Something About Nothing ... #12

[macraven]

Time for schumi's auntie

 

[Chuckers]

Happy Birthday to Schumi's auntie!

 

[wagman67]

Well, little one is back to her old self. Curse words flying around toward me and older one. Ah, family time.

I just can't tolerate disrespect toward your mother. Lost mine at 14. I don't curse regularly, but don't find it offensive, unless it is a direct disrespect of mom. I have had a couple of my friends, way back in the day, that I really laid into when I witnessed them disrespecting their mothers...told them to be thankful they still had a mother that they could get away with pulling that trash on. My boys have never cursed at their mother, but the oldest once tried to disrespect her and instantly regretted it...the youngest learns from others pretty well and has never tried. When they disrespect me, I handle it a bit different....but try it on mom and it will be instant and painful. You might be able to tell that is probably the touchiest button I have. They get one 'excuse me', from me, when they don't answer 'yes mam' or 'no mam'...never needed more.

 

[tink1957]

Sorry you lost your mom at such a young age wagman, I lost my dad when I was 5 so I feel your pain

 

[Robo56]

Morning all . Coffee in .

Wagman67 and tink1957 losing a parent is a hard situation no matter how old you are for sure. Sorry you both lost your parents so young.



Happy Birthday to Schumi Aunt. 100 years is something to celebrate.

your son was 6`4 at 13!!!!! Bet you were constantly buying new clothes while he was growing........

Yes I was. He was easy to shop for though. He told me one of the girls he was always joking around with at school
told him to act his age not his shoe size and he said I'am. He was 13 and wore a size 13 shoe.....LOL

Thank goodness his feet finally stopped growing, but he finally reached 6'6". Needless to Say I look up at him. He is a wonderful son, husband and father to his children. I feel blessed.

Can't tell this mama is proud of her son can you .

Going to go walk by the ocean for awhile. Have a great Monday morning Sans family

 

[marciemi]

Anybody else pick the Bucky beavers over Villanova? Lol too bad majority of my other pics stunk

Missed that one but did pick Michigan over Louisville and South Carolina over Duke in the upset department.

 

[schumigirl]

Thanks for all aunts birthday wishes........she really is an amazing lady. Wish I could have been up there this weekend, but will see her soon. Looking forward to seeing her card from The Queen.........

Mac.........good luck chasing cats.........sounds fun!!!

Vicki..........hope you're feeling much better now.......being ill for a time sucks........

Robo........6'6 that is tall! .....he does sound like a lovely guy........


Sun has come out.......very different from this morning.......

 

[Lynne G]

Wow, that's a tall kid Robo. My kids are both on the short side, well, they don't fall from the tree. LOL

Hugs to those who lost their parent or parents young. The loss of a parent is always hard.

Yeah, well, little one does get punished if it is a disrespect, and disrespect rarely happens. Seems fowl mouth starts when unhappy, with mostly her older sibling. Going on 16, being a teen girl thinking mom knows not much, is probably not unusual. My DS never really curses like her. Even though I treat both kids the same, raising a teen boy has been different than raising a teen girl. She's good most of the time, but there are times, she does try to push my buttons. I guess I cannot complain, while both kids have tried my temper over the years, they are good, kind kids. I'm still in shock my oldest is an adult now. Time does fly by.

Yay! Schumi sees the sun. And lucky TInk, seeing 84 degrees.

Okay, breakfast was so early, already looking at what to have for lunch. Maybe I'll try another cup of tea. It's so cool inside, I've got my sweater on. But, the sky is blue, not as windy, and the sun has made it bright from sunrise. Ahh, let Spring bring out all those green and colorful flora. Poor flower bulbs, they were already up inches, when they got 4 or so inches of snow on them. But with the above freezing temps, and bight sun, the snow has been disappearing at a rapid rate. That Easter bunny is getting ready to go, less than a month now. Time does fly.

 

[macraven]

Back home with kitty

Pill zonked her out but once in the car, she started 'singing'

Can't owners will understand what that means

Cat is now in hiding mode

 

[Chuckers]

Back home with kitty

Pill zonked her out but once in the car, she started 'singing'

Can't owners will understand what that means

Cat is now in hiding mode

I have found the best way to stop the singing. I put my kitties in a harness with a leash. I tie the leash to the seatbelt in the back seat. giving them enough slack to walk around, but not come up to the front. If they're not caged, they don't sing.

 

[wagman67]

Yeah, well, little one does get punished if it is a disrespect, and disrespect rarely happens. Seems fowl mouth starts when unhappy, with mostly her older sibling. Going on 16, being a teen girl thinking mom knows not much, is probably not unusual. My DS never really curses like her. Even though I treat both kids the same, raising a teen boy has been different than raising a teen girl. She's good most of the time, but there are times, she does try to push my buttons. I guess I cannot complain, while both kids have tried my temper over the years, they are good, kind kids. I'm still in shock my oldest is an adult now. Time does fly by.

Typical teens...we were all there once...always pushing to see where the boundary is...instant regret when they find it. Kind of like those invisible fences for dogs. Most learn not to approach that boundary too often. Have one that is 18 but not graduated (until May) that is testing where the new boundaries are...don't think he really realizes he is a legal adult and the boundaries are almost non-existent. As long as he lives with us and we are providing for him, he just needs to obey the simple house rules...I'm just not gonna tell him that, just yet...

