Sliced fresh or prepackaged processed cheese product? I'm a Kraft girl.
#2. What is your favorite cracker? Ritz!
#3. What hot breakfast cereal do you like? Think oatmeal, farina, grits, etc. OATMEAL!
#4. Share a recipe that uses corn.
CORN `N BEAN CASSEROLE
1 sm. can whole kernel corn
1 sm. can French style green beans
1 whole sm. onion, diced
12 oz. Cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
1 sm. can cream of celery soup
12 oz. sour cream
1 stack Ritz crackers
1 stick butter
Combine corn, beans, onion, cheese, soup and sour cream in casserole dish. Top with crumbled crackers. Scatter pats of butter over crackers. Bake at 375 degrees until bubbly. Delicious cold. Yields 6 servings!
1. Tonight I saw _cops at my neighbor's house____
2. _Most 80s music____ makes me wanna dance!
3. Splitting a few appetizers between friends _is a great way to start an evening____
4. _Pat, my MIL____ is someone I'd like to get to know better.
5. The smell of _forsythia____ reminds me so much of springtime!
6. _He kissed me____ and that made it all better.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _having my weekly Sandy self-spa night____, tomorrow my plans include _going to the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta____ and Sunday, I want to _go out and take pictures around town____!
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Friday 5 for April 4: Pancakes
1. Where can you get some really good pancakes?
IHOP
2. How do you like your pancakes?
regular with strawberries and strawberry syrup on top
3. What’s your theory on why restaurant waffles are so much more expensive than pancakes?
Because they are there to make money and they can.
4. The pancake chef is going whip up a batch of the most interesting, creative pancake invention you can imagine. What will you order?
hmmmmm..... smores pancakes, yummy
5. When was the last time someone made you pancakes, not counting visits to restaurants?
Hubby makes pancakes every Sunday morning.
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The Friday Five
1. If you became ruler of the world, what three things would you do first?
Stop the wars! Give free healthcare to all who couldn't afford it! Lower taxes!
2. If you were a superhero, what would be your name and what powers would you have?
SuperSandy I would be able to time travel.
3. You can ask one question to someone who knows EVERYTHING. What is it?
What really happens when you die?
4. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
easy- stalk Johhny Depp.
5. If you saw a mythical/religious deity walking down the street, what would you do?
talk to them and find out all that I could.
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Four Foods on Friday
#1. American cheese. Sliced fresh or prepackaged processed cheese product? I'm a Kraft girl.
#2. What is your favorite cracker? Ritz!
#3. What hot breakfast cereal do you like? Think oatmeal, farina, grits, etc. OATMEAL!
#4. Share a recipe that uses corn.
CORN `N BEAN CASSEROLE
1 sm. can whole kernel corn
1 sm. can French style green beans
1 whole sm. onion, diced
12 oz. Cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
1 sm. can cream of celery soup
12 oz. sour cream
1 stack Ritz crackers
1 stick butter
Combine corn, beans, onion, cheese, soup and sour cream in casserole dish. Top with crumbled crackers. Scatter pats of butter over crackers. Bake at 375 degrees until bubbly. Delicious cold. Yields 6 servings!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday Memes
Four Foods on Friday
#1. Steak. Plain, steak sauce, hot sauce, ketchup or something else?
Wanna hear the weirdest thing ever? I eat french dressing on my steak. Started when I was young, it's the best thing ever. Try it!
#2. Water. Flavored, plain, carbonated. How do you like it?
Plain and cold.
#3. What’s your favorite kind of waffle?
not much of a waffle person, but I guess the plain ones my hubby makes on occasion would be my favorites.
#4. If you could have any one new small appliance for your kitchen what would it be and why?
I need a new can opener really badly.
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Five on Friday
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read each of these words and why?
1. ice cream (butter pecan sounds good)
2. primary politics
3. dirty my kitchen floor (because it is)
4. green money (because I don't have any)
5. fly away (it's what I'd like to do. It is cold and rainy here. I'd like to fly away to an island somewhere.)
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Friday Fill-Ins
1. _Getting away from all the problems of life for a minute____ is the best thing about traveling.
2. I love a good __hot shower___ when I'm cold.
3. I often use _my reading glasses because I can't read without them anymore (old age)____.
4. I'm reading __The Willow Lake series by Susan Wiggs ___ right now; I __really like ___ it, so far, but I'm only on book 1 of 4.
5. _My five year abusive relationship____ is something I dislike talking about.
6. When I visited __Las Vegas___ I most looked forward to seeing __my old friends at my old job___.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _being alone____, tomorrow my plans include _cleaning house and doing laundry____ and Sunday, I want to _have a "spend the afternoon with Grandma Day" with my granddaughter Kenzie____!
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Friday 5
1. What’s a pretty good sign that your day at work or school is going to be rough?
If I get up late, no matter what the day brings, it seems to mess up the reast of my day.
2. What’s a pretty good sign that your day at work or school is going to be terrific?
When I get up early and refreshed, and feel good about the day. It's all in the attitude, baby!
3. What’s a pretty good sign that you should probably eat out?
When my kitchen is messy, like now.
4. What’s a pretty good sign that you’re going to spend more money than you should?
Anytime I shop for my granddaughters.
5. What’s a pretty good sign that someone you’ve just met is going to be a pretty good friend?
If we hit it off real fast and seem to click on everything. It's easy for me to make friends, and I am a pretty good judge of character.
#1. Steak. Plain, steak sauce, hot sauce, ketchup or something else?
Wanna hear the weirdest thing ever? I eat french dressing on my steak. Started when I was young, it's the best thing ever. Try it!
#2. Water. Flavored, plain, carbonated. How do you like it?
Plain and cold.
#3. What’s your favorite kind of waffle?
not much of a waffle person, but I guess the plain ones my hubby makes on occasion would be my favorites.
#4. If you could have any one new small appliance for your kitchen what would it be and why?
I need a new can opener really badly.
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Five on Friday
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read each of these words and why?
1. ice cream (butter pecan sounds good)
2. primary politics
3. dirty my kitchen floor (because it is)
4. green money (because I don't have any)
5. fly away (it's what I'd like to do. It is cold and rainy here. I'd like to fly away to an island somewhere.)
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Friday Fill-Ins
1. _Getting away from all the problems of life for a minute____ is the best thing about traveling.
2. I love a good __hot shower___ when I'm cold.
3. I often use _my reading glasses because I can't read without them anymore (old age)____.
4. I'm reading __The Willow Lake series by Susan Wiggs ___ right now; I __really like ___ it, so far, but I'm only on book 1 of 4.
