Something About Nothing............ #14

[macraven]

Are there going to be spin off shows from it and did they resolve it with a decent ending or was it open ended?? I like shows to finish with all the stories tied up properly.

There is a mourning process when epic shows like that finish......

12 years of WD has finally bit the dust

A few spins offs will start but it’s a wait and see if they will be successful

 

[macraven]

Lucky for the homies that had good cooks in your house!
My dad could make three different things for dinner and my mom was very good making desserts.
pancakes, eggs and goulash all as a separate meal

I was all thumbs when I had to cook meals but none of my kids starved
Over the years I learned to do okay in the kitchen.

My boys never complained.
They ate whatever I made for them
Some days I felt like a short order cook as one did not handle onions well and another did not like pasta

 

[keishashadow]

Sign me up! I miss having kitties about the house. makes it more difficult to have people mind the pets tho when we travel. Good thing I can get my fix with jr’s two rascals.

thanks Lynne. today was a very good day, all around here. Needed it To say the least

still waiting for all his specialists to chime in as to their opinions. Good thing he’s not paying by the hour there lol.

Robbie that looked like a great shopping day with the ‘lil. Was sad to see they didn’t bring back the choo-choo train in our local mall this year. Macy’s made next to no effort with decorations either here.

I am adjusting to the Walking Dead series is now over, it was the one tv series I was hooked on

I’ve caught myself multiple times on Sunday, thinking “oh, WD is on tonight”. Sigh. Will say that I’ve watched all the spinoffs, appreciated them all in different ways.

carole & co has had the sickies hanging on so long, they could probably do a fine zombie shuffle. Get well soon there.

12 years of WD has finally but the dust

A few spins offs will start but it’s a wait and see if they will be successful

Can’t go wrong with a or in my book.

Looks like your area is going to get hit with heavy rain. Might need a to go vote tomorrow.

RE: WDW weddings, how absolutely cool! We saw quite a few of the smaller ones over the years in the little outdoor pavilion when staying @ BWV. Beautiful just before sunset when light was just right for pictures. Was told that the appearance of the resident gator in the lake was considered quite a good luck omen. Surprised they didn’t tack on extra charge for that lol

I forgot to put out anything for dinner. Lost an hour or two today somewhere along the way. Thinking on slicing down some cold leftover chicken, frying some bacon and calling it a club Sammie Of sorts. Alternate menu, tossed salad with same bird in it.

 

[Lynne G]

Keisha and all are still kicking. Glad to hear a good day today. Was thinking of what I wanted for dinner, as it neared the 7 pm hour. Finally said beef burgers, but got deer in headlights looks. And so, with it chilly outside, ended up with making chicken noodle soup, with penne pasta (what I had in the pantry), salad and yep, from the rest of the leftover grilled chicken breasts, made chicken salad sandwiches, complete with some pieces of celery mixed in the chicken salad, and lettuce and tomatoes too. I’m full.

Tea this evening, as it certainly felt like a Monday. Rain predicted to start around lunchtime tomorrow, so I guess may or may not do a lunchtime walk tomorrow. Today’s was cool feeling. At least with that from the South rain system coming, we are not to go below freezing tonight. But flirting with it already, as at freezing now. Though saying will be just above freezing in the wee hour I get up at. That’s fine. And wee, 56 the high tomorrow. Yay. Over 10 degrees higher than the high temp today.

Good night all.

 

[macraven]

Lynne, it’s only 8:30 and you are going to bed now?

 

[Charade67]

Lynne, it’s only 8:30 and you are going to bed now?

I felt like going to bed at 8:30, but here I am at almost 11:00 reading about the CMS-1500 billing form.
I can hardly contain the excitement.

 

[macraven]

Charade… at least your evening is more exciting than mine is
so far

 

[schumigirl]

Wow, your food menu sounds delicious!
I would gladly do the clean up for you if I lived over there, LOL.
When I was a teenager, that was my roll in the house. Mom and Dad cooked (and very well), and I was just happy to eat the food and to clean up the mess. Some things never change

lol.....you sound like my mum. That lady was born to be a housekeeper....we could see her in something like Downton Abbey, she loves cleaning and even at 87, one of my brothers went in and there she was up a small ladder cleaning the tops of her drape rail!!!

I love cooking and I do laugh at what some folks pass as dinner at times, nope, not for me. But, you`re hired then....if I become a trillionaire.....lol......

12 years of WD has finally bit the dust

A few spins offs will start but it’s a wait and see if they will be successful

It`s a funny thing, some spin offs work, but others you wish they had left well alone.

