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While asking about it, I found out they were having a huge special on memberships. I took advantage of the special and am hoping to get back in shape at the same time as my kids are in the PE class! Very Excited!!! Anybody want to come excercise with me? (22 older comments) jenfc00 That would be great. :) Do you think you would have time for eyebrows? If not that is okay.  spazz_empress hey! :D I was wondering if you could tell me what was in that apple salad you made. it souded DELICIOUS and i wanted to make some for my family for Thangiving. :D you can email me or just post it on my pleo. ashleychapman09@gmail.com -- Thank you so much! :D ♥  lauralingbloom You go girl!!  spazz_empress i"m sorry i wasn't more specific...you told me the exact one i was talking about! : ) thanks so much! i just remember you saying it was delicious and it sounded really good. : ) thank you sooooooooo much!!!! :D  jenfc00 Nope, she didn't sleep though the night last night! AHHH! She woke up like three times!  jansilee Yes she did!! Is that PC? To assume the fairy is a girl?LOL!  mamamia I saw that one to ... very pretty! I was just concerned about how well the snow and berries would hold up through the years. I ended up getting one at Garden Ridge Pottery ... it's very pretty. It's the kind that looks like real pine needles. :) And best of all ... it is pre-lite!! YEAH ... I don't have to wrap each and every limb with lights anymore!  kristasfa yes, it's Kirby in the middle... all the kiddos look so different from each other!  skidget y'all can drive up here around Christmas!!! :-) We will have lots of snow probably  maucknot That didn't take long. I just posted!  diannes It's an every other year thing. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!  adamandjessesdad Doh! I didn't notice a "referral" thing on the form. Sorry. Can I do it retroactively?  jenkegley Tthhhbbbb! :)  rainout are you ever gonna post again?  purdyinpink818 mee!!! lol I'm getting in shape too!! Whooop!  nugglefriendcuz Are yall going to the homeschool thing on Wednesday?  girlietexan I am much better tonight than I was this morning. I should feel back to normal in a day or so!! Trent is being a great nurse :)  girlietexan ^Thanks for asking :)  mamamia Thank you. She is some better this morning. She should be with all the stuff the doctor loaded her up with.  rainout so i haven't seen you at the gym yet! oh wait -- i've only been once since you joined!  bargain_shopper_mom Nope I quit exercising when I stared going to college. All of the walking up and down stairs and in the parking lots to the buildings is enough of a work out for me. Good Luck though! You know you only need to exercise for your health cause you look really good!  bargain_shopper_mom Just so you know I took a Pedometer and averaged 5000 steps while I was at school. I figured with all of the running after Kelli that counts too :) Do you miss my posts...just did one finally :)  bargain_shopper_mom Me too I wish it was more often. If I had the money I'd buy that house down the street from ya'll!  mamamia I'm sorry you are sick. :( Are the kids sick also? I hope you feel better today.  mamamia Oh ... I have the snowmen from Jenny in my car. She said you were looking for bird stocking hangers. They have some red bird stocking hangers, 50% off, at Hancock Fabrics. They are nice big, heavy hangers.  login to comment hide comments 11-13-08 04:35pm CST If anyone would like to post their favorite Thanksgiving recipe, please do so. I am really looking forward to the holidays. I would like to know your specialties. I am doing the best I can to wait till after Thanksgiving to put my tree up. I don't know if I'll be able to wait!!! There is one particular part I CAN wait for. Mike bought a Lionel train last year off ebay and the kids loved it. Notice I said kids. It is huge, I couldn't hardly vacuum bacause the tracks are all over the place. The kids played in the water yesterday. I didn't think that would happen in November. They had a blast. (8 older comments) kimsisco www.thepioneerwoman.com has yummy t'giving recipes...  girlietexan he posted...he posted!!!  travelagentwendi ya'll are braver then we are!  texasgreen I sure wish I had a swimming pool. Looks like lots of fun and enjoyment for your children.  adamandjessesdad I love trains!  