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Good morning, everyone! Happy to hear about Jacqui's @kazu string of good luck recently. Maybe it will continue, Jacqui. I don't think you are limited to three things. You've had enough bad luck to have years of good luck stored up. @Cruzin Terri I'm happy that things are turning around for you and you'll be able to stay closer to your home after your anniversary trip. Try to relax on your trip and just enjoy! @smitty34877 Terry, I hope things are continuing to smooth out and you are getting the help you need. You have done such a wonderful job for such a long time. That is one of the hardest jobs you can do, especially when you are emotionally invested in the well-being of those you care for. Care givers need as much care as the patient. Inspection is scheduled for my house on Wednesday at 1:00 pm. While I am allowed to be here, my realtor advises me to find somewhere else to be. He will stop in during the inspection. Of course, my innards are all twisted up and will remain so until we get the passing grade. Meanwhile, the seller of the house in Midland is still sitting on it. The issue isn't the money, it is the contingency that we sell our homes. I have sent the sales agreement to my realtor up in Midland and Sue will get a sales agreement to them on Monday and we hope that will satisfy him. I'm wondering if he is having a hard time letting go of his childhood home. Closing is scheduled for October 28th on my house in Ohio and I need to have a place to go! Today's meal sounds really good to me. If unfamiliar, Mole (pronounced moh ley) is a rich Mexican sauce made from dried or fresh chilies, nuts or seeds, and tomatoes and can range in color from green to yellow to red and all the way to black (like this Mole Negro). It turns out there are hundreds of variations of mole! But Mole Negro, or “black mole” is one of my all-time favorites and gets its deep dark color from smoked black chilies, prunes (or raisins), chocolate and warm spices. It’s velvety and rich, without being cloying, and has a beautiful balance of flavors when you get it just right. Though it is believed to originate from Oaxaca, while there, we learned it is actually a pre-Hispanic sauce, one that has been carried down from the indigenous people who lived before. The first recipe is from the Food Network. A celebrated dish in Mexico, this entree is all about the mole sauce — made with cloves, cinnamon, anise, coriander, dried chiles and chocolate. Incorporate toasted sesame seeds into the sauce and as a garnish for deep nutty flavor! https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/chicken-mole-recipe-1972934 This next recipe comes from Food and Wine and is from Chef Ofelia Barajas of La Guerrera's Kitchen in Oakland. It is inspired by her grandmother's recipe from her restaurant in Guerrero, Mexico. https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-mole This next one is from Epicurious and is a little different from the previous recipes. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-mole-352649 This last one is vegan adaptable. Just substitute for the chicken and you're good to go. https://www.feastingathome.com/chicken-mole-negro/ Wishing you all the best of days.

Thanks, Melisa! This is a homecoming for me as I grew up in Michigan. I have two MSU sisters. The brothers tend to gravitate towards U of M, mostly to aggravate their sisters. I had to support the Maize and Blue down here in Ohio. It will be nice to be able to be blissfully unaware.

I greatly appreciate your prayers on the appraisal and inspection. The closing date is a week after I return from my cruise, so that will work out well. They've given me till November 4th to vacate. I should be in good shape and be able to go directly to the new home if we get the one we want. The realtor doesn't think money is the hold up. He thinks the seller is concerned about the contingencies on selling our homes. I forwarded the purchase agreement for my home to him and Sue is getting one for her home, so I'm hoping that will resolve his issues.

Thank you! I am thrilled.

