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Reply #195 - Dec 20th, 2009 at 2:15am
 
Glad you got to finish decorating!  We got hit with a snow storm here in the eastern part of the US yesterday.  It's still coming down lightly,but it's a winter wonderland outside!!!!
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Reply #196 - Dec 20th, 2009 at 5:29am
 
Curlgirl64 wrote on Dec 20th, 2009 at 2:15am:
Glad you got to finish decorating!  We got hit with a snow storm here in the eastern part of the US yesterday.  It's still coming down lightly,but it's a winter wonderland outside!!!!


I know.  My dad was supposed to fly to Denmark from NY (must've flown SF-NY yesterday) today but he's stuck at the airport.  Well, I did warn him!
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Reply #197 - Dec 20th, 2009 at 11:08pm
 
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I find it hard to get my act together and do anything with others around the house.

Ugh, I'm the same way.  I get so much more done when I'm alone.

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Yesterday I fell no less than six times while out but today I only nearly fell four times so I'm getting the hang og gaining my footing before falling or maybe it was just luck today.

Yay for only falling four times!!! Grin

Hopefully, your husband won't have to be hospitalized and your father won't be in the airport much longer.  Being stuck at the airport sucks. Tongue




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Reply #198 - Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:00am
 
Thanks LD.  They found nothing wrong with my husband during the scan which is both good and bad.  Well, they can't actually scan his stomach but the doc was very thorough and felt the front side, sides and back for tumors as well as this would of course be a major concern but nothing was found and if it was cancer the bloodtests were supposed to have shown something. 

Dad - There's been a misunderstanding.  They never made it to NY because it was too foggy to fly out of SF.  They'll try again tomorrow, hopefully fly in to CPH on the 24th.  Won't be here for Christmas Eve which is a heart breaker for the boys who'd been looking forward to it and Christmas day just isn't the same thing to Danes that it is to people who celebrate Christmas on the 25th so it's very little consolation that grandpa may show up a day later. 

One of the oldest boys teachers drove all the way up to our place which considering the weather conditions really wasn't necessary.  She just wanted to drop off some presents he'd made and he's just told me that he'd made presents for grandpa. *Sigh!*  I'm trying to sell the idea of celebrating Christmas twice.

Birthday - Got a soft lavender eyeliner which isn't very visible but the effect it has on making my eyes pop is AMAZING!

Got two tunic dresses, a purple cardigan, skirt and shirt from my mother. 

Fleece lined gloves and knit hat from my in-laws that will smooth all of my hair down but at least not create a crease ring around it.  It's the same style as kids wear with the ears covered and you can tie it under your chin but I think I'll just let it hang loose.  So no more sinus or ear infections.  I really like it.  Oh, they gave me/us calcium vitamins too.  I can't drink milk and I can't eat enough cheese without "side effects".

I got Blue and turquoise towels and shower curtain from my husband a few weeks ago which I actually picked myself because I thought it would be a nice contrast to the terracotta tiles in the bathroom.  I also wanted it to be more exciting for the boys when it's bath time so I stayed off the red and purple I initially wanted which is only my taste. Soft or bright Blue/green color combinations is probably the only color combination we can reach some agreement on. Roll Eyes

The pictures of the shower curtain and my crappy attempt at a bouffant with flip trial are still in my cell phone.  I'm an idiot with technology so I still don't get how I'm supposed to upload them to the computer. Embarrassed

We've been snacking on nuts, burnt almonds ( I know they're nuts too), clementines, and a few chocolates.  I don't feel like baking.  Don't think I have anything to bake wit and it's not safe to go out into the snow storm to buy anything.  We've got lots of sweet snacks around the house anyway.

We're just having tortillas tonight because I love homemade tortillas.  The youngest one will only eat them with jam fill.  We've had a lot of salmon lately which is my favorite dish in any form so it's a little too early to have salmon again.

