Something About Nothing ... #12

:wave2: Just a quick stop in.

Charade...it's hard with other peoples children. I feel the same way. I will probably be the same way. I don't know what it is, or how to explain it. They let their children set the rules...which in my books...should not happen. I find it frustrating, that parents don't want to parent their children. But i guess that's just me.

Lynne...it's nice to book that far in advance. It's great you got a better deal. Hopefully that early morning flight won't kick you in the butt too hard. We always have early flights when we fly. We have to get to the connecting flight - main flight,,,so we end up on that 5:45 flight out of town too...and always the late flight coming in...usually 11:20 pm landing - which sucks just as much.

Monykalyn...I hope you get the ticket situation sorted. As much as technology is great...sometimes it is frustrating when it doesn't work the way it should.

Well...i was too tired to hit the project room tonight. I whipped up a tasty meal of beef stroganoff in the instant pot, cleaned up the kitchen, and gave boy #1 a haircut tonight. I got the remote...so I jumped on that lol. Turned on Grey's anatomy as I am wanting to watch it from the begining. I"m on season 7 now lol. Lots more to watch .

Leaving the light on for those not able to sleep or up with those sweet tiny babies.
 
Monyk….glad your plans are falling into place....it`s a good feeling!!! yes, there are some good ideas flying around about the fourth gate...….it`ll be interesting when it`s finally confirmed!!!

mac...I remember your early flight out.......that was an early one!!!

pumpkin....yes, other people`s kids can be a nightmare...unfortunately it`s all over...we see it everywhere and yes, some parents don't seem to want to parent anymore. I love a good Beef Stroganoff......



Rain again.....but it`s warm. Supposed to be lightning all day, never noticed it during the night as forecast, but I slept incredibly sound all night.

We don't have bad flooding but further up the country from us have had horrendous flooding...….little villages with roads unpassable and a bridge washed away.....terrible.

No idea what we`re doing today......and reading Lynne had burgers last night...….sounds good......will grind some beef down today and burgers is it for dinner tonight...….

Have a great Wednesday.
 
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A wonderful Wednesday is here! Yay! And no Mac, it's not the coming home early bird flight, it's the one coming. See, SW has only 2 direct flights that day, that early one and a very late night one. I'd much rather be early to arrive, than arrive after midnight. And I haven't checked lately, but since my flight home's late night flight was cancelled and replaced with crazy 2 and 3 stop flights, I decided to keep the replacement direct flight SW gave me, that now leaves at 2:30pm. Eh, nothing like coming home, 2 and 1/2 hours later, to a Friday night traffic of Columbus Day week-end. Good thing is, I get a bonus, 3 day week-end to recover from, though.

Yep, bought the laptop for little one a week or two ago, and have the bill for it already. LOL Expenses for college have started with that bigger laptop one. I think little one already has her student ID, Charade, I think she got it when she went on that overnight orientation earlier this month. DH keeps telling me to make sure little one is ready. Oh, she's been ready since way before her high school graduation. Anything she forgets, she can most likely buy there, or it's a train ride home. She's already thinking, since she also gets that bonus Labor Day week-end off, and has no classes on Fridays, she will most likely come home on Friday, whenever she decides, and I am sure, more will go back with her, than coming home with. But that's fine, as I am sure as she stays the first week, she can see what works, what is needed, and what can come home, and not return.

Ah, Schumi's sending that rain, or was that Sue? An oh so muggy start, even though 5 degrees cooler than yesterday. But, no matter, a flirt with almost 90, there will be that chance to see get some rain, well lots of rain, as flood watch has been posted to start at 2pm today. At least my car will be cleaner than it has been. Birds have been having good aim, lately. Windshield wiper just smears that poo most of the time.

Oh, the dawn is starting, it was such a dark out ride. But sun, to clouds, to rain is the forecast as said by the weather guy. In other words, yes, we get the same forecast for summer as most of Florida. Hence, why the heat does not bother us. And we are smart, we stay where there's AC when getting hot, jump in the pool or enjoy water rides, when feeling hot, and stay out of the rain, by enjoying some food and drink.

Last day of July, oh my. That means, lots of birthdays to celebrate next month, kids start their Fall semesters, and the end of the summer routine. Ah, after Labor Day, another 5 to 10 minutes to the evening commute, as the after school starts the rush hour earlier, like around 2:30 or so, when the high school kids get out, and all are either leaving school or the parent taxis and school buses are on the roads to take those younger kids home.

Oh, and since it's a Wednesday, for those homies having that week day commute, and those homies keeping up with the day of the week, it's Hump Day. Yes, as we finish today, Friday becomes a day closer, and well, the week-end too.

