It’s a slow TV night tonight now that RHOA is finally over. I’ll probably try to do the “Dirty John” (Still makes no sense to me) Betty Broderick recap tonight. Though it is raining a good sleeping weather. But I have Banjo acclimated to my fucked up schedule so he will want to go out for his evening constitutional in a couple of hours. He’s still acting strangely. He likes to sleep in the dining room lately. It’s just weird. He’s never slept in there until lately. And any little weird thing he does sort of freaks me out.
I’m going to have to go to Kroger tomorrow. I feel pretty comfortable doing that now that someone sent me N95 masks. The original mask I bought, that was very expensive is very tight and hot. I really hate Kroger because they don’t have many employees and never have baggers. Checkout is is PITA there. But, and I know this is weird. I am out of Murray’s cheese bags. They are basically just brown paper bags that have a waxy inner lining. Cheese is so much better without being suffocated in plastic wrap. But mostly I have to dash out for wine and cigarettes. Sigh. And I need to drive the car a bit at least once a month.
Got Recipes?
What are you guys cooking in Quarantine? Are you still in Quarantine or has your life gone back to normal? I made linguine with clam sauce last night. I was shocked to be down to my last can of clams so that’s on the short list. It was just okay last night. Today, I ate the cold leftovers and I always prefer it that way. I may also look to see if they have frozen tart shells. I have a lot of really tasty cherry tomatoes and was thinking about making mini tomato pies to freeze. Also, I should probably get some eggs for frying green tomatoes. I’m not very good at making fried green tomatoes. But what else do I have to do. Other than you know, clean, which I have not been doing.
The old people pool is supposed to open in July and you have to schedule your visits and for some reason the lap swimmers get to swim laps and the walkers have to walk the width of the pool I’m not good at advanced planning for these sorts of things because of THE CRAZY. They are limiting the number of walkers, but really there were never that many anyway. Same with the treadmill. Book in advance. There has never been more than two other people in the room when I walked there before. It’s a very small room though. Like the size of a mid-sized bedroom. I don’t recall if yoga is back yet but I suck so bad at that that I don’t even want to take up a slot.
Great News!
Oh and I am a great aunt! My favorite nephew (After Cho of course 🙂 ) and his wife who I have not met yet! welcomed a son this week! He’s DEFINITELY my favorite great nephew. I hope to be able to check in with my favorite nephew soon. But I’m sure there is a lot going on in his life with a first born son. 🙂
My other new obsession is Evian facial spray. To me it just seems like fancy rich people stuff. Plus, it’s hot here and it kind of helps with my anxiety, so today I got some more from my mysterious benefactor. 🙂 And I can just spray all the live long day instead of trying to save it. I have dry skin and Wendy Williams would always bring up mositurizing on her show, and since she’s gone on hiatus, she’s not there to remind me. Which reminds me. Wendy is refusing to do a twenty minute hot topics from home now. I mean how hard is it to do twenty minutes of TV from the comfort of your home? Most people are doing full hours remotely and joke they want to work from home forever! IDGI!
90 Day Fiance
Well, I guess that is it. A new season of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After starts tonight. I have been binging all the episodes on demand for week and still have miles and miles to go. I cannot stress enough how much you need to be watching all the 90 Day Fiance shows. ALL OF THEM. 90 Day Fiance The Other Way is my favorite but I am not even caught up on those yet. It’s literally the best thing ever on Reality TV. You guys kept telling me to watch, and I ignored you. Now most of y’all seem kind of over it, and I CANNOT GET ENOUGH.
So what’s going on in your neck of the woods. I’m not mentioning all the protests and shooting and horrible stuff here I try to save my thoughts on that for Twitter. You can follow me on Twitter here. It’s political and if you are a MAGA MORON I will block you. I’m even more of a hot mess there. Oh I just thought of something else. I don’t go to Instagram that much but a couple of days ago Instagram removed two of my posts for “nudity” One was a photo from a screen grab ON TV of the crazy red head and her kind of big husband in a bathtub facing each other and toasting with champagne. No boobs where shown and it aired on TV. I’m not sure what the other one was because it was deleted and the photos they showed me were tiny. So weird.
Your turn. Speak your mind and tell me how things are in your neck of the woods! xo ~ tt
We tried a chorizo and egg baked dish the other day which was super easy and good. I also made chicken dumplings for the first time because pregnancy cravings.
I am honestly not doing well. I am still nausea all the time, exhausted, my lower back doesn’t stop hurting from a previous work related accident, and headaches have been bad. I am pretty depressed and everything going on in the world deeply saddens me. I am the only one in my family who thinks that there should only be peaceful protests and hate seeing property destroyed, especially those of hard working individuals who were already having issues because of lock down.
We are pretty well free from quarantine in south Texas. Still working from home since I work for skilled nursing facilities. I was already a home body so I pretty much just run to the store.
Sorry you are having a hard time, Maria. Glad to hear that Covid is not that bad in South Texas because my news updates today said things were spiking in Texas. It’s probably in the most populated areas. Hang in there. How long until your due date?
I’m in San Antonio and the cases are rising everyday
We have a rise in cases and hospitalizations but there is also a very steep rise in testing. I also think that families put those in high risk in danger here by visiting elderly so that didn’t help things.
I also live on the border so not as populated as large cities.
I am 18 weeks so not even halfway there. I am just trying to enjoy my time with my toddler but depression is tough.
