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Post by peachsmama on Feb 8, 2018 15:06:40 GMT -6
flamingo those look great! I’ll have to make the recipe from scratch because red velvet cake mix isn’t readily available over here 😭. Oh bummer! Well, i'll PM you the recipe in case you want to give it a try. Me too please!
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 8, 2018 15:07:59 GMT -6
flamingo those look great! I’ll have to make the recipe from scratch because red velvet cake mix isn’t readily available over here 😭. Oh bummer! Well, i'll PM you the recipe in case you want to give it a try. Yes please!
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 8, 2018 15:09:47 GMT -6
flamingo, is it the recipe with cake mix, eggs and oil? I've done that with a lot of different flavor cake mixes and chocolate chips. I need to try with m&m's!
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Post by inthekitty on Feb 8, 2018 15:15:17 GMT -6
I really hope my husband ends up getting a job with the school district when he goes back to work so we won't have to worry about after care/summer that much.
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Post by Sunny41 on Feb 8, 2018 15:23:54 GMT -6
DH has to go to Boston for a Bruins game on Sat night and accept some sort of award or donation or something for work. No tickets for C and I so he is going solo. He gets to sit in the luxury box too. Then Sunday morning he has a charity walk for work in Boston. I am the best wife ever so I booked him a night at a nice hotel there so he doesn't have to drive back and forth. Valentine's day is done! You are a great wife. But no tickets for family when he is getting an award?
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Post by flamingo on Feb 8, 2018 15:24:12 GMT -6
flamingo , is it the recipe with cake mix, eggs and oil? I've done that with a lot of different flavor cake mixes and chocolate chips. I need to try with m&m's! Yep! 1/2 c. oil, 2 eggs and a teaspoon of vanilla. Oh, and 2 TBS flour.
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 8, 2018 15:32:15 GMT -6
Ugh, they already closed daycare and schools tomorrow for weather. We're supposed to get a horrible storm, but I'm surprised they would cancel already.
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Post by yummeecookee on Feb 8, 2018 15:38:19 GMT -6
flamingo , is it the recipe with cake mix, eggs and oil? I've done that with a lot of different flavor cake mixes and chocolate chips. I need to try with m&m's! Yep! 1/2 c. oil, 2 eggs and a teaspoon of vanilla. Oh, and 2 TBS flour. Is this all I need to know? Do I follow the instructions on the cake box? Tell me more!
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Post by flamingo on Feb 8, 2018 15:44:45 GMT -6
Yep! 1/2 c. oil, 2 eggs and a teaspoon of vanilla. Oh, and 2 TBS flour. Is this all I need to know? Do I follow the instructions on the cake box? Tell me more! I just used a Duncan Hines red velvet mix--dump that in the bowl and whisk in the 2 TBS flour. Then add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil, and a tsp. of vanilla. Stir it until mixed, and then add 1 cup M&Ms (I use the valentine's mix). Scoop spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet (I usually press a couple extra M&Ms onto the top to make them look pretty) and bake for 10 min. at 350. Let cool on the pan for 5 min. and them move to wire rack. It makes about 2 dozen.
