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

[Realfoodfans]

@Charade67 love those ears! B sounds a very independent young lady. Glad you’ll get to enjoy some Mexican with her!

 

[schumigirl]

Good afternoon homies and hope all are having a great day!

Lynne, that’s sad news about the concerts cancelled but totally understandable due to the pandemic.

Figured it would happen since hhn was cancelled and assume we will see more changes in the parks.

Covid not going away anytime soon.

schumi, safe travels Monday!

Julie, sounds like you are having a good day!
Will be nice when you can go see the memorial bench.

Yep, don`t think there will be a whole lot of normal for a long time sadly.....

Thanks.....weather should be ok for driving....hopefully!!

Got a little blast from the past for you.....remember these......❤

Still have them........

Have a great trip Schumi!

Thanks so much mrose.....I don`t think I`ve looked forward to something so much since Orlando last December.......

Good afternoon. I am trying to decide between having a completely lazy day or to start on the housecleaning that I have been neglecting.

I couldn't find the cat this morning. He has already moved into B's room

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No, the school has a good dining hall and several other options on campus. She may call on occasion and ask if we will take her to her favorite Mexican restaurant. When she started school last year people kept telling me that she would be bringing her laundry home. I would tell them that's fine since she has been doing her own laundry since she was 10. The only time she brought laundry home was the end of the semester.

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

Yay! Trip time. Have a great one.

I am hoping to get to the zoo in Richmond soon, They have new otter and sloth exhibits.


That's a bummer. I am so glad I got to she them in December of 2017.

Recently we had a discussion about mouse ears. Well, I found B's first mouse ears that we bought back in 2007. They still work!

Ears (I don't know how to insert a video, so please click the word "ears")

Nice ears, and a lovely memory.......oh housework can wait.....it`ll still be there tomorrow.......





We were talking earlier how it`s been 8 years ago today since Kyle had his back surgery......can`t believe it`s been so long. That was one of the darkest times, waiting to hear how his almost 5 hour surgery went. It went amazingly well and he got home the next day which was wonderful. Will be forever grateful to his neurosurgeon.

And as we travel up to Scotland tomorrow, a very old photograph of one of the Island`s I grew up close to.....this is the island I thought the sun used to sleep behind it when I was very little, as it seemed to just slot behind it....so beautiful....looking forward to seeing this before we head further up North.

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Catch you ladies soon.......

 

[macraven]

Gorgeous sunset!

How could I ever forget Scooby Doo !!

They look like you have not played with them much.
They look new!

 

[Lynne G]

Pool was lovely. Oh so muggy out.

 

[schumigirl]

Gorgeous sunset!

How could I ever forget Scooby Doo !!

They look like you have not played with them much.
They look new!

lol.....special gifts are always looked after......my friends little GD Elise does play with them now and again. I did introduce her to the original Scooby cartoons.....she loves them......and Minions of course......

I doubt we`ll see that sunset this time, but there`s always next visit, yep, it`s gorgeous.......

 

[macraven]

Lynne I kept looking at your pic and took me a minute to figure out it was upside down

hahaha

lovey looking fun pool!

 

[mckennarose]

Yum, yep, I like my steak not much past mooing. Medium Rare, yes.

Normally I love medium rare, but people here can't seem to get it right, so I order it medium and it winds up being closer to medium rare. LOL!

Gray goose with crushed ice, after my Chinese take out gets eaten.

Do you buy the flavored Grey Goose? We finished a bottle of citron and I was looking at the pear, but I never had it. Have you?

And Zoo for you,

Nice zoo pics! I haven't been to the Philly zoo in ages; probably since my kids were little. I forget it's there!
I haven't been to the Lehigh valley zoo recently either. That might be a nice Saturday trip.

I finally went to Big Lots....nice selection of Halloween animatronics. I bought two things.

Nice! I checked our Big Lots too. I wound up buying purple lights from the dollar general for my black tree.

