Something About Nothing #3..........

[Sharon G]

Penny - congrats on the job! Did you go thru a temp agency? I've been looking in the paper for awhile, not a lot being advertised.

Damo - your house is gorgeous! I'd be afraid of the gators eating your pup!

Tricia - When my kids were younger, we tried making a lot of stuff out of family fun magazine. The recipes and crafts were not user friendly to say the least. I would have cried when I saw the cupcakes this morning. Quick thinking on your part!
I'm so envious of your green grass. My DH would love to have that tractor.

 

[wwessing]

I'm impressed! Did he do a good job on them?

 

[macraven]

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

super!

working on main street or one of the side streets?

A lot of companies now do the in house filing electronically.
I wil be doing that. I was involved with that at the last couple of places I worked at, they switched to paperless systems.
It is modern, fast and efficient document storage.
it is part time, which is what i wanted, and hopefully will become permanent after 6 months.

never mind my first response.
i just remembered it was jodie that wanted that 2nd job for the kitchen make over.

I want a Universal wedding

and for my next wedding #3, i'll go with the UO one.
a couple i know are doing their renewals at HHN at UO year after next..

You've come to the right place. We're all about vacations around here.







Are you packed yet???

um, i haven't packed yet.
but i did go buy more crossword puzzle magazines.
it's a 9.5 hour flight with no stops.....










i thought the cupcakes still looked great.
you should have sent them.
they are kindergarteners, what would they know....

 

[keishashadow]

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

about time somebody woke up & recognized how great u r!

Before I forget..... Janet, I started reading your cruise trip report, & had to stop. My DH & I love crusing above all vacations. Our DS doesn't like them at all. We've decided no more cruises, until he's no longer vacationing with us. We're both having serious withdrawals. Your report made me want to cry. I was showing my DH your pics as I read, & he thought I was subjecting him to cruel & unusual punishment too.

my DS would live on the ship if he could , glad you did/didn't enjoy the pics ; i still have more to go

i lived in Tampa a few years as a child/pre-school; near Hillsborough State Park?all i remember is the drainage ditch across the street in front of the orange groves (full of gators ); the crawl space under the house (full of snakes ) and the swamp/woods behind the house where who knows what lurked...sounded like the rain forest @ night. Still i'd move back in a minute after this winter, just somewhere less "natural".

Good afternoon everyone!!!

Yearbook is practically done!! Just one tech. problem but no biggie

As far as my sis's wedding goes...does anyone have a Minnie or Mickey costume?? Disney gets about $800 (i think around there) for a half hour with the characters!! So, I repeat, anyone have a costume??

that is an undertaking, now off to the printer!
i have a minnie costume, wore it to MNSSHP & sweated my "tail" off

tricia - all rice krispie treats r a good thing

 

[yankeepenny]

Tricia needs a vacation. like NOW.

 

[loribell]

lori - in my experience, drs. always go the the cheapest, easiest fix; especially if you're on managed care/hmo (which i wasn't and hope to never be ).

i did manage to nearly cut off my stinkin hand this am cutting the stinkin cabbage...after 20 min of pressure it quite bleeding-sorta. Getting ready to try & superglue it

Thankfully we are not on an hmo. We have great insurance.

I hope your hand is okay. Did you get the bleeding stopped? I knew that cabbage stuff was dangerous!

just bringing this forward, since i can't log on to the site...not sure what's up

anybody else have a problem?

I tried this morning and couldn't log in either.

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lot of companies now do the in house filing electronically.
I wil be doing that. I was involved with that at the last couple of places I worked at, they switched to paperless systems.
It is modern, fast and efficient document storage.
it is part time, which is what i wanted, and hopefully will become permanent after 6 months.

Woo Hoo!!!!! Now good luck on it going permanent!

Okay, so I have to tell you about my morning. The reason why I was chasing my tail. Joshua's class was having a "green party" today. We were all supposed to donate green food.

