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

[macraven]

lori, buy cows and goats for the mowing........

 

[marciemi]

Mac - are you getting a cut on the livestock sales today or what?

Keisha - I'm the opposite - I'd never leave the house without foundation, but rarely wear anything else other than lip gloss. I'll definitely wear my base makeup in Florida (which takes me at least 30 seconds to put on!) just for the SPF protection so I don't have to wear those icky face stick sunscreens!

 

[macraven]

Mac - are you getting a cut on the livestock sales today or what?

!

 

[damo]

Today was our 24th wedding anniversary so we went to the Keg. Do you guys have the Keg?

And the only makeup I wear is eyeliner and sometimes a bit of lipgloss.

 

[macraven]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Damo....and To Mr Damo Also

 

[macraven]

i'll be back after 1 in the morning.

want to see if you all talk about me when i am not here..........jk


i have to leave at 10:30 tonight for the airport to pick someone up.

bbl

 

[loribell]

lori, buy cows and goats for the mowing........

The ground is too wet, they would sink!!! Dh would never let them walk around out there with it wet. They would leave hoof prints!

 

[t-and-a]

WOW! That took a while to read! You gals (and guys) have really been talkative today!

Happy Anniversary Damo! 24 years is quite an accomplishment! My DH and I have been married for 17 years, and have been together since high school. We got married when I was 19 and he was 21. Oops! I think I just told you all how old I am.....

For all of you who are having issues with your DS's girlfriends, I feel for you...I know my time is coming! DS #1 is 13 and likes girls a lot, but he says that all the pretty ones have moved away, so I'm hoping I have a really long time before he gets serious about one!!!! DS #2 is 10, and has had a girl calling the house for him since about October he says she's not his girlfriend , but she was a cheerleader for his pee-wee football team last fall, and I heard her talking to the other cheerleaders (she didn't know I was his mom at the time) saying "I don't see Jacob....where's Jacob?" I said, "Jacob's here...he's over there." The girls started giggling. It was so funny!

Lori, we have had 2 days in a row without rain, and the forecast is starting to look a whole lot better! Only 10% - 30% chances of rain for the next 10 days, but it is really HOT!!! Do you all have lots of mosquitoes up there? They're about to carry us off down here!

Lori, Marci, and Gemma,
You don't have long until you leave! Have fun on your trip and be sure and take LOTS of pictures and come back and share them with us!

Gemma,
I always wear waterproof mascara and eyeliner when I'm in the parks, even if I'm not going to ride a water ride because of the frequent rain showers in Orlando. If I have a pretty good tan, I don't bother with the foundation, just a little bronzer on the cheeks, waterproof eyeliner and mascara.

Mac, I think my DS #1 would love for us to get some sheep and goats to take care of the grass! He's been mowing between rains and has had to do an awful lot of it!

Tracie, they're right about you! You are the one who can keep up with it all. I needed you to take those Cliff Notes like Mac said!

Rosemarie,
Still thinking about you and your family; I hope your DH finds something and I hope it's something he enjoys! Maybe it will be something much better than he had before.

Bubba's Mom, Metro West and keishashadow,
Just wanted to say Hi!!! I think it's cool that you all got to meet at Margaritville!

Welcome RVgal and SharonG!

 

[bubba's mom]

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Damo


I say we have a



mac will bring the burgers....... I'll bring the


turnin' in....tired again....catch u homies later!

 

[macraven]

hey homie.......i just got done cooking all the burgers for the bash for damo

and where are the drinkie poos if you are going to catch zzzzzz's now?

 

[marciemi]

Mac, aren't you gone yet? I was all set to start talking about you!

Congrats Damo! We're at 19 and counting and trying to come up with a good plan for 20 next May. Guess you'll be at the big SILVER anniversary then! Gotta plan something big for that! How old are your kids? Old enough to leave alone? Don't think we're quite there yet, although oldest DS will be driving by then (gasp)!

 

[macraven]

oh snap
i lost track of the time.


buh bye

 

[macraven]

hey homies, i'm back home now.


is the party over already?

oh shucks.....i missed it again

 

[macraven]

i have given up waiting for you homies. i think you all have crashed for the night


someone have the coffee made and the danish on the table when i get up in the morning please........

