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

[schumigirl]

Charade, glad mum is doing better. Sounds like she is writing the money off now, which is a shame as the sister certainly should be returning every penny.

Enjoy that nap if you have one......



mac....glad to see some improvement with the peepers......drops are never fun.





Breezy afternoon........haven`t done much except in the kitchen this afternoon. Got some lovely produce this morning including a mahoosive cauliflower from the market garden......jeez!! Might have to do something else with it as it`s too much for one night or even two.......steamed for tonight I think.

Baked a little and chatted some to a couple of friends. But, still dull and grey outside so I`m quite happy and content in my kitchen for now.

Got another 2 sea bass for tonight, couldn`t resist...... and now trying to resist making a cheese sauce for the cauliflower instead of just steaming it.......no wonder I`ll never be slim!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

A friendly taco Tuesday stop in!!!

It seems to be a busy day here (which is great) it doesn't leave me much time for other things.

No gym last night. We did stop and pick up some groceries, picked up a couple of items to make a quick supper/dinner last night, and whipped up some nanner bread. I forget how much we love it. I'm sure the two loaves I made will be gone by the end of day tomorrow. Brought 2 slices to eat for breakfast and enjoyed my Timmy's tea with it That made me a happy girl while shuffling papers this morning.

Not sure what is on the menu for tonight. I think I'll take out some chicken, and probably grill it - probably grill some asparagus too and toss some potato wedges into the air fryer for the hardworking men in the house and a quick tossed salad. Hoping to hit the gym tonight.

Change of plans for the weekend. Dh is curling in one of the last seasons bonspiels with his bil. It's am awesome bonspiel with amazing prizes (lots of airfares/trips, cash, nhl game tickets, etc etc) They have a limited number of teams, and those teams need to be sponsored by a company within a certain organization (Oil and Gas- Petroleum Association) It would be great to see dh win an awesome prize!!! Not sure what I'll do now, but I know I'll keep puttering around the house/yard all weekend.

Another beautiful day here...most of the snow is gone now in the city...just the big piles from shoveling or yard clearing left to melt...and those are going down fast! Thank goodness - no complaining from me!

Driving across was a breeze. No lineups and we have Nexus cards.
First stop was our fav Mexican restaurant then on to Target, Costco and Trader Joes!

OOOOO super jealous your able to do that!!!! It sounds like it was a great day!

ane Green has written some lovely books.....I doubt they`ll be considered classics, but for an easy read to distract you and take you to a whimsical world of fun and frolics....she`s your woman. I loved Jemima J, I think that was the first novel of hers I read and continued picking up new ones as they came out. Life Swap, The Other Woman, The Beach House were all ones I enjoyed among her others.

I'll have to check out those books!!!

Quick hello before work. I am going to be mostly useless today. I had another night without much sleep. I was so tired, but just couldn’t get to sleep.

Ugh...I hope your able to get some sleep tonight.

Got another 2 sea bass for tonight, couldn`t resist...... and now trying to resist making a cheese sauce for the cauliflower instead of just steaming it.......no wonder I`ll never be slim!

YUM!!!!! I'll never be slim either...and honestly, I'm alright that that!!!! I'll never be a size 6 again I love food too much!!!!

Well, I should run home to make myself a quick smoothie...then back to work. Leaving early to get my nails done again!!! They are definitely needing it!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[macraven]

The Taco Bell in our town is now open for inside dining
Prior to this, it was only drive thru for food.

Mr Mac did not order enough food for himself so I shared with him
I aways get the meal that has 4 items plus a soda deal
Never eat it all ….
So he gets my extra food order

Was waiting for Lynne to post about Tuesday is my Taco Bell day…..
Don’t tell me she forgot …

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, did my reminder for ya on the page before this one, Mac. Glad to hear you and Mr. Mac enjoyed your Taco Bell dinner.

We ended up with cheeseburger potatoes. Nothing left, as DH was hungry. So nothing left for older one who just came home. But at least some steak leftover from last night, and the kitchen is stocked enough he will certainly not be hungry.

 

[macraven]

Oops…..
Lynne there is a good reason I need to wear my glasses when I read the sans !

 

[Sue M]

Today the sun finally showed itself! But a cold wind. Still, it’s better than rain. Tomorrow’s suppose to warm up to normal temps. Before the rains return Thursday ugh. Too bad my daughter doesn’t have tomorrow off work. Would have been a perfect day to do our cross border trip! But we still had a fun day yesterday in spite of the wild weather.

