City will show up today to fix my
new sofa. They said they would call yesterday
to let me know when they were coming. Well
I received no phone call from them so just
sit, wait and wonder.
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MY RANT AND RAVE FOR TODAY
I can't stand yuppy people!!!
I would never want to have loads of money
if it means living and acting the lifestyle
they have! They shun the people that are
less fortunate than them and turn their noses
upwards. It's all about who has what.
It's all about the social life and who
has the most friends.
It's like a big game to them.
They land in your space and
send you back home while they keep getting
ahead collecting more money and items along
the way.
My saying has always been,
I am me, accept me for who I am and
not who you want me to be.
If I roll up in a rust bucket that smokes
and rattles I wouldn't want your friends
or yourself to look down upon me for
material things that I own that aren't
up to your expectations.
I don't carry a Gucci bag, clothes that
carry a designer label or have vehicles
that have less than 10,000 miles.
But you know I get by and have a roof over our heads,
clothes on our bodies, transportation
and food in our bellies. What more do you need?
I like to be comfortable in life. Don't worry
about having my lil pinky out when tipping
a tea cup in a fancy restaurant. If I want to
slurp my soup I will do so. If I want to wear
t-shirts and raggedy jeans I will do that also.
Don't like it, then move on to someone else
that gives a crap!
Females seem to have a certain role to portray
now a days. High heeled shoes, dresses,
parties, running kids to sporting events
in the new mini van bringing treats
from the fanciest bakery in town
to win the kids approval of being the best
mom.
Screw all that.
If I want to get dirt under
my nails, get grease on me
from being under a car, wear my hair in
a pony tail because I don't visit salons,
burp occasionally, play ball with my
kids in the backyard, and make things from scratch,
well be it. That's me!
Who the hell set these rules as to how
we should live? Probably some yuppy person!
You know who I am.
I am the person in that
car that goes just a little bit slower.
The one that has a Mercedes Benz riding my ass
because they think they are better and
can go faster in life.
I am the one in front of you at the checkout
with all my coupons holding up the line
while you to cast your up and down
glances at me with curled lips
while you have to wait.
Have you noticed above that even though
I have all these flaws that you look down
upon, I AM STILL AHEAD OF YOU!!!
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Will start working on preparing meals
this week to take on our trip.
I will add my recipes here of what
I will be making.
This will be easier for me to refer
to all the recipes at once and not
loose them, lol.
Thrown Together Potato Salad
with whatever I have on hand
Serves 6
Ingredients
4-5 potatoes
5 hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 T. pickle juice
(leaving pickles out due to kids)
salt & pepper
garlic powder
1/2 cup mayo
2 tsp. honey mustard
chopped parsley
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Breakfast Tortillas
(About like a McSkillet Burrito from McDonalds)
Serves 10
Ingredients
* 10 (6-inch) fajita-size flour tortillas
* 1/2 (16-oz.) package ground pork sausage
( I have maple sausage)
* 6 large eggs
* Vegetable cooking spray
* 1/2 cup shredded colby-Jack cheese blend
* Salsa (optional)
* Sour cream (optional)
(I might also add some hash browns)
Preparation
1. Wrap tortillas loosely with aluminum foil, and place in a 250° oven for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 8 minutes or until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink; drain, remove sausage from skillet, and pat dry with paper towels. Wipe skillet clean. Reduce heat to medium.
3. Whisk together eggs and 2 Tbsp. water. Coat same skillet with cooking spray; add egg mixture, and cook, without stirring, 2 to 3 minutes or until eggs begin to set on bottom. Gently draw cooked edges away from sides of pan to form large pieces. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until eggs are thickened but still moist. (Do not overstir.)
4. Spoon sausage and eggs evenly onto tortillas, and sprinkle with cheese; roll up tortillas. Serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired.
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Shredded BBQ Pork on Rolls
Put boneless pork ribs in crock with
bottle of brown sugar bbq sauce on high
for about 6 hours.
In the meantime make large dinner rolls.
* 1-1/2 cups water
* 1/4 cup oil
* 2 tablespoons Honey or brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 4 cups unbleached bread flour or whole wheat flour
* 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Layer the ingredients into the bread machine pan in the order given. Set the bread machine onto the Dough Cycle. Press Start. When the dough is done mixing and rising, divide it into 16 equal pieces. Roll the pieces of dough into balls and place
in a greased cupcake pan. Let them rise for about 30 minutes, or until doubled in size. Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes. Serve hot, or allow to cool and use as buns cutting horizontally. I usually brush the tops of the buns with a little oil, to keep them soft.
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Was thinking about chicken salad sandwich recipe
but found a stuffed shells with chicken salad
recipe I might make this instead because it is kept
chilled. Will use this a main meal.
Chicken Salad Shells Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients
* 1-1/2 pounds prepared chicken salad
* 18 jumbo pasta shells, cooked, drained and cooled
* 2/3 cup ranch salad dressing
Directions
*Spoon about 2 tablespoons into each pasta shell. Refrigerate until serving. Drizzle with salad dressing. Yield: 6 servings.
Chicken Salad
I'll just throw together whatever I can find.
Chicken, mayo, dry ranch dressing, salt & pepper,
shredded cheese, cottage cheese, chopped celery
and maybe some black olives
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Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
3 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 cup white vanilla baking chips
Red or green sugar, if desired
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until dough forms.
2. Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls; place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Using thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon jam into each indentation.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
4. In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips on High 1 to 2 minutes or until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Spoon melted chips into small resealable plastic bag; cut small hole in corner of bag. Squeeze bag gently to drizzle melted chips over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Sherry's note** Instead of vanilla chips you could use confectioner's
sugar mixed with a little milk. OR a melted square
of white chocolate bark.
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10AM
Value City made it out. They still did not call first
to let me know when they were coming.
And they repaired the sofa like I thought they would.
They braced the cracked piece of wood
with another piece of wood on top.
Wonder how long that will last???
This is a pic of the couch on it's side
and the piece of wood that broke.
When we buy furniture usually we can't
see the guts inside to see what is
holding it together. Does anyone
see a problem with this picture???
They used particle board instead of solid
real wood to support this sofa!!!
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12PM
Sitting here watching MTV's Sweet 16.
It's bad enough these 16 year olds are
spoiled rotten little brats that get everything.
What's even worse is the episode I am watching
now is in COLUMBUS OHIO!
See what kind of yuppy brats we have to put up with!!
The parents took this child out to look
for a car for her. They were in a Mercedes Benz
dealership and she picked out a vehicle
that was $52,700!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot express the exclamation points
enough. What teenager deserves an almost
$53,000 car paid for by their parents!!!???
I could buy a house with that much!
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APRIL 2010
This article pertains to what appears
to be a discarded pop bottle that has
been left in peoples yards. But once
someone tries to remove it, it will
explode. So be careful when removing
trash from your yard as who knows what it
may be.
BOTTLE BOMBS from snopes is TRUE.
