Something About Nothing..........#11

[mrsabbott]

when talking about lousy weather, 41 doesn't even hit the meter ......
half of us here would give our first born kids up for a temp of 41.

apple makes so many different computers.
everyone likes something different.
yesterday son bought the Macbook pro as the price was good.

the Macbook Air comes in 11 or 13 inch.
they are decent if you like how a tablet operates and are good for those that travel and want something light.

hope he enjoys it.
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Don't get me wrong.. we LOVE the 41 degree temps... we've been hovering between 1 and 12 for awhile now! I was so excited that it was warming up I started getting a little bit of spring fever.. But nope. More snow.. I think I read somewhere that 49 out of 50 states have snow on the ground right now??

 

[Cielei]

"They" said we would be getting a warm up today; "they" LIED! Miss a few days, and you miss 4 pages of conversation!! We just started watching the Walking Dead. We recorded the marathon and just made it up to season 4. We are in trouble though because I can't find where to watch the first few episodes of season 4. I hate to miss those before watching the newest ones!

Schumi - I read that you made a loaf of lasagna, and all I could think was how? Is that a British/Scottish thing? Then I realized that I read your post completely wrong! Hope your fence holds up, we had ours blow down this summer in a storm right after we moved in to our new house here.

Mac - with your user name, you'd have to get a mac! We love tech in this house. We have pretty much every device that apple has ever released. I love my iPad! The only device we don't have is an iMac - now, i want one.

Keisha - congratulations on that cruise! I know a few people who got it. They were able to upgrade to balcony or ocean view for only like $50!

I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm.

 

[macraven]

Cielei, buy the iMac...
i love mine.

i did prefer the os of snow leopard and was sad that the new systems have maverick.

i loved that steve jobs would tweek the systems instead of change them.
after he passed, the idiots took over and did the os so much different.


my 27 " iMac was cheaper than the 24" that i bought years back.

i took in my teacher certification paper and got the education discount with my purchase. not a lot but 10% off of everything.

sweet.


i have watched walking dead since first season.
i plan my sunday dinners around it.

have 4 of the Pop dolls of them.
got the latest daryl rag doll that has him in the poncho.

 

[keishashadow]

the mr & I have managed to stay married 22 years. I passed on dinner out today, lost my voice last night (a bonus for him) & throat feels like ground meat think i'll stick to hot liquids today.

anybody have any plans this weekend?

"They" said we would be getting a warm up today; "they" LIED! Miss a few days, and you miss 4 pages of conversation!! We just started watching the Walking Dead. We recorded the marathon and just made it up to season 4. We are in trouble though because I can't find where to watch the first few episodes of season 4. I hate to miss those before watching the newest ones!

Keisha - congratulations on that cruise! I know a few people who got it. They were able to upgrade to balcony or ocean view for only like $50!

I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm.

TWD is addictive

appears the upgrade is based upon the actual cost of the cabin, apparently pickings are getting slim. Nobody I know has gotten it yet. Big mystery as to whether random or targeted promotion.

 

[marciemi]

Hmpf Janet, so you didn't even notice me on the Cruise Critic thread about the free cruises I guess! Yep, I got one too and almost tossed it out. We had NO intention of a cruise (and actually just got back from Keystone on Sunday) but just couldn't pass it up either. Had a hard time finding a date that worked between things we already have planned, work schedules & prior commitments so we're going in just TWO WEEKS! And yes, we got one of those awesome upgrades! 5 day cruise, upgrade $50 per person to one of the corner aft wraps (Victory) - which normally costs $61 per person PER DAY! Link to a youtube about the cabin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV7M3QMbMaA

We're excited! Can you tell? When do you sail?

 

[Mrs bluer101]

Happy Valentines Day everyone. I hope everyone had a great day. Enjoy your weekend.

 

[Cielei]

Hope everyone had a wonderful valentine's day! My dh took the day off from work, and the boys already had the day off from school. We took them to see the Lego movie and then I made a special dinner for all my guys.

Mac, if I can talk my dh into an iMac, we'll get it for sure. Waiting on taxes, bonus and raise info before we make anymore major purchases. Doing a couple of days at Disney before my brothers wedding because we have some good deals and points so we are taking advantage. If everything goes as planned, we'll get to do a trip to uni in sept.

 

[RAPstar]

I didn't think I'd be as depressed as I was being single today (no worries, only mildly so, but more than I though), so I bought myself one of those heart shaped pizzas from Papa Johns and ate all but 3 slices. I feel better now, lol

 

[Mrs bluer101]

the mr & I have managed to stay married 22 years. I passed on dinner out today, lost my voice last night (a bonus for him) & throat feels like ground meat think i'll stick to hot liquids today. anybody have any plans this weekend? .

