Something About Nothing..........#5

[jillybeene71]

Just checkin so you people don't think I'm dead (mac). Got a free trial to GameFly so I've going crazy on my DS playing Mario Party. Woot!

nerd

i kid i kid...I got that free trial too and now me and ds 7 fight for the nin DS, any mario game is worth fighting a 7 year old for.

 

[marciemi]

Hi guys! Busy day - today is middle DS's (Stephen) birthday. He's now 15! Of course the other 2 sons are at soccer tryouts, and Stephen went to see Batman with his friends, so I have to run out in a bit to pick him up. Just spent the last hour wrapping presents - nothing like waiting until the last minute! Catch you all later - I'll bring the cake!

 

[macraven]

hey middle son, this is your day!!


woo hoo.....
yes, it's stephen's day all day long...hope you have a good one!

 

[keishashadow]

hey gemma!

happy 15 to Eric...just think, another year & he'll be lining up to drive the minivan

 

[macraven]

that's right gemma stopped by.

and i read instead of coming to the darkside on your graduation vacation, you are going elsewhere........

 

[roseprincess]

Hi homies

Happy Birthday to Stephen(Marcie's DS)!

Hope he has a great one!

Gemma- welcome back! Glad to see you

Glad to see you, Trisha!

Hi to all

Been busy last couple of days. Grandma is doing better.Yea!
She is now resurrected from the dead, according to my uncle
Grandma is now up in the wheelchair part of the day, where she was on complete bed rest for almost 2 weeks, b/c they thought she was going to die at anytime.
Grandma has a real strong will to live, this is the conclusion we came up with.
Also, her body is compensating, physiologically speaking.

I guess that mansion in Heaven is just not ready yet

Matthew and DH are at the weekly Boy Scout meeting now.
I have to give Chrissy a bath now.


I almost forgot, I got to get my clothes ready for a family wedding on Sunday. Got a big, fat, Italian family wedding to be at this Sunday!
My 2nd cousin's DD is getting married, which would make it my 3rd cousin?
Wonder if the wedding cake is cannoli cake?? I had ordered cannoli cake at my wedding. Cake was yummy!!!

Have a good evening everyone.

 

[RAPstar]

Hey all. Had fun with Mario Party DS last night. But really, if you've played one Mario Party you've played them all, and it's not as fun playing solo. I'll prolly play again during my trip as Chip owns it and 2 can play together with one game cartridge. Anywho, hi all!! Oh, and I tried to call my dad to see if it was storming where he was, but he didn't answer.

 

[coastermom]

Happy Birthday to the middle one Marcie. BTW does he have MCS like my DD. Her Middle Child Syndrom is really showing this week.


Well this is going to be one of the last post before my trip. I did not wash anything that was already clean ...Thank Goodness.

Mac I don't even want to clean my own mess so no I will not be over to clean yours ... I will send a maid though if you would like. My neighbor just got a cleaning lady I will wrap her up and mail her out to you ...

Rose glad to hear that grammie is doing better . Now a big wedding with cake ..Yummy Cake .. Sorry all I can think of is food is that womenly thing ..I feel Crummy but I am sure to be better when I get to Florida ...



I am almost all packed and ready to go . Need to get some last minute things in the suite cases . I am so excited to go but there just seems like there is so much to do .

Very tired will try to BB in the morning to say BYE to the homies .

Night ,Night

 

[Tinker-tude]

Hey, Homies!

Hoep everyone had a GOOD busy day today. Busy is our common theme, isn't it? I have so much work to do after I get off the computer it's not even funny.

Happy B-DAY to Stephen!
Marcie, hope you were all happy with the celebration.

Coastermom, I'm so jealous. I want a Universal vacation NOW! But I don't envy you the packing and laundry. You can have all that to yourself.

Andy-Rob, your vacation is closer than mine, so cheer up. But I know it's aggravatiing to have it so close and yet not HERE. Have fun with the games. You'll be too tired to play (for a week or more, I betcha) when you get back in September.

My 2nd cousin's DD is getting married, which would make it my 3rd cousin?

She is your 2nd cousin once removed. She and your own children are 3rd cousins. Her children and your kid's kids will be fourth cousins. Unless your 2nd cousin isn't really your 2nd cousin.

