The Everything and Nothing Thread

[Dax]

Morning everyone...sorry I have been MIA a few days...I took a 3-day weekend, and was taking some chill time..back to the grind today though..

Not much going on though..planning a small trip to Ocala to see some family, but otherwise..nothing going on...

Hope everyone is doing great..

 

[laracroft]

Good morning everyone. I am so glad it's not Monday. I am in serious funkiness on Mondays. I was given a little ray of hope with the release of the FD for the next year. I so want to stay at the Wilderness lodge, but if I can convience my parents to come I'd be better off staying at value. Just to be able to go would be great. Why oh why do I have to be addicted to that place. Maybe because I never got to go as a kid and when you get AP it's like a waste not to get to go. I saw on another thread where a poster made 3 reservations for one trip and got to use more than one offer. THat is sheer brilliance. I figure I may be only able to take the kids for one final great vacation as they are getting older, both will have to have braces and I will be a single mom. (here's hoping for the lotto) I have been able to give them 2 wonderful trips this past year and am grateful for that, but I want to do one that will live in their memories forever. I am planning on a yard sale to raise money for our trip, but how does everyone else save?

 

[laracroft]

Morning everyone...sorry I have been MIA a few days...I took a 3-day weekend, and was taking some chill time..back to the grind today though..

Not much going on though..planning a small trip to Ocala to see some family, but otherwise..nothing going on...

Hope everyone is doing great..

Morning Dax, so glad to see you! Glad you got some chill time. I love when I can do that! Just remember we have a 3 day weekend coming soon, hard to believe it's almost Labor Day!

 

[Pakey]

Morning all. I'm so glad Monday is over too. Not only do I hate Mondays but my husband gave my dogs a haircut (yes, hairless dogs have some hair, lol) and a bath. Paris Hairless rolls with the punches but Andy is a dog with ummmm "issues" and it takes him a day to recover from his haircuts. So I was tired last night but having to deal with a freaky dog. The kids were so much easier; you could bribe them with video games. The dogs can't figure out how to work the game controllers.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hello E&N friends

What's going on around here??? I haven't checked in much lately. We were away all weekend. We took a little trip out to Hershey and Gettysburg. We usually go to Hershey every year, but this was our first time at Gettysburg. I wasn't too thrilled about going, but DS11 wanted to go, so we went. It was very interesting, I'm glad we went.

Just starting to get things ready for school and soccer to start back up. 3 weeks to go. Then things will get back to the normal schedule around here and November will be here before we know it and we will be at Disney!!

Hope all is well with everyone!

 

[autumnpalm]

Hi Shelly!

Did you visit the chocolate factory?? Please tell me you did! Nice to see you around!

Pakey, I bribe my pup with peanut butter kongs. They are the only thing that will completely distract her!

Lara, I love the WL but have never stayed there. I think it's so beautiful! But no matter where you stay, Disney is Disney...it's about the people you're with and I'm sure your kids will treasure the memories forever no matter what the resort! You sound like such a great mum.

Teri, I grew up with PCs and got my Macbook 3 years ago. I actually think it is a lot easier and simpler to use. It took me about a week to get used to and now I can't imagine using anything else. I would definitely look into the Apple store... I can't remember if your daughter is still a student? But if so, they usually have some pretty nice incentives for students. When I got mine I got a free printer, a free ipod AND $100 off.

Hiya, Dax!!

I had a busy, busy day today. We are getting tons of admissions to our unit and things are a little crazy! But I'm home now and planning on just relaxing for the night. I am tempted to take a nap but I don't want to wake up groggy!

I think the nap might win out though.

 

[~disneydiva~]

Hey everyone....Wow...today felt like a Monday. Ugh...is it Friday yet???

 

[T*Bird]

Hi E&N friends! Not too much activity on our thread today! We had almost slipped to Page 3. Thanks for your advice on laptops. I talked to my DD just a few minutes ago, and she is still undecided. She was leaning towards the Macbook, but I think the price has her backing off. But I think she will buy something in a few days.

OK, I know it is still Tuesday (for about 1 1/2 hours), but I have been getting ready for Wednesday photo day. The first 2 Wednesdays have turned into Thursday photo days for this tech-challenged girl. So after I cleaned up from dinner and got my DH's clothes ironed for tomorrow (isn't he a lucky man? ) I sat down to teach myself how to scan pictures. I have never attempted to do this before. I don't have many digital pictures on my computer, so I thought I would try to share an old picture from our first trip to Disney with our kids. I loved all the old pics some of you shared last week. If this works, this is from 1992 when my DD was 7 and my DS was 4. It's a picture I have framed so it was handy. So here goes........

 

[T*Bird]

You have no idea how proud I am of myself.

 

[Dax]

Morning all...

Is it Wed already.....rough night last night...been getting headaches on a more frequent basis...stress I am sure..

I will get my Wed pictures up later today...looking forward to seeing some today...