Congratulations on 22 years! DH and I are celebrating our 16th anniversary today. We can't believe it has been that long.
Hope you are feeling better.

 

[schumigirl]

carole flying fence? sounds like something out of twister.

Lol.......it really was........but so scary.............our apple tree managed to survive, really grateful for that as it would have destroyed our little summer house. It's not huge or really fancy but we love it. Winds have died now thankfully, not sure for how long.

Schumi - I read that you made a loaf of lasagna, and all I could think was how? Is that a British/Scottish thing? Then I realized that I read your post completely wrong! Hope your fence holds up, we had ours blow down this summer in a storm right after we moved in to our new house here.

Lol............I've read a few things wrong at times

Fence is still standing.....only just though.......need to get "the guy" in to repair and secure it..........

I didn't think I'd be as depressed as I was being single today (no worries, only mildly so, but more than I though), so I bought myself one of those heart shaped pizzas from Papa Johns and ate all but 3 slices. I feel better now, lol

..........liking the sound of that pizza though

DH and I are celebrating our 16th anniversary today. We can't believe it has been that long.

Happy Anniversary to The Bluers have a great day

 

[Lynne G]

Happy Saturday all! We welcomed more snow today. Just not enough to go a day without some snow. Huge car pile up on our Turnpike yesterday. Over 100 cars were involved. They think the cause was speed and ice. Ya think?? It was below freezing that morning and it had snowed throughout the night. I go slow. Hate black ice.

Oh, and Happy Anniversay to the February couples. We rang in the month with 22 years too. Cannot believe we have been married more than twenty years now.

And Rapstar pizza is always good, neat that you found a heart one. I made beef and chicken tacos. That was our Valentine meal. We generally avoid eating out when Valentines is on a week end or like this year, a Friday night.

Next computer may be a Mac. My kids are tired of Windows. I am not ready to change over all to Apple yet,

Enjoy this Holiday weekend!

 

[keishashadow]

Hmpf Janet, so you didn't even notice me on the Cruise Critic thread about the free cruises I guess! Yep, I got one too and almost tossed it out. We had NO intention of a cruise (and actually just got back from Keystone on Sunday) but just couldn't pass it up either. Had a hard time finding a date that worked between things we already have planned, work schedules & prior commitments so we're going in just TWO WEEKS! And yes, we got one of those awesome upgrades! 5 day cruise, upgrade $50 per person to one of the corner aft wraps (Victory) - which normally costs $61 per person PER DAY! Link to a youtube about the cabin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV7M3QMbMaA

We're excited! Can you tell? When do you sail?

we sail on 5/30 from PC. wow that's a quick trip. Do u use the same screen name on CC?

lololol we had that exact cabin on the destiny! there no wraps left for our sailing on the 'new sunshiney destiny haha. Here's a few pics to whet ur appetite. My son spent large portion of cruise sleeping on balcony. Was afraid we'd hit a speed bump and he'd go overboard.

I didn't think I'd be as depressed as I was being single today (no worries, only mildly so, but more than I though), so I bought myself one of those heart shaped pizzas from Papa Johns and ate all but 3 slices. I feel better now, lol

Congratulations on 22 years! DH and I are celebrating our 16th anniversary today. We can't believe it has been that long.
Hope you are feeling better.

Congrats, I can't believe you guys are old enough to be married that long

Happy Saturday all! We welcomed more snow today. Just not enough to go a day without some snow. Huge car pile up on our Turnpike yesterday. Over 100 cars were involved. They think the cause was speed and ice. Ya think?? It was below freezing that morning and it had snowed throughout the night. I go slow. Hate black ice.

Oh, and Happy Anniversay to the February couples. We rang in the month with 22 years too. Cannot believe we have been married more than twenty years now.

And Rapstar pizza is always good, neat that you found a heart one. I made beef and chicken tacos. That was our Valentine meal. We generally avoid eating out when Valentines is on a week end or like this year, a Friday night.

Next computer may be a Mac. My kids are tired of Windows. I am not ready to change over all to Apple yet,

Enjoy this Holiday weekend!

Congrats to you too! Certainly got the brunt of it out your way, yuck. we will have 8 inches max by end of tomorrow, was nice it came in waves.

 

[marciemi]

we sail on 5/30 from PC. wow that's a quick trip. Do u use the same screen name on CC?

lololol we had that exact cabin on the destiny! there no wraps left for our sailing on the 'new sunshiney destiny haha. Here's a few pics to whet ur appetite. My son spent large portion of cruise sleeping on balcony. Was afraid we'd hit a speed bump and he'd go overboard.

