Food Tags

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, what did you end up seeing?

[sweetnell3]

We decide since we had to be back early not to see a show,we willtry to go Monday.Dd and I went out to eat at Sirlon Stockade,then did window shopping for school clothes. I did find her some slide on tennis shoes for 3:00 dollars.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, you got an excellant deal. When my DH got his tennis shoes for that price, he bragged until they wore out a long time later that they only cost a dollar and fifty cents per foot! lol I have sensitive feet and am picky and my brand costs about $75 a pair. Sounds like ya'll had fun. I also like your ice cream! lol

[sweetnell3]

The shoes are the style that teenagers like,also they are pink with no shoe strings. She has decided to change her style this year as she will be in high school.Well we got a nice suprise today my son's cat had three babies,this is her third litter but none has lived so we hope these three do.

[cat lover]

Oh how sweet! We have 4 kittens that were four weeks old the first. It was her first litter and OUR first! LOL It is going to be so hard to give them away! boo-hoo! My son's pet store is going to take them so they should get good homes! I'm taking lots of pics of them!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, oh how I remember when my DD first went to hs. And oh how I do not miss the hormones. lol Also, congrats on the new kittens. I hope this litter lives.

Cat, congrats on your new kittens too.

[sweetnell3]

Catlover can't wait to see photos of the kittens.Ours is about 8 hours old. One is black&white, a tiger stripe who is the runt and one that is cailo like the mother only it has more black than gray.Dd will leave Thursday for youth conferance for church and will return Saturday I already know I'm going to miss her.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, are those pies and cakes?

[sweetnell3]

Yes it is pies and cakes.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I thought so. I looks like a pastry shop or something.

[cat lover]

Catlover can't wait to see photos of the kittens.Ours is about 8 hours old. One is black&white, a tiger stripe who is the runt and one that is cailo like the mother only it has more black than gray.Dd will leave Thursday for youth conferance for church and will return Saturday I already know I'm going to miss her.


I've taken tons of pics because we are going to have to give them to the pet store;boo-hoo. But I've never had any luck on postinf pics, it alwyas told me I had to resize them and I'm lost on that!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover I can relate because I haven't been able to post pictures that we taken can't figure out how to resize them yet.We to will be finding homes for our baby kitties because we already have three cats. Will try to keep one maybe. Couldn't resist post the picture of the kitten because it just a little older than ours.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, cute kitten, but love the chocolate.

When you guys save your pictures, save them for the pixel size that is allotted. Then, when you upload it, it shouldn't be a problem at all. Click onto the link and you will see what the acceptible sizes are for which type picture. I think you can also resize a picture as well, depending on what type software you have.

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[cat lover]

I get them on the computer fine and even change sizes to send them in my emails, but the program I use you just click on the size you want to send and it doesn't say anything about pixel size. Guess I'll have to play around with it one day and see what happens!

[sweetnell3]

Debora cool cheerios, thank for the information. When I'm on dh's computer I will try one as that the computer our main pictures of family and our amamils are on.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I noticed that every type picture has a 39 KB limit. I hope that helps.

[cat lover]

I'm sure it will once I figure it out! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Thanks for the inforation.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I look forward to seeing ya'lls pictures.

[cat lover]

DeBora, over on FC don't they have some "instructions" in a forum on this? Maybe I'm dreaming! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, go back a few pages. I posted the links to all the FC threads that teach how to do all this. Good luck!

[cat lover]

okay, thanks!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover I don't think you are dreaming because if you are so am I because I think I've seen some on fc also.

[sweetnell3]

Nothing is better than ramen for a quick simple lunch. Good Afternoon all.

[cat lover]

Wow I don't think there is anything they don't have on those food tags, so cute! Hope you are having a wonderful day sweetnell!

[sweetnell3]

Thanks catlover my day is okay not doing much trying to catch up with washing clothes to get dd ready to go Thursday. Both of the guys are working so me and dd have no car but thats okay.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, cute tags! I had to take my DHs car because he had to put mine in the shop because the place that put in my new break shoes stripped out one of the bolts and it had to be fixed. Plus, I won't have an television until tomorrow and no Internet until Wednesday except at school and a few other places. I'm even having problems in the research lab!

Anybody else want to join me in a pity party? ;) :D

[sweetnell3]

Debora at least your not going nuts like me!

[cat lover]

Sorry you are having so much trouble DeBora! And Sweetnell; there are days when I feel like that! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Yes I am Nell, can I join you? Cat. join us when you are having one of those days. LOL I am up here at the university because I won't get Internet service until Wednesday. I won't have television until tomorrow. Since I have to wait for them to show up and then hook me up, that will throw off my schedule in the research lab. I have to be home by Thursday morning because I have a doctor's appointment. DH wants to go to TX to see his sister, bil, and niece. I want to get everything done by Wednesday night so I can.

DH said that my car is fixed and I cannot wait to get home to him. If you knew me, you'd know how precious my car is to me. lol He even has a name--"The Bobbymobile." He also has his own toys. lol Now I have to get copies of the work that was done to him and send it do the place that messed it up.

With no TV, no kids, and no Internet, I am going stir crazy. lol Tomorrow I will get the key to the lab so I can work after hours if I want to.

I'll see everyone next time I check in, which will be tomorrow.

[sweetnell3]

Sure Debora,you and catlover can jion me anytime I would love it. For me here lately it been dh driving me nuts! The kids do their share but have been sort nice the last week.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

At least where I am at there is no DH and no kids, except when they bug me on the phone. The good thing is there is no cell phone reception in the research lab. But, everything else gives me trouble there. lol

[sweetnell3]

Sometimes I wish I could get away from everyone and everthing for even just one day! Maybe thursday I can.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Don't we all feel like that banana on some days? lol I will be getting away on Thursday, after my doctor's appointment. Let's get together and celebrate! lol

[cat lover]

Sometimes I wish I could get away from everyone and everthing for even just one day! Maybe thursday I can.


Oh sweetnell, sure wish I knew the"magic" to make you feel better!~:) I have a cabin in the woods that I would be glad to let you stay in a while as a get away; wish you lived closer! Nothing like the woods with no one near to make you relax!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover just knowing I can come here and fc to my freinds here helps more then any of you will every know,I'm just glad I found these places. Also I fixing to go work out some steam at karate ,get to beat up the punching bag .haha

[cat lover]

Oh the karate thing sounds really good! Have fun and hit em' hard! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Catlover I just started back from being off for a year,but took it fot 2 years before the break so I slow in getting back in the swing as I'm the oldest student. The main ages are 8 to18 but since I'm three belts up they let join back in. My dd has been taking for 5 years now,she very high rank so she can work some with me at home. we take it at pals.Dh even took it,he saids he will start back later. It has help in some rough spots by being to let off steam by punching something that I can"t hurt.lol I would to go to the woods though for the peace and quite so thanks for the thought.