MIL just called to ask if hub had got home because of the weather, blah, blah, blah.  Hell!  People are adults here!  They can make their own decisions and if he chooses to miss my birthday and find himself stuck in the snow overnight then that's his problem!  I can't stop my dad from attempting to fly over here for Christmas and I can't stop my husband from going to work.  I thought the uneasy phone conversations were over when I took the initiative to call and say thanks for the presents.  I know she's concerned for her son but dammit she needs to let her kids who are all in their 40s grow up! Angry

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Reply #199 - Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:05am
 
Scan - They couldn't scan all parts but the doctor was experienced and felt all parts front, sides and back and felt nothing feeling like a tumor nor have the blood tests indicated anything that could hint at any form of cancer which was of course our main concern.  If it continues to hurt the next step is obviously a ...scopi.  That's rather drastic and hub doesn't want it but surely you can't avoid eating or sitting up for the rest of your life. 

Hair - I felt like what the hell yesterday with all the crap that's been going on!  Drastic cut but after adjusting my eyes to it I'm really happy with it.  I never thought I'd agree with this; but cut right, bangs look best on me and top layers look better than bottom layers.  They're long soft layers, there are many of them but they blend in with each other smoothly.  The layers are good for someone like me who doesn't like to have my hair put up but has a round face that's aging at that too.  I've got my left side part back and I like to part the bangs at the parting.  Instant facial rejuvenator and much cheaper (probably safer as well) than a face lift.  The bangs will look good longer too.

The hairdresser chopped off the length of my thumb from the bottom of my hair which is about the growth from October.  It's still below shoulder length so I'm happy. 

Both the hairdresser and I agree that the ideal length is a bit longer than she cut it but there was some issues with the bottom I insisted she even off so that I only need to maintain top layers and bangs but don't need too much shaping at the bottom aside from mini trims.  She fully agrees with this and doesn't want me to ever go as short as she's seen me in the past with various bobs. Smiley 

If I should regret this cut which I can't imagine I will now that I've seen what it can do for the appearance of my face she says it'll look just as good all grown out with just maintenance trims to the tips.  This would only become an issue when I'm short on money or if she thinks of an even better way for me to grow the back length of my hair longer and still keep some shaping layers in the top and bangs.

I like this lady.  She's a bit more gutsy and honest than her colleagues who've cut me in the past.  I love the movement, volume, lightness without appearing thinned, my hair actually looks fuller.  I can style it but if you know me, I only do this a couple of times just to prove to myself that I can.  We don't agree on the need for daily styling which she claims is the most important part with my hair coarse, straight hair texture but I know I'll look just fine wash & go.  I've never known a hairdresser who advocates wash and go "styling". Roll Eyes

Yesterday evening while I still had enough hair gunk in my hair to make my cut bigger than the state of Texas and hurricane proof as well, I used large (don't have jumbo sized) velcro rollers at the crown and bangs.  After blow frying, I grabbed the round brush that's also too small in diameter and lifted the bouffant even further, making teasing nearly unnecessary so I only pushed the layers underneath a bit, then rolled the ends the other way to create a flip.  Voila; a pretty good trial of what a bouffant with flip could look like. 

Today I washed, washed, conditioned, deep conditioned, applied leave-in as usual, only dried my hair with the blow dryer lightly until it was still slightly damp with my head down, then lifted the roots a little with the round brush and blew with cold air at a distance to lift a bit.  Waited for everything to dry completely then smoothed it out.  I just wanted to prove to myself that I can wield a hairdryer as well as the next hairdresser.

I don't need a curling iron, straightener or hot rolls.  I need therapy for my need to prove myself! 

For special occassions I think the travel sized mousse and hairspray my mom bought me is enough.  I won't use it daily or even regularly so I see no need to splurge out on styling products which I've just thrown a load away of because I hadn't used it in over a year.  My scalp won't be happy either if I style my hair regularly.