Good morning, everyone! After a whirlwind couple of days I am going to take today to relax and enjoy my clean home. I do have a luncheon with a friend and then a Zoom meeting in the late afternoon. But, for today, all is well in my world and it is time to concentrate on my upcoming cruise. I leave three weeks from today. I should probably try to figure out ArriveCan. And, I have to figure out where I hid the eMed tests I ordered from Optum. I'm going to need one of them for this cruise. Today's meal is very interesting. I think I would really like it if the fish wasn't staring back at me from the bowl. Pinangat na isda, also called pangat na isda, is a Filipino dish from Southern Luzon consisting of fish and tomatoes stewed in a broth soured with fruits like calamansi, bilimbi, tamarind, or santol. It can also be used to cook shrimp. It is similar to sinigang, but it is not as tart. Pinangat na isda may also sometimes be referred to as paksiw, a related but different dish which primarily uses vinegar to sour the broth. Pinangat na isda is also commonly confused with laing (also called pinangat na laing or pinangat na gabi), a Bicolano dish also known simply as pinangat. But they are different dishes. The flavorings in this recipe sound interesting to me. I'd love to try it, but I'm not sure where I'd find the ingredients. https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/pinangat-na-pompano/ This next one is extremely easy to prepare as long as you have the ingredients. Bilimbi is a substitute for tamarind. If you can't find either, green mango is a suggestion. https://pilipinasrecipes.com/pinangat-na-isda-recipe/ This last recipe has easy to find ingredients. The recipe is adaptable to your tastes and some suggestions are offered. https://pinoyfoodguide.com/pinangat-na-isda-pangat-recipe/ Wishing everyone a wonderful day. Hoping that @smitty34877's brood had a restful night and that tensions are easing. Also hoping @Cruzin Terri is getting on with the repairs to the house after the bathroom leak. And I'm happy to see @kazu planning her next cruise. The sea is a healing balm.

Thanks, Graham!

Thank you!

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Thank you, all. I am celebrating with a nice bottle of La Crema Chardonnay. It is back to the grindstone tomorrow. This is happening quickly so I need to start packing up.

Thank you everyone. There will defintely be some celebration tonight, but not too much as I have a busy day tomorrow. The best part of this right now is being able to stay in my own home and not go driving around while strangers occupy it. Poor Bob and Cindy had to put up with me for three nights in a row. The hold up on the Midland house is not price. The son, who is an attorney, is a stickler on every possible detail (except a hole they left in the living room wall) and he is hung up on waiting for our homes to clear inspections and appraisals. I emailed all the sale documents to my realtor in Midland, hoping that will help. We shall see. But for now, CHEERS!!!!

I am under contract!!! Great offer. So good it actually kind of blew me away. Now we just have to pass inspection and the appraisal. Realtor isn't worried about anything. I do, too! But I'm having veggie nachos tonight. And wine! Celebration night!

I think so. We probably have to let everyone know who submitted an offer that there are multiple offers and they may want to rethink their offer.

Good morning, everyone! I have four showings this morning starting at 8:30 am, so I need to be quick and get moving here. My realtor and I are meeting this afternoon to go over offers. Dan, my handyman, is coming to fix the outside faucet and put in a handrail to the basement. I will be happy when life returns to boring normal. @smitty34877 Today is your day. Not only have we adopted Camilla, we Dailyites have long admired you for your selflessness. I hope to get the help you need today. @kazu Cars seem to know when is the worst possible time for attack and they do. I hope it is something minor. Flautas are a crowd-pleasing Mexican dish that can be made many different ways. “Flautas” is Spanish for “flutes.” If you’ve ever had this cuisine at a Mexican restaurant, you’ll immediately understand why. Flautas are made from tortillas that are filled and then rolled up and fried. The result: a long, thin, flute-shaped roll that’s extra-crispy and bursting with a savory, spiced filling. Our first recipe uses ground beef and tops off the flutes with a cilantro lime avocado sauce. https://midwestfoodieblog.com/ground-beef-flautas-with-cilantro-avocado-sauce/ This next one uses corn tortillas, salsa, and chuck roast. https://www.homesicktexan.com/how-to-make-flautas-recipe/ Taste of Home uses either corn or flour tortillas and beef brisket. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/beef-flautas/ One last one for the road. This one gives lots of suggestions for toppings for the flautas and reminds us we can use chicken if we prefer. https://lilluna.com/flautas/

Well, we shall see about a bidding war. The first couple who submitted an offer asked to be informed of other offers so they could have a chance to match it.

Thank you so much! We may have three offers to go over. Thanks, Graham! Oh, that crab is torturing me. Thanks concerning the house. Oh, my gosh, Terri, you can't catch a break at all. At least you didn't break something when you fell. I hope you feel better soon. Take care and treat yourself to something. Yippee is right, Jacqui! What a difference a day makes. I love those velvet hangers. I want to switch all of mine over to them. Oh, my goodness. We moved several times for my dad's job but it was always at company expense and the movers did the whole deal. I think my mother would have killed my dad if that wasn't the case with the last move. She had four kids and one on the way. I've always said the Daily family was the best! Thank you! I'm going to end up in a good spot.

