Finally!!!!!!!!!! Somebody heavier on emoticons than I am! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Now you can mock somebody else, for a change. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I was thinking of vegetarian pikelets as being more along the lines of little soy fish. How was I supposed to know they were pancakes, my Welsh being a wee bit rusty these days, you know! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Now we know - they are some sort of pancake....ok....sounds good.....can we have some w/ Nikko's coffee?

And, just to clarify, if something is vegetarian, but turns out to already be vegetarian, it does not have meat in it. It just means that, whatever the original ingredients, it is now made out of soy. So vegetarian pikelets would be soy pancakes.

What I was thinking of was soy fish, kinda like Tuno, only not as stinky. Blech. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> And I think the question was along the lines of if a double negative makes a positive, does double vegetarian make meat? No. Absolutely not!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Neak, check your email. You've got jobs. Maybe someone will make a movie out of it! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

t&l

I cannot think of a single job I perform that would be worth a movie. I mean, how many people would pay to see Neak Cleans Behind the Toilet on the big screen? Or maybe Neak Tries Her Best to Get the Racing Stripes Out of the Laundry. Neak Mows The Lawn....? I am not seeing a real marketable theme emerging here.

You have a toilet on the big screen? Which one is it? I want to be sure not to ever use that bathroom again. If my smiling cheeks are ever immortalized on the big screen, those wouldn't be the cheeks I'd choose! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

t&l

P.S. How about Neak finds a dead mouse in a trap? That one might work, maybe even get you an Oscar, but it'd be a squeaker. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

You know it's bad when she leaves me a message on one thread that there's a message on another thread that says to check my email BECAUSE THERE IS A MESSAGE THERE!!!!

I think we have perhaps become overdependent on technology.

No word from Uncle Dun. I left a message, and the answering maching still was in a Japanese accent, so I'm assuming he's still this side of the sod. I mean, don't you think someone would have told us if he had died?

The latest counteroffer just arrived today, once again allowing only 45 days to close, in spite of the still-on-the-market clause. What is wrong with these people???????? I mean, think about it - they could give us three years to sell the house, and as long as it was still on the market and they had the option to sell it to any buyer that came along, THE TIME PERIOD WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Either way, they sell it when they sell it, and not a moment sooner.

There is not room for all the rolleyes I would need to vent properly.

Whew.....It doesn't look like she is trying to vent the toilet - that is a relief. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

TNL - I knew that double vegetarian did not produce meat. But I would meet you for some pikelets.

LOL - a co-worker and I went out to lunch today. veggie delight sandwich at Subway. We got one 12 inch instead of 2 6 inch sandwiches. I had a coupon for a free drink and she got water. Lunch for 2 for $4.15! Yahoooooo!

Morning all

had great day today. Why you ask?

Aussie dropped me off at work and gave me a wonderful kiss right in front of all and sundry
... believe me thats a big thing ... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Mikey is used to being with his dad now and was gurgling away to himself, but I miss him during the day... and though I get get all those mummy guilt things hes so happy

Just before he drove off Aussie gave me $2 ... now wait dont laugh .. and said to get 2 scratchie tickets from the Lotteries commission just for fun & luck ..theres a reason, I'm getting to it eventually <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> ... so I did.

Now you see when we were married we bought a lottery ticket for luck, another story so thats we do ever since.

You see today is our anniversary, 20 years of marriage and I am so glad WE have got here. I know we have work to do because of my affair, years of it, but we got to 20 years.
Oh the lotto tickets ... he picked me up from work and we scratched them, won $12 the first ticket , and then $500 on the second.

We paid for a great dinner at our favourite chinese restaurant for us all including mum, gave $100 to DD, put aside $100 for DS and the rest is for the church.
We both decided to have a 'our' time in a week or so when I can swing a Monday or Friday off.

So a GREAT day, a happy day and there seemed no triggers for Aussie, not that he would say anything, Australian Clam is much the same as American Clam <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

oh he's sleeping in rocker right now, he drank the best part of a bottle of wine <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Oh AW, I'm a March bride, too! Congratulations! My anniversary is Friday - 11 years!

AWMum - can you add more sugar to the lot to make the batter sweeter, or would that make the yeast freak out?

I think I can remember all of it....if you don't mind, I'm going to forward the recipe to my Hawaiian friend...she's always up for recipes!

T&L and Neakiepoo, lacto-ova or straight vegan? I've a recipe for French onion soup that can be adapted for lacto-ova vegans. If you are ever in the Austin area Mothers is the place to go out to eat........to DIE for...toe curlin good food!

