<--- Like a fire don't need water...

<--waves howdy to all!
<--admits to only reading post right above <--'s and nothing else.
<--wonders why Ame would have to do yardwork at MIL's on T-Day!? :eek:
<--is excited to eat all of the ridiculously unhealthy treats that will abound tomorrow!:9
<--will have to tighten <--'s belt as of Jan 1, 2007 before all of the eating causes <--to have to permanently LOOSEN it!:eek:
<--will work out like a feind until then and hope for the best!;)
<--TOODLES for now!
 
<--is not home, so cannot read Ame's answer to <--'s email, but wonders if there is some way for Ame to get to MIL's separately later in the day
<--thinks you probably need a car to get to Napa though, so that probably wouldn't work
<--is sorry Ame is sad today
<--is also sad this week for some weird reason, but does not know why
<--thinks it's silly to sit here and do nothing, so will go home
Nancythefancy
ETA:<--says Mom just told <-- that she loves blackout cake!! :eek: :eek:
<--is now waiting for the other shoe to drop
 
<--- tells Nance that her mom will say that she likes blackout cake, but NOT the particular blackout cake that Nance bought
<--- is sure the blackout cake that Nance's mom loves is entirely different from the one Nance got;)
 
<---asks Shelley if she knows Nancy's mom?
<---hopes that particular cake tickles Mom's fancy
<---got the perfect email card from Michele
<---thanks Michele for a belly laugh
<---is headed for the step, but hopes to BBL
 
<--is back from tennis
<--house is a mess...at least the kitchen
<--still have two things to make and can't fit everything in the fridgex(
<--volunteers to work on the brussel sprouts balloon:D
<--thinks it would be fun
<--hopes Ms. NTF's mom loves the cake...if not, bring it back and share with us:9
<--must get back to the task at hand
<--bbl
 
<--says Shelley hit it spot on
<--tells Robin she should know <--'s Mom too, because Robin's Mom is just like <--'s Mom
<--thinks there may be a lot of such mothers out there
<--always thinks of Monica Geller's mom on Friends x(
<--thinks Ame made the right decision
<--wonders if Robin is referring to the brussel sprout card?
<--LOVES the line "go back to Brussels, sprout" :7 :+ :7 :+ :7 :+
<--now has 4 days off
<--can hardly believe it!! :7
Nancythefancy
 
<--- pops in briefly to say hello
<--- is glad the card is a hit
<--- wishes she could've sent it to everyone but, unfortunately, she doesn't have all of your email addresses
<--- tried to post the card like Melody did in her thread but it didn't work
<--- wants you to know that her intentions were good;):)
<--- tells Nance that her mom was much like yours
<--- 's mom would start out by saying how wonderful everything was and then slowly pick it apart
<--- 's mom would say, "Oh! what a beautiful cake! Did you get it from so & so? They do such a nice job on their cakes. Is that chocolate? It looks good. Didn't they have white? Well, chocolate's OK but, I'd prefer white. Of course my absolute favorite dessert is pie." ROTFLMAO!!
 
<--tells Michele you've got it!!
<--has a Mom story:
Mom was visiting a few weeks ago while my nieces and nephew were here. I was sitting with my nephew and Mom said "Oh, Nancy, I love your new haircut. It's much more flattering." My 10-yr. old nephew looked up and said "which means that she didn't like your haircut before". LOL!!! Even the kids see how she is!
<--likes to joke about it because it really puts things into perspective
<--is also ROTFL over Michele's Mom's antics
NTF
 
<--was told by Mom that the "blackout cake" was established by Ebinger's bakery in Brooklyn, and Mom used to love to go to Ebinger's as a little girl
<--says how much ya wanna bet that <--'s blackout cake will not live up to Ebinger's??? :p :+
Nancythefancy
 
<--is finally back from grocery store
<--store was WHACK-A-DOODLE!
<--was amazed at the shear number of 5 gallon boxes of peanut oil that were being purchased today!
<--picked up the makings of homemade banana pudding
<--LOVES Brooklyn Blackout Cake!
<--has made it before as well!
<--right down to the yummy chocolate pudding in the middle and the crumbs on the outside!:9
<--is sorry of the overly critical mothers!
<--absolutely loves <--'s mother!
<--is the sweetest thing and is super easy to talk to!
<--is happy to lend <--'s mother out as necessary!
<--is happy because <--was able to do a BM2 premix of cardio on 1 riser!!!
<--hasn't been able to put a riser in since Halloween!
<--"accidentally" picked up some yummy mini cookies that taste just like vanilla cake batter! :9
<--is in minority here, because <--LOVEs cool whip!!!
<--would happily go in on brussel sprouts balloon!
<--had wisdom teeth pulled a year ago last September
<--thinks that maybe <--should have waited until closer to Thanksgiving last year:7
<--has no oral surgery excuse this year!
<--is sorry that Lee will have an oral surgery excuse, but won't need it
<--can not imagine not liking turkey and dressing!
<--got the makings of turkey and dressing for the leftovers as <-- doesn't get to keep many from friend's house
<--is signing novel now, and dedicating it to the <--girls!
 
