Something About Nothing ... #12

We get Girl Guide cookies here! But only 2 types. The choc & vanilla with the cream filling and the choc mints. I’m not overly fond of mint, but they’re really good frozen!
I think we have too many different types of cookies here. I think we are up to 9 now.

Real camping....no luxuries or soft beds.....even as a 12 year old I knew that wasn’t for me.....lol......so out I went!
Nope, no camping for me either. I want real beds and indoor plumbing.

Wash day,
Same here.

Wow, all of these toilet and leaking and remod stories...I feel like y'all are at our humble commode...abode. :rolleyes2
Hey Charade, if you haven't put the new toilets down yet, try to use STAINLESS BOLTS AND WASHERS, if possible. Also, On the last few I've done, I use a renforced mounting plate with extra mounting holes to the flooring...makes it sooo much stronger. AND...get the ADA height...(MUCH easier on those of us that have older knees!!!) ANY qs, shoot me a message. I'm pert-near an expert on toilet repair/replacements.
Disclaimer: I am not an "Actual LICENSED Plumber", but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once. :ssst:
We won’t be able to get anything done until at least Monday. Dh is not going to attempt to install a new toilet himself. We will be calling a plumber Monday morning. His cousin-in-law gave him some good advice this morning. I am sold on the comfort height toilet. I have arthritis in my knees, so I think I will like it better.
 
Sue......I’m sure you’ll love the new one......we had ours on the first day as we couldn’t wait to try it (sad I know lol) and still happy with it........the pre brownies are called Rainbows over here....... sparks is a nice name too!

Hey buckeev......nice to see you.......have a great trip with Gage to Dallas.........:)



I ended up helping at the church Fayre today........I dropped off the baking I had done and planned to go home and watch tv all day.......but........got talked into helping.......it was a nice afternoon...and I won a prize in the raffle.......yep, bottle of wine......I popped it back in to be drawn again as it’s not stuff we would drink and we have plenty of wine at home.......

And all my baking was sold or used for the tea and coffee stall........

It’s raining now, not too cold but I’m sure that’ll change........

Not decided what’s for dinner....although I think as it’s now 5.30 and we are just in......it might be popping into next village for takeout......quicker than waiting for a delivery out here.........

Hope everyone’s having a good Saturday.........:D
 
We always get the guy charade.......it’s best to get the professionals in for jobs like that.......yes, it’s simple, but that’s what the guys are for......or so my husband tells me whenever we have any work done......lol.....he doesn’t do DIY!

Yep, camping was never for me......thank goodness my guys are the same.....no interest. I like my luxuries!



So quick decision was made and Tom is going for pizza.......:thumbsup2
 
Charade & Schumi - camping, lol! We used to love camping when we were younger! Now our idea of camping is only in a motor home, lol! We are thinking already of next New Years, and renting a motor home to go over to the west coast of Vancouver Isl!

Yes it is sad the things we now find exciting, ::yes::

Charade sounds like you have some interesting cookie flavours, Lemonade- yum!
 

the pre brownies are called Rainbows over here....... sparks is a nice name too!
Our pre Brownies are called Dasies. Daisy was the nickname of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low.

We always get the guy charade.......it’s best to get the professionals in for jobs like that.......yes, it’s simple, but that’s what the guys are for......or so my husband tells me whenever we have any work done......lol.....he doesn’t do DIY!
I admire people who can do their own home improvement projects, but that is not us. I would much rather have a professional involved. One thing I tell people is always, always. ALWAYS call a professional if you need a tree removed from your yard. My brother-in-law tried to help a neighbor cut down a tree and it cost him his life.

Charade sounds like you have some interesting cookie flavours, Lemonade- yum!
We sure do. The Lemonades are really good. here is a link to all of our flavors. It varies by location though. Where I live we do not sell the Savannah Smiles or the Toffietastic. We also only have one variety of the S’mores.
https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies/Meet-the-Cookies.html
 
Morning roll with bacon for breakfast today

Then decided to make my own hash, with taters, ham, and cheese. Decided no eggs today.

Having bacon this morning too.

