Basting Babble

Okay so cooking with the oven on a warm day wasn't the brightest of ideas. But how else are we supposed to eat good grub without buying it from some other place? Admittedly, we Californians have a weak idea of what's hot or cold... If it isn't perfect beach weather we tend to whine. We're kinda babies that way....

Anywho, I cooked cornish hens and a wild rice mix and some mixed vege bits. I'm a pretty okay cook, though some may be shocked to hear it. Probably because I complain about cooking. It's over a hot stove/oven. It's messy. And it requires following directions... I'm not ALWAYS good at that. I actually screwed up Minute Rice once...

Thanks to Dru's tip last time, I did remember to baste the hens often, as I'm told they're dry birds. Only I guess today I musta thought I was dry as I managed to baste myself. That is I squeezed the baster toooo close to the bird and it all squirted back at me, the stove, and the floor. Live and learn. Wish this mess had taken place the other day when I accidently got dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher.... Suddy mess is all I can say. Funny suddy mess, but a mess nonetheless... Well at least that mess was "clean".

Okay.. That's enough babble... Not what I was gonna blog about earlier, but I lost that train of thought already.

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I love cooking!!! :D

Posted by Melissa Tian on June 28, 2007 - Thursday - 11:07 PM

:(

Last week, a friend of mine lost a child. We weren't all that close... Or rather we haven't known each other all that long. But what I've gotten to know about her, I have come to love. She role plays a character in my vampire game. And through her RPs I grew to love her character... through our IM sessions and her OOC blogs, I've come to love her as a real friend.

All that said, when I found out about the loss, I was shocked and saddened... for her and her family. When she talks about her kids and the things she does with or for them... I can't help but think of how my Mom was with me. Her relationship with her kids reminds me soo much of how my parents were and are with me. As much as my parents love me, I can imagine how much she loves her kids... That of course is why I think it is just so sad that she had to lose her child.

I wish there was something I could do for her. I've kept her and her whole family in my prayers... and I've asked God to let her know that all of us in cyberspace who know and love her are here for her... wishing we all could be there to ease her pain and offer any other comfort.

Friends are starting to put up candles and words of wisdom and poems or quotes on their blogs. I've never really lit a candle for something like this. And the only words/quote I could think of was a verse I memorize years ago:

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 (New King James Version)

Apart from praying, my only other impulse is to offer her a hug.

Well I'm sorry for my babbling... I just had to share with someone other than my own head. A few days after I first found out Mom told me not to dwell... But how could I not think about it. There are some people I meet online that right away I like and care very much for... And here we go again with the babbling and not making much sense.

Anyway, Susan, if for some strange reason you're reading this... You and your family are in my prayers. I know through love and comfort for each other you all will make it through this. ~hugs~

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*hugs* It came as a shock to us all... But by God's grace, Susan and her family will pull through, and emerge stronger than before.

Posted by Melissa Tian on June 9, 2007 - Saturday - 3:32 AM


Thank you..and many hugs to you ... we are taking it one hour at a time.. take turns having major meltdowns... lots of tears and hugs and prayers..

I miss him.. plain and simple.

I think he made a huge mistake and did something impulsive.. and in that he totally screwed us all up.

But.. we are trying.. like I said.. one hour at a time.

*hugs*

Susan

Posted by susan;) on June 13, 2007 - Wednesday - 10:53 PM