Iggy

That is just gross! I like bacon- but not mountains of it. I should have clarified the amount I like, rather than just say lots. 4 slices of bacon. I actually prefer the not so meaty bacon too. When I do my tortilla blt, I chop the bacon while it is raw, then fry it up with the chopped onions, drain it WELL, even absorbing the fat with several coffee filters.

Oh. My. Word. All this talking of cheeseburgers between donuts, chicken fried bacon, etc is giving me a heartburn. A 3GGranddaddy of heartburn. I love bacon, but chix fried- bleah. (imagine gagging smilie here) When I do blt sandwiches, I don't actually put them together as sandwiches. I prefer them rolled in a warmed tortilla spread lightly with miracle whip,the tomatoes diced, the lettuce chopped and the bacon (lots of it) crumbled. Like it with onions added too. DRAIN that bacon too- no drippy-ness in sandwiches, or wraps, or - what ever you want to call them. I like cheeseburgers too- hold the tomatoes, or better yet, put them on the side. Makes the sandwich way too sloppy. Hold the donuts too- I'll eat them an hour or so later. I generally don't have cheese on my hot sandwiches. The sight of melted cheese is a stomach turner for me. (gagging smilie here)

whine: but they are not amongst the smilies offered here. :doh:Found just one. Thanks guys, you both are a hoot.

Yikes!How about, forehead slapping - facepalm. I don't know how to insert pictures, or even where to find the ones you and Dravin do. On my IncrediMail email program, I have some great emotioncons aka Smilies. Can't do those here! I'll make do with the ones offered here.

:crackup:Nope, not venomous- or viral- never hatred. If I even disliked you I would ignore you. Most times I give up on the smilies, because for all the ones this forum does offer, quite often there just isn't the right one I would like to use.

One time we had some young people come in to church. It was summer, and we often have visitors who are campers and didn't even know there was a meetinghouse nearby. They come in their camping clothes. So we thought these four young people (late teens, early twenties) were summer visitors. One of our elderly sisters always gave a Primary Lessonamoniy. This time it was about the accident her DIL had that previous week, and how prayers kept her from losing her leg, and protecting the children, yada, yada for 10 minutes, until the Branch Pres. turned off the mic. Then this young girl gets up and proceeds to tell us in graphic detail how her father raped and abused her and her prayers sure didn't protect her. The Branch President was up out of the chair, his wife and the RS pres were a close second to getting up there and they walked her and her four companions out of the chapel and into the RS room! The 1st Councilor didn't waste anytime, he was right at the podium and gave his testimony, his wife followed him, and then the Ex. Sec got up. Then the 2nd Councilor decided to end testimony time early and we sang 4 hymns to take up the time. Actually, it was one of the best F&T meetings- Four hymns in a row! ALL verses too. That month there were 5 Sunday's, so the Branch Pres & both his Counsilors taught about testimonies. What they are, how to nurture them, how to publically express them. We taped all of the Gospel Doctrine and RS classes for two of our members who are shut ins. Sure wish we had kept that tape of the Testimony Lesson! It needs to be given at least 4 times a year! To everyone in the Church. World Wide. Mmm'mmm- 4 hymns in a row.

Oh, okay- keep it THIS time.You are a good sport- how many siblings do you have? You come across as having a sis or two. Sisters who teased you. Me, I have/had 6 siblings. Two brothers and four sisters. Two of my sisters have long since passed away. Also grew up around my Mom's two brothers- who teased me unmercifully.

Selling tickets too? Remember Anatess and I get a share.

I didn't need to start a new thread- and John, you take offense way too easily, most especially where NONE was intended. I found the Pet Peeves thread, and posted to it.

