[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16565

HI Gail,
They are having that baby shower for her and she already has bought all the big stuff that she needs. So now we have to figure out what to buy her. I am thinking of getting her a bunch of diapers and onesies. They always seem to need them more then anything. Then when the baby is born I will get her some more things. She will think of things that she needs after that. She may need bottles and pacifiers and things like that. You never seem to get enough of them. It is hard to buy for someone who went out and bought all of the big things that they need. She even bought a stroller. We usually go in together and buy stuff like that so the mom does not have to. I could bop her one for buying all of that. She did not think that anyone would give her a shower because this is her second child. She does not realize that it has been a long time since she had Owen and people realize that she needs new things for her.
That is so funny that the guy had a billy goat costume on. Maybe it will work. This old man must have really been good at putting curses on the Cubs. You would think that since it happened so long ago it would not be good anymore. It is funny how things like that happen.
We do pre buy or propane. We are like you and Greg we have it filled and then do not have to worry about it until into the summer. It is nice not to have to worry about filling it all winter. We wait until they send us a thing saying that it is cheaper and we get it then. We own our own tank so we can buy from whatever company we want to. We usually get some good bids so it is nice.
It is fun to drive around and see all the decorations in peoples yards. They really have some cute ones. There is one house down here that goes all out. They have the graves some with the hands reaching out and ghosts all over. I bet they have a lot of kids that go to their house and get candy. I am not sure if they have spooky noises coming from the house or not. None of our kids go there trick or treating. The house is in Farmington and none of them live there.
I cannot imagine having all that stuff out of a house to move in with someone else. That would be hard to do an get rid of all the stuff that you do not need. She has lived in that house for a lot of years. She probably has had a lot of yard sales. Hope she has sold a lot. Sounds like she is doing better hope that when she goes to the hematologist that he thinks things are going fine.
We have never gone to see any of those movies. Hope you can get it when it comes out. If you have been watching all of them you do not want to miss out on this one.
Have a good night.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: General Quacker Chatter Here! #16520

Hi Arlene,
If this does not work out for you write to Angle and see if she can help or to Quacker Factory. It is the one with the picture of Jeanne Bice. They will help you also. They are really good about finding the answers for you.
God Bless
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #16518

Hi Gail,
It was kind of a Christmas book. There was a lot more to the story though. It does happen at Christmas time though. I cannot get into Steven Kings books. I should try them again. I am finding that some books that were not interesting to me at one time are more interesting now. I am starting to read Montana Standoff by Sharon Dunn. The books that I am reading now are not very long. This is the time of year for light reading.
You were having too much fun with the family to read. You will be getting into it again. I just went thru a spell where I was not reading and now I am at it again. Hope you find a book that will be an adventure.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16513

Hi Adele,
I like your cider donuts. They look so good. That would look cute as corn bread muffins. The cider ones look really good. You know how to make a person hungry. I could eat some of those right now. It is a shame that we cannot grab one right off the screen.
Which Angel shirt did you miss? The white one with the matching jacket or the plum colored one. They are both really cute. I have the plum colored one bought it a long time ago. I would love to have the white one with the jacket. It is on my wish list. Maybe I can get Ron to get it for me for Christmas. lol. He thinks that I have too much already. I bought a Christmas vest from a store when we have gone shopping on day. It was after Christmas so it was really cheap. I brought home and put it away and have never seen it again. I am not sure if it got mixed up with clothes that we gave away or what we did with it. It was really a good savings but not when you lose it before you ever get to wear it. I am always doing dumb things like that.
Fresh bread tastes good no matter what you do with it I love it with toast and with spaghetti any way you want to fix it. That is one of my down falls. We were supposed to go to Oktoberfest today but my daughter did not come over so did not get to go. Ron took our car and went to the reunion at his old school He went to a one room school when he was younger and they have a school reunion every year. They all bring food to pass and they usually have a really good time. I do not go because they usually do not bring their husband or wife unless they went to school there. So that is okay.
Well not much else going on here. It has been chilly here also. We have these heaters we use for this time of year. They work really well. They are cheaper then buying the propane gas that we have to get to use our stove of furnace.
Enjoy the rest of your week-end.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16511