Bacon for us, too! Joe made egg, bacon & cheese bagel sandwiches. Yum!!
Homemade hash sounds wonderful!

Hoping for ice free driving!

Yes- hope you get clear roads!!

I think we have too many different types of cookies here. I think we are up to 9 now.

Just ordered my girl scout cookies from a co-worker!

And all my baking was sold or used for the tea and coffee stall........

Home-made baked goods are the best!

Happy Saturday all!! Lazy day so far!! Some housework, wash, and a few errands later! We're expecting more snow and a storm Monday night- then the deep, deep freeze moves in to the Northeast! Eek!! Have to stock up on groceries!!

What happened to El Nino??? and our mild winter????:confused3

Have a great day all!!

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Sue......I’m sure you’ll love the new one......we had ours on the first day as we couldn’t wait to try it (sad I know lol) and still happy with it........the pre brownies are called Rainbows over here....... sparks is a nice name too!

Hey buckeev......nice to see you.......have a great trip with Gage to Dallas.........:)



I ended up helping at the church Fayre today........I dropped off the baking I had done and planned to go home and watch tv all day.......but........got talked into helping.......it was a nice afternoon...and I won a prize in the raffle.......yep, bottle of wine......I popped it back in to be drawn again as it’s not stuff we would drink and we have plenty of wine at home.......

And all my baking was sold or used for the tea and coffee stall........

It’s raining now, not too cold but I’m sure that’ll change........

Not decided what’s for dinner....although I think as it’s now 5.30 and we are just in......it might be popping into next village for takeout......quicker than waiting for a delivery out here.........

Hope everyone’s having a good Saturday.........:D

Are we talking toilets or cars? Haha i’m Asking plumber for quote on new toilet. Old lady owned DS house, I swear it’s a kid’s version, bucket seat as it were.

I’m sure your baked goods have already been happily devoured

Mr on a cinnamon roll kick, asked for them again tomorrow am. Lately, have been cheating & use frozen bread or pizza dough. He cannot tell the difference, not sure what that says about the quality of my from scratch version :)

We always get the guy charade.......it’s best to get the professionals in for jobs like that.......yes, it’s simple, but that’s what the guys are for......or so my husband tells me whenever we have any work done......lol.....he doesn’t do DIY!

Yep, camping was never for me......thank goodness my guys are the same.....no interest. I like my luxuries!



So quick decision was made and Tom is going for pizza.......:thumbsup2

My guy is the guy, file it under if it’s free, it’s for me :). He was plumber in Navy but even he admitted this mess is far above his pay grade, get a pro. Today lugged up tons of equipment and tarps to cover all his furniture etc. figured would take whole day to get those barn beamsdown so plumbers can tear out the plater ceiling. Never know how some fool may have messed up an installation, I’ve seen some scary stuff over the years. Shockingly, it went well & Jr learned a new skill lol. He’s learning, all part of being a homeowner.

Bacon for us, too! Joe made egg, bacon & cheese bagel sandwiches. Yum!!
Homemade hash sounds wonderful!



Yes- hope you get clear roads!!



Just ordered my girl scout cookies from a co-worker!



Home-made baked goods are the best!

Happy Saturday all!! Lazy day so far!! Some housework, wash, and a few errands later! We're expecting more snow and a storm Monday night- then the deep, deep freeze moves in to the Northeast! Eek!! Have to stock up on groceries!!

What happened to El Nino??? and our mild winter????:confused3

Have a great day all!!

And he cooks too? Mine can do bacon, eggs, toast, grill steaks, roast a turkey breast & is great a bringing home take-out :). Figure when he eventually retires might be tempted to work on his kitchen skills. With the unexpected free time this afternoon, he volunteered to make a rare stop at grocery store to stock up a bit. Treated me to Arby’s, not my fav, but I discovered they make a decent roast beef gyro. Always nice surprise when you expect the day to be a real poo fest and it turns out fun.
 
Ooh, pizza on my mind now, so ordering it for pick up. Kids want cheesesteaks, one chicken, one beef. So ordered. Will give the kids the money, and make them do the pick up. It feels rather cold out there, and the wind still feels cold, so I get to be in our warm house.

