JetmamaDiDi wrote:

View from the Crow's Nest wrote:

Good afternoon, anyone...  
We are having a little rain shower so I thought I'd wait it out in "the ladies room"  Glad to see the rain, it is supposed to be over in an hour or so.  I think I will head out to the Garden Center and look at shrub roses which are, not only nostalgic to me in re: my mother...but also will grow in the partial shade area I'm dealing with now.

Let me look at those questions again... 






# 7   I would say I am usually 10 minutes early.  Even though I do not mind so much if I am kept waiting a bit, I HATE to be keep someone else waiting...especially the children.  So most likely will show up early, get a good parking place, ready the paper or such.

    But in a social sense, I would show up on time to a party if I though I could help the hostess. Otherwise I think it is more proper to be "fashionably late".  But certainly not later than 15 minutes without calling.  

   Sisters, if you are hosting dinner for a holiday get together, say Thanksgiving...when do you like folks to show up?  Do you say We plan to eat about 1:30?  And hope they come about 1:15 to help out and visit.  Or do you issue the invitation for 1:30 and say dinner will be served when the turkey is actually ready and the gravy made?

I know a woman who still talks about going to dinner at her daughter in law's mother's home and showing up at the assigned time (with her casserole) and they did not sit down to eat until 4 hours later.  She's still appalled all these years later.  LOLOL

 
Hi, View! This is a bit like "true confessions" but the story you related about eating 4 hours after the assigned time reminded me of a somewhat similar situation I had with hubby's family.....many years ago.

At that time (in the late '70's probaby--maybe very early '80's), my SIL (whom I have dearly loved--mutual feelings--and with whom I have always had a very special and sisterly relationship) and I would alternate hosting the family for Thanksgiving and Christmas (there are about 25 of us). Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and SIL's older daughter was born on Christmas, so I tried to be considerate. This particular year was a landmark birthday for my niece (16 or 18, I think) so I offered to do Thanksgiving to allow the birthday thing (they still always compete with Jesus!) to be however they wanted it to be. I told the family we would eat at a specific time....about 3, it seems. The meal was ready at that time and we were still waiting for ANYone to show up!! About 30 minutes later, I called my SIL to see what was going on. She said, "Oh, Mom and Dad came by here on the way to your house (we lived about 2 miles from each other!), and we're just sitting around talking!!" Well....considering this was the 2nd time this type of thing had taken place, I quietly sucked it up, took care of business, and decided if they so much preferred being at my SIL's house, she could just have every holiday there---and I NEVER hosted another holiday meal for the family!!! To this day I'm not sure anyone knows why I quit doing it, but that's ok. It works for me.....and after getting over feeling a bit dissed and 2nd rate, I almost never think about that situation now. You just do what you do and move on! But I did learn that I don't have to put myself out if it doesn't seem important to others!!! LOL. Why bother??

So I can truly identify with the guest who came on time and waited hours for the meal to be served!!! LOL. That would be just as rude!!

This is one of the reasons that I would not do family dinners at my house for the holidays.  We have had similar things actually happen at my MIL house when she was here and we did Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve at her house.  I do not do well with family drama and confusion and with our family it is a normal occurrence it seems when the "whole" group are together.

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

Evening Everyone.  Hope everyone is having a really good day today.  We just had another strong thunderstorm.  Seems like every day for the past several days and they are calling for them the next few days too.

Update on my MIL...I talked to her a little bit ago.  She is feeling good she says and read to go home.  They are keeping her another night to make sure all her meds are right.   She is still not saying she has a cyst on her kidney but I am not sure if she truly is understanding what the doctor is telling her.  She is not happy to be put on a blood thinner but with afib that is what she has to do. So that is all I know right now.  If I hear anything else I will let you all know.  Thanks for being concerned and for sending prayer her way.

 
Sending thoughts and prayers for your MIL, CEK. Hope she will do well and that the cyst is not serious or worrisome. Please keep us posted.

Thanks Jet...I actually have an update on her for today.  She came home from the hospital this afternoon.  Was going to go home yesterday but her oxygen levels were to low and they had to get that corrected.  Apparently she is saying she does not have a cyst but I have not talked to my sister in law about that to confirm it.  The breathing was due to fluid in her lungs.  This is something she had a while back so they have to get that back under control again...She does have a habit of "self medicating" and deciding when and if she needs medicine.  I talked to her about that all the time to make sure she is taking her meds.  I think this time she will hopefully do what the doctor is telling her.  Not sure if she is coming home with oxygen but I know she has several new meds after this hospital episode.

Thank you all again for all the prayer and well wishes.  

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

The afternoon temp is heating up now....supposed to reach mid-80's, which isn't that bad really. Neighbor across the street and I just came back from a Neighborhood Watch picnic (we are co-captains for our block) and safety expo. We had a lovely time sitting in the shade under a big tree, smelling the hot dogs being cooked by Sheriff's deputies on the grill not far away, as we ate our picnic bill of fare and enjoyed each other's company. There is enough of a breeze that it's not really hot....but very pleasant.

Hubby is at the hangar today where it's supposed to reach 97 degrees!!! He may be home earlier than usual based on the "sweat factor"!!! LOL. They won't be painting any airplane parts today....the paint will go off too fast.

I feel your pain Jet...90's here and humid today and for the rest of the week they say....I can stand the heat it is the humidity that gets me.

View from the Crow's Nest wrote:

Hugs, sisters.

For my hubby I made a frozen "ice box" dessert...punting somewhat on an old recipe.

Crust = blended Oreo cookie crumbs, a little butter and flour pressed into an 8x8 and baked 10 minutes
While the crust was still hot I sprinkled some bitter sweet chocolate chips on it and let them melt, and then swirled that gently to thinly cover.

Filling:  cream cheese, 6 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate.  zest of a fresh orange, can of sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup cream, whipped, folded in.

Can you tell he likes chocolate?  The darker the better.

Sounds yummy!!!  Oreos are a family favorite here.

Well now that I have caught up let me see what news there is to bring to you tonight.