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

[scotlass]

Hey youse....

Been busy with " stuff " so Happy birthday to the homies i missed and welcome to any new homies !!

The Boy (my baby ) is 8 today !!

Its totally irrational but 8 just seems to be a big boy number...but as i said when i tucked him in " he'll always be ma wee scone "....

he had a party yesterday with all his wee mates.
it was at a cool indoor play centre with a time travel theme,no pass the parcel or musical chairs for the new age kids eh !!!

OH to be young again.

Here's a wee photy for youse.....The boy is the one sitting on the throne.... did he LOVE that...just a wee bit !!

(check oot the cheesy grins...boys !!)

 

[donaldduck352]

Good eve too all the homies (including the new ones)..

metro was right,after all the rain cooled days,ITS HOT NOW!!!!

Hope everyone had a great one today..

I remember my DS 8'th b-day scotlass,great picture We had a pinyachta(i think thats how its spelled)We donnt have a tree short enough too tie it to.So his aunt decided to hold it ,not a good Idea when you have 10 boys swinging astick A Kodack moment too say the least!!!

 

[loribell]

Hey youse....

Been busy with " stuff " so Happy birthday to the homies i missed and welcome to any new homies !!

The Boy (my baby ) is 8 today !!

Its totally irrational but 8 just seems to be a big boy number...but as i said when i tucked him in " he'll always be ma wee scone "....

he had a party yesterday with all his wee mates.
it was at a cool indoor play centre with a time travel theme,no pass the parcel or musical chairs for the new age kids eh !!!

OH to be young again.

Here's a wee photy for youse.....The boy is the one sitting on the throne.... did he LOVE that...just a wee bit !!

(check oot the cheesy grins...boys !!)

Oh how cute!


Happy Birthday!
I brought cake:

 

[loribell]

Mikey had his shoulder surgery today. Everything went great. There was no tear, just some fraying at the rotator cuff and some inflamation on the front/top of his shoulder. Doc did a quick clean up and was very happy with the outcome. We are home and getting him set up with his ice machine. I expect him to be asleep in about 30 mintues.

We went from the potential of 4 -6 weeks in a sling and 6 months of no use to 2 -5 days in the sling and starting rehab next week.

 

[keishashadow]

scotlass - what will they think of next for birthday partees...u r the est mum! Happy Birthday to your little man

 

[keishashadow]

Mikey had his shoulder surgery today. Everything went great. There was no tear, just some fraying at the rotator cuff and some inflamation on the front/top of his shoulder. Doc did a quick clean up and was very happy with the outcome. We are home and getting him set up with his ice machine. I expect him to be asleep in about 30 mintues.

We went from the potential of 4 -6 weeks in a sling and 6 months of no use to 2 -5 days in the sling and starting rehab next week.

Wonderful news, so happy it went well never heard of an ice machine though (other than the type @ the motels i fill my cooler up with lol)

 

[loribell]

It is basically a small ice chest that you fill with ice& water. It has shoulder harness with two tubes and pumps water through one side and back in to the ice chest to cool the arm. It actually says to make sure it does not touch any bare skin. He will have it on constantly for 24 hours then will rotate 20 min. on 20 off.

We have a follow up appointment Wednesday afternoon and he will probably remove him from the sling then.

 

[Tinker-tude]

Hi, y'all!

Busy weekend followed by a busy day trying to get a flight and car lined up for DH. His Grandma passed away early Sunday morning, so he's flying out to CA tomorrow to support his mom and help with arrangements. The funeral is on Thursday, and he'll come home late Friday night. Everyone is happy and relieved that Grandma is finally at peace.

She was in her late 90s and suffering from kidney failure. Brent's mom has been living with her for the last 2.5 years taking care of her, even though her own home is across the country in VA. She refused to be taken to a long term care facility. The last few months she had had no appetite and wasn't drinking enough. When Grandma started losing mobility and falling, MIL wasn't strong enough to lift and carry her back to bed by herself. She was taken to the hospital after her last fall and was diagnosed with a potassium deficiancy and high blood pressure. She agreed in the hospital to go to a care facility to live, and died in her sleep before they ever released her from the hospital. So while there's a bit of a sense of loss, everyone is very glad that she's finally well and happy again on the other side.

