Daily Ooos: Friday, JULY (!!!) 1

[faerywings]

yay for the start of summer vacation!

Yup, I know that it has been "officially" summer for a couple of weeks *and* I know that I technically do not have one single change in my daily life but my attitude is saying it is summer vacation. Yeah, yeah-- TBH, this is me prodding my attitude in this direction but if I prod myself hard enough, my attitude will follow. (at least that's the plan haha!)

I feel like I missed out on a lot of June with everything being turned upside down for a lot of things. I don't want to miss out on a single day of sunshine or warm weather or being outdoors.
I had a very nice time with my parents yesterday. They were obviously on their best behavior We went to a nice little Italian BYOB restaurant, quiet and yummy. My dad is getting around great just using his cane and my mom is pleased that she can walk a flight of stairs without getting out of breath. She has seen all of her major Drs recently and feels that she will be well enough to go down the shore this September for a couple of nights. If the room that she needs is available, we'll head down right after Labor Day.

Because I want to start the month off right, I have a *huge* to-do list started for today. A lot of the things on it are silly ( e.g. replace the lightbulb in the DR) but I have been ignoring *waves arms around* everything. The more I ignore, the more I *need* to ignore. Vicious cycle.

On that note, let me post this, do some personals, and get on with that list.

Big hugs!

 

[tanteva]

At work. Magic show for kids today. Had to move indoors due to rain. My brain is exploding. Kids should be banned from this planet! LOL

 

[LSlycord]

Love the Mickey Mouse @faerywings. And @tanteva, you made me laugh. But you always do!

My first "to do" for today...what a nice alliteration "to do today" was to get my July CT threads up and my counts finished on my June threads. And I did that...can I go home now? Oh, I am home. And that is where work is! But I'm happy because we have a 3 day weekend ahead.

I think I forgot to provide the update on Shaun. He has a cyst that has caused the UTI's. He hasn't had any pain or bleeding for 3 weeks so he wants to wait to have it drained and the doctor said no problem. The doctor thinks an outpatient procedure to drain it and he will be good to go. If not, they may need to do a robotic surgery but probably not. I think poor Shaun is just so happy to not be in pain and have someone know what is going on...and so am I.

Ok...off to work. But I start my weekend at 4 today...so I'll have time to change my drowning