Was cool this afternoon, so made more tea.

Wash all done. Trash out. Productive Saturday. Thankfully, no rain until rain and snow showers tomorrow evening.

We have to figure out how to stop the water from pooling by our laundry door, as it has always been a problem, and with the 3 inches of rain we got on Thursday, was certainly a mess. One of these days we have to replace the tiles in the laundry room, as the original from the early 50’s have seen better days. Guess with all the cleaning and closet thining, we have house rehab on our minds. We are the third owners, and not much has been changed, and the extension was done in the late 80’s. But I still love the house, really like our neighborhood and it is easy access to everything.

Hey, Buckeev, nice to hear from ya, and hope your trip with Gage is fun.

Ah, time to eat. Later homies.

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Our pre Brownies are called Dasies. Daisy was the nickname of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low.


I admire people who can do their own home improvement projects, but that is not us. I would much rather have a professional involved. One thing I tell people is always, always. ALWAYS call a professional if you need a tree removed from your yard. My brother-in-law tried to help a neighbor cut down a tree and it cost him his life.

We sure do. The Lemonades are really good. here is a link to all of our flavors. It varies by location though. Where I live we do not sell the Savannah Smiles or the Toffietastic. We also only have one variety of the S’mores.
https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies/Meet-the-Cookies.html
Daisies, so sweet!
That’s awful about your brother in law. So tragic. We go to the professionals having stuff done. More so now. Before husband would do simple things like put in a new sink tap. But he just can’t get under there anymore! And I was chatting to dishwasher installer the other day and he was saying if something went wrong, like water damage due to dishwasher, the first thing house insurance will ask is who installed it. And if it’s yourself, likely hood that insurance will pay is nil.
You sure have a lot of Guide cookies to choose from. I don’t even see the cookies we get on your list.

Bacon for us, too! Joe made egg, bacon & cheese bagel sandwiches. Yum!!
Homemade hash sounds wonderful!


Happy Saturday all!! Lazy day so far!! Some housework, wash, and a few errands later! We're expecting more snow and a storm Monday night- then the deep, deep freeze moves in to the Northeast! Eek!! Have to stock up on groceries!!

What happened to El Nino??? and our mild winter????:confused3

Have a great day all!!
We got the El Niño! On the west coast! Sounds like a bacon day for lots of us! My husband does a lot of the cooking too!
Hope your storm isn’t too bad.

Are we talking toilets or cars? Haha i’m Asking plumber for quote on new toilet. Old lady owned DS house, I swear it’s a kid’s version, bucket seat as it were.

I’m sure your baked goods have already been happily devoured

Mr on a cinnamon roll kick, asked for them again tomorrow am. Lately, have been cheating & use frozen bread or pizza dough. He cannot tell the difference, not sure what that says about the quality of my from scratch version :)



My guy is the guy, file it under if it’s free, it’s for me :). He was plumber in Navy but even he admitted this mess is far above his pay grade, get a pro. Today lugged up tons of equipment and tarps to cover all his furniture etc. figured would take whole day to get those barn beamsdown so plumbers can tear out the plater ceiling. Never know how some fool may have messed up an installation, I’ve seen some scary stuff over the years. Shockingly, it went well & Jr learned a new skill lol. He’s learning, all part of being a homeowner.



And he cooks too? Mine can do bacon, eggs, toast, grill steaks, roast a turkey breast & is great a bringing home take-out :). Figure when he eventually retires might be tempted to work on his kitchen skills. With the unexpected free time this afternoon, he volunteered to make a rare stop at grocery store to stock up a bit. Treated me to Arby’s, not my fav, but I discovered they make a decent roast beef gyro. Always nice surprise when you expect the day to be a real poo fest and it turns out fun.
Toilets or cars lol! Mine cooks and sometimes I wish I could get him out of the kitchen! He tends to over season things.
Oh my, that sounds like quite a mess over at sons house. I hope insurance takes care of it.

Ooh, pizza on my mind now, so ordering it for pick up. Kids want cheesesteaks, one chicken, one beef. So ordered. Will give the kids the money, and make them do the pick up. It feels rather cold out there, and the wind still feels cold, so I get to be in our warm house.

