Shelf stable milk

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Amy

We got some shelf stable 2% milk with the food order.  Have you ever heard of shelf stable milk?  When I read it on the menu, I thought that meant powdered milk, but it isn’t powdered milk. And it isn’t condensed or evaporated milk in a metal can, either. It is milk in a special milk carton that is able to stay “good” without refrigeration for a very long time until it has been opened. Once it has been opened it needs to be refrigerated and used up within two weeks. Well, it is a small container – only a quart, so it won’t last long in this house! But I thought it was really cool!

I wonder if this is the same kind of milk that is sent to impoverished nations? Anyway, the milk that we got says it will stay good until November of next year! I was amazed that it would stay good that long! I opened it up and used it in my morning tea and in my cereal, it tastes the same as my regular milk! Well, you learn something new every day!  Who would have thought?

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Mitzi would be a great massage therapist

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Amy

Every time Mitzi comes over to visit my husband asks her to give him a shoulder massage. Mitzi has very strong hands, and can give a shoulder massage that makes my husband’s aches and pains go away for several days. I’ve been trying to encourage her to become a professional massage therapist, and she told me that she would love to do that, but she has been looking for a massage therapy school locally that she can afford to attend. So far she hasn’t had much luck – she would need to receive some scholarships and grants, and other types of financial aid. I think it is really sad that she hasn’t been able to find anyone in a position to help her. I would if I could, but our own circumstances simply won’t allow for it.

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Helping out

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Amy

My hubby just recently joined a social organization that my brother already belonged to. I encouraged him to do it as a way for him to expand his social life. He hasn’t met very many people since we’ve moved into this area, and I thought this was a good way to start making some friends. A few years ago their club headquarters had been heavily damaged by flooding and they have been working on it to repair it.

Last weekend was a work weekend where the club members tried to organize a large group of folks to come out to the club house to help with repairs. I’m not exactly sure what all they were doing, but when my hubby came home he was telling me that he was the only one who knew how to operate heavy equipment so he was put in charge of running the bobcat. He said my brother was so surprised that my hubby knew exactly what to do – I guess he thought my hubby was “blowing smoke” when he told them that he could run them all! 

I think that as the economy picks up there is going to be an increased demand for people who know how to do that type of work. Our infrastructure needs to be updated, and there will be a lot of heavy equipment used to do it! So if white collar work is not “your thing” and good paying blue collar work interests you, getting training in how to operate heavy equipment would be a smart thing to do!

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When she joins the Navy

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Amy

I just heard that my niece is planning to join the Navy when she gets out of high school. I was thinking about buying her one of the Navy necklaces that I found online from the guy harvey jewelry collection as a combination graduation and farewell present. I haven’t noticed her wearing a lot of feminine jewelry, but I think that this is something that she would like to wear. I don’t know if they would allow her to wear something like this with her dog tags or not. I guess I should ask someone “in the know” before I spend the money. I wonder who I should ask – I don’t know anyone in the Navy right now to use as a resource, and I think I’d like for this to be a surprise, so I don’t want to ask my niece. What to do, what to do.

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Shiny things

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Amy

My hubby loves chrome because it is shiny. I can’t really blame him, I like silver and gold shiny jewelry too! So for him, chrome is jewelry for his motorcycle and his truck! In the house, however, my hubby is all about stainless steel. Especially whenever we have to replace something. When we moved into this house we needed new appliances. I didn’t care what color they were, I just needed some appliances that worked! So we trotted off to the store and it became obvious that he would agree to just about anything as long as it was stainless steel!

So now that Christmas gift time is approaching I’m thinking about buying him some stainless steel fireplace accessories to set beside the fireplace in the family room.  Or perhaps a nice shiny stainless steel mailbox to use as a drop box beside the garage. I’m sure he’d also love a nice stainless steel birdfeeder for the back yard! It’s all about the bling!

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