Something About Nothing............ #14

[schumigirl]

Good morning. I'm up a little early today. Our counter tops should be installed today. Yay!! Dh doesn't have any morning classes today, so he will stay home and wait for the countertops.

Next Thursday and Friday is fall break for B and dh. We were going to take a short family vacation, but now one of us has to stay home for the contractor. We are finally going to get our new door and mantle. I volunteered to be the one to stay home since I just got back from a vacation. B and dh are going to go to Great Wolf Lodge and possibly spend a little time at Busch Gardens too.

I think the mama drama will be resolved soon. My brother is going to SC this weekend to get Mom and take her to my sister's house. I asked them if they needed me for anything, but they both said no. I reminded both of them that there are 2 very important things they should do immediately. 1. Get my Aunt's name off Mom's bank accounts. 2. Make sure Mom revokes my aunt's power of attorney.


I have to condition every shampoo or I have trouble getting a comb through my hair. I should probably find some sort of deep conditioner to use on occasion.


I had to check the calendar to see what Monday was. No day off for me though.

Time to hit the shower and start getting ready for the day.

Good news your mum is moving, yes, make sure they cover all bases for her.

Sounds like you could do with a good conditioning treatment, your hair should feel so good after it when it`s smoother. Of course everyone`s hair is different but most hair types respond well to treatments.

OMG! That "fitness tracker" meme!! I just sent it to my friend that I meet at the gym....she will get a good laugh!!

My MIL would be at your dinner table in a second! She loves pork and apple dishes!!

I've never really read mythology....hope its an interesting book!

I do switch up hair products once in a while too. Always love the new smells!




Tonight will be turkey tenderloins, acorn squash and the remainder of the fresh green beans. I'm planning on steak sandwiches tomorrow with peppers, mushrooms and onions (not for DH). And then slow cooking a pork shoulder for the weekend.

Heading to a wine tasting tomorrow afternoon with my parents. And DD is going to meet us there!!! After, we will go to the mall and then everyone is coming back to the house for the night.

DH, DD, my parents and I are all going apple picking on Saturday!! I was surprised that DD could come along. She's been so incredibly busy, but she said she really needs to take a break for one day.
I'm really looking forward to this!!!!

Yes, I need that watch!! Stuff the miles......lol......

Hair does need a change of product every now and again. You do have nice hair too......

The book is excellent. I did wonder if I`d get into it quickly, and I did, but you need an interest in Greek Mythology to enjoy it, well, I think so anyway.

Pork again tonight.......yes, good with apples.

Enjoy the wine tasting......now that sounds like a fun way to spend an afternoon!!! And picking apples is a nice thing to do, glad DD has some time free......





It was so hot today for this time of year.....we were boiled on our walk this morning, thank goodness for layers. Enjoyed it though, much quieter down there now most visitors are gone.

Made us crab salad for lunch, and then got some laundry done, out and dried, ironed and put away. Then read my book in the sunshine for an hour or so.

Good old style home made beef burgers tonight. Ground the beef down this afternoon, they were delicious and very filling.

Once dishwasher is empty, will go through and maybe put the tv on to see what we fancy watching tonight.

Lazy night ahead......




Janet just popped in ......I can totally see your granddaughter enjoying HHN!

Dinner sounds good, and good luck with the dental.....never fun.

Yes, I love the classics......the Minotaur terrified me as a kid when one of my brothers made me watch Sinbad......lol.....never put me off taking Classical Studies at senior school. Some good tales in there.......

 

[buckeev]

Good news your mum is moving, yes, make sure they cover all bases for her.

Sounds like you could do with a good conditioning treatment, your hair should feel so good after it when it`s smoother. Of course everyone`s hair is different but most hair types respond well to treatments.




Yes, I need that watch!! Stuff the miles......lol......

Hair does need a change of product every now and again. You do have nice hair too......

The book is excellent. I did wonder if I`d get into it quickly, and I did, but you need an interest in Greek Mythology to enjoy it, well, I think so anyway.

Pork again tonight.......yes, good with apples.

Enjoy the wine tasting......now that sounds like a fun way to spend an afternoon!!! And picking apples is a nice thing to do, glad DD has some time free......





It was so hot today for this time of year.....we were boiled on our walk this morning, thank goodness for layers. Enjoyed it though, much quieter down there now most visitors are gone.

