[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16436

Hi Gail,
It is something that takes five minute for you to prepare. Like he does on the show. I do think that they have to cook longer then that and for me it would take longer for me to put it together then him. I think it is funny that they tell you just to use all this stuff that you should have around the house. I very seldom have what they are talking about. It is an interesting cook book.
I did not think that they would be able to see the residue of the material for making a bomb. That is funny that they would pick you to check for that. You must make them think that you are dangerous. lol They pick some strange people to test for things like that. They were talking about this one woman that had bladder control and they checked her diaper that she was wearing. That would be embarrassing. I would tell them to forget it. It is not worth that to get on the plane. That is going a little too far. I think that she was in a wheel chair. That part is something that I am not sure of. I think that they should have limitations on what they can check. Now if they wanted to run a check on her to see if she was a danger to the country that is understandable but do not make this person feel down about themselves and do something like that to them. I will get off my soap box.
I have seen them advertise that on TV. They do look like fun. I am like you though would buy them somewhere else and for a cheaper price. There are all kind of books that you can buy and get the things that you need to use. They kind of make me think of the paint by number things that they use to have. My mom use to love to do that a lot. Have not done that in a long time. The girls use to like to do that also.
I agree with you about the Christmas things on the Q. They can have a few shows that have a Christmas tree or something but not every show. They have different studios and they do not have to decorate all of them now. It is sad that they do not have the Halloween shows anymore. They use to sell a lot of things on those shows. That one guy use to bring such scary masks and cute yard decor. They had that ghost that you would connect to your door and when you opened the door the ghost would swing down. The kids would really like that. We thought about ordering it for our hay rides to have in the yard. We cannot find it anywhere now. Maybe we should all write and let them know that we miss those shows and we would also like to see more fall shows. Thanks giving hardly is even mentioned. They need to have pumpkins and pilgrims and hay stacks and things that remind everyone about Thanks giving. I really have my soap box out tonight. It is a good thing that I am not going anywhere tonight to complain.lol
Pumpkins are expensive here this year. We have looked at the stores and they want way too much for them. So they may be right about the pumpkin. May have to get it early. It might be a good idea just to be safe. Will have to make two of them. One sugar free so I can eat some.
The Cardinals win tonight. We will see what happens tomorrow.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16390

Hi Gail,
Love the pictures you posted on here about Halloween costumes. I really like the one of the toddler dressed like an old lady with a walker. That was very creative. All the costumes were though. The animals ones were cute also and the little one in the bucket.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16388

Hi Adele,
I hope that you have a good time with you friend tonight. You two always seem to laugh and have a ball. I hope that you remembered your pillow for your back.
I am sorry to hear about Johnnys job/ I hope that he finds one soon. They probably give him a good recommendation so he will not have a hard time finding one. He should be sure and get a letter from them so when he goes looking he will have it with him. That is always a big help. He sounds like he is a good worker and should not have any trouble. Hospitals are always looking for help. At least they are down here.
I have the 5 in 5 cook book that Micheal Symon wrote. He has some good recipes in it. He has one for broccoli salad so may try that on. There is not a lot to it. That is why they call it 5 in5. I like Mario but when it comes to cooking I like Micheal’s recipes better. I have never tried Daphne Oz recipes. She is always making healthy things and they do not look good to me. I do not know what else I will have yet will have to look thru my cook books.
We have a small oven so most things have to be cooked on top of the stove. That works out okay though. I do like to make most things in throw away pans. Then there is not so much clean up.
Well not much from here. Been busy cleaning and have not done anything exciting. That has become my life here lately. Have a good night and will talk to you later.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16386

Hi Gail,
I am so sorry to hear about Debbie. When you talk to her next tell her I hope that she gets thru this spell soon. We do miss her on this site. She is always so much fun. Hopefully they will soon find a pill that will help her to get better.
Why do they check your hands? Is it because of the wedding rings? That is strange. I am just a chicken and will never fly. We have driven every where we have wanted to go and have made it just fine. I will never go over seas. It is fun to go but just do not want to fly there. Greg was lucky that the guy had a good sense of humor. They may have stripped search him.lol It is good that they take precautions like that. It save a lot of lives.
Some of the kids like brussels sprouts but not all of them. So then I would have to fix something else for the ones that do not like it. That is too much work. So will just fix something that they all like and save me some time. We are having Thanks giving here so we do not have to have weeds in the turkey again,.lol Danyielle was so upset with me when I said that. Ron and I laughed. We were just kidding. She has made a turkey before but never fixed it like that. Well I know that was mean. We did not have the raisin dressing and that is a must on Thanks giving.
I should keep a book diary so I can remember what I have read. Sometimes I will pick up a book and then remember that I have read it. I also need it so I do not buy two books that are the same. I have done that before also.
Well that is all from here. I have to go and watch all my quacker shows that I taped. There were a few of them. They were on both channels and some I will just delete.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16332