Yes, it is! It has done a lot to untwist my innards. I just knew the Daily would come through! My back no longer hurts! I'm probably going to go with La Crema Chardonnay. Or Kendall Jackson Reserve. I don't think I could carry two houses. Even carrying this one that is fully paid for with a second house is too much. I'm really pulling for you. Your family has been doing such a wonderful job. You do need relief. I hope the tempers can tamp down until help arrives. It is hard to take back words and actions done in anger. I'll split a Bosche Boll with you on the ship. The timing these people want would work perfectly for me and the cruise I am going on. And, it would get me into the house in Midland in time for the holidays. Just what I wanted!

Wow! I knew things could move quickly. As @Quartzsite Cruiser said, it only takes one. I'm happy to report that there is one offer in on the house and more showings today. My realtor is letting all the other agents know that we will be meeting at noon tomorrow to review the offers. So, it will be sold. The current offer is enough to get us that house in Midland. @smitty34877 Keeping you in my thoughts. I hope the extra help is just that and you can get the rest you need. Since this is crab day, I bet that would go nicely in today's meal.

Good morning, everyone! Crab Fest and cream filled donuts - who could ask for more? I like crab more than lobster and as for donuts, the gooeyer the better. This tells me it will be a good day! Nothing is on the agenda except for a haircut this afternoon. I have three showings of the house scheduled for today. We'll see if I get more requests. Yesterday was tough because I had to be gone for so long. Migas is a traditional dish in Spanish cuisine. It was originally a breakfast dish that made use of leftover bread or tortas. Migas is usually served as a first course for lunch or dinner in restaurants in Spain. The ingredients of migas vary across the provinces of Spain. Migas is also a traditional dish in Portuguese cuisine. It is usually made with leftover bread, either wheat bread traditionally associated with the Alentejo region in Southern Portugal, or corn bread as used in Beira. In Alentejo migas can also be made with potatoes (migas de batata) instead of bread. In different areas of Mexico, migas is a traditional breakfast dish consisting of corn tortilla strips fried on a pan or griddle until almost crispy, to which eggs are then added to create a scrambled egg/fried tortilla mixture. This preparation makes use of hardened corn tortillas left over from previous meals. Chilaquiles is a similar meal that substitutes salsa for eggs during cooking. Both are hearty, inexpensive working-class breakfast meals. This first recipe is truly a hearty meal. It sounds really good as well and would probably keep me satisfied until dinner. https://www.vizw.org/shrimp-and-tomato-migas Next up we have just shrimp migas according to the name of the dish, but tomatoes are included. I'm thinking that migas is a dish that is easily tailored to what you want it to be. http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php/recipes/recipe/517-carol-huntsbergers-why-not-shrimp-migas Next up we have shrimp, pancetta, and tomatoes. This recipe combines both versions, using tortillas and bread. http://thechefcharette.com/main-course/shrimp-and-pancetta-migas/ This last recipe doesn't call for shrimp and tomatoes, but they can easily be included. Or shrimp and bacon. Or scallops and tomatoes, or whatever strikes your fancy! https://tamingofthespoon.com/easy-tex-mex-migas/ So there you have it! Wishing everyone a wonderful and flavorful day. Don't eat too many of those cream filled donuts.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! How can things not work out with the Dailyites behind me? I love this family. I'd pour that glass of wine if I had any. Thanks, Melisa. I do need to do that. It isn't always easy though. I mentioned my nervous thoughts to my sister who is in on this journey with me and she reminded me that we have options and what they were. She also said it seemed strange to be the optimistic one and me being the doubter. Those roles are normally reversed. I suppose these nerves are normal. I've never sold a house before. When I moved down here I put everything I had in the trunk of my car and that was that.

