Happy TGIF everyone!! Just arrived in Orlando this morning!! We had to move the rest of the small stuff out of Troy's apartment and turn in the keys today. The lease ends before the end of the month. So, we did work all day today and have a day and a half of fun!! We're here until Sunday. Staying at the JW Marriott- heading over to UO tomorrow!!
Charade- Yay that Caspian was just playing hide and seek!!
Sounds like our weekend, has been raining on/off for a couple hours already. Think chickies are tucked into nice dry coop. Thinking son's soccer game will be cancelled tomorrow. Have a couple giant mushrooms growing in yard...TS Gordon remnants is about to hit a major rain storm coming other way right over us...Is it Florence hitting you Lynne?That thunder and lightning gave lots of rain to the Southern part of our city, but nary a drop where were were. Won't escape the rain today, tomorrow and Sunday. Overcast and muggy start, at 75 early this morning. Rain expected to make the late afternoon a rain filled one, with spotty thunderstorms. Then a damp and dreary week-end, with the temp on Sunday almost 30 degrees cooler than the past few days. Yesterday, 96, today, 85, tomorrow, 75, and Sunday, expected to only be 68. Eek, wet and pant weather. Not a nice week-end in store. Oh well, we will have some glorious ones by October, so hopping Bobbie and her kid gang can enjoy 6 Flags before they close for the season. I don't think they do any Halloween stuff like Hershey and Dorney Parks, but I agree, it's a nice park to walk around in.
Ahh you are a good sport!10:23, purchase made. Sigh, she's lucky I'm still functioning at that hour of a week night.
crappy week? yep. Crappy weekend weather? yep.even after this short work week, even if a crappy one at that.
mmm some of the best stuff comes from that, sounds delicious!! . Problem is when the kids are STILL talking about the roast a week later and you "winged it" it can be a problem LOL!much prefer to wing it and see..........
LOL! Glad he is ok. I swear animals just like to give extra grey hairs...He finally came strolling into the bedroom like he had been there all along. I still don’t know where he was hiding all morning.
Who else got their magic bands already?
I will
Keep mine in my sock
Drawer
In case I panic and can’t remember where I put them
Push me
In the direction to find theM
Mac, I have all colors in the old style bands and now in the new ones too. This time I chose pink and purple. The boys got green and orange for Trey and red and yellow for Austin. I may have enough to decorate a mini tree for Christmas.
I put a quarter pork loin in the crockpot and added what I thought was onion soup on top...not...someone had put a packet of cheesy mix tuna helper in the onion soup box ....I found another box of onion soup and added it too...should be interesting
Thank you ladies for the anniversary wishes.........I’m a very lucky lady married to a wonderful man........too much schmalz??
Charade I adore cooking........I cook all of our meals from scratch, only exception is takeout.......we don’t have ready made frozen convenience meals........but I have the time and do love cooking.......baking I enjoy but it’s a hit and miss.....but I do bake a lot too. Cooking I love.
Had a fabulous day out.
Drove almost two hours to meet friends we hadn’t seen for years for lunch and spend the afternoon with them.....it was her birthday too so we had a lovely exchange of gifts too!!
Lunch was lovely, and catching up was wonderful, it was like we only saw them yesterday instead of ten years ago. We chatted and laughed the whole day away........
Then tonight spent a couple of hours baking as Kyle and his colleagues are doing a charity event tomorrow.....so loads of things baked and thankfully all turned out perfectly........hoping they make a lot of money for a lovely little local charity.
Time to sit down with a glass of wine (another )
Hi Homies! I am not even going to pretend to keep up or even read the over 13 pages since I last even looked at the thread.
I have been recovering from spinal surgery and today, I had a six week checkup. It went very well. But....
I had to cancel my October Orlando trip.
I had to take off work (I do not get sick time) and made no money for two months.
I go back tomorrow for ONE WHOLE HOUR to assess my additional needs to actually work.
US Orlando has been rescheduled for 2019 but until I get that "your spine is totally fused" notice....nothing is for sure.
Today, I got the "wow, your recovery is weeks ahead of schedule" notice. My X-rays are textbook and my pain not really an issue.
But of course, all you nurse people know...NO Bending, Lifting or Twisting until further notice.
So. Oldest Bean is now 23. Living her best life in South Philly with her
Middle Bean just entered her Sophomore Year at Pitt.
Little bean is DEFINITELY not little anymore. 5'8, 185lbs of pure muscle and is now a Junior in High School.
I blinked. they are grown up adults-like people now
That being said, I need to figure out how to upload pics from a "then and now" type arrangement.
Headed back to O Town the 24th through the 30th. Anyone there??
Thanks again for thinking of our family. It's going to be weird for awhile-I look for him when I get home as he always got petted when I came in door. Then a check of his food/water. Swear I heard his sigh as I opened dishwasher door yesterday - he liked to lay right in front of it as that is where the vent is for a/c, nice cool tile-he'd sigh and get up when I had to open the door.
There was a quote on FB page from a friend about pets-"Maybe the reason I love animals so much, is because the only time they have ever broken my heart is when they've crossed that rainbow bridge".
Now this is a story!! Wow!
Love your story of your beloved 99-and what a cool name. I am so sorry the pictures made you cry but appreciate the empathy Our family spent some time yesterday sending pictures back and forth that we'd taken of him. We all started by saying "I don't have many" and then as we searched-realized we had tons. My son didn't have any with him as he is new to his phone. That is how it started with the picture sharing-finding some so he could have with him.
