Something about Nothing, come join in........ Part 3

[macraven]

has everyone hit the hay already tonight?

 

[macraven]

has everyone hit the hay already tonight?

 

[JawsCPA]

Just wanted to do a quick check in. I am traveling for work and sitting in a lovely (NOT) Super 8. At least they have wifi.

Tricia - Hugs all around for you.

Tricia - the wedding photos were wonderful. When our boys dress up, they look like little men. Now that mine is almost 13, he throws a fit if I ask him to put on a nice shirt. And I'm not asking for a suit, just a nice polo shirt or button-up shirt. No sir, he only wants to wear T-Shirts or Hoodies. This is fine for school, but we have to argue about church clothes constantly.

Janet - I also like Hulk and occasionally watch his reality show. I remember the first Wrestlemania with Cindy Lauper. I really liked Rowdy Roddy Piper. My son is BIG into wrestling now - he has the figures and plays with them all the time. Usually, wrestling comes to Pittsburgh, and he wants us to take him sometime. He hasn't quite comprehended the cost of the tickets and the travel time to get there. Also DH and I will watch a few minutes now and then, but we don't really want to spend 2-3 hours live.

Marci - that is amazing about Eric. God blessed him with alot of talent. Tell him to enjoy it - I wish I had more natural talent at something besides accounting.

Not much to report on - will be another long day at work.

-Jennifer

 

[marciemi]

january listing will be out this week.
for the homies that post, i just know of penny and marcie.
penny did not give me her date, just said the end of the month.
marcie forgot to give her date also.

marcie, i would think madison would be cheap for you as you live in state.
we sent one son to whitewater, ws for u of ws and it ran us $19k as we are out of state. i think instate kids can get by on 5K a year.

madison is one of the cheaper universities. don't know about greenbay.

travelguard is the insurance i used for son when he was in mexico.
its cheap and reliable.

As far as birthdays - 30th and 30th for me and Penny! Does that make it easy?

I know what you mean about instate. The year before we moved here, while still in MI, DS did a math project on projecting costs for college if you picked a certain one however many years out. MI was approx 8K for instate and 27K for out of state! Determined then that when we moved to WI, evidently MI was no longer an option.

I listed GB as being cheaper just because he could live at home.

Glad to hear a positive for travelguard!

 

[tlinus]

Morning homies......

Add this to the group of hugs going around !!

supposed to be 70 degrees here today, 61 tomorrow, then I think the bottom is going to drop out and we will be back to winter.

Thinking about a quick (one or two night long weekend trip) to visit Niagra Falls. Never been there before. Anyone have info, suggestions, etc

 

[keishashadow]

morning all!

tricia - hang in there!

hope mac & marci didn't blow away last night, scary stuff

kfed - do u have the top or the bottom ; if the top - call it a loft

marci - didn't know travelguard was free for the kids i've only bought it for cruises in the past, with mom's health it's becoming a consideration will check it out. Middle son was talking military in HS, glad i talked him out of it (so selfish i know) he's protecting & serving @ home

sharon - the private schools are scary expensive. Even the parochial HSs in our area are @ leat $5 K a year. Double or triple that for the private skools plus room & board.
barb - always next year! sounds horrid i'm sure; i was raised not to cry in public and passed it on to my kids; so disturbing to see kids wailing, throwing stuff, swearing, etc. when they lose a sporting event...imo, it'll wait until you can have a good old cry later

tracie - we enjoyed niagara falls (canadian side); wanted to stay near "the action" so we picked one of the Choice hotels on cliffton hill. nice thing is it was set back from the main street & blessed quiet. We had an "almost" falls view, could hear it good though lol. Nice indoor pool, etc. Had a package that included credit for Boston Pizza, arcade; motion sim, etc.; reasonable when the $ was strong . Short walk to falls, older casino, etc. Believe they've finished a giant skywheel by now. bought the pkg plan down by the falls included transportation for 1 day, butterfly place, maid of mist, falls caves & incline; you can spread them out over 2 days or so. Boys did a cable car thing over the rapids to Am side & back (i chilled on a bench lol) We went in the summer, it's beyond cold in the winter.

jennifer - middle DS ::cop: got me copy of Roddy's old alien movie They Live! forgot all about it

St larry will appreciate this - same ds came home from work this am, within a half hour yelling..covered in hives, welts ; guess he'll have to see the dr today...hope he wasn't exposed to anything "bad" when he handled a call relating an OD last night...i know nothing of that stuff?

