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

[Realfoodfans]

@macraven so sorry to hear you are not well. Hope you get rest and improvement continues. Can’t believe we rang about the Covid results today and they’ve now raised as an “investigation”. Could not access any information and we have to give them 72 hours to come back on where the heck it is! Anything I eat or drink is literally leaving my body within minutes so still quite shattered.
I had a bacon sandwich this morning and we are having a seafood platter this evening.
We have taken down about half of the decorations and will finish the rest tomorrow.

We have enjoyed watching a repeat programme of 100 best UK walks. We like that we can say “been there done that” and have added a few to our travel list when that can resume!

Sorry I’ve nothing “exciting” to write but hope we go on into the year happier and healthier x

 

[macraven]

Hope you feel better Julie

 

[Lynne G]

Oh no, another sick bay gone, hope B is only having an allergy reaction and she feels much better today.

On a good note, little one is now up. Don’t think anyone is doing much today. Lots of emails saying we are open. I am sure you are. Thinking only more coffee pods needed. Will see what the only open big box store says on the price. Little one is picky about which pods we buy. May get her out if I suggest a hopefully open Starbucks run.

 

[Lynne G]

Oh Julie, sending many hugs and well wishes you get better fast. Yeah, the testing here seems to be everywhere now. Have not heard the latest on result times. Hope you are negative, and whatever is ailing you, gets fixed and gone pronto. Hug that Louie for me. Such a cute dog.

 

[keishashadow]

I’m late to the partee

Received the news I’ve been dreading, my mom‘S test on 12/24 came back positive. She was asymptomatic until yesterday. Still quarantining in place. One of the strongest women I’ve ever known, she will Fight the good fight

My mom called me last night. She was a upset because she heard that her good friend from her high school days passed yesterday from COVID. She is the first person that my mom knew personally to pass away with it. I think she developed pneumonia while in the hospital. Very sad.

Sorry for your loss

Liv started not feelng well after Christmas and has now shared with the rest of us. Believe it is just a cold no symptoms of COVId so just going to go with it. The lines to get the testing and the waiting is so bad here right now.

Somebody sneezes and it’s natural to think what if...Hoping ur bug moves on soon

Got my first dose of Moderna vaccine today at one of my nursing homes. Residents and staff lined up to get it.

I’m sure they would be eager. Many here not going to start till mid month or later. Distribution methodology left up to individual states is so ineffective

Poor guy never saw snow! He also asked what we did with the snow when we shovel it. Um.... just put it on top of other snow. As long as it wasn't in front of the car, we're good. They were super sweet people and we exchanged numbers, they even invited us to stay with them in Hawaii!

He must not have ventured to the volcanic sites, there is snow. Struck me funny to See snow in a drive under an hour from lush, tropical land.

Most islanders seemed very welcoming to tourists, lovely attitudes all around. Not to be cynical, it is their Major economy but, they do genuinely love & revere their land and seem to take great delight showing it off to visitors...as long as the respect goes both ways.

Not so much now tho, can’t blame them for putting in strict measures as to visitors. Had hoped to go back this year. Now, tabling it Despite the cheap airfare

have made the decision that I will be spending my holiday bonus on something for myself. Dh is planning on spending a lot of money on something for himself. Something I don't think he really needs, but whatever. I haven't decided on what to spend it on yet. Maybe I will save up for a quick trip to Universal later this year.

Good for you, hope ur DD gets well soon

And on a personal note on this post, macraven is indeed the Queen of this thread and I thank her for her efforts on the boards, and this SAN thread which has ran for such a long time after she initiated it way back when, with so many that have been part of it over the years and long may it continue to run........

What a lovely post. Hmm I’ve always thought of Mac as our fearless leader , keeper of the HHN flame, troll slayer & Friend to all.

Queen, hmmm...naw, even better, I Hereby pass my Empress tiara. No give backs sis lol

Oops, though Keisha does post, think I meant you Schumi. Put that into, I may need more sleep.

