Something About Nothing ... #12

[pattyw]

Dental work for cats is like putting a kid through college.... lol

Yep!! Little money pits they are! But loveable!

Charlie got straight A's

Yay! You and Brian should be proud! You provide him with a loving home and that enables him to focus on his studies!


Woke up to some snow falling! It stuck on the trees- looks pretty! But driving in this isn't fun! Slippery going this morning! Lots of cars in ditches and fender benders. Yes it's Buffalo and we can handle this, but you still need to slow down!

I could appreciate this picture more if I were looking at it while I see palm trees outside instead!

 

[macraven]

My guess is you have now made plans for Orlando next month...

Winter puts that urge in all of us

 

[pattyw]

My guess is you have now made plans for Orlando next month...

Winter puts that urge in all of us

Yep!! One trip in February AND one in March! Gives me the encouragement I need to get out and drive to work!!

 

[Charade67]

I’d go with the more expensive option of having a room to myself.......couldn’t share with a friend.....even my best friends and I always had our own rooms if we went for a girly weekend or even overnight.......

Charade You are so much braver than me. I could not share a room with other moms. I can barely share a room anymore with my gang. I hope it all works out for you, school trips can be stressful. I love the idea of finding the same type of dress. that sounds like my Dunkin run every time!!!!

I’m actually okay with rooming with someone else. It’s only for a few nights. They have already assigned me a roomie. She is the aunt of one of the girls in the band. I don’t know if this girl is being raised by her aunt or if the aunt is just extremely involved in her life. I checked out the woman’s Facebook page and discovered that she is 12 years older than me and likes to post a lot of recipies. I asked B if she knew the girl in band. She says she knows who she is, but has never spoken to her.

Last week our term 2 in the high schools closed. For the first time Charlie got straight A's

Congratulations to Charlie.

I shouldn’t be posting right now, but I am bored at work.

 

[schumigirl]

bobbie….congrats to Charlie......quite an achievement...…..I think you helped in many ways for him to achieve that...….yep, looking forward to New York......this will be my 6th time to the City and my shortest visit with mum at only a week....seems silly to go for such a short visit....but it works for us this year time wise. She is so excited, but sadly I think this will be the last time I take her as she`ll be 84 and trying to get travel insurance for her is getting a little difficult. And it does take a lot out of her.....not that she`ll admit to that of course......lol.....

Patty....that just looks cold!!! And what a fabulous picture!!!! Not fun to drive in though.

Thought rain was here to stay...….

This is this afternoon...…..frost is back...…..

It is getting colder as I type outside, not as cold as Patty of course...….it has been a beautiful day but we were glad to get in just before lunch...…

Although it`s been one of those days where the phone has never stopped ringing.....we still have a landline and it was just one of those days. Even had one asking me if I wanted to claim for the accident I had recently.....known scam of course.....so I said oh yes, which one......silence.....she said its just a contact call to chat about your recent accident......I repeat again.....can you tell me which one...….silence again, then they hang up.....lol....I love playing games with these fraudsters...…..

4pm already....this day has flown past.

 

[Lynne G]

We have heat! Yay! And flooding. Good thing we have a shop vac. Ugh.

And it is still raining, hard. Boo!

Woot, Patty having 2 months to travel.

Bobbie, congratulations to Charlie. So nice you are giving him a good start to his adult life.

I think breakfast for dinner. Found these purple potatoes, so home fries, eggs and a ham steak. Little one would have rather had a real steak, but the rest of our steaks were turned into teriyaki beef with peppers, with some white rice. Easy and fast meal, though I had to add some hot sauce, as I thought the sauce we used was almost too bland.

Like seeing the countryside Schumi, and not so much the snowy north of me, Patty’s picture. LOL though with this rain, we are in the 50’s and that temp in January is much appreciated.

 

[schumigirl]

We have heat! Yay! And flooding. Good thing we have a shop vac. Ugh.

And it is still raining, hard. Boo!

Woot, Patty having 2 months to travel.

Bobbie, congratulations to Charlie. So nice you are giving him a good start to his adult life.

