I'm late, I'm late. Busy week so far, spent jumping thru hoops & only wednesday lol.
Have a date with dr death again today, not sure exactly what's up next on the dental agenda. Eeiney, meeiny, miney, moe.
SWA had tons of issues on their schedule release day Monday. Credits weren't processing, combined with people trying to get out of storm area in some fashion via other airports, took 6 hours to get thru to them via a call back. In the scheme of things with the storm you'd have thought they'd cancel the release date, since they have done so several times in the past.
Know Marcie will get this: Found out i could no longer get home from FLL after a planned cruise was over on a sunday, gives new meaning to you can't there from here. Had to scramble to Cancel long-standing plans. Decided to book out of Port Canveral, but now higher fare/slim cabin pickings even for an April/May 2018 sailing. Glad i didn't book a non refundable fare. Not thrilled to burn 2 weeks of vacation though to make it work, ah well, will work those APs & use my DVC points.
OT If anybody is looking to book a cruise, now is the time to take a peek. the preview sales I've seen are killer with OBCs & other gimmies.
Heart goes out to all impacted, especially buckevv. It's so hard to watch, even from afar. Has to be hell on earth for those impacted. Goes to show how truly resilient the human spirit is but it will take years to get 're right for them. Can't imagine the emotions you are experiencing, hang in there. Hope all your friends & family are safe & your insurance claim is handled promptly & fairly. Beware the inevenitable scuzzball, fly-by-night contractors who will soon invade you trying to make a buck on your misery.
Watching our local high school team on tv now on espnu...big time game for such a small town team. It's tied 7-7 now, I miss the days when Trey played under the same coach. Now they have the #2 ranked qb in the nation.
Will miss the tales of little roo but he should have fun roaming free with the hens.
Nice to get everything paid off chuckers...now on to
HHN
Have a great weekend everyone
Lock up those chickens, 'roo's on the prowl lol
Aww, Lil Roo has a new home. Here is hoping he enjoys the new digs and hens.
The sun is shining, time for tea. Little one is almost up. Butterflies with some odd numbered pawed cats, a rooster or two, fish in tanks, and some museums are the early day, then afternoon at the beach, swimming in the clear, blue Gulf waters.
Have a lovely Sunday all!
Hemingway kitties! Glad to hear you're having fun. One thing that has kept me a way from key west thus far is the pervasive party atmosphere (yeah i know, some of you are giggling
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Have had friends complain beaches far & few between in key west proper. What's your take?
Ah, another Monday. Nothing major on the agenda today. Just have to remember to write w check to the school so my daughter can register for the PSAT. Gotta get to work. Hope everyone has a great day.
Start your engines, the SAT & ACTs are lurking lol
So, I really like my part time job.. My manager is all kinds of awesome. We've had a problem with employees calling out with lame excuses. So, I started sending him a message in the employee chat room before every shift with a reason why I couldn't come in. Some of my excuses have been:
Hey, I can't come in today because:
My hair hurts
My teeth itch
I stepped on a
Lego
I am in the hospital after accidentally stepping in the middle of a Girl Scouts Turf War
I was bit by a pony on the way to work
I have a live bat stuck in my beard
The cat is stuck in the ceiling
There's a Golden Girls Marathon on Lifetime and I can't miss an episode
Well, my manager left for a store convention yesterday, so I decided I am going to have fun with him.
Yesterday, I texted him the following:
"Hey Mike, I know you're on your way to Manager's Camp, but I don't think I am going to make it in today. I woke up in an alley in Detroit. I don't know how I got here or how I am going to get home... or why I am wearing a cat suit. I hope to be back for my shift on Thursday. Sorry"
Today I sent him:
"Hey Mike, here's an update. I made it to Pittsburgh, but I'm still stuck in the cat suit. However, I am being chased by a gang of Senior Citizens on scooters because I made them miss the early bird special at Golden Corral. Hopefully, I can ditch them and be back for my shift on Thursday."
He comes back Thursday night at midnight. I have this all mapped out. I'll make it home by Wednesday, in time for my Thursday shift... and then I'll call out for it.
...and you still have a job? Lol Love the PIT shout-out!
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Made it back home.
Had the best weekend ever.
My family, mainly sister, niece and mum organised a joint "surprise" celebration for our 25th wedding anniversary in September and my 50th, also in September.
It was fabulous. Family, Relatives and my 2 best friends from up there were there and I had no idea they were coming......I was promised a few surprises. The cake was a double......top was silver for our anniversary and bottom was purple.........both tiers were decorated with all things NY........very nice.
It really was one of the best birthdays, albeit very early celebration I ever had. Was exhausted most of Sunday as it was such a late night, but so worth it. They really did me proud.
Sadly, on the Sunday night after a meal out my mum fell as she got up to answer the phone and broke a bone in her foot. It's a nasty one and she has to stay off it totally. We had gone back to hotel by that time and my sister called to let us know they were in Accident/Emergency Room. Everyone is rallying round to take care of her and she will have carers come in to help too. But, not a nice ending to a lovely weekend.
Back home and busy as usual. Laundry all done
Haven't missed much on here.........but, mac.......feel better..........
OMG, you experienced both ends of the spectrum. Glad the celebration was amazing, so sorry to hear re your mom. If she's anything like you will soldier through and come out even better.
I'm here and alive and finally back in Orlando after spending pretty much the whole summer in Michigan helping mom with recovery (which didn't go as planned) after surgery. Still not doing great and I'll be back in MI in a couple weeks but enjoying Orlando for now. Have middle (Navy) son coming home for the long weekend before a real
(many month) deployment on a submarine. Going to do our first ever
MNSSHP on Friday! I guess that's the catchup for me - hope to see some of you in Oct but no longer have Uni passes.
Phew. I was worried, thot the worst when you didn't post here or FB. Best wishes she rebounds quickly.
Good luck to your DS, has to be hard for you even knowing the drill. I'm sure he's beyond excited to see all those years of work & preparation pay off!
BTW, for those who have been following (thanks for the PM's)
The penultimate episode in the Work Excuse Saga:
Hey Mike, what. a. day. Walking down the streets of Miami, a Latin drag queen sees me and screams, 'I HAVE to have that cat suit!' I tell her I've got nothing to wear, so she gives me her off-white khaftan. Then she gives me her wig because she doesn't want my bald head to get sunburned. I continue on and see a large crowd has formed. As I got closer, it turned out that the Pope is in town for a visit. The crowd looks at me and starts murmuring. It seems that I now look like 'Fat Jesus.' The Pope's handlers weren't happy that I was getting more attention, so they threw me in a car and told me to get out of town. I told them I was trying to get home to Boston. So, they bought me an airplane ticket and sent me to the airport. I got on the flight and found out it was not only a coach seat, but had layovers in Dallas and Chicago. I mean, at least they could have gotten me a direct flight. On the plus side, I got a free upgrade to First Class. I guess United thought upgrading Fat Jesus might give them some good publicity. Anyway, I am home and will definitely be in for my shift tomorrow.
You know, only on this thread could you get away with tossing out ethnicity, a drag queen, his holiness, a portly Jesus & getting comp'd to 1st class without getting a beat-down. My head is spinning
