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Skriven 2010-05-03 15:57:54 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 37272 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Catching up...AGAIN! :)                                  [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> > Hope you had a sturdy bed with 2 dogs of that size!

>> Seems like it.. so far, it's holding at least (g)

> Wait until they get bigger. (G)

hehe.. we have the mattress in the bedframe, but on the floor if that makes
sense.. easier to clean in there, and the bed can't "go" anywhere like it might
if one of the slats broke.

>> storm > is brewing, they'll bring the dog inside, close the drapes and
>> put some > music on.

>> That's an excellent idea.

> Cheaper than the meds they have to give him if he gets upset.

I bet.. and probably better for the dog as well.

>> > He also has a tranquilizer they can give him if the above
>> > efforts aren't strong enough.  If he takes off tho, my dad used to
>> get > into the car and try to track him down.  I think that will be
>> less of an > option now.

>> I can understand that... Hopefully his running away days won't
>> continue.

> I hope so; mom & dad can't go after him as easly as they could, even a
> few years ago.

That can be especially rough. :(

>> you > had enough work space for a bunch of crazy (!) cooks and kibbitz
>> space > for the eats.  After Steve tried your KA mixer, he convinced
>> me to get > one.  I think the difference is that Rachel (I tried and
>> wasn't thrilled > with hers the previous winter.) has a less powerful
>> model and yours is > the professional model.  We got the latter; I am
>> using it a lot more
>> > than any stand mixer I've ever had before it.

>> That's great - I love mine as well.  But I've noticed that even this
>> model isn't as strong as the very first KA I had.. I had that one for
>> over 25 years. A gear broke on it, so it was retired.  Like most
>> things these days, they just don't make them like they used to though.

> Seems nothing is what it used to be.  Some is bettr, some isn't.

Yep, that's true.  More choices perhaps, but some older companies have had to
cut corners.

>> Already I've had the top metal band (which you open to insert
>> attachments) come right off :(  I have to put it back on and hope it

> We've got a cover over hole, not quite sure how the attachments fit as
> I've never put htem on (but Steve has).

You just lift up the cover, unscrew the bolt on the outside, and put the
attachment in the opening that's under that cover.  That covering that flips
open, and the metal ring around the outside of the opening is what came off :(
It's all one piece.  It kind of stays on there if I jam it in the right way
(g).

>> stays when attachments are used.  I've also had the bowl pop out of
>> the mixer stand :(  That was when I was making whole wheat dough..
>> it's a stiffer dough than say a cake batter and it shouldn't have done
>> that! So now I have to watch the machine carefully whenever I use it.

> I hold my bowl down--not super tight but enough so that if things try to
> pop off, I'm right there to take care of it.

Yes, that's what I do now, but I have never had to do that with my kitchenaid
machines.. the less powerful model is not a stand mixer though, the bowl screws
into the bottom of the machine.. that's the difference there.  It's also less
powerful that the professional..and would be a problem with all the doughs,
etc. I make, especially the hand milled flour breads.

>> I have a feeling that particular chunk of dough might have stretched
>> the metal clip that is used to secure the bowl.. I really should send
>> it in for service but I'm not sure if that would be worth it
>> moneywise..

> If there's a good guarantee, it's well worth it.  My band only goes
> about half way around the bowl.

I'd have to check when the warranty expires.. with my luck, it was last week
haha - always happens it seems :)


>> > Sometimes it takes looking back to fully bring everything into full
>> > focus.  As a kid, nobody ever suggested I had asthma but I was short
>> of > breath quite often and had several incidents that my parents
>> termed
>> > "just a bad cold."  After I was diagnosed with asthma, I realised
>> that > I'd had it since childhood and those "bad colds" were, in all
>> > likelyhood, bronchitis.

>> Most likely...

> As they're finding out now when they go to a doctor after having a
> "cold" for several weeks.  But, I don't say "I could have told you so."

Know what you mean.  We were lucky that my daughter's pediatrician picked up on
her asthma so early, even though she didn't have 'classic' symptoms in the
beginning.

>> >  But, we got to meet Priscilla at the picnic;
>> > she played the role of the grand dame to the hilt. (G)

>> haha yes she did.

> Sweet memories.

Yes, she was a good dog - always right there. So far Sophie is great at being
extremely cute, and vicious when she hears strangers outside.. I don't
encourage that because of course, she's small now.. but she won't be for long
(g).  It is funny to hear that little thing growl like she's such a tough dog
though :) :) Indy doesn't seem to care at all when people walk down the street
:)

>>> She also had a double wall oven so she wouldn't have had to use it if
>>> she didn't want to.  That was on the same wall, but more to the left.

>> > Not unless the power went out. (G)  A double wall oven does sound
>> nice.

>> Yes, being an electric double oven, it wouldn't have worked if the
>> power went out.

> No, and I still want a gas set up.

My mom had an excellent electric stove top - GE made it.. it was extremely
sensitive to the setting changes.  I'd always preferred gas as well, but Mom
wouldn't have it because of her allergies.  It really made a difference for her
and her asthma.  Luckily I've never had to worry about asthma for me, and my
cooking with gas didn't seem to make a difference for my daughter... I guess
it's all in what bothers a person.

>> > I had a single wall oven in our quarters at Fort Hood, TX--they were
>> > former officer quarters--and really liked it.  That was the place,
>> that > even tho it had 3 bedrooms, only had one bathroom.  Since Steve
>> had to > get cleaned up from PT & get out the door for work at the
>> same time the > girls had to finish getting ready for school, he got
>> the bathroom.  I > made sure there was a wash cloth, towel and their
>> toothbrushes in the > kitchen.

>> I can imagine the girls getting impatient otherwise :)

> Yes, it could have been an issue.  Just had to make sure they made a
> potty stop before Steve needed to get in. Theirs was basically the last
> stop before heading over to the school so that helped too.

Good thinking.  With two girls it might have been a disaster otherwise :) With
a boy and a girl, I don't remember having the problem with just one bathroom. 
Makes sense I guess :)

>> > Our standards were an orange and a box of raisins. A small gift
>> (roll of > film or similar) was included, some years a candy bar was

>> We'd get a small gift like a card game, or something (small doll) and
>> a box of ribbon candy in ours .. that was great stuff.

> I remember having it a couple of times; it was interesting to figure out
> how it was made (before the days of "Unwrapped" on the food network).

haha yes, we watch those shows as well.. learned some interesting things there
:)

>> > In the later years, I think Simon was the best mouser.  I don't
>> remember > which of the other ones was, but undoubtedly several were.

>> Fred was quite the hunter.. he actually killed a racoon once.. but he
>> paid for that fight.. poor kitty had to get his jaw wired, and had a
>> tube in his lungs for quite a while!  He lived to a good old age
>> though, and that racoon was quite dead after the fight (g).

> Was it woth the fight tho?

Fred thought so I think :) :)

Take care,
Janis

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