5. _My five year abusive relationship____ is something I dislike talking about.
6. When I visited __Las Vegas___ I most looked forward to seeing __my old friends at my old job___.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _being alone____, tomorrow my plans include _cleaning house and doing laundry____ and Sunday, I want to _have a "spend the afternoon with Grandma Day" with my granddaughter Kenzie____!
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Friday 5
1. What’s a pretty good sign that your day at work or school is going to be rough?
If I get up late, no matter what the day brings, it seems to mess up the reast of my day.
2. What’s a pretty good sign that your day at work or school is going to be terrific?
When I get up early and refreshed, and feel good about the day. It's all in the attitude, baby!
3. What’s a pretty good sign that you should probably eat out?
When my kitchen is messy, like now.
4. What’s a pretty good sign that you’re going to spend more money than you should?
Anytime I shop for my granddaughters.
5. What’s a pretty good sign that someone you’ve just met is going to be a pretty good friend?
If we hit it off real fast and seem to click on everything. It's easy for me to make friends, and I am a pretty good judge of character.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Friday Memes
Four Foods on Friday #17
#1. What’s your favorite potato chip?
Baked Lays
#2. Do you use butter, margarine, both or neither?
margarine I guess, it's Country Crock
#3. What’s your favorite mixed alcoholic (or virgin) drink?
Pina Colada
#4. What’s your favorite vegetable and how do you prepare it?
Corn - fried, on the cob, corn casserole, just about any way you can cook it
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Friday Fun
1. What was your favorite outside childhood game?
Hopscotch, jumprope, and hide and seek
2. How about board games? Do you have a favorite?
We like Boggle, Dirty Board, and Monopoly
3. Do you play any PC games? Online or offline? If so, what is your favorite? If not, is there one out there you want to try?
Yes, I have been a paying member of Pogo for several years, and love their games. I also play at freeslots.com (yes, it's free). I would love to get into the Sims.
4. Gaming stations,… there are so many out there and I know jack about them! Do you have one or more and which ones? XBox, XBox 360, Playstation, etc.?
No, we don't have one. Had a Playstation, but gave it to the grandkids.
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Friday Fiver When the sun beats down
1. Favorite shoes? Birkinstocks
2. What time does the sun set near you?
in the summer, around 7:45 pm
3. Do you like spending time in the sun?
I have been a sun worshipper for over 40 years, and I still love it.
4. Do you burn or tan?
I burn first, then tan after that.
5. Monopoly: yay! or no way! YAY!
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Friday Fill-Ins
#59
1. Snowdrops are _beautiful____.
2. I'm going to _color my hair today____
3. _Truly, Madly, Deeply____ is a song whose lyrics have meaning to me.
4. Just one sip and _and I was hooked on that luscious drink with the little umbrella on top____.
5. _The beach____ is where I'm happiest.
6. I believe that _Love____ is a necessary part of life.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _go out to dinner with my son and his family____, tomorrow my plans include _catching up on blogging and building my webpage____ and Sunday, I want to __cook , eat, and do nothing - in that order___!
#1. What’s your favorite potato chip?
Baked Lays
#2. Do you use butter, margarine, both or neither?
margarine I guess, it's Country Crock
#3. What’s your favorite mixed alcoholic (or virgin) drink?
Pina Colada
#4. What’s your favorite vegetable and how do you prepare it?
Corn - fried, on the cob, corn casserole, just about any way you can cook it
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Friday Fun
1. What was your favorite outside childhood game?
Hopscotch, jumprope, and hide and seek
2. How about board games? Do you have a favorite?
We like Boggle, Dirty Board, and Monopoly
3. Do you play any PC games? Online or offline? If so, what is your favorite? If not, is there one out there you want to try?
Yes, I have been a paying member of Pogo for several years, and love their games. I also play at freeslots.com (yes, it's free). I would love to get into the Sims.
4. Gaming stations,… there are so many out there and I know jack about them! Do you have one or more and which ones? XBox, XBox 360, Playstation, etc.?
No, we don't have one. Had a Playstation, but gave it to the grandkids.
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Friday Fiver When the sun beats down
1. Favorite shoes? Birkinstocks
2. What time does the sun set near you?
in the summer, around 7:45 pm
3. Do you like spending time in the sun?
I have been a sun worshipper for over 40 years, and I still love it.
4. Do you burn or tan?
I burn first, then tan after that.
5. Monopoly: yay! or no way! YAY!
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Friday Fill-Ins
#59
1. Snowdrops are _beautiful____.
2. I'm going to _color my hair today____
3. _Truly, Madly, Deeply____ is a song whose lyrics have meaning to me.
4. Just one sip and _and I was hooked on that luscious drink with the little umbrella on top____.
5. _The beach____ is where I'm happiest.
6. I believe that _Love____ is a necessary part of life.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _go out to dinner with my son and his family____, tomorrow my plans include _catching up on blogging and building my webpage____ and Sunday, I want to __cook , eat, and do nothing - in that order___!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday Memes
Today is February 8 - It is Laugh and grow rich day....and that is exactly what I want to do!!!!!
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Friday Fun Clotheshound Edition
1. Do you have to dress for work? If so, what is your “uniform”?
I work at home now, but I worked for sixteen years at a major company, and had to dress up every day.
2. How would you describe your style when dressing for yourself, rather than work?
casual, comfortable
3. I have noticed that there seem to be two kinds of dressers in the winter months. Those who love turtlenecks and those that abhor them! Which are you?!
I abhor turtlenecks! Always have. I think they look really good on, just not on me.
4. It’s lounging time on the couch in the evening. What are you wearing?
panties and a tshirt.
5. Describe your favorite “feel good” outfit!
Anything that I feel like I look good in. When you are fat, nothing is a 'feel good' outfit.
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The Friday 5
1. Do you like the thrill of a chase? Nah, I'm too old and fat to chase anymore.
2. What winds you up? Do I look like a wind up toy? No seriously, stupidity winds me up.
3. Are you a loud talker? Only if I'm angry, which isn't often.
4. What comes easy to you? Listening and forgiveness. I'm a good listener and I forgive very easily.
5. What did you dream about recently? I hardly ever remember my dreams.
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Friday Fill-Ins
1. I'm looking forward to __getting new craft supplies today___.
2. _Hawaii____ is a place I always wanted to visit and haven't made it there yet.
