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

[schumigirl]

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Thought it was Friday this morning......woke up completely unaware of where I was and the day, guess I slept like a top. I think this trip it has taken us a week to get back to normal.

Got our yearly central heating check today, Engineer is coming this morning so we`ll nip out to do some shopping this afternoon. Don`t really need a lot except the usual fresh produce.

Nice sunny day outside and not too cold, ideal day.

And sending good thoughts to all having mouth/jaw issues.....not fun at all.

Have a great Thursday

 

[Lynne G]

Good morning Schumi. Yes, sometimes jet lag does take time to get your body back to the time zone you live in. Glad to hear your Spring and Fall trips should be a go. And yay, your trip report has started, as enjoying reading it.

And so, the ever early riser. Packed up my stuff, and waiting until little one gets going. She asked me what time we had to be out, three times last night. Um, we will be out by 11. I’m guessing it will be close to that time. Then some park fun before that ride and flight. We definitely had fun. The concert, the tour, the decorations, the parade, VB fun, and just riding and enjoying the parks. And why not? A selfie at the tree on our way out of the park:




Yes, little one does not open her eyes in many of the pictures. Rained a little at the end of the parade, then it was so humid and was the warmest night we had. I was sweating by the time we got back.

 

[Robo56]

Good Thursday morning Sans family

Good to hear that family is OK and with power again. Tornadoes can be devastating. I grew up in Oklahoma and am all too familiar with them. How fun! Root canal! Glad it's going OK though. Hopefully it doesn't hurt much. I need to start decorating our tree.

Yes, Oklahoma is tornado alley, so you sure would be familiar with that weather. Strangely this area of southern Indiana and Kentucky is bad too.

Enjoy. Your tree decorating.

Great day in the parks, met up with Buckeev and family. Last ride in the bank. Beautiful night. May go for a night dip in the pool.

So nice to hear you got a chance to meet up with another Sans family member. Escape from Gringotts is my favorite ride.

Pumpkin.....I did laugh with the tree decorations. I didn`t realise how controlling I was until I saw Tom had moved one of my favourite ornaments to another place......lol......nope, I like the trees a certain way apparently. I added all the new decorations we bought in the Universal Christmas store as soon as we were home......priorities and all that......

LOL.......yes the tree decorator is one with their tree when things are moved you notice.

Robbie.......thank you.....yes, medicinal cocktails are the best!!! Hope the jaw feels better soon and antibiotics work quickly, very painful thing to go through.

Thank you Carole. Dental work is not my favorite thing to deal with. I’am not sure anyone enjoys getting dental work done. It’s one of those things that crops up I guess as we get older.

Robo, sending well wishes to you. Hope your jaw, and you, are feeling better. Glad to hear grandchildren got their power back. Yes, not only all those who lost homes and all they own, but all those who lost their lives. It is with such sorrow, and devastating for all effected.

Thank you Lynne.

It's a little chilly here this morning at -33F So much fun lol. I grumble on my way out the door, in the vehicle, back into the warm building - basically unti

That’s cold.

Busy night last night. Got some pretty xmas nails - as she had some cute little stickers to add to make them festive! Whipped up a double batch of some chocolate chip cookies last night. Tonight I'm making a double chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips. Super decedent...and tasty.

Sounds yummy.

I hope that you recover fast from the root canal. Yikes...that is not an easy procedure to endure. It is great to hear that your family members have power again.

Thank you Pumpkin.

Don’t know if anyone remembers when I had emergency dental work done in late January
Two molars removed

I remember you posting you were having a lot of dental work done Mac. Hope everything is healing well.

Now all is healed up and ready to begin implants
I think the price is crazy and wonder if anyone here has had implants for molars done

I have heard that the Implants are pricey.

Going to choose another Christmas movie tonight, and starting my December tradition of reading A Christmas Carol......one of my favourite literary works. I have many copies of the book and have chosen the newest one. Tom asks how I can read the same book year after year.....it`s a classic, and tradition.

Sounds like a lovely tradition.

