Sandra asks…
Diary Of A Blonde Newlywed! see if you like it?
Dear Diary,
Monday: Now home from honeymoon and settled in our new home, it’s fun to cook for Bob. Today I made an angel food cake and the recipe said, “Beat 12 eggs separately.” Well, I didn’t have enough bowls to do that, so I had to borrow enough bowls to beat the eggs in. The cake turned out fine.
Tuesday: We wanted a fruit salad for supper. The recipe said, serve without dressing.” So I didn’t dress. But, Bob happened to bring a friend home for supper that night. Did they ever look startled when I served the salad.
Wednesday: I decided to serve rice and found a recipe which said, “Wash thoroughly before steaming the rice.” So I heated some water and took a bath before steaming the rice. Sounded kinda silly in the middle of the week. I can’t say it improved the rice any.
Thursday: Today Bob asked for salad again. I tried a new recipe. It said, “Prepare ingredients, then toss on a bed of lettuce one hour before serving.” I hunted all over the garden by my mom’s. So I tossed my salad into the bed of lettuce and stood over there one hour so the dog would not take it. Bob came over and asked if I felt all right. I wonder why?
Friday: Today I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said, “Put all ingredients in a bowl and beat it.” Beat it I did, right over to my mom’s house. There must have been something wrong with the recipe, because when I came back home again it looked the same as when I left it.
Saturday: Bob went shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to dress it for Sunday. I’m sure I don’t know how hens dress for Sunday. I never noticed back on the farm, but I found a doll dress and some little shoes. I thought the hen looked real cute. When Bob saw it, I wondered why he counted to 10.
Sunday: Today Bob’s folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast, but all we had in the icebox, was hamburger. So I put it in the oven and set the controls for roast. Must be the oven, because it still came out hamburger.
Good night, Dear Diary. This has been an exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to come, so I can try a new recipe on Bob.
Sorry people i know it is too long.
GardenersCardiff answers:
NO don’t be sorry it’s long. I enjoyed every sentence. Thanks for making my day.
Donald asks…
Can my dads 2nd wife take half his property, even though he bought it 15 yrs before they were together?
My parents bought a property together over 15 yrs ago. They have since divorced and my dad has now been remarried for about 3 yrs. The marriage is not going well and my dad is thinking of divorce.
His new wife hasnt made any financial contributions towards the property but has remodelled the garden and painted the inside of the house (& I must say the work she did has decreased the house value!)
Im curious to know, if they divorce, how much of the property is she entitled to? They have no kids together, but she has a daughter from a previous relationship living with them. He is not a legal guardian. She also moved her 2 sons (in their 20’s) into the house.
Would it be easy for him to kick them all out of the house?
What can I do to help him?
She doesnt deserve any of my dads property, she has previously taken 3 partners to the cleaners, the gold digging so & so!
Not 1 of our family members or my dads friends like her.
What options do we have to get rid of her & so my dad doesnt go broke divorcing her & losing his property?
If it was in mine & my sisters names as well as dads, can she take it? Im pretty sure were named on the papers…..or in a will or something.
Please help me! Anyone!!! Im scared my dad will suffer dramatically from this woman & her money hungry ways!!!!!
GardenersCardiff answers:
It depends upon what it says in their prenuptial agreement.
Didn’t have one? Then it’s rare that a judge will say, “She gets the house/he gets the cars.” Generally the lawyers (who are the only ones who win in a divorce) will arrive at an amount of money she will get in a settlement, and one way or the other, through cashing in investments or agreeing on an amount of alimony or whatever, your dad will have to cough up that amount.
He should avoid filing for divorce. HOWEVER, he can make her want to leave and file. NOT by being cruel or abusive (and it sounds like he wouldn’t do that anyway) but by making it less fun. Cut her off from money. She has her own assets from her previous guys, right? Don’t fund her shopping sprees or other spending habits.
Since he’s not connected to any of the children legally, if she has her own assets, he might be okay because he can easily prove he owns the house, he’s always made all the payments, and while she might recoup some of what she may have spent on the garden, if it is extensive, paint is cheap.
He probably would be okay. However, if at all possible, he should wait it out for her to decide to leave and file for divorce so he can say, “She left me. Since that’s what she chose, she should live with the consequences of that decision.”
If he has an emotional connection to the daughter, and she is a minor child, he might agree to pay her a nominal lump sum toward her future education and wish her well. If all the “kids” are snotty to him, then it’s not necessary.
Betty asks…
Overwhelmed with tomatoes!?
My tomato garden is overwhelming me! I have never grown tomato before and certainly didn’t expect the plants to give me so many. I have made a few salads and used them in sandwiches but I’m not sure what else to make. I would give some away, but I don’t necessarily like my neighbors much and friends and family aren’t near by. Any great, easy recipes or ideas?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Not sure if you’d consider this a “salad” but, I do love Tomatoes, Mozzerella, and Basil. What you do is you cut a few slices of tomatoes, and some mozzerella. If you also have fresh basil in your garden, use that, but if you don’t, it should be pretty easy to find it in a supermarket. Then what I do is I place the mozzerella on the tomato, then the basil on top, and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and crushed black pepper. You can also make Gazpacho, it’s a delicious soup, usually served cold, but sometimes I warm mine up. You cook the tomatoes, like you would a soup, and add heavy cream, oil and I like spices and herbs such as white pepper, salt, rosemarry, and thyme. Then, puree it! It’s so good! Also, a romaine salad! Chicken, chopped/diced tomatoes, romaine/iceburg lettuce, and ranch dressing. Yum! Or, a grilled plate, grilled chicken breast, with a grilled tomato slice, and tomato sauce, and a side of rice. You could also bake some fish with pomegranite and tomato sauce, just puree some tomatoes and pomegranite seeds (those little niblets) and add salt, and pepper, then cook and pour over the baked fish when done. This is really good with Tilapia and other white fish. Pasta is another thing– cook some tomato sauce with meat and cheese (in the sauce) and then pour over the chosen pasta. As for sandwiches, put it on white bread. Put a deli meat, cheese, tomatoes, and any toppings and/or veggies on white bread, then put it in a panini maker. You could also can them by boiling and peeling them. And then putting them in cans. Or, you could make a grilled veggie plate by seasoning them with salt, pepper, and oil. Or there’s always the classic tomato soup with grilled cheese–just make the gazpacho recipie, heat it up, then make some grilled cheese-or with saltines OR crackers or chips. Or just eat them fresh! =) hope I helped!
Xox,
Massie <3
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