Team Focker Watch Chat - Good Grief We Talk A Lot! Part 5

[englishrose47]

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Sounds like your day out with the girls was fun!I think we are going to "The Chip Shop" tomorrow, the place with all the yummy UK type food (bangers and mash included).

Do they have pork pies ??

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What's in the crock pot???


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Stew meat onion gravy and corn to go over noodles!!

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

BUT...in 2 days I am doing something I have never done before!

I am going CAMPING! Outside. In a tent? Is that what it's called? At a lake a few hours from here.

Lake=stagnant water to me.

YUCKO!

What if there is a body at the bottom and I dislodge it somehow by swimming over it and it's head pops up in front of me?

Or what if I step on a buried crack needle?

OMG...I'm going to die.

Oh Jen, do I have to give my dissertation on why it is counterproductive and disrespectful of our ancestors to go camping?

 

[Muffinygood]

Jen1: Grew up on the CT border....I highly recommend visiting the Mystic Aquarium! Pretty setting on the ocean, good paths for pushing strollers (if you need to do that) and lots of indoor/outdoor stuff. The dolphin show is great! Oh, and on the way to it, you can visit Mystic Pizza...you know Julia Roberts movie from the 80's...it's the exact one!!
Look up "covered bridges CT" and visit some. They are gorgeous! If you are going to be in the area for 4th of July-drive up to Sturbridge, MA to Old Sturbridge Village. They have an amazing celebration the days surrounding and the day of. They even read the Declaration of Independence on the village green. So amazing!
And I used to swim at Mesquamicut Beach when I was younger. I'm not sure how it is now, but they always had BIG waves. You gotta watch the undertoe with the younguns though...

Oh, and you could drive by and say hi to my BFF, Jennifer, who still lives there!

I'm leaving for WDW tomorrow but if you need anymore info, let me know.

Mel

 

[jcc0621]

A class mate once told me when I was fretting over a B on a test:

Q - What do you call a doctor who graduated with all A's?
A - Doctor.
Q - What do you call a doctor who graduated with all C's?
A - Doctor.
While I could not get all C's I try to remember this when I am trying to be perfect. You will get through this and you will have a better life because of it. You are a great role model.

Jim uses this same quote NOt to his students of course

We're back from swimming... We were there about 4.5 hours! We're all showered and in our jammies. We're all exhausted and have red cheeks- but we had fun!

G-Luv: Are you still coming this way? I have so coupons and a suggestion for a couple of restaurants. Just PM me.

Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun!

BUT...in 2 days I am doing something I have never done before!

I am going CAMPING! Outside. In a tent? Is that what it's called? At a lake a few hours from here.

Lake=stagnant water to me.

YUCKO!

What if there is a body at the bottom and I dislodge it somehow by swimming over it and it's head pops up in front of me?

Or what if I step on a buried crack needle?

OMG...I'm going to die.

Cam=ping What is this strange word? Small side story...when I was in college I was in ROTC (Thought it would be more interesting than taking a gym class, which was requirement). ANyway, they wanted us to voluntarily go on one of those weekend war game things. I asked the CO if there was a place for me to polug in my hair dryer. He told me I didn't need to volunteer

But I won't think about that today. I'll think about that tomorrow.

LY/MI!

That's best Scarlett, becasue after all tomorrow is another day

Seriously, a job will come your way when you least expect it

Busy day - the family picnic after kindergarten and then I've been - GASP! - actually playing outside with the kids for most of the afternoon. Now I'm making dinner for them because it's the last t-ball practice. I'm not excited about that being over, no...

Gee, don't you like T-ball CE?

Then, whomever has the Mother of the Year award needs to pass it along:

Woody came in just a bit ago to get a "fizzy water" (sparkling) for D. It was on the top shelf of the fridge, so he dragged a stool over to get it. One of the bottles fell over and knocked him right between the eyes. He was crying, but I didn't see anything too bad, so I sent him back out. D yells up that Woody needs ice - sure enough, the kid has a huge goose egg on his forehead. But - this is where the stellar parenting comes in - it was all I could do not to laugh, because really, who gets hurt by a plastic water bottle?