Sending prayers to you Maria. I battle depression & also anxiety. Before covid-I was making progress but I feel like the quarantine took me down again unfortunately. I truly believe if we can get back to a routine of some sort-it will help. I know depression can make you feel alone but know that your are not-we’re here!! I’m so incredibly sorry this has taken you down. Depression sucks!!! Sending healing, love & comfort to you friend?
Thank you!!
I’m still ordering all my groceries online. I haven’t decided yet whether to order from Trader Joe’s (through a local delivery service) or Sprouts tomorrow.
I finally have some tomatoes on my vine, but I’m losing my lettuce greens as a result. Whatever.
I finally turned on my living room TV today, just to clear some stuff off the DVR (guess which network’s shows I had to delete the most!). I haven’t decided what to do about my actual TV set. It’s getting old, so I feel the urge to replace it. But I hardly ever use it any more, so I’m still not sure yet what to do about it.
SEVERAL years ago I bought two Vizio flat tops. A small one for the bedroom and a medium sized one for the living room. They were not expensive and have lasted forever. Highly recommend a Vizio. Granted, I was replacing tube TVs, but I still think they are great. And much cheaper than the big brand names. And at Costco they had all the TVs on together so you could compare quality and they were great. That was at least ten years ago (I know because my BF at the time bought at least one of them). They are probably even cheaper now.
We just bought two Roku TV’s for less than $100 each at Walmart. They were smaller TV’s and bought them to go into our bedrooms. I love Roku and will never pay for cable again.
I concur on Vizio. They have great tech support for those challenged as well ?
Love my cheap, flat screen Vizios! I love that I have all my apps programmed right on the TV for streaming, but I’m such a dork that even though I’ve had both of mine for at least three years, I just found out last week that I could press a button on my iPad and watch YouTube videos on my TV automatically! I got so excited! ?
I am thinking I have to have a new one to have all the fucking apps. I have someone’s Amazon ‘s passwords to watch Maiking the Cut. but I don’t use it because I need to be working the site online. if I could get it on muh Teevee.
If your TVs aren’t “smart” , you don’t have to buy a whole new tv to get apps. I have an older tv and I only had to buy a WiFi box with all the apps which connects to the tv and I can stream/watch whatever on the tv- it just uses a different hdmi source so you just switch it to the other source that cable isn’t using. Your cable and DVR won’t be interrupted. If you get a WiFi box without a DVD player, you can get one for less than $100 at Best Buy. I’m technologically challenged and I was able to figure it out. But you can also pay the geek squad to hook it all up and hide all the cables in your wall if you want. Mine had every app but roku, so bought a roku stick for like $40 and it runs through the box also. (I basically got roku for CourtTV) I can literally stream anything on my tv now. Just a suggestion for cheaper option. Only drawback is having to use 2 remotes (which might be a personal problem since my cable company sucks) and increasing my WiFi because I use much more now and I cannot stand it being slow. Whichever you choose, ability to stream Netflix and other platforms is life changing for a tv addict!
Hanging in there here in central MO. I continue my vigilance regarding the virus because it hasn’t gone anywhere. Once a week trips to Walmmart (with a mask) and that’s I do. Oh, except my my runs to Mobil station to buy 3 cases if 12 32oz if Miller, the champagne of beer. I stocked up on smoke cartons weeks ago and still have 2 left.
I’m supposed to do a yearly family outing with Arkansas family in august. Covid is blowing up there so I might cancel. They are also asshat* fans, which I always ignore.
On the otherhand, I’m creating new gardens daily, while maintaining the 12 I already have. I hate to garden, but I live the results so I do it. Put my 10×30 above ground pool up this weekend, so as long as I minimally mix with others, my life is good. I keep my anxiety at bay by only reading headlines, so I know what’s going on. No TV for me in the last 8 weeks. Streaming terrible horror movies instead.
All in all, I’m good.
I am very envious of your gardens and pool. I may have to get one of those next year. Is there a little platform for you to put your umbrella drinks on while you swim?
We did plant the tomatoes and herbstalk plants on pots. Between the chickens and the roof rats I need to protect everything. The chickens earn their plant time by eating insects but they can get carried away. I left my 6 tomato plants from last year in that section and they are 7 feet tall, some with tomatoes.
You bet I have a platform. Table and chairs flush up against the pool. It’s a little pool that can support one floatie at a time. Table holds my glasses, my towel and my beer. Its heaven for this girl
Binge-watching old RH seasons, trying to keep my chin up and my mind from exploding. I’ve got a golf-sized malignant tumor in my left breast. I’ll soon be heading into 4 months of chemo, then surgery, then radiation. So this Dalai Mama gonna be bald as FUCK. But I’ll be checking in with you guys because you are my rocket fuel. We’re gonna get through this crap year, and I’m going to get through this crap year, and when all is said and done, I’m gonna be in the mood for one hell of a party.
HOLY FUCK MY FRIEND! Why didn’t you tell me this! How can I help? Email me and let me know what you need.
Sorry to hear this, Dalai Mama. I’ll pray for you for strength and healing. Yes, next year HAS to be better!
Sending you positive energy!
I hope the old RH reruns are taking your mind off your tumor. DalaiMama will be a BEAUTIFUL baldAF woman because being beautifully bald is all in the ATTITUDE.
I hope you feel better soon. Good luck with chemo — several friends say it’s much better now because it’s targeted. And when you are ready, we need to hold a Sandoval-worthy party. (I say Sandoval because his are about the people and costumes and cocktails, not the ostentatious display of wealth.)
Sending loving light to you Dalai Mama xx
Sending you so much positive energy and healing vibes Dalai Mama! ?
