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Good Afternoon!
Well I learned something today! Thanks Ed....
I misread your original statement about the wine in the recipe..and thought you'd said wine had a lot of salt...... I'm sitting here looking for every excuse I can think of to keep from going back outside and finishing the lawn stuff...so I sat here scratching my head.. Can't be true Ed, I heard myself saying.
SO I LOOKED it all up....6-10 mg salt in 5 oz red wine...not much at all...
Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup, 750 mg per ½ cup....now we're talking salt...and then
Lipton Onion Soup..for the whole packet is 2,440 mg salt...so you'd have to divide by the number of servings...6? 4?...would depend on how much 'gravy or juice' you put on your plate........so 6-10 oz salt in the wine and we're worried about the salt??????? WTHeck????
Then I Fortunately, Re-read what Ed ACTUALLY wrote... 'Cooking Wine has a lot of salt....' OOPS!!!! yes it does! indeed!!!
OK, I'm awake now...and will gladly go finish the grass mowing....boy did I come close to making a fool of myself!!!! YIKES!! Maybe I need more coffee, or smaller lunches?
Later...
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Hi All,
It looks like we might need Noah and his ark building skills soon! According to the national weather forecast folks, May - which has already been extremely wet - is supposed to continue as wet for the entire month. I want a refund for May!
Roger, I also use the Fitbit and MayMyWalk when I go out (I have been skipping it recently because of the rain) and find they are not quite together on the length. I was thinking I might need to recalibrate the Fitbit to my steps. I recall doing that years ago with my original one (I am on the 3d or 4th one now...I lost a couple before this one). Perhaps my stride length has changed. Is that something you might need to consider also?
Val and Ed, I suppose your gardens would appreciate all the rain we are getting. Can we ship ay of it down to you? Unfortunately, it does make for dreary days and outlooks. I am convinced the therapists who treat for SAD (seasonal affective disorder) are quite busy right about now!
A couple of more assignments to grade and I am done with the semester. I start the summer session on May 23, so I really need to do the syllabus for that class. I am excited about the changes I have for that one!
Will try to get out and walk between the raindrops,
Lee-Ann
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Good Saturday Morning!
Chilly!!!! Wow! Where did summer go? Little devilish season is playing peek-a-boo with us!
Should warm up nicely though today and tomorrow. This is Roger's 'walkin' weather':)
Hope to get out after it warms, and do a little more yard work...I think my marigold and petunia plants are due (overdue) for their second round of booster fertilizer. And I am finding little, and some not so little, Poison Ivy plants. They gotta go pronto. ETC. My non-gardening buddy, Marietta, asked me the other day if I was finished with my lawn and garden. When I quit laughing.... its just never 'done'. There are always things going 'needy'. Her DH works long weekday hours and on Saturday's he puts on his 'lawn and garden hat' and spends the day mowing, weeding, etc. She just doesn't understand that.
I'm also thinking I may have to cook today...I believe the planned leftovers, are pretty much all eaten. I may throw together a 3 bean chili, and bake some tofu....and that will get me into Monday.
LeeAnn, thanks for the offer for rain. Can we put a hold on that until about July and August? Right now things are fairly good. Plenty of 'ground moisture', so weekly something around an inch is good. I saw a cartoon the other day my brother in MO posted...it was a farm field, with an oscillating fan and a box fan attached to an extension cord...captioned, "Yep, about a week it should be dry" They too have had your rains. And now you know why I do not farm! I'd be crazy rather quickly.
Roger, hope you had a good walk, and I'm guessing Ed got to sleep in a bit this morning...:)
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday!
"New" pot roast is going in the slow cooker now.
Ingredients:
Boneless Chuck
A tablespoon or so garlic powder (didn't measure)
1 packet Zesty Italian Salad Dressing mix
1 packet Brown Gravy mix
1 packet Ranch Dressing mix
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, NOT diluted (don't mix in the water you'd use for soup...)
1 cup dry red wine (you can use a whole soup can of it if you want, it's not much more than a cup...)
Put all that in the slow cooker, in the order listed.
Then, for vegetables this round:
All the parsnips left in the crisper. They're older than the new carrots...not as colorful, but they taste good and need to be used up. Scrape with vegetable crisper and lay on top of the meat and other ingredients.
Those two or three medium large russet potatoes that have been in the crisper for a while, peeled but not cut up. Lay on top of the carrots. I mean on top of the parsnips! Lightly sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
That half a medium large onion left over from making that omelet the other night. Just wedge it in there somewhere...
Put the lid on and set cooker to LOW. Cook for 8 to 10 hours. Eat.
I hope it comes out good and I can't taste all the salt I know is in there...
Time to take Lilo to the vet for her annual stuff.
Then back to configuring my new phone. Galaxy S7 Edge.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Hi
I go Misted on while walking 7500 steps. When I left the house everything was wet so I took a folding umbrella along just in case, 1/2 way through the walk things were starting to dry out slightly so if course it started misting and making things wet again
It was around 50 degrees out with a forecast high in the low 60s for later on.
Around here at least It has not been to bad walking, even yesterday when I got out early I was lucky that it was not too bad. Later in the day not to long after I got home the rain picked up and it got breezy. The Power went off for less than a minute. So of course I had to reset the clock on the Microwave and wait for the Satellite TV DVRs and Cable box to initialize. Most of the clocks are battery powered or have a battery backup fortunately.
