[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120679

Hi DD,
The fall pictures are so pretty.
I actually fell asleep on the couch during the VP debate so i missed the fly but i saw it the next day on the news.
The debates don’t seem to mean a lot as it seems that both sides try to evade answering questions that they don’t want to answer.
When i was young I always thought politicians were there to serve the people no matter what party you were. Now everything is so partisan that it makes me feel that many of the ideals that this country was founded on are lost.
I wonder if Trump loses if he will go kicking and screaming. Gosh-I hope that he would at least leave with some dignity. I just hope he has to leave so we can try to starting fixing this country.
WE are now going to be colder again after tomorrow so i think we have seen the last of our nice weather.
It’s gong to be a long winter with being stuck inside for another 7 months or so.
I hope at least it will be a light flu season. Greg went and got his flu shot today since i can’t get one at least i feel like him having one protects me somewhat. I think this is the first time he got what i call ” the old people dose.” lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120674

Hi Sue,
We didn’t get a way to track the ballot here. I will have to look into that. Greg actually took them to the post office as we don’t trust our mailman. lol he’s not the most conscientious guy.
I haven’t listened to any of the supreme court hearings. I will have to listen to hear her voice.
The cauliflower and broccoli and cheese sound good. I know they do a lot with the riced cauliflower now. I just like cauliflower the way it is in it’s natural state. Greg always said when he was a kid he never would have thought that he would be eating asparagus and cauliflower and liking it. We are still not big on broccoli. I actually like it better raw with dip.
I just saw where Conchata Farrell died-i probably messed up the spelling. She was on a lot of things over the years.
It feels good to go to the store and get stocked up doesn’t it. Then you know you have food to eat and don’t have to do that chore again for a bit.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120669

Hi Colleen,
Yes that was interesting that Robin didn’t recognize his neighbor. I think once someone was on who was on TV or in a movie with Ken and he didn’t recognize them either. It is hard and i don’t know all the people that the panel does either. Sometimes they name someone that i have never even heard of.
Aliza is so funny-Grandpa says we don’t have space for the Santa so she agrees. lol
Maybe they will have more of the big things when it is closer to Christmas.
I think we will go sometime next month.
We did get to see jenny and the kids outside for a couple hours on Sunday. That will probably be the last time until spring when it gets warm again.
Just thinking about the Holidays and not seeing anyone this year already makes me want to cry.
Jenny asked me what we wanted to do and I said I guess we will have to stay home-so she will will probably make plates for us and drop them off. I could cook for us too but why bother when we can’t get together with everyone. I love Thanksgiving too as we usually visit and play games and stuff after dinner. It’s always a fun day. And more relaxed than Christmas i think.
I actually thought Tyra wasn’t quite as irritating last night on DWTS. Maybe I am just learning to kind of tune her out. I know a lot of people won’t watch with her on but to me that’s kind of like throwing the baby out with the bath water. I watch it for the dancers not the host anyway so I just don’t pay that much attention to her anymore. Plus that fake crowd noise is turned up so loud you can’t hear her half the time anyway.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120662

Hi Adele,
I love those little zip stockings. They are so cute.
The dinners are looking good. Yum! Do you do a lot of roasted vegetables? Did this last one have cauliflower in it? Do you just cut them and roast with salt and pepper and oil? How long does that normally take?
Well Greg and I sent off our ballots today. This is the first time we have voted by mail. I am sad though because now i don’t have my little sticker that says “I Voted.” lol I will have to get myself one. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120364

Hi DD,
I like the beautiful fall pictures.
We are having a week of Indian Summer which I always enjoy.
We read that Trump says he feels 20 years younger. Unfortunately that’s probably the steroids talking. If anyone has ever taken steroids they do make you feel better faster but there are always some big side effects. Mood swings-impaired judgement to name a few. Not something you want your president suffering from.
I know Joe Biden doesn’t want to debate him on the 15th if he is still positive and I’m afraid if he is that he will lie and say he isn’t and do the debate anyway.
The thing that i just cannot forgive him for is not having any empathy for the families who have lost loved ones to this disease. Any other president would say how sorry he is for their losses and he has said nothing. Like those people never existed and their lives don’t matter.
I have heard other people saying they will start decorating for Christmas early too so you are not alone in your desire to do something to brighten your life.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120359

Hi Colleen,
Masked Singer tonight! yahoo! I figure maybe they got a lot of people this season that they wouldn’t ordinarily be able to get because of the pandemic some of the singers can’t tour and stuff. Just a thought.
It’s funny that you said that. Sometimes now for just the two of us i will just take the whole pan and put it on the table like if it would be chili or sloppy joes or something like that. I figure the same thing. Why dirty the extra dishes for just the two of us. My mother is probably rolling over in her grave.
Costco doesn’t have frozen stuffed peppers. I buy the ones that they have in the section with the premade fresh food like the pot pies and the enchiladas. They come in a container with six peppers. I usually buy two containers and split them up into three containers of four peppers and freeze them.
I like to look at the Christmas decor at Costco too. I think I need a new tree for my living room window this year. I think the one we had is just shedding too many needles. Greg thinks it’s okay but i think it’s excessive so I’m pretty sure I will want a new one.
We need to go to Costco next month because we have to cash in our checks before the year is up. We both have Costco credit cards that we get money back from. Greg won’t get as much this year as he has not used his as much for gas from travelling back and forth to work.
You could always put in a woodburning stove which would be similar to a fireplace and has the added benefit of actually providing heat. We have a fireplace in the basement too which never gets used as no one is down there anymore. That one is a gas fireplace which is more for show than anything else.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120295

