I have tried making Fried Green Tomatoes -- they didn't come out so good. Personally, if I had an aunt who could make them, I'd eat hers. I love that book/movie. I think I have another book of Fannie Flagg's that I haven't read yet.

Thanks for all Yippees on my puppy purchase. Yes, it's a Belgian Sheepdog. However, in Canada, they are called Belgian Shepherd Dogs, and they have 3(or sometimes 4) varieties. What we call a Belgian Sheepdog is called a Groenendael. There's also a pretty red colored (or sometimes gray or tan) with markings variety called a Terveuren, and a short haired red or tan called a Malinois, which is used as a police dog a lot. And there's a curly haired variety too. But me, I like them furry black dogs.

I think the breeder might end up helping you choose a puppy for me. It all depends on who else is interested in puppies and how much choice I end up getting. I will be happy with whichemever I get.

I thought the same thing about all those people in the Superdome, Schatzi. I think I would rather take my chances on escaping the area than crowd into that tin box. They've already had damage to it and are on backup power last I heard.

Hope you're not getting flooding, Peachie. I saw some FWB footage a few minutes ago. The ocean looked, um, spirited. Good luck with the car. I would suggest a little help from the other parent? No? Is it a private sale? Maybe they could meet you part way. Or you could toddle down there on the bus. Heh.

Lordy the weather has changed around here. You'd think the hurricane was hitting nearby -- hot and rainy all of a sudden. Weird. Must just be sympathetic weather.

Kiwi

Oops, I missed you Wab -- Thanks, that's exactly what I'm hoping for. Enjoy the massage!
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I spent three days napping, playing solitaire, eating sweet or fat stuff (no fried tomatoes or eggplant).
But
Butt!
I will do better tomorrow.
I'm glad you are all well and not kicked in the behiney from Katrina.
Peachy... good luck on job hunt.... I'm impressed you remembered the
Kintergarten Srummelpeter (sp) I saw a Punch and Judy show once...
the old fashioned entertainments aren't that bad, are they. (I was so
far gone today I misted up over a Nicekloden presentation of Wally and
the Beave...Kiwi... congrats on Belgian Sheepy Puppy.
My daughter apparently had a "blue waffle" for breakfast on unday...
Are they related to Belgian waffles or belgian sheep?? Probably not.

Wabbs/Baggz... let me know the brand name of the Blueberry/Dye Conquerer. i'd be willing to invest another $4.99 to save my sweater!!

DS has sold the sports car DH "sold" him for $1 last year at graduation. I have mixed feelings. Mostly worrying about how DH will feel when he finds out. A gift is a gift after all, and we were too old, too big to gracefully get in and out of a 3rd car that we only drove about 15 days a year. DS has apparently parlayed it into a 4WD jeep that will actually NOT slip and slide around in Indiana, and WILL hold his drum set when he goes to plays gigs.

He also seems a bit happier than in the past 3 months because he's back teaching... ! Amazing, since that's what he's in school for. He didn't like TAKING the teaching classes, but he likes teaching physics. He's mostly living with the GF... which is fine... but I wish I'd liked her better... or gotten to know her better. Maybe it's just the mother being jealous of the woman in her son's life thing. Jeez. You'd think I'd be more mature than that.

Well... off to see what the Monday night football deal did.
And see if I can get real sleep during the night... rather than having days and nights mixed up.

Shotz... I love that custom of "cute" things to start of the school year.... better than a cranky trip to Target hunting down school supplies. No wonder kids are creeped out about school now.

I learned that I simply can't be trusted with pistachios... Nope, Nope,Nope... Portion Distortion... I just can't stop at 30...so after a few days of this I sprayed the whole dangnabbit bag FULL of RAID..
Soooo...after being thoroughly disgusted with my nut abuse episode.. and wondering what poundage I will gain as a result...I went into the bath room.. pulled up my shirt, pulled my pants down to the bikini line (which is under a big blobbette of fat)... so I'm turning to the side.. Looking..hmmm No side lard flaps (good good I say to myself),,, shelving unit hips are lessening..(check check..good) I lift up these FlabFlaps (I believe use to be breasts),,, and note that I need a bra with hydraulic lifters built into the straps...and SUDDENLY THE DOOR FLIES OPEN HOLY SCHNIKIES it's the neighbors kid... oh yes, full frontal assault..with pants down and hands under the flabflaps!!! Like a deer caught in headlights the both of us... I can only guess what she told her mom and dad, and what nightmares she will have... hohum...just another day in my world.

Painty... well good for DS to trade in for a more practical vehicle that fits his lifestyle..hopefully DH won't take it personally Maybe the GF is just shy or reserved..I guess as long as DS is happy and making his own way in the world...
KiWi: I think I am becoming multi lingual.. Strudleroofs, Goendeneedles, Terversens, and Malighns... AACK! well I like those big fluffy black dogs what ever they are...!

Wabby: Now is the time to turn DS room into Wabby's private retreat...He must be sooo excited to own his own place..bought on ebay no less!

I hope he'll let it go -- I know that feeling very well, having sold my beloved Mustang to my stepfather mainly so that I wouldn't have bring a big money pit up to Maine with me when I moved up here. I hated letting it go, and hated even worse what happened to it later (my parents gave it to my sister and her evil 1st dh, who trashed it and left sis with the bill). I just had to keep telling myself it wasn't mine, I'd done what I had to do. So I didn't actual harbor any hard feelings about it BUT my parents had a similar situation with my grandmother's car, where she gave them her (not even that great) car because she couldn't drive anymore and then she not only wanted to see it or ride in it every time she came to visit, she kept telling them they'd better not sell it because she might want it back sometime. About drove them crazy!

