Evening thread?

lindseyann410 · December 2011

Aww, Hike! I can't stand watching embarrassing/awkward moments on tv/movies. I feel so embarrassed for them! I feel the humiliation as well. Like I have to cover my face or leave the room. I couldn't make it through Never Been Kissed.

Not quite the same as your empathy, but I sort of understand!

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

Thanks for the wine recs everyone! I'll go to the store tomorrow and try one out. :-)

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]Evening ladies. I am hoping to leave work pretty soon. FI is grilling steaks tonight and I am trying to figure out side. I think I'll do steamed veggies and roasted potatoes. <strong>Tonight is the season finale of SOA so I will be watching that</strong>. Is Steph around? I have a question on a recipe you have on your meal plan.
Posted by DodgersBride[/QUOTE]

I have to wait till DH gets home Wednesday night, so no spoilers please!

Anna-I know how you feel about the children. I always try and give what I can, they are important.

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

Lindsey- I totally relate. I get super embarrassed for others. I call it second hand embarrassment. :-)

DodgersBride · December 2011

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[QUOTE]I am here, indeed, Dodgers. whats' up?
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

For the parmesan chicken, I am planing to make it on Wednesday as well. I read on the recipe to make sure the the bread crumbs and parmesan is fine. I have pretty fine bread crumbs but I had a container of shredded parmesan. I don't have a food processor so do you think it will be ok to keep it shredded?

anna.oskar · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : Evening all! Anna, the school I teach at does a secret Santa for all of the economically disadvantage students. I'm so excited to buy for a couple of my students, because I know that they could really use it. Like you, I wish I had the money to do more though. I am really behind on the rest of my Christmas shopping though.
Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

A local store is doing a wishing tree for the alone elderly in homes and assisted living in Sioux Falls. (you pick a paper ornament off the tree and then buy the gift for the person) It breaks my heart. Some of these people have nobody who cares for them and all the feel they can ask for are "needs" in my book. No wants. One of my ornaments is for a 92 year old woman. She asks for "a pill case with big openings so I can get my pills out despite my arthritis" and "warm socks". She's getting a blanket and a snowglobe too.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : A local store is doing a wishing tree for the alone elderly in homes and assisted living in Sioux Falls. (you pick a paper ornament off the tree and then buy the gift for the person) It breaks my heart. Some of these people have nobody who cares for them and all the feel they can ask for are "needs" in my book. No wants. One of my ornaments is for a 92 year old woman. She asks for "a pill case with big openings so I can get my pills out despite my arthritis" and "warm socks". She's getting a blanket and a snowglobe too.
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Are you trying to make me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG send me an ornament, I'll mail them something!

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : Are you trying to make me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG send me an ornament, I'll mail them something!
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

Me too. Or I'd send you money Anna and you could get another. That stuff breaks my heart. Seriously. I have a lump in my throat.

DodgersBride · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? :<strong>I have to wait till DH gets home Wednesday night, so no spoilers please!</strong> Anna-I know how you feel about the children. I always try and give what I can, they are important.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

I completely understand. My parents and aunt get the east coast feed so they get it at 7pm and I have to wait till 10pm. I threaten to unfriend them if they put spoilers on FB.

This is a post and run. I'll check back for your answer Steph. thanks.

lindseyann410 · December 2011

That is heartbreaking, Anna.

It reminds me of this old column from Anne Landers. It's from the point of view of an elderly lady on Mother's Day (or her birthday, I forget). She is all dressed up and looking forward to a visit from her children who live about 10-15 minutes away. She sits on the porch and waits for them. She waits all day long, and they never show up or call. It was so sad, I cried.

Steph0871 · December 2011

Guys, you don't have to send Anna money. I'm sure your local mall is doing stuff like this too!

Dodgers, I dunno. I haven't made it yet. I doubt it matters though

It'll just have a slightly different texture. I'm guessing the cheese will be more... melty and gooey if it's in bigger pieces. (I see nothing wrong with this though.) and I actually prefer more crunchy breading anyway.

DodgersBride · December 2011

I certainly don't mind gooey cheese. The bread crumb and cheese mixture looks like the parmesan you put on pizza so I wasn't sure. Thanks. I was going to make it on Sunday but I wanted to let the chicken marinade longer since I had just went to the market that day.

chelseamb11 · December 2011

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[QUOTE]That is heartbreaking, Anna. It reminds me of this old column from Anne Landers. It's from the point of view of an elderly lady on Mother's Day (or her birthday, I forget). She is all dressed up and looking forward to a visit from her children who live about 10-15 minutes away. She sits on the porch and waits for them. She waits all day long, and they never show up or call. It was so sad, I cried.
Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

Oh man what assholes! Sorry, that's harsh. But who does that???

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : Ditto. Anna, I would happily send them something. Hell, I teared up in the grocery store when reading about how much x donation would go to feed a family of four. I think I get weird around the holidays. I don't care what I get. I just want to share the love with as many people that I can. <strong>(sorry, that kind of sounds weird).</strong>
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

Not weird at all. I love doing for others so much this time of year. I just dont have the money to take care of everyone. Just hope I can do something, KWIM?

lindseyann410 · December 2011

Oh man, I just looked it up. It was an old man, not an old woman. And it was his birthday, not Mother's Day.

