The Maelstromers... a FASTPASS! Part 2

[SoNotAPrincess]

Morning all! Hope everyone has a bright, sunny day. A couple of notes:

SNAP - You have to remember to stop losing your 'druthers. Causes all sorts of problems down the road.

Yeah...don't I know it. One time I lost my 'druthers at a really inopportune moment. You may have read about it in the Enquirer. It's really hard to be taken seriously once you've been seen in public without your 'druthers. But I keep tryin'!

 

[MommyPoppins]

Well, we've had a busy weekend. My town's a blaze

The wedding was beautiful. My sister looked so pretty. I cried, we all cried. It was a great day. 10 minutes after they left we got word that our(not really ours but our friends where we live and all of our possesions reside) shed just blew up. Apparently my town was on fire and we didn't know. The shed had 20 gallons of gas, plus all the lawn equiment and a generator, so when it caught fire it blew up. Which caused a raging inferno and the wind(30MPH) blowing it towards the house. At the same time there was another fire near where my parents live. So we left the wedding thinking we had no where to go. Can't go home, can't go to myparents...but when we go to my parents that fire had been controled and was out. It stopped 4 blocks from my parents, 2 blocks from our lot. My town looked like there was a war going on. When it got dark and you looked towards the fire it was an eerie orange glow. Scary.. Thankfully they got it under control the next day...but we're staying at my parents. We were going to be here after Wed. anyway, watching my little brother when they went out of town. We had to stay Sat. night and Sunday night because Sat night we couldn't even get to the house anyway and fires were buring all night, and there wasn't power until Sunday night. And little fires were still burning as of yesterday afternoon...and I'm just not ready for the mess yet. Everything is gone, the backyard was so private and wooded you couldn't even see the other houses, now there are no woods. No grass, no where for the kiddos to play. But thankfully the house was spared. We only lost some lawn equipment in the shed. But how scary. 2000 acres burned, 15 houses destroyed, they even lost a dep. of forestry truck....and started by a 10, 12 and 14 year old. Then there were 3 other fires that same day that they don't know who started yet.

So can someone please PM me with an update on what I missed since Thursday???? Thanks.

Have a good day everyone.

 

[AshClan]

How did I miss that you're from Merrimack? And what day is the Bedford Farmers Market? I'll have to check it out. The Deerfield one is nice but small -- it just started last year.

Hi! I'm neighbors with the Chairman!

Hey, that means I'm neighbors with the Chairman, too!! If you ever want to head south a little bit, Connors Farm on the Danvers/Topsfield line has a strawberry festival in late June (will probably be the 24-25th this year), where they have strawberry picking, and all kinds of strawberry goodies to buy. They have THE BEST strawberries. And you could visit me!!

Frickles, why didn't you get the strawberries LAST week? I could've stopped by to take some off your hands!

 

[brandt79]

Well, we've had a busy weekend. My town's a blaze

The wedding was beautiful. My sister looked so pretty. I cried, we all cried. It was a great day. 10 minutes after they left we got word that our(not really ours but our friends where we live and all of our possesions reside) shed just blew up. Apparently my town was on fire and we didn't know. The shed had 20 gallons of gas, plus all the lawn equiment and a generator, so when it caught fire it blew up. Which caused a raging inferno and the wind(30MPH) blowing it towards the house. At the same time there was another fire near where my parents live. So we left the wedding thinking we had no where to go. Can't go home, can't go to myparents...but when we go to my parents that fire had been controled and was out. It stopped 4 blocks from my parents, 2 blocks from our lot. My town looked like there was a war going on. When it got dark and you looked towards the fire it was an eerie orange glow. Scary.. Thankfully they got it under control the next day...but we're staying at my parents. We were going to be here after Wed. anyway, watching my little brother when they went out of town. We had to stay Sat. night and Sunday night because Sat night we couldn't even get to the house anyway and fires were buring all night, and there wasn't power until Sunday night. And little fires were still burning as of yesterday afternoon...and I'm just not ready for the mess yet. Everything is gone, the backyard was so private and wooded you couldn't even see the other houses, now there are no woods. No grass, no where for the kiddos to play. But thankfully the house was spared. We only lost some lawn equipment in the shed. But how scary. 2000 acres burned, 15 houses destroyed, they even lost a dep. of foestry truck....and started by a 10, 12 and 14 year old. Then there were 3 other fires that same day that they don't know who started yet.

So can someone please PM me with an update on what I missed since Thursday???? Thanks.

Have a good day everyone.

Oh no! Thank goodness you weren't home - and good to know your home and your parent's home survived. But how terrible - it's so terrible sometimes how kids don't think of consequences. So glad you and your family are alright.

 

[paslea_pooh]

Here's a link to where I started the recipes.


Click Here for Eating For Life Recipes.


Thanks JW!