I think breakfast for dinner. Found these purple potatoes, so home fries, eggs and a ham steak. Little one would have rather had a real steak, but the rest of our steaks were turned into teriyaki beef with peppers, with some white rice. Easy and fast meal, though I had to add some hot sauce, as I thought the sauce we used was almost too bland.

Like seeing the countryside Schumi, and not so much the snowy north of me, Patty’s picture. LOL though with this rain, we are in the 50’s and that temp in January is much appreciated.

Yes, where we live we have the sea in front of us and the countryside with some beautiful walks behind and around us.........really I have no excuse for not walking every day.........but not in the cold!!!

Although forecast is for much warmer weather tomorrow........fingers crossed!

Lazy night ahead.........drinks tonight will be tonic water that has elderflower added, ice, slice and a touch of grenadine......

 

[Charade67]

We have heat! Yay! And flooding. Good thing we have a shop vac. Ugh.

Yay for the heat. Boo for the flooding.

The rain has stopped, the sun is out, but temperatures are dropping.

 

[bobbie68]

everyone hope your day is great!

Thanks for all the kind words about Charlie, I appreciate it very much. We are so proud of him and it feels really good to see him excelling.

I actually have a question if anybody can answer before I put it up to the boards. Has anyone had any experience with the Sea World Parks or the Universal Parks with meds that need refrigeration? I was on the Disney Disabilities forum and one of the mods suggested a person look into the first aid station refrigeration for meds. Liv has one med that needs to stay a certain temp and the summer will be tough to do that. I have to have it with me in an emergency for quick access I can't keep it in the resort. I tried the car with an ice packs one day and nope it got warm.

Thanks I appreciate your help

 

[bobbie68]

Lynne that you got heat back!!! for flooding!

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, Schumi, a slice of ham that you call a gammon steak. Since it is ham, I just like to warm it up in the fry pan, though you could eat it cold. Some use it cut up in a salad, but I like it fried, hot. And yes, I do like spice in most of my foods. I have a seasoned salt mix that I like with most meats.

Kids are home, so no more quiet.

No sun for us, Charade. Still spitting rain when I went outside. Gray day, very wet day.

And thanks to all for the heat help. House feels so much better now.

Older one borrowed my car, and darn why he didn’t get gas for it. Claimed he forgot his wallet. Yeah, right. Will have to go there on my way home tomorrow.

 

[Lynne G]

Yes, Bobbie, the first aid station will keep refrigerated medicine in all the parks we have used, including SW, and Universal, and at our local school too. With my allergic older one, we had to have medicine stay cold over the years. Was easy to get a refrigerator at hotel, if not already in room too. We always asked due to medicine, and always had one sent to room without charge. Thankfully, now we usually don’t need the medicine cold. And we have always found all the first aids helpful with our refrigeration request.

 

[Sue M]

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone! Glad you all are enjoying Timmies! Lol. We have so many Korean restaurants nearby, but I’m lost looking at menu. Haven’t a clue what to order.

I don’t paint anymore either. Last time I painted my daughters rooms, and I woke up with frozen shoulder. Ouch. That was weeks to get over. Years ago my husband was out painting the fence with an air paint sprayer. I said- that looks like fun I want to try! So he (foolishly) gave me the gun. I was spraying away when he called me. Forgetting the gun was going I turned to him and ended up spraying right across his face I was laughing so hard I almost had an accident. He thought I did it on purpose, but soon realized I didn’t. Needless to say that was the end of my paint spraying career!

Charade hope the room sharing goes well! I frequently meet up with my friend from LA in Orlando, we’ve planned many trips together. But we always have separate rooms. And with my sleep problems it’s probably a good thing!
Fingers crossed for a raise!
Looking forward to some Chick-fil-A when I go down to FLL. They opened a new one on Hillsboro not to far from where we stay in Deerfield. Love the Hawaiian dipping sauce.
Wonderful dress idea!

Schumi jealously is awful. I had a friend like that and I finally had to part ways. It was very hurtful, I couldn’t figure out why she was behaving like that at first. Relationship was just getting too toxic.

