Something About Nothing ... #12

[macraven]

MonyK, i hope your mom has a full recovery and gets her strength back real soon.
i was not aware of your mom and her treatment.
cancer is a very ugly word...
prayers said.


that is going to be a happy time you will have and be able to take you parents out when you visit them.
going to be exciting for all of youse!

if your daughter has real curly type of hair, she might be better having the cut at the shoulders or a tad longer
the hair might pull up higher if it curls more with the weight off.

where do you cross over to st louis when coming from your direction?
the most southern bridge across ?

have a great weekend if i don't see you before then.

 

[tinydancer09]

TinyD...I bet you look cute with short hair.

It will grow back and it's awesome that you and mac donate to a great cause...my hair is too thin and scraggly to do it.

Besides, it will be cool for the summer.

Yeah, thats why I wanted to go ahead and do it now. If I didn't in a couple months I'd say "it's almost winter I'll keep it til summer!"
It will grow back.. it always does. Thank you for the support!

Tiny D that's a really nice thing to do, donate your hair. It's lovely. I know what you mean about not wanting to give up long hair.

Ummmmm so much talk about food. You know I've never tried any of those places during my trips to the states. Popeyes, Chik fil a, never been. I always see the TV ads in the hotel room tho.

I can't believe a 5 hour queue for Frozen in Epcot. OMG. And it was out in the sun, just the odd sun umbrella dotted along the line. Hot hot hot! I could make some bad joke about queueing in that heat when the ride is called frozen but... you know.

Thanks I don't have all the money in the world to give away so I try to do alternative things.. like hair. Donating hair is free.
And yes FOOD! It's my favorite thing to talk about. Had a lady coming down from Canada for the winter and the thing she was most looking forward to about the states was shopping at a Piggly Wiggly... I just didn't even know what to say!!! lol (it's a TINY grocery store with a funny name incase you didn't know.)

@Lynne G Glad the tornado missed you but sorry for those that it did. I also do the same thing with my hair. Thats why I didn't want to wait another year. I have been getting so fed up with it... It takes so long to blow dry and take care of. Since I work at home I don't have a set morning schedule. I found myself delaying getting my hair wet longer and longer because I didn't want to take the time to dry it!!! haha terrible. Thats when you KNOW it's time to cut it!

 

[tinydancer09]

@keishashadow I agree about the anything over 6 inches is wasted. The smallest amount I've found is 8 inches here. Pantene accepts 8 inches and someone I looked at DID accept chemically treated hair. Can't remember who though... Or maybe it was just dyed hair. I'm not sure.. is that the same thing!? Haha all I ever do to my hair is cut it so I have no idea about any of that.
Are you on the Do Not Call List? if so that's just annoying.

@schumigirl I'm glad you had better luck with the gall bladder removal than I did! My doctor said it's usually about 50/50... some get better some dont. I didn't... but had they left it in there I could have gotten an infection apparently. Who knows.

@cam757 welcome to the SANS! Stick around a while. We have fun around here. Sometimes just talking about grills... sometimes setting me up with people's sons.... KIDDING! Grab a drink and relax the SANS way

@Lynne G I'm jealous of how fast her hair grows! Mine is pretty slow. Once it gets to a certain length it moves to a snails pace. The thing about the soccer ponytails makes me laugh. Dad used to always ask if my dance class purposely all had the same length hair. The only way he could pick me out is the fact that I was so much shorter than everyone else. You should get her a neon colored ribbon that matches her uniform. That might help! Or neon socks. Someone's track son has neon socks so they can spot them... cant remember who.

@marciemi You have my attention. They're draining frozen! Wonder what happened. ... Just got your later post. It's been so long since I rode that ride I can't really remember it. I always remember liking it though. Interested to see the frozen make over in September when we are there for my birthday.

@macraven I did locks of love last time, but have heard really great things about Pantenes. They donate specifically to women going through cancer treatments that lose their hair. I've known a lot of women to be effected by breast cancer so I tend to focus my energy towards that.

@Monykalyn I would definitely encourage her to go longer than shorter. You can always go back the next week and cut more off. Cannot go back and cut less off! The first time I did it I stayed below my shoulders and I am very glad I did so. I would have been in shell shock! But... as some wise friend once told me "The difference between a bad hair cut and a good one is two weeks." and of course.. it DOES always grow back. As long as I can pull mine back in a pony tail I'm usually okay enough until it grows out to where I actually want it.

Sorry to hear about your mom but great that shes responding well! Hope you all are able to see her.

you are beautiful !!

the cut is good, you wear it well.

still have the length and it hangs nicely.

you will start loving the new look by morning...or the day after....maybe two days, but you will like it.


my hair was past my butt when i got it cut in November.
i had no problem adjusting to it, i felt free for the first time in 4 years.
no longer did i have to braid my hair in order to sleep once it was whacked off.

i hated it when my hair would get caught under my arm when i was sleeping.
i turned in my sleep and would wake up when the hair did not move with me...

anyhoot, you will get used to it and well, hair grows....

