Something About Nothing ... #12

[schumigirl]

Trifles are the dessert of the devil........not sure the Oreos make it sound any nicer......lol.........but glad it went down well.......I took a pass on a sherry trifle last night at our friends party........yuk......think it may have been the only thing I took a pass on....... Forgot the golden rule of not drinking both red and white wine.........oh dear!



Not moved much off the sofa this morning........little bit delicate........DH been keeping me topped up with tea, although he wants to go out for a drive in the new wheels later........I'll be fine for that.........I won't be driving today though........

Quiet night tonight I think

Have a good Saturday........

 

[macraven]

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Not moved much off the sofa this morning........little bit delicate........DH been keeping me topped up with tea, although he wants to go out for a drive in the new wheels later........I'll be fine for that.........I won't be driving today though........

Quiet night tonight I think

Have a good Saturday........

everyone needs to have a day on the sofa every once in awhile.

anyone that has the iPhone 6 have issues of needing to push hard on the buttons to make it work?
i tap for a page to close and if i don't use pressure, it doesn't happen, that type of stuff.

hope all enjoy the weekend!

 

[Lynne G]

I do not Mac. My iPhone 6 only needs a soft touch. Take it back to the dealer to show them. I had to return my 5 when I first got it, it had a dead spot almost in the middle, and they gave me a new phone. I thought I would be annoyed at the size of my 6 when I went from my 5, but I find the bigger screen easier to read. My kids laugh as I use larger print and brighter screen.

Well, up around 10am, so I better be up even earlier tomorrow. That jet lag is messing with my 5am wake up usual time.

Sofa lounging is quite acceptable Schumi. Congratulations on the new car. Hope your day was nice and you enjoyed a ride in the new wheels.

The soccer DD is back on schedule. Game soon.

Take care all, and enjoy this first holiday weekend of the new year. It will take me weeks to write 2016 instead of 2015. A new year, and it is cold. Winter is ready to give us snow soon. Oh well. spring will be here before ya know it. And I still hate to type on my iPad.

 

[Robo56]

Good Sunday morning everyone Hope everyone had a great start to the new year. Having my java this morning and checking what's up with the dis family. Looking forward to getting back to Florida. Leave Tuesday. I heard a cold front is supposed to move through Florida bringing temps down to 70's for a few days. I can deal with that. The sunshine is a wonderful healing balm to the soul

Keisha I bought my great nephews the minion piano's and the minion spinners for Christmas. Both toys were pretty noisy. They love the minions. Glad those toys left the house on Christmas Eve too.

Lynne hope the jet lag resolves soon for you.

Mac hope you are settling in your new digs. I second taking your phone back. It sounds like there is something wrong with it. I have been looking at the 6s plus thinking of upgrading.

Schumi congrats on the new car

 

[schumigirl]

Yep, love having a day of not doing much......


Went along to Cromer today, famous for the delicious Cromer crabs..........gorgeous!!! Even on a miserable day like today it was just lovely........they tend to have more white meat than brown.....lush!! Think I could eat my body weight of those

DS back to Uni tomorrow and DH back to work Tuesday, so will have have a drive out and have lunch somewhere nice tomorrow........January is so dark, even in the afternoon......although it is chucking it down with rain........

Ready for summer.........

 

[Lynne G]

And my tea is hot. We're at 30 degrees, with a high of 32, and with wind chills in the low 20's. Welcome home indeed. Hope Mac and Robo have had at least one cup of coffee so far. It's that kinda day.

So, Happy New Year all, and goodbye 2015. Ahh, over vacation, and already thinking what we will do this year. I'll be lurking on the SW website soon.

And yep Schumi, back to school for my two also. We'll be having the oldest in college this fall. So many changes for us this year.

Wishing all a great, healthy, and happy 2016.

Back to get another cup of tea.

Take care all.

 

[schumigirl]

More rain for us. Roads are flooding again, but we're still nowhere near as bad as others in the UK.

Started raining at 8pm last night, hasn't stopped yet.......so day in the house today......looking at how rough and wild the sea is, I'll stay inside in the warmth I think.