Do you have any Broadway show tickets? I’m so happy a real NY Pizza place opened in my town recently. It’s the real deal. Pizza chef used to have a pizzeria in Brooklyn. There’s nothing like NY pizza! As a matter of fact we are having it for dinner Friday. I was telling hubs about it and he wants to try it. Dishwasher delivery is Friday too! Yay.
Nice pic of your area too! Is that your back field? I’d have horses! No frost here, 45F. Drizzling.

The most phone scams we get are either saying they (Microsoft)have noticed a virus on my PC, that’s a good one. I played along once to see where they were going. They wanted me to do screen share and give them access to my computer. Yeah, sure thing. The other is always around tax time saying they’re from Canada Revenue and I’m about to be arrested for back taxes owed. I used to love playing with them. But they’ve taken all my fun away, now it’s just an automated call.

Bobbie congrats on Charlie’s As! Oh no, not Christmas turkey I don’t blame you, I hope Hubs doesn’t get any idea about our turkey! Cause it will be a flat no from me! He can get a small turkey to experiment with!

Pattyw beautiful snow pic! But stay safe on the roads. Because it doesn’t snow here often (except in the mountains) we aren’t particularly good drivers in the snow, and some doesn’t even bother to put snow tires on, just use the all seasons. So when it does snow, cars are going all over the place. And we are pretty hilly here too, so it’s crazy.
We live on a hill, and our house is just before the crest. Every time it snows without fail, someone in a pickup thinks he can get up the hill, and they get as far as our driveway, then we hear the spinning lol! I never go up our hill in the snow, we take the back way!

Lynne yay for heat! Purple potatoes! Only place I’ve ever seen them is Hawaii. Love breakfast for dinner.
Sorry about flooding, ugh.

 

[bobbie68]

Yes, Bobbie, the first aid station will keep refrigerated medicine in all the parks we have used, including SW, and Universal, and at our local school too. With my allergic older one, we had to have medicine stay cold over the years. Was easy to get a refrigerator at hotel, if not already in room too. We always asked due to medicine, and always had one sent to room without charge. Thankfully, now we usually don’t need the medicine cold. And we have always found all the first aids helpful with our refrigeration request.

Great thanks Lynne

 

[bobbie68]

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone! Glad you all are enjoying Timmies! Lol. We have so many Korean restaurants nearby, but I’m lost looking at menu. Haven’t a clue what to order.

I don’t paint anymore either. Last time I painted my daughters rooms, and I woke up with frozen shoulder. Ouch. That was weeks to get over. Years ago my husband was out painting the fence with an air paint sprayer. I said- that looks like fun I want to try! So he (foolishly) gave me the gun. I was spraying away when he called me. Forgetting the gun was going I turned to him and ended up spraying right across his face I was laughing so hard I almost had an accident. He thought I did it on purpose, but soon realized I didn’t. Needless to say that was the end of my paint spraying career!

Charade hope the room sharing goes well! I frequently meet up with my friend from LA in Orlando, we’ve planned many trips together. But we always have separate rooms. And with my sleep problems it’s probably a good thing!
Fingers crossed for a raise!
Looking forward to some Chick-fil-A when I go down to FLL. They opened a new one on Hillsboro not to far from where we stay in Deerfield. Love the Hawaiian dipping sauce.
Wonderful dress idea!

Schumi jealously is awful. I had a friend like that and I finally had to part ways. It was very hurtful, I couldn’t figure out why she was behaving like that at first. Relationship was just getting too toxic.

Do you have any Broadway show tickets? I’m so happy a real NY Pizza place opened in my town recently. It’s the real deal. Pizza chef used to have a pizzeria in Brooklyn. There’s nothing like NY pizza! As a matter of fact we are having it for dinner Friday. I was telling hubs about it and he wants to try it. Dishwasher delivery is Friday too! Yay.
Nice pic of your area too! Is that your back field? I’d have horses! No frost here, 45F. Drizzling.

