Something About Nothing ... #12

[Monykalyn]

Dontchya just love countdowns that get under landmarks? Under 25 days now til I lose a kid to the mouse for 5 months.

Checked airfare and it's DROPPED over both October maybe trip and November! Plus POP dropped a bit as well- wonder if they opened more rooms for the discount as it wasn't there when I booked in may.

Flown both frontier and Allegiant. Frontier is ok- it really really is a no frills line- but I can handle anything for a $44 flight. Even paying for the "works" on a cheapy like that I'm coming out ahead. We fly Allegiant more often as it's the carrier from our closest airport. We e never had issues (knock on wood). And ther seats are more comfortable. But the bag weight is only 40# not 50# so we usually end up with paying for an extra bag.

It's hot here as well with heat index over 100. Have a fan set up where the chickens usually hang out (yes they are spoiled). Dog is staying inside and he usually loves heat.

Mac hope the healing starts speeding up a bit now that you are moving around some.

Robo hope Hubs is feeling better. Sucks to get sick on vacay. Sounds like a fun time though.

Kohlby- I think Orlando is cooler than Midwest right now lol

Love trips solo with a kid- lucky girl Lynne

Chuckers hope you win the fight with car company.
I have two kids in the house this summer who work at McAllisters deli- we have gallons of sweet tea here- and a lone gallon of unsweetened for me. The southern sweet tea is way too sweet for me!

Haven't heard the chickens yet but I'm sure they are "discussing" about how late I am in letting them out of coop. Time for coffee

 

[schumigirl]

Morning Mac, Tink, Lynne, Chuckers and Schumi and all other Sans family .

Starting to feel human again slowly....after a 1150 mile drive home Saturday. We got in about 1:30 am Sunday morning.

Hubby and grandson had a great time hunting. I did a little shooting too. My grandfather, dad and brother are all marksmen with shooting so I guess it's in the blood.....LOL....

South Dakota is beautiful country. We stayed on a ranch in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Beautiful welcoming folks.
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On last day of hunting grandson had to dispatch a large rattlesnake that got a tad to close. He kept its tail.
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I won't post a pic of the snake....LOL....I was not with them that day....my husband told grandson to not offer up much information to me on the snake incident as I would probably not want to go out hunting again.....I saw the picture of the snake. It was big...hubby said it was over 5 feet long.

I shudder at the thought of that snake. Those snakes are very venomous

I hates snakes!!!

Nice pictures Robo.......glad you had a nice break away.........looks lovely.

We can't just go shooting in this country as guns are banned. Of course you can go to a specialist place......but no gun clubs anymore. So have to make do with clay shooting for now........I do enjoy that.



Off out to look for new washing machine.........ours isn't broken as such, but two loads have come out not smelling fresh, so washed them again and they were fine.......but, think it may happen again.......so off for a new one. Its not that old, but saves the hassle.

Have a good Thursday everyone...........

 

[Monykalyn]

Off out to look for new washing machine.........ours isn't broken as such, but two loads have come out not smelling fresh, so washed them again and they were fine.......but, think it may happen again.......so off for a new one. Its not that old, but saves the hassle.

I have front loader I love but this happens once in a while. I use borax in a rinse/tub clean cycle, then bleach solution in tub/rinse cycle. And then let dry completely with door open a day or 2 (I wipe the door seals dry/clean out too). I think the seals don't dry completely at times leading to the smell.

 

[schumigirl]

I have front loader I love but this happens once in a while. I use borax in a rinse/tub clean cycle, then bleach solution in tub/rinse cycle. And then let dry completely with door open a day or 2 (I wipe the door seals dry/clean out too). I think the seals don't dry completely at times leading to the smell.

That's what we thought too.......but the machine itself smells fresh as a daisy

It's annoying.......DH has ran something through it couple of days ago.......but hasn't worked, he thinks it's something in the inner workings as water seems to be collecting in the drum after I've emptied it, but clothes are properly spun and not wet.......I have no patience for things not working. If I'm honest I've never really liked this machine since I got it........so won't miss it........lol.......

 

[Monykalyn]

If I'm honest I've never really liked this machine since I got it........so won't miss it........lol....