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Post by guster on Feb 8, 2018 15:47:56 GMT -6
Is this all I need to know? Do I follow the instructions on the cake box? Tell me more! I just used a Duncan Hines red velvet mix--dump that in the bowl and whisk in the 2 TBS flour. Then add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil, and a tsp. of vanilla. Stir it until mixed, and then add 1 cup M&Ms (I use the valentine's mix). Scoop spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet (I usually press a couple extra M&Ms onto the top to make them look pretty) and bake for 10 min. at 350. Let cool on the pan for 5 min. and them move to wire rack. It makes about 2 dozen. @nam I think you could do this with any white box mix and just add food coloring. Actually, I think red velvet cake is traditionally German chocolate cake with food coloring, but I might have made that up.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 8, 2018 15:50:53 GMT -6
DH has to go to Boston for a Bruins game on Sat night and accept some sort of award or donation or something for work. No tickets for C and I so he is going solo. He gets to sit in the luxury box too. Then Sunday morning he has a charity walk for work in Boston. I am the best wife ever so I booked him a night at a nice hotel there so he doesn't have to drive back and forth. Valentine's day is done! You are a great wife. But no tickets for family when he is getting an award? It's for work. Maybe he's accepting it on their behalf.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 8, 2018 16:03:11 GMT -6
I just used a Duncan Hines red velvet mix--dump that in the bowl and whisk in the 2 TBS flour. Then add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil, and a tsp. of vanilla. Stir it until mixed, and then add 1 cup M&Ms (I use the valentine's mix). Scoop spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet (I usually press a couple extra M&Ms onto the top to make them look pretty) and bake for 10 min. at 350. Let cool on the pan for 5 min. and them move to wire rack. It makes about 2 dozen. @nam I think you could do this with any white box mix and just add food coloring. Actually, I think red velvet cake is traditionally German chocolate cake with food coloring, but I might have made that up. I always heard that, too. But I just found this: www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-main-difference-between-red-velvet-and-chocolate-cake-2017-7While some people think the Red Velvet comes from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the 1920s, it is actually a product from the Great Depression. It was a marketing ploy from Adams Extract, a food coloring company. Before this scheme, red velvet was made with cocoa powder, buttermilk and vinegar. It's the chemical reaction between the cocoa powder (which contains anthocyanin, a pH-sensitive antioxidant that reacts to acids) and the vinegar and buttermilk. This reaction makes the cake its famous red-tinted color. Adams' purpose, however, was to sell more food coloring, so their recipe included a lot of red coloring. This transformed the traditional deep maroon color into the bright red that we know today.Who knew?
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 8, 2018 16:06:24 GMT -6
My dinner got cancelled because her kids are sick. Boo.
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Post by guster on Feb 8, 2018 16:07:42 GMT -6
@nam I think you could do this with any white box mix and just add food coloring. Actually, I think red velvet cake is traditionally German chocolate cake with food coloring, but I might have made that up. I always heard that, too. But I just found this: www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-main-difference-between-red-velvet-and-chocolate-cake-2017-7While some people think the Red Velvet comes from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the 1920s, it is actually a product from the Great Depression. It was a marketing ploy from Adams Extract, a food coloring company. Before this scheme, red velvet was made with cocoa powder, buttermilk and vinegar. It's the chemical reaction between the cocoa powder (which contains anthocyanin, a pH-sensitive antioxidant that reacts to acids) and the vinegar and buttermilk. This reaction makes the cake its famous red-tinted color. Adams' purpose, however, was to sell more food coloring, so their recipe included a lot of red coloring. This transformed the traditional deep maroon color into the bright red that we know today.Who knew? Huh! Cool.
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Post by cagoldi on Feb 8, 2018 16:29:50 GMT -6
So today I learned we'll be paying $450 month for Dude's after school and TK wraparound program for the next two years. Excuse me while I go hyperventilate. Am I missing something here? Bc this is a lot cheaper than DC. Oh, definitely, but I hadn't considered how much we'll still have to shell out once he's school age. For two years, much less. And, it wouldn't be so bad, but unplanned pregnancy and all so that on top of the two we'll have in full-time DC is going to break me.
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Post by slenle on Feb 8, 2018 16:39:57 GMT -6
Hi all. Busy day. We had an electrician come over to look at the basement. I’m excited since it’s the first real step we’ve taken to start finishing the basement. He should be able to start in a couple of weeks.
The kids are fighting in the other room and I’m exhausted. Not sure why, but I could really use a nap. I have volleyball tonight so I might need another cup of coffee.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 8, 2018 16:57:52 GMT -6
Derm appt went fine. She’s having me switch to using a BC to try and control my breakouts since they seem to be hormonal. She also checked my 2 biopsy sites because the pigment was coming back. Since one was abnormal she decided to do a deeper biopsy on that one so now I have stitches in my chest, yay. Then next Friday I will have more on my breast. Getting older is fun.