[cat lover]

I bet the karate is great excercise too, can't beat that! Getting to do something you enjoy and having that benefit. I do that with cutting and splitting firewood! We only heat with a wood stove, no AC nor heat other than the wood stove, so have to get in plenty for each season!

Love the doughnuts! tee-hee!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I admire you for doing so well at karate. That takes some discipline. You could always paste a picture to the punching bag! lol jk

[sweetnell3]

Debora I don't have to have the picture on the bag,I'm good at just thinking the bag is that person pretty easy. Catlover I do it more for the exercise ,but the punches and kicks are a bonus!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I do the very same thing, except instead of karate, I have a semi-auto gun. Ppl think I am psychotic to think that way, but I am hurting no body, expecially when the person I am angry with doesn't know what I am doing. Sometime I am not shooting at a person, but a situation. It's just a way of getting aggression out.

[cat lover]

Okay DeBora we have a little in common, I have a 22 semi automatic, and a 38 pistol. I actually got the 22 as protection for my chickens from coyotes, and etc. But so far protecting my chickens I do better with my 38. I try to chase them first and if it comes down to either them or my chcikens it ends up being them. And the olf farmers around here warned me never to go into the woods without a gun. They told me the packs of wild dogs are far more dangerous then the coyotes, and we have both around here. So I've practiced enough that I've become a very good shot; even though I still use the "chase away" first. LOL

[sweetnell3]

We have guns also not sure what all we got, but I can shoot any of them I need to but prefer not to shoot a gun if I don't have to. That why I also like karate. Well been trying to think up meals that doesn't require a lot of cooking for the next few days. Anyway hope you ladies will have a great day and stay cool.

[cat lover]

As usual, your tags are soooo cute! I LOVE THE CATS! And the jello gives me an idea for dessert!

[sweetnell3]

I think I'll get some ice cream,now to figure out what else to have,I got a roast to thaw out just not sure if it will thaw out in time.

[cat lover]

I've cooked roast before without them being thawed out all the way, I just added more cooking time, but you might not have the extra time for that, maybe. Boy, that's one LARGE cone! LOL

[sweetnell3]

It might not be done in time for my dh as he won't eat after 7 but the rest of us aren't as picky about when we eat as long as we get to eat.lol

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, I have a semi-auto 40 caliber and a 38 revolver. I brought my semi-auto home from Cruces since my neighbors sold another neighbor that he would "get us" if we had him arrested. Since I will be calling the police if I see my vehicle tags on their car or any other illegal activities, I thought I should bring the better gun home, just in case he decides to break in. He on drugs and you can never tell what drug addicts will do.

Nell, I love all those tags you find. They all seem to feature all the neat summer foods that are so refreshing.

[sweetnell3]

How about berries?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I am so craving fresh fruit, thanks!

[sweetnell3]

I wish I could still eat candied apples they are good,fatten but good.lol

[cat lover]

Oh those red ones! I haven't had one of those in years! Somewhere I have a recipe to make them. But they were always so hard to bite into! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Those look completely delicious! Since the virtual ones have no carbs, I will just have me one! :D

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning ladies,hope you are having a good so far and staying cool. I'm at the trailer,when I'm seem to be able to relax more than I can at home maybe because less housework.lol
Got dd off with the young folks at church,I know she'll have a blast as they have actives to keep the busy. She was really excited abot the two dances they have one yesterday and one today plus the plan a lot of special meals. Member open their homes to our youth,the place the girls are staying has a pool. With just dh and I up here at the trailer I've no ideas for meals it looks rainey so grilling is out. Maybe I can talk ds into taking me out.lol

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, good luck having DH taking you out. I m cooking a spaghetti squash lasagna so that I can freeze it for later.

Wanna hear a good husband bashing story? When I got home to Carlsbad after a 3 1/2 drive from Las Cruces (plus a meeting at school or "class" if you will) I asked DH what was for dinner. It was 4pm and he was leaving to go to work. He told me that he didn't even think about me needing to eat!!! Naturally, I DID make him feel guilty. His excuse is that he works shift work. I reminded him that he wasn't even having to do any driving because I was doing it. Also, during the spring and fall, I am working 80 plus hours per week with school, homework, studying, community service, which I have to do for school, and work. I always manage to have him something to eat ready for him when he comes to visit me!

Anyway, I am no longer mad at him as making a man feel guilty seems to work. lol I am cooking two baked spaghetti squash lasagnas to freeze. Next time, I can just pull them out of the freezer and viola!

[sweetnell3]

My bunch won't touch spaghetti squash,as for me I've only had it once and that was a long time ago. Guess I'll have to try it when all my group is gone!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I wouldn't try it with pasta on your mind because it won't taste good. Try it with veggy on your mind. It has a buttery flavor to me.

BTW, I will be leaving this afternoon to go to TX to visit with DHs family for the weekend. I will be back on Monday.

[cat lover]

sweetnell, sounds like fun; just you and DH! Hope you do get to relax some!

DeBora, have a safe trip and have fun!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Thank you very much!

[sweetnell3]

Thanks catlover. My dh is at work to 4 so I got the place to myself so its so nice ,nobody can brother me. Ds is stating at the house so he taking care of the kitties and dog ,I only worry about him a mother thing I guess.lol
I guess you can call this my woods haha. So right now I'm llike the cat in the shoe.lol

[cat lover]

That is so funny! Our kittens keep getting into my shoes and a kleenex box and sleeping! LOL
My sons are 30 and 27 and sometimes you still worry about them!
Have a good evening!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover my ds has been dealing with mental problams for the last 4 years,he won't stay medince because he doesn't like the way it makes him feel. He has been doing better good on his on,but every once in a while he'll have bad times and this last week it happen twice. I know its in the lords hands but I still worry.

[cat lover]

Oh I really understand; I dealt with depression myself and till it got bad I thought I was handling it. With medication and therapy I worked through it. Sometimes it really takes a while to get on the right medication for you.About the best I can tell you is when he decides he wants to take the medicine and get help it is really out of your hands! I will keep you in my thoughts and hope it works out for him and you so you don't have as much to worry about.

I'd love to have a bite of the doughnut right now! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Thanks catlover! It doesn't brother alot because I know he's the one that has to decide he ready for help, it just when he has his rough days he knows he can't them from me because I always know when something brothers him. Okay I couldn't find another donut so hope this will do.

[cat lover]

Right now it's 86 degrees in the house because we had to close up while we ran to do some unexpected errands so that ice cream sure looks good; and hey it won't melt on me! LOL

[sweetnell3]

I think we can all use something cold!