Ooh Charade, those TW shows are still on. Fun to see those from the 1960’s.

u just read my mind. Lol

Thanks Schumi for doing the annual list

been sick in bed few days this week and headache is lifting

took a few days off from the Dis

Reading up now on how all are

to all the homies!

Um, there’s an annual list? Who knew? I gotta quit indulging in NYE it seems - toot-toot be well my friend, sunny days are just ahead!

 

[schumigirl]

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Received the news I’ve been dreading, my mom‘S test on 12/24 came back positive. She was asymptomatic until yesterday. Still quarantining in place. One of the strongest women I’ve ever known, she will Fight the good fight

Sorry for your loss

Somebody sneezes and it’s natural to think what if...Hoping ur bug moves on soon

I’m sure they would be eager. Many here not going to start till mid month or later. Distribution methodology left up to individual states is so ineffective

He must not have ventured to the volcanic sites, there is snow. Struck me funny to See snow in a drive under an hour from lush, tropical land.

Most islanders seemed very welcoming to tourists, lovely attitudes all around. Not to be cynical, it is their Major economy but, they do genuinely love & revere their land and seem to take great delight showing it off to visitors...as long as the respect goes both ways.

Not so much now tho, can’t blame them for putting in strict measures as to visitors. Had hoped to go back this year. Now, tabling it Despite the cheap airfare

Good for you, hope ur DD gets well soon

What a lovely post. Hmm I’ve always thought of Mac as our fearless leader , keeper of the HHN flame, troll slayer & Friend to all.

Queen, hmmm...naw, even better, I Hereby pass my Empress tiara. No give backs sis lol

u just read my mind. Lol

Um, there’s an annual list? Who knew? I gotta quit indulging in NYE it seems - toot-toot be well my friend, sunny days are just ahead!

Your mum is an incredibly strong woman....she`ll get through this too......

Empress.....hmmm.....I forgot about that.....Empress Keisha......I think you beat my title of Her Ladyship.......

Thank you.....I think most folks recognise mac as our fearless leader and Queen of the thread........I love the keeper of the HHN flame and the other titles too.....

 

[cam757]

Happy New Year SANs peeps! I hope the new year has started off amazing for everyone.

Thanks for your kind words about the loss of my mom's friend.

I went to bed a little early last night. I think I am getting a cold...at least I hope that is all it is. I have had a weird cough and been a bit achy, but no loss of taste or smell so I am hoping for the best but staying home. DS has a sore throat so I think it may just be a run-of-the-mill cold. I was awakened at midnight by the sound of fireworks at midnight. It did not last too long but it was nice to see the New Year come in. I hope and pray the new year is better for us all.

My dad's family usually has a family reunion the 1st day of January but we had to cancel it this year due to the pandemic. I think it is the first time in 60 or 70 years they have have not had it. The numbers have dwindled since my grandmother and all her siblings have passed, so I don't know how much longer it will go on but it was nice to see family that we normally would not see during the year. Hopefully, we can get together next Jan. 1.

We will have our traditional New Year's Day dinner for "good luck and prosperity". A pork loin, collards, black eye peas and corn bread. I will probably make a chocolate chess pie since the one I made for Christmas dinner did not turn out.

Good afternoon all. Still struggling here but warm
and cozy in my bed and Louie by my side the majority of the time. I am improving but advised to stay isolated and resting. We have had a lot of snow and it’s still thick on the ground and I have a lovely view of the garden.

Hope you feel better soon!

My nephew who is in his early thirties is going to drive one of our cars so he decieded to stay with us for about 10 days and help out then visit his sister in Georgia. He has had a rought life and never really did anything so we are taking him to Universal for an overnight staying CL at RPR. He is so excited and so are we. I just bought my premiere passes at FL resident rate and saved $100.00 per pass.

That is a nice thing to do for your nephew. I have one nephew and have always included him in our family vacations for similar reasons. He is almost 22 now and has his own life now but he will always feel like my own. I hope you guys have a great time.