LOL- that is how I got the set I have- dryer quit drying well (probably a good cleaning and $5 part to fix) so used that as an excuse to get whole new set (instead of the used/hand me downs we had been getting). And this set has been through a move, and going on 10 years now- but I like this set!

 

[keishashadow]

Slowly rearing her head...she croaks I'm back

Lovely trip, had a blast no pun intended! Thrilled to get our first balcony @ the PBH!

The Epcot 4th of July FW literally shook me to my core. One of the coolest things @ the world I've experienced. Things went very smoothly there despite big crowds but CMs told me all week it was 'dead'.

Have decided i cannot leave home and have things go smoothly lol. More than the usual bumps this time: lost voice on Thursday completely, just coming back; AKV jambo balcony had swarm of hundreds of bees that were attempting to nest on my balcony (I'm allergic); family thought we had a carbon monoxide leak in basement but turned out to 'only' be smoke from an electrical fire from old beer fridge; evac'd @ MCO for tornados on departure day & back on handful of meds after ER opened my lungs with breathing treatments back home. Phew lol

Good Morning! Rise and shine homies!

Yeah, a work day after a holiday is not fun. Tea is needed immediately.

But, there is a yay! in there. It's Wednesday. and you know what that means. The hump is ready, to say, the work week is half way done, and Kiesha's mule routine is not done yet, so a camel is needed.

- Schumi's version.

Sounds like you're having fun Keisha. I'm sure more relaxing when at the dark side. Bet GD is having a great time.

Tink, hope the grill dinner was lush. I'm sure it was. It was a great day to grill food.

Chuckers, sounds like the day doing rides was fun.

Mac, Robo and Tink, hope the coffee is hot and plentiful this morning.

Aww, seeing the whole family was nice. Got to hold my second oldest (just turned 1) great niece, and youngest, 1 day old. Both so cute. Then the 3 year olds, niece and great niece, were a hoot in the pool. And, after all were more than stuffed, as usual, there's left overs.

Hate to say it but the wait times in EP lines @ U on Thursday & Friday were never less than 45 minutes. Parks didn't seem overly crowded. I'm starting to have concerns as to the # of EPs they are selling.

i'm so sorry to read about car repairs.
its always an expensive that puts a burden on a budget.

hope you don't have to sell your first born child to cover car repair bills.


maybe little rooster will be more like a kitten and be your snuggle bunny for years to come.

There's been times I've been tempted to list my spawn on ebay

Thanks for the nice welcome back.........I missed it here.........

Mac......Yes, I apparently have a good shooting eye.......not sure I`d ever be let loose with real shooting!!! Clay is good enough for me, I`m a bit wary of guns. But it was fun.


Joined Smugmug to host pictures.........Kathy (Klmall) who I think posts the best pictures on this site.......she actually recommended me to join it over a year ago......wish I had joined it then!!! But, have done it now. $57 a year is much more palatable than what PB wanted........pictures all removed from PB now.....I think!!!

Will be a slow process getting the hotel threads back with pictures, but it will be done. Think I may get around to 2016 trip report and replace some pictures, maybe not all.......but the other trip reports will see how it goes for time.

Off to watch the Austrian Grand Prix........

Pull lol such an English pastime but does look fun. I'm pretty good at duck hunt on Atari lol

Ps welcome home. Thanks for the head's up on photobucket. I see my pics but cannot find the info as to how much I'll be charged next autorenewal. Need to dig more

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 !

Wow robo is a superstar! But never a good idea to compare your track to another, especailly since you've had your share of complications & everybody heals at their own rate. You are certainly not a stranger to pain, know you're a tough broad and will do well.

Keep plugging away on the cancellable travel stuff

Jr wants me to stay for a 2nd week in oct pending work approval. Pickings are beyond slim at this point. He must think I'm a magician lol

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.

Aw, it is hard to watch them grow, especially the baby. Hang in there.

Allegiant hasn't cancelled on us but has been delayed every single flight, usually due to mechanical issues. That never sets well with me. I realize they wouldn't send the plane up if it needed more work but i really don't want to think about anything ever going wrong on the same plane my butt is strapped into

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

Brown water has a different connotation here haha

 

[Lynne G]

Welcome Back Keisha! Yeah, if it was bees, I'd be demanding to be placed far away from them. I'm very allergic to bee stings. Glad to hear you survived. But eek for the 45 minute EP lines. I am hoping we don't even see that over Christmas. I will be demanding the kids get up for early entry at least one day. And, wow, the smoke story, glad you house did not burn down. Old beer fridge. Also glad the ER helped you get better. And yes, it stinks to come home. Oh, and I think I saw $399.00 for photobucket if you want to post to 3rd party sites, like the DIS. So many are bailing on photobucket, using other free, or much less expensive photo sharing hosts.

