Schoolmarm | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 10:38 am     Oh, by the way...I still like Spy's game....probably because I was sensible enough to GO TO BED at 3:30 am.... That was one of the best highlights of the trip! I really liked the times when we were all together. |
Gail | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 08:39 pm     Karuuna - I am thinking I am ready to go fishing again - and sooooooon! What about labor day weekend? Is that too soon? By chance, do you think we might need a fishing guide? I was looking through some of the brochures I picked up at the Colorado tourist office yesterday and was thinking it would be good to go out fishing. I noticed there were places up close to where you live. How convenient is that? The nearest water I have here is about 1/2 mile away - it is a cattle watering hole. Though I am not sure if it has any water left in it or not. I stopped and bought the electronic version of Spy's game today. |
Lancecrossfire | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 09:01 pm     Juju--hope SF is treating you well. Have lots of fun! |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 10:01 pm     SF is treating me well, feeding me well, but freezing me to death. Overcast and highs in the 50's! No wonder I always wore that ski mask when I lived here. |
Grant | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 10:02 pm     What game was it? I noticed some people didn't have too much to say about the trip or they haven't posted much yet. Who all went? |
Gail | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 04:43 am     Well Grant, there are games and there are games. This particular game was Catch Phrase. As for who went . . . well, maybe it's best left a secret. You know how it is on the internet. There are people who visit and read posts here who are not really our friends. Suffice to say we had a great time. I anticipate our gather next year will have even more members. |
Spygirl | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 06:16 am     Gail!!! I'm so proud of you for braving the game on purpose! LOL...let me know how the electronic version is. I am going to add it to either my birthday or Christmas list  |
Schoolmarm | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 06:36 am     I think that I'm going to get the game too! For those frequent occasions (HA) when I have game playing friends over! Lazy, Lazy, Lazy! I'm walking to work today....better get going. |
Gail | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 07:02 am     I am hoping the electronic version is easier on the eyes . . . and hands. I saw what you had to do with your version and knew my hand couldn't handle whacking that button on the side. I couldn't see the words either. I am thinking I can go play this over at my neighbors house sometime in the next few weeks or so. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:31 am     Y'all were whacking buttons all night?? Oh my! |
Gail | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:27 am     Well, not me - I can't whack buttons. I opted for early morning fishing instead. |
Karuuna | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:40 am     The button-whacking occurred before I got there. As for game playing, I take the fifth.  |
Grant | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:52 am     I've heard of Catch Phrase. I didn't know there was an electronic version of it out. It's too bad that others won't post much here about their trip. I can see how people you think aren't your friends could cheaply use that information. Maybe that's a mistake on their part and they will soon get their head together. |
Schoolmarm | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 11:56 am     Uh....Grant....not a mistake! More of a case of once burned, twice shy! Let's let them rest a bit first! It's been really hard getting back into the swing of real life after so much travel. Catch Phrase is an awesome game. There were other games as well. Lance and Sage played my Survivor board game with me. Others played other games. Some went fishing...typical vacation stuff. Karuuna, you are wise to plead the fifth! <me wishes she were back at the resort!> |
Resortgirl | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 01:18 pm     Hi everyone... I am back safe and sound from my moving/shopping expedition! Sleeping on an airmattress on the floor is for the young... ACK! Grace updated twice while I was gone (hubby took the message but didn't write it down so this is from memory ) She was in Wyoming all day yesterday and today headed to Colorado... I think "back" to Colorado. Her grandbaby is home from the hospital but daughter is going in for surgery today... That's all I know at the moment. Thank you for all the nice compliments! (did I do ok Kar did I did I???) |
Karuuna | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 01:26 pm     LOL, Jane. You did great, and you are great! I'm hoping that your daughter's move goes well for you--you have a wonderful family, thanks for sharing them with us.  |
Gail | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 04:37 am     Are any of you other TVCH Campers going to miss the rest of us tonight when Big Brother is on? It was so cool to watch the show with all of you and when I watch tonight, it won't be the same without you. I will really miss Sophie cuddling up to me too. |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 05:00 am     Awwww, Gail! I know I will miss you, and Sophie has been a bit out of sorts since you left. She misses all the extra attention. It's going to be a great show tonight!!! |
Gail | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 05:52 am     I think she misses the pieces of steak and other goodies too.  |
Spygirl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 06:57 am     Is it bad that I miss the pieces of steak and other goodies, too???? |
Spygirl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 07:01 am     Which reminds me...what is this about chapstick and BBQ rub??? Me thinks I missed something.... |
Gail | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 07:24 am     I can make you some chapstick! I had a few tubes I brought up with me. Not enough for everyone though. I am making more later this week after all of the business at work is over. I gave Schoolmarm a package of bbq rub that I got from a gourmet store in Omaha (where I got smoked chickens) I knew there was someone who had asked for it so I picked up a pack. I was only able to get 2 smoked chickens (I was hoping for 6) so I didn't break those out while we were there. Those 2 little chickens would not have fed the masses, no matter how much we might have prayed over them. |
Schoolmarm | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 07:43 am     Spy...I'm a BBQ grill enthusiast! BUT I live in an area that is, well, too Northern or New England or "something" to be into good grillin'! Every time I go out of town, I search out the best down-home rib joint I can find. I can't buy dry BBQ rub here! I'm so happy that Gail got me that packet of BBQ rub, as I had just finished my "jack's" (from Nashville) seasoning. I'm almost done with my Montgomery Inn (Cincinatti) sauce, too, so I'm in dire straits! Do you have a special BBQ rub down your way? It was amazing at the amount of food we ate! Everything was tasty. I'm missing the "eating together" part of the trip. Big Brother tonight will be at home, alone. I don't know of anyone in my town who is into BB3. I've only watched two shows alone at my house. The others were alone in a hotel room on the road or at a conference...remember I missed the first several weeks because I was in Europe. I'm almost used to my overload schedule...I may be scarce once school starts. No cute guys at the new faculty meeting. "Big Head" was there as a mentor, and I was so happy to see him I hugged him. SIGH! Hugs to all the road trippers! Is Gracie home yet? And RG...I'm glad that you got your daughter moved in. I hope her tips were great the rest of the week so that she could buy lots of cute things for her apartment! |
Gail | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:26 am     Schoolmarm, you should just try making a bbq rub. I have one I saw on CBS a few years ago for Beer butt chicken. You cook the chicken by sticking a 1/4 full can of beer up it's butt and standing it up in a grill (I've used the oven with great success). Before you put the chicken on a can you have to rub it with a dry rub - combination of sugar, different salts (onion, garlic, celery and seasoning salts) and a couple of other things. Then dry rub it all over. The tough part of this is what to do with that 3/4 can of beer that you don't use for the chicken. Not a problem for one or two chickens but if you get into cooking many more then that, you can get a little tipsy. Well, you know . . . actually, you don't have to use beer - I have used pepsi too and it tasted great. If you want a good dry rub recipe, let me know and I will see what I can come up with. |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:05 am     I've done the beer butt chicken too... yum! And as you all know I don't have a problem finding something to do with that left over beer... The corn I did took 8 cans of beer, and you surely wouldn't want to drink that after it was soaking up the garlic all day , but I couldn't help thinking "what a waste!!" |