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

[Lynne G]

Aww, DisneyLife, you and family are friends. I hope we can meet up again, and maybe get to hang with my family too.

Was a great dinner, and just got home, to kids already busy. Leftovers brought home, and you can bet, if no one gets into the cheese cakes tonight, will be prefect with tea for tomorrow morning.

Sweet, they had put bags with lights to line the street, we saw as we drove up the street. Every Christmas there are neighbors that do the whole neighborhood with those lights. So nice on a flurries falling night.


And a red dressed guy funny:

 

[mckennarose]

Merry Christmas!

We had a very quiet Christmas this year and honestly, I'm ready for bed right now! I made our Italian dishes last night and took some to my mom, dad and sister. Only two of my kids and their boyfriends were with us last night for dinner. My other dd and her husband did a quick stop by this afternoon to drop presents off. Son-in-law's office has a covid outbreak so he's staying away from everyone until he gets tested and we all wore masks, even though they didn't come inside and we stood outside a good distance from each other.

My brother in law got the vaccine (pfizer) on Wednesday and he had no side effects. He's a nurse at the hospital so it was mandatory for him also.

Lynne, we've got some flooding up here, do you have any? We had flooding in our basement during the night from all the water. It melted all the snow yesterday so that, plus all the rain, was just too much. We usually don't get flooding but we do have a sump pump so that saved us.

Hope everyone is well!

 

[macraven]

Yikes Mrose!
Flooded basement is a big job to deal with
Do you have racks in your basement so nothing valuable on the floor?

When we lived up north we had racks in our basement and could put nothing on the floor
When power would go out, sump pump did not work
Lost everything that was on the floor first time
We learned the hard way.

I never had a quiet Christmas until my kids got older
They always had friends over during school breaks.

 

[Lynne G]

Good night all.

Ack, McK, flooded basement. I don’t have a basement, but did hear our pump going in the crawl space under our home. Flood warnings were issued from last night until the middle of today. Nice you shared the food, and in some ways I actually liked our small get together. And got good news in our virtual visits, as will have another great niece or nephew this coming summer.

I really need to say hello to my bed.

Welcome to Saturday, good morning.

 

[macraven]

Lynne have you joined the group of night owls?
Usually don’t see you posting this late

welcome to the club!

Sounds like all had a very good Christmas and now won’t be long until it’s New Year celebrations.

 

[Lynne G]

Ah yes, another day to relax. Tea and some sweet cake. What a nice Christmas when you get a weekend after it.

Oh, and yeah,

Yep, so a Super Happy Saturday to you all.

Oh, and good morning homies.

 

[keishashadow]

Comes to mind that animals are hard-wired to pounce on beautiful things that catch their fancy and destroy them. It’s in their DNA, they don’t know any better...too bad you can’t give miserable people the same pass.

NashvilleTrio - hugs to you & your hometown

After too much food, and treats, my kids sometimes humor me. May you enjoy this holiday weekend.

Great pic of the kiddos. You DD is your doppelgänger, nice she dressed up for the holiday. I wonder how many spent the day in their jammies. Yes, it was tempting, don’t judge lol

Your DS sure has a lush beard. My middle is working on one, made sure to get him some beard oil and a brush in his stocking to help him try to tame that beast he’s growing.

Merry Christmas everyone

That’s a great pic too!

My brother in law got the vaccine (pfizer) on Wednesday and he had no side effects. He's a nurse at the hospital so it was mandatory for him also.

Not mandatory here, hospitals not going to get into that dog-fight in court with their employees. I’m so surprised to hear people are hesitant, especially those who work directly with patients.

the large health systems are offering non-patient assignments to those with underlying medical conditions that prevent them from gettting the vaccine

Xmas Eve update from mom’s nursing home was 54 more patients stricken and a handful of employees. Unfortunately, many of the al ready frail patients are starting to pass as a result, just can’t fight it off.

We had flooding in our basement during the night from all the water. It melted all the snow yesterday so that, plus all the rain, was just too much. We usually don't get flooding but we do have a sump pump so that saved us.

Uh oh, talk about a crappy xmas present. We had our snowiest Xmas day here ever...believe 8 inches was final toke. It is sooo cold, makes it seem much worse.

When we lived up north we had racks in our basement and could put nothing on the floor
When power would go out, sump pump did not work

No sump pump here. Do have all appliances up on wooden pallets though. In the spring, once the ground thaws often do have water push up from ground thru a few hairline cracks on one section basement floor. Weird, as you can’t really see the cracks at other times of the year.

Sounds like all had a very good Christmas and now won’t be long until it’s New Year celebrations.

I’m going to hold on tightly to xmas thru the weekend . Always hate to see it go poof. I don’t have a head of steam yet to do up anything NYE this year TBH.

