January Chat/New Jersey Style

[SherryW 4]

Hey Cindy..that's just awesome about the quilt. It will be such a special one too because your mom started it and you're finishing it. Wow....that's just fantastic and to think of the wonderful memories you'll be thinking as you're all cozied up underneath it. When you do hand quilt it....I think it would be very special to quilt in things that you and mom shared that were extra special. Oh please show us a picture of your work in progress

[mousecrazy 2]

Thanks, Sherry!

What a blessing these quilts are. The quilting group at church just put a quilt in the frame that is also very special. My mom made the top (it's a Civil War antique brick quilt)before her surgery, then she passed away. So my grandma did the binding, and it was in her machine, just finished, the night before the she had the stroke, which caused her death a week later. It gives me chills just thinking about it.

[NJChick 3]

Boooooooooooooooo again

[ReneBean 3]

Hey Y'All -

Sorry about the food porn, yesterday. Little did I know it would drag on into today.... My bad!

Today I am back on plan... and I went to the gym last night and did my 30 minutes to burn that cake off. (DH tried to flake - but I dragged him along).

Today I am eating leftover chili - in a moderate/normie quantity.

Tonight, it's back to the gym for more burn.

Mary - Geez - Tamales are like food porn for me... I love Mexican food in all it's incarnations. Mmmmm tamales....anybody have a great recipe for THOSE in the crock pot? :]

Betty - you have to catch me first! I figure with your bum foot, I have a pretty good chance to avoid being slapped. :] That chicken recipe sounds yummy! I might have to try that one, myself. (Dh does MOST of the cooking at home - but once in a blue moon, I knock myself out with something exotic)

Sherry - I love the idea of saucing up the Cacciatori and throwing in the noodles toward the end. One pot cooking at it's finest. Gosh, with all these great recipes, I might have to start cooking more! Of course, I should probably swear off eating, all together! I have been afraid to look at MY scale. Congrats (whispering) on your loss.

Darcy - I won't lie. It was really good. Sorry it would not have mailed well....

Kat - I had fish for dinner, too. We had a little IKEA picnic. I had purchased several items from their little grocery section this weekend - herring in curry sauce was one of them. It was pretty good, if you like that creamed herring. We also had two kinds of cheese (Fontina & PrAst - the a has those little dots over the top) [both excellent]; some salmon pate that comes out of a tube like toothpaste (very good!) and a variety of crackers. To add crunch, I sliced up a cucumber. It was very nice.

Cindy - What can I say? I haven't been very dedicated to the cause, lately. I get motivated for about 5-10 minutes every 2-3 days. Not really conducive to the whole weight loss concept. :nervous Good luck with your quilting. It will be really nice to have those quilts that your DM & DGM worked on. I have an afghan from my great aunt that I treasure. The good news is that great Quilting takes practice - but it isn't rocket science. :]

Eileenie - boo, back. xo.

Well - I am going back out into the flow to see what there is to see.

Hugs and Love to All!

[nightingale2u 42]

Hiya ladies...

Cindy... THat is so wonderful and really what quilting should be all about. At least that is what it is for me... creating something for someone I care about and hopeing I do it well enough that it will live to see more than one generation and bring memories with it. Hand quilting... not my thang unless it is a large utility stitch... I tried the "rocking" eensie weensie hand quilting stitch class and it just wasn't for me. I do however love hand applique... go figure.

I decided to buy a recipe card holder while I am out today so I can keep it up here by my puter and keep track of all of these great recipes! I'm not sure where I missed the egg muffin one????

Eileen... Boo Back!

SHerry... Psssst.... congratulations... psstt... wtg.

Irene... Okay... The whole herring thang makes up for the cake porn in my book...lol. WTG dragging the hubby to the gym...lol... ya done good!

Kat.. The only fish we have for dinner around here is the type that jump onto my hubby's fish hook. I just can't seem to eat anything but really ...REALLY fresh fish. Even then... it has to be fish that isn't very fishy...lol.

Mary... OMIGOSH... I DIE for Italian food... I swear I could nearly munch on garlic cloves for a snack...lol.

Dianne... Did you get back to Curves????

Chris... How is everything???

Pat... Where art thou?

Anne... How's our little working gal today????

Mandy... How's the foot???

Apologies to anyone that I forgot... I keep forgetting to breath when I am doing the stability ball exercises which in turn is leading to HUGE headaches...lol. Today... I kept verbally reminding myself... BREATH ya dork head!

Luv yas.... :kiss2:

[Anwyn 0]

Hi everyone! Work is going great, but I'm pooped. My brain muscle is worn out, but I wanted to let you know I'm thinking of y'all. These recipes all sound great - I'm going to try them both!

Time to get the kids in the tub and then collapse. Have a great evening!

Oh yeah... my scale is moving a little too!

[ReneBean 3]

Ha Ha, Darcy! Don't you like pickled fish? LOL! I really don't know why I even like it. Must be the Norwegian ancestry or something.

Anne - congrats on your first day back! and on the scale. I guess tomorrow I will have to hop on mine to check the damage... *shudder*

Hugs!!

[sunsett 2]

Hi everyone,

Yes Anne thanks for asking I went back this morning. I hope to go to sleep in a few minutes and get up early to go tomorrow morning.