I got a bug up my butt and decided to make these pot 'o gold cupcakes that came in my last Family Fun friggin email. http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50057

Let me just say that the whole "rainbow made out of Airheads" was a gigantic PITA. It took forever to cut those suckers in strips and then stick them together to form a rainbow. I spent most of yesterday afternoon doing it while I was watching the race.

I made the cupcakes, tinted the frosting green, stuck the rainbows on them and a gold wrapped chocolate. I was very proud of myself. I even put one on a party plate and took a picture to show you guys what a good job I did.

Not bad huh?

I got up this morning and started making breakfast. I looked at the cupcakes in my Tupperware saver and...

Yeah, the moisture in the frosting caused the Airheads to dissolve, I guess. What a sticky mess. I quick made the most pathetic looking Rice Krispie treats EVER...

The marshmallow stuff was dark green, but by the time I mixed it with the cereal it just looked sickly. At that point, I didn't care and Joshua got to carry the snot colored treats to class. He was fine with it and is happy that all the sticky goo cupcakes are all his to enjoy. Whatever.

Next time I have a super mom thought, I'm just going to bang my head against the wall until it leaves.

Aww Tricia those were absolutely beautiful. I can not believe they pooped out on you. You are one fabulous mommy!

I think the rice crispy treats looked great too.

THF: We are looking at the Yacht Club Gazebo and Ariel's for the Reception. Undecided about the Dessert Party tho.

Oh boy! I have always wanted to get in past that locked gate at Ariel's!

how fun a disney wedding. always wanted one of those but i dont know enough ppl that would participate.

Well leave that to us. We are crashing Katie's!

Yearbook is practically done!! Just one tech. problem but no biggie

As far as my sis's wedding goes...does anyone have a Minnie or Mickey costume?? Disney gets about $800 (i think around there) for a half hour with the characters!! So, I repeat, anyone have a costume??

Well, eating some dinner now...then off to teach swim lessons and aqua aerobics! Oh, if only it were warm enough to be doing this outside instead of indoors 'sigh'

Almost done with the yearbook!

I have heard those characters are very expensive to rent.

Have fun with your classes.

I want a Universal wedding

um, i haven't packed yet.
but i did go buy more crossword puzzle magazines.
it's a 9.5 hour flight with no stops.....

they are kindergarteners, what would they know....

You better get packed! Have a fabulous trip!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Evening ALL & Happy St. Patrick's Day

(I missed the morning roll call.)

2500 POSTS PEOPLE!!!!

Can I yak or what?

Happy whatever the hell day it is.

I'm off to take corned beef to the dentist and boil Daniel.

No... wait... reverse that...

If I ever catch my tail today, I'll be back.

Was Daniel done, when you go back from the corned beef's dentist appt?

Monday morning UH! At least it's only a 4 day week! Then the kids start Spring Break and we're off to Busch Gardens-I hope it warms up! Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!!!

Sounds like fun!!!

Hi, just a very, very quick check in. I read 2 days ago, but then I got busy and the DIS was slow, but I did want to say:

YOU CAN NOW MAKE YOUR MARCH MADNESS PICKS!

If you've created your entry, log in as you did before, and edit your entry to make your picks (double click on the team you think will win). If you're feeling lazy, you can simply IMPORT your picks - you have your choice of All Top Seeds, All Bottom Seeds, or FOX Expert Picks! Macraven, you are actually "Jodie" and you Imported Fox Picks. I made my picks under the DIS SANS THREADERS name? Don't ask.

If you haven't joined yet, but feel like joining, you can still do so here:

NCAA March Madness PRIVATE Fantasy League for us:

http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/col...rney/index.asp

Create your entry.

Then join an existing group.

Look for the group called "DIS SAN THREADERS."

The password to join our team is Univers@l

Make your picks between today and 3/20.

I'll fill out my brackets, when I get over my anger over the pairings.

