Thursday

mrsconn23 · July 2019

We're almost to the end of the week. YAY!

It's also Prudie day. YAY x 2!

One week until school starts. I think DH is going to take off next Wednesday with DefConn and me. We're going to go do something fun.

Just biding my time until the weekend.

levioosa · July 2019

Apparently the power is out at FI’s building so he woke me up at six with his loud talking to his employees about the situation. I went to bed after midnight so now I’m pretty tired.

My plan is to go to Urgent Care today to get an x-ray of my hand/wrist. I’m starting to think I may have broken it during my fall. Hopefully it’s just a bad sprain but I noticed yesterday there’s a new protrusion where the ulnar bone usually is and I’m having some associated nerve issues with numbness and tingling of the fingers so I’m not too hopeful. Fingers crossed though. Otherwise it’s more studying and eating the delicious Indian food I stress bought last night during our study session.

Yay for Prudie day!

climbingsingle · July 2019

How is this week not over already?

I have zero motivation to work. I just booked our additional excursions for our river cruise in September. Cannot wait!

banana468 · July 2019

Hooray Thursday!

I'm trying to add one more week of camp for Chiquita because I have to potentially fly and be out of town for 3 days. Now to find something that works with our schedule.

Hey summer camp people: Having a camp that ends at 4 and starts at 9 is a pain in the ass. Anyone with a full time job needs to work more hours than that.
Luckily we are doing a staycation for the last week the kids are off and before they go back to school but this is still so annoying.

I made plans for a play date Saturday at the pool and DH and I are going to go test drive a car. DH's daily driver is 11 years old and giving us more problems and there are some great deals GM is offering at the moment. We're leaning towards a Buick station wagon.

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

I'll try and post some photos later, but BabyKitten is living her best life lmao!

She's been having a blast with my mum this week, and tomorrow she'll be spending time with my aunt tomorrow.
We're gonna set up her trike tonight so she can potentially take her out.

We got bank stuff dealt with, and M found out the guy is new so that's a huge part of it. I'm still looking at talking to my bank and see what they can offer us - we have car loan, mortgage and M's accounts at his bank but I wanna see what my bank can offer.
This is the 2nd his bank has given us issues. Guh.

6fsn · July 2019

@levioosa- good luck.

We purged clothes this morning. I got rid of 3 bags of clothes and 1 of shoes. We’re going to lion king after lunch!

my period started yesterday and it’s awful. I wish menopause would just start already.

STARMOON44 · July 2019

Omg Trumps decided to start executing people again. No federal executions since 2003. Horrific.

short+sassy · July 2019

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

STARMOON44 · July 2019

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Ohhh at Brennan’s? I always remember going there as a little girl for brunch just because my mother wanted us to have that experience. It was def vastly above our normal price range but so special.

mrsconn23 · July 2019

STARMOON44 said:

Omg Trumps decided to start executing people again. No federal executions since 2003. Horrific.

I wonder if there will be lawsuits over it. I'm sure the ACLU has been primed if they had a head's up regarding this change.

But yeah, they are doubling down on their cruelty after yesterday's hearings (because I refuse to believe that shit is not orchestrated for maximum distraction from the truth and their utter criminality).

OliveOilsMom · July 2019

Leviosa - I hope everything checks out ok with your wrist!

H wants to mow the lawn this evening, so I'm picking DD up from school again. I am also in charge of dinner (he cooks almost every day since he is home first). I was going to make the IP pad thai, but I forgot to get the chicken out of the freezer. So I don't know what I'm doing now. I will see if H can get it out and put the package in some water. It should be thawed by the time I get home. Other than that SSDD.

This week has gone pretty quick for me, even though its been a few weeks since I have been in the office a full week! So that is a plus!

short+sassy · July 2019

STARMOON44 said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Ohhh at Brennan’s? I always remember going there as a little girl for brunch just because my mother wanted us to have that experience. It was def vastly above our normal price range but so special.

Not the original Brennans restaurant...though they're definitely still around!...but a different restaurant in the Brennan's family called Palace Café.

The Brennans family is a restaurant dynasty in New Orleans. There are two factions of the family that own a total of 5 restaurants. Or at least 5 I can think of off the top of my head. There could be more, lol. They also own Commander's Palace, which is the restaurant where Emeril Lagasse was head chef for some years, before embarking on his own restaurant empire.