And yes, brown water does not mean sweet tea to me either. Though sugar syrup is not my idea of sweetening most edible drinks or food. I tend to drink my tea without sugar or milk. Sometimes I like lemon in it. If it is not very good tea, I may put some sugar in it, but no time is is sweet. That goes for hot or iced tea.

 

[schumigirl]

LOL- that is how I got the set I have- dryer quit drying well (probably a good cleaning and $5 part to fix) so used that as an excuse to get whole new set (instead of the used/hand me downs we had been getting). And this set has been through a move, and going on 10 years now- but I like this set!

Wow $5 to fix anything today is a miracle!! Glad you're happy with your machines........they make life so much easier........

It never dawned on me my dryer now won't match........lol......oh well, it works fine I suppose........

Got a shock though.......the length of time wash cycles take due to EU regulations on water and eco nonsense......we live on a flipping Island for crying out loud.....we don't need to worry about water! That was my rant for the day......but got one ordered and will be here Saturday........yay! I also briefly mentioned things don't match now in my utility room........lol was met by a big sigh....... Was worth a try. But to be fair we only did that room up a couple of years ago.

Slowly rearing her head...she croaks I'm back

Lovely trip, had a blast no pun intended! Thrilled to get our first balcony @ the PBH!

The Epcot 4th of July FW literally shook me to my core. One of the coolest things @ the world I've experienced. Things went very smoothly there despite big crowds but CMs told me all week it was 'dead'.

Have decided i cannot leave home and have things go smoothly lol. More than the usual bumps this time: lost voice on Thursday completely, just coming back; AKV jambo balcony had swarm of hundreds of bees that were attempting to nest on my balcony (I'm allergic); family thought we had a carbon monoxide leak in basement but turned out to 'only' be smoke from an electrical fire from old beer fridge; evac'd @ MCO for tornados on departure day & back on handful of meds after ER opened my lungs with breathing treatments back home. Phew lol




Hate to say it but the wait times in EP lines @ U on Thursday & Friday were never less than 45 minutes. Parks didn't seem overly crowded. I'm starting to have concerns as to the # of EPs they are selling.



There's been times I've been tempted to list my spawn on ebay



Pull lol such an English pastime but does look fun. I'm pretty good at duck hunt on Atari lol

Ps welcome home. Thanks for the head's up on photobucket. I see my pics but cannot find the info as to how much I'll be charged next autorenewal. Need to dig more



Wow robo is a superstar! But never a good idea to compare your track to another, especailly since you've had your share of complications & everybody heals at their own rate. You are certainly not a stranger to pain, know you're a tough broad and will do well.

Keep plugging away on the cancellable travel stuff

Jr wants me to stay for a 2nd week in oct pending work approval. Pickings are beyond slim at this point. He must think I'm a magician lol



Aw, it is hard to watch them grow, especially the baby. Hang in there.

Allegiant hasn't cancelled on us but has been delayed every single flight, usually due to mechanical issues. That never sets well with me. I realize they wouldn't send the plane up if it needed more work but i really don't want to think about anything ever going wrong on the same plane my butt is strapped into



Brown water has a different connotation here haha

Yay Keisha is back........... youse was missed..........

Poor thing with all the ailments! No one should be sick on a trip. And the bees.... you certainly had a time of it......oh and GD face when meeting the characters is just adorable! Particularly meeting the thing that looks like a bear???? I don't know Disney characters very well........lol.......but gorgeous pics that captured her delight to a tee!! Ouch on the EP times too........never fun.

Yes PB should be ashamed. I can still see my pics, if I can get through the ads within ads.......then more ads........I'm over the moon with smugmug. So much easier. Seems a bargain compared to what PB want. Don't know anyone who is taking them up on $400. I think if you want to share the pics with anyone it'll be the same cost for you to upgrade........

But lovely to have you back........


We had barbecue for dinner tonight........now rain is on. Least we managed to eat before it started.