 

[Lynne G]

Hey Keisha, good morning. Scary for where your mom is. Hugs. And call any time you just feel like chatting. Hehe, the effects of no salon open for months. I do have beard stuff for him, was happy that found some at a good price. Doesn’t mean he likes to use it. I hope he is clean cut one these days. But I don’t push on some things. Little one is lucky, nice clothes are her choice many holidays. And yeah, I was tempted to wear my pajamas

Yes, not news I want to hear from Nashville. I hope they catch those or who was responsible.

And, that ever happy quiet house. Kids are sound asleep. Not much to do, have 2 things to return, but as many of the stores gave more time to return, I will most likely do it on New Year’s day. Most stores are open that day, and most of the time when I have gone to the mall that day’s afternoon, it was a ghost town. Hoping true this coming Friday. Today, while many may be seeking the bargain after Christmas sales, it is the most popular day for returns. Hence, I am not going to the mall today.

And the kids better not say no food here, quite the leftover bag.

You say more tea, oh yes I will. That weather guy said wind chills in the 20’s, a cold winter breeze in a 30’s degrees day today. Not a full sun day either. Not much need to go out.

 

[mckennarose]

Flooded basement is a big job to deal with
Do you have racks in your basement so nothing valuable on the floor?

Our basement is divided into 4 big sections and the water came in the section farthest away from our washer and dryer. It was close to our big deep freezer, but that's up on a pallet so it would've been safe. Everything else is up higher, but we usually don't get flooding so this was not the norm for us.
We still had at least 2 feet of snow in some areas in our yard so that melting plus the rain just saturated the ground so much there was no where for it to go.
I don't live near the river, but one of my dd's does. The flood gates were put up two days ago and roads are closed. It's supposed to crest at 32 feet.... minor flood stage is 22 feet, and major flood stage is 28 feet. She's on a mountain above the river so she's safe, but she may not be able to get to work tomorrow.

Xmas Eve update from mom’s nursing home was 54 more patients stricken and a handful of employees. Unfortunately, many of the al ready frail patients are starting to pass as a result, just can’t fight it off.

That's sad. The wave that went through my family member's nursing home is over. They had over 90% of residents get it, and nearly all staff, except my family member. She's set to get the vaccine next week. I believe only one fatality in the residents. They still get tested twice a week.
My youngest dd's boyfriend's father will get it next week. He's a firefighter and considered front line.

 

[schumigirl]

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Comes to mind that animals are hard-wired to pounce on beautiful things that catch their fancy and destroy them. It’s in their DNA, they don’t know any better...too bad you can’t give miserable people the same pass.

NashvilleTrio - hugs to you & your hometown


Great pic of the kiddos. You DD is your doppelgänger, nice she dressed up for the holiday. I wonder how many spent the day in their jammies. Yes, it was tempting, don’t judge lol

Your DS sure has a lush beard. My middle is working on one, made sure to get him some beard oil and a brush in his stocking to help him try to tame that beast he’s growing.

That’s a great pic too!

Not mandatory here, hospitals not going to get into that dog-fight in court with their employees. I’m so surprised to hear people are hesitant, especially those who work directly with patients.

the large health systems are offering non-patient assignments to those with underlying medical conditions that prevent them from gettting the vaccine

Xmas Eve update from mom’s nursing home was 54 more patients stricken and a handful of employees. Unfortunately, many of the al ready frail patients are starting to pass as a result, just can’t fight it off.

Uh oh, talk about a crappy xmas present. We had our snowiest Xmas day here ever...believe 8 inches was final toke. It is sooo cold, makes it seem much worse.

No sump pump here. Do have all appliances up on wooden pallets though. In the spring, once the ground thaws often do have water push up from ground thru a few hairline cracks on one section basement floor. Weird, as you can’t really see the cracks at other times of the year.

I’m going to hold on tightly to xmas thru the weekend . Always hate to see it go poof. I don’t have a head of steam yet to do up anything NYE this year TBH.

Isn`t that the truth Keisha......

All good wishes still being sent your mum and the others in the home. Such a worrying situation all round.






Lovely to see some nice posts from Vicki and damo who we don`t often see.......I haven`t quoted everyone I`d like to.......but nice to see you......





Sadly we got some more bad news. On Christmas Day, one of my brother`s grandsons died. He was only 19. Everyone is completely shell shocked. I didn`t know him so well, as he was born after we left the country, but heartbroken for my niece, my brother and all of their family. Christmas Day will never be the same again for his immediate family.

It`s certainly been a very different Christmas, but we still managed to have a lovely little time......wonderful presents of which many were unexpected and we had some lovely food and champagne........