I think I had it last for taking Jimmy shopping with a 102.8 degree fever. Here ya go....

I forgot what I was going to say. See you after t-ball, maybe!

Talk to you later

 

[Goofyluver]

I feel you, girl. At Schlitterbahn today I refused to swim in the spring-fed river water. Uh, uh. It's nasty looking. Not going to happen. So I chilled in the hot tub with my friend while the kids went in the murky pool. Mama doesn't do brown waters...

I tried to tease B that I saw a poop float by, but she still went in the water. Oh, yes, she did.

All you have to say is "floatie" and I would've been gawwwwn!

Woody came in just a bit ago to get a "fizzy water" (sparkling) for D. It was on the top shelf of the fridge, so he dragged a stool over to get it. One of the bottles fell over and knocked him right between the eyes. He was crying, but I didn't see anything too bad, so I sent him back out. D yells up that Woody needs ice - sure enough, the kid has a huge goose egg on his forehead. But - this is where the stellar parenting comes in - it was all I could do not to laugh, because really, who gets hurt by a plastic water bottle?

As we have learned...swelling on the outside is better than on the inside...

Hope he's okay though!

Cam=ping What is this strange word? Small side story...when I was in college I was in ROTC (Thought it would be more interesting than taking a gym class, which was requirement). ANyway, they wanted us to voluntarily go on one of those weekend war game things. I asked the CO if there was a place for me to polug in my hair dryer. He told me I didn't need to volunteer

This has nothing to do with camping...but it does have a hair dryer in it...

When I was buying a car about 4 years ago, I went to a friend who was a salesman. I was looking for a very specific car. Well, they had what I wanted...so he didn't need to sell me much...but he tried.

He was pointing out all of the extras in the car...and told me it had an AC outlet...like a plug you have in your house. I kind of looked at him with a puzzled look, and he says: "You know...if you're ever running late for work you can blowdry your hair on the way!"

And he was sooooooo excited that he had figured out something that would please me.

Yup...I punched him. He was my friend and I could do that!

 

[cmp1111]

I think I had it last for taking Jimmy shopping with a 102.8 degree fever. Here ya go....

Talk to you later

Why, thanks!

As we have learned...swelling on the outside is better than on the inside...

Hope he's okay though!

Oooh, that's right! See, the DIS will rescue you in so many ways.

Thanks, he's fine. Got a nice bruise, though.

"You know...if you're ever running late for work you can blowdry your hair on the way!"

And he was sooooooo excited that he had figured out something that would please me.

Yup...I punched him. He was my friend and I could do that!

OMG. That is TOO funny.

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All right, slightly on topic, since we're talking about hair dryers - I can segue to hair, right?
I need advice, Focker friends. It's the hair dye thing.

Since maybe March I've been dyeing my natural very dark brown hair a light brown, since I read that lighter colors help hide the greys. It's true, except that my two inches of dark and grey roots keep coming forward.

My first inclination is to go back to a dark brown - matching my natural color - and covering greys for a while.

But, it's summer, and since I was out in the sun some, I do have some nice highlights going -especially around my face - with the light brown dye. I like them.

I hesitate to go dark for summer, but I'm also really sick of fighting the roots. What would YOU do?

 

[cmp1111]

So we woke up kind of early and got ready to tour. J & J2 opted for a "hop on, hop off" double decker bus deal for two days, but D & decided to go ahead with the Paris Visite pass - a 3 day deal that let us on all bus, Metro, and even the RER (suburban trains) for pretty cheap. G & R (flight attendant & DH) have spent a LOT of time in Paris and weren't doing the "tourist" stuff.

Anyway, we talked to J & J2, and they were having pain et cafe at the brasserie around the corner "with the red awning." This became our joke for the week - probably 80% of cafes, brasseries, boulangeries, wine bars, etc. in Paris have red awnings.

Nonetheless we found them and enjoyed a very nice croissant and cafe au lait. We all decided to head for the Arc de Triomphe via our various methods of transport, and just check in periodically. D & I actually decided to walk.

On the way, we saw these adorable kids. We felt a little creepy taking the picture, but they were SO cute in their little Harry Potter robes...

