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Email a FriendPosted by Joan on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 9:21 AM (EDT):
Good Morning everyone! Praying for all Mom’s today in a special way. : )
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Coffee Talk: Homemaking
Posted by Danielle Bean in Homemaking on Saturday, October 22, 2011 7:00 AM
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Our weekend forum is for discussing Homemaking. Have a great craft idea? Want to share your favorite cleaning products? Have a super recipe to share? Want to ask a question or share a strategy for meal planning, family schedules, laundry techniques, or any other household dilemma? This is the place to do it.
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Posted by MR on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 9:56 AM (EDT):
We have several loaves of old bread that aren’t improving with age. Anybody have good uses for dry(ing) bread besides bread crumbs. It’s a nice, crusty Italian bread. Thanks!
Posted by Mary Therese on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 10:07 AM (EDT):
If French Toast won’t work, you can cube it, saute in oil/butter (or just toast them) and make croutons. Add seasonings as desired—garlic powder, italian spices, etc. OR—freeze the loaves and use them for turkey stuffing—homemade stuffing is wonderful.
Posted by Heidi on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 11:39 PM (EDT):
Breakfast Strata!
Cube bread & put in greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle chopped ham, sausage or bacon, some sort of cooked green vegetable, maybe some chopped tomatoes, and shredded cheese on top. Mix about 10 eggs and maybe a 1/2 c milk, plus a little mustard, salt & pepper- pour over everything in pan, cover & refrig overnight. Bake about 40-45 min at 350= Breakfast!
Posted by Laundry help needed on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 10:06 AM (EDT):
My husband’s undershirts have a buildup under the arms. On some of them it has even hardened a bit. Does ayone have any idea how I can remove it so we don’t have to throw out shirts that are otherwise still in great condition? And how can I prevent it in the future? Thanks for any hints.
Posted by Danielle M. on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 12:28 PM (EDT):
On my white laundry day I fill up the utility son with the hottest water and a scoop of oxyxlean and then soak all of my husband’s undershirts and the little boys’ white shirts (that are usually stained badly, I should say my little boys wear white undershirts to eat b/c I was so tired of all the stains on their nice shirts). It does smell a little ripe in there after a while, but the shirts come clean out of the wash (I use hot with bleach) after soaking for most of the day first. I imagine you could soak in your machine too, but I have a front loader and haven’t figured out how to do that.
Posted by RealMom4Life on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 2:35 PM (EDT):
I’ve searched the internet to no avail. Can anyone help me with this one? We just had wood laminate floors installed in our old house 2 months ago. We have a purchase agreement and the closing date is set for 3 weeks from now. Here’s the problem, the other day I stopped to water an indoor tree and then left for a few days. It apparenlty overflowed, and the flooring has buckled. It’s not under warranty since I clearly caused it. We are obligated (legally and ethically) to make the floor look better. Anyone have any ideas for something we could try before replacing it? I am trying to contact the installer but I presume they aren’t there on the weekends anyway.
Posted by scotch meg on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 3:18 PM (EDT):
RealMom4Life,
If I were you, I’d get in touch with the installer and get a written cost estimate. If he can do it before the closing, fine. Otherwise, I would get in touch with the buyer through your realtor and explain the situation. I’d offer to set up the appointment and pay for the installation - or pay the amount it would cost and let them find their own contractor - whichever the buyer would prefer. It may be that they will prefer to take the money and leave the floor as-is for now. That would be fine, too; you’d have done what you should, and they will have the money for what they think is most important now, whether that is the floor or not.
Posted by MR on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 3:35 PM (EDT):
Two thoughts: first, one of the benefits of laminate floors is that you can replace only the damaged piece (unless the whole floor is damaged), so that may be a partial solution. My other suggestion is to call the manufacturer and ask for suggestions. As you point out, they probably won’t honor be warranty, but they may know some tricks for fixing it.
Posted by cjmr on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 7:18 PM (EDT):
Get an estimate from the installer and either arrange for the work to be done before the closing if possible, and be prepared to have the work done at your expense after the closing if you have to.
We just went through this with a window in the house we sold last year—we got three estimates for its replacement, and then gave the buyer a credit for the value of the middle estimate at the closing.
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my character is built63—kinda appropriate for a home maintenance discussion
Posted by ashley on Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 6:04 PM (EDT):
Please continue to keep us in your prayers. I’m sorry to be repetitive but I may be asking a lot. We laid our sweet Jonah to rest today. I love and miss him so much.
Posted by Patricia on Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 2:15 PM (EDT):
Dear Ashley,
I am so sorry. You & your family are in our prayers today. +Blessed repose & eternal memory for your precious Jonah. May the peace of Christ be yours.
This quote from the late Bishop Fulton J. Sheen gave us a measure of peace when we lost a child:
When God takes someone from us, it is always for a good reason. When the sheep have grazed and thinned the grass in the lower regions, the shepherd will take a little lamb in
his arms, carry it up the mountain where the grass is green, lay it down, and soon the other sheep will follow.
Every now and then our Lord takes a lamb from the parched field of a family up to those Heavenly Green Pastures, that the rest of the family may keep their eyes on their true home and follow through.
Posted by Ashley on Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 10:27 AM (EDT):
I don’t blog but when I get a chance I will post his story on the next open forum.
Posted by Seeking Truth on Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 3:30 PM (EDT):
Prayers for all of you ladies and mothers suffering this week. I’m asking prayers for myself and my husband, as we suffered our second miscarriage in less than a year this past Friday night in the E.R.
On a slightly brighter, homemaking note - does anyone have suggestions on how to manage the influx of donation requests from the missions and other Catholic organizations that often make their way into our mailboxes? I would love to be able to write a check off to each and every one the moment I come upon the mailing, but often that is just not possible to do and still keep up with the budget for my church at home, as well as the funds I try to offer locally, for those suffering in our own cities, and the funds offered in our parish and diocese for local missions and services. The mailings seem to get misplaced and forgotten far too easily. And, of course, the guilt when they are later found isn’t all that pleasant, either.
Does anyone have a system they use for evaluating the different missions and discerning at the start of the month how to help? It’s a bit overwhelming, I must say!
Posted by Anna on Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 5:26 PM (EDT):
So sorry about the loss of your little one.
For the charities, we finally decided to figure it out by the year since we had the same problem you describe - so many charities and they all seem so needy! Dh (he’s the math person here!) made a little sheet dividing up our tithe for the year that lists the amount for our parish and for particular charities each month. Some charities just get once a year (e.g. our Catholic radio station - instead of multiple checks, we put a “monthly” pledge into a lump sum), some get a few repeats per year (e.g. favorite charities for feeding the poor, or helping Catholic missions), and some are set monthly automatic amounts (like sponsoring a FOCUS missionary or needy child). So each month, I can look at the sheet, write a check to the listed place, and forget all the rest. I don’t open the others (unless there is something in there I might use, like rosaries that my parents take on trips and leave, along with their tip, in hotel rooms), though I save a few from the places I know are on our list, even if it isn’t their month, so I do have an envelope when the time comes. Hope that helps! I know it just seemed so impossible to evaluate and sift through the massive pile before we had some system in place; now I know our favorite, pre-researched places are getting help from us, and I don’t feel guilty about the others!
Posted by Beth on Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 8:34 PM (EDT):
We have carefully chosen our charities and where our money goes too. We give generously and do everything by automatic withdrawl. I don’t like when charities spend money soliciting donations by phone or mail. So when things come in the mail I throw them away. I would decide upfront who you want to give to and don’t get overwhelmed by all the mail. I suspect when you give to one organization they might sell your name to another and then the mail may never end.
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