Edited to add: The original Brennans restaurant is where the Bananas Foster dessert originated from.

Jstump2 · July 2019

OliveOilsMom I've put frozen chicken in the IP before, you just have to add like 5 minutes to the cook time

CharmedPam · July 2019

climbingwife said:

How is this week not over already?

I have zero motivation to work. I just booked our additional excursions for our river cruise in September. Cannot wait!

My friend just IM’d me about how slow the day is going. I’m like “week! The week is going slow!”

i was JUST going to look at excursions for our winter cruise. Viator just sent out a link for 10% off with promo code JULY10. I’m just leery about not going through the cruise line because of the guarantee of getting back on the ship...

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

@OliveOilsMom anything frozen, just add 5min time. Idk if it says it on the site, but I know on a fb group I'm on for recipes it says that

STARMOON44 · July 2019

MissKittyDanger said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas_Foster

short+sassy · July 2019

MissKittyDanger said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

They bring a cart with a burner tableside. Start cooking sliced bananas in butter and brown sugar. The butter/brown sugar basically makes a caramel sauce. Once that has mostly cooked and gotten warm, then they throw on the banana liqueur/rum. Which causes a flame in the pan. Cinnamon is sprinkled on at about the same time and those cause bright orange sparks.

Once it's all done, they spoon the caramel sauce and bananas to vanilla ice cream.

short+sassy · July 2019

OMG, drat and curses!

I am so busy at work right now. Overwhelmed. Have been for awhile. But I'm dealing and it's better than the alternative.

Fridays have always been overloaded. And now the client just sent me a request for ANOTHER report they want sent out on a weekly basis. On Fridays. It had been a monthly report. And...oh, is it reasonable for me to start doing that tomorrow?

What I wanted to say, lol, "NO! No, it's not possible. Maybe in another month or two. And start THIS Friday? Are you kidding me right now?"

But because I'm a pleaser. And a glutton for punishment. And the request came from our client. What I did say, "Sure, I can start issuing this report on a weekly basis. I can send the next one tomorrow."

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

short+sassy said:

MissKittyDanger said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

They bring a cart with a burner tableside. Start cooking sliced bananas in butter and brown sugar. The butter/brown sugar basically makes a caramel sauce. Once that has mostly cooked and gotten warm, then they throw on the banana liqueur/rum. Which causes a flame in the pan. Cinnamon is sprinkled on at about the same time and those cause bright orange sparks.

Once it's all done, they spoon the caramel sauce and bananas to vanilla ice cream.

omg drooling!

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

levioosa · July 2019

I am annoyed. I don’t live in a particularly health care friendly area. I chose a new urgent care to go to because they advertised having an x-ray and x-ray tech on site. I show up and they tell me “oh, it’s only on Saturdays.” The website did not say that at all. Holy misrepresentation. It’s literally the reason I chose to drive twenty minutes to this particular UC.

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

Sorry if the photos are huge! I don't know how the cut them under a 'spoiler' $:\$

MissKittyDanger · July 2019

@levioosa wtf!? Did you tell them it's misrepresentation!? That's ridiculous!

CharmedPam · July 2019

short+sassy said:

MissKittyDanger said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

They bring a cart with a burner tableside. Start cooking sliced bananas in butter and brown sugar. The butter/brown sugar basically makes a caramel sauce. Once that has mostly cooked and gotten warm, then they throw on the banana liqueur/rum. Which causes a flame in the pan. Cinnamon is sprinkled on at about the same time and those cause bright orange sparks.

Once it's all done, they spoon the caramel sauce and bananas to vanilla ice cream.

@VarunaTT, correct me if I’m wrong but you live in the St. louis area right? Lemp Mansion has the best table side banana’s foster I ever had! I think they did another fruit foster.

go for me please?

also, the dinner was outstanding.

Eta: cherries jubilee. That’s the other one.

VarunaTT · July 2019

@charmedpam Not there, but we go there a lot. I love Bananas Foster too. I'll have to chat with one of my BFFs, I'm supposed to go visit her soon and this sounds right up my alley.

CharmedPam · July 2019

VarunaTT said:

@charmedpam Not there, but we go there a lot. I love Bananas Foster too. I'll have to chat with one of my BFFs, I'm supposed to go visit her soon and this sounds right up my alley.