On the way D got these shots - I messed on the computer to get the sepia toned one, and we now have a nice framed 8 x 10 of it:

We arrived with little fuss at the Arc de Triomphe. D started (unbeknownst to me, at this point) taking pictures of me reading the guidebook here, there, and everywhere:

We climbed to the top, enjoyed the views, then headed down. D got this nice arty shot of the stairs:

There were many, many stairs.

Here's the Arc from the Champs Elysses:

We walked down the Champs for a bit, enjoying the people watching, but then hopped the Metro for the Ile de la Cite and Notre Dame. We stopped at a tiny sandwich shop and got baguettes with cheese, tomato, (and for D, jambon) and then took them to eat in the plaza in front of Notre Dame.

D got a picture of my favorite gargoyle. From my tour in 1996, I remembered that whilst all of the gargoyles are "beasties" - there is one where the sculptor decided to picture his wife, instead:

We went in and D got the nice picture of the Rose Window:

We went out the back and D found me reading again:

We then wandered down the Seine to the Musee d'Orsay. It's the former train station which houses the main part of the Impressionist paintings in Paris. We enjoyed the art, but D also got this amazing shot of one of the old station clocks on the 5th floor. If you look THROUGH the clock, you'll see Sacre Coeur in the background. This one's my current wallpaper:

We saw, amongst others, "Starry Night":

After viewing all the art we could, we wandered down into the 6e arrondissment and found a wine bar mentioned in the guidebook. Being after 5:00, D was able to imbibe, so we shared a bottle of wine (cheap but delicious) and took this self portrait:

We hopped the Metro back to the hotel, showered up, and joined the others for dinner out of my book - Cafe Constant - I HIGHLY recommend it. Apparently the chef has 3 restaurants and the "fancy" one is quite up and coming, but we ate at the "cheap" one. The wine was fantastic, the servers very friendly, and the food to die for.

The funny thing, though, was that there was our table of 6. There was another table of maybe 8 or 10. Then there were a couple of tables of two. This was NOT a quiet, romantic atmosphere. One of the tables of two was a more elderly French couple. The lady kept covering her ears and shooting us dirty looks - apparently we were MUCH too loud. Mind you, I know loud and don't think that we were that bad - the room was loud, it wasn't like we were the only "braying Americans" in a quiet refined room, and we were all conscious of trying not to be nasty tourists. Oh well. She left before we did, and we didn't let her bother us.

The cafe was very close to our hotel and so therefore the Tour Eiffel. We all walked back and D stood directly underneath and got this very cool shot:

We headed back to the hotel, had another round of vin rouge, and headed for bed. Very tired, but quite happy.

 

[Goofyluver]

Okay...I don't know what that sculpture thought of his wife...but...

And your pics are so gorgeous!

The sepia toned one is to die for!!!

 

[cmp1111]

Okay...I don't know what that sculpture thought of his wife...but...

I know - too funny!

And your pics are so gorgeous!

The sepia toned one is to die for!!!

Thanks! D did most of the picture taking this trip, and I think he did well.

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

CRAP!!!!! I had all my quotes all see up and I hit the refresh button!! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Just wanted to stop in and say "Hi!". I'm crazy busy tonight - Maddie last day was today. She is so excited, me... not so much.

TTYL! Have a great Friday and Janet, don't want to miss wishing you this:

 

[dreamn_Disney]

Just a quick post and run. Hopefully I will be so busy with customers at the sale this weekend I won't have time to get online. I got almost every thing priced. I do not have enough tables for all of it. I will have to put things on blankets on the ground and will use my swing as a clothing rack to hang things.
Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

[ncsjodi]

Hey CE!

As a fellow hair-dyer, I know what you're talking about. My hair would be salt & pepper if I let it grow out. I've been dying it since about age 18 (talk about prematurely grey!), so I can't quit now. I don't think my kids would recognize me with my natural hair! And other people would probably think I was their grandmother instead of their mom!

Anyway, I can understand your frustration. I dye my hair a reddish brown color, which also lends itself to nice highlights. Do you do it yourself or pay to have it done? I used to pay, but finally realized that I can do it myself and spend a lot less money. Plus, I've got short hair, so that helps. I do it about every six weeks. How long are you going between colorings? I guess it comes down to how much you love the highlights? Is it worth doing the coloring more often during the summer? I've always heard that hair grows faster in the summer too! (I know, that doesn't help, right?)

