tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post260617511913898246..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: Our Valentine's Day brunchLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85109827863991732822016-02-20T23:20:27.812-08:002016-02-20T23:20:27.812-08:00Thank you cat. I did not see your post until today...Thank you cat. I did not see your post until today.<br />I don't have a date for the fNA yet but it is finally authorized. Now just waiting for teck to come back she has been out sick. Most of last week.<br />Thank you again for the encouragement and prayers.<br />Blessings<br />PattPrecious People Preschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284398084100195331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-15828094407594862572016-02-18T08:12:05.791-08:002016-02-18T08:12:05.791-08:00Glad to help!Glad to help!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-66436472425722762252016-02-18T04:55:45.713-08:002016-02-18T04:55:45.713-08:00Patti,
Praying for all to be well. I am a 5 yea...Patti, <br />Praying for all to be well. I am a 5 year thyroid cancer survivor myself so understand all too well that stress. Glad you are at peace...and yes, God gives us that peace in the midst of even our trials. After my thyroidectomy, I experienced that firsthand, which was truly a miracle in itself as someone who sometimes struggles with anxiety. Anyway, please keep us posted. Hugs to you.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396716408304381802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-22451275288187069942016-02-18T04:13:46.963-08:002016-02-18T04:13:46.963-08:00Had people over for dinner last night and had an o...Had people over for dinner last night and had an orange and dried cranberry salad because I had them already. Thanks for the idea.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-27803624924088649072016-02-17T22:53:56.645-08:002016-02-17T22:53:56.645-08:00Thanks for giving me your ear for a brief moment. ...Thanks for giving me your ear for a brief moment. Hugs :)<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-7802945869154578762016-02-17T20:54:49.706-08:002016-02-17T20:54:49.706-08:00Oh, YHF. I am so glad you have the husband that yo...Oh, YHF. I am so glad you have the husband that you do. (((YHF)))Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-70989758067722524032016-02-17T20:50:21.304-08:002016-02-17T20:50:21.304-08:00Ha ha!Ha ha!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58639356669208850192016-02-17T16:10:29.529-08:002016-02-17T16:10:29.529-08:00Sending you BIG hugs, YHF. SaraSending you BIG hugs, YHF. SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-65618216090847431632016-02-17T10:56:15.506-08:002016-02-17T10:56:15.506-08:00Thanks so much for your understanding, Sara and Li...Thanks so much for your understanding, Sara and Lili :)...was a bit apprehensive about saying what I did yesterday. Going off topic AGAIN and talking about unpleasant psychobabble AGAIN, so that's about all I'll say on the subject, at least here in cyberspace. But my husband, is and has always been the only person who truly understands me, and I do believe, like Sara said, he was sent to me from God to help me cope with my inadequacies. Your story too, Lili, reminds me of my childhood, where I always hanged out at our neighbor's home and watched TV. That's another thing, you don't know how bad I felt knocking on their door when they were home, just because my mother forced me to go out to play everyday, whether I wanted to or not. She would say "if you don't go out, they won't call you next time and you'll be sad." So as an antidote to that, I'm stubborn as a mule today, not wanting to see anyone if I don't have to. There's just too much that went wrong with my childhood....to fix at my age. I understand what you're saying about being your own parent and saying encouraging words to yourself. One therapist suggested I carry a doll, and since retiring I'm doing that. It brings so much comfort. The story behind this one, is I cried so much as an infant, the neighbors complained and told her "your baby only cry", so I thought what a crybaby I was. Then when we moved away briefly to Portland, my mother told me that she cried when she saw a neighbor sitting outside all day in her porch carrying her baby, because she couldn't do that for me. That's when I realized that she didn't carry me, and that's why the neighbors complained that I cried so much. Also her incessant stories about how her younger brother would come home from work, wash his hands and carry me, she felt eternally grateful that he could do that for her. I wondered why she kept repeating that story to me so often, I guess she had a lot of guilt. I do believe she felt that crying was good for a baby, and she was so busy tending to the household with five men, my dad, her dad, and her three brothers, who had time to carry a baby, and as a baby I wouldn't know better. There's just too much more...as my husband said, she was so worn out taking care of others and had many misconceptions (including having no faith in medical or dental sciences), she really shouldn't have been a parent. <br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34623986300109026042016-02-17T08:04:02.270-08:002016-02-17T08:04:02.270-08:00Mine almost fell off the chair too! Mine almost fell off the chair too! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-21347019333673528792016-02-17T07:11:27.021-08:002016-02-17T07:11:27.021-08:00Thank you, frugal spinster!Thank you, frugal spinster!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-34954377723275583802016-02-17T07:11:10.225-08:002016-02-17T07:11:10.225-08:00Hi Alice,