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

PP, instead of just copying the link into the body of your post, use the little icon at the top with the world and the glasses. At the first screen, put what you want to SHOW UP in your post, at the second, paste the IRL address. Does that make sense? Try it . . .Easy as pie.

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Well, we've had a busy weekend. My town's a blaze

The wedding was beautiful. My sister looked so pretty. I cried, we all cried. It was a great day. 10 minutes after they left we got word that our(not really ours but our friends where we live and all of our possesions reside) shed just blew up. Apparently my town was on fire and we didn't know. The shed had 20 gallons of gas, plus all the lawn equiment and a generator, so when it caught fire it blew up. Which caused a raging inferno and the wind(30MPH) blowing it towards the house. At the same time there was another fire near where my parents live. So we left the wedding thinking we had no where to go. Can't go home, can't go to myparents...but when we go to my parents that fire had been controled and was out. It stopped 4 blocks from my parents, 2 blocks from our lot. My town looked like there was a war going on. When it got dark and you looked towards the fire it was an eerie orange glow. Scary.. Thankfully they got it under control the next day...but we're staying at my parents. We were going to be here after Wed. anyway, watching my little brother when they went out of town. We had to stay Sat. night and Sunday night because Sat night we couldn't even get to the house anyway and fires were buring all night, and there wasn't power until Sunday night. And little fires were still burning as of yesterday afternoon...and I'm just not ready for the mess yet. Everything is gone, the backyard was so private and wooded you couldn't even see the other houses, now there are no woods. No grass, no where for the kiddos to play. But thankfully the house was spared. We only lost some lawn equipment in the shed. But how scary. 2000 acres burned, 15 houses destroyed, they even lost a dep. of forestry truck....and started by a 10, 12 and 14 year old. Then there were 3 other fires that same day that they don't know who started yet.

So can someone please PM me with an update on what I missed since Thursday???? Thanks.

Have a good day everyone.

I am so sorry to hear about the fire...how scary and sad for those who lost their homes. Thank God you and your family are OK!

I think PP and GACat are our resident catcher uppers!

 

[AshClan]

So, so sorry to read about your fire fiasco. As you said, thank goodness it didn't get to your house (and that you weren't home), but what a scary thing. I'm sure you were luckier than many of your neighbors.

In terms of catching up, after two weeks of being away, I decided that if it's over 10 pages, it's not worth catching up. But maybe Haley or PasleaPooh will give you some updates. They're good like that

Hope all goes well while your neighborhood tries to recover!

I am now as caught up as I'll ever be, but because my @#$%%$@#@ computer at home is still on the blink, I keep losing ground in the evenings! (And, it would probably be good of me to get a little work done while I'm here in the office!!)

If I have time, I'm going to book flights for the 'stromers meet today!! Does anyone else freak about flying without their kids? DH and I haven't been on a plane together, without the kids, in at least a decade. It kinda freaks me out. Am I being ridiculous??

 

[jw50]

Here's a link to where I started the recipes.

Click Here for Eating For Life Recipes.

If anyone knows how to change the name of the link so that it says Click Here for Eating For Life Recipes. , I'd appreciate if you could show me how.

thanks.

Busy today. Hope everyone is well.

The code for doing this is {url=http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1101199}Click Here for Eating For Life Recipes.{/url}

Just replace the { with [ and } with ]

 

[edcrbnsoul]

The Bedford Market is on Tuesday or was last year.

http://www.bedfordfarmersmarket.com/

Yes I'm from Merrimack via Woburn and Burlington MA.

Merrimack Weather

 

[AshClan]

I used to work in Burlington! Still go to the mall every once in a while.

Crappy weather today, but we do need the rain! And if it keeps up, my son's Babe Ruth game will be cancelled tonight!!
It's a shame, but I do find myself praying for rain so I don't have to go to games....especially this year, as his team is horrible, and he is just mortified, because he got put on the Yankees!! He refuses to wear his uniform or hat in public. He changes in the car!! Supposedly, the other coaches gave his coach this team because he is such a notorius Yankee hater!

Go Sox!!

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Hmmm no sign of Tink yet she must be jumping in the water with the cable guy.

{{{{{SLAP}}}}}

 

[2infinity&B-ond]

I'm near Burlington, MA too! On the North Shore! I used to live out near Concord...but had to move for DH's job.

I LOVE that the Burlington Mall now has a CHEESECAKE FACTORY....mmmmm!

 

[brandt79]

OK, so this was my first time selling anything on eBay, and I've only bought something twice before - but I had some expensive purses I decided I never used and the money would come in handy for The World.

Well, I get an email from the winning bidder who bid quite a bit of money, and she says she was bidding on 2 purses at the same time, never does that, never wins them, can't believe she won them, and she's going to go with the other one - sorry!