Sorry I couldn't help more....

Also, those pictures from Paris were awesome! You know, I've never had a desire to go to France, but after seeing those, maybe I'll make it there someday!

 

[cmp1111]

Just wanted to stop in and say "Hi!". I'm crazy busy tonight - Maddie last day was today. She is so excited, me... not so much.

Hi! Miss you!

Hey CE!

As a fellow hair-dyer, I know what you're talking about. My hair would be salt & pepper if I let it grow out. I've been dying it since about age 18 (talk about prematurely grey!), so I can't quit now. I don't think my kids would recognize me with my natural hair! And other people would probably think I was their grandmother instead of their mom!

Anyway, I can understand your frustration. I dye my hair a reddish brown color, which also lends itself to nice highlights. Do you do it yourself or pay to have it done? I used to pay, but finally realized that I can do it myself and spend a lot less money. Plus, I've got short hair, so that helps. I do it about every six weeks. How long are you going between colorings? I guess it comes down to how much you love the highlights? Is it worth doing the coloring more often during the summer? I've always heard that hair grows faster in the summer too! (I know, that doesn't help, right?)

Sorry I couldn't help more....

Also, those pictures from Paris were awesome! You know, I've never had a desire to go to France, but after seeing those, maybe I'll make it there someday!

Thanks for chiming in. I do it myself. I just can't pay to have it done - I'm too cheap.

I usually go 4-6 weeks between coloring. I tend to turn a little yellow in skin tone with reddish brown, but I know what you mean. I'm still leaning toward dyeing toward natural (without the grey!) but I love the hair around my face when I do a ponytail. Hmmm.

Thanks for the pic compliment, too. I really, really love Paris.

 

[KatGarcia]

CE those pics are just amazing!!!!!

KC says he's getting up early tomorrow to go to the DMV...so I am opting NOT to go. I need to change the last name on mine but his is expired and if he doesn't get it he ain't gettin' on no plane! So my morning will be peaceful before we get our company for the day.

I'm off to catch up on my threads and read some more. Night all!

 

[jcc0621]

This has nothing to do with camping...but it does have a hair dryer in it...

When I was buying a car about 4 years ago, I went to a friend who was a salesman. I was looking for a very specific car. Well, they had what I wanted...so he didn't need to sell me much...but he tried.

He was pointing out all of the extras in the car...and told me it had an AC outlet...like a plug you have in your house. I kind of looked at him with a puzzled look, and he says: "You know...if you're ever running late for work you can blowdry your hair on the way!"

And he was sooooooo excited that he had figured out something that would please me.

Yup...I punched him. He was my friend and I could do that!

All right, slightly on topic, since we're talking about hair dryers - I can segue to hair, right?
I need advice, Focker friends. It's the hair dye thing.

Since maybe March I've been dyeing my natural very dark brown hair a light brown, since I read that lighter colors help hide the greys. It's true, except that my two inches of dark and grey roots keep coming forward.

My first inclination is to go back to a dark brown - matching my natural color - and covering greys for a while.

But, it's summer, and since I was out in the sun some, I do have some nice highlights going -especially around my face - with the light brown dye. I like them.

I hesitate to go dark for summer, but I'm also really sick of fighting the roots. What would YOU do?

Shave your head JK/LY

Seriously, If it were me, I'd keep the highlights. I find with my hair if I go darker, the gray shows up sooner

Just wanted to stop in and say "Hi!". I'm crazy busy tonight - Maddie last day was today. She is so excited, me... not so much.

When do they go back T? Are they like here, after labor day?

TTYL! Have a great Friday and Janet, don't want to miss wishing you this:

Thanks T

What no Barbie story today

KC says he's getting up early tomorrow to go to the DMV...so I am opting NOT to go. I need to change the last name on mine but his is expired and if he doesn't get it he ain't gettin' on no plane! So my morning will be peaceful before we get our company for the day.

Can you do the renwal online? We can here.

