So...whats for dinner?
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Michelle, What a lovely family you are. So darn attractive! Clearly there are some good genes in there, and great taste in clothing. Thank you for sharing. Your new hairstyle looks terrific.
Bedo lives in an area that is getting hit pretty hard. Hope she is doing well.
Our winds have suddenly died down. Another storm that didn't take down our trees. _Phew_
*susan*
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Michelle- What great pictures even though it was during a sad time. Your daughters are so pretty!
Deb-Be careful out driving in that especially in the dark.
Seaside-I hate those night time storms too! Be safe!
Kay-Hope the power stays on for you!
Carole-Congrats on losing the pound even though you had comfort food with company this week.
Joyce- If you decide to travel Thursday be careful and safe.
Susan- Hope it stays calm there now for you glad you have power though.
Laurie and Bedo check in when you can!
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I'm here! We kept power but lost cable/phone and Internet and my phone had no reception. Back on line now, it seems the worst is over and I can't believe it wasn't worse than it was. I am thinking of staying in again tomorrow... I usually do book keeping 20 minutes from home and send the boys to my in laws but it still seems iffy.
Hope everyone is doing ok!!
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Great family photos Michelle! Thanks for sharing.
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Family looks great Michelle, and I love your hair.
I am glad most every one made it through the storm pretty well. But still hoping Bedo is doing ok too. Gonna be lots of clean up. Hope most people can stay put tomorrow, things are still gonna be a mess. Much love.0 -
yes, stay safe, warm and dry.
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Lovely family Michelle! So glad many of you still have power. Just read 6 1/2 million don't. Yikes! Carole, congratulations on your weight loss.
Chinese dinner was so so. We ended up eating in at the buffet. Poor choice for me, too many sweet items and I prefer savory spicy. Should have ordered off the menu.
We're off to visit DSIL and DBIL for a few days. My SIL is a great cook so that will be a treat. I imagine we'll work in a casino trip while we're there. Hope the force is with me!0 -
No power at our house (anticipated fix is tomorrow at noon). We are safe and cozy at my daughter's house.
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What a mess Sandy has made. Such an innocent name. Laurie and Michelle, glad you rode out the storm safely.
Tonight's dinner will be a veggie lasagne with roasted eggplant and zuchini serving as noodles. I'm thinking of making it vegetarian with no meat in the sauce.
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Carole, I hope you enjoy your veggie lasagna. I find that when I make it with a variety of roasted vegetables, there is no need to have meat in the sauce at all. Congrats on your continued loss!
Hope everyone has power returned soon. We lucked out....glad we had several vulnerable trees removed last year...and no other trees in our neighborhood were felled, which was amazing given the strong winds. Am hoping we were as lucky in our NH lake neighborhood. The sun is now out and the kids are back in school here.0 -
Michelle: They just showed the picture of the trampoline on Good Morning America. Oh! and your new avatar is beautiful... are you using photoshop - cos each new one you look younger
beautiful blue on you too.Hope all are managing to stay safe.
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Michelle- those are great pictures!!
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Michelle great pics Your hair is getting sooo long and I love the color.
Daughter in NYC is fine but has no internet and some of the phone service is iffy. She says it will be the end of the week before they dry out the subway and clean out the salt from the power supply. there were 80-100 homes on fire in Queens. she is using the time with her roommate to clean out closets and stuff they dont ever get time to do.
We had the meatloaf that i had cooked early in the day, never did lose power, though. Lost a lot of roof tiles. I will have to call a contractor to get those replaced before winter.
Tonight we will do leftovers to clean out refridge. I need to go get some candy in case we get trick or treaters tonight I think they would like chocolate, dont you think? Then all the leftovers are mine..ha ha
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Carrie, I've been buying little bags of pretzels. I can't be trusted around chocolate.
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Carrie - it's funny you think my hair is getting long. I've had two major haircuts in the last 3 months - it grows so fast! And it's so curly I could do one of those flapper hairstyles - you know with the headband...lol
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Carrie, glad you didn't lose power and that your daughter is safe. My daughter is in PA and says they got off easy- she is near Philly.
Michelle, i love that your is is growing- gives me hope. I still look like a kiwi, albeit a long haired v ersion! b ut it sticks up all over! lOL
Our tric or treat was on Saturday, but the darn kids left me only with a couple of mini chocolate bars! Otherwise i had to give them all away. My avatar is how I dress up for Halloween candy shift! LOL
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Great picture Michelle. I am very jealous of the hair. Mine was thin before BC, and it is thinner now. Never got the promised curls either. Grrrrrrr.
Moon, your daughter must be near me. We did get off easy.i am surrounded by NYC, New Jersey and Delaware. The destruction in all those places was much worse than her. My DD's school still has no power yet. They expect to by tomorrow and they expect to reopen.
Trying to use some of the CSA veggies tonight, made potato pancakes with kohlrabi instead of potatoes. It was okay, potato pancakes are definitely better. Then made carrot soup with curry. That was good.
Bedo, olly olly oxen free! Hope you're well and check in soon.0 -
Really glad you Philly girls got off easy, you just never know what these storms can do.
Michelle You do have an amazing head of hair. Once mine got to my shoulders the curl subsided and I just have an annoying flip on the ends, but it is so much healthier than before, not using anymore hair dye...I color with henna now and love the different color strands that I get.
Yes Bedo...come out wherever you are! Hope you are ok, we worry. Please check in when you can to let us know you are ok.
