Something about Nothing, come join in........ Part 2

[macraven]

good monday morning homies.



penny less than 2 weeks and you will be there.




we are having so much rain, i think we need an ark!

 

[RVGal]

Rose - Nice thoughts, positive prayers, good vibes, and anything else I can think of are headed your way. Let us know how the doctor's appointment goes.

Mac - I'm glad you had a happy birthday. A day does not go by without the Food Network on my tv, so I know I will see your breakfast location!

You need an ark and we need soft shoes to keep from crunching through the grass. Couldn't Mother Nature spread it out a little?

Gemma - It's good to know that I'm not the only one who lost a few minutes watching the dancing banana.

Penny - I can feel the excitement building for you!

Morning everyone!

When I have some pictures from our hotel, I'll have to do a mini report on that whole experience. Let's just say that we had to switch rooms twice (and we aren't the kind of people that normally switch rooms) and the bargain rate we got wasn't so much of a bargain once we realized that the hotel was undergoing MAJOR renovations.

It was still nice to be by ourselves for a night away from home.

 

[tlinus]

Wow - I haven't been on in almost week and no one asks about me...... I feel so lonely....j/k

Rose - you and Chrissy are in my thoughts and prayers, please let us know about the appointment. And congrats on DH's job....will keep my fingers crossed for you all!!

mac - Happy Belated Birthday, my friend!!! Sorry I missed the party - any leftover cake?? What a wonderful thing for you that everyone sang - and the boys know where their heart is....with Momma of course!!

penny - trip is getting closer and closer - whoooooohooooooo stop watching the weather channel All will be fine!!!

jodie - in my old neighborhood (we moved here in 2005) we had a bunch of shows on the weekends.....just goofy stuff until one night some one (drunk driver) miscalculated the curve of the street, and BLAM - rammed into a parked car!! We were all sitting outside on the steps watching the action (an of course we were all drinking something!!)

bubba - you are the cutest little man ever - you can send me a message any time!!! Barb - you keep up the good work with providing memories for your little man, that is the school we subscribe to as well.....who cares how clean the house is, just doing the fun stuff is what they remember!!!

kfish - hope you are having a wonderful time!!

marcie - no advice for you as we are still at 12 and "boys are icky".....hoping that you get some great advice and lay some ground rules that you and GF parents agree to - that should help. As far as the braces....I had bean #1's teeth pulled to make room as her adult teeth were coming in behind baby teeth (I didn't want to deal with braces later on).....alot of her friends are getting braces now, she has beautiful teeth (thank goodness) and yes, she hated me for it back then, but is happy now!!!! Bean #2 is another story....she has 2 fully through adult teeth on the bottom and her baby teeth are very loose but she refuses to get them out herself......looks like a trip to the dentist before their 6 month checkup is a coming Good luck with DS and I hope he is out of pain really soon!!

To everyone else, hope everything is going well and if ya have a spare boat, we are getting rain, rain, rain here

 

[macraven]

Wow - I haven't been on in almost week and no one asks about me...... I feel so lonely....j/k

tracie, don't feel like that.
you are special


we are thrilled you are back home with us.

i love it when you talk about the beans...........

 

[AlexandNessa]

Sending prayers your way, Rose. Please let us know how everything turns out.

 

[macraven]

tricia, care to share anymore about the anniversary at the place...


like, was the food good?

 

[RVGal]

tricia, care to share anymore about the anniversary at the place...


like, was the food good?

I brought the food, so yeah it was good.

 

[AlexandNessa]

Oh, Gulp! Speaking of anniversaries, Mike and I are celebrating 2 years of married bliss today. We actually went out to dinner on Saturday night to celebrate thanks to a gift cert my parents got us to our favorite restaurant, but I just went downstairs to find a bouquet of cherry blow pops (only my favorite candy, ever!) and a card. I didn't get Mike anything, but he'll get over it. I don't think he got me anything for my birthday. For his birthday, I got him a bunch of deoderant that he likes and his favorite candy. We go all out on gifts in this house!

