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

[schumigirl]

Good Morning,

Happy Belated Birthday @macraven and Happy Belated Anniversary to @mckennarose. Hope you were able to celebrate and enjoy your special days.

Spent the day with my mom and DS yesterday. We took at drive to NC and stocked up on fresh seafood and produce then had a lovely lunch at a small restaurant on the Intercoastal waterway. Not a fancy place but pretty cool scenery. It was neat to see those huge yachts dock to gas up as they head south. I admit, I was a tad jealous of some of those folks. Fried some shrimp, fish and scallops for dinner. Delish. May sauté some scallops and shrimp tonight and do a pasta dish.

DH was able to go on his fishing trip Monday but I think he wished he would have stayed home. They went about 40 miles out. He said it was rough and they really did not catch that much. He is a pretty seasoned boater/fisherman and he got terribly seasick so it must of been rough. I would not have made it out of the marina.

Decent weather today. Not too hot. Looks like things will dry out next week, just in time for possibly another Hurricane.

Uggh! I had a bunch of quotes to reply to from the last 4 or 5 days but something happened. I will try to do better



That is my son's middle name. Lol.

lol.....I`ve never realised how popular a middle name it is....so many have it!!! It is a nice name though.......

Multi quotes have been a bit glitchy for me last week or so....had to do them again twice....

Glad your husband had such a nice trip......and glad you had a nice day too. I love sauteed seafood......Good to see you......and enjoy that nice weather.....

Same situation with my youngest DS. A renewal. Have read reports of people calling in and getting g ‘a stay’ put upon them. Just seems too much effort. I’m exhausted from nevotiating with WDW

Theyupped their game. Comparable animatronics 1/2 to 2/3 less than spirit. Didn’t see this online

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way nicer than expected for $15. Will give tojr and grab another for us lol


Jr is making the 12 hr drive to the beach vs 1+ hr flight. I just can’t stomach the idea of driving 24 hrs for a trip

he’s not a fan of flying and has made that drive solo in the past. Really does enjoy a good road trip in his convertible lol

You gotta wonder exactly where they put it

says the woman munching on Pepperidge farm goldfish

Nice. Rarely eat fried seafood. Didn’t know that was a thing with scallops The pasta idea sounds great I tend to always add Tony’s seasoning to give it a kick along with some old bay for good measure

LOVE THEM!!!! Decorations will be fantastic!!!

Oh yes, that`ll be a good road trip for your son....yes, I`m all for convenience too....flying all the way....never fancied my backside sat in a seat and driving through the country.....although imagine doing it as a job!!! No thanks.......

lol.....I like those Pepperidge farm things....anything from them!! yes, i wonder where he puts it and stays so slim!




We did all have a kebab I have to say......just enough to keep from empty tums later......

Enjoying a Red Stripe beer tonight......new to me.......nice!

 

[Realfoodfans]

@cam757 all that fish sounds lovely. We miss the fish we could get when we lived on the coast in Devon - straight off the boats!

Beautiful Moroccan Lamb Burgers this evening from our lamb farmer. Gluten free so perfect for me - just with veg. Then at request of GD L Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream - yum and very full now.

I had a nice walk on my own with Louie out to the fields just down the lane while Kev did a full valet on both cars this afternoon. He enjoys doing it so not a chore.

Em had another call from her solicitor and now has to be at court about 20 miles away for 9am. It was to be online but apparently they are beginning to open. Bit late notice. I would normally go with her but I will have the children as Kev also has to be out in the morning - MIL house sale tasks.

Looking for something relaxing on the tv tonight.

 

[Lynne G]

Hey Keisha. Yeah, even with thanksgiving flavored candy corn, Halloween stuff all around here, with the back to school push. Whether our local kids will come around or not, no mention yet. Usually, my local town stores all deck out for trick or treaters one night before Halloween. No said that would or not happen either, yet.

Yeah, drove twice to Florida, now always fly. More than a few hours in the car, flying for me. Though will say, will drive out Pitt, and my DBro always drives from outside of Akron, OH to here.

So nice out, had a walk for lunch, hot feeling. Kids went to swim in my Dsis’s pool. DH said he’d wait for it to get cooler. Yeah, seems like my phone says no change in temp until after 8 tonight. Guess he will wait until dinner time.

 

[Lynne G]

Oh, Julie, nothing like last minute for Em. Hope she gets good news.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

@Lynne G These are the days we all wish we could speed up then when our trip starts put it on super slow mo!!!!!

