I hope I raise a child who will stick up for a kid who’s being bullied on the playground. I also hope I raise a child who, if he’s the one being bullied, fights back. Hard. Oh, and if he’s the bully? I hope he realizes that his mother, who once wore brown plastic glasses and read the phonebook on the school bus, will cause him more pain than a bully ever could. I hope I raise a child who relishes life’s tiny pleasures—whether it’s a piece of music, or the color of a gorgeous flower, or Chinese takeout on a rainy Sunday night. I hope I raise a child who is open-minded and curious about the world without being reckless. I hope I raise a child who doesn’t need to affirm his self-worth through bigotry, snobbery, materialism, or violence. I hope I raise a child who likes to read. I hope I raise a child who is courageous when sick and grateful when healthy. I hope I raise a child who begins and ends all relationships straightforwardly and honorably. I hope I raise a child who can spot superficiality and artifice from a mile away and spends his time with people and things that feel authentic to him.
xmas mornings in my family's house was all about the chaos of children's excitement. Someone would volunteer to hand out the gifts, and the mad frenzy of bows and wrapping paper being strewn about began while the adults sat around and watched. We are all always in pajamas. So much fun :D I couldnt imagine having a controlling parent and a rigid, structured xmas. Just not how I was brought up, and certainly not how I continue the family tradition.
I hope I raise a child who makes quality friends and keeps them. I hope I raise a child who realizes that his parents are flawed but loves them anyway. And I hope that if my child turns out to be a colossal screw-up, I take it in stride. I hope I remember that he’s his own person, and there’s only so much I can do. He is not an appendage to be dangled from my breasts on the cover of a magazine, his success is not my ego’s accessory, and I am not Super Mom. I hope for all of these things, but I know this: None of these wishes has a thing to do with how I feed him or sleep-train him or god-knows-what-else him. Which is how I know that these fabricated “wars” are phony every step of the way. I do not need the expensive stroller. I do not need to go into mourning if my "sleep-training method" is actually a "prayer ritual" that involves tiptoeing around the house in the dark.
This is not a test. It’s a game called Extreme Parenting, and you can’t lose if you don’t play. And, really, why would you play? You have children to raise.
___________________________________ That was beautiful. I would like to add that in the Mom wars, the number of children is often used as a gauge- I cant stand that. I have 1 child- I LOVE my singleton- Life is AWESOME with a singleton, but some mothers would believe they are better mothers because they have more children (cough, count 'em, 8!) No, No and No. It's the quality of the parent that counts. I was raised in big family, the oldest of 5, and the age gaps are significant, so I grew surrounded by babies. I decided that was not the life for me. Doesnt make me less of a mother. I hate the mommy wars. I like community, not competition. I like what this board has become. BTW, I do own skinny jeans :) am I hip?
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I loved that, each part! I agree with every wish and also hope the same for my own kids. I can see some of them have come true as they are now young adults.There are some things I would like to change but my child is not 'me.' No child is perfect and no parent is either. Thanks so much for sharing!
Dwindle Have you seen the newest model of crockpots? It has 3 count them 3 crocks! If Admin does not mind.....here you go! http://www.bonton.com/shop/home/kitchen/small-appliances/slow-cookers-roasters/tru-round-triple-buffet-server_552107.html?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=552107
Figure if you had the information, you could get that on your Christmas list
hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult. I suffered with it, Nothing would stay down. It wasn't morning, it was morning, noon and night. I lost 13 lbs in one month. Prompting the obstretician to warn me that one more pound and it was the hospital. Finally, two things would coca cola and half a hoagie. It was a nightmare for 6 months when every thing became normal. I feel for Duchess Kate M
Suffering from crockpot envy. I only have 1 and it's toooo big now that I'm an empty nester. I saw one that comes with 3 different size crocks. I think it's Hamilton Beach. Dwindle??? do you have that one?
Rhymes With Witch -- that was a wonderful essay. Thank you for sharing.
Butterfly - I totally agree with you. I am a singleton mom, too. I didn't plan life to be that way, but I loved every (well, almost) concentrated bit of being my son's mother.
Thank you guys! I'm giddy at the moment. Food! The kind one can chew! With flavor!
Pink - Problem is intestinal - thankfully, heart is strong like bull :) Unfortunately, along with a wheat issue, I have an long history with adhesions :( But this time I was lucky. Yay!
Back to Santa stuff - and sorry if I'm repeating something that's been discussed - but what's the deal with this "Elf on a Shelf"? One showed up at our house over Thanksgiving and I assume will return this Friday - seems to be following littlest GS all around. Must be exhausting. All I know is I about got my hand chopped off when I reached out to check it out (it was sitting atop a picture in the dining room at the time). Apparently, there are RULES...
Ah for the days of Mr. Jingaling. On Halle's 7th Floor. Who, now, come to think of it, sounds rather creepy. Why did he need so many keys anyway? Doesn't matter. Isn't Halle's now a casino. Or is that Higbee's?
xmas mornings in my family's house was all about the chaos of children's excitement. Someone would volunteer to hand out the gifts, and the mad frenzy of bows and wrapping paper being strewn about began while the adults sat around and watched. We are all always in pajamas. So much fun :D I couldnt imagine having a controlling parent and a rigid, structured xmas. Just not how I was brought up, and certainly not how I continue the family tradition.
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I couldn't imagine that, either. We'd wake up our parents when it was still dark. My dad would pretend to be really annoyed, but I think that he was up the entire night, so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was one of the most Christmasy persons I knew. He lived for it. Our house was decorated inside and outside, and we'd win the annual community Christmas decorating contest, kind of like Clark W. Griswold in National Lampoon, but without Uncle Eddie's camper parked out front!
On Christmas morning, my dad went into the living room first, made sure everything was just right, and his camera was ready. We'd wait on the stairs and when he said, "Okay, now!" we'd rush in there. Gosh, I miss him. Wrapping paper flying, no order to anything, just wonderful chaos while he snapped the photos and my mother sat and smiled (one year she made all of the clothing for my new ballerina doll). Santa always brought one big thing (such as a bike or a doll) and it was never wrapped. The other gifts and stocking stuffers were wrapped. My parents owned a store, and the wrapping paper was what they used to wrap customers' gifts. I found a huge commercial roll of that paper when I was cleaning the attic. It's sacred...so many memories of the best Christmases any child could have. It wasn't the presents that made them so magical, but the family traditions, when everyone was together, before anything happened to any one of us.
The girl that played Cassandra with her brother James on Little House on the Prairie, who is now grown, married and a mother of 2 kids, wrote a book about a dominating stage mother.
She said that her mother threw her down a flight of stairs. The little girl now is Melissa, on Fox News. Her mother even came to the studio and saw her 5 minutes before they were going on live. Her mother was very distraught and she finally left. Melissa had to shake it off and go on the air in 2 minutes.
Her mother sounds like someone we know. Melissa said that her mother chose to be out of her life. And she is sad over it, but it can't be helped.
Here is a link to a 3 minute video of Melissa being interviewed by Joy Behar.
Oh, Mr. Jingeling - so anticipated by all of us Northeast Ohio kids because his sudden tv appearance meant the start of the Christmas season...yet so creeped out by him at the same time, lol!
(It was that wig and the makeup - even in black and white it was creepy!)
my family tko has a huge roll of papef we use everh year .us if s holly leaves kn white we closed ouf store 2000..paper srill here thanks for the memories
Flight of the Kiwi, HOORAY!!!!!! So happy you are so much better! Dwindle, I have an old Rival crock pot I inherited from my mother in law. It works great for party foods or cider, do you mean to say I can cook in the thing too?!? Seriously, what is your favorite recipe source? A couple of neighbors rave about their crock pots too. Maybe if I actually cook something in it, I will start to use it more.
hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult.mamasan said... 15
hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult. I suffered with it, Nothing would stay down. It wasn't morning, it was morning, noon and night. I lost 13 lbs in one month. ==== OY. Yes. I had it too. I could set my clock by it 4 times a day. I looked like a starved cat by the time I delivered my first baby. I didn't bother to mention it though, maybe I should have so I could have myself a little pity party.
I was not comparing the duchess to Kate Gosselin. It was a snark at Kate Gosselin for crying out loud. Pull the stick out.
JoyinVirginia said... 26 Flight of the Kiwi, HOORAY!!!!!! So happy you are so much better! Dwindle, I have an old Rival crock pot I inherited from my mother in law. It works great for party foods or cider, do you mean to say I can cook in the thing too?!? Seriously, what is your favorite recipe source? A couple of neighbors rave about their crock pots too. Maybe if I actually cook something in it, I will start to use it more. ------------------------------------------------ I'd be interested in a favorite recipe or two as well, Dwindle. Six crock pots. You're my new hero.
Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja. My son got it for me. I believe it would surely pulverize a razor knife. Do I use it a lot? Not really. It has a happy home in the first cabinet to the left of the sink. We pre-plan usage of it when we go to the grocer's as in shall we break out the Ninja? I buy a bag of strawberries, bananas, oranges, and a tub of yogurt. We practically live off smoothies until they are gone then the dangerous device is cleaned with a toothbrush so as not to come in contact with the razor sharp blades and goes back into its happy home. Am I glad to have it? Yes, it was a great gift.
Our smoothies go like this: A double handful of frozen strawberries, a banana, the juice of an orange and nice dollop of yogurt. In the Ninja it is blended instantly. Very tasty. We tried many ways of making them and this recipe became the staple.
I also have 3.5 oval crock pot that is removable from the base. I use it every Sunday, and it has a place worthy of its stature on the kitchen counter.
But my most prized possession is what surely must be a 5-pound cast iron skillet that has been tempered to perfection. It has its own special hook so I can gaze at it lovingly as I pass it by, and is very decorative, I might add.
Pity Party said... 30 Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja ------------------------------------------------ The kitchen gadget I'd have a hard time doing without is a food chopper. Makes light work of chopping onions and garlic. Pampered Chef makes a really good one.
Auntie Ann -- Sorry. The biggest problem with posting on a blog is that you can't always tell when someone is making a snarky joke and someone is being snarky serious. You were joking and I thought you were being serious. Sorry, sorry!
I was at a cat show when Diana died (Muncy, Indiana). The showhall conversation, from exhibitors and visitors alike, was almost exclusively about Diana, until someone mentioned offhandedly that Mother Theresa had also died that morning.
Kiwi -- I'm so happy to hear you are better! It's a shame you missed out on the Thanksgiving feast, but hopefully you'll be able to enjoy all the Christmas goodies.
Millicent -- Very well said. A person shouldn't be held 100% accountable for every hurtful action and wrong decision they make from the time they emerge from the womb, in perpetuity, UNLESS they continue with the same actions and decisions. People need to be allowed to apologize, make amends, and move on when they screw up. It's counterproductive to keep throwing the same mistakes in their face time after time. KK, OTOH, continues to engage in the same destructive behaviors and never seems to learn or to care when she causes hurt and injury to others as a result of her actions. Until then, she's fair game, IMO. KATE is the one who continually posts stories and pictures of her kids and goes on national television and talks about wanting to put them back on TV in another reality show. Jon rarely speaks publicly of the kids, and then only in general terms (as in, had dinner with __ and __) or took kids to the park, or whatever. Most of what we know about Jon's current interactions with the kids comes from 3rd parties -- locals who have seen them out and about, or the couple of instances where Liz tweeted a pic or made a comment.