I know I had to do the name chang ein person though because they had to see a copy of the marriage license. IT is a pain getting married ain't it The worse was the Social Security Office. I had to take my birth certificate, my marriage certificate, the orginal social security card, a drivers license, and 1 other thing...then you sit for an hour before someone waits on you to push 4 littles keys in a computer and tell you that you will get your new card in 7-14 business days

 

[carrieannie]

Janet!! Its almost 1:30,,what are you doing up?

 

[Muffinygood]

Today is the day! I'm up early and everyone is sound asleep. I like to do this when we go on a trip even if I'm not actually running around doing stuff. It gives me time to compose my thoughts and remember if I've forgotten anything...

Here is the pile to pack into the car. Actually, that's not even all of it. The kids bags are still in their rooms waiting for last minute things.

My stomach has butterflies in it. Not sure if that's because I'm nervous or just up early. Today we drive from MI to NC. I don't know if we'll have internet in the hotel in NC, so if I don't see you guys for a while, have a good weekend.

CE: I do the lighter brown on mine, at a salon. The price is ridiculous but I'm never happy when I do it myself. I think the lighter makes me look younger and I agree with Jodi that the dark shows the gray more! Hope that helps!

And last but not least (in case I miss Janet):

See you guys later!

MEL

 

[rachel3]

hello !!!! ill prob won't be on this weekend. all of my family (ok it's like total 6 people) is coming into town. we'll have lots of fun. just chillin on the deck , sippin down some cold ones!!! so everyone have nice weekend.

mel, have fun on your trip!!!! don't worry too much about the diet. vacations don't come too often................wait a minute, you're going again in august, nevermind!!!

 

[DisneyJo]

THANK YOU!

for all the words of encouragement! It's one of those days when I feel completely overwhelmed with everything on my plate and even typing it out helped... you guys are the best!

You're welcome V I'm gald we all helped and you know we all believe you can do it

But - this is where the stellar parenting comes in - it was all I could do not to laugh, because really, who gets hurt by a plastic water bottle?

You didn't Poor little thing, how is it today?

ANyway, they wanted us to voluntarily go on one of those weekend war game things. I asked the CO if there was a place for me to polug in my hair dryer. He told me I didn't need to volunteer

He was pointing out all of the extras in the car...and told me it had an AC outlet...like a plug you have in your house. I kind of looked at him with a puzzled look, and he says: "You know...if you're ever running late for work you can blowdry your hair on the way!"

So have you ever used it for a hairdryer?

I need advice, Focker friends. It's the hair dye thing.

I have the exact same problem, I also find my brown ends up with a tinge of red!!!! I think stay slightly lighter as really dark can drain you

We walked down the Champs for a bit, enjoying the people watching,

Loving the report and photos CE, I especially like the clock photo, we were amazed at how long the Champs was, it seemed to take forever to get to the Arc, we walked everywhere but got the water taxi passes!

Here are a few of my photos!

The same window as you

Me at the top of the Eiffel Tower, David didn't go up that far!

And our favourite photo taken from the Sacre Coeur, we have this framed!

Just a quick post and run. Hopefully I will be so busy with customers at the sale this weekend I won't have time to get online. I got almost every thing priced. I do not have enough tables for all of it. I will have to put things on blankets on the ground and will use my swing as a clothing rack to hang things.
Hope you all have a great weekend.

Good luck

I used to pay, but finally realized that I can do it myself and spend a lot less money.

Me too, the salons are just so pricey

Today is the day! I'm up early and everyone is sound asleep. I like to do this when we go on a trip even if I'm not actually running around doing stuff. It gives me time to compose my thoughts and remember if I've forgotten anything...

Have a great trip Mel

hello !!!! ill prob won't be on this weekend. all of my family (ok it's like total 6 people) is coming into town. we'll have lots of fun. just chillin on the deck , sippin down some cold ones!!! so everyone have nice weekend.

Sounds lovely




I went to golf today, I didn't have anyone to play with but luckily 2 ladies invited me to join them. We only played 9 holes but I was only 2 over par So I played to a 4 handicap

 

[kykatt2]

Hello.. any one here.. or are you all talked out AFTER 20 PAGES !!!

HI..