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Reply #200 - Dec 23rd, 2009 at 5:34am
 
Hair - Wash, 1 min repair conditioner, air dry.  Hair looks and feels good.  I haven't combed it again and again through the day like I usually do.  I've not been adjusting and re-adjusting a ponytail to finally give up on it.  For now this really seems to work because my cut flatters me without any hassle and I'm not even itching my scalp.  Getting my hair lifted a bit off my scalp seems to have helped.

Blah - Alone with the boys.  Tidying up after the present extravaganza yesterday. Wink  Got a bunch of presents to wrap for my dad because he won't have time to do it himself if he gets himself here at all the day after tomorrow.

Might've messed up on the duck.  Was supposed to have taken it out of the freezer and placed it in the fridge yesterday, didn't remember until evening.  Panicked and set it on the kitchen table overnight.  Might've thawed a bit too fast but it's not completely thawed and I put it in the fridge in the morning so I hope it'll be okay and safe to eat after three hours in the oven tomorrow. 

I also messed up and placed the duck in a deep plate which I set directly on the wood top kitchen table which hub had just sanded off and oiled.  I can't reach the wood oil in the shed so I've liberally been dousing the damaged area with a ring with olive oil. Cry  I was just overtired yesterday because I'd shovelled snow for two hours and been alone with the boys all day. 

I placed the pork roast in the fridge last evening so I hope that'll have enough time to thaw.  I don't know what the hell's wrong with my head.  Well, we've had a lot to worry about.  I'm not half as organized for Christmas Eve as I usually am.
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Reply #201 - Dec 23rd, 2009 at 8:57am
 
Update - Apparently it's called roast pork with the rind on in the U.S.  I'm not doing the super slow roasting that takes 5 hours.  It'll just be a medium slow roast 2½-3 hrs.  I intend to make the duck at the same time now.  I've read enough online descriptions to make them at the same time but not as fast and at as high temperatures as is recommended. 

I'm one rack short so I may have to place the duck on top of half potatos, onions, apples and prunes.  The duck will also be stuffed with apples and prunes. 

This is starting to fill a lot in my head and I've had two panics in one hour where hub has been shoved out of the door and back to the grocery stores for stuff I've forgot that I need tomorrow.  If we eat around 6pm at the latest- 7pm if everything goes wrong, I'll probably start in the kitchen around 1pm. 

I need a pot for potatos, one for the duck broth, and two sauce pans for the two types of gravy plus I need to be able to heat the shredded/pickled red cabbage which I bought in a plastic bucket to save me time.  I couldn't even afford to buy it ready made on glass. Embarrassed and while the two roasts rest on the dining table with everything else, that should free up one stove element to prepare the browned/sugared potatos on.  I'm using potatos from glass to save me time and to make sure they're perfectly smooth so the coating will be even.  Did I leave a free element for the regular white potatos?! Huh 

Okay, I prepare the potatos in the morning, then re-heat them in the after heat when I turn the oven off after preparing the roasts! Smiley

Please tell me this is a working plan! Shocked
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Reply #202 - Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:46pm
 
My goodness!  Sounds like an excellent feast, even if you forget something.  It seems like every Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter feast I had with my step-mom during my childhood, something got forgotten in the fridge, but no one ever noticed!  I'm sure everything will go well.  Smiley
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Reply #203 - Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:52pm
 
Drear wrote on Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:00am:
I know she's concerned for her son but dammit she needs to let her kids who are all in their 40s grow up! Angry


Heh...  I hate to tell you... My husband just turned 49 and his mother, who is soon to turn 69 herself, sometimes STILL treats both her sons as if they were 6.   Roll Eyes  She doesn't mean to insult their intelligence but often comes off seeming that way.  Some mothers just can't seem to let go of the concept that their children are no longer that.  *hugs*  Hang in there, dear!   Cool
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Reply #204 - Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:58pm
 
MichelleR wrote on Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:46pm:
My goodness!  Sounds like an excellent feast, even if you forget something.  It seems like every Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter feast I had with my step-mom during my childhood, something got forgotten in the fridge, but no one ever noticed!  I'm sure everything will go well.  Smiley