T*bird...GRATZ!! Cute pic too!

 

[laracroft]

Good morning everyone. Happy Hump Day! I hope everyone is doing alright. I have so much on my plate now a days I wish I could just scrape it off and start fresh! Like with maybe some Tonga Toast, ummmmmmm!

Autumn, thank you for your sweet words. The support means alot. God Bless you for what you do at your job. What a difference you make in this world.

T*Bird, congrats on becoming picture savy! I love the pic of your kids with the big cheese. How do I post a pic? Do I upload them to photobucket and then attach them on a post? I just know that you can help me!!!

Dax- So very sorry to hear about your headaches. I too have been havig them pretty frequently and I agree that stress plays such a huge factor. I hope today is better for you. Sending good vibes you way sweetie!

 

[autumnpalm]

Okay, just about to head out the door but...

Lara, Thank you so much! I really hope I can make their lives better in some small way. It's what keeps me going every day!

Teri: LOVE the picture! So cute. Is that in front of Germany in Epcot?

Dax: Oh, I'm sorry to hear the headaches have returned! Feel better soon! That must be lousy.

I'll post my picture later today. Another crazy day ahead of me but I'd rather have things busy than quiet! The kids are actually putting on a magic show today run by the occupational therapy department and physiotherapy department called "Magic Hands" in a program where professional magicians come in and do workshops for 8 weeks and then they get to show them off at the end. It's awesome because the kids get to work on so many different skills and exercises without realizing they're doing rehab work. They LOVE it! And I love watching the show, so I can't wait!

 

[laracroft]

Autumn, again, what a light you are. That sounds like a wonderful day ahead of you. I hope you enjoy the magic show.

 

[T*Bird]

Morning all...

Is it Wed already.....rough night last night...been getting headaches on a more frequent basis...stress I am sure..

I will get my Wed pictures up later today...looking forward to seeing some today...

T*bird...GRATZ!! Cute pic too!

Dax, I'm so sorry you're getting those awful headaches so often. And right after your 3-day weekend, which should have been a refresher. Hope you can get some relief for them.

Can't wait to see your pics! I can't believe I was successful on my first try with the scanning last night.

 

[T*Bird]

Good morning everyone. Happy Hump Day! I hope everyone is doing alright. I have so much on my plate now a days I wish I could just scrape it off and start fresh! Like with maybe some Tonga Toast, ummmmmmm!

Autumn, thank you for your sweet words. The support means alot. God Bless you for what you do at your job. What a difference you make in this world.

T*Bird, congrats on becoming picture savy! I love the pic of your kids with the big cheese. How do I post a pic? Do I upload them to photobucket and then attach them on a post? I just know that you can help me!!!

Dax- So very sorry to hear about your headaches. I too have been havig them pretty frequently and I agree that stress plays such a huge factor. I hope today is better for you. Sending good vibes you way sweetie!

It sounds like you could use some good vibes sent your way, too. Remember, we're all rooting for you! "This too shall pass"

I wouldn't call myself "picture savvy" just yet. But I was surely surprised when the scanning worked. I am SO not the one to give instructions, but yes, I did upload the photos to photobucket (sounds like you are already familiar with that, so you are starting off ahead of where I did ). I didn't do an attachment (which I don't even know how to do), but I copied and pasted the link under the photo. Now I was having so much trouble at first, because when I previewed my post, the link itself came up and not the picture. So I looked at some help guides and somewhere I read to put

immediately after the link. That's when the picture came up. I don't know if any of this helps, but I know that if I can figure it out, you certainly can, too!

 

[T*Bird]

Okay, just about to head out the door but...

Lara, Thank you so much! I really hope I can make their lives better in some small way. It's what keeps me going every day!

Teri: LOVE the picture! So cute. Is that in front of Germany in Epcot?

Dax: Oh, I'm sorry to hear the headaches have returned! Feel better soon! That must be lousy.

I'll post my picture later today. Another crazy day ahead of me but I'd rather have things busy than quiet! The kids are actually putting on a magic show today run by the occupational therapy department and physiotherapy department called "Magic Hands" in a program where professional magicians come in and do workshops for 8 weeks and then they get to show them off at the end. It's awesome because the kids get to work on so many different skills and exercises without realizing they're doing rehab work. They LOVE it! And I love watching the show, so I can't wait!

Meg, have a wonderful day! The magic show sounds adorable! Your work sounds so rewarding.

If my memory serves me (and this was 18 years ago, remember ) the pic was taken at the MK in Fantasyland. What I can't get over is how empty it looks! I'm sure it was first thing in the morning, but still, it's surprisingly empty.

 

[Pakey]

Morning all. I'll post my picture after I have had some caffiene but I have to tell you guys about my night.