3. I've fallen in love with _my granddaughter Lily____.
4. Six of one, Half dozen of the other_____.
5. Addiction _is a terrible thing____.
6. The _Chelsea Lately show on E!____ cracks me up!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _spending quality time with my honey____, tomorrow my plans include _doing laundry and cleaning my dirty house____ and Sunday, I want to _go to the flea market on the other side of Atlanta____!
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FFOF #16
#1. What is your favorite kind of juice to drink? I'm an apple juice kinda girl.
#2. Pizza. What’s your favorite? Dominos Deluxe- pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms
#3. Mustard. Yellow, brown, depends. Yellow (always)
#4. Share a side dish recipe that uses rice or pasta-
Heat olive oil in saucepan. Throw in two sliced cloves of garlic. Stir about. Add about a quarter cup diced vidalia onion. Stir in one cup of brown long-grain/basmati rice, stir until lightly toasted. Pour in one 7oz can of chipotle sauce. Add one and one half cans of water. Put in a handful of dried sweet pepper. Add one medium tomato, diced. Add two diced olives. Add one can (15.5oz) of dry peas, rinsed and drained. Bring to a boil, cook til done.
If you like, add cheese. On day two, use as enchilada filling.
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Friday Fun Clotheshound Edition
1. Do you have to dress for work? If so, what is your “uniform”?
I work at home now, but I worked for sixteen years at a major company, and had to dress up every day.
2. How would you describe your style when dressing for yourself, rather than work?
casual, comfortable
3. I have noticed that there seem to be two kinds of dressers in the winter months. Those who love turtlenecks and those that abhor them! Which are you?!
I abhor turtlenecks! Always have. I think they look really good on, just not on me.
4. It’s lounging time on the couch in the evening. What are you wearing?
panties and a tshirt.
5. Describe your favorite “feel good” outfit!
Anything that I feel like I look good in. When you are fat, nothing is a 'feel good' outfit.
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The Friday 5
1. Do you like the thrill of a chase? Nah, I'm too old and fat to chase anymore.
2. What winds you up? Do I look like a wind up toy? No seriously, stupidity winds me up.
3. Are you a loud talker? Only if I'm angry, which isn't often.
4. What comes easy to you? Listening and forgiveness. I'm a good listener and I forgive very easily.
5. What did you dream about recently? I hardly ever remember my dreams.
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Friday Fill-Ins
1. I'm looking forward to __getting new craft supplies today___.
2. _Hawaii____ is a place I always wanted to visit and haven't made it there yet.
3. I've fallen in love with _my granddaughter Lily____.
4. Six of one, Half dozen of the other_____.
5. Addiction _is a terrible thing____.
6. The _Chelsea Lately show on E!____ cracks me up!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _spending quality time with my honey____, tomorrow my plans include _doing laundry and cleaning my dirty house____ and Sunday, I want to _go to the flea market on the other side of Atlanta____!
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FFOF #16
#1. What is your favorite kind of juice to drink? I'm an apple juice kinda girl.
#2. Pizza. What’s your favorite? Dominos Deluxe- pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, onions, and mushrooms
#3. Mustard. Yellow, brown, depends. Yellow (always)
#4. Share a side dish recipe that uses rice or pasta-
Heat olive oil in saucepan. Throw in two sliced cloves of garlic. Stir about. Add about a quarter cup diced vidalia onion. Stir in one cup of brown long-grain/basmati rice, stir until lightly toasted. Pour in one 7oz can of chipotle sauce. Add one and one half cans of water. Put in a handful of dried sweet pepper. Add one medium tomato, diced. Add two diced olives. Add one can (15.5oz) of dry peas, rinsed and drained. Bring to a boil, cook til done.If you like, add cheese. On day two, use as enchilada filling.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Friday Memes
Friday 5
1. Which open-all-night establishment has been a lifesaver for you? none in GA, but many many on the west coast
2. What open-all-night establishment is closest to where you live? have no idea, they close up the streets here at 9 pm,lol
3. What nonexistent open-all-night establishment could you really use in your life? a casino here near Atlanta would be nice.
4. Which open-all-night establishment in your town is least likely ever to see your patronage in the wee hours of the morning? the bars
5. Have you ever purchased anything advertised on television late, late at night? nope
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Friday Fun
1. What was your high school decade? the late 60s early 70s
2. Are you still friends with your high school friends? sadly, no
3. What was your favorite thing about high school? my social life
4. Your least favorite? MATH
5. Did you have a high school sweetheart? And how did that work out?! Yes, I married him and stayed that way for 25 years.
6. Would you do the whole high school thing again, or is it better left in the past?! Left in the past.... WAY in the past!
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Fiday Fiver - The feelings that I feel
1. What are you set on? Making more money and getting control of my life this year.
2. What do you have to do right? Eat right, do my finances right.
3. Have any kids? 2 grown sons, 3 granddaughters, 1 more grandchild on the way.
4. Are you patient? Not as much as I used to be.
5. Friday fill-in:I know if I put my mind to it __I can actually lose this weight____.
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Friday Fill-ins
1. Once I was __thin___.
2. _I'm so tired of____ being sick.
3. Today at work I _____. N/A, I don't go out to work.
4. What's _this brittney Spears thing really____ all about?
5. If I make a mistake I __try to fix it___.
6. When I woke up this morning, I thought _Oh geez, I have a busy day ahead____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _resting and doing nothing____, tomorrow my plans include __babysitting Lily ___ and Sunday, I want to __color my hair___!
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Four for Friday
Q1 - Crime: Is there a crime, which if it wasn't illegal, you would gladly commit?
No, A crime is still a crime.
Q2 - Immigration: According to recent figures, the conflict in Iraq has forced over 2,000,000 Iraqi citizens to fee the country. Most are stuck in limbo in neighboring countries like Syria and Jordan, while a few (up to 12,000 for the year 2008) are allowed to seek asylum here in the United States. Given our government and military's actions in Iraq, do you think we should open our boarders to more Iraqi refugees or is 12,000 enough?
NO WAY NO HOW!
Q3 - Donations: Have you ever donated money to a presidential candidate? If so, looking back on your donation, do you think it was money well spent? Related: Have you donated--or do you plan on donating--money to someone running for the Presidency this time around?
No, I cannot afford to give a rich guy my money.
Q4 - Keys: How many keys are on your keychain, and do you know what all of them are for?
