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

[schumigirl]

Some donuts from my last trip
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Not sure about the donut burger - but I feel like I need to try it for some reasonView attachment 597798

Lush!!

Donut burger from Teak Neighbrhood Grill.....one of the best burgers around!!!

 

[J'aime Paris]

Len Testa from Touring Plans calls everyday Schmursday


Baking Jack Jack Cookie Num Nums with my teen son today. It's a big chocolate chip cookie named after the Incredibles animated movie. They sell them at Disneyland and Disneyworld. Here's the recipe.
https://www.wdwinfo.com/entertainme...acks-comeback-jack-jacks-num-num-cookies-2-0/
Our son loves the pizza we make at home and is starting school this week. So, we will make dough in the bread machine and bake pizza tomorrow.

Never made pizza dough in my bread machine. I might give that a try!

Good Morning All,

Lazy morning today. Nice cup of coffee and watching The Hobbit- Desolation of Smaug.

Did some back to school shopping yesterday. DS hates trying on clothes so that was fun I have to go back to Dillards sometime next week because I accidentally bought 2 pairs of the same shorts. DS was trying them on and I forgot to put the wrong sized pair up before I handed everything over to the sales person. Uggh.

Had some windy rain storms last night and my huge snake plant that I just moved outside yesterday took a tumble so I need to run to TJ Maxx to find another pot to put it in. Probably will do a little grocery shopping as well.



Thanks, I have missed you guys. I got busy in June with our elections and just got out of the routine of checking the Dis Boards.



Sounds like my DH. He is the same way.



Best of luck to your DD!



Mine too! DH probably would have made a great engineer. He has a wonderful mechanical aptitude just like his dad and grandad. This summer was the summer of breakdown at our house. DH was able to order parts for my suv, our fridge and our boat and fix them all. Saved us a ton of time and money. Just give him the internet and you tube and he can teach himself how to fix anything. Not me...I would have to hire someone.

I've done the same thing....accidentally buying a wrong item meant to be put back. LOL! It just gives me another excuse to shop again!!

Good morning and happy Sunday. Nothing much planned for today. We will go to church, lunch with friends, then watch the race this afternoon. I also need to get to the grocery store sometime today.

I cautiously stepped on the scale this morning and I have lost a few pounds. I have a small goal I hope to reach before my trip.

Lynne - Have a fabulous time. I will see you in 47 days.

Congrats on the weight loss! I'm too afraid to step on my scale currently...

Congrats on the weight loss Charade.....every little helps and it`s not easy........



Rain has been on most of the day here, but that weird non rain type of rain that is just there and looks as if it`s hanging in the air. So, haven`t gone far at all.

Did some reading and almost finished the Book group choice, it`s a good one. Still raining so no walk tonight either, we thought we might get back out but doesn`t look like it.

Dinner will be served up soon, have to say the aroma of the chicken cooking has been so tempting all day, doing some roast potatoes and some roasted veg too, should be lovely.

Made a coconut loaf cake so that`ll be dessert.

Quietest Sunday in a long time.

I do like coconut....enjoy that dessert!!

View attachment 597393 Hey all. Muggy and a little rainy. But almost too crowded for us. Little one trying single rider on that Dino coaster. Lap bar, and fast, not for me. Bumpy flight that was 20 minutes late, and had to wait for the second load of luggage. But quick to pick out car, quick ride to do a Target run, then burger lunch near the Target, then checked in, but room not ready. No matter, got little one’s pass at the hotel, and off we were. So far, express pass longest wait was 10 minutes. Most were walk on. We’re almost ready for a snack. And ooh coaster delayed. I guess she won’t get out of the line. I wouldn’t.

Sounds like a busy start to the vacation...have a super time!!

Sunday afternoon stop in.

Dh and boys surprised me by coming home early. They rolled into the yard at 11:30 last night. Of course whole I'm elbows deep into an important part of his present. I was working on a little punch board with tissue paper covered cups with numbers I side each cup to correspond with which number gift he will open . I hear the alarm chirp that is was disarming, and looked up to see the truck rolling I to the yard. So I'm rushing around trying to put everything away in my project room. He walks in and says " whatcha doing!!!! ". He then caught on as to why I didn't go along with them. He is banned from my project room...but doesn't know the full extent of anything...but now he won't be fully surprised when he gets the big reveal . I asked my boys why they didn't let me know they were coming home. They assumed because I had set the alarm, I was in bed. MEN!!!!