I'm so sorry that you mom is having ...Hi Alice,<br />I'm so sorry that you mom is having these health issues. I hope that the doctors can alleviate her pain. Also, you make sure you take some time to take care of yourself. Having a close family member ill is taxing on those around them.<br /><br />Your Valentine's dinner sounds so yummy -- no dessert needed. (The jello is kind of a dessert, right?)<br /><br />Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-13782863273609058132016-02-17T07:07:17.014-08:002016-02-17T07:07:17.014-08:00Thank you, Kris!Thank you, Kris!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-25512659804098173542016-02-17T07:07:04.439-08:002016-02-17T07:07:04.439-08:00What treat, Rhonda! I've never bought lobster...What treat, Rhonda! I've never bought lobster, ever. My husband would fall off his chair if I bought it. I'm glad you found a good sale on it for a special meal!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-40476422117811632016-02-17T07:05:57.697-08:002016-02-17T07:05:57.697-08:00YHF,
I think we all bring our baggage into parenth...YHF,<br />I think we all bring our baggage into parenthood. I'm sorry for your mom that her teen years were so hard. And sorry for you that you never felt comfortable using the family kitchen when you were growing up. Your mom was probably just trying her hardest to take care of everybody, and didn't really think about how this might affect your ability and desire to use a kitchen in your future. <br />One thing I've learned, though, is whatever difficulties my own parents had with raising a family, I can now "parent" myself, and say encouraging words to myself, as if I were that child that needed parental encouragement. It is a matter of pushing aside those words of discouragement that naturally seem to pop up in my mind. And I have to do this constantly, but it does help.<br /><br />But you brought up something very interesting. I always liked cooking, my sister not so much. But what I had that she didn't, was a childhood friend whose mom let us cook practically anything in her kitchen that we wanted. Every Saturday morning I went down the street to my friend's house and we cooked something. My own mom was a little apprehensive about kids cooking, not terribly so, but felt she needed to supervise constantly, and really didn't have time, with my baby brother needing attention in those years. But perhaps that's the difference between myself and my sister -- that I had this place I could go and learn by experience, and she didn't. Children cooking really do make a huge mess, and I can understand why a parent might be reluctant to allow it.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-55195250063086613082016-02-17T06:51:30.982-08:002016-02-17T06:51:30.982-08:00That well-stocked pantry is coming in handy, Sara!...That well-stocked pantry is coming in handy, Sara!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-54468543608528319582016-02-17T06:26:45.624-08:002016-02-17T06:26:45.624-08:00YHF, I seem to have lost a response to this in cyb...YHF, I seem to have lost a response to this in cyberspace yesterday. I just wanted to say, what a blessing for you to have a husband who's comfy in the kitchen, after your bad kitchen experiences growing up. Maybe it's God's way of softening those bad memories and helping you learn and grow in harmony together. I love to read your current kitchen stories! :) <br /><br />Also, I think that the dough for creampuffs is a bit like for potstickers. It sounds weird when you read the instructions, and sometimes looks weird for a few moments in process. You think that there's no way it can be right. Then all the sudden, if you just trust and follow the instructions, and keep stirring, all the sudden it does what it's supposed to do. And then you cook it, and the result is right, too. :) <br /><br />Good luck! :) SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-69023199750983654732016-02-16T21:23:07.188-08:002016-02-16T21:23:07.188-08:00looks deliciouslooks deliciousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-48866857302506390442016-02-16T15:46:55.395-08:002016-02-16T15:46:55.395-08:00Your brunch looks so good. I cannot get my family ...Your brunch looks so good. I cannot get my family to enjoy breakfast for brunch, lunch or supper!<br /><br />We also had a Valentine's dinner with roast chicken, mashed potatoes, cauliflower/broccoli mix, salad and strawberry/rhubarb jello. No dessert.