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11-11-2009, 07:12 AM
Pax

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Originally Posted by tulip

Any chance that that modification of the tax credit for non-firsttime homebuyers would be retroactive to houses purchased in 2008?? I have not read up on it at all, but man, that would be sweet!

Wouldn't it though!!
11-19-2009, 09:11 AM
bmccasland

The bane of my recent life, requiring over-time hours to meet a deadline I didn't agree to - is FINISHED. 6 cases of the document + 150 CDs were delivered to my office yesterday. 1000+ "notice of availability" letters were stuffed and mailed. We are keeping lumberjacks employed somewhere.

YAY!!!!

Document in question is an EIS (environmental impact statement) - on the beneficial use of mud dredged from federally maintained waterways. http://www.lca.gov in case anyone for some silly reason is interested. Public notice starts Nov 20 (so the link to on the web site won't be there until sometime friday).

I get my life back, maybe my bike will remember me. :D:D:D
11-19-2009, 10:02 AM
lph

Yay Beth! I know how you feel. Way to go :D
11-19-2009, 10:43 AM
Zen

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

We are keeping lumberjacks employed somewhere.

YAY!!!!

Planting trees?
11-19-2009, 02:13 PM
NbyNW

Congrats! That's no small amount of work. Have a great time getting reacquainted with your bike!
11-28-2009, 01:49 PM
Zen

Poking this thread with a stick

to see if it's dead.

my left butt hurts and has for a while. I can't decide if it's from single leg presses or the old sciatica acting up.

On an entirely unrelated note, I just put my turkey breast in the oven.
Nine pounds.
I'll jazz up some Stove Top and then play Meals on Wheels for my bro and sister. They're not infirm or anything but we didn't have a regular meal and everybody likes leftover turkey and stuffing.
11-28-2009, 02:37 PM
redrhodie

From your butt to my quads. I did some exercises with weights that someone posted on another thread of Lance doing, and now I'm paying the piper. I can hardly walk, I feel like I'm 100, but I will be able to climb Ventoux with ease. :p

We had a veggie Thanksgiving.
11-28-2009, 03:16 PM
Zen

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Originally Posted by redrhodie

We had a veggie Thanksgiving.

As long as there's gravy...:)
11-28-2009, 03:46 PM
OakLeaf

Local grass-fed cheeses with homemade sesame crackers, homegrown butternut squash ravioli, farmer's market broccoli, pumpkin pie with hand whipped cream, and she wants gravy too? :p
11-28-2009, 04:53 PM
Zen

Stove Top and gravy. I grew up on White Trash cooking.
11-28-2009, 07:02 PM
kelownagirl

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Originally Posted by Zen

Stove Top and gravy. I grew up on White Trash cooking.

I decided to celebrate US Thanksgiving this year. Since it was a school night and life was hectic, I bought all processed foods - precooked turkey breast in gravy, instant mashed potatoes, stove top stuffing, frozen corn, and canned cranberry sauce. It was actually a heck of a lot better than I expected...:rolleyes:
11-29-2009, 04:32 AM
redrhodie

We had lentil and butternut squash pot pie, savory bread pudding with shitake mushrooms, creamed pearl onions and peas, candied yams, cranberry sauce, roasted brussel sprouts, and mashed potatoes. Desserts were apple crisp and pumpkin bread. I think this will be our menu every Thanksgiving. Some of the dishes, like the onions and peas, are traditional for us. Finding the right main dish (the pot pie) was only discovered last year, the recipe from a vegetarian friend of mine. There was no gravy, but everything is pretty rich already. BF used over a quart of heavy cream somewhere...and there wasn't any whipped cream for dessert. :confused:
11-29-2009, 05:15 AM
Crankin

I ate way too much this weekend and it wasn't really Thanksgiving food. Wednesday I went out to lunch. Thursday included too many appetizers, though I did not pile too much on my plate for the actual dinner. Friday we went into Boston, to the MFA and when we got home, I was exhausted, so we ordered Indian food. I ate all of it and that made me feel gross. Last night we went out for Thai food with friends; while it was light and full of vegetables, I feel over stuffed, despite the fact I've been exercising, too.
Going out for a longer ride later, which I hope, will cure this feeling.
My son just left here to go to his first group ride... I just could not feel overjoyed with going out when it's 38 degrees when I don't have to! He picked up his road bike before heading to the ride start, which is near here. Both of the leaders are people we know really well, but for some reason, I am nervous for him. I know he can keep up, but I guess you never stop worrying about your kids, even when they are 27.
11-29-2009, 09:16 AM
Blueberry

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Originally Posted by redrhodie

We had lentil and butternut squash pot pie, savory bread pudding with shitake mushrooms, creamed pearl onions and peas, candied yams, cranberry sauce, roasted brussel sprouts, and mashed potatoes. Desserts were apple crisp and pumpkin bread. I think this will be our menu every Thanksgiving. Some of the dishes, like the onions and peas, are traditional for us. Finding the right main dish (the pot pie) was only discovered last year, the recipe from a vegetarian friend of mine. There was no gravy, but everything is pretty rich already. BF used over a quart of heavy cream somewhere...and there wasn't any whipped cream for dessert. :confused:

Wow! Would you share the lentil and butternut squash pot pie recipe? Sounds heavenly (as does the bread pudding...).

CA
11-29-2009, 01:52 PM
redrhodie

This is pretty close to the recipe we followed for the pot pie. By we, I really mean my BF :o. I had nothing to do with the cooking. I did, however, set a pretty table.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Lentil-and...Pot-Pie-269564

This is a lot like his bread pudding, but he used only crimini and shitake mushrooms.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...d-Pudding-4531