5 and yes
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Five on Friday
Sweet Stuff
1. Cake or pie? PIE
2. What is your favorite kind of candy? homemade fudge with lots of nuts
3. Do you actually like conversation hearts? NO
4. Would you prefer chocolates or flowers from a loved one? FLOWERS
5. What is the sweetest thing someone has ever done for you? My hubby does sweet things for me all the time.... one of the many reasons I love him.
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4 Foods on Friday
#1. What is your favorite kind of cheese for snacking? sadly, I like the kind in the can
#2. What is your favorite kind of jelly? blackberry preserves
#3. Yogurt. Regular or custard style? ONLY Yoplait regular, peach or starwberry
#4. Share a recipe for a stew or soup.
Corn Chowder
1 stick butter
2 cups onion, chopped
4 cups cream style corn
1 cup green pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups cream or half in half
Saute onion and butter together. Add corn and milk. Add salt to taste.Add green pepper and put in a double boiler to cook. If it is too thin,it can be thickened with a flour / water mixture.
Serve with crackers or corn bread.
1. Which open-all-night establishment has been a lifesaver for you? none in GA, but many many on the west coast
2. What open-all-night establishment is closest to where you live? have no idea, they close up the streets here at 9 pm,lol
3. What nonexistent open-all-night establishment could you really use in your life? a casino here near Atlanta would be nice.
4. Which open-all-night establishment in your town is least likely ever to see your patronage in the wee hours of the morning? the bars
5. Have you ever purchased anything advertised on television late, late at night? nope
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Friday Fun
1. What was your high school decade? the late 60s early 70s
2. Are you still friends with your high school friends? sadly, no
3. What was your favorite thing about high school? my social life
4. Your least favorite? MATH
5. Did you have a high school sweetheart? And how did that work out?! Yes, I married him and stayed that way for 25 years.
6. Would you do the whole high school thing again, or is it better left in the past?! Left in the past.... WAY in the past!
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Fiday Fiver - The feelings that I feel
1. What are you set on? Making more money and getting control of my life this year.
2. What do you have to do right? Eat right, do my finances right.
3. Have any kids? 2 grown sons, 3 granddaughters, 1 more grandchild on the way.
4. Are you patient? Not as much as I used to be.
5. Friday fill-in:I know if I put my mind to it __I can actually lose this weight____.
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Friday Fill-ins
1. Once I was __thin___.
2. _I'm so tired of____ being sick.
3. Today at work I _____. N/A, I don't go out to work.
4. What's _this brittney Spears thing really____ all about?
5. If I make a mistake I __try to fix it___.
6. When I woke up this morning, I thought _Oh geez, I have a busy day ahead____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _resting and doing nothing____, tomorrow my plans include __babysitting Lily ___ and Sunday, I want to __color my hair___!
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Four for Friday
Q1 - Crime: Is there a crime, which if it wasn't illegal, you would gladly commit?
No, A crime is still a crime.
Q2 - Immigration: According to recent figures, the conflict in Iraq has forced over 2,000,000 Iraqi citizens to fee the country. Most are stuck in limbo in neighboring countries like Syria and Jordan, while a few (up to 12,000 for the year 2008) are allowed to seek asylum here in the United States. Given our government and military's actions in Iraq, do you think we should open our boarders to more Iraqi refugees or is 12,000 enough?
NO WAY NO HOW!
Q3 - Donations: Have you ever donated money to a presidential candidate? If so, looking back on your donation, do you think it was money well spent? Related: Have you donated--or do you plan on donating--money to someone running for the Presidency this time around?
No, I cannot afford to give a rich guy my money.
Q4 - Keys: How many keys are on your keychain, and do you know what all of them are for?
5 and yes
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Five on Friday
Sweet Stuff
1. Cake or pie? PIE
2. What is your favorite kind of candy? homemade fudge with lots of nuts
3. Do you actually like conversation hearts? NO
4. Would you prefer chocolates or flowers from a loved one? FLOWERS
5. What is the sweetest thing someone has ever done for you? My hubby does sweet things for me all the time.... one of the many reasons I love him.
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4 Foods on Friday
#1. What is your favorite kind of cheese for snacking? sadly, I like the kind in the can
#2. What is your favorite kind of jelly? blackberry preserves
#3. Yogurt. Regular or custard style? ONLY Yoplait regular, peach or starwberry
#4. Share a recipe for a stew or soup.
Corn Chowder
1 stick butter
2 cups onion, chopped
4 cups cream style corn
1 cup green pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups cream or half in half
Saute onion and butter together. Add corn and milk. Add salt to taste.Add green pepper and put in a double boiler to cook. If it is too thin,it can be thickened with a flour / water mixture.
Serve with crackers or corn bread.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Friday Memes
Friday 5
1. What was the last important thing you were late for?
I'm never late... I'm one of those people that gets there too early.
2. What was the last important thing you were late with?
forgot to pay my cable bill last month til they sent me a nice little reminder notice
3. What (or who!) is the most frequent cause of your lateness? Again, never late.
4. Which of your close friends or relatives can you expect almost always to be inconveniently late? My DIL Regina
5. What’s most likely to cause you to stay up too late before bed?
Hubby works graveyards and a swing shift at that, so I never get used to it. I hate being alone at night, so I stay up late many nights alone watching tv. Otherwise, I'd lay there for hours.
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Friday Fun
1. If you were to get a unexpected windfall, what is your first thought on what to do with the money? Were you practical or not?!
I would buy my own mobile home on an acre of land at the lake. Practical, yes!
2. You have $1000 to spend on yourself. What do you buy? With $5000?
$1000 - new clothes and shoes, a spa day, and a hair salon appointment.
$5000 - Lots of new clothes and shoes, a trip to CA to visit my sister.
3. You have $1000 to spend on something for your home. What do you buy? With $5000?
$1000- new patio furniture, new lamps
$5000 - Living Room furniture
4. You have your windfall and you realize your car is older than you. So what do you buy?
an F150 pickup truck, yeppers.... I'm a truck girl
5. You decide to buy some books with your windfall at Amazon
. What 5 books would you get?
Change Your Thoughts -Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
If I Only Knew Then..Learning from Our Mistakes by Charles Grodin
Lakeshore Chronicles, Books 1- 4 by Susan Wiggs
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
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Friday Fiver
I'll show you what I'm made of
1. What are you missing?
I am missing my friends and family on the west coast.
2. How do you feel?
Honestly, I feel like I'm losing my mind sometimes and very depressed.
3. What have you let go?
I've let go of a lot, but I still carry such baggage with me that it scares me sometimes.
4. Who have you hurt?
Oh wow, I have hurt so many people. When I was living with the devil, I hurt so many people who cared about me.
