Mrs.J

4 minutes ago, yoda said:

We need a dedicated food thread.  Really.  @Mrs.J could be the lead teacher in the thread and teach us all the secret recipes and ways to make food  

I could be on board with that. I am more than happy to put up recipes. I do agree a separate place for it would keep it all together. 

2 hours ago, vastateofmind said:

Curry ketchup? Now that sounds like a food of the gods....didn't know it existed! I use Frank's Red Hot like that. I often pour it all over my breakfast sandwiches and on rare occasions, scrapple. For me, their tagline is spot-on -- "I put that sh*t on EVERYTHING!"   

We used to have a German Beer garden restaurant in Frederick, I think the one is Leesburg is still open, Donner Bistro I believe it was called. They had curry ketchup and that shiz was the bomb! Used to get one of their Donner cups with fries and shawarma with a side of knockwurst and drowned it in curry ketchup. Need to learn how to make it. I make my own Alabama white sauce for grilled chicken.  

1 hour ago, Will - Rutgers said:

how come the Mid-Atlantic banter thread is so much better than the NYC one

buncha hoopleheads all hopped up on strange breakfast meats, drinking maple syrup out of the bottle, stuffing jello molds full of hot dogs and canned pastas ya'll need jesus

We obsess over Old Bay that is all you need to know.  

Now I am researching GF liquor this morning.  

2 hours ago, Baltimorewx said:

mac and cheese?

Only the homemade baked stuff. Not the boxed creamy stuff. Think about it like Lasagna without the meat. 

I like Ketchup but only on hamburgers and Mac and cheese. The German in me bans it on a good sausage. But give me some curry ketchup and that stuff would be on everything!

1 hour ago, mappy said:

Mr Map got moderna. He's fine this AM, but probably will have the worst of it in early May when he gets his second. I'm getting J&J next week, and already anticipating being down for the count afterwards based on what I've heard from others. 

Mr J had slight are soreness and actually a bruise at injection site. Felt a bit fatigued about 12 hrs after but no other symptoms. I will let you know anything after I get my second Moderna. 

5 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

My wife also has Pfizer and she had very few side effects to either shot. But I have a weaker constitution so we’ll see 

Our house will be the trifecta. I got my first dose of Moderna. Just a slightly soar arm will see what the second dose does. Mr J got J&J. And older Miss J is getting Pfizer tomorrow because that is all she can get. 

If you want sign up for V-safe. It is a text based system with the CDC that follows side effects. My sister is a Microbiologist and she said the data set will be invaluable. 

1 hour ago, H2O said:

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm vienna sausage, egg and jello mold

Why does this boards emojis not have a barf one! Oh that is vile!!!

23 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

You know I’ve felt this for a while, but I really consider this subforum blessed to have your presence and contributions.

We never know what wonders or calamities life will throw at us, but we always have the choice to spread darkness or light. You choose the latter. At least when you’re not joining into the bad food conversations @H2O inflicts upon us.  

Thanks 

And you made me decide if I was just going to like this post or laugh at it. Because we all need some spaghetti-O’s suspended in gelatin with some cocktail weenies. And @H2O can bring the Miller Lite to wash it down 

7 hours ago, wxtrix said:

he’s desperate for validation.

i get my 2nd shot on Saturday. i have had to be extremely cautious since last February and so haven’t been anywhere except pressing medical appointments.  i can’t wait to rejoin the world in 17 days and get a haircut, do my own grocery shopping, and eat a hot meal in a restaurant.

You know I have actually missed grocery shopping. I like you have been extremely cautious. Did not choose to get cancer at age 41, but being a survivor I was not going to be taken down by a virus. Dr’s appts and outdoor while masked activities has been the extent of my life since last March. April 20th I start to get my life back.
 

And so so super happy that I have Mr J who took on more responsibility when I had to stop. Even while working from home. He has been through so much with me over the years through my cancer diagnosis, bed rest with both of the girls just to name a few. This weekend we celebrate 22 years of being there for each other. I joked after he asked me to marry him that I would if he promised to push me in a wheelchair when I got old. Was joking but he has done just that. He got his shot on Tuesday and such a sense of relief went through me as he has been the one on the front line. We will celebrate yet another anniversary with take out at home. Did it while on bed rest. Did it as I recovered from cancer surgery. Did it last year and again this year. Does not matter where I celebrate as long as I celebrate it with Mr J. We can live it up next year if we choose. Or just be the introverts we are and stay home. 

