05/12/08 CS's Chat

 Sorry I did not make it here yesterday to wish ya'll a Happy Mothers Day so hope it was a good one for everyone.

I need to read yesterday posts and catch up on everyone.

I did make it to church and then home with Rose and family for a very good chicken dinner that  Rose fixed. had a real good time. Did not see my son's but Wayne called me Friday night and then yesterday evening Shawn called and wished me a happy mothers day and said he was sorry to be calling late I told him it was never to late to call me for anything,  He is going through a bad depression time right now and needs a lot of prayer he has had periods of depression before so sure hope this time is over soon.  but a least he is calling me now, he did go out side to make the call so his wife would not know who he called. Sure wish she would grow up.

We was under a tornado warning Saturday night from about 7 P.M. till 2 A.M. I was at the fire station for a dinner and music so we kept hearing the news that the fire chef was getting on the storms.

I have a doctor's appt. this afternoon for a checkup and blood work up hope she can figure out what is causing the back spasms I have been having for the last 3 days . well better get busy the washing machine is calling for me need to put clothes in dryer.

have a good day and I will do my best to get back here this evening.

Ruth

Good Morning to all of you. I've been so busy the last few days, and missing a couple of them, that I didn't get to post.  I didn't even know about the tornados till I got home last night and turned my computer on.  I had a wonderful Mother's Day, and am still waiting for the gift that oldest DD sent.  If it was delivered on Saturday, I wasn't home. 

Dorothy picked me up Friday evening to take me to spend the night as we were going to leave before 6:30 Sat. morning to go to Oklahoma City.  We barely missed a terrible wreck on Highway 75 on the way to her house.  Before we got to the accident we knew something terrible had happened, there were so many flashing lights ahead.  There were two cars involved, and a bunch of ambulances and a helicopter already there.  We saw both of the cars, and I couldn't imagine that there wouldn't be some fatalities.  We had to detour on a side road that was near and went through the town, and got back on the highway, about a mile farther on down.  We saw the helicopter heading to Tulsa with one of the victims.  He passed away, and was from the town I live in, but don't know him.  The victims of the other car,(a woman and 2 or 3 teenagers) were taken to the Bartlesville hospital. They were from the town youngest DD and I go grocery shopping in, about 10 or 11 miles north of here.  This was the worst accident scene I have ever witnessed, and if we had been a  few minutes or earlier, it could have been us.  Don't really know what happened, because the man who died was traveling north on the southbound lanes of a divided highway.  Don't know if alcohol was involved or a medical problem.  He was not seatbelted but the woman and teenagers were.

Saturday morning, Dorothy and I  went to Oklahoma city, and we ate at Toby Keith's restaurant in Bricktown.  It was very enjoyable.  Bricktown is a touristy attraction there, with lots of restaurants, and a canal running through the district.  It was close to the Oklahoma Federal Building Memorial.  We did not do that this time, as we did it several years ago.  After eating and messing around there, we drove to the Science Museum, and saw the traveling exhibit about the Human body.  It was such a  popular attraction, that after buying our tickets, we still had over an hour wait to get in to see it.  All in all, it was a long day.  It was very windy that day.  We got back to her home around 7:30 PM.  (2 and a half hours each way).  The dinner at Toby Keith's restaurant was my Mother's Day gift from her.

We were so tired by the time we got home, that we just rested and did not turn the TV on, or we would have heard about the warnings and storms, so I did't hear about them till after I got home yesterday and turned the computer on.  I do know that Picher, OK. (where there were 6 or 7 deaths) is an old lead mining town, where most of the population had already moved away.  The government has been trying to buy out their homes for years, because of medical problems with lead posioning.  So I feel pretty sure it will not be rebuilt.  I think the goverment will still buy them out, so they can relocate, but it will be pretty hard for them to evaluate what their houses were worth, if they didn't already have them appraised.  The other town in MO. (Seneca), was close by and had more fatalities, (16 or 17), I think I heard on the morning news.

I need to get off and help Zack with the game he is playing on Nintendo.  I'm keeping him here today. since I'm still waiting for the gift that Karla sent.  She sounded pretty upset, last night when I talked to her on the phone, because I hadn't received it yet.  Surely, the delivery people would not have left it sitting in the hall by my door in an apt. bldg. that has 60 apartments.  She was going to try to check on it today.

I'll talk to you all later.  Have a good day.

Hugs and Prayers to all the Cookin' Seniors, and their family members who need them.

Good to have you back Anne, and nice to see a post from Gat.  It took me quite a while this morning to read all the posts since I was last here.

