Something About Nothing ... #12

[Lynne G]

And we have snow. Little one got out early, just before lunch and my car is completely covered in bright white snow. Older one asked if I was going to clean it off, but since large amount of rain is to come when the temp finally gets above the freezing mark, hoping the rain will do the cleaning before I need to go out.

So nice I got to telework. Lots of tea as cool, but nice to have company of the kids and now going to make lunch. Grilled ham and cheese, with younger one having canned spaghettios. Not a fan of any sandwich, except a BLT.

Schumi, so nice you dog sat. Hehe, my Dsis when walked my one male lab, forgot to tell her that he hated loud noise. Loud truck passsd them, he bolted, and I think my Dsis had her arm pulled off, and was dragged down the street. When they stopped, we both had a good laugh. That dog was a gentle boy, but was shy.

 

[schumigirl]

And we have snow. Little one got out early, just before lunch and my car is completely covered in bright white snow. Older one asked if I was going to clean it off, but since large amount of rain is to come when the temp finally gets above the freezing mark, hoping the rain will do the cleaning before I need to go out.

So nice I got to telework. Lots of tea as cool, but nice to have company of the kids and now going to make lunch. Grilled ham and cheese, with younger one having canned spaghettios. Not a fan of any sandwich, except a BLT.

Schumi, so nice you dog sat. Hehe, my Dsis when walked my one male lab, forgot to tell her that he hated loud noise. Loud truck passsd them, he bolted, and I think my Dsis had her arm pulled off, and was dragged down the street. When they stopped, we both had a good laugh. That dog was a gentle boy, but was shy.

Oh not snow Lynne!!!! It just seems so early for that yet.....I think maybe because we`ve had it so mild recently......we`ll pay for that...…

Oh how cute with your dog and sister......lol..... labs are so gorgeous......don't want a dog full time, but, I love dog sitting for this puppy!!! Funnily enough she`s scared of cars....hates getting in them and hates when they pass on the roads.....it`s quiet round here though, but when we go down the shore she gets jumpy......but loves to try and be all masterful when she sees rabbits run around the fields.....lol.....till they turn and look at her…..then she whimpers......but, won`t volunteer too often that early again....it was a one time offer. She had to fly out early and her husband wasn't back till mid morning. I`m a good friend...… so I keep telling her...…..


Got flights booked finally today for mum and I......had a scary moment when I pressed the pay button.....it went down and came up page not found...…. I was left wondering if it had gone through or not.....yikes!!!! Wasn't going to start again to pay twice......so opened another tab and tried to do online chat.....at that my email came through saying "you`re booked" phew...……

Off for a glass of wine......it`s Thursday...…...

 

[bobbie68]

Sans Family ... Just popping in to say "hi" while waiting for the snow to start . Brian says he will try and be home to take Charlie to work for me. I am going to make a turkey pepperoni sauce tonight. We had the turkey dinner last nightit was soooooooooooo good!! We made home made cranberry sauce with it. There was a little left for left overs but not as much as I thought.

I am going to make a bone broth tomorrow. It is really good for getting the stomach back in order and really easy.

The two newest our still trying to adjust and fit in. One is doing better than the other. I am hoping soon things will calm down with them. I am glad that their spay/neuter surgery went well.

Schumi I remember having rear wheel drive cars a long time ago, they were awful to drive. We use to stick cinder blocks in the trunk to weigh it down. Your car sounds very nice but understand why you would want to trade it for no rear wheel drive. That is good that your son has the 4 wheel drive, I have that on my Pilot and it helps. How nice to dog sit but not the mud in the fields. I am missing Universal when I see your pics. 2 weeks to go.

Lynne Tea is so nice in this weather. Yep I like to see if rain will clean the car too. How nice to telecommute. Brian is hoping to do this on his next job.

Patty I hope you are feeling better . I suffer those dang migraines and they can be so debilitating.

Charade Chili is a good food on a cold day. Sounds delicious Enjoy!!