I’ve been there. My choice was a double mastectomy. But it scared the shit out of me having that in my body. Science and medicine are so advanced these days. I’m a survivor, and you will be too! I cut it all out and didnt have to do radiation or chemo, but I take a chemo pill every day. Result is my hair has thinned considerably, but I’m alive. You will be also. I have many online resource groups rhT helped me educate myself about every step of the way. I can share them with you, if you are interested.
Oh Dalai Momma-you are on my prayer list starting tonight. I alway love when you write & also when you share with us. Please know ALL of us are sending positive & healing energy your way. You are one tough cookie! You sound really good & calm. Also, my friends tell me I have some kind of secret hotline to the big guy upstairs and my prayers are always answered??
Sending you big virtual hugs, positive energy and with your name Dalai Mama, your new summer hair do is perfect.
A big blow out party next year is a must.
When I count my blessings today, I will be counting yours TWICE.
These things, I warmly wish for you-
A bit of o’ sun, a bit o’ cheer.
And a guardian angel always near.
Bald is beautiful and cooler in the hot summer months! When you are feeling “off” ask for steroids! My sister is in her 3rd week of radiation right now and they gave her 60 pills of steroids and she is a new woman! Also, when your throat hurts, ask for the mouthwash medicine that needs to stay in your refrig. Sending prayers and positive vibes your way. We love you!!!
I’m a survivor as well. I chose mastectomy and chemo. (No radiation) I am alive to tell you that you are strong and will get through this. I’m sorry you got this diagnosis because it sucks. But, there are so many advances now and that is a blessing, because you too will survive. Sending you my thoughts and prayers. I hope the treatment goes quickly for you. Attitude and keeping sense of humor is important so please stay positive and mentally strong! You got this and we all are here to support you.
Dalai Mama, that sucks. Best of luck to you – as the many comments have said, they really know what they’re doing to beat this stuff. I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. Not fun but not as bad as I anticipated and in part because of the best advice I got (everyone comes out of the woodwork with advice but this was so good, I’m sharing). They give you something to address a problem, but that causes a new problem/side effect. As soon as that new issue surfaces, tell them! They have something to address that, too, and on you go. You will get through this. I’m sending you positivity and light and prayer. The post treatment party will be awesome!
I am so sorry to hear this! They have amazing treatments for breast cancer now, based on hormones and genetic markers. The next few months will suck for sure but you will come out on the other end and we are here to hold you up.
Sending prayers!!
Thank you! You are all a bunch of swell broads, and I love you.
Healing vibes from the Pacific Northwest ❤
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Also I am thrilled that it is not in fact a Dear John Betty night. I haven’t had a night off in FOREVER. It’s back to 90 day binging for me.
I had to look at my TV guide to see if they changed the night!
Speaking of Dear John Betty….I am reading Bella Stumbo’s book on the case and apparently Betty was born with two vagina’s, two cervixes and two uteruses.
Doing well here in New England. Spring remains cool and pleasant. We are still staying home and I’m loving not having to be anywhere. I’ve set up several different areas to sit outside including my porch, a shady spot in the driveway, and at a table under a canopy in the yard. I’ve done some art at the table and we’ve been eating out there on weekends. Some of the art is just coloring with high-quality markers in a fashion coloring book, but I love picking the colors and it’s so relaxing. Things are starting to open up here, but we’re still sticking at home. I cut my husband’s hair today and I did a good job! Protest-wise, it’s fairly quiet here. People are starting to better understand Black Lives Matter and why not to immediately say All Lives Matter, and to seriously discuss what is meant by Defund the Police. Food-wise, I just discovered this weekend that if you make a sandwich with turkey, avacado, and a baked roll (from frozen), it is delicious. I don’t know why we didn’t keep more of this frozen bread around before. So good! And it doesn’t go moldy! Finally, my son won a few awards at the high school ceremony tonight, so that was cool. They read the descriptions on video and showed their senior picture. All-in-all, a good weekend. Thanks for asking, TT!
Congratulations to your son. I feel bad for this year’s grads, but in a way, this weirdness may make it more memorable. The Pluto Living post on IG about graduation is good too.
Also, I am envious of SPRING. We have maybe 2 weeks of spring in Sacramento. At least we don’t have icy roads, I have to remember that. I am used to our Bay Area town of year-round gardening and mostly Spring and Fall.
What kind of frozen bread do you buy?
We’ve bought Pepperidge Farm Demi Baguettes, Pepperidge Farm Stone-Baked Artisan French Rolls, and Rhodes Warm & Serve Artisan French rolls. I looked it up to see what the brand was for the yellow package and found out that Taste of Home has a review of frozen dinner rolls. Apparently Rhodes also has a yeast dinner roll, so I need to go find that. Of the 3 I’ve tried, the Pepperidge Farm French rolls were the best, but all 3 were good. They all bake in about 8 minutes. I just throw them in the toaster oven.
I LOVE my toaster oven ?
I LOVE my toaster oven ??
I’m in rural Eastern WA and we’re at Phase 3 of our Safe Start so it’s pretty much back to normal for me. Not that I had many changes. I don’t shop and rarely go out socially. Just work and reality tv!
