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

[Charade67]

I have been at work only 6 minutes and already about to lose my sanity. My boss forwarded me an email from one of our lesser used insurance providers. They have a form to complete if you want to use telehealth services. There is a provider number that is specific to this insurance company that is needed to complete the form. My boss asked me if she has this number. It is literally the first item in the email! First is the number and then her name. I swear she doesn’t read half the stuff in her emails. She just forwards them to me to deal with.
Rant over.

 

[schumigirl]

Good Monday morning Sans family

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What a nice thing to do. Hope all goes well.




Thank you. I had a very nice evening.




Thank you Lynne




Sounds delicious.




Sounds beautiful. We had the large white and yellow moon last night.




Thank you.




Thank you Mac.....I hope you are feeling better.




Thank you.




Sounds like a perfect hypothesis. Some littles are wise beyond their years....LOL




So glad to hear you had a nice visit with your daughter. I bet she loves spending time with you and enjoyed your mom treats. The spring rolls look yummy.




Congratulations on your commitment to working out.




You have a nice flat large surface of a beach to walk on. So nice to hear the weather is allowing you some beach walks.



I had a nice visit with my two fellow Rocket Sista’s yesterday evening. We ended up having Chinese takeout as the Mexican Restaurant we were going to originally order from was slammed. We still had the strawberry margaritas and boy were they strong, but good.

We decorated picture frames with space stickers and my fellow Rocket Sistas gave be some cute gifts. Granddaughter sent flowers.

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We went out to my back yard to watch the rocket launch. It was a nice clear night and we were looking forward to seeing the nice big orange glow of the take off in the distance. Was kinda of regretting we didn’t go up to watch it. We had the live feed on our phones and I took a couple pics

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Then at about T-1minute 12 seconds they aborted the take off. So it is rescheduled for 8:15 this evening. Hopefully if all is well it will take off this evening.


Was 80 degrees yesterday and sunshine today supposed to be 84. We had some high winds again yesterday. So will see what the day brings today.


Sending lots of Florida sunshine to the Sans family.



Have a great Monday.

Hope it does go tonight Robo, yes they said winds are higher than they`d like.

Flowers are beautiful Robo......and yes, some lovely gifts that are very appropriate for you. Chinese food sounds lovely, and yes margaritas too.....can`t go wrong.

Yes, our beaches here are lovely, but we prefer where we come from originally, beaches are stunning and we have palm trees on the beach on that side of the country. But, we love living beside the sea on either coast.

I think you sent the sunshine as we have brilliant blue skies now and sun is high in the sky.......good to see you.....



My quotes aren`t working today.........

Lynne, hope your weather picks up, doesn`t sounds as nice as you usually get it. We have some wild flowers popping their heads up but no daffodils yet. But, the trees that flower are starting to show a little which is pretty.....the pink of the apple blossom is always the prettiest.

How was the hibiscus tea for you?



Charade.......never heard of the other author with MHC. Glad you enjoyed it though.

If our September trip happens, we`re 6 months out from that one.......not holding out much hope.....but another set of flights to defer till the following year......




BLT`s were lovely.....Tom has mayo on his, I don`t. I tried to argue I should get extra bacon as he has mayo......he didn`t quite agree with me.......

Sunshine is just beautiful now, so went out and brushed down one of the patios.....that`s my contribution to gardening today. I think I`ll get the power washer on it as the stone needs a good wash after the winter.

Weirdly after mentioning looking at who "follows" you on the Dis, I came across a picture from 2008 I hadn`t seen for years of Raph_b......met him and his fiancee at HHN that year with Metro......think he`s married with two kids now. I don`t think he posts here now.

Tom is making a cuppa......time for tea.

 

[Lynne G]

Was good tasting tea Schumi, but glad did not buy a big box of it. Was nice to have a sample of it, as had never heard of it. I do like to at least try different teas. Ah, March is still a transition month for us. Days like tomorrow, where high is still in the 30’s, but Wednesday to be in the mid 50’s. As we get towards the end of the month, should not go below freezing as much. And not beyond us to have snow in April. But still glad the days are getting longer, and to be nicer days to come. Windy March is not unusual either, and quite the wind we will have tomorrow.

Ah Charade, yeah it’s certainly Monday when work starts out as not fun. Hope you have a more peaceful day. And yay, for still budgeting for the Fall trip.

Ack, Julie, but glad DH can get to another dentist to help. Nice you can play with L before she goes back to school.

