Sue Mears

Momma to two boys now taller than me, four-legged kids Molly and Ted, wife to a financial genius, and pharmacist in the greatest job ever.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@Beth1827 @kiesha9i Yes! Our Ted will come find me to have me play fetch with him … three times then he will eat it. 🤣

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@TimelessTrvlr Yellowstone

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

Whew. I was pretty nervous about what this post was going to say. Big fan of this stuff.

[The Food Manufacturing Guy @TipOfTheBanana]

Fairlife chocolate protein shake has one main ingredient. Filtered lowfat milk. Every other item on the list is under 1%.

The 26 grams of protein in the bottle comes from filtered milk, not from anything added. Regular lowfat milk is about 8 grams of protein a cup, so 14 ounces would give you around 14 grams. Ultrafiltration pushes the milk through membranes that hold the protein back and let the water and most of the lactose through, then the plant recombines it with more of the protein fraction. That's how you get to 26 with nothing on the list but milk.

The under 1% group is the taste and the texture. Four sweeteners, monk fruit, stevia, acesulfame potassium and sucralose. Each has its own aftertaste, and stacking them at low levels lets each one cover for the others. Then carrageenan, cellulose gel and cellulose gum, three thickeners that keep the cocoa from settling and give the shake some body.

It's about as clean as a protein shake gets.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@MccawCraig @PunkyCovfefe Yes, tongs!

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@PunkyCovfefe Anything that will fit up there and save the space elsewhere! Lids, smaller measure cups, small dishes, utensils, etc.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@HailVarsity Not together!!!

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@TimelessTrvlr We were just there a couple of weeks ago. So beautiful. I would love to go back in the winter.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@Ike_Obiora Yes - this was our experience last summer - it was fantastic!

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

All right Google, I’ll give this one to you. This is pretty great.

[Wichita Wind Surge @WindSurgeICT]

What a day!!

RHPs Cory Lewis and Preston Johnson as well as INF Harry Genth have been added to our roster as of today.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@daedaluslearn @missscorpion34 Same. My son’s heart rate dropped so it was a no-go.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

This sounds like a @natebargatze skit 🤣

[Roger Ledbetter @rledbetterCPA]

Teaching my daughter about payroll withholding

She did chores all week so I owe her $10

I hand her $7

> this isn't $10

"right, I withheld the rest"

> what does that mean

"I kept $3 of your money"

> but it's my money

"It was your money"

> what are you even doing with it?

"Funding household infrastructure"

> what

"The roof over your head. The hallway you walk through to get to the bathroom. The door locks that keep strangers out"

> you're charging me for the hallway

"I'm charging you for access to the hallway. The hallway itself was a capital expenditure"

> you're my dad. you're supposed to---

"I'm also your government"

> what if I don't want to pay for the hallway

"Then I can't guarantee the hallway"

> it's a hallway. It's already there

"For now"

She asks what else the $3 covers

"Meals, dispute resolution, nightlight maintenance"

> dispute resolution?

"When your brother takes your toys and I make him give them back. That's taxpayer funded"

> that's just parenting

"That's the Department of Justice"

> what about meals. You already feed me

"That's a social program. Not everyone qualifies"

> I'm your daughter

"Which is why you're currently enrolled"

She wants to see where the money goes

I tell her that would require a FOIA request

> what's that

"A form asking me to show you what I do with your money. Processing time is 6 to 8 weeks"

> 6 weeks to see where my $3 went?

"Could be longer. We're understaffed"

> there's two of you

She asks how she gets any of it back

"It's already spent"

> you spent my money already?

"We had a budget shortfall"

> you just took it 20 seconds ago

"And the deficit existed 30 seconds ago. The timing worked out"

> so I'm not getting it back

"I didn't say that. You might qualify for a refund"

> of my own money

"Correct. You just have to fill out a form telling me how much you made"

> you know how much I made. You paid me

"Right but I need you to tell me how much I paid you"

> so you already know the answer

"The point is compliance"

She asks what happens if she gets the number wrong

"Penalty"

> from the money I don't have because you already spent it?

"We could set up a payment plan"

> I'm 8

"Monthly installments. Very manageable"

> you're going to penalize me for getting wrong a number you already know and then make me pay you back with money you took from me

"Now you're getting it"

> I want to talk to mom

"Mom's not a qualified representative. She can't help you here"

She stormed off to her room saying how this is extortion

Slammed the door

That's my little citizen

I've never been more proud

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@CrazyVibes_1 I would give up my coveted window seat for this good boy.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

The replies… so entertaining and educational!

[Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal]

What if I told you that one day in your late 40s you’ll be forced to fast then drink something that makes you violently shit for 24-hours before a group of doctors drug you and shove a camera up your ass and the worst part of the whole experience is the way the drink tastes?

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@Pm1oPm1o @DailyCaller Same!! I often really don’t know or understand what they’re talking about but it just fascinates me.

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@GOLF_com @kclairerogers So good!

[Sue Mears @mamamears72]

@UrbandaleJHawks Congratulations, Payton!

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

They are so cute 😂😂https://t.co/vMGVu1ico8

[WHO 13 News @WHO13news]

Local law enforcement partner with DEA for Drug Take Back Day https://t.co/fzvqo62KOk

[Vince Langman @LangmanVince]

Incredible rendition of "Take Me Home, Country Roads."