Made us crab salad for lunch, and then got some laundry done, out and dried, ironed and put away. Then read my book in the sunshine for an hour or so.

Good old style home made beef burgers tonight. Ground the beef down this afternoon, they were delicious and very filling.

Once dishwasher is empty, will go through and maybe put the tv on to see what we fancy watching tonight.

Lazy night ahead......




Janet just popped in ......I can totally see your granddaughter enjoying HHN!

Dinner sounds good, and good luck with the dental.....never fun.

Yes, I love the classics......the Minotaur terrified me as a kid when one of my brothers made me watch Sinbad......lol.....never put me off taking Classical Studies at senior school. Some good tales in there.......

 

[bobbie68]

everyone I have a few minutes and wanted to pop in. It seems like everyone is starting to get ready for season change, some good changes and some so not good. It feels very weird for me here, I was in the pool yesterday, the outside temp was about 89-90 and the water temp was 84. I do like my pool water on the warmer side but I really need to continue for awhile for some exercising. I bought a snorkeling/scuba vest to wear. The upper body is the hard part for me, so I am going to see if that helps when the pool dips below 80. The weather here is getting drier now. There have been a few light showers here and there. I love the temps still in the high 80's.

Our hot tub spa came today . We have been waiting for about 9 months and can't wait. I find that therapy pools are great for me. This particular model has about 51 jets and each of the seats in individually controlled. It says it's a 6 seater but I probably wouldn't do more than 4. We are going to have to play with the temperature some of us like it hotter than others. My muscles will enjoy it.

I want to say I had a wonderful time meeting up with Charade, Lynne, Robo, Sue, and Mac for dinners and park time. Everyone was so nice. I did get a chance to say hello to Dixuni and Keishashadow at their lunch which was nice. Look forward to more meet ups when peeps come to town. I finally got to see the Bourne show and The Horror Make up show. Brian and I enjoyed them and thanks to Mac we learned a lot of tips on where to sit and what to look for. It made the experience so much better.

We did stay at Sapphire in the 2 queen room with a kids suite in guest house 2. The lagoon view was nice and the room was clean. The Keurig didn't work in the room but that was okay. We did have one night of a noisy neighbor but that was it. The resort is pretty and we did get to spend a little pool time. I like the little store in the lobby. It had some hot food in a pinch and the free-style machine was good. The pool machine was awful, they don't keep up with the syrps. Overall nice trip next up will be back to PBH club level in January. The parks were busy on the weekend but slowed down during the week. I do have the Orlando Informere meet up in Novemeber with Patty, looking forward to that.

I was off my healthy life style change last week. I started up today with the food choices and will get back to walking at night.

I have to go run Liv around and do some stuff. I hope everyone has a great day and night!

 

[keishashadow]

https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/events/holidays-at-universal
email re Xmas holiday activities. Where oh where are actual dates & times duh..

???

 

[schumigirl]

https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/events/holidays-at-universal
email re Xmas holiday activities. Where oh where are actual dates & times duh..

???

That was my thought!

Good to see the Holiday stuff start to come through.......

 

[Pumpkin1172]

 

[Charade67]

We have countertops!!! Here’s a sneak peek. I’ll post full before and after pics once we get the floor done.

 

[Lynne G]

Very pretty Charade. Like the cabinet color you picked too.

 

[schumigirl]

We have countertops!!! Here’s a sneak peek. I’ll post full before and after pics once we get the floor done.

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Looks very nice Charade....I do hope you`re happy with the kitchen when it`s completed......



And another hot, well, very warm day ahead for us......it`ll be 60F at 7am, so in October I`ll take anyday. With that, heading out early again so we can walk before it gets too warm. I thought we`d be in warmer clothes now and wrapping up against the cooler temps, but this has been lovely for the time of year.

Turkey with salad sandwiches for lunch today and doing a bacon wrapped pork fillet tonight for dinner, I glaze the pork with a maple syrup and balsamic glaze, then do the same to the bacon and it adds a gorgeous flavour and beautiful colour too. Looking forward to that tonight.

After our walk going to pick up a new George Forman grill we ordered last night. I don`t use it to cook food generally, but mainly for grilled sandwiches as it does them so well. Mainly for my guys as they like a grilled sandwich more than I do.

Quick breakfast then out.......

