Friday chat

The good news is that the boss is out of the hospital!  He lost all 26 pounds of fluid and an additional 14 pounds in less than a week!  Not sure that's so great, the extra 14, but he really has quite the belly so......

Our clear day is once again grey and drizzly.  Just can't trust the forecasts these days!  But, maybe that means I'll be able to put clothes out this weekend.  Fingers crossed.

Hope everyone has a great day! 

That's a crazy amt of fluid, sheesh!

My uncle called last night and toldme that my other uncle only has about 6 months to live. This all comes as a shock because the sick uncle never mentioned to anyone he was sick. At my gmas funeral he was on oxygen so we all asked but he somewhat blew it off and I was so annoyed with him over the decisions he made during the last days of my gmas life that I blew it off too. I was determined to hold quite a grudge over the whole thing but now that seems silly. I will have to give him a call.

I am so tired. I could go rifht back to bed and I even had a cup of coffee.

 I'd already started a thread Glenda - they are merged now

Sorry to hear about your uncle Julie

monster headache  - Deb where is the drink of the day???

Julie, I'm sorry to hear about your Uncle.  Karen, hope your headache goes away.

We had a nice time last night.  We had our favorite waitress which made it even nicer.  She's such a sweetie and gave us both a big hug when we told her it was our anniversary.  I didn't tell her until we were leaving because DH didn't want any fuss made.  He did like the hug.  A lot. :)  He tried to tease me by saying he'd given her a little patt on the butt but I know he'd never do that even with two margaritas. lol  

Hope everyone has a good day and vibes for those who need them.

 

 

kpwlee

Deb where is the drink of the day???

Here you go, Karen !! 

I'm going to have a few myself  . . . . this week kicked my butt !!

 

 Apple Cider Margarita

1 3/4 oz. Sauza Gold tequila
1 1/4 oz. Tuaca
1/2 oz. cinnamon apple syrup
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
2 oz. apple cider

Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into rocks glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar over ice and enjoy.

 

Deb W.

 

Yummy...apple cider is perfect for this time of year

Busy, busy day....have a good one!

 Sorry to hear about your uncle Julie.

So, my dad bought my niece a Furby. She is 21 months old, so entirely too young for one. I took it out of the box today and put batteries in it. Well, first I just got it out of the box. She wanted nothing to do with it, but I could not walk away with it. So, I brought back with batteries a few minutes later. I had it on the table for a bit, then I put it on the floor. She pulled her feet back away from it, and cried, "my shoes," like the Furby was going to get them. So, I pushed it back a bit. A little later she cried, "mommy, please," as in please make it stop (she calls everyone mommy, she was talking to me). 

I vacuumed up the flea powder, but my room still stinks from it. Hopefully till tonight it's better, but I think I'll vacuum it again later. 

I'm all disappointed. My niece was supposed to stay till tomorrow night. My brother in law decided he's getting her today and taking her to Maryland (where his family lives). We were going to go to the Chinese buffet for lunch. One of my mom's friends has never met her, and my mom needed to see her for something. Her friend is sick, and we may still go if he picks his kid up when he said he would. We were also going to bring her with us to a demo at a pet fair tomorrow. She would have liked that. I was going to probably have her work Luke in weight pulling (with the help of a friend of mine, but all she would really have to do is hold his leash and follow me and Callie, so she can do it). But, the bigger deal is, her father doesn't really take very good care of her in general. We've picked her up at 10 and she hasn't been out of bed and changed yet. The reason she is potty trained, and was at 18 months is because he didn't change her, let her sit wet, and she kept getting rashes. She'd spend a few days here, it'd be cleared up, then she'd go home. Oh, and the big kicker, his sister's boyfriend. His sister's boyfriend tried to touch one of his younger sisters. The family didn't tell him never to come around again. The only reason anything was done about it at all, is that my sister I believe called the cops down there about it. The kid has no history of lying about anything like that, and the family essentially took the guy's side. Hell, even if the kid is a liar, you still take them seriously, and you also take the precaution of never putting anyone who might be accused alone with them for even a second. 

I've had a lot of different flavors of margaritas but never apple cider. Maybe it's too early but it doesn't sound yummy right now.

Julie - I'm sorry about your uncle :(.

It's our first gray and cold(ish) morning of the season and I no likey. It's going to be warming back up though and next week is mid 80s and even one day in the 90s. I'm ready to switch out my summer clothes for my cold weather stuff but might wait another week.

I have a hair appt at noon, so I'm going to get some laundry and a workout done first. I really don't feel like doing more than sitting here and drinking cup after cup of coffee.

Computer upgrades = PITA for me.

Deb, I keep forgetting to tell you I found the honeydew melon yogurt and was pleased with the flavor. Thanks!