I hope everyone has a good rest of the day! I am off to confirm my vacation plans for June then I will share with you. I am so excited

 

[schumigirl]

Sans Family ... Just popping in to say "hi" while waiting for the snow to start . Brian says he will try and be home to take Charlie to work for me. I am going to make a turkey pepperoni sauce tonight. We had the turkey dinner last nightit was soooooooooooo good!! We made home made cranberry sauce with it. There was a little left for left overs but not as much as I thought.

I am going to make a bone broth tomorrow. It is really good for getting the stomach back in order and really easy.

The two newest our still trying to adjust and fit in. One is doing better than the other. I am hoping soon things will calm down with them. I am glad that their spay/neuter surgery went well.

Schumi I remember having rear wheel drive cars a long time ago, they were awful to drive. We use to stick cinder blocks in the trunk to weigh it down. Your car sounds very nice but understand why you would want to trade it for no rear wheel drive. That is good that your son has the 4 wheel drive, I have that on my Pilot and it helps. How nice to dog sit but not the mud in the fields. I am missing Universal when I see your pics. 2 weeks to go.

Lynne Tea is so nice in this weather. Yep I like to see if rain will clean the car too. How nice to telecommute. Brian is hoping to do this on his next job.

Patty I hope you are feeling better . I suffer those dang migraines and they can be so debilitating.

Charade Chili is a good food on a cold day. Sounds delicious Enjoy!!

I hope everyone has a good rest of the day! I am off to confirm my vacation plans for June then I will share with you. I am so excited

Yes, we love our car a lot…...it`s fast and sleek but for the few days a year we get snow it`s in the garage....if we lived elsewhere where we get snow more than a few days a year we`d definitely have changed long before now…….

Looking forward to hearing about your vacation plans for next year...….

I love cranberry sauce....….. homemade or out of the jar from the store!!!!

 

[bobbie68]

Yes, we love our car a lot…...it`s fast and sleek but for the few days a year we get snow it`s in the garage....if we lived elsewhere where we get snow more than a few days a year we`d definitely have changed long before now…….

Looking forward to hearing about your vacation plans for next year...….

I love cranberry sauce....….. homemade or out of the jar from the store!!!!

I wish I could say we only get snow a few days a year. I really have gotten to the point where I really dislike it. I can't find anything good about it.

Fast cars are so fun. However, I will remember a time many years ago I had to follow my father home from NY he was picking up a car he bought. He had a Mercedes and I was able to drive it. My father was driving a corvette. Well my whole life my father has been a very fast driver. More tickets than I can count. I figured he would go slow with me following him. Nope he went about 100 to 110 on the highway . I had to follow because I didn't know where I was going. Back in those days no GPS or phones. Once we got into our state I slowed down and went at my speed. I try to stay near the speed limit. It really was one of the scariest times I had driving.

I never find anything other than the canned cranberry sauce in the stores. It has so much sugar and other stuff I am trying to avoid. The bagged cranberries are so good and I am able to supplement regular sugar with my Xylitol sweetner.

Thanks I am excited to share them

Glad that the tickets for your trip went through. I think it is so exciting when you get those tickets and the vacation is in plan mode.

 

[Lynne G]

AWD SUVs for me. I like my old one better, as it is heavier and sits on bigger tires. But my newer one does good too, in the snow. Freezing rain now, so making pasta and red sauce. Kids wanted to get fast food, but a look out the door, and pasta it is.


Hoping a late arrival tomorrow, or may telework until lunch time, when temp is higher, and can clear off car in the full daylight, then go in. It is nice Bobbie, as when weather is not good, we can telework. Can be a pain as sometimes hard to connect, but once I do, nice to be in sweats.

Yay, Schumi, glad to hear mum and your flights are booked. Yeah, those pics of the dark side make me wish. Sad no able to be at the pass holder event tomorrow night. Oh well. We will be back next year. Thinking highly of a Spring trip, as never did Mardi Gras there.