Was cool this afternoon, so made more tea.

Wash all done. Trash out. Productive Saturday. Thankfully, no rain until rain and snow showers tomorrow evening.

We have to figure out how to stop the water from pooling by our laundry door, as it has always been a problem, and with the 3 inches of rain we got on Thursday, was certainly a mess. One of these days we have to replace the tiles in the laundry room, as the original from the early 50’s have seen better days. Guess with all the cleaning and closet thining, we have house rehab on our minds. We are the third owners, and not much has been changed, and the extension was done in the late 80’s. But I still love the house, really like our neighborhood and it is easy access to everything.

Hey, Buckeev, nice to hear from ya, and hope your trip with Gage is fun.

Ah, time to eat. Later homies.

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Sounds like you did have a very productive Saturday! I went to Costco early to pick up flowers, their flowers are so nice and half the cost of a florist.
Youngest daughter came over and we all drove out to the valley, about a 60 min drive from home to the Celebration of Life. It was very nice tribute to a lovely lady.
Then husband had planned we’d go out to his fav Japanese restaurant on the way home. I had sushi, so did oldest daughter. Husband and youngest had the dinner boxes.
Nothing on tv tonight!
 
Get busy for a few days and pages to catch up on! I did try to catch up at night but was too tired to reply. Busy week.
DH gone from wed to today. Did stay in last night, but middle had to go to the college on other end of town to set up for robotics comp that was today. Boy and I had just got in from grocery run after school when I got weather alert that snow would be starting-only the weather guy that am said it would be "flurries" and light at that. Uh no-it was full blown snow for a couple hours. Middle asked if snow was in forecast when I texted her to ask what time she'd be home and let her know to take extra time. Bossy hen was quite displeased at the little bit of white stuff on ground this am when I went to let her out. cuddle chicken hopped right out and followed me to door for her treat though-her affection is easily bought LOL. At least it "warmed" up today-into 40's.
Middle's team got 11th out of 33 teams and they beat the boy's team from her school. The state qualifier competition is in couple weeks.
Son has soccer tonight-very late game. I decided to stay home for this one (had just got back from my volunteer hours my club does every year at the Home builders show). He decided to score a goal of course, when I miss a game!
Slept like a baby last night! First night I think I’ve slept through for ages.....
Hope that means you are fully recovered from that nasty cold!

I really wish the daylight savings changes go away pronto
Right?? There is simply no point to Daylight saving anymore!

Dishwasher arrived right on time! Can’t wait to do my first load, lol. Yes Schumi it’s sad when we get excited about new appliances, lol.
Yay for new dishwasher! and hey-I am still excited about my stove-and I've had it over 2 years now!
. Fingers are crossed for him. Not what you want to get hit with 8 months into your first home lol
Oh NO!! Hope the insurances come through!

My brother-in-law tried to help a neighbor cut down a tree and it cost him his life.
Oh how terribly tragic! yeah-DH is handy around house but there are definitely things a pro needs to do-we've had a tree removed too, and installing my stove required running a gas line; DH was sure he could handle it but I very firmly put my foot down and insisted it be done by certified plumber. We put our fence in ourselves, but hired pro's to grade and build retaining wall in back yard. painting we can handle though!

Just realized how late it is for me!

Hello to anyone else I've missed!!!
 
Keisha you have a gem of a husband!!! He’s talented for sure......since the day we met and moved in together Tom always said every man to his trade.......saved him decorating, doing plumbing jobs, gardening jobs, jobs that required an electrician........you get the picture......lol.........but otherwise he’s almost perfect.......and will cook occasionally usually breakfast items......it’s a man thing!!! Got to be.......

I’m sure your cinnamon rolls were lovely!!

Sounds like your boy has a good head on his shoulders......yep, new toilet sounds like a plan!!!


Lynne........hope you enjoyed your pizza......house renovations are fun!! I’ve loved changing a few rooms in our home this past year.......it’s amazing what a few new cabinets, floor and walls can do to a laundry or utility room......ours look like completely new rooms! I love our home too.....like you I love where it is but I know this won’t be our last home.......