I agree!  It took me many years to figure out that "perfection" has no place at holiday gatherings.  It's impossible to achieve and striving for it drives normally sane women to the brink of a breakdown.  Who cares what anyone else thinks?  If you're happy then everybody else needs to shut the he$$ up.   Cool
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Reply #205 - Dec 24th, 2009 at 12:21am
 
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Heh...  I hate to tell you... My husband just turned 49 and his mother, who is soon to turn 69 herself, sometimes STILL treats both her sons as if they were 6.     She doesn't mean to insult their intelligence but often comes off seeming that way.  Some mothers just can't seem to let go of the concept that their children are no longer that.  *hugs*  Hang in there, dear! 


I have to co sign on that.  My father treats me the same way.  It angers my husband but I find it amusing. Roll Eyes

Did I miss your birthday? Huh  If so, happy belated.
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Reply #206 - Dec 24th, 2009 at 6:26pm
 
Thank you all for your trust in me.  Thanks LD.  33...on the 22nd.  Trisha, it's actually a relief to know that other mature women (which I sometimes consider myself) notice these things with their MIL too. 

Christmas - Well over and a success.

Meal - Well over, a success but I'm not following someone else's recipe again.  My way is better!  I'll improve the gravy slightly tomorrow; I'll do it my way!

Dad - He and his girlfriend landed safely.  Nearly missed flight out of LA because flight out of SF was late.  Had a miserable experience in Heathrow, London, finally got tough, moved some chain posts and made a run for the gate!  Thank goodness or they would've missed the final flight to Kastrup, CPH, Denmark.  Because it's Christmas here they only found a couple of day old sandwiches in a 7-11.  Their luggage is lost but if it's found it'll be sent directly to my address.  They'll drive over here tomorrow.  They've promised snow storm and the rental car doesn't have winter tires on.  I couldn't stress the importance of that enough to my dad to make him insist on winter tires even at an extra cost.

Presents - Boys got toys, hub got some photo and film display frame from my mother,  home baked goodies from the oldest one.  I got home made sweets from the oldest son and skirt, top, cardigan and a 15 nailpolish pack from mom.  Hub and I decided we'd had so many extra expenses we didn't want to buy each other presents and I'm glad we both stuck to it. 

So we're celebrating Christmas again tomorrow.  Minus the kitchen stress.  Just new potatos, vegetables (okay, potatos are vegetables too, gravy and desser which is cooled of rice pudding with whipped cream stirred into the rice pudding, vanilla, sugar, peeled and chopped almonds served cold with warm cherry sauce.  I'm heating up ready made cherry sauce. 

Pork bellies turned out nearly fine except one end where I accidentally spilled some grease on from something else so that end wasn't dry enough to pop and turn crisp on the spilt part.  But we don't really eat it, I just wanted to demonstrate it to dad's girlfriend (dad doesn't eat red and white meat) so I quickly wrapped the good ones in kitchen towel and foil so they just need to be heated on high heat in the oven to keep them crisp.  Well, it's worked in the past.  Keep an eye on them!  Some people get them perfectly crisp while they're on the roast.  You have to cut them off the roast afterwards anyway so many people give the pork bellies a short blast under the grill.   

I'm tired!  It's past midnight and I've just finished the third dishwasher load. 

I look forward to reading about everyone else's Christmas. Smiley

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Reply #207 - Dec 24th, 2009 at 6:31pm
 
MichelleR wrote on Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:46pm:
My goodness!  Sounds like an excellent feast, even if you forget something.  It seems like every Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter feast I had with my step-mom during my childhood, something got forgotten in the fridge, but no one ever noticed!  I'm sure everything will go well.  Smiley


I didn't forget anything and we still don't have enough room in the fridge or freezer even after having eaten much of both roasts.  Luckily for me, we still have snow so I placed a bunch of stuff out there.  Never had a problem with that.