Things are still nuts here, I guess they will be for a while.

Night night everyone hugs oh I ate a piece of chocolate cake that my MIL didn't eat today at the rehab..it was good but would have been better if I hadn't!

[nightingale2u 42]

Did somebody say CAKE?????????????????????????????????????????

[Iluvharleys 15]

Cake? Cake again? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Please pass the chocolate Cake!::hungry: :hungry: :hungry:

[SherryW 4]

Hmmm has anyone ever tried the Eclair dessert made with graham crackers and french vanilla pudding? Now thats a cake any bandster could eat...I would think making it out of sugar free pudding would really reduce the cal and make it more band friendly aye? hee hee sorry just had to add something here hahaha

[sunsett 2]

Ok you guys are BAD!!!!

I went to costco my home away from home nd brought this Cereal called GOLEAN Crunch by Kashi. It has 190 calories 9 gms protien 8 gms Fiber and is SO GOOD. It is becoming my new addiction.

I took a cup the other night and ate it like popcorn. This morning I'm having it over yogart. I know its high in calories but it's got the sweetness and the crunch and the fiber and the protien.

And as far as CAKE goes...I had a piece at the rehab last night that my MIL didn't eat...errrrr...unfortinuly it was really good I tried to make it a bite and before I new it the whole thing was gone..funny how that happened!

[mousecrazy 2]

Good morning!

I weathered the Strategic Planning meeting at DD's school Tues. night, got the quilt laid out yesterday...I forgot how pretty it was! Then Ebay is giving us trouble...I think they changed some stuff, and now we are having trouble uploading pictures. They are in denial that it is on their side, and no matter how many times we have talked to customer service, they keep running us through the same steps to "fix" our computer...but it is the only site that is giving us problems, the only site that is not working properly, and it has the same problems on both computers? Urrrrgh. I'm leaving them alone today, and maybe they'll get a grip? Urrrgh.

Just so you know, if I have a choice, I'd rather read about cake than pickled or creamed herring.

Good for you, Anne! I bet you are tired, but good to hear that you are doing alright back in the working world!

Breathe, Darcy...you big dork head! That crack's me up!

Booooooooo! (goes out to Eileen!)

Hi, Dianne! I love Kashi Go Lean Crunch, too...I put a little in yogurt. All things in moderation. Cereal used to be one of my "addictions" so I am careful not to get into the habit of eating bowls of it...but I still enjoy a little with yogurt, and the fiber part is important, so you can't just not have that!

Jules? Please tell me you are still coming to dinner Thursday night?

Betty...sorry...more cold weather ahead...and rain on top of that! At least, I hope it is just rain.

Sherry, the idea you had about quilting special things into the quilt...there's another unfinished quilt mom was making for my daughter. It is appliqued hearts. I am thinking about having my DD write down things she remembers doing with mom, special memories, then either quilting them or writing them in indelible ink on the hearts or around the hearts. The hearts are in different pastel colors on cream background. She was working on that in the hospital before her surgery. She was the quilter deluxe, I tell you! Always, always, on more than one project. OR, I could write them on the backside of the quilt, inside the quilted part of the heart. I'm thinking it over, so chime in.

Today I'm going to relax for a while...then run some errands.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Cindy

[Kat817 19]

Hi all-

I would like to ask you all to remember my friend Joyce and her family in your prayers---her twin brother was hurt the other day in an accident involving a fork lift, and he passed away late last night. We had all been friends since we were in 2nd grade. In jr high and high school, there were 4 of us girls who run around together. So far all 3 of them have lost a brother, due to some type of crushing accident---and mine was permanently disabled...but in a car crash. Kind of eerie I thought. My friends name was Joel, he leaves behind a wife and 3 sons.

We had more snow last night, it is still snowing, and we are supposed to leave in the morning for Denver. The storm hitting us now is headed north---along the same path we are, and at the same time a storm in Wyoming now is supposed to be moving South towards Denver too---what a time to go. We are taking my MIL, or we may opt out.

Today, I have to go to the DMV, I mailed off to get my tags, but they have not shown up, and they expire today, and we need them! Then I am off to get the taxes done ( a friend who is a CPA does them, the farm write offs, and P&L's are too much for me!!!), then I am going to get tires put on the Explorer, and we will take it to Denver...so we have new tires and 4WD.

My DD is on her way to get the girlie---sure will simplify my day!!! Unfortunately the reason Mama is coming home early----she has pink eye! I am kind of glad I will be gone the next few days---maybe I will avoid it! They of course don't want her dealing with patients, being contagious.

So, I need to get dressed, and be ready to head out...I still need to pack, and my suitcases are in the shed.....and the snow is pretty deep out that part of the shady yard...doggone it! Maybe I will travel in Walmart bags!!!!! I also need to find time to grab some band friendly snack stuff to have on hand---

I will be back later tonight, and catch up on everyone---see how the food porn is progressing---and if a piece of cake jumps into my mouth on my travels today...I'm blaming y'all!

Kat

[sunsett 2]

OH Kat I'm so sorry. I will surely pray for his family and for you. That is so sad and so hard/