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

[Holly Goheavy]

Rose-my thoughts are with you I know it's scary but I'm sure something will come up really soon!!

One more sleep!! Today is packing and loading up the car and this time tomorrow I should be pulling in to PBH!!!!

 

[yankeepenny]

Rosemarie

 

[yankeepenny]

hope you are all having a good weekend. to those of you drowning, send some rain to the parched northeast.
it is not 95 today, but 65.
feast or famine, i swear.

my car got hit in the grocery store parking lot friday afternoon. someone was backing into a spot and hit the car.
since i was loading groceries, i got hit.

i am okay- bruises and a sprain. 3 hour er visit.

but i am fine.
the real sucky part? i am off until the 9th. will the rest of the vacay go better????????

 

[roseprincess]

Yankee Penny- So sorry you got hit in the parking lot
Hope your ankle heals ok and your bruises too.


Thanks all, for your prayers and concerns. It really means alot to me, DH, and my kiddos Keep on praying for us.


*Loribell or anyone that could help me- I need to know how to sell on EBay.
Like a step-by step instructional way, as how to list something. How to register to sell something, what is the fee to list on EBay,etc.
I never done anything like this before. Never done this or Craigslist.
If anyone can PM me step-by step instruction to list on EBay and/or Craig's list, that would be great!

I really don't have the time to look up and post on the Budget board on asking how to list on EBAy, so that's why I'm asking you all. Thanks!

 

[AlexandNessa]

Sorry, roseprincess, I wish I could help you with a guide to Ebay, but I barely have a login to that.

Well, I am a bit sad as I'm sure my whole family is prepping for my cousin's wedding. Like our wedding, my brother will be officiating the ceremony. Mike and I did that because we wanted our wedding to be personal and poignant, and my brother was awesome. My cousin is Catholic, his soon-to-be wife is Jewish, so it made sense for my brother to officiate again. I'm sorry I'll miss it, but I have to work tomorrow because the 4th of July holiday week is a very popular vacation week, and I was not lucky enough to get it off.

Anyway, I am quite happy that my grandmother wanted to get out today, and I was not stuck inside watching the Game Show Network.

It's actually a beauteous day here, and I am just waiting for Mike to get home from work and we'll sit outside with a frosty beverage and just spend our QT together.

 

[loribell]

Sorry Rose - I really have no idea how to do it. My sister does quite a bit so if she will ever get out of her poor pitiful me, mad at the world attitude I will ask her. Right now she isn't even answering her phone! If no one else has responded by then I will send whatever info on to you that I get.

Glad to got grandma to get out of the house today Jodie.

Very little rain yesterday & so far it hasn't yet today. Power went out last night about 11 for some reason, came back on about 1:30.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[NashvilleTrio]

Hey everyone! I'm back! We had a WONDERFUL trip! We stayed at PBH for the 1st time and loved it. It's just beautiful. If you're debating on whether or not to stay there, you should try it. I think you'll be hooked! We even got a FREE upgrade to club level room!!

We got to go to the meet on Friday and met Bubba's mom (of course, since she was the one who put it together), MetroWest (aka Todd), keishashadow (aka Janet), and letsbgoofy (aka Sue and husband Pat). So it was just 7 of us. But it was so much fun to get to meet them all and put faces to names. Greg and I left after we all had eaten so I don't know if the rest of them went for the MIB ride and/or to meet phamton.

I'll try to post some pictures soon.
-melissa

 

[macraven]

Hey Mac we live about an hour from Ft Sill. My Aunt lived in Lawton when I was little. Yes it can get very hot here. Now when the rain lets up and the sun comes through it immediately heats up in to the 90's and gets very humid. Guess thats why it doesn't really bother us to go to Florida in July/Aug.

.

i have been to lawton twice.
i flew into ok city and rented a car for the drive to lawton. there was no way in heck i was going to go on that 7 seater commuter flight from the main airport to the one in lawton.

that area is very nice.
i grew up in the st louis area aka as the armpit of the usa........i'm used to the humidity and heat.

One more sleep!! Today is packing and loading up the car and this time tomorrow I should be pulling in to PBH!!!!

you lucky ducky.........i'm not even in single digits yet.
have a super time!
we'll miss you.

my car got hit in the grocery store parking lot friday afternoon. someone was backing into a spot and hit the car.
since i was loading groceries, i got hit.

i am okay- bruises and a sprain. 3 hour er visit.

but i am fine.
the real sucky part? i am off until the 9th. will the rest of the vacay go better????????

penny, that is horrible you got hit by the car.
i hope that person handled everything and took care of you.
what did they say in the ER?

and, i dearly hope that the car did not run over your bad foot........
keep us posted on how you are doing.

