above31rubies

@above31rubies (1863)

United States • Age 53

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Life in city vs small town

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 5 Jun 08

I have lived in many different places. Big cities, in the middle of the desert beside the ocean, in the mountains, small towns I now live in a small town where we are much safer then in some places. I love not...

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above31rubies Too funny I read this post right now. I live now where I grew up- small town and surrounded by nothing but more small towns. I am watching a home show on TV and they are in a city I lived in for three years and MISS!! I actually am holding back tears watching...

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Is it cheating to serve hamburger

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 9 Jun 08

helper for dinner? I went to the pantry and have no ideas. But did find 2 boxes of the stuff. With hamburger in the fridge it does seem a logical choice. What would you serve with it?

from a box

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above31rubies Well, I stay as far away from processed stuff as I can as often as I can. But, I also make this on a rare occasion. When I do make something like this, I try to balance it and make side dishes of fresh fruit salad, salad or veggies.

11 Jun 08

Have your legs ever gone numb from sitting at

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 9 Jun 08

the computer? I have had this happen a few times.I haven't even been at the computer that long. I think it may be the chair I sit in. Has this happened to you? How do you handle it?

chair

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above31rubies Yes! I have almost fallen upon rising because my leg was asleep and I didn't even realize it. Just earlier my leg was sort of numb or something and it was like I would take a step and my leg would 'give out' or sort of buckle. It is weird. And it is scary...

11 Jun 08

Sleeping at work- people are actually doing this?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 10 Jun 08

One-third of workers reported falling asleep on the job Some companies offer workers a nap room or free fruit Tired workers cost $100 billion in lost productivity, health care costs, absenteeism To sleep better, have...

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above31rubies Well...yeah, I have. In my defense I was 8 months pregnant with twins (then later with newborn twins at home) and working night shift. Yeah, I fell asleep now and again. I worked as a nurse in a nursing home. Most nights, it was VERY quiet and once I did my...

11 Jun 08

$7.29 for a gallon of milk..my mom just called complaining and shocked

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 10 Jun 08

I am sure this is also a result of high gas prices. She said she was at the store and this is what the milk costs. It was only a bit cheaper at another store. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is insane!

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above31rubies WOW! It was still right around $4 here but that was a few days ago. Yikes! I hope it hasn't gone up that much here. The milk we buy is local, that might make a difference. And, we really don't drink it much...mostly with cereal. One of our sons really drinks a...

11 Jun 08

I am making chilifor dinner..my sister in law made me a batch of

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 11 Jun 08

homeade chili/taco seasoning. It smells wonderful. I usually use a seasoning packet. Do you make you own?Or use the pre-packed stuff?

chili

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above31rubies I usually make my own...well, by that I mean I toss in the ingredients of what would make up a seasoning mix. But, I have to say I recently made a recipe and it used a mix. The chili was the BEST TASTING chili I've ever had in my life. Seriously. I am going to...

11 Jun 08

I am Pregnant!

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 11 Jun 08

I've known for a little over 8 weeks. But given that my hubby and I have had pregnancy difficulties in the past we wanted to wait until our test results came back to tell family. This will be baby #2 and our last given our age...

a baby

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above31rubies Congratulations!!!!! What wonderful news! I bet your daughter is excited to be a big sister, too!

11 Jun 08

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I sent a friend a mylot message..they said the answered it but

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 11 Jun 08

I didn't get it. If she says she sent a response she did. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I wonder how many lost message answers are floating around mylot land.

lost message answer

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above31rubies Yes, I have had this issue as well. Not sure why! But, you can tally one up for me. lol

11 Jun 08

Who Knew?

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 6 Jun 08

I like to buy the frozen boneless/skinless chicken and use them quite frequently. I try to get at least two good meals out of the bag, and have leftovers from that too. I had cut up the chicken I was using for one meal the...

cauliflower

chicken salad

chopper

substituting ingredients

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above31rubies Sure have! Usually it works out...but sometimes better than others...lol Something else that is good, and good for you, to add crunch to chicken salad is sunflower seeds (unsalted). That is something I remember adding not too long ago to chicken salad and...

9 Jun 08

Father Goose?

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 7 Jun 08

My husband was mowing this morning and almost ran over a baby robin that had escaped the safety of his nest. He moved it a few times and it kept hopping back in his way, so we put it in a box to keep him from harm. I know, I...

baby bird

baby robin

fledgling

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above31rubies Well, I am very late chiming in on this but I bet your husband looked like a big gentle giant compared to that little baby bird...lol.

9 Jun 08

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I'm on the Hunt

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 8 Jun 08

... for creepy, crawly things. If you've read my other discussion, 'Father Goose' you know my husband and I rescued a baby robin from sure death. It was dark when I went to feed him last night so I had a tough time finding...

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above31rubies Aw that is so sweet! Glad he is doing well so far. :) Someone in an early response mentioned farming worms. Did you know you can actually make pretty good money doing that? I read about it some time ago and totally forgot about it. But, yes, you "grow"...

9 Jun 08

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Rebel flag flew..boys won't graduate.

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 5 Jun 08

Students who flew confederate flags are not being allowed to graduate. Principal says The flags are a symbol of racism and hatred. They have a clear policy on the issue. Boys say they are just good ole boys who didn't mean any...

flag

rebel

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above31rubies Well...if there is in fact a "clear policy" on it, then that needs to be followed and enforced. That isn't to say the policy is (or isn't) a good one...it just means that until the policy is changed, it needs to be taken seriously.

9 Jun 08

Looking for a SIMPLE roll recipe to teach my 5 yr. old about cooking with yeast

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 5 Jun 08

Does anybody have one? Or know where I might find one. The childrens cookbooks from the library haven't been much help with SIMPLE.

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above31rubies Well, yeast stuff is fairly easy- it is just tricky and takes TIME due to needing to allow it to rise. But, this recipe looks alot of fun because it involves rolling them into balls...kids love that!

9 Jun 08

Can you recognize mylotters from discussions before U see their username?

Amber @AmbiePam (93739) • United States 8 Jun 08

Sorry I had to use the U, but I couldn't type in the whole title. What I'm talking about is pretty simple. Sometimes I'll get to a discussion in my inbox, and without even seeing which mylot friend it is from, I know right...

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above31rubies Yes, I have a few that I just "know" by their tone, wording, style, etc. I thought I was weird...lol.

9 Jun 08

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Kids and restaurant food..

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 9 Jun 08

Have you noticed that several restaurants are offering healthier choices on the kids menu? Depending on the place you can get fruit cocktail. Fresh fruit, or steamed broccoli. This works for us, my daughter only wants fries once...

kiddie food

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above31rubies I wish they offered this when my daughter was young- she would always choose fruit and veggies over other stuff. But, with my boys...if we're eating out I let them get whatever. It's a treat and eating unhealthy stuff on occasion is ok. So, I don't worry...

9 Jun 08

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