Sue.....bacon day is always a good day!! A Celebration of Life sounds beautiful. And sushi is always a good choice for dinner..........

MonyK..........yes thank you, we are fully recovered now......finally! Never had a cold like it. Sounds like you’ve had such a busy week and snow too!! Never nice to drive in.



We have wind and rain.......need to go out this morning for some fresh produce.......we Like to pop in to our local farm shop, but they’re having a much deserved vacation and decided to just close it for a few weeks while it’s still quiet season. So only grocery store visit today.....then home!!

Friend is popping in at some point today to drop off my pitchers and punch bowl she borrowed.......quite surprised as she is notorious for “forgetting” to return things.......not intentionally, she’s a little ditsy at times.......but adorable!!

Toast and home made marmalade for breakfast this morning.......not home made by me......lol.....but one of our farmer neighbours makes amazing preserves and always shares some with us.......Tom hates marmalade so it’s all mine!!

Have a great Sunday...........
 
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Close to where we are shopping. Seems both kids need sneakers. Started out sunny and almost nice, now gray with a biting wind.

Good Sunday to all.

And I like jelly more than jam, Schumi, but your jam sounds lush.

Hehe, cuddle chicken MonyK. Glad to hear from ya.
 
Quiet here today...........


So, weather is miserable.....friend did pop in and brought back punch bowl, ladle and all 16 of the glasses.....but no pitchers.....she forgot them......lol......

Thought the three dresses I had sent for to try out for nephews wedding would have arrived by now......if they’re no use will send them back......they always look great on the model.......::yes:: but need to get something.......

Time for a cuppa.........:surfweb:
 
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Questions for Schumi and others with Bosch dishwasher!
Ran first load this morning after breakfast. I was only home for first 20min or so of cycle then off to church. It is quiet. But I can hear it run. It’s the 300 series with recessed front control. The models with controls on top have a red light that projects on the floor so you can tell it’s running. Mine with recessed handle and controls on front doesn’t have floor light because you can see control panel.
So, I don’t get it! Because as I say, it’s quiet but in the kitchen I know it’s running, don’t need a red light on floor to tell me.
Am I not supposed to hear anything? Maybe I need to be here longer so I can see/hear entire cycle.
But when I got home, and unpacked it, dishes were sparkling clean. No complaints there! Great job cleaning and love the top 3rd rack. Not complaining about noise either really. It’s not noisy. Just don’t understand what it’s supposed to sound like. Is it supposed to be totally silent? That’s sorta what I thought, as they were saying you need the red light on floor to know it’s running :confused3 perhaps after first 20 min it does get silent?
 
Robo what’s in the AP lounge? Do they have free water bottles or something? Will it be open permanently?
 
Nope, no free water or any drink. Expensive coke products and water bottles, but free granola bars and pepper chips. Nice place to charge phone. They did give me the AP discount on the coke, but would not have bought it had I known they would not freeze it for me. Oh well. Nice staff, but nothing to write home about, Sue. And I think was extended, but don’t remember when. Maybe May 31? Guess Robo could help with that.
 
Have heard extended to March 31st.

Lounge was a nice respite from the cold and rain. It has rained all day. It’s 50 degrees now.

I have never been here when it’s been this cold out with relentless rain.

It’s make one eat their words about saying in Florida it never rains all day.

Just stopped to pick up something from Sal’s for dinner.
 
Sorry to hear of the bad weather Robo. We had no rain and 70’s except one day was in the 60’s. Enjoy seeing your pictures and hope Sal’s was good. I have eaten there before, but did not get there when visiting a few weeks ago.

Tomorrow, rain for ride home, then snow, 2 to 3 inches starting about 7 pm and ending in the wee hours of Tuesday. Our cold air blast to be Thursday. A nice 25 degree ride to be had to start the work week tomorrow. Brrrr.

Now just chilling. Grilled fillets that bought from store this afternoon. Yum. Cooked to medium and all were eating their share. Baked taters and canned corn rounded out the meal. Though I think DH had tomatoes too.
 












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