It was a beautiful day here in Southern NJ, so I tried to do a bit of work in my poor neglected garden. I’m not managing too well because both my knee replacement and my spinal surgeries were cancelled in February and May due to the stupid virus. I was shocked how little I was able to do, and I’m going to be really pissed if the damn ground hogs come back and eat every single thing like they did last year! Since I’ll have to go to a rehab center post surgery, I’m not willing to have the surgery until there are no virus cases in the hospital or rehab center. I’m immunocompromised due to an autoimmune disease, so I just can’t risk it. God only knows how long that will be. To make up for my crankiness, I treated myself to some incredible take out food from this amazing Latin restaurant that I found! Real Puerto Rican food, not fast food. I stuffed my face with Camarones al Ajillo, Arroz con gandules and platanos maduros. It was the best meal I’d had in a very long time. There are enough leftovers for tomorrow’s dinner too! Food really is a comfort at times, isn’t it? That meal lifted my spirits, reminding me of growing up in The Bronx, working in Jersey City, and wonderful people I’ve met along the way. I stopped feeling sorry for myself, for tonight anyway. I hope everyone is doing okay and having a peaceful night. ?
That food sounds so good! What a find.
Sorry your surgeries were delayed. The Fiancée got her second knee done just in time. Her extended PT was cancelled, but we still had the bands and diagrams from the first knee. It will be SO WORTH IT once you get it done.
That story lifted my spirits & reminded me of good memories eating DR & PR foods in Spanish Harlem & the Bronx in the late 90s. Best meals
I’m so glad! I was excited to find this place! There’s nothing ethnic where I live in South Jersey. It’s so boring and bland, although the seafood is good in season. This place is a find! They have real, slow cooked pernil and grilled octopus! I’ll be a regular! I lived in Highbridge and Kingsbridge Heights. 37 years in the Boogie Down!
LA is in the house. We are at stage 3 with the quarantine. I was able to get my hair colored last week and it really lifted my spirits, I had 3 inches of gray hair. It was a little depressing driving through Beverly Hills last week to see most of the streets are blocked off and had the National Guard standing there. Most stores were boarded up except for the buildings that housed doctor’s. Most people were not wearing masks except for the salon I was at. It was very interesting trying to get my hair colored with a mask on. I advise anyone to wear a paper one. I ended up getting dye on the mask and my gloves. A friend of mine sent me a recipe for blueberry scones and they came out really good, I added a lot of lemon zest in them. I am finally straightening up the mess I made a year ago in my dining room. I am working out big time since I took a look in the mirror while wearing my pj”s and realized how fat I have gotten. I have been doing double workouts and I am about to purchase a free standing boxing punch bag from Walmart, so I do not have to go to a gym.
I’m fairing well in San Francisco, our county is still not allowing hair salons (or Botox – I realize how much I relied on my “poker” face now that I can see myself in the mirror while watching Tv ! Eye roll extravaganza. We have a foster cat – he is polar opposite of my beloved late cat – 20 pounds of crazy male energy but so incredibly thankful he lives with us. My son just finished the 11th grade & will be a senior next year. He is slowly getting back to baseball. I’ve been working from home 60% & 40% home visits (I’m an OT at a private school for children with autism ) and summer school starts tomorrow – 4 weeks in person with the kids coming in shifts & 50/50 school/home schedule. It’s a whole new situation. I’m a confessed TV addict and this pandemic has given me a PhD in tv studies. I’m out of fresh choices and need some new interests (in TV/movies) in my defense, I have also done 90% of the to do list while staying home except painting. I did a deep dive on Betty Broderick today. Watched the Meredith Baxter version you tube which led to a whole search in both women culminating in an Oprah interview. If that doesn’t scream I’m Bored, I’m not sure what else does. Thankfully i have TT’s site and all of you. Stay safe and enjoy ya life as best you can
I beg you to PULEASE watch 90 day Fiance on TLC. Start with episode one season one.
Biggest addiction ! Watched all of the seasons & am watching finale in bits. I absolutely love it. Can’t wait for denial David & BGL !! I can’t keep track of how many there are but I want more!
WHAT about MAFS- AU – We all need some laughter and this year’s MAFS will deliver that.
If you get HBO check out, “I know this much is True”. Last episode was tonight so catch it on demand. I will be so pissed off if Mark Ruffalo doesn’t win awards for his performance. I read the book a long time ago. It’s a great limited series of 6 parts. Excellent. Billions on Showtime is also good.
Hey, I’m an OT too! Mostly B-5 and spent most of my time at a sensory clinic, which is still closed. I am currently on a leave of absence due to all of the shit going on in my life, but I have big concerns of how we are going to open again and how I will dress for the home cares. We are in NY and I am considering buying those cheap house-dress type smocks cheap and changing them between kids.
I’m watching Hightide. But so much graphic sex tho. Since GOT, it’s all about the XXX
Is anyone watching Married to Medicine LA? The ending was a shocker but than again not really.
Right? I thought it would have occurred the end of season.
That whole thing seemed so weird. He seemed so detached especially when she asked if she could come visit him. There has to be another woman there. It reminded me of Kelsey and Camille’s relationship.
Hey here in San Francisco,
We’ve Ben finding a simple fried egg and toast to be a satisfying. Before with having to rush out to the office breakfast was always on the go and fast.
We dice up some bacon and and green onion for garnish and flavor, salt pepper and boom! On occasion make it with an avocado.
It’s crazy how the most simple things satisfy and taste the best. ?
Also I recommend New York Times cooking app for those of you who are looking to try new things during quarantine. Awesome recipes.
It’s the one good thing out of not being able get out of and cancel my subscription they make it so hard!
Side note,
Irritated with myself for obsessing on the bravo fires. So embarrassing. I’ve checked everyday on reddit google and beyond. Girl he needs to take a nap and focus on other things.
Stay safe y’all!
I GOT MY HAIR DONE!!!
