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

[marciemi]

Ooh 9 cavities? He must have really bad saliva. Some people just do!

I'll be sure to tell him that. Then he can use the excuse, "It's not that I don't brush or floss, and eat tons of junk food. It's not my fault; I have BAD SALIVA!"

Seriously I know what you mean - when I was a kid my younger brother and I had similar eating, brushing (or lack thereof), etc. habits. Yet he probably had 20 cavities over those years while I ended up with none. Obviously not because of anything I did!

 

[t-and-a]

Morning everybody!

Oops - DS13 wanted me to tell you guys he went to the orthodontist today and got his rubber bands on his braces in lime green!

Now we're officially ready to go!

Cool! Next time he should get lime green and royal blue!

 

[marciemi]

Morning everybody!


Cool! Next time he should get lime green and royal blue!

Funny you should say that - when he told me to start a thread about it (which I didn't want to since not everyone on the DIS is as nice as the folks on the Uni thread ) I just told him I'd post it here for my "homies". His reply was "but the Universal color is BLUE!" I told him you guys were DIS'ers none-the-less!

 

[marciemi]

Okay guys - where is everyone this morning?

I decided to upload a few of my pics at a time since we took like well over 200 during the week (plus camp). I'll try to do about 5 at a time as I get a chance so hopefully you can see some! When you start getting bored, just let me know!

Okay, the "guys" posing in front of the cabin:

The action shot of the boys chopping firewood. Note the hammock in the background. Side note for you - how do you pronounce "hammock"? Is it HAM-ick or hum-MOCK? I had never heard it any way other than the first until we moved to Green Bay. Here everyone pronounces it hum-MOCK, with the accent on the second syllable. I thought they were kidding the first time, but no, apparently that's the correct pronunciation here. Anyone else?

Sunset on the beach:

The awesome campfire the boys built on the beach. If you look carefully, you can see me with my appropriate lime-green glass of wine!

My oldest son, demonstrating how he spent most of his time - on the beach trying to get a signal in order to text his girlfriend:

Enjoy!

 

[tlinus]

marcie -

lovin the pictures - did he ever get a signal?

we are thinking about camping with friends of ours. We have an awesome 8 person tent that is still in its box I haven't camped out in YEARS - but think the kids would have a blast!!

I was flipping through the channels last night and WHYY had a special on Hershey park - it was pretty cool!

It looks like we will be doing Six Flags Great Adventure on 7/24....anyone been???

mac - hope ds (and you) are doing beter today!!!

off to clean out the pool and see if anyone wants to get in it

 

[bubba's mom]

Morning all!

Thanks for sharing your pix Marci.....

In SE PA, I pronounce it "ham-mick"...no emphasis on either, but I throw the extra "m" in it....

Tell your sons they did a HECKUVA job on that fire...i love campfires and theirs looks positively awesome!

I'm sure your oldest son would have loved to have DGF to watch that gorgeous sunset....how old is he?? Getting too old for the "family" stuff? (not that WE ever look at them that way, but they get that "uugghh..have to go away WITH the parents again...how uncool"...

looking forward to more pix....as mac says "they're easy to read"

 

[bubba's mom]

I was flipping through the channels last night and WHYY had a special on Hershey park - it was pretty cool!

OMG!!! I saw that too!!

didn't know superdooperlooper was that "young" and how he came up with the name for it.... and to see people walking around in 1970's clothes....

I thought it WAS very interesting...didn't know ALL that about it from way back when...... altho, I was disappointed they did finish it with the updated park and intro of the "boardwalk" area (even tho it's cheesy imho)

 

[loribell]

Mornin' everyone! Hope everyone is doing good.

We got back from Branson late Wednesday & then had a busy day yesterday. It didn't take long for me to remember why I stopped going to Branson! Those hills at Silver Dollar City are mean!!!!! They are really trying to put in rides to compete for more family busy along the lines of Disney, there were a lot of knock of rides that just weren't the same caliber of rides that you get in Orlando. They do have a couple of pretty good coasters though. All in all we had a great time though.

And it is raining here still! We officially set a new record for rainfall yesterday & it has been pouring again this morning for a couple of hours. We are going to float away!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[bubba's mom]

welcome back Lori...glad you had a great trip and returned safely.....

now, about those pictures....

sorry about all the rain....maybe that means a "dry" rest of the year and winter?? keep thinking positive...it has to end sometime....





(hopefully before you float away)

 

[AlexandNessa]

Morning all. Welcome back, Lori! Stay dry.

Homies, I need to find a mattress where I can't feel Mike toss and turn and vice versa. What are they called? I need to do some research on these, and I don't know how to Google it. Our mattress is very comfy, but let's just say that if Mike can't sleep, I can't sleep (and vice versa). The whole bed moves when someone shifts position. And he doesn't like those foamy mattresses either. Any ideas?

 

[bubba's mom]

Jodie,

I thought it WAS those foam mattresses? I'm really no help....sorry...we have a waterbed (w/ bladder...not tubes)....

Good luck!

Off to work and such.....

l8rs

 

[marciemi]

Thanks for the pics comments! Yes, DS is 15 and getting too old to "hang" with the rest of us! Timing was really bad - his GF went to WDW and was gone for 10 days. Day before she got home we left for 8 days, so they went 2 1/2 weeks without seeing one another. Several of the days we were camping, she was up north at cabins as well (in Wisconsin, not Michigan) so both of them had trouble getting signals. Managed to get through several times, but certainly not regularly. As you can imagine, he's thrilled to be going to Disney, away from GF, for over 2 weeks!

AlexandNessa - we got one of those mattresses last summer - it's Simmons - the ones that used to have the commercial where they dropped the bowling ball on one part and the pins on the other part didn't move. It really is good - we got a king size, which helped in itself, but I no longer feel that when I move around I'm bothering DH or vice versa. Really notice the difference when we stay in a hotel now without it.