Groceries are bought and put away, chicken is roasting in the air fryer for a little meal prep. Going to lock myself in my project room and finish what I was working on, then put into the trunk of my car to keep wandering eyes away.

Chicken stew is on the menu tonight. It's a cool rainy day here. It was requested by the youngest ds.

Hope Lynne is safely off starting her trip.

Have a great day hommies.

I cannot wait to see photos of this project, it sounds amazing!! Hopefully DH wasn't too aware of what your project was all about.

Good evening everyone. I napped this afternoon, so I am wide awake now.

Our contractor is arriving tomorrow morning to replace the stair railing and possibly add a mantle to our fireplace. The guy we hired is a former student of dh's. He took a couple of classes with him several years ago. His wife is also a former student (of the university, but not in dh's classes) and is currently working for the university. We gave up waiting for estimates on the other contractors we talked to.

Pumpkin, your situation reminds me of when I tried to create a surprise for my dh's 50th birthday. I made a video for him, but I could only work on it when he was asleep since he was home for winter break. During the school year he always went to bed fairly early, but during break he stayed up until midnight or after. When I gave him the video I told him that if it looked like it was edited at 2:00 in the morning that was because it was.

I meant to post this night light for Mac last night, but apparently I was so sleepy I forgot to hit post reply.

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That was a sweet bday idea too!
We did nothing for my DH's 50th. We cancelled his party and ate a meal at home, no company. It was right at the beginning of all the shutdowns. He got a raw deal there...
I asked if he wanted a 'do over' for his 51st. He declined, saying the moment had passed....

Pumpkin.....hope all your work is still a big surprise for his big day........


Lynne......glad you`re having a nice time and glad your daughter enjoyed the VC.


Charade.....hope the work goes well in your home.





Looks a little wintery this morning here. Dark, heavy grey skies, blustery wind that is making the trees sway quite alarmingly and looks cold. I`m sure it`s not as bad as that, but doesn`t look pleasant. Might be back to long trousers or leggings for our walk today and wait a little later till we go out, rain should be gone by around 9am. We`ll be lucky to get mid 50`s today.

Hope summer isn`t over, but it`s been such a good one for us. Will be a shock to the system to go back to our normal weather.

Have to go shopping today later, DH needs some new walking/casual cargo type trousers.......never fun shopping for clothes for others, but he`s quite easy to shop with.....he sees something and says that`ll do.

No idea about food yet for today, will see how the weather is to turn out before I decide.

And Monday again.........

Have a great Monday........​

Brrrr Carole!!! Its much too early for those temperatures!

Good morning homies !

its Monday another work day for most

except for Lynne as she is “working on her vacation “ now at the dark side with daughter
She will have a fun trip!

Had some heavy rain last night and and will heat up again here today

No complaints from me
I like summer weather

Schumi your memes had me laughing this morning!

later!

We've been blessed with a good 4 days of near perfect weather. Looks like it will continue for a couple more, yay!!

Cool light Charade, I like eating gummy bears. Hope the old students do a good job. It is hard to find good help with house repairs.

Oh no Schumi, yeah it is some what odd when been so warm to have that drop in temperature. Going to be a warm day here. 79 out and raining. But high is 90. It was so muggy yesterday, we came back, took showers, rested and then went back for some night time fun.

Hoping the crowds are much less today, and the rain holds off after this rain shower we are having now. Little one asked when we’d get the park day started. Um, I booked lunch at 1 today, so I said maybe around 10am. Early entry at 8 am is only the Studios, so not much reason to take advantage of that today. But I told her want to get the pin and magnet this morning. Both are easy to keep in my small bag, so nothing else to carry. I did bring my tea, so enjoying that now. Will be a mostly cloudy day with rain chances again later in the day. I may slip our rain ponchos in my bag too. Both parks open at 9, with 7 and 8 at night closings. We figure if it’s hot out later tonight, we may enjoy the pool, and order some drinks. I’m sure the bar can make a daiquiri without alcohol.

And so, early mornings are my thing. While I may wander over for early mornings, and have her meet me, rather just relax this morning and wait for little one to be ready.

That Marvelous Monday homies.

And yep Mac, thanks, we are having a great time, as yep, shooting those aliens yesterday, twice, and took less than five minutes to ride.
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Did you press the red button??

