Something About Nothing ... #12

[Lynne G]

Since I arrive the same date as Robo,
I'll look at her listed numbers for the count down to UO ........


ANd that is when I will be there

Ooh, that means me too, though visiting the mouse first. 6 weeks til the sweet sixteen in the keys. Where has the summer gone? LOL

 

[macraven]

Your family sweet 16 vacation will be fantastic !!!

And even sweeter is you will be back in Florida October 1st!
I have always started my vacations in Orlando September 22-23 each year
Start at the motherland then transfer to the darkside
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Since I did the motherland already this year, skipping it and only doing the darkside

Airfare so much cheaper for me starting in September
I could have booked going then but three weeks at rpr was more than I wanted to cover
Two weeks was my limit for the budget this time

Will seem odd only doing the darkside stay
I did check last week and could not get any September dates at rpr in order to add more dates prior to what I booked last oct for 2017 stay

Which this really a good thing as do not know how well my legs will hold up for the two week stay as it is

I chose to do the other knee after this right leg healed completely
Glad I did as I'm 10.5 weeks out from surgery and thigh not healed yet and knee still painful

I know it takes time
Surgeon told me at last checkup I should be doing a whole lot better once I am 6 months out from the surgery
I'm on the vacation at 5 months 2 days out from surgery
Will limit my days for how long in the parks and city walk
But will hit hhn for 8 nights

Robo is a brave one!!
Thought she posted ages back that she had one total knee replacement done and then had the second total knee replacement done 6 weeks later

Don't know how she managed it, she had to be a hurting!!

She has been extremely helpful to me with info on how to survive life after TKR
God bless that homie !

 

[macraven]

So Lynne, I'll watch your countdown time for October as I know of 3 now that start the trips then

 

[Lynne G]

Sorry to hear you're still in pain Mac. I hope by the time October rolls around, you will be pain free and walking. Best part about staying 2 weeks at RPR is that you can really relax. Plus, I will have a car, so if you get a hankering to eat outside of USO or want to visit SW, I'm up for it. Think about a scooter if you still need some help being out all day in the parks. It was a good thing you decided to do one knee at a time.

Oh and I will have 3 countdowns as well as us 3 going in October. Bringing the kids over the holidays. Shocking they want to visit the mouse again, but have the Universal bug in them, so 4 days got cut from the mouse. Not ready to start that countdown yet though.

I'll have to do the countdown Chuckers does.

For now, Robo, Mac, and me: 2 months, 20 days, or 11 weeks, and 5 days, or 1,968 hours, 118,000 minutes, and 7,084,800 seconds.

It's definitely hot out. AC is cranking. Sweater weather.

Why Little One wants to go to the keys - , that and lots of time in the water.

 

[kohlby]

Happy Wednesday!

Normal day here. It's warm. It rains. It's nice again. I keep saying that the weather report means nothing but yet I keep checking it. Yesterday had an abnormally low chance of rain. It still rained. Then it was almost 0% so we headed to the pool. You guessed it. When walking back, it poured. Poor sensory-kiddo freaked out. That hard rain hurt even without sensory issues. I may have to only schedule mornings for the pool for a while.

I scheduled a trip to visit a friend next month in the boonies in northern NY. (Near Ottawa, Canada). I was surprised at how cheap airfare can be from Orlando so I took advantage of it. It's on Allegiant though so we shall see how that goes and if I want to swear off cheap airlines after that. I also noticed it was cheap to fly to Providence, RI when checking to visit another friend if I use Frontier. I'll keep that in mind after I see how this first budget-airline experience goes.

Chuckers - Love your countdown!

Mac - You're trying to be an overachiever scheduling it for before 6 months! Perhaps a scooter would be a wise idea - even if you just rent one for half your trip.

Lynne - That's a great idea to have a sweet sixteen trip! Hmmm . . . maybe I need to propose that idea to mine too. People didn't do anything for turning 16 where I grew up though so I hadn't been thinking of anything extra special. But - if it means I get a trip out of it too, then it's worth it!