Robo, good to hear you celebrated with Chinese food and margaritas. Great pictures of the rocket, and too bad not shot off last night. Glad to hear your warm weather and thanks for some of that beautiful Florida sunny weather. Hope to meet up with ya this Fall.

And so, noisy day, as all are on their week day routine. DH can be the noisiest. But I like a busy house. Had a delicious cinnamon bun. Put a little butter on it, and placed in the hot pan to warm it up. Yum. So, not needing that mid morning snack.

Ooh hear the trash trucks. Good, as stuffed the cans they were.

Time for more tea. DH wanted coffee, but tea for me. Not feeling that coffee yet.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Congratulations Lori.......you have done so well with the gym! Takes some kind of dedication to do that.......can you share some of that will power......lol........

Tom and the guy who helps with gardening decided his new huge man shed that went up just over 2 years ago, would be big enough to make wine......so they tend to just make regular red or white with a few variations. They have tried some unusual ones, but they weren’t wonderful. They tried blackberry and a damson one, but they were too sweet but the rhubarb one was surprisingly nice. I think our gardener takes more home than I ever see, but I think that’s a good thing!

Thank you!!

Wine making is an art form. Fun to experiment with flavor choices!

J’aime so glad you got to spend time with DD and well done in the gym. We had onsite gyms at AZ when working and I would go regularly but once my legs became worse (lymphoedema) I was advised no high impact excercise but walking and swimming so I joined a private swimming pool and loved it. Hoping to rejoin when things are more settled.

I love to swim and its such a low impact, whole body exercise. I hope you get to the pool soon!

Good morning and welcome to March. I am so happy that spring is almost here. I had a super lazy day yesterday. I wish I could repeat it today, but if I don't go to work I don't get paid. I need to keep adding to my Universal trip fund. Today I am exactly 7 months from that trip.

Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment. The closest I have gotten to the gym lately is when I drive past the YMCA on the way to work.

Thanks!!

7 months! Woot Woot! Keep the countdown rolling!

Walk out was so warm - perfect Spring day. Yes Lynne lots of flowers out and so many daffodils suddenly appeared with all this sunshine.

Sounds lovely!
No flowers around here for quite some time yet...ugh!

I had a nice visit with my two fellow Rocket Sista’s yesterday evening. We ended up having Chinese takeout as the Mexican Restaurant we were going to originally order from was slammed. We still had the strawberry margaritas and boy were they strong, but good.

We decorated picture frames with space stickers and my fellow Rocket Sistas gave me some cute gifts. Granddaughter sent flowers.

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Such thoughtful gifts!! Sounds like a great night with friends!

I hope the launch is able to happen tonight!

Ah, March is still a transition month for us. Days like tomorrow, where high is still in the 30’s, but Wednesday to be in the mid 50’s. As we get towards the end of the month, should not go below freezing as much. And not beyond us to have snow in April. But still glad the days are getting longer, and to be nicer days to come. Windy March is not unusual either, and quite the wind we will have tomorrow.

I think I'm forwarding you our weather that we are experiencing today. Currently 27 but feels like 15. The wind was wicked yesterday to bring the cold temps back. Thankfully its only temporary.... Will be near 40 tomorrow.





I have an appointment with the accountant tomorrow afternoon to get the dreaded taxes done. I have a bit more organizing today, and then it will be in the hands of a professional, lol!

Meatloaf for supper with a side of butternut squash ravioli. Which sounds better to top the ravioli....alfredo or marinara sauce??

Think I may treat myself to a Shamrock Shake today!! I just love them! Anyone else a fan of them?


Happy Monday!

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, Paris. About the only item we get from Mickey D’s. That time of year. Yay!

 

[schumigirl]

Was good tasting tea Schumi, but glad did not buy a big box of it. Was nice to have a sample of it, as had never heard of it. I do like to at least try different teas. Ah, March is still a transition month for us. Days like tomorrow, where high is still in the 30’s, but Wednesday to be in the mid 50’s. As we get towards the end of the month, should not go below freezing as much. And not beyond us to have snow in April. But still glad the days are getting longer, and to be nicer days to come. Windy March is not unusual either, and quite the wind we will have tomorrow.

Ah Charade, yeah it’s certainly Monday when work starts out as not fun. Hope you have a more peaceful day. And yay, for still budgeting for the Fall trip.

Ack, Julie, but glad DH can get to another dentist to help. Nice you can play with L before she goes back to school.