I have 2 crock pot you can have but only if you have count em' five hand held mixers.
IF ya do I would have 8 mixers. :-)
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I am mediocre. I only have one cheap mixer and you wouldnt want it. It seems to have only one speed: Warp Nine. I have never had stuff go FLYING out of a bowl as with this mixer. Ugh!
Dwindle, I just bought my hubby a travel/lunch crockpot. He can make his lunch right at his desk now. Well, after Christmas. Amazon had the pink one on sale for $16. Hope he doesn't mind the pink.
OY. Yes. I had it too. I could set my clock by it 4 times a day. I looked like a starved cat by the time I delivered my first baby. I didn't bother to mention it though, maybe I should have so I could have myself a little pity party.
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With our first baby, I had it every time I walked past a bag full of garbage. I avoided walking the dog on trash day because I knew I'd be sick when I saw the trash cans set out on the street. I am so weird. Then the spaghetti craving began. I ate so much of it that to this day, I don't want to see spaghetti. With subsequent children, nothing at all. With each of them I worried that something was wrong (or that I really wasn't pregnant) because I never had morning sickness.
Guys, you're boring me with these memories and these poignant stories, come on, it's a waste and you are all BRAGGERS who are patting themselves on the back. Why can't you talk about how your kids worship the ground you walk on, squeal in delight over your every movement, thank you for everything any anything, pretty much even for existing, and would rather be with you than with your deadbeat ex-husband? That's what the classy women are discussing these days.
SNARK X 1000, in case that isn't crystal clear by now. Just trying to get into the mind of a sheeple. As expected, it's a pretty scary experience.
Seriously, love all of the beautiful stories and memories you are sharing! I am only 23, not a wife or mother yet, but you are the type of women I hope to emulate. Kate? Not so much.
Rhymes, who is the author of that essay? That was beautiful.
A good friend of mine had HEG with her first pregnancy. At one point, she was vomiting 5 and 6 times an hour, all day, for weeks. All she could do was sit with her head in a bucket. She was hospitalized 3 times and nearly lost the baby. Second pregnancy, not a minute of morning sickness.
A travel crockpot? I'll have to check that out. I don't have a real crockpot. I have a Rival slow cooker. The "crock" is a 2 1/2 qt. enamel bowl that sits on a heat plate that can be used as a griddle. I love it. It's the perfect size for me, just right for a pot of soup or a small pot roast or chicken and noodles. It's getting old, though, and I live in fear that it will die and then what do I do?
Working Woman #43 - well, unfortunately you will have to continue to be bored because being the mother par excellance that I am, I cannot stop talking about myself, my parenting skills, my grandparenting skills, and every other not-so-humble brag I can think of!! Did I cover it all, anon for this? Lololololol!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy hearing everyone's stories and memories of Christmases(?) past. We are blessed in so many ways that have nothing to do with money.
Exterior Designer said... 40 Dwindle, I just bought my hubby a travel/lunch crockpot. He can make his lunch right at his desk now. Well, after Christmas. Amazon had the pink one on sale for $16. Hope he doesn't mind the pink.
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GASP!!!!! (Dwindle straps tiny running shoes on fingers for a mad e-dash over to amazon.com!!!!)
My craving for my first baby was Froot Loops! Loved them. Was sick for the first 4 months, and couldn't keep anything down but Froot Loops. Bought them when pregnant with the second to be ready- ugh, couldn't eat a single Loop. Was sick and SO tired 3 months.
But when it comes to crock pots, maaaaannnnn, I lose all sense of reason. I love they way they look, the potential in all of them, the way we walk hand in handle into the sunset...
Ok I'm back, i must have zoned out there for a minute. I'll be back in a few, i feel the need to go gaze lovingly in my pantry.
And I think it is high time, SOMEONE outs themselves on here about collecting kitchen gadgets! LOL! ---------- What you talkin' bout, Willis????? :) Dwindle, there is a *difference* between a simple kitchen gadget and a serious appliance. I mean, REALLY! (gotcha!) :)
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Have you just demoted my Holy Crock Pots to 'gadgets'?
Game on, woman.
(PS everyone, I know and Aggiemom knows we are totally joking. Except about the demotion of my crock pots thing...)
Dwindle 50 said Have you just demoted my Holy Crock Pots to 'gadgets'?
Game on, woman.
(PS everyone, I know and Aggiemom knows we are totally joking. Except about the demotion of my crock pots thing...) --------------- Dwindle is right. We are joking. Except for her crock pot demotion. I *meant* that. *snort*
Pity Party said... 30 Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja.
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My Ninja has a blender and a small chopper. I use that chopper nearly daily. The blender part lives in the pantry, the chopper section lives in the coffee mug cabinet coz I need it at my finger tips. I have even used the thing as a coffee grinder.
Dwindle, you can go ahead and order it and they'll let you know when it comes back in stock. That's what I did. Or, you can pony up a whopping $3.99 extra and get it in black, blue, or red right now.
Aggiesmom -- I have looked for my particular slow cooker on Ebay and not found it, but I keep looking. I also check out yard sales and thrift shops. Westbend makes a similar one, but it's bigger and doesn't have the griddle heat plate. I like the fact that the cooker is unbreakable, because I'm such a klutz that I'd be sure to drop the crock and have bits and pieces of ceramic all over the kitchen floor.
PatK said... 22 Flight, first of all...congratulations!
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Have you been there, Pat? it is amazing what they have done with it. What a good saving of the building. They have reportedly recreated many of the old decorations for Christmas. I want to try to go back this month. Did any Buckeyes see the Playhouse Square lobbies last weekend?
I have my mom's old, round crock pot as well as a newer oval one. The old one I kept because I have 2 of those cake inserts (one from mom's kitchen and one from Ebay, I think). I try so hard to recreate her Harvey Wallbanger cake and nut bread, but it's just not quite the same. The aforementioned just never tastes boozy enough. Must stop swigging from the Wallbanger bottle when I make it!
readerlady said... 33 Auntie Ann -- Sorry. The biggest problem with posting on a blog is that you can't always tell when someone is making a snarky joke and someone is being snarky serious. You were joking and I thought you were being serious. Sorry, sorry! ==== Dear readerlady, you needn't apologize although it is very nice of you to do so and thank you. You are always very polite and my comment was directed at another poster. I was slightly irked at being lectured for someone's misinterpretation of my dig at Kate Gosselin, who demanded to be treated like a queen before, during and after her pregnancy with the sextuplets.
I know hyperemesis gravidarum can be serious. However, the medical team assigned to care for the duchess is probably treating her royally. (oh, dear, there I go again). She will be getting the best care. There was no malice intended towards her or her pregancy.
Ampersmom said... 14 ---------- I have seen that! I have seen one with FIVE too! I really want to get that for my daughter, (the army wife), she does so much entertaining, I just know she would get so much use out of it and it would ease her burden of having to drive around town borrowing crockpots for parties. She only has TWO, the poor dear.
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Right now for recipes I am using Fix It and Forget It. They have a nice website. But some of their recipes make me go "wha?" and they focus a bit too much on desserts.
~~ a few years ago, I bought a cheap cupcake tin from the dollar store and HunnyBunny snipped them apart into safe little singles for me. I use these upside down sometimes to help keep meats in the crock from swimming in their juices.
I like Prince Harry, he even dropped in at a local bar here. Gotta love that kind of behavior from a royal. ****** Ha! I thought you were going to say he even dropped his drawers! He's naughty, that one! ====
He IS naughty isn't he. I think his mother raised him to be himself no matter how much stuffiness royalty demanded of him. He is a bit of rebel. I love to see a little civil rebellion in a person, it shows they aren't a sheep.
Wow, thanks Dwindle. I forgot about the small one - just thought it was for a small smoothie. It is indeed a chopper. I will have to try that out.
Re- morning sickness. There is one food that must be avoided at all costs when having morning sickness. I thought I was surely going to die when I was home alone and nearly choked to death on pancakes. I am sure they are off the charts for anorexics as well as rice. I picked the rice thing up off a show about anorexics once. They do not eat rice.
You may have just solved a gift dilemna for me. DD#1 asked for an afghan but with this tendonitis flare up, I dont think I am going to get it done in time. That little crock has a lot of potential, I have seen her large office and it would certainly work out, and she could also use it for hot dips when entertaining.
I just love this blog. What a world, what a world!
Milo's been callin out for Kate to come play but Kate is way to exhaustedish. She had a FUN weekend then had to come home. That's always a downer for her.
Pity Party said... 59 Wow, thanks Dwindle. I forgot about the small one - just thought it was for a small smoothie. It is indeed a chopper. I will have to try that out.
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Let me know how you like it! I love mine, but everyone is different. It makes great breadcrumbs too by the way.
And you have MY 3.5qt oval! I am so jellus! hehe
~~~~ OK I am sorry for hogging up the blog about crock pots. I'll be quiet now. About crock pots. For now. Probably. BTW, I never had morning sickness, I had evening sickness. Mostly with the first one. 6pm every night like clockwork till I could finally fall asleep, for about 4 months.
To all you crockpot ladies out there. I love my big oval crockpot and use it all the time. However, you have been talking about a small crock to make a lunch on your desk? I have a small 1 quart crock, but I've only used it for dips at parties. Is this the kind you are referring to for making a lunch at work? Or is mine too small and really just for dips?
I feel for poor Kate (not K8). I have a friend who had the HG and it was so bad she never had another child. I had "morning" sickness all 9 months but considered myself lucky because it would come on suddenly, I would throw up, and feel better. Smells bothered me tremendously. I had friends who only had it for 3 months but were nauseous 24/7 while I felt better as soon as I puked.
I got 2 crock pots for Christmas one year. I made a beef stew in one and chicken soup in the other one fine day. I hate beef stew, so I never made that again. The chicken soup was more trouble than I wanted to deal with so I never made that again, either. I gave the crocks to my mother who loved them for making chili sauce and tomato butter. When she died, I got them back and put them in my free yard sale. They were gone in a flash - one lady got both of them. I've since been given about 4 more crock pots - 3 quart, 5 quart, 6 quart, and one that has 3 differnt sizes of crock to sit on the base. I have given those all away.
What I do use are the "Lil Dippers" which are for gravy, cheese sauces, hot dips, etc. I have 3 of those and use them at church dinners a lot.
I also have a 3 sectioned buffet that I used once and put back in its box and in my storage room. I'll keep it because it's useful at Christmas open houses.
Froot Loops? Did somebody mention Froot Loops? I love those things and eat them straight out of the box. A treat! I allow myself a box about once a year.
Dwindle - I have evening sickness! My poor hubby. It used to strike a dinner time and the food I was cooking would smell all wrong to me. I'd ask him things like "does this smell like feet to you" or "this smells like it's rotten" and he couldn't eat either. I think he lost weight through both of my pregnancies. He's made up for it now though haha.
fideosmommy, if you are ever gifted another crock pot, you will know who to give it to. You and Dwindle should have met sooner!