Happy Friday all........ ​

 

[Charade67]

Good morning. I'm waiting for the plumber to come and install our new sink faucet. I'm also on a search for one of B's suitcases. She has a 4 piece set, but one of the smaller pieces is missing. It may be time to get her a new set.

 

[Lynne G]

New luggage would nice, Charade. Little one has a bag she got as a young teen. She’s wanting a new one, but nicely, it looks like it has no real wear, plus, it’s a pattern that I have never seen someone else have. It was very cheep as only one at place going out of business.

Car has been dropped off. Chilling to wait to see if done. Good thing, they did not look busy.

 

[bobbie68]

everyone it is a warm day here to start but we have some storms coming in today, and into the weekend. We tried the spa out last night it was very nice, keeping the temp a little lower allowed Liv to be able to stay in it for awhile.

Going to do some shopping later and this long weekend will be cleaning up the house and yard.

Charade the counter tops look so nice, I love the color and the design. Look forward to the before and after pics. Brian tries to do that as much as possible. Good luck with the luggage, we just bought a new one after 20 years. Hope the new faucet goes well.

Lynne Good luck with car.

Schumi Glad your weather is still nice for walking. I used to love my Formean grill, but after it wore out we didn't get another one opted for a fryer and quesadilla maker instead. You are right they do make nice sandwiches. Have fun with it! Your cat meme is so true, I got a good laugh.

Pumpkin nice to see you drive by!! Hope all is well.

I hope all the rest of the SANS thread are good! Have a nice day!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quick early morning stop in

Just finished shuffling some papers. My work is almost done already for the day. Heading out early to pick up the family from the airport just after lunch.

Kids arrived late last night. It was great that gd didn't make strange for too long. It took her a whole 2 minutes before she wanted Grammie to come play on the floor with her. She was upset when I had to leave to go to work this morning. Good thing I only have to work this morning, pick up the family from the airport and take them to their air bnb, then wait for us to all meet at the restaurant and surprise dh and kick off the weekend. Looking forward to spending time with my family not only celebrate dh's birthday, but my Mom turns 70 on the same day lol. It's turkey birthday weekend palooza!!!

@Charade the counters looks great!!! It's all starting to come together now.

Incase I don't get to stop in much over the weekend...everyone have a great weekend....and stay safe!!!!

 

[Charade67]

Back again. I'm now killing time until I have to take Caspian for a nail trim. I need to medicate him at 1:00. I just hope he will take the medicine.

This morning I got B's FAFSA completed. She is now eligible to receive financial aid for the 2022-2023 school year.

I'm thinking later I might do a little shopping for some kitchen drawer organizers. Everything is still a mess right now.

New luggage would nice, Charade. Little one has a bag she got as a young teen. She’s wanting a new one, but nicely, it looks like it has no real wear, plus, it’s a pattern that I have never seen someone else have. It was very cheep as only one at place going out of business.

New luggage would be a good graduation gift. B may get hers for Christmas. I bought myself a new set this year. It is in a paisley pattern. Can spot it easily at baggage claim.

We tried the spa out last night it was very nice, keeping the temp a little lower allowed Liv to be able to stay in it for awhile.

Nice that you have the spa up and running already. That would be a cool thing to have if we had somewhere to put it.

B has reminded me of what happened to the missing suitcase. A few years ago we were in a hotel in Williamsburg. She got very sick and unfortunately the suitcase suffered. It wasn't worth trying to clean it. Yeah, I think a new set of luggage is in her future.

 

[Metro West]

Afternoon all...getting ready to head out to my lunchtime walk at work. Is anyone a fan of the original CSI? I watched the new show last night and liked it. I think it has enough of the old mixed with the new to please all fans. It should be fun watching this season. Have a good day!

 

[schumigirl]

Quick early morning stop in

Just finished shuffling some papers. My work is almost done already for the day. Heading out early to pick up the family from the airport just after lunch.

Kids arrived late last night. It was great that gd didn't make strange for too long. It took her a whole 2 minutes before she wanted Grammie to come play on the floor with her. She was upset when I had to leave to go to work this morning. Good thing I only have to work this morning, pick up the family from the airport and take them to their air bnb, then wait for us to all meet at the restaurant and surprise dh and kick off the weekend. Looking forward to spending time with my family not only celebrate dh's birthday, but my Mom turns 70 on the same day lol. It's turkey birthday weekend palooza!!!