The most phone scams we get are either saying they (Microsoft)have noticed a virus on my PC, that’s a good one. I played along once to see where they were going. They wanted me to do screen share and give them access to my computer. Yeah, sure thing. The other is always around tax time saying they’re from Canada Revenue and I’m about to be arrested for back taxes owed. I used to love playing with them. But they’ve taken all my fun away, now it’s just an automated call.

Bobbie congrats on Charlie’s As! Oh no, not Christmas turkey I don’t blame you, I hope Hubs doesn’t get any idea about our turkey! Cause it will be a flat no from me! He can get a small turkey to experiment with!

Pattyw beautiful snow pic! But stay safe on the roads. Because it doesn’t snow here often (except in the mountains) we aren’t particularly good drivers in the snow, and some doesn’t even bother to put snow tires on, just use the all seasons. So when it does snow, cars are going all over the place. And we are pretty hilly here too, so it’s crazy.
We live on a hill, and our house is just before the crest. Every time it snows without fail, someone in a pickup thinks he can get up the hill, and they get as far as our driveway, then we hear the spinning lol! I never go up our hill in the snow, we take the back way!

Lynne yay for heat! Purple potatoes! Only place I’ve ever seen them is Hawaii. Love breakfast for dinner.
Sorry about flooding, ugh.

Great thanks Lynne

Sue I was laughing so hard about you spraying your DH. Wow what a sight that must have been.

Thanks for the congrats on Charlie. Glad you would save your turkey.

 

[Sue M]

Sue I was laughing so hard about you spraying your DH. Wow what a sight that must have been.

Thanks for the congrats on Charlie. Glad you would save your turkey.

Yes, I think I couldn’t stop laughing for 20 min. I very time I looked at him I’d start again.

 

[schumigirl]

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone! Glad you all are enjoying Timmies! Lol. We have so many Korean restaurants nearby, but I’m lost looking at menu. Haven’t a clue what to order.

I don’t paint anymore either. Last time I painted my daughters rooms, and I woke up with frozen shoulder. Ouch. That was weeks to get over. Years ago my husband was out painting the fence with an air paint sprayer. I said- that looks like fun I want to try! So he (foolishly) gave me the gun. I was spraying away when he called me. Forgetting the gun was going I turned to him and ended up spraying right across his face I was laughing so hard I almost had an accident. He thought I did it on purpose, but soon realized I didn’t. Needless to say that was the end of my paint spraying career!

Charade hope the room sharing goes well! I frequently meet up with my friend from LA in Orlando, we’ve planned many trips together. But we always have separate rooms. And with my sleep problems it’s probably a good thing!
Fingers crossed for a raise!
Looking forward to some Chick-fil-A when I go down to FLL. They opened a new one on Hillsboro not to far from where we stay in Deerfield. Love the Hawaiian dipping sauce.
Wonderful dress idea!

Schumi jealously is awful. I had a friend like that and I finally had to part ways. It was very hurtful, I couldn’t figure out why she was behaving like that at first. Relationship was just getting too toxic.

Do you have any Broadway show tickets? I’m so happy a real NY Pizza place opened in my town recently. It’s the real deal. Pizza chef used to have a pizzeria in Brooklyn. There’s nothing like NY pizza! As a matter of fact we are having it for dinner Friday. I was telling hubs about it and he wants to try it. Dishwasher delivery is Friday too! Yay.
Nice pic of your area too! Is that your back field? I’d have horses! No frost here, 45F. Drizzling.

The most phone scams we get are either saying they (Microsoft)have noticed a virus on my PC, that’s a good one. I played along once to see where they were going. They wanted me to do screen share and give them access to my computer. Yeah, sure thing. The other is always around tax time saying they’re from Canada Revenue and I’m about to be arrested for back taxes owed. I used to love playing with them. But they’ve taken all my fun away, now it’s just an automated call.

Bobbie congrats on Charlie’s As! Oh no, not Christmas turkey I don’t blame you, I hope Hubs doesn’t get any idea about our turkey! Cause it will be a flat no from me! He can get a small turkey to experiment with!