Had some nice facetime chats yesterday including one with my mum who was at my sisters house as they are in a bubble together, she was looking so well after all that`s happened this week, which made us happy to see.

Monday night we have my aunt`s wake being live streamed, so will be able to be a small part of that.

But, I do hope all you ladies had a wonderful Christmas Day........and yes Janet.....roll on 2021.......no plans for celebrating here at New Year either.

Again, some of my online ladies, who know who they are, have had many healing words which I very much appreciate.

And I do hope Father Christmas was very kind to all who are not naughty, but nice.......

 

[Lynne G]

Oh Schumi, I am so sorry to hear of family grandson’s death. May all his family find some peace with such an early age passing. Sympathy and love to all those mourning the loss of him.


Boxing Day, may it be a happy day for all those celebrating today, including Schumi and Julie.

Ack, while both kids have been up for a few hours now, neither is in any movement mode.
Good thing, much available to reheat. Or just eat.

 

[cam757]

Just catching up on posts. My DH got me a small laptop so it is easier to make posts on something with a real keyboard than my phone or tablet.

Carole, I am so sorry about the recent passings in your family. You always wrote such kind and loving posts about your aunt so I can only imagine how hard it has been. Also, to have your great-nephew pass unexpectedly on Christmas....My deepest condolences to you and your family. Sending big hugs and lifting you all in prayer.

 

[mckennarose]

Sadly we got some more bad news. On Christmas Day, one of my brother`s grandsons died. He was only 19. Everyone is completely shell shocked. I didn`t know him so well, as he was born after we left the country, but heartbroken for my niece, my brother and all of their family. Christmas Day will never be the same again for his immediate family.

I'm so sorry! So young.... I feel for his parents.

 

[schumigirl]

Oh Schumi, I am so sorry to hear of family grandson’s death. May all his family find some peace with such an early age passing. Sympathy and love to all those mourning the loss of him.


Boxing Day, may it be a happy day for all those celebrating today, including Schumi and Julie.

Ack, while both kids have been up for a few hours now, neither is in any movement mode.
Good thing, much available to reheat. Or just eat.

Thank you Lynne, it`ll be tough for them. Not really any celebrating today for us though. I think your son is also the image of you.

Just catching up on posts. My DH got me a small laptop so it is easier to make posts on something with a real keyboard than my phone or tablet.

Carole, I am so sorry about the recent passings in your family. You always wrote such kind and loving posts about your aunt so I can only imagine how hard it has been. Also, to have your great-nephew pass unexpectedly on Christmas....My deepest condolences to you and your family. Sending big hugs and lifting you all in prayer.

Thank you cam, I appreciate that a lot......yes, I adored my aunt and we had many lovely visits with her, and planned some for next year if flights were allowed next year. Yes, with my great nephew.....well, there`s nothing I can say that can ever heal that pain for those closest to him. I wish I could. And of course I can`t even go up there as Scotland is not somewhere we`re supposed to travel to, which is incredibly frustrating not being able to with them.

What a lovely gift! I always admire folks that can post from phones......I do texts from my phone, and that`s about it. And well, my emails are always very long and I don`t have the patience for it, so my posts on here and emails are either laptop or ipads.........but I do know some folks who can do it.......

I'm so sorry! So young.... I feel for his parents.

Thank you mrose, it is ridiculously young. They are just broken, although I haven`t spoken to them yet.....my niece and her husband have another younger son who they`ll have to carry on for. Not easy for them.

Hope you`re doing ok......I read about your flood.....how dreadful, and hope you and your daughter too can avoid any more damage tomorrow, it does sound awful.





We are being hit in the UK by high winds and rain tonight.......it`s just starting to build up noticeably now, hopefully everyone avoids damage, but flooding is bad already in some places.

Just had some turkey reheated in stock with some honeyed parsnips I forgot to do yesterday, I`m the only one who likes them, so no one missed them. Now for some tart lemon cheesecake with some cream and we have a cheeseboard for later.

Hope everyone is having a lovely day.

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh cheesecake for Schumi too. I would enjoy that flavor with you and some tea.

Neither kid is asking what for dinner. Eh, snacking is most likely what we will do. That, or grazing.

Cam, yay for new laptop. There is something to be said about a real keyboard. Finger typing is so much slower for me. Hope all is going well with you and family.

Ah. A Saturday night, and not much done.



Since the shell has spoken, not much of interest are we doing tonight either. And yes, it will involve a sweet or two. And tea.

 

[J'aime Paris]

@schumigirl
I'm terribly sorry that your family has had to endure such profound sadness yet again...especially during the holidays.
Please know that we have you in our thoughts and prayers!