Sorry?!!! I thought on eBay if you bid on it, you had to pay for it! And I probably screwed myself by being nice and offering a return policy, so even if I got her to pay for it, she could just return it. So I'm trying the Second Chance Offer thing - but I am extremely non-plussed right now!

OK, sorry, vent over - thank God this board is perpetually OT!

 

[nicolemarie]

Thanks Nicole Marie.

I am writing the epilogue now and am a little befuzzled as to how much detail I want to go into. I sat at the computer last night and just typed like a woman possessed and then reread it and thought 'There's no way I can post all this'. Really deep stuff. Not on my jolly trip report. It's like once you start, you just keep going deeper and deeper. It could be pretty dark. But I don't want it to be. Dark, I mean. So I will have to work on it some more. A lot more I think.

Anyway, I use Photobucket and it's really easy. Hey, if I can figure out how to upload video to Photobucket, you know the site's easy to navigate. Check out the tech board here and they can give you the low down. Or you can PM me if you have any specific questions about it.

LY/MI

Really gotta run now.

Thanks LaLa -

I signed up with Photobucket and now the Tech Support board info makes sense. I have some video, too - I may post it to my report. Except my voice is in most of it which CONFIRMS that I am a redneck. EEK.

And yes - I understand about getting deep. I don't recommend it. I kinda did in my last installment and after three responses, I am WAAAAY down on page 2 of the TRB.

Hi Ashclan, Em's Mom, JW, Paslea, Mommy P, brandt, 2infinity and Ed...Have a good one

 

[AshClan]

I'm near Burlington, MA too! On the North Shore! I used to live out near Concord...but had to move for DH's job.

I LOVE that the Burlington Mall now has a CHEESECAKE FACTORY....mmmmm!

So you must be my neighbor too! I just noticed earlier today that your address said Boston. What town? PM me!

Oh, and just to make you jealous, I work at the Pru, and there is a Cheesecake Factory on the 1st floor of my building

 

[kpk89]

Thanks Lala!!!!!!!!
KPK...I knew you were kidding with me...I know you wouldn't flame and '89er!!!
Thanks girlies!!!!

Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Why don't they just let me live?
Tell me why I don't need commission
Make my own decisions
That's my prerogative
It's my prerogative (it's my prerogative)

It's the way that I wanna live (it's my prerogative)
I can do just what I feel (it's my prerogative)
No one can tell me what to do (it's my prerogative)
'Cause what I'm doing I'm doing for you

1989 Rocked! Rocks! This is for the class of '89

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Hi All! I'm baaaacckkk! YAK!

Did you miss me?

Had a really busy weekend, Kidlets made their first Communion and we had a big celebration with the relatives afterwards. It took me 'till today to get back to normal.......Maelstromin'

I actually went back and read all 50 or so pages that I missed and I thought I'd post a synopsis of what I read.

Warning: Long Post. You guys are a busy bunch!

(another busy bunch!)

General Ramblings:
- Bliss posted "oops wrong thread", then admits he/she is socially awkward. Well he/she came to the right thread!
- there were lots of "wrecks"
- wonderful picture from Vettechick's baby book posted #5048
- a lot of new tags happened, including MEL - finally!
- lots of before/after pic's of our Maelstromer Family
- Many nice Disney couple moments happened
- By Saturday evening everyone was back on track......topic was poop, toilets and puke.
- much booze was passed around that evening, with a guest visit from Bevis and Butthead
- Spectrum-turbo gave us a nice playscape for us to amuse ourselves on #5173
- Sunday we saw very nice weather across the country so not much activity
- Much Grumpy love on Sunday
- By Monday we got serious with computer questions.

Maelstrom by Maelstrom:

PP - POOP Great Pumpkin barfing pic! Poop needed Med's. She nicely gave Tink some furniture for her new house (#5157)

AshClan Thought the Atlanta Traffic was stunning! (hee-hee) Peachtree is........a fastpass! Coming to Maelstrom Meet - yay!

Haley Great organisational skills for the meet. Posted a picture of Zzub on #5260

Vettechick Pole Dancing demonstrations. Squeek, squeekim, squeekish. Felt like Crap on a Stick on Saturday (visual please???) Posted Mountain Goats.

Grammy Gave a nice contribution to Tink's house closing. Loves red headed bi1ches! Grammy got very angry at all Maelstromers because we were no-shows for her party. The aftermath was posted #5075. Hey if we all knew it was gonna be like that......still no tag!

Tink Closed on new house. Nanner Guy? (sorry don't know what that is) We learned that faux wood blinds smell like farts (haha) Got a shout from Grumpy. Provided a receipe for the Maelstromer Cookbook on #5454

mickman1962 Welcome to Maelstrom. Provided a insightful quote for all of us to live by, "It's 5 o'clock somewhere".....which could mean outta work or it's happy hour!