 

[Monykalyn]

Well I missed a whole bunch but definitely welcome to the newcomer!

Yucky weather is why my 4runner has been on 4WD for a couple days. Just took it off today as streets dry and I was driving in town. And middles car and DH car have all wheel drive. Had to get new tires for the new car/middle kids car though. Nice to have friends who can get us some good deals t-Michelin tires on the car! Nice warm up until sunday now when the next icy mix will hit...

DH's club got numbers on the Wingapalooza fundraiser-$101K in profit! More to spread to our local children's charities!! As a 403c profit has to be given to charities-they do a grant/application system, and I know in years past there is always a charity or 2 that they couldn't fund as much as they'd like.
And apparently Schumi has been busy booking more trips and only has a few days to go til back home!

Kids are feeling better, thanks all. Older one has to up his allergy meds, that and another box of tissues.

Colds are trying to drag down hubs and son, me-I am chasing away germs with lemon drop martini-had to use the juice of the lemons as I needed lemon zest for dinner. Along with orange zest, rosemary (harvested from garden before snow a couple days ago), and garlic on the pork tenderloin.
Glad the cold demon is being banished from your house!!

B is 18 today

Happy belated Bday!!!! woot!!

I am going to make a bone broth tomorrow. It is really good for getting the stomach back in order and really easy.

Love doing this!! I buy free range/organic chickens and turkeys so I always use the bones to make broth. I do it with the beef bones as well when I have a ziploc full. I toss bones in crockpot with herbs, splash cider vinegar and water overnight-crockpot does the work. In fact-just did rotisserie chicken in crockpot last night just so I could make some stock for use next week! Then my living chickens got the leftover meat off bones from the stock-they are molting and need extra protein. Kinda creepy I know...but the mini dinosaurs eat everything!

Middle kid is having a photographer from her HS magazine out tomorrow as they are doing an article on kids and pets-and they discovered she has a pet chicken LOL! 2 of the girls look awful, but Diva chicken still looks pretty good, and she is the most photogenic with her attitude anyway.

And oldest found out she was accepted on a competitive team for the Imperial Barrel Award that is usually all graduate students - she is the only undergrad. It is totally not in her interest as it is in petroleum but the networking and experience will be great. She is pretty excited!

And DH's oldest daughter and family will be coming through our town tomorrow and again Tuesday-hoping we can catch them for dinner at least on Tuesday. Tomorrow they are a bit pressed for time to get to her mom's. Maybe she will about wanting family at Christmas again in Jacksonville and DH will be convinced we can spend winter break somewhere warm!

Tickets for new HP movie purchased for saturday matinee. Reserved seats of course-now that oldest kid is 21 she wanted a show where she could try a boozy milkshake Bad influence here told her there is always mimosa's and bloody mary's for early show. Took boy to see Grinch last weekend. Was cute, not spectacular but fun. Have a couple friends with December birthdays-they are both renting out a theater on separate nights for special movies. I have cleared my calendar to recover...and both DH's sis and step sis have December Bdays, as does his Grandma. December is NUTS for us.

Stan Lee's passing has our family sad, we love the Marvel universe. It is something we enjoy as a family, and of course-Universal wouldn't be there without him.

Enlisting oldest kid when she comes home tomorrow to help with the Thanksgiving shopping-list is long so need a 2nd set of hands.

How is it that the end of year is almost here?

 

[Tgrgrl]

Brrrrr, all this talk of cold weather....no thank you! Husband just got in from a business trip to Wisconsin....16 degrees this morning in Oshkosh!!!

Publix has a fabulous cranberry/orange relish that I buy every Thanksgiving just for me to enjoy. Everyone else in the family likes the OceanSpray cranberry in the can, the one with the rings on it....bleh!

Monykalyn, a lemon drop martini sounds fab right now, along with the boozy milkshake.

