Something About Nothing ... #12

[Tgrgrl]

Hi Peeps! MIA for several days as it was our last week of summer vacation last week & had to scratch some things off the “Summer Bucket List”. If any of you ever venture outside the Orlando theme parks & malls, I suggest a lovely afternoon in Winter Park, about 5 miles east of downtown Orlando. The girls took a chocolate mini camp at Peterbrooke Chocolates & then we went on the Winter Park boat ride. http://www.scenicboattours.com/ It was fabulous (ok, maybe a little hot) and it was interesting to see up close where the mega-rich people live.

School started on Friday & we found out that the new bus pickup/drop off is farther south than the school so technically we would have to pass the school to catch the bus that would take them to school. Geinus, right !?!? Don’t get me started about that...so I will be driving to/from every day & I’m having to readjust my schedule. Looking at it as glass half full, I am thankful that I have the flexibility to be able to do the drop off & pickup without a lot of fuss. And, luckily, girls love both of their teachers & classmates, so we are looking forward to a great year in 2nd & 5th grade.

Kitties are doing well and are walking all over their space. The girls can actually sit near them & the kittens will come to them for petting & kisses. Marshmellow watches from a distance & still doesn’t seem to want to be a cuddle pet so maybe she will just be our guardian outdoor cat. I have an appointment to get her spayed at the SPCA in 3 weeks & I am already getting nervous about trapping her.

We had a rocket launch at 3:30 am today for the mission to the sun and man was it LOUD!! The house shook for a solid 5 minutes!! Kids slept right through it....grrrr..I am existing on lots of coffee today.

-CK & Monyk- sorry to hear about the messed up car & toe! I am sure both are painful, one physically and the other just time-consuming annoyance! Hope your week gets better!
-LynneG- we have never been to MNSSHP or BBB either. Two of the many things I failed to do for my kids.
-Schumi- enjoying reading your latest trip report. I think it’s great how you & your husband always seem to get extra little perks from service people. I know they must appreciate having pleasant customers every once in a while!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

 

[schumigirl]

Hi Peeps! MIA for several days as it was our last week of summer vacation last week & had to scratch some things off the “Summer Bucket List”. If any of you ever venture outside the Orlando theme parks & malls, I suggest a lovely afternoon in Winter Park, about 5 miles east of downtown Orlando. The girls took a chocolate mini camp at Peterbrooke Chocolates & then we went on the Winter Park boat ride. http://www.scenicboattours.com/ It was fabulous (ok, maybe a little hot) and it was interesting to see up close where the mega-rich people live.

School started on Friday & we found out that the new bus pickup/drop off is farther south than the school so technically we would have to pass the school to catch the bus that would take them to school. Geinus, right !?!? Don’t get me started about that...so I will be driving to/from every day & I’m having to readjust my schedule. Looking at it as glass half full, I am thankful that I have the flexibility to be able to do the drop off & pickup without a lot of fuss. And, luckily, girls love both of their teachers & classmates, so we are looking forward to a great year in 2nd & 5th grade.

Kitties are doing well and are walking all over their space. The girls can actually sit near them & the kittens will come to them for petting & kisses. Marshmellow watches from a distance & still doesn’t seem to want to be a cuddle pet so maybe she will just be our guardian outdoor cat. I have an appointment to get her spayed at the SPCA in 3 weeks & I am already getting nervous about trapping her.

We had a rocket launch at 3:30 am today for the mission to the sun and man was it LOUD!! The house shook for a solid 5 minutes!! Kids slept right through it....grrrr..I am existing on lots of coffee today.

-CK & Monyk- sorry to hear about the messed up car & toe! I am sure both are painful, one physically and the other just time-consuming annoyance! Hope your week gets better!
-LynneG- we have never been to MNSSHP or BBB either. Two of the many things I failed to do for my kids.
-Schumi- enjoying reading your latest trip report. I think it’s great how you & your husband always seem to get extra little perks from service people. I know they must appreciate having pleasant customers every once in a while!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

We watched that rocket launch live this morning.......postponed from yesterday of course.........we are huge space and astronomy fans in this house and watch and follow them all when we can!! Just glad it was a reasonable time for us to see it.........fascinating probe and will be an amazing one to follow.

