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[blueeyedmanda]

Happy 4th of July Sillies!!!!

Yesterday Jen Landen and I spent the day at my moms. It was a lot of fun. We dont have much planned for the 4th. It is awful rainy and cloudy out. Not sure if it is supposed to clear up or not.

John is being lazy and is still in bed. Lucky is lazy and lying in front of the patio screen door on the floor...and I am bored and watching a show about Walmart.....yikes!

[nikki-uk]

Hi sillies!!

Hope you all have a phun day and celebrations

Trying to sort out kitty pic

xx

[Darn210]

Btw, I want your recipe for fried chicken!

Well, I'm one of those people that chicken wing it, but here's what was in this batch: (and this is a major guess to quantities)

1 parts gluten-free flour mix (I'm an Annalise Robert's flour mix fan - yes I pay an outrageous amount for superfine brown rice, but I can get it locally and don't have to pay shipping)

2 part Pamela's pancake and baking mix

couple of shakes of garlic salt

many many shakes of onion powder

salt (but not so much for Sarah)

pepper

If my mom would have had trustworthy seansoned salt or paprika, I would have thrown that in, too.

Dredge in a chicken-butt-cootieless beatened egg, roll in flour mixture, pan fry in canola oil, salt during frying (or not depending on if your name is Sarah or not)

[Darn210]

Happy 4th of July everyone!! . . . must go to the store soon and pick up some hamburger. I have invited Peter over for his birthday and I want to be prepared. I'm pretty sure he's going to make the ?? hours of driving to come have a burger with me family.

[psawyer]

I figure it would take about 8 hours plus whatever delay I encounter at the border.

Also, I'm at the store, and my passports are at home. Yes, that was plural.

Happy Fourth, everybody!

[tom]

Today's newspaper has an article on David's brother & family.

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A very difficult day for all, I'm certain.

Everything seems to remind me of my FIL, lately! You know.....the 80 yr old with the kangaroo scrotum.

Sounds like some sort of affliction, like tennis elbow.

(Could it be a burg in the Outback, monikered along the lines of Moose Jaw?)

He likes to ask company if they want to see his cock!!! ......................( He has a rooster in the backyard)

What a hoot of a coot!

(He won't mind being called a coot I hope)

Well, of course, all the cool celiacs will be there . . . . . . YAY!!!! . . . peer pressure works again!!!!

Hey! When is this??

I've really dropped the pace of meeting forum members. Was going good for a while there.

Sarah doesn't call ahead to check hotdog bun stock?

(And yikes!!! 3:23am itchies?!!! )

I did pop by my fav PoorHouseBistro for a band last night - 1st time in QUITE a while - but despite drums & guitars sitting onstage, it was just solo piano during my short stay. Eh.

MANY bands today nearby for SJ's America Festival, but just far enough to not want to walk. I'll probably ride a bike over.

I think roomie John and his girlfriend and his 9yo daughter will be here for the fireworks.

I haven't mentioned that his daughter is here for the summer, have I?

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICANS!!!!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!!!

<5 posts until an Ascension? Or 4?>

[blueeyedmanda]

Not too much longer till the next crowning

[Green12]

Happy 4th everyone!!!

What's on everyone's menus for today?

I'm attempting chicken burgers with carmelized onions, marinated tomatoes, and guacamole, roasted mustard and dill potatoes, and watermelon for dessert.

Sorry Julie about Pamela's. REALLY sorry! Guess you'll have to dirve right into these..Beats a cockpot full of potatoes.

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Lisa! Thank you!

I would love to dive into the choclate, but chocolate is out for me too. Maybe the white chocolate varieties are safe, those look interesting.....

Aw Julie, I know how much you fancy your Pamela's cookies. Remember when we all put our favorite snacks in our avs?

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Pretty good--for the first month, I was very strict with it...I'm having sweets (dark chocolate) more often now but still no grains at all and very low sodium.

I remember that Patti! I forever remember Donna's Bumble Bar, what did you put up? Was it something Gluten Free Pantry?

Glad your Edna continues to go well

If you take a rooster and roast it to perfection in a slow cooker, wouldn't it in fact be a cock pot? Click here to see a picture of a large cock.

Yep . . . crock tease . . .

Went to Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods tonight, in search of hotdog buns. They were sold out of course. Now I'm contemplating whether I should go back and try again in the morning or not... Ugh. It's an hour drive one way, and they may still be out. I think the boys are going to have to do without. I can make hamburger buns, but they're just doing hotdogs at tomorrow's party. Haven't mastered that shape of bun yet.

I feel the same way about Whole Foods Sarah

For next time, unless you figure out how to make them, buy them ahead and freeze. I learned that around the holidays, always selling out of the essentials, such as the all important buns for the hamburgers and hotdogs, or the pies.

Trying to sort out kitty pic

YAY, wee Boris is on his way!

[blueeyedmanda]

Still a bad weather 4th....I hope we can still see fireworks tonight?

[tom]

Still a bad weather 4th....I hope we can still see fireworks tonight?

Uh-oh!! Hope it clears up in time!

No clouds here.

P

[nikki-uk]

Fireworks??......BBQ's????.......mygawd ..I'm coming over!!!!