 

[Charade67]

Happy day after Christmas. We had a good day yesterday. We spent the day with friends and good food.
One of the few things B had asked for was a calendar with images form Scotland, so I got one for her. What I didn't know was that she had also bought calendars for me and dh. I was rather amused by this.




Today dh and I did a little after Christmas shopping. We got some more Hallmark ornaments and a new tree skirt. We got a little silly at one point. I think most of you know that dh is a college professor:

My sister, son and daughter-in-law were in cahoots over my Christmas present this year. My sister bought me the hallmark Hogwarts Castle and son and daughter-in-law bought me the characters to go with it. My son put it together for me before they left yesterday evening and I love it. So thoughtful of them.

Awesome Christmas gift. I had not planned on buying those, but I found all the characters today, so I decided to buy them and the castle.

My brother in law got the vaccine (pfizer) on Wednesday and he had no side effects.

Good to hear.

we've got some flooding up here, do you have any? We had flooding in our basement during the night from all the water. It melted all the snow yesterday so that, plus all the rain, was just too much. We usually don't get flooding but we do have a sump pump so that saved us.

How awful. Hope you didn't get much damage.

Xmas Eve update from mom’s nursing home was 54 more patients stricken and a handful of employees. Unfortunately, many of the al ready frail patients are starting to pass as a result, just can’t fight it off.

I hate hearing news like this. Prayers for everyone affected.

Yes, not news I want to hear from Nashville. I hope they catch those or who was responsible.

One of my friends was watching a news clip of this yesterday. My other friend and I could hear it from he other room. It was so creepy hearing that warning over and over.

Today, while many may be seeking the bargain after Christmas sales, it is the most popular day for returns. Hence, I am not going to the mall today.

We went to the mall briefly today. Our mall wasn't bad at all. I was expecting much larger crowds.

Sadly we got some more bad news. On Christmas Day, one of my brother`s grandsons died. He was only 19. Everyone is completely shell shocked. I didn`t know him so well, as he was born after we left the country, but heartbroken for my niece, my brother and all of their family. Christmas Day will never be the same again for his immediate family.

I am so sorry. Continued prayers for your family.


Looks like tonight will be more college football. No idea what we will do tomorrow.

 

[snowpack]

Merry Christmas everyone!
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Tink, your dog is just gorgeous!

 

[Lynne G]

I hope not.

But yeah,



Ah yes, my early morning getting ready for my Monday morning routine. My head just says get up early, even on a day I don’t need to.

On a positive note, it means for many, it is still the morning, not quite noon yet. So, good morning Schumi and Julie.

Snow, good to see ya here. Hope all is well with you and family.

Damo, was nice to see ya here too, and hope all is well with family and you.

Tink, was that Sasha? Great picture, thanks for sharing.

Charade, I guess Ireland is on your mind for travel? At least you get to see Irish scenic pictures every month, next year. Each one of you.

And so, a Sunday is here. And the biggest we have to do is get the trash out, and for me, get ready for the very short week day routine. Yay for another holiday week.

But as always, I am a tea drinker at heart, so tea, quiet house (well the heater is on, as a cold night, and washer and dryer are on) and I have control of the remote. Perfect weekend morning for me.

May a serene Sunday be yours today.

Yay! The end of the year is this week!

This has been an early bird post.

Good Morning homies.

 

[schumigirl]

@schumigirl
I'm terribly sorry that your family has had to endure such profound sadness yet again...especially during the holidays.
Please know that we have you in our thoughts and prayers!

Thank you Lori.....

I appreciate that, and I did get your email......thank you.......

Happy day after Christmas. We had a good day yesterday. We spent the day with friends and good food.
One of the few things B had asked for was a calendar with images form Scotland, so I got one for her. What I didn't know was that she had also bought calendars for me and dh. I was rather amused by this.
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Today dh and I did a little after Christmas shopping. We got some more Hallmark ornaments and a new tree skirt. We got a little silly at one point. I think most of you know that dh is a college professor:
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Awesome Christmas gift. I had not planned on buying those, but I found all the characters today, so I decided to buy them and the castle.

Good to hear.

How awful. Hope you didn't get much damage.

I hate hearing news like this. Prayers for everyone affected.


One of my friends was watching a news clip of this yesterday. My other friend and I could hear it from he other room. It was so creepy hearing that warning over and over.

We went to the mall briefly today. Our mall wasn't bad at all. I was expecting much larger crowds.

I am so sorry. Continued prayers for your family.


Looks like tonight will be more college football. No idea what we will do tomorrow.

Thank you Charade.....

Love the England and Scotland calendar.......the front of the England calendar is a picture of one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds we visited in October. Least you have plenty of calendars around the home now.....



Quiet Sunday here. It was sunny, but not so much now.

Definitely getting a deja vu moment reading here.......

Hope all have a lovely Sunday.