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I don't know why everyone is concerned about crock pots and kitchen gadgets. Isn't the world ending on December 21? You can't take them with you, except for Dwindle, of course, who will find some way to do it! :) Should we have an "end of the world" thread as the last posting here? If we had one thing we could take with us, what would it be?
Reading all the comments on the Christmas memories, crock pots, joking and a bit of snarking has given me lots of smiles tonight. This is a great community!
Sharing. GS1 gave me a bud from a tree that will flower in the Spring. "This is for you, GM. It's soft like you are." sigh....
Oh, the Santa card video. I sent it to myself to test it out. Magic. Thank you!
Gee, you guys are one tough bunch of hombres! In one breath it's crock pot yummy tales...then the next it's morning sickness barf. LOL
I was sick as a dog with all of mine.gawd I was sick. Couldn't even eat saltine crackers, nothing. it was awful. Smells were horrible too, and the sight of raw meat sent me fleeing to the nearest bathroom. YUK. I even kept sacks in my car; I was sick all the time. It's funny now. hehehehe
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
(totally snarking on the crock pot..well, sorta) lol
"They were gone in a flash - one lady got both of them. I've since been given about 4 more crock pots - 3 quart, 5 quart, 6 quart, and one that has 3 differnt sizes of crock to sit on the base. I have given those all away." ---- ----
My philosophy is that if you can't do it in a crockpot, you don't do it! I make stews, roasts, pork with apricot glaze, chili, soups, chicken dishes, hamburger helper (if I'm desperate), spaghetti, hot buttered rum, cranberry cider, chicken jambalaya, Swedish meatballs, ribs, sweet and sour chicken, enchilada casserole, stuffed cabbage...and on and on.
I think the only thing that didn't turn out as planned was lasagna, but I blame me, not the crockpot.
LMG -- The little crock we're talking about is really cute, but doesn't look like a traditional crock pot. It sounds very useful though, and can be used for food transport and storage. Go to Amazon and search for Crock-Pot SCCPLC200-R. It comes in 4 different colors. The pink is $16 but temporarily out of stock. The other colors are in stock and are $19.99.
Auntie Ann -- Maybe we should all hashtag our snark. We could avoid misunderstandings that way. Anyway, I'm glad I didn't offend you. I try to be respectful of everyone here, but sometimes it doesn't come out that way.
Localyocul said... She actually said she needed a dress that made her look skinny. "Skinny is very important". WTH? Who says that? Even if you think that would you say "skinny is very important" in this day and age of eating disorder awareness??? ------------ Nearly every single freakin female film and popstar? Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts...
Thank you, readerlady. I checked it out and it is much different than my Rival Fiesta, which I think is just for gravies and dips. Still useful, though, for entertaining.
Aggiemom -- oooooooh Kitchen Aid mixers! Five???!! I have only one. But it's butter yellow and so pretty. Not sure where I'd store 5 but it would be fun to try.
That might be a bit difficult, since it's Wyomissing! I've seen the spelling mutilated, but never quite like that! Just teasin about the spellin! ===== Wyomissing. lol! How the hell did I get Wysomming out of that? (can I blame it on Ambien?) ---------------- I bet the locals wish it was Wyoming instead ;) Though I doubt any Wyoming citizens do... Btw, did anyone else ever pronounce Cheyenne Chenn-e? Danged Phonics based teaching systems.
aggiemom09121416 said... 76 You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!) ====
Aggiemom - Now you're talking. I cannot sing enough praises for my KitchenAid. It really is THE workhorse of the kitchen. I am not a jellus person by nature but I do have one exception. In the future please refrain from announcing you have five, count 'em FIVE of the darn things. I burst into tears everytime you remind me. #snark
readerlady - you most certainly did not offend me, and I'm sorry if I came off sounding angry at you. I always enjoy reading your posts.
The royals don't talk about being skinny do they? I think Kate Middleton has always been a very healthy weight. She's certainly thin but not in an unhealthy way. Diana had an EATING DISORDER and was very open about that and got help. I don't understand the royal hate. I think the princes are reflective of just what a good job their family did raising them against incredible odds--their mother dying, public divorce, life in the public eye from birth. It's really quite remarkable how well they turned out. Nope, they're not perfect--no one is.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 86 .....................I don't really like crockpot meals. I don't like things that feel like they've been cooked forever.
There I said it!!!!! :) I feel better now. lol
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I got a large crockpot as a bridal shower gift. I divorced 5 years later and have 1 child who is now 16. To this day she will not eat casseroles or anything mixed together! So we don't use ours at all except if I make a pot roast LOL
And actually as a matter of fact usually when celebs make inappropriate comments about loving being skinny they are lambasted in the press. There is generally a strong lobby out there moving things in the direction of making sure no one thinks that kind of talk is acceptable.
Auntie Ann, tsk tsk....I have touched a nerve. LOL ok, I will try to refrain posting too much about my cinco kitchenaid mixers!
SeeSaw, I knew I liked you, knew you were a person of great intelligence and good taste the first time I met you (we went to bible class together, remember?) lol
Aw...kitchenaid mixers,. yep. yep. The story goes, (and crock pot lovers can skip over this, if you must), one of the Hobart execs asked his wife her opinion on what they should name the new mixer...Well, she said, "It's the greatest kitchen-aid I have ever had"... there ya go, your first kitchenaid lesson.
I CRINGE when I see someone selling their moms or grandmother's old kitchenaid mixer for a newer model. DON'T DO IT! The older ones are built better, last longer.
OK, Women here on this blog. I watch and read. I want to know, why is this terrible excuse for a Mother ever given one moment of time. Uck. She is such an itless pound of uck.
I admit it- I love being skinny- but I love my curves even more!! I was very skinny for sooo many years, and then, when I finally put on some weight and filled out, and got, you know, like boobs (teehee) at the ripe at of 30 (better late than never) and got some flesh on my hips so they weren't bones anymore, holy cow did I start getting alot more attention from guys, and my shirts finally fit right (amazing what a chest can do for your blouse). I looked so much better curvy than anorexic thin (I was not anorexic- I was just thin). I try to endorse that message as much as possible; Healthy weight is sexy, girls, trust me, I know. People look so much more vibrant with weight on their bones.
I was lucky because I never had morning sickness with my 1 (count him 1) kid. I did however have the flu once and ate some oatmeal because it was bland and I thought it would be easy on the tummy. WRONG! Oatmeal clogs both your nose and throat on the way back up.
I'm watching Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and just saw the commercial for Dance Moms with the kids doing the Flash Dance routine and it was really cute.
Almost time for Sons of Anarchy season finale. Have you guessed that tonight is a TV night for me?
Yikes just read some of Kate's tweets. My goodness she acts like she just got back from sailing around the world on a wooden raft, not just jaunted off for a weekend VIP Vegas trip. My goodness the drama.
I am really into grilling though. I'll throw anything on the grill. Especially love grilling fish, chicken and veggies. They give it a whole different flavor.
Ladies and any Gents. that are here, don't want to leave you men out. My niece is having problems with bedbugs. You all have so many ideas on what works, can anyone suggest something, preferable non chem. that will get rid of them?
Yikes just read some of Kate's tweets. My goodness she acts like she just got back from sailing around the world on a wooden raft, not just jaunted off for a weekend VIP Vegas trip. My goodness the drama. ====
Taylor Armstrong said that she was too thin and has put on weight. Andy Cohen said that the weight gain looked good on her because it filled out her face and her lips didn't look as big.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 86 .....................I don't really like crockpot meals. I don't like things that feel like they've been cooked forever.
There I said it!!!!! :) I feel better now. lol
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Ok then.
Shoot out at the crock pot corral.
I have several witty retorts off the top of my head: All of them award winning and beyond reproach. Buckle in:
You will eat what I cook young lady or you will go hungry till breakfast.
You get what you get and you dont get upset!
You arent dissing my recently demoted gadgets. Arrreee Youuuu???
That's fine; there was only room for me and Crockpot while walking hand-in-handle during the sunset.
I didnt want you to eat my food anyway.
Lord knows, I wouldnt let your carrots touch your potatoes, I understand how that upsets you, dear. Have you taken your medication this evening yet?
You will change your mind fast enough when YOU have 4 count em 4 kids and you work long hard hours! What is it you do again? Dust law books in an office? (wo-ah, Dwindle)
and: ~~~ I understand; you think everyone crockpots as badly as your Aunt Myrtle.
NO need to apologize dear. I knew when I was writing it that I was wording it all wrong. Sigh. I was hoping we were all too rumspringa-ed and ambiened up to notice. But nooooo.
And yes, she does entertain some hot dips, but none that would fit in that little crock pot!
KIWI!! Happy dance in your honour! What a relief it must be to be able to eat something "real".
I made dinner in my crock pot tonight. We had leg of lamb rubbed in a spicy mint sauce. OMG was it good. I love my crock. It's not that old but its missing 2 feet - the Bear has no idea where they went. I think they are in the back of his car aflter I took it to the cottage with us. I still have my old one but hardly ever use it, it's very small and the ceramic doesn't come out, so it's a pain to clean, yada yada yada CROCKPOT! ;) I'd have more kitchen gadgets if I could (it's in this old chef's blood) but my kitchen is so darn small. As it is,too many things are stored in the basement!
Lily, Thank you recommending the Magic Santa site!! I made one for the Bear and it was hilarious. THANK YOU!
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 96 I am really into grilling though. I'll throw anything on the grill. Especially love grilling fish, chicken and veggies. They give it a whole different flavor.
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Do not try this at home with potato/beer/cheese soup.
All snark aside, one year during a horrible heat wave and no airconditioning, I put a chocolate cake out on the grill. It baked fine! It did have a bit of 'we grilled hamburgers last night' flavor, but with the frosting globbed on it, the kids ate it all just fine. I have baked meatloaves on the grill and stuff like that.
Do you have a special fish rack, with handles where you can just flip the rack that the fish is locked into? THAT thing is worth any money!
Grill rack hells no I just have tongs. It's all you need. Set it and forget it.
Just found another interesting tidbit about Virginia and the editor who wrote the column Francis Church. They both went to Columbia. Have to wonder if she chose his alma mater for that reason. I wonder if they ever met and kept up a relationship.
I'm working on the 1940's House post but I always get sidetracked researching other things like I started googling one of the historians who helped with the project and got all fascinated with her bio. Sometimes the need to know everything about this or that little rabbit hole is annoying hehe.
I cook all the time in my crockpots (hangs head only has two crockpots) I cook so much even my dd give me crockpot cookbooks BUT we do have 5 yes 5 grills - gas and charcoal. Anyone wonder how dh loves to cook?
Today I used one of those crockpots to cook chicken for Ampers to eat (skinless, boneless,chicken cooked in fat free broth)
As for Kate,her bs on her having to go back to bed after only spending a couple of days in Vegas because of time difference. I spent 10 days in California taking care of grandbabies when my dh had surgery. I flew home on a Saturday night,(lading on east coast at midnight) Was in Church Sunday am and work on Monday. At her age, suppose condition to running and short stay she should "bounce" back way faster that this grandma did. I think she was just depressed because no one was funding her time on the west coast and that is why she went back to bed.
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
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Excuse me. "...little piddly ole crock pots..."????