Still quarantining with my parents (seriously, when I go get my mail NO ONE IS WEARING A MASK WALKING AROUND MY TOWN). Their county is in a phase where we can get our hair done as long as we wear a mask and our person wears one. Well, my guy is a clean freak who we used to discuss Tabitha Coffey and how bad ass she is. So GLADLY went. NO GRAY! My head feels 20 lbs lighter too.
However, the news just keeps breaking my heart. If I wasn’t high risk and quarantining with my folks, I’d be (peacefully) protesting. On the flip side, the asshats taking advantage of the cover the protests give them to destroy buildings or make our city feel scary while the police stand back and observe also scare the shit out of me The buildings they continue to try to vandalize are our livelihood.
I also did the math. I joined WW June 1, 2019. At the beginning of the pandemic I was VERY close to making the 50 lb mark. I’ve gained close to 10 lbs since moving in with my parents. UGH. I won’t make my goal of my 50th birthday in May 2020 at this rate.
I don’t go out unless necessary. Waiting to see how things play out. Hoping my husband will shave soon. He’s looking like “old man Rick” on Walking Dead. I have only one hope and it’s called Big Brother this summer. Does anyone know if it’s happening?
I’m officially an alcoholic.
Hahaha. Laughed out loud at your post. I am also.
The new normal
I have been doing online ordering and Pickup with Kroger (they use the old brown paper bags with this choice which is cool) and I like it pretty good…I can get Black Box! It is 50/50 with me having to bag my own if I go in which I prefer because they dont train them worth shit and they will put raw meat in with the strawberries every damn time. But Pickup can suck if you need fresh seafood/meat I dont think their personal shopper staff want to mess with it so they will say “it is not in stock”.
My son has been here with me which has kept me from going batshit crazy these 2.5 months (I am back at work as of June 1). We eat a lot of roasted veggies and salmon and he loves it when I cook a roast in the crock pot then make roast beef hand pies…piecrust with the beef, a little horseradish sauce, and havarti cheese. I sprinkle everything bagel stuff on top before baking.
I groomed one of my dogs whis weekend with some new clippers I got from Amazon since I cant get an appt for her to be groomed in the next century. I watched a youtube video on how to…uh huh…not too bad but she has a thick double coat and I will have to go round two next weekend!
Love you TT.
As someone who shopped today: no,a lot of meat is not in stock. Still really weird out there, and lots of empty shelf space all over.
Oh my god… Havarti. I’ve not had that in a while. SO DELISH.
Still in quarantine here. Two time (breast and skin) cancer survivor so I’m just not risking it. And tourists are pouring into the MS Gulf Coast. Ordering meals from Freshly and having other groceries delivered. Had a gentleman I was seeing berate me for remaining on lockdown calling me a sheep and telling me to go back into my cave. Needless to say, he’s history. Just a warning, ladies, the older you get, dating does NOT get easier! I am fortunate to work from home full time on the regular, so at least I have a paycheck!
Sorry that you had to deal with that douche bag. He showed you his true colors and if he can’t show you empathy than he’s not worth your time. I know what you mine about dating when you’re older. I gave up on it 6 years ago. Though a guy I dated when I was living in New York 16 years ago has kept me sane through the quarantine. My feelings for him have come back. He wants me to come visit him in New York but I am not getting on a plane anytime soon and if it does work out I am not trying to move back there.
I’ve pretty much given too. Too old drama and too tired for bullshit!
Amen to that!
Making yogurt last night because nearly out, but had dinner out for the first time in months because met 3 of the great-granddaughters to celebrate a HS graduation/deliver $$$ & gifts. Said graduate will soon be on her way to study astrophysics, something of which I know absolutely nada. Hadn’t seen going-on-11 in 3 months, but learned 2 are coming for slumber party Thurs., so must hurry crew to finish their Princess Room, though think they really want to sleep on the couch with the reclining seats in front of the giant screen tv out in Fly Boy’s Dragon’s Lair with the red fridge & snacks. If so, they get to pee in the yard & I think that sounds like more fun to 5th & 7th graders than their brand-new bathroom with the granite vanity & glass vessel sink. Trying to figure out what we will cook together. Sat. night I was making dog food late, so just had pancakes with huge fresh blueberries & bacon. The thing to do with the berries is to not mix with the batter, but apply to the pancakes once they are in the pan. That way they are evenly dispersed & the batter doesn’t turn purple. Mentally/emotionally, I have become wretchedly impatient with those FB classmates/friends still displaying Neanderthal social attitudes & memes clearly manufactured by either Russian troll factories or alt-reich stealth creeps sowing discord instead of unity in these times. I got really angry this weekend & sort of blasted my manifesto, but I’m sure it went right over the heads of those it was meant to affect. I guess it is my problem that I have failed to learn that Facebook is not classroom, & that facts make no impression whatsoever.
Try being married to one of them. I am beyond despondent. Since 2016, it’s been pure hell around here. Do people get divorced over this shit? Amazing. There is no reasoning with these people. One recent retort to me: “what’s a fact?” No proof is good enough. mean, WTF?
I know now that “do your research” means reinforce what you already believe with batshit extremist websites and Qan-n bullshit. Also, apparently I have TDS for daring question anything.
Send help.