[cat lover]

Oh, now I have to get me a real popsicle;I can't resist any longer! lol

[sweetnell3]

Okay I'll get away from the sweets.

[cat lover]

You are so funny sweetnell! Actaully I've enjoyed them---no calories this way! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Good Day to all! It's hit 104 degrees here today,so dh has said no cooking in the house inless it in the mircowave oven,otherwise we will be eating sanwiches! Hope everyone is staying cool.

[cat lover]

I don't even know if we are going to do the microwave! LOL Thermometer needs a new battery, but this morning the weather said high 90's all week! I believe it as I sit oin front of the fan. Window fan is on, but in these temps it won't do much good till the sun sets. All the ceiling fans are on too! Hope you are getting some relief from the heat!

[sweetnell3]

It's days like this that I'm glad we have central air,plus we have three ceiling fans. Would like to put a ceiling fan in dd's room,hers is the only bedroom that doesn't have one. We have a famliy in our church that doesn't have anything but some small fans I don't know how they do it with heat with no releif in site to later in the week! You can nearly cook outside.

[cat lover]

Ice looks good! We don't have any heat nor AC, we heat with a wood stove in the winter, and we've adjusted to the heat mostly. The big thing for me was I have lung problems so I'm thrilled that I can do without the AC here. But the air is so clean out here in the woods, it's the city pollution that gets me and cigarette smoke!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover we have centralheat as our house is all electric but we have a woodstove so we burn wood during the winter to help cut cost of our electric bill . We also like wood heat the best it also comes in handy if the electric go off as we still have heat and can cook on it! Debora its been not the same without you here ,hope you had a good trip though.

[cat lover]

I love to cook on my wood stove! Noting better than a pot of beans and some cornbread cooked on it!

[sweetnell3]

Dh loves to bake potatoes wrap in foil in the ashes pan,we also cook beans and even meat on it. We have a kings woodstve thats around 34 years old,it was put in when the house was built. When we bought the house it was 11 years old. We like it but would like to move closer to town for dh's work and all of dd actives are uptown and with gas as high as it is having to make several trips to town is really costing.

[cat lover]

Ours is only 3 years old, we bought it when we built our log home and it has a converter in it so it makes very little smoke outside;very efficient; the doctor says that is the only way my lungs would take using a wood stove and it does work for me.

I know about the gas thng; we've always tried to condense out trips just because our vehicles use so much gas, but out here something smaller wouldn't really work for us because we need something big because we condense trips so much and then the hauling we have to do around the property. So it takes around $100 to fill one tank, so now a days we are trying to condense the trips even more. Luckily it is just DH and me now so we are over all the "kids" running.

Have a good day! Any new tags?

[sweetnell3]

Durin the winter I have to keep a pot of water on our woodstove because it dries out the air in our house causing me headaches,it doesn't brother the rest of my family. I got a few gotta look around and see if I can find some more. Hope you have a great day!

[cat lover]

Popping toast! Cute!!

We keep an old cast iron ketle on ours for humidty in the winter and I keep a large enamel ware coffee pot with the inards out of it full of water for hot cocoa, hot tea, hot cider and etc. That way we don't have to heat water each time we want it. I even make a pot of coffee and in the winter time heat it in a small enamel pot on the wood stove when I want a cup of it.I'm determined the electric company is going to get as small a piece of me as I can manage! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cute tags. I am trying to catch up on posts and then I am off to school.

[sweetnell3]

Glad to see you back Debora,you were missed ! Catlover I also try to keep plain water for instant hot coca &herbal tea, as none of us drink coffee around our house.

[sweetnell3]

Ladies help! dd brought home about 13 bottles of the bottle maregine home from her youth coferance, my question is there a way to freeze it and it still be good to use later? Or would it be better to give it away? Thanks for any help on this matter.

[cat lover]

I use it in recipes that calls for melted margarine, use it on air popped popcorn to make the salt stick and it's good on baked potatoes and corn on the cob! Also use it as the base for making garlic bread. I never pay any attention to dates on that type of stuff and never have had any problems with it. As long as it is kept refrigerated it shouldn't be a problem. The hardest part will be remembering you have it and to use it in place of regular margarine for awhile.

[sweetnell3]

Thanks catlover I didn't think about using it on them foods. I don't buy that kind because dh will only eat real butter! lol
The kids and I will eat this spread because we like the taste and how easy it is to use.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

As usual, you have such cute tags!

[sweetnell3]

Thanks Debora!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I really like that one!

[sweetnell3]

Good Day ladies! hope everyone is staying cool.

[cat lover]

I'm not sure what that is, but it looks cool and bet it's something sweet! Only 82 degrees inside right now as I sit in front of the fan! The real heat is to come Thursday! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Catlover I would love to be where you are! Our temputers will stay in the 100's until saturday & sunday then we get a small relief as it will be in the 90's.

[cat lover]

LOL; that is my INSIDE temperature (in the house); it's in the 90's otside with the heat index near 100 degrees! LOL I'm wishing for some snow right now! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Catlover that's still cooler than where I'm at right now, the heat index is closer to a 110.lol
As for snow we don't even get any and if we do its melted by the next day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cute tags Nell.

It's in the 100s here too and my trailer doesn't cool during the day unless it is cloudy. So, I lay in the bedroom where it is cooler during the heat of the day as I am pouring sweat! I am a cold natured girl too! lol

[cat lover]

Catlover that's still cooler than where I'm at right now, the heat index is closer to a 110.lol
As for snow we don't even get any and if we do its melted by the next day!


Hot everywhere! We get snow and three years ago depending on where around the house we measured we had 22-30 inches of the stuiff! We usually get enough to snow and ice to keep us in for 2-3 weeks at a time. The roads aren't that bad that long here, but our drive is all uphill or downhill depending on going in or out and 1/2 mile long; we can't drive it. We either slide or get stuck; and that's with a 4 x 4 expedition. So we just stay in and wait it out. But right now snow would be welcome! LOL

[sweetnell3]

I know what you mean debora, last Friday during the day it got up to about 108 heat index down here and we were at our trailer even with the ac on high and two small fans it was warm inside! We even have the trailer park under some trees for the shade, it wasn't bad but it was far from to cold not unbearable though just didn't want to do much but wacth tv.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I have no shade here. However, I don't have to pay electricity. At the other place, we had no shade AND we had to pay electricity. It gets so hot in NM.

[cat lover]

Oh wow, I bet it is really hot with no shade! Does it cool down at night?

[sweetnell3]

I know it hot if you no shade, hope you take it easy! Okay I was wanting strawberries and whipped cream so I bought me some,they were so good.