I do enjoy not working........being a lady of leisure suits me......lol.......

You need the rain for sure....and yes, you`ll be boiling hot before you know it again.......glad to make you smile!



Lynne.....glad you`re having so much fun with your daughter. Yes, they`ll make you any kind of daiquiri without alcohol......they make a lovely virgin strawberry one.





Well, the weather did warm up and brighten up. I regetted putting long leggings and a fleece on for walking, fleece came off after 20 minutes or so......turned out lovely but the breeze stayed which was nice as we needed it.

7 miles and then home for a shower.

Laundry on and out on the line, it`ll dry in no time.

Crab sandwiches for lunch again, and chicken picatta for dinner tonight, will pick up some capers this afternoon when we`re out. I don`t add many as they`re not my favourites, but work well in that dish.

Off out soon for dreaded clothes shopping.

I need to shop and will buy ingredients for supper tonight. It's been so busy the last few days, my head is spinning.

Good morning. Just waiting on the contractor this morning. It looks like we will have rain again soon, so I am glad this job is indoors.

This guy that we hired followed in his father's footsteps of home construction. When the housing market crashed in 2007 his wife convinced him to get a college degree. He tried nursing and then communications, but finally just got a general studies degree. Once the housing market picked back up he went back into construction, I think he is a great example of "not everyone is meant for college." He has a ton of positive reviews on his Facebook page, so I am hoping for the best.

Lynne - Hope you have another great day with less crowds and rain.

Hello to Mac and Schumi.

I need to go find something for breakfast.

I think anyone pursuing the trades currently is smart! We already are experiencing a shortage of skilled trades. People will do very well with these careers!

Good afternoon everyone!!!

It's another cool windy day here. I sure hope that this cooler weather doesn't mean Fall/Autumn is on the way here already.

I talked to my manager and told him that I " needed to have an arts and crafts session at my desk this week " LOL. I told him what happened...he laughed and said craft away. I knew he really wouldn't care, but just wanted him to know before I started pulling out tissue paper and a glue gun So At least I get to have a little fun at work over the next few days. Finishing the punch board...then wrapping all the gifts.


It is always nice to see the progress. It's nice to get the timelines solidified and see the work start.

I totally relate.

I'm trying to have an open mind and embrace Autumn, cozy sweater and all that cr@p lol. Enjoy the warm temps!!!! I know you have paid your price living in a colder climate


Well, I should do my bank run...then start some arts and crafts lol. I never thought I would get to do this at work lol.

Have a great day Hommies!!!! @Lynne G enjoy your time there. Loving all the pictures!!!!!

Very nice you can complete the project at work!! Sounds like a great boss!

thanks, we ‘hit’ 4 separate accidents on the way home. This was the first one, it went downhill from there
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Tacked on nearly 2-1/2 hrs to trip, still, happy to arrive safe & sound

one of the many interesting mountains along the way
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traffic was still so heavy after the last accident, we uncharacteristically stopped at Beckley to admire the new river gorge bridge…western hemisphere’s longest arch bridge.

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They shut it down mid October for bridge day over New River, 53 miles of up to class IV rapids. Whee!

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the struggle is real

smart cookie i try to compensate too. Every now & again a hoagie materializes in front of me, what’s a girl to do? Lol

don’t think I’ve ever seen a bay tree or bramble bush, pretty sure I did hear the Beatles sing about hedgerows. Now i have to google

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Any excuse to reference ‘Floyd will suffice

that’s an early tee time after a party night, you go!

you just haven’t had a ‘proper’ iced tea. IMO far too many places tend to over dilute with ice and not adjust the tea.

insidious it is

well hello there! Nice to see u on the thread.

Cannot wait to work this into conversation…somewhere, anywhere lol

seriously, it’s tough to smile thru it, even though you know the kiddo will do well

impressive. My guys is handy but, not about to let him touch any of my major appliances lol

i’m guessing Tom is a measure thrice sort of guy, strikes me as meticulous

i’ve not quite found a recipe that works. aha moment, maybe if i let it sit overnight in fridge?

good for you! I haven’t braved my scale since getting back, will give it a week for the ‘water weight’ to roll off.

glad to see the worst of the two storms should miss you! Did you ever snag a good rental car rate? Enjoy the DD & me time.

indeed it does. Love the various memes.

Glad you're home safe!!

I have an irrational fear of bridges....

