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Originally Posted by cynwldkat
Got a call from the vet at 9:15am...scared the heck out of me...calling me so early..he was just calling me to update me on Sadie. How cool is that? He said she seems a little stronger today and did eat one little piece of a muffin--that's my girl!! She loves her goodies!! Vet said at this point just getting her to eat anything is good! He said she didn't eat enough to sustain her but it may be a start. This vet is definitely a God send!!
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Oh, what wonderful news, Cyn! I'm hope-hope-hoping that the calls keep coming in with better reports all the time. And how wonderful that you found such a caring and competent avian specialist. Sending hugs to you and healing thoughts to Sadie!
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Originally Posted by skbs
Alright.....hopefully this will put a smile on HG and Cyn's face.... 
So Diva was getting off the bus and she gets let off about 4 houses down so I like to be outside to supervise her walk up the street. I usually wait on the front porch or the driveway.... So Chatterbox was doing her thing in the bathroom when I told her I was heading out to watch for Diva... thought all would be fine since she was a PRO by now in the toilet training world. Diva gets off the bus and is diddle dallying up the street so I head down the drive to urge her to hurry her tush up... when I hear Chatterbox SCREAM inside... I tell Diva to high tail it up the hill and home! Then Chatterbox runs out to the front porch with a red tear stained face and NO PANTS ON!!!! She is jumping up and down and telling me she had broken the toilet.... MOMMY I BROKE THE TOILET!!! THERE'S WATER EVERYWHERE! Now I am worried and yelling for Diva to move it! I run inside with Chatterbox under my arms (hoping nobody saw my mini Playboy Bunny)... Sure enough.... The powder room toilet had flooded through the poweder room into my laundry room and straight through into the kitchen!!!! All in less than THREE MINUTES!!! How that child created such a mess in such a short time....
I will tell you how.... she tried to fix it.... There was a toilet brush being used as a plunger still in the toilet... as she explains how many times she flushed the toilet (over and over and over and over!!!!!).... It gets better.... the paper goods I buy in bulk sit on the floor of the laundry room closet- paper towels, kleenex, TP.... all soaked in toilet water Took six beach towels, the 7 rolls of paper towel that were ruined, 8 rolls of TP and a good mopping to get that floor dry! LOL....
Learned a valuable lesson.... Never leave a 4 year old alone in the bathroom for three minutes!!!!! |
I thought I'd hurt myself laughing as I read that, skbs - oh, what a picture! Hope the little one has recovered from the experience, and that you have, too. Hey, on the bright side, you won't need to mop this weekend!
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Originally Posted by crazyworld
OMG LOL sorry but she is a card. What a mess.
My daughter had a similar accident with the two year old as he loves to flush things and this time it required plumber and he pulled out a tube of toothpaste 4 of Daddy's socks and all of MaMa's candles.
Asked if he did that and he proudly replied "I DID" Yay.........
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Now, THAT little fellow could be related to my son. And I'm here to tell you that when they start out that way at age 2, you are in for some interesting times in another few years! Good luck to your daughter.... she's gonna need it!
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Originally Posted by Debsi
HG, I think you're on to something there... I may just have to order Chinese food tonight!
It's probably the Bookworm's fault.
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Bwa-ha-ha! My evil plot is coming to fruition! Your friendly neighborhood professional bad influence, at your service!
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Originally Posted by kelsie
Cyn, this is your dinner table and you can talk about anything you like, and we are all your extended family here to listen & help at anytime.
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What she said - there's no law that says we must ONLY talk about food when we're at the table. You are with family, Cyn, so relax and be yourself, and talk about whatever is on your mind.
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Originally Posted by buckhead
I take it you did resist the skin. 
It is hard for me to do that. I even take the skin off pieces or retrieve the skin from boiled chicken and lay it out on a rack in a pan...pop it into the oven...and cook it slowly until it gets nice and crispy. You should see all the fat that cooks off! I like to snack on those crispy chicken skins...oh it is so BAD for me and so GOOD! I'm sure I'm not the only one... |
Now, that is an idea that I must never, ever share with my spouse. He loves chicken skin, but it doesn't love him; he'd be all over that technique, and he'd feel horrible for days afterward!
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Originally Posted by elston
I have the stew I made and I just mixed up some biscuits.....(that is not my strong suit....but we will see). My DP perked up and commented that he used to like the McDonalds...egg mc biscuit.....I can't believe my attempt is going to be compared to the clown.....and he will win.
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Oh, poor Elston! I'm empathizing and laughing, because I've been there a time or two myself. Just tell DP that the ones from Mickey-D's don't have any love added, so they're really not as good as yours.
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Originally Posted by George Chong
Cyn I have three sets of furry things including Sadie in their prayers. I know how much they mean to us. I have been blessed to have Mickey the cat with me my twenties, thirties and now my forties! (If anyone has some unused pharamceuticals they can send me when he passes - it would be much appreciated. I will be a basket case.)
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You are not alone in that, George; our furry and feathered family members are every bit as beloved as the two-legged variety. Mine is purring in my lap as I type, in fact.
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Originally Posted by Nomadicus
Just for an added touch I just put some onion peels on the grill under the chickens...Now I've got a city block of starving people...My yard is fenced..
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That happens to us every time the spouse gets out the big Texas smoker and fires it up. Most of these Midwesterners have never smelled true smoked meat, and the first we used it after moving into the neighborhood, I think every neighbor for blocks around found a reason to walk past our house trying to peer in the back and see what we were doing. We've learned from the experience, and now just invite the whole neighborhood over to partake in the bounty, since we always wind up with so much.
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Originally Posted by gdude
tonight was every teenage boys dream. Pizza Rolls
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<cough-choke-gasp> I read that post just a leeeetle too fast, and thought to myself "boy, is HE in the wrong forum!"
So much going on around Cyn's dinner table today - like always, I know. It's a lot to catch up with at the end of a busy day, but fun to read what you've all been up to the livelong day.
Carry-out Chinese food was wonderful, as always; I had shrimp in lobster sauce, spouse opted for General Tso's chicken, and we split an egg roll. And the dear lady who runs the restaurant put a couple of almond cookies - my favorite - in the bag for us when she learned that I was taking supper to my spouse at work because he wouldn't be home until after 10. Wonderful, filling, and very easy - just the thing for a Thursday night.
Have a relaxing night, all, and a great Friday!
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