 

[yankeepenny]

Hey , I am here. Just for a moment.
Hugs to all who need them. Get well, and good thoughts to all of you.
I am heading down for the services. Will be back sometime Friday.

Penny

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Here's a fun, albeit challenging game for those who want to.

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/escape/escape_jp.html

 

[marciemi]

Good luck at the service Penny! Hang in there!

 

[marciemi]

Good luck at the service Penny! Hang in there!

Janet - Travelguard had several different options. The cheapest (want to say "Gold Plan") was the one where kids were covered free. I went through and read all the fine print on the 3 different plans and determined for what we wanted, this would be the best choice. If we were going on a cruise or going to be out of country, medical care and evac are obviousy more important. But we're going to go on this trip unless someone gets really sick or something, and if say someone gets hurt skiing, we're not heli-skiing in Austria. We'll drive to the hospital and I'm sure our insurance would end up being the one tagged either way. Just make sure in your case to read all the different options to get what you need for your mom. But yeah, some of the plans were like $46 a person, period. This was was like $38 a person, but 3 kids free adds up to a lot!

Tracie - we went to (or through) Niagara Falls a lot when we lived in Michigan and would drive out to visit family in NY. We went once in the summer and that was just a miserable experience. Lines to do Maid of the Mist (boat tour) longer than any line I've ever stood in at WDW. Out in the hot sun. Visited several times in October and that was much better. I also would advise the Canadian side, but I suppose with the dollar now around par, it might just be easier to avoid the border crossing. We used to get great deals in October - like $25 a night for a hotel with a fireplace in the room (kids thought that was so cool then, especially since we didn't have a fireplace in our old house) and indoor pool and breakfast. Now I doubt you'd find that since the conversion rate doesn't help anymore!

One thing I was surprised about the first time I visited the falls was how commercial it was. As in tacky. If you visit the "downtown" area at all, I never felt like I was in a nice, quaint area, but more like a tacky Jersey boardwalk. Monster shows, wax museums, arcades, etc. We never went back down there. So don't feel like you're missing much if most of that is closed while you're there!

I'm assuming you're planning on fairly soon, not summer. Many of the tourist stuff at the falls themselves (boat tours, cable car tours) will be closed. Taking one of the sky tower things once is fun to do, but once is definitely enough. One thing we did that was really cool was once we went to where the cable over the falls thing is (I want to say it was called like an aero-car). It was closed, but you were able to go down some stairs there and walk along the banks of the water and get fairly up close. This was in the whirlpool area on the Canadian side, not the main falls themselves. But it was a more rustic, natural view of it all. I'll see if I can find some pics (you know me and pics! ). Let me know if you have any other questions!

 

[loribell]

don't throw the towel in yet tricia. it's not over at this point.
think positive and stay strong for her and your husband.
once you get more info, you will have more to work with.

it is always a slam in the face to get upsetting news. i can understand your reaction but hang in there.
we need to talk.




i mentioned before my brother had another surgery due to the radiation he received for his first cancer. the exposure cancer can be removed effectively.

carol is probably calm now because she has you.
keep that thought.
she needs you for your strength.

have you all in my prayers

As always you come in and say something amazing and make us feel better.

we have some homies with real burdens.
think of them today.
maybe you could drop them a line.


we take care of each other here. doesn't matter if its your first day of posting or if you're a long time homie.


penny lost her nephew unexpectedly and taking it hard. she travels for the funeral this week.
saint lawrence and mary eva had the funeral of dw grandma on saturday.
tricia going thru a rough time with carol and the cancer she has.
rose's dad is undergoing chemo for his cancer.

if there are others, i am sorry if i have over looked you.

To everyone.

