Category: THURSDAY 13

Thursday Thirteen

THURSDAY THIRTEEN IS BACK!!!
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Thank you Janet and Megan for resurrecting it!

13 projects being worked this week and hope to get at least one to completion because I am running into issue after issue.
  1. Texture coat for linen effect stairwell walls.
  2. Texture coat for linen effect Amber’s bedroom walls.
  3. Paint stairwell.
  4. Paint Amber’s bedroom.
  5. Hang Oak Quilt Hanger Bar.
  6. Close dining room ceiling now that upstairs shower leak is fixed.
  7. Finish upstairs bathroom molding.
  8. Paint Upstairs bathroom.
  9. Repair bedroom wall from electrician and texture coat over repair and then paint it.
  10. Finish caulking seams on downstairs bathroom ceiling.
  11. Paint downstairs bathroom.
  12. Take weekend off to watch playoff games.
  13. Work on quilt for stairwell.

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Thursday Thirteen

THURSDAY THIRTEEN IS BACK!!!
http://www.thursday-13.com/
Thank you Janet and Megan for resurrecting it!

Thursday Thirteen~13 things on this weeks to do list that have been crossed off!

  1. Build Kitchen Bookshelf.
  2. Finish downstairs bathroom molding.
  3. Organize baking center cabinets.
  4. Reworked 4 recipes into slow cooker recipes.
  5. Fix shower leak.
  6. Finish de-decorating outside.
  7. Replace dryer vent with up to code venting.
  8. Hang new picture.
  9. Change all the guest bedding.
  10. Wash quilts.
  11. Organize the ‘holiday’ closet.
  12. De-clutter the kitchen.
  13. Clean refrigerator.

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Thursday Thirteen ~ A few definitions

  1. BISTRO ~ A bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. The concept developed in Paris, France. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. Slow-cooked foods like braised meats are typicaland usually serves wine.
  2. CAFE~ A café is a restaurant that does not offer table service. Customers order their food from a counter and serve themselves. A café menu traditionally offers things such as coffee, espresso, pastries and sandwiches. Cafes originated in Europe and are strongly associated with France. They are known for their casual, unhurried atmosphere. Outdoor seating is another trademark of a café. Panera Bread is an example of a popular bakery-café chain. The term bistro is sometimes interchanged with café. A bistro is actually a café that offers full meals (albeit, cheaper than a full fledged sit down restaurant).
  3. RESTAURANT ~ business establishment serving food and drink
  4. FINE DINING ~ Just as the name implies, fine dining is used to describe a much more upscale restaurant, one that offers diners an elegant atmosphere with high quality service. The chefs in fine dining restaurants are usually professionally trained, and the food is fairly expensive, but worth it.
  5. TAVERN ~ A tavern is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcohol and, more than likely, also be serve food.
  6. PUB ~ Short for Public House, pubs date back hundred of years to Europe, especially Great Britain. Pubs have a timeless appeal, for their laid back atmosphere. Brewpubs offer beer made in house, as well as a wide selection of other beers and ales. Pubs can offer full menus, as well as appetizers. Many casual style restaurants have a separate pub side to their establishment.
  7. GRILL ~ a restaurant where food is cooked specifically on a grill
  8. CHOP HOUSE ~ a restaurant that specializes in steaks
  9. COFFEE HOUSE ~ is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages
  10. BUFFET ~ a meal set out on a buffet (piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room) at which guests help themselves
  11. DINER ~ A small and inexpensive type of restaurant
  12. CAFETERIA ~ a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
  13. BRASSERIE ~ a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap or a café doubling as a restaurant with a relaxed setting, which serves single dishes and other meals.