Cam Sorry about your mom's friend, it is never easy to lose someone and then from COVID it makes things really hit home. I hope she is doing good. My step-mother in law just lost her sister to Covid she was in the hospital for something else caught it and didn't make it. This was the first person I knew personally who died. My family loves chili and I use to make it a lot but my two have limited meat so now I am trying it vegeterian with tofu, it is pretty good, but not the same. I love the bird names Harry and Ron, Charlie is going to get a parakeet when we move he loves birds, I am wondering if he will name it (Skeletor- I particualrly liked He Man better) he is obsessed with that character.

I am sorry for your loss. It does put things more into perspective when you know someone personally that has passed from it. I admit, I was not to concerned but now it seems to be hitting closer to home.

I remember Skeletor. I loved He-Man when I was a kid. That would be a great name.

While I was at lunch I got a call from my mom telling my that my uncle had died. Um....which one? My mother has 5 brothers and 4 sisters. It was the husband of one of her sisters. I may have met him once when I was a little kid. She couldn't remember the exact cause of death, but it wasn't Covid.

So sorry for your loss.

Got my first dose of Moderna vaccine today at one of my nursing homes. Residents and staff lined up to get it. Super sore arm. Mild headache and starting in tiredness and sore throat. Tea and tucked myself into bed. Trying to not break down and take ibuprofen (arm is SORE - way way more than flu shot although shot itself I felt absolutely nothing!) to let the immune system rev up and do its thing, but not sure I’m gonna be able to sleep otherwise.

I hope the side effects wear off soon. Take it easy.

I have made the decision that I will be spending my holiday bonus on something for myself. Dh is planning on spending a lot of money on something for himself. Something I don't think he really needs, but whatever. I haven't decided on what to spend it on yet. Maybe I will save up for a quick trip to Universal later this year.

Good for you! It is always fun to buy yourself something nice once in a while.

mac, since she started this thread in April 11, 2004 has always welcomed everyone on it as family and she never misses giving someone a welcome when they do join....this is her thread and we all love the way she makes this thread a nice, happy place to post. Her one rule is "play nice"

A very nice post. Thanks to Mac for doing all she does. It is a great thread of friendly people.

Your friend might be fine. Tom and I worked in the same place but it was a huge place of around 5 sq miles with many different departments and thousands of employees, so we never came into contact until I moved departments. I saw him walking out my building one day, he turned and looked. I asked a male colleague who was a good friend who he was and then said that`s who I`m going to marry.....lol....I didn`t tell him that till later.....

That is a great story. Dh and I were the opposite. We had dated since we were 16 but had known each other since we were 7 or so, when my family moved into the same neighborhood. We dated for 9 years before we were married. Lol. Soul mates for sure. 18 years married now.

Chateaubriand was delicious.....I let Tom cook it.....so if it went wrong and was overcooked, I could blame him, but it was amazing. Kyle and gf having fillet steaks said they were perfect too........we enjoyed Scottish hand dived scallops as an appetiser, served in shells, it looked really pretty. I served 3 scallops each, but they were huge....2 would have been plenty. But, 3 looks better aesthetically.

Yum....That sounds like a delicious meal.

been sick in bed few days this week and headache is lifting

Feel better soon, Mac.

 

[macraven]

All I did was set the Sans up and everyone over the years jumped in.

When I lose my crazy headache and fever, I’ll try to pull up the first thread from April 2004 so all can glance through who were the pioneers back in those days.

Happy New Year homies!

 

[macraven]

Came back to add .... midnight a lot of fireworks were shot off from midnight to 12:15 am
The those with guns did a 15 minute salute in the sky with their guns.
Common in the South where I am

 

[macraven]

Cam sending gentle that you feel better real soon!

Your meal sounds scrumptious!
You must have some southern in you as many are doing that meal tonight
Collards and pork.
(One of my favorites too)

I’m sending you Mummy Dust that you and your son feel better real soon!

 

[Realfoodfans]

@keishashadow sending positive thoughts and prayers for your Mum and her community. Let’s hope the vaccine will take away these fears over the next few months.

 

[Lynne G]

Oh Keisha, sending well wishes mom fights the virus and wins with not much, or nothing ailing her.