Pattyw beautiful snow pic! But stay safe on the roads. Because it doesn’t snow here often (except in the mountains) we aren’t particularly good drivers in the snow, and some doesn’t even bother to put snow tires on, just use the all seasons. So when it does snow, cars are going all over the place. And we are pretty hilly here too, so it’s crazy.
We live on a hill, and our house is just before the crest. Every time it snows without fail, someone in a pickup thinks he can get up the hill, and they get as far as our driveway, then we hear the spinning lol! I never go up our hill in the snow, we take the back way!

Lynne yay for heat! Purple potatoes! Only place I’ve ever seen them is Hawaii. Love breakfast for dinner.
Sorry about flooding, ugh.

Yep, I wouldn’t share a room with anyone in case they snored and kept me awake.....or vice Versa lol......can you imagine!!!

I love your spray paint story......lol........that’s one way to not be offered the chance to do it again......I’ve never used a spray gun with painting......not likely to now....much easier to get the professionals in.

Doubt this time we’ll see a broadway show, most of our time is going to be in LI with family. I’ve done the city so often last few years I don’t mind not doing much this time......it’s all about mum seeing her sister for what will probably be the last time. I did love NY pizzas when I was there......Tom and I ate a few pizzas last July....lol.......

Love the Microsoft scammers.......one guy told me a few years ago he was calling from “the internet” I couldn’t help but laugh.......yes, I used to go so far along with them then tell them something so ridiculous even with their very poor English they knew they’d been played.....lol......

I’m lucky with friends never really experienced that before, thankfully she’s only a friends sister and lives in Germany so I don’t have to see her very often at all. I think she’s a very unhappy person.....opposite of her sister who’s been my friend for years. I don’t blame you for cutting out that friendship, such a shame they ruined your friendship......I can’t deal with that type of person at all and just won’t be around it.....I think you’ve got to feel sorry for folks who suffer from jealousy, but no time for it.

Enjoy getting your new dishwasher today!!! Isn’t it awful when we get excited about household items like dishwashers.



Slept like a baby last night! First night I think I’ve slept through for ages.....

It’s a lot milder today and bit of rain overnight, so hopefully a few days of milder weather before the chill comes back next week.

Not sure of plans for today.......Tom did ask if I had any plans for today so not sure if there’s something he wants to do........got a bit of baking to do for a church event tomorrow. That’s always a hit or a miss from me.......lol......

January is such a dark month.......although you can see it is starting to get a bit lighter a little bit earlier in the mornings already.......I’m ready for some warmer and brighter weather........

 

[Lynne G]

Great story Sue. I don't like painting, or much else. We refinished the floors in our kids rooms. The rest of the house, I hired out. Hope your new dishwasher arrives soon, and you will no long have to wash dishes either. LOL

January does seem dark, I agree Schumi. But March will be here before ya know it, and I'll loose an hour of sleep, on March 10. I really wish the daylight savings changes go away pronto. While it's nice to have another hour to sleep, Less than 6 months later, we loose it. But for now, yep, still need car lights on the morning commute, and almost always need them on the way back.

Oooh, there's a beautiful pinkish color on the horizon. Daylight is coming .....

Rain is gone, but so is the warm temps. At freezing ride this morning. Yep, 32 to greet the day. And the afternoon, 5 degrees warmer. Hello Arctic air, trying so hard to make it seem like winter is not going away any time soon.

And for those keeping track -- yay! It's the end of the work week for some of our homies. A Friday. For me, that means . Yep, happy about that.
oh yes,

- a big, Happy Friday.

, can you tell? A happy day.


and

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Okay, time for tea. Hiope all are feeling well, and will have a lovely week-end.

 

[Charade67]

Good morning everyone and welcome to Friday. I will probably spend most of today doing laundry. I also plan on making a trip to our Girl Scout council shop. B has cookie money left over from last year’s sale that expires in March. I need to pick up a badge that she has earned, but don’t know what else to buy. There isn’t really anything she wants. She has kept her membership active, but really hasn’t participated much in scouts for the past few years.