Yep, same screenname over the - evidently you too as I picked you out from the military comment. Royce & Matt (and Matt's GF) were on the Destiny back in 2010 and had the aft next to that one (so the last actual aft balcony next to the corner one) but guessing a different time than you were there! I actually think I recall talking about that here then.

So much to do and so little time to do it! We really couldn't go into May because Matt graduates near the end of it and we'll be out in Colorado for about 10 days and getting that much time off is challenging enough. June was less appealing to me because I want to go somewhere warm when it's cold HERE! Plus I don't know what any of the boys will be doing over the summer.

Did I tell anyone here that Eric will be spending all of next year in Cambridge? Oh, England. That's the relevant part. At the Univ. of Cambridge on exchange? Yeah, should be interesting!

 

[cbsnyber1]

Happy Valentine's Day All!

I cooked for the DW tonight: strip steaks, mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, stirred fried veggies, and a risky chocolate cake recipe - I found it in the "Relish" insert in our Sunday paper last week. Chocolate, butter, beets, yes, pureed beets, egg yolks, whipped egg whites, and almond flour. Although, when I found out that almond flour is $10 a pound, I used brown rice flour, added some vanilla and a dash of almond flavoring. It turned out preeeeety good, I must admit. I sure could not taste beets. Real dense, thick chocolate taste.

FYI, almond flour is just that - almonds ground into a flour/meal consistency. First milk, now flour - almonds are taking over the world, so it seems.

 

[rowan555]

I was thinking about heading out to the first parade of the season here in New Orleans, but was too lazy to bother. Meanwhile, my friend is hanging out on the parade route with Jennifer Lawrence, who happened to be standing next to her. Agh!

 

[schumigirl]

Oh, and Happy Anniversay to the February couples. We rang in the month with 22 years too. Cannot believe we have been married more than twenty years now.

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We are 22 years married this year also........September anniversary for us...........1992 was a good year

I cooked for the DW tonight: strip steaks, mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, stirred fried veggies, and a risky chocolate cake recipe - I found it in the "Relish" insert in our Sunday paper last week. Chocolate, butter, beets, yes, pureed beets, egg yolks, whipped egg whites, and almond flour. Although, when I found out that almond flour is $10 a pound, I used brown rice flour, added some vanilla and a dash of almond flavoring. It turned out preeeeety good, I must admit. I sure could not taste beets. Real dense, thick chocolate taste.

That sounds a lovely meal hope she enjoyed it...............I made a chocolate cake a few years back using beets........was a bit unconvinced at first......didn't tell anyone what was in it before they ate it...and they loved it......yes it was very dense and so rich.



Beautiful day here today.......we have blue skies..........still cold though.

Not sure what to be up to. I do need to iron at some point

Getting really excited for my New York trip......only 85 days to go

Hope everyone's having a good weekend

 

[keishashadow]

veg'ing out watching the Olympics and the snow fall. Going to GD's 1st dance recital this afternoon. I'm such a dork, nervous for her.

carole did you say you were watching the current FLA trial? what do you think of the verdict? appears 60+ years and re-trial on the big charge.

I like beets and chocolate and cake, not sure lumped all together.

marci - congrats to your son, what a great opportunity. I still can't imagine throwing a cruise together in a few weeks - props!

 

[schumigirl]

veg'ing out watching the Olympics and the snow fall. Going to GD's 1st dance recital this afternoon. I'm such a dork, nervous for her.

carole did you say you were watching the current FLA trial? what do you think of the verdict? appears 60+ years and re-trial on the big charge.

I like beets and chocolate and cake, not sure lumped all together.

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I'm loving the Olympics too..............Good luck for littlies dance recital.......sure she'll be great

I think MD is guilty as sin and doesn't deserve to walk the streets ever again. I didn't believe a word he said.

I would have found him guilty of the 1st count of murder without hesitation. I hope they do retry him for Jordan's murder but at least he's behind bars. I think he belongs there.

Watching Jordan's parents was heartbreaking.

As for beets and chocolate...I hear you.........but my boys loved it......they really did.........you really wouldn't know beets were in it........although since you're baking it......you would


I didn't do much today after all.......watched Olympics and did some little jobs and did a roast dinner for tonight.........it was lush

 

[cbsnyber1]

As for beets and chocolate...I hear you.........but my boys loved it......they really did.........you really wouldn't know beets were in it........although since you're baking it......you would

Important baking tip for this cake - it comes out jiggly in the center, you have to chill it. Then it gets real dense and thick. It really is good. The beets add moisture, like carrots in carrot cake. Ah, carrot cake . . .

 

[marciemi]

So Janet - help me out here? What exactly is there to throw together? What am I forgetting?!!