Boris (named after our new London mayor 'Boris Johnson') has arrived - very skinny wee thing rescued from a house of a lady that had 30 (thirty!! ) cats & wasn't coping ....I wanted THEM ALL...

NEARGGGGGGHHHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kitty Will (who BTW now looks huge) has been usurped.

He cries ''...but Mum ... I thought *I* was your baby ''

I've told him, plenty of kitty love to go round

OMGAWD!!!!!!!!!!! You guys are cracking me up with yer cockpot tales

[tom]

ALL HAIL THE QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!

(And her Feline Feifdom! :mischievouswhiskerface: )

<treid to think of 'something Palace', but nothing starts w/ P>

[psawyer]

Hail Queen Nikki!

Beautiful weather here, but no fireworks expected.

[Darn210]

Congrats to Queen Nikki. And without trying to sound all brown-noser-ish might I add what a lovely new kitty you have.

Quite cool for July here . . . high of about 75. Was raining earlier but looks like it's done now.

I just joined the local FreeCycle group . . . looking to get rid of some perfectly good items that are only worth something to the right person. I just listed the grass catcher (never used) to the lawnmower that bit the dust two years ago . . . Yeah, I just couldn't throw the bagging attachment away. It had never been used for Pete's sake!!!

[Jestgar]

Love freecycle!! such a great way to get and give trash

[curlyfries]

What a hoot of a coot!

(He won't mind being called a coot I hope)

heck no.....he usually answers to "old fart" or "pee-dad" ( not sure where that came from)

Quite cool for July here . . . high of about 75. Was raining earlier but looks like it's done now.

Yeah, we were at a park listening to my DD's boyfriend's jazz band when it started to rain. They packed it all up and a little while later the sun came out.

Tom, you're welcome to come to the pitch-in!!!!!!!! It's on July 12 in Carmel, IN. That's only half-way across the country

[Darn210]

Tom, you're welcome to come to the pitch-in!!!!!!!! It's on July 12 in Carmel, IN. That's only half-way across the country

Definitely closer than the Philly Summit.

Lisa said *pee-dad*

[curlyfries]

- very skinny wee thing rescued from a house of a lady that had 30 (thirty!! ) cats & wasn't coping

Who wasn't coping...the lady or Boris? Looks like Boris is catching up on some much-needed sleep

Hail Queen Nikki and Prince Boris!!!

Happy Birthday Peighter!!!!!!!

[blueeyedmanda]

Heddo Queen Nikki!!!!!

Quite cool for the 4th here too, maybe a high of 75 but all rainy and cloudy. We have Landen so we stayed in but I think the majority went on as scheduled.

[nikki-uk]

<at last >

I AM QUEEN!!! *giggle*

Yes, my sillies - I hope to be a good sovereign to you all with my trusted army of felines by my side

I must insist on a few formalities though:

Compulsory use of (capitilized) superflous letters (e.g flavoUr, coloUr, neighboUr)

The continued replacement of the word 'me' for 'my' (e.g I love me kitties)

The taking in of ,and re-homing of as many kitties as possible by ALL sillies

(Jess, I think you're ok on this one )

Congrats to Queen Nikki. And without trying to sound all brown-noser-ish might I add what a lovely new kitty you have.

'Brown nosing' the Queen is allowed - nay - encouraged.......at ease Gaen-knitt

Who wasn't coping...the lady or Boris? Looks like Boris is catching up on some much-needed sleep

Boris (and the other kitties) simply couldn't cope with the lady's 24hr binge drinking sessions

Hope you all had some phun celebrating yesterday!!!!! (except the Canadians who don't partake do they?? )

Decorating of son of silly's bedroom commences today...........I have informed Terry that as Queen I simply canNOT be expected to get my hands dirty or move any furniture (I could break a nail for goodness sake!! )

<do I get a crown....or a sparkly tiara ......a wand a party dress?? (sparkly)......... >

[nikki-uk]

...almost phorgot.....

Did I mention me cats are in the entertainment industry???

Here's Boris and Will singing the praises of milk (Boris in the flat cap, Will on the accordian)

[psawyer]

Good morning, all!

Another beautiful sunny day hereabouts.

[Jestgar]

<at last >

I AM QUEEN!!! *giggle*

Yes, my sillies - I hope to be a good sovereign to you all with my trusted army of felines by my side

I must insist on a few formalities though:

Compulsory use of (capitilized) superflous letters (e.g flavoUr, coloUr, neighboUr)

The continued replacement of the word 'me' for 'my' (e.g I love me kitties)

The taking in of ,and re-homing of as many kitties as possible by ALL sillies

(Jess, I think you're ok on this one )

'Brown nosing' the Queen is allowed - nay - encouraged.......at ease Gaen-knitt

<do I get a crown....or a sparkly tiara ......a wand a party dress?? (sparkly)......... >

At last, a queen with doable edicts.

ya know, that party dress hasn't been seen since Tom was monarch

[Lisa]

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...an appropriate head dress for HER HighNESS. Of course, yours would be hand crafted from the finest diamonds available and not the commonly use materials fit for the plebeians.

There is a bit of provenance attached to this particular head dress. IT was once owned by Liberace.

[blueeyedmanda]

Morning Sillies, unlike Peter's sunny days we have another cloudy rainy-like day.

Not sure what we have on tap for today either.