Lucky for the homies that had good cooks in your house!
My dad could make three different things for dinner and my mom was very good making desserts.
pancakes, eggs and goulash all as a separate meal

I was all thumbs when I had to cook meals but none of my kids starved
Over the years I learned to do okay in the kitchen.

My boys never complained.
They ate whatever I made for them
Some days I felt like a short order cook as one did not handle onions well and another did not like pasta

lol......some folks would serve that altogether and think folks would be impressed with their supposed culinary skills!!!!!

Oh I haven`t made a Beef Goulash for a long time.......hmmm.

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Sign me up! I miss having kitties about the house. makes it more difficult to have people mind the pets tho when we travel. Good thing I can get my fix with jr’s two rascals.

still waiting for all his specialists to chime in as to their opinions. Good thing he’s not paying by the hour there lol.

Robbie that looked like a great shopping day with the ‘lil. Was sad to see they didn’t bring back the choo-choo train in our local mall this year. Macy’s made next to no effort with decorations either here.


I’ve caught myself multiple times on Sunday, thinking “oh, WD is on tonight”. Sigh. Will say that I’ve watched all the spinoffs, appreciated them all in different ways.

carole & co has had the sickies hanging on so long, they could probably do a fine zombie shuffle. Get well soon there.

Can’t go wrong with a or in my book.

Looks like your area is going to get hit with heavy rain. Might need a to go vote tomorrow.

I forgot to put out anything for dinner. Lost an hour or two today somewhere along the way. Thinking on slicing down some cold leftover chicken, frying some bacon and calling it a club Sammie Of sorts. Alternate menu, tossed salad with same bird in it.

Thanks Janet.......we`re getting there......its that time of year isn`t it!! Could be worse......

Club sandwiches are always good!! Either dish would be nice though.

American chicken salad is completely different to what we have, we don`t mix the ingredients together.......a slab of chicken breast for me anyway sits on top or to the side of all the salad ingredients.....lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green onions, dried cranberries, roasted peppers and anything else you fancy, then your dressing or whatever else. First time I ordered chicken/shrimp salad in the US.....I was like.......what the heck is this......lol.....

Enjoy that salon visit today, a few hours in there will do you the world of good!! You reminded me I still haven`t made my appointment for the Christmas highlights.....I need a good cut, like you, my hair has grown a lot!!

Charade… at least your evening is more exciting than mine is
so far

lol.....hope it brightened up for you!!




Saddened to wake to the news Kirstie Alley has died. Loved her in Cheers.




Well, another early morning here, but hey, no prizes for that

Cold, wet and raining here, going to be cold all week, so I think we`ll hibernate in cosy bliss all week! Plenty of groceries in so we we`ll be fine for food and plenty of fresh stuff and snacks too. No school reading for me this week, don`t want to share my cold with those little ones. Hoping to be back to normal next week as I promised to take my friend`s granddaughter to see Father Christmas.

Making moussaka for dinner tonight, not a huge one as it`s just the two of us, but will have a side salad to go with it as it is very filling. Lunch will be turkey, brie and cranberry grilled sandwiches, a firm favourite of ours and quite festive for this time of year! I`ll stick a holly leaf on top of them and make it Christmassy.......

Planning to do some wrapping this morning, and I did get my gift tags.......feeling very minion-y today....will do all the kids presents in Minion Christmas paper


@macraven don`t forget to buy those cards!!!!!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!​

 

[Lynne G]

No Mac, was not in bed at 8:30, just that some nights I don’t surf the web much in the evenings, and was watching the Polar Express movie, and then went to bed my usual time. Think I had a more boring night than Charade’s.

But still that early bird, and happy to say, it’s the day Mac can have a Taco Bell dinner. Hope not in the rain drive to there.

Woot! Taco Tuesday is here. Yep, and seems to be a rainy one for me too. We are just cloudy, and 2 degrees above freezing right now. Early morning weather news said the rain will be arriving earlier than said last night. Like soon, even before sunrise. Then chances of rain until lunchtime tomorrow. That camel will certainly need that umbrella again in the morning, and have to eat fast, as a soggy taco is not good in that rain today. And hmm, If wet enough by lunchtime, no walk for me. Though may still be outside some, as should be around 50 degrees then. Yay, 50’s temps in December? I’ll take it any and every day in December. Certainly above our average temps this time of year.