Margaret

Tippy-Ditto on Sherry's instructions for mushrooms. Except we changed to just plain cool water as we learned the salt water kills lots of the bugs before they get the chance to crawl out. We also slice them in half lengthwise. And I use the boughten cracker meal and fry nice and crispy. I also prefer bacon grease as it doesn't burn as easy. Want me to come and show you how and share, Hint, hint?

Sorry this isn't much of a post but I gotta go!

Hugs to all.

~~Leisa~~

Back again for a few minutes.  Seems I have to wait a little longer for my gift from Karla.  She checked to see if it had been delivered, and supposedly it was delivered today, but not at my apartment.  UPS got the wrong address and left it on someone else's front porch.  We don't have a front porch here, just a common area that all the residents use.  So, they put a tracking order on the original package, and are sending another one.  But she won't give me a clue as to what it is.  She said she ordered it on May 1st, and asked for delivery before Mother's day, but UPS got behind. 

I might try to post back later, if I am not busy.  Our music sing-along is canceled tonight.  Too many end of school functions going on around this time of year, and our leader has a grandchild's program to attend.  I can understand how important that is. 

Got a phone call from someone down the street, and he is going to deliver my package, so, I'll check back in later.

Margaret

Holding my breath to see what your present is, Margaret!!! I'm on my way out to Dad's so I'll check back later to see what you got!!!

The Mystery Package!!!!

Hi All - stopping in real quick to see what's going on - will come back later to really read.

[[Anne]]        [[Sally]]     so good to see you both.

Tippy - sounds like you found a treasure trove.  You can use morels the same way you'd use any other wild mushroom - here's a fav I've been making over and over for many years - cuz everyone seems to love it.  Originally it came from Two Hot Tamales

Mushroom and Cashew Pate

4 tbl. sweet butter (no sub)

1 lb. wild mushrooms - any kind - corsely chopped

1/2 large onion                                   "          "

2 cloves garlic minced

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp cumin

1 cup roasted cashews

2 tbl vege oil.

In a medium skillet over high heat melt butter & saute mushrooms 3 or 4 mins.  Lower heat to med., add onion, cook til translucent, then add garlic for a minute or so, then the spices.  Cook until fairly dry.  Cool

In processor fitted w/the steel blade finely chop cashews.  Then slowly drizzle in the oil til a paste forms.  Add the mushroom mixture & continue mixing til all smooth & thoroughly blended.  Put into serving bowl, cover w/plastic wrap & chill.  When ready to serve, bring closer to room temp & sprinkle top w/chopped fresh parsley (or cilantro, if you prefer)

I also have a yummy wild mushroom ravioli recipe which I'll dig out & post later.

Have 5 beds to go make - washed all the linens, but decided not to fold - just put em back from they came from - lazy way out.

See y'll later  Peg

 tippytoes...

I lurk in here once in a blue moon,and I'm glad I did today, 

I have hunted and eaten morels all my life...but I didn't know all the info from this website,and my sister became very ill last year after eating what she now thinks was a false morel...

please check out this website:

http://www.michiganmorels.com/morels2.shtml

If they are morels...enjoy! Oh and don't worry about them being cut down,they release their spores soon after emerging...you can never count on them being in the same place twice.

Good afternoon, Everybody -

It looks like we had some good friends pop in yesterday......good!  waving at you!!

The orbs are not focusing today, and perhaps part of this is due to the fact that the air is wet today.  But I hope everyone is doing better today, & I have wishes, waves, & smiles for each of you - Helen

Hello All:   Have not posted for several days, ++  too many kids coming and going.

Cats+ it is a shame you had to throw out the sugar solution for your humming birds,

Could you have added more water to it???? I have my second feeder going but no birds,

They were here for a day or two but when the weather got cool again, they left.,, How do

you make up your solution??? 1 cup water to 1/4 cup sugar and boil to dissolve the sugar?

Well<<<< I lost another good friend and neighbor+Lorraine+ lost her battle with life on

Sunday Morning.,,Not a Happy Mothers Day for her family.,,funeral will be on Wed.

We have been friends since High School.

Today is GD's 14th. birthday. "Emily" ++ this is Georgia's youngest daughter.+ they live

in Tifton.

So good to see some of our MIA's posting again. We miss you all when we do not hear

from you often.

Running late again on kitchen duty and laundry too so wishing all SWEET DREAMS.

Will try to post the Orange Cake tomorrow....just cannot sit at this machine too long at a

time.

(((((HUGS)))) for the basket as well as a few slices of the cake.

Merle 

I have to get up early and go back to hospital for blood workup, I had a hamburger today so blood could not be taken  I am very tired so going to bed