It's been raining all day yesterday, all night, and all day today in MS. Usually the summer rain here feels like a warm shower. Today it's actually nice and cool. I'm going to see if the boys want to go on a walk. Good thing we have an all-terrain stroller!

Tamie

 

[KStarfish82]

Anyone else notice the new background/border we got with the Universal stuff!!

 

[circelli]

Hi, y'all!

Busy weekend followed by a busy day trying to get a flight and car lined up for DH. His Grandma passed away early Sunday morning, so he's flying out to CA tomorrow to support his mom and help with arrangements. The funeral is on Thursday, and he'll come home late Friday night. Everyone is happy and relieved that Grandma is finally at peace.

She was in her late 90s and suffering from kidney failure. Brent's mom has been living with her for the last 2.5 years taking care of her, even though her own home is across the country in VA. She refused to be taken to a long term care facility. The last few months she had had no appetite and wasn't drinking enough. When Grandma started losing mobility and falling, MIL wasn't strong enough to lift and carry her back to bed by herself. She was taken to the hospital after her last fall and was diagnosed with a potassium deficiancy and high blood pressure. She agreed in the hospital to go to a care facility to live, and died in her sleep before they ever released her from the hospital. So while there's a bit of a sense of loss, everyone is very glad that she's finally well and happy again on the other side.

It's been raining all day yesterday, all night, and all day today in MS. Usually the summer rain here feels like a warm shower. Today it's actually nice and cool. I'm going to see if the boys want to go on a walk. Good thing we have an all-terrain stroller!

Tamie

My thoughts are with your family at this time It is a blessing that you know that she is happy now.

Time for bed...ya right!!! Soon I will hit the hay after I finish thinking of all the things I should do first (notice how I said thinking!!)

Night everyone!!

 

[circelli]

Anyone else notice the new background/border we got with the Universal stuff!!

That is the first thing I noticed...nice don't cha think?

 

[minniejack]

Anyone else notice the new background/border we got with the Universal stuff!!

My kids and their friends were messing with my computer so I thought it was something they did.

 

[roseprincess]

Happy Birthday to Scotlass' DS!!
Looked like he had a great b-day party!


Lori- hope Mikey's surgery recovery goes well. Mummy dust for his recovery.

Tamie- sorry to hear about Dh's grandma's passing condolences for your family.

 

[loribell]

Tamie so sorry to hear about your dh's gramma. I know it is hard to loose someone no matter how prepared you think you are.

 

[roseprincess]

Yes, I noticed the blue background also. Cool!
I think it's only for the Universal board. When I switch over to the CB board, it goes back to my "serenity green" background I had.




Kids came home with their first of the homework today. Lots of frustration and tears from the kids, but oh well, that's how it goes with back to homework

Got to get the kiddos ready for bed.

Have a good night everyone

 

[marciemi]

Well, I'm going to disagree and say I don't like the new color. And it won't let me change it for this board. When I go to the Community Board, it lets me choose what background I want, but in this one it always reverts me back to the blue. It's just too confusing to me . Even on the CB, I can't get the exact color I used to have, but it's close. And my CP is different too. I just can't take all these changes and stress in my life!!!

Rose - I keep meaning to tell you. We went camping last weekend at Point Beach State Forest - it was a bit north of Manitowoc in Wisconsin, right on Lake Michigan. Beautiful beach area - just miles of beach that you could walk along and sand as far out as you could walk. The water was brisk, but nice when you got used to it. There were nice bike trails leading down to Two Rivers and Manitowoc, and the campground was nicely shaded and fairly private.

