That was NOT what I was expecting! I read chicken livers and went .
My mom always teases me because I refuse to put any organ meat into my turkey gravy. Whoops...they just slipped right out and down the garbage disposal!
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So good it will make your brains fall out...
by Gregor inget a tub of fresh chicken livers.
rinse, dry with a paper towel and dredge them in a beaten egg and roll them in bread crumbs mixed with some garlic and onion salt, paprika, black pepper and a little chili powder.. fry them in about a 1/2 inch of hot oil to a nice golden brown (the liver cooks before the batter browns so don't worry about raw liver).
drain and cool.
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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL
by compound complex indear friends,.
much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.
however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.
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Today was my son's 4th Birthday AND his party.
Can I just say how much I love throwing parties for him? I was kind of reluctant to do so even for his first birthday until some friends talked me into it. After that I haven't looked back!
We had a great time despite a few hiccups. His theme this year (which he held to no matter how many times I tried to offer other suggestions) was Diego from Go, Diego, Go! Also known as the Cousin to Dora from Dora The Explorer!
I stayed up WAY too late last night (I'm a terrible procrastinator - a nasty habit that I'm constantly working on) getting things ready. I had Christmas decorating to finish a PLUS party decorations to put up. My house looks very funny right now with Xmas everywhere (even in the bathroom) and then there is this little island of orange and blue and all things Diego in the dining room.
I hung streamers all across my son's bedroom door so when he walked out of his room as a big 4 year old this morning he would have to kind of paw his way through. It worked! I even got it all on video :)
He only had two guests this year and one of them had to leave within 20 minutes of arriving! The mom thought her daughter might be sick and called me beforehand but I told them to come anyway as she is the type to call and warn me if her kids have a sniffle. After they arrived, we ended up taking the little one's temp only to discover it was at 101.4. Yikes! The parents scooped up the kids and were out the door like it was an emergency evacuation!
The other guest and parent were an hour and 10 minutes late! So we kind of twiddled our thumbs until they arrived. Major note to self...invite at least 4 kids next year!
We made it through the phone call from the JW grandparents. It was comical listening to them skirt around the "happy birthday" stuff, just telling him how great it was that he was four and he is a big boy now. I do appreciate them calling and hope he understands when he is older that they love him very much despite some of their "weird beliefs!"
But we had a blast in the end. I made pancakes with a "toppings bar" and let everyone doctor up their "cakes" with their choice of syrups, whip cream, walnuts, chocolate chips, blueberries, bananas, etc. We all played "Pin the Spot on the Jaguar", the kids wore Jaguar masks and chased each other around for awhile, we opened presents and checked them all out.
We sang Happy Birthday and let my son blow out 4 candles plus one more for good luck. I figure you can always use some good luck in the following year PLUS your wish!
We ended the day with a trip to see the Bee Movie as a family and completely enjoyed it. Although I think I'm putting us all on a cleansing program tomorrow to purge our systems of all the sugar and other stuff we usually do not consume in such quantities!
And finally I successfully made it through the day without any major issues, unlike my post-Thanksgiving emotional meltdown. I definitely had some twinges of sadness here and there throughout the day but stayed focused on creating a happy and wonderful day for my son and keeping hope that someday my parents will see the light.
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Mysterious' xmas!
by Mysterious inmy boyfriend and i actually got a tree this year.
decorated it with blue/purple/silver ball oraments, blue snowflake led lights, white mini lights, tinsel, a blue/silver tinsel garland, purple ribbon, purple tree skirt.
i was so excited to actually get a tree this year and decorate it like a family.
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Nice Tree! A nice tall one too...just what I'm looking for tomorrow.
I'm putting up my first real tree this year too.
The last two years I've this trio of little table-top artificial trees due to having a toddler in the house, but now that he is 4, I think we can handle it.
Plus I'm tired of my sister mocking my tree display, so I went crazy at the clearance sales last year and plus I went to Ikea and bought a HUGE amount of ornaments. Let the decorating begin!