Cam, another sick bay. Hoping you feel better too, mummy dust well wishes sent.

Starbucks, got her moving. Rainy enough, lots of water on the roads. We are at 36 degrees, so happy about that. McK, stay safe with the freezing rain predicted around your area.

 

[schumigirl]

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Happy New Year SANs peeps! I hope the new year has started off amazing for everyone.

Thanks for your kind words about the loss of my mom's friend.

I went to bed a little early last night. I think I am getting a cold...at least I hope that is all it is. I have had a weird cough and been a bit achy, but no loss of taste or smell so I am hoping for the best but staying home. DS has a sore throat so I think it may just be a run-of-the-mill cold. I was awakened at midnight by the sound of fireworks at midnight. It did not last too long but it was nice to see the New Year come in. I hope and pray the new year is better for us all.

My dad's family usually has a family reunion the 1st day of January but we had to cancel it this year due to the pandemic. I think it is the first time in 60 or 70 years they have have not had it. The numbers have dwindled since my grandmother and all her siblings have passed, so I don't know how much longer it will go on but it was nice to see family that we normally would not see during the year. Hopefully, we can get together next Jan. 1.

We will have our traditional New Year's Day dinner for "good luck and prosperity". A pork loin, collards, black eye peas and corn bread. I will probably make a chocolate chess pie since the one I made for Christmas dinner did not turn out.



Hope you feel better soon!



That is a nice thing to do for your nephew. I have one nephew and have always included him in our family vacations for similar reasons. He is almost 22 now and has his own life now but he will always feel like my own. I hope you guys have a great time.



I am sorry for your loss. It does put things more into perspective when you know someone personally that has passed from it. I admit, I was not to concerned but now it seems to be hitting closer to home.

I remember Skeletor. I loved He-Man when I was a kid. That would be a great name.



So sorry for your loss.



I hope the side effects wear off soon. Take it easy.



Good for you! It is always fun to buy yourself something nice once in a while.



A very nice post. Thanks to Mac for doing all she does. It is a great thread of friendly people.



That is a great story. Dh and I were the opposite. We had dated since we were 16 but had known each other since we were 7 or so, when my family moved into the same neighborhood. We dated for 9 years before we were married. Lol. Soul mates for sure. 18 years married now.



Yum....That sounds like a delicious meal.



Feel better soon, Mac.

Oh I hope you feel better soon. When I started coughing in March, it took a few days before I lost all taste and smell. It was the worst cough I ever had. So, I hope it doesn`t develop into anything else.

That does sound a lovely meal.......hope it does bring lots of prosperity and good luck.

Now that is a lovely story too of how you met......and it worked out!! When it`s meant to be....it happens.

Hope you feel much better soon.......

All I did was set the Sans up and everyone over the years jumped in.

When I lose my crazy headache and fever, I’ll try to pull up the first thread from April 2004 so all can glance through who were the pioneers back in those days.

Happy New Year homies!

I`ve read through a fair few of the early ones. They were such a good read and I kept thinking Oh I wonder what happened to such and such.....some of course I know what happened to them, but there were a lot of posters over the years! And a definite mix of.....characters at times




Just finished dessert and having a big mug of tea.........

Wondering how @Elsaspiritanimal got on with her nephew`s surprise.......hope it was a big success.

No plans to go out next few days......don`t want to and the rules tell us to go out as little as possible.....so that`s what we`ll do. If we need anything, it`ll wait.

 

[Elsaspiritanimal]

Wondering how @Elsaspiritanimal got on with her nephew`s surprise.......hope it was a big success.

Thanks for checking! They absolutely loved it! I made a hulk and Spider-Man shirt for the boys, some transformers lanyards, and the tickets in a package and they were so excited when they read the tickets!! They had the biggest smiles on their faces - especially the older boy since he has read a couple of the potter books now. He started jumping up and down and doing his good hulk impression lol. I did make the mistake of then giving them a giant squishy baby yoda and Chewbacca stuffed animal immediately after that took over the excitement! I will admit those stuffies were pretty darn cute so I can understand those being pretty exciting in the immediate gift opening experience vs something that is still almost 3 months away!