Gospel Doctrine pet peeves: 1. When the teacher recaps the previous weeks lesson and takes half the class time to do it. If you weren't there last week, or if you didn't pay attention, tough- get on with this Sunday's lesson! 2. I know it is next to impossible for the teacher to cut someone off who is rambling on and on. This last Sunday, not only in Gospel Doctrine class but also in RS- this woman answers, yet she isn't making much sense at all. We had Fast & Testimony, she gets up and takes 25 minutes to relate NOTHING- she rambled from one topic to another without finishing a single sentence or thought. Did anyone from the Bishopric get up and move her along- NOOOO. The 2nd Councilor was asleep, and the 1st Councilor looked like he was in a hypnotic daze. The Branch Pres. wasn't there- boy was he lucky. Did her sister get up and move her along- NOOOO. What totally baffled me was that the GD and RS Teachers actually called on her to answer a question, in their classes AFTER witnessing her in Sacrament. Did you not hear her un-testimony?? 3. The sister who got up to give her testimony and related those testimonies that were given before she got up there. Yet, never once saying the persons name, cause she doesn't take the time to remember names. She has been in the Branch before- for a year, then just recently the boundaries were changed and she & husband are now members again and have been for the last two months. Come on, there are only 30 active members. 28 of which you knew when you were there before.

Never heard of it, what kind of class?? :whip:Slamjet, I'm not going to hijack your thread, and because john doe is such a putz, I am NOT going to start another thread, either. anatess- are you selling tickets to go with that popcorn?? If so, then I want my share.

If you don't want me to post it here, then say so- I will start another thread. When you are given an opportunity to say yes or no. SAY so. Had I not cared a hoot for your answer, I would have gone ahead and posted my peeve. So, again, I ask: Slamjet, I know you posted Gospel Principle pet peeves - but I have pet peeves regarding Gospel Doctrine classes. Can I list them in your thread too? FYI: I am a FAR cry from your typical wife type. I abhor women who needle, nag and in general are manipulative-blackmailing shrews! So sorry you lump all wives into a generalized not-nice catagory. ***End of rant, OH, can you tell that your response ticked me off???***

I agree with Aino not very many of those foods even looked appetizing. The one for Oregon- Brunchbox's Redonkadonk, never ever heard of it. There is only one location - Portland. Arizona: Quadruple Bypass Burger - there is only ONE location, It is the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler. Been through Chandler many, many times - all of my specialist Dr's (ear, eyes, heart) are in Chandler. NEVER saw this place.

Slamjet, I know you posted Gospel Principle pet peeves - but I have pet peeves regarding Gospel Doctrine classes. Can I list them in your thread too?

This is what I love about cats, they entertain themselves. I sit and watch them chasing imaginary what-evers. Ethel, nose to the ground, follows her 'prey' all across the floor, then pounces. Either she is really chasing tiny bugs, or she has the most vivid imagination! ME, even with a magnifying glass, I can't see what she is hunting. I once had a cat that played with a small woolen glove for hours at a time. I had rolled the cuff up so that the glove looked like a small crown. She would toss that thing in the air, run off, then stalk it. Sit on it, then look calmly around her, get up and casually walk away. Stop. Look over her shoulder, then leap and pounce on it - "killing it". She also did the same to the small stuffed animals I gave her. Actually, Fred prefers me to cup his head in my hand and just hold it there. If I scratch his head, or under his chin, or even down his spine- he will run off. He also likes for me to hold him with his head tucked under my chin. Ethel likes to have her head rubbed, not scratched. She also loves to be brushed. I can only hold out brushing her for an hour- she would prefer for me to do it all day!

Watch out, Slam, or you could get a calling in Primary! That is what happened to me when I asked the Branch President for a blessing of patience- two weeks later I got called as Primary 1st Councilor As a dude, you could get a calling in cub scouts or as a Primary Teacher . Oh, By The Way- it worked. I learned patience. I also learned that children love unconditionally!

They are NOT. They just don't have any USE for people who don't like them AND dog lovers. My cats comfort me- they also entertain me. I just love it when the little boy, Fred, jumps up on the sofa- head butts me in the side and then flips upside down and puts all he has into leaning into me. As soon as I touch him, he purrs and then falls asleep. Oh, BTW, Fred and his sister Ethel are 8 years old now. Ethel sleeps against my feet in bed. OR she sleeps laying on husbands hip! Anatess- that is what I dislike about dogs, their neediness. I am the needy one. My cats let me be needy- and I love, love, love that they talk back at me.