So for candy I bought the little caramels with the white cream center...mmmm...my favorite and some foil wrapped chocolate in the bulk section
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My husband forgot to take out the chicken stew from the freezer tonight, so we used a Groupon I bought months ago. This place has been in Somerville for years. It used to be that you walked in and it was a convenience store, then through the back door, and there was a full dining room. They have removed the convenience store and created a "sub" shop, and opened the room up so the dining room is visible from the front. Now called Vinnys At Night, this spot specializes in HUGE Italian food. We started by sharing an Arancini and a bowl of lentil & pasta fagioli soup. These turned out to be the highlight of the meal. The Arancini was perfectly fried, and in addition to the cheese, there were mushrooms and peas. The soup was really good. The lentils were soft, but not mushy. The pasta was their homemade fusilli. There was a spicy undertone that I particularly enjoyed.
He ordered veal parmegiana and I ordered veal picatta. Each dish was served with at least a half pound of fresh, homemade ribbon pasta. The veal wasn't pounded in either dish. His two tomato sauces were very well made. My sauce had TONS of butter, but the capers were really good-quality. We each ate about 1/3 of our plates. Just way too much food.
Husband stated, without being critical, that this meal proves that my cooking has come a long way. We will get one more meal from the leftovers, and anything leftover after that will get tossed. Turns out we can buy both the Arancini and soup to go, any time of day. I expect that soup will find its way into our house regularly.
*susan*
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Susan, sounds like a great meal .....made possible by a fortuitous error! I'll look for that spot to show up on Groupon again. I do hear there are some very good restaurants in your neighborhood...lucky you!
My sister in South Jersey never lost power, but DS1and family did in North Jersey. They were told it would be out at least a week so he set up a generator today....mainly, I think so he wouldn't miss the Celtics opener tonight!0 -
Morning everyone: We're safely back in Florida...drove all day yesterday...great weather, and no truck traffic on the road. It was 12 hours door to door. We hit sunshine at Savanna and the weather got warmer. When we arrived home it was 67 degrees! We ate at the local italian restaurant.
Looking forward to a beautiful winter season here!
So sad about all the devistation in the NE. Glad everyone on here got through safely...what a job to do cleanup. This weather is certainly testing our infrastructure.
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Kaara: glad you made it home safely.
Dinner last night was a chicken & spinach pasta.
Watching the start of the clean up in the East - hope everyone made it out safe.
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dinner last night was prawns and salmon with butternut squash and roasted brussels sprouts.
Glad everyone made it through the storm with no major mishaps. Here in the NW we've had rain, rain and more rain - but nothing like Sandy!!!
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SIL's wonderful dinner last night was roast pork loin, roasted vegetables, beans with sausage and ham, applesauce and some outstanding vegetable bread made with the infamous sourdough starter. Dessert was coconut cream hand pies. My oh my I love pie. What I love more is having someone cook for me for a change. Yes!!
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Sounds like everyone is enjoying great food! Susan- I drooled a little with your Italian food post.
Last night we had pork chops and gravy- the night of the storm DH made us chicken parm which was fantastic, can't remember the last time he cooked for ME! He did it because he didn't want pot pie- go figure?
So tonight is Halloween- oh the sugar high that is soon on the way for the boys! We are going to our neighbors house for all the kids to group up around 5 and heading out for as long as the kids last. I am going to make them a box of Annies mac n cheese around 4 so they will at least have a base of whole wheat mac n cheese in their bellies to make for a cushion for the candy they will consume.
At DS school they are having a Halloween party on Friday. They had a sign up sheet for different snacks to bring. All of them were taken except one- cookies or cup cakes : / Now- those of you that know me know I am a crappy baker. I signed up for it and went on line looking for cute ideas and found a great idea that requires string licorice for spider legs. I called DH to see if he would stop at a candy store for me and buy some. He laughed and I quote" really- you are going to make and decorate 2 dozen cup cakes? Like spiders? (laughing) spare yourself the heart ache and buy them and put them on a pretty plate!" I have to admit....he may be right here....
Happy Halloween everyone!!
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For healthy bug things.....cut an apple in half, put the flat side on a piece of lettuce, use a nail to push dents into the apple and put raisins in the dents. Then put a cut in half grape where the apple stem is at for a head.
Instant ladybug.
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Eric- That is an awesome idea!! Too bad I didn't get "fruit"
I had a great fruit idea- cut an orange like a jack o lantern hollow out the inside make a face etc and fill with fruit salad. Alas....this is "dessert"....not my strong suit....0 -
Kaara- Glad you made it back to Florida safely
Tazzy- Do you celebrate halloween there?
Garden- SAme here lots of rain but nothing like sandy
Nancy-Your dinner sounds so good he must be a great cook.
Eric-what a cute idea on the lady bugs I will keep that in mind for another time since i dont have that fruit now.
Laurie- I agree with your DH probably be so much easier to buy the cupcakes lol! But if you do make them post some pictures would love to see how they turned out. Have fun with the kids tonight!
Joyce- Glad you got your power back on at home be safe getting there. too bad you couldn't take your puppy with you. And have a nice lunch with Michelle on Saturday.
Has anyone heard from Deb, Bedo or Seaside! I think Deb might have Bedo's phone number so maybe some one can call to see if they are all ok.
Everyone have a safe and Happy Halloween!
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Laurie. Awww come on, you can do a cupcake, and use store bought frosting right? I am not a good cookie maker (except cutouts) It is also cute to bake the cupcakes in ice cream cones (no they dont burn) and frost.
Going to a pub for 10$ steak night tonight
I get so jealous when you guys talk about your men cooking for you...never happened here Next time around I will interview my potential husband better before marrying. He should also be able to build something, so I can watch him wear a toolbelt!! LOL
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When I left England - 12 years ago - Halloween wasn't celebrated. We used to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on November 5. According to my family, Halloween is becoming more popular. Don really get many trick or treaters here... houses are spaced apart... long driveways and with tonights rain and us going out for wings and beer - think me and DH will be eating the candy.
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