Grandson’s first football game of the season was on TV last night. He is a junior and is on the varsity team, offensive center.

Very nice! Good for him!

@mckennarose that sounds like a fun party planned!

Just a small gathering at 6. Desserts, and I made some homemade salsa. It's hot at a muggy 83 right now.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Off to bed now - early for us but the grandchildren will be back early so we will be up and ready for them!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday everyone.

Safe journey @schumigirl in case you make an early start.

 

[Lynne G]

Yay! Great reason to be up early, Julie. Have fun.

McK, yes, we have been members of the zoo for some time.

Ah, loved Scooby when I was young. Still do, and still always enjoy a good mystery story.

So, time for dinner. Picked up those KK donuts. Yum! Some after lunch some before dinner. Oh yes. Kids wanted ravioli instead, so picked them upon way home.

HaHa, Mac. Yeah,don’t know why some are not right side up, even though original is. Not first time it happened. Well, at least you can view upside down.

 

[Charade67]

Lazy Sunday won out. I even took a little nap.
We decided to go ahead and book our flights to Orlando. I wanted to fly out on a Saturday, but dh insisted on Friday. I asked what if B had Friday afternoon classes? Dh said that she could just skip them. This from the guy who always complains when his students don't show up to class the Friday before spring break.

Got a little blast from the past for you.....remember these......❤

Still have them........

I love Scooby Doo! I would love to watch some of the original episodes again.

And as we travel up to Scotland tomorrow, a very old photograph of one of the Island`s I grew up close to.....this is the island I thought the sun used to sleep behind it when I was very little, as it seemed to just slot behind it....so beautiful....looking forward to seeing this before we head further up North.

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Beautiful picture.

and still always enjoy a good mystery story.

My favorite genre. I need to find a new author to read now that Mary Higgins Clark won't be writing anymore.

So, time for dinner. Picked up those KK donuts.

Haven't had a KK in a long time. Closest one is an hour away.

Time to leave the light on. I need to start searching for some new ones. If anyone else wants to post a light, please do.

 

[macraven]

Now that’s a light that will catch our eye!

 

[Lynne G]

And yeah,
Haha. Yep, week day routine for me.

Have a good night all.

 

[schumigirl]

Yep.....classic Scooby Doo cartoons are my all time favourite. We have all the DVD’s and have loved sharing them with Kyle, a lot of his friends when they were younger and several godchildren.......

You here that original music and you’re right back to your childhood........

Charade......nice light!




Thanks for the safe travels wishes.......

Rain is bouncing down right now.......it’s supposed to be sunny and bright right now.......lol.....never believe the forecast......

Yep, managed to sleep but got up early and finished packing.....think I’d be good with a jacket and umbrella to be honest.

Breakfast soon then we’ll set off as soon as we‘re ready.......

I’m sure I’ll be popping in now and again.......

Happy Monday ladies.........

 

[Lynne G]

Schumi, hope you are almost there, and weather is prefect for you. Continued safe travels and have a wonderful time enjoying family and friends and Tom’s birthday. Home happiness. Yay!

Ah yes, a day to start the work week for me, and many a homie.

Good Monday Morning homies.


Yes, and a cup of tea is in my hand. Rain, a good downpour, was had early afternoon yesterday, but the sun came out shortly after that, and humid air returned. Today, just as hot, and chances of rain. Rain loser again? Maybe. Was a foggy start, then about a 1/2 hour ago, the sun started to brighten all. Unsettled day pattern, weather guy said this morning.

If it was a “normal” day, I’d be in a classroom for training. Today, same screen, same training. And today, little one also would be at campus, and today, online too.

Kinda a wow, where did the summer day go Monday. Yep, that back to school starts even if our Labor Day is later this year. And yep, that Fall decor has already started with Halloween everywhere, then you’ll see some Thanksgiving stuff, then boom! Christmas, everywhere. Though some Christmas decor always seems to sneak in around the middle of August. Yeah, can have months to write out your newly bought today, Christmas cards .