Water park fun. Great morning, as no lines, ride now every ride.

Glad you enjoyed your time at VB. Sounds like perfect timing to enjoy it.

Well, the time has come, our last night of fun, and I wanted to see the parade again. So this balloon to all the homies:

Great pictures of the minion balloon. Enjoy your last day in the park before you fly this evening.


Happy birthday Charade. May you have many more happy birthdays.








Shout out to Keisha. Haven’t seen you post for a bit. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.


I was wondering why my email was not coming through for past number of days. So I contacted my internet provider. They had suspended my email account because of all the Spam mail that was getting in and trying to get in. They did not send me anything letting me know there was an issue before they just shut it down.

I don’t check my email as much as I should so I need to be more vigilant about it. Our email provider was bought out by another company recently so we will see how things go.

We have been unseasonably warm again past few days and it’s going to be in the 60’s again today. It’s overcast and dark out today and raining a little now. The temps are supposed to drop tonight again. So hopefully no severe storms, but this is weather pattern is that brings in the bad storms.

I have a meatloaf in the refrigerator. Will put that in the oven later for dinner this evening.

I need to get up to my office and clean off my desk. Things do tend to pile up there. So that is one of my projects today.


Have a wonderful Thursday everyone.

Sending good thoughts to all.

 

[Lynne G]

Happy birthday to Charade!

 

[soniam]

Yes, little one does not open her eyes in many of the pictures. Rained a little at the end of the parade, then it was so humid and was the warmest night we had. I was sweating by the time we got back.

My side of the family, me, and my son are all terrible about this. It was so hard to find good wedding photos. We gave up on a christmas card this year. None of the pictures we had at Universal or Disney had all 3 of us smiling, at least half way, and are eyes opened

Yes, Oklahoma is tornado alley, so you sure would be familiar with that weather. Strangely this area of southern Indiana and Kentucky is bad too.

Enjoy. Your tree decorating.


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I remember one year when the Indy 500 got cancelled mid-race due to a tornado. Everyone was trying to get out of the stands ASAP and into their cars. The sirens were going off the whole time we were leaving, walking forever to our cars, and driving to safety. One of our group decided he had to go to the bathroom before we got in the car. I voted to leave him, because he notoriously takes forever in the bathroom. It was pretty scary, but a tornado never touched down in the city or near the track.

DH put the extra lights and the tinsel on. I'm a little too short to do it by myself, even with a step stool or ladder. My arms just can't reach around it. I got a lot of the ornaments on the front. I need to put some more and the less desirable ones on the back. I just realized the DH set up the tree in the middle of the room. No wonder so much of the back is accessible and the room is really crowded. I guess we will have to try to move it tonight

Rum sounds good about now.

@Charade67 Happy Birthday!! Somehow I missed that.

 

[macraven]

Third on a match….

Charade!

 

[schumigirl]

And another....... Charade.....hope it`s a good one......

 

[Elsaspiritanimal]

Happy Birthday @Charade67 ! Hope you have wonderful day!

 

[schumigirl]

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Robbie.....nice suggestion.....we might partake in a libation or two tonight.....feel in a cocktail mood!

Email can be a nightmare when it doesn`t work....hope you get it sorted with very few issues.

Meatloaf sounds good, haven`t made that in a while.....and sorting out our office is on the "to do" list. Kyle`s been back at work over 6 weeks now and we still haven`t got it properly back to the way it was before he rearranged it.......will get to it in the NY.





@Elsaspiritanimal

Good to see you, hope you`re doing ok..........




Dinner over for another night. Think we may enjoy a Rum Mule tonight as we have a million bottles of Ginger Beer. Also stocked up on pineapple and cranberry juices for the festive season and several other mixers.

Cold and damp outside now, but clear skies so hopefully a nice day tomorrow. Got a few things to be getting on with then we`re out to dinner at one of our favourite steakhouses for a Christmas get together.....looking forward to it.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Finally getting to do a stop in!