Where do you usually stay? We've stayed at Marriott Cypress Harbour the past 2 trips with kids (our favorite resort!). Staying at Marriott Harbour Lake in a couple weeks as they were only one with Thursday check in date I wanted.
So done with work. Miss having my days off during week. Thought I was getting one next week, but need to cover one last visit of a home I am dropping in October-tried to get out of september visit. Oh well-the $$ will be nice when check comes in October!
Husband had to go to other side of state this am for work. Left right before I got up-walk into kitchen and see his wallet sitting on table. Luckily he hadn't gone too far and I drove to meet him part way. I have a pocket on my phone I keep my DL and emergency CC in-I always have my phone and keys and I have left purse behind before.
Lunch break waaayyy over.
Charade hope the cheesecakes are a big success for your party........always love a good party!!!
Mac......yep......when I bake I make enough for everyone........
MonyK........yes, trying to recreate that “perfect” dish can be trying.......lol......I usually manage it though......it’s when friends ask for recipes and some like specifics.......I add a bit of this and bit more of that......they don’t like it!! But suits my way of cooking.......never had a disaster yet.......apart from when I almost mixed up bbq seasoning I very rarely use, with hot cayenne pepper!!!
Honey sesame chicken sounds lush!!! And glad you had a shorter working week! Always good........
Thanks Janet.........I know you’ve had a very busy week and a half!!! And yes, hopefully Lord and Lady Schumi will have many many more years of happiness......... Enjoy that quiet weekend.........
Quiet weekend in the Schumi household too..........will be checking last minute details for trip, and making sure clothes are all washed and up to date........and still fit!!! Down side of putting on a bit of weight again!! Oops.....will get back to being healthier in October.......
One of our friends offered to take us to the train station Wednesday as we are trying it out for the first time......nice offer but this guy is always late!!! Not just a few moments......but has been known to be 2 hours late on occasion.......and his wife is the same........so after I stopped laughing I said no thanks.....we have a cab booked! Even he conceded it might be a good idea........lol.......he is adorable though!!
Kyle is out tonight so just the two of us.......not sure what we’ll eat........I do know it’s round to a friends for breakfast this morning.........she called Wednesday to ask us over with a few other couples........it’s usually our home folks gather, so will be nice to go and someone else has done all the work..........I don’t really eat eggs, but she makes the best eggs benedict I have ever tasted!!! Not going till 9.30 though.......I’ll be starving by then!!!
Have a great Saturday
Early morning agai for me in cat herding to the kitchen before the sun is out
Still on morning feeding time with the cats
How two little critters can be so hungry all the time is unbelievable
For those that don’t remember
BlueR had teeth pulled back in the late spring
She has zero teeth on the bottom jaw
Some teeth on the top is all she has
She gums the can food and inhales what she can’t chew
Small portions 4 times a day
She is like me
She loves food time!
So much for my lazy sleep in Saturday morning
Watching weather channel and figure some of our homies will be hit with monsoon rain this weekend
Hope you all stay safe
Schumi hope no rain when you fly into Orlando
So far you look safe
Pittsburgh looks like peeps needs a boat today there
Hopefully it will be better later today
Have a safe weekend homies!
Morning all!
I got to be a big girl and stay up late, did’t turn off the tube until after 2 am this morn after chipping away at backlog on DVR. Find myself getting shook away @ 7 am by DH thinking i slept in and missed taking my DS to work. Tomorrow is another day lol
Maybe monyk will share that recipie. I tried one along that line a while ago but it got too watery, all the cornstarch in the world couldn’t save the sauce.
Can’t beat an amazing eggs Benedict! Too bad the majority are dried out messes. I’ve been hankering for Turkey Devonshire, bit of local speciality. I’ve never attempted to make it but so decadent few restuarants offer it any longer.
Choo choo express! Conjures up Agatha Christie
Nothing like a pet doing a tap dance on your head in the am lol
Stroke, stroke. Naw, the first band is just coming in, a break at noon with steady rain later today.
Upped the toke to 5.5 inches expected. I am seriously hoping bulk of it blows thru before monday am!
All about football here The much anticipated PITT PSU game should be interesting this evening. No idea if Cleveland will be clear for Steelers game tomorrow.
So, who do u root for now? Have you adopted a new home-town team?
The rain cancelled last night's HS football game. Frank (as President of the Junior Class) has to work the snack stand every home game. all of the food they ordered to sell, pretty much wated. They are going to try again for tonight at 7.
Boo....can't stand when DH wakes me up on the only day I get to have a sleep in morning. Try again tomorrow!
PITT vs PSU - I don't know what to do......I mean I have always been a PSU girl. But now Court goes to PITT (and they looked GOOD last week).
Have a great Saturday Homies!! We are dodging the raindrops and just doing all the chores today.
15 days until Orlando
My older 2 DS have game tix but stressing it might be cancelled now.
I’ve taken classes and paid tuition to both schools with the boys but when it comes to college football...PITT will always be “it” . I’m old enough to remember walking up cardiac hill to the old stadium.
Did Court get in on the lottery for any of the games?
They eked the HS games in last night, my DS’ team took a real beat down, probably wish it had been rained out lol.