We’ve been going to Winter Park for a few years now........beautiful little town and of course it has 4Rivers .......can’t go wrong there..........it has some beautiful restaurants and little stores too. And yes, some beautiful homes around the lake.

Glad you’re doing ok..........

 

[pattyw]

Kitties are doing well and are walking all over their space. The girls can actually sit near them & the kittens will come to them for petting & kisses. Marshmellow watches from a distance & still doesn’t seem to want to be a cuddle pet so maybe she will just be our guardian outdoor cat. I have an appointment to get her spayed at the SPCA in 3 weeks & I am already getting nervous about trapping her.

I've been thinking about you and the kitties a lot!! Always sending that everything is well!! You are a true blessing to Marshmellow getting her spayed! You'll do fine trapping her. I was a wreck when we did it last year. Obviously, she will be VERY unhappy in the trap! But you are doing a wonderful, amazing thing!

Glad that the first day of school was successful!! Always a bonus when the kids get teachers they like!

 

[Charade67]

Good afternoon everyone. I woke up around 6:30 this morning with a bit of an upset stomach. Probably just something I ate. I eventually got back to sleep and slept until after 11:00 when I heard the sound of something fall and break downstairs. Dh and I investigated. We had one f those pull out bins from the refrigerator on a shelf in the garage. Apparently the shelf isn't level because the bin slid off, hit the floor, and shattered. Thankfully it didn't hit my car too.

This afternoon we decided to try something different for lunch. There is this sushi/hibachi/Chinese place nearby that we've never given much thought to. I looked it up and it had great reviews, so we decided to give it a try. I can't believe we have lived here for 11 years and never tried this place. It was really good, and the prices were very reasonable. At the end of the meal we got complimentary slices of watermelon. We will definitely go back.

And the job for charade will be to slop something together for eats

Are you sure you want to put me in charge of food? Actually, I do make a pretty good hash brown casserole for breakfast.

Bacon and brie grilled sandwiches.

That sounds really yummy.

Hehe, I think I might have made less purchases than Keisha, but kids want to go to the outlets next week, so I will borrow her pocketbook.

I wish we had outlets within a reasonable drive. B likes the mall near Charlotte, NC, but that is about a 3 hour drive for us.

Hurt my foot sometime while at Disney, really swelled up around top and front of foot. Could not figure what I did to it, do not remember hitting it or anything, did get stepped on multiple times. Finally took a closer look last night, dimple on my 2nd toe was weird-and oh-now bending in 2 different directions when curl toes. So pretty sure at some point I broke it. And continued to walk 10-12 miles daily. Taped together and hoping it heals somewhat decently!

Oh no. Hope it heals quickly and you aren't in too much discomfort.

Oh Katiebug!! She is quite famous! She has an almost exact thread on another board-think the consensus is the post was a troll post LOL!

Yep, that's the one. The comments were great. I couldn't stop reading.

Also I was in a car accident- Im ok and so is my car- it was a minor fender bender, but now I have to deal with getting my car fixed. Hopefully its quick and I told the woman who hit me that I dont think we need to go thru insurance. I just want it fixed- not looking to scam anyone.

Glad you and the car are okay.

Here's our Oliver!

He's gorgeous.

he I do not want to go to Mickey’s Party tune said to mom after been asked several times, became, today, can you get us tickets as my friend is going, and is going to be down there same time as us? Thank goodness military discount night, and we can pick up from ITT office either before or after we arrive. Will be a first stop after picking up rental car.

I've never been to Mickey's party. Hopefully someday...

The rain and thunder are back. I am so over this summer.

 

[pattyw]

Apparently the shelf isn't level because the bin slid off, hit the floor, and shattered. Thankfully it didn't hit my car too.

So glad your car is ok!

Actually, I do make a pretty good hash brown casserole for breakfast.

Sounds yummy! You'll have to share your recipe!

He's gorgeous.

Hope the sun comes out soon! In the meantime, it's a good excuse to relax and do nothing!

It's sunny here today- Charade, rain is coming our way tomorrow! So, off to do some yard work!

 

[Charade67]

School started on Friday & we found out that the new bus pickup/drop off is farther south than the school so technically we would have to pass the school to catch the bus that would take them to school. Geinus, right !?!? Don’t get me started about that...so I will be driving to/from every day & I’m having to readjust my schedule. Looking at it as glass half full, I am thankful that I have the flexibility to be able to do the drop off & pickup without a lot of fuss. And, luckily, girls love both of their teachers & classmates, so we are looking forward to a great year in 2nd & 5th grade.

