Jo's Kitchen (and yes, the coffee IS on...)

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by JustJo

Hello everyone

It's been a busy day...conference calls, agendas to write, minutes to update and wrestling with a spreadsheet.

Time for iced coffee (or hot for those in colder climates) and a nice hot apple turnover!

Hope you're all having a good day!

Appple turnover yes yum..

[Leigh]

Just wanted to come in and say hi to everyone ~ been fighting a cold and a sore back so I haven't been around much but I'll try to come by and visit more often

[Zimmeh]

Thank you!! At first, when they took her to the hospital, they thought she had crushed vertebrae, and they had to cut the glass from the glass window out of her. I haven't been able to get ahold of her today, so I will see if my mom has heard anything. I feel bad for the girl, she stopped off at the tire store on her way to my mom's house to pick up my niece. When she didn't show up, my mom called her and that is how we found out. Hopefully she will be able to go to her daughter's dance squad show in the Christmas parade this coming Saturday..

Have a good night and how are you feeling?

Zimmy

Originally Posted by katsarecool

Good luck on your test!!! And I hope your neice's mother is ok. What a terrible thing to have happened to her!

[Zimmeh]

Happy Birthday Early!!!!!!!!

Zimmy

Originally Posted by scootebaby

Jake..thanks my friend..i am feeling a little better although i too had a pounding head ache most of the day...not sure if its from the bug or the fact my hood vent went down over weekend and wont be fixed till tomorrow...i did have doors open,but not sure it helped....i am now craving chocolate cake so i may have to talk Jo into riding to store with me to get some--till she makes one for my bday(which is on the 4th just fyi) *innocent look

ok off to play with the kitties have a good one all

[Zimmeh]

How are you feeling today? When I was in high school in PA, the art teacher had us do three point drawings of a city. To this day, I can still do it and I love doing it.

I am thinking once this semester is over, I might just do a three point drawing.

Have a good night,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by JakeTulane

Oooooooh.. that sounds tasty.. Jo.. I love red meat and have to have it atleast once a week.. so normally I have a steak...which I think I am going to have for tomorrow's dinner.. now that you put the filet mignon out there.

Thank you for the well wishes.. I am hoping if I go to bed early.. and take some stuff before I do so.. I will wake up tomorrow headache free. smiles.



Aleve is on the agenda. I normally take Advil.. and I also have 800mg of Ibuprophen in the house too.. I had forgotten about Aleve though.. and have used it before with good results.. so if I wake up tomorrow with the same pounding.. I will head up to the pharmacy and get some. Thank you.




scoote.. I am glad you are starting to feel better. Well I am sure the hood vent being down and you breathing all that nasty stuff in.. did not help your head at all.. let alone your lungs. .. even with the ventilation of having the doors open. The headaches just stink because they just knock the energy right out of you.

laughs @ the innocent look.. and chocolate cake sounds goooooood. However, I am thinking I might do some french pressed goodness..

Get better soon, scoot

[scootebaby]

MAtthew hope you get to feeling better...you as well Jake...i am feeling much better(of course i was off today so my stress level was nil-which helps tremendously...so i had to stop by and share a lil scene with you all that happened this morning....

picture if u will 10:30 in morning i am FINALLY asleep after being up every 1.5 hrs the night before...i hear Jo come in room and head to bed

me: what time is it? whats wrong honey?
her: 10:30 just coming to cuddle for a minute( usually her way of saying i cant sleep bitch so u arent..)

small talk,neuroticdog going nuts on floor,finally on bed

her: ur a grumpy ol bitch
me: well i love you too
her:
few minutes later i go to lay on her arm she tries to move it bc im laying on her elbow

me: its my head so shut the hell up and lay still
her: now your a grumpy ol mean ass bitch
me: wanna go to breakfast

and thats how my day started

[katsarecool]

Well I hope she will be ok!!!

Doing ok. Now. Earlier (around 5ish) we had some hellacious weather pass over my county here in Georgia. Three bad thunder storms (two with rotations on Doppler radar) converged south of the small town where I live. A few houses were destroyed not too far away. No injuries thankfully. For 45 minutes while all this was going on all my joints and most muscles were on fire. Low barometric pressure can affect injured body parts and I sure felt it. So in the middle of all the storms I took a pain pill, turned on the electric blanket, covered my head and went to sleep. Probably not a wise thing to do. LOL

Hope everyone is doing well!!!! and please I could use a cuppa hot chocolate now... with marshmellows please....

