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Can I just tell you that I am officially TOO DARN OLD to pull an "all nighter" or even a "late nighter" to get a project done. I was working on a client project yesterday (I work from home) and was determined to finish before logging off for the day. My reasoning was that I wanted to be off today. Well, I'm "off" all right. Zombie brain type of off. I finished working well after midnight. By the time I got ready for bed, said my evening prayers, and turned out the lights it was nearly 2:00 am. I slept until until almost 8:00 but it was not enough, LOL. It's even scary to look in the mirror. They don't call it "beauty sleep" for nothin!

Happy birthday!!!

Good grief. Are cloth diapers a medical device? I just cant stand it anymore. The unrelenting stupidity.

Happy birthday, Dora!

Happy Birthday, Jeepers!

Starting tomorrow, Food Lion ( at least in WV) has chicken leg quarters for $.49 per pound. And get this - BACON 16 oz packages for $3.79!! I'm going early tomorrow to do a bit of topping off. I can always manage to slip a few pounds of bacon into the freezer. Assuming they actually have it in stock. Every time I go to the grocery store these day I wonder if it's the last "normal" time.

Happy birthday, MistyLady!

LOL! I love this group! Maybe we should have a "Freezer Confessions" thread

I buy multiple packaged of American cheese at a time, but stack it in the back of the fridge. I don't get the individually wrapped slices. It usually has a "best buy" date at least six months out, and we go through a lot of American cheese. I do keep shredded cheeses in the freezer, primarily cheddar and mozzarella for cooking.

Hippo Bird Aye Tu Ewe Both!

Happy Birthday, Trudy!!

Y'all inspired me to inventory our chest freezer. My tracking was wayyyy out of date. I asked DH to help me, knowing I cant reach down into the bottom. It took us almost four hours to empty, remove frost/ice, inventory, and repack. We were both so tired out that we just had sandwiches for dinner, but it was totally worth it! I'm trying to reorganize and re-inventory all my shelf-stable storage with the idea to plan meals accordingly, for even distribution of meal-types over the coming months.

Welcome, Joyfilled Redhead!

Has anyone asked their pediatrician for a home-made formula recipe? I'd try that before this recipe. I'm also a proponent of pasteurization for milk intended for children. This recipe looks a little over the top to me. Funny that she mentions "pet milk." The Pet Milk that was the baby formula recipe in the 50s is a brand name of canned condensed milk. Here is a good article with the old recipe, and common-sense cautions. Of course, mother's breast milk is best for babies, especially newborns.

The label should say "fully cooked" if it's a heat-and-eat ham as many are. Edited to add that I've tried canning dry beans without pre-soaking or parboiling. Didn't like it. I did some pintos that came out so dense that I worried they didn't process properly for safety. I make several quarts of bean and ham soup whenever I have a hambone left over. I follow the Ball recipe, presoaking the beans, draining, then adding fresh water and proceeding to make the soup. It come out soooo good.