AW - you lucky ducky. What a lovely anniversary present for you both. Congratulations on reaching 20 years together. In real time (with him being away so much) you're probably the equivalent of newlyweds still. TT

AW, I am so happy for you both! Congratulations for everything - what a wonderful day!

Kimmy, we are lacto-ovo, well most of us. My brother is vegan except for chocolate. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> While we don't eat a lot of dairy, we don't shun it entirely, either. And a nice French onion soup sounds like just the thing we would all throw our caps over the windmill for. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

4-6 onions, sliced
butter (dunno how much...however much it takes to brown onions in a soup pot)
2-3 cloves of garlic, squished up good (in the masher thingy)
5 cups vegetable stock
for color and taste few dashes of soy sauce...but only if you want to.
big croutons - don't know what else to call them...they sell them in our bakery - they look like the long skinny French bread that's been sliced and toasted - I get the garlic flavored ones
provolone or any other soft, stringy cheese

Melt the butter/oleo in a soup pan and add the onions and garlic. Cook the onions till they are brown, but not scorched. Add soup stock and soy sauce (if you want it) and simmer for a bit. Ladle soup into oven proof soup bowls and float a couple of the croutons in each. Top with cheese, with the cheese overlapping the edges of the bowls. Place under the broiler till the tops are brown and toasty. Serve with extra croutons.

For those of us who like critters as food, you can use beef broth instead of veggie broth.

Did I ever tell you, T&L and Neak, I was vegan till I got pg with Rebekah? Yeah. Went through 86-95 vegan (with Z's pg in there). The moment I knew I was pg was when I had an almost insatiable craving for a hamburger. Wookie joked that I must be pg. Went out the next day and bought the pee stick and shore nuff, I was.

Kids!

I think we need a series of clamoticons, designed to express all those deep clamotions our varied-ethnically-but-brothers-under-the-skin Clams find so difficult to put into words. Shock? Blank white circle. Grin? Blank white circle. Eek? Blank white circle. Embarrassed? Blank white cirle. Roll eyes? A chicken on a spit. Mad? Godzilla ingesting Tokyo. Confused? Blank white circle. Laugh? Blank white circle.

t&l

P.S. Happy anniversary! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Wow, I'm glad that didn't happen to me!! Tough luck for a vegetarian. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> All pregnancy did for me was put me off tomatoes for the duration. Never could understand pregnant Neak and her tomato soup cravings! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

t&l

I just had to check my DD's world clock, it is morning over there isn't it? I hope so otherwise I have turned back time.
Yes, well it gives one an idea or two <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
AW's mum. Reporting on the terrible two.

Just letting you know Aussie is sound asleep, AW is also asleep, head on his lap obviously looking adoringly up at him <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> it is so sweet and sickening that I wish so much I had my camera with me to take a few hundred pictures.
I could blackmail them from here to kingdom come, I mean advise and guide them, yes those are the right words, advise and guide <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

My granddaughter has been preoccupied with talking to her young man. I'm not sure I approve, when did I give her permission to grow up? I didn't.
And poor Aussie is having so much trouble with the S E X thing! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Daddy is not as 'with it' as he makes out I think. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Well now you know how WE felt dear. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />


Clam... yes oh yes that is appropriate. AND HOW!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> I can remember vividly his father telling me once "I have never seen him cry, even at his mothers funeral" that was when he was 11. He has not improved too much. I am working on him ..... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Clam bake perhaps??????

Michael is well awake and chewing his big toe. I cannot believe he is hungry still!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
Just call this place 'bottles galore'.

Ok I'm a very slow reader so I just saw the question about adding sugar to Pikelets. Sugar, you just add as much sugar as you like, leave the salt out and then leave them out for the boys to eat. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Who cares if they are fluffy or flat, they taste ok and a pikelet is a pikelet is a pikelet <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> As I say to the Grandkids, if you don't like like you dont have to eat it. I will enjoy them all myself <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hang on I missed some <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/teary.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Now I feel so much better having used everyone of those yellow thingies!! And Michaels just about asleep ... HOPEFULLY <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

>As I say to the Grandkids, if you don't like like you dont have to eat it.

In the south, AWMum, we say, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit."

I can start the phrase and my kids finish it in chorus now.

- Kimmy

Whoowee, AWMum, wait till they wake up and find out everything you told us! Too, too funny. That's why I like talking to other people's mums, but hate for my mom to talk to other people. ROFL!

Here is the Dervish quote of the day: "Be tareful when you pank me. I 'llergic."

>"Be tareful when you pank me. I 'llergic."

That's baby book material.