And changed hotels in NYC from Marriott Marquis to The Sofitel........it looks gorgeous! Promised dh I wouldn't change it again......... Managed to book a suite after all. Looks nice.

Think all NY plans are in place now.......got Wicked tickets booked, Empire State Building and Rockefeller Centre tickets booked too. Had to pick a specific time for Rockefeller, but ESB we can go anytime........

And Game of Thrones is back Sunday night.......internet in middle of night for us to watch that........maybe.......

 

[Lynne G]

Oh and nice pictures Keisha. GD is such a cutie. Love the shots with Pluto and Dale.

 

[Lynne G]

Shumii, I heard good things about the Sofitel. I stayed in one in NYC, but maybe not the one you are going to? I've also stayed in the one in my city. Lovely hotel chain. Yay! All the tickets bought. Sounds like your NYC trip is coming together, and wow! Timeline is getting shorter and shorter.

HeHe, Keisha, second week of October to book now. Go over to the Resorts thread, many questioning why October has no rooms left. I booked mine last October, both RPR and PoP. Will probably do the same for next year too. Hope you pull something out of your , and find a decent room rate if Jr gets clearance to vacation that second week.

it's going to be a long afternoon. Looking for tea some more.

 

[macraven]

Glad you are back Keisha!

What an adventure you had on vacation
Glad you are back home and on the way to feeling better


Did Chewie get excited to see youse?

 

[macraven]

Lynne, that is a ridiculous price photo bucket is charging.....$400
Is crazy!


Schumi, are you sure no more NY hotel changes?

You still have a few months to go so stop searching the Internet for hotels

Lol

I'm off to google the digs you decided on...

 

[Lynne G]

I agree Mac, PB must be crazy to think most would go for that price. I guess I never really used it, so pulled all my pictures out of it, and will just do the check box and load it from my cloud. Though need to check the smugmug site Schumi mentioned.

 

[Chuckers]

Brown water has a different connotation here haha

I know.. that's why I used it in the name...

P.S. Welcome back

 

[keishashadow]

Welcome Back Keisha! Yeah, if it was bees, I'd be demanding to be placed far away from them. I'm very allergic to bee stings. Glad to hear you survived. But eek for the 45 minute EP lines. I am hoping we don't even see that over Christmas. I will be demanding the kids get up for early entry at least one day. And, wow, the smoke story, glad you house did not burn down. Old beer fridge. Also glad the ER helped you get better. And yes, it stinks to come home. Oh, and I think I saw $399.00 for photobucket if you want to post to 3rd party sites, like the DIS. So many are bailing on photobucket, using other free, or much less expensive photo sharing hosts.

And yes, brown water does not mean sweet tea to me either. Though sugar syrup is not my idea of sweetening most edible drinks or food. I tend to drink my tea without sugar or milk. Sometimes I like lemon in it. If it is not very good tea, I may put some sugar in it, but no time is is sweet. That goes for hot or iced tea.

Small world, I rarely give bees a 2nd thot but when there's hundreds of them...

Time to pull the photopass plug but need to back up all those pictures first what a chore.

 

[schumigirl]

Lynne, that is a ridiculous price photo bucket is charging.....$400
Is crazy!


Schumi, are you sure no more NY hotel changes?

You still have a few months to go so stop searching the Internet for hotels

Lol

I'm off to google the digs you decided on...

Lol.......last 3 trips to NYC I changed our hotel several times........but, yep, going to stop looking now

Think the suite we've booked is called executive suite city view.......Tom asked for highest floor possible........looks so lovely. Yep, decided I'm going to stick with that.......looks lush!

I agree Mac, PB must be crazy to think most would go for that price. I guess I never really used it, so pulled all my pictures out of it, and will just do the check box and load it from my cloud. Though need to check the smugmug site Schumi mentioned.

klmall who posts amazing pictures on pic of the day thread put me on to Smugmug........it's an easy site to navigate and user friendly........and only $57 a year. Bargain compared to rip off PB. I never use my cloud.

 

[tink1957]

Welcome back Keisha...love the pics of your cute gd with Pluto and Dale...she looks so happy. Sorry you had so much trouble on your trip and glad you're doing better.