[cat lover]

Oh those strawberries are making my mouith water for some; we ate ours two nights ago; boo-hoo!

[sweetnell3]

Dd and I just got back from karate, I turn my knee wrong so its hurting some, other than that I did good considering I the oldest student at this time.Dh says he's going to start back soon but we will see.lol

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, it gets at the hottest at about 3pm. At night and in the morning, it is cool, which is nice.

As usual, your tags are cute. I hope you get to feeling better.

[sweetnell3]

Debora it'll be alright as our next class is not to Thursday,also the teachers know if I have done enough that I'll seat down and not push myself to hard.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, you think it will heal by next meeting? I hope so. Take care of it.

[sweetnell3]

Good day ladies! Debora as long as I take it easy I think it will be alright. It didn't twist to bad and I stopped working out before it started brothering me to much. How it going in you neck of the woods catlover? Hope things are going great for you.

[cat lover]

Just hot here like everywhere else I guess! At least we don't have the bad air quality here. We have ceiling fans going and all the roof windows closed during the day and a window fan in the front of the house and one in the back pulling air out. Only one front window open slightly and then down in the mudroom we have the screen door letting in air from the covered porch which runs the full 40 feet length of the house. So no sun gets there so at least the air isn't hot from the sun. It cools off here a lot as soon as the sun goes down and then I switch the window fans to bringing in the air and open all the roof windows. It's so funny because as hot as it is during the day at night we are under the covers. Just because we live in the middle of the woods, no concrete around and no other buildings around, all our outbuildings are away from the house and we have no neighbors. So it could be worse. And DH and I each have a fan that whereever we sit it goes with us! LOL Not doing much this week other than feeding and watering all the animals, because of the outside heat we are taking a week off! LOL

[sweetnell3]

We're not going out anymore than we have to. Dd has a early active today ,the youth are going to help a family in our church who are moving by helping with the packing. As for me I'm just going to take it easy. Trying to get ds to go wacth a movie with the ysa tonight at church,don't know if he'll go or not but hopes he does it would be good for him.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Good thing Nell.

Sounds like it is hot everywhere.

I FINALLY got caught up at school from being away for 4 days. My week is winding down and won't pick back up until next Monday, with the exception of a meeting on Friday. My party is a week from Saturday, which will mean traveling back to Carlsbad again. But, I have a few days in which I can relax a little.

[cat lover]

Just being nosey; so you don't have to answer this if you don't want, but wondered what gas is per gallon your way? It is running $2.99 a gallon here aand $3.06 in the big city!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover here it been runnig around 2.60 to 2.90 a gallon here. WE get a gift card at wal-mart and buy gas there it knocks off about 3 cents a gallon. Its not much but helps.

[cat lover]

Wow 'I'll take your prices over ours; isn't it a shame whwen that amount seems good?

Some will be packing those lunches soon if not already!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I LOVE that sack lunch tag!

[sweetnell3]

Debora I was actually thinking of you when I posted it and you carrying your lunch to school.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, that one is cute too.

Yeah, I have my little ice chest and thermos. My entire campus is a Pepsi place and I hate Pepsi, so I have to bring my Diet Cokes. I keep paper towels and plastic wear with me for my lunches. lol

I hope you are feeling better.

[sweetnell3]

Thanks debora ,my knee is better I've kept muscle rub on it last night and today. Will still work out lightly at class tomorrow though.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I'm glad it wasn't too bad. You always find the cutest tags.

[sweetnell3]

Good day ladies! Hope your day is smooth sailing through it with not problems to slow you down.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Another cute tag Nell.

[sweetnell3]

I feel like a banna split.lol But will keep on going.

[cat lover]

I had some ice cream for lunch(???); should have put a banana on it! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Another adorable one!

[sweetnell3]

Catch you later.

[cat lover]

Have a good evening!

I still can hear cookie monster from back when my kids were little! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Well we made it back safely,I only did a 30 minute workout but it help. the group I was with was doing alot of hard kicks so I just watch maybe later I can get to where I can do them. Dd has a early dentist appoimemt so it may be later when I get on not sure what they'll say yet.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am glad there were no injuries today! I hate going to the dentist! lol

I love this colorful tag!

[sweetnell3]

Trust me I don't like going to the dentist even if I'm not the that has to see him.lol This is dd second time has went to the dentist as she has very good teeth,the first time she was around 8. She has to go this time as she has two top baby teeth that haven't come out, they are kinda loose just not loose enough to come out on their own so they'll may have to go ahead and pull them as they are brothering her. Other than that she has good teeth.

[cat lover]

Homer eating cake; what a riot! The worst part to me about the dentsit is my teeth don't hurt till I come out of there! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Even though I don't like or watch the Simpsons, that is one cute tag!

[sweetnell3]

Good day ladies! Hope your day is going well. Got dd to the dentist where they pulled two baby teeth that hadn't came out on their on,it was her first vist so she was a little scare but he was real good with putting her at ease as was the nurse. Will be taking her back soon for her first teeth cleaning. I think she did better than I did.lol

[cat lover]

Oh that is almost scary! LOL I'm talking about the headless plucked chicken!LOL

[sweetnell3]

Hey its different but is sorta scarey.

[cat lover]

Oh, I still find it interesting since we raise chickens; just hope mine never do that! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, the same thing happened to my DD when she was little. They said something about the roots not dissolving like they are supposed to. The bad part was that she was the big baby when it came to doctors and dentists. lol I am glad your DD did so well!

Cute tags!

[sweetnell3]

Shes always done real good with any kind of doctor,better than me.lol
She also always been good about taking good care of her teeth,trust she complains if she can't brush them.In fact she carries toothbrush and toothpaste in her purse .Catlover lets hope none of your chickens do that.lol

[cat lover]

That is funny! One did peck an egg open though! Don't know why she decided to do that!

Cotton Candy! State Fair time is coming up! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I LOVE the cotton candy!

[sweetnell3]

Good evening hope this Sunday is going well for you. Dh bought a melon in it was real good.

[cat lover]

That cantaloupe looks so good, I have some left in the refrigerator; I think I'll have it for dessert tonight! Hope your day as gone well sweetnell!

[sweetnell3]

Thank you catlover,my day went real well.We went to church afterwards my dd had chior practie. Then she and I went to a baby shower that was for a friend of our sons.It was cooler today as it only got up in the nineties,but I think it suppose to be hot again this week. Have a good evening!

[cat lover]

Sounds like you had a fun day! I love your blackberry tag; I'm still picking blackberries everyday. Will really enjoy them this winter!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Glad your day is going well. Mine did, it was a good race! Whoo Hooo! I like the cantalope and berries. I am in such a fruit mood today.