Sam says, Remember that I am wed to a true southern gentleman who spent 32 years as a special ops military officer. I live in an armory with an unknown number of gun safes & tens of thousands of rounds of ammo + a shooting range. He is so generous he just gifted my eldest great-granddaughter with 3 rifles & I think one was semi-auto. Great-granddaughter #2, who does not hunt but plans on a military career, for her HS graduation just received a valuable knife collection, whose provenance I won’t detail, but a couple would test positive for human blood residue. The one of most value is one Fly Boy designed himself & carried during most of his 14 tours in SE Asia + on other continents. It is in production & can be purchased from a catalogue. Both girls are giddy with delight. I am a progressive mostly pacifist who has refused all gifts that go bang or have lasers. Here’s how we handle it. One of the major things that attracted us to each other is that we are both wildly patriotic. That is our foundation. We also accept that each is not perfect, except in the most important ways. It is solid that no matter what we are permanent, & we each have the other’s back. We each accept that our experiences have been different in the extreme, so there are valid reasons for our differing views. We TRY to not discuss politics except in general terms in passing. If I forget, I am gently reminded not to do that, which is fine because I have a lot of like-minded friends /classmates & we communicate & gripe about politics to each other online. I cannot drive these days, so I am chauffeured to the polls without complaint, where we cheerfully cancel out each other’s votes. Fly Boy chooses to not get riled up by avoided trigger-point news, though he has other sources he sometimes shares. We each respect the intelligence (his in Mensa rated) & education of the other, as well as know that the other has plenty of common sense & scores high in the logic dept. In summary, we do not maintain an emotionally armed camp. I get roses every week, many daily compliments & lotsa loving. He also gets a loving spouse & all the things that are important to him. It doesn’t mean every minute is bliss, but disagreements are minor, settled quickly, & our personalities are such that no one is capable of carrying a grudge. It may help that we have each known very bad relationships in early lives, & we have each lost long-time beloved spouses, so we recognize what we have is rare. We care deeply, very deeply for each other, & know that we are extremely fortunate to be able to spend the rest of our lives together, which is why our courtship was so short. Oh, gawd, the HUMOR is vital! So that’s how we handle it. I think every couple has to figure the important stuff out, just for the survival of the relationship, & every problem, every solution, is likely different. People change, relationships change over time. Even the rules change. I’ve long wondered how James Carville & Mary Matalin make their relationship work. I think they must have a lot of magic together after the kids are asleep. Does anyone remember that a movie was made based on their courtship. Look up Geena Davis’ credits.
I have no idea if the grands are boys or girls, but if they are still at the age of snuggling up to watch movies and pee outside… just sink into that delightful deliciousness. I ADORE my bestie’s kids, my niece and nephews… but I don’t think they’ve peed outside. I was in middle school, high school, and college with their momma – and I’ve apologized to their dad that I didn’t do my job as the outrageous bestie in getting her to do so. (Thank GOD for my older cousins. I helped solve the drought problem in Palm Springs during my cousin’s bachelorette vacay.
Also a trick with the blueberries or any fruit to be added to pancakes – dust them with flour before adding them to the batter!
As for what you would cook together – is there anything that your grandma made with you or for you? That is what you should make. I don’t even follow her recipe anymore, but I make a KILLER seafood or clam chowder now, thanks to my (paternal) Grandma. She made it every Christmas Eve, so that is what I make every Christmas Eve. I also recall fresh berries and ice cream with my grands as well. (I can’t do my maternal grandmother’s fried egg sandwich anymore because of my egg intolerance)
I’m envious of your grandkids right now… I’m 49, and my last grandparent has been gone for decades. I miss them so much right now!!!!
Erica All 5 great-grands are girls, almost 7 to 20-1/2. Slumber partiers are 10-going on 11 & 12-1/2. Their older sisters grew up making monkey bread, personal pizzas (each started with tiny pans & got larger ones as they grew) with no rules on what went on top, spaghetti & brownies made with Greek yogurt instead of oil. I bought each girl silicone piggy molds from Amazon for their birthdays, so we might learn how to bake miniature pigs in a blanket with Lit’l Smokies sausages & pancake mix & dip them by hand in syrup heated in individual ramekins. Sometimes I make them for Fly Boy as a Sunday morning treat. They are coming a day earlier than planned, & though the pool is ready we are in a stalled tropical storm & bad weather for the next 10 days, so just playing it by ear. They may just want TV & popcorn & Chinese carryout for all I know. Except for no running inside, a safety measure, my house has always been one with virtually no structure–free to be me & you–environment, so if they want to chill & survive on ready-made snacks, so be it. Since I am now over an hour away, visits are scarce & precious, so no pressure on anyone unless the rapscallion contractor gets in my way, & then I will send him home to his mother with a note pinned to his shirt.
My husband continues to recover! He is breathing on his own, and had his trach reduced so he can speak now. We had our first conversation in over three months. He was like he went into space and just came back, and he returned to a different world. He is still in icu, but when his (leg) infection is clear, and the trach is fully out he can go to rehab. He is so thin, I think he lost 60 pounds. He looks completely flat lying in the chair. He is supposed to have a swallow study today and if it works out he can eat, for the first time since March. Only now am I finding out how small his chances were for surviving being on a vent, never mind for so long. He is still a little foggy at times but I think he needs to get out of those four walls and get into rehab and then home.
As far as following COVID protocols, I am still in. I mask and glove every time I go out, socially distance, no parties, restaurants are only open outside but I am still not going. Here in NY the stores still require masks, and I will wear them until there is a vaccine, i swear. I wish everyone who thinks this is bs would hear my story, that my husband is finally breathing though it is through a hole in his neck. This is no bullshit.
Oh Ingrid! I am so happy to hear this good news. I am so happy for your and your husband. I hope that the is home with you soon.
he looks like a string bean, I hope he will walk again
Wonderful news Ingrid. Best wishes to you and yours.