Huh. 15 Min-ners, you should know that this woman not only has FIVE count em 5 mixers, she NAMES them!
Go ahead, aggie, dear. Tell them. There is healing in the confession of it all!
Shirlene said... 152 I wouldn't give Tamara a lot of credibility. She also thinks that Prince William and Harry are better off without Princess Diana. She said this. She has intense hate in her. I don't think Prince William is thinking that today as he helps his pregnant wife through some bad morning sickness. I bet he's thinking he would love to phone up "Mummy" and ask for advice. And I bet he would give his left arm for his child to know her Granny. ------------ A) I never said that, a troll did. Was that troll you? Are you that woman whom was under the delusional belief that Diana had fought the Firm to not send Willy and Harry to expensive boarding school?
LOL! I was actually thinking "What did I miss!?! a new baby coming to 15 Minutes!!!!"
Well, I have no grands you know, so I gotta grab the excitement where I can. But I am glad it was past tense and that tonight's dinner did NOT 'smell like feet' for you! LOL again!
Well, I walked to the panty and called out for volunteers to sacrifice their little feet for you, but I heard no offers. Sorry. But a little can of mandarine oranges jumped out and begged to be eaten with some unflavored yogurt!
I don't get where you're seeing all this "royal hate" Admin. And last I checked England is not the only country with a royal family. Check out Monaco for need-to-be skinny women. Aside from stating both the facts and my well informed opinion on a few facets of Diana and Catherine, I don't see where I've written anything hateful.
Dwindle....110: Yes...I am here! Noticed all the bullying going on towards you so I came to have your back!! So what if you have a weird obsession with your Crockpots? Love is love. It can't be explained, right? Your Crocks are lucky to have you in their life! : )
Fear not, my friend! You are not alone.....I have uncontrollable urges to 'Price is Right' model everything in sight! You know,smile big, opening fridge door while caressing the door in a sweeping hand fashion. Little half turn, big smile, other hand resting on my hip.....yep! Cars are fun too!!!
Bahahahahaha!!! Sorry...I'm in a crazy mood tonight.
Saw that Kate is pushing her Bella bars again so I went on their website out of curiosity to see how much it would cost for a couple of boxes. With shipping within the US, it was $50. Un-eff-ing-believable. How can her sheeps afford that? $50 for 2 boxes. Takes nerve to think Joe Average can afford that kind of luxury. There is some mention on the site that celebrities are all turning to Bella bars now. Oh God, I can't stand anything she does. Dumbass.
mamasan...15 hyperemesis gravidarum...I hear ya! I suffered from it with my first pregnancy. Vomitting 24/7 for a month. Lost 10lbs. Went from 120lbs. to 110lbs. I couldn't even keep down water. We were living in Scotland and the ob threatend to put me in the hospital. We tried anti-nausea medication first and that fortunately worked. They say it is more prevelent when pregnant with a girl and I was. Fortunately it didn't affect me with my second daughter. My poor husband was beside himself. He was working in an industry where his schedule was two weeks home/two weeks away so I ended up staying with a friend while he was gone. Not a fun condition to have. I feel for the Duchess.
Watched Charlie Brown Christmas last week and Rudolph tonight. Frosty this weekend. Waiting for A Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life. Christmas season for me doesn't start until I see these shows on TV.
I want to know how re-entry into your home is hard when you've been away. Especially when you are only away for a couple of days. Kate really needs to think before she tweets. She should be excited to be home to see her kids and her beloved Shoka. I have to remember it's Kate and she never likes to go home. She must be on such a high when she is away and going home just crashes her. How sad.
I have a Charles and Diana story to share. In August of 1981 when my husband and I were living in Scotland we went with some friends to the Braemar Highland Games which takes place every year. The royal family always goes to the games as well as they spend part of their summer at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. We were sitting on the grass having lunch when we noticed a procession of vehicles coming down the road right next to where we were sitting. As the vehicles got closer were realized they were Rolls Royces with the royal family. So we stood up and here comes Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in the first Rolls and Charles and Diana in the second. I don't know who was in the other vehicles as we were all looking at Diana. It was just a few weeks after they had gotten married. We couldn't believe how close we were to the them. It was a thrill to see them up close and personal even if it was only for a second or two.
Local said...Even if you think that would you say "skinny is very important" in this day and age of eating disorder awareness??? ------------ Tamara responded @80...Nearly every single freakin female film and popstar? Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts...
Oh, and the addition of gymnast's in the examples of want to be skinnys came because I've just re-read "Pretty Girls in Little Boxes" again."
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Tamara, in your response to post @80 above, you said that among others, royals and gymnasts would say that "skinny is very important." I wondered which gymnasts and royals came out and said that. Were any of them quoted in "Girls in Pretty Little Boxes?" I didn't read it.
Every gymnast featured in Pretty Boxes desperately wanted to be thin, though it was mainly because of their abusive coaches. I suppose it both does and doesn't fit with the Khates whom wish to be skinny to get the guy or look fit and sexy,but it does fit into the psychological side of eating disorders. Gymnast didn't want to be skinny for their self esteem. They wanted to because their coaches brainwashed them.
One last comment about the skinny thing....I have to totally disagree that a bunch of celebs come right out and openly talk about being skinny. If anything, I think they play coy about it. Who me, skinny? And then there's Kate, nothing tastes as good as thin feels. The supermodel who said that very same thing was TORN APART in the media, no one could believe it. And Kate gets away with the SAME THING.
Sure they may talk about wanting to be skinny behind closed doors, and they may, on the inside, want to be emaciated. But they would never dare suggest it publicly. We're just too aware now of eating disorders and I think most people feel a responsibility not to encourage destructive behavior even if you've chosen if for yourself. And then there's Kate.
I think that was the point being made, that even if you believe in being 90 pounds, what are you thinking saying so?
Tamara I think you are missing the point. The point is not whether celebs/gymnasts want to be thin. Admittedly, many probably do. The point is whether they would be fool enough to say so publicly. That's the point. And no, they're not fool enough to say so publicly, that I've ever seen. But feel free to point me to some quotes suggesting otherwise.
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
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Excuse me. "...little piddly ole crock pots..."????
Huh. 15 Min-ners, you should know that this woman not only has FIVE count em 5 mixers, she NAMES them!
Go ahead, aggie, dear. Tell them. There is healing in the confession of it all! ---------- Tsk,tsk,...Dwindle dear, going for the jugular, are you??LOL You fine posters here, don't listen to silly ol' Dwindle trying to defame my character,and more importantly my beloved mixers, THE workhorses of the kitchen. I will admit that they can't cook a pork roast or her stinky sauerkraut, but they can whip up mashed potatoes, candies, make pasta, grind meat, mill flour, ....let's watch her ol' six, count'em, six crock pots do THAT! (hehe, 1000% snark happening here!) For the record, only two of my mixers have names, NOT all of them....I have a lovely vintage yellow mixer named Mildred and another vintage green mixer named Kermit, cuz' it ain't easy being green! #ilovetosnarkondwindlesheisamazing :)
I will admit that they can't cook a pork roast or her stinky sauerkraut, but they can whip up mashed potatoes, candies, make pasta, grind meat, mill flour,
**** One more thing about the crock pot, now that you mentioned mashed potatoes. On Thanksgiving, I made the mashed potatoes ahead of time (traditional way) and then transferred them to the crock pot to stay warm. It certainly helped in the chaos of last minute food preparation, and they stayed good and hot.
The "want to be skinny" thing aside....gymansts are usually famous because they have won Olympic medals. I'm not sure it's fair to put them in the category of "not sure why they're famous."
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I hope I raise a child who will stick up for a kid who’s being bullied on the playground. I also hope I raise a child who, if he’s the one being bullied, fights back. Hard. Oh, and if he’s the bully? I hope he realizes that his mother, who once wore brown plastic glasses and read the phonebook on the school bus, will cause him more pain than a bully ever could.
I hope I raise a child who relishes life’s tiny pleasures—whether it’s a piece of music, or the color of a gorgeous flower, or Chinese takeout on a rainy Sunday night.
I hope I raise a child who is open-minded and curious about the world without being reckless.
I hope I raise a child who doesn’t need to affirm his self-worth through bigotry, snobbery, materialism, or violence.
I hope I raise a child who likes to read.
I hope I raise a child who is courageous when sick and grateful when healthy.
I hope I raise a child who begins and ends all relationships straightforwardly and honorably.
I hope I raise a child who can spot superficiality and artifice from a mile away and spends his time with people and things that feel authentic to him.
xmas mornings in my family's house was all about the chaos of children's excitement. Someone would volunteer to hand out the gifts, and the mad frenzy of bows and wrapping paper being strewn about began while the adults sat around and watched. We are all always in pajamas. So much fun :D I couldnt imagine having a controlling parent and a rigid, structured xmas. Just not how I was brought up, and certainly not how I continue the family tradition.
Chefsummer 200 said
Dwindle
I have 2 crock pot you can have but only if you have count em' five hand held mixers.
IF ya do I would have 8 mixers. :-)
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oh boy....you gotta tell me about those mixers...i have a THANG for mixers. omg.
(and your post cracked me up, btw!)
Part 4
I hope I raise a child who makes quality friends and keeps them.
I hope I raise a child who realizes that his parents are flawed but loves them anyway.
And I hope that if my child turns out to be a colossal screw-up, I take it in stride. I hope I remember that he’s his own person, and there’s only so much I can do. He is not an appendage to be dangled from my breasts on the cover of a magazine, his success is not my ego’s accessory, and I am not Super Mom.
I hope for all of these things, but I know this: None of these wishes has a thing to do with how I feed him or sleep-train him or god-knows-what-else him. Which is how I know that these fabricated “wars” are phony every step of the way. I do not need the expensive stroller. I do not need to go into mourning if my "sleep-training method" is actually a "prayer ritual" that involves tiptoeing around the house in the dark.
This is not a test. It’s a game called Extreme Parenting, and you can’t lose if you don’t play. And, really, why would you play? You have children to raise.
lilly, I think I love you
.Henry IX
franky
tbankyouteetle..pickled orange beets like red buf more sugar..will let yku know and thanks
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That was beautiful. I would like to add that in the Mom wars, the number of children is often used as a gauge- I cant stand that. I have 1 child- I LOVE my singleton- Life is AWESOME with a singleton, but some mothers would believe they are better mothers because they have more children (cough, count 'em, 8!) No, No and No. It's the quality of the parent that counts. I was raised in big family, the oldest of 5, and the age gaps are significant, so I grew surrounded by babies. I decided that was not the life for me. Doesnt make me less of a mother. I hate the mommy wars. I like community, not competition. I like what this board has become. BTW, I do own skinny jeans :) am I hip?
Butterfly I agree. Kate's gaggle of kids does not move me, give her a pass, or make her a better mom. If anything I find it irresponsible.
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I loved that, each part! I agree with every wish and also hope the same for my own kids. I can see some of them have come true as they are now young adults.There are some things I would like to change but my child is not 'me.' No child is perfect and no parent is either. Thanks so much for sharing!