[sweetnell3]

Debora what I wouldn't give for fresh blackberries for a good cobbler,as that is my favorite during the summer months. I also love fresh peaches with cream. I would like to get a hold of some pears to eat too. Hope you ladies have a good night.

[cat lover]

Wish I could give you some of the blackberries! We have three thornless plants I planted, but we get most off the wild ones that grow everywhere! I started working the wild ones two years ago so this year they are finally starting to produce large berries. It is unbeleivable how many there are!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Now ya'll are just making me hungry! lol

[sweetnell3]

Hello ladies ! Hope you are having a great day. Can't wait til payday,as we arw down to the bare cupbroads as for as food goes,dd dentist was more than what we thought it would be and also house taxes are due. So using alot of suggetions that are on here,its great that I can come here and find alot of good cheap easy recipes. Thanks everyone!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I do NOT envy X. Since moving yo NM, that is the one thing I do not miss. lol

[sweetnell3]

at lest taxes are once a year. One more week,then dd starts danceline practice.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

What was wrong with my typing abilities yesterday? lol NM taxes are only once a year.

[cat lover]

Our property taxes here come once a year, but are split into two due dates, one in spring and one in fall with no penalities for doing it that way; sure helps! Grapes!~! That is something we haven't started yet, I have plans for a small section. but haven't gotten the arbor built yet for them; maybe next year! I want to grow the green seedless Thompson grapes, our fave!

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Hope your day is going well.Catlove I think I'll just have to move up close to you, We love the seedless grapes! My dh and I have talk about moving to get a new start but doudt if we every will.

[cat lover]

Land up here is on the rise, we have a new casino going in at French Lick,Indiana which has caused land prices to go wild! We paid under $1000.00an acre almost nine years ago and now it is going anywhere from $2000.00 to $5000.00 an acre! But if you buy a home and land it isn't real bad compared to the cities, at least not yet. This is a very ruralarea so nothing close by, the nearest town with 1 grocery, 1 pharmacy, 1 gas station, 1 funeral home and a dollar general store is a 20 mile round rip from us. The county has one middle. high school and two elementary schools. The whole county has a population of aropund 10,000 peopel. But if you like the slow land back life this is the place! And jobs aren't near by either so you'd have a little travel to get to things, but if you can handle that it would be worth looking into! And we could share the bounty of food! LOL Hope you are having a good day! We have to run to the grocery in a bit so see you all later!

[sweetnell3]

Actually dh was thinking of transfring to Wasington state as he works for wal-mart ,They have been trying to get him to move up to manger. He also thought of Oregan.But we are staying because of my mom and his parents,also one of my aunts who needs us around. So I;m just dreaming for now maybe someday.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I moved to NM after my DD graduated HS because my DH had transferred here. I really miss Texas. I always love going home and getting some real TX BBQ. The only way I can get the good TX BBQ is to make it myself. THe BBQ places here don't hold a candle to what they have in TX.

Nell, Keep dreaming as you never know!

[sweetnell3]

How about a peach cobbler?oops not peaches,oh well still want peaches.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

That looks like apples, Nell.

However, I like peach cobbler. I am sure the virtual haas no calories, no sugar to mess up my blood sugar levels, and no carbs! :D

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, you must have been editing while I was commenting! lol

[sweetnell3]

Okay I'm ready for some stuffed peppers have not had any this summer.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I have some jalapenos that I want to stuff as Armadillo Eggs. However, I used up the last of my back. So, I am thinking about going to the store and getting some as well as some chilies. Now you are making me hungry! lol

[sweetnell3]

To bad I'm not closer,because I would drop in to help you eat!lol

[DeBora4BobbyL]

And I would love to share! :)

[sweetnell3]

How bout some stuff baked potatoes with bacon bits ,sour cream and of course butter. Okay most defintely buying potatoes Thursday.

[cat lover]

Oh we love potatoes, we make a meal out of them sometimes; bake them and stuff them with cottage cheese and onions, sometimes baked beans and onions; can you tell we like onions! LOL We actually stuff them with lots of different things and then like I said make a meal out of it with some fried apples or something like that on the side.

[sweetnell3]

I love boiling potatoes with the skin on,then put butter and sour cream. As you can tell I like potatoes alot also,oh yes got to add cheese. We also like onions too. Do you like eggplant and if so how do you like it cooked?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I LOVE eggplant and I love it cooked just about in way! I love eggplant parmesana.

[sweetnell3]

I've only eaten it fryed,but wouldn't mind trying it other ways.

[cat lover]

Used to eat it fried, but now use it in a lot of my vegetarian meals; I have several what I call casserole recipes for it. Anything particular you would be interested in?

[sweetnell3]

Catlover I'm not picky I would try about any kind of recipe. Okay how about fresh veggie soup!

[cat lover]

Here is a link to my veggie soup! Hope you like it! I cook it different ways depening on what veggies I have on hand, and even have several other veggie soups we enjoy too.


http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1130

[sweetnell3]

Thanks catlover can't wait to try this soup.

[cat lover]

Oh that doughnut looks good, now I want chocolate! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I don't know where you find all these tags, but we sure enjoy them.

[sweetnell3]

Hello Ladies! Hope this day is going well for you. Okay I need some help,my dd is starting dance practice next week so I have to come up with some easy healthy lunch that doesn't take special storage as they will not have acess to a ice box or micerove. She's not not pickey in fact she loves salads ,also like raw vegtable and dips .Just not sure what to send for her as she'll be at school 7:30 am to 3;00 in the afternoon. Thanks for any help. She has problems with low sugar.

[cat lover]

So am I reading correct that the dance class will be after school lets out at 3 in the afternoon?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, what about using those cheap thermo lunch bags they sell at the store to store the cold things? You could avoid mayo, of course. You can pack her peanut butter and crackers and/or cheese and crackers for the extra protein snack that she might need. Cheese can stack in a non-hot area pretty well. You could get those little boxes of blue ice, freeze, and stick it inside those thermo lunch boxes. Then, slide in a sandwich, chipes, and snacks in it. I persoanally have a thermo pack that fits a lot and it isn't heavy. Here is the picture of the one I have (sorry, they haven't come out with the 43 ones yet). lol

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You can get similar cheap ones at the store, I am sure. Mine holds enough for a couple of drinks and lunch for DH and I when we are at the race track. They limit how much we can bring in and we are there from 8am until 5pm-ish.

You can use ziplock baggies to put her some carrot or celery sticks. I think they sell the tiny containers so that you can put peanut butter or even some other type dip for the veggies. I carry salad in mine as well.

One more thing, here's the link to the Lunches forum (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1124&highlight=lunches) for children.