Thanks for the thoughts and hugs everybody. Mac, I'm trying to keep a positive outlook. Until somebody says there is no hope, then I have hope. I hope that makes sense. It's hard to be coherent at the moment. My thoughts are so jumbled.

Still no word from Carol. Mom is at the hospital now so that Deb can come home and pack a bag. Someone will be with Carol at all times. If they need a break, I'll get Brad's parents to watch the boys and I'll run down there. She's in a hospital in the Atlanta 'burbs, which means it takes over an hour to drive there without traffic. If you know anything about driving in Atlanta, then you'll know that means it can take 3 hours with traffic.

Anyway, Brad's birthday is January 19th. I don't know if that counts. He's a homie-by-marriage I guess.

You amaze me. Keep that hope strong.

Oh my gosh! Don't ever know the right thing to say in times like these. I can tell you that I will keep you, and Carol, in my prayers. . . which seems to always be the only thing to do.

I do understand your feeling of helplessness. . . . and sometimes there is nothing worse than that feeling. My parents have been best friends with another couple for nearly 40 years. They spend ALOT of time together, vacations, weekends, karaoke, etc. On New Years Eve, the other couple stayed home since she wasn't feeling well and my parents provided Karaoke at a party. At 4:00 in the morning, New Years Day, my parents got a call from this couple's daughter asking if they had seen the husband, which they had not. Why, my mother asked, is he missing? Yes, he has not been seen since the day before when he left in the morning to complete a small carpet repair. The couple's grown children started searching and found their father at the job site he had gone to for a small job. He was gone. . . had his staple gun in one hand and carpet knife in the other. Apparently had a massive heart attack and didn't stand a chance. He was a very, very healthy 67 year old who had more life, and light, in him that most 25 year olds I know. It was sad, and shocking and all I could do was sit there and listen to my mom cry. At the services, I really lostit when I saw their children, who were simply broken, and then I saw my dad look at me. . . a single tear rolled down his face and I had to go out to my car, with my dh, and sob forever. There is no resolution, no way to help, absolutely nothing I could do for anyone and, for me, that was the worst. I'm a nurturer, I want to help and I hate to see people hurting and sad. I don't know you, but I can feel your pain in your postings and I want to reach out to you.

I can give you this and I can promise to keep you in my prayers and please double that for Carol. I'd most like to share my strength with you both for what you have been through and what is yet to come.

Bless you.

for you too. Hope your folks are doing better now.

Hey Mac! We are just waiting for more of your wonderful words of wisdom!

It's storming super bad here. . . who's heard of a thunder storm and tornados in January in Illinois???? Guess it goes along with the 68 degress shirt-sleeves weather my kids have enjoyed so very much the last couple of days. We are under some severe storm warnings and tornado watches.

Or big, 100 pound golden retriever is a giant scaredy cat! It's not funny, but it is. . . ya know? He tries to hide in our walk in closet when he hears rain and if there is thunder. . . forget it! He just got closed in "his" room with the tv on Animal Planet because he is totally out of control. . .trying to dig through the carpet, jumping on everyone, running around and trying to get up on the storage tubs lining my closet floor . . . he even dug the clothes out of the laundry basket trying to get in it. . . now that's funny He is HUGE and trying to get in the laundry basket in my closet. Poor scaredy dog, he got treats and one of my dd's is sitting with him watching tv in his room. He wants my dh to sit with him, but dh is busy doing homework with dd11, so he got banished from the room since he is distracting dd.

Ok enough about my dog. . . our rabbit isn't scared! He's sitting in his cage watching the scaredy dog run around. I think he's laughing. . . .

DH says I need to shut down my computer because this storm is huge and it's getting worse and he wants me to get everyone ready for shelter if necessary.

Check in later. . . .

We had tornado warnings too but nothing ever happened. Glad you guys are all okay.

Got a call from my mom. The surgeon just popped in for a quick visit in Carol's room. He will be back in the morning to "discuss their game plan", but right now Carol is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday morning. I will be leaving tomorrow after I take Joshua to school to go spend some time with her. The gist of the conversation was that there is a greater than average risk that Carol may not survive surgery. Again, details are still sketchy at this point. I'm just trying to pass on what I know. I'll try to check in when I can. I still don't know if we are buying her time or if we are trying to get rid of the cancer. I get the feeling that at the rate the cancer is growing now, they feel that her time is very, very short if they don't do something drastic... so, basically they have nothing to lose by trying to remove it through surgery.