Have Great Saturday
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning you guys!
It is quite chilly here this morning Ed...but its sunny, and although we are once again under a wind advisory til 10pm, right this minute its not very windy...more breezy.
Roger....ya gotta have some veggies with that pot roast. Potato and carrot..classic. Anything after that, like mushrooms, onion, garlic, celery, seasonings, etc...is pure artistry! Bland? well to some, maybe...but cook what 'you' like!
Today is 3 hours of summit, and another solid hour of my class, and somewhere I'll squeeze in a walk with the lawn mower! I saw a pasta dish from my InstantPot group, which I am going to have to have for dinner...very simple...and super fast! 3 or 4 minutes fast. (and the steam release time, which is 10 min. or less.) Some things you do an instant release, others a natural release... Still, a quick dinner!
I watched the most beautiful TED TALK this morning. I'll see if I can find it again and post the link. It was a 9 minute view of beautiful breathtaking scenery!
There I go again....it was artistic....I must be in a creative mood today
Later...
Hi Valerie
I was amazed when I looked here, six new posts from yesterday, Whee!
That reminds me, I need to pick up a bag of the baby carrots, I'm out. The only carrots in the house currently are in a can and they are as is common with canned vegetables high sodium even if rinsed I suspect they are still high sodium. Did I forget to mention vegetables. A small potato, some carrots and if in the refrigerator some celery and some onion.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Afternoon!
Well I learned something today! Thanks Ed....
I misread your original statement about the wine in the recipe..and thought you'd said wine had a lot of salt...... I'm sitting here looking for every excuse I can think of to keep from going back outside and finishing the lawn stuff...so I sat here scratching my head.. Can't be true Ed, I heard myself saying.
SO I LOOKED it all up....6-10 mg salt in 5 oz red wine...not much at all...
Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup, 750 mg per ½ cup....now we're talking salt...and then
Lipton Onion Soup..for the whole packet is 2,440 mg salt...so you'd have to divide by the number of servings...6? 4?...would depend on how much 'gravy or juice' you put on your plate........so 6-10 oz salt in the wine and we're worried about the salt??????? WTHeck????
Then I Fortunately, Re-read what Ed ACTUALLY wrote... 'Cooking Wine has a lot of salt....' OOPS!!!! yes it does! indeed!!!
OK, I'm awake now...and will gladly go finish the grass mowing....boy did I come close to making a fool of myself!!!! YIKES!! Maybe I need more coffee, or smaller lunches?
Later...
It sounds as if the hight sodium in cooking wine is a good reason to use regular wine
I have been avoiding dry packets of foods due to the high sodium levels. I think they use it as a cheap way to add some flavor.
Good Luck getting going on the Mowing. Our weather forecasts are saying Monday & Tuesday will be the best days.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Saturday Morning!
Chilly!!!! Wow! Where did summer go? Little devilish season is playing peek-a-boo with us!
Should warm up nicely though today and tomorrow. This is Roger's 'walkin' weather':)
Hope to get out after it warms, and do a little more yard work...I think my marigold and petunia plants are due (overdue) for their second round of booster fertilizer. And I am finding little, and some not so little, Poison Ivy plants. They gotta go pronto. ETC. My non-gardening buddy, Marietta, asked me the other day if I was finished with my lawn and garden. When I quit laughing.... its just never 'done'. There are always things going 'needy'. Her DH works long weekday hours and on Saturday's he puts on his 'lawn and garden hat' and spends the day mowing, weeding, etc. She just doesn't understand that.
I'm also thinking I may have to cook today...I believe the planned leftovers, are pretty much all eaten. I may throw together a 3 bean chili, and bake some tofu....and that will get me into Monday.
LeeAnn, thanks for the offer for rain. Can we put a hold on that until about July and August? Right now things are fairly good. Plenty of 'ground moisture', so weekly something around an inch is good. I saw a cartoon the other day my brother in MO posted...it was a farm field, with an oscillating fan and a box fan attached to an extension cord...captioned, "Yep, about a week it should be dry" They too have had your rains. And now you know why I do not farm! I'd be crazy rather quickly.
Roger, hope you had a good walk, and I'm guessing Ed got to sleep in a bit this morning...:)
Later...
My Brother picked up a couple of things to scratch into the soil to add nitrogen where we tilled in the Mulch for example.
Poison Ivy? Be careful, personally I think for that I would pay a professional to eradicate it.
We are having weird growing seasons for sure.
Enjoy the Weekend
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »A new pot roast recipe? I just throw it in a pan with some water and salt to taste when serving. I guess much of my cooking would seem bland and boring to You.
Have a Good Day
Roger
What about the vegetables? Do you roast them with the meat?
Try this recipe...it's my standard pot roast.
3 to 4 pound arm (chuck) or bottom round roast. You could use a sirloin roast too, if desired, but why would you want to do that?
1 envelope onion soup and dip mix
1 can Campbell's Golden Mushroom soup
Place roast in slow cooker.
Sprinkle the onion soup mix on roast.
Spread the Golden Mushroom soup over the top. Do NOT add the whole can of water called for if making soup.
Add 1/2 can (use the Golden Mushroom soup can) of water or one cup of red wine, drizzled over it all. If using cooking wine, which is already salted, you may find the meal rather salty so I don't really recommend that. Use a nice, but not too expensive, dry red wine for drinking. You can cork the bottle and serve the rest with dinner if you like!