Thanks all, for your prayers and concerns. It really means alot to me, DH, and my kiddos Keep on praying for us.


*Loribell or anyone that could help me- I need to know how to sell on EBay.
Like a step-by step instructional way, as how to list something. How to register to sell something, what is the fee to list on EBay,etc.
I never done anything like this before. Never done this or Craigslist.
If anyone can PM me step-by step instruction to list on EBay and/or Craig's list, that would be great!

Thanks!

rosie, i know nothing about ebay. i hope someone hear can help you out.
look back a few pages and see who was the one that talked about ebay selling. maybe you could pm them if they don't post here often.
i know dark maruader does ebay and i think one gal that posts here does ebay. thought it was tracie but i could be wrong.

Anyway, I am quite happy that my grandmother wanted to get out today, and I was not stuck inside watching the Game Show Network.

sorry you are missing the wedding celebration.. it is tough not to be there when the family is. i'm sure they'll give you pics of it so you can share in the excitement of it.

how is grandma watch coming along now?
have her watch some of my fave shows. put on court tv and watch forensic files or the history channel. she'll love it !

 

[macraven]

Hey everyone! I'm back! We had a WONDERFUL trip! We stayed at PBH for the 1st time and loved it. It's just beautiful. If you're debating on whether or not to stay there, you should try it. I think you'll be hooked! We even got a FREE upgrade to club level room!!

We got to go to the meet on Friday and met Bubba's mom (of course, since she was the one who put it together), MetroWest (aka Todd), keishashadow (aka Janet), and letsbgoofy (aka Sue and husband Pat). So it was just 7 of us. But it was so much fun to get to meet them all and put faces to names. Greg and I left after we all had eaten so I don't know if the rest of them went for the MIB ride and/or to meet phamton.

I'll try to post some pictures soon.
-melissa

i'm waiting for the pics!

so glad your trip was super.
and that is so neat you got to meet up with some of the homies

tell us all about your trip now

 

[AlexandNessa]

Hey everyone! I'm back! We had a WONDERFUL trip! We stayed at PBH for the 1st time and loved it. It's just beautiful. If you're debating on whether or not to stay there, you should try it. I think you'll be hooked! We even got a FREE upgrade to club level room!!

We got to go to the meet on Friday and met Bubba's mom (of course, since she was the one who put it together), MetroWest (aka Todd), keishashadow (aka Janet), and letsbgoofy (aka Sue and husband Pat). So it was just 7 of us. But it was so much fun to get to meet them all and put faces to names. Greg and I left after we all had eaten so I don't know if the rest of them went for the MIB ride and/or to meet phamton.

I'll try to post some pictures soon.
-melissa

Excellent upgrade! Glad you had a great trip. Post those pics!

 

[marciemi]

Just a quick hi from the beautiful Detroit area here! I'm on Grandma's dial-up AOL connection so just getting to this page took me 30 minutes so I didn't get a chance to go back through all the pages I've missed! And won't have a chance to until I get back next weekend. So far it's been cool but nice out here and the guys are golfing like crazy. I'm just hanging out with Grandma and visiting old friends (this is where we moved from last year). Heading up to the cabin tomorrow! Looking forward to catching up with you guys once we get back!

 

[AlexandNessa]

how is grandma watch coming along now?
have her watch some of my fave shows. put on court tv and watch forensic files or the history channel. she'll love it !

Thanks for asking. My grandmother is a piece of work. I wish she liked those shows (as I do too), but unless it's a show where the host has one of those long, really skinny microphones, it's a no-go for grandma.

She is becoming forgetful and that worries me. She likes to shop on her own for a bit so I usually trail behind for a while. When it was time to tail her more closely, I looked over her grocery list, and she had picked up her milk, but she neglected the orange juice which is right next to the milk. So I told her we needed to go back for her orange juice, and she said she was going to get the orange juice when she got her milk. The milk was already in her cart. And she only had about 10 items in her big cart. Easy enough to see. That can happen, but when I rattled off the things she had left to get on her list, she again said that she needed milk. I suppose her mind is going because she won't get out, join a senior center, make any friends outside of our small family, and watches the Game Show network incessantly and plays solitaire.

Anyway, my family called me from the wedding last night (again, a Sunday night, people?!). I was happy for them but very sad I couldn't be there. My brother and SIL were there from California, and my other cousin was home from the service, and my niece was a flower girl. I'm still upset.