And so, that week day routine ends with a commute. Weather says rain will be gone then, so glad umbrella in the car won’t be needed. Then alarm will be off, and will end the week days with that oh so nice three day weekend. Yay! If ever a time to enjoy three day weekends, it’s now. Heck, all year long, but hey, appreciate the routine I have had since I started where I am now, over 30 years ago. And a big WOOT for this news too. Thank you to next years Federal holidays. So many Mondays to be lazy next year. Yay, that includes Christmas Day.

And so, truly something about nothing from me. But maybe that’s a good thing. We are all healthy. And I do like to talk about the weather. As hehe, we do like to complain about the cold weather. And sometimes that triple H Summer heat.

Have a most Terrific Tuesday homies. And hope those of us that have that rainy day, don’t get too wet. And will be smelling some wonderful smells from Schumi’s kitchen soon.

Time to refill my tea mug,

 

[keishashadow]

Killing time till i need to leave. Like lynne, going to be a soaker of a day here. Not the best hair day lol

icing on the cake when the holidays are on the weekend for most!

I am of the crawl into bed early, yes, I’ve hit 8:30 pm when the day has been a real stinker. Shut off my phone, fluff up the pillows, bring a cold drink along and binge watch whatever that the mr would never view. Going to call it my meditation time for lack of a better term. Sounds better than being a slug

i rarely eat/make chicken salad, the sort many just dip in mayo and call a day. When i do it usually has some dried fruit in it and a goodly amount of Dijon. Pretty much the same way i make my tuna salad As to the base. For chicken salad on greens, I’ve taken to using mostly baby spinach for the vitamins with some romaine For crunch. thinly sliced chicken, balsamic dressing and I’ve been known to add some fresh mandarin orange sections. Now I’m hungry doesn’t take much.

dinner is still a. Mystery here. Hope to be inspired today

have a great one all!

 

[Lynne G]

It’s that stare at the pantry and freezer time, Keisha. I do that daily. LoL,

Light rain has started. Older one is getting freshen up, he gets to commute in the rain.

Quiet enough here.

 

[DrunkJam]

I am about to make kedgeree for dinner - yes, it is a breakfast food, but, I don't mind, and I don't really want to eat that full on a meal for breakfast.
Youngest is just home from the late night video Christmas club at school, and eldest had his French written exam this morning.

 

[schumigirl]

Killing time till i need to leave. Like lynne, going to be a soaker of a day here. Not the best hair day lol

icing on the cake when the holidays are on the weekend for most!

I am of the crawl into bed early, yes, I’ve hit 8:30 pm when the day has been a real stinker. Shut off my phone, fluff up the pillows, bring a cold drink along and binge watch whatever that the mr would never view. Going to call it my meditation time for lack of a better term. Sounds better than being a slug

i rarely eat/make chicken salad, the sort many just dip in mayo and call a day. When i do it usually has some dried fruit in it and a goodly amount of Dijon. Pretty much the same way i make my tuna salad As to the base. For chicken salad on greens, I’ve taken to using mostly baby spinach for the vitamins with some romaine For crunch. thinly sliced chicken, balsamic dressing and I’ve been known to add some fresh mandarin orange sections. Now I’m hungry doesn’t take much.

dinner is still a. Mystery here. Hope to be inspired today

have a great one all!

Yep, doesn`t take much to make me hungry either! I love dried fruit in a salad, especially mango, papaya and cranberry, and copious amounts of jalapeno too!! Yes, a lot of chicken salads are very basic, not really for me.

Hope you come out a lovely shade of blonde......you`ll be shining on your trip! I love watching tv in bed now and again, yep, phones and ipads off too. Although I usually have a glass of wine......lol......






Been coughing all day again and slept for most of it, so no wrapping and no Moussaka tonight, too much effort today. So, moulded them into lamb kofta kebabs and Tom griddled them, threw together some salad and dinner was served.

This afternoon my lovely friend Felicity dropped off an Apple Crumble for us to enjoy later, she is such a beautiful baker. She stayed for a cuppa, in fact she made it as she decided I didn`t look well enough.....lol....she knows where everything is of course. It was the most miserable day, dark, raining, bit breezy so we had the lamps on and all the tree decorations and candles, she didn`t want to leave.......my favourite time of year!!

Still bitterly cold here, glad I`m not out there.........

 

[Pumpkin1172]

still here and freezing our rear-ends off. Supposedly the temps are supposed to get back up to a very mild temperature overnight. But right now, it sure it a tad chilly lol. It's the cold that burns your lungs when you breath in lol. You gotta love living in the north! The heater under my desk has been working overtime trying to keep my office warm.