 

[AlexandNessa]

Kennebunk is beautiful! I tend to stay away from there in the summer thou, especially if any of the Bushs' are in residence! Have you been there in the Fall? We got married on top of Cadillac Mt in Acadia National Park.
It was so windy I thought we were going to be blown over the side!

Yes, it is beautiful, isn't it? My BIL and SIL live there. We have been there while the Bushes are in residence. Even saw 41 out while we were boating one day. We just missed 43 and Putin's meeting in June. It's not too bad when just 41 is there ... I like to say we "had dinner with him" at Stripers. He and Barbara were there with some staff and some friends the same night we dined as well. When 43 is there, there are definitely some traffic issues. We also like to spend NYE there, but I don't think we've been there in the fall yet. We're Wharf people and they close early October.

 

[yankeepenny]

tonight i am seeing Potter (sharon, ever been to the westbrook 16 cinemas?)

for the romantic dinner , how about one of those grocery store all ready cooked rotisserie dinners?

Gemma- have a good time next week!

my last night's dinner consisted of garden salad and crab cakes(yeah, live in maine and bought frozen fron the grocery store )

 

[RVGal]

Last night was quite the adventure. And by "adventure", I mean "crappy".

Daniel (that's DS2) has decided that now he's a big boy (he turned 2 the first week of July ) and he's trying to tackle potty training. He wants to do EVERYTHING just like big brother. He is also in the process of giving up his afternoon nap... some days he conks out for an hour, but most days he just skips it. He gave up the morning nap months and months ago, so we're talking most days he doesn't sleep at all anymore. This means we've got a cranky fella that is ready for bed most nights by 7:30pm. I'm all for that. (the bed by 7 part, not the cranky part)

There was no nap yesterday and by 8pm last night, he was still awake and completely spastic. He was running around in that if-I-stop-moving-I'll-fall-asleep way. His spastic behavior got Joshua (DS5) going. When we tried to settle them down for bedtime, Joshua was too wound up to go to sleep quickly (one more book, Mommy) and Daniel had crossed into that overly tired place where he cryed inconsolably for almost 20 minutes straight. Finally, he calmed down enough that he would sit on hubby's lap and rock. They were both finally in bed AND asleep at about 10pm.

I headed downstairs to move laundry around (bring up the stuff in the dryer, shift the washer load to the dryer, start another load in the washer... the never ending cycle ), only to discover that our dryer has stopped tumbling. The fan is still blowing hot air, but the drum isn't turning. Sigh. So, now I had to go upstairs to drag hubby back down with me to shift the dryer away from the wall, take the back off, find the broken belt... but there is also a wheel (I'm guessing what the belt used to run on) laying in the bottom of the dryer too. This is not going to be a simple fix. I get to make few calls today to find out if it is cost effective to fix this one (since we will now have to pay service call and labor fees to have a professional do it) or just go buy a new one. I'm betting we're going shopping tonight.

Hubby is now stressed over the unexpected money we'll have to spend. Why? I haven't a clue. Business is doing okay (we own an RV dealership, hence my screen name), it could be better, but it is holding its own. I think it has more to do with us getting an earfull from his parents yesterday when we confirmed babysitting arrangements for our anniversary night away next month. "Your going to drive less than an hour away to spend a night in a hotel? Whatever for? Why spend good money on a hotel when you're so close to home?"
Ummm... do you really want me to answer those questions? It might get embarrassing for all of us if I do! I mean, I'm already planning to take food with us so we won't be interrupted by anyone and can have a clothing-optional meal. Do I really need to paint that picture any clearer?

So, they've awoken the cheap monster that lives in hubby and now HE'S questioning the decision, but I already booked the room at a non-refundable, internet-only rate (to get the best deal, Mister Frugal). We're going and we're going to have a guilt-free fabulous time... so DEAL.