nugglefriendcuz My kids play in the water on and off when it is warm.  jenkegley We love our hair cuts/color - thanks so much! I will be posting my favorite Thanksgiving recipe on my blog very soon. You're gonna love it!  rainout brrrrrrrrrrr  mamamia Yes ... I get a company discount, but with it being almost Christmas, etc. I am going to have to wait. It's OK. :) A new toy would be fun, but what I have works just fine. :)  ericsgal i haven't baked this yet, but just ate it for the first time and got the recipe to bake very soon: mmmmmmmmmm..... Pumpkin Surprise 3 Eggs 12 oz Evaporated milk 1 c Sugar 1 Box Yellow cake mix 1 cn Pumpkin 2 Sticks Margarine 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 c Pecans Instructions for Pumpkin Surprise Wisk eggs in bowl, add sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon and evaporated milk. Wisk well together. Pour into 13 by 7 baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over this mixture. Melt the margarine and drizzle over the above mixtures. Sprinkle pecans over this. Bake 60 Minutes at 350 degrees. The dessert will puff a little and when cooled will deflate. Serve with cool whip or spoon softened cream cheese through the hot mixture.  this_old_man Cranberry Garlic Chutney 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups cranberries (frozen is ok) 10 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon cider vinegar coarse salt and ground black pepper to taste sometimes I add a small onion In a small saucepan, heat oil over low heat. Cook the ginger and garlic until softened, about 3 minutes. Add in the cranberries, sugar, orange juice and vinegar. Cook over medium heat until most of the berries have burst and the mixture has thickened. This takes about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. It great with turkey.  this_old_man Do I win a prize or am I just a big turkey? :)  jenmurff GREAT! We are excited too.  ericsgal there was no white stuff on top, and i thought i detected a hint of cream cheese mixed in, but wasn't sure. this comes out kind of gloppy like pudding so it would be easy to mix in dollops of softened cream cheese...is gloppy a word? :) let me know how it turns out! my mouth is watering!  lyndie she's a mini schnauzer  ericsgal mmmmm....i think i can SMELL it!  adampual lol i still woulda been too cold.  purdyinpink818 Yes!! Me too!! I've been soo busy I can't even get on here except on my phone... I actually am sitting down at the computer right now! Its shocking lol!  spike427 i guess it's too chilly today! but it was nice weather earlier in the week for swimming! :)  curlie That sounds wonderful. :) We don't have a lot of sun this time of year even on the weirdly warm days.  rebekah1 yes. i'm good.  sheliandbrettsmom :)  sheliandbrettsmom :)  lauralingbloom Carol!! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE the picture of you and your kiddos! You're so beautiful!! xoxoxoxo  siscomom it looks like kyle is in pain.  login to comment hide comments Test your Thanksgiving/Turkey knowledge 11-12-08 02:38pm CST I got 6 out of 20. NOW BEAT THAT!!! hehe. (3 older comments) sharon 10!  mamamia No ... seriously ... just a lucky guesser. I only knew for sure about 1/2 of the ones that I got. The rest was guessing.  adamandjessesdad I got 10 right... mostly guesses though!  this_old_man I got 14 right. :)  jenkegley I got 8 right . . . and I have never cooked a turkey in my life.  carolattheriver Y'all are embarrassing me!  yoyoma i AM a turkey... at least according to my granddad when i was little  nthnswmn 7 right...  amyclanton I got 6 too!  emersonk78 7  rainout i got 11, yay me!  mreid72 11  stylinmama I got 6 too. I'm so ashamed of my lack of turkey knowledge... ;)  jenmurff I'm turkeyrific - 8!  lyndie I got 10. And this would be why I'm making side dishes and desserts rather than the turkey on Thanksgiving! :P  kristasfa 9... pure luck!  sunshinelc I got 8!  i_wantobe_ready 10  spike427 i got 12 but i am a CHAMP at eating turkey!!  bossmayfield I got 16 thats Turkeytastic!  bossmayfield useless information.....it's a curse.  jansilee I got 8. I guess I should have paid better attention in History.  mccuistion5 8 right! A couple I just learned last week with the boys...yay homeschooling!  mccuistion5 P.S. That picture is great!!  