Busy weekend in the city visiting the kids, and shopping. We got most of our shopping done over the weekend. I just need one more thing for our son-in-law, and then a few packages of socks for the stockings. Now to start on the xmas baking. I like to make enough to give away as gifts to co-workers and friends, and still have a nice variety of a tray for us at home! I am hoping to get started tonight.

I think we will be bringing the tree into the house tonight so it is ready to decorate tomorrow night. We are a real tree family. I am excited to start decorating. I found some new things and can't wait to set them up.

Tonight is stir-fry for dinner tonight. I haven't made one for a bit, so hoping it will be a win tonight.

Well, I should shuffle the last few papers on my desk.

Have a great evening everyone!!!

 

[macraven]

You have been busy and have everything covered in advance for Christmas!

 

[macraven]

Schumi
I am now caught up with sans posts and read you are sick

Hope you are feeling better real soon



and hope all the homies have not picked up any bugs but are doing fine!

 

[Lynne G]

Been one of those days.

 

[Charade67]

This has been a day. It started off well. I got to work and discovered that we got the last payment on a huge insurance problem I have been working on for over a year. I am so glad that is finally resolved. I managed to recoup over $4200 that was owed to my boss. I only had one "small" problem left in my problem file, so I decided to follow up on it. Oh boy. I can't ever have just a small problem. We had an insurance company redact a payment for one of our clients. I called the company, was told the redaction was in error, and they would reprocess and repay the claim. I called today to follow up and was told the claim had been paid by electronic funds transfer. Problem - we don't get EFTs from this company. I had them send me a copy of the remittance advice and discovered that they had managed to pay the wrong provider. The payment that was supposed to be for my boss (mental health) had been paid to the client's radiologist. I have no idea how that happened. They also paid the wrong amount. I spent about a half hour or so on the phone with the insurance company. Hopefully they will get this straightened out soon.
When I got home from work I started working on the paper I have to write for my billing and bookkeeping class. We are supposed to write about the CMS-1500 billing form and include the history of the form. I can't find anything online about the history of the form. I emailed my professor for help and told her that all I can find is instructions on how to fill out the form. She wrote back and said, "Yes, you can include the instructions." Well, that was no help at all. She has been pretty useless the whole sub-term.
I decided to give up on the paper for now and wrap some Christmas presents. We're out of tape. Argh!

My dad could make three different things for dinner and my mom was very good making desserts.

That sounds like me and dh. He can barely cook and I like making desserts.

Charade… at least your evening is more exciting than mine is
so far

I don't know about that. Medical billing is kind of a snooze fest.

you sound like my mum. That lady was born to be a housekeeper..

That was my mom too. Although I don't think she cleaned because she liked cleaning. I think she cleaned all the time because she hated a messy house.

was watching the Polar Express movie, and then went to bed my usual time. Think I had a more boring night than Charade’s.

I would have much rather been watching a Christmas movie.

I am about to make kedgeree for dinner

I had to google that to see what it was.

Been coughing all day again and slept for most of it, so no wrapping and no Moussaka tonight, too much effort today. So, moulded them into lamb kofta kebabs and Tom griddled them, threw together some salad and dinner was served.

Hope you feel better soon.

I suppose I should go try to write something for my paper. I think the is going to be the most bs I have ever turned in.

 

[schumigirl]

still here and freezing our rear-ends off. Supposedly the temps are supposed to get back up to a very mild temperature overnight. But right now, it sure it a tad chilly lol. It's the cold that burns your lungs when you breath in lol. You gotta love living in the north! The heater under my desk has been working overtime trying to keep my office warm.

Busy weekend in the city visiting the kids, and shopping. We got most of our shopping done over the weekend. I just need one more thing for our son-in-law, and then a few packages of socks for the stockings. Now to start on the xmas baking. I like to make enough to give away as gifts to co-workers and friends, and still have a nice variety of a tray for us at home! I am hoping to get started tonight.

I think we will be bringing the tree into the house tonight so it is ready to decorate tomorrow night. We are a real tree family. I am excited to start decorating. I found some new things and can't wait to set them up.

Tonight is stir-fry for dinner tonight. I haven't made one for a bit, so hoping it will be a win tonight.

Well, I should shuffle the last few papers on my desk.

Have a great evening everyone!!!

Nice to see you back and glad you have most of your shopping sorted, it`s a nice feeling being almost done. And enjoy that baking, it always seems a little bit more fun doing it for others as gifts.

