the ladies room » Maks Is Back! Season 23

CEK40 · 2/18/2017 1:29 pm

JetmamaDiDi wrote:
CEK40 wrote:
Sorry for the absence my MIL called me to see how things are going here...She is doing well there and the weather is good there.
Glad your MIL is doing well nad it sounds as though she has adjusted quickly to her new life. I'm sure you miss her, tho.

She is happy I think and that makes us happy....it is strange not having her just a few houses down the street after 35 years but we will learn to live with that cause they say "nothing is permanent but change"...I do miss her, since my parents are both gone now she was the only "mother" I had left...

annieahoy · 2/18/2017 1:43 pm

CEK40 wrote:
Baby jetsetter! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy look stylish as they arrive back at LAX with new bundle of joy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4236892/Peta-Murgatroyd-Maksim-Chmerkovskiy-baby-arrive-LAX.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pics from Daily Mail

So do Maks and Peta have a nanny ???

I was just going to ask the same thing. They have only one child, so you would think they could have made this trip with just the two of them to look after him. If Peta is still breast-feeding him, she doesn't need a nanny; she just needs to stay home and be available for him.

LuvSeason18 · 2/18/2017 2:10 pm

annieahoy wrote:
CEK40 wrote:
Baby jetsetter! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy look stylish as they arrive back at LAX with new bundle of joy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4236892/Peta-Murgatroyd-Maksim-Chmerkovskiy-baby-arrive-LAX.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pics from Daily Mail

So do Maks and Peta have a nanny ???
I was just going to ask the same thing. They have only one child, so you would think they could have made this trip with just the two of them to look after him. If Peta is still breast-feeding him, she doesn't need a nanny; she just needs to stay home and be available for him.

Humm, I just assumed that they would have a nanny, especially after seeing them out on the town a few week after he came home.

JetmamaDiDi · 2/18/2017 2:43 pm

LuvSeason18 wrote:
annieahoy wrote:
CEK40 wrote:
Baby jetsetter! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy look stylish as they arrive back at LAX with new bundle of joy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4236892/Peta-Murgatroyd-Maksim-Chmerkovskiy-baby-arrive-LAX.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pics from Daily Mail

So do Maks and Peta have a nanny ???
I was just going to ask the same thing. They have only one child, so you would think they could have made this trip with just the two of them to look after him. If Peta is still breast-feeding him, she doesn't need a nanny; she just needs to stay home and be available for him.

Humm, I just assumed that they would have a nanny, especially after seeing them out on the town a few week after he came home.

I just figured that (grand)MamaC would do the babysitting. No?!

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JetmamaDiDi · 2/18/2017 2:45 pm

CEK40 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
annieahoy wrote:
The carrot cake sounds fabulous. That was my husband's favorite; my daughter's was Italian Cream Cake.

My favorite "go to" Bundt cake is so simple it's ridiculous....and so delicious! It is a wine Buncdt cake Didn't have enough sherry left to make it yesterday (and the 2 stores where I shopped for it were out as well!).

Here's the recipe:

1 yellow cake mix
1 small pkg vanilla pudding (instant)
3/4 c oil
3/4 c sherry (any cheap one works! Fairfield or Gallo is most prevalent out here)
1 T nutmeg
4 eggs

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly; bake in Bundt pan till done (about 45-50 min.) at 350.

Dust with powdered sugar when cake has cooled.
Sounds yummy...may have to try this one...

You should....it is VERY good! The flavor is indescribable. The sherry flavor is subtle and the nutmeg enhances it. Takes 2 minutes to mix up.....and it gets "WOW"s every time! Was a cake my MIL made--from a jello recipe, I think....1970's vintage! It's a keeper!