Now they are watching you tube videos of universal to start seeing all the fun things they can do! I booked us and their family at RPR so we are very much looking forward to staying at that beautiful resort (that I tried from reading all of Schumis wonderful trip reports!!!) I’m also looking forward to trying the parks with kids in the group and experience some of the kiddie focused areas more!

Now I have to decide on all the fun places to take them to eat too! Hmm after reading all of that I think Auntie still might be the most excited for the trip.

 

[schumigirl]

Thanks for checking! They absolutely loved it! I made a hulk and Spider-Man shirt for the boys, some transformers lanyards, and the tickets in a package and they were so excited when they read the tickets!! They had the biggest smiles on their faces - especially the older boy since he has read a couple of the potter books now. He started jumping up and down and doing his good hulk impression lol. I did make the mistake of then giving them a giant squishy baby yoda and Chewbacca stuffed animal immediately after that took over the excitement! I will admit those stuffies were pretty darn cute so I can understand those being pretty exciting in the immediate gift opening experience vs something that is still almost 3 months away!


Now they are watching you tube videos of universal to start seeing all the fun things they can do! I booked us and their family at RPR so we are very much looking forward to staying at that beautiful resort (that I tried from reading all of Schumis wonderful trip reports!!!) I’m also looking forward to trying the parks with kids in the group and experience some of the kiddie focused areas more!

Now I have to decide on all the fun places to take them to eat too! Hmm after reading all of that I think Auntie still might be the most excited for the trip.

Awwww......Elsa that is fabulous!! I love how it worked out, what a wonderful surprise for them. It sounds like they were over the moon and I`ll bet you were the most popular person in the world after giving them their gifts. You came up with a lovely reveal for them......

Oh even the kiddie areas in the parks are fun.......we love them all, you`ll enjoy spending time there too.

And thank you......I take all compliments .......lol......I`m sure you`ll love RPR.......and I wouldn`t blame you for being more excited, I would be!! Definitely I will look forward to hearing your thoughts for the trip ahead........3 months isn`t that long, it really will be here before you know it......




Last night of the trees and decorations. We take them all down tomorrow, never look forward to that. We still burn candles in the rooms we sit in, so that keeps a kind of Christmassy feel.

Watching Bad Boys for life.........not really a Will Smith fan except for Independence Day, but will give it a bash.

 

[bobbie68]

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope to catch up later. Here’s to a new and better year

 

[Charade67]

Hello again. Today has been a mostly lazy day. We changed our minds about dishwasher shopping today. It was so cold and rainy out, so we decided to just stay home. Tomorrow is supposed to be dry and in the low 60s, so we may shop then.

Can’t believe we rang about the Covid results today and they’ve now raised as an “investigation”. Could not access any information and we have to give them 72 hours to come back on where the heck it is!

That sounds really odd. Hope you get the results sooner and you start feeling better.

Oh no, another sick bay gone, hope B is only having an allergy reaction and she feels much better today.

I am pretty sure it is just allergies. She has no fever, just that cough, which seems to only bother her at night, and a stuffy nose. I got her some Claritin D today hoping it will help her breathe better.

Received the news I’ve been dreading, my mom‘S test on 12/24 came back positive. She was asymptomatic until yesterday. Still quarantining in place. One of the strongest women I’ve ever known, she will Fight the good fight

Oh no. Prayers that it will be mild and she will have a quick recovery.

I went to bed a little early last night. I think I am getting a cold...at least I hope that is all it is. I have had a weird cough and been a bit achy, but no loss of taste or smell so I am hoping for the best but staying home. DS has a sore throat so I think it may just be a run-of-the-mill cold.

Praying that it is just a cold and nothing more.