<br /><br />I had a ton of leftovers as well as spaghetti leftover from Friday sitting in my fridge. I was so happy to have a choice for meals and hubby and daughter could warm stuff up on Monday since I spent 4 hours in the ER with my mom and dad. Mom is not always well and she had chest and back pain and they thought a heart attack. They ruled that out quickly thankfully and I think it is indigestion, constipation and just plain didn't feel well. She also suffers from Trigeminal nerve disorder or maybe S.U.N.C.T. Nobody in West Michigan has been able to help her get this under control. She is getting more and more frail and even has glimpses into heaven where she sees her two infant sons and they are calling out to their mommy...<br /><br />We're hanging in there though.<br /><br />AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-69087503276667912832016-02-16T13:02:12.035-08:002016-02-16T13:02:12.035-08:00Looks delicious! Good to know about pancakes stay...Looks delicious! Good to know about pancakes staying warm in a crockpot. That info may come in handy someday. :)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-36651094307579940752016-02-16T11:33:56.253-08:002016-02-16T11:33:56.253-08:00Thank you Lili.:) I have perfect peace today. God ...Thank you Lili.:) I have perfect peace today. God works all things together for good. I am totally<br />going to You Tube Hillsong. I love them. Have a really great day.<br />PattiPrecious People Preschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284398084100195331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58985822069282158932016-02-16T10:38:05.452-08:002016-02-16T10:38:05.452-08:00Lili your brunch looks delicious. I'm sure you...Lili your brunch looks delicious. I'm sure your family appreciates all the effort & love you put into it!<br />My hubby worked Sunday so no brunch for us but I made a special dinner, I found lobster tails on sale so I surprised him with those for dinner.<br />RhondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-90155092230718991172016-02-16T10:18:37.096-08:002016-02-16T10:18:37.096-08:00I appreciate the encouragement, Sara:)...will give...I appreciate the encouragement, Sara:)...will give it a good college try lol Interesting that you mentioned home ec class because that's about all the baking experience I had until my next cooking class years later as a sophomore in college which was mandatory for nutrition majors. I think I should have used that as a cue...why am I majoring in foods when I don't feel comfortable in the kitchen? But I was really into eating healthy at that time and just wanted to learn all I could.<br /><br />Yup every bit of advice helps...thanks for emphasizing the type of saucepan to use, because I would have not thought that to be important.<br /><br />I think my fear of the kitchen comes from my childhood where I was basically forbidden to be in the kitchen. My mother had no patience for having her kitchen messed or things moved around in the cupboards or refrigerator. I was scolded for even opening the refrigerator door or looking in the cupboards. Once my mom's uncle came for a visit, and in front of everyone I asked her permission to open the refrigerator, the shock that came over his face. He was furious, and said "I (pointing his thumb to his chest) give you permission to open the refrigerator door". Boy that did not go well with my mom. She had a hard life, as she so often said, taking care of her three younger brothers since her teen years, so I think she had zero patience for being a normal parent.<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-67352403330005159182016-02-16T09:45:34.388-08:002016-02-16T09:45:34.388-08:00Hi YHF,
oh yeah, bakery cream puffs are so overpri...Hi YHF,<br />oh yeah, bakery cream puffs are so overpriced! The only trick, if there is a trick, is to use a heavy-bottomed saucepan for cooking the butter, water, flour and egg. Nothing sticks and scorches that way. And they are so great to just tuck into the freezer. If the frozen leftovers don't get eaten by Easter, they will become Easter dinner dessert. And, as Sara said, mini ones are also great for bite-size savory cream puffs. I fill them either with ham or chicken salad to bring to potlucks.<br /><br />That was soooo sweet of your husband to make waffles for Valentine's. Doen't the waffle iron, itself, smell wonderful when it's heating up?! Mine always does.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85677327767363067392016-02-16T09:30:22.160-08:002016-02-16T09:30:22.160-08:00Thank you, Jo Ann!
We're still waiting on the ...Thank you, Jo Ann!<br />We're still waiting on the furnace guy. He's supposed to be here sometime before lunch, today. Fortunately, where we live, this time of year the house rarely goes below 56 degrees. We're currently at 57 right now, so a bit chilly. Looking forward to some heat! <br /><br />I hope your warming trend brings relief to your part of the country!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.com