Hello camel reminder:

1564567976582.png ooh, I think that mean's Keisha put that reminder here. See, if 421617 was here, Keisha would be around.


With that, tea is needed, the sun is up, a huge very bright ball of golden yellow in the pink and yellow horizon. Good Morning all!

:coffee:
 
Just a quick pop in before the day takes off. :-)

Dropped off the new patient paperwork at the doctor's office I'm trying to establish with. Now I just have to wait for them to review and see how quickly they can get me in. At least if this practice doesn't work out I have a lead on a functional medicine practice....so there are options. I have Hashimotos.....it's an autoimmune disease managing it is a bit like trying to herd wet cats. I really do try to keep my sense of humor......but the laughs are running short these days.

@tink1957 I hope Austin is able to find another job quickly....well, one that he's happy with rather than 'just' a paycheck....you know what I mean. Losing a job is hard enough without having to take you that makes you miserable.

@Charade67 There's nothing 'old' about expecting children to accept the boundaries of your home.....and there's certainly nothing grumpy about expecting parents to control children while they're in your home. My nieces and nephew know that they're loved beyond measure......but they also know Aunt Wendy's house....Aunt Wendy's rules.

Met with Corey's guidance counselor yesterday and he's in such great shape for next year! I knew it in my head but to see it on paper was just so reassuring going into his last year. For 1st semester he'll be able to have a co-op block for the last block of the day which is perfect because he has a part-time job that he loves! He'd be able to co-op during 2nd semester if his Trigonometry class was offered during 3rd block instead of just 4th block....so instead he'll get to do something he's never done before.....Yearbook! He's been playing around with one of my older Nikons this summer and has caught a little of my amateur photography bug so he should have fun with Yearbook. I know I'm 'supposed' to be sad that it's his senior year.....but I'm just so excited for him. He's just such a good kid and has such a bright future ahead of him.

Hope everyone stays dry and storm free today. For the end of July, I can't complain about our temps.....but here comes the rain again. Looks like we have late-day rains straight through the weekend.

Off to start the day! Have a great one!
 
Roofers arrived at 7:30 this morning just as I was waking up. I am hoping the rain hold of long enough for them to finish.

I should clarify that the kids last night weren’t being bad, just really loud. I guess maybe there parents are just used to that volume. I am not. B has always been a quiet kid.

Pooh - I hope you are able to get in to see the new doctor quickly.
Yearbook sounds like fun. I love taking pictures, but don’t really have a photographer’s eye.

I’m off to work to escape the sounds of roofing.
 
Good morning homies!

Mr Mac snored most of last night and kept waking me up
Ever have one of those nights ?

(Welll not with Mr Mac, but with your better half)

Slow start for me today
Going to plan B this morning

Sorry I misunderstood you Lynne on your October travel
Returning home is the ugly flight
Rush hour on the start of a holiday weekend is not fun

Pooh,I go to an endocrinologist for my medical care when autoimmune illness first hit me
It was soon after I had my last baby when I was diagnosed
Trial and error to find the right dosage with synthroid and vitamin d prescriptions
Last year had to start back with blood work and medical checks with doc every 3 months
I’ve come to hate needles

Hope you are feeling better real soon!
Meds really can help you feel better

Schumi thanks for starting my morning with a good laugh
Minions and the liquid diet
😻
 
Charade nice you had a quiet kid
I ended up with 4 loud boys

Guess at this point in life it’s to late to ask if you want to switch ....... lol
 
Ooh, a nice view of a lightning show. Nice bright white strikes I've seen so far, and boy that's loud bowling sounding in the sky. Nothing like a little thunderstorm to arrive, after my lunchtime walk. And boy was that a hot feeling walk. No need to be a sweater on quite yet.
 
Pooh.......hope you don’t wait too long to see someone.....it’s frustrating waiting on things like that........

mac.....glad to start your day with a smile........ :wave2:



What a dull day...........weather wise, it’s been miserable.......no lightning despite it being predicted all day......

Walked into village this afternoon for a meeting of the festival/event committee........everyone’s happy for the Berries and Bubbles evening to be put back till Christmas.....hoping the Autumn one will be kind of like a Harvest Festival......mid October we’ll have it......

Not much else going on......visited the couple in the farm next to us, she had some chutney and a beautiful apple crumble for us......she makes the best stuff.......but, incredibly quiet day in general.

Busier morning tomorrow......
 
