Something About Nothing ... #12

[PoohIsHome]

It's here!!! The week we leave is here!!!!

Lots of little errands to take care of this week. I've been putting it off, but I have to go to the Social Security office and apply for a replacement card for DS......if I'm never heard from again homies, send a search party!!!

Laundry, always the laundry! I'm determined that when we leave on Friday there will be no dirty clothes left behind at the house. I always like coming home to clean linens on the bed, with taking Riley to puppy camp Friday morning I'm gonna be going at full steam ahead to meet our goal of leaving at 12:00 sharp. I still need to go to the bank....who even actually goes into the bank anymore? How did we function before everything went online?? Have to take the 4Runner in to be detailed....it has the lingering aroma of football season...nothing a good deep cleaning won't take care of. LOL!

Happy Monday, homies! May your feet stay warm and your coffee be strong!

 

[Lynne G]

And it's raining, and it's Monday. Why is that? Totally enjoyed the long week-end. This morning's drive was a dark and very wet ride. Cold rain too. Thankfully, the temperature is 37, so even though my car says roads may be icy, they are not. Somewhat slippery though, as with the wind the other day, lots of leaves found their way onto the street.

So, time for tea. It's a good thing DH and I can get up at our time without an alarm. Sometime in the middle of the night, we lost power long enough, all has to be reset. Sigh. Yes, it's Monday.


Big Wahoo! Pooh's week to leave. Yeah, all that last minute stuff to you actually leave is a running around time. Hah, hopefully getting DS's card is quick. Time flies, and before ya know it, we'll be seeing posts from Pooh's vacation. Just remember:

No dancing for me. DH never liked to dance, so we'd don't. Sounds like an enjoyable time for your dancing Chuckers.

With that, the tea cup needs more tea. On the second cup already. Going to be a long day.

 

[PoohIsHome]

@Lynne G When I woke the kid up this morning, he let me know that the only reason he wasn't growling at me was because it was the last Monday he'd have to wake up without being at Hogwarts. Thanks kid, thanks.

My car does the same thing at 37...icy roads. Why 37?

 

[Chuckers]

Happy Monday... i'm sick. I have a stuffed nose, headache, body aches, and dizzy spells. But, I'm in the office... I will probably go home early.

Hope everyone else is better!

Yay for @PoohIsHome! Now comes the really exciting anticipation, get everything packed, and make sure you've gone over your checklist a million times part!

 

[Chuckers]

Between 1974 and 1986 the national speed limit was 55 miles an hour...

and Sammy Hagar couldn't drive that slow.

Luckily for me, in 55 days, I'll be flying to Orlando!!!
(Yes, I'll be renting a car for part of the trip, but I won't drive 55 either!)
(Well, actually, I'll be on I-4 going to Tampa during rush hour, so I'll be lucky if I can reach 55 mph.)

 

[kohlby]

Pooh- Happy Travels!

Lynne - Glad its 37 for the ice reason but that's still too cold. Hope it warms up for you.

Chuckers - Hope you feel better soon. On the plus side, at least you aren't wasting a non-work day being sick. And yes - stay away from google when you're sick! Though I admit I sometimes fall down that rabbit trail just because it can get rather interesting. 55 days! Hopefully the time will fly for you. Not for me because I haven't done any Christmas prep yet and need those days to not get rushed.


We are recovering from our weekend. MK fireworks crowds were absolutely horrid on Saturday. Like horrible even for MK. There weren't any paths to cut through and people were stuck for quite a while. I think I'll be avoiding that place for a while - or at least the fireworks. We normally avoid MK due to how long it takes to get in and out. (Out took us well over an hour just to get to our car and we left well before closing and well after fireworks). Epcot went much better last night. I got to see Squeeze in concert, so that was exciting. Somehow my husband had never heard of them. I had several of their tapes back in the day. As much as I love Universal, their parks close too early this time of year for us to make it over as easily. I'm going through Uni withdrawals. We made it just twice during HHN. We were able to get a hot butterbeer during our second visit.

 

[Chuckers]

Chuckers - Hope you feel better soon. On the plus side, at least you aren't wasting a non-work day being sick. And yes - stay away from google when you're sick! Though I admit I sometimes fall down that rabbit trail just because it can get rather interesting. 55 days! Hopefully the time will fly for you. Not for me because I haven't done any Christmas prep yet and need those days to not get rushed.

True.. I really hate being sick on a weekend/holiday! Boss knows I am not well and told me to just let him know if/when I leave. I'm lucky, I only have 2 people to buy Christmas presents for and I know what I am getting one of them. I don't do any decorating, although I have missed having a tree, but I am too lazy and too broke to buy one and all the ornaments.

 

[Metro West]

I don't do any decorating either...just too lazy to take it all down afterwards.

 

[Chuckers]

Actually, I have 1 stocking I hang on the coat closet door. If I can find it.

 

[wagman67]

I don't do any decorating, although I have missed having a tree, but I am too lazy and too broke to buy one and all the ornaments.

I don't do any decorating either...just too lazy to take it all down afterwards.

Does it count if you don't want to decorate, but your wife still makes you drag everything out...put up the tree, circle it with lights...hang this, hang that...etc...then put it in reverse after Christmas?

Pooh, hope you have fun on vacation and good luck getting that football smell out...with my new ride, I make my son line the seat with blankets, before getting it.