Need to start getting all the little details of our New York trip sorted now Xmas is out of the way.......11 nights in Long Island and 5 nights in the City......need to pick a show again this year......I would go see Wicked again as I adored it, but mum fancies something different.......so, have to mooch and see what's on we fancy. Will be here before I know it..........

 

[keishashadow]

glad to read you survived last night keisha

i don't get it, that recipe of yours.
dip an oreo in milk and let the soggy thing sit a bit.
then put cool whip on it.......

you eat it with a fork?

no ice cream involved?

oh, instead of the bra, i use the strap near the shoulder to hold the iphone.

strapped & loaded? however, u get it all under control is a good thing. phone working better now? always such a learning curve for me any new device

it's not gourmet by any means lol: 2 packages of extra filling oreos, dipped in a mug of milk for no more than 30 seconds. Place a layer in small square pan. layer with 1/4 inch of cool whip or so, repeat. I use approx 1-1/2 containers of cool whip. then grate some chocolate over the top & let it set for a few hours. For some reason my kids adore it. Me, i only eat the middles of those cookies, so not one to judge it's allure.

carole so much to see & do in NYC! I forget, when in the spring is your trip?

Again, getting bombarded with offers of RT airfare to Orlando under $50 pp, resistance may just be futile this time, despite the pesky detail of the mr being still off work. Not helping it's been hovering around 20 degrees here last few days, no snow to speak of - yet.

 

[macraven]

If I saw round trip air at $50, I would book at least 4 trips to Orlando

 

[schumigirl]

carole so much to see & do in NYC! I forget, when in the spring is your trip?

Again, getting bombarded with offers of RT airfare to Orlando under $50 pp, resistance may just be futile this time, despite the pesky detail of the mr being still off work. Not helping it's been hovering around 20 degrees here last few days, no snow to speak of - yet.

23rd May till 9th June.........we did cover a huge amount last 2 trips so we have a good idea of where everything is and what we want to do, but I still haven't booked our overnight hotel for night before we fly, our ESTA is out of date......we need that to travel to the States.......will update that today, sort out transport from JFK to relatives on LI, to save my aunt or cousins coming to get us.......I could go on.......lol........but the main things are sorted......everything else will fall into place........

Get those flights booked.........$50 RT????? Wow..............dream price!!

If I saw round trip air at $50, I would book at least 4 trips to Orlando

Yep......me too.......not much chance of us getting those prices! Amazing........quite jealous!



It's still raining here. And so dark, just after 10am and I have a lamp on in this room.

Not much going on today.............very dull Wednesday here.

 

[Lynne G]

Hope the sun comes out for you Schumi. We will have another sunny day before the rain comes in the next day or two, but so cold. We started yesterday morning at 7 degrees, a whopping 19 today, so it does feel warmer. Yeah right, after I spent the first minutes scraping the ice off my car windows.

 

[keishashadow]

Hope the sun comes out for you Schumi. We will have another sunny day before the rain comes in the next day or two, but so cold. We started yesterday morning at 7 degrees, a whopping 19 today, so it does feel warmer. Yeah right, after I spent the first minutes scraping the ice off my car windows.

scraping windshield blows, i feel ur pain. Haven't had that pleasure yet this year.

carole relayed ur trifle/devil description to one of my DS, he may still be laughing

humpty hump all

 

[tink1957]

Janet...I know what you mean...I have a flight credit that's expiring in March so I 've been sorely tempted by the flight prices...especially since I saw Fall Out Boy was coming to the darkside for Mardi Gras....but I need a new roof so I have to save my $....it stinks to be a grown-up

 

[macraven]

i didn't realize it was wednesday until i saw that camel posted here......

i need to get out more

i could have sworn it was tuesday.
had planned to get car license plates and new drivers license today as i listed tuesday for the day to get it done.
guess i will wait until next week, again....

i don't know if i ever will get used to living with eastern standard time.
news at 11, are you kidding me.....
dark if you get out of bed at 7 am....


no comment from me on the weather.
i posted before i moved that i'll be mum on it once i move.
but, back at the old homestead, the low will be zero this coming week....
they already got snow last week....

the fridge that was in the house here died.
ordered a new one and it took a week before it was delivered.
it came saturday

was nice to be eating out all last week.
didn't make a meal until we were in the house for 10 days, then started to use the fridge and it dies on us.
guess my 'vacation' from cooking is over again now.