Lori - welcome back! I know I owe you an email. Hope your trip was great and you're not developing gills yet! We've had very little rain all summer so it's hard to even imagine!

tlinus - last trip to Great Adventure was about 20 years ago. About all I recall of it was that if it's hot, and you're riding a lot of rides, and don't feel all that well to begin with, beer was not a great thing to add into the equation. Let's just say not a lot of positive memories from there! I do have a friend out there who goes fairly often with her teen daughter and isn't all that impressed with it in terms of crowds, riff-raff and employees, so I guess I wouldn't expect Universal!

 

[AlexandNessa]

Thanks, marciemi! We are going to have to check that out. Think hubby has about 50 pounds on me and I'm getting tossed around a bit!

Well, I am off to Curves. Smell ya later!

 

[loribell]

Well, I never even pulled my camera out of the bag but I did use my mothers for her (she is totally clueless when it comes to using a digital camera). I will upload the pics this weekend when I am out there so I can post a few.

Marcie - great pics of the cabin. Glad you all had a great time. Oh, and maybe it is the girlfriend with the bad saliva!

 

[keishashadow]

Wonder if there is a B&N close to where my son will be in Naples? Do you have to reserve your copy?

just re-read the email, got confused...there's 1 for B&N & the 40% off is a preorder by today @ borders - sorry; they both came in @ same time & I got confused...seems to be a good deal $20+

marci - very cool pics & not-too-rustic looking cabin either.

loribell - branson's on our to do list, not sure if we'll every get it in - long drive for us...perhaps when we're older we can hop on one of those bus tours w/the other seniors.

think we're short on rain in western pa, know we have to water the garden everynight - feast or famine I suppose.

 

[marciemi]

All right - more pics for you guys! Waiting for DS's party-mates to show up momentarily. These are of the cabin itself.

The guys at the table, looking out the window at Lake Michigan:

Me and DH at the table - you can see the bunks in the background. I include this pic only because for some reason I look young in the picture!

DS15 demonstrating the sophisticated refrigerator system consisting of a cooler and a block of ice:

3 guys and a hammock (however you pronounce it!):

Injured DS13 - you can see the bandaids on his face - sorry, not the panty liner - he would have killed me if I'd taken a pic of that! He's in front of the puzzle we did - we ordered it on line. It's a topographical map of the area around your house, with a house shaped piece in the middle where you live. We took that piece out to show the puzzle.

Same DS demonstrating the sophisticated cabin heating system, which we luckily never had to use!

Am I boring you yet?

 

[macraven]

marcie, beautiful pictures!

who is that teen age girl witih your husband in the one pic?????
oh my, is that you? wow, you look like a kid.


i know you are going to have a great time on your next trip.
take notes, we expect a trippie again.

lori, welcome back home. yea, silver dollar city and those hills are killers.


now i forgot what else i was going to say........must be the blonde in me coming out again

 

[macraven]

update on the sickies.
son #1: now has a whisper type voice. tonsillectomy was done 2 weeks ago this coming monday.

son #2: failed his EKG. also has either a break or fracture in the jaw.
have to see a specialist soon. but then, he bought a plane ticket today and plans to leave home on monday for a week. i'm pulling my hair out.

son #3: 2 more days on the antibiotics. yea, he has a bacterial infection that has settled in the stomach area.

son #4: good health




rose, i still have you and your family on my prayer list. i'm hoping your dh finds some fabulous job soon. i know something will turn up for him


i wil be tied up on sunday and monday,. not sure how much i will be online. if i am up to it, i surely will be here.

one son is moving back home......again.......and after church on sunday, i need to go to his place and help him pack. i can take better care of him at home.

 

[t-and-a]

Jodie,
We have one of those memory foam mattresses. Ours is a TempSoma. We got it at a Sam's Club. The really funny thing is that it came in a box that was about 4' x 3' and it was REALLY HEAVY!!! When we got it home, we opened the package and it had to de-compress. The darn thing is about 16 thick! I can't feel my DH move at night, unless he wants me to of course!

Lori,
It's still raining cats and dogs here every day. I think I need to start building an ark! My yard looks like a swamp! There are snake and alligator alerts out down here! You'd think we were in the Everglades!

Marci,
Love the photos! We went camping at the beginning of the summer in a tent and took our boat that we got in the spring out on the lake for the first time. I had never been skiing or pulled on a tube before. I didn't ski, but the first time that I got on the tube, I did pretty well and the boys were telling my DH, "throw Mom off!!!!!" so he did........ Well, he turned a corner and straightened up real fast, and when he did, I flew about 10 feet in the air and wiped out! They thought it was the funniest thing they had ever seen, but it nearly scared the you-know what out of me! They were wishing they had the camera. They kept saying "Mom, do it again!"

 

[t-and-a]

update on the sickies.
son #1: now has a whisper type voice. tonsillectomy was done 2 weeks ago this coming monday.

son #2: failed his EKG. also has either a break or fracture in the jaw.
have to see a specialist soon. but then, he bought a plane ticket today and plans to leave home on monday for a week. i'm pulling my hair out.

son #3: 2 more days on the antibiotics. yea, he has a bacterial infection that has settled in the stomach area.

son #4: good health




rose, i still have you and your family on my prayer list. i'm hoping your dh finds some fabulous job soon. i know something will turn up for him


i wil be tied up on sunday and monday,. not sure how much i will be online. if i am up to it, i surely will be here.

one son is moving back home......again.......and after church on sunday, i need to go to his place and help him pack. i can take better care of him at home.

Oh mac! I'm so sorry about your boys! I know it's terribly stressful to have 3 out of 4 sick at one time!