This morning the DH and I went to the golf course, he wanted to hit a bucket of balls at the driving range. I bought birdseed to feed the ducks on the pond. Then went to find him on the range. I hit a couple of balls, not well!
Mid afternoon I went for a dog walk with friend up the lane. .

Charade I hate nights like that. Especially when I was working because it just added stress. All night I’d think how many hours until I had to get up for work.
Glad to hear your mom is doing well.

Lynne and Mac enjoyed their Taco Tuesday!

Mac good you are seeing some improvement.

Pumpkin glad to hear your weather is getting better! Friday my friend from Calgary is coming for tea with her husband and mom. She used to live a couple of blocks away from me. They’re in for the weekend Visiting . Her family is here.
Can’t lie, it is nice being close to the border! Only an hour from my door to Bellingham, WA
There are closer towns but all the shopping is in Bellingham.

Schumi I like to roast cauliflower with a coating of olive oil, ground salt & pepper, garlic and smoked paprika or chili seasoning. I was looking at The Beach House in the store the other day. It looked good. I should pick it up!

Going to watch Bridgerton that I recorded and then hopefully sleep! No plans for tomorrow but maybe a walk on a trail to enjoy the nice day before the rains return. Housework can wait for when it starts raining.






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[schumigirl]

mac.....I`m glad you`re sit in area has opened back up for you......I would imagine it`ll be nicer than reheating it.


Sue, I think her books are fun....very light reading and you can zip through them in no time.

Cauliflower I`m fussy with and yes, there are a few ways you can do it nicely. Although, if it`s overcooked it gets put in the trash, but never, ever, ever,ever, ever will I eat cauliflower rice......to ME, it`s gross, but many enjoy it, I`d rather go without that eat that.






I`m still a day ahead.....thinking it was Thursday!

Wild and woolly weather is back, but it`s not so cold, think we have in the 50`s but breeze is not coming from the North or East, so I don`t mind so much. Sun is shining.

Went to bed so early last night, around 10pm and slept solidly till 6 which is fabulous, even the wind outside didn`t disturb me once. Tom said it woke him a few times, but never heard a thing. Before I went to bed I popped some pork butts into the slow cookers, coated them in all sorts of goodies then put full fat coke into the three of them and they`ve simmered away all night, will turn them off in an hour or so and then portion it all down when it`s cooled. Made a huge vat of bbq sauce last night to go with it, then freeze. Will have some for dinner tonight and going to drop some off to one of our friends for him to have as his Mrs is out of town with work.....I`m not being presumptious, he did ask......

Last of the breakfast muffins this morning and will do some bacon too I think.....lazy morning, then we`ll decide what to do if anything apart from pop over to our friends home. Don`t think we need anything really.

Happy Wednesday​

 

[Sue M]

Schumi I don’t mind cauliflower rice, since I can’t eat regular rice! I sauté it with garlic, onion, carrots…
Never had it before I became diabetic and probably would never have tried it before. But here we are!

 

[schumigirl]

Schumi I don’t mind cauliflower rice, since I can’t eat regular rice! I sauté it with garlic, onion, carrots…
Never had it before I became diabetic and probably would never have tried it before. But here we are!

Glad you enjoy it.

 

[Lynne G]

Oh my, with bedmate that fell asleep early, I knew I was going to have a restless overnight bedmate. And between him, and the loud wind and rain, I think I got enough sleep. And it’s still raining loudly after being a bit quiet.

But as it is a Wednesday, hump day time:



Hehe, camel is a happy one, as he and friend are not where it’s raining. Thankfully, Sue is having a good day, with Schumi having a wild and woolly one. And then there me, with a very rainy day and more rainy days to come. Tomorrow, more rain. Thirsty Rainy Thursday with this Wonderful Rainy Wednesday.

So yay, that middle of the week is here, with a hump of a day, and yay, two more days, and a relaxing Friday for me.

Yeah, not fond of cauliflower, riced or not, but glad you enjoy it Sue.

Made sure that teapot was as full as I can get, as a tea day needed. At least all the rain this morning will be gone around lunchtime, until late tonight. Very cloudy afternoon. And that’s fine with me. Hoping that end to rain is before my lunchtime walk. But will wear rain boots, as I’m sure it will still be wet for my lunchtime walk. Sigh. No sunglasses or sun to see today. April rain, yep. But still that even though it’s been rainy and cool, snow not mentioned in our 7 day forecast. Wahoo!