@Charade the counters looks great!!! It's all starting to come together now.

Incase I don't get to stop in much over the weekend...everyone have a great weekend....and stay safe!!!!
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Your granddaughter is adorable, she is beautiful.

Hope you have a lovely celebratory weekend........

Back again. I'm now killing time until I have to take Caspian for a nail trim. I need to medicate him at 1:00. I just hope he will take the medicine.

This morning I got B's FAFSA completed. She is now eligible to receive financial aid for the 2022-2023 school year.

I'm thinking later I might do a little shopping for some kitchen drawer organizers. Everything is still a mess right now.

New luggage would be a good graduation gift. B may get hers for Christmas. I bought myself a new set this year. It is in a paisley pattern. Can spot it easily at baggage claim.



Nice that you have the spa up and running already. That would be a cool thing to have if we had somewhere to put it.

B has reminded me of what happened to the missing suitcase. A few years ago we were in a hotel in Williamsburg. She got very sick and unfortunately the suitcase suffered. It wasn't worth trying to clean it. Yeah, I think a new set of luggage is in her future.

I remember your daughter being ill that weekend......yes, new luggage is something she`d like.

Afternoon all...getting ready to head out to my lunchtime walk at work. Is anyone a fan of the original CSI? I watched the new show last night and liked it. I think it has enough of the old mixed with the new to please all fans. It should be fun watching this season. Have a good day!

I did like the original CSI.......I`m not sure the new one has reached this side of the Atlantic yet, but will watch it when it does.

Have a good day and weekend Todd.





We are having some very warm October weather indeed. Enjoyed our walk and ended up with hoodies wrapped around our wait as it was so warm.

Friend txt and asked if we wanted to meet up at one of the pubs in the village this afternoon and sit in their outdoor area as it was gorgeous, so we said yes. Met up with another 6 friends and we shared a selection of appetisers and snacks and several bottles of wine between us ladies......men stuck to beer today as they do a very good range of local beers. Nice afternoon in the sunshine.

They don`t allow smoking even outside in this place, so one couple decided they`d ignore this......2 of the men in our group asked them to stop, they said no, so went and complained as it was so close to us and all we could smell, they were removed as they wouldn`t put the stink sticks out. There`s always one.

Still cooked the pork for dinner and it was beautiful, didn`t have a whole lot to go with it as we had snacked, but made sides for the others.

Night in front of the big screen watching a movie.......scary movie time I think......

 

[buckeev]

OK Ladies-n-Ghouls…Flights are booked, car reserved….Taking #1 Son to HHN for an “non-budgeted-for” Orlando trip 26th-29th…just the two of us- no “Evil Step Sisters!”…..Seriously contemplating 1 or 2 nights at either Dockside or Surfside. We’re kinda spoiled with the HRH & RPR perks- especially the EZ walking distance and boat proximity…and of course…Express. (Might do 1 night at one of them to double down on the EPS.) Actually, not even sure what my question is here!!! Well, which Resort? (No wrong answer, I know.)! Oh yeah…I may have mentioned this a while back, but the MAIN reason he wants to go is for the HHN PIZZA FRIES!!! (World’s most expensive Pizza Fries!!!) Also…anybody else crazy enough to battle the “final week” crowds?
(I’m also put this on the Hotel Thread. )

 

[macraven]

I am here to translate for you…

I totally understood everything you said

Have an awesome time!!

 

[keishashadow]

Busy day, has struck me that the longer one is away on vacation, the longer it takes to assimilate back into RLcolor me captain obvious

charade it’s really coming together nicely. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that shade of counter top, striking. What did u choose for floor?

After our walk going to pick up a new George Forman grill we ordered last night

i’ve tried a few over the years. One of my kids got me one that I swear took up my whole island. Hated cleaning the greasy mess from Burgers Never thought to use for grilled sandwiches. Lucky if I eat a grilled cheese a couple times a year. Did ask the mr for a Xmas present, one of those cast iron type with long handles that campers use over a open fire. My mom used all the time on the gas stove.

