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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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Re: OL Tuesday
Whew, it's done! I think it went well, even though I was sooo nervous. Now I wait for another 3-4 weeks and hopefully they'll want me to come in for an in-person interview. Thanks again for all your well-wishes!
ETA: My reward for getting through it will be watching the last Harry Potter movie for the first time after dinner tonight.
dear nesties -
i've been awful about getting on here the last few weeks. Work and house hunting has been keeping me ridiculously busy, throw in the running around we've been doing because DH birthday is tomorrow and you've got a full schedule! i do enjoy the humor though when i do find the time to get on here and stalk a little.
-neglecting nestie
Glad it went well!
Thanks for all the advice. My registration is due anyway, so I can get that all done at once. We're trying to hold out until we can get a house in Pampa so we don't have to change everything twice.
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OHHH how I can relate to that!
What Leslie said! Judging people by what words they use? OHHHH man, I think some inner reflection needs to happen! Darned are the people who do anything differently than anyone else.
I think her biggest problem was not realizing what the board was there for. It's for people trying to get pregnant not people who are 99% sure because their phone told them so. Sorry couldn't help myself.
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My recipe? Tom Thumb Deviled Egg Potato Salad.
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I have considered signing up for December, but I haven't full decided yet.
I went to the doctor and she said its just a virus (which is good that it's nothing worse), but now I just have to wait for it to pass. There's not really any medicine that will help :-(
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Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP! Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64 Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
Angie, I would seriously buy it from the store. It does not even seem worth it to go through all that trouble. My dad and grandma had an in depth discussion on whether potato salad was cheaper to make or to buy; they both have cooked for large groups over the last few decades. My grandma seriously believes it's cheaper to make it and my dad says otherwise. She will probably go to her grave with that thought. Discussions in my family are entertaining
Sorry for the side story, it just made me remember all of their discussions...how silly.
Angie- This is my aunt's recipe and it is awesome. I also included her sweet potato casserole recipe because it was the next one on the document and is awesome and very timely for T-giving. Depending upon the number of people you are serving, you might need to scale it down a bit.
Potato Salad
20 potatoes
1 ? large onions, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
5 boiled eggs, chopped
1 pound fried bacon, crumbled
1 ? jars Hellman?s Mayo (no other will do)
? cup sour pickle juice
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp bacon grease
Salt
Pepper
Sprinkle of sugar
Wash and boil potatoes whole in their jackets then cool somewhat. Remove skins from potatoes and mash using hands. Place in large bowl and add all other ingredients. Mix together and then salt, pepper and sugar until you get it the way you like it.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Temperature: 400? / 425? (see notes)
Bake Time: 30 minutes
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 ? cups sugar
? stick butter, melted
1 cup canned milk
? tsp nutmeg
? tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
? tsp salt
3 eggs, beaten
Topping
1 cup Honey Bunched of Oats cereal
? cup brown sugar
? cup chopped pecans
? stick melted butter
Set oven to 400?, scrub and wash six medium sweet potatoes. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake until done. Increase oven temperature, combine all ingredients, pour into casserole dish and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and spread topping onto potato mixture and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove and top with mini marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until brown.
Rachael Ray has some good ones I've wanted to try--she even has a sweet potato salad recipe that can be served cold.
With All the Trimmings
Just do it!
Ohh. I love fresh homemade potato salad. I can't ever eat it from the store b/c my mom's ruined me. She always just cooked red potatoes quartered them (or more if larger) a little butter while still warm, salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste. Then added mayo and green onions.
I am not a fan of green onions so I usually omit or add chives instead. You can also play with herbs and mix thyme, dill, rosemary or basil in with the mayo.
Mmmm, now I want spaghetti AND potato salad. But if you aren't comfortable making it, could you ask to substitute a different potato dish like mashed, roasted, or twice baked potatoes?
Michelle & Michael
Married - August '10
TTC - Since September 2011
This sweet potato salad looks amazing:
http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2011/11/sweet-potato-salad-cranberries-and.html