Hi Gail,
I guess I forgot to tell everyone that Danyielle is having a girl. I am so excited because they are so much easier for me to buy for. They always have cute things for girls. For boys it is always cars, trucks and guns. The boys like to pretend like they are hunting for deer and rabbit. Ethan hunts the enemy. We are never sure who the enemy will be but one night it was gophers on the roof. They would stand on the deck and pretend that they were shooting them down. It was funny.
Well the series is tied now. Cardinals and Cubs one. We will see what happens at the next game. They all are playing really well but the Cardinals have made some major mistakes. That cannot keep doing that. They will end up losing this year.
I think part of the problem with those people in New York they can get a lot of different things then we can and the people that live on the east coast can get a lot of crab and lobster that we cannot get here. If we have it shipped it is really expensive. I will have to look for the frozen crab cakes. I can probably find them at Schnucks. We can find a lot more then we could at the other grocery stores that we had before. They also have a lot of the fresh herbs. I like them a lot more then the ones that are in the bottles. We have fresh dill growing all over the place. We have been picking it and letting some of it dry and putting it in jars. If we don’t it will go to waste. We have been picking green peppers and hot peppers here lately. The just started growing when we had that last warm spell and have been growing ever sense. We have cut a bunch up and put it in the freezer. We also have been giving them away. We have tomato vines coming up again also. Ron tilled the garden under and when we had that warm spell it all started over again. I do not think that it will stay warm long enough for the tomatoes to do much. It would be nice if they would.
How is your sil doing? Are they still treating her for the problem she had. Was it low white cells in the blood? I am getting forgetful. Hope that she is doing better. She will probably still make cookies. Does she have any kids or grand kids? She will make them for them. Well maybe not. If I do not feel like doing it one year I don’t. The kids notice that though.
The shows on the q are the same ones over and over. It is fun that they had a couple of Quacker shows on to break it all up. We need some more fall shows. I think that you are right it was Mario that did the masks. I think that people decorate for Halloween just like they do for Christmas. They put up the lights and do all of that. We just need to remember their is another season before Christmas.
Well that is about all from here. Congratulations to the Cubs for winning tonight.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #16453

Hi Gail and Cynthia,
I just finished another book. It is Yuletide Twins by Renee Andrews. It was such a good book it only took me two nights to read it. It is about a young woman that is expecting twins and the father tells her to get rid of them so she leaves. She goes to visit a friend from college and he helps her out. It is a really good book.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: What Books Are You Reading and Recommending Now? #16442

Hi Gail,
I hope that I am on the right site for reading. I just finished Dancing in the Low Country. It is a really good book. It is about a woman that is getting up in age and she keeps thinking about the past. It makes me think most of us that as we get older we think about things that happened in the past. The author is James Villa. This is a new author for me. There are parts in it that are a little racy but if you can get past that you are okay. It does explain a lot of the reasons for somethings that happen in the story.
I am now reading the Yule tide Twins. It is really good am almost done with is now. It is really interesting.
Have fun reading.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: General Quacker Chatter Here! #16440

Hi Arlene,
Sorry ti took me so long to get back to you on the light up Christmas things. I had my sweater put up for the summer and just now got it back out. It took two cr 2032 3 volt Lithium battery. I hope that this helps. They are the round batteries that you get for a watch but they are bigger. I hope that this will help you. Have you found where you get the battery box out at. It took me awhile to find where to get it out. It is so pretty when it is lit up though. If I can help anymore please let me know. I will not be so slow to find out the next time.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16438

Hi Adele,
Your dinner sounded really good. I love egg plant. Ron will not eat it so have to go out to get it for dinner. The roasted veggies on your salad sound really good also. The place you went almost sounds like our Pasta House. They have some good pasta dishes and salads. That is good that you made it okay without your pillow at dinner. It would be nice if I could do without mine. The shots seem to really be helping you a lot. That is really good news.
I have not tried any of the recipes yet. I have one that is a broccoli salad that I plan on fixing just have to go to the store and get what I need. I guess that I do not have the proper kitchen. I will have to restock it. Ron found a couple of things that he thinks we should try.
I watched the Chew but did not find anything that I want to try. The crab cakes looked really good but it almost impossible to get fresh crab meat here. Most places have the imitation crab meat. I would probably have to go to St. Louis to get the crab meat. My daughter would probably know where to find it but I am not sure anymore. The corn bread looked okay but do not know if want to eat fried corn bread. Would rather make the hush puppies. They are not as much work. Your bread that you are making sounds so good. I can smell it already. I need to get some fresh bread and bake it in the oven. Fresh bread really makes your house smell good. You do not have to worry about that you are always baking something that smells good.
Your corn beef sound really good. There is nothing like a good corn beef sandwich. Ron likes the Ruben sandwiches but I like just a corn beef sandwich. Sometimes I put slaw on it and it tastes so good. We just like to eat. That is why we are not slim and trim. lol
We are going to start to make Christmas cookies soon. I make them and then freeze them so we will have them for the Holidays. My daughter is always going to come over and make some with me but she never does. I have wanted to do that but last year I just did not feel like it. So this year I am just going to have to do it no matter what. I f I do not bake cookies no one does.
Well that is about all from here. I wrote a bunch on Gails post so if you want to read that go ahead. I was ranting and raving again.lol
Colleen

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