Robo, good to hear you celebrated with Chinese food and margaritas. Great pictures of the rocket, and too bad not shot off last night. Glad to hear your warm weather and thanks for some of that beautiful Florida sunny weather. Hope to meet up with ya this Fall.

And so, noisy day, as all are on their week day routine. DH can be the noisiest. But I like a busy house. Had a delicious cinnamon bun. Put a little butter on it, and placed in the hot pan to warm it up. Yum. So, not needing that mid morning snack.

Ooh hear the trash trucks. Good, as stuffed the cans they were.

Time for more tea. DH wanted coffee, but tea for me. Not feeling that coffee yet.

No, the hibiscus tea wasn`t for me. I thought it lacked substance and had a sweet floral flavour I didn`t like.

Good thing is there are thousands of teas out there to try.

Thank you!!

Wine making is an art form. Fun to experiment with flavor choices!


I love to swim and its such a low impact, whole body exercise. I hope you get to the pool soon!


Thanks!!

7 months! Woot Woot! Keep the countdown rolling!


Sounds lovely!
No flowers around here for quite some time yet...ugh!


Such thoughtful gifts!! Sounds like a great night with friends!

I hope the launch is able to happen tonight!


I think I'm forwarding you our weather that we are experiencing today. Currently 27 but feels like 15. The wind was wicked yesterday to bring the cold temps back. Thankfully its only temporary.... Will be near 40 tomorrow.





I have an appointment with the accountant tomorrow afternoon to get the dreaded taxes done. I have a bit more organizing today, and then it will be in the hands of a professional, lol!

Meatloaf for supper with a side of butternut squash ravioli. Which sounds better to top the ravioli....alfredo or marinara sauce??

Think I may treat myself to a Shamrock Shake today!! I just love them! Anyone else a fan of them?

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Happy Monday!

Yes, the abundance of flavours you can try with wine is wonderful. I think it`s just a base red they have right now, but they have some plans they said I`ll like......I hope so!

To go with meatloaf......marinara......

Never heard of a shamrock shake......I don`t think I like the sound of it.......lol.......




Dinner was nice. Enjoyed some red wine sauce again, and managed to freeze another portion for two of us.

Chilly outside again tonight, no plans to go out though anyway.

And getting our shower ripped out tomorrow.....not sure when the new one will be fitted, I`m guessing he`ll tell us tomorrow when his plumber is coming.....not looking forward to the dust. Hopefully he won`t disturb Kyle too much as the office is over the side of the house.

Thinking of having some hot chocolate tonight........

 

[schumigirl]

And a good Tuesday morning.......

Woke up in time to check if the SpaceX launch went ahead, had a look just in time to see it not going ahead again, got straight back to sleep. Will try not to wake up tonight at the same time......

Waiting for our guy to appear this morning, so up early, and cleared the whole bathroom out of anything still in there. Dreading the dust he`ll create. But, has to be done.

Dull and grey day out there today, the sun is there, but think it`ll come out later. I hope so, we`ve been spoiled with weather lately.

Almost done with the book group choice this time around, maybe a little too light weight of a choice, but it`s enjoyable.

Making chicken curry tonight for dinner, going for an Indian one to save going out to buy Thai ingredients as I don`t have any lemongrass or Kaffir lime leaves. So, that`ll keep me out of the way of the master bathroom this morning, and of course making mugs of tea along the way for our guy.


Shout out to Vicki.....Tink1957......

Happy Tuesday and Dr Seuss Day..........




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[Lynne G]

Ah yes,



Indeed, yes!

Woot! Taco Tuesday. Hope Mac gets her Taco Bell dinner, so no cooking dinner for her tonight. Sending some taco smelling mummy dust well wishes to ya.

Ah, a good morning to Schumi. 25F out, but should be a bright and beautiful sunrise in about 45 minutes. As that wind, I can hear blowing across the house, so it made a very clear, and very dark, sky. So can see that airplane making that noise from the sky. Hope the sun has already come out for you as you bopped out to get the ingredients for dinner. Hope the dust is minimal. And yay, for a new shower in the bathroom. And hope the next book is still a good, but enjoyable one.

Ah yes, time for that tea.

Terrific Taco Tuesday to all the homies. Eat a taco or two, good for ya.

 

[schumigirl]

Ah yes,

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Indeed, yes!

Woot! Taco Tuesday. Hope Mac gets her Taco Bell dinner, so no cooking dinner for her tonight. Sending some taco smelling mummy dust well wishes to ya.