And dancing for Kiwi ( grrrr. stupid clogs, wish our nationel shoes were sneakers)
Dwindle
Have you seen the newest model of crockpots? It has 3 count them 3 crocks! If Admin does not mind.....here you go! http://www.bonton.com/shop/home/kitchen/small-appliances/slow-cookers-roasters/tru-round-triple-buffet-server_552107.html?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=552107
Figure if you had the information, you could get that on your Christmas list
hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult. I suffered with it, Nothing would stay down. It wasn't morning, it was morning, noon and night. I lost 13 lbs in one month. Prompting the obstretician to warn me that one more pound and it was the hospital. Finally, two things would coca cola and half a hoagie. It was a nightmare for 6 months when every thing became normal. I feel for Duchess Kate M
Suffering from crockpot envy. I only have 1 and it's toooo big now that I'm an empty nester.
I saw one that comes with 3 different size crocks. I think it's Hamilton Beach. Dwindle??? do you have that one?
Rhymes With Witch -- that was a wonderful essay. Thank you for sharing.
Butterfly - I totally agree with you. I am a singleton mom, too. I didn't plan life to be that way, but I loved every (well, almost) concentrated bit of being my son's mother.
Thank you guys! I'm giddy at the moment. Food! The kind one can chew! With flavor!
Pink - Problem is intestinal - thankfully, heart is strong like bull :) Unfortunately, along with a wheat issue, I have an long history with adhesions :( But this time I was lucky. Yay!
Back to Santa stuff - and sorry if I'm repeating something that's been discussed - but what's the deal with this "Elf on a Shelf"? One showed up at our house over Thanksgiving and I assume will return this Friday - seems to be following littlest GS all around. Must be exhausting. All I know is I about got my hand chopped off when I reached out to check it out (it was sitting atop a picture in the dining room at the time). Apparently, there are RULES...
Ah for the days of Mr. Jingaling. On Halle's 7th Floor. Who, now, come to think of it, sounds rather creepy. Why did he need so many keys anyway? Doesn't matter. Isn't Halle's now a casino. Or is that Higbee's?
xmas mornings in my family's house was all about the chaos of children's excitement. Someone would volunteer to hand out the gifts, and the mad frenzy of bows and wrapping paper being strewn about began while the adults sat around and watched. We are all always in pajamas. So much fun :D I couldnt imagine having a controlling parent and a rigid, structured xmas. Just not how I was brought up, and certainly not how I continue the family tradition.
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I couldn't imagine that, either. We'd wake up our parents when it was still dark. My dad would pretend to be really annoyed, but I think that he was up the entire night, so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was one of the most Christmasy persons I knew. He lived for it. Our house was decorated inside and outside, and we'd win the annual community Christmas decorating contest, kind of like Clark W. Griswold in National Lampoon, but without Uncle Eddie's camper parked out front!
On Christmas morning, my dad went into the living room first, made sure everything was just right, and his camera was ready. We'd wait on the stairs and when he said, "Okay, now!" we'd rush in there. Gosh, I miss him. Wrapping paper flying, no order to anything, just wonderful chaos while he snapped the photos and my mother sat and smiled (one year she made all of the clothing for my new ballerina doll). Santa always brought one big thing (such as a bike or a doll) and it was never wrapped. The other gifts and stocking stuffers were wrapped. My parents owned a store, and the wrapping paper was what they used to wrap customers' gifts. I found a huge commercial roll of that paper when I was cleaning the attic. It's sacred...so many memories of the best Christmases any child could have. It wasn't the presents that made them so magical, but the family traditions, when everyone was together, before anything happened to any one of us.
The girl that played Cassandra with her brother James on Little House on the Prairie, who is now grown, married and a mother of 2 kids, wrote a book about a dominating stage mother.
She said that her mother threw her down a flight of stairs. The little girl now is Melissa, on Fox News. Her mother even came to the studio and saw her 5 minutes before they were going on live. Her mother was very distraught and she finally left. Melissa had to shake it off and go on the air in 2 minutes.
Her mother sounds like someone we know. Melissa said that her mother chose to be out of her life. And she is sad over it, but it can't be helped.
Here is a link to a 3 minute video of Melissa being interviewed by Joy Behar.
http://current.com/shows/joy-behar/videos/little-house-child-star-melissa-francis-my-mother-threw-me-down-a-flight-of-stairs/
Seesaw, I have that 3-size crockpot. I love it - great for so many things, from just hub and me & whole-family soups. It's a good one!
Flight, first of all...congratulations!
And it's Higbee's that is the casino. Ahhh...Mr. Jingaling. Never did see him in person, but always watched him on Captain Penny.
Oh, Mr. Jingeling - so anticipated by all of us Northeast Ohio kids because his sudden tv appearance meant the start of the Christmas season...yet so creeped out by him at the same time, lol!
(It was that wig and the makeup - even in black and white it was creepy!)
Thank you for sharing that beautifully written article with us, Rhymes with Witch :o)
Omg winter wonderland
my family tko has a huge roll of papef we use everh year
.us if s holly leaves kn white
we closed ouf store 2000..paper srill here
thanks for the memories
franky
Flight of the Kiwi, HOORAY!!!!!! So happy you are so much better!
Dwindle, I have an old Rival crock pot I inherited from my mother in law. It works great for party foods or cider, do you mean to say I can cook in the thing too?!?
Seriously, what is your favorite recipe source? A couple of neighbors rave about their crock pots too. Maybe if I actually cook something in it, I will start to use it more.
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hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult.mamasan said... 15
hyperemesis gravidarum - is serious. Please, you can't compare Kate Middelton Windsor with Kate Gosselin. It is an insult. I suffered with it, Nothing would stay down. It wasn't morning, it was morning, noon and night. I lost 13 lbs in one month.
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OY. Yes. I had it too. I could set my clock by it 4 times a day. I looked like a starved cat by the time I delivered my first baby. I didn't bother to mention it though, maybe I should have so I could have myself a little pity party.
I was not comparing the duchess to Kate Gosselin. It was a snark at Kate Gosselin for crying out loud. Pull the stick out.
Kkiwi wanted to thsnnk you for being you
franky
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Flight of the Kiwi, HOORAY!!!!!! So happy you are so much better!
Dwindle, I have an old Rival crock pot I inherited from my mother in law. It works great for party foods or cider, do you mean to say I can cook in the thing too?!?
Seriously, what is your favorite recipe source? A couple of neighbors rave about their crock pots too. Maybe if I actually cook something in it, I will start to use it more.
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I'd be interested in a favorite recipe or two as well, Dwindle.
Six crock pots. You're my new hero.
Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja. My son got it for me. I believe it would surely pulverize a razor knife. Do I use it a lot? Not really. It has a happy home in the first cabinet to the left of the sink. We pre-plan usage of it when we go to the grocer's as in shall we break out the Ninja? I buy a bag of strawberries, bananas, oranges, and a tub of yogurt. We practically live off smoothies until they are gone then the dangerous device is cleaned with a toothbrush so as not to come in contact with the razor sharp blades and goes back into its happy home. Am I glad to have it? Yes, it was a great gift.
Our smoothies go like this: A double handful of frozen strawberries, a banana, the juice of an orange and nice dollop of yogurt. In the Ninja it is blended instantly. Very tasty. We tried many ways of making them and this recipe became the staple.
I also have 3.5 oval crock pot that is removable from the base. I use it every Sunday, and it has a place worthy of its stature on the kitchen counter.
But my most prized possession is what surely must be a 5-pound cast iron skillet that has been tempered to perfection. It has its own special hook so I can gaze at it lovingly as I pass it by, and is very decorative, I might add.
h@29=handinhand
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Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja
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The kitchen gadget I'd have a hard time doing without is a food chopper. Makes light work of chopping onions and garlic. Pampered Chef makes a really good one.
Auntie Ann -- Sorry. The biggest problem with posting on a blog is that you can't always tell when someone is making a snarky joke and someone is being snarky serious. You were joking and I thought you were being serious. Sorry, sorry!
I was at a cat show when Diana died (Muncy, Indiana). The showhall conversation, from exhibitors and visitors alike, was almost exclusively about Diana, until someone mentioned offhandedly that Mother Theresa had also died that morning.
Kiwi -- I'm so happy to hear you are better! It's a shame you missed out on the Thanksgiving feast, but hopefully you'll be able to enjoy all the Christmas goodies.
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I was ill for 8 months..at 8 count it 8 months I had gained 5 coung'em 5 pdsanyhoo was seng to brd-rest at + montjs..mamaged to vsin 10 pds last month
still will not eat s chocolate bar or milksmake
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Millicent -- Very well said. A person shouldn't be held 100% accountable for every hurtful action and wrong decision they make from the time they emerge from the womb, in perpetuity, UNLESS they continue with the same actions and decisions. People need to be allowed to apologize, make amends, and move on when they screw up. It's counterproductive to keep throwing the same mistakes in their face time after time. KK, OTOH, continues to engage in the same destructive behaviors and never seems to learn or to care when she causes hurt and injury to others as a result of her actions. Until then, she's fair game, IMO. KATE is the one who continually posts stories and pictures of her kids and goes on national television and talks about wanting to put them back on TV in another reality show. Jon rarely speaks publicly of the kids, and then only in general terms (as in, had dinner with __ and __) or took kids to the park, or whatever. Most of what we know about Jon's current interactions with the kids comes from 3rd parties -- locals who have seen them out and about, or the couple of instances where Liz tweeted a pic or made a comment.
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Dwindle
I have 2 crock pot you can have but only if you have count em' five hand held mixers.
IF ya do I would have 8 mixers. :-)
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I am mediocre. I only have one cheap mixer and you wouldnt want it. It seems to have only one speed: Warp Nine. I have never had stuff go FLYING out of a bowl as with this mixer. Ugh!
Oh franky - how sweet. I love your posts (I really do - I kinda wish you'd post in both French AND English)! What kind of store did you own?
Rhymes with Witch, that was absolutely beautiful! I loved it; thank you for sharing that with all of us.
Doesn't Tigger do the happy rumpspringa tail dance? So, see, it does exist. Sproing, sproing, sproing.......
Dwindle, I just bought my hubby a travel/lunch crockpot. He can make his lunch right at his desk now. Well, after Christmas. Amazon had the pink one on sale for $16. Hope he doesn't mind the pink.
Congrats to you, Kiwi! So glad you are feeling better and can start eating regular food again.
OY. Yes. I had it too. I could set my clock by it 4 times a day. I looked like a starved cat by the time I delivered my first baby. I didn't bother to mention it though, maybe I should have so I could have myself a little pity party.
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With our first baby, I had it every time I walked past a bag full of garbage. I avoided walking the dog on trash day because I knew I'd be sick when I saw the trash cans set out on the street. I am so weird. Then the spaghetti craving began. I ate so much of it that to this day, I don't want to see spaghetti. With subsequent children, nothing at all. With each of them I worried that something was wrong (or that I really wasn't pregnant) because I never had morning sickness.
Guys, you're boring me with these memories and these poignant stories, come on, it's a waste and you are all BRAGGERS who are patting themselves on the back. Why can't you talk about how your kids worship the ground you walk on, squeal in delight over your every movement, thank you for everything any anything, pretty much even for existing, and would rather be with you than with your deadbeat ex-husband? That's what the classy women are discussing these days.