Went through a big Pink Floyd phase......love it!!

Today was a weird day. We have been using my boss' husband's old cell phone as an office cell so we can text with clients. I came in this morning to find a message that went something like this, "Hi is this Tony? This is Mandy. We matched on Tinder back when I was in town visiting my aunt, but never met. I am back in town and would like to meet you." I replied with "Sorry, wrong number." A few minutes later she replied with, "How cringy. He must have given me a wrong number, but I would like to think he just mistyped it. Well, now you have my name, What's yours?" and she sent a picture. I replied back with "You have reached a mental health counseling office. I will be deleting this text for your privacy." I deleted the conversation A few more minutes pass and then she texts, "Lol. You seem nice. You aren't a serial killer or anything are you? What do you like to do for fun?" About 30 minutes pass, and I was telling one of our therapists about it when she texted again. "I went for a run and just got out of the shower. Would you like me to send more pics?" I deleted again. Thankfully she seemed to get the message and I got no more text messages for the rest of the day. So strange.


I am so terrible at any of the shooting games. Small children score higher than I do.

I will trade our heat and humidity for your cool wind. I am ready for fall. Unfortunately the season doesn't last very long here.


Glad you made it home safely.

I can't believe it is already 7:00.. I need to find some thing for dinner.

Weird exchange for sure. But I'm suspicious of anyone who uses Tinder!

And another welcome home Janet......what a journey you had! You`ll have been so glad to get to your own street! And glad you had such a lovely time.

Bramble bushes are just blackberries.....plenty of pies in the winter ahead with those in them.....one of Tom`s favourites. And the Bay tree, had no idea that`s what it was when we moved here.....it was one of our friends who asked during a party one night if he could take some Bay leaves......lol.....we had no clue!

Yes, avoid those scales, they are dirty little liars after vacations.....or so I`ve discovered.......

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The iced tea I had was Liptons. Not a brand I like anyway, but the thought of cold tea does actually make me churn. Same with iced coffee too......but I`d trust your judgement in such matters, and it was sweet which made it worse........





Screen shots are the best!! You never know when you may need them, I`d do that if they keep coming, yes, then block. What a weird person. There really are some sad people out there.




We did go to bed early last night, feel as though I`ve slept for a week.

And we have some drizzly rain again this morning, not very nice looking outside this morning. Will still plan to walk as long as it`s not too heavy....

No idea of any plans today after walking, will see what the weather is like. One of my friends has a new labrador puppy and we haven`t met him yet, so will have to fit that in somehow, she lives closest to all our friends ironically.

No thoughts on food yet for tonight.......will have a rumble and see what we want later. If it`s miserable this afternoon will do some baking I think.

Have a wonderful Tuesday



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Maple bacon donut, why yes!!
And scales are evil most every day...

Morning! Got the DD all settled, bed/mattress arrived and assembled along with couple bookshelves. Decided to rent a midsize SUV to make less trips between Jacksonville (where her sister has been colleting/storing furnituree) and Orlando to her kids apartment. Fred was still bearing down on Saturday so thinking was less trips in rain, the better. Ha! Got to rental place and only SUV they had left was a Chevy Suburban! made it in one trip (and not much rain either!)-worth the money and it wasn't much for rental-because I had reserved a smaller truck was $60-outright reserving a suburban would have been over $200 for a day! Did a massive shop for bedding, some kitchen stuff and food. Had dinner at her place Saturday and Sunday. The vehicles looked like Charades tetris picture though!

Thanks to Mac's warning about Nashville-we may go through Memphis now on as it did seem quicker.