I love the whole Lemp mansion experience. The bar. The ambiance. The food. I can’t wait to go back! If you do dine there, make SURE to go into the bathroom.

short+sassy · July 2019

CharmedPam said:

short+sassy said:

MissKittyDanger said:

short+sassy said:

We went out to dinner last night with my stepbrother. The food was amazing, as usual. This is a restaurant that prepares Bananas Foster at the table, flambe' style. So, of course, that dessert is an absolute must, lol. Then we all walked around the French Quarter a bit and along the MS River. It was such a nice time! Plus, my H has been burning the candles at both ends between all the DIY work at one property and showings at another. I was glad we had a good opportunity to go to one of his favorite restaurants. Even if my 'cc is limping from the strain, lol.

Sounds like a lovely night and good your H could chill with everything going on. Don't need him burning out

Also what is a Banana Foster?

They bring a cart with a burner tableside. Start cooking sliced bananas in butter and brown sugar. The butter/brown sugar basically makes a caramel sauce. Once that has mostly cooked and gotten warm, then they throw on the banana liqueur/rum. Which causes a flame in the pan. Cinnamon is sprinkled on at about the same time and those cause bright orange sparks.

Once it's all done, they spoon the caramel sauce and bananas to vanilla ice cream.

@VarunaTT, correct me if I’m wrong but you live in the St. louis area right? Lemp Mansion has the best table side banana’s foster I ever had! I think they did another fruit foster.

go for me please?

also, the dinner was outstanding.

Eta: cherries jubilee. That’s the other one.

They serve cherries jubilee at Brennans also. It's really good there, but I'm not sure I've had it anywhere else. Because, hey, if you have the equipment, might as well do both of those traditional flambe' desserts.

I do like Bananas Foster, though I actually prefer Cherries Jubilee. But I'm not a big dessert eater anyway and it's not a huge preference. Whereas, my H is a die-hard Bananas Foster guy and if I even suggest Cherries Jubilee, he jokingly threatens to disown me, lol. We usually split dessert but, the next time we're at Brennans, I might need to get my Cherries Jubilee on. I haven't had that dish in years. My H will seriously side-eye me, but be mollified he gets an entire Bananas Foster to himself, lol.

ei34 · July 2019

Ugh that sucks about the UC @levioosa ..sending healing vibes!
I always wonder that @banana468 , camp hours seem so limited. I'm off summers and look for half day options (8:30-11:30 or 9-12) really just to buy myself a break here and there as well as get the kids out of the house and around kids they aren't related to a bit, but the "extended day" option is always until like 3-4. Who is that helping??

Long day at the beach today. A mom friend (whose son is my son's bestie) has a cabana- it was nice to have a fridge, bathroom, shower, and rest area right there. We usually just go to a beach 20ish minutes away, this was a good hour but worth it with those amenities. Nothing like driving home at 6pm with three clean, fed kids. Go ahead, fall asleep on the way home

GBCK · July 2019

Can I throw in my 'set fire to the table' story here?

THere was a restaurant in the city that had *AMAZING* brunch. Ah.Maz.Ing. They were just the best and a cut above what my family could usually swing.
And we went there for my grandma's birthday, and they brought her dessert, which was...I think Baked Alaskan, but may have been Cherry Jubilee.
The waiter sloshed in pouring the alcohol. A lot. And still lit the match, and, of course, a drip of burning dropped down onto the tablecloth, where it landed in a sea of wet and set the entire damn table on fire.

And while someone stopped the waiter from tossing water on it, my grandma, in her 70+ year old unflappable way, managed to basically grab all 4 corners of the tablecloth and smother the fire and didn't break a single dish in the process.
Because she was the best person to have on your side in an emergency.

And then we all got free dessert from the manager.
ANd I'm SO SAD that this restaurant no longer exists. It would even be walking distance from my work if it did.

(Also, where I work, we do camps--NONE of which my child would do this summer, and forcing her into it is fun for nobody--and they start at 8 and aftercare (which is free) is from 4-5:30. I wish they didn't fill up so fast and I wish we could afford to give out more scholarships. [although. if you qualify w/ proof of need [wic, SNAP, Medicaid, child w/ disability, etc] you can get a free scholarship membership and get everything for the member pricing at least. But it's still not enough, and there are just no options for working parents. I'm damn grateful for our families who help out--especially since my kid isn't one I can just drop w/ anyone and expect it to be fine)

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