Sounds like photobucket is losing their mind along with most of their customers

Happy your NY plans are coming together Carole...they do sound lush. I'm sure you and Tom will have a blast.

Lynne...I always try to book my next year's trip early too...I save a lot of money that way.

Time to start the venison chilli for tonight's dinner. Have a great night homies

 

[Lynne G]

Nice line of thunderstorms rolled across us, moving at 45mph. Lots of chucking down rain, and loud thunder. Little One and I went out to do some errands. Came home in a downpour. Both of us enjoyed watching the rain waiting for a break. Too bad our stoop is not covered enough to sit and watch. Little One does not fall far from the tree. I have fond memories of sitting on my parent's covered front porch and watching the summer storms with my Dad.

Still a warm evening, and not as hot or steamy as today was. However, Friday will also have thunderstorms. But a wahoo, tomorrow is Friday.

 

[schumigirl]

Welcome back Keisha...love the pics of your cute gd with Pluto and Dale...she looks so happy. Sorry you had so much trouble on your trip and glad you're doing better.

Sounds like photobucket is losing their mind along with most of their customers

Happy your NY plans are coming together Carole...they do sound lush. I'm sure you and Tom will have a blast.

Lynne...I always try to book my next year's trip early too...I save a lot of money that way.

Time to start the venison chilli for tonight's dinner. Have a great night homies

Yep, PB have lost an amazing amount of customers from what I can see........

Love Venison but hate chilli.........not sure what to think of venison chilli.......lol.......



Friday again........no real plans for the weekend.........British Grand Prix on tv.......will watch as usual......not my favourite race of the season.......

Home made beef burgers with pulled pork on top tonight, salad and coleslaw for DS and dh......potato salad for me. Maybe a glass or 2 of wine tonight though........

Need to think about lunch soon.........maybe a BLT...........

 

[Robo56]

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.

Yep, count down is nice way of staying hyped about a upcoming trip for sure. So looking forward to trip in October and seeing all the fellow Sans family that will be there. Its like having a family reunion.

. They also have been known to cancel flights.

Allegiant canceled a flight I had last year. Had never had that happen before with them. If the flight cost posted is cheap enough you can come out ok even though you have to pay extra for seat choice and luggage.

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.

Tink hope your stung keister heals soon.

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

I had a personal introduction to the fire ants after we bought our home in Florida. There is a reason they call them fire ants. Their bite stings like fire for a few hours after they bite and then a nasty pustule forms and burns. They will swarm you if you are disturb the mound. My stepmothers brother died after he was swarmed by them while working under a car in Texas.

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

Schumi the count down begins to the start of your vacation to New York and Florida. Sounds like you are planing some great things to make sure your hubby has a great time in New York. He will have his own personal tour guide.

Happy Thursdays all! I start my new second job today.

Now you will have more money to spend on vacation with the new job. It's nice to make extra cash doing something you like.

Robo hope Hubs is feeling better. Sucks to get sick on vacay. Sounds like a fun time though.

Thanks, He is getting better. Meds are kicking in and doing the job.

We can't just go shooting in this country as guns are banned. Of course you can go to a specialist place......but no gun clubs anymore. So have to make do with clay shooting for now........I do enjoy that.

The family's whose ranch we were staying on has 12,000 acres. They and their guests can hunt on their land. Every state here in the US has additional laws on gun usage and hunting license requirements. I was wondering if in Scotland people are able to hunt deer on their own private lands with their guns? My dad, grandpa and great uncle were very big into trap shooting (clay) many years ago. They had gun clubs and would attend competitions on the weekends.

evac'd @ MCO for tornados on departure day & back on handful of meds after ER opened my lungs with breathing treatments back home. Phew lol

Keisha, wow sounds like you have been through the ringer. I hope you are doing better after the visit to the ER. Sounds like you have similar respiratory illness that my hubby has. He started out with sore throat, fever, then lost his voice then it went into his bronchial tubes. Its mean stuff. Guess who woke up with sore throat this morning? It's one of the things you share when living in close proximity to the one who is sick.

Your granddaughter is so cute. Looks like grandma made sure she had a great vacation.

.I always try to book my next year's trip early too...I save a lot of money that way.

Glad I made my reservations for October back at end of February. I will take a note from you and Lynne and try and book even sooner for next year. The prices for first couple weeks of October have gone up terribly.