I've mentioned repeatedly that I'm not a domestic goddess. I'm not even a domestic peon. I got home last night and of course, my husband is off at his Tuesday golf game. My dogs were eagerly waiting for dinner. They can't have dog food; must have a bland diet. Usually its roast chicken and rice that my husband makes every few days for them and he freezes individual servings. There's none left but there is a defrosted chicken in the fridge. I pull out the roaster and pop it into the oven. I remember my husband saying that it takes 2 hours but I can't figure out how to set the time for more than 99 minutes so I set it at 90. In the meantime, I get out a pan and scamble some eggs for them cuz they can't wait 2 hours for dinner.

We have a solid surface cooktop and after I cooked the eggs and cleaned up that mess, I was feeling pretty accomplished. I get my dinner ready, which is cheerios because I cannot cook. After I eat my cheerios, I go back into the kitchen and see that I put the cheerio box on the solid surface cooktop which was still hot and I burned the bottom of the box and it's now stuck on the cooktop. It took quite some doing to get it unstuck but now there's this huge spot of melted cardboard-ish stuff stuck on the cooktop. I have no idea what to do with it so I've left it for my husband to deal with once he notices it (that's right, I'm not telling him-maybe he'll think he did it).

Pretty soon the timer goes off for the chicken and I go to check it and the oven is cold. Yes ladies, the Pakester forgot to turn on the oven. At that point, I see the huge readout that says "TURN ON OVEN?" I've never used the oven so didn't realize that.

I think this probably means I have to give back my Wonder Woman underwear.

 

[laracroft]

Oh Pakey thank you for the giggle! That is too funny, you poor baby! You should stay away from the stove! LOL I have a flat top stove too and it's easy to forget it stays so hot for so long. Good thing you went ahead and made the dogs some eggs!

T*Bird, thanks for the good vibes. I sure need them!

 

[~disneydiva~]

That sounds like something I would do Pakey!

 

[T*Bird]

Morning all. I'll post my picture after I have had some caffiene but I have to tell you guys about my night.

I've mentioned repeatedly that I'm not a domestic goddess. I'm not even a domestic peon. I got home last night and of course, my husband is off at his Tuesday golf game. My dogs were eagerly waiting for dinner. They can't have dog food; must have a bland diet. Usually its roast chicken and rice that my husband makes every few days for them and he freezes individual servings. There's none left but there is a defrosted chicken in the fridge. I pull out the roaster and pop it into the oven. I remember my husband saying that it takes 2 hours but I can't figure out how to set the time for more than 99 minutes so I set it at 90. In the meantime, I get out a pan and scamble some eggs for them cuz they can't wait 2 hours for dinner.

We have a solid surface cooktop and after I cooked the eggs and cleaned up that mess, I was feeling pretty accomplished. I get my dinner ready, which is cheerios because I cannot cook. After I eat my cheerios, I go back into the kitchen and see that I put the cheerio box on the solid surface cooktop which was still hot and I burned the bottom of the box and it's now stuck on the cooktop. It took quite some doing to get it unstuck but now there's this huge spot of melted cardboard-ish stuff stuck on the cooktop. I have no idea what to do with it so I've left it for my husband to deal with once he notices it (that's right, I'm not telling him-maybe he'll think he did it).

Pretty soon the timer goes off for the chicken and I go to check it and the oven is cold. Yes ladies, the Pakester forgot to turn on the oven. At that point, I see the huge readout that says "TURN ON OVEN?" I've never used the oven so didn't realize that.

I think this probably means I have to give back my Wonder Woman underwear.

First let me say that your little doggie has a very appropriate name! Paris Hairless Hilton definitely leads the life of an heiress. If other dogs read this, you are going to have them lined up outside your door to live with you!

Maybe you should do what my aunt did for her dog. She had this old dog who had been a stray and I've never seen such a loved dog. She would buy those roasted chickens like thy sell at Sam's, only she bought hers at a little store near her house where they cost twice as much. She always had 2 - one for now and one on hand for later - God forbid they should run out of roasted chicken! That's all she fed her dog. I don't think I ever saw her actually cooking for her doggie, though.

Well, to look at the bright side, at least you didn't burn down your house! It's scary to think how easy it is to do things like that. I fell asleep one time with eggs boiling, and I don't know what woke me up, but it could have been a disaster. The bad thing was that it was when we were trying to sell our house, and I spent beaucoup money on products to get the burn smell out of my house. It could have caused us to not be able to sell it, but at least I didn't burn it down! Sometimes when I'm walking at the mall, I'll pass by Bath & Body works and they'll have this room freshener smell that brings back those memories. I can still smell that sickly perfumy smell. Ugh.

So does your husband do a lot of cooking for the 2 of you, or is it mostly General Mills and Kellogg's? It is hard to cook for 2, and sometimes costs more than some take-out. My DH and I can share a footlong Subway, and that's just $5.00. You can hardly cook for that little. I did cook a big pot of spaghetti last night, which he will probably be sick of before it's over.

I think you can keep your Wonder Woman underwear. Your talents just might not be in the kitchen, but so what if you're not Martha Stewart?