I don’t paint anymore either. Last time I painted my daughters rooms, and I woke up with frozen shoulder. Ouch. That was weeks to get over. Years ago my husband was out painting the fence with an air paint sprayer. I said- that looks like fun I want to try! So he (foolishly) gave me the gun. I was spraying away when he called me. Forgetting the gun was going I turned to him and ended up spraying right across his face I was laughing so hard I almost had an accident. He thought I did it on purpose, but soon realized I didn’t. Needless to say that was the end of my paint spraying career!

Dh and I tried painting B’s room once years ago. It looked okay, but we decided that any future painting would be done by professionals. Too funny about the paint sprayer. That sounds like something I would do.

The most phone scams we get are either saying they (Microsoft)have noticed a virus on my PC, that’s a good one. I played along once to see where they were going. They wanted me to do screen share and give them access to my computer. Yeah, sure thing. The other is always around tax time saying they’re from Canada Revenue and I’m about to be arrested for back taxes owed. I used to love playing with them. But they’ve taken all my fun away, now it’s just an automated call.

I love getting the Microsoft calls. When they tell me I have a virus on my PC I just innocently ask, “You mean my Mac?” They usually just hang up after that.

Yep, I wouldn’t share a room with anyone in case they snored and kept me awake.....or vice Versa lol......can you imagine!!!

I figure I will bring ear plugs in case she snores, and my CPAP becasue I know that I do. The difference between me staying alone or with a roomie is $300, So I will take my chance with the roomie.

January does seem dark, I agree Schumi. But March will be here before ya know it, and I'll loose an hour of sleep, on March 10. I really wish the daylight savings changes go away pronto. While it's nice to have another hour to sleep, Less than 6 months later, we loose it. But for now, yep, still need car lights on the morning commute, and almost always need them on the way back.

I don’t mind losing the hour of sleep since we get evening daylight back. i hate this time of year when it looks like midningt when it is only 6:00. I do wish we would do away with the time changes though. I don’t see why they. Are necessary.

Time to get up and get this day started.

 

[pattyw]

We have heat! Yay! And flooding. Good thing we have a shop vac. Ugh.

Yay on heat, sorry about flooding! Hope it's better today!

drinks tonight will be tonic water that has elderflower added, ice, slice and a touch of grenadine......

Yum!! You always have the best food and drink recipes!

The rain has stopped, the sun is out, but temperatures are dropping.

Yep- sun and dropping temps here, too!!

everyone hope your day is great!

Thanks for all the kind words about Charlie, I appreciate it very much. We are so proud of him and it feels really good to see him excelling.

I actually have a question if anybody can answer before I put it up to the boards. Has anyone had any experience with the Sea World Parks or the Universal Parks with meds that need refrigeration? I was on the Disney Disabilities forum and one of the mods suggested a person look into the first aid station refrigeration for meds. Liv has one med that needs to stay a certain temp and the summer will be tough to do that. I have to have it with me in an emergency for quick access I can't keep it in the resort. I tried the car with an ice packs one day and nope it got warm.

Thanks I appreciate your help

Joe is an insulin dependent diabetic- he carries a cooler with ice wherever we go to keep his meds cold. He refills ice at quick service locations. First aid is probably the best option, but he likes to have his meds with him.

Pattyw beautiful snow pic! But stay safe on the roads. Because it doesn’t snow here often (except in the mountains) we aren’t particularly good drivers in the snow, and some doesn’t even bother to put snow tires on, just use the all seasons. So when it does snow, cars are going all over the place. And we are pretty hilly here too, so it’s crazy.

Hilly terrain and snow and ice- eek!! Luckily, it's pretty flat by us! Actually, we don't put snow tires on our cars- we use the all weather and they are fine. They do a good job of clearing snow and salting here so I think that's why we can get away without the snow tires.

Happy TGIF!! We have sun and cold here- south of Buffalo- winter storm going on right now with snow and whiteout conditions! Hope it stays there!


Have a great day all!!