 

[macraven]

Thanks for asking. My grandmother is a piece of work. I wish she liked those shows (as I do too), but unless it's a show where the host has one of those long, really skinny microphones, it's a no-go for grandma.

She is becoming forgetful and that worries me. She likes to shop on her own for a bit so I usually trail behind for a while. When it was time to tail her more closely, I looked over her grocery list, and she had picked up her milk, but she neglected the orange juice which is right next to the milk. So I told her we needed to go back for her orange juice, and she said she was going to get the orange juice when she got her milk. The milk was already in her cart. And she only had about 10 items in her big cart. Easy enough to see. That can happen, but when I rattled off the things she had left to get on her list, she again said that she needed milk. I suppose her mind is going because she won't get out, join a senior center, make any friends outside of our small family, and watches the Game Show network incessantly and plays solitaire.

Anyway, my family called me from the wedding last night (again, a Sunday night, people?!). I was happy for them but very sad I couldn't be there. My brother and SIL were there from California, and my other cousin was home from the service, and my niece was a flower girl. I'm still upset.

jodie.......


and

i know it's tough being left behind. i think it was quite noble of you to volunteer to take care of grandma.


my mom is like your gmom. she doesn't get out of the house but once a week for church or for a doctor appointment. the mind stays more active when the elderly have more exposure to others.

you are a good granddaughter!

 

[macraven]

Just a quick hi from the beautiful Detroit area here! I'm on Grandma's dial-up AOL connection so just getting to this page took me 30 minutes so I didn't get a chance to go back through all the pages I've missed! And won't have a chance to until I get back next weekend. So far it's been cool but nice out here and the guys are golfing like crazy. I'm just hanging out with Grandma and visiting old friends (this is where we moved from last year). Heading up to the cabin tomorrow! Looking forward to catching up with you guys once we get back!

so, what you are saying is i should take cliff notes for you???

hope your vacay is great

 

[loribell]

Penny - hope everything is okay. That on top of the toe?! Wonderful! Hope the rest of the vacation goes much better.

Jodie - lots of hugs to you. How old is your gma?

Have a great monday everyone!

 

[AlexandNessa]

Thanks, guys. My grandma is 84. I know because she doesn't let you forget it. She didn't even come to my wedding because we live in NJ, but got married in Maine. My aunt (her other daughter) lives in NH, only about an hour away from where we got married. We thought she'd jump at the chance to get out of the house and spend time with her other daughter (as well as go to my wedding), but she wouldn't hear of it. She decided that the drive was too far, and so my mom had to ask some of her friends that I didn't know and who weren't coming to the wedding to check in on her while we were away for the wedding.

She has really taken a toll on my poor mom, and my mom has vowed that she will never do this to us "kids." There, of course, is also animosity between my mom who lives a mile away from my grandma and my aunt who lives in NH who never comes to see my grandma. Well, she did once in 6 years. My aunt calls once a week, and my grandma gets excited. Meanwhile, we take the toll of trying to take care of someone who doesn't want to take care of herself. I'm sure there are many of you out there who can relate to that scenario.

Wow, talk about TMI!

OK, the weather is beautiful today. I need to spend some time outside before doing the stuff I need to do to get ready for work. Hope everyone had a good weekend, and to those of you who were lucky enough to take this week of vacation, HAVE FUN!

 

[macraven]

i totally understand jodie.

it sounds like my dysfunctional family.


we put the fun in dysfunctional

 

[bubba's mom]

Quik hello homies! I'm back....well, sorta I'm in Ocala, Fl. at my DFIL's house for the week....I just read and caught up on thread..... doesn't look like I missed too much... (except poor penny who has THE worst dern luck....girl...you are an accident lookin' for a place to happen! )

I have to go to the store and Walmart and I have a whole suitcase of wash to do today...but I will get back to catching up on the boards and posting TR. (Took daily notes/mini-TR, so shouldn't be too bad for me).

Well, off to unpack what's left of clean clothes and run to stores..... thanks for thinking of us at the meet...we most certainly DID think about you all.... (& even talked about some of you ...but nothing bad! )

Be back later homes.......

 

[macraven]

and exactly which ones were discussed.......

hey homie, glad you checked in with us.

hope the rest of your trip is as super as the first part at UO.




did you walk around all day with paper and pencil in the parks?

 

[bubba's mom]

and exactly which ones were discussed.......

did you walk around all day with paper and pencil in the parks?

...no, took a few "voice memos" on the cell phone and typed up a summary of each day before bed every nite