Bobbie68, my husband is a speed demon too. He has a 45 mile commute to Orlando for work and usually makes it in about 30-35 minutes. kids LOVE riding with him, wonder why???

SpaceX launch was this afternoon while girls & I were at dance class & I am so jaded about the launches now, I didn’t even know it was happening until we got home & I couldn’t figure out why the pictures on the walls were crooked. LOL

 

[schumigirl]

Well I missed a whole bunch but definitely welcome to the newcomer!

Yucky weather is why my 4runner has been on 4WD for a couple days. Just took it off today as streets dry and I was driving in town. And middles car and DH car have all wheel drive. Had to get new tires for the new car/middle kids car though. Nice to have friends who can get us some good deals t-Michelin tires on the car! Nice warm up until sunday now when the next icy mix will hit...

DH's club got numbers on the Wingapalooza fundraiser-$101K in profit! More to spread to our local children's charities!! As a 403c profit has to be given to charities-they do a grant/application system, and I know in years past there is always a charity or 2 that they couldn't fund as much as they'd like.
And apparently Schumi has been busy booking more trips and only has a few days to go til back home!


Colds are trying to drag down hubs and son, me-I am chasing away germs with lemon drop martini-had to use the juice of the lemons as I needed lemon zest for dinner. Along with orange zest, rosemary (harvested from garden before snow a couple days ago), and garlic on the pork tenderloin.
Glad the cold demon is being banished from your house!!

Happy belated Bday!!!! woot!!

Love doing this!! I buy free range/organic chickens and turkeys so I always use the bones to make broth. I do it with the beef bones as well when I have a ziploc full. I toss bones in crockpot with herbs, splash cider vinegar and water overnight-crockpot does the work. In fact-just did rotisserie chicken in crockpot last night just so I could make some stock for use next week! Then my living chickens got the leftover meat off bones from the stock-they are molting and need extra protein. Kinda creepy I know...but the mini dinosaurs eat everything!

Middle kid is having a photographer from her HS magazine out tomorrow as they are doing an article on kids and pets-and they discovered she has a pet chicken LOL! 2 of the girls look awful, but Diva chicken still looks pretty good, and she is the most photogenic with her attitude anyway.

And oldest found out she was accepted on a competitive team for the Imperial Barrel Award that is usually all graduate students - she is the only undergrad. It is totally not in her interest as it is in petroleum but the networking and experience will be great. She is pretty excited!

And DH's oldest daughter and family will be coming through our town tomorrow and again Tuesday-hoping we can catch them for dinner at least on Tuesday. Tomorrow they are a bit pressed for time to get to her mom's. Maybe she will about wanting family at Christmas again in Jacksonville and DH will be convinced we can spend winter break somewhere warm!

Tickets for new HP movie purchased for saturday matinee. Reserved seats of course-now that oldest kid is 21 she wanted a show where she could try a boozy milkshake Bad influence here told her there is always mimosa's and bloody mary's for early show. Took boy to see Grinch last weekend. Was cute, not spectacular but fun. Have a couple friends with December birthdays-they are both renting out a theater on separate nights for special movies. I have cleared my calendar to recover...and both DH's sis and step sis have December Bdays, as does his Grandma. December is NUTS for us.

Stan Lee's passing has our family sad, we love the Marvel universe. It is something we enjoy as a family, and of course-Universal wouldn't be there without him.

Enlisting oldest kid when she comes home tomorrow to help with the Thanksgiving shopping-list is long so need a 2nd set of hands.

How is it that the end of year is almost here?

Nice to see you MonyK.........

Fabulous news on the fundraiser.......that is an amazing figure!! Well done......and nice idea on a visit to warmer climes........great idea.........

Love the way your daughter thinks!!! And yep on the stock from bones........I add it to a soup I make, although I’m absolutely 100% non vegetarian......I make the “best” butternut squash soup ......but with the chicken stock.....as a general non soup eater......I love this!!!