Thanks, Mac
I envy you all who can grow out your hair so long! As stated above my hair tends to get to a certain length and then is just like.. ehhh I'm done. The difference between my 6 year growth and 3-4 year growth is only about 5 inches. It was NEARLY to my butt back then. It was nearly to my lower back this time. Maybe to my lower back.. you know I don't really know because I can't see it from that angle!!!
I share in your hair sleep problem though. I sling it up over my pillow and I'm usually alright. However, I sleep alone... big difference. My biggest thing is wheN I'm driving and leaning on it... ends up pulling my head back without me realizing it. I definitely feel free right now. When I put on a shirt I keep trying to pull it out of the neck hole... nothing to pull out!
OHHH!! And I got to ride with my windows down for the first time in at least a year!!! My hair did not go flying out the sunroof! It did this even when I pulled it back.. and when I braided it it just got all frizzy when I did this. I finally have jeep hair again. Now I just need a jeep...

 

[macraven]

TinyD, that is the first thing i thought of when i had the hair cut off
i'm free........!!!

no more getting the hair caught up in clothing, no more sitting on it, no more having my head jerk back when i use my hands to push myself out of the lazy boy chair and have hair pulled out of my head, no more knots in the hair where i have to cut them out,
the list goes on and on.....

the best part is shampooing it.
no more triple rinses to get the shampoo out.
no more hours of it air drying.


total freedom.....

 

[tinydancer09]

Just saw an article that says they believe they captured the gator that did the attack. I do not mean this in any way to not have sympathy for the situation. But honestly, how do they know if its THE gator or not? I'm genuinely curious. They've removed six gators.

Still such a terrible accident. That family is still in my thoughts every day. Cannot imagine that they are going through.

 

[macraven]

i read on another site they looked in the vicinity of where the attack came from.
they matched up evidence of the boy to the dimensions of the alligator.
that's all i will say about that.....

alligators usually kill their prey by drowning and then hide it near by under logs or something in the area.
they return to the spot when they are hungry.

guess all the evidence they had pointed to the gator responsible.
from what i read this evening, the officials are pretty sure they had the correct gator.

some of the reports are different from others so i can only assume what i posted has accuracy.
it is a delicate subject and some threads have been closed due to it developing in a wrong way.

as long as the subject is treated with statements of exchanging what we have read, i don't censor any posts.
i don't have an opinion but i do feel awful for all people that have suffered in this situation.

 

[tinydancer09]

Thanks, Mac for sharing. The article I read was very short and didn't offer much. I never knew they could trace back like that. We thankfully never had to deal with that. When we got one big enough we just baited them and had them removed.

Such a terrible thing and yes everyone has their very (sometimes harsh) opinion. I just ask out of genuine interest. I'm always curious and willing to listen to different sides. I enjoy asking questions and gaining knowledge on all subjects. I also believe we are all entitled to our own opinions and sometimes it's best to only share in hopes of being helpful or teaching others... Not chastising or bashing as it can easily become.

 

[BagOLaughs]

Morning all,

I wish I could say that I'm glad they found the gator but I'm kinda not. Gator was doing what a Gator does. Soon enough another Gator will take its place and so the cycle continues. But I do hope it might help give the family give some comfort knowing it's been caught. I hope they are coping as well as they can.

I spent a lot of time in far north Queensland in Australia where pretty much every water way has salt water crocodiles. The local areas didn't tend to have signs out but the very touristy areas did. Saying don't go near the water. In my opinion it wouldn't hurt for disney to put up some signs. Wouldn't change what happened but might save someone in the future.

Any who, on another subject, I found out (too late) that buying my frequent fear plus pass via universal orlando. Co.uk would have saved me £4 (about $6) per person. I purchased it through the US HHN site. Ah well, it's not much but it is surprising!

 

[schumigirl]

MonyK.......best wishes for your mother. Cancer is indeed horrible Glas to hear she is doing well.......good to hear! Thanks for wishes for dh.......he is on the mend........getting chattier by the day.........

Tiny, just before I was due to get my gb out I got an infection in the duct, ended up in getting admitted to hospital under emergency conditions and was there for 10 days. Put me on morphine which I was eventually taken off of after 6 days.......almost an addict by then!!! Now, that was a headache coming off of that!! Anyway, spent half my time screaming for them to take it out and the other half sedated. Awful. Consultant patiently explained he couldn't take it out while I was so badly infected. A month or so later I was well enough to have surgery, fortunately keyhole worked and I never looked back. Worked perfectly for me and the relief knowing I'll never experience that pain again is immense.