Glad to know they are doing something. Gotta agree with everyone else they wouldn't be doing surgery if they didn't think it would help. We are keeping you in our prayers.

Dentist was ok...never had 2 root canals at the same time and needless to say, they doped me up, but still got some of the zings.

I have two temporaries on right now...but in mucho pain. The gums are sore and bleeding (TMI I know)

But I took at Vic a lil while ago. So I'm very sleepy and kinda light-headed. My parents are being nice enough to let me use their bed tonite, so I don't have to climb into my bunk. (Yes, 25 and sleep in a bunk)

Thanks for your concern Mac



Prayers to all those who need them

Katie hope you are feeling better this morning.

 

[keishashadow]

Hey , I am here. Just for a moment.
Hugs to all who need them. Get well, and good thoughts to all of you.
I am heading down for the services. Will be back sometime Friday.

Penny

safe trip!

 

[loribell]

Not a good day around here today, huh?? 'Fraid I will be able to contribute to the 'bad news thread' .....
Bubba --->





........out first game

End of regulation of first game, tied 0-0. 30 seconds into 2min. overtime, Bubba (in goal) thought he could kick the ball out, but somehow it trickled in ...other team won 1-0

Odd thing is DH & I feel so much more disappointed than most of the boys....one boy was in tears and Bubba was surprisingly upbeat. We told him he did a great job and etc... (didn't want to blow his self-confidence).... Secretly, DH & I talked about how disappointed we were...IF he had only gotten down and grabbed the ball with his hands ......who knows what would have happened.....

But, on the bright side (i think), next indoor session starts next week already...starting with clean slate AND next weekend starts his 'clinics'...so, he will finally get some training in goalkeeping

I thought about Penny & Lawrence today ....didn't forget you KFed

Read about Carol and (sent PM to Tricia)

Just wanted to let everyone know I have been reading and keeping up..... a big to everyone out there..... I cannot possible ketchup, but I have read and will try to do my best......

Sorry Bubba's team lost. They will get em next time! Congrats on a great season.

Hi, just a quick good night because I'm gonna be out like a light. Think I'll be OK, so lets keep out fingers crossed!! And I got a meet tomorrow...

Wish us luck!!!



Thanks for the thoughts everyone!! Enjoy your evening!!

Good luck at the meet.

yep... i suck at it too....or else I'd have all FIVE numbers.... (only had 4 out of the 5)

Yeah, you really suck at it. I have never got more than 2 numbers right. I really suck at it!

I had no idea there were colleges that cost that much! Matt better get into the Air Force Academy, where it's free! Otherwise, I guess his next choices would be Wisconsin (Madison) or of course Green Bay (hey, it would be cheap!).



Wow, Barb - similar story here! DS15 just started a new season of indoor. This time they moved up to the Varsity level (been playing JV) and now get to play on the big field with the BIG kids. They held their own Friday night and it was 2-2 going down to the wire. Last minute of the game (DS plays defense) he got the ball, and passed it back to our goalie. Who unfortunately didn't happen to be looking at the time and it went in! Our goal of course! Now, I know this happens when they're 8 and 9, but not when they're 15 and 16. Unlike your son, he was crushed and wouldn't even talk about the game. And unfortunately, probably all the other boys blame him. At least it wasn't a playoff game, but he wasn't a happy camper either. But he's over it now and hopefully Bubba won't even think about it when the next season starts!

Yeah colleges are very expensive. At least mine are very spread apart. Chris didn't go and Miranda got married just after she started college so she qualified for grants!

I bet there are issues with Eric's amazing abilities. But Stephen has his own abilities to be proud of. I still need to meet him so he can sing Oklahoma to me.

Poor Matt. I bet he felt like crap even if it was the goalies fault. It is really hard to see the kids upset & crying when they loose, especially when it is the older kids.

