Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[clkelley]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

 

[lisa8200]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

Nice

 

[djblu883]

lol wow that is nice....i was just wondering what to do with my dgd stuff....i don't think it would look nearly as nice.....all that faded plastic covered in pretty flowers........you did well!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Us3]

I love it Carol...great job! Do you plan to put a bench or chairs so you can sit and enjoy while you sip on coffee or tea? (or kungaloosh, haha)?

 

[clkelley]

I thought about it at first, but now we have several bird feeders and squirrel feeders out there also, so just watch the birds and squirrels from the deck.

 

[disney4dan]

Thanks Donnie... I must have missed it but so glad to hear he did well!

Sorry to not update in a while, things got kinda busy this week with a lot of visitors after Justin's surgery. Just trying to catch up and realized I will never be able to read all the missed posts on this board!

BUT, thankfully, Justin seems to be doing very well. He is exhausted and having a difficult time adjusting to a normal schedule again, but that is probably a lot more emotional than physical. The doctor said everything went well and there were no surprises. All the "extra" abnormal lymph nodes that were discovered and removed did not appear the surgeon to be cancerous. Like he said, we'll have to wait for the pathology reports, but he is the Chief of surgery and has been doing this since the 1970s. He's seen a few!

Thanks to all who wished Justin well. He just kind of needed the week to start to transition back into a normal teenager again I think, and he's been sleeping a lot. It has to be a drain to spend the better part of a year wondering about what your health will be when you are so young.

Anyhoo, I hope to bring a little bit more lively posting to this board as we gear up to get ready for a summer of camping. We found a great replacement tow vehicle and retired our ultra-reliable 2002 Tundra for a very lightly used 2007 Tundra Double Cab with the long bed. Just could not swing the $$ to look for a 3/4 ton, but this will do very well with our existing trailer. And will probably keep us from spending more $$ on a bigger trailer down the road! It had all the things we wanted, and I'll feel 100% more comfortable travelling to Florida with this combo.

 

[AuburnJen92]

So happy to hear that Justin is doing better. We had all been wondering how the recovery was going.

 

[Shannone1]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

Great Idea

Thanks to all who wished Justin well. He just kind of needed the week to start to transition back into a normal teenager again I think, and he's been sleeping a lot. It has to be a drain to spend the better part of a year wondering about what your health will be when you are so young.

I'm glad he is doing better, he's been through so much. I'll continue to keep your family in my thoughts.

 

[auntie]

Sorry to not update in a while, things got kinda busy this week with a lot of visitors after Justin's surgery. Just trying to catch up and realized I will never be able to read all the missed posts on this board!

BUT, thankfully, Justin seems to be doing very well. He is exhausted and having a difficult time adjusting to a normal schedule again, but that is probably a lot more emotional than physical. The doctor said everything went well and there were no surprises. All the "extra" abnormal lymph nodes that were discovered and removed did not appear the surgeon to be cancerous. Like he said, we'll have to wait for the pathology reports, but he is the Chief of surgery and has been doing this since the 1970s. He's seen a few!

I'm glad to hear he's doing well, and the surgery went as planned. You must be breathing a sigh of relief. Wishing Justin a speedy and full recovery.

 

[auntie]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

This is a wonderul idea! Looks beautiful! My husband built our kids swing set, and they spent many happy years using it. It's been down a number of years now..only I did have him save the top part of the frame, as I wanted to make a bench of it. Just couldn't part with it. Looking at your rose garden gives me another good idea! (by the way...my husband probably wouldn't thank you for posting it He gets that glazed over..not again... look in his eyes when he hears me say "I saw this on the Dis!"...LOL..but I thank you for the terrific idea..!)

 

[fldisneymommyto2]

glad to hear Justin is doing well

 

[des1954]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

Carol - What a unique and beautiful way to "re-use" & "re-cycle"!! The roses are so pretty & I'll bet they are wonderfully fragrant, too! Makes me want to go sit underneath & just take deep breaths!!!

thankfully, Justin seems to be doing very well. He is exhausted and having a difficult time adjusting to a normal schedule again, but that is probably a lot more emotional than physical.

No doubt about that!

All the "extra" abnormal lymph nodes that were discovered and removed did not appear the surgeon to be cancerous.

Keeping my fingers crossed that they are not cancerous!

We found a great replacement tow vehicle and retired our ultra-reliable 2002 Tundra for a very lightly used 2007 Tundra Double Cab with the long bed.

Dan, you and your family deserve a nice vacation! I hope you are able to sit back, relax & just enjoy life for awhile!

 

[VACAMPER]

Great news about Justin. Hope he gets back in the swing of things real soon.

 

[Dis Dawg]

glad to hear Justin is doing well

Same here! May God Bless Justin in his time of need.

 

[Dis Dawg]

I just had to share, I'm so tickled. This used to be our boys swing set and about 6 years ago we converted it to a climbing rose garden. This is the first year it's done really well.

Beautiful roses! When you are finished BBQ'ing put the ashes around the base of the rose plants. They will love it.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Wow...thing sure have gotten quiet around here this weekend!!!

 

[auntie]

Yeah..the upside to that is at least there aren't 30 pages to catch up on

 

[VACAMPER]

We've had a house full of kids this weekend. Sleepover for my DD birthday. We we're so exhausted we crashed today and watched the Indiana Jones movies. To freshen up before the new one comes out.

 

[Us3]

We've had a house full of kids this weekend. Sleepover for my DD birthday. We we're so exhausted we crashed today and watched the Indiana Jones movies. To freshen up before the new one comes out.

I bought the dvd set for dh on Valentines....looking forward to the new movie!

 

[auntie]

The latest Indianna Jones movie will be out May 22nd I think. Finally....we've been waiting for YEARS...I bet they have quite a turn out for the premier Memorial Day weekend in Dowtown Disney.