Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[Alaskan]

Ralphie, most excellent story.


Me.... I sat down before grabbing my coffee cup out of the microwave

 

[Peep_Show]

I've had no coffee at all this morning due to the fact that I'm about to head back to bed for some sleep. Picked up some dark chocolate covered toffee almonds at the store yesterday and had a handful in the afternoon. Tasty but potent. At 3:00 a.m. I finally felt tired enough to try to sleep, which wasn't very soundly. Dog got me up at 7:00 a.m. Stumbled through morning chores to this point. I'll try engaging in this day later.

 

[Alaskan]

I have a very strong hankering for bacon, biscuits and sausage gravy, crepe pancakes fried in butter, softly scrambled eggs and some toast with butter......






None of the kids are serving that though.

 

[room onthebroom]

It's now almost noon here. Had to pop outside and pick the crop from our best apple tree before the storms roll in later. It was so loaded the branches were in danger of snapping. Next few days are supposed to be wet, stormy and a LOT cooler so it's going to be days of the house filled with the smells of apple butter simmering on the stove and apple pies in the oven.
(and chasing the DH out of the kitchen so the pies will survive long enough to cool)

Ooooh I'm so jealous! Please send some of those apples, butter & pies about 2,500 miles south.

 

[room onthebroom]

What?? Your Hubby would hide something from you?? Unheard of!!!




BTW I got busted yesterday....... My own sloppy habits and the wind gods have conspired to screw me over.


About 3 weeks ago I bought a new Dewalt Impact wrench. The one that uses the 20v max battery. ( I love those tools) We were putting up new breeding pens for next spring and I was using the wrench.

She asked me " is that new?"

I used my standard reply to that question, " not really, I have had it for awhile"

She says " how long?"

My response " I don't know awhile".

I thought it was over.

Then when I came in after chores, She says " When did you say you got that?"

Me, playing dumb said " Got what?"


Her questioning was getting better " that wrench you said you have had for a while".

I was starting to think I was in trouble. So I used the next standard response "I don't know"..


She then says "is that a Dewalt 20v Max Impact driver"

I was impressed she new what it was, I happen to be in the entry and not watching her. She does not know a screw driver from a pipe wrench. I said" Why yes it is, how did you know what it was"

She says. " Because I am reading it from the Runnings receipt"

I was shocked and said " What? Where did you get that?"

I knew I had left it in the waste basket in my van. We had the Grandkids this past weekend and I had to move the basket to put their car seats in the van. But how would she find that???


She says " I found it under the steps, the wind had blown a bunch of junk under it and this was amongst them." while showing me the receipt".

I was busted. I am guessing this is going to set back the purchase of my new grease gun a few weeks or so.

Everything my mother ever bought herself went into the closet for a full six months. When I got older & called her on this, she said that my dad would always ask her if whatever it was was new & she could honestly say, "No, I've had it for months." My mother = The queen of deception & patience.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hi Sour!!
It's now almost noon here. Had to pop outside and pick the crop from our best apple tree before the storms roll in later. It was so loaded the branches were in danger of snapping. Next few days are supposed to be wet, stormy and a LOT cooler so it's going to be days of the house filled with the smells of apple butter simmering on the stove and apple pies in the oven.
(and chasing the DH out of the kitchen so the pies will survive long enough to cool)

I think the best way to assure a pie survives is make a throw away pie. Expect it to sacrifice itself for the sake of the other pies...

 

[Alaskan]

That only works if

1. All pies are the same flavor

And

2. You cook fast enough

 

[pennyJo1960]

hhmmm made two cheesecakes last night sacrificed the little I guess

 

[perchie.girl]

Oooh bacon and eggs for dinnner.....

and yep no one to cook it for me.

just ate a can of corn for dinner.

deb

 

[pennyJo1960]

Oooh bacon and eggs for dinnner.....

and yep no one to cook it for me.

just ate a can of corn for dinner.

deb

I live with my best friend and his 33 year old son James
his son and I bought this place and Dad came along
we all have our own rooms but so do the cats and dogs
here we are all pretty spoiled but share life.......