Wow, where this chat has gone!

*blushing*

The pink flamingos rock!

Here is my favorite video clue:

http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=143951

GJ

We had some heat and eat dish from Costco and melontinis. Was pretty good!

Yeah Shiloh, I knew I recognized your name! I was thinking that you must just really get around!
Mark me down as "very likely to attend" if we can pull together a gather.
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I'm hosting my first event next month, and it has grown to 60 people plus a waiting list. There is no way I could be doing it alone! They aren't listed as hosts, but I have people who are part of the set up and clean up crew and a boxing friend who is going to help me plant all the nearby boxes the day before, and she's not even attending the event!

I have found out that people will offer to help carve boxes and to see what else they can do to help. This is a wonderful community indeed!

I posted a tracker for March. Just send something out as a single :)
http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gTrackerId=5280

Right now the notifications only go to the event creator (or maybe owner, never tested that actually). Any chance of making that so all listed admins can get them or at least can choose to receive them or not?

I have NO idea what we are having for dinner tonight, share some ideas!

How about spaghetti with salad and garlic bread on the side? Always a favorite in my house!

I am looking now for a recipe for Taco Tuesday. I don't want anything with taco shells. I want something like rice or pasta taco bake. Like a tex mex pie.

I still have four spots open in the Family Reading Bookmark Swap. This one is for family read-aloud themed bookmarks. I'd love to see it fill up!

Tyra

just found this recipe

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-taco-pie/cad8267c-2cb0-4dc2-b6e7-9c57a9575430

This is what is for dinner.

Leaning towards spaghetti myself tonight. Was going to do carnitas, but forgot to thaw the pork last night....other option is Shepherd's pie, but I am feeling lazy!

I second the recommendation for Welcome to Michigan.

Also:
Sarett Nature Center, Benton Harbor - LbNA
Along the River, St. Joseph - AQ, not a drive-by, but not too long
Lookout, St. Joseph - LbNA

Have fun and let us know what you find.

~D&P

Hey all! I was lucky in Oregon because there are very, very few poisonous critters and the noxious plants were easily recognizable. I know there are a lot more letterboxing hazards I need to be aware of both for finding and planting around here. Do y'all have any hints or tips for me?
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I couldn't agree more. I carry my things to maintain damaged boxes but it is extremely rude to change someone's box. Do unto others...

It was actually out awhile ago, but I've got about 8 more pages in the logbook, so I'm listing it for those of you that haven't yet seen it....

Do y'all have any hints or tips for me?

Do yourself a favor and become real clear on what poison ivy looks like and when you aren't sure, best to stay away. If you find lots of information that doesn't seem to match, it's because poison ivy can be different in different areas of the country. It can be a bush some places and a vine in others (we have both in SW Missouri and am assuming so does NE Oklahoma). They are always leaves of 3. "Leaves of 3, leave them be but if it's hairy, it's a berry." Took me years to figure out they meant the leaves are hairy for a berry bush... poison ivy vines look like they have hairy feelers. In the winter if you see hairy vines, stay away... the urishiol (sp?) is present even during winter. If you think you've been exposed, wash the area not once, not twice, but 3 times to be safe. You may still break out in that area but if you wash right away, you won't spread the urishiol to other parts of your body. A common misconception is that poison ivy is contatious but it is not. The "contagious" part of poison ivy is when someone touches someone or something with the infected part of their body and they didn't wash the urishiol off. As long as you get it washed off, you cannot infect other parts of your body or other people. Wash your clothes 3 times alone to be sure, too. Urishiol can hang out on clothing fibers for a year! My sister has gotten a poison ivy breakout by wearing washed clothing that she only washed twice.

That said, it's always possible you aren't allergic. 80% of the population is allergic to poison ivy but 20% of the population is not. Best to be safe than sorry. If you are feeling really brave, go cut yourself a poison ivy plant and rub it on your hand. :D

stuffed pasta shells w/tofu "ricotta" & broccoli, spinach salad, coconut almond ice cream popsicles for dessert

I don't want anything with taco shells. I want something like rice or pasta taco bake.

Look in "Clues to Food".
My award winning Burrito Bake recipe is one of many great ideas just waiting for you to try!

Y~K b

We are having chicken breasts cooked in salsa. With side dishes of corn on the cob and rice.

just found this recipe

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-taco-pie/cad8267c-2cb0-4dc2-b6e7-9c57a9575430

This is one of my favorites!! I like all the "impossibly easy pies", this is excellent, fast and easy!

And, filled!
Thanks -

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What an awesome resource. Thank you so, so much!

LOVE IT!

i love these pies, I always "jazz" it up a little, but I never thought about taco! Thank you!

What an awesome resource.

Strange, i see the curly brackes, but no faded box in Heart Flower's post....

Nut butter is peanut butter made from any kind of nut. (Almond, macadamia, walnut...)
Good Belly juice is some sort of probiotic drink that's dairy free.

Last month I read a few books:

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things- very interesting book alternating chapters between the events of one day and the time after that day for one individual. Builds slowly and then packs a punch.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich- my first experience with Tolstoy, and gave me a lot to think about it terms of death and suffering.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao- gritty and superstitious and heartbreaking.

I'm Not the New Me- one woman's journey of weight loss. I'm still not sure if I liked it, but it was honest.

Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention- a memoir of a mother and her son and their experience of ADHD and finding treatment. As a mental health professional, some of her information was dated, but I give her an A for effort.

The Robber Bride- One of the better novels by Margaret Attwood, I think.

Cannery Row- Steinbeck's character study of a collection of individuals living near a cannery. Charming.

Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations- Not as funny as I wanted it to be.

We got a lot of snow this month- hence the inordinate amount of reading! I use Shelfari and Librarything to catalog my books. I used to be a member of goodreads, but I couldn't do all three and goodreads was my least favorite.

The pink flamingos rock!

Here is my favorite video clue:

http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gBoxId=143951

It deserves the Letterboxing Academy Award for cinematography.

I still have snail mail anyone want to see him AQ mail me..