</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Dearest Idiotville,
I am taking a leave of absence from my residency here. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

KY - best of luck to you and ST. You guys seem like a great couple. I'll miss your great sense of humor.

And thanks for understanding me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Hi Kimmy

thank you! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

I'm sill convincing myself its all going to be ok and I suppose it will.. but I'd be so much more secure if I could talk to Aussie.... but I suppose its not yet to be.
Hurry up & wait is the life of a army wife!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

But my sis reckons about 5 weeks from my examination but wants me to go now for a scan and I think she also wants me to do a amniocentesis test as well. Bit scared of that because of the risk to the baby, but just have to suck it up & do it.

Jelly, I'm'a miss you. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" />

Kimmy... gimme!

GC

AW - They'll do the amnio, and you'll be fine. I've a few friends (whom I met at bbc) who've had them. My doc recommended it for me, but I declined - downs runs in dwh's family, but we'd already decided we'd keep the baby no matter what.

5 weeks - hmmmmm. That's still too little to see anything very clearly (excepting a very tiny p-nut - hehe). Gosh! I'm so excited for you...can you tell??? Lessee...lungs and heart are forming...babycenter says:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> How your baby's growing: Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm — that will later form his organs and tissues. The cells are forming for his major organs, including his kidneys and liver, and his neural tube is beginning to develop. This neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — develops in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel. His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue. The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Too cool. It's magic, isn't it?

GC - About 4 little avacados or two of those smooth skinned green ones - ripe, not overly mushy, but squished up good (depending on how chunky you like it)

Add:

2 cloves fresh garlic minced well
1 small onion diced
1-2 tomatoes, diced
Dash worchester
The juice of 1 lemon or lime
Salt to taste

If you like your guac to pica a bit (burn - hot - owie - num!) Use your fav salsa or pico de gallo instead of the 'maters (drained a little of course).

These are round about measurements, I usually measure nothing - just throw it all in and know it's gonna taste divine...

Jel-Bel, I kwym. It was almost a relief being away from the boards, but I did find myself wondering how my idjits were. Smackaroonies to you, ST and the boys!

ky

I need a break from infidelity.

GOD I understand that ! I'm SICK of it being the topic of every conversation on and offline !!!!!!!!!!!!! I just want to live my life now, but that life is flippin' INFIDELITY !!! ARRRRRGGHHHHH! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

All blessings darl.

Is it OK if I email ya ? Squid'll need you soon I feel if thats OK. If not say so & I'll wait till U ping.

{{{{KY}}}}

DWH and I have called a king's x on all conversations that would bring an argument at this point. 4 days, no lbing at my casa.

It is good, no? I dunno anymore. Still makes me blue when he gets HIS checkbook out. Def. trigger that he's removed himself from OUR account (which, to me, is still a horse's arsey thing to have done).

D'ya ever get the feeling that people are placed on your path so that you'll learn something? Fer instance, recently (before the king's x), I learned that I am a terrible listener when dwh and I talk. I was so keen on letting him know I understand, that I'd jump in and interrupt before he'd finish his thought. OY. I can only imagine how irritating that is. So now, I caution myself to listen FIRST, then speak. It's a hard habit to get out of....

Just some rambling. Sorry.

GC, you handsome terd, thanks. {{ <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> }}

Bob, absulutely you can email me, and I will be waiting to chat with Squid. I will be thrilled to hear from her.

Kimmy, I also missed our Idiotville, but I really feel this is the best for my family. I need to fill myself with them.

WO <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

OOOOOOH, AW, congrats, I love babies, I'm going to steal me one soon. When are you due? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Town drunk is up for grabs, will we ever be able to fill that position???? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

ky

I know I'll be SOOooooo happy about it all, eventually, well its starting to dribble its way past the fog scars on the lobes and I'm sort of have this silly smile on my face. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

well I think I'm about 5 weeks which will mean lets see ..1+ = this div by that X 3 =
due date of 27 June .......... Winter baby

You'll have to drop by ky and rub my feet heh heh,
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />
I'll be putting a list out for everyone to take a turn

Jelly - I'm a newbie here, but I'll miss 'ya!

Take a good break and then come back and visit us!

I'm on the night crew and I'll do my best to keep this at the top of the page!

Semper Fi,
RIF

15 years ago right now I went into labor. 16 hours (and a helluvalot of cussing) Z made his debut. I do believe his dad's chest hair never did grow back properly (after I ripped it out during a rather violent contraction). HEHE.

So totally worth it...even after 15 years.

Jelly - Take a break, but please come back. We will miss you. Check in from time to time.

AW - Be sure to get plenty of folic acid - for the baby's neural tube.

Kimmy - Here is the mole recipe. Long, but worth it.