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

Thank you!! At first, when they took her to the hospital, they thought she had crushed vertebrae, and they had to cut the glass from the glass window out of her. I haven't been able to get ahold of her today, so I will see if my mom has heard anything. I feel bad for the girl, she stopped off at the tire store on her way to my mom's house to pick up my niece. When she didn't show up, my mom called her and that is how we found out. Hopefully she will be able to go to her daughter's dance squad show in the Christmas parade this coming Saturday..

Have a good night and how are you feeling?

Zimmy

[Zimmeh]

One massive cup of Godiva hot cocoa with marshmallows. Glad to read that no one was hurt during this storm. They had an earthquake off of the coast of Eastern Long Island sometime today.

Have a good night,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by katsarecool

Well I hope she will be ok!!!

Doing ok. Now. Earlier (around 5ish) we had some hellacious weather pass over my county here in Georgia. Three bad thunder storms (two with rotations on Doppler radar) converged south of the small town where I live. A few houses were destroyed not too far away. No injuries thankfully. For 45 minutes while all this was going on all my joints and most muscles were on fire. Low barometric pressure can affect injured body parts and I sure felt it. So in the middle of all the storms I took a pain pill, turned on the electric blanket, covered my head and went to sleep. Probably not a wise thing to do. LOL

Hope everyone is doing well!!!! and please I could use a cuppa hot chocolate now... with marshmellows please....

[JustJo]

Sounds like an eventful day, and not all in a good way! Glad to hear that you're okay kats...and hope everything goes well for you tomorrow with your exam Zimmy...

You should all know that Scoote was ad-libbing (a tiny bit) in her post...I did go to cuddle and not to wake her up. The rest, however, was true

You're all so artistic and crafty and stuff...I'm impressed! I can knit and crochet, but only a little...and I can sew on buttons and hem if I must...and couldn't paint or draw to save my life. I can cook and bake, and that's about it!

Not only did my Sweetie take me out to breakfast, but to dinner as well....and I'm stuffed with the best Reuben I've had in ages. Yummy!

Time to go tuck the Rooster in....back later.

...and to you baby....I love you

[scootebaby]

i can pay someone to do all those things....or if im feeling cheap just "negotiate"with Jo

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by scootebaby

i can pay someone to do all those things....or if im feeling cheap just "negotiate"with Jo

Is that why you're plying me with yummy chocolate cake baby?

[JakeTulane]

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

How are you feeling today? When I was in high school in PA, the art teacher had us do three point drawings of a city. To this day, I can still do it and I love doing it.

I am thinking once this semester is over, I might just do a three point drawing.

Have a good night,

Zimmy

Good Morning Zimmy, (yes here I am at 1:40am with insomnia)

I am feeling better.. the headache seems to have finally left.. I ended up getting some Aleve and using that.. it worked better than the high dose of Ibuprophen.. who knew? laughs.. well obviously you did..

I loved Art class in school and college. I have always been an appreciator of the Arts.. and could walk through galleries upon galleries.. in fact I took a vacation once and that was all I did.. was visit any Art gallery or museum that I could find..

you should do a three point drawing.. then take pics we can see it.. grins.. see Me and My ideas.. always finding work for you.. just like the wrangler for the Christmas Cards.. laughs..

I hope you had a peaceful night.

As Always,
Jake

[katsarecool]

Hi Jake: Glad that your headache is better!!!! A drawing experiment that I want to take part in is to do a portrait of someone with the reference photo upside down! It is said that doing it this way will make the portrait more lifelike and accurate. The reasoning is that if we are doing something familar we often do not see the entire picture, which makes sense. Rather like walking the same way to work or the store. The first time, one sees many things. But over time, we miss a lot. Anyone else want to try it?

[JakeTulane]

Hi kats,

Thank you for the kind words.