Thank you'
We got thru the funeral ok but as most of you know I have been having an allergic reaction to something and its not any better cause I woke up sunday and my left eye was red and itching and to make a long story short we were at DW grandmothers visition and had to leave early cause my left eye started swelling underneath real bad and made a mad dash to the emercency room where the doctor asked if I had any pets and I told him yes and so you can guess I am having a reaction to my dog and that wasn't the worse of it the check my eye and said where I was rubbing it I scratched the cornia and now I have to use eye drops and some kinda antibotic eye cream but nothing for the pain.
sorry don't want to burden you guy and have a great night cause my eye is killing me so I can't focus too long on anything.

I was thinking of you yesterday. Hope the family is holding up. Sorry about the allergic reaction. You are absolutely no burden here. Come to us whenever you need to.

st lawrence, scratching the cornea is a real big deal. serious big time.....

use that ointment/drops faithfully.
or we all will have to come down to your place and hurt ya'


it's never a burden to share here.
it should help lighten the load

and you will feel better.
the saddest thing in the world is to have no one care about you.
that could never happen here.
we all care for each other.

Yes, very serious. Mikey scratched his about a year ago using a grinder without safety glasses on. We had to make several trips to the eye doctor to keep a very close eye on it. Make sure you take care of it Lawrence.

Just wanted to do a quick check in. I am traveling for work and sitting in a lovely (NOT) Super 8. At least they have wifi.

Hope the work week goes quickly. Be safe in your travels.

Morning homies......

Add this to the group of hugs going around !!

supposed to be 70 degrees here today, 61 tomorrow, then I think the bottom is going to drop out and we will be back to winter.

Thinking about a quick (one or two night long weekend trip) to visit Niagra Falls. Never been there before. Anyone have info, suggestions, etc

You live that close and you have never been? I would love to go sometime but don't know when that will be. HAve a great trip when you go.

morning all!

St larry will appreciate this - same ds came home from work this am, within a half hour yelling..covered in hives, welts ; guess he'll have to see the dr today...hope he wasn't exposed to anything "bad" when he handled a call relating an OD last night...i know nothing of that stuff?

Hope DS is okay. Let us know what you find out.

Hey , I am here. Just for a moment.
Hugs to all who need them. Get well, and good thoughts to all of you.
I am heading down for the services. Will be back sometime Friday.

Penny

Penny be safe in your travels and know that we are thinking of you.


Have a great day everyone.

 

[tlinus]

Here's a fun, albeit challenging game for those who want to.

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/escape/escape_jp.html

ok.....great.....I am stuck now.

6 balls 2 card keys 2 keys and a drawing

HELP!!!!!

 

[tlinus]

Safe trip Penny.
Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

 

[keishashadow]

still waiting for call back from dr, out of office, ds snoozing; guess we're in a holding pattern

fyi, did i ever mention what finally convinced me to stop smoking?

whilst bundled up in an afghan on front porch one cold winter day (didn't smoke in house so as not to harm kiddos once i found out about 2nd hand smoke effects); a gust of wind caught the end of my lit cigarette & i got a nasty burn on my eye. Quick trip to ER, they saved it ; had to wear a patch for a loooooooooong time & continued treatment...no permanent damage. A blessing in disguise for me to finally put them things down for good. almost 10 years, not a day goes by i don't want one

 

[RVGal]

I'm home. I dropped Joshua off at school, Daniel off with the in laws, and headed down to Atlanta. The surgeon was in to see Carol this morning. He is "cautiously optimistic" at the scans and MRI. He believes that the chemo did something positive. When it shrank the cancer, it appears that it pulled away from Carol's chest wall. Now that the cancer is growing again, it seems to be spreading upward... toward her shoulder... instead of back into her chest like it was before. He was able to move the mass when he shifted her skin back and forth, which gives us all hope that the cancer is a mass that he can now remove.

We've gone from hoping to buy her time to having a glimmer of hope that she might just beat this thing.

At this point, I'll take a damn glimmer and hang on.

Surgery will be tomorrow, but they haven't booked the OR time yet. I'll let you know when we've got a set time.

You guys are the best. Really. I can't even begin to tell you how much it means that you're all out there thinking of me/us.