SNARK X 1000, in case that isn't crystal clear by now. Just trying to get into the mind of a sheeple. As expected, it's a pretty scary experience.
Seriously, love all of the beautiful stories and memories you are sharing! I am only 23, not a wife or mother yet, but you are the type of women I hope to emulate. Kate? Not so much.
Rhymes, who is the author of that essay? That was beautiful.
A good friend of mine had HEG with her first pregnancy. At one point, she was vomiting 5 and 6 times an hour, all day, for weeks. All she could do was sit with her head in a bucket. She was hospitalized 3 times and nearly lost the baby. Second pregnancy, not a minute of morning sickness.
A travel crockpot? I'll have to check that out. I don't have a real crockpot. I have a Rival slow cooker. The "crock" is a 2 1/2 qt. enamel bowl that sits on a heat plate that can be used as a griddle. I love it. It's the perfect size for me, just right for a pot of soup or a small pot roast or chicken and noodles. It's getting old, though, and I live in fear that it will die and then what do I do?
readerlady 44 said
's getting old, though, and I live in fear that it will die and then what do I do?
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Working Woman #43 - well, unfortunately you will have to continue to be bored because being the mother par excellance that I am, I cannot stop talking about myself, my parenting skills, my grandparenting skills, and every other not-so-humble brag I can think of!! Did I cover it all, anon for this? Lololololol!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy hearing everyone's stories and memories of Christmases(?) past. We are blessed in so many ways that have nothing to do with money.
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Dwindle, I just bought my hubby a travel/lunch crockpot. He can make his lunch right at his desk now. Well, after Christmas. Amazon had the pink one on sale for $16. Hope he doesn't mind the pink.
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GASP!!!!! (Dwindle straps tiny running shoes on fingers for a mad e-dash over to amazon.com!!!!)
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Dwindle, I just bought my hubby a travel/lunch crockpot.
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OMG that is sooo adorable! But you bought the last one! it is saying Out Of Stock now!!! And I am not sure how pink would go over in the back shop...
But while I was at Amazon in the slow cooker/crock pot department, i visited with my 3.5 Qt oval. We had a nice chat. (Dwindle dabs eye here.)
My craving for my first baby was Froot Loops! Loved them. Was sick for the first 4 months, and couldn't keep anything down but Froot Loops. Bought them when pregnant with the second to be ready- ugh, couldn't eat a single Loop. Was sick and SO tired 3 months.
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Dwindle # 194 said
But when it comes to crock pots, maaaaannnnn, I lose all sense of reason. I love they way they look, the potential in all of them, the way we walk hand in handle into the sunset...
Ok I'm back, i must have zoned out there for a minute. I'll be back in a few, i feel the need to go gaze lovingly in my pantry.
And I think it is high time, SOMEONE outs themselves on here about collecting kitchen gadgets! LOL!
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What you talkin' bout, Willis?????
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Dwindle, there is a *difference* between a simple kitchen gadget and a serious appliance.
I mean, REALLY!
(gotcha!)
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Have you just demoted my Holy Crock Pots to 'gadgets'?
Game on, woman.
(PS everyone, I know and Aggiemom knows we are totally joking. Except about the demotion of my crock pots thing...)
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Have you just demoted my Holy Crock Pots to 'gadgets'?
Game on, woman.
(PS everyone, I know and Aggiemom knows we are totally joking. Except about the demotion of my crock pots thing...)
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Dwindle is right. We are joking. Except for her crock pot demotion. I *meant* that.
*snort*
Pity Party said... 30
Okay, I will fess up to the ultimate kitchen gadget - a Ninja blender, though it is just referred to as the Ninja.
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My Ninja has a blender and a small chopper. I use that chopper nearly daily. The blender part lives in the pantry, the chopper section lives in the coffee mug cabinet coz I need it at my finger tips. I have even used the thing as a coffee grinder.
Dwindle, you can go ahead and order it and they'll let you know when it comes back in stock. That's what I did. Or, you can pony up a whopping $3.99 extra and get it in black, blue, or red right now.
Aggiesmom -- I have looked for my particular slow cooker on Ebay and not found it, but I keep looking. I also check out yard sales and thrift shops. Westbend makes a similar one, but it's bigger and doesn't have the griddle heat plate. I like the fact that the cooker is unbreakable, because I'm such a klutz that I'd be sure to drop the crock and have bits and pieces of ceramic all over the kitchen floor.
PatK said... 22
Flight, first of all...congratulations!
And it's Higbee's that is the casino.
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Have you been there, Pat? it is amazing what they have done with it. What a good saving of the building. They have reportedly recreated many of the old decorations for Christmas. I want to try to go back this month. Did any Buckeyes see the Playhouse Square lobbies last weekend?
I have my mom's old, round crock pot as well as a newer oval one. The old one I kept because I have 2 of those cake inserts (one from mom's kitchen and one from Ebay, I think). I try so hard to recreate her Harvey Wallbanger cake and nut bread, but it's just not quite the same.
The aforementioned just never tastes boozy enough. Must stop swigging from the Wallbanger bottle when I make it!
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Auntie Ann -- Sorry. The biggest problem with posting on a blog is that you can't always tell when someone is making a snarky joke and someone is being snarky serious. You were joking and I thought you were being serious. Sorry, sorry!
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Dear readerlady, you needn't apologize although it is very nice of you to do so and thank you. You are always very polite and my comment was directed at another poster. I was slightly irked at being lectured for someone's misinterpretation of my dig at Kate Gosselin, who demanded to be treated like a queen before, during and after her pregnancy with the sextuplets.
I know hyperemesis gravidarum can be serious. However, the medical team assigned to care for the duchess is probably treating her royally. (oh, dear, there I go again). She will be getting the best care. There was no malice intended towards her or her pregancy.
Maybe I'll just hashtag my snark from now on.
Peace.
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I have seen that! I have seen one with FIVE too! I really want to get that for my daughter, (the army wife), she does so much entertaining, I just know she would get so much use out of it and it would ease her burden of having to drive around town borrowing crockpots for parties. She only has TWO, the poor dear.
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Right now for recipes I am using Fix It and Forget It. They have a nice website. But some of their recipes make me go "wha?" and they focus a bit too much on desserts.
~~ a few years ago, I bought a cheap cupcake tin from the dollar store and HunnyBunny snipped them apart into safe little singles for me. I use these upside down sometimes to help keep meats in the crock from swimming in their juices.
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I like Prince Harry, he even dropped in at a local bar here. Gotta love that kind of behavior from a royal.
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Ha! I thought you were going to say he even dropped his drawers! He's naughty, that one!
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He IS naughty isn't he. I think his mother raised him to be himself no matter how much stuffiness royalty demanded of him. He is a bit of rebel. I love to see a little civil rebellion in a person, it shows they aren't a sheep.
Wow, thanks Dwindle. I forgot about the small one - just thought it was for a small smoothie. It is indeed a chopper. I will have to try that out.
Re- morning sickness. There is one food that must be avoided at all costs when having morning sickness. I thought I was surely going to die when I was home alone and nearly choked to death on pancakes. I am sure they are off the charts for anorexics as well as rice. I picked the rice thing up off a show about anorexics once. They do not eat rice.
WTF
Re-Entry into her own home, with her own kids. This woman is just nuts. She makes me want to slap something every time she twats her stupidity. GRR
Roses...
Here I sit, jellus of your recipes, multiple crockpots and kitchen gadgets.
But wait! There's more. I mean, there's Milo! Take her at her work (er, hashtag), and she puts all of us to shame.
@Kateplusmy8 So the "hungry 8" were probably glad ur kitchen was back open! I'm bettin they ate...everything on their plate! #GoodCookKate
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You may have just solved a gift dilemna for me. DD#1 asked for an afghan but with this tendonitis flare up, I dont think I am going to get it done in time. That little crock has a lot of potential, I have seen her large office and it would certainly work out, and she could also use it for hot dips when entertaining.
I just love this blog. What a world, what a world!
#GoodCookKate ?? Wow, that Milo really has a few screws loose. Has she seen that slop that Kate takes pictures of?
Dwindle,
I shouldn't. I know. I'm sorry. But...
Your DD entertains hot dips?
I blame ambien.
Milo's been callin out for Kate to come play but Kate is way to exhaustedish. She had a FUN weekend then had to come home. That's always a downer for her.
Pity Party said... 59
Wow, thanks Dwindle. I forgot about the small one - just thought it was for a small smoothie. It is indeed a chopper. I will have to try that out.
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Let me know how you like it! I love mine, but everyone is different. It makes great breadcrumbs too by the way.
And you have MY 3.5qt oval! I am so jellus! hehe
~~~~ OK I am sorry for hogging up the blog about crock pots. I'll be quiet now. About crock pots. For now. Probably.
BTW, I never had morning sickness, I had evening sickness. Mostly with the first one. 6pm every night like clockwork till I could finally fall asleep, for about 4 months.
To all you crockpot ladies out there. I love my big oval crockpot and use it all the time. However, you have been talking about a small crock to make a lunch on your desk? I have a small 1 quart crock, but I've only used it for dips at parties. Is this the kind you are referring to for making a lunch at work? Or is mine too small and really just for dips?
I feel for poor Kate (not K8). I have a friend who had the HG and it was so bad she never had another child. I had "morning" sickness all 9 months but considered myself lucky because it would come on suddenly, I would throw up, and feel better. Smells bothered me tremendously. I had friends who only had it for 3 months but were nauseous 24/7 while I felt better as soon as I puked.
I got 2 crock pots for Christmas one year. I made a beef stew in one and chicken soup in the other one fine day. I hate beef stew, so I never made that again. The chicken soup was more trouble than I wanted to deal with so I never made that again, either. I gave the crocks to my mother who loved them for making chili sauce and tomato butter. When she died, I got them back and put them in my free yard sale. They were gone in a flash - one lady got both of them. I've since been given about 4 more crock pots - 3 quart, 5 quart, 6 quart, and one that has 3 differnt sizes of crock to sit on the base. I have given those all away.
What I do use are the "Lil Dippers" which are for gravy, cheese sauces, hot dips, etc. I have 3 of those and use them at church dinners a lot.
I also have a 3 sectioned buffet that I used once and put back in its box and in my storage room. I'll keep it because it's useful at Christmas open houses.
Froot Loops? Did somebody mention Froot Loops?
I love those things and eat them straight out of the box. A treat! I allow myself a box about once a year.
readerlady
I remembef mother Theresa and Princess Di..and thinking tthe world has lost 2 of the noggest positives in one day.
As K breasfed my dd I wondered what I xohld do to help
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fideosmommy, if you are ever gifted another crock pot, you will know who to give it to. You and Dwindle should have met sooner!
Dwindle - I have evening sickness!
My poor hubby. It used to strike a dinner time and the food I was cooking would smell all wrong to me. I'd ask him things like "does this smell like feet to you" or "this smells like it's rotten" and he couldn't eat either. I think he lost weight through both of my pregnancies. He's made up for it now though haha.
OMG I "HAD" evening sickness.
What's really funny about my slip is the ad at the top of this page keeps trying to sell me low-cost birth control.
fideosmommy, if you are ever gifted another crock pot, you will know who to give it to. You and Dwindle should have met sooner!