Ah, a good morning to Schumi. 25F out, but should be a bright and beautiful sunrise in about 45 minutes. As that wind, I can hear blowing across the house, so it made a very clear, and very dark, sky. So can see that airplane making that noise from the sky. Hope the sun has already come out for you as you bopped out to get the ingredients for dinner. Hope the dust is minimal. And yay, for a new shower in the bathroom. And hope the next book is still a good, but enjoyable one.

Ah yes, time for that tea.

Terrific Taco Tuesday to all the homies. Eat a taco or two, good for ya.

I wish I liked Taco`s......not a fan of Mexican anything. I do like salsa and guacamole with spicy chips though.......

Yes, didn`t need to go out as I had all the ingredients to make an Indian curry......sounds like you have a lovely day coming up. This time of year is a hit or a miss for us usually too......it can be snowing, or a very early heatwave.....although usually something inbetween.

Have a good day Lynne.......





No real mess to speak of, haven`t been up yet to see the empty gap, but he`s still doing some prep for work we`re having done while they`re here......the guy can turn his hand to anything.

Just been asked what`s for lunch........

 

[Lynne G]

Hehe, I’m sure lunch will not be tacos, Schumi.

 

[macraven]

Mr Mac is out of town so taco Tuesday is calling my name today

 

[Realfoodfans]

Good afternoon all. Another beautiful morning - thick frost but perfect blue sky. Some parcels to collect so we had a drive out for them and a short walk.

Smoked mackerel and salad for lunch and grocery order arriving later this afternoon. Kev is going over to help DS remove furniture from the nursery as the decorator is arriving on Friday. Wish I could go with him but sadly not allowed yet.

Contemplating another holiday booking but concerned now in case court dates change again. Not something travel insurance would cover.

Hoping everyone is doing ok.

 

[schumigirl]

Me Mac is out of town so taco Tuesday is calling my name today

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[J'aime Paris]

Never heard of a shamrock shake......I don`t think I like the sound of it.......lol.......

This is a Shamrock Shake from McDonalds. If you like mint, you may enjoy it. If you don't like mint, well then, no.
DH and I each had our own last night. No sharing shakes, lol!

No real mess to speak of, haven`t been up yet to see the empty gap, but he`s still doing some prep for work we`re having done while they`re here......the guy can turn his hand to anything.

Glad it's not been too messy, hope it stays that way!

Me Mac is out of town so taco Tuesday is calling my name today

Hi Mac! Nice seeing you post....tacos sound great!

Contemplating another holiday booking but concerned now in case court dates change again. Not something travel insurance would cover.

Where will you go, if able?




Breakfast is english muffins topped with peanut butter and honey, with raspberries on the side. Having a second cup of coffee too, before leaving for the gym.

It's a sunny, sunny day and we will reach near 40 this afternoon!


Happy Taco Tuesday!!

 

[schumigirl]

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This is a Shamrock Shake from McDonalds. If you like mint, you may enjoy it. If you don't like mint, well then, no.
DH and I each had our own last night. No sharing shakes, lol!


Glad it's not been too messy, hope it stays that way!


Hi Mac! Nice seeing you post....tacos sound great!


Where will you go, if able?




Breakfast is english muffins topped with peanut butter and honey, with raspberries on the side. Having a second cup of coffee too, before leaving for the gym.

It's a sunny, sunny day and we will reach near 40 this afternoon!

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Happy Taco Tuesday!!

Mint???????

lol......hate mint anything......it`s up there with other nasties like coriander (cilantro) and caulifower rice.......

No, not too much of a mess thankfully. He is very tidy, but there are some things you can`t do without making some mess....

Have a lovely time at the gym......

 

[Realfoodfans]

So warm today that as groceries came early and everyone is out I took Louie out again along the lane. One direction from here is to the community and a few shops then on into town about 2 miles. The other direction is very quickly - after passing a few houses - just a country road with farms and cottages. A very wide grass verge to one side so a nice walk past the sheep and cattle. Didn’t go far but the road continues for a few miles though not safe walking further along.

J’aime I was looking at the Yorkshire dales. I’ve been a few times and it’s really beautiful and lots of walking, history and little villages. The cottage I found was near a riding school too. We won’t be looking at overseas for the foreseeable future. Kev keeps telling me not to worry about it but so many places already fully booked.

