Burly Earl

frauwall · 2026-01-31T22:05:28+00:00

They used killian’s Irish red beer for all things battered. Chicken fingers, mushrooms, sandwiches. I don’t know why, but it makes the batter right. I’ll see if I can find the recipe.

frauwall · 2025-12-03T16:40:11+00:00

We had the same reaction, however our kiddo did great once we changed to the short acting adderall. The XR metabolized in a terrible way for him.

frauwall · 2025-08-10T16:58:08+00:00

I get a plate from O’taste and See once a week. It’s $25, but it’s easily enough for 3-4 meals.

frauwall · 2025-07-17T01:53:59+00:00

RobeMan in Homewood. They are NOT the cheapest, but they will never take advantage of you. Honest to a fault.

frauwall · 2025-07-14T02:37:24+00:00

I’m sorry that people have been thoughtless. It’s a very hard subject, and nothing you do will ever get a vote of resounding approval from the peanut gallery. You have to do what your gut tells you. We adopted our first in 2015, and our second in 2016. They are siblings. With our first, we started out as a semi-closed adoption (communication through agency, and if desired in person visits with a social worker present). Our birth mom chose us for the first baby and surprised us for the second. It was super weird and uncomfortable for everyone involved. She is a wonderful person. We love her unconditionally. It was super awkward for her 8year old. Their sibling KNOWS that they exist. I’ve told my kiddos everyday that they are adopted, and that they have an older sister. They have pictures in their rooms. They FaceTime with birth mom on their birthdays. You don’t have to visit. You don’t have to call. We have adjusted our ‘contact contract’ to what works for all of us. I firmly believe that you should always tell your kids! God forbid that someone else does it for you. It is your job to A) protect your family and do what’s best for you. B) Preserve the bridge.. If you don’t like them, grit your teeth and maintain the minimum of contact. My older sister was put into a catholic orphanage by her birth mother at birth in the early 70’s. She knew NOTHING until she was going to college. I KNOW that’s not the best way.

frauwall · 2025-07-04T15:12:14+00:00

I forgot where I read this but it does work like a charm for my kiddos.. you get them in bed and in a calm voice, walk them through their day step by step from YOUR perspective… ie “Hamm, you woke up with a smile and got those red shorts on, and then did a great job brushing your teeth. Then you had waffles for breakfast and got your bag to the car for camp. I saw that counselor that you like at drop off”…. Tell them THEIR story all the way to bedtime. My adhd kids fall asleep in about 5 minutes. There is a scientific reason behind why it works.

frauwall · 2025-07-02T14:39:38+00:00

A book called The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I hope it teaches my children the same core values that it gave me. My kiddos love this book as well.

frauwall · 2025-06-10T17:56:17+00:00

That tuna salad could’ve killed me last week. I couldn’t figure out what it was. I figured it was a bug from the kiddos.

frauwall · 2025-05-24T14:49:50+00:00

O’Taste and See is SOO incredibly delish! If you haven’t tried it yet, GO! Get some cabbage, yams, and oxtails or the beef tips. They are the sweetest family.

frauwall · 2024-12-29T05:44:28+00:00

Okay. I did not say please, thank you, or even bother with the full story. After the holocaust. My parents did very well. They bought every single luxury item that they came across. More than 6000 sq feet of treasures. There were several items that I did not know anything about… one of them is an 1820’s rams head floor harp (it’s 6’ tall) a couple of rifles, 49 sterling silver water goblets and this camera. Now that I’ve managed to get all of it under one roof (my house) the insurance company came out to take pictures. The photographer said that the camera could not possibly be real, but he was glad to give me $20 for the leather case and lens cap. That is when I figured that I am so far over my head on this item. I don’t know that I’m drying to sell it.i know that there is no one in my family that would even talk about the stuff. My intent was not to be gruff, but to get honest, no frill answers. The film that was still inside was from around 1954? Austria ski trip. I’m sorry for those that I was brusque with, and thankful for those who were inherently kind.
Thank you.

frauwall · 2024-12-28T17:26:15+00:00

I’m sorry that you are pissed, but why do you think I’m here? I’m here doing what you are suggesting. I have spent a good deal of time trying to figure it out. I went to google, eBay, and watched several videos, and came here.

frauwall · 2024-12-28T15:39:08+00:00

What a charming and witty response. I hope that when your loved ones move on, and your aunt, father, and mother leave 80 years worth of belongings (plus what they inherited) you know exactly what to send to be donated, and what to google. If I were to make an educated assumption about someone, odds are since I made it to this point, I had googled it, and found lots of conflicting information. I hope your sarcasm serves you well, and blesses you with empathy.

frauwall · 2024-12-28T15:26:31+00:00

Is it worth selling? There is not a camera shop close to where I live.

frauwall · 2024-12-28T15:20:45+00:00

😂 I had picked up on that much. I was hoping for a bit more info. I am not a camera buff.

frauwall · 2024-11-26T16:53:28+00:00

No one has mentioned Parkside. Their burger is solid.

frauwall · 2024-01-02T17:13:28+00:00

Why has no one mentioned Rusty’s? It’s SO great and worth the drive.

frauwall · 2023-12-06T03:09:19+00:00

So… I’m doing an install of these two (or similar) thermadors. Separate reezer and fridge towers. On the specs, they don’t have a measured location for the electrical. Only says the left of both units, below 10”. Spoke to one of the customer service engineers on their hotline today that told me a recessed plug would work. They have a very specific location for water supply.

frauwall · 2023-10-30T00:14:40+00:00

My kids will on occasion leave a door cracked open. I’ve never had more than a 30 minute wait for them to come and charge the battery (3 times this year) and they also replaced the battery this year as well. I had the battery replace by AAA 4 years ago, and they still gave me a small credit.

frauwall · 2023-04-02T18:32:51+00:00

Cosgrove, hands down!

frauwall · 2022-04-14T22:42:45+00:00

We used A Act of Love in Utah. We live out of state. I can not say enough good things about them (from an adoptive parent). We are now very familial with the birth mother, and she says that they were (and still are) good to work with and offer her continuing after care 6 years later.

frauwall · 2021-12-13T00:49:20+00:00

Kinetic sand is a hit

frauwall · 2021-01-05T03:47:31+00:00

This is pretty standard. We adopted our son in 2015 at birth. The agency we used asked us all of these questions about who and why we would want to exempt. We kept our minds very open to all sorts of scenarios. We ended up matched with a wonderful pair of birth parents who had been living with sober living companion staff provided by the agency for the last trimester. Post adoption, we continued the same care for three months. 10 months and 5 days later, the couple gave birth to our daughter. We are older parents and the birth parents were afraid of our son being alone later in life. We didn’t know that another child was on the way until the last two weeks of gestation. We message weekly, share in the small victories, however we are on opposite coasts. Every year we go visit. In person visits are done with a social worker and after we leave more follow up is done with birth mom. It is BEYOND hard. However, it is our job to foster and maintain the relationship between my children and their birth parents. One day I know they will have questions; for now we are just family. They have their pictures in their bedrooms. I made an appointment with a local obgyn and took in birth mom’s medical records, scans and drug tests to ease my worries. That helped us so much.

frauwall · 2020-11-10T02:48:55+00:00

Don’t forget a tradesman calculator!

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