Kitties are doing well and are walking all over their space. The girls can actually sit near them & the kittens will come to them for petting & kisses. Marshmellow watches from a distance & still doesn’t seem to want to be a cuddle pet so maybe she will just be our guardian outdoor cat. I have an appointment to get her spayed at the SPCA in 3 weeks & I am already getting nervous about trapping her.

We had a rocket launch at 3:30 am today for the mission to the sun and man was it LOUD!! The house shook for a solid 5 minutes!! Kids slept right through it....grrrr..I am existing on lots of coffee today.

We go back to school on Monday. Great that the girls like their teachers. B has had 2 who I think were awful, but for the most part she has had great teachers.

We need more pics of the kitties. Maybe one day Marshmellow will mellow out (no pun intended) and become a little more affectionate.

I would love to see a rocket launch. I have a picture of a night launch that I purchased when I visited the space center 20+ years ago.

 

[schumigirl]

Charade it’s one of our favourite grilled sandwiches........along with turkey, Brie and cranberry sauce.......lush on a grilled sandwich!

It’s nice to find a gem of a place like that.......


Going to watch some more stranger things episodes tonight...........

 

[pattyw]

We need more pics of the kitties. Maybe one day Marshmellow will mellow out (no pun intended) and become a little more affectionate.

Love kitty pictures

Going to watch some more stranger things episodes tonight...........

Enjoy! Have a great evening!!

 

[Charade67]

Patty - I found the recipe on the back of a package of Kroger shredded cheddar cheese.

Sometimes I add diced ham to it.

 

[macraven]

Thanks for sharing the recipe!

I like the idea of adding the ham.



(Holy cow that is a long baking time......)

 

[pattyw]

Patty - I found the recipe on the back of a package of Kroger shredded cheddar cheese.

Sometimes I add diced ham to it.

Thx!!

 

[macraven]

I've been hanging in there all day so far.
Trying to play ketchup and going down the list in the order youse peeps have been posting.

Roll call Mac style:

Monyk:
Dang girl, hurt your foot at the happiest place on earth?
OUCH!!

If it stays swollen and still painful, get it checked out.
You are on your feet most of the day and it must be miserable with foot pain.

Robo:
You know how much I love the Minionions.
Nice to see them when first reading today
I look at my Blaster and have special thoughts of you still.

Schumi:
BACON.....
I think you should have had it for both breakfast and lunch today.....
It's a basic food group


Lynne:
Great you were able to change your flight for an earlier arrival.
More time in Orlando is always a sweet thing.

Tink:
Good looking dude you shared with us.
Does he sleep under your bed at night.....

pattyw:
I that picture of your kitty
Thanks for sharing your orange baby pic
and nice thoughts about my avatar picture.

Keisha:
Buh bye....
Assuming you are either in Orlando now or in the sky flying.
Safe travels and fun trip wishes sent your way.

tgrgrl:
School starts to early here in the South.
Yours went back to school Friday and my area school started last Tuesdayl.
Good thing all buildings have ac.
Will you have more ME time now the girls are in school.

Charade:
You get a double reply from me.
Can't leave you out even though just posted to you.
Hope your daughter has a great school year.
Kids grow up so fast once they are in high school.

Marshmellow will come around and be affectionate with you eventually

 

[Tgrgrl]

Schumi-I forgot about 4Rivers! I had a wonderful lunch at Bospherous (Turkish cuisine) while the girls were chocolate camping. Before you come over to KSC, I will try to send you some Titusville/Cape Canaveral restaurant recommendations.

Charade67- we have lived here 17 years & there are still restaurants that we haven’t tried yet! So easy to get into the habit of the tried & true. We are much more adventurous when we are on vacation. Anytime you want to see a rocket launch, let me know! We are 5 miles south of KSC and have a fantastic view from our backyard. The beach is a perfect place to watch also.

Kitties are slugs today because it’s so hot but here’s a quick pic. I will try to get action shots tonight or tomorrow

 

[Lynne G]

So sweet Tgrgrl. Thanks for the picture. Kitties look like chocolate drops. Not mean to trap Mashmellow, better for her to be spayed. Lower cancer rate once fixed, and no more need for more kittens, with shelters having so many that need help.