Wow, we sound lame, huh? But seriously, years ago (we've been together more than 7 years), we decided to stop buying each other lavish gifts. It was too hard to come up with something, and what we wanted we'd buy for ourselves anyway. I was actually surprised that he got me the bouquet of cherry blow pops ... I had thought the new electronic toothbrush we bought me on Saturday counted.

Oh, and a little thing I find odd .... Mike's parents don't acknowledge our anniversary whatsoever. Not a card. Not a phone call. Not an email. Nothing. Nada. Not even for our first anniversary. My parents went all out for our first anniversary (they bought us matching Tag watches, wow.). His parents? Zilch. I also got a $0.49 birthday card from his parents for my birthday. Should I be reading too much into that?

P.S. Tricia, can't wait to hear all about your trip!

 

[macraven]

jodie, happy anniversary to you and mike!


he got you blow pops because you are sweet..........


that's too bad about your outlaws.

 

[macraven]

i'm sitting at the computer in my jammies.

i have to be at the high school in 20 minutes.
you can tell i'm not excited about going back to work


today is the paperwork and movie day for employees.
going to watch the same video of contamination for the umpteenth year.


catch you all this afternoon.
see ya homies

 

[AlexandNessa]

Mac, have a great first day at school!

Does this mean no more late night DISing for you?

 

[keishashadow]

morning all

Chrissy

Kennywood is in Pittsburgh, they are supposed to expand substantially & build an onsite hotel...not sure how that will play out...it's a small park (one of it's charms for the locals ).

jodie - our family doesn't make a big deal about anniversaries either...although my mother was so happy when i 'quit living in sin' before I remarried; she could take that paper bag off her head finally. When i met ex's grandma (a sweet little old Italian immigrant) for the 1st time she wanted to know what my nationality was...when she heard i was 1/2 slovak, she whispered to ex MIL "they all eat out of the same pot on the table with spoons" and "they wear funny-looking babushkas"

they're all the rage in Sibera.

tricia - could've sworn i noticed that cool siggie line popping up last week youngest DS wants to know why i don't have one lol

rvgal - glad you had a great get-away

penny - least the storm went the other way, soon it's the single didgit dance

gemma & barb lovers unite! just something about them so appeeling

 

[RVGal]

Oh, and a little thing I find odd .... Mike's parents don't acknowledge our anniversary whatsoever. Not a card. Not a phone call. Not an email. Nothing. Nada. Not even for our first anniversary. My parents went all out for our first anniversary (they bought us matching Tag watches, wow.). His parents? Zilch. I also got a $0.49 birthday card from his parents for my birthday. Should I be reading too much into that?

P.S. Tricia, can't wait to hear all about your trip!

I find it strange that I have to go out and buy a card and present to give to Hubby's parents and his sister for their anniversary. Where and/or how I was raised, an anniversary is something that only the couple celebrates and it doesn't get acknowledged by others (unless it is a 25th or 50th and a big party is in order). The first time Brad said something to me about giving his parents a card and taking them out to dinner for their anniversary I said something like, "Why? Is it a milestone year?" He just looked at me like I was from another planet. It took me awhile to realize that they expected something in his family to celebrate an anniversary. We never did anything in my family or my circle of friends for anniversaries. It may not be that they are snubbing you, maybe they just don't know to do that sort of thing.

I'll wait until I have my pictures loaded to go into detail about my getaway. Well, not *too* many details...

 

[AlexandNessa]

Janet .... my grandmother is Slovak ... that explains everything! And, yes, she wears plastic babushkas in the rain!

Tricia ... I never thought of that. Just thought it was one more snub to the $0.49 birthday card and no gift (though I did get a small token last year and Mike always gets a nice birthday gift from them). Christmas presents are only addressed to Mike. I just find it odd as every last soul in my family treats Mike like their own when it comes to birthdays and Christmas, etc. I get snubbed on his side of the family. I think my BIL (their daughter's hubby) gets snubbed too. Think we're just second-class to them. Perhaps not good enough? Who knows.