Must get back to catching up on the crap now.

sharismom

Computer upgrades = PITA for me.

Hope things improve.  I always have to be pulled and pushed and prodded into any upgrades.  They rarely seem to go smoothly despite all promises that "this will be a piece of cake". 

Cathy, sorry your weather is yucky.  We're still in the 80's with super high humidity.  I'd love another cool front but only the kind that brings blue skies and low humidity.  

I just got an email from one of the farmer's markets we go to and they'll have strawberries!  :) 

Twister and his mouse hunt obsession is starting to get a bit annoying.  He's constantly comes to me to let him out in the shop and when I do he has to be picked up and carried back inside as he won't come back in willingly.  Thanks goodness he's small. :) He's determined but remains unsuccessful.

Glenda, glad to hear your boss is home.  A hospital stay isn't the ideal weight loss plan, but hopefully the pounds stay off and add to his improved health as his recovery continues.

Deb, that drink sounds good -- I love apple cider.  However, we may need to save our pennies for the bar tab --- I heard a news report recently that apple cider prices will be very high due to apple crops being stunted this year.

Jen, I don't blame your niece for avoiding the Furby.  Don't those have big googly eyes?  I think they'd scare most little kids.  The environment at the dad's house doesn't sound good at all.  Yikes!

My sympathies, Tina, with the computer upgrade.  I get annoyed that upgrades have to happen when I've become very comfortable and familiar with my existing computer or software.  Yeah, I don't like change!

Well, it's official.  Rainy season has begun.  Grey, drizzly, low 50's this morning.  I even wore my light rain coat. 

tacran

--- I heard a news report recently that apple cider prices will be very high due to apple crops being stunted this year.

I saw the same report, which made me laugh cause our one little apple tree here (We live just outside of Lincoln AR which is famous in these parts for their apples :)...anyway our one little tree produced more apples this year than it has in the 20 years we have been here.  It was amazing and I have ???who knows how many gallons of peeled and sliced apples in the freezer...15 pints of apple chutney and we gave away more than 15 quarts of apple butter. My hubby makes the most awesome Apple Butter.   I have 2 gallon jugs full of apple juice/cider. 

Apparantly the apples didnt make in some other part of the country :)

Raining and storming here today....we needed the rain so I am not complaining. 

Our apple crop was practically decimated this year. You can't pick your own apples at any of the cider mills (apple orchards) because they need every last apple they can scrape together. The apples I buy are good but you can telll they aren't as healthy as they normally are. It is kind of sad really!

I went over to one of the msu ag centers yesterday to talk to a guy about using the land for training. While I was in the office building with the guy there was this chicken bawking and pacing back and forth behind me. She got louder the longer we stood there ignoring her until the guy finally sighed and opened the back door for her. It was hilarious. He told me that every day, she waits at the office door outside and walks in when he gets to work, then she jumps up and into a trash can (the same can everytime), lays and egg, then paces in front of the door again until he lets her out. As he was explaining this to me, he fished an egg out of the can lol. What a riot that she picked a trash can in his office to lay her daily egg when she has the run of the entire grounds. She could lay an egg anywhere!

Jewlieee

I went over to one of the msu ag centers yesterday to talk to a guy about using the land for training. While I was in the office building with the guy there was this chicken bawking and pacing back and forth behind me. She got louder the longer we stood there ignoring her until the guy finally sighed and opened the back door for her. It was hilarious. He told me that every day, she waits at the office door outside and walks in when he gets to work, then she jumps up and into a trash can (the same can everytime), lays and egg, then paces in front of the door again until he lets her out. As he was explaining this to me, he fished an egg out of the can lol. What a riot that she picked a trash can in his office to lay her daily egg when she has the run of the entire grounds. She could lay an egg anywhere!

 

That's hysterical!!

Twister I am sorry your mom doesn't 'get' how serious mousing is!

I have a busy day but today was supposed to be a swimming day so I took B for a quick swim at lunch. Well good gracious he was completely amped to go and then swam like a dog possessed. Jackie you'll appreciate that he also decided to take a dummy with him (<= in addition to me) and wouldn't drop it. So he swam about a 1/2 mile (1/4 mile out @ 2 minute rest, 1/4 back) with the dummy in his mouth. I was so rushed but I can't help but wonder how far he could've gone today. 

Unfortunately he still can't walk much without limping and limped terribly yesterday. The vet called about something else and we had a quick chat, at this point not much else we can do. 

DH tried to sell his old iPad to my mom and she told him nah she's going to be the new one bwahahahaha DH is jealous, snicker.

NC crops are doing fine this year. The one that did particularly well is corn which of course is in stark contrast to the areas of the country that rely on corn crops. Not sure if any crops have been hit by too much water

New client in a few minutes, think it could be a fun one