So nice you have a great view, and close to the beach.

 

[macraven]

I was looking at the cat picture without my readers on
Thought at first it was mama cat with shoes I thought she was laying on

Put on my specs and delighted to see it was the babies and not shoes w/mama

 

[Lynne G]

Mac, see you could have another kitten and call her or him Shoe. LOL

Glad you are feeling better Mac. Still wishing you well wishes.

 

[macraven]

Wait a minute..
I counted on my fingers and think Keisha leaves Monday not today for her trip
or maybe it’s later?

I’m sure she will let us know sooner or later

Lynne, no it is the cat I showed you pictures of last year
Two cats are enough for us now
That is a very recent pic I took
She turns 5 August 31 and 6lbs now

 

[Charade67]

Anytime you want to see a rocket launch, let me know! We are 5 miles south of KSC and have a fantastic view from our backyard. The beach is a perfect place to watch also.

I would love to take you up on that offer. Maybe if I lived a little bit closer.

Thanks for the kitty picture.

I forgot to mention dh’s interesting news. Last year he did the ancestry DNA testing. Today he was contacted by someone who was matched as a possible cousin. She told him that she as adopted as an infant and was hoping he could give her information about her birth parents. He wrote back and told her that he was also adopted as an infant and has no information about his birth parents either. They both promised to contact the other if they ever find anything. I don’t know if anything will ever come of it though.

 

[keishashadow]

Yummly BD late lunch courtesy of Jr just back from Myrtle Beach. Oh, how i love these drawn out celebrations lol.

Just fed middle DS & GD, they decided to have sleep over at my house. They’re Marco polo’ing in pool, now. I’d happily throttle the idiot who dreamed up that game. Will say never saw people so happy to eat hot dogs, chips, corn on cob & tomato salad. Hearty eaters those two.

Morning!
Here home and getting ready for back to school. Did some online school shopping yesterday, will have oldest help finish it up tomorrow or tuesday.
Arrived home Friday evening to the last of a storm-just rain by time we got home but looked liked some really nasty winds blew through-driveway littered with black walnuts and branches, and 1/2 my pear tree is bare with the pears now rotting on ground. Oh-and no power when we arrived-seems 1/2 the city without power for couple hours. Went on about 45 minutes after we got home but the kids who were here were playing hide and seek in the dark (summer/other daughter from Florida here with my middle and youngest).
Had to go grocery shopping yesterday too. Made roast chicken and stuffing and green beans yesterday for dinner. green beans and herbs from garden. Picked up my gift cards I had ordered (NO notification that I had to pick them up-had to call to find out where they were) from Allstate rewards (10% off the face value)-Carnival GC to pay off cruise. That 10% that is saved will go towards drinks I am sure.

Biscuits baking and gravy made and just waiting for peeps to wake up. Only dog, chickens and I are awake. Steak, baked potato, grilled corn on cob for dinner today.

Hurt my foot sometime while at Disney, really swelled up around top and front of foot. Could not figure what I did to it, do not remember hitting it or anything, did get stepped on multiple times. Finally took a closer look last night, dimple on my 2nd toe was weird-and oh-now bending in 2 different directions when curl toes. So pretty sure at some point I broke it. And continued to walk 10-12 miles daily. Taped together and hoping it heals somewhat decently!

Hope you are feeling better Mac!

Unsure of dates of when/if we will be able to make HHN. Calendar is ridiculously busy. And don't think I am able to keep a surprise like I wanted for the middle. Am going to wait until she gets schedule of her classes and when tentative tests etc are, then decide. October (mid) is looking more likely but I'd really prefer September...

Oh Katiebug!! She is quite famous! She has an almost exact thread on another board-think the consensus is the post was a troll post LOL!

Riverdale is pretty good. I tend to binge watch it though.


MMM biscuits done, and coffee needs refill. Not ready to go back to work tomorrow!

Wow, some storms! Bet the chickens were scared or does weather not faze them?

I am the queen of broken & dislocated toes Comes with the territory of being active but uncoordinated. My hint is to put cotton or gauze inbetween said digits before taping. Makes a world of difference as to comfort.