 

[Lynne G]

Yeah travel is so iffy for so many. Interestingly, Keisha, our state said no more tests or quarantine for our state travelers going or coming from or into our state. Cruises, on the other hand, sadly, not on our radar any time soon. And, don’t really want to be the first back. And, don’t see our borders opening this Spring. Maybe by end of Summer? I hope so for all those wanting to vacation overseas. I hope to still do our short NYC trip. That won’t be until June.

Ooh, I’m going to play that what’s for lunch too. No idea. Nothing left over last night. Steak was delicious.

Will do that lunchtime walk. Yeah, sunglasses, thank you beautiful sun, and a winter coat, gloves and winter hat, thank you 25 to 30mph wind and that temp is 30F.

Paris, yum. I do like mint flavored ice cream. We buy mint chocolate chip ice cream at the grocery stores. Will have to go and get one of those shakes though. Will not put mint in my tea though. A mojito, yep.

 

[schumigirl]

Yeah travel is so iffy for so many. Interestingly, Keisha, our state said no more tests or quarantine for our state travelers going or coming from or into our state. Cruises, on the other hand, sadly, not on our radar any time soon. And, don’t really want to be the first back. And, don’t see our borders opening this Spring. Maybe by end of Summer? I hope so for all those wanting to vacation overseas. I hope to still do our short NYC trip. That won’t be until June.

Ooh, I’m going to play that what’s for lunch too. No idea. Nothing left over last night. Steak was delicious.

Will do that lunchtime walk. Yeah, sunglasses, thank you beautiful sun, and a winter coat, gloves and winter hat, thank you 25 to 30mph wind and that temp is 30F.

Paris, yum. I do like mint flavored ice cream. We buy mint chocolate chip ice cream at the grocery stores. Will have to go and get one of those shakes though. Will not put mint in my tea though. A mojito, yep.

Hope you do get to NY Lynne. I`m not convinced International travel will open up this year.....not with all the new variants. People are complaining America shut it borders.....I wish more countries would do that. Our borders are wide open and folks disregarding the rules everywhere.

I saw PA was changing their test and quarantine status, think a few NY`rs are hoping the same for them soon.

Steak is good! It`s funny, none of us like mint in this house....but one of my nieces says the only ice cream worth eating is mint choc chip.......




Curry smells gorgeous......I tried to make naan breads, but they didn`t work....again, so will make some sweet pilau rice instead, we all like that.

Been cold here all day. Had a facetime with a cousin over on the other side and she looked frozen as she had just come in from their once a day walk. Bless her......she`s so funny. She works in CID and I always love to hear her stories.

Lamps are on, it`s only 5pm but the dull grey skies seem darker today.

 

[Charade67]

Quick late night check in. I woke up this morning with an upset tummy, and haven't felt well all day. I haven't eaten much today. Tomorrow might be a saltine cracker and ginger ale kind of day.

No shamrock shake for me. I'm not a big fan of mint. about the only time I eat it is if I have some of the Andes mints after a meal at Olive Garden, or I will occasionally eat a York Peppermint Patty.

 

[J'aime Paris]

J’aime I was looking at the Yorkshire dales. I’ve been a few times and it’s really beautiful and lots of walking, history and little villages. The cottage I found was near a riding school too. We won’t be looking at overseas for the foreseeable future. Kev keeps telling me not to worry about it but so many places already fully booked.

Sounds really lovely!

Paris, yum. I do like mint flavored ice cream. We buy mint chocolate chip ice cream at the grocery stores. Will have to go and get one of those shakes though. Will not put mint in my tea though. A mojito, yep.

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is so yummy! And the mojito too!!

Steak is good! It`s funny, none of us like mint in this house....but one of my nieces says the only ice cream worth eating is mint choc chip.......

Steak is great! And your niece has sound reasoning, lol!!

Quick late night check in. I woke up this morning with an upset tummy, and haven't felt well all day. I haven't eaten much today. Tomorrow might be a saltine cracker and ginger ale kind of day.

No shamrock shake for me. I'm not a big fan of mint. about the only time I eat it is if I have some of the Andes mints after a meal at Olive Garden, or I will occasionally eat a York Peppermint Patty.

Sorry you're not feeling well.....ironic that mint is sometimes used to settle stomach issues...





Ended up being an errands day after my appt. by the accountant ....post office, bank, tanning, dry cleaning, grocery store.
We had pasta for dinner, easy peasy.
Watching the last season of Schitt's Creek on Netflix. I'll be sad when I'm finished. Really funny show!
Have a nice night