Congrats, Perkins!
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Your kvetching was totally fine, Kat. You should kvetch at will.
Absolutely!
Burrell! You are going to be in this area soon. WHOOOO
So, I appear to have made an offer on a house.
Woo! Fingers crossed!
And yes, I will be in the area very soon indeed. We should make a plan to meet up.
We should!
For now though, I think I am going to have a very strong drink.
I missed the kvetching but I suspect I support Kat in thread.
OMG HOUSE!
I'm also a bit bummed about leaving my cat behind. I worry. She's old and it's cold and she will miss snuggling next to me. I will miss the snuggles too.
I totally get this. Old kitties need love and snuggles and body heat and it's kinda sad when we have to be in other places.
Perkins, you are a trip! I hope you get this house for the terms you want! YAY.
Perkins, I'm super excited for you! I'm glad you liked the house on the second time around.
I should have gone swimming this morning, but Tuesday's is Masters Team so there is only one lane open. It can be demoralizing to swim with the Masters folks.
Noah moved up a level in swim. Just in time for us to take a month off? Or should I create 8 days of stress for me (leaving work early every day) in order to get him to lessons for continuity?
HOUSE!
Kat, no one tells you that parenting is 95% what you said last night. It's the 5% of cute and amazing that keeps you going. Hang in there. Noah and Grace are wonderful kids, and you're a fantastic mom.
I need hivemind suggestions for feeding a crowd. There will be ... twelve of us for dinner at our house on Saturday, and I want to do something non!turkey leftover. Ideas? We have no vegetarians or other restrictions, but we do have a couple picky kids in there. I want something relatively easy and not a million separate dishes.
Two favorites:
Sweet Potato Risotto which is sort of like leftovers if you have yams, but not quite. Also, delicious if you add bratwurst in. Plus one pan!
Also, shepherd's pie (which again, you could have leftovers in it without it being a leftover dish).
Both easy and big dishes and single pot ones.
Ooh, shepherd's pie. I bet S. would like that idea.