The children of your first cousins are your first cousins once removed (meaning removed by one generation). Your first cousin's grandchildren are your first cousins twice removed. Your children and your first cousin's children are 2nd cousins. Children of 2nd cousins are 3rd cousins, and they are 2nd cousins once removed to each other's parents. You can only be someone's 2nd, 3rd, 4th cousin if you are in the same generation. Any difference in generation adds once removed, twice removed, etc., depending on how many generations seperate them.

Here are some examples:

1. I am first cousin once removed to my parents' first cousins, and also to the children of my own first cousins. The children of my first cousins are my parents' first cousins twice removed, a.k.a. great uncle/great aunt and grandniece/grandnephew.

My parents' first cousins' children are my second cousins, and they are my parents' first cousin's once removed. My children and my cousins' children are all second cousins.

My second cousins' children are my second cousins once removed. My second cousins' children and my children are third cousins.

I know, that's clear as mud.

Anyhoo, have a blast at your big fat Italian wedding with all your cousins!

Glad your grandma is feeling better. Guess the funeral wardrobe plans can be put on hold.

Taminator

 

[patster734]

Hi everyone. We checked into our room here in Winnipeg about an hour ago. Our flight from Minneapolis was late getting in from Nashville. It left an hour after schedule. It could have been worse, a flight in KC was suppose to leave 2 hours before ours, but was still there when we left due to mechanical problems. I heard that the flight's AC wasn't working so they had to find the right part and install it. I'll be logged in sporadically for the rest of this week as I'll be 'out and about'! Goodnight everyone!

 

[RAPstar]

Hey, Homies!

Hoep everyone had a GOOD busy day today. Busy is our common theme, isn't it? I have so much work to do after I get off the computer it's not even funny.

Happy B-DAY to Stephen!
Marcie, hope you were all happy with the celebration.

Coastermom, I'm so jealous. I want a Universal vacation NOW! But I don't envy you the packing and laundry. You can have all that to yourself.

Andy-Rob, your vacation is closer than mine, so cheer up. But I know it's aggravatiing to have it so close and yet not HERE. Have fun with the games. You'll be too tired to play (for a week or more, I betcha) when you get back in September.




She is your 2nd cousin once removed. She and your own children are 3rd cousins. Her children and your kid's kids will be fourth cousins. Unless your 2nd cousin isn't really your 2nd cousin.

The children of your first cousins are your first cousins once removed (meaning removed by one generation). Your first cousin's grandchildren are your first cousins twice removed. Your children and your first cousin's children are 2nd cousins. Children of 2nd cousins are 3rd cousins, and they are 2nd cousins once removed to each other's parents. You can only be someone's 2nd, 3rd, 4th cousin if you are in the same generation. Any difference in generation adds once removed, twice removed, etc., depending on how many generations seperate them.

Here are some examples:

1. I am first cousin once removed to my parents' first cousins, and also to the children of my own first cousins. The children of my first cousins are my parents' first cousins twice removed, a.k.a. great uncle/great aunt and grandniece/grandnephew.

My parents' first cousins' children are my second cousins, and they are my parents' first cousin's once removed. My children and my cousins' children are all second cousins.

My second cousins' children are my second cousins once removed. My second cousins' children and my children are third cousins.

I know, that's clear as mud.

Anyhoo, have a blast at your big fat Italian wedding with all your cousins!

Glad your grandma is feeling better. Guess the funeral wardrobe plans can be put on hold.

Taminator

Tamie

You're prolly right. Luckily I scheduled it so I have at least one day off before I head back to work, but it'll be the 15th when I return and that's usually a busy day!

What does "once removed" mean?

 

[GemmaPixie]

Don't worry Mac, I am going to be relaxing with my friends in Cuba or Dominican republic in June and off to sunny Orlando in July with my family!! Going to be the best summer ever!! Makes up for spending this summer measuring ****s for buttons!!

 

[donaldduck352]

morning all---have agreat day---see'ya

 

[KStarfish82]

Its raining here!

 

[marciemi]

Gemma - welcome home! I know what you mean - a year ago today, we were also just about to head out on our trip (would have been 3 more days!). Unfortunately, unlike you, I have no idea when (if? ) our next trip will be. We are taking a vacation week beginning next Friday - but it's home to beautiful (?) Detroit to see family and do some camping. We'll hit Cedar Point on the way back, so I guess that will have to constitute our theme park fix for the year!