Hi Colleen,
I used to like to do that kind of stuff with food when the kids were younger. You can get cookbooks with ideas of what to do.
Now I just slap the food on the table for the two of us. lol Greg says with the pandemic and being in lock down we are now like dogs and the high point of our day is meal time. lol
Last night I made stuffed peppers with peppers from the garden. i do enjoy having those. When we go to Costco I always buy a couple of the containers of the ones they make there and freeze them.
It’s funny how something like the hot water heater not working well happens so gradually that you don’t really notice it until it’s fixed and you realize how it should have been.
I know what you mean about the weather going back and forth at this time of year. Going from heat to AC and back again. I do like the Indian summer days though with the warm days and cool nights. And I appreciate them because i know pretty soon both the days and nights will not only be cool but cold.
Greg has been busy cutting and splitting wood so I know lots of fires in the fireplace are in store for this winter with him being home all the time now.
What did you think of DWTS last night? Don’t any of the people producing that show watch it back. The audience sounds are so loud you can’t hear Tyra talk. You would think with as sophisticated as our electronics are now someone would notice this. Also I wonder if she messed up last night or was it the people behind the scenes. Before they even noticed I was saying why are there still three couples on the floor-it should be just two. And then telling Val he was safe and dragging him and his partner back out. Plus did you notice the dress that she changed into half way through the show. It was like she was wearing her grandmother’s corset outside her clothes while balancing two baskets of apples on her hips. Not a pretty look and I usually don’t like to criticize other women’s appearance but geez doesn’t she look in the mirror before going onstage? I know I’m being catty and I apologize.
Be safe, be healthy-hug the baby.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120237

Hey Adele,
Everything looks extra spooky in black and white. Is that picture from your security camera?
We did have a frost last night and had already uncovered the vegetable patch from last week but it didn’t seem to affect the garden. Right now there are just a few scrawny tomatoes left and some peppers.
We didn’t do anything this weekend. No concerts to watch.
I did make a nice meal last night of ham, cauliflower, and sweet potatoes.
We have been trying to go out and pick food up on the weekends lately. At least getting into the car and driving to the restaurant makes us feel like we are going out for the evening. it’s the best substitute that we have right now.
Right now Greg is exercising by walking up and down the stairs and singing a song that he is making up about Trump. The last line I heard was something about Trump and Dump. lol Did anyone watch the new SNL Saturday night. I saw the first part of it before I fell asleep on the couch. lol
That’s usually how a night of TV viewing ends for me.
Well now both the White Sox and the Cubs are out of the baseball playoffs and the Bears sucked yesterday.
Adele, you guys had your game postponed because Cam Newton got Covid-I hope everyone else on the team will be well.
I am glad they are keeping the stadiums empty for the most part and hope they continue to do so. You see what a mess that was for the colleges when they let students in.
The more i see the more I think this whole year will be a virtual school year for our students locally. They are supposed to reassess at the end of the semester which coincides with winter break.
I hate to say i still have not taken out any decorations. If i don’t do so this week I may as well forget it-although most of my things are fall themed rather than specifically Halloween-although some are. I have just been incredibly lazy lately. I want to decorate-I am just not at all motivated. lol And of course Greg could care less. Hopefully I can talk myself into putting up a few things. I know it makes me happy when all is done and i see the pretty lights glowing. I have been wearing my Quacker Halloween shirts since the first of the month though so I am not a complete Grinch. lol
Adele, did that remote control timer work for your pumpkin? I hope so.
Wonder who will get kicked off DWTS tonight? I also wonder if Tyra will make it beyond this season as a host. That was a big misstep to get rid of Tom. They already have enough divas on the show with some of the contestants. I am really liking the young woman who is a comedian. i was not very familiar with her although she did look familiar to me as if maybe i once watched a show that she was on. She is very joyful and enthusiastic-plus i think she is originally from Chicago.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-October 2020 #120106

Hi Colleen,
I am always fascinated by the ideas people have of making food look like other things. I guess no one ever told those people not to play with their food. lol
I hope Brent likes Colorado too. I think he will. I don’t know if Tynesha and her son have always lived in NM. If so they might have an adjustment to make. Her son might enjoy playing in the snow. What if he has never gone sledding before. That would be fun taking him for the first time.
How does your nephew like Washington as compared to NM. He would definitely have gone from a dry climate to a wet one.
I think the time seems like it flew by as we kind of missed summer since we didn’t get to do any of the things that we normally would do.
Usually this time of year we would be planning our trip to see Brent. Hopefully next year we can do all our normal stuff again.
Isn’t it weird when the water is out how you go to automatically turn on the faucet? That always happens to me.
Gail

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