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I don't know why everyone is concerned about crock pots and kitchen gadgets. Isn't the world ending on December 21? You can't take them with you, except for Dwindle, of course, who will find some way to do it! :) Should we have an "end of the world" thread as the last posting here? If we had one thing we could take with us, what would it be?
Reading all the comments on the Christmas memories, crock pots, joking and a bit of snarking has given me lots of smiles tonight. This is a great community!
Sharing. GS1 gave me a bud from a tree that will flower in the Spring. "This is for you, GM. It's soft like you are." sigh....
Oh, the Santa card video. I sent it to myself to test it out. Magic. Thank you!
Kiwi so thankful you're better.
Gee, you guys are one tough bunch of hombres! In one breath it's crock pot yummy tales...then the next it's morning sickness barf.
LOL
I was sick as a dog with all of mine.gawd I was sick. Couldn't even eat saltine crackers, nothing. it was awful.
Smells were horrible too, and the sight of raw meat sent me fleeing to the nearest bathroom. YUK.
I even kept sacks in my car; I was sick all the time.
It's funny now. hehehehe
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
(totally snarking on the crock pot..well, sorta)
lol
#someonepleasesendmeawhite7qtkitchenaidmixerpretytplease
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Fidosmommy said,
"They were gone in a flash - one lady got both of them. I've since been given about 4 more crock pots - 3 quart, 5 quart, 6 quart, and one that has 3 differnt sizes of crock to sit on the base. I have given those all away."
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My philosophy is that if you can't do it in a crockpot, you don't do it! I make stews, roasts, pork with apricot glaze, chili, soups, chicken dishes, hamburger helper (if I'm desperate), spaghetti, hot buttered rum, cranberry cider, chicken jambalaya, Swedish meatballs, ribs, sweet and sour chicken, enchilada casserole, stuffed cabbage...and on and on.
I think the only thing that didn't turn out as planned was lasagna, but I blame me, not the crockpot.
Lilly said... 178
This is really cute - I send one to my DH every year - hope it works for you guys
http://www.magicsanta.ca/homepage.html
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Thanks for the link, Lilly. Here's one in return, have fun!
http://www.dancingsantacard.com/en/
LMG -- The little crock we're talking about is really cute, but doesn't look like a traditional crock pot. It sounds very useful though, and can be used for food transport and storage. Go to Amazon and search for Crock-Pot SCCPLC200-R. It comes in 4 different colors. The pink is $16 but temporarily out of stock. The other colors are in stock and are $19.99.
Auntie Ann -- Maybe we should all hashtag our snark. We could avoid misunderstandings that way. Anyway, I'm glad I didn't offend you. I try to be respectful of everyone here, but sometimes it doesn't come out that way.
Localyocul said... She actually said she needed a dress that made her look skinny. "Skinny is very important". WTH? Who says that? Even if you think that would you say "skinny is very important" in this day and age of eating disorder awareness???
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Nearly every single freakin female film and popstar? Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts...
Thank you, readerlady. I checked it out and it is much different than my Rival Fiesta, which I think is just for gravies and dips. Still useful, though, for entertaining.
Aggiemom -- oooooooh Kitchen Aid mixers! Five???!! I have only one. But it's butter yellow and so pretty. Not sure where I'd store 5 but it would be fun to try.
Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts...
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I could hear the Kardashians and socialites saying that, but what royals and gymnasts said that skinny is very important?
That might be a bit difficult, since it's Wyomissing! I've seen the spelling mutilated, but never quite like that!
Just teasin about the spellin!
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Wyomissing.
lol! How the hell did I get Wysomming out of that?
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I bet the locals wish it was Wyoming instead ;) Though I doubt any Wyoming citizens do... Btw, did anyone else ever pronounce Cheyenne Chenn-e? Danged Phonics based teaching systems.
aggiemom09121416 said... 76
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
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Aggiemom - Now you're talking. I cannot sing enough praises for my KitchenAid. It really is THE workhorse of the kitchen. I am not a jellus person by nature but I do have one exception. In the future please refrain from announcing you have five, count 'em FIVE of the darn things. I burst into tears everytime you remind me. #snark
readerlady - you most certainly did not offend me, and I'm sorry if I came off sounding angry at you. I always enjoy reading your posts.
.....................I don't really like crockpot meals. I don't like things that feel like they've been cooked forever.
There I said it!!!!! :) I feel better now. lol
You keep on dancin Joylllllllgo girl, tap and tap.
The royals don't talk about being skinny do they? I think Kate Middleton has always been a very healthy weight. She's certainly thin but not in an unhealthy way. Diana had an EATING DISORDER and was very open about that and got help. I don't understand the royal hate. I think the princes are reflective of just what a good job their family did raising them against incredible odds--their mother dying, public divorce, life in the public eye from birth. It's really quite remarkable how well they turned out. Nope, they're not perfect--no one is.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 86
.....................I don't really like crockpot meals. I don't like things that feel like they've been cooked forever.
There I said it!!!!! :) I feel better now. lol
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I got a large crockpot as a bridal shower gift. I divorced 5 years later and have 1 child who is now 16. To this day she will not eat casseroles or anything mixed together! So we don't use ours at all except if I make a pot roast LOL
And actually as a matter of fact usually when celebs make inappropriate comments about loving being skinny they are lambasted in the press. There is generally a strong lobby out there moving things in the direction of making sure no one thinks that kind of talk is acceptable.
Auntie Ann,
tsk tsk....I have touched a nerve. LOL
ok, I will try to refrain posting too much about my cinco kitchenaid mixers!
SeeSaw, I knew I liked you, knew you were a person of great intelligence and good taste the first time I met you (we went to bible class together, remember?) lol
Aw...kitchenaid mixers,. yep. yep. The story goes, (and crock pot lovers can skip over this, if you must), one of the Hobart execs asked his wife her opinion on what they should name the new mixer...Well, she said, "It's the greatest kitchen-aid I have ever had"...
there ya go, your first kitchenaid lesson.
I CRINGE when I see someone selling their moms or grandmother's old kitchenaid mixer for a newer model. DON'T DO IT! The older ones are built better, last longer.
okay, now you may kiss my flex beaters. #
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OK, Women here on this blog. I watch and read. I want to know, why is this terrible excuse for a Mother ever given one moment of time. Uck. She is such an itless pound of uck.
I admit it- I love being skinny- but I love my curves even more!! I was very skinny for sooo many years, and then, when I finally put on some weight and filled out, and got, you know, like boobs (teehee) at the ripe at of 30 (better late than never) and got some flesh on my hips so they weren't bones anymore, holy cow did I start getting alot more attention from guys, and my shirts finally fit right (amazing what a chest can do for your blouse). I looked so much better curvy than anorexic thin (I was not anorexic- I was just thin). I try to endorse that message as much as possible; Healthy weight is sexy, girls, trust me, I know. People look so much more vibrant with weight on their bones.
I was lucky because I never had morning sickness with my 1 (count him 1) kid. I did however have the flu once and ate some oatmeal because it was bland and I thought it would be easy on the tummy. WRONG! Oatmeal clogs both your nose and throat on the way back up.
I'm watching Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and just saw the commercial for Dance Moms with the kids doing the Flash Dance routine and it was really cute.
Almost time for Sons of Anarchy season finale. Have you guessed that tonight is a TV night for me?
Yikes just read some of Kate's tweets. My goodness she acts like she just got back from sailing around the world on a wooden raft, not just jaunted off for a weekend VIP Vegas trip. My goodness the drama.
I am really into grilling though. I'll throw anything on the grill. Especially love grilling fish, chicken and veggies. They give it a whole different flavor.
Ladies and any Gents. that are here, don't want to leave you men out. My niece is having problems with bedbugs. You all have so many ideas on what works, can anyone suggest something, preferable non chem. that will get rid of them?
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Yikes just read some of Kate's tweets. My goodness she acts like she just got back from sailing around the world on a wooden raft, not just jaunted off for a weekend VIP Vegas trip. My goodness the drama.
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lol Admin. I thought she ran home from Vegas.
Taylor Armstrong said that she was too thin and has put on weight. Andy Cohen said that the weight gain looked good on her because it filled out her face and her lips didn't look as big.
lol Admin. I thought she ran home from Vegas.
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Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 86
.....................I don't really like crockpot meals. I don't like things that feel like they've been cooked forever.
There I said it!!!!! :) I feel better now. lol
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Well.
Ok then.
Shoot out at the crock pot corral.
I have several witty retorts off the top of my head: All of them award winning and beyond reproach. Buckle in:
You will eat what I cook young lady or you will go hungry till breakfast.
You get what you get and you dont get upset!
You arent dissing my recently demoted gadgets. Arrreee Youuuu???
That's fine; there was only room for me and Crockpot while walking hand-in-handle during the sunset.
I didnt want you to eat my food anyway.
Lord knows, I wouldnt let your carrots touch your potatoes, I understand how that upsets you, dear. Have you taken your medication this evening yet?
You will change your mind fast enough when YOU have 4 count em 4 kids and you work long hard hours! What is it you do again? Dust law books in an office? (wo-ah, Dwindle)
and: ~~~ I understand; you think everyone crockpots as badly as your Aunt Myrtle.
Dwindle I'm flustered.....10 out of 10 10 out of 10 is all I can think to say in desperation.
10/10!!!!
Dwindle...54,
No I haven't been to downtown Cleveland since before they started on the casino. I'm sure it's awesome, though.
Flight of the Kiwi said... 64
Dwindle,
I shouldn't. I know. I'm sorry. But...
Your DD entertains hot dips?
I blame ambien.
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NO need to apologize dear. I knew when I was writing it that I was wording it all wrong. Sigh. I was hoping we were all too rumspringa-ed and ambiened up to notice. But nooooo.
And yes, she does entertain some hot dips, but none that would fit in that little crock pot!
According to Milo the runners BEHIND Kate couldn't get through her wind:
@MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Lots of folks BEHIND you that didn't get thru that wind! U have every reason 2b happy given the conditions! :)
Did Kate have gas???
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 102
Dwindle I'm flustered.....10 out of 10 10 out of 10 is all I can think to say in desperation.
10/10!!!!
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I rock. Now let this be a lesson to you - Dont mess with my crock pots.
(Do I need to send you a private email about how this is all in silly fun? Nah, i think we're ok.)
KIWI!! Happy dance in your honour! What a relief it must be to be able to eat something "real".
I made dinner in my crock pot tonight. We had leg of lamb rubbed in a spicy mint sauce. OMG was it good. I love my crock. It's not that old but its missing 2 feet - the Bear has no idea where they went. I think they are in the back of his car aflter I took it to the cottage with us.
I still have my old one but hardly ever use it, it's very small and the ceramic doesn't come out, so it's a pain to clean, yada yada yada CROCKPOT! ;)
I'd have more kitchen gadgets if I could (it's in this old chef's blood) but my kitchen is so darn small. As it is,too many things are stored in the basement!
Lily, Thank you recommending the Magic Santa site!! I made one for the Bear and it was hilarious. THANK YOU!
Hello!!
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Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 96
I am really into grilling though. I'll throw anything on the grill. Especially love grilling fish, chicken and veggies. They give it a whole different flavor.