My Birthday is just before our trip on the 18th and I got a little hint of something my wife is doing. You always hear people say how do you shop for someone that has everything, well you need to be a better shopper.... or you don’t shop at all, lol. My wife knows FAMILY means more to me than anything and she is a very crafty person, and I always look forward to those surprises!!!!!

Hope everyone is good, Mac how is the day after your 21st, you didn’t party to hard did you?!?!!?!!

 

[schumigirl]

Hey Keisha. Yeah, even with thanksgiving flavored candy corn, Halloween stuff all around here, with the back to school push. Whether our local kids will come around or not, no mention yet. Usually, my local town stores all deck out for trick or treaters one night before Halloween. No said that would or not happen either, yet.

Yeah, drove twice to Florida, now always fly. More than a few hours in the car, flying for me. Though will say, will drive out Pitt, and my DBro always drives from outside of Akron, OH to here.

So nice out, had a walk for lunch, hot feeling. Kids went to swim in my Dsis’s pool. DH said he’d wait for it to get cooler. Yeah, seems like my phone says no change in temp until after 8 tonight. Guess he will wait until dinner time.

Our local village hall is hoping to hold their usual halloween party for the little ones (and not so little ones) in the village this year again. Hope it goes ahead as it is well supported in our little community.

Nice weather Lynne.....sounds good to be in the pool......

We`re still sitting outside.......might as well take advantage of it while we can.....

 

[macraven]

Thank you cam!


For those asking about the prepaid AP that was never activated due to cancellation of your trip, UO will extend that ap for a year

Call them

 

[macraven]

Dlpn, well my cats thought it was their birthday so had to share my tuna with them!

They are so self centered felines and think the world revolves around them.

Be sure to get a birthday button when you are at the Darkside in September

 

[macraven]

Believe we only have one more bd homie for August which is Lynne tomorrow.

Who besides dlpn is a September baby?

 

[Charade67]

Good afternoon everyone. Home from work and now gathering up all the stuff B needs to take back to school. She is currently washing towels and bedding. They have been packed away since mid-March and need some freshening up.

Guys are going to Pigeon Forge for a jeep show.

Are you in Tennessee? We were supposed to go to Gatlinburg in June, but that didn't work out. We are going to try again the week after Thanksgiving.

Glad you caught it in time before that nasty burned plastic smell appeared.....

No burnt plastic, but last night dh decided it would be okay to microwave popcorn with out the turntable. Last night my house smelled of burnt popcorn.

Bits and bobs??? Not a common saying over there.....

I think I first heard that expression in a Harry Potter movie.

We did manage to get the original restaurant booked for his birthday, they called to say they had a cancellation so we got our booking after all. Happy about that. It`s been a long time since we`ve gone there, but it has a fabulous reputation.

Awesome. Have a great time.

thank you so much for your kind comments but sadly in the UK men have been allowed 50/50 shared care since 2014. Em has been fighting this for over two years as he is so unreliable and never spent time with them before she got him out.

I'm all for father's rights, but not when it isn't in the best interest of the children. Hoping that things work out for the children's sake.

It is her favorite soup, along with matzoh ball soup, that is chicken broth based.

I have never had matzoh ball soup. I would like to try it, but don't know of any place near me that serves it.

Ugh! I'm sorry. We got the notice last week that one staffer was positive at dd's Uni and yesterday she got an email that one student tested positive. This was only after two days of classes

I keep hearing stories like this and it is making me very nervous. B is a rule follower, but I worry about the others.

They were interviewing kids on the news on Tuesday, since the story was coming out about them not wearing masks and having large parties. The kids were talking about how if they get it, they think they'll be fine.

So many college kids seem to think they are invincible. Dh has had several students tell him they are perfectly capable of texting while driving and nothing will happen to them. Don't even get me started on the ones that play on the train trestle.

School starting Monday. I'm personally doing everything online. I have only two classes to go, but still doing it one by one.

Good to see you back. Congrats on being almost finished.

Charade sorry to hear about MW mishap. Every mistake is a valuable step forward in the learning curve. Nice to shrug it off.

Thankfully dh has an extra microwave in his office and is bringing it home tonight.

Kyle has decided he`ll still want some food later, so may just do teriyaki chicken kebabs on the barbecue later......that`s not too much food.

We are having teriyaki chicken tonight.

Fried some shrimp, fish and scallops for dinner. Delish. May sauté some scallops and shrimp tonight and do a pasta dish.

Yum! I love a good scallop and pasta dish. I'll pass on the shrimp.

Theyupped their game. Comparable animatronics 1/2 to 2/3 less than spirit. Didn’t see this online

Dh found this at Home Depot. He says we can keep it in the yard all year and decorate it according to the season.