Still quarantine-ing here in Los Angeles. Nobody else is but cases are spiking and my husband and I are staying in as long as we can. Bars without food aren’t open yet so he’s still out of work. In other news we watched Season 6 of VPR. AKA the Faith season and we have opinions if anybody is interested!!
OF course we are interested!
Ok. This is not a statement on Stassi and Kristen being fired. They should have been and it happened. These are just purely our impressions from watching with more educated/less innocent eyes.
Jax is a giant douche who starts a bunch of crap and never takes responsibility. He’s actually quite skilled at starting a salacious storyline and then turning the focus off himself, even though it’s all about him, he’s an expert at gaslighting and truly doesn’t care that he’s hated. He goes to therapists every year for his redemption story but this year has his fake crush on the reiki girl and then a tv therapist to round it out.
Faith and James came in loaded and ready for a storyline. They clearly had the whole thing planned out before the season started. She did not get a bad edit as she claims. She described having sex with Jax with her legs in the air and the old lady WATCHING! I’d remembered the old lady sleeping in the other room but, she said watching. And did an imitation of what the the woman looked like watching. She also tried to say she was pregnant. And James was her go to every time. When she sent the recording of Jax after they had sex, it was to James who then passed it along. It was clearly a plan. Nobody put the words into her mouth or forced her to imitate the old lady watching her have sex. She did that and got the Jerry Springer edit she asked for. It just didn’t end with her being the hero that she thought she would be. The whole thing was gross. And James pretty much skated out of the whole situation.
Arianna may or may not hate her vagina but she definitely doesn’t want to have sex with Tom S. And Tom Schwartz actually saved Lisa and Ken from scrapping the whole tomtom idea. That is only if you want to play along and not believe that Lisa was going for another spin off and never would’ve scrapped the idea in a million years.
Britney and her entire family are a bunch of gold diggers who are invested in her/their fame and don’t really care what she has to do to secure it for them. Nothing new there.
There was the fake hook up between Kristen and James in Mexico. Stassi and Kristen fighting because Kristen hated to travel and Katie excusing Tom cheating on her and calling another girl bubba all night because she really cared more about tomtom getting going than her husband cheating on her. Oh and another Stassi Birthday meltdown complete with a gunshot wound in the middle of her forehead. And Scheana and her guy who can hang a tv in 7 minutes because that’s impressive? And James is in love with Lala and Raquel feels uncomfortable but wants to be on tv.
I think that’s pretty much the whole season in a nutshell. I’ll answer any questions! Once again these are our impressions of the season not a statement on hirings firings or else.
I woke up early (for me, lol I never rise before noon these days, and I was up around 8 or so. I thought I would get up and go to Kroger and then I realized that the reason I decided to go to Kroger in the first place is because they have a kiosk to get a car tag. My tag is about to expire so the plan was to go get the emissions test and then go to Kroger and get the fucking sticker. And the more I read this thread, the more things I add to my shopping list. Then I just decided to say fuck it and go back to bed and try again tomorrow.
I’m in a weird headspace today. So I am just going to eat some canteloupe with crispy Serrano ham and go back to bed for a bit. Tomorrow is another day. Sigh.
Wow. I feel so much better just releasing myself from having to do all that TODAY.
Sounds like heaven. Enjoy TT.
I dont mean to add to your list BUT, if you get the frozen rolls mentioned above, try Rhodes frozen bread dough. It is sold right next to the frozen rolls mentioned. They come in a plastic bag, it’s the orange topped bag. Take the little dough balls out and thaw a bit. Roll them into long sticks, dip in melted butter and then roll in parmesan cheese. Let them rise then drizzle melted butter on them and bake at 350° for a bit until they are light golden brown. It may sound like a lot but they are really yummy. In other news we are starting to open a little here. I tend to be a nervous Nellie so I am cautious and dont go anywhere but the market. I have a daughter with significant special needs and my 80 year old mom moved into a little in law suite she built onto my house. Point being I have to be careful. My son is a firefighter and the fire company just started to do the weekly drills in person last week. They are super careful and do all precaution because what would happen if all the firefighters came down with this thing?! Thanks, as always, for giving good people a safe place to share. I wish you peace when you venture out.
I also use the Rhodes Frozen dough balls…I thaw them and fry them (you kind of pull the dough into an eclair shape then fry)…they are sooo delish either plain fried or you can roll them in confectioners sugar like a beignet or roll in cinnamon sugar.
Well our gym is open today so I’ll be going back. It’s been 3 months, my butt needs it. It will be interesting to see how empty it will be, but I’m taking advantage of this.
On a side now thousands of us around the globe on Facebook had our accounts deleted for a day because FB was looking for white supremacists and deemed anything related to skinhead culture as that. It never took into account that all races make up this subculture. It banned many reggae and ska musicians in the scene including Neville Staple from the Specials, a prominent Jamaican born black musician. So to get our accts back most of us had to show our IDs which they now have on file, fucked up! Yes I understand that there are skinhead bonehead racists out there but true SHARPs love the music, are working class and against any form of racism, sexism, homophobia of any kind. So fuck you Facebook!
The new 90 day(s) is great, but the couple I could care less about, I just ignore their stories (Evelyn and that guy from Washington). The Angela stuff seemed so stupid, a ring tone, I guess that’s all the producers could come up with when they’re thousands of miles apart. I’m enjoying Coltys new life since I missed the Larissa era, that speedo scene to come, yikes! Can’t wait to see Jenni and Sumit together again. The woman moving to Ethopia, her man is hot, so interesting to see how life will be over there when she has the baby.
