Midnightmom

Yes ma'am, I have. I've been following a ketogenic diet since Feb 2016. If you are on FaceBook you can read all about it (my "journey") here: https://www.facebook.com/ketobetic/

Fooled ya! Here it is, all put together.

Here is a pic of this year's tree. My son helped me put it together while he was here. It is ready and waiting for those new ornaments to arrive.

Mine too. Plus......I have a "full face" mask on my CPAP cause when I fall asleep and my muscles relax my jaw drops open. So, I am not only getting the constant stream of air through my nose but also through my mouth. That is the very definition of DRY MOUTH! I keep a water bottle on my nightstand, so the very first thing I do in the morning is take a drink of water (even BEFORE I go to the BR to pee!!!). (I do have a humidifier on my CPAP but I don't use it because the moisture in the tubing is what causes mold and fungus and other nasties to grow in it.) MtRider-- here's an idea for what to do with all of that snow. And here's a pic of our Thanksgiving "dinner."

Has anybody here ever heard of or seen the recipe for a TWO HOUR TURKEY???

The Walmart in Chico did not have a Black Friday sale due to the "tent city" of Camp Fire evacuees who have settled there. https://krcrtv.com/news/butte-county/chico-walmart-not-participating-in-black-friday-due-to-camp-fire-recovery-efforts

Maybe THEIR regular price was $1099!!! Only way to tell how far off the mark that is would be to know the MSRP.

Thank you ladies. I am hoping that celery will be very inexpensive in the next week or so because of Thanksgiving Day sales and I was thinking on buying some up for canning. Celery is one of the few low-carb veggies that I use when I make veggie soup and it would be nice to have some on hand for that purpose.

Tell me more about HOW to do this!

You two have done an amazing amount of work in just a short time! Your garden is impressive and your pup is adorable!!! I guess we will have to use our imaginations about what you looked like while directing traffic though.

We need pictures! Of the new truck Of you directing traffic with your cane in hand Of your new puppy Of your fall garden

AND this one...............

Maybe this will give some insights into why coupons for prepping have dropped off. :/

I posted this on the "Friends of MrsS" FB group. Hopefully I will get some replies and I can pass the info on to you and you can add them to the list for this year.

Are you SURE you want to handle that THIS year???

Ambergris- Thank you for the link. My recipe is very similar, 'cept I start with tomato sauce (from a can!) and use erythritol instead of cane sugar. I am so glad to see that this can be water bathed! Never done that before, but it's GOT to be easier than pressure canning, right???

I prefer the complimentary packets of mustard, ketchup, and mayo that you can get from deli's and fast food places. I don't use mustard very often, and never the ketchup (mainly because of the HFCS in it), but they are good to have around in case a "guest" would like to have some on their food. They mayo packets are for "traveling/boxed" lunches. I also make sure the brand I am taking does NOT include HFCS. I am actually thinking of making a big batch of SF ketchup and jarring it up. I have a recipe but am not sure what the canning procedure is for it...yet. Once I have that made it's just a few more steps to make BBQ sauce, sweet & sour sauce, and cocktail sauce.

It's the same reason a fly swatter works and not a rolled up newspaper. 'Cept in this case it's the air pressure that a fly "feels," not the sound.

Seriously...................how could a hospital NOT HAVE anti-nausea meds??? When I had my second TKA (back in 2001) I was feeling fine post op, and even had something to eat. THEN it happened! When the head of the bed was lowered down after eating I experienced some horrible vomiting: projectile, hitting the wall across the room, style vomiting. I spent the next 48 hrs in and out of awareness and even experienced some paranoia(?). I worried my poor daughter to death when I called her at 3AM from the hosp and told her they (nursing staff) were "starving" me to death. I even tried to call 9-1-1 from INSIDE the hosp! (NOT possible to do in case you were wondering). When the Dr made his rounds the next morning I told him I wanted to be transferred to the rehab hosp RIGHT AWAY and he said I wasn't in any shape to be anywhere other than a primary care hosp. I insisted. They transferred. Best decision ever!!! BTW- I have NO idea what the general anesthesia was.

motherearth- I can't even begin to imagine how many jars you must have! How many canners do you have going at one time? Do you do quarts or pints? Soooooooooooooooo many questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Lbx1Hj9CY

Samaritan's purse has been here too because of the Carr Fire. Once the evac-ed areas were opened for "repopulation" they started helping home-owners sift through the ashes and rubble to try and find ANY keepsake, no matter how small.