Em had another call from her solicitor and now has to be at court about 20 miles away for 9am.

Hope all goes well for her.



Got a little time to kill until time to fix dinner. Maybe I will take a nap.

 

[Realfoodfans]

I'm all for father's rights, but not when it isn't in the best interest of the children. Hoping that things work out for the children's sake.

@Charade67 absolutely agree - it would be great to have him co-share particularly when term starts and Em is working if he was a good guy - or at least a good father - can’t begin to explain what he is like - keep saying we should write a book.

So early start in the morning I’m off to bed to finish listening to an Agatha Christie on BBC Sounds - some really good plays on there.

Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend now we’re heading into Friday.

Will probably be catching up on posts in our early hours so don’t forget to leave a night light!

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Anyone familiar with Bronco’s restaurant?

Great burger place with some unique and tasty fries, I got told this is for dinner tonight!!!!!

We will have cake tomorrow !!!

Youngest turns 12!!!!!!!!

How the time flies by, changing diapers to now throwing fastballs in little league!!!!!

Thirsty Thursday isn’t done yet, better enjoy a nice Miller lite! Ice cold!!

 

[Lynne G]

Yeah. DisneyLife, I can’t believe how old I got. But even more oh my, is my oldest is going to be 23. Little boy now an adult and then some. Next week, little one arrived so quick 19 years ago. I remember holding her, with tears running down my face two weeks later. 9/11 is also 19 years old this September.

And you get almost a teen. Let the fun begin! Eat lots of cake and ice cream too! Big Happy 12th Birthday to youngest guy.

 

[keishashadow]

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Enjoying a Red Stripe beer tonight......new to me.......nice!

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Though will say, will drive out Pitt, and my DBro always drives from outside of Akron, OH to here.

that’s an ugly drive someday the turnpike will be 3 lanes each way Yea!

Dlpn, well my cats thought it was their birthday so had to share my tuna with them!

Never had a cat that would eat said tuna. Think they’d get confused & thot I was snatching their food

Dh found this at Home Depot. He says we can keep it in the yard all year and decorate it according to the season.

Makes perfect sense

I remember holding her, with tears running down my face two weeks later.

Aw

 

[Monykalyn]

Cool decorations, we love halloween Keisha

Son finally got his school schedule yesterday, got French which he didn't sign up for. And a teacher middle didn't care for. Yesterday he wouldn't hear of trying to change, well today he said he emailed the teacher and put in a request to change! And now he is in Spanish instead. He's grown so much as he would't have ever taken the initiative to do that a couple years ago.

Happy early(?) birthday to Lynne!! Ya'll are kinda making me wish I still had my September trip just for a meetup! Dang closed borders also mean no quick drive to see Sue either when we are in Seattle.
We need an "EPIC" SANS meetup next year, like the Disney epic trip a couple years ago. Met several of them and they are a hoot too.

@schumigirl I think we ate at one of the places you had in one of your trip reports? Teak Neighborhood Bar? Burgers huge and so good!!

Went back to Universal this am to hit IOA-lots of characters out this am. Walked on most rides except Kong as it had a "slight" delay. Wasn't too bad waiting inside in AC though. Hulk first thing front row is one way to wake up!! And tried the AP VooDoo doughnut-lemon blueberry custard is right amount of tart with sweet doughnut. Met the new "baby" raptor Sienna-she "smiled" for her picture when I asked. Ok I KNOW the thing isn't real, but I still wanted to gush over cute baby raptor LOL. The handler was just so good!! And the Jurassic coaster is really moving along-doing some framework for rockwork(?) maybe? anyway the tracks look like it will be Space Mountain close! Cannot wait for this to finish!
Went to pick up kid for lunch, spending the night back with us tonight, then we are dropping her back off at dorm. She's got some mandatory meetings.

Julie hope things go well for Em tomorrow!

time for sleep I think

 

[Charade67]

I could have sworn I posted this an hour ago. Good night everyone.

 

[macraven]

Will someone go wake up charade
I tripped over the cat trying to get to the front door
It’s dark outside


came back to edit as charade now has turned the porch light on for us..

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Will someone go wake up charade
I tripped over the cat trying to get to the front door
It’s dark outside


came back to edit as charade now has turned the porch light on for us..

I didn’t think you were going on a trip until next month, where did you stay? How was the weather!!!

 

[macraven]

I take invisible trips
You should try it sometime

 

[macraven]

And now I present to the homies August 21


hint ....hint

its lynne the birthday Girl

But I guess she is asleep

wake up Miss August 21