 

[roseprincess]

I'm home. I dropped Joshua off at school, Daniel off with the in laws, and headed down to Atlanta. The surgeon was in to see Carol this morning. He is "cautiously optimistic" at the scans and MRI. He believes that the chemo did something positive. When it shrank the cancer, it appears that it pulled away from Carol's chest wall. Now that the cancer is growing again, it seems to be spreading upward... toward her shoulder... instead of back into her chest like it was before. He was able to move the mass when he shifted her skin back and forth, which gives us all hope that the cancer is a mass that he can now remove.

We've gone from hoping to buy her time to having a glimmer of hope that she might just beat this thing.

At this point, I'll take a damn glimmer and hang on.

Surgery will be tomorrow, but they haven't booked the OR time yet. I'll let you know when we've got a set time.

You guys are the best. Really. I can't even begin to tell you how much it means that you're all out there thinking of me/us.

So glad to hear the good news!
Praying for Carol's surgery tomorrow, that the surgeon removes all the mass

 

[roseprincess]

Very quick fly by....

Sorry I can't respond to everyone, just very busy.
Feeling a little under the weather yest and today.

DH has been having car problems lately. THe steering column of his car locked up on Sunday, here at home. Had to have his car towed Sun evening. Then had to have it towed again to the car dealership on Monday.
We had to get a rental car last night, as I needed hte van today, to take Matthew to band practice at the jr,. high afterschool today. Lots of juggling here and there with these stupid cars
I htink we are picking up his car tonight at the dealership, I think it's fixed now. Won't be here on hte boards tonight.
My mom called me last night to rag at me, about my DH should have gotten this taken care of with his car over the summer. My mom rags all the time, ever since i was a kid she thinks her way is the ONLY way. I asked if we can borrow my dad's car, she siad NO, which i knew she would. She doesn't want anything happen to their cars. She said it is good to be independent of her, which I never was dependent of her, only when I was a kid.

Ok, gotta run and take Matthew to band practice soon.

Have a good evening everyone.

 

[ky07]

morning all!

tricia - hang in there!

hope mac & marci didn't blow away last night, scary stuff

kfed - do u have the top or the bottom ; if the top - call it a loft

marci - didn't know travelguard was free for the kids i've only bought it for cruises in the past, with mom's health it's becoming a consideration will check it out. Middle son was talking military in HS, glad i talked him out of it (so selfish i know) he's protecting & serving @ home

sharon - the private schools are scary expensive. Even the parochial HSs in our area are @ leat $5 K a year. Double or triple that for the private skools plus room & board.
barb - always next year! sounds horrid i'm sure; i was raised not to cry in public and passed it on to my kids; so disturbing to see kids wailing, throwing stuff, swearing, etc. when they lose a sporting event...imo, it'll wait until you can have a good old cry later

tracie - we enjoyed niagara falls (canadian side); wanted to stay near "the action" so we picked one of the Choice hotels on cliffton hill. nice thing is it was set back from the main street & blessed quiet. We had an "almost" falls view, could hear it good though lol. Nice indoor pool, etc. Had a package that included credit for Boston Pizza, arcade; motion sim, etc.; reasonable when the $ was strong . Short walk to falls, older casino, etc. Believe they've finished a giant skywheel by now. bought the pkg plan down by the falls included transportation for 1 day, butterfly place, maid of mist, falls caves & incline; you can spread them out over 2 days or so. Boys did a cable car thing over the rapids to Am side & back (i chilled on a bench lol) We went in the summer, it's beyond cold in the winter.

jennifer - middle DS ::cop: got me copy of Roddy's old alien movie They Live! forgot all about it

St larry will appreciate this - same ds came home from work this am, within a half hour yelling..covered in hives, welts ; guess he'll have to see the dr today...hope he wasn't exposed to anything "bad" when he handled a call relating an OD last night...i know nothing of that stuff?

Sorry just trying to catch up and hope your DS is ok cause I know how he feels and under my eyelid is still swollen pretty good and now under that is swelling too and hope this ends soon and was painful but pain is starting to go away but the swelling is taking its time and did i mention the itching