Stan Lee certainly had some life.......and hope you all feel better soon......colds aren’t fun!!!

Brrrrr, all this talk of cold weather....no thank you! Husband just got in from a business trip to Wisconsin....16 degrees this morning in Oshkosh!!!

Publix has a fabulous cranberry/orange relish that I buy every Thanksgiving just for me to enjoy. Everyone else in the family likes the OceanSpray cranberry in the can, the one with the rings on it....bleh!

Monykalyn, a lemon drop martini sounds fab right now, along with the boozy milkshake.

Bobbie68, my husband is a speed demon too. He has a 45 mile commute to Orlando for work and usually makes it in about 30-35 minutes. kids LOVE riding with him, wonder why???

SpaceX launch was this afternoon while girls & I were at dance class & I am so jaded about the launches now, I didn’t even know it was happening until we got home & I couldn’t figure out why the pictures on the walls were crooked. LOL

You can buy cranberry sauce in a can??? Home made is so much better than the jars we can buy.....but they’re decent......well, some of them........never heard of a can!

Kyle and I watched the launch live yesterday........and the landing........I think the accuracy of the landing impresses me more than the launch itself.....amazing!!! We love them!!!



Friday again.........

Steak has been requested for dinner this evening........so filet for Kyle and I and Tom will have another cut.....will see what we can get today........

I said to Tom we could get the gas grill out and grill them outside.........apparently we don’t have one now......he decided we needed a new one.......oh, ok.......so that’ll be spring shopping for a new one then.......

So, little bit of grocery shopping and maybe some nice shopping too........and need to get our hotel booked for going to Scotland for Christmas.........wasn’t sure if Kyle had the 27th off too and he does, so we can go up now......

Unless the weather is bad.......roads up there can be dreadful so lots of snow and ice even with the right car isn’t a journey to risk taking if it’s really bad.......fingers crossed.......

Time for breakfast.........no bacon today either.........feel like poached eggs.........

Have a great Friday......

 

[Lynne G]

----- and happy it's

.

Took a peak at the temp at 4:30 this morning. 34 degrees. Ah, above freezing, so pushed all that very sloppy 3, or bit more. of snow from the car, and was a very wet, and snowing, slushy pre-dawn commute. Snow showers to greet today, thank you storm. Was more snow then predicted. Um, it's a winter weather Nor-Easter, snow maker it is. And to the guy who decided to pull out of his driveway without looking, you are glad I have good brakes, and a good temper, as you pulled out, you had your flashers on, and double parked, so I had to wait for oncoming traffic to then get around you. Yep, welcome to the City. We have some of the worse drivers. And Tgrgrl, I have a lead foot most of the time too, I like to go fast.

And yay, for Schumi having Kyle with you for your Christmas trip. Will cross my fingers and toes that the weather does not change any part of your holiday plans. Rarely do poached eggs, most of the time, either scrambled, or over easy. Once in a great while, I do hard boiled. No cooking for breakfast today. And yes, found everywhere here, canned cranberry. It's a staple of the Thanksgiving meal spread. I'm not fond of the taste either, but no one ever thinks of making some, or buying fresh made. When it's mixed with all the other good stuff, don't mind it.

Fabulous total MonyK. So nice to be able to help so many. And yep, older one has now tried beer and ale. He also bought a 12 pack of beer, to enjoy on Friday nights. Seems so odd to have him order alcohol. So far, he's not a fan of sweet drinks. That's okay, I'll finish the martini for him. Lemon drop one sounds yummy.

With that, one cup of tea is already gone, ready for number 2, later homies. Stay warm, stay safe, feel fabulous, and give a big WAHOO. It's Friday, youse.

 

[pattyw]

Patty - I hope you are feeling better today. I agree with you about the snow. I am hoping for a mild winter.

Thanks! Headache still hung on yesterday, but today I'm better!

Patty I hope you are feeling better . I suffer those dang migraines and they can be so debilitating.