 

[Chuckers]

@kohlby Thanks.. it annoys some of my co-workers tho... because it's right there in big numbers on my white board.. and they're not going

 

[Lynne G]

Kohlby - went on Allegiant twice, back and forth to Myrtle Beach, from a little airport north of me, where my DSis lives. Lucky we had our seats toward the back on the way down. People in the front had to give up their seats and sit in the back part, to balance the weight of the plane. That was on the way down. Oh, and we took off late, like an hour or so. But, not a bad flight. On way back, delayed 2 hours, as no crew. No issues with weight thankfully. So, I'd say go for it. Just be prepared for delay. They also have been known to cancel flights. My Dsis had her flight cancelled and had to come back the next day. Lost over a day vacation. But, price is right. Though after flying SW, paying for my seat, what's under my seat, and in overhead and in hold, got kinda annoying. But even with those extra costs, the price was still right. Never flew Frontier, but it does fly out of my city's large, international airport. I usually see long lines, but that also happens with the other carriers too. If it was cheap, I'd take the chance. From where I live, I've never seen Frontier a better deal or they don't go where I want to. So nice that you want to visit friends. And yeah, around here, there are big sweet sixteen parties. My little one loves the beach, so cheaper to fly into FLL instead of Orlando, and rental car was cheap enough, booked a nice hotel, and some tours. 5 nights. Just enough to relax and have fun a few days before going back to school. And since it's right before the long week-end, no soccer, because all families say not available the last week before school starts. Plus, as an end of summer baby, no one is around to celebrate on her day anyway. I'm still having a hard time with her turning 16. Sigh.

 

[macraven]

when i was growing up, birthdays and cakes stopped at age 9 for the kids
but mother had hers every year and it was always #30 on the cake.
lol
she hated any number larger than that when she celebrated.

i was tempted to fly with Frontier out of Ohare a couple of times but did not like the limited schedule they kept.
so i stayed with United.

don't know much about Allegiant except what i read online.

i'm good staying with carriers i'm used to.

lynne i experienced that when i flew from lovel field to ord in March.
they switched peeps around for weight/balance of the craft.

i wasn't moved but two peeps up front came back to the rear of the plane
it was a short flight or no seat on it was bad.

yea kohlby, checked on some off site rentals for a scooter in case i need one.
cheaper than renting in the parks during the day.

figure i'll be there for a decent amount of time and will pace myself.
on days i will do hhn, will not do much in the parks until 4 pm

hope you have a great visit with your friends up North!
is Mr Kohlby home yet?

 

[kohlby]

Kohlby - went on Allegiant twice, back and forth to Myrtle Beach, from a little airport north of me, where my DSis lives. Lucky we had our seats toward the back on the way down. People in the front had to give up their seats and sit in the back part, to balance the weight of the plane. That was on the way down. Oh, and we took off late, like an hour or so. But, not a bad flight. On way back, delayed 2 hours, as no crew. No issues with weight thankfully. So, I'd say go for it. Just be prepared for delay. They also have been known to cancel flights. My Dsis had her flight cancelled and had to come back the next day. Lost over a day vacation. But, price is right. Though after flying SW, paying for my seat, what's under my seat, and in overhead and in hold, got kinda annoying. But even with those extra costs, the price was still right. Never flew Frontier, but it does fly out of my city's large, international airport. I usually see long lines, but that also happens with the other carriers too. If it was cheap, I'd take the chance. From where I live, I've never seen Frontier a better deal or they don't go where I want to. So nice that you want to visit friends. And yeah, around here, there are big sweet sixteen parties. My little one loves the beach, so cheaper to fly into FLL instead of Orlando, and rental car was cheap enough, booked a nice hotel, and some tours. 5 nights. Just enough to relax and have fun a few days before going back to school. And since it's right before the long week-end, no soccer, because all families say not available the last week before school starts. Plus, as an end of summer baby, no one is around to celebrate on her day anyway. I'm still having a hard time with her turning 16. Sigh.

I'm okay with a delay - flight leaves at 7:30am and is direct. I'm not okay with it being cancelled. They fly out/in just twice a week - on Wednesdays and Saturdays. And I didn't see any other dates listed after the Saturday I return so I'm thinking it's just a seasonal thing. I paid extra for an aisle seat in the exit row though so I'll be annoyed if they make me move. (I am at higher risk of blood clots than most people so I figured it was worth it to get a seat with more room. Though, some tall or big people might give me the stink eye for getting a seat with more leg room when I don't look like I should need it).