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~ Thursday Thirteen ~


Thirteen things I made or accomplished for Christmas

  1. House is decorated inside and out
  2. Holiday Wreaths
  3. Muddy Buddies
  4. Peanut Butter Rum Balls
  5. Salted Chocolate
  6. Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole
  7. Honey Baked Ham glaze
  8. Christmas Bulbs
  9. Christmas Wrapping Paper
  10. Christmas Cards
  11. Gifts
  12. Both big dogs showered
  13. House is clean

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Thursday 13 on Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day

I received this as an email just before Veterans Day and while I believe there is a non-violent way to get your point across, I’m also a military wife and daily astounded by the ignorance of those around me, adults and children, of their understanding of how this country was founded and still works. Here’s the email:

Dear Civilians,

‘We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can’t join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas where we would like your assistance:

  1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of the National Anthem – kick their ass. (It is these adults who should be setting the example for the children of the next generation in regards to paying respect.)
  2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest – kick their ass.
  3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them down while a disabled veteran kicks their ass.
  4. (GUYS) If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling others that you used to be ‘Special Forces,’ and collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when you were seven years old. Now, it will only make you look stupid and get your ass kicked.
  5. Next time you come across an Air Force member, do not ask them, ‘Do you fly a jet?’ Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance deserves an ass-kicking (children are exempt).
  6. If you witness someone calling the US Coast Guard ‘non-military’, inform them of their mistake – and kick their ass.
  7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her – of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass-kicking.
  8. Don’t try to discuss politics with a military member or a veteran. We are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command is to include our Commander-In-Chief (CinC). The President (for those who didn’t know) is our CinC regardless of political party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those big important buildings where all those representatives meet; all we know is that when those civilian representatives screw up the situation, they call upon the military to go straighten it out… If you keep asking us the same stupid questions repeatedly, you will get your ass kicked!
  9. ‘Your mama wears combat boots.’ never made sense to me – stop saying It! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and therefore could kick your ass!
  10. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying ‘Let’s go kill those Commies!’ And stop asking us where he is! Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That reminds me – if you see anyone calling those damn psychic phone numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their ass!
  11. ‘Flyboy’ (Air Force), ‘Jarhead’ (Marines), ‘Doggie’ (Army), ‘Squid’ (Navy), ‘Puddle Jumpers’ (Coast Guard), etc…, are terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them. Using them could get your ass kicked.
  12. If you ever see anyone either standing for or singing the national anthem in Spanish – KICK THEIR ASS.
  13. If you got this email and didn’t pass it on – guess what – you deserve to get your ass kicked!
  14. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military, support our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our country would get it’s ‘ass kicked.’
‘It’s the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.

‘It’s the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.’

‘It’s the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.’

‘It’s the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.’

If you were offended by any of this and are not a veteran then you have an overinflated sense of entitlement and should reevaluate your beliefs and values.

Thursday 13 ~ Marilyn Monroe

  1. Three of her heroes were Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer and Abraham Lincoln.
  2. Marilyn loved the blond and glamorous Jean Harlowe and would have her hairdresser flown in every Saturday to peroxide her hair.
  3. Marilyn’s career took off when she was photographed by an Army photographer who was assigned to take morale building shots of pretty girls.
  4. Marilyn’s favorite store was Bloomingdales.
  5. Marilyn went to the park each week where 2 boys caught pigeons to sell at the market. She’d pay them 50 cents each to set them free.
  6. She was an avid jogger and jogged through the alleys of Hollywood.
  7. Marilyn liked to cook and Italian food was her favorite.
  8. She sometimes stuttered.
  9. Marilyn’s favorite poet was Sir Percy Shelley.
  10. She didn’t own a television.
  11. Emerald earrings given to her by Frank Sinatra were found in her bedroom slippers.
  12. Drew Pearson, one of the most powerful Washington columnists, got Marilyn to write a guest column in the summer of 1954.
  13. She displayed a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg address in every place she lived.

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Thursday 13 ~ Restaurant Cravings

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Restaurants/Food I really miss since moving to the rural North Woods

  1. Outback Steak House
  2. Chuy’s Bar & Grill
  3. Chili’s Bar & Grill
  4. On the Border
  5. Olive Garden
  6. P.F. Changs
  7. The Rock Inn
  8. BJ’s Brewery
  9. Starbuck’s
  10. Red Robin
  11. IHOP
  12. Elephant Bar
  13. Crazy Ottos
  14. Round Table Pizza
  15. Krispy Kreme
  16. Famous Dave’s BBQ

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