 

[soniam]

Schumi I don’t mind cauliflower rice, since I can’t eat regular rice! I sauté it with garlic, onion, carrots…
Never had it before I became diabetic and probably would never have tried it before. But here we are!

I like it too, but I love cauliflower in any form. I pretty much like every vegetable I can think of, even okra. If spinach is sauteed and it's too mushy/overcooked or it's boiled, I won't eat that.

 

[Charade67]

Quick lunchtime hello. Today is off to a weird start. My university email account seems to have disappeared. It’s not a university wide issue because B and Dh are able to access their accounts. I have a ticket in with the help desk.

Now I have to go try to fill my boss’ schedule for tomorrow. All of her afternoon clients cancelled. That rarely happens.

 

[soniam]

Finishing my lunch before heading to gym to meet my trainer. I started back to yoga last week. I went yesterday too. Hoping to go twice a week and then the gym 3 times a week. I want to get to a maintenance point, where I don't have to work out so frequently or eat keto all the time. I will probably continue to have to be vigilant after vacations though, because I have to splurge then. I am hoping the yoga will help loosen up my right shoulder; it's been really tight lately.

Trying to get our contractor/builder out to do some of the last remodeling done on our house: redo 2 secondary bathrooms, redo master closets, redo decking on balcony, and replace front door. I put in the online form, and they rejected it for being below their minimum scope. They have done work on our house 4 times. So, I tried calling and got the same response from the secretary answering the phone. So, I emailed the daughter of the owners, she works there, and told her. She said they would help out previous customers, so she is contacting the project team and the lead architect. We know most of the family, because they have been working on our house almost since we bought it 14 years ago. I was worried, because I really don't want to have to find a new one. We went through 2 on the old house and another on this house. These people are expensive but do a really great job. So, hopefully we will get the last things done, and the house will be in shape for when we move after DS graduates from high school.

Lots of phone calling and emails lately to get answers and appointments. I also booked a vintage '57 Rolls Royce to take us to dinner and back for DH 50th birthday dinner. It's on a weeknight and fairly outside of town. I thought it would be cool for DH to relax and have as much food and drink as he wanted without worrying about driving home.

DS gets his braces off next week. I swear he has had them for more than 3 years. I think covid kind of delayed them. Luckily, they are the same price no matter how long it takes.

We are going to the opening of the Tesla Gigafactory here in Austin tomorrow. They are opening the new car factory. Apparently, it's a happening event with people trying to get tickets. I am sure there will be shenanigans once Elon arrives. We went to a party for Advanced Micro Devices, when DH worked there. The head of the company showed up in a bucket lift wearing leather plants and poofy shirt to Tina Turner's Simply the Best. It was hilarious. I don't know if we will ever see something that wild again, but I am sure Elon will do or say something weird.

 

[schumigirl]

I like it too, but I love cauliflower in any form. I pretty much like every vegetable I can think of, even okra. If spinach is sauteed and it's too mushy/overcooked or it's boiled, I won't eat that.

lol....I`m laughing as okra is one veg I can actually say I spat out in front of several folks.......yes, not pleasant. I love spinach raw in a salad, but yes, if Ima having it sauteed it has to be cooked properly.

I bought such a big cauliflower yesterday I cooked cauliflower cheese for lunch today, and had it with a little pulled pork....Tom said if he closed his eyes he`d pretend it was mac n cheese......lol....it was lovely though, I`m slowly introducing various veg after not being able to eat much of some kinds for years. Cauliflower is one of those veg I love and look forward to hopefully eating it again.

Love the celebration plans soniam......and love the VRR touch, that`ll be lovely!!






One of those days where I`ve been busy but not really accomplished much.......been nice though.

Had pulled pork tonight again, only had a little for lunch, but got some Brioche buns for tonight and some sweet potato fries, though not a lot. Made it spicy hot which we both love. Had a load of eggs from the farm that we had leftover from baking, so made a meringue and will just add fruit and a little cream, will have that with a pot of tea to counteract the sweetness of the dessert.

Then not much planned for us both tonight again......might watch some tv......

 

[Sue M]

Soniam I like most veggies too if they’re done right, except beets! Nothing you can do to make them taste good But I know a lot of people who like them, DH included!
Sounds like you’ve been busy! Love the ’57 RR idea. Fun!

Charade hope they can get your account back online! I’d use the smashing computer icon if I had it! Seems all the icons are gone!

Lynne we’ll probably be back in the rain by tomorrow. But going to try and enjoy this beautiful day! No sleep last night. Ugh. I hate those nights.