Jamal started out lurkin' while workin' Thought Lil Grumpy was Frank McCourt - could be some truth to this?? Stopped back in on Monday. Jamal is "the fixer"

kpk89 We learned that she met DH at a Frat Party. Posted lovely pic's of Kimmie. Provided us with a wonderful tutoring story at #5381

horsegirl a lot of slappin and slurpin' going on! Got serious for a moment on Sunday......you go girl. Have a great time! See you on the backside!

Georgia A was still trying to get into Chat before the weekend. Had the first Sunday Maelstrom Meet with Mark, Rhonda and Wesley. Is compling a list of Maelstrom stories......which will definately be a fastpass!

MEL - 1000th Haunt We learned "flat as Saskatchewan" Was good this weekend doing yardwork.....(don't we pay people to do that??) Revealed to us she was the person in the picture #5176. Mel was lurking for awhile, stalker mode - as a tribute to Zzubie. Don't email/PM her if you want a reply.

Jen/Melon/Momo Melons went bad. Had moment of wanting to be "clear and serious" (haha!) Loves Tim McGraw in a hat. Hosting a pool party birthday, and we are all invited to Iowa.....is that where Nypolian D is??
Sorry that's Idaho. Ventured off Maelstrom thread for a bit......big mistake!

Sheridac made her ADR's. Provided meet with an official Photographer. Her friend......she doesn't know what she's in for! Lot's of Banana men posted!

Hoop Great Poop Story. Another Maelstrom quote for the book, "If you truly love someone, you'll put up with all the s--t" Makin' bubbles in the water #5060. Learned that he is Poop's DH. Poop and Hoop! (bahaha) Provided lessons in Maelstrom. Got fixed!

Loubon everyone seems to need him for something or another. Big Hug fest!. Nice Poly SofA pictures posted. Why we need Loubon: Obscene chickens, makes fun of anyone and everything, has a dog who posts and has a gazillon posts. King of Maelstrom!

MarkyMark Disney Business Man!.....you da Man! Another Maelstrom quote, "College can be a Maelstrom of distractions and temptations" He pole dances, but still no tags.

Rhonda popped in on Sunday. Told us of the meet and Marky working Maelstrom into his Sunday sermon.

La-La Posted excellent Maelstrom hot tub #5060. Provided lessons in Lil Grumpy 101.

Pongo Popped in and out. Ah the life of a student. Doing research on Michelangelo.....for accounting and economics degree??? Lovely new shoes!

Snap Worked Maelstrom into date conversation.....and got a second date! Great story!

Chapter 11 Getting way too many bruises and DW is getting suspicious

Lil Grumpy .....well, read for yourself. Do a search. Lil's a Maelstrom God!

em's mom lots of bxxching and crying!

Javamom jumped in to say 'hi'

Edcrbnsoul surfin' and new dancing banana's!. Very jealous of Mush. Allergic to strawberries.

Jw50 rounding up chatters. Lent a helping hand with Grammy's pooping laptop.

Shelby5554 Stopped by Sunday to say Hi, wondering where everyone was. Chatting probably.

MUSH Something going on between Snap and Mush, but we'll let them work it out.

2infinity & B-ond stopped by to say hi. Gave more love to Grumpy. 14 banana men are the absolute limit here at Maelstromers. Gave a nice gift to Maxbon at #5442

BratTink Another lurker convert. Not Tink's relative.....we think.

brandt79 out of town for 3 days and now out of it. Despirately trying to catch up. Provided yet another quote for the book.....decided to stop lurking "cuz all the cool kids are doing it......" Slapped us back to reality with a couple of really detailed questions. Maelstromers came to the rescue.

Frickles MIA until Sunday night, with story of her trip to Atlanta. Frickles Sista - my DH would say the same thing to me about going to Maelstrom Meet! Maybe you guys could chip in to pay us to transcribe the Maelstrom thread into a book? Then we could come. "If you pay us, we will come"

Mumbler gave us words of wisdom for reading other threads. Stay here or move on with caution!

Bliss 3 poster looking for edit feature to join in on the fun

Maxbon tag=tutored! Out of lurkdom, or under a alias??

MIA this weekend: MommyPoppins ZZUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I miss anything important??
I hope this helps the lurkers catch up.

MAELSTROM.........is a fastpass?

OK - I just threw up a little in my mouth.

 

[kpk89]

If I have time, I'm going to book flights for the 'stromers meet today!! Does anyone else freak about flying without their kids? DH and I haven't been on a plane together, without the kids, in at least a decade. It kinda freaks me out. Am I being ridiculous??

I don't think so .... dh and I are flying separately to the meet. Really only because we have FF miles on united for one ticket, and a credit for SWA for another, so it just makes sense. But it doesn't at all bother me that we're going on different planes, just for that reason. You know.

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

YAK - thank goodness you're back. I left a lot out when I sent MP her PM.

How could I forget the pole dancing?