 

[schumigirl]

I don't do any decorating either...just too lazy to take it all down afterwards.

 

[kohlby]

We decorate but not excessively so. We will have a tree. And we will decorate it. The goal is to get the said tree bought and set up within two weeks or more of Christmas. The reality is that sometimes we make the two weeks. Once we bought it two days before Christmas. We don't decorate the outside of our house at all - which is a rarity in our neighborhood.

 

[Chuckers]

For the last few years of my mother's life, she decided to change our tree decorating practice. They would buy a live tree about a week before Christmas and it would be set up in the living room. It would sit there until Christmas eve, undecorated. Since the whole family would be together on Christmas Eve, that's when we would decorate it. It would stay up until January 6th at least.

The door wreath was another deal. The door wreath, made from real pine boughs, went up about the second week of December and stayed on the door until it was a fire hazard sometime in April.

 

[Charade67]

Greetings everyone. Today I took another step towards vacation. I submitted a request to B’s school asking that she be allowed to take her midterm exams a few days early. Exam days are December 18-20. I don’t think there will be any problems.

Pooh - Yay! Final week.

Chuckers - Hope you are feeling better soon.

We still haven’t decided how much Christmas decorating to do. We finally have a real house to decorate (lived in a townhouse before) but since we won’t be home part of December we probably won’t decorate too much.

 

[schumigirl]

PoohIsHome........you leave Friday.......... you must be bursting to get to the end of the week!!!!!!



We usually put our trees and all indoor and outdoor decorations to be done by the first Saturday in December when we always did the main larger tree......but as we are away till the 10th we are putting everything up earlier this year.......so when we come back it`s all done........

We have 5 maybe 6 trees inside and out........love all the decorating and doing most of the downstairs house up........we always decorate with wine in hand though and Christmas music on...... Love it!!!

We got our new big main tree delivered a few days ago........so bought whole new sets of decorations to go on that.......purple, white and silver........with ice white lights........will put our traditional and favourite decorations on there too........I think it`ll be lovely........



Busy day today..........one thing and another kept us busy.......and it was so cold today!! We were a high of 38F by lunchtime.........hat and gloves weather with long winter coat for me........

Almost bedtime here............

 

[Chuckers]

I just made 'cauliflower soup' for dinner.. and it's pretty damn good!

Took a bag of Birdseye frozen cauliflower rice and poured it into a pot with one can of chicken broth. Cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. At 7 minutes, I poured in 1 scrambled egg while stirring. Removed from heat and added a few shakes of garlic powder and a Parmesan cheese.

I think I need to add more cheese

 

[agavegirl1]

Actually, I have 1 stocking I hang on the coat closet door. If I can find it.

Me and my 27 red and green Rubbermaid bins and two Christmas trees applaud you. I am starting to get tired of the decorating. My mom, on the other hand is a snowbird to Arizona from Minnesota who leaves in October but comes back for the month of December to decorate and host Christmas. I came by it honestly. At least I don't have 68 Santa statues...yet.

 

[PoohIsHome]

I just made 'cauliflower soup' for dinner.. and it's pretty damn good!

Took a bag of Birdseye frozen cauliflower rice and poured it into a pot with one can of chicken broth. Cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. At 7 minutes, I poured in 1 scrambled egg while stirring. Removed from heat and added a few shakes of garlic powder and a Parmesan cheese.

I think I need to add more cheese

That sounds really good, @Chuckers !! I'll have to remember that one for a quick meal when the hubby is traveling.

I survived the SS office today! I was actually in and out pretty quick....no small feat considering that the person ahead of me appeared to have been in line since 1982.

More errands on the docket tomorrow. Nail appointment and pedicure for moi in the morning and a stop by the Lancome counter. Still need to get Corey's hair cut....may knock that out after school. Hmmm, that sounds like a plan. I think we'll get his hair taken care of and grab a bite of dinner while we're out. The hubby has a quick business trip for one night and I hate cooking when he's gone.

Hoping my new camera bag gets here tomorrow. I'm hoping for some great camera time!

And Christmas decorating....I always do it the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I'd originally thought I'd have time to do it before we leave.....yeah, that isn't happening. I'm thinking I'll just do it Sunday after we get back.

 

[Lynne G]

Yay! Pooh is on the move, prepping and soon landing. Sounds like a plan. Pampering before is definitely needed. Hope your camera bag arrives today, homies enjoy pictures on the DIS ya know. I'm sure you won't be the latest one putting up Christmas decor if you wait until return.

Well, 36 degrees now, and was in the low 20's overnight. Darn. Window scraping needed, and ooh fog. Hmmm, a pale pink horizon to start this morning. Don't think rain will be til later in the week. But, the sun is peaking out, and we are are happy, as yesterday was one big wet, gray day.

So, brisk and cool, and slightly windy, fog is lifting, and I need tea.

Let the coffee and tea flow hot and plenty this Tuesday. A glass of wine with that taco may be needed too.

Have a great day homies.

 

[PoohIsHome]

If anyone sees the sun could you please send it back to VA. That'd be just great. Thanks.

Yet another gray and gloomy day in this corner of the Commonwealth. But ask me if I really care.....'cause in 3 measly days we're outta here!!!!!

Hope you're feeling better today, @Chuckers