It sure does. They have a great Center for the Arts that has concerts from some well known groups and excellent displays and programs for kids. Ok, I know this is just the first full day the house has been listed, but the waiting is driving me nuts! I had 7 showings today and 1 last night. Three coming up tomorrow. Nervous Nellie has taken over. What if they don't like my house? What if it takes forever to sell? What if I don't get what I need from this house to get the one we like in Midland? What if, what if, what if. I hope I can sleep tonight.

I'd have to limit myself to 2 of them. I bet I would like them, though. Whiting Forest is different from City Forest. It is actually part of Dow Gardens. We used to go tobogganing at City Forest. There was an ice skating rink outside of the Community Center for a while. I never mastered being able to stand up on ice skates, so didn't do too much of that. Here is some information on the Canopy Walk: https://www.gogreat.com/blog/explore-the-nations-longest-canopy-walk-inside-whiting-forest-of-dow-gardens-in-midland/

Elliot Advocacy has contacts for higher up personnel. When one of my concerns went unanswered I emailed the president. Try Guest Relations again and cc to Gus Antorcha. guestrelations@hollandamerica.com Phone: 1‐800‐599‐8256 or 206‐626‐7393 Executive Contacts Primary Contact Michael Stendebach Vice president, food, beverage and guest services 450 Third Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119 mstendebach@hollandamerica.com Gustavo AntochaPresident, Holland America Line450 Third Avenue WestSeattle, WA 98119(206) 281-3535gantorcha@hollandamerica.com officeofthepresident@hollandamerica.com https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/holland-america/

Midland does have Dow Gardens, a wonderful place to walk around and enjoy nature. There is also Whiting Forest. There you'll find an extensive canopy walk along with regular hiking trails.

Good morning, everyone. I am enjoying a relaxing morning for a change. I decided that if I just don't touch anything in the house it will be ok for all of the showings. @Cruzin Terri You can't catch a break, can you? Since you can't do anything about it, sit back and try to enjoy the now environment. It is at times like this that I hear my brother's voice saying, "Turn it over," meaning to your higher power. The Serenity Prayer works for all of us in many situations. The drink sounds like something I would like and I'll have to remember it and see if I can get one on the Nieuw Statendam in a few weeks. I'm looking forward to the wine description as I do like a good Chardonnay. Today's meal is an interesting one. Not sure if I'd try it or not due to carbs. I know I wouldn't make it myself. Shuǐjiǎo are Chinese dumplings served without broth or soup, filled with various ingredients that are limited only by one's imagination. The boiled dumplings are a staple food of northern China. Some of the most popular ingredients for the filling include shrimp, cucumber, purple cabbage, ground pork, bean sprouts, vermicelli, and rice. Shuǐjiǎo are especially popular during the Lunar New Year, when whole families in northern China prepare them, with some family members rolling out the dumplings, some mixing the ingredients for the filling, and some pinching them into crescent-like shapes. Sometimes, the cooks even hide a lucky coin on the inside of the dumplings for one fortunate consumer who will find it. The dumplings are traditionally served on their own, with some kind of dipping sauce on the side in order to enhance the flavors of the dish. Here is a recipe for the traditional dish. https://www.tasteatlas.com/shuijiao/recipe And this one is for prawn and pork stuffed dumplings. https://www.tasteatlas.com/shuijiao/recipe Inspired by spicy Sichuan cuisine, this recipe, adapted from the from TheMalaProject.com, describes the preparation of a pork-filled shuǐjiǎo served with chili oil, minced garlic, and toasted sesame seeds. https://www.tasteatlas.com/shuijiao/recipe/shuijiao-in-hong-you-sauce Finally, we have homemade Chinese Dumplings made two ways as pan-fried pot stickers and boiled little bundles of pork and vegetables, wrapped into a dumpling and dipped into a Chinese black vinegar sauce. https://www.hwcmagazine.com/recipe/chinese-dumplings-shuijiao/ Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Thank you so much! We are closer on the purchase of the house in Michigan and the realtor up there thinks we will land right where we wanted. The listing on my house went public at 5:16 pm and I already had one showing. I have five more scheduled for tomorrow and one for Wednesday. I think they will. In addition to the formal showings, I took a couple neighbors through. One is looking for a house for her son and the other has friends who are looking for a house. Thank you so much. I know I can't go wrong with my Daily family behind me.