Congrats to both of us on having our first "real" trees this year!
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Anyone getting snow?
by BrentR init just started to snow here at around noon.
it's right at 32 deg so it should stick good.. i snagged some video as soon as the flakes started flying.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1rysatcvwc.
monday we are supposed to get a nasty windstorm..
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I'm trapped at home! Help me!
We had snow early this morning to my son's delight, "it's snowing it's snowing! it's so beautiful!" me: "grumble grumble, I hope it melts soon!"
I had already planned on decorating today, so we turned on the Christmas music and started unloading boxes. This will be our first Xmas with a real tree.
The snow did melt, I thought I had better get out and run some errands, but before I got everything around to leave...it started snowing again.
We now have a lovely 3+ inches and I'm hoping it stops soon. Although I can drive in the snow, I have a car that can't and way too many hills where I live so we just keep putting up more decorations and singing Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer!
Munchkin did get a chance to play in the snow, so I'm not such a terrible mommy :)
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I have never forgotten the day two members called at our home.
by The res3ia Discovery inhaving just joined the site, this is my first post.
although i am not a member of the jehovah witnesses, in the past, two members called at our home, and a conversation started.
i have never forgotten that day, and so that is the reason for my visit.
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Welcome to JWD res3ia! What in your conversation with the JW's prompted you to search for more information? Sometimes there is something they say that makes you wonder a bit. Perhaps someone can help direct you towards the specific topic you were interested in. If not, just enjoy the conversation and the tons of information you will find here!
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My Story - This is long...
by GetOverIt inhere's my story everyone, .
okay, my parents became witnesses when i was 3 or 4. i remember them both getting baptized together.
i have 3 little ones and they were all 2.5 years apart at that time.
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Thank you for taking the time to tell your story Angela and welcome to JWD. You look like you have a lot to offer to the discussion and your passion for finding your truth shines through.
So glad to have you here!
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I'm addicted to Pandora!
by Reverend Warhawk inyep, free internet radio...you create "stations" by entering a favorite artist or song...it searches its huge database and finds similar artists and/or songs, and tells you why it selected them.
very, very cool...right now i'm listening to a kicka$$ station based on buddy guy's "damn right i've got the blues" song...highly recommended for music freaks like me; you'll discover a lot of new artists.. .
go here http://www.pandora.com and enjoy!.
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Me too! and welcome (eta: back) to the board, by the way.
I usually listen while I play WoW...which makes for some interesting music and action combinations.
I need to work on organizing my stations a bit better and combining a few artists so I don't have so many.
I haven't been a big music person in the past but I'm hooked on Pandora and finding things I never even knew were out there.
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List of childhood simple pleasures...
by avishai ini'll start.
rubbing the stubble on the nape of your neck all day the day you get a haircut...
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Sleepovers with my best friend, staying up till the wee hours of the morning
Having a crush for many years on best friend's older brother
Sitting by friends at the meetings, a relief from the boredom
Going to eastern Washington to get Bing Cherries every year, eating them until you never wanted to see another one...until the next year
Giant bowls of popcorn along with the Wonderful World of Disney and/or Mutal of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Friday night dinners at my aunt and uncle's house and watching the Donny and Marie show afterwards
The joys of discovering the many different colors and flavors of lipgloss, Bonne Bell anyone?
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When the judge said this it made me so sad:
"...he believes with the transfusion he would be unclean and unworthy."
Hmmm...and what enormous pressure was placed on this child to make him feel this way.
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FAIR WARNING to my FRIENDS~!~!~!
by purplesofa ini am on a diet!.
it started today!!!
uggggggggggggggggggggggg!.
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Sending many sucessful vibes your way!
Besides, nothing like telling a BIG group of people that you are trying to lose weight to help keep you focused!
I started Weight Watchers 8 weeks ago and have been happy with it so far. Plus, I look at my weekly meeting as some cheap therapy for only $9.22 per week.