And so, the routine continues to roll along.

Marvelous Monday to you.

 

[Disxuni]

I wish I could have a pool day, but no pool.



All in all it sounds like a lot of you guys had a good weekend! Finally, managed to have my mom get out of the house to dine at a restaurant for the first time in months. So, that was good. Texas Roadhouse! Only ate half of it so plenty of leftovers for me.



Hope all the homies are able to get out of bed and weather this Monday! Also, fun two storms coming together in the Gulf.



You all stay safe out there!

 

[macraven]

Good Monday morning homies!

Staying home for over 5 months now seems normal at this point,
Hard for me to imagine being around people 5 weeks from now
That alone will feel like an adventure.

Disxuni, so nice you took your mom out to eat.
How did she enjoy eating out?
That Texas Longhorn food looks good!

I’ve not ventured out to a restaurant yet but hope to try it when in orlando.
If not, carry out food from city walk or the parks can work for me.

Still have high temps here but scattered rain in the afternoon for this week like it has been last week.
Won’t rain more than 20 minutes but enough to keep the grass growing more.
We are back to every 6 days for mowing.
Our lawn man is making better money this year from us.

 

[Lynne G]

Good Morning, Dix and Mac.

Aww, no pool for Dix. Hey, at least your water parks tend to stay open almost every day of the year. Here, water parks open in June and close in September. No winter swim, unless in one of our small indoor water parks and pools. Food looks delicious. While we have many a chain restaurant and almost every fast food place here, I don’t think I have ever seen a Texas Roadhouse. Will have to google.

Yeah Mac, summer means mowing every week. DH is my lawn guy. He just mowed our grass on Friday, and with this rain and warm weather, he will most likely mow again this Friday. And so it goes until around start of October. Then many a lawn looks like hay. Kinda appropriate for the Fall. Our grass dies and reseeds in the Spring. By May, green is everywhere. And so the mowing starts after. So no year round mowing for us. But we have snow shovels. Sigh. And yeah, have not ate inside a restaurant since first week of March, and no interest in doing so anytime soon. Maybe will try Mythos or other next month, but still not sure of that. Outdoor dining I will do, if I can. We continue to takeout at home, even as our bars and restaurants are open for inside drinks and meals. But at least you can now have a go to cup of alcohol, which most bars were not allowed to do before. And that, we have done.

Trash day, and already heard the trucks go by a bit ago. Nice they come around 7 am every trash day. Means empty cans before lunch time. Nice. And ah, sun is so bright out, streaming lots of sunshine in my window. Ah yes, any day I have to wear my sunglasses is a good one. Yay! Sunny day so far.

 

[Lynne G]

Oh, and Julie, I do both, I make waffles, mostly on a day I am not working, and buy too. Frozen ones. For a day, like today, when boring cereal is bypassed for a toasted waffle. Hope the kids and you are enjoying today, and feeling well.

 

[mckennarose]

Safe travels Schumi!

Rain, a good downpour, was had early afternoon yesterday, but the sun came out shortly after that, and humid air returned. Today, just as hot, and chances of rain.

I think we had some rain during the night, but not a lot. Today is another beautiful day with highs in the 80's. We lucked out on a really nice, warm summer this year. We may get some rain later this afternoon.

And yeah, have not ate inside a restaurant since first week of March, and no interest in doing so anytime soon.

We haven't either. We ate twice at the brewery outside, and once at the Japanese restaurant outside. We have not ventured in doors yet. They actually took our temperatures at the Japanese restaurant before seating us.

 

[Disxuni]

She seemed to enjoy the day out @macraven!

That is true that we at least have that @Lynne G! However, I'm trying to be good and staying inside a lot. Other than going to Cabana (which most of the time we stayed in our room anyway) and going out to eat a handful of times I've essentially kept myself locked away in the house.

It's going to be interesting telling my parents I'm meeting people from the internet again in September.