5. What do you deserve?
So much more than what I have, but it's my fault that I don't have it.
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Friday Fill-In
1. __My granddaughter Lily___ makes me happy.
2. I would like __to be your friend___, please.
3. __Robert's homemade chili___ tastes SO good!
4. __Monday___ is my favorite day of the week because _it's like a new beginning every week____.
5. __My hair___ is my best feature.
6. We could learn so much from _each other____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __getting some rest___, tomorrow my plans include __cleaning house___ and Sunday, I want to _see my granddaughters____!
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Four Foods on Friday
#1. Bacon. Chewy, crispy or burnt? Crispy
#2. Mayonnaise or miracle whip? Mayo... I loathe the taste of Miracle Whip.
#3. What green vegetable is used in Italian Wedding soup? escarole or spinach
#4. Share a recipe that you use Italian sausage in.
BLACKEYED PEAS WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE
1 lb. Italian sausage
2 (15 oz.) cans blackeyed peas, undrained
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. water
Rice
Cook sausage, drain. Add onion, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook until onions are transparent. Add peas, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water. Add and stir until thick. Serve over rice.
1. What was the last important thing you were late for?
I'm never late... I'm one of those people that gets there too early.
2. What was the last important thing you were late with?
forgot to pay my cable bill last month til they sent me a nice little reminder notice
3. What (or who!) is the most frequent cause of your lateness? Again, never late.
4. Which of your close friends or relatives can you expect almost always to be inconveniently late? My DIL Regina
5. What’s most likely to cause you to stay up too late before bed?
Hubby works graveyards and a swing shift at that, so I never get used to it. I hate being alone at night, so I stay up late many nights alone watching tv. Otherwise, I'd lay there for hours.
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Friday Fun
1. If you were to get a unexpected windfall, what is your first thought on what to do with the money? Were you practical or not?!
I would buy my own mobile home on an acre of land at the lake. Practical, yes!
2. You have $1000 to spend on yourself. What do you buy? With $5000?
$1000 - new clothes and shoes, a spa day, and a hair salon appointment.
$5000 - Lots of new clothes and shoes, a trip to CA to visit my sister.
3. You have $1000 to spend on something for your home. What do you buy? With $5000?
$1000- new patio furniture, new lamps
$5000 - Living Room furniture
4. You have your windfall and you realize your car is older than you. So what do you buy?
an F150 pickup truck, yeppers.... I'm a truck girl
5. You decide to buy some books with your windfall at Amazon
. What 5 books would you get?Change Your Thoughts -Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
If I Only Knew Then..Learning from Our Mistakes by Charles Grodin
Lakeshore Chronicles, Books 1- 4 by Susan Wiggs
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
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Friday Fiver
I'll show you what I'm made of
1. What are you missing?
I am missing my friends and family on the west coast.
2. How do you feel?
Honestly, I feel like I'm losing my mind sometimes and very depressed.
3. What have you let go?
I've let go of a lot, but I still carry such baggage with me that it scares me sometimes.
4. Who have you hurt?
Oh wow, I have hurt so many people. When I was living with the devil, I hurt so many people who cared about me.
5. What do you deserve?
So much more than what I have, but it's my fault that I don't have it.
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Friday Fill-In
1. __My granddaughter Lily___ makes me happy.
2. I would like __to be your friend___, please.
3. __Robert's homemade chili___ tastes SO good!
4. __Monday___ is my favorite day of the week because _it's like a new beginning every week____.
5. __My hair___ is my best feature.
6. We could learn so much from _each other____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __getting some rest___, tomorrow my plans include __cleaning house___ and Sunday, I want to _see my granddaughters____!
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Four Foods on Friday
#1. Bacon. Chewy, crispy or burnt? Crispy
#2. Mayonnaise or miracle whip? Mayo... I loathe the taste of Miracle Whip.
#3. What green vegetable is used in Italian Wedding soup? escarole or spinach
#4. Share a recipe that you use Italian sausage in.
BLACKEYED PEAS WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE
1 lb. Italian sausage
2 (15 oz.) cans blackeyed peas, undrained
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. water
Rice
Cook sausage, drain. Add onion, garlic powder, and pepper. Cook until onions are transparent. Add peas, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water. Add and stir until thick. Serve over rice.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Friday Memes
http://www.friday5.org/ Life's a Mystery
1. The Travis McGee series of mystery novels by John D. MacDonald is famous for always including a color in its titles, such as The Dreadful Lemon Sky, The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper, and The Empty Copper Sea. What two or three similar titles could you give to events in your life in the past week?
The Gloomy Gray Sky, White Snow on Black Pavement
2. The Kinsey Millhone series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton is famous for its alphabetical titles, such as A is for Alibi, K is for Killer, and M is for Malice. What two or three similar titles could you give to recent episodes at your workplace or school?
"P is for Powerless" , "S is for Stranger's Secrets"
3. Margaret Truman’s murder mysteries are known for being set in and around Washington, D.C. with such titles as Murder at the Pentagon, Murder at the Kennedy Center, and Murder on Capitol Hill. What are two or three similar titles you could give to episodes of great inconvenience to you around your hometown?
Murder in Cartersville, Murder at Red Top State Park, Murder on the Square
4. Susan Conant’s Dog Lover Mysteries often contain dog-related puns, such as A New Leash on Death, Paws Before Dying, and Dead and Doggone. If a series of books were to be written about your favorite hobby, what might some of the punny titles be?
Scrapping your way to Heaven, Photographer Dies Alone, The Stove Blew Up- A Comdey
5. The Three Investigators series of juvenile mysteries often explores baffling phenomena that turn out to have perfectly reasonable explanations, such as The Mystery of the Invisible Dog, the Mystery of the Headless Horse, and the Secret of the Haunted Mirror. What would be a couple of similar titles you could give for the last few things that mysteriously disappeared from your possession?
The Mystery of the Missing Sapphire Earring, The Mystery of the Lost box of Recipes
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Friday Fun: Yummies Edition
1. What is your favorite guilty pleasure yummy food? Chocolate
2. It is snack time. What do you reach for? Chips? Ice cream? Something healthy?
I'm addicted to carrots and dip.
3. What is your ideal breakfast? homemade biscuits and gravy
4. What are you craving right now? #3 sounds pretty good, but I would like to have a ham and cheese breakfast sandwhich from Burger King.
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Friday Fiver You just have to wait......
1. What do you need?
I need to know I have enough money to pay my bills and I need health insurance.