If you want to roast some vegetables with it, now would be the time to put them in. (Note, if you aren't using a slow cooker, the vegetables would go into the pan in the oven later...you'd have to work out the timing. Google is your friend!)
So...if desired, add half a pound of carrots, whole, ends trimmed, just washed if desired or you can use a vegetable peeler to skim off the outer skin.
Add 2 to 4 medium large potatoes, peeled but NOT CUT UP. If you cut them up, they'll overcook and dissolve. (If cooking in the oven, you can cut them up but they'll be added at a later time than the carrots)
Some celery stalks, cut to desired length, if you like celery with your roast.
If you like onion roasted in gravy, you can put in a whole, peeled onion if there's room, and of course some mushrooms if desired.
Lightly salt and pepper the potatoes (which should be on top of everything else) and sprinkle a little paprika on them too.
Put the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or HIGH for 4 to 6 hours.
Your gravy will pretty much make itself, though you can thicken it up a bit more if you like, with a bit of cornstarch mixed with cold water, and then bring the gravy back to a boil, stirring constantly.
Leftover roast, vegetables, and gravy make a splendid stew.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday!
"New" pot roast is going in the slow cooker now.
Ingredients:
Boneless Chuck
A tablespoon or so garlic powder (didn't measure)
1 packet Zesty Italian Salad Dressing mix
1 packet Brown Gravy mix
1 packet Ranch Dressing mix
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, NOT diluted (don't mix in the water you'd use for soup...)
1 cup dry red wine (you can use a whole soup can of it if you want, it's not much more than a cup...)
Put all that in the slow cooker, in the order listed.
Then, for vegetables this round:
All the parsnips left in the crisper. They're older than the new carrots...not as colorful, but they taste good and need to be used up. Scrape with vegetable crisper and lay on top of the meat and other ingredients.
Those two or three medium large russet potatoes that have been in the crisper for a while, peeled but not cut up. Lay on top of the carrots. I mean on top of the parsnips! Lightly sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
That half a medium large onion left over from making that omelet the other night. Just wedge it in there somewhere...
Put the lid on and set cooker to LOW. Cook for 8 to 10 hours. Eat.
I hope it comes out good and I can't taste all the salt I know is in there...
Time to take Lilo to the vet for her annual stuff.
Then back to configuring my new phone. Galaxy S7 Edge.
Hi Ed
being a lazy impatient type I might use a tender cut of beef, Maybe Rib Eye or Filet Mignon. I would use a crock pot especially in the warmer weather and since we have a electric oven I believe the crock pot would be a lot cheaper to use.
The Phone needs configuring? My brother and I use dumb phones, IE Flip Phones and all that is involved is transferring the Phone Number List mainly and learn to use he new button layout.
Thank You for the suggestions on how to do the Pot Roast
RogerHi All,
It looks like we might need Noah and his ark building skills soon! According to the national weather forecast folks, May - which has already been extremely wet - is supposed to continue as wet for the entire month. I want a refund for May!
Roger, I also use the Fitbit and MapMyWalk when I go out (I have been skipping it recently because of the rain) and find they are not quite together on the length. I was thinking I might need to re-calibrate the Fitbit to my steps. I recall doing that years ago with my original one (I am on the 3d or 4th one now...I lost a couple before this one). Perhaps my stride length has changed. Is that something you might need to consider also?
Val and Ed, I suppose your gardens would appreciate all the rain we are getting. Can we ship any of it down to you? Unfortunately, it does make for dreary days and outlooks. I am convinced the therapists who treat for SAD (seasonal affective disorder) are quite busy right about now!
A couple of more assignments to grade and I am done with the semester. I start the summer session on May 23, so I really need to do the syllabus for that class. I am excited about the changes I have for that one!
Will try to get out and walk between the raindrops,
Lee-Ann
Hi Lee-Ann
I am not sure if I can calibrate the FitBit Zip, I would have to research that. This is the second one, Thanks to Valerie's comment I got in touch with them for warranty when the first one died. I am not sure why that did not occur to me, however when it was mentioned to me I pulled the box from the first one and looked at the receipt from the online purchase and determined it was under warranty
I know my stride length has changed to longer than when I started walking and how fast I walk changes during the walk and I suspect the stride length slowly changes too.
I think I am lucky here I am not getting rains like out west or Texas is getting, It makes the evening news here.
This week the garden has not had a chance to dry out all week. It is not tons of rain any day it is just every day, from .1 to .8 inches each time depending on where in NJ You are located.
Stay Safe & Dry
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Update: I ended up putting another half cup of wine into the mix for the roast. It came out DELICIOUS. While it definitely did not need any additional salt at the table, it wasn't so salty as to taste bad. I'm sure the sodium level is still ridiculous, but I don't make pot roast very often
The remaining roast, vegetables, and gravy, are already cut up and placed in a dish for stew, which has been put in the refrigerator.
All dishes washed up and in the rack too!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good Morning All,
Sunny this morning, and much more 'temperate' that the past few mornings. Back porch says 60. I can go with that.
Luncheon today with my boys, and family. Have to be in Cumming GA at 12:30. It'll be an hours trip mostly because of the morning traffic. There will be more folks out, longer stop lights, etc. But, lunch will be fun and the food good.....
Then this after I have to address my Global Health class....yep, end of unit due today. I have listened to one of the modules... and the one I need to do is only about 40 minutes of videos, so I should be able to get it done rather nicely.