girlietexan 5  login to comment hide comments 11-11-08 07:06pm CST Mike had the day off today. I went to the store and had a nice peaceful trip without the kids. Sometimes when they are with me, I can't think straight. It's Mom, can we have this, this, this??? Whew. I saved money, too! I cooked meatloaf for the first time ever today. It was really good! Should I post the recipe? OK. Honey BBQ meatloaf: I doubled this and used 1 lb of turkey and 1 lb of beef. 1 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt 1 tablespoon of hot water 1 egg 1/2 c quick-cooking oats 1/3 cup honey bbq sauce 1/4 cup chopped onion 2 TBSP brown sugar 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce 1 TBSP mustard 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp chili powder Mix all together and add 1 pound of ground beef Bake @ 350 for 1 hour Mix 2 heaping TBSP Ketchup, 1 heaping TBSP mustard, 2 TBSP brown sugar and 3 TBSP barbeque sauce. Poor sauce over meatloaf and bake an additional 10 minutes. OK, I am done with the Martha Stewart talk.:) Anybody else think we have had enough rain? One more day and the sun should return.:))) travelagentwendi I am going to have to try that! Connor loves meatloaf.  sheliandbrettsmom Wow! What a terrific picture of you and the kids, pretty girl!  girlietexan Sounds yummy!  girlietexan Did you know Worcestershire has anchovies in it? I didn't until last night when I was making hamburgers...ugh  sharon I enjoy cooking with ground turkey. Some dishes I can tell it's not beef and it bothers me, but it's a great way to cut some calories!  jenkegley Hehehe. Martha Stewart strikes again . . .  curlie That sounds really good. Great picture up there, by the way!  adamandjessesdad The rain right now is just making me glad that I don't have anywhere to go.  meggies I like the new picture!!  DessertDiva Mmm, sounds good!  spike427 i like the rain - we haven't had it in a while and it is so peaceful to listen to!  kristasfa oh that sounds yummy!!!  stylinmama That sounds great!  spimman Take out the onions and that sounds really good. I'm not sure why but I can taste an onion mixed with anything.  spimman Jana had the day off too, but I didn't. She got a lot done.  yoyoma couldn't tell ya the last time it rained here.  natalie_c That looks like a very professional picture! Beautiful family!  spimman That's funny. I think it is a texture thing. Not so much taste, but just an odd crunch for me.  login to comment hide comments Perfect dish for the cooler weather. 11-10-08 12:33pm CST Chicken and Dumplings: Boil chicken with 1 stalk of chopped celery and 3 boillion cubes. Debone chicken after it is cooked and add 1 small can of evaporated milk to the broth. Set aside 1 cup of the broth to cool DUMPLINGS: 2 cups of flour 1 egg 1 tsp salt 1 cup of cooled broth mix it all up and separate into 3 sections of dough to roll out use lots and lots of flour to roll out the dough. Cut the dough in 1 inch by 2 inch strips with a pizza cutter. Get the broth boiling and drop the dough in the boiling water. Add chicken after the dumplings are all made. iheartshoes I LOVE chicken and dumplings...sooo good this time of year!  stylinmama DH loves chicken and dumplings but I've never made them. I'll have to try this, thanks!  adamandjessesdad We'll be over at 5:00 for dinner ;-)  carolattheriver ^Come on over!!!  jenmurff oh yum!  jenkegley You little Martha Stewart, you. :)  jenmurff ^lol  spimman I don't eat Chicken and Dumplings, but that actually sounds good  anne Thanks for sharing.  ericsgal mmmmm...we love chicken and dumplings! i do my chicken in the crockpot - then i don't have to watch it and the meat just falls right off the bones after a few hours. i've always been scared to try my hand at homemade dumplins...i just use flour tortillas for the dumplings - cut them into strips and put them in last, cook until they're really soft. no one ever knows! hm...maybe i'll try the real deal...  emersonk78 Sounds Delic.  bossmayfield I miss southern cooking. Nothing has flavor here. mexican food is unheard of here.  jenfc00 sounds yummy! I just might have to make that sometime this week. :)  maucknot Yes, but is it low fat?  sunshinelc Yum yum! Does the evaporated milk make it sweet?  phyllisophical_mom Very Nice!!thanks for sharing!  seattle22 Can you do this without the can of evaporated milk? My roomie is allergic to milk.  mamamia I love chicken and dumplins! What time is dinner?  spike427 yummy! one of my favorites!  adamandjessesdad I used to listen to 93.7 a lot, but I hate their morning show. Not sure why I don't listen to them much in the afternoons anymore. Maybe because 107.5 plays the old stuff I used he hear there.  sharon I love when the weather gets cool and I can make lots of chilis and soups. :)  adampual perfect!!  maucknot funny!  login to comment hide comments 5 >>   25 >>   >>>