· *6 C Turkey stock
· 5 chilhuacle negro chiles, or substitute ancho chiles**, seeded, stemmed
· 5 guajillo chiles, or substitute dried New Mex. chiles, seeded, stemmed
· 4 pasilla chiles, seeded, stemmed
· 4 mulatto chiles, or use ancho, seeded, stemmed
· 2 chipotle chiles, seeded, stemmed
· 1 medium white onion, cut in quarters
· 6 cloves garlic
· 2 Tbs whole almonds
· 2 Tbs shelled, skinned peanuts
· 2-4 Tbs lard*** (or use vegetable oil if you must)
· 2 tsp raisins
· 1 slice bread (prefer Challa or egg bread)
· 1 small ripe plantain, or use a small banana
· 1/2 C sesame seeds
· 2 pecan halves
· 1" Mexican cinnamon stick
· 2 whole peppercorns
· 2 whole cloves
· 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
· 5 fresh tomatillos, chopped
· 1/2 tsp dried oregano
· 1/2 tsp dried thyme
· 1 bar, or to taste of Ibarra chocolate, or other Mexican chocolate
· 1 avocado leaf, omit or use bay leaf
· salt to taste
· fresh tortillas
Procedure:
1. Simmer the turkey in the stock until tender, about 30 min. Remove, keep warm and reserve stock
2. Toast the chiles, or fry them in lard, until just darkened -- don't let them burn. Place in bowl, cover with hot water until soft, about 30 min.
3. Puree chiles in blender, adding the soaking water if needed to form a paste.
4. Roast the garlic and onion in the same pan until slightly brown, then remove.
5. Toast the almonds and peanuts slightly, remove.
6. Toast the chile seeds until dark but don't let burn.
7. Heat 2 Tbs lard in skillet and fry raisins until plump, remove and drain.
8. Fry bread until brown, remove.
9. Fry plantains until brown, remove.
10. Add more lard if needed, and fry sesame seeds at low heat until slightly brown, stirring often.
11. Add pecans, brown and remove and drain.
12. Toast the cinnamon, peppercorns and cloves lightly in a dry pan. Let cool, and grind in a molcajete or grinder.
13. In a blender or processor puree nuts, sesame seeds, bread and pecans; use small batches if needed.
14. Add onions, garlic, plantains and puree. Remove, then puree tomatoes and tomatillos.
15. Heat the remaining lard in a large heavy pot and fry the chile paste until dry, but don't let it burn.
16. Add tomato puree and fry until liquid is gone.
17. Add ground spices, nut/bread mixture, pureed onion mixture, oregano and thyme.
18. Heat to a simmer while stirring constantly, add chocolate.
19. Toast the avocado leaf over open flame briefly, then add to mixture.
20. Slowly add reserved turkey stock to mixture until mixture will just coat a spoon.
21. Salt to taste.
22. Simmer for 5 min, then add chicken and heat thru.
23. Serve with tortillas and spoon over with the sauce!
Yield: 4-6 servings
(*Note 1: This is your basic turkey stock with onions, garlic, carrots celery, bay leaf and thyme, plus 1 allspice berry, 1 clove and 1 whole chile de arbol.)
(**Note 2: For all chiles, save the seeds. Substituted chiles are more readily available in the US.)
(***Note 3: Lard is essential for the best flavor. Turkey is traditional, a small amount of beef and pork are also used to enhance flavor.)

Thank you Believer!!!!!!!! I'm doing the happy, happy, joy, joy dance!

Adding all to my grocery list....geeze. Everything in it but piloncillo....but that would make it too sweet. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

- Kimmy

Kimmy -

My roommates are from Oaxaca. I have learned to make all kinds of different food. I love to cook, and get so tired of the same old thing.

We still have tons of leftovers from Thanksgiving.

There's a ton of ways to make mole, so you could use the sauce a hundred dif. ways, and still have something different. I'm hungry now!

Jelly, you have been a bright spot in my life for the past 5 months. Coming here to idiotville with you and Robby and just lurking some while you guys were back and forth FUNNY!!! was sometimes the only joy in my day. Please consider coming back sometime as we need you here. No lie.

I certainly understand needing a break, though, and I just hope you will come back and share more of your natural joy with us. I will miss you very much.

KY, if you are still reading -

Fare thee well, young lassie! Meeting you here on MB was most certainly a gift.

And I have your email, and you have mine. If you ever make it up to BFE again let me know. Maybe we can share a box of Mackinac Island fudge.

Will miss you. All my best to ST and those cute little boys too!

Good grief you guys. Can't you just go buy a jar of mole????? That's what I do.

How many ingredients did you say that had Believer?
Good lord!

Jelly: Not sure if you'll get this here, but I'll cc ya. Thanks for helping to make me comfortable in this place. I wasn't there at the beginning of the original idiotville thread, but...but what? I don't know. It was just the right timing. I believe that I was overloaded with the regular Marriage Builders discussion board and coming to Idiotville allowed me to get the love and support I needed at a time when my self esteem was low. Thanks so much, but not just to you Jelly, ST too and all you other idiots out here.

{{{{{Idiotville}}}}}

Weaver - Would an Idiot do it the easy way? Anyway this recipe is yummy, and makes the whole house smell yummy.

RIF - Back to fishing. Let's see - we catch trout in the lakes and streams. In the ocean, we try to catch halibut, and occasionally do. Also for the last several months, the bonita tuna have been running. They are delicious. We get sharks, sand bass, and sometimes octopus.

At night we get croakers, and millions of mackerall, which I make into fish cakes that are delicious. Also we get grunnion that you fry whole, head and tail and all. They are good too.