still working inside the house.
received the flooring that will be put in the second floor.
it's all sitting in my dining room and will be installed on the 19th and 20th.

still waiting for furniture to arrive that we bought a week or so after we moved in.
still trying to unpack boxes and figure out where to put the crap.
now looking for someone/company to check the heat pumps as the house was vacant for 22 months before we moved in here.

oh, discovered we have 6 mounds of fire ants in the back yard.
new experience as you don't see these things in chicago or suburbs.

hope all the homies are doing okay and surviving the cold that has come in

 

[Lynne G]

wahoo! A Mac posting. Sounds like you are getting used to Eastern Time. I hate this time of year, I leave in the dark and come home in the dark. At least in the summer time, the day is much longer, though I still travel in the dawn light.

Oooh, I hate bugs, ants are one of my ick ones. I hope you get them out of your yard. Those fire ants can sting, don't ask why I know.

I hope your house gets in order soon.

Keisha, yep, cold but no snow yet. Thankfully we'll be close to 50 when the rain comes, so other than wet, no worry about ice or snow. And yeah, I'd take 50 dollar airfare. No where do I even get that. Apparently, we're not really a hub for any airline, so high prices are what's expected. Makes me mad, as even for them, the price of gas has decreased, so why even higher fares lately. Oh well. Economics, fill a plane, supply and demand.

Hope all have a good day (or across the pond, had a good day)!

 

[schumigirl]

So sick of this rain. It hasn't stopped since Monday.......roads are getting worse and our little village has only one entrance at the moment........as always, there are folks so much worse off particularly ones who have had their homes flooded out.......but it's quite bad. No sign of it stopping either and it's so heavy. And dark.

My eyes are glazing over........been studying Long Island hotels close to family for us......reading reviews and trying to remember which one was what........was so much easier making the reservation for the hotel in NYC. Getting there though......

Hope all is good.......

 

[schumigirl]

Rain stopped last night at 8pm..........started up again this morning........going to have to build an ark soon if it keeps up like this........

It's the weekend........yay.......party time

Have a good one.........

 

[schumigirl]

Laziest Saturday morning ever.........the mr and I lazing around watching movies is a nice way to start the day.............bacon sandwiches for lunch

It's finally brightening up, but so dark and rainy this morning......wasn't going out in that......may pop out later though.......or snooze.....one of the two.........

 

[keishashadow]

hey all. Nice to wake up to bright sunshine this morning but rather surprised to slip on black ice on deck. Supposed to go up to mid 50's today, then perhaps our first snow accumulation tomorrow. Yesterday had upsloap type fog (occurs on ridges, but not common in our area) until it started to rain. Not sure what it is about fog, pretty but gives me the creeps lol.

being the new years and all that entails re resolutions, hopped on treadmill and found it dead. Turns out it mysteriously died in the fallgoes to show how long it's been since i attacked it lol. Found a 'highly rated' fancier one on sale, now a proud owner of our 3rd treadmill over approx 15 years. If it breaks i'm taking it as a sign lol

tink - yeah, i just want to play in the sun all day. Have a laundry list of things that need updated in house but a roof would be hard to ignore.

mac - slogging thru all the move entails reminds me why i hate to move. Fire ants - eek!!! be careful, you know what they can do to us northern 'virgins'. Will you have to get an exterminator in to handle them or are you supposed to just let them go about their not-so-merry way?

carole - party?! wow, you have really gotten tons of rain. Is it your normal rainy season? I get the headache plowing thru a plethora of hotels to find the perfect one. What sites are you using for reviews?

 

[macraven]

good saturday morning to the homies

schumi, i love bacon sandwiches.
since i read that, i want one now.

keisha, fog is only creepy at hhn.
pretend you are there when your area gets fog and you will be happy....

i'm told, fire ants do grow in the South
we continued the contract the original owner had for pest control.
but since he treated the one mound of fire ants, 5 more popped up.
went to Ace, bought a bag of the stuff needed and did the other mounds ourselves.
still have 3/4 of a bag left in case the rest of their families want to call our yard home.

taking off to go to atlanta later today.
good thing i have a phone or i would get lost in that area.