Woke up with a killer migraine again at 2:17AM. Figured it was coming as our temps are taking a quick barometric dive again. I did pop the Dr prescribed meds as it was a doozy...and woke up with it still throbbing...but it seems to be subsiding now. Just have the hang-over effect again. We are headed down to the very cold - 40's tongiht .

Seen/heard our government once again changed the wording for travelling once again - to avoid non-essential travel. We still have quite a few weeks to see what happens and how the new variant reacts- BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Honestly, I want to cry, scream and throw a tantrum. Not that their wording would deter us...but the ridiculous things they impose ( ie making people returning to isolate at hotels ) is ineffective and honestly a whole bunch of other horse nonsense I can't say. It's quite frankly stupid ( insert whatever word you want instead of stupid ) that would hold us back from our trip. Crossing my fingers we can travel.

@Charade 67 I hope you have a great day!!!

We have been unseasonably warm again past few days and it’s going to be in the 60’s again today. It’s overcast and dark out today and raining a little now. The temps are supposed to drop tonight again. So hopefully no severe storms, but this is weather pattern is that brings in the bad storms.

Mother Nature must be menopausal. We are heading for the deep freeze. It has happened before to have these cold temps in December. But typically they don't arrive until Jan. It is definitely a weird weather year for sure!

DH put the extra lights and the tinsel on. I'm a little too short to do it by myself, even with a step stool or ladder. My arms just can't reach around it. I got a lot of the ornaments on the front. I need to put some more and the less desirable ones on the back. I just realized the DH set up the tree in the middle of the room. No wonder so much of the back is accessible and the room is really crowded. I guess we will have to try to move it tonight

I giggled at the visual of you trying to decorate your tree. One of my best friends is very short - just under 5 feet tall. MY nick name for her is "4 feet of flying flurry" We comment on each other's extremes - she has extremely short T-Rex arms. Me on the other hand...I have extra long Orangutan arms We always say we should by the same coats and long sleeve shirts- that way what she needs to have hemmed off, I could have added onto mine.

Well, I should get going...it's almost lunch time, and I need to head out and pick up a couple of things for gd's xmas tree craft/decoration for her Christmas Eve box.

Have a great day everyone...stay safe!

 

[Lynne G]

Tried that hot chicken mac and cheese. Almost way too hot tasting to us, but nice amount of chicken. Last parks fun started in
Islands and now getting ready to see some pets.

 

[schumigirl]

Finally getting to do a stop in!

Woke up with a killer migraine again at 2:17AM. Figured it was coming as our temps are taking a quick barometric dive again. I did pop the Dr prescribed meds as it was a doozy...and woke up with it still throbbing...but it seems to be subsiding now. Just have the hang-over effect again. We are headed down to the very cold - 40's tongiht .

Seen/heard our government once again changed the wording for travelling once again - to avoid non-essential travel. We still have quite a few weeks to see what happens and how the new variant reacts- BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Honestly, I want to cry, scream and throw a tantrum. Not that their wording would deter us...but the ridiculous things they impose ( ie making people returning to isolate at hotels ) is ineffective and honestly a whole bunch of other horse nonsense I can't say. It's quite frankly stupid ( insert whatever word you want instead of stupid ) that would hold us back from our trip. Crossing my fingers we can travel.

@Charade 67 I hope you have a great day!!!


Mother Nature must be menopausal. We are heading for the deep freeze. It has happened before to have these cold temps in December. But typically they don't arrive until Jan. It is definitely a weird weather year for sure!

I giggled at the visual of you trying to decorate your tree. One of my best friends is very short - just under 5 feet tall. MY nick name for her is "4 feet of flying flurry" We comment on each other's extremes - she has extremely short T-Rex arms. Me on the other hand...I have extra long Orangutan arms We always say we should by the same coats and long sleeve shirts- that way what she needs to have hemmed off, I could have added onto mine.

Well, I should get going...it's almost lunch time, and I need to head out and pick up a couple of things for gd's xmas tree craft/decoration for her Christmas Eve box.

Have a great day everyone...stay safe!

Bolded is SOOOOO funny and quite the image in my mind now.......