Good luck!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover what is that it the danceline and flag corps that do the half time show at football games & pep rallies with the band.the band and danceline start pratice two weeks before school starts. when school starts they'll stay til 6:00 after school.pratice starts at 3:40 right after school lets out. Did I confused you more?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Well, shoot, not I'M confused! lol I was in the band and we had a similar schedule. I hope she has fun. I know these things are a lot of work and it always starts before school starts, but it is so much fun!

[sweetnell3]

THanks debora! thats a lot of help. Dd is trying to lose some weight as she is a big girl. She is around 5ft 4 inches, weights around 180 pounds. She has lost some weight but like to lose at least 5 or 10 pounds, would happy if it was more. You can tell she's a teenager lol.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Do you think with some light dieting and being so active in the flag corps that she'll lose the weight fairly easily?

[sweetnell3]

Yes ,If she stays active with danceline I think she"ll do real well, just wants to make sure she eats right.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I know it is tough to eat right with the stress of school. Next semester I will be working, researching, or studying for about 80 hours a week average. The stress and the time make me want to eat junk. Plus, eating right takes planning. I wish her well. Maybe together we can lost some weight.

[sweetnell3]

Good day ladies! I'll tell her debora that will make her happy. Last night as she was getting dress after karate she saw in the mirrow that yes she has lost weight,also she found a pair of her old jeans that she can wear again. She is always after me to tell you and catlover Hi! Don't know if I' be on saturday, it may be Sunday or Monday as I'm stay with my mother tonight & maybe tomorrow night so my sister and dh can go see his parents in Dallas. So if I don't get back on have a good weekend!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, have a wonderful time at your mother's house. It's a good feeling to put on clothes that no longer fit. LOL When I was younger, I looked like I had an eating disorder because I was 88-89 pounds dripping wet! lol I remember when I FINALLY got up to a size 6! I was so happy! Now, what I wouldn't give to be able to eat anything I want and not have to worry about gaining weight. lol

[sweetnell3]

Okay I was 96 pounds soaking wet when I got married stayed at that weight to I had my first kid. Put didn't put on the most weight til I quit smoking twelve years ago then I really blossomed.lol
Now I stay at about 175 pounds,but it doesn't brother me.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I was skinny until I got ill and went on some meds. Now that I am no longer ill, I think the meds changed my hypothalmus. I still have the energy that I had when I was younger, I just don't burn the caleries like I used to. Bummer.

[cat lover]

Hi sweetnell, tell yur DD I said hi too! I think DeBora pretty much covered some foods, peanut butter would give her the protein and celery goes right with it!(one of my favorite snacks!). You might be able to buy those little cracker and cheese snacks too, they hold up well, and you can get tuna and seafood snacks pkgs.- they have the tuna or seafood and usually a package of mayonnaise to mix in it and some relish and come with crackers. Or you could buy the individual pkgs of mayonnaise and relish at Sam's, use small cans of tuna and things like that and you would have the individual pkgs. probably the whole school year. You could even use them yourself if you take your lunch to work for sandwiches and other things. I used to buy the box of the mayonnaise and relish at the beginning of each school year and the kids and I both used them in our lunches. I loved cheese sandwiches with lots of lettuce on it and then I had my mayonnasie to put on it at lunch time and didn't have to worry about no refrigeration. I'll look around some more ideas and post them as soon as I find some more.

[cat lover]

Sorry for the back to back, but here's a little more.


A favorite cold cereal makes a good snack
raisins or any favorite dried fruit ( you can buy these in bulk at some stores and use snack size baggies)
individual juice boxes or cans
peanut butter or almond butter (for a change of pace)
Crackers
small individual canned fruits (most small cans come in pop top cans)or applesauce
individual jello
Baked corn chips or crackers
Graham crackers
milk(in health food stores you can buy small individual boxes of milk that
doesn't require refrigeration)
bottled water ( you can even buy pkgs of drink mix now that you use with a bottle of water to flavor it)
Roasted peanuts
Granola cereal
Wheat crackers


Hope some of this helps;I'll look for some more ideas

[sweetnell3]

Thanks for all the help it really helps. I've beeb trying to cook more healthy but dh pefers fried food and all fatten food lol. he loves his ice cream ,popcorn,and sweets.My problam is salt I use to much.

[cat lover]

We love popcorn also! We air pop it and spray it with a fat free spray margarine and sprinkle with NO SALT. That is the brand name of a sodium free product, it doesn't have the bitter taste some salt substitutions have; you can even use it on hard boiled egs if you at them and never know it isn't real salt.

The switch to less fattening foods usually goes easier if you slowly switch to it if your health will allow a slow change. And we do ice cram, but the no sugar added and fat free. I do all my own baking because that is the ony way DH can eat any of it. Lots of substitutions to make fat free or really low fat.

Have a good evening! Love the coke tag! I'm a coke person, but now it has to be diet coke!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Does your DD have access to a microwave? You could make her some whole wheat English muffin pizzas. You can also buy individual packs of string cheese. What about fruit salad or fruit and cottage cheese? I also thought about some of the following:

Chicken salad in a pita pocket
Chef Salad
I made myself a crockpot full of soup. Then, I measure a thermos full and pout several servings into small ziploc style baggies and freeze them. On school days all I have to do is nuke them and pour into the thermos. I pack myself the spoon in my back. Here are a few of my faves:

Hearty Black Bean Soup (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=378)
Cuban Black Bean Soup (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460)
Santa Fe Stew (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=830)
Vegetarian Chili (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=900)

I thought I had posted my ham and bean soup, but I cannot find it. If I remember, I'll try to post it later.

[sweetnell3]

Good Morning ladies! Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday. No she won't has acess to a microwave, they will mainly be practicing outside and keep in the band hall,maybe the gym. Hope everyone is doing good.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am glad you are having a good day. The American Grand Prix starts at 3pm, ET and as soon as that is over, I will make my 3 1/2 hour drive back to Las Cruces.

[sweetnell3]

Boy did I miss not being able to come to mm and fc yesterday I really miss everyone. But had a nice time with mother,our sons car won't start so I came home so dh could go to church,Will pickup dd later today. Not sure when my sister and husband will make it in from Dallas.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I am glad you had a great time!

[cat lover]

Good afternoon sweetnell!