Robbie
You have a sharp eye

Yes that is my sweet baby


Hope all the homies have a great day

Work week starts tomorrow for many here

Such. Pretty kittie

The I do not want to go to Mickey’s Party tune said to mom after been asked several times, became, today, can you get us tickets as my friend is going, and is going to be down there same time as us? Thank goodness military discount night, and we can pick up from ITT office either before or after we arrive. Will be a first stop after picking up rental car.

Yeah, want a daughter for rent? Boys are so much easier, LOL.

Lol have fun. Will be there for the 1st one on 17th, again in October. One of my most favorite things there.

Good afternoon everyone. I woke up around 6:30 this morning with a bit of an upset stomach. Probably just something I ate. I eventually got back to sleep and slept until after 11:00 when I heard the sound of something fall and break downstairs. Dh and I investigated. We had one f those pull out bins from the refrigerator on a shelf in the garage. Apparently the shelf isn't level because the bin slid off, hit the floor, and shattered. Thankfully it didn't hit my car too.

This afternoon we decided to try something different for lunch. There is this sushi/hibachi/Chinese place nearby that we've never given much thought to. I looked it up and it had great reviews, so we decided to give it a try. I can't believe we have lived here for 11 years and never tried this place. It was really good, and the prices were very reasonable. At the end of the meal we got complimentary slices of watermelon. We will definitely go back.



Are you sure you want to put me in charge of food? Actually, I do make a pretty good hash brown casserole for breakfast.



That sounds really yummy.



I wish we had outlets within a reasonable drive. B likes the mall near Charlotte, NC, but that is about a 3 hour drive for us.



Oh no. Hope it heals quickly and you aren't in too much discomfort.



Yep, that's the one. The comments were great. I couldn't stop reading.



Glad you and the car are okay.



He's gorgeous.



I've never been to Mickey's party. Hopefully someday...

The rain and thunder are back. I am so over this summer.

Sounds like gremlins in the garage to me!

I've been hanging in there all day so far.
Trying to play ketchup and going down the list in the order youse peeps have been posting.

Roll call Mac style:

Monyk:
Dang girl, hurt your foot at the happiest place on earth?
OUCH!!

If it stays swollen and still painful, get it checked out.
You are on your feet most of the day and it must be miserable with foot pain.

Robo:
You know how much I love the Minionions.
Nice to see them when first reading today
I look at my Blaster and have special thoughts of you still.

Schumi:
BACON.....
I think you should have had it for both breakfast and lunch today.....
It's a basic food group


Lynne:
Great you were able to change your flight for an earlier arrival.
More time in Orlando is always a sweet thing.

Tink:
Good looking dude you shared with us.
Does he sleep under your bed at night.....

pattyw:
I that picture of your kitty
Thanks for sharing your orange baby pic
and nice thoughts about my avatar picture.

Keisha:
Buh bye....
Assuming you are either in Orlando now or in the sky flying.
Safe travels and fun trip wishes sent your way.

tgrgrl:
School starts to early here in the South.
Yours went back to school Friday and my area school started last Tuesdayl.
Good thing all buildings have ac.
Will you have more ME time now the girls are in school.

Charade:
You get a double reply from me.
Can't leave you out even though just posted to you.
Hope your daughter has a great school year.
Kids grow up so fast once they are in high school.

Marshmellow will come around and be affectionate with you eventually

That’s a lot of typing. I’m still here, unpacked and clueless. Since this trip is a BD present, waiting for the mr to toss one of his CC at me, then i’ll Be set for bear . Going to try to surprise him & go lean & mean. The hotels re long paid for out of my dough. Same with tix. It’s those darn character meals that put the dent in my fanny pack.

I’ll be getting up @ 3 am on Wednesday. Why they have such early flights for 1st NS is beyond me. Not exactly sure how we’ll manage to stay awake till 12:30 am on Thursday (DVC member party @ Epcot). Fingers crossed that we can sneak in a nap somehow that day. I’m too old for that sort of marathon.

 

[Lynne G]

That is so interesting Charade. Both adopted. Genes are a funny thing. My DH did his DNA test, and showed pretty much what he thought about his ancestry. Me, not really interested. Pretty sure I know where my DNA comes from, and where both my parents’ families are from.

Quiet night, and rainy day tomorrow, with flood warnings to go up first thing in the morning, with rain, around 2 inches an hour expected to come intermittently, with some patches of sun.

Love hearing about all pets here.