I think Ed, since the wine got doubled up, we'll have to upgrade the name of your chunk of beef to "Boeuf bourguignon-ala Ed"
I'll bet it was delicious. I'm a tad jealous of all those nice roasted veggies in your refrigerator...if I was a cat burglar..........hmmmmm.
LeeAnn, weather says you're sending me some rain on Wednesday! Thanks, that should be about right! I hope your weather improves this week.
Happy Mother's Day!! Hope you have a wonderful day.
And, finally if we don't hear from Roger, ever again, I think we'll know why....some body in NJ won $415M last night. or was it LeeAnn???? I don't know if LeeAnn plays, but I think either Roger or his brother does...(trusting old brain on this?)
Later...
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Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! Nice day here, but I'm inside doing laundry. I have a little extra today because Ariel politely threw up on the bed yesterday and I wasn't actually planning to wash that stuff today, but there it is. I put fresh, NEW (but washed) sheets on the bed and it looks nice.
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Hi
It is raining outside, once again
Right after I wrote that I looked outside and the rain had stopped so I geared up with my Backpack & the Umbrella strapped to it. I got on block and it started drizzling, then another block and I stopped under a woody leafy lightning rod AKA Tree and put up the umbrella. By the time I got to the Dunkin Donuts for my Coffee and was ready to leave it had stopped so I strapped on the Umbrella and did not need it again on the walk. I stopped at the Supermarket for Bananas, Apples and a Orange. That will hold me for a couple of days when I will stop again for more fruit as I have decided that this spring & summer I will buy less more often so as to not have things go to ripe before using them. I checked and the 10% Senior discount is on Wednesdays so that will be my shop heavier day
I ended up with 8800 steps.
Now that I am home from my walk I think I may be lazy myself. I plan to go re-capture a VHS Family tape, I was not happy with the way it came out, much to bright and washed out looking. I could adjust that in the encoding to DVD and BluRay, however I would lose Dynamic range that way so I can recapture it and adjust the settings in the capture device to capture it darker to start with. IMO that will give better results. That will just be a simple start it capturing and do something/nothing else.
Happy Mothers Day
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parityanimal wrote: »Update: I ended up putting another half cup of wine into the mix for the roast. It came out DELICIOUS. While it definitely did not need any additional salt at the table, it wasn't so salty as to taste bad. I'm sure the sodium level is still ridiculous, but I don't make pot roast very often
The remaining roast, vegetables, and gravy, are already cut up and placed in a dish for stew, which has been put in the refrigerator.
All dishes washed up and in the rack too!parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! Nice day here, but I'm inside doing laundry. I have a little extra today because Ariel politely threw up on the bed yesterday and I wasn't actually planning to wash that stuff today, but there it is. I put fresh, NEW (but washed) sheets on the bed and it looks nice.
Hi Ed
If I said I suspect that the Saltiness came from the Mushroom Soup or the Packets of Dry Mix or all three.
Cats will do that as I understand it.
Have a Great Day
Roger
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning All,
Sunny this morning, and much more 'temperate' that the past few mornings. Back porch says 60. I can go with that.
Luncheon today with my boys, and family. Have to be in Cumming GA at 12:30. It'll be an hours trip mostly because of the morning traffic. There will be more folks out, longer stop lights, etc. But, lunch will be fun and the food good.....
Then this after I have to address my Global Health class....yep, end of unit due today. I have listened to one of the modules... and the one I need to do is only about 40 minutes of videos, so I should be able to get it done rather nicely.
I think Ed, since the wine got doubled up, we'll have to upgrade the name of your chunk of beef to "Boeuf bourguignon-ala Ed" I'll bet it was delicious. I'm a tad jealous of all those nice roasted veggies in your refrigerator...if I was a cat burglar..........hmmmmm.
LeeAnn, weather says you're sending me some rain on Wednesday! Thanks, that should be about right! I hope your weather improves this week.
Happy Mother's Day!! Hope you have a wonderful day.
And, finally if we don't hear from Roger, ever again, I think we'll know why....some body in NJ won $415M last night. or was it LeeAnn???? I don't know if LeeAnn plays, but I think either Roger or his brother does...(trusting old brain on this?)
Later...
Why would You want to be cat burglar, Don't You have enough cats already ?
It was not me, and TBH if I did win I would still act the same while I figured out how to protect myself from being bombarded with begging letter in the mail.
The Winner was in Mercer county which is south of the county I live in
I suspect that lunch is a Happy Mothers Day treat from Your Boys.
It is supposed to get up to the mid to upper 60s with a unfamiliar bright glowing object in the sky for once.
Happy Mothers Day, Enjoy Your Lunch
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Roger wrote:
"Hi Valerie
Why would You want to be cat burglar, Don't You have enough cats already ?"
Alright smarty britches!!! (bet its been a long time since anybody's called you that!!! LOL!!!)
I actually had to go back and re-read to see what the heck you were talking about.
So, so sorry it wasn't your household in NJ, that is now wealthy! I'd like to know at least ONE multi-millionaire! And it wouldn't really hurt my feelings though, if it was me!!!
I'm in a goof mood as you can tell...
Finished my week two of video's and quizzes, and end of module test....and I did it on a nice full tummy, with the aid of a 4 pm cup of coffee....so who want to offer up their phone number so when I'm still awake at 2 a.m. I have somebody to talk to??????? giggle, giggle!