 

[RVGal]

Tricia ... I never thought of that. Just thought it was one more snub to the $0.49 birthday card and no gift (though I did get a small token last year and Mike always gets a nice birthday gift from them). Christmas presents are only addressed to Mike. I just find it odd as every last soul in my family treats Mike like their own when it comes to birthdays and Christmas, etc. I get snubbed on his side of the family. I think my BIL (their daughter's hubby) gets snubbed too. Think we're just second-class to them. Perhaps not good enough? Who knows.

It may very well be a snub. But if you get Christmas presents addressed to Mike, wouldn't they send an anniversary card or present addressed to Mike? Maybe not. Maybe they would prefer not to acknowledge the day that you guys made it official.

If so, my SIL is in the same boat you are. She has never been (nor will ever be) good enough for her hubby's family. She gets ignored or excluded as much as his family can get away with.

I don't personally have that problem with my MIL. Brad was 41 when we started dating and 42 when we got married. He was never married before and, in fact, never had a relationship last more than 2 years. His mom was thrilled that he was finally getting married. I'm almost 10 years younger than Brad, so I got bonus points for being young enough to potentially produce grandchildren. When we did decide to have kids, it sealed my status with the in laws forever. I am the golden fertile woman that gave birth to two grandsons. I can practically do no wrong.

 

[GemmaPixie]

I am the golden fertile woman that gave birth to two grandsons. I can practically do no wrong.

Please, please, please a tag?? that's brilliant!!

 

[tlinus]

as far as in laws go, I posted a few pages back how I feel about my kids (even though they were the first 3) being the "B" grandkids.....there are so many examples and factors in play its pathetic, but they are good to the kids when they need to be (and when its convenient) DH has a very "interesting" relationship with his family, but that being said, they are good people. I have gotten tired of trying to get one on one time for my kids at their house without my nephews being there, not gonna happen, and the kids don't even want to go to IL's house anymore if the nephews are going to be there (Bean#1 always asks me first before she answers) They continue to treat SIL and her kids like they are golden (there is another one due in January) and it kinda makes me a bit ill......god help me if DH finds his way to this post, but he knows how I feel and the older 2 have already mentioned it to him before......I could go on and on, but its very boring and will get me all riled up again

My mom - otoh - is GOD in the eyes of my kids. She has been taking them out to lunch and shopping on Saturday afternoons since they were babies!!! Anything they need, she ensures that if we don't have it covered, she does. And when my bro and sil start having kids, it won't change. that is just the way she is and DH totally loves my Mom for all she does. She makes time and if she misses a Saturday with them (if we are away, they have a party or whatever) she is LOST.....I am serious......she is totally lost!!!

sorry for the rant - I have been pretty pissy about this subject for some time, and you all gave me the opening

 

[GemmaPixie]

My granny treats me and my brother different. With my big brother- he's the golden boy!! Like with his GCSE's. He did ok, but not great. Didn't go back to school (although he did have enough points to get back in) and went to Tech (a lower form of school which no-one works, and it's a joke bascially). He failed all of those exams, so wasted 2 years at the place. He had to start another course last year in plumbing which he is good at. Well, when we told my granny about me getting into my first choice university, she said 'Well done, now didn't (brother) choose not to go to school and had two fun years before getting his trade, thats very good blah blah blah" and I'm sitting there like "Cheers granny, I passed all my GCSEs and A-Levels and got into my first choice uni and your still talking about golden boy!!! ggrrrrr. Also, for our 17th birthdays she gave him £1000 and me £50. Nice! Can't wait to see what my wee brother gets!

 

[tropical depression]

my grandma called me 'Tom' until the day she died, and that's not my name. do I get free psychiatry for life?

 

[RVGal]

Please, please, please a tag?? that's brilliant!!

If I didn't get a cow tag when you petitioned for it, I doubt I'll get a golden fertile one.

my grandma called me 'Tom' until the day she died, and that's not my name. do I get free psychiatry for life?

You should at least be able to bill her estate.

I think "Tom" wins!