When shopping the thrift stores, check the prices. Deseret will always be cheaper than purchasing new. I have found that the Salvation Army in the town only 20 miles north of me has okay prices on some things, but household items: glasses, cups, dishes, cook ware, picture &/or frames, lamps, lamp shades, etc. are priced only a wee bit lower than new. The lamps, and electrical appliances (toaster, waffle irons, etc.) are not tested. You are buying a Pig in a Poke & if it doesn't work, they will not refund you your money. Now, St Vincent De Paul's on the other hand only over price their furniture. The one in the town 50 miles south of me, had DI furniture- yep, made by Deseret Industries - priced higher than DI sells it. But their books are the best! Best condition, best price and LOTS of them. My living room is 14'x26' and that is about the size of the room that they have their books in. They also have two chairs per aisle, plus two to three ottomans for you to sit and read. Last time I was there, 8 years ago, hard backs were $2.00, paper backs were $0.25-$0.50. There is a section with 1st editions, rare books, etc. Those are priced higher. Their decorating items: imitation plants, flowers, pictures &/or frames were really cheap. I bought a trash bag full of plastic/silk flowers and greens for $2.00. Got woven baskets for $0.10 to $1.00 each. Turned them into arrangements for the sisters I was VT. Plus I collect baskets. Use them for everything. Holding hot rolls, fruit, fresh cut mints and herbs as an edible table decoration at meals. I have NO space I will allot in the cupboards or closets for my baskets, instead I hang them from decorative chains from the ceiling in my dining room and living room. Use those cheap, simple metal shower hooks to hang them with. Got that from a local hardware store I worked at. I also got light weight quilts at St. Vinny's for $2.00 each. They were twin size, and I used them as wall hangings. My walls were not insulated much, and these quilts stopped the drafts. Now in AZ I preferred Saver's. They had the best selection of books, whose prices were nearly the same as St Vinny's- BUT if you bought 5 books the 5th one was free. They didn't have much in the line of furniture, or pictures/frames, but they did have a LOT of dishes and baskets. Got most of my casserole dishes there. At $1.99 to $3.99 each, what a bargain. Know your prices. If you are looking for lamps, price them at retail stores, and write it down. Then go to the thrift stores and see what they have to offer. I always ended up purchasing my lamps at retail price. I preferred to pay $2.00 more for brand new w/ new lamp shade. IF you absolutely can not afford to pay new price for a mattress, then get it at the thrift store, BUT spend the money for a mattress cover. The kind that covers the entire mattress and zips shut, and is guaranteed to keep bed bugs inside the cover! Bed bugs are near epidemic Nation wide now. When I purchased our new mattress, the literature that came from the manufacturer was to never vacuum it, and to cover it with a quality mattress cover. I felt that the $50.00 I paid for the mattress cover was cheap insurance for my $2,250.00 King mattress and box spring. Know your prices. If at retail artificial flowers and foliage are $1.99 each, then at thrift stores they should be a third that or less. I will soon be looking for foliage- to put around the top of my kitchen cupboards, I won't pay more than 1.99 for a bunch of 5 or more at the thrift store. I also let the sisters in RS know that I am looking for foliage, flowers, real & artificial, pictures, and baskets. In my move 6 years ago from the Oregon coast to AZ I had to leave all that behind. Now I am back in Oregon, in a house that is twice the size of my AZ home- have lots of spacious walls that need adornment. I also belong to FreeCycle. I have received two book shelves via FC- and given away all of my empty moving cardboard boxes. I will soon post that I am looking for a rocking chair, plants, foliage, and china hutch, small table, straight chairs. Over half of the sisters belong to the same FreeCycle! When I first moved away from home, I didn't have much - so when I invited people over for dinners, I asked that they bring their own plates and silverware. Did the same when I got married - we had next to nothing. Our guests brought their own plates, silverware and folding chairs. We borrowed two sawhorses from a neighbor and husband took the closet door off the hinge, removed the door knob and I used a folded sheet as a tablecloth. That is what we ate off of when we had guests. Oh, in response to MightyNancy regarding lots of little pictures. I once had a place that one wall in the large living room was wall papered with sea grass. My cat would sharpen her claws on it. After running through the gamut of "cures", I ended up putting little framed pictures all along the lower two feet of the wall. It stopped her from clawing the wall. I really didn't care what it looked like, there was no way I would ever be able to afford re-wall papering. Every one who came to visit, loved the wall. They looked all over to see if I had done it in any other room. Didn't have to, the rest of the house had tongue in groove wood paneling! I bought all of the small framed pictures in thrift stores. Had a blast doing it too.