Thanks for checking! They absolutely loved it! I made a hulk and Spider-Man shirt for the boys, some transformers lanyards, and the tickets in a package and they were so excited when they read the tickets!! They had the biggest smiles on their faces - especially the older boy since he has read a couple of the potter books now. He started jumping up and down and doing his good hulk impression lol. I did make the mistake of then giving them a giant squishy baby yoda and Chewbacca stuffed animal immediately after that took over the excitement! I will admit those stuffies were pretty darn cute so I can understand those being pretty exciting in the immediate gift opening experience vs something that is still almost 3 months away!

Aw...how exciting for them, and you too. We stayed at the RPR for my birthday back in 2017 and really liked it.

I took a couple of short naps this afternoon, so I may be up for awhile. Hopefully college football will be over soon and I can take over the TV.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Awake quite a lot in the night. My step son’s partner went into labour about lunchtime yesterday. Kev’s had three updates through the night but still not delivered.

New washing machine arrived at 8.30 am. The other was having to be manually locked and was limping along so Kev ordered this - I think on Tuesday - it’s very modern and whizzing away already.

Bit warmer this morning and snow is melting so Kev is planning on taking all the outside lights down.

My plans are just to help Em get the rest of the decorations down then everything can go in the loft tomorrow.

If I can face it we will have a take out tonight so no meal plans today.

Hope everyone has improved health in their families and a good day x

 

[schumigirl]

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope to catch up later. Here’s to a new and better year

Hey bobbie.......Happy New Year to you too......

Awake quite a lot in the night. My step son’s partner went into labour about lunchtime yesterday. Kev’s had three updates through the night but still not delivered.

New washing machine arrived at 8.30 am. The other was having to be manually locked and was limping along so Kev ordered this - I think on Tuesday - it’s very modern and whizzing away already.

Bit warmer this morning and snow is melting so Kev is planning on taking all the outside lights down.

My plans are just to help Em get the rest of the decorations down then everything can go in the loft tomorrow.

If I can face it we will have a take out tonight so no meal plans today.

Hope everyone has improved health in their families and a good day x

Hope you get good news about the baby.....and glad you`re much improved to be thinking about takeout tonight......




I think next year we`re going to go down to three trees....it takes forever to get it done. We started yesterday and won`t be done for a while. We didn`t do as much outdoor stuff this year as our gardener has been ill and he helps and does all the high work, so we didn`t do the huge tree. The outdoor lights we did put up are down now.

But we do have some snow this morning......it is very pretty and starting to lay....and getting much heavier now. This is what Christmas morning should look like....

Will be spending most of the day wrapping tree ornaments and tidying up the rooms with trees and hallway. No plans to go out at all yet.....we don`t need anything. Might go out Monday if we have to.

Chicken stir fries all round tonight.........

 

[Lynne G]

Ah, another lazy day, so a Good Afternoon to Julie and Schumi.

Hehe, maybe the washer came before the baby, Julie. I hope whenever the baby is born, baby and mum will be doing well. Sending good thoughts a perfect baby arrived with a very happy family. A happy birthday to the new little baby. I hope you are feeling much better today.

Schumi, by new year’s, many of the decorations are down. Still nice to see some have not taken down their outside lights. For the next three week’s trash days, they collect the Christmas trees and wreathes. Try to get all to clear out the now very dried out holiday greens. All my decor is put away. I tend to leave it until New Year day, but since I had the day off before yesterday, all got taken down.

Cam, hope the cold or whatever ails, is much better soon. Well wishes.

Charade, hope B manages her allergies to not cough at night. Older one is on his allergy medicine. It is the time of year, many places have more live plants in them. I also keep a table top humidifier next to his bed, to help him breathe better at night.

And so, that Super new first Saturday of the month and year. Hope it finds you also relaxing, enjoying a serene Saturday. And like Charade, will be the warmest day for the next week, with just some remaining showers early this morning. The rest of the day will be partly sunny, and in the mid 50’s in temp. I will certainly be out, as have some grocery to get, and little one has a return.

And Hi Bobbie, hope all is well and wishing you a fabulous new year, with you now soon will be saying how that Florida weather is.


Ooh more tea for me, life is good. Follow on homies.