Stephen had an okay birthday. Got his iphone, and a new computer. Well, not a new one, but DH took our old one and completely wiped it and got him a new cool flat-screen monitor so hopefully he'll at least have his own computer now. His party is Friday. DH is taking him and 4 friends up to a cabin in UP Michigan camping overnight. They'll come back Saturday afternoon and the rest of us will go up then for the night. Cabin is no electricity, but on the beach so they can have fun and just be boys!

Mary - have a great trip! Did I mention a year ago I would have been going now too?! Anyways, DS isn't suffering from the MCS too much right now. He definitely goes through phases - I know kindergarten was impossible, and he's had a few times, but he's definitely my most easy-going kid. He's getting a bit sarcastic, but you knew he had to turn into a full-fledged teen one of these days! Anyways, have fun!!!

 

[macraven]

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Wake up Mac, brought some coffee..........

 

[tlinus]

mac - hope you are ok

 

[tlinus]

Stephen had an okay birthday. Got his iphone, and a new computer. Well, not a new one, but DH took our old one and completely wiped it and got him a new cool flat-screen monitor so hopefully he'll at least have his own computer now. His party is Friday. DH is taking him and 4 friends up to a cabin in UP Michigan camping overnight. They'll come back Saturday afternoon and the rest of us will go up then for the night. Cabin is no electricity, but on the beach so they can have fun and just be boys!

Happy Belated Birthday to Stephen!! I don't know about you all, but it sounds to me like young Mr. Stephen had a great birthday!!

 

[Akdar]

Morning All!

1st off, big thanks to barb & randy (aka "the man" ) for resizing my pic for new avatar managed to change chessie & didn't even lose my tags...i am smrt!



jr talked me into a BOGO month free couple weeks ago...problem is they don't have much in stock for PS3 lol.


he's busy gaming...wouldn't notice it which i say because i was tapping on the laptop last night & 'listening to' the tube looked up & noticed it was nearly dark out (way too early?), then they broke in w/tornado coverage...one blowing thru just north of me ...just branches down here, minor injuries as it was farming area.


don't get fresh w/your bad self i talk to myself all the time...not the best habit



every day im using the rouge national code (hopefully) that has been shut down as to future bookings...had no issue w/it end of June. although it no longer is "bookable" my ressie is still intact

my rental car booking hints:

*book something, anything ASAP...just to have a car; then work @ it & modify after u find a better rate

*never book a prepaid rental, prevents u from getting best rate

*for some strange reason, rentals starting on the 1/2 hour (ex 12:30 pm can cost more than one beginning @ either noon or 1 pm )

*go to mousesavers 1st, then flyertalk, followed by this board for codes...plug all the codes in & mix & match coupons u can also find.

*don't forget affilations (AAA, Sams, Costco, AARP, even alumi assocs...although u may be asked for proof of membership)

*Alamo & National have QS & EA, also give some percs as to free upgrades, etc.

*don't rule out the last minute savers...need to sign up for the emails or check site beginning a couple of weeks ahead of time

not sure what rental car co u prefer...if u want pm me & i can give u a cliff notes as to good codes to try based on ur co preferance

Hi all, I wanted to chime in on the rental car issue, as we always rent a car when in Orlando. I have used Dollar for a few years, I WAS happy with them. Just this past May, we rented an economy for 10 days and the total price, with all the silly charges and taxes (no extra insurances or anything) was only $168 for 10 days!!! That was the cheapest I've ever paid for our 10 day stay. So less than a month after being home, I checked the price for our October stay, and all but fell out of my chair. The WEEKLY rate for an economy is now $258 for a week WWWHHHAATT!!!!! So I kept searching, and the best price, was from EZ-Rental at MCO (I must pick up and drop off at MCO) don't want to do it any other way! We're paying, as of now, $130 a week, before taxes and charges. I'll keep checking, but I can't believe the difference at Dollar, very disappointing to say the least!!!

Since we're staying a full 2 weeks this time, our price through Dollar would have been $706!!!!! As compared to $360 for EZ Rental.

What is going on??? I will keep checking, just like with our SW flights, I've gotten us $60 of credit, even since the gas prices have gone up, ya have to be diligent!!!