Tammy, I know you asked why we prefer Disney Cruises. Truth is we don't actually "prefer" it, but we do like it and have fun on Disney. We'll cruise almost anything. And Palo is the adult restaurant (reservation only ... you don't NEED to eat there), but that is 18 and up, not 21. And, yes, we do like that DCL is one of the only cruise lines that enforces the adults-only sections of the ship. We've cruised Holland America too and are going on Royal Caribbean this summer as well. As long as a cruise line has suites and concierge, we'll try them. I hope that doesn't sound snotty. I just like larger rooms since cabins tend to be so small on cruise ships and I don't want to deal with the front desk, shore excursion desk, purser's office, etc. I just want to pick up the phone and speak to the concierge and let her handle everything. To be honest, Holland America does concierge MUCH, MUCH better than Disney and for a much more reasonable cost, although the suites are nicer on Disney.

I've decided that our particular circumstances are what makes DCL less attractive. As I mentioned earlier, Kenny's at a bad age for DCL. How's the food on DCL, BTW? We look for good service, great food, & a nice atmosphere on cruises.

DH is split 50/50 Mom is all Italian, Dad is all Irish I have mostly Irish and Italian with a little English and Belgian in me...so that makes the kids a mutt

Your kids fit right in with all the other mutts in this pound we call America.

I'll also recommend you try Celebrity some time. Kind of a bit upscale from RCL. My folks are on it right now for the second time. They always did Holland, but tried Celebrity last time and really liked it. You can do a normal cabin (even though that sounds not exactly like what you want) and upgrade to Concierge Class for about $100pp. They did this last time and really thought it was worth it for all the reasons you mentioned, plus they got a lot of little things like robes in the room, hor douvres (sp?) each night in the early evening, preferential boarding and disembarking, etc. Just a cheap way to do it. Plus there seem to be a lot fewer kids than on RCL (or Disney) so you don't have as much trouble with kids where they aren't supposed to be.

Celebrity's our cruiseline of choice also. Concierge Class rates vary by cruise. Getting the upgrade to CC for $100pp is a great deal. I do agree that it's worth the extra cost. Also, Celebrity's suites come with a butler.

i did manage to nearly cut off my stinkin hand this am cutting the stinkin cabbage...after 20 min of pressure it quite bleeding-sorta. Getting ready to try & superglue it

Ahh.... superglue.... My quick fix for everything.

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great news Penny!!!

Okay, so I have to tell you about my morning. The reason why I was chasing my tail. Joshua's class was having a "green party" today. We were all supposed to donate green food.

I got a bug up my butt and decided to make these pot 'o gold cupcakes that came in my last Family Fun friggin email. http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50057

Let me just say that the whole "rainbow made out of Airheads" was a gigantic PITA. It took forever to cut those suckers in strips and then stick them together to form a rainbow. I spent most of yesterday afternoon doing it while I was watching the race.

I made the cupcakes, tinted the frosting green, stuck the rainbows on them and a gold wrapped chocolate. I was very proud of myself. I even put one on a party plate and took a picture to show you guys what a good job I did.

Not bad huh?

I got up this morning and started making breakfast. I looked at the cupcakes in my Tupperware saver and...

Yeah, the moisture in the frosting caused the Airheads to dissolve, I guess. What a sticky mess. I quick made the most pathetic looking Rice Krispie treats EVER...

The marshmallow stuff was dark green, but by the time I mixed it with the cereal it just looked sickly. At that point, I didn't care and Joshua got to carry the snot colored treats to class. He was fine with it and is happy that all the sticky goo cupcakes are all his to enjoy. Whatever.

Next time I have a super mom thought, I'm just going to bang my head against the wall until it leaves.

Your cupcakes & rice krispie treats look great. Enjoy those super mom moments while you can.

THF: We are looking at the Yacht Club Gazebo and Ariel's for the Reception. Undecided about the Dessert Party tho.

If I were planning a Disney wedding the Dessert Party would be my 1st decision made. Who cares what location you choose when you've got a dessert party to look forward to?

As far as my sis's wedding goes...does anyone have a Minnie or Mickey costume?? Disney gets about $800 (i think around there) for a half hour with the characters!! So, I repeat, anyone have a costume??

I agree! That's pretty ridiculous!

 

[yankeepenny]

hopefully there are no more school food parties for the year.

and hopefully, those d@mn cadbury eggs will go away!