<--signs up for a rental of Amy's Mom
<--wonders what everyone is doing with peanut oil?
<--wonders how the cookies "accidentally" made it into Amy's cart??
<--does not eat gravy or stuffing
<--likes her turkey straight up :p
NTF
 
<---has never before heard of Brooklyn Blackout Cake and thinks Amy should post the recipe, if she has it
<---is LOL at both Michele and Nancy's mom
<---says the only difference with my mom is she wouldn't even start out nice
<---is now wondering if <---is that kind of mom
<---hopes not
<---is having the other grandma and Jay over for dinner tonight
<---says Jay is here, but outside male-bonding around the grill
<---thinks Greyor needs to go out and stand around the grill too
<---'s DH wanted to give Greyor a pocket knife this morning
<---silly boys
<---adds that, yes, the brussel sprout card
 
<--tells Nancy that the peanut oil is for deep frying the turkeys
<--yes.....welcome to the South!
<--funny thing is that deep frying turkeys does not add any additional fat to it as long as you don't eat the skin and the oil temperature stays between 350-375 degrees
<--was told <--was a liar about that at another site, but then they looked it up and realized that <--was right!
<--knows is doesn't sound right, but as long as the oil is the correct temperature, the steam/water leaving the meat keeps the oil from soaking in!
<--thinks <--'d better let Mom know that she's being rented out!:7 ;-)
<--thinks that Greyor needs to male-bond around the grill as well, but doesn't think the standing is in order just yet!
<--don't know about the pocket knife yet
<--will hunt up the BBC recipe as requested!
 
<--- says the thought of deep-fried turkey makes her gag
<--- thinks perhaps Greyor's dad should hold Greyor as he stands outside male bonding;)
<--- thinks Nance should pre-empt mom by saying "gee mom, I know it won't be near as good as the ones you used to get from Ebinger's (or whatever it's called) but I'm hoping you'll think it's delicious in its own right" and then Nance's mom really can't say diddly;)
<--- just finished P90X Back and Biceps and consequently has noodle arms
<--- should probably eat something
<--- is glad Amy got all the banana pudding fixings without having to mow down any peanut oil buyers
<--- is so tired she could just go to bed right now
<--- thanks Miss Lee for the card and says that only Miss Lee could find a card about Brussel Sprouts
 
<-- used to like deep fried turkey
<-- isn't eating turkey this year
<-- has had an extremely grumpy DH today who only grunted the 2 times <-- called him
<-- is relatively miffed
<-- has been wondering if <-- could go with DH to Napa and sleep in the car while DH and his DS and DBIL decorate their grandparents' house and MIL's house (MIL has only recently learned how to pump her own gas, and generally believes that her job as a competent adult ended when her kids came out and could breathe... at which point it became All About Her)
<-- feels like <-- has been giving a lot to a lot of people lately and the thought of decorating 2 people's houses on <--'s one day off of studying is too much this year
<-- loved Michele's card!!! Thanks Michele!!! :D :D
<-- wonders what makes a cake a blackout cake?
<-- has to keep moving on and get the hand turkeys ready for tomorrow's 7am bootcamp!
 
<--- thinks Ame's MIL needs a good solid whack with the turkey baster
<--- thinks Ame should go to Napa and SUPERVISE the decorating (which would involve standing around with a drink saying "no, that should go over there)
 
"generally believes that her job as a competent adult ended when her kids came out and could breathe... at which point it became All About Her"
<--says WOW Ame!
<--had a Dad like that
<--thinks it unforgiveable
<--agrees with Shelley's comment about the turkey baster
<--agrees with Shelley's suggestion for Ame
<--tends to agree with Shelley generally
<--is now officially jealous of Ame getting to stay home tomorrow
<--would kill for 4 days without any plans with humans
<--needs much time for introspection
<--thinks "blackout" refers to it being all chocolate, which is all "black", Ame
<--is absolutely stunned to hear that people fry turkeys :eek:
<--would never have thunk it
<--is watching "Thin" on HBO
<--has only watched 10 minutes and is already upset
<--can't stop watching though :p
Nancythefancy
 
<--loves Nancy's rendition of Blackout cake
<--is always one to believe "more is better" so when <--made it for boss's birthday, made it with 4 layers
<--it was so delish!
<--just talked to mom to tell her that <-- had "rented" her out
<--she just laughed!!!
 
<---thanks Nancy for the picture
<---thanks Amy even more for the recipe
<---will make it for co-worker whose b-day is Dec 1
<---will then make it for next Cathe-type GTG if good
<---'s DH keeps threatening to fry a turkey
<---doesn't know if he is serious or not
<---has lots of friends who fry their turkeys
<---heard of someone burning down their house by frying a turkey inside (most, if not all, turkey frying is done outside, thereby allowing male bonding around the turkey fryer)
<---thinks Shelley's suggestion of supervising decorating is right on
<---tells Ame to use weak girlieness as excuse, even though we know Ame could kick all the male's present butts
<---wonders if the grammer in above statement is correct
<---never could spell, now can't grammerize
<---will blame the 2 glasses of Cab Franc had at dinner
 
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