However...the big problem was flies! Your daughter would have hated it, as much or more than my guys (and I!) did. They were the stupid little sand fleas that look like a regular housefly, but about half the size and BITE. Constantly. There was no way you could lay out on the beach or they'd attack you constantly. Even in the water, unless you got out to about neck level, they were still harassing you. On the trails. It was hot over the weekend and my kids were still at the campsite in pants and a jacket because of the flies. They were all like "We are NEVER coming here again!" I'm hoping it was a weather/seasonal/one-time thing, because it was so nice otherwise, but it was just so frustrating!

No school here for another week, but Matt started his first day of his college class (Calc 2) today, since they begin a week earlier. He proclaimed it to be boring. Teacher didn't identify him as a college student, and I guess she asked what class everyone was and he just raised his hands with the freshmen. Close enough (although he's not technically even a HS junior until next week, but still!).

Tamie - sorry about DH's Grandma. Hopefully he can be helpful out there and enjoy the family at the funeral. Sounds like everyone's accepting/dealing with it well, but it's still hard. Good luck to him and the family!

Lori - that's great to hear about the shoulder & improved prognosis! My mom went through that a few years back and ended up with surgery on both shoulders (about 6 months apart) and also had those ice chests, but she even had a portable one that she wore that kept the ice circulating while she walked around. She had a much longer recovery period, but of course there's a big difference between 65 and 16/17 years old! Hope it continues to go well for him!

Scottlass - happy birthday to "The Boy"! Don't know why, but the pics didn't come up for me at first, but when I came back to the thread they did. Fun to see him and sounds like a great party!

 

[RAPstar]

If my store was performing better, this would be an awesome month. It's going so good. I've seen like 5 or 6 rainbows this month, I got $450 from the contest, lots of overtime for spending money, and now I get this weekend and next weekend off!! So now I get to relax next Satruday and make sure I've got everything packed before I leave. Woohoo!!

 

[roseprincess]

Rose - I keep meaning to tell you. We went camping last weekend at Point Beach State Forest - it was a bit north of Manitowoc in Wisconsin, right on Lake Michigan. Beautiful beach area - just miles of beach that you could walk along and sand as far out as you could walk. The water was brisk, but nice when you got used to it. There were nice bike trails leading down to Two Rivers and Manitowoc, and the campground was nicely shaded and fairly private.

However...the big problem was flies! Your daughter would have hated it, as much or more than my guys (and I!) did. They were the stupid little sand fleas that look like a regular housefly, but about half the size and BITE. Constantly. There was no way you could lay out on the beach or they'd attack you constantly. Even in the water, unless you got out to about neck level, they were still harassing you. On the trails. It was hot over the weekend and my kids were still at the campsite in pants and a jacket because of the flies. They were all like "We are NEVER coming here again!" I'm hoping it was a weather/seasonal/one-time thing, because it was so nice otherwise, but it was just so frustrating!

Last year in August, my Matthew spent the overnight in the USS Cobia submarine in Manitowoc, probably not that far from the state park you were at
DH and Matthew just got back yest from Warren Dunes state park, right over the border in southern MI, bordering Indiana.
DH said the lake water temp wasn't too bad. I don't know how many flies they encountered there, they didn't say. They did encounter a few slugs on top of their tents. Yuk!

You did make me laugh, about my DD and the flies
Sorry you guys had a horrible encounter with the sand fleas

I remember when I was a kid going to overnight camp(a girls Catholic camp)
in Winter, WI (near Hayward, WI) northern WI. There were so many gnats, it was horrible! They didn't bite, but they were annoying.

 

[macraven]

a quick drop by.....
off to walmart for grocery shopping.
kewl, they are open 24 hours....

will be back later.



and, i agree with marci.
i HATE the color for this universal threads........way too bright, need sunglasses on to read the posts.......


you can't do a search with this one.

 

[KStarfish82]

Have fun at Walmart Mac! How I do love the Supercenters....

Well gonna hit the sack...gotta be up by 6 to coach my girls!

Have a great night homies!