Here's the link if anyone is interested.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]Guys, you don't have to send Anna money.<strong> I'm sure your local mall is doing stuff like this too! </strong>Dodgers, I dunno. I haven't made it yet. I doubt it matters though ;) It'll just have a slightly different texture. I'm guessing the cheese will be more... melty and gooey if it's in bigger pieces. (I see nothing wrong with this though.) and I actually prefer more crunchy breading anyway.
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

I work at the mall, so I can say no we dont. I have trouble finding a damn Toys for Tots bin every year. But I found one this year. And they have another one this year, pajamas & books for kids in need.

I havent found anything for the elderly.

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

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[QUOTE]Oh man, I just looked it up. It was an old man, not an old woman. And it was his birthday, not Mother's Day. Here's the link if anyone is interested.
Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

I can't touch that with a 10 foot pole. I'd be out for the count tonight. Puffy eyes, stuffy nose, exhausted.

lindseyann410 · December 2011

Homless shelters often are in desperate need of winter coat donations at this time of the year. It's awesome if you don't have extra cash and a full closet.

cupcakesfrosting · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : I work at the mall, so I can say no we dont. I have trouble finding a damn Toys for Tots bin every year. But I found one this year. And they have another one this year, pajamas & books for kids in need. I havent found anything for the elderly.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

<div>We're not doing a Giving Tree either. We DO have the Marine's doing a Toys for Kids (that's what it's called here, it's weird) bin in the mall though. Last year was the Firemen. </div><div>
</div><div>Hubba hubba. </div>

chelseamb11 · December 2011

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[QUOTE]Oh man, I just looked it up. It was an old man, not an old woman. And it was his birthday, not Mother's Day. Here's the link if anyone is interested.
Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

Wow. How sad.
FI's dad is friends with an old lady who has kids like this. Treated her like absolute garbage. Never came to visit, never helped her with anything. Then she wrote FI's dad into her will (we think she's a millionaire.. if not yet, she will be, she has land worth 2 mill that will be sold upon her death, as stated in her will). Her kids absolutely hate him. WTF do you expect when you ignore your own mother and another man from church and his family come take care of her and hang out with her for a decade instead? She's such a sweet lady too. Stubborn as hell, but very sweet.

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

Me either kd. I find so much for kids but not the elderly.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]Homless shelters often are in desperate need of winter coat donations at this time of the year. It's awesome if you don't have extra cash and a full closet.
Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

True. I have asked DH to clean the closets a million times. But we donate a lot yo Goodwill, or Volunteers of America. But he has plenty we can donate.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : We're not doing a Giving Tree either. We DO have the Marine's doing a Toys for Kids (that's what it's called here, it's weird) bin in the mall though. Last year was the Firemen. <strong>Hubba hubba.</strong>
Posted by cupcakesfrosting[/QUOTE]

You're so funny.

We even have huge restrictions on our bell ringers. It's just not a normal mall. We are very high end. So we are very picky.

Steph0871 · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : I work at the mall, so I can say no we dont. I have trouble finding a damn Toys for Tots bin every year. But I found one this year. And they have another one this year, pajamas & books for kids in need. I havent found anything for the elderly.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

<div>Really?? Ours at home always did. Check with retirement homes in the area too, maybe? or homeless shelters or even the clinic/hospital (ours at home always did one for the terminally ill children, who's parents couldn't afford... or didn't have time.. to go shopping.)</div>

LetsHikeToday · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : You're so funny. We even have huge restrictions on our bell ringers. It's just not a normal mall. We are very high end. So we are very picky.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

What kind of restrictions?

Steph0871 · December 2011

stubborn old people are my favorite, chels.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : Really?? Ours at home always did. Check with retirement homes in the area too, maybe? or homeless shelters or even the clinic/hospital (ours at home always did one for the terminally ill children, who's parents couldn't afford... or didn't have time.. to go shopping.)
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

I can't explain our mall we our quite different and a lot has to do with the community we are in.

And near our home we really have nothing around. So we usually have to go out of our way for anything. The nearest (large) grocery store is the next town over.

But, our UPS store has quite a few bins. So, I think I'm going to go that route.

anna.oskar · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : Really?? Ours at home always did. Check with retirement homes in the area too, maybe? or homeless shelters or even the clinic/hospital (ours at home always did one for the terminally ill children, who's parents couldn't afford... or didn't have time.. to go shopping.)
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

This. All great ideas. Also, don't forget your local hospice wards. If you call up there and speak to the nurses, they can let you know if there may be anything someone needs. Even if they just need someone to sit and read to them.

cupcakesfrosting · December 2011

We have SA bell ringers, but they are only allowed to have bells.

Last year we had a group of 10 women, 'singing' Christmas carols. They were AWFUL! Security had to shut it down. Haha. Now, they're only allowed to have bells, and we keep extra in our booth for people if they show up with something else.

kd.joseph · December 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Evening thread? : What kind of restrictions?
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]

They are only at allowed at one entrance. They are allowed to stand just inside the door, but no bells.

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