Schatzi, that is the stuff of nightmares!!! Guaranteed that little girl will never come over to your house again. Not impressed that a neighbor, even a kid, would walk into someone's house without knocking/being invited in, though. Maybe it'll teach her a life lesson.

Did you really spray Raid on your nuts? Sounds like a David Letterman joke.

Kiwi

Kiwi: DAHLINK... this is a 2nd chapter to the story...(I post routinely on another forum soooo I save my fingers the work)
The mom came over... Kendra (the adorable little girl) came over to ask to borrow some Vanilla..(now mind you, the day before, her mom came over for a stalk of celery...so that was my first meeting with her) Deanne (the mom) was bringing back the vanilla with a batch of homemade chocochip cookies.. I told her basically what I wrote in my first post... Well she said...Kendra told momma, that the new neighbor was in the bathroom and had her hands on her boobies.. Deanne scolded her for breaking into the bathroom and thought I was probably giving myself a breast exam..(no, Deanne, I was giving myself a FAT exam) Kendra told mommy that charlene's boobies are Waybigger then hers.. I can only imagine what else she told mommy...but at least we had a good laugh over the whole episode..however, I will have to wait to see if I scarred the child ..and am giving her nightmares about a short weeble-ish fat woman..holding out her breasts as laser weapons...chasing the poor child as her fat flies about.

Lovely Kendra was invited in the house by DH..who called out to me..and I said.."be right there".. I guess Kendra followed the voice and .... well u know the results of that ! Who knows if she knew it was a bathroom...but, seeing how her momma (Deanne) came into our house the night before... followed me to the kitchen... and as I got the celery out of the fridge.. she proceeded to rip a stalk off..I can see how Kendra can make her self right at home...! It takes A LOT for me to get offended, put off, p*ssed, and what not... so I just took it all in... ... afterall this was the neighbor whose husband sent over a handtruck and offered up Gumbo upon our arrival...AND WHO BROUGHT ME THE MOST ABCDE licious male chocochip cookies I have EVER had...sheesh, can't be that bad eh?

PS: Roger that Rabbit: True, sprayed with RAID.. Got a tip to spray offending food with 409... and then trash it... Lets face it... or perhaps I'm disgustingly weird,..if I just gently throw the offending food out.. and it's sitting on top of the garbage..I would not trust that good hygiene, or manners would prevail.. and I would not extend that "5 second" rule to the garbage as well. sick I know

Schatzi!!!! You had me spitting coffee all over my keyboard!!!! What the heck was the neighbor kid doing traipsing around your house? Taught her a lesson, didn't it???!!!! And word on the pistachios, or any nutz as far as I'm concerned. I just can't have just a handful. Right up there with bbq potato chips.

Miss Painty Pants, if you deserve a little comfort food ever, I'd say now is the time. If I was in TX I'd bring you over a big dish of homemade mac and cheese. or chicken and dumplings. or biscuits and gravy. or lasagna. or.... I'll stop now, I'm getting hungry. Hope DH feels ok about his sports car being traded off. My brother gave his daughter and DH 5 acres of land so that they could build their dream home and his grandchildren would be close by. They sold it within 6 months. It broke his heart, but he decided his relationship was worth more than the land, so he got over it. What this has to do with sports cars, I'm not really sure, but I'm sure I had a point there..... Sorry the DS's gf and you haven't hit it off. I doubt that it's the mother's jealousy thing - if you and she had clicked you wouldn't feel that way. Do you think DS is planning on making her into his wife, if not, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Peachez, let us know if you're high and dry.

Ooops! Hi Schatzi! We seem to have posted at the same time. Still seems a little forward to me for a kid to wander around the neighbor's house opening doors, but apparently mom is just as invasive. Is it a southern thing to be borrowing groceries all the time? I don't think I've ever borrowed a thing from my neighbor in 15 years. Of course, I've never taken them cookies in 15 years either. Maybe borrowing is a good thing.

raid ..wow ..using lft hnd ...cryptic ... y'all cute .. when do we get our puppy

it's official ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ds is a national merit semi-finalist

Peachers...U SPEAKUM IN SHORT HAND ..what the hoodledoo has this child merited... Y U Type L hnded?
Obi Wabby Kanobie: I'm sure She is "traumalized" fer life... and yeah TEACH her a lesson bout wandering about... From what I saw in the mirror... she is forever scarred.

PEACHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!HURRAH FOR DS!!!! IF HE IS A FINALIST MY BETS ARE ON HIM TO WIN!!! YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA--- so now when he makes the bigtimes you can live off of him============i think we planned this scenario a while back--------------oh yes---the stain remover mother swears by is called ZOUT--------ever hear of it??

Yay for the Peach manchild!

Yup. I use Zout. Good stuff. Takes out stains after they have been laundered even.

Congrats to the Peachboy!! Good for him, I knew he could do it! DD missed it by a few points, it seems. DH has his nose a little out of joint, but he'll get over it (he was a NM winner back in the day).

Hilarious about the neighbor kid, Schatzi. At least the mom is pretty down to earth about it. What are male chocolate chip cookies? Are you sure you should be eating them? Maybe the female ones would be better....

Oh re: National Merit -- That's the scholarship contest you get entered into if you do well on the PSAT in 11th grade. Peachboy and my DD are in the same year and both did really well on it.

Well, I have taken the recycling to the dump, gone to the hardware store, taken back videos, and done grocery shopping. And now that I have wasted an appropriate amount of time on the computer, I guess I'll have to go make dinner. Tata ladies.

Hope you're not too water-logged, Peachie.

Kiwi

i dont know zout but want some now.

bazzie there is no winner to this. all finalists are winners. this means ..bragggggg ... that according to that psat test he's in the top 16000 seniors in the nation. sort of means that. if u dont count nj, it means it more. they all score good there

right hand hurts is why typing like this

kiwi preposted me simultaneously