 

[wagman67]

I guess Spring may have actually sprung around here...10 Day forecast shows the lowest low in the high 30's, but the highs are expected in the 60s and 70s...could even crack 80 today (forecast is 79). I guess I need to get cracking on mower maintenance...darn it.

 

[macraven]

I have found the best way to stop the singing. I put my kitties in a harness with a leash. I tie the leash to the seatbelt in the back seat. giving them enough slack to walk around, but not come up to the front. If they're not caged, they don't sing.

I have gone thru a lot of harness/leash with the cats

They chew the leash
And they act paralyzed with it in so end up carrying them

But I have found it has been easier to care for multiple cats than 4 boys
When going to a vet or doctor

 

[Lynne G]

Oh, Wag, we have close in age kids. My 19 year old DS, still lives at home, as almost finished his first year in college. He wanted to commute. He's known since becoming a teen, that as long as he's living in our house, it's our rules. He has always been okay with that, even though when younger, wanted to live somewhere else when angry a few times. When I said go ahead in response, that threat was quickly retracted. He drives, so more freedom, and more freedom has been given as older. Part of growing up.

Hehe, Mac's cats sing.

 

[Monykalyn]

Typical teens...we were all there once...always pushing to see where the boundary is...instant regret when they find it

Yes-my oldest went through that stage ~14, tried the attitude once on grandpa-he laid into her and no issues at since! Sometimes it helps to have someone other than immediate parent lay them straight.

Glad the kitty's doc trip is over Mac

Happy birthday to Schumi's aunt! WoW that is cool to make it too 100!

And yay for spring! Nice here today.

New babies are being held (again). Mal is living up to her name-she is already challenging the big chickens. She also chirps LOUDLY when she wants out of the brooder (which is 90% of the time). Glad the oldest is home this week to chicken sit.

 

[schumigirl]

Yes-my oldest went through that stage ~14, tried the attitude once on grandpa-he laid into her and no issues at since! Sometimes it helps to have someone other than immediate parent lay them straight.

Glad the kitty's doc trip is over Mac

Happy birthday to Schumi's aunt! WoW that is cool to make it too 100!

And yay for spring! Nice here today.

New babies are being held (again). Mal is living up to her name-she is already challenging the big chickens. She also chirps LOUDLY when she wants out of the brooder (which is 90% of the time). Glad the oldest is home this week to chicken sit.

Lol......I did laugh at chicken sitting........that's gotta be a first I heard of that one!

Thanks, my aunt is really my mum's cousin and her godmother, but we grew up with her close to us, so knew her as an aunt......lovely, lovely lady.



I guess we consider ourselves immensely lucky with DS. He never went through that horrible stage, ever, my sister kept telling me oh next year, next year he'll hit the terrible teens.......well, he's 23 now and we're still waiting.......he really is the best kid ever. Of course I'm biased.........

Took a walk down to see how trees are coming in this year.......think we planted a few weeds last year.......new ones just aren't growing as they should. They definitely need the sun........know how they feel........

Waiting for plumber right now........shower in our master bathroom is leaking........want to get it sorted before it gets any worse........good start to the week..........

 

[macraven]

As long as the toilet still flushes, all will be fine

 

[schumigirl]

As long as the toilet still flushes, all will be fine

Been using the other bathrooms since last night.......but the downstairs bathroom which is underneath shower in our bathroom has some water marks on ceiling so will need that sorted too........

Decorating over that is easy once dry, I can do that.

 

[Chuckers]

I have gone thru a lot of harness/leash with the cats

They chew the leash
And they act paralyzed with it in so end up carrying them

But I have found it has been easier to care for multiple cats than 4 boys
When going to a vet or doctor

when I fist put the harness on my cats, they did the same thing.. but then they got used to it. I've taken my black cat out for walks. They're just little drama queens.

 

[kohlby]

Schumi - Good to know about your teen. My eldest hasn't hit that phase but he still has time. I can't envision him going through it. I have heard friends complain about their 12-14 year olds in the past few years though and I'm hopeful we won't go through it with him. (I entirely expect to go through it with my middle child though!)

Robo - Wow - that is tall! My 13 year old wears a size 13 year old shoe too! He went up to a size 13 when he was 12 so I'm hoping the lack of foot growth means the feet have finally stopped growing. I think he's only about 5'9" or 5'10" though. I have big feet for my short height so I think he got the big feet from me. (My husband is 6'5" and wears a size 14 or 15, which I think is proportionally big feet).


I have a quiet day today or unmotivated or whatever you want to call it. We had a busy weekend. I saw Johnny Damon at Publix on Saturday. Apparently, he's there all the time. (MLB player who was on World Series winning teams twice -Red Sox and Yankees- for those who don't know who he is). He seemed nice how he reacted to everyone saying hi to him and people going up him wanting to meet him. I just watched from afar. We checked out at the same time and were parked in the same row so I kept seeing him but I didn't want to bother him.

Hubby and I went out to Sea World Saturday afternoon to see ZZ Top and got stuck in the parking lot known as entry-into-Sea-World-on-a-concert-day. It took over 45 minutes to get in and we ended up having to park across the street. Now we know to go earlier next time. The Sea Seas Festival had lots of yummy food and drinks. I had never been to that before. Sunday was a trip to the mall to American Girl store and Claire's as the last part of my daughter's birthday celebration. She had a friend come too. She stretched out her birthday activities over 8 days. Smart girl.