 

[damo]

Damo - your house is gorgeous! I'd be afraid of the gators eating your pup!

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Thanks! The dog is not very quick and we don't go out the back with her, so she is safe! She is such a big chicken anyways and won't leave our side. There are so many pets down there and I haven't heard of anyone's being eaten yet, although I'm sure it does happen. I would have preferred a gator free zone, but you can't have everything!


Congrats to Yankeepenny on the job!

Love those green goodies. Ah the good old days of being a creative mom!

 

[yankeepenny]

Disney charges 800 for 30 minutes of a character in costume?

for 500, I would get naked and sing the national anthem.


oh wait, that would be a bad thing.............

 

[KStarfish82]

Disney charges 800 for 30 minutes of a character in costume?

for 500, I would get naked and sing the national anthem.


oh wait, that would be a bad thing.............

Well if I need a back up, I know who to call.......

 

[coastermom]

Congrats on the Job Penny . Now what to do with the cash that will be rolling in ?? .... TRIP TO USF/IOA ...


Got to get the kiddies off to bed soon and then mommy needs a big sleep tonight . I pulled out my back because I wanted to clean up some clothes and picked the basket up the wrong way ... so this is EVIL right now . I need some good pain meds and some sleep . I should be fine in the morning .

Be back later if not

NIGHTY , NIGHT ..

 

[RVGal]

Is that a Dogwood? I couldn't tell. Dogwoods are my favorite tree.

I honestly don't know what that tree is. Our dogwoods haven't bloomed yet. These trees are the first to flower every year. I've been told they are some kind of pear tree... ornamental, not the fruit kind.

Ok. . .it's not funny about what happened to all your hard work. . .that's really not funny. . . but your STORY is

I wonder if your ds told his classmates to enjoy their snot krispie treats

Oh, it IS funny. Once I got past the WTH? moment this morning and discovered that we, thank heavens, had the makings for the snot krispies treats.

Tricia - When my kids were younger, we tried making a lot of stuff out of family fun magazine. The recipes and crafts were not user friendly to say the least. I would have cried when I saw the cupcakes this morning. Quick thinking on your part!
I'm so envious of your green grass. My DH would love to have that tractor.

I have never fell for the Family Fun propoganda before, but I got suckered in this time. They looked so cute and it seemed simple enough. Couldn't they have mentioned to NOT put the rainbow on until ready to serve? Couldn't they? Disney is supposed to anticipate everything, aren't they?

Brad loves his tractor. There is a country song "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy". Eh... maybe.

i thought the cupcakes still looked great.
you should have sent them.
they are kindergarteners, what would they know....

I came thisclose to sending them on anyway.

tricia - all rice krispie treats r a good thing

That is my "when in doubt" contribution of choice. Most kids like them and very few have a problem with them. Yeah, loads of sugar... but the "rice" kinda balances it out... right?

Tricia needs a vacation. like NOW.

Are you offering? I'll start packing...

Aww Tricia those were absolutely beautiful. I can not believe they pooped out on you. You are one fabulous mommy!

I think the rice crispy treats looked great too.

I should get credit for trying or something. I think I've learned to just think smaller.


I quoted a LOT more than these and now they are gone?

Congrats on the job Penny! Good luck on finishing the yearbook P-Fin! Good Luck on picking your wedding date K-Fed! And did I read that Lawrence and Tracie are getting married at Universal?

I know there was more, but Dancing With the Stars is on. Gotta go!

 

[loribell]

I honestly don't know what that tree is. Our dogwoods haven't bloomed yet. These trees are the first to flower every year. I've been told they are some kind of pear tree... ornamental, not the fruit kind.

That would be a bradford pear. We have them here too and they are the only thing that have bloomed.

I should get credit for trying or something. I think I've learned to just think smaller.

You get tons of credit in my book!

I quoted a LOT more than these and now they are gone?

Congrats on the job Penny! Good luck on finishing the yearbook P-Fin! Good Luck on picking your wedding date K-Fed! And did I read that Lawrence and Tracie are getting married at Universal?

I know there was more, but Dancing With the Stars is on. Gotta go!

