Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)

[rhondapayter 0]

hAHAHAAheeehheeee...OMG! I am dying I know exactly what ur saying..pork is like the forbidden fruit in most Jamaican home

Tony loves pork! He likes it more than I do. I could take it or leave it - it's not my favorite. We both eat red meat also, so that gives us more choices. My dad hunts and he's had Tony eating venison, elk, moose, etc.. He'll try anything - almost! No frog legs though!!

[rhondapayter 0]

look what i just found on cnn.....

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitnes...tory/index.html

i think it goes for the adults as well...mike gained weight instantly....

Yeah, me and Tony have BOTH gained weight since he moved here

[rhondapayter 0]

They come into the room with brooms and flashlights whispering in patois about forty-leg something or another. Turned out it was a "forty-leg" that pinched his toe and ran up under the bed. I guess its some sort of Jamaican insect with forty legs and pinchers that resembles a garden snake. The riped the bed apart, covers, matteress, and never found this forty-leg critter.

Oh my gosh, I would just die It sounds like a centipede to me. Some people also call them daddy-long-legs. We have them here in the states, but they get much bigger in JA. Tony hates them too.

That is why I stayed at a hotel each and every time I visited JA! Yes, I'm spoiled but I can admit it!

[rhondapayter 0]

...I said it WOULD be nice have a Jamaican night

I agree. Tony hardly ever cooks anymore I'm lucky if I get JA food twice a month now Ladies, enjoy it while you can.

[rhondapayter 0]

All you mommies out there - do you have any solutions for lower back pain? I'm dying over here Any tips, advice, solutions, remedies would be helpful.....

[DonnaJay 0]

Here is a picture of a Jamaican 40 leg http://www.peleyard.com/Jamaica%202007/Ani.../40%20Legs.html and other Jamaican animals.

They come into the room with brooms and flashlights whispering in patois about forty-leg something or another. Turned out it was a "forty-leg" that pinched his toe and ran up under the bed. I guess its some sort of Jamaican insect with forty legs and pinchers that resembles a garden snake. The riped the bed apart, covers, matteress, and never found this forty-leg critter.

Oh my gosh, I would just die It sounds like a centipede to me. Some people also call them daddy-long-legs. We have them here in the states, but they get much bigger in JA. Tony hates them too.

That is why I stayed at a hotel each and every time I visited JA! Yes, I'm spoiled but I can admit it!

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

For all of you who like playing Jamaican style dominoes...

www.jamdom.com

[nannygirl82 0]

well after calling many obgyns and some tears...i finally have a appointment for october 11th....i feel much better....

Shauna, don't you have a regular ob/gyn who you see for your yearly checkups? Do you have anyone who lives nearby who you can ask for a referral?

no not since i moved...i used to go to a clinic just because at the time i didn't have insurance and it was cheaper since they charge on a sliding scale...

[Forever Young 1]

I was so freaked out after that cause Evan was acting completely obsessed and he never cares about bugs or what not. Needless to say I kept a rug by the gap under our front door so no more forty-legs could get through.

Ok, just your story alone has me creeped out!! What deh Ras is a 40 legs? You know what forget it... I don't think I EVEN want to know! YUCK YUCK YUCK!!!! They always come around and RUIN everything! Poor guy can't even enjoy a bowl of cereal!

Gill

forty-leg is like a centipede.

Thanks Tam-Tam,

I asked Ken last night and got WAY MORE INFO than I needed! He told me if you catch 1 or 2 and put them in a bottle of rum it's good fi any ache and pain yuh 'ave. I was oh hell no are we gonna have a damn 40-leg in a bottle sitting up in my medicine cabinet!!! Then 'im tell mi "Nuf remedy mi 'ave Mon!!"

Edited September 19, 2007 by Deyoungting

[Forever Young 1]

Here is a picture of a Jamaican 40 leg http://www.peleyard.com/Jamaica%202007/Ani.../40%20Legs.html and other Jamaican animals.