Lol re lynne’s Pirate themed camel! :)

Shaking head at the Pirates/Cubs brawl(s) last night. No room for that juvenile behavior in MLB.


yikes can’t imagine hairdresser didn’t know she was cutting your top. Do you still go to her? I don’t go to the hairdresser that spilled twice on my. Once, eh, maybe a mistake. Twice=careless! So I go to one person for haircut and another salon for colour!
Love that bangs = Botox lol!
Great Wolf is definitely not walking distance! We pass it on the way in to our place. I never took much notice on how long it took from passing GWL to our place. Personally I prefer to be walking distance from the park.
Too bad we’ll miss with our trip dates.
Looks like my uber account will be getting a real workout. GW has a shuttle but i’ve never had much luck with hotel offerings

I’d still be going to the gal but she’s now ‘away’. I believe code for incarceration, not her first rodeo, has anger management issues when she drinks.
Keisha hope your day of celebrations is going well...
One of the best ever, fences were finally mended, hallelujah
Mr. Keisha is a keeper......I thought you were supposed to be couch surfing. Take it easy.
No rest for the weary lol. First time ever stitch removal went sideways. Think they were in too long, all good now.

I managed to harm myself again tho lol. We put GD old bed into a room at our house since she sleeps over so often. A huge, heavy wooden headboard with mutiliple shelves and drawers in a castle theme. Goes nearly to the ceiling, made me nervous re tipping potential so we bolted it to the wall.

unfortunately, the metal bed frame then stuck out a bit longer than the mattress. I lost count of how many times I dinged my shin walking around it. Was preoccupied on Monday & gouged the heck out of my leg on Monday. Thought GD was going to pass out after seeing all the blood. still have a pressure bandage on it. Good thing current on my tentnus shot lol.

What’s funny is the mr wrapped padding around the end of the bed frame. We both looked at it and said “the exorcist”...ala how they had to pad everything in the BD. That’s what too many HHNs will do to your brain :)

ETA: and Keisha's boys too? did I miss a Happy Bday?
Yes, 33 & 39 but the shark cake was still a big hit. Any excuse for a party at my house lol.

Thank you all for DD’s birthday wishes. Keishashadow I must have missed your sons, Happy Birthday Wishes.
Yes, hope Keisha’s double celebration went well yesterday.......I’m sure it was just lovely.......
Keisha, hope the boys' birthday bash was a success. Hope you are recovering today. LOL
Thanks still have some cake lurking in the refrigerator now that i think of it.
Just need to book the Scareactor dining and drop Austin from the WDW part of the trip...does anyone know if the new tickets are refundable? Poor guy lost his job and can't afford to go so I wanted to get back all the $ I can for him.
Who’d you purchase the tix thru? UT can be returned with small restocking fee if still in bag.

Even if you linked to MDE account, you should be able to re-assign them to another person. Supposedly, disney is honoring the value of the tix even if expired. YMMV

Humid earlier today but a storm rolled in and it feels much nicer now outside

(Inside the house is always the same temp
AC makes everything good...)

Taco Bell tonight

Many of you have had a full day.
Hope your evening you can relax and veg out at home

Lynne I’m sure you saw the thread about ap rates for September
What we booked at still beats those new rates

Hotels are trying to fill up September
Last week of September did not have the lower rates as rest of that month
I checked availability at RP and weekends are booked up for standard rooms
My smsm still beats the lower price Rp has listed today for S-Th

Glad I will miss Columbus Day period at UO this year
What I could find, hotel rates really have been increased from last year

I’m not one to go for bargains but it does feel nice having a sweet hotel rate for this year

And less crowded park

now i know who doesn’t go for bargins :).

My dates first week in Oct just keep rising
have already booked for end of September into early October next year.
Holy heck, you are an early bird. What resort did you pick

I’m almost finished walking my 2020 4th of July trip as to DVC. Crazy to have to practically use sleight of hand tricks to obtain the time/unit you want.

it struck me I need to book 2020’s mostly the end of September next year, didn’t realize the calendar fell thusly. now to figure out which resort for DVC portion. I’ll probably wait till spring of next year to book the 3 or 4 nights I need at U onsite unless i’m Seeing a much lower rate than I currently have for this year’s dates.

PSA

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You got me beat Lynne!
I book a year and ten days out at the most.

With October crowds starting days before Columbus day weekend, I was done with going that time period last year.
I think I will like starting late September and leaving for back home before CD next year.

This is the first year ever I am not doing the Motherland before I hit the darkside.

You will not like that early morning flight coming home......
Last fall I booked Delta for a 5:45 am flight.
(I must have been crazy to do that and still don't know why I did.....)

Airport was empty when I got there in the early morning hours.
Went to the airport around 4ish and Delta counter did not open until 4:30
But I was first in line.........lol

Sweet dreams to all the homies..
Hey to Keisha, Vicki, Schumi, Kfish, Pooh, Sue, Robo, Monyk, charade, Pumpkin, Real, Andy, agavegirl and all my other kids here.
I know there are more of youse but I only have ten fingers and toes to count on....