2. What won't you share?
I am a giver, so I share just about everything. I wear my life for the world to see. I will not share other people's secrets.
3. What do you hurry through?
I hurry through the bills and finances, because they are so dim lately. But things will be better this year.
4. Who is worth waiting for?
My new grandbaby that is coming in July.
5. Friday fill-in:I can't bear to __go back in the hospital again____.
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Friday Fill-Ins #55
1. The last compliment I got was from __my DIL___; he/she said __I looked really nice when we went out to dinner last weekend___.
2. I'm reading __The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs___.
3. I woke up today and thought __about how late I slept. It was 8AM which is late for me.___
4. Why does __my bank account look so low___?
5. The last thing I ate was __an apple___.
6. January... __is cold in GA, and I am not used to cold. BRRR___.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __relaxing and watching tv___, tomorrow my plans include __watching it snow___ and Sunday, I want to __take pics in the snow___! We are expecting 3 to 6 inches.
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Five on Friday Healthy Habits
1. Do you wear sunscreen? Do you use it everyday or just when you're at the beach?
I just use it when I am at the pool or the beach, but I do use it a lot more in the summertime.
2. How often do you brush your teeth? What about floss and flouride?
I brush twice and sometimes three times a day, I floss nightly, and I do not flouride.
3. Do you get at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day? I try to.
4. How often do you exercise? What do you do? I walk, and not nearly often enough.
5. Do you use a seatbelt every time you get into a car? Yes, don't you?
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Four Foods on Friday #13
#1. Cold cuts. Prepackaged or sliced fresh at the deli counter?
Prepackaged
#2. Which ingredient reduces acidity in red sauce? Corn syrup, molasses or brown sugar.
Brown sugar
#3. Whipped cream. Fresh, canned or frozen?
all of the above
#4. How do you make pea soup? If you don’t, share a recipe that you use peas in.
SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP
3 qts. water
1/2 lb. bacon, cut in pieces
1 lb. (16 oz pkg) dry split peas
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
3 c. canned tomatoes
1/4 tsp. cumin seasoning
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 med. onion, chopped
Put in at night, ready for noon meal. Let cook on low all night. Very good
1. The Travis McGee series of mystery novels by John D. MacDonald is famous for always including a color in its titles, such as The Dreadful Lemon Sky, The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper, and The Empty Copper Sea. What two or three similar titles could you give to events in your life in the past week?
The Gloomy Gray Sky, White Snow on Black Pavement
2. The Kinsey Millhone series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton is famous for its alphabetical titles, such as A is for Alibi, K is for Killer, and M is for Malice. What two or three similar titles could you give to recent episodes at your workplace or school?
"P is for Powerless" , "S is for Stranger's Secrets"
3. Margaret Truman’s murder mysteries are known for being set in and around Washington, D.C. with such titles as Murder at the Pentagon, Murder at the Kennedy Center, and Murder on Capitol Hill. What are two or three similar titles you could give to episodes of great inconvenience to you around your hometown?
Murder in Cartersville, Murder at Red Top State Park, Murder on the Square
4. Susan Conant’s Dog Lover Mysteries often contain dog-related puns, such as A New Leash on Death, Paws Before Dying, and Dead and Doggone. If a series of books were to be written about your favorite hobby, what might some of the punny titles be?
Scrapping your way to Heaven, Photographer Dies Alone, The Stove Blew Up- A Comdey
5. The Three Investigators series of juvenile mysteries often explores baffling phenomena that turn out to have perfectly reasonable explanations, such as The Mystery of the Invisible Dog, the Mystery of the Headless Horse, and the Secret of the Haunted Mirror. What would be a couple of similar titles you could give for the last few things that mysteriously disappeared from your possession?
The Mystery of the Missing Sapphire Earring, The Mystery of the Lost box of Recipes
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Friday Fun: Yummies Edition
1. What is your favorite guilty pleasure yummy food? Chocolate
2. It is snack time. What do you reach for? Chips? Ice cream? Something healthy?
I'm addicted to carrots and dip.
3. What is your ideal breakfast? homemade biscuits and gravy
4. What are you craving right now? #3 sounds pretty good, but I would like to have a ham and cheese breakfast sandwhich from Burger King.
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Friday Fiver You just have to wait......
1. What do you need?
I need to know I have enough money to pay my bills and I need health insurance.
2. What won't you share?
I am a giver, so I share just about everything. I wear my life for the world to see. I will not share other people's secrets.
3. What do you hurry through?
I hurry through the bills and finances, because they are so dim lately. But things will be better this year.
4. Who is worth waiting for?
My new grandbaby that is coming in July.
5. Friday fill-in:I can't bear to __go back in the hospital again____.
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Friday Fill-Ins #55
1. The last compliment I got was from __my DIL___; he/she said __I looked really nice when we went out to dinner last weekend___.
2. I'm reading __The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs___.
3. I woke up today and thought __about how late I slept. It was 8AM which is late for me.___
4. Why does __my bank account look so low___?
5. The last thing I ate was __an apple___.
6. January... __is cold in GA, and I am not used to cold. BRRR___.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __relaxing and watching tv___, tomorrow my plans include __watching it snow___ and Sunday, I want to __take pics in the snow___! We are expecting 3 to 6 inches.
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Five on Friday Healthy Habits
1. Do you wear sunscreen? Do you use it everyday or just when you're at the beach?
I just use it when I am at the pool or the beach, but I do use it a lot more in the summertime.
2. How often do you brush your teeth? What about floss and flouride?
I brush twice and sometimes three times a day, I floss nightly, and I do not flouride.
3. Do you get at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day? I try to.
4. How often do you exercise? What do you do? I walk, and not nearly often enough.
5. Do you use a seatbelt every time you get into a car? Yes, don't you?
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Four Foods on Friday #13
#1. Cold cuts. Prepackaged or sliced fresh at the deli counter?
Prepackaged
#2. Which ingredient reduces acidity in red sauce? Corn syrup, molasses or brown sugar.
Brown sugar
#3. Whipped cream. Fresh, canned or frozen?
all of the above
#4. How do you make pea soup? If you don’t, share a recipe that you use peas in.
SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP
3 qts. water
1/2 lb. bacon, cut in pieces
1 lb. (16 oz pkg) dry split peas
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
3 c. canned tomatoes
1/4 tsp. cumin seasoning
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 med. onion, chopped
Put in at night, ready for noon meal. Let cook on low all night. Very good
Friday, December 21, 2007
Friday Memes
Friday 5 CARS1.If money were no concern and LOOKS the only consideration, what car would get yourself?