See you guys tomorrow!!!!
Sleep tight!
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! We had our short re-visit with Spring and Summer is back with us. It's supposed to get to 85 today, but no rain.
Laundry all caught up yesterday, and trash/recycle bins are at the curb for pickup.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...0 -
Good Monday Morning!
Not too much on my 'list' today. Picking up the little one next door this week. She's in a brace from a Soccer related knee injury. She's a year older than Olivia and a really good kid. So Friday when I saw her limping up the street...I volunteered!
I have a half hour 'talk' to listen to, and am currently sorta listening to a round up of the past weeks Food Summit Revolution. It was well worth my time to participate again this year. Next year I'll be sure to give you guys the link. Whether you choose to listen is up to you!! Its audio, so you can listen on your phone.
Also there seems to be another growth spurt in the laundry basket! Funny how that happens every 4 or 5 days! So, just like weeds in the garden...gotta do it..
Other than that, the day is mine!
Later...
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Hi
7500 steps so far + 2 cents. There is this big brightly glowing thing in the sky that is throwing a lot of heat out there
It has been absent when walking for a while too. The Plan for the day is to Mow the grass later and then maybe go to Lowes, depends on my mood and how I feel after mowing.
Have a Great Week
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger wrote:
"Hi Valerie
Why would You want to be cat burglar, Don't You have enough cats already ?"
Alright smarty britches!!! (bet its been a long time since anybody's called you that!!! LOL!!!)
I actually had to go back and re-read to see what the heck you were talking about.
So, so sorry it wasn't your household in NJ, that is now wealthy! I'd like to know at least ONE multi-millionaire! And it wouldn't really hurt my feelings though, if it was me!!!
I'm in a goof mood as you can tell...
Finished my week two of video's and quizzes, and end of module test....and I did it on a nice full tummy, with the aid of a 4 pm cup of coffee....so who want to offer up their phone number so when I'm still awake at 2 a.m. I have somebody to talk to??????? giggle, giggle!
See you guys tomorrow!!!!
Sleep tight!GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Monday Morning!
Not too much on my 'list' today. Picking up the little one next door this week. She's in a brace from a Soccer related knee injury. She's a year older than Olivia and a really good kid. So Friday when I saw her limping up the street...I volunteered!
I have a half hour 'talk' to listen to, and am currently sorta listening to a round up of the past weeks Food Summit Revolution. It was well worth my time to participate again this year. Next year I'll be sure to give you guys the link. Whether you choose to listen is up to you!! Its audio, so you can listen on your phone.
Also there seems to be another growth spurt in the laundry basket! Funny how that happens every 4 or 5 days! So, just like weeds in the garden...gotta do it..
Other than that, the day is mine!
Later...
Hi Valerie
Actually that is better than what my brother says regarding my sense of humor
I'm sorry it wasn't this household too, I guess I'll have to be satisfied with the stray change I pick up walking.
Others may be able to listen on their phone, I'm pretty sure my Flip Phone doesn't do that sort of thing, heck it doesn't even have a camera.
I am afraid of what the weeds are going to do with the daily rain we had all last week.
Have a Good Day
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! We had our short re-visit with Spring and Summer is back with us. It's supposed to get to 85 today, but no rain.
Laundry all caught up yesterday, and trash/recycle bins are at the curb for pickup.
Off to the salt races!
Hi Ed
And we are supposed to hit the low 70s today, Whee, We're having a heat wave
Originally there was rain in the forecast for Wednesday and Friday, now they are saying minimal chance Wednesday and rain Friday and Saturday.
Have a Great Day
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Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! Some chance of rain today. Hopefully not too much. Larger chance of rain tonight.
Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...0 -
Good Morning All,
Ed, rain maybe tonite...if earlier today it will surprise me. I've become pretty immune to them saying rain, cuz they're like the little boy who cried wolf.
Did anybody happen last evening to see the live videos of the tornado's in Oklahoma? There were a couple doozies! I flipped on the tv when I got home from dinner, and they were just showing it as breaking news on our local ABC news sta. and by the 7pm national news there had been several that they'd shown live feed. It was formidable just to see it on my little tv screen!
I"m thinking breakfast. Drank my coffee already. Sometimes that cup empties ever so quickly!!!! LOL!
Watched also the live stream of NJ lottery spokesperson presenting the $30,000 check to the 7-11 (?) shop that sold the winning lottery ticket. 2 things that I wonder....who gets the money from the check...the employee's? or I'm guessing it just goes to the 7-11 chain's coffers...and, they mentioned it was located right behind a large hospital...hopefully the winner is a hard working hospital employee, or group of employees who can really put that money to good use. Such drama!!!!
Drove down the street to pick up my little neighbor, and her brother was already at the bus stop waiting for their littlest sister, (she's in first grade and quite the kid!) anyhow, I invited them into the car to wait...and I'm glad I did. Not only was the little one chatty and fun to ask questions to, but the bus was 15 minutes late. So it would have been a long dull wait without little Melony to keep me entertained!! The big brother, is the 'learning driver' who drove the family car from the cul-de-sac thru my front flower bed last spring. I love that kid. They moved in when he was about 18 months old...so I've truly watched all these little kids as they grew up. They all three play soccer...as did/does their Mom. Very strong healthy family. If they ever move I'll be heart broken!