Thanks, Bobbie!! Yes- they are horrible!

Colds are trying to drag down hubs and son, me-I am chasing away germs with lemon drop martini-had to use the juice of the lemons as I needed lemon zest for dinner.

Ooh- a martini sounds like a great way to fend off illness!

And oldest found out she was accepted on a competitive team for the Imperial Barrel Award that is usually all graduate students - she is the only undergrad. It is totally not in her interest as it is in petroleum but the networking and experience will be great. She is pretty excited!

Yay for DD!!

Publix has a fabulous cranberry/orange relish that I buy every Thanksgiving just for me to enjoy. Everyone else in the family likes the OceanSpray cranberry in the can, the one with the rings on it....bleh!

That sounds wonderful!

Time for breakfast.........no bacon today either.........feel like poached eggs.........

Have a great Friday......

Sounds yummy! Have a great Friday!!

With that, one cup of tea is already gone, ready for number 2, later homies. Stay warm, stay safe, feel fabulous, and give a big WAHOO. It's Friday, youse.

TGIF Lynne!! On to my second cup of coffee!!

TGIF all!! We have SNOW!!! The enemy has arrived! But, just about an inch on the grass. Can't wait to get some sun in Ft. Lauderdale next week!

Doing some paperwork at home this morning. Then my Friday afternoon with my mom!

Have a great day all!!

 

[Lynne G]

- what my Dsis saw yesterday, on the highway. Yep, poor camel didn't get it's ride into the City. Had to wait for another ride back to his barn. Yep, glad it is not Wednesday. LOL

Morning Patty! Woot to the Ft. L. trip coming up fast. Pesky white stuff. Sun is out though, and still above freezing. Another very mushy, wet, puddled commute later this afternoon is in store. Hope you had no issue with driving in the snow.

 

[Charade67]

Good morning all. Nothing exciting here today. I just finished paying bills, have some towels in the wash (Not too happy with B right now. She didn't empty her suitcase from her college visit last weekend. She had wet towels in there. Ugh!), and later I get to go to the dentist. Woo hoo! That will be a short visit though.

And we have snow.

Just popping in to say "hi" while waiting for the snow to start

TGIF all!! We have SNOW!!! The enemy has arrived!

This is why I refuse to move any farther north. I'm sure we will get our share eventually. Hopefully not until January. I keep hearing conflicting reports for winter. We are either going to have a very mild winter or the worst snow ever.

I never find anything other than the canned cranberry sauce in the stores.

We had that every year growing up. I can't stand the sight of it now.

DH's club got numbers on the Wingapalooza fundraiser-$101K in profit! More to spread to our local children's charities!!

Wow, that is awesome. Congratulations.

Middle kid is having a photographer from her HS magazine out tomorrow as they are doing an article on kids and pets-and they discovered she has a pet chicken LOL! 2 of the girls look awful, but Diva chicken still looks pretty good, and she is the most photogenic with her attitude anyway.

And oldest found out she was accepted on a competitive team for the Imperial Barrel Award that is usually all graduate students - she is the only undergrad. It is totally not in her interest as it is in petroleum but the networking and experience will be great. She is pretty excited!

And DH's oldest daughter and family will be coming through our town tomorrow and again Tuesday-hoping we can catch them for dinner at least on Tuesday. Tomorrow they are a bit pressed for time to get to her mom's. Maybe she will about wanting family at Christmas again in Jacksonville and DH will be convinced we can spend winter break somewhere warm!

Tickets for new HP movie purchased for saturday matinee. Reserved seats of course-now that oldest kid is 21 she wanted a show where she could try a boozy milkshake Bad influence here told her there is always mimosa's and bloody mary's for early show. Took boy to see Grinch last weekend. Was cute, not spectacular but fun. Have a couple friends with December birthdays-they are both renting out a theater on separate nights for special movies. I have cleared my calendar to recover...and both DH's sis and step sis have December Bdays, as does his Grandma. December is NUTS for us.

