Beans for supper...sounds like an experiment in our house. nm

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My 16-year-old daughter was also smoking on and off since last summer.  When her dad actually caught her red-handed, she was grounded indefinitely - no phone or computer and no friends.  She had exercise-induced asthma as a child and I thought I had drilled it into her from little on up how stoopid (censor wouldn't let me spell it right)   smoking would be.  Not to mention that my parents both smoked and mom has severe asthma and dad has the start of emphysema as well as many other health problems. 

Anyway, she started again and finally, I went through her purse and found 2 packs of cigarettes, which I took and she was grounded from seeing the boyfriend, which was far worse than the phone, I think.  She threw a fit because her older brother also smoked in high school, but he was already 18, so not much we could really do about it.  She's only 17.  Plus the fact that she just started oral contraceptives and her doctor told her right to her face no smoking. 

But, I think we are on the right track at the moment.  Good luck to you because this sure isn't fun.

with colors of eyeshadow and lipstick and she developed an eye for what looks good on her own.  The thing I had to be very firm about was eyeliner.  She wanted to pile it on and I refused to let her. She thought it made her eyes look bigger, but it was actually doing the opposite.  We had more than one argument about it.  I showed her how to use eyeshadow with a wet applicator to line her eyes with a much softer effect. 

I wouldn't mind a little glitter.  If she is 13, it's probably cute, no?  Just check her out thoroughly before she leaves every day to make sure it's not too over-the-top.  I also kinda nag my daughter about washing everything off thoroughly at bedtime.  She understands she has to take good care of her skin, too.

We're going for $20 pizza night.  We get a large 2-topping pizza, appetizer, and 4 drinks for 20 bucks!

Last week I made a beef pot roast with the trimmings.  When I do this we always have enough for another meal.

Tonight for supper I was going to warm up the rest of the beef and put BBQ sauce on it.  I started looking in the fridge and couldn't find the left over roast.  So I called my hubby who didn't know where it was.  Next I went to the 16 and 7-year-old and asked them where the meat was.

The 7-year-old said "mom - the dogs were looking real hungry the other night so I gave it to them!"

So much for supper tonight!  She's never done anything like that before and now knows to never feed the dogs anything other than their usual dog food without permission.  I hope the 3 dogs loved their special treat!!!  

I always used to use those for bean soup for our family reunion. About 10 years ago, I made it and the beans were still crunchy!  First time I had that problem. I had to throw it all out (20 quarts) and start all over again, yet only had 1 day until the reunion, ran out and bought canned beans. Worked. Now I use canned beans instead.

Never knew what happened, but I'd rather use dried beans because of the cost and shelf life.

does anyone dip their c. beans in baking chocolate for snacks?  I heard you can do this, but wondered if they are real hard, too strong or just plain tasty this way???

But I am very happy that you found something strong enough - I guess espresso should do it.  I have only had espresso once myself and it was bitter, but I understand that making it correctly is a kind of an art form.

I don't think I have had Cuban coffee, but I'll sure keep my eyes peeled for it.  I love to try new things.

Sometimes I go to the grocery store and buy Colombian beans (I love Colombian coffee, among many others) to grind - Brothers brand is really good, believe it or not. 

Also, in Dunkin Donuts while you're buying a nice cup of their coffee, they sell beans, their beans - and they had a sale - buy 1 pound, get the next one like half price.....I cannot remember, as it was a couple of months ago...but I bought 2 pounds and still have one in the fridge to grind.

I NEVER grind in the store.  I have a little $30 grinder I picked up somewhere - Target?  Wal-Mart?  Can't remember that either.....but I grind a container full (like a week's worth) at one time.  You can do more or less - it's personal choice there, or you can grind daily - it's that simple a thing.

But I'll tell you the truth - no matter that I'm grinding Dunkin Donuts beans - it NEVER tastes as good as buying it at their store... I don't know what it is - I use Half N Half (like they do) and it still pales in comparison to the ready-made Dunkin Donuts coffee in their store...

could just be a psychological thing here going on in my head about that.........*lol* 

Happy Java hunting :) 

in fair condition about 10 years ago, got into some medical problems, and have just now paid off the mortgage.  Hubby and I agreed we would do nothing to the house for remodeling because we wanted to pay it off first, then the medical bills.  I need to know of some websites/magazines/books to start researching for how to go about this.  These will be major repairs - roof, septic, basement, windows, pretty much everything except wiring.  Where do we start?  Maybe hire a general contractor just to do an evaluation and give us recommendations?  Hubby is a handyman but cant seem to get a handle on where to begin.  We would like to do as much of the work ourselves as possible - labor of love and all that...   

Thanks for any and all kind suggestions!

I definitely agree that she should take the dog inside, but if she absolutely refuses maybe you could buy her a well-insulated doghouse so at least the animal will have some protection from the cold.  Animals have survived cold temperatures for years, but they need a place that shelters them from the cold, and she needs to provide that for them!!

I feel for you - vegetarian here :)  One of the big reasons I lost respect for my ex-best friend was the way she treated her animals.  She was always buying dogs and cats and then leaving them at the pound or pawning them off on people.  It really made me think less of her, because what kind of person does that! She also won't admit she did anything wrong!  arrrrgh! It drives me crazy when people don't take proper care of their animals.  They are a big responsibility - not just a cute puppy to show off when it's convenient.  I hope your daughter straightens up, but again, if she doesn't I highly recommend purchasing a good doghouse for the poor dog!