My Korean neighbor has already moved from the house next door! I didn't see it happening, but I did walk over there yesterday, and there definitely is a lock box on the front door. Strange.
Ok, enough babbling...going to have breakfast and start my day
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Hi
I was walking once again + 6700 steps
Yesterday ended up different from what I had in mind, No Mowing, Lowes, Dragged out Rototiller and tilled more ground instead. Mowing probably starting in the next hour after I have the rest of my Breakfast, So far only the Banana before walking. Cloudy outside today and so far a comfortable temperature with a forecast high in the upper 60s.
Have a Great Tuesday
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning All,
Ed, rain maybe tonite...if earlier today it will surprise me. I've become pretty immune to them saying rain, cuz they're like the little boy who cried wolf.
Did anybody happen last evening to see the live videos of the tornado's in Oklahoma? There were a couple doozies! I flipped on the tv when I got home from dinner, and they were just showing it as breaking news on our local ABC news sta. and by the 7pm national news there had been several that they'd shown live feed. It was formidable just to see it on my little tv screen!
I"m thinking breakfast. Drank my coffee already. Sometimes that cup empties ever so quickly!!!! LOL!
Watched also the live stream of NJ lottery spokesperson presenting the $30,000 check to the 7-11 (?) shop that sold the winning lottery ticket. 2 things that I wonder....who gets the money from the check...the employee's? or I'm guessing it just goes to the 7-11 chain's coffers...and, they mentioned it was located right behind a large hospital...hopefully the winner is a hard working hospital employee, or group of employees who can really put that money to good use. Such drama!!!!
Drove down the street to pick up my little neighbor, and her brother was already at the bus stop waiting for their littlest sister, (she's in first grade and quite the kid!) anyhow, I invited them into the car to wait...and I'm glad I did. Not only was the little one chatty and fun to ask questions to, but the bus was 15 minutes late. So it would have been a long dull wait without little Melony to keep me entertained!! The big brother, is the 'learning driver' who drove the family car from the cul-de-sac thru my front flower bed last spring. I love that kid. They moved in when he was about 18 months old...so I've truly watched all these little kids as they grew up. They all three play soccer...as did/does their Mom. Very strong healthy family. If they ever move I'll be heart broken!
My Korean neighbor has already moved from the house next door! I didn't see it happening, but I did walk over there yesterday, and there definitely is a lock box on the front door. Strange.
Ok, enough babbling...going to have breakfast and start my day
Later...
Hi Valerie
Since they introduced the Owner on one of the news broadcasts here I believe that 7-Eleven is a franchise as many if not most are in which case I expect the owner gets the $30,000. FWIW I know that most of the McDonalds are also Franchises, since I knew several owners and a prospective owner who was undergoing the training at a local location.
I saw some of the video too, Impressive.
The house across the street, once the one owner passed had several owners who only stayed a couple of years each. Since it is what is considered a starter home nowdays I was not surprised. I think the houses here started out as a 600 Square foot main floor, however a usable attic and basement help with that. Mince is larger at 900 Sq Ft + Basement and Attic from prior owners doing an addition.
Around here I am thinking of the Weatherman like the Boy Who cries Wolf as regards snowfall
Have a Nice Day
Roger0 -
Hi
In case You missed it, Expected Forum Downtime 5/14/16
Link
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10388428/expected-forum-downtime-5-14-16#latest
BTW with the Mowing and more yard work today I am currently at 11,000 steps
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday all over again! Tag day, but not too bad out there weatherwise.
Off to the rat mines!
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Good Wednesday Morning!
Sunny and very nice outside...its a great tag day. (well, its not dark gray and raining!)
Roger hope you're having a good walk! And thanks for the info about the site going down on Saturday for maintenance. I would not have seen it on my own.
Shopping and Chatting with DS1 is my agenda today. Maybe a few minutes in the yard if I'm lucky and plan wisely!
LeeAnn must be wrapping up her semester's grading, recording, etc. Hope she can 'surface' soon to enjoy the mornings for her walks!
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Hi
8400 steps so far so things could be worse. The weather is warmer than yesterday, by the time I was headed on the inbound leg towards the Grocery Store I was down to a Pocket T-Shirt and could feel the Sun on me.
Since today is Wednesday, 10% Senior Discount Day, I stopped at the Grocery Store for a box of Cereal and some Fuji Apples and Black Plums. If I could have thought of anything else I needed I would have grabbed it then as the 10% off is on Wednesdays only, Oh well.
Have a Great Wednesday
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Wednesday Morning!
Sunny and very nice outside...its a great tag day. (well, its not dark gray and raining!)
Roger hope you're having a good walk! And thanks for the info about the site going down on Saturday for maintenance. I would not have seen it on my own.
Shopping and Chatting with DS1 is my agenda today. Maybe a few minutes in the yard if I'm lucky and plan wisely!
LeeAnn must be wrapping up her semester's grading, recording, etc. Hope she can 'surface' soon to enjoy the mornings for her walks!
Later...
Hi Valerie
I think we will be fine as it does say in the afternoon. I do wonder why they do not do it overnight however.
I did get out earlier trying to beat the forecast heat, however it did warm up quickly.
I think we may be done in the yard for a few days until the next delivery of plants my brother ordered arrives. I'm not sure why he ordered them but he ordered sweet potatoes.