Hope it got fixed. We had to replace the heating element in my dryer a while back-far cheaper than replacing dryer, I've had my set for ~15 years.
Sounds like my husband! It is why I still have my 20 year old 4Runner (although we have good friends who are mechanics as well), my 15 year old washer/dryer, my 24 yea old fridge. It's only the fridge I want to replace-but everytime something "breaks" it's too easy of a fix; then the thing is ticked at me for threatening it and will randomly spit ice cubes across the floor for a while.
Oh this cracked me up! Hope the project goes ok and you can get it finished at work-cool Boss!
Most are so backed up. My hubs helped his friend (who owns his own construction business) this past year, as they are so busy. Part of friends challenges was getting bids out in timely manner-so that is what hubs did. Friend has been hiring more crew, and bought a couple more business vehicles/trucks-and the trucks are taking months to come in! Business is booming!
Wow-I know it will get colder soon but didn't realize it was almost time already! Hope you do get some warmer weather for while longer. I'm melting everytime I set outside
oh yes-at least Cabana bay can LOL-my son loves them
Very pretty! Cool pics! Glad you made it home safely after a good week !
It was so fun to ride at night and fantastic to have a partner to wait with. Glad we hung around the weather delay! We were lucky they let us ask for the back row-we were 2nd to last train to go for the night. Let us in line with a minute or 2 before official park close in anticipation they would be able to get ride up. Such a GREAT coaster-so much smoother than hulk/RRR and so much airtime-especially back row-spent more time with butt out of seat than actually sitting in it. The top hat in last row you do feel you will be flung right out of seat, and the long barrel roll over the water...yeah. Doing that over and over.
Managed to snag 3 VQ for Hagrids too-so when Lynne and daughter got back from their target run we did that first. Rode with a guy (with his family-his oldest had treated the family to all day express passes, Hagrids was the one ride they tried all day to get on VQ and got lucky late in day) who was first time on ride. He loved the ride, didn't know there was the drop!

Breakfast or more sleep? Think DD is joining me later this am-then she heads to airport to pick up the other roommate. Not sure this girl has actually planned anything, as there's only a couple smallish amazon boxes waiting for her. No furniture comes with apartment...may be a good thing I bought a blow up mattress (stayed with DD Sunday night).

Hoping to catch up with Lynne and daughter again-nice to have coaster partner!!
32 days to HHN for me, back at Sapphire Falls. STaying AVentura last night and tonite. It's a fun hotel, everything is controlled from iPad in the room-had some fun playing with that!
Think sleep may win out...

Glad you got your DD settled! She must be excited to start up!

Nice to have a rollercoaster buddy!







Saturday's move in to DDs apartment did not happen. We arrived at the apartment to find 6 workers frantic to finish. They lied and said they thought that they had until 10pm......yeah right, cuz most people show up at 10pm to move in!!!
We will definitely be asking for a price break in September rent. The management company broke the lease already, and it was a big inconvenience for one of the roommates. She was without a place to stay Sat. night and had to crash at a friends place.

We then got a call from DHs dad. DHs grandma is 94 years old. We last saw her on Father's Day, and she was doing quite well.
Since then, a bad bladder infection has taken it's toll on her health. DHs dad said we may want to pay her a visit sooner than later. Since the move was not happening, we changed plans for the day. We ran home, changed clothes and went to see his grandma.
She is not doing well, and hospice care is visiting the house this morning. Sad turn of events....


Sunday and Monday were spent moving DD into her new apartment. There are still a few odds and ends for the workers to complete, but the place is livable. The new kitchen actually turned out really nice!

The movers were 2 hours late yesterday, which didn't start the day off on a positive note.....but they did a good job in the end and knocked money off the bill. I would rather have been on time and it was disappointing, but I guess I gotta "let it go".
Either that, or be mad all the time, lol!!

Today is running lots of errands! Need to restock the refrigerator and DD needs a few last minute items for her place.
Have a great Tuesday!!!

 

[tony67]

Maple bacon donut, why yes!!
And scales are evil most every day...

How about Maple Bourbon bacon Donuts - they had these at the SeaWorld Beer Festival made fresh to order

 

[schumigirl]

Lori, so sorry to hear of your DH grandma....sounds like she is being well cared for by hospice care, and it`s a blessing you both got to see her. I hope she remains comfortable for whatever time she has left.

What a disaster with the apartment! And yes, a definite break in the rent was due from them.....yes, no one turns up at 10pm to move in anywhere. They certainly had enough warning students were coming, it was hardly a surprise to them, but glad she`s in now though......

Do you use your bread maker often? I ask as I never liked mine, so it went to a good cause.....which is code for a friend who wanted it......lol......I always bake the old fashioned way despite being much maligned for it......

I`m not a fan of bridges either......worst one, or one of the worst we experienced was in France. Google The Millau Viaduct if you`re ever bored......scariest crossing ever!! I almost passed out I kid you not.....Tom and Kyle loved it.....me, not so much.

It`s towards the Southern end of France and we were touring Montpellier, Toulouse and Marseille areas....beautiful, except for the bridge of course!! It is a stunning piece of engineering.

Have fun shopping!!