Unlike the year we celebrated my birthday and Christmas up at Arnold and a racoon ate my birthday cake!

English r's - Why didn't anyone ever tell me that they're pronounced from the front of the mouth right behind the teeth near the alveolar ridge (sp?) and not from the middle of the tongue towards the roof of the mouth like Danish r's?!  Even my dad just used to make fun of me and that's when I became aware I was mispronouncing them but no one ever tried to help me.  I even asked but I suppose that's impossible for most natives to explain.  Most native English speakers probably aren't even conscious of it. 

Like some people with a speech impediment among native English speakers and some Asians, that erh...whatever under the tongue is too short for me to mechanically get the pronounciation of rolling r's correct. 

Well, I'm working on trying to remember to at least attempt to pronounce the rolling r's at the front and take my time.  I'll probably both look and sound stupid.  I just don't like the idea of getting a snip under my tongue.   
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Reply #208 - Jan 13th, 2010 at 1:56am
 
Hair - The cut is really growing on me and I like the way it's growing in to place.  The layers don't affect what I do with my hair and they aren't very obvious but the effect is big on how my hair appears and how the long side bangs flatter my face.

Dad came and went.  the 25th was really nice.  I wasn't sorry that they couldn't get their rental car the way the weather was.  They took the train, hub picked them up and drove them to and from the hotel every day they were here before they went back to Copenhagen and spent a few more days there before flying back to the U.S.

Their luggage didn't get here until the 27th at 10pm at our address but hub had to drive down to the main road to pick up their bags because the lady couldn't drive closer to our house.

Apparently their flight out of O'Hara in Chicago got cancelled and they panicked for a while but managed to get on another flight, just to find that their luggage didn't arrive back with them in SF. Roll Eyes  Luckily it was on another flight.  They flew back on the 1st of January so if you've been keeping up with the news, you probably know that there were extra checks and new rules to stress them as well.

After all the stress and being tired from driving from SF to Lodi, my dad who was overexhausted slipped from one end of his tub to the other, fell out, hit his head against the sink cabinet.  He's fine though but he'd also fallen twice in a supermarket in Lodi before flying over to us and had a bad knee and ankle while he was here so I'm a little worried about this 6'4"ft man falling again.

We only got to see my dad for three evenings after not having seen him for five years.  Strange...

Weather - It's still miserable, causing problems all over the country, I guess it's the same in other European countries and all the way over to Texas in the U.S. 

I've been busy filling out forms about my observations regarding the youngest one's disability and asthma.  I don't usually observe him, I live with him and make it work! 

Yesterday we experienced psychological terror at the blood test lab at a hospital where we'd gone for asthma check on the youngest one and to talk about the middle one's possible hidden asthma.  The middle one needed to have an allergy blood test done.  You take a number, sit and wait, they have some prioritizing system that's top secret so there's no logical order in which numbers are called up.  They lost control of the situation at the lab, the computer system wasn't working right, they were arrogant and rude and people were confused and it was miserable sitting there on the type of chairs they have in those places with the boys and I don't know how the elderly felt.  The attitude of the nurses and their in-arguments was the worst. 

We took the boys to Burger King to thank them for being so patient in the waiting room though the youngest one nearly came unglued towards the end.  I nearly did too.  I wanted to lie on the floor and kick around too. Grin

We're getting a new dishwasher today. Smiley  The old one went with a *Poof!* and a small flame Saturday evening.  Luckily I'm of an older generation and remember how to do dishes by hand. Wink  Dishwashers only became common towards the end of the 1980s in many Danish homes.  I've seen American pictures of dishwashers from the 1950s.  Apparently some of my high school classmates never tried washing up by hand.  I had to teach some of them how to do dishes by hand in food science in 1994.
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Reply #209 - Jan 13th, 2010 at 9:30am
 
Man, you've been busy!  Hope your dad is ok and the boys test results are what you hope for!
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