2008 BMW M6 convertible
2. If money were no concern and YOUR LIFESTYLE the only consideration, what car would you get yourself? SAME BMW
3. What is the best thing about your current car? If you do not own a car, what is the best thing about the car you most often ride in?
The best thing about my current car is it runs!
4. If cars could be skinned the way cell phones, laptop computers, and iPods can, what would be a really cool skin for your car? As long as it runs, I'm ok with it.
5. If you were going to decorate a friend’s car with a custom-made skin as a practical joke, whose car would you skin and what would it be? It would be my friends Kim and it would be bright puke green with frogs, bugs, and lily pads all over it.
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Friday Fiver
1. If you could change your name, what would it be? Mary Elizabeth and would be called MaryBeth
2. What is the worst name someone has called you? the C word... I just hate the C word
3. If you could meet someone famous, who would it be? Johnny Depp
4. How do you like to travel home? Fly
5. What kind of phone to you have? landline and Kyocera cell phone (both cheapies)
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Four for Friday
1.- Notification: Rose Tani, the 90-year-old mother of astronaut Daniel Tani, died this Wednesday in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. Police said Rose Tani stopped behind a school bus at a railroad crossing and then drove around the vehicle, bypassing the lowered crossing gate. A train struck the elder Tani's vehicle on the passenger side and pushed it down the tracks before stopping. Daniel Tani is believed to be the first American astronaut to lose a close family member while in space. If you were on a space mission, would you want to be notified of a death in your family, or would you prefer that you be notified once you returned to Earth?
I think I would want to be told. Even though I could do nothing from there, I could still start the grieving process.
2.- Memory: Can you remember what got for Christmas last year? Well, according to a new survey, half of British men cannot remember what was under their Christmas tree. A 2005 Canadian study was the first to systematically mark the onset of "childhood amnesia" in children rather than adults. The research shows that by our tenth birthday our early pre-school memories have receded into an inaccessible past. What is the earliest verifiable autobiographical memory you can commit to?
I know exactly what I got, because I got NOTHING, NADA!
3.- Strip Clubs: Do you think strip clubs (the ones where the ladies dance for the men) debase women, men, or both?
OK, some people will not like my answer. I think to each his own. If you do not want to go to these places, then stay home. If you want to go, then go. If you are just pissed because your hubby went, next time go with him. I have been to strip bars and wound up having a great time. I'm not a prude, and I don't judge people. I think most women who are against strip clubs are either very religious or very insecure about themselves. Strictly my own opinion. But like I said, I've been, and even been neighbors with some of the girls, and they are just women just like the rest of us. I could go on about this one forever, but I think that's not wise so I'll shut up now.
4.- Hold It: This one's an oldie but goodie here on the For For Friday. Right now, from where you're sitting, locate a clock or watch and hold your breath for as long as possible. Okay, now tell the rest of us for how long you were able to hold your breath? (FYI: The last time I asked this question--on May 20, 2004--Kim and Sya held theirs for one (1) minute, Dave and AC went for 45 seconds, I lasted 28, and seven people chose not to even try.)
27 seconds (gasping now for air)
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Five on Friday Season's Eatings
1. What foods do you associate with this time of year?
soups, chili, homemade cookies, pies, cakes
2. Which of them are your favorites? Your least favorites?
Fave is Homemade Vegetable Soup , Least Fave is probably cake (I'm a pie girl)
3. What traditional (or nontraditional) holiday foods do you make or buy every year?
I have Turkey on Thanksgiving and Ham on Christmas, must fix Sweet Potato Casserole and Pumpkin Pies for both holidays.
4. Are you more likely to overindulge or abstain from seasonal treats? OVERindulge
5. With all of the high-calorie temptations at this time of year, how do you manage your diet?
That's the problem, I don't manage it at all!
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4 Foods on Friday
1. Hot chocolate. With marshmallows or without? WITH
2. What is your favorite ice cream? NUTTY COCONUT (Baskin Robbins)
3. What is your favorite candy bar? HEATH BAR
4. Name something you make with creamed corn in it, and how you make it.
JIFFY CORN CASSROLE
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can creamed corn
2 eggs, beaten
1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 stick butter, melted
1 c. sour cream
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Shredded cheese (opt.)
Mix all ingredients except cheese. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top, if desired. Bake in casserole dish or 9"x13" baking dish for 30 to 45 minutes or until fully cooked in center.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Friday Memes
FRIDAY'S FEAST #172
1. Appetizer-Make up a word and give us its definition.
sandytude- DH says I have sandytude, not attitude.
2. Soup - What is currently your favorite song?
Who Knew - Pink
3. Salad - What’s at the top of your Christmas wish list this year?
good health and a lot of weight loss for 2008.
4. Main Course - Name a scent that reminds you of someone special in your life.
my Mom wore Shalimar when I was a little girl... I can still smell that fragrance.
5. Dessert- Who is someone on television that you feel probably shouldn’t be, and why?
Brittney Spears,, because that is all you hear about, and she is just sad now. Why does no one help her? Where is her family? She needs a strong intervention of some kind.
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The Friday Five
Many people make a big deal about not being "labeled." And yet, we all are, constantly.
1. Pick one label that you think does describe you (race, religion, hobby, etc.). Fat
2. Pick one label that is often put on you, that you really think is inaccurate. Stupid
3. Pick one label you wish could be put on you. Sexy
4. What is one kind of label that you think is universally wrong to use (race, gender, height)? race
5. Labels, used intelligently, can be a convenient rhetorical shorthand for identifying how a given person will fit into (or react to) a given situation. Labels, used incorrectly, can be an excuse for dismissing the differences still inherent in the people to whom the label is applied. Discuss.-
I for one hate labels. I grew up in the south when racism was really bad, and finally moved away from it. Now I'm back, and things have not changed that much. Also, since I gained weight, people are cruel about it. I'm labeled fat. SO WHAT! Fat does not make me stupid, or ugly, or shorter, or whatever... it just means I like to eat. Labels are not good- Period.
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Friday5
What’s your favorite song about growing up? Green Day - Time of Your Life
What’s your favorite song about cars or driving? Good Vibrations- Beach Boys
What’s your favorite song whose title is a person’s name? Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits
What’s your favorite get-up-and-dance song? WOW! All songs are get up and dance songs.