Yes, things going pear shaped over here too.....panic stations from our supposed leaders and absolutely crazy......common sense seems to have disappeared.....get me back to Florida!!!

France have more or less banned Brits from tomorrow or the next day unless completely essential..........hilarious and all political, no other reason! Hope we ban them right back.......is that childish......lol......

 

[soniam]

Bolded is SOOOOO funny and quite the image in my mind now.......

Yes, things going pear shaped over here too.....panic stations from our supposed leaders and absolutely crazy......common sense seems to have disappeared.....get me back to Florida!!!

France have more or less banned Brits from tomorrow or the next day unless completely essential..........hilarious and all political, no other reason! Hope we ban them right back.......is that childish......lol......

I always laugh when the US CDC adds a new country to its level 4 (very bad) for travel. They really should be discouraging other countries from visiting us, since we are the true plague monkeys The US would totally be on level 4 in perpetuity.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Yes, things going pear shaped over here too.....panic stations from our supposed leaders and absolutely crazy......common sense seems to have disappeared.....get me back to Florida!!!

France have more or less banned Brits from tomorrow or the next day unless completely essential..........hilarious and all political, no other reason! Hope we ban them right back.......is that childish......lol......

Yup...as soon as I herd about the new virus...I told dh " hold on...they are going to loose their hair again" and so it starts

I always laugh when the US CDC adds a new country to its level 4 (very bad) for travel. They really should be discouraging other countries from visiting us, since we are the true plague monkeys The US would totally be on level 4 in perpetuity.

I can't help but shake my head...at what point really are we going to be able to move forward when it's " safe " for the public? Trying to control a virus is like trying to herd cats!!!! Oh well, we will keep doing what we are doing, and try to move forward.

 

[Charade67]

Back later with a post (phone battery almost dead) but here’s a nightlight for Mac.

 

[Lynne G]

Hope again, home again, jiggety-jig. We are tired, but enjoyed hours in the parks. Our only purchase, other than food, was the AP shirt. Cute design of squirrel on it. Little one wanted it, and I know she will wear it. They were out of buttons and magnets, though heard they would be getting a shipment of buttons next week. Oh well. We do keep the buttons and magnets we do have, but not care collecting every one of them as any hobby or want. It was great to have all the holiday stuff, so we are highly thinking of going next year, the same time, to watch the concert again.

So, thanks to birthday lady Charade’s light, won’t be stubbing my toes.

 

[Charade67]

Super quick post tonight. It’s late and I am exhausted.
Thanks every for the wonderful birthday wishes. I had a great day. The TSO concert was awesome.

I need to get some sleep. We are driving to Busch Gardens tomorrow.

 

[schumigirl]

Super quick post tonight. It’s late and I am exhausted.
Thanks every for the wonderful birthday wishes. I had a great day. The TSO concert was awesome.

I need to get some sleep. We are driving to Busch Gardens tomorrow.

Glad you enjoyed the concert and hope you have a lovely day at BG today.




Certainly a little fresher here now than last few days.

Written a list out of things I still have to get and hope to get them between today and Monday, after that we avoid shops like the plague, of course there is still online shopping for last minute items.

Another little Carol Service to attend today, unless it`s cancelled last minute of course, but it`s in a gorgeous little church a few villages away that is always nice to visit.

And out for dinner tonight........always nice to have a Pre-Christmas meet up over a lovely meal and some nice wine.....and Kyle is with us so we have a designated driver........ Not sure who are all going as another friend has organised it, it`ll be nice to just turn up and see everyone and the adult kids too. Supposed to be going to another night out tomorrow night with another group of friends but giving it a miss.

And it`s Friday.........

Have a wonderful Friday




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[Lynne G]

Friday it is, yay! It’s the starting of our baking weekend. And yeah, I’m up early. Just can’t sleep late.

Safe travels to BG today, Charade. And happy your birthday included seeing that show. Gets you in the holiday mood.

 

[Robo56]

Quick stop in before I leave to babysit little J this morning.


Birthday corrected

Happy birthday to Realfoodfans granddaughter L