I haven’t seen this episode yet. I am on season five the tell all. That is the season with Annie and David and the girl with the Morrocan boyfriend and MOLLY! I never knew Molly’s story. I love her she’s from near me an runs a bra store. Season five was really good. I’m exhausted and for some reason can’t go back to sleep.
I want Molly to fit me, lol!! Love her on couples cam show and on the quarantine special, I can even get my husband to watch it. I didn’t get into this show till I think season 4, so many of the OGs I don’t know. There’s a marathon on now but I only know about Danielle and Mohammed. Chamomile tea maybe might help get you to sleep.
Nicole and Azan… I think she is in Morocco on Lock down with Azan. I still believe he has a hidden wife?
May is adorable.
Nothing changed here, still a Quarantina Queen, went to the supermarket, came home feeling like Swamp Thing due to the humidity,masks, etc.
Why do these masks make you deaf?
I wish I was a ventriloquist.
Multiple changes going on in Europe. so expecting major updates tomorrow in Spain.Uk and Ireland….I am expecting a large collection of cockwomblers from next week.
Thank God for pride weekend
Borders may be opening 10 days early due to Brexit Update
You have to book time slots on the beach, at this moment they are 15,000 registered locals due to social distancing 1,500 is beach capacity…not sure how that will work when the tourists arrive. on 22nd June.
The town hall has opened a drive in cinema at the market place…Grease this evening.
Queen Priscilla is arriving from the desert tomorrow…..It’s free, my neighbour has booked us tickets.
9pm… Work is over…..Avocado and Prawns with garlic bread. Rioja Wine and catch up TV.
Things have started opening up here. Restaurants are allowed to be open to 50% capacity, but I’m not ready to eat in a restaurant yet, but I do continue to get takeout to help the locally-owned restaurants stay in business. I have been enjoying this more leisurely lifestyle and don’t mind continuing it for a while longer. I hate wearing a face mask so much, but I do it.
I was finally able to get my hair done too. Had to wait in my car until they called me to come in, then had to wear a face mask the whole time. They don’t wash hair unless you’re getting color; if you’re just getting a cut they ask you to come with it washed and still wet. They also don’t blow dry right now. I asked my stylist how she was doing with all of this, and how was her anxiety level. She said she was fine – everyone is wearing masks, and she feels like they are going above and beyond with sanitizing everything.
On the gardening front, something has started digging in my potted plants – digging and leaving large, deep holes. Probably a chipmunk. That’s ok – I fixed his little ass. Yesterday I sprinkled ceyenne power all over the dirt. This morning there was just some surface digging. A couple more days and he should be gone. (For those who don’t know, they dig in the dirt and it stirs up the pepper and gets up their nose. It bothers them just like it does us. It’s a way of chasing them away without doing any real harm to them.)
Thanks for the tip, the chipmunks around here are merciless.
It works! You just have to remember to reapply whenever you water your plants or it rains.
There was no digging in my pots this morning, so it appears to have scared him away. We’ll see how long this lasts.
I bought a 16 foot round above ground pool for the kids a couple of months back because I predicted that pools would be in demand, and BOOYAH! I was right! It took a week of digging then removing underground boulders to level the ground, I gave up on my exercise videos for the duration. I also signed the kids up for camp for 4 weeks, it is going to be weird camp but they cut attendance by about half and even though some of it is going to be lamer than camp usually is, my kids have not seen another kid in 3 months, which is hard on them, it’s very unnatural for kids not to play together.
I went out with the public today, first time since lockdown. I haven’t went to stores or even got take out, but I today I went to the DMV. It’s funny because it was the last place I went, on my Birthday trying to renew my DL, and now the first place back out. Last time I was convinced I caught COVID there back in March so I hope I’m not paranoid again ? At least they kept the line outside and social distanced this time.
Tamara- Congratulations on becoming a great aunt!
Dalimama- I’m so sorry for the struggles you are facing. I will be sending you positive thoughts and wishes of a speedy recovery.
Ingrid- I hope your husband continues to recover and is back home with you soon. I’m sure your strength, support and love makes all the difference in the world.
Mmarybeach1- I hope your knee and back surgeries are rescheduled soon. I know how painful and debilitating back injuries can be. I posted that on April 27 I had kyphoplasty to repair a compression fracture on T-8 vertebra. I hurt my back 2 weeks after my surgery resulting in another compression fracture in T-7 vertebra which was repaired with kyphoplasty on May 27. This past Friday I moved my arm in an awkward way, heard a pop and had extreme pain. Today I got the results from an MRI I had on Saturday and unbelievably I have another compression fracture in T-5 vertebra. I will have kyphoplasty at the beginning of next week. The pain and spasms are horrible but the emotional roller coaster is causing me to break down several times a day. I’m crying out loud like a little kid. Thank goodness for those gentle hugs from my mom and dad. I guess all any of us can do is take it one day at a time.
So my anxiety is at a ten. Banjo has been out twice today and both times someone walked by with like fireworks or something and I had to call him in. It’s very scary and neither of us has calmed down yet. I’m not sure what it is and the tree kind of block the view of the sidewalk that runs behind my property. I’m afraid to let Banjo out in the yard now!
I was just cleaning out my spam folder (AKA putting off calling the dentist) and found notifications for TONS of comments here. It doesn’t effect you guys seeing them, they were posted timely, it just means I didn’t know they were there until now.
Sorry for not responding to so many. Hope everyone is doing well.