All those in the US...

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... here is a lovely new thread. With an uninspired but easy to find title. And an old list.

Please update as needed.

1. Mamama - Chicago, DS 2
2. Twirl - MD - married, DD 3 and DS 1
3. Califrau - Milpitas, CA - married, ds1 (7), ds2 (4). sahm
4. Greatgooglymoogly - NY State - married, DS1 (3), DS2 (17 mths)
5. Alipiggie - Erie, CO - 2 DS's aged 5 and 4
6. Tinpot - North Carolina
7. dooneygirl - Oregon City, OR A married SAHM. DS 4 , DD 2
8. Earlybird - TN, DD (6)
9. SofiaAmes - LA
10. LATyke - Redondo Beach, CA
11. NannyK - Boston, MA
12. Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
13. Hellish - Ottawa, Canada
14. Sunchowder - Florida - DD Girlscout age poss 14ish, SDS um late teens.
15. SittingBull - near San Francisco, CA - married,two children, 1 DS 3 years, 1 DD 18 months
16. ChiTownLady - Chicago
17. MKG - New Jersey -ds1 22 months,ds2 3 weeks
18. Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
19. Albert, Brazil - married to Brasilian, DS(7)
20. Texan Dallas, TX, married to a Scot, DD (7), DS (5)
21. Tiggyhop - Houston. DS (4) DS (3) and DD (20 months)
22. Bananapudding - Texas. married, DD 6
23. jabberwocky - TN married, ds1 3.10, ds2 6 months
24. Brooklynmom - NYC. DD, 14 months old...
25. Vixie78 - Houston Texas
26. TwinMommyToBe - Boston
27. Barefeete - British Virgin Islands
28. Dodgykeeper - Dayton, Ohio 29)Syd - Manhattan Beach, LA
29. Weewilliewinkie ? VA
30. Chocchipcooke - Ohio
31. Mummimamma - PA. Married, DS, soon to be 5, DD 1 (15 months)
32. Shouldalistenedtomymum - Canada - Hamilton, Toronto,
33. Anorak - Bermuda, DD 15 and DS 7

East Coast
NannyK - Boston
Twinmommytobe - Boston
Greatgooglymoogly - NY State
Yesthereare4ofthem - NY State
Brooklynmom - NYC
MKG - New Jersey
Mummimamma - PA
Twirl - MD

The South
Earlybird - Soon to be in TN
jabberwocky - TN
Sunchowder - Florida
Marls001 - Bentonville, AR
Tinpot ? NC

Midwest
Mamama ? Chicago
ChiTownLady - Chicago
Dodgykeeper - Dayton, OH
Chocchipcookie - Ohio

Rockies & Southwest
Alipiggie - Erie, CO

Northwest
dooneygirl - Oregon City, OR

California
SittingBull - nr San Francisco
Califrau ? Milpitas
Syd - Manhattan Beach, LA
SofiaAmes - LA
LATyke - Redondo Beach

Texas
Texan - Dallas
Tiggyhop ? Houston
Vixie78 - Houston
BananaPudding

Canada
Hellish ? Ottawa
Shouldlistenedtomymum - Hamilton

BVI Barefeete Bermuda Anorak Brazil
Albert, Brazil

Under, I got my PamperedChef stone as a gift from my sister in League City, TX. I think it was about $40 and it lasted about 15 years till it finally broke and she got me another one for my bday yesterday and it was only about $45 but well worth it!

I used it so much and it was cherished and I wrapped it in an old curtain and then bubblewrap and paid FedEx a bomb to ship it across and would do this minute if she'd not sent me another.

It's expensive, yes, but I used it for nigh on 15 years to bake homemade pizzas, scones/biscuits, tattie scones, Welsh teacakes, etc.

So is it like Tupperware/ Avon etc where I have to find someone who does it locally? I mean, I can't just order stuff off their website or buy in a store, can I? Probably for the best, if that is the way it works. I have a habit of buying random cooking equipment

Oh no, you can buy from their website

I cannot believe you haven't been invited to a Pampered Chef party. I know 4 consultants here, and have been invited to about 6 parties in a year. So many of the SAHMs here do something along that line, whether it be kitchenware, linens, candles, make up, etc. They all think they'll make their fortune in that.

Anyone been watching the lunar eclipse. Caitlin thinks it is a riot. She loves the moon, and gets excited seeing it just on a normal day, but now it is "being dark, funny moon" she's non-stop laughing.

I cannot believe you haven't been invited to a Pampered Chef party. I know 4 consultants here, and have been invited to about 6 parties in a year. So many of the SAHMs here do something along that line, whether it be kitchenware, linens, candles, make up, etc. They all think they'll make their fortune in that.

Anyone been watching the lunar eclipse. Caitlin thinks it is a riot. She loves the moon, and gets excited seeing it just on a normal day, but now it is "being dark, funny moon" she's non-stop laughing.

I figured after 14 minutes my 1st post wasn't showing up, so reposted. Oops.

I havent been invited to one either. But then only one person has invited me into their house for any reason at all so far. I would gladly go to any kind of gathering at the moment! We've had all the neighbours round for drinks (including all the kids) and had a great time on both occassions. Should I take offence that noone has returned the favour? Would we look too desperate if we had another one? Our neighbours are very nice but they seem to be hibernating!

A cookware sales evening could be dangerous though...

I've never been to any kid of party. Well, obviously party parties but not a 'buy stuff' one. I was invited to an Anne SUmmers one once but couldn't go. I don't know anyone who does that kind of thing. I think people do hibernate a bit in the winter. My last evening out involved outdoor iceskating (I watched due to injury) and hot chocolate (I participated) We used to have games evenings at people's houses but haven't done that for a while. I think you should invite people round again, Dodgy. I think you would just look friendly and hospitable rather than depserate.

Why did I not know there was a lunar eclipse?

I hate pressure. I'd cave in. Then feel resentful. Especially if I saw the thing I bought under pressure on sale elsewhere for half the price. That kind of thing seems to happen to me a lot.

I bought stuff from Pampered Chef once, because it was a fundraiser for Colin's (DS sounds so weird, like I'm talking about someone else) preschool. Everything else I've gone to, I haven't bought anything, because it was all so expensive for what it was. I'm getting good at not caving to pressure. The only time I was really pressured was at a linen party, and the person throwing it was so snotty and pushy I got really snotty back, and told her that her sheets she was trying to sell me didn't go up to as high of a thread count as I like to own. I'm not like that at all.

I'd invite you over to my house, DK. All my favorite neighbors except the cute little old couple next door that the wife never goes out have moved away.

Forgot about sales tax, Cali. Oregon doesn't have it.

We watched the eclipse and it was really great, only got covered a few brief times with the clouds. Dh set up a little experiment with a flashlight, a globe and a tennis ball to explain it to ds1. He got so excited about it that he took it all to pre-school the next day

Oh, and everyone I know who has a Pampered Chefs stone loves it. I keep meaning to order one.

Here's the large one. There's a medium size as well.

That's actually not that expensive. So how do they work then? Do you use them in the oven like baking trays? Do you have to grease them? I assume you can't use them on the hob? For some reason I thought you fried welsh cakes. I lurve baking but always eat the proceeds so spend most of my time resisting the temptation

One of my friends says she uses it for practically everything in the oven. Cookies, pizza, etc.

So cookies don't stick to it? Aaah, if you are supposed to cook welsh cakes on a cast iron bakestone then is that on the hob? Do you need a cast iron one and a stone one?

(one for the hob, one for the oven, that is?)