If your DD can use a couple of those frozen ice packs and maybe a small reusable cooler (lunch size), it would really open up to a variety. Here's a few more suggestions:

Chicken salad cracker sandwiches (chicken salad b/w two crackers)
cheese sticks
cut grapes and strawberries

Rolled sliced low-fat ham
cheese squares
round crackers
box of raisins

rolled ham
a combination of 2 or 3 of the following: carrot sticks, celery sticks, cauliflower, broccoli, sugar snap peas, or grape tomatoes
dressing for dip

Tuna salad stuffed cherry tomatoes
cream cheese stuffed celery sticks
fruit salad Jell-O

ham-n-cheese mini-sub (sandwich on a hot dog bun)
goldfish and pretzels
fruit roll-ups

wrapped sandwiches
shredded salad (shredded lettuce, carrots, radishes, purple cabbage and diced celery and cucumber, with just enough favorite salad dressing to stir & coat)
grapes

egg salad pita's
pretzel sticks in cheese cubes
sliced kiwi and strawberries

wrap a slice of turkey or ham around a cheese stick
yogurt
wheat crackers
craisins

Cold pasta salad with chicken chunks
cheese panini
honeydew chunks


Hope your day is going well!

[sweetnell3]

Thanks for the suggettions catlover as it is we have a small lunchbox cooler. as well as insulated lunch boxs.

[cat lover]

Muffin looks good! What I wouldn't give right now to have some blueberry ones cooked! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I think I'll have a banana nut muffin! :)

[sweetnell3]

Both type of muffins sound good,but I think I'll go with carrot nut muffins. Or maybe we could get togather and share all of them!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

That sounds like a plan to me!

[sweetnell3]

Good morning ladies! Well this morning I had to get dd at school at 7:00 am, our ds car wouldn't start.luckly we were able to charge it so got dd at school on time,then I went out to wal-mart got ds another battery. Thankful thats all that was wrong.Pay a bill and headed home. I'm ready for a nap.lol
Hope your day goes well.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, sorry about your morning. I remember when I had battery problems with my car. I had recently put in an Interstate Battery and those last longer than the car! DH said it had to be the battery. Come to find out, it was the cable and not the battery.

I hope the rest of your day goes well.

[sweetnell3]

Ds has had his car for two years and this is the first battery he's had to get so thats not bad,its a 2002 model toyota .Any way the day not been bad,just busy.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I would call your morning problems a bump in the road. lol

[sweetnell3]

Cherry pie anyone? Some reason fresh fruit pie sounds real good.

[cat lover]

Cherry pie sounds good, I really should be making pies this time of year because in this hot weather a cake molds before we can eat it! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Fresh blueberry pie. I like homemade chocolate pie the best,also apple pie is good.

[cat lover]

That sounds good too! My wild blueberries aren't ripe yet, the birds will probably get them before I do! I love pie; chcocolate cream pie is something when we first married I made every week, I've never come up with a recipe that is as good as that one since DH diet changed!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I LOVE fresh blueberries! Yum!

[sweetnell3]

Some fresh lemonade& lemon pie would be good. Dd made it thru the first day of pratice okay,but has sore arms from swing the flag around. Their danceline teacher told them that by the time its over with they will have builted thier arms up and may lose around 15 pounds dd was happy to hear that.

[cat lover]

Sounds like I need to join your DD; I could use the weight loss! LOL Lemonade sounds good right now. I just went down and got he mail and fed and watered all the animals and gathered eggs,it's down to 92 degrees outside and 90 degrees in here!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I am not a fan of lemonade. lol But, I do like lemons and lemon juice.

[sweetnell3]

How about a root beer float? Catlover dd had lost 9 pounds by just working out with dance line March to May ,so she should be able to lose quite easily as they will really be work out now and they are doing it in the heat. We made sure she has plenty of water. I couldn't do what she has too.lol

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I like root beer floats. Nell, let us know how your DD is doing with her dance line.

[cat lover]

Hope DD does well in this heat! Isn't it amazing how kids can stand up to heat to do what the want to do?

Not sure what it is like your way, but we are under a excessive heat advisory. Temp is to be 98 today and the heat index 108! Not sure we will be doing much of anything today except jumping in and out of the shower to stay cool; maybe sitting under the trees if we have any kind of breeze! Would love one of those root beer floats for breakfast and lunch to cool off! LOL

[sweetnell3]

For the last few days it has been in the 90's,but it suppose to hit back in the 100's today. Thats why they have partice early starting at 7:30 to 3:00 so its not so hot.Ritght now its 80 degrees out,yesterday they had some breeze,hope they have some today.

[cat lover]

Boy that COLD glass of water looks good, that's why I always order out anywhere tall glass of ice water with lemon! Since we have well water it is always nice to drink somethig else! LOL

Sure hope it doesn't get that hot for them! Here locally the kids have to stay woith any outside practice till it hits 104 degrees, only then do they call it off! Glad I don't have kids of that age any more, back when I did they didn't have such rules!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

That looks refreshing Nell.

It is rainy, cloudy, and cold this morning. I heard that El Paso is having flooding. I don't know about Las Cruces. I need to take a shower, but I will either wait until it warms up or put my little space heater on during my shower. Burrrr!

[cat lover]

OMG! Sure wish we could do some sort of heat exchange; I'd gladly send you some heat in exchange for some rain and cool weather! LOL It's now 95 here with a heat index of 110! Hope it doesn't flood where you are!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It hasn't rained yet today, but it sure is cloudy and dark. I am glad it didn't rain as I ran to the lab and forgot my umbrella. lol

[sweetnell3]

Can you guess what fruit this is? Dd made it through another day,she said they praticed on the field today without the flags to get the pattern down of where they are suppose be.she said she got faint but with having plenty of her she manage not to. I got tickled at her because some of the kids ran out of water she shared.thats my girl.lol well hope both of you had a good day and hope your night goes well too!

[cat lover]

Actually it looks like tomatoes! Aren't they considered a fruit? LOL I'n finally getting enough from the garden to have some every day now. I ;love tomatoe sandwiches with mayonnaise and any kindof crunchy bread I have on hand.

That was so sweet of your DD to share water in this crazy heat we are all having; glad it went well for her!

[sweetnell3]

Good morning ladies! Catlover you're right it is tomatoes and yes they are considered a fruit.Just dropped dd off at school just two days of pratice left this week.Dd was so tired last night she was asleep by 6:00 she usaully doesn't go asleep til around 12:00.Now I know how to get her to bed early now just push her to work out hard for 6hours.

[cat lover]

Good thing we do all those things when we were young;I know I couldn't do that stuff any more now! LOL Poor thing I bet she was exhausted! Just the heat alone will wear you out and then all that marching on top of it.

Apples look good! Still hot here, 87 outside , supposed to be our hottest day yet today! We are still doing this and that and resting in between! Hope your day goes well!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I remember those days. She'll probably get used to it soon. The memories she is making she'll carry around with her for the rest of her life.

[sweetnell3]

Okay lets sit back with a cool drink and take it easy for one day.Enjoy life as it is the only one you got.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, that one is cute! I like coconut too!