That sounds like a really nice trip! Is she going into her sophomore or junior year?



Mac - Mr. Kohlby comes home Friday night, so not home yet. At least this time he gets a weekend at home!

 

[Lynne G]

Kohlby, She will be a junior in the fall. Class of 2019. Then which college, not sure yet. Nice that DH will be home for the weekend.

Mac, rental off site would be the cheapest. Plus, most drop off and pick up at your hotel. I hope you heal soon, and not feel pain.

Hoagies for dinner, as it was free coffee day. Nice I have half left over, but have to hide it from DH, or not easy lunch tomorrow.


Very warm night on tap.

 

[tink1957]

Mac...we used Walker when Danielle needed a scooter. It was the most reasonable at the time, we arranged for it to be delivered and she just met them in the lobby at RPR.

Chuckers...my countdown is only a few days later than yours...I can't wait

Kohlby...glad hubby is coming back this weekend I know you are too

Lynne and Robo...I'm feeling much better, thanks for the concern. I felt like mowing the lawn today and now I'm regretting it since I ran over numerous ant beds and somehow got stung on the butt by something that felt like a wasp...who knows? Between the ant and bee stings I decided to give up and try again tomorrow.

Now I'm enjoying a bourbon and diet coke...I feel much better

 

[macraven]

Tink we have 10 red ant mounds in the back yard
We kill a colony and a new family of red ants appear days later


It is never ending

Yes!
Those ants bite and it hurts!
Hope you feel better real soon from the ant bite!

Front yard totally red ant free

 

[schumigirl]

 

[schumigirl]

Need a catchup again............

Beautiful sunny day here today....spending some time replacing pictures on last year trip report......previous years I won`t be doing.

Thinking about changing our New York hotel again........found avaibility at the Sofitel, so going for a suite there I think.........DH is laughin at me planning, something I don`t usually have to do........

56 days till our overnight at airport before we fly......

 

[macraven]

56 days will be soon


Good morning miss sunshine
And all the homies

 

[Lynne G]

ooh yes it is. By 6am, we were 80 degrees, with 70 percent humidity. Extreme Humidity explained the weather people. Yeah, how about sticky and icky. With that extreme heat, 105 should feel like temp, means chance for thunderstorms. Hoping the summer thunderstorm with lots of heavy rain stays away until all are home. But for now, it is beautifully bright.

Good Morning and Good Afternoon homies. Time to throw back, and keep hydrated. Time for drinking.

NYE plans sound lovely Schumi. Nice to see ya.

Mac, is this the coffee day? Otherwise, I hope you are having less pain today. Stay inside, the weather is not nice.

Tink, glad to hear you are better. I hate stings and bite from bugs. Thankfully, we have quite a few other ants, but not fire ants. Or rarely fire ants. Our biggest issue are the carpenter ants. Hope your bite/stings are not swollen, and hopefully not sore either. Hope the mower just mows the grass, and doesn't go over an ant hill.

Well, it's time for tea, so hope all are enjoying this typical summer day. Ah, the sun.

 

[macraven]

No coffee days now

 

[Lynne G]

Mac, is that good or bad? Are you a tea drinker yet? And no, not that southern sweet tea. That's one tea I don't particularly like.

 

[Chuckers]

@macraven Ugh.. I had to give up caffeine for my surgery 2 years ago.. I lasted about a year and now I am back to drinking some during the morning.

Happy Thursdays all! I start my new second job today. I am picking up some hours at a local GameStop. Since I'm there all the time, anyway, figured I might as well work there It's times like this when I am truly in awe of my parents. They put two kids through college and had a beautiful house on just my Dad's salary. I am single and struggling to keep my head afloat. I can't imagine what I would do if I actually had kids.

 

[Chuckers]

Mac, is that good or bad? Are you a tea drinker yet? And no, not that southern sweet tea. That's one tea I don't particularly like.

Southern Sweet Tea should just be renamed "Brown Water with a lot of Sugar".