When we went to bed ourselves and started to settle down, Daniel starts screaming "Potty, POTTY!" from the other room. He had peed all the way through his night diaper and now he was wet, his pjs were wet, and the bed was wet. We had to change him, change the linens, and rock him back to sleep again.

I am draaaaaaging today.

Whew. Okay, I'm done now. Just need to vent the frustrations.

 

[marciemi]

Love your story RVGal (do you have a first name you want to share so I don't have to keep calling you that?). I'll have to remember that line - "quite the adventure" to mean "crappy!"

We've been having the same kind of money "surprises"! I know I told all you guys about DS15 and his wonderful 9 cavities (which we pay 50 percent for), but don't think I told anyone other than Lori about the braces saga.

We were astounded to move here and find braces cost over $5k per kid. We'd actually been ready to start in MI when we found out we were moving and already had our quote (and appt to start) of $2600. More than twice as much seems extreme. So told ortho that we really wanted to take one kid (and payment!) at a time. DS13 started last Nov.

Well, suddenly, DS12 NEEDS braces, NOW! Otherwise his teeth are coming in sideways, etc. and it just can't wait if we love our child! Okay, he still has some insurance money left since he hasn't done any ortho stuff before, so maybe this is do-able. Make all the appts and go in for the consult last week and - wait! - DS need to have 7 teeth pulled in order to start!

Four are permanent teeth that there are just NO room for in his mouth and are messing everything else up. 3 are baby teeth that refuse to move and are instead fusing themselves onto the permanent teeth below them. So we go for that consult next week. Call insurance to see if they'll pay for any of this and they say sure, out of your $1500 ortho money. Which we'll more than max out anyways quickly. Which means, in effect, NO! They don't actually pay any. Have to wait until next week to see how much this is going to cost.

Meanwhile, our laptop has opted not to work any longer. Well, it works, but won't do wifi anymore and none of the USB cords can connect to it anymore. So it's effectively useless since it can't print to the regular printer or do internet. DH has decided it's not worth fixing (we've tried about 5 times over the past few years - it has serious problems), so he bought a new Apple notebook while he was in Minneapolis this weekend. Which means that rather than helping me pack for Disney (10 day!), he's going to spend the next week playing with his new toy! Sigh!

At least your story was funny! Go lock the door, pull a blanket over your head, and take a nap! (Yeah, I realize you can't do that with a 2 year old around!). Hang in there!

 

[keishashadow]

morning - must learn to multiple post...where's teacher? mac, edumacate us

marci - we're taking off the remaining bottom braces next week (3rd set i've had to pay for over the years, 2 for oldest DS who didn't wear his retainer). Even after insurance $$$; least i got airmiles out of the deal. Nuthing more frustrating that a dead computer imo. Still reinstallling things on my desktop that had to go visit HP for awhile until it started behaving - an expensive timeout.

damo - i keep a keg in the kitchen JK, grandparents had a keg of home-made sauerkraut in the basement -does that count. Congrats to all anniversaries. We should start a poll; who's been married the longest do priors count?

RVGal - good luck, scary stuff; with ridiculous price of repairs in our area; i tend to donate the old carcass & start anew if it's out of warranty.

penny - crab (droool, lucky you) i liked HP, not loved-creepy parts this time.

a/n - sounds like you travel alot , hobnobbing with royalty . My ignorance is showing, not familiar w/term wharf people...is it a regional connotation?

barb - always the 'lil planner, parties are a good thing!

 

[damo]

Mac, aren't you gone yet? I was all set to start talking about you!

Congrats Damo! We're at 19 and counting and trying to come up with a good plan for 20 next May. Guess you'll be at the big SILVER anniversary then! Gotta plan something big for that! How old are your kids? Old enough to leave alone? Don't think we're quite there yet, although oldest DS will be driving by then (gasp)!

Both my kids are away at University next year, so we should be able to do as we please!

Friend of my son's (he's 18) just rolled his car yesterday and broke his leg. These teenage drivers are scary. He said he fell asleep at the wheel. How they can stay up until 4 in the morning but fall asleep taking their girlfriend home 5 minutes away, is beyond me. It's no wonder insurance for young males is so expensive.