[sweetnell3]

I decided that I would just take the day off!lol
We have tax free weekend this weekend so I got to be in top shape to fight the crowd of shoppers to get dd school clothes.Lol

[cat lover]

Tax free day sounds great! We have it only once in awhile in our farm store and that's been it around here! Can you buy anything in a certain store? The whole area does it or what; nosiey ain't I ? LOL

Would love to have that Chef cat cook for me tonight. It's 101 right now and I don't even want to know the heat index ! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, I had forgotten about the tax free weekend. It's almost that time, isn't it? I should make out a list of things I need for school and be ready. Since I don't shop, I will have to ask DH to keep a look out for when that is.

[sweetnell3]

Debora tax free weekend is this friday August 4th,saturday 5th and sunday the 6th.Catlover as far as I know Texas is the only state that that has tax free weekend so parents can buy certain clothes ,shoes and other items for their kids to get ready for back to school. I not sure what all is allow but it sure does help.You shop at any store and save money.I believe it is up to a 100 dollars that is allowed.

[cat lover]

Cute little alien! Wow the tax free thing would be great! We never had anything like that when my kids were at home. Now like I said once in a while our farm store will have a tax free day, but that's it! Must be maddening to shop that week! LOL

[sweetnell3]

Catlover it does come in handy in fact I try to get new tennis shoes at this time for winter plus socks,dd and I wear the same size of socks she steals mine because she loses hers lol. But even my clothes are tax free so its not just for the kids. they started this to give parents a break,its a better help if you have more then one child to buy for.

[sweetnell3]

A great big howdy this mornig ladies! Got dd dropped off at school this morning.Hope you will have a real good day!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, Carlsbad has the tax-free days prior to the beginning of school too. I am going to ask my DH if they are going to have it this year as well. I don't know is Las Cruces has it or not. 2 sections of the Interstate are closed due to flooding and the tran mountain pass is closed as well due to flooding. Both those places are my way to Carlsbad. So, I couldn't go home this weekend if I wanted to.

Cute tags. I love the alien, but then again, Carlsbad is close to Roswell. lol

[cat lover]

Your Good Morning cat looks almost like Red one of our cats; he's the Daddy cat ! LOL
Boy the tax free week sounds like even a good Chrsitams clothes shopping time! I think I'd save all year for this! Wonderful thing! You would think more places would do something like that especially now since people have to pay so much to fill their gas tanks!

[sweetnell3]

DeBora sorry to hear that you won't be able to get home. We are here for you.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Thank you so very much Nell.

I got a lot done today. I "think" I got the bugs worked out of the program at school. That entire program has been like a problems child. I have a meeting tomorrow with Bryan to see what I need to do next. Maybe I can get started on it early and then go back home early next week. Class will be over on the 14th, but Bryan leaves on vacation on the 11th. So, I am sure we'll meet one more time before he leaves on vacation.

I got all my errands and chores done just in time. It looks like it will rain again. It's already rained once while I was in the lab. My DH, who is a weather man, told me that the flooding is due to something he calls "training." It has something to do with storms following one right after another and never getting the chance to go away or something. It's over my head. lol He said that the moonsoon season has started it should go away. So, maybe next week I can go home. DH is working anyway. He usually forgets for feed me when I come home to see him. Why are men like that? lol

BTW, I LOVE this tag! It's all about us girls and us chatting. Cool!

[sweetnell3]

Debora I felt that tag fits us gals here the way we talk back and forth every day. It's so nice to have special freinds to talk to.

[cat lover]

DeBora hope all goes well so you can get home! We have flash floods here all the time that trap us in (so far we've been home when it happens). I wish I could figure out how to send pics, I have some good ones of what the bottom of my drive looked like dutring the last ones; it looks like a river! LOL

sweetnell, now if I could figure out how to get my cats to cook on the grill for me they could earn their keep! LOL

Hope eveyone has a good evening!

[sweetnell3]

Got to have some homemade chocolate pudding!

[cat lover]

Anything chocolate works for me! LOL And that pudding sure looks nice and smooth!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, those are some cool tags, I don't know where you find them all.

We aren't used to this flooding. I am such a baby when it comes to rain anyway. lol I really wasn't wanting to go home anyway as DH is working and sleeping so I wouldn't see much of him. So, the rain came at a good time. However, if it came when I had a doctor's appointment or something, I'd be in trouble. During the semester, I go to Ruidoso to see my specialist, which means I have to drive through Alamagordo. On some days they close the highway because they are shooting off missiles or something for part of the morning. If they ever close that highway, I will have to take the LONG way to Ruidoso. So, I have to call the day before, just in case. So far I have been lucky as there have been no road closes.

[cat lover]

Both of our ways (if we get out our own drive) tend to flood, one faster than the other. That is why if we are to get lots of rain I stay home; I always have a fear of not being able to get back in and here sits all the animals to be fed and watered!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I am finding out that so many ppl are having rain and flooding problems this week. Hopefully, they will clear up soon.

[sweetnell3]

Sometimes during the school year if it rains to much they have to close dd school down because some of the bus routes flood,also if it rainsto much while schools in they will let out early. we are lucky to live where it doesn't flood.Dh is off work tomorrow because hes got to work Saturday.Ds took dd and I out to eat at dogs and more sure was fun.

[cat lover]

What is a dogs? Never heard of that; just wonder if it is like a A &W; sure miss those places! Always nice to be able to go out and eat and not have to cook! LOL

DeBora, wish you could send some of that rain our way; want rain but not the bad storms. Sat out on the deck last night and the sky lit up with lightening in the distance and could hear slight thunder it was so far away, but got no rain out of it. Hope you still stay dry!

[sweetnell3]

Catlover dogs& more is a small drive thru that has different types of hotdogs . They have fried oreo's,twinkes and snickers for deserets. We like to go there as much as we can.

[cat lover]

Oh I love hot dogs! Since Dh has had his diet change I don't get a good dog any longer! I have to buy fat free, but once in a while I'll get low fat ones for me, but I sure miss the "real" ones! LOL:eek:

Never had the twinkie or oreo thing; last year we went to the KY state fair and they had them there, but I was good and didn't get one. Should have just to try them! I haven't been anywhere since that I've even seen them. Have you had any? What do they taste like, if you can describe them?:confused:

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Nell, that tag reminds me of the drive-in.

Cat, never had a Twinkie or those other popular things before.

[sweetnell3]

We have tried the fry oreo,its like batter cook golden the cookie is kinda melted inside.it is served with icecream it is interesting taste.Ds likes to get the bratwuest with saurkraut with the spicey mustard. I go for the hand battered dog.