The experiment you speak of sounds interesting. I was sitting here trying to think if I had ever tried that before.. even with basic sketching, and I have not. I am also surprised given I have taken Art in school and college none of My professors and/or teachers ever had us try this method. It totally makes sense.. given the reasoning you shared. Anything done over and over.. we are bound to miss something, indeed. For one because we never see the true "big picture". That is why when I sketch, paint, etc.. I always stand back a million times and try to see it in "full view". I also go through ALOT of paper. laughs. I hate to think how much of that I have thrown away over the years.. just because 'one' thing was off. It is also the reason it takes Me forever to finish a project..

I think I could give it a shot.. so are we talking..just a basic sketch of something simple to start out with?

ALSO.. this is NOT in any way getting Zimmy out of doing the 3-point drawing.. if she decides to participate. laughs.

Originally Posted by katsarecool

Hi Jake: Glad that your headache is better!!!! A drawing experiment that I want to take part in is to do a portrait of someone with the reference photo upside down! It is said that doing it this way will make the portrait more lifelike and accurate. The reasoning is that if we are doing something familar we often do not see the entire picture, which makes sense. Rather like walking the same way to work or the store. The first time, one sees many things. But over time, we miss a lot. Anyone else want to try it?

[katsarecool]

The experiment spoke of just portraits. I imagine it could pertain to anything. Often when doing watercolor paintings I have my easel board upside down to get the values to sink into the underside of an object; have that color run deep the closer it is to the underside of the object. Isn't it fun to talk about art and techniques? Have a great night and I hope you are able to get some sleep tonight!

[Leigh]

Originally Posted by scootebaby

[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Black"]MAtthew hope you get to feeling better...you as well Jake...i am feeling much better(of course i was off today so my stress level was nil-which helps tremendously...

I'm abit better but now this cold is deciding it wants to reside in My chest ~ and I'm like, I dont think so but damn that cough hurts

Originally Posted by JustJo

You should all know that Scoote was ad-libbing (a tiny bit) in her post...I did go to cuddle and not to wake her up. The rest, however, was true

Sounds like Scoote's getting ornery in old age

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Jake,

I will see what I can do about the drawing. Speaking of the Christmas Card list, I am sending it out in a few minutes.

Have a wonderful day,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by JakeTulane

Good Morning Zimmy, (yes here I am at 1:40am with insomnia)

I am feeling better.. the headache seems to have finally left.. I ended up getting some Aleve and using that.. it worked better than the high dose of Ibuprophen.. who knew? laughs.. well obviously you did..

I loved Art class in school and college. I have always been an appreciator of the Arts.. and could walk through galleries upon galleries.. in fact I took a vacation once and that was all I did.. was visit any Art gallery or museum that I could find..

you should do a three point drawing.. then take pics we can see it.. grins.. see Me and My ideas.. always finding work for you.. just like the wrangler for the Christmas Cards.. laughs..

I hope you had a peaceful night.

As Always,
Jake

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope you all slept well and have a wonderful day!!!

Today is my last day for my micro lab and I am excited!!

See you all in a bit,

Zimmy

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Sounds like Scoote's getting ornery in old age

I think Scoote was born ornery

Hope everyone's having a good day...I took the dog to the groomer (Scoote has been calling him "ass breath" again....so he needed it), lubricated the garage door (which has been sticking halfway up and being generally annoying), went grocery shopping, and am slow cooking brisket for dinner....OH...and I worked too

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by JustJo

I think Scoote was born ornery

Hope everyone's having a good day...I took the dog to the groomer (Scoote has been calling him "ass breath" again....so he needed it), lubricated the garage door (which has been sticking halfway up and being generally annoying), went grocery shopping, and am slow cooking brisket for dinner....OH...and I worked too

Wow you are a multi-tasker!! I went to the grocery store and the craft store for knitting needles bought bamboo ones the lady said and they were expensive not the metal kind couldn't find them..lol I was looking and looking and found yarn but no needles. NIce that the dog got a spa day my dogs need it too. What's a brisket? Some sort of meat I think Jews eat that on special occasions. Tonight we get potato pancakes and donuts which I forgot to get but will get some later on!! HOpe everyone is having a nice day today its going to get cold tomorrow I think I will stay in and be cozy up with a hot chocolate tomorrow before knitting!!