They come into the room with brooms and flashlights whispering in patois about forty-leg something or another. Turned out it was a "forty-leg" that pinched his toe and ran up under the bed. I guess its some sort of Jamaican insect with forty legs and pinchers that resembles a garden snake. The riped the bed apart, covers, matteress, and never found this forty-leg critter.

Oh my gosh, I would just die It sounds like a centipede to me. Some people also call them daddy-long-legs. We have them here in the states, but they get much bigger in JA. Tony hates them too.

That is why I stayed at a hotel each and every time I visited JA! Yes, I'm spoiled but I can admit it!

one word...YUCK!!!! ...I will definitely be checking under over around every damn thing when I go to JA. next time!

[Forever Young 1]

The last 2 trips I made I brought back 4 cans each...then after that a friend went and kevin sent a "special package" back for me...here I go thinking it would be a nice card or letter from him...NOPE...a couple cans of ackee! also...because he knows I love candles he sent me a glade airfreshener candle....(bless his heart) I can't wait till he gets here to see WE HAVE THEM HERE!!! lol.........

That is too cute...I remember a few years ago when I went home for vacation, hubby lit a Glade candle so that we could have dinner by candle light They are so sweet and rose-mantic.

-Tam, you are too Dyam funny!

p.s.- Yuh ready fi your trip? When yuh leave again?

Gill

[*JG* 2]

HAhaaaa....I like turkey bacon maself...also turkey hot dogs...

Girl, no ! PORK !...that is like telling him a cuss word... He's making calalloo today !!

Do they even still have pigs or hogs in JA., because to me it's like NO ONE eats it there anymore! Ken is the same way, NO PORK!!! And every now and then I love myself some bacon (shhhhhhhhh) ...I'll have to eat it on the DL when he arrives. Typically, I use turkey bacon, but just every now and then...real bacon hits the SPOT!!

Gill

Gill

I love to put pieces of turkey bacon into Ackee & Saltfish or jus' cook-up saltfish & callaloo. Can you tell I'm hungry??

Gill

...I know

Oh, thank God for Andre. I seriously do not have to sneak anything. He eats just about everything...probably more things then I will eat.

I have a friend who was angry at her Jamaican husband and every now and then would throw in some meat he swore he was "allergic" to in the meal she was cooking just for spite. He never died.

And the moral of that story... ...don't mess with the person cooking your meals!

Gill

Ok ladies where are you getting this ackee and saltfish from?!! I havent looked to deeply yet, but I cannot find it. Are you bringing it from JA, or is there a place where you live or an online store. Help a sista out, cause my mouth is salivating!!

We get it from an international store in St. Louis.......Jay's International.

[*JG* 2]

Ok ladies where are you getting this ackee and saltfish from?!! I havent looked to deeply yet, but I cannot find it. Are you bringing it from JA, or is there a place where you live or an online store. Help a sista out, cause my mouth is salivating!!

We get it from an international store in St. Louis.......Jay's International.

[SupportOAFJF 0]

rHONDA HAVE u been putting ur knees over a bolster, pillow or ottoman or something like that when ur lying down..that reduces the amount of pressure on ur low back alot. U can also do ur Kegel exercises and pelvic tilts to decrease the pain...

All you mommies out there - do you have any solutions for lower back pain? I'm dying over here Any tips, advice, solutions, remedies would be helpful.....

[*JG* 2]

well after calling many obgyns and some tears...i finally have a appointment for october 11th....i feel much better....

Shauna, don't you have a regular ob/gyn who you see for your yearly checkups? Do you have anyone who lives nearby who you can ask for a referral?

no not since i moved...i used to go to a clinic just because at the time i didn't have insurance and it was cheaper since they charge on a sliding scale...

Just find yourself a regular doctor somewhere and stick with them. You will feel a lot more comfortable when it comes time to deliver.

When I had my first child, I didn't have an OB/GYN at all. I picked one out of the phone book. Turns out, I adored the guy. He delivered both my children. He retired last year and I was sooooooooooo sad.