Enjoy Your day with the shopping and chatting with family
Roger0 -
Tell 'Brother' good luck with the sweet potatoes....lots of vines, lots of space. I'm guessing he will get sp slips...little rooted plants. Sweet potatoes that you buy, and that may (mostly not) sprout....you have to break off the sprout, put it in a container of water, and they pretty quickly grow roots...and can then be planted! (just in case he gets sweet potatoes with eyes that are sprouting!) Just sayin'...
Mayfield Ky....not near family for you or J I hope Ed. Tornado did considerable damage from what I could see on noon news right now.
Little breeze out there right now, going to finish eating and hit the gym...I only have about half my steps for the day...and its the quickest way to get them....then on to Publix. Got some nice savings at Kroger! I had a $2.50 coupon for the frozen blueberries that I like, and I happened on a big reduction on flavored water that comes in small bottles and fit in my drink 'cozy'. Also my Old Persons discount...totaled up 26% savings...or $8+. I'm good with that!
Ok, I need to be shoveling salad, not typing!
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My family is in Paducah, which is not too very close to Mayfield.
Tagging was not hard this morning, as a lot of the delivered tags were duplicates and I just put them in the cabinet. I got to remove the hose hanger for the candy we don't normally stock and we're not stocking it
Also brought some "extra" cigarettes back to the store. We don't sell a lot of Marlboro Black Non-Menthol 100 cigarettes, so only need to keep 10 or so on hand. The planogram holds 11 and is full. A few weeks ago, they kept bringing more loose packs of that out a couple of times a week, though we didn't need any, and built us up to 33 packs, all loose! 11, of course, were in the planogram, where they belonged. I gathered up 20 (two cartons worth) and charged them back to the store as "excess", put them back into the store planogram, and hoped that would be that.
Well, so far this week, they have brought out 9 more loose packs. They have plenty of room for them in the store planogram and there is no reason for them to bring me more as they do NOT show up on the replenishment report, so I don't know why they keep bringing them...I returned the 9 extra packs, bringing the kiosk back to 11, which is plenty. I wouldn't have minded all the extra ones so much if they were still in sealed cartons (though I probably would still have put them back in the store - easier in a carton!)
I think they must be picking these in error, thinking they are something else that we ARE short on, but I've been trying to figure out what that could be, and can't really see anything obvious. If I can figure that out, I'll talk to them about it, but otherwise I'll just keep on bringing them back when I go in at the end of my shift, assuming they keep bringing them out.
We had an employee call in last night because a family member died so we had to get a last minute fill in, which worked out fairly easily. She is also scheduled for a shift Friday night but I suspect we'll have to fill that one too, so I've already been working on that. Then this morning someone else called in and suddenly needed Saturday off, so I had to scramble to fill that spot, and got that done.
By this point I was ready to throw the darn phone out the window because every time it rang there was something else I suddenly had to fix, while still running the fuel center!
Finally took one of my emergency tranquilizer half-tablets and just gave it time to settle...and managed to get through the rest of the day without contemplating murdering anyone.
Nap time now. I'm sure Lilo is ready.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Tell 'Brother' good luck with the sweet potatoes....lots of vines, lots of space. I'm guessing he will get sp slips...little rooted plants. Sweet potatoes that you buy, and that may (mostly not) sprout....you have to break off the sprout, put it in a container of water, and they pretty quickly grow roots...and can then be planted! (just in case he gets sweet potatoes with eyes that are sprouting!) Just sayin'...
Mayfield Ky....not near family for you or J I hope Ed. Tornado did considerable damage from what I could see on noon news right now.
Little breeze out there right now, going to finish eating and hit the gym...I only have about half my steps for the day...and its the quickest way to get them....then on to Publix. Got some nice savings at Kroger! I had a $2.50 coupon for the frozen blueberries that I like, and I happened on a big reduction on flavored water that comes in small bottles and fit in my drink 'cozy'. Also my Old Persons discount...totaled up 26% savings...or $8+. I'm good with that!
Ok, I need to be shoveling salad, not typing!
Later...
Hi Valerie
You guessed it, he ordered slips, I actually grew some last year by doing them like I would a regular sprouted potato and that worked too.
We do not normally keep Sweet Potatoes in the house except around Thanksgiving so I'm not sure why he bought them.
We already had some critter damage, something came along and ate the tops off of the sunflower plants he had started in containers. That is more or less what happened last year and was why I was not planning to grow them this year. I have less than no desire to grow food for critters.
Hmmm... I only got a 10% off for my Senior Discount a mere pittance compared to Your savings.
From what I see on the ABC news at 7:30 west and southwest of me is getting pounded with bad weather. When I see that I think to myself, see NJ isn't all bad.
Have a Nice evening
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »My family is in Paducah, which is not too very close to Mayfield.
Tagging was not hard this morning, as a lot of the delivered tags were duplicates and I just put them in the cabinet. I got to remove the hose hanger for the candy we don't normally stock and we're not stocking it
Also brought some "extra" cigarettes back to the store. We don't sell a lot of Marlboro Black Non-Menthol 100 cigarettes, so only need to keep 10 or so on hand. The planogram holds 11 and is full. A few weeks ago, they kept bringing more loose packs of that out a couple of times a week, though we didn't need any, and built us up to 33 packs, all loose! 11, of course, were in the planogram, where they belonged. I gathered up 20 (two cartons worth) and charged them back to the store as "excess", put them back into the store planogram, and hoped that would be that.