 

[J'aime Paris]

Some donuts from my last trip
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Wowza! Yum!

How about Maple Bourbon bacon Donuts - they had these at the SeaWorld Beer Festival made fresh to order

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Oh yes!! Bring it all on!
I wish I could make it to that SeaWorld event!!

Lori, so sorry to hear of your DH grandma....sounds like she is being well cared for by hospice care, and it`s a blessing you both got to see her. I hope she remains comfortable for whatever time she has left.

What a disaster with the apartment! And yes, a definite break in the rent was due from them.....yes, no one turns up at 10pm to move in anywhere. They certainly had enough warning students were coming, it was hardly a surprise to them, but glad she`s in now though......

Do you use your bread maker often? I ask as I never liked mine, so it went to a good cause.....which is code for a friend who wanted it......lol......I always bake the old fashioned way despite being much maligned for it......

I`m not a fan of bridges either......worst one, or one of the worst we experienced was in France. Google The Millau Viaduct if you`re ever bored......scariest crossing ever!! I almost passed out I kid you not.....Tom and Kyle loved it.....me, not so much.

It`s towards the Southern end of France and we were touring Montpellier, Toulouse and Marseille areas....beautiful, except for the bridge of course!! It is a stunning piece of engineering.

Have fun shopping!!

Thank you for your kind words Carole!!
She is such an incredible lady! Mentally sharp as a tack still to this day. It's her body that is frail and tired. She said she's ready to rest when called to heaven.
We are blessed to have her as our family matriarch for so long....it just makes the celebration of her life bittersweet. We will miss her terribly...

I go in phases with the bread maker versus using my oven for baking bread. It does usually turn out better in the oven, but the bread maker is quite simple, and I can leave the house once I start the machine.

I may have to work up the courage to see photos of that bridge!!
I'm not sure the reason, but bridges really freak me out!

 

[tony67]

I wish I could make it to that SeaWorld event!!

Me too - they really do a great job with their festivals - unfortunately its much shorter this year as they are busy with their Halloween stuff (I assume)

 

[Charade67]

Stop with the donuts. I’m so hungry.

Almost time for lunch.

Back later with a real post.

 

[schumigirl]

Me too - they really do a great job with their festivals - unfortunately its much shorter this year as they are busy with their Halloween stuff (I assume)

I think Seaworld might blow Universal away with their Halloween event this year, it looks phenomenal!

So far everything looks amazing whereas, there are a few houses at UO I wouldn`t have been interested in.



Lori, it will be bittersweet for sure. She sounds like an amazing lady.

Yes, I guess being able to leave the house when baking bread is a good idea, and I do agree oven baked bread is better....well, I certainly think so. We are carb laden today with the focaccia I made for lunch.......

 

[Lynne G]

Donuts? We have yet to get the big pink one, as little one not a strawberry fan. It’s a Taco Tuesday so Mac may be enjoying some Taco Bell fair. Us? Enjoying a Finnegan’s lunch. Still hot, sunny, humid. We did get lucky, and walked up. Finished and full.,

 

[Charade67]

I’m back with a post.

 

[Charade67]

Y'all have been quite chatty while I was at work. Had to come home at lunch becasue dh needed to go to a meeting. The contractor is almost finished with our railing.

Screen shots are the best!! You never know when you may need them, I`d do that if they keep coming, yes, then block. What a weird person. There really are some sad people out there.

No more messages today, so I guess she got the hint.

Most are so backed up. My hubs helped his friend (who owns his own construction business) this past year, as they are so busy. Part of friends challenges was getting bids out in timely manner-so that is what hubs did. Friend has been hiring more crew, and bought a couple more business vehicles/trucks-and the trucks are taking months to come in! Business is booming!

We did have one place that emailed us back and said that they couldn't even come look at our projects until March. I appreciated the honesty. I just wish the others would do that if they are too busy to take our projects. It's just annoying that they come out and look at what needs to be done then never get back with an estimate.

Would not be surprised if it was an automated system - I have several phones and get these far too often
These automated systems are pretty sophisticated - even work with emojis etc..
So they blast out a couple 100 if these and see if someone bites then they can transfer to a real person
best to ignore these or block from the start - just like Spam email

It may have been automated, but it really seemed like a real person. I wonder what she would have thought if she knew the phone belonged to a 78 year old man.