I am beginning to hate the new and improved dis!

Wanted to watch Dancing With the Stars but Ally is watching Luck of the Irish & I have a major headache so I am just dissing. Think I will be heading to bed very soon.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Well, we just ate our Irish dinner. It was pretty good, but there was some spice in the packet we didn't care for. I can't figure out what it is. I'll definitely make it again, but will skip the included season packet & add my own spices. Tracie, thanks again for your guidance.

I also made a Bailey's Irish cream bread pudding, well sort of. We had some tequila we purchased in Mexico that is very similar to Bailey's, so I used that. I thought it was good, but detected a slight coffee flavor. My DH, the coffee lover, thought it was great.

um, i haven't packed yet.
but i did go buy more crossword puzzle magazines.
it's a 9.5 hour flight with no stops.....

That's a start! (9.5 hrs. non-stop ) I'm so excited for you. I know you'll have a great trip. Stay safe! We'll miss you.

my DS would live on the ship if he could , glad you did/didn't enjoy the pics ; i still have more to go

Lucky you!!! I wish he'd rub off on my DS.

i lived in Tampa a few years as a child/pre-school; near Hillsborough State Park?all i remember is the drainage ditch across the street in front of the orange groves (full of gators ); the crawl space under the house (full of snakes ) and the swamp/woods behind the house where who knows what lurked...sounded like the rain forest @ night. Still i'd move back in a minute after this winter, just somewhere less "natural".

There's not much "natural" FL left. Although, they do try to preserve as much as possible. They're just losing the battle. Suburbia is encroaching, & empty land doesn't stay that way for long.

and hopefully, those d@mn cadbury eggs will go away!

It's Robin Eggs for me.

Thanks! The dog is not very quick and we don't go out the back with her, so she is safe! She is such a big chicken anyways and won't leave our side. There are so many pets down there and I haven't heard of anyone's being eaten yet, although I'm sure it does happen. I would have preferred a gator free zone, but you can't have everything!


Congrats to Yankeepenny on the job!

Love those green goodies. Ah the good old days of being a creative mom!

Dogs must be good at avoiding gators. I've never heard of one being attacked either. Gators really are lazy creatures. They won't go out of their way in search of food. You really have to accidentally happen upon one, & cause it to feel threatened for it to attack.

Got to get the kiddies off to bed soon and then mommy needs a big sleep tonight . I pulled out my back because I wanted to clean up some clothes and picked the basket up the wrong way ... so this is EVIL right now . I need some good pain meds and some sleep . I should be fine in the morning .

I feel for you. Hope you rest well & feel better tomorrow.

 

[yankeepenny]

I just looked that site up that Tricia linked. I think she should get a free something from those people for all that work and all. I woulda freaked if that happened to me.

 

[Metro West]

I'm heading off to bed...have a good night everyone!

 

[AlexandNessa]

just bringing this forward, since i can't log on to the site...not sure what's up

anybody else have a problem?

Does this link work?

http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/collegebasketball/tourney/index.asp

Sorry I really am going to try to catch up later!

 

[marciemi]

Tricia - just wanted to offer my condolences and let you know that the same thing happened to us. It was for Stephen's birthday party - I'm guessing he was about 7. He wanted a Pokemon theme (hey, it was cool back then! ). We decided to decorate all the cupcakes as Pokeballs. A friend and I spent all afternoon decorating them with the spray icing and thin black icing to make all the detailed lines.

Well unfortunately Stephen was a July baby. And it was 90 degrees. And we didn't have air conditioning in our last house. I put them in the basement overnight before the party, but, similar to you, by the next day all those thin black lines were thick black ooze!

However, not being a supermom like you, the kids were given them anyways and still survived! Moral of the story being decorate immediately before the party or treat time I guess! More power to you for being motivated enough to come up with something else!

 

[KStarfish82]

Ok Time for the Review on the Little Mermaid....

Got on the train at 11:25...Penn Station by 12:12.

Headed to Times Square. Before we got there we looked at the Macy's windows. I know spring is coming, but they may have taken it a little to literally....

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