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It depends on the size of your freezer.
I load up when boneless chicken breasts are on sale -Safeway just had them for $1.69 a pound and I got six trays. Ground beef is good to load up on, as is a whole pork loin. If you're into steak, that's a good thing to get a lot of.
Make sure to seal to prevent freezer burn and rotate so that first in, first out happens and you should be good.
We don't eat a lot of fish, so can't comment on that. I think the time it will stay good in the freezer is a lot less than meat.
I load up when boneless chicken breasts are on sale -Safeway just had them for $1.69 a pound and I got six trays. Ground beef is good to load up on, as is a whole pork loin. If you're into steak, that's a good thing to get a lot of.
Make sure to seal to prevent freezer burn and rotate so that first in, first out happens and you should be good.
We don't eat a lot of fish, so can't comment on that. I think the time it will stay good in the freezer is a lot less than meat.
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Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MikeL wrote:Anonymous wrote:jsteele wrote:Anonymous wrote:Something very important is being lost in this discussion. People are spending a lot of time talking about the Civil War, but SC did not start flying the confederate flag on the capitol grounds until the 1960s, and this was done as a symbol of resistance to the burgeoning civil rights movement (this point is very well documented by contemporaneous statements). So all this talk about the Civil War is really besides the point. The stated purpose of flying the flag (at least in SC) is hostility to equal rights for African-Americans.
This is exactly right. It is ironic that posters telling us we don't understand South Carolina don't seem to know about the history of South Carolina.
If the Libtards had their way, radical Islamists would be flying their colors over the Capitol of South Carolina:
What do you base that silly statement on?
Jeff - I think you've been tricked. Do you not know what the flag above actually is?
Meant Mike, not Jeff. Sorry.
Yes, I know what that flag is.
And I think my sarcasm meter is off today.
Good one, whoever did that!
Anonymous wrote:jsteele wrote:Anonymous wrote:Something very important is being lost in this discussion. People are spending a lot of time talking about the Civil War, but SC did not start flying the confederate flag on the capitol grounds until the 1960s, and this was done as a symbol of resistance to the burgeoning civil rights movement (this point is very well documented by contemporaneous statements). So all this talk about the Civil War is really besides the point. The stated purpose of flying the flag (at least in SC) is hostility to equal rights for African-Americans.
This is exactly right. It is ironic that posters telling us we don't understand South Carolina don't seem to know about the history of South Carolina.
If the Libtards had their way, radical Islamists would be flying their colors over the Capitol of South Carolina:
What do you base that silly statement on?
Head towards town from the Loews, not away from town.
There's plenty on West street and if you walk down Main street, plenty more.
If you'd like company, I live near there.
There's plenty on West street and if you walk down Main street, plenty more.
If you'd like company, I live near there.
2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon Texas Pete's
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes
Add to pork to taste.
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon Texas Pete's
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes
Add to pork to taste.
Anonymous wrote:Bermuda if you are not bringing kids. Did it twice and it was lovely. You have a few days at port which is nice.
We've done this, too, with older kids. It was a blast!
Anonymous wrote:Mulled, contemplated, agonized for a long time. Eventually agreed, mostly b/c significant other (now DW) wouldn't have married me without a commitment to have kids.
After all that anguish, being a father is a greater joy than anything I've ever experienced or had ever imagined.
Made me a better person by far. Hard work, and painful at times, but the rewards are immense.
Amen, brother.
I sat on the fence for a while about it, but could not imagine my life without my kids in it.
Anonymous wrote:"The South shall rise again..."
I think it already has. We've already been living under the reign of a Southern red-state-dominated Congress.
What's it gotten us? The most dysfunctional and unproductive Congress in our lifetimes. It's gotten us idiot Tea Party candidates who think the single most pressing danger facing America is gays who want to marry. It's gotten us retrograde flat-earthers who want to teach kids in science classrooms that 6,000 years ago Adam and Eve were riding around on dinosaurs.
The South has risen again - and it's turning us into a nation of complete morons.
Ha! Very true
Anonymous wrote:
OP and Last Poster - This is a hard time, BUT it also important to let the tween or teen understand one is a member of a family unit and the world does not revolve around her or him alone. Having things like "family meetings" where rules on civility, respect for others, doing one's chores etc. can be talked about and rules presented to all as well as consequences if expectations are not met. Also, praise is important and a special reward every now and then is good if she is really making an effort.
Very good advice here.
I made it through two girls...3 out of 4 days you want to kill them, the 4th they are their usual wonderful self.
It passes, but boy is it tough during that time.
Anonymous wrote:you can fly to maui from the continental US (LA/SF). I think the fastest trip would be leaving thursday morning, getting to maui Thursday night, and flying back Sunday. You'll most likely have an overnight layover in LA/SF on sunday night/monday morning, but you could be back to dc by monday evening.
So, Thursday morning - Monday evening.
You're a very good friend. No way I'd fly to Maui for 48 hours. And I say this as someone who just honeymooned there.
Yes, there are many direct flights in and out of Maui. You're going to be ready to go bed right away when you get there.
The question is, when do you want to leave? Lots of sleeping on the way back, if you can sleep on a plane.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here again. How is that other moms seem to take girls trips? I know is not quite my situation, but I see other moms all the time heading to Jamaica or Vegas or some other such place and it appears to never be an issue with their spouse? How does one make this work in a marriage?
Financial issues aside, because quite frankly, with my mom giving me the money, it is no longer a financial decision. As for my mom being against it, she is anti-Castro, pro-embargo.
It's highly inappropriate for married women to be going to Vegas or Jamaica without husbands.
lol! This is funny!
Are there any other places that are highly inappropriate for married women to go without their husbands?
How about the places that are highly appropriate for them to go without husbands? What are those places?
Anonymous wrote:$200/day doesn't get you very far, but luckily toddlers are easily impressed: a hotel pool, pancakes for dinner, a children's museum, mommy's undivided attention -- you're set.
Richmond? Science museum, children's museum, Louis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Quite true about this. Disney would be a huge waste at this age, in my opinion.
My kids remembered stuff on our trips like the make your waffles at the hotel, indoor pool, etc.
I've been on Royal Caribbean a couple times once with spouse only and once with 19 relatives of various ages.
If you don't go into it thinking you're getting the Palm meals, it's really a great time.
If you don't go into it thinking you're getting the Palm meals, it's really a great time.
Anonymous wrote:I would choose whichever one offered the most privacy for outdoor sex.
That sounds like the option for me, too.