Not sure about the donut burger - but I feel like I need to try it for some reason

I think I would have to pass on that one,

That was a sweet bday idea too!

Thanks. The video was 2 parts. The first showed events in history that happened on his birthday and famous people born on that day. I used a song called My Birthday Comes on Christmas. (His birthday is December 24.) the second part was videos of his family and friends wishing him a happy birthday.

I have an irrational fear of bridges....

Same here. I will go out of my way to avoid driving across a large bridge if I can.

Saturday's move in to DDs apartment did not happen.

Sounds like this who thing was really mishandled. I'm glad everything finally worked out and you got some compensation.

We then got a call from DHs dad. DHs grandma is 94 years old

She is not doing well, and hospice care is visiting the house this morning. Sad turn of events....

So sorry to hear this.

Not sure if I will be going back to work today or not. It's already 2:00 and I usually leave at 3:00.

 

[macraven]

I go away for a few hours and come back to a lot of chatter and see two new homies with us

Welcome newbies ...as once you post in the sans, you are family!

Mr Mac and I went for the booster vaccine shot today
it was by appointment and were taken at scheduled time

They only had 3 peeps scheduled this afternoon, but had seen 5 in the morning
I had made the appointment when our country announced they had a sign up list

They limited it to 8 people for today to be vaxxed as they only received one small vial of Moderna.
Staff were the first to get their jabs yesterday.

They had a large request for appointments but only had enough in the vial for 10 peeps

Shipments are behind in my area but more vials will arrive over the next week.

And they only have two nurses for doing the shots in between their regular positions at the board of health

Nurse told us they have 10 scheduled for tomorrow to come in

When our public health group gets more vials, more will be given appointments if they can get more staff brought in

Now I am set for the next 8 months!
My next big adventure is tomorrow as having another crown put on.(tooth)

Not sure which I enjoy the most.. dental work or covid injection... side effects for the last two were miserable for me dental work not fun either

If you have vacation plans, get the vaccine taken care of soon!

Hope all stay healthy !

What’s on your dinner menu tonight?
Haven’t decided which drive thru I am sending Mr Mac

No leftovers from last nights dinner and no plans to cook today.
Cooking two days in a row is my limit
It’s my day off from the kitchen today
Lol

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quick afternoon stop in!

Weather is still cool again today. I will say, it has been nice to sleep in a cool room again. The windows are wide open and a cool night breeze flowing in. Worked an extra shift last night, and have another one tonight. Then I have my " holiday" from shifts there. I'll see how I feel after my week off. After looking at my visa statement over the last few days of buying for dh's surprise....I might need to keep the second job But in all honesty...it's why I do it. So we can do fun different things without worrying about the extra $$$ coming out of our budget. I will see what the grand total is next week

No more papers to shuffle today...so not much to keep me busy today. I need to put in a staples order to get some supplies to reorganize the health and safety documentation for our guy when he gets back at the end of the year. It will take me some time to reorganize it, and make the check off spreadsheets for him.

I can home to a working dryer. The youngest ds was folding the last of the laundry when I got home. It was an easy 35.00 piece fix. Anything other than that, we would have called someone to take a look at it. My set is 7 years old...hoping to get a few more years out of it yet. My last set was 17 yrs old, and was still working. It was a smaller set, and I wanted/needed a bigger set with all the laundry...and wanted an upgrade too

Today was a weird day. We have been using my boss' husband's old cell phone as an office cell so we can text with clients. I came in this morning to find a message that went something like this, "Hi is this Tony? This is Mandy. We matched on Tinder back when I was in town visiting my aunt, but never met. I am back in town and would like to meet you." I replied with "Sorry, wrong number." A few minutes later she replied with, "How cringy. He must have given me a wrong number, but I would like to think he just mistyped it. Well, now you have my name, What's yours?" and she sent a picture. I replied back with "You have reached a mental health counseling office. I will be deleting this text for your privacy." I deleted the conversation A few more minutes pass and then she texts, "Lol. You seem nice. You aren't a serial killer or anything are you? What do you like to do for fun?" About 30 minutes pass, and I was telling one of our therapists about it when she texted again. "I went for a run and just got out of the shower. Would you like me to send more pics?" I deleted again. Thankfully she seemed to get the message and I got no more text messages for the rest of the day. So strange.

wow...that's quite a bit of excitement! One of my best friends growing up was Mandy...and that ironically fits that kind of bill lol. I hope you don't much more spam texts.