Glad you agreed to move things back a week, it has to be less crowded than over Columbus Day. It was getting a bit unmanageable with the crowds.[/QUOTE]
 
Well that was a fun ride home. Streets were rivers and ooh a lightning strike close enough to have the hair on my arms stick up. Glad I had rubber tires under me. Happy to be home, hearing some very loud rumbles from the sky.

Ooh ouch Keisha! Nothing like injuring yourself. Hope it heals quick. Yeah, that would have been me too. Glad to hear party was a success and even cake left over. Sweet!

A what for dinner? Probably my go to pasta. Easy as stormy day.

Hope all are enjoying a nice end of day, today. Guess some of us will be online seeking what EPIC stuff is said at 10 tomorrow morning. What a way to welcome August.
 
Janet, love the Exorcist thoughts...….lol.....hope the leg is doing better today...….poor GD!!! Must have been a sight...…..hope you enjoyed that left over cake...….

Lynne.....journey home didn't sound fun......but pasta is an easy dinner.....why not....ideal for mid week...…..yep, look forward to this announcement finally being made public!!!! Should be a good one...::yes::

Hope Charade`s roof works is going well...……..



Lazy night watching tv after a day of not doing much at all......when the weather looks like this you just don't want to do much.....

Burgers were delicious tonight....and so filling...…..Tom has his in a bun, Kyle and I prefer them on a plate and eat with a knife and fork.....we`re weird apparently......:confused3

Last day of July.....this month has flown past!!!
 
Doing cartwheels!!!! Got home after running errands and the new doctor can get me in at 8:15 Monday morning!! pixiedust:

@macraven Part of my problem is that Synthroid doesn't work for me as my body doesn't convert T4 to T3. I have to take Armour Thyroid to get the T3. I've tried different Endocrinologists and the first thing they want to do is take me off of Armour 'because it's not the standard of care'. If I had a buck for every time I've heard that line. Hashimotos is the real beast to tame. I think it must've just been a footnote during one lecture for most during med school as most doctors I've encountered think it's just one of things 'you have to live with' rather than managed to preserve quality of life.

Off to start dinner!
 
Pooh check out the thyroid thread on the Dis
I started posting In it years back
I think another person takes armour also

My insurance won’t cover synthroid so I’m a cash customer
They only cover levothyroxine which I can’t take
I have had great endo’s in Chicago and found a great doc when I moved to Georgia

If armour works for you that is great!
I’ve read about that med on the endocrine websites I use

Been watching the weather xhannel
Some awful storms are starting

Glad Lynne made it home safely from
her downpour drive home
 
Good evening everyone. The rain stayed away today so we were able to get a new roof.
Today I had lunch with a friend I haven’t seen in years. She and her son were in town because he is considering the aviation program at the local university. I just wish we had a little more time to catch up.

Mr Mac snored most of last night and kept waking me up
Ever have one of those nights ?

(Welll not with Mr Mac, but with your better half)

I get this with dh a lot. He says I snore too, so I guess we wake each other up. The big difference is that dh can go back to sleep quickly, but I takes me a while to g back to sleep.

I managed to harm myself again tho lol. We put GD old bed into a room at our house since she sleeps over so often. A huge, heavy wooden headboard with mutiliple shelves and drawers in a castle theme. Goes nearly to the ceiling, made me nervous re tipping potential so we bolted it to the wall.

unfortunately, the metal bed frame then stuck out a bit longer than the mattress. I lost count of how many times I dinged my shin walking around it. Was preoccupied on Monday & gouged the heck out of my leg on Monday. Thought GD was going to pass out after seeing all the blood. still have a pressure bandage on it. Good thing current on my tentnus shot lol.

What’s funny is the mr wrapped padding around the end of the bed frame. We both looked at it and said “the exorcist”...ala how they had to pad everything in the BD. That’s what too many HHNs will do to your brain :)
Are we going to have to wrap you in bubble wrap?

Hope Charade`s roof works is going well...……..
The roof looks great and we have an extra box of shingles left over. Hopefully we won’t need them for a long while, but we will keep them in storage just in case.

Doing cartwheels!!!! Got home after running errands and the new doctor can get me in at 8:15 Monday morning!!
Awesome. Glad they were able to get you in so quickly.

Add me to the thyroid club. Mine is a fairly recent diagnosis. So far I seem to be doing well with Levothyroxine. I have an appointment at the end of the month to check.

I should get some sleep, but we had a very late supper, so I don’t think I will be going to bed soon.
 

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