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We are supposed to get wintery weather in Austin meaning all Hell will break loose. I was hoping they would close the schools so I could work from home and stay with Maggie Bear, who has decided she is not going to play sick yet. Warms mommy's heart to no end! :)

My in-laws finally got rid of their still working microwave purchased sometime when my husband was a child. I had never seen anything like it, the buttons were inside once you opened the door. My Mammaw was flabbergasted when hers broke and she had to get ones with buttons, she always had dials. I wonder how she acted when she got her first microwave? The woman was born in 1918, she still cooks with lard, sifts flour and complains her cornbread isn't as good as it used to be because "you can't get a good meal anymore". Man I wish I was as cool as her!

Ever at a loss for words, not sure what to do in awkward situations?
The simple solution:
The Emergency Yodel Button!

Salsa- we get those pileated woodpeckers here too- they are gigantic and prehistoric looking!

Since people are asking what Ruby's been up to lately, check my sig line below to visit Ruby's very own little corner of the world I've been working on recently. She makes me add to it periodically. She can be pretty demanding.

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she still cooks with lard, sifts flour and complains her cornbread isn't as good as it used to be because "you can't get a good meal anymore".

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She knows her stuff.
It depends what part of the country you get it from, too.
Ask her what kind she likes, maybe you can get some from the interweb (or a TE source)

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Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

She can be pretty demanding.

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That's what happens when you take away a girls Mary Jane.

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Originally Posted by Zen

She knows her stuff.
It depends what part of the country you get it from, too.
Ask her what kind she likes, maybe you can get some from the interweb (or a TE source)

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She can still do the New York Times Crossword in Pen but can't remember the name of the meal! She also can't remember how to make her out of this world spice cake (from scratch) and never wrote the recipe down, claims she used to just get it off the back of the flour they don't make anymore. I would kill for that recipe. And at 91 she decided to sell her house and move to something bigger but is mad that nowhere has trees. Man I love her feisty personality.

The micro is huge and very heavy--it requires two strong people to move it. To give you an idea of the size, it currently sits on four milk crates (making a big square) in my dining room. It has buttons on the outside, but it takes a really long time to cook things. It probably isn't very safe at this point.

The new one is in the living room sitting on top of the dishwasher. The cabinets are supposed to be done on Tuesday, installation after that (the same week--it better be!)

Shiloh is entranced by a squirrel outside my window only inches away from his nose. He just dove for it and hit his nose on the window. I better close the blinds now.

Lisa- I so needed that for our Gag gift party last month. May order it now and keep it for next year. :p

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The micro is huge and very heavy--it requires two strong people to move it. To give you an idea of the size, it currently sits on four milk crates (making a big square) in my dining room. It has buttons on the outside, but it takes a really long time to cook things. It probably isn't very safe at this point.

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Are your teeth glowing in the dark yet?

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Lisa- I so needed that for our Gag gift party last month. May order it now and keep it for next year. :p

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Well if you learn to yodel (like I did!) then you can just do it spontaneously whenever needed! :D

I just read through Ruby's stories as a little break. Thank you!! Cheered me up! I'll have to bookmark her page in case more stories turn up at some point...

And now I had better get back to writing those lectures. Teaching starts up next week. Panic!!!

When I'm riding a path that goes through a tunnel I yodel.
It sounds like this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_wf...eature=related
Very yodely!

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Ever at a loss for words, not sure what to do in awkward situations?
The simple solution:
The Emergency Yodel Button!

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We don't exchange gifts for any reason at work, but I've asked each one of my colleagues for a yodeling pickle for my birthday. :p

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I just read through Ruby's stories as a little break. Thank you!! Cheered me up! I'll have to bookmark her page in case more stories turn up at some point...

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Oh more stuff will turn up there, I assure you. Ruby has plans.

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We don't exchange gifts for any reason at work, but I've asked each one of my colleagues for a yodeling pickle for my birthday. :p

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The world would be a better place if there was more yodeling.

I had a lovely ride this morning.ahhhh :)

Hopefully today goes well, I have a job interview this morning.

CC, good luck on the interview. How's your preparation for uni going?

wth they mean by "atmo"?
http://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum...earchid=118495

The link is a dead end for me, so, no, I don't know.