What’s your favorite novelty song? anything by Weird Al Yankovich
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Friday Fun
1. What were the big names in bands when you were in high school?
Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Herman's Hermits, and the Monkees
2. Do you still like them, or have your tastes changed as you have gotten older?
still love them, still know all the words
3. Do you listen to the same music that high schoolers listen to?
Some of it.. I like Daughtry
4. What is your favorite genre of music?
oldies, pop
5. Do you play/have you played an instument? If so, what? If not, if you did, what would it be?
I play piano.
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Four Foods on Friday
1. Tuna fish. Water or oil? What do you add when making yours?
Water, I use tuna, boiled chopped eggs, chopped pickles or relish, a tad of chopped onion, and mayo
2. Stuffing. What else have you done with a box of stuffing besides stuff meat (turkey, pork, chicken, etc)?
We only like the chicken and I serve it with baked chicken and cranberry sauce
3. Orange juice. Pulp, some pulp, no pulp, fresh squeezed. How do you like yours?
I love it with pulp, but hubby doesn't, and since we are always low on cash, I usually just buy Sunny D
4. Fast food restaurants. Do you have a favorite one and why?
I like Burger King, hubby loves McDonalds
1. Appetizer-Make up a word and give us its definition.
sandytude- DH says I have sandytude, not attitude.
2. Soup - What is currently your favorite song?
Who Knew - Pink
3. Salad - What’s at the top of your Christmas wish list this year?
good health and a lot of weight loss for 2008.
4. Main Course - Name a scent that reminds you of someone special in your life.
my Mom wore Shalimar when I was a little girl... I can still smell that fragrance.
5. Dessert- Who is someone on television that you feel probably shouldn’t be, and why?
Brittney Spears,, because that is all you hear about, and she is just sad now. Why does no one help her? Where is her family? She needs a strong intervention of some kind.
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The Friday Five
Many people make a big deal about not being "labeled." And yet, we all are, constantly.
1. Pick one label that you think does describe you (race, religion, hobby, etc.). Fat
2. Pick one label that is often put on you, that you really think is inaccurate. Stupid
3. Pick one label you wish could be put on you. Sexy
4. What is one kind of label that you think is universally wrong to use (race, gender, height)? race
5. Labels, used intelligently, can be a convenient rhetorical shorthand for identifying how a given person will fit into (or react to) a given situation. Labels, used incorrectly, can be an excuse for dismissing the differences still inherent in the people to whom the label is applied. Discuss.-
I for one hate labels. I grew up in the south when racism was really bad, and finally moved away from it. Now I'm back, and things have not changed that much. Also, since I gained weight, people are cruel about it. I'm labeled fat. SO WHAT! Fat does not make me stupid, or ugly, or shorter, or whatever... it just means I like to eat. Labels are not good- Period.
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Friday5
What’s your favorite song about growing up? Green Day - Time of Your Life
What’s your favorite song about cars or driving? Good Vibrations- Beach Boys
What’s your favorite song whose title is a person’s name? Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits
What’s your favorite get-up-and-dance song? WOW! All songs are get up and dance songs.
What’s your favorite novelty song? anything by Weird Al Yankovich
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Friday Fun
1. What were the big names in bands when you were in high school?
Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Herman's Hermits, and the Monkees
2. Do you still like them, or have your tastes changed as you have gotten older?
still love them, still know all the words
3. Do you listen to the same music that high schoolers listen to?
Some of it.. I like Daughtry
4. What is your favorite genre of music?
oldies, pop
5. Do you play/have you played an instument? If so, what? If not, if you did, what would it be?
I play piano.
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Four Foods on Friday
1. Tuna fish. Water or oil? What do you add when making yours?
Water, I use tuna, boiled chopped eggs, chopped pickles or relish, a tad of chopped onion, and mayo
2. Stuffing. What else have you done with a box of stuffing besides stuff meat (turkey, pork, chicken, etc)?
We only like the chicken and I serve it with baked chicken and cranberry sauce
3. Orange juice. Pulp, some pulp, no pulp, fresh squeezed. How do you like yours?
I love it with pulp, but hubby doesn't, and since we are always low on cash, I usually just buy Sunny D
4. Fast food restaurants. Do you have a favorite one and why?
I like Burger King, hubby loves McDonalds
Friday, November 30, 2007
a newfound meme
I found a new meme I like... Four Foods on Friday so here is my 1st week.
1. Jello. What’s your favorite flavor or recipe? My favorite cake is Mandarin Orange cake. I won $25 from Feedback magazine and got my recipe published last year.
MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE
1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix
11 oz. can mandarin oranges and juice
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
FILLING/ICING:
3 oz. pkg. Jello instant vanilla pudding
20 oz. can crushed pineapple and juice
8 oz. pkg. Cool Whip
CAKE: Beat all ingredients together including the juice from the canned mandarin oranges. Pour into three 8 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
FILLING/ICING: Beat together all ingredients and frost. Keep in refrigerator. This is an excellent "lite" dessert if you use fat free jello and cool whip.
2. Red liquid covering for pasta. Do you call it sauce or gravy and why? sauce, because isn't that what it is?
3. Cereal. What’s your favorite kind of cereal (can be hot or cold)? Honey Bunches of Oats - almond
4. What is the worst food smell you know of? I can't stand to smell chicken boil. I grew up in a town with a chicken factory that cooked chickens for Sweet Sue products. OMG! Makes me ill to think of it.
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Photo Friday theme- Dead of Night
night in Atlanta
1. Jello. What’s your favorite flavor or recipe? My favorite cake is Mandarin Orange cake. I won $25 from Feedback magazine and got my recipe published last year.
MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE
1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix
11 oz. can mandarin oranges and juice
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
FILLING/ICING:
3 oz. pkg. Jello instant vanilla pudding
20 oz. can crushed pineapple and juice
8 oz. pkg. Cool Whip
CAKE: Beat all ingredients together including the juice from the canned mandarin oranges. Pour into three 8 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
FILLING/ICING: Beat together all ingredients and frost. Keep in refrigerator. This is an excellent "lite" dessert if you use fat free jello and cool whip.
2. Red liquid covering for pasta. Do you call it sauce or gravy and why? sauce, because isn't that what it is?
3. Cereal. What’s your favorite kind of cereal (can be hot or cold)? Honey Bunches of Oats - almond
4. What is the worst food smell you know of? I can't stand to smell chicken boil. I grew up in a town with a chicken factory that cooked chickens for Sweet Sue products. OMG! Makes me ill to think of it.
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Photo Friday theme- Dead of Night
night in Atlanta
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