PSN: I noticed AP rates came out for Aug but not a great selection. Nothing for my entire 2 weeks at SF unless I want a $1000/night suite. But if I just do first week at SF lagoon view drops by $20/night. Then would do a split stay with maybe PB. Nothing at HRH or RPH. PBH AP rate dropped to $470 ish.
Does anyone know if the AP rates fluctuate or more are added?

 

[Sue M]

Well I updated my August plans. Keeping SF for first week, then moving to PBH for second week. AP rate at PB is highest I’ve seen. Rates have really gone up for the Universal deluxe This year.

 

[soniam]

Soniam I like most veggies too if they’re done right, except beets! Nothing you can do to make them taste good But I know a lot of people who like them, DH included!

I love beets, anyway you cook them. I usually roast them thought.

Well I updated my August plans. Keeping SF for first week, then moving to PBH for second week. AP rate at PB is highest I’ve seen. Rates have really gone up for the Universal deluxe This year.

Yeah, it's not quite the bargain it used to be. However, it's still about the same or cheaper than the deluxes at the mouse.

 

[keishashadow]

I flew into SC with Allegiant, and with that airline you buy your seats. Well, some unhappy people on that flight, as some had to move, further back, as was said the weight had to balance. May be one of the last times I use that airline. And on the way back, we were delayed. Not for weather though. Crew was late.

Military gets 2free checked bags & seat selection. True re them having weird issues

Almost cut the tip of my thumb off making lunch......lots and lots of blood!!

Eek

killed my Keriug yesterday

Ive offed several lol. Blame it on our hard water

Need pic of purse!

If u click on previous post it’s a better pic

It`s the Mandolin he won`t let me near.......lol......he won`t even let me wash it in case I lose a finger!

Leather weapon!

I like our HM pic below. Also the Easter egg display at contemporary when we had lunch there today. Then returned to Mk and got stuck on people mover lol. Finally got it going

Mgm again to do ROTR again, then off to beach for a few days woot!

 

[Sue M]

oh no! my post went poof!

Soniam you peaked my curiosity so tried to go on wdw web site to check rates to compare but as usual, Stitch ate the page .
PB rate was high for AP so the reason I decided to do a week at each. Instead of 2 weeks at PB. So knowing I’ll have EP my second week I don’t have to stand on a queue that’s too long first week.

Keisha oh no, it would be the tunnel you’re stuck in on People Mover. Wouldn’t be bad if it was a good spot for people and castle watching!
Have you gone to GF? That’s my fav Easter displays.

 

[macraven]

Well I updated my August plans. Keeping SF for first week, then moving to PBH for second week. AP rate at PB is highest I’ve seen. Rates have really gone up for the Universal deluxe This year.

Sue, prices did a jump in price last December for the Loews hotels.
I saw when they went up weeks before Christmas

RP for a September stay was about $325 then.
I figured that was a big increase and room prices would drop down
Last year my room was at $200 a night.
for a water view.

I was wrong …
Kept seeing rising rates
I have never booked more than 4 months out for my hotel rooms for UO and kept seeing room cost increasing.

So I booked mid January for RP for my September stay.
Figured rates would only go up and not down

Decided to go with the water view which has about $25 more a night cost

Weekends at $400 per night and with tax added on takes it to about $425 ? a night
Weekdays held at $360 plus tax

Looking at the rates now, it is much higher
And no availability for RP for my dates but that could change as many book and later cancel if they can’t get an ap rate

So I consider being lucky I booked when I did as no available rooms for my dates now.
They listed room not available when I checked again in February.

It is sad that I feel like I won the lottery since I was able to book for my dates.

I assume September will have crowds.

I figure that there will be last minute room cancellations before my vacation.
Room rates might drop then to fill in for a sell out hotel.

Still need to book my flight before those rates start to climb more.

I do hope more staff is being hired for the hotels.
Last fall I notice less house keeping staff for the dates I was there.

This is not a complaint but just an observation.

In the past, I would do a few nights staying at Disney added on to my UO trips.

Last time I was at Disney was last January/February
Did the trip with my son and his family
He and his wife set up our plans, meals, etc

Now that Disney has changed their set up for tickets, ride bookings, I doubt I will be going there anytime in the near future solo.

But there’s always the chance my son and his family would do another Disney trip and I would let them do all the planning
I would call it a win- win for me!

Porch light is on for anyone coming to visit here later tonight !