And we have some drizzly rain again this morning, not very nice looking outside this morning. Will still plan to walk as long as it`s not too heavy....

No idea of any plans today after walking, will see what the weather is like. One of my friends has a new labrador puppy and we haven`t met him yet, so will have to fit that in somehow, she lives closest to all our friends ironically.

I hope you enjoyed your walk. I am not a rain person. Probably because we get very little actual rain. I'm kind of like a cat...I don't like to get wet unless I'm at a beach or pool.

Morning! Got the DD all settled, bed/mattress arrived and assembled along with couple bookshelves.

Sounds like you were busy and that your dd is settled in now.

bad bladder infection has taken it's toll on her health. DHs dad said we may want to pay her a visit sooner than later. Since the move was not happening, we changed plans for the day. We ran home, changed clothes and went to see his grandma.
She is not doing well, and hospice care is visiting the house this morning. Sad turn of events....

Sorry to hear about dh's Grandma. It is great you got to see and spend some time with her.

Well, I should go and maybe shuffle a few fake papers around ( at least )

Have a great day Hommies!!!!!!!

 

[soniam]

Never made pizza dough in my bread machine. I might give that a try!

It's pretty easy. We still have to knead a bit and let it rise for 30 minutes. The recipe I use makes enough for 2 pizzas. We don't eat a lot, so we usually freeze one. My husband does the rolling out of the dough, since he worked in a pizza place in high school.

Do you use your bread maker often? I ask as I never liked mine, so it went to a good cause.....which is code for a friend who wanted it......lol......I always bake the old fashioned way despite being much maligned for it......

I used to use it all of the time to make bread for sandwiches/toast. However, I only use it now for pizza dough and rarely at that, since I have been doing keto.

 

[schumigirl]

Happy booster mac…….hope you have no side effects from this one, and as always good luck for the dental work tomorrow……never fun. Think our boosters are later in the year.

We made shrimp in a home made sweet and spicy sauce with noodles…….delicious! Hope you enjoy your food…….



Hey pumpkin……just saw you pop in there…….nah, I don’t mind the rain, and as long as it’s not cold and windy at the same time…….I don’t mind it…….

Enjoy the rest of your day……and glad your dryer is working.




All the donut talk from Tony has made me think and wonder why I’ve never made us home made donut burgers like the ones we get from Teak Neighborhood Grill……..so might do that at the weekend……they are lush! Add in bacon and jalapeños, no cheese for me and we have a meal with sweet potato fries.

Outside lights came on around 8.30 tonight, completely dark by 9pm……winter is coming Jon Snow……..

Tonic water with slices of lime tonight…….

 

[schumigirl]

It's pretty easy. We still have to knead a bit and let it rise for 30 minutes. The recipe I use makes enough for 2 pizzas. We don't eat a lot, so we usually freeze one. My husband does the rolling out of the dough, since he worked in a pizza place in high school.


I used to use it all of the time to make bread for sandwiches/toast. However, I only use it now for pizza dough and rarely at that, since I have been doing keto.

I never made pizza dough when I had the bread maker……..never thought of it to be honest.

Now I’m thinking of pizzas…….I’ll never be slim…….lol……..

 

[soniam]

I am so dragging it today. I was up a little late to see if the Disney xmas after hours party tickets were online. Then I woke up before 5am CT again to see if they were up and then again at 6am CT. Finally got them. I didn't sleep between the 5 and 6am wakings and then couldn't sleep for a while after 6am. Slept in though and had to rush to get to my obgyn appointment. Didn't have time to eat breakfast or lunch, which is probably what's dragging me down. Then I got to have a fun and painful procedure at the doc, since I always have abnormal pap smears That took it out of me. Comforted myself with a shake and banana bread from a local fast food burger chain. Will have to leave in a bit to pick up our son from his first day of school. It's really his first day of in-person high school, since he schooled remotely all last year except 2 days. Thank goodness he, and us, are vaccinated. All of our ICU beds are full here, so we are trying to play cave hermit again.

 

[macraven]

Schumi
If you make the homemade donut burger, send me the pic !
I had that sandwich before and really liked it

 

[macraven]

Soniam I have sleep habits like you do

Are we twinkies ?

 

[Charade67]

We are currently under a flash flood watch and a tornado warning. Fun times.

Meanwhile. Here are some before and after pics of the bannister by our stairs.