Don't use another word like monkey or fudge as a substitute. THINK before you speak. Increase your vocabulary. Read more, do crossword puzzles and use a crossword dictionary. Once you learn what the word really means, then you will have more words to use when you do speak. When you are angry or hurt (I use to cuss a blue streak when I got physically hurt) do not use the substitute words. Never was I able to come up with any other words other than Ow, Ouch, Owie, & Hurt. Guess what? Those words worked just fine! Try vocalizing exactly how you feel. Hurt, hurt, hurt. Oh, the pain, the pain, pain, painpainpain. Pretty soon, you are too out of breath to say anything. Another thing - in anger, you lash out at the person, what do you start your tirade with? YOU. You so-an-so,YOU blah-blah-blah, YOU yada-yada-yada. Consciously stop yourself from beginning an angry retort with YOU. That is attack mode. Don't attack. Totally delete the swear words, filthy words from your vocabulary. Do NOT replace them with softer words. Mother-bear. Fudge. What the Flip. Even though you are not using the F*** word, you still mean it. Use the correct words. What the Flip = What do you mean, or what is that, or just What? If a job was hard to do- then rather than use filthy words to attempt to describe it, simply say - that job was very hard to do. K.I.S.S. ==Keep It Simple, Silly. In short, those who depend on swear words and who use filthy words have a limited vocabulary. Increase your vocabulary, delete the filthy/swear words & phrases and take time to think before you respond. I did it. I learned the filthy/cuss words from my Uncle the cop, from the guys my first husband worked with and the loggers, truck drivers, construction workers who patronized my Tavern. I could out cuss most of the tavern customers. Took me several years to "clean up" my mouth- I put everything I had into cleaning up after I over heard a lady I really respected say: A filthy mouth like hers (meaning me) is a sign of a very limited education. What ever she learned in High School, she has obviously tossed it aside. She is a real trash mouth now.

In my ward in Arizona, all the women of RS age received a snack baggie with 4 mini chocolate bars. Meh, I refused mine. On Fathers day, all of the men got 4 home made monster cookies. I was jealous. Now, in my little branch in Oregon, all of the women received a flower plant in a 4" pot. Assorted flowers: pansy, viola's, snapdragon, marigold, etc. For the 4 years I was there, I always took a snapdragon plant. On Father's day, I planted it outside on the south side of the house. After 6 years, they are still there- they have grown HUGE and will be blooming in two months. Deep purple-red, white and vibrant pink. I hope they are still doing it- For Father's day, all the males- no age limit- get a mini loaf of sweet bread (poppy seed, banana nut, apple raisin, etc.) Home made - the young women and the primary girls activity days do this together. We are a small branch, have more YW & Primary leaders than students!

Hit Pale Rider up for a loan. With all the money he gets through the forum in bribes, he can well afford it. I want to go to Norway and live there for a few years. I think that will be the only way to research out my Dad's side of the family. My cousin and I had different burial sites for my Grandma & Grandpa. Through findagrave.com, I proved where they are. Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota. Opposite ends of the cemetery! Even had pictures of their headstones. Cool.

Spock Ears.

I would slam doors and cupboard doors. Have to watch out though, cause the cupboard doors ALWAYS come back and smack you in the face. Also the interior doors on mobile homes, if slammed too hard, are next to impossible to open again. So be forewarned- you could get stuck in the room until someone kicks the door open to unjam it. I throw things. Now that I no longer have an acre and a half, I can only throw dirt clods at my shed. Really isn't therapeutic enough because I am only 4 feet away from it and again I get hit by the dirt flashing back at me. I used to scream and stomp my feet - again, I have real close neighbors now, so can't do that. I cry. I put Josh Corban and/or Jim Brinkman CD's on and listen to them as I cry. I open up Word on my computer and write the nastiest, foulest letter to the person who "Did Me Wrong" - save it, reread it a few times, then when I am over my mad, delete it. There is no Mormon equivalent to alcohol. As for coffee- Pero. Pero Caffeine Free All Natural Beverage Fred Meyer & Walmart sell it.

Aw Geez RescueMom- you made me spew my drink all over the monitor and keyboard.

:eek:Whew! What a mouth full.