Kids arrived late last night.

adorable! Enjoy

This morning I got B's FAFSA completed. She is now eligible to receive financial aid for the 2022-2023 school year.

oh what fun

. Is anyone a fan of the original CSI?

never sat thru a whole episode for some reason

Well, which Resort? (No wrong answer, I know.)! Oh yeah…I may have mentioned this a while back, but the MAIN reason he wants to go is for the HHN PIZZA FRIES!!! (World’s most expensive Pizza Fries!!!) Also…anybody else crazy enough to battle the “final week” crowds?
(I’m also put this on the Hotel Thread. )

that week is often reported as the busiest of the haunt season. I ain’t afraid of no ghost. If it’s worse than crowds I’ve seen around Columbus Day weekend, will be rethinking my wisdom to book a 2nd trip around the same time period.

hell week was a serious consideration in the past, seems to have all but disappeared according to this:

https://www.floridasmart.com/articles/florida-public-school-calendars
Had expected smaller crowds due to pandemic, despite the predicted pent up local demand. Think many locals are taking their time re-emerging into the parks to interact with the out of state visitors I Can’t argue that thought, the state is just working their way out of some horrific numbers.

I’m sure U doesn’t want to admit that crowds are down this year, after what was reported as early sellouts. I Was told by different U employees that the TM calendar opened up for three HHN dates when I was there last week...Thursday, Friday & Sunday. The individuals seemed thrilled for the extra date options to attend.

my thot it was designed to inflate the crowds to near normal capacity. FOMO & all. Going to guess they will carefully watch ‘their gate’ throughout the season & continue to do so. Sunday was the slowest of the three nights we were there.

Had it’s moments for me. A fan of a few houses. Loved Haunting of Hill House as fan of the series. Beetlejuice is a beautiful homage to the movie. Would love to see it installed as permanent display in the parks.

overall, an average event for USO. Still, head’s above what you find elsewhere. Just had hoped for more bells & whistles for the 30th. Obviously, satisfied enough for a repeat trip

my suggestions…

do stay & scream, can knock out 2 or 3 houses before the crowds start to flow thru the gate.

If doing pizza fries at Louies, might want to grab during the day. Last sunday night waited nearly an hour for an order to appear on the table After the 8 pm theater show. Unacceptable IMO.

If looking to trim costs, even if $20 or so more a night that the more far-flung properties you mentioned, consider booking either Adventura or CB. CB is absolutely not my fav onsite resort by any means. Several on this thread do recommend it.

I added on 3 nights at SF after HHN. Note to self, better to do the budget property first on a split trip lol.

i diid notice many people using the SF boat, then strolling thru it’s lobby & out the door to their various resorts last week. Probably accounted for the much longer lines of people at dock vs the other resorts.

FYI, years ago, they did check room keys now & again on HHN nights when boarding boat. Didn’t see it this year.

Life is short, enjoy some special time with your son!

 

[Lynne G]

Aww, Buckeev, a son and me trip is just plain fun! Sleep in, go to the parks later, and yep, make sure you saunter into a stay and scream section, to be released earlier then gate, and can knock out the further flung houses, at least 2 to 4, with low crowds. And yep, I enjoyed those fries in Louie’s, standing in a shorter line for cash payment at lunch. Not too long a wait for food to get to me. Was hot and delicious, in an AC conditioned room.

Ooh, car needed stuff, so without a boy driving car until Tuesday. How nice is that that he, for some reason, my older one had no work hours tomorrow and Monday, and 5 hours mid day on Tuesday? So while he may have momma’s card to pay for that repair, with promise to repay when paycheck got next week, he’ll be able to use my car to get to work on Tuesday, and may be driving with little one or my my brother will go with older one to retrieve that old car to live for another year, I’m really hoping he gets a full time job before this yearly what else went wrong car visit, so he can afford a new car monthly payment. And yay, that would means one less car off my car insurance.

Decided that good looking steak I picked up, was best to chop up very thinly and yum, cheesesteak dinner, with air fried stretchy mozzarella bites. Big triangles of that cheesy goodness, with cooked red sauce to dip them in, and of course, those kosher pickles are the other perfect side. Full, this Friday night.

Yay, the daughter has arrived to Pumpkin’s home. Family time is the best.

Nothing like a Friday evening where screen viewing and playing online will be through the wee hours. Well, for two of us.

Fabulous Friday feeling, though with news off sigh, more than I thought car bill. But hey, alarm turned off for more than two nights. Hallelujah!

Woot:!


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