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Do not try this at home with potato/beer/cheese soup.
All snark aside, one year during a horrible heat wave and no airconditioning, I put a chocolate cake out on the grill. It baked fine! It did have a bit of 'we grilled hamburgers last night' flavor, but with the frosting globbed on it, the kids ate it all just fine. I have baked meatloaves on the grill and stuff like that.
Do you have a special fish rack, with handles where you can just flip the rack that the fish is locked into? THAT thing is worth any money!
Lbelle said... 108
Hello!!
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Well, THERE you are! How are you? Admin has been picking on meeeee and being soooo mean to meeeee!
But really, LBelle, how are ya?
Did Kate have gas???
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She's just full of hot air.
Bearswife said... 107
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Huh. I am trying to think of how you could jerry-rig 2 feet for it...
Grill rack hells no I just have tongs. It's all you need. Set it and forget it.
Just found another interesting tidbit about Virginia and the editor who wrote the column Francis Church. They both went to Columbia. Have to wonder if she chose his alma mater for that reason. I wonder if they ever met and kept up a relationship.
I'm working on the 1940's House post but I always get sidetracked researching other things like I started googling one of the historians who helped with the project and got all fascinated with her bio. Sometimes the need to know everything about this or that little rabbit hole is annoying hehe.
I cook all the time in my crockpots (hangs head only has two crockpots) I cook so much even my dd give me crockpot cookbooks BUT we do have 5 yes 5 grills - gas and charcoal. Anyone wonder how dh loves to cook?
Today I used one of those crockpots to cook chicken for Ampers to eat (skinless, boneless,chicken cooked in fat free broth)
As for Kate,her bs on her having to go back to bed after only spending a couple of days in Vegas because of time difference. I spent 10 days in California taking care of grandbabies when my dh had surgery. I flew home on a Saturday night,(lading on east coast at midnight) Was in Church Sunday am and work on Monday. At her age, suppose condition to running and short stay she should "bounce" back way faster that this grandma did. I think she was just depressed because no one was funding her time on the west coast and that is why she went back to bed.
Dwindle,
Can't you just send me some spares?
*ducks*
Never fear, Hubs says he's on top of it - not sure if I should be worried or not!
aggiemom09121416 said... 76
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
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Excuse me. "...little piddly ole crock pots..."????
Huh. 15 Min-ners, you should know that this woman not only has FIVE count em 5 mixers, she NAMES them!
Go ahead, aggie, dear. Tell them. There is healing in the confession of it all!
Shirlene said... 152
I wouldn't give Tamara a lot of credibility. She also thinks that Prince William and Harry are better off without Princess Diana. She said this. She has intense hate in her. I don't think Prince William is thinking that today as he helps his pregnant wife through some bad morning sickness. I bet he's thinking he would love to phone up "Mummy" and ask for advice. And I bet he would give his left arm for his child to know her Granny.
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A) I never said that, a troll did. Was that troll you? Are you that woman whom was under the delusional belief that Diana had fought the Firm to not send Willy and Harry to expensive boarding school?
Sorry, that should have been when dd had surgery.
Ampersdad (dh) stayed home to take care of her and her two feline sisters so I could go help dd.
SeeSaw said... 73
OMG I "HAD" evening sickness.
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LOL! I was actually thinking "What did I miss!?! a new baby coming to 15 Minutes!!!!"
Well, I have no grands you know, so I gotta grab the excitement where I can. But I am glad it was past tense and that tonight's dinner did NOT 'smell like feet' for you! LOL again!
Bearswife said... 115
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Well, I walked to the panty and called out for volunteers to sacrifice their little feet for you, but I heard no offers. Sorry. But a little can of mandarine oranges jumped out and begged to be eaten with some unflavored yogurt!
I don't get where you're seeing all this "royal hate" Admin. And last I checked England is not the only country with a royal family. Check out Monaco for need-to-be skinny women. Aside from stating both the facts and my well informed opinion on a few facets of Diana and Catherine, I don't see where I've written anything hateful.
Dwindle....110:
Yes...I am here! Noticed all the bullying going on towards you so I came to have your back!! So what if you have a weird obsession with your Crockpots? Love is love. It can't be explained, right?
Your Crocks are lucky to have you in their life! : )
Fear not, my friend! You are not alone.....I have uncontrollable urges to 'Price is Right' model everything in sight! You know,smile big, opening fridge door while caressing the door in a sweeping hand fashion. Little half turn, big smile, other hand resting on my hip.....yep! Cars are fun too!!!
Bahahahahaha!!! Sorry...I'm in a crazy mood tonight.
Dwindle,
dare I ask why you have a can of mandarins in your panty?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113
Grill rack hells no I just have tongs. It's all you need. Set it and forget it
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LOL!!!!!!
Saw that Kate is pushing her Bella bars again so I went on their website out of curiosity to see how much it would cost for a couple of boxes. With shipping within the US, it was $50. Un-eff-ing-believable. How can her sheeps afford that? $50 for 2 boxes. Takes nerve to think Joe Average can afford that kind of luxury. There is some mention on the site that celebrities are all turning to Bella bars now. Oh God, I can't stand anything she does.
Dumbass.
Dwindle - if I were pregnant (heaven forbid at 53) would you send me a crockpot for my baby shower?
mamasan...15 hyperemesis gravidarum...I hear ya! I suffered from it with my first pregnancy. Vomitting 24/7 for a month. Lost 10lbs. Went from 120lbs. to 110lbs. I couldn't even keep down water. We were living in Scotland and the ob threatend to put me in the hospital. We tried anti-nausea medication first and that fortunately worked. They say it is more prevelent when pregnant with a girl and I was. Fortunately it didn't affect me with my second daughter. My poor husband was beside himself. He was working in an industry where his schedule was two weeks home/two weeks away so I ended up staying with a friend while he was gone. Not a fun condition to have. I feel for the Duchess.
Watched Charlie Brown Christmas last week and Rudolph tonight. Frosty this weekend. Waiting for A Christmas Story and It's a Wonderful Life. Christmas season for me doesn't start until I see these shows on TV.
I want to know how re-entry into your home is hard when you've been away. Especially when you are only away for a couple of days. Kate really needs to think before she tweets. She should be excited to be home to see her kids and her beloved Shoka. I have to remember it's Kate and she never likes to go home. She must be on such a high when she is away and going home just crashes her. How sad.
Oh, and the addition of gymnast's in the examples of want to be skinnys came because I've just re-read "Pretty Girls in Little Boxes" again.
I have a Charles and Diana story to share. In August of 1981 when my husband and I were living in Scotland we went with some friends to the Braemar Highland Games which takes place every year. The royal family always goes to the games as well as they spend part of their summer at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. We were sitting on the grass having lunch when we noticed a procession of vehicles coming down the road right next to where we were sitting. As the vehicles got closer were realized they were Rolls Royces with the royal family. So we stood up and here comes Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in the first Rolls and Charles and Diana in the second. I don't know who was in the other vehicles as we were all looking at Diana. It was just a few weeks after they had gotten married. We couldn't believe how close we were to the them. It was a thrill to see them up close and personal even if it was only for a second or two.
Local said...Even if you think that would you say "skinny is very important" in this day and age of eating disorder awareness???
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Tamara responded @80...Nearly every single freakin female film and popstar? Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts...
Oh, and the addition of gymnast's in the examples of want to be skinnys came because I've just re-read "Pretty Girls in Little Boxes" again."
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Tamara, in your response to post @80 above, you said that among others, royals and gymnasts would say that "skinny is very important." I wondered which gymnasts and royals came out and said that. Were any of them quoted in "Girls in Pretty Little Boxes?" I didn't read it.
Dwindle - if I were pregnant (heaven forbid at 53) would you send me a crockpot for my baby shower?
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I'll send you a year's supply of those discount birth control pills you saw in the ad!
New post.
Every gymnast featured in Pretty Boxes desperately wanted to be thin, though it was mainly because of their abusive coaches. I suppose it both does and doesn't fit with the Khates whom wish to be skinny to get the guy or look fit and sexy,but it does fit into the psychological side of eating disorders. Gymnast didn't want to be skinny for their self esteem. They wanted to because their coaches brainwashed them.
One last comment about the skinny thing....I have to totally disagree that a bunch of celebs come right out and openly talk about being skinny. If anything, I think they play coy about it. Who me, skinny? And then there's Kate, nothing tastes as good as thin feels. The supermodel who said that very same thing was TORN APART in the media, no one could believe it. And Kate gets away with the SAME THING.
Sure they may talk about wanting to be skinny behind closed doors, and they may, on the inside, want to be emaciated. But they would never dare suggest it publicly. We're just too aware now of eating disorders and I think most people feel a responsibility not to encourage destructive behavior even if you've chosen if for yourself. And then there's Kate.
I think that was the point being made, that even if you believe in being 90 pounds, what are you thinking saying so?
Tamara I think you are missing the point. The point is not whether celebs/gymnasts want to be thin. Admittedly, many probably do. The point is whether they would be fool enough to say so publicly. That's the point. And no, they're not fool enough to say so publicly, that I've ever seen. But feel free to point me to some quotes suggesting otherwise.
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aggiemom09121416 said... 76
You guys let me know when you finish talking about those little piddly ol' crock pots and move on to the workhorse of the kitchen, a true machine crafted in the good ol' USA....the one, the only, the KITCHENAID MIXER. (yep, I have five, count'em FIVE kitchenaid mixers!)
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Excuse me. "...little piddly ole crock pots..."????
Huh. 15 Min-ners, you should know that this woman not only has FIVE count em 5 mixers, she NAMES them!
Go ahead, aggie, dear. Tell them. There is healing in the confession of it all!
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Tsk,tsk,...Dwindle dear, going for the jugular, are you??LOL
You fine posters here, don't listen to silly ol' Dwindle trying to defame my character,and more importantly my beloved mixers, THE workhorses of the kitchen. I will admit that they can't cook a pork roast or her stinky sauerkraut, but they can whip up mashed potatoes, candies, make pasta, grind meat, mill flour, ....let's watch her ol' six, count'em, six crock pots do THAT! (hehe, 1000% snark happening here!)
For the record, only two of my mixers have names, NOT all of them....I have a lovely vintage yellow mixer named Mildred and another vintage green mixer named Kermit, cuz' it ain't easy being green!
#ilovetosnarkondwindlesheisamazing
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I will admit that they can't cook a pork roast or her stinky sauerkraut, but they can whip up mashed potatoes, candies, make pasta, grind meat, mill flour,
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One more thing about the crock pot, now that you mentioned mashed potatoes. On Thanksgiving, I made the mashed potatoes ahead of time (traditional way) and then transferred them to the crock pot to stay warm. It certainly helped in the chaos of last minute food preparation, and they stayed good and hot.
"Annoying celebs whom you're not sure why they're famous, eg Kardashians, royals, socialites, gymnasts... "
The "want to be skinny" thing aside....gymansts are usually famous because they have won Olympic medals. I'm not sure it's fair to put them in the category of "not sure why they're famous."
http://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2013/01/11/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-potty-training
Mariah Carey doing a Kate and showing photos of her kids potty training - ugh!
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