6 hours ago, mappy said:

big big thanks to @Mrs.J for all her inside information on where to look. 

Aww you are most welcome! Glad I could help. 

3 hours ago, H2O said:

Thanks to the help of @mappy I have made an appointment to get my first dose on Friday.  THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!  Finally!!!!!!  YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And looks like @mappy paid it forward!

And more good news. I just scored an appt for the older Miss J on Friday afternoon at M&T Stadium with the help of a dance mom friend, she can only get Pfizer so can only do certain Mass Sites as of now. So by this weekend 3 of us will be vaccinated. Well me and her partially, Mr J got the one and done today. Just waiting on the emergency authorization for the younger Miss J. 

2 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

Fairfax hasn’t opened up group B though. 

Yea my friend over in Loudoun said they are just opening 1C there. Granted their tearing is different so there is that. Mr. J got a call last night from MD Dept of Health and got an appt. at the Hagerstown location this morning. He had a 9 am appt and is on his way home. Now just need to be on the hunt for Pfizer as that is the only one the older Miss J can get. She is pre-registered but as we only have one option for a shot I am going to have to go vaccine hunting next week unless she gets a call. Good luck to all out there. 

The younger Miss J got to fly yesterday 

6 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

I don’t watch much horse racing, but last to first after the final turn is pretty cool.  

7 hours ago, MDstorm said:

Wow!  What a race!!

Spoiler alert:  Never give up

 

That horse kicked it into high gear at the right time. Jockey was biding his time to let the field run out and timed it perfect. 

It is Snowing over here!!! 

While looking out on this cool gray morning noticed the tree line behind the house has started to bud. That little bit of green helps to make it not feel as blah as it is out right now. 

41 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Any thunder

Nope, none. Older Miss J was pissed!

23 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Wondered how bad it got in your neck of the woods....I've heard Ballenger Creek mentioned numerous times over the past hour. 

My backyard mostly had wind and rain. For about 2 min have .44" in the station. Honestly it was pretty much like a gusty rain storm for a very short time. 

1 hour ago, fourseasons said:

When a post by @Mrs.J shames you into indoor plant watering...

Pardon me for a moment.

Actually I used to be really bad at remembering. Finally put an alarm in for Water House Plant Wednesday at 10 am. Best they have looked for a long time. 

Line just hit here. Driving rain and wind.

7 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

We'll see how these storms do as they roll off the higher terrain. 

Yea am going to watch that. I am currently just on the southern edge of the warning by about 2 miles. Looks like the line is just getting to I-81 will see what it does.

Just got put under a STWarning over here. Mr. J is going to have to stop power washing the deck soon. There is a decent amount of sun with the temp at 64 and dew at 62.

Have a terrarium that needs some attention. Out of the deck with a cup of tea while replanting. 

On 3/27/2021 at 10:00 AM, mappy said:

Fostering a puppy again, pick him up this afternoon. If I disappear, it’s because our older dog has killed us in our sleep for bringing home another puppy. 

AKA Foster Fail. 

1 hour ago, toolsheds said:

Just looked the outage up.  They claim it will be restored by 3:30.

Yea came back on at around 1. So may have been wind may have been something resulting from work somewhere. 
 

Neighbors in the neighborhood across from us said they heard a big boom and then it went. 

Power is out over here. Guessing it is the wind. 

4 hours ago, toolsheds said:

Can she try apples off the tree from an orchard?  I thought they only put pectin on the apples to preserve them when shipping and to give that fake shine. 

It is actually a natural thing in apples in the skin. 

And loving this weather. House if full open all 3 levels. Did my workout in the front room as I do in colder weather. Half way through was sweating a bucket so looks like time to move down to the lower level.

Mr. J just took the day off as he did not sleep well and after he does the food round up we are going to try out our new portable electric power washer. The patio and deck need some attention. With the winds it may turn into a soak fest but it will be warm enough for it.