Hi Barbara,
That is so nice that the boys are thinking of you and called to check on you. They are good boys and really love and care about you and Jerry. They just do not want to worry about you and if you are okay. Now that they know and you told them not to worry about you they may be fine for the rest of their vacation.
I like having breakfast for dinner sometimes. It is nice to stay away from the stove as often as you can. We eat a lot lot of snack things for dinner now. It is too much trouble to cook for two. lol That is what I am trying to tell Ron. He did cook the other night. He put two pork roasts in our cooker and made bbq pork out of one and froze the other. So their is enough bbq roast to last all week. I hope that Ron agrees.
I miss Debbie on here also. She use to come up with some good recipes. We will all have to try her turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce and mayo. We may all like it. We will do it in honor of her. Sure wish she could come back on here. She always could make me laugh.
We like chicken salad but have never tried it with the canned chicken. May have to do that it will be easier then boiling the chicken and having to cut it all up. It is nice to have an easy to do things. Will give that one a try.
That is nice that you can get Jerry to play games with you on the i pod. Ron will have nothing to do with my tablet. You would think that he would be struck by lightning if he touched it. So I just play games that I can play by myself. He really is boring most of the time. lol
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
Colleen

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in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16330

Hi Gail.
I am with you may the best team win. I would like to see the Cards win but if they don’t then it should be the Cubs. I would say spread the wealth but Ron would not be happy with me. So I better stick with may the best team win.
Colleen

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in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16298

Hi Adele,
That is a shame that they do not have art classes for the kids. JJ would do so good at it. They should cut the money for sports before they cut the money for the arts. That has always made me mad that they do that. We have been lucky so far they do still some art in the grade schools. I am not sure about the high school. They still do have band and choir. I think that people would complain if they cut out the choir.
I usually make a cranberry salad but the kids want just plain cranberry sauce this year. So i guess that is what we will have. They are wanting to try new things this year for dinner. I told them that I do not care if they want to come up with the recipes. They found one with Brussels sprouts. I do not think that one will make the Thanks giving table. Not everyone likes brussel sprouts. So we will see what we come up with. I will make two types of dressing like I do every year. Thanks giving is coming fast. It will be fun with all the family together. That is the best part of the holidays.
I hope that you enjoy your fish tonight. Will talk to you later.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16294

Hi Gail,
Ron is watching the game. It will be interesting to see who wins the game. I think that whoever it is will play the cardinals. I think that is how it goes. It is getting so confusing. Now that they added the new league to the mix. Good luck to the Cubs.
You don’t think that the book police will come and take you away for not meeting your goal.lol I have finished my book and getting ready to start another. It should be interesting. I hope that you reach your goal. I did not realize how much I missed reading until I started again.
Kevin’s family lives in St. Louis and his sister lives in Colorado. She is coming home for Halloween so that is why they are having the shower then. It might have been a better idea to have it on Sunday and not Saturday. I guess they had their reasons for doing it then. They were supposed to e-mail me the invitation so I could send it to family but have not received it yet. I hope that it comes soon. I lost his mom’s phone number to ask if they have sent it yet. Oh well it will all work out in the end.
I think that Kaylee is going to be a cat but do not know what Ethan will be. He wants to be something scary. Owen has not said what he wants to be yet so will see what they all decide on Halloween. I am sure it will be something scary for both boys and Kaylee will be something cute. It will be fun to hear what your kids will want to be and Adele’s also. They all have such a good time going out and getting candy.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night.
Colleen

[Colleen]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #16291

Hi Sue,
That would be embarrassing if every time you got on a plane you set the alarm off because of pins in your ankle. That is odd that Quacker clothes set off the alarms. Do they pull you out of line when that happens? You would think that they would realize that it is the clothes and nothing else. I am glad that I do not fly it is just easier to drive. I did not realize that they did the same thing when you go on a ship. I guess I need to get out more.
Colleen

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