Such a shame if you still have issues........it's a much higher rate of success over here.......consultant explained over 95% of people go on to have no issues at all. 50/50 is not great is it! Your Hair looks lovely though

Glad they caught the gator.



Another beautiful day here......had amazing thunder and lightning last night...........we missed the torrential rain thankfully that those inland are getting. So didn't get much sleep again last night..............between dh and thunder.............

Off to vote in our referendum soon.......

Have a great Thursday..........

 

[Lynne G]

HeHe, TinyD, my DD's hair was even shorter than yours after it was cut off. I better hope she doesn't see this thread. I got stink eye for months after the pixie cut. It was to the bottom of her ears. I thought it was cute, but teen girls. I like your cut. It will be so much easier to take care of in the heat.

MonyK, sorry to hear of about your mom's treatments. Sending prayers and good wishes.

Schumi, glad that DH is getting better.

It's a very gray day, but muggy none the less. The storms from the Midwest are arriving soon, and will give us maybe some rain, and the nasty stuff goes south again. Poor people, here comes some more high winds and torrential rain. So much lightning last storm, and more to arrive today. No rain yet. Did you get any of that line of storms Keisha?

 

[macraven]

 

[Lynne G]

Mac. Hope you have a cup of coffee in your hand and the kitties have been fed.

 

[macraven]

Damn cats woke me up at 6:15 this morning
It's Mr Mac's job when he is here

He will be on morning cat duty when he returns next week

Right now the cats are asleep

 

[BagOLaughs]

MonyK.......best wishes for your mother. Cancer is indeed horrible Glas to hear she is doing well.......good to hear! Thanks for wishes for dh.......he is on the mend........getting chattier by the day.........

Tiny, just before I was due to get my gb out I got an infection in the duct, ended up in getting admitted to hospital under emergency conditions and was there for 10 days. Put me on morphine which I was eventually taken off of after 6 days.......almost an addict by then!!! Now, that was a headache coming off of that!! Anyway, spent half my time screaming for them to take it out and the other half sedated. Awful. Consultant patiently explained he couldn't take it out while I was so badly infected. A month or so later I was well enough to have surgery, fortunately keyhole worked and I never looked back. Worked perfectly for me and the relief knowing I'll never experience that pain again is immense.

Such a shame if you still have issues........it's a much higher rate of success over here.......consultant explained over 95% of people go on to have no issues at all. 50/50 is not great is it! Your Hair looks lovely though

Glad they caught the gator.



Another beautiful day here......had amazing thunder and lightning last night...........we missed the torrential rain thankfully that those inland are getting. So didn't get much sleep again last night..............between dh and thunder.............

Off to vote in our referendum soon.......

Have a great Thursday..........

OMG Shumi, that sounds horrendous! So glad they sorted it for you. It sounds like you were in pain i couldnt even imagine. Did you get it done by the NHS?

 

[Bluer101]

DW has donated a few times to locks of love. Mac has had some really long hair too.

I tried to donate my hair but they won't accept it.

All those issues with MIL was associated with her gallbladder too, no fun at all. Schumi, sounds like you had a heck of a time.

 

[macraven]

Errrr
What hair

Lol

 

[Bluer101]

 

[marciemi]

Hm, I didn't even know what a gall bladder does. Doesn't sound like anything good based on the experiences here! Got my internet back for one of these 2 minute bursts so trying to catch up everywhere quickly. Back to try Frozen again tonight so I'll let you know if my perception changes. Apparently it hasn't opened at all yet though today so who knows. Going to try to hit that and the new Soarin' again and then head to Jellyrolls with the recent 21-year-old (and the 22yo Navy kid who flew in yesterday).

 

[Monykalyn]

TinyD-that is about the length I am hoping my DD goes for-still longish but less length-you look great!

Thanks for the best wishes-I tend to not blab about stuff like that as I feel it is her journey-but she sounded soooo much better and way more upbeat than I've heard in a while now. She was manager over Home Health at BJC for a long time so she know lots of docs and which ones are good etc. They've done a marvelous job of taking care of her. There is no harder patient than a former RN! (yeah just try faking sick to stay home from school with a nurse in the house )

Mac-we come from springfield MO so just straight shot down I-44. Kinda looking at hotels for tomorrow and saturday night but our usual ones are full! Don't want to stay at my parents and wear her out and DH's dad and stepmom are just returning from lake so didn't want to just drop in there either. Probably end up with a friend (he's getting a divorce and wife moved out so has house to self).

Breezy and humid again today. Off to Branson for couple hours then meeting up with friends at one of their houses for girl time/pool party/happy hour. We usually get together for at least a happy hour couple times a month but as hot as it is one of them offered her pool instead

 

[Squirlz]

This humidity makes me want to cut my hair. But then I think how many guys my age have a full head of wavy blond hair?