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Post by dapostrophe on Feb 8, 2018 16:58:26 GMT -6
Hi Ladies, I'm sitting in the OBs for my check up and catching up. We are getting a huge snowstorm too, so I'm hoping to get out of here and to the grocery store before it hits. nam2013 congrats on the job! flamingo those cookies look divine. Must try. wedding, sorry about your booty, and you really are the best wife ever!
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Post by kim22 on Feb 8, 2018 17:01:29 GMT -6
Am I missing something here? Bc this is a lot cheaper than DC. Oh, definitely, but I hadn't considered how much we'll still have to shell out once he's school age. For two years, much less. And, it wouldn't be so bad, but unplanned pregnancy and all so that on top of the two we'll have in full-time DC is going to break me. This is one reason we are not moving to a better town. Right now, H can drop off and I can pick up at regular time so no before/after care needed. I could move 1 town over and that could change with school hour differences.
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Post by wedding on Feb 8, 2018 17:43:51 GMT -6
You are a great wife. But no tickets for family when he is getting an award? It's for work. Maybe he's accepting it on their behalf. Yes it's for his organization. They invited him and a handful of clients (homeless youth) so I can't be mad.
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Post by wedding on Feb 8, 2018 17:46:43 GMT -6
C is obsessed with being strong lately and I had to stop him from picking up all of his friends at school. He can pick up his best girlfriend pretty high though. I was impressed.
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Post by snoopmommymom on Feb 8, 2018 17:54:05 GMT -6
Our elementary monthly after school care is 300 based on a full day of school (so 3:30-6pm). I think the before school is 200.
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Post by joelies on Feb 8, 2018 18:22:27 GMT -6
Apparently I have been MIA all day? I was trying to get in a full day of work around Chase's appointment and watching him, so I didn't have much procrastination time. He - and DH - got their diagnoses today. Flu for everyone!! Chase was great today though - in a good mood (except at the doctor, of course), lots of independent play, and a nice long nap. I couldn't have planned it to go better. Well, aside from him being healthy. Tomorrow will be more of the same and I assume he'll be fine by Monday. Congratulations on the job nam2013!! And great news about the new class going over so well, jewels!!
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Feb 8, 2018 18:48:42 GMT -6
So, I played on a pretty serious club basketball team when I was younger in Nevada. My coach is under investigation for sexual misconduct with another girl who played the same time as me. I'm having all kinds of feelings about this. I was Very close to this coach... like babysat his kids occasionally and travelled with him out of state many times for tournaments.
Got the record I 100% believe her allegations
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Post by wedding on Feb 8, 2018 18:57:52 GMT -6
Wow unicorn. I'm sorry. You must have so many mixed feelings. That sucks joelies. How are you feeling?
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 8, 2018 19:09:00 GMT -6
@xolaatunicornxo, oh wow. That must be such a weird thing to hear. That's awful. I'm sorry
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Post by wineallthetime on Feb 8, 2018 19:09:32 GMT -6
trtlcrzy, how's it going with the zoloft?
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Post by flamingo on Feb 8, 2018 19:28:47 GMT -6
We're watching the Olympic men's figure skating quals. Tara and Johnnie are talking about how they're seating the various teams/athletes by country and they must really be feeling the pressure of their teammates, etc.
Camera pans to the skaters seated, and they're all laughing and taking selfies together. LOL.
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Post by Sunny41 on Feb 8, 2018 19:29:31 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo I'm sorry she had to go through that and you have feels. wedding I'm glad some of the youth get to go joelies poor boys. I'm glad you were up to working today
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Post by flamingo on Feb 8, 2018 19:29:51 GMT -6
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