Love a good stir fry......usually our Saturday night dish if we don`t get take out.

Stay warm Pumpkin.......it`s Baltic here, but I know you are so much worse off!!!!

Schumi
I am now caught up with sans posts and read you are sick

Hope you are feeling better real soon



and hope all the homies have not picked up any bugs but are doing fine!

And I thought I had moaned to much in emails to you .......lol......woke up this morning feeling decidedly better, once the cough goes, I`ll be tickety boo!

This has been a day. It started off well. I got to work and discovered that we got the last payment on a huge insurance problem I have been working on for over a year. I am so glad that is finally resolved. I managed to recoup over $4200 that was owed to my boss. I only had one "small" problem left in my problem file, so I decided to follow up on it. Oh boy. I can't ever have just a small problem. We had an insurance company redact a payment for one of our clients. I called the company, was told the redaction was in error, and they would reprocess and repay the claim. I called today to follow up and was told the claim had been paid by electronic funds transfer. Problem - we don't get EFTs from this company. I had them send me a copy of the remittance advice and discovered that they had managed to pay the wrong provider. The payment that was supposed to be for my boss (mental health) had been paid to the client's radiologist. I have no idea how that happened. They also paid the wrong amount. I spent about a half hour or so on the phone with the insurance company. Hopefully they will get this straightened out soon.
When I got home from work I started working on the paper I have to write for my billing and bookkeeping class. We are supposed to write about the CMS-1500 billing form and include the history of the form. I can't find anything online about the history of the form. I emailed my professor for help and told her that all I can find is instructions on how to fill out the form. She wrote back and said, "Yes, you can include the instructions." Well, that was no help at all. She has been pretty useless the whole sub-term.
I decided to give up on the paper for now and wrap some Christmas presents. We're out of tape. Argh!


That sounds like me and dh. He can barely cook and I like making desserts.

I don't know about that. Medical billing is kind of a snooze fest.


That was my mom too. Although I don't think she cleaned because she liked cleaning. I think she cleaned all the time because she hated a messy house.


I would have much rather been watching a Christmas movie.


I had to google that to see what it was.


Hope you feel better soon.

I suppose I should go try to write something for my paper. I think the is going to be the most bs I have ever turned in.

Crikey, that is a tale and a half to deal with!! Yes, it`ll sort itself out I`m sure.

Sorry your professor has been useless.

I think I inherited my mum`s cleaning gene, just not the desire to do it that she has!! My friends do think I`m over the top with cleaning and so on, but I hate untidiness too. Not in an OCD way though......just normal to me. And thank you, seem to be improving today.....fingers crossed!






Apparently we may get some snow today, more likely tomorrow though when it`ll get even colder for us......hope not. But, we`ll be in minuses regardless. So, ordered a delivery from a local farm store and grocery store and that should do us a few days. Will be take out Saturday night unless we go out which if it`s still as cold I doubt we will, that wind is coming straight from the sea, so darn cold, I`m watching very dark clouds roam in from the sea right now, it just looks freezing out there.

So, another couple of days of not going out and today, plan to do the wrapping I didn`t do yesterday and get some more cards written.

Going to make some Rosemary Focaccia this morning for lunch, have a mini charcuterie board, just enough for lunch for us today, so again, not going to make Mousakka as it`s a very filling dish, so just going to do some roasted salmon with some roasted baby tomatoes and there maybe some bread left over. So lunch and dinner is sorted for today.

Off to have a pot of tea and plain old toast with marmalade for breakfast, simple but nice.

Happy middle of the week day ​

 

[DrunkJam]

Good morning everyone!
I am busily watching you tube videos so I know what holiday snacks not to miss when we get there - there are loads of fun things!! At the same time, I am baking Christmas cupcakes, and gingerbread ready for DD to take to her school Christmas Fete tomorrow
I just bought tickets to her Christmas play (she is an Angel and has learnt all her lines and everything.)
DS is still in the middle of Mock Exams (and I recommended him to put a t shirt under his uniform shirt as I was invigilating on Monday and the rooms are COLD!)
I have picked up DDs cold AGAIN, I feel like she and I have had a cold a month since school went back in September. I, however, am a crock, and all colds go to my lungs so I am a wheezy mess (and we tested for Covid to be safe, and we DON'T have that - we got it in July and it kicked my butt - I actually had to stay in bed and shiver and wheeze for ten days!) I suspect we have been shielding a long time, so getting back to normal, our immune systems are still getting used to everything!