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JetmamaDiDi · 2/18/2017 2:46 pm

CEK40 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
CEK40 wrote:
Baby jetsetter! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy look stylish as they arrive back at LAX with new bundle of joy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4236892/Peta-Murgatroyd-Maksim-Chmerkovskiy-baby-arrive-LAX.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pics from Daily Mail

So do Maks and Peta have a nanny ???
Ooops!!! What happened to the Stay-at-home Dad?!!! LOL. What a riot!!!!!! Laughing myself silly!!! You can see both Maks and Peta literally "hovering" around the stroller!!! Both Nanny and Peta have a hand on it......
I actually never thought they would have a nanny, not sure why I did except for all the times that Maks talked about being a hands on stay at home daddy and having Peta to go back to work....Hmmmm

I know.....just shows that you can't hav it all unless both parents are committed to put in the time together...and work it thru. I"m thinking that when Maks is away, she may not feel that secure with the baby??

JetmamaDiDi · 2/18/2017 2:47 pm

CEK40 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
CEK40 wrote:

Carrot Cake was the one my son always wanted for his birthday cake. I love them...did you put walnuts or pecans in yours??? I love walnuts in mine!!!

Walnuts....they are actually very good for you nutritionally and personally I love the little "bite" they have. I get (California) raw walnuts at Trader Joe's when they are available.....the best! Just keep them in the fridge or freezer so they don't get rancid.
I love walnuts just to eat by themselves...my MIL makes a black walnut pound cake that is yummy!!! Funny my MIL makes all my favorite desserts I guess I will have to do a bit more baking now that she isn't down the street...

LOL! I love walnuts by the handful also.

JetmamaDiDi · 2/18/2017 2:50 pm

CEK40 wrote:
JetmamaDiDi wrote:
CEK40 wrote:
Baby jetsetter! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy look stylish as they arrive back at LAX with new bundle of joy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4236892/Peta-Murgatroyd-Maksim-Chmerkovskiy-baby-arrive-LAX.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pics from Daily Mail

So do Maks and Peta have a nanny ???
So it would appear!!! LOL . Now I understand why she's pumping!!! LOL

I read the article and Maks has projected his own expectation on the baby already!!! OY!! Let the kid be who he is and don't expect anything other than good character and judgement!!! LOL. There is nothing more damaging to a child than trying to fulfill a parent's expectations. Maks talked about the $1bil contract of LeBron James and how Shai needed to be 6'6" so he could play basketballl and make big bucks. Pro sports are....well....a whole other level of expectation. I hope Shai will become whoever he is as he grows--and that Maks will accept that without judgement..
I have found from friends and family when you make expectations or plan out your childrens future it usually never turns out how you want it to and most of the time it will backfire in your face and then haunt you for years to come...I have seen parents try to sway their children into doing things they don't want to be it professions or college courses and it never ends pretty most of the time...When my son was little he wanted to be a "bubble gum machine filler upper" and that was fine with me...I told them whatever they choose to be they had to be the very best at it and love what they were doing...it isn't always about the money...and both of my children are good at what they do. They both teach one high school and one college...they will never be millionaires but they are happy and love what they do.

I agree....just let them find their way with a bit of parental guidance and a firm dose of high expectations for passion and excellence in whatever they do. My daughter and SIL are HS teachers, as you know, and, son is an aerospace engineer (nerd!), and DIL is an RN who now owns her own business. I'd say that they do ok...live on their own and pay their way in life. What's to complain about??

View from the Crow's Nest · 2/18/2017 6:17 pm

You know, TinyPic has been so troublesome for me...I think part of it may be my computer...but it's a real drag to copy and share pictures and fun stuff with you these days. So when it was working fairly well, I saved the link provided. And now I am going to paste and post them. Lol...I no longer have any idea what some of these pictures are.

Let's see.

Oh. I think CEK already posted about this. But it doesn't really seem like 3 years to me.

View from the Crow's Nest · 2/18/2017 6:18 pm

Oh, this I saw this morning, Jet. And I am hoping that there is not toooo much damage or any loss of life with all the rain in California.