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OMG GAil!!
that crazy bird! I heard somewhere that if your house is painted light blue, the birds will do that- is your house blue, by any chance? I have no idea where I heard that one…..LOL
I did see that recipe. the funny thing is, Tillie is German, and she makes potato dumplings. We actually get the mix from the German store. So, I thought that was quite odd, as I have never heard her speak of bread dumplings.
It is chilly here today. It was 70 yesterday, so that makes today feel even cooler.
Oh yes….we do call it chow-dah.

Debbie- my daughter uses that voice thing, and she ends up screaming into it. It can ruin friendships, with the words it interprets. Watch out!!

Hope everyone’s day is sunny and bright!
Adele

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Gailster…………sorry your team lost. There is always next year, as they say. It is awful to get close, and then lose!
Adele
PS….eat some chocolate!!

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Hi Colleen
On the King Arthur site, you can set up a recipe box for yourself, so that makes their recipes easy to find, if you cannot print them out.
The chicken and dumplings has become a fan favorite around here.
I do not get migraine headaches, which is great. It may have been from the shot. I am glad it disappeared.
I think it would be a great idea to do a loaf for Thanksgiving. they have simple white bread recipes that are do not require any special ingredients. You cold make t it the day before, and let it rise overnight to bake it.
I am still on the waitlist for those pie savers from Lock n Lock. I have a funny feeling I will not get them by Thanksgiving. So, I found one on Amazon form Prepworks….I think that was the name….LOL I still hope they get the Lock and Lock sock back in.
You must be so worried about your mom. I hope all is well with her. It is hard that she is far away.
I hope you have good news from your doctor appointment today- crossing my fingers!!!!
Have a good day.
Adele

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Hey Debbie
I di see that pan. I ended up getting the pumpkin tiny cakes pan, and have been having a ball with it!
Funny you should mention pumpkin baking – I have 2 recipes I want to try over the weekend- with my cute new pumpkin muffin/tiny cakes pan. One came on the pans, and one form King Arthur, of course!
Nothing baked today- it was a little warmer, and everyone was coming and going today, which is nice too.
Hope you have a good evening- I love the funny shows on Wed nights. Ill be shutting off the laptop soon, so I can chuckle away!
Adele

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Hi Debbie!
We all missed your humor so much! Love the attachment. I am the one on the right. I hope you will be well enough to continue posting!
Hey- Quacker is on tomorrow. I hope we can all see something we do not already own, in several colors.
Do not feel bad about your dinner- it was so busy here today, that I ended up with cereal. I had all the ingredients pre- measured for the chicken and dumplings, and had to put everything in the fridge to do tomorrow.
I would love to have all of you next door to me. I would bake us something every single day!
I hope your evening is good.
Adele

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Hi Colleen
I can always count on my Quacker friends for support and kind words. Thank you, and everyone!
Well, it was raining here a little this morning, and I was sore, so I decided to only make dinner. The headache did go away, finally. I am making that chicken and dumpling thing. It is good, and is very good as leftovers. It is a day long process- bake the chicken and cut it up in the am. I also mix all the spices, etc, that get put in at a time, in little Lock n Lock containers. I measure everything out while the chicken bakes, and then I just have to put it together in the afternoon. Much easier for me. The sauce part cooks for 15 minutes, which is not bad- the rest I put together at the table, and then it gets baked. You should google the recipe on the King Arthur website. What I like is that you can increase the size of the font, and make it very easy to read, while you do it. That is one of the things I like about King Arthur Flour’s website. If you join, they send you recipes of the week every Sunday, and sometime during the week- bread, goodies, and dinners.
This aging affects so many aspects of our lives. We all learn to adapt as we go along.
I think you should try the shot in the hip. Gary did it for about 3 years, before he got the surgery. They did work. You know, when you are in pain, it sucks a lot of energy out of you. When I had diverticulitis, it was bad. I came home form work in the end, and just went right to bed. I waited way too long to have that piece of the bowel removed. Since I had it done I have been pain free, and can eat nuts and seeds again, as I have no more diverticula. Belly pain is exhausting, and I know you have been dealing with it for a long time. Did you get an appointment yet with the gastro doctor?
Hope you are having a good day!
Adele

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Hi Cynthia
Nice pictures! Love the Halloween decorations. Sorry about your Mom. It is awful when we become parentless.
I hope your day is going well, and that it is a little cooler over there.
Adele

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Hi Gail
I think that is great news he is coming back. Heather has come home about 4 times that I can count- with different amounts of children. She delivered Marissa, from here, on one of her return homes. So, I know how you feel. I, like you, think a return home is to re-group, form a plan, and get your life together, while being in a safe, supportive environment. there are times when they need that. It is a great way t start going to school at night. I will be praying he gets the debt resolved, and finds a school he will succeed in. Who knows, with school going, a new job, and girlfriend can come out of it too. (when he is ready)
I went to college after I was divorced. It is very do-able. I was lucky to have the support of my Dad, who drove. My mother, Tillie, does not drive. My Dad picked up the kids after school Tillie made dinner, and he got them tucked into bed by the time I got home. It was a HUGE help. God rest his soul, he did the transports to the dentist, dance school, and ball practice too. He was the best Dad ever. I was really blessed.
I know all of us on here, will be saying a prayer for Brent every night. All our prayers, for all of us, work.
I am so happy to hear from Debbie again. Her picture looks great!
Hope your day is going well.
Adele

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Hi colleen
I figured out when I read the post to Gail. that the shower is still on Halloween….LOL I was really out of it yesterday. I have to apologize, in case I got things wrong, or offended anyone!!!
I bet your cookies tasted great, and looked fabulous. To me baking is therapy. reading is getting harder, as my eyes get tired fast with smaller print. I have to take my glasses off to read, lately. I cannot see anything far away. It seems my eye doctor cannot get my prescriptions right enough. I am changing doctors- Gary found a new one he really likes, and I am going to try them.
Rissy was so funny yesterday. She got such a kick out of me. I should have realized that I should not have written responses/posts yesterday…….LOL
Will Ron go with you to the shower, so you can have company on the ride home? that could keep him from having potato soup for a while, and get back in good graces with you until Christmas!
On Sunday, we got a burst of snow flurries- only once. It got warmer today- in the 60’s.
Good Lord….as I am typing, I realize I have a headache. I think I am going to take it easy today, and spend a lot of time in the recliner. I am just making baked potato, and meatloaf for dinner, so that is pretty easy, and all I will do today.
My fun breakfast with Nancy got moved to next week, and I think that is a good idea for me, since I still feel out of it. I will behave, and not do any housework this week, I guess.
Hope you have a good day!
Adele

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