Well, so far this week, they have brought out 9 more loose packs. They have plenty of room for them in the store planogram and there is no reason for them to bring me more as they do NOT show up on the replenishment report, so I don't know why they keep bringing them...I returned the 9 extra packs, bringing the kiosk back to 11, which is plenty. I wouldn't have minded all the extra ones so much if they were still in sealed cartons (though I probably would still have put them back in the store - easier in a carton!)
I think they must be picking these in error, thinking they are something else that we ARE short on, but I've been trying to figure out what that could be, and can't really see anything obvious. If I can figure that out, I'll talk to them about it, but otherwise I'll just keep on bringing them back when I go in at the end of my shift, assuming they keep bringing them out.
We had an employee call in last night because a family member died so we had to get a last minute fill in, which worked out fairly easily. She is also scheduled for a shift Friday night but I suspect we'll have to fill that one too, so I've already been working on that. Then this morning someone else called in and suddenly needed Saturday off, so I had to scramble to fill that spot, and got that done.
By this point I was ready to throw the darn phone out the window because every time it rang there was something else I suddenly had to fix, while still running the fuel center!
Finally took one of my emergency tranquilizer half-tablets and just gave it time to settle...and managed to get through the rest of the day without contemplating murdering anyone.
Nap time now. I'm sure Lilo is ready.
Hi Ed
If I were a suspicious person I would suspect that someone over ordered those Marlboro Black Non-Menthol 100 cigarettes and keeps sending them out so that the overstock does not get noticed or to simulate demand
Some days it just runs like that, problem after problem
Have a Good Day Tomorrow
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Decent chance of showers today, and HOT. Blech.Hi Ed
If I were a suspicious person I would suspect that someone over ordered those Marlboro Black Non-Menthol 100 cigarettes and keeps sending them out so that the overstock does not get noticed or to simulate demand
Some days it just runs like that, problem after problem
Have a Good Day Tomorrow
Roger
I don't know how many of them they sell in the store, but when I brought them back yesterday, they didn't have all that many in their planogram, so it was easy to put them back. The last time (when I let them build me up to 33 loose packs) I overfilled their planogram bringing them back. But since they DIDN'T have all that many, they must sell a decent amount in the store. I sell maybe one pack every two or three weeks it seems like. Having excess packs in my backstock area under the counter does nothing to promote sales and just gets in my way, leaving less room for backstock of things I DO sell. I'll just keep bringing any extras back. I don't even know if they realize I have the authority to do that or have noticed that I have done it before. I can outlast them in this game.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...0 -
Hi
I walked again, Summer weather is upon us, I wore a Pocket T-Shirt, and did not bother with gloves and it was fine while walking. Tomorrow I think I'll hit the 7-Eleven for my coffee, Bank for spending Money and the Grocery Store for Bananas. I can not think of anything else I need at the moment. Maybe CostCo on Monday.
Have a Great Thursday
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Decent chance of showers today, and HOT. Blech.Hi Ed
If I were a suspicious person I would suspect that someone over ordered those Marlboro Black Non-Menthol 100 cigarettes and keeps sending them out so that the overstock does not get noticed or to simulate demand
Some days it just runs like that, problem after problem
Have a Good Day Tomorrow
Roger
I don't know how many of them they sell in the store, but when I brought them back yesterday, they didn't have all that many in their planogram, so it was easy to put them back. The last time (when I let them build me up to 33 loose packs) I overfilled their planogram bringing them back. But since they DIDN'T have all that many, they must sell a decent amount in the store. I sell maybe one pack every two or three weeks it seems like. Having excess packs in my backstock area under the counter does nothing to promote sales and just gets in my way, leaving less room for backstock of things I DO sell. I'll just keep bringing any extras back. I don't even know if they realize I have the authority to do that or have noticed that I have done it before. I can outlast them in this game.
Off to the salt races!
I wonder if it is just that they sell that many more cigarettes overall compared to what You sell.
Don't You have to account for what You return to the store?
Good Luck on the outlasting them.
Roger
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Hey, good morning,
Last to the party, and will be quite brief, as I was contemplating starting lunch (salad with mixed beans as protein), and I realized that I did NOT eat breakfast. The Heat & Air folks were scheduled to come out between 8-10....and he called about 10 to eight, and said he was on his way....so, moved the car out for easier access to the furnace, and after he left just before 10, I decided to blow the accumulated 'stuff' out of the garage, and that let to the driveway, etc....so somehow I didn't miss eating until I came in and sat down.
I guess I'll forgo breakfast, and just plow right into lunch??? LOL!!
Only other scheduled 'bothers', a trip to the gym, and start working on this weeks vid's for Global Health. Nice!!
Oh, and DS1's beloved St. Louis Blues won their game 7 of the playoffs with the Stars, I listened to the game...it was very lopsided...6-1 Blues....so they're off to the conference hockey playoffs, and that team is to be determined tonite.....hmmmm. I know Jack was a happy camper. Being from St. Louis, I have no trouble becoming a Blues fan for a few weeks. Would rather Philly be in the games, but....
To the kitchen.....
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! No rain scheduled for today, so it should be nice, but too hot.
I do have to account for what I bring back to the store, but I just enter it into the computer as returned to the store for either 1) excess inventory, 2) expired "sell by" date" and then bring it back in. Expired, of course, does not go back on the shelf.
Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...0
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