Stan Lee's passing has our family sad, we love the Marvel universe. It is something we enjoy as a family, and of course-Universal wouldn't be there without him.

Enlisting oldest kid when she comes home tomorrow to help with the Thanksgiving shopping-list is long so need a 2nd set of hands.

How is it that the end of year is almost here?

Congrats to your daughters. I'm starting to wonder of we should prepay for our Fantastic Beasts tickets. We were planning on seeing it sometime tomorrow afternoon.

Publix has a fabulous cranberry/orange relish that I buy every Thanksgiving just for me to enjoy. Everyone else in the family likes the OceanSpray cranberry in the can, the one with the rings on it....bleh!

I agree - bleh!! The cranberry/orange sounds good though. We don't have Publix here. I miss that store. They had the best fried chicken and sub sandwiches.

You can buy cranberry sauce in a can??? Home made is so much better than the jars we can buy.....but they’re decent......well, some of them........never heard of a can!

Yep, in a can. And it's just as bad as it sounds.

I guess I should go get something for breakfast. It's 10:00 and I haven't eaten anything yet. See y'all later.

 

[pattyw]

Morning Patty! Woot to the Ft. L. trip coming up fast. Pesky white stuff. Sun is out though, and still above freezing. Another very mushy, wet, puddled commute later this afternoon is in store. Hope you had no issue with driving in the snow.

Luckily, I made it home from work yesterday before the snow began. And haven't ventured out yet today. The snow is starting to fall but it's 33 degrees and will climb a few more, so hopefully it won't stick ! Ick!

Hope your commute is smooth today!

and later I get to go to the dentist. Woo hoo! That will be a short visit though.

Good luck at the dentist! Yay for a short visit!

Time for more coffee and a little breakfast!

 

[schumigirl]

Yep, in a can. And it's just as bad as it sounds.

Oh my goodness!!!! That looks dreadful...….you can slice it!!!!! It looks like beetroot on the front of the can...…..

I make a beautiful (even if I say so myself ) cranberry sauce...and another cranberry sauce with port......gorgeous!!! But it`s a sauce, thick and rich and unctuous...…..not something you can slice!!! That is weird...…


Almost finished trip report......well, it`s been 2 months and one week in the making it should be darn well finished by now!!!

Was interrupted by a delivery from wine club.....our gates were locked so delivery driver couldn't get in...didn't think we had locked them as Kyle isn't home yet......anyway, that stopped me for a little bit.....but, getting there..…..

Steak for dinner tonight and the third POTC movie I think...….

Also, I think we`re the only ones not interested in seeing the new JK Rowing offering......didn't really like Fantastic Beasts very much.....but I don't like Eddie Redmayne...….will wait till it`s on the movie channels or dodgy disc...…..

It`s 3.45pm here and already dark.....it`s been a real Autumnal day, mild for the time of year but, misty and murky.....now the mist is finally clearing....it`s gone dark!! All our lamps are on all over the house.....apparently this weekend is to be as mild then it`s to get real cold!!!! Not looking forward to that heading our way...…

Enjoy rest of your Friday.…….time for a cuppa tea...….

 

[Monykalyn]

I’m so over working today!! Had to get out for lunch. Tea should last me rest of afternoon.
Mild day. Icy mix for Sunday.

DH’s oldest daughter and family briefly in town today. Hoping to spend more time with them Tuesday.

Cranberry sauce- yeah I banished the canned stuff long ago. Emeril has a fabulous and easy recipe I use every year, I buy lots of fresh cranberries to use in muffins and drinks (cranberry Moscow mule being a fave this time of year).


Hope the dentist was nothing bad charade

Be safe winter drivers!

Looking at sales for sea world and Busch gardens...may pass to hubs to let his family know. We’ve been trying to get them to come with us on vacay and make memories not buy stuff for gifts.

Although I’m curtailed in vacation planning for a bit- we want to sell house next year and downsize - so guess it’s time to focus on home improvement budget

 

[schumigirl]

I’m so over working today!! Had to get out for lunch. Tea should last me rest of afternoon.
Mild day. Icy mix for Sunday.

DH’s oldest daughter and family briefly in town today. Hoping to spend more time with them Tuesday.

Cranberry sauce- yeah I banished the canned stuff long ago. Emeril has a fabulous and easy recipe I use every year, I buy lots of fresh cranberries to use in muffins and drinks (cranberry Moscow mule being a fave this time of year).


Hope the dentist was nothing bad charade

Be safe winter drivers!

Looking at sales for sea world and Busch gardens...may pass to hubs to let his family know. We’ve been trying to get them to come with us on vacay and make memories not buy stuff for gifts.

Although I’m curtailed in vacation planning for a bit- we want to sell house next year and downsize - so guess it’s time to focus on home improvement budget

You should run a guest house!

Cranberry muffins or scones and cranberry mules are among some of our favourite things!

We’d be your best guests!

Home improvements are never inexpensive.......we’ve done so much to our home this year.......calling a halt now till next year........well, hopefully.........

 

[Lynne G]

Going to try to make cranberry sauce, since just saw store has them on sale this week coming up. Seems easy enough, found a 4 ingredient, throw in pot, simmer, and done. I do like the taste of cranberry, mule, muffins, juice. Ah, brings the thoughts of the holidays coming into focus. Yep, it's less than 2 months until the end of this year, MonyK. And I hear ya. We need to upgrade, but, then dogs, kids, and well, one of these days. Expensive is certainly the word for most home improvement decisions.

Gray, with snow showers, then glorious sun, now cloudy and snowing again. Just more showers, and thankfully the temp is above freezing. Phone says it's 43 out. Woot! But will be tucked into bed, as saying 20's overnight. Brrr. Wonder what the kids want for dinner. We did have pasta last night, that and the left over grilled cheese I had made earlier. Little one wants ice cream. Guess I'll pick some up on my way home. And lucky, Prime order arrived, older one said. Stocking up for the week-end.

Have a nice Friday night all! And hope my niece's DH gets home at a better time today. Yesterday, his commute home took over 7 hours, that is about 1 any other day. Long day for him, and for most of the truckers on the road with him. Some had been there for over 12 hours. Police arrived to knock on truck doors, to wake the drivers up. Yeah, that'd be me, napping, after being bored for so long.

 

[pattyw]

Had a great lunch with my mom! Hair salon went well! She’s all ready for the trip to Ft. Lauderdale next Wednesday.

I’m with you guys on home improvements and the large expense! We can’t do all we want - it would cut into our travel budget

 

[Robo56]

Afternoon Sans family

This is what we woke up to yesterday morning. Surprise. We heard the sleet coming down that evening.





Happy belated 18th birthday to B

Yep......2 weeks today till we fly!!

Yeah!!!!! countdown getting closer for the Schumi family. You will be in the Florida before you know it.

Had a migraine yesterday-was difficult to make it through the work day! But have a lot to do with the short work week next week! But bring on the sun!

Hope you are feeling better Pattyw....I know you are looking forward to your trip in the sun also.

I agree - bleh!! The cranberry/orange sounds good though. We don't have Publix here. I miss that store. They had the best fried chicken and sub sandwiches.

You are right Publix hands down has the best subs I have every had. They don’t skimp on the meat, cheese or veggies.

Monyk cranberry drink sounds yummy. Thought you might like seeing this pic. One of our local grocery stores has a stand in the store for the littles to have free fresh fruit. Nice change from offering cookies etc. Hope your family are getting better with the colds. Lemon drop martinis sounds like a nice medicinal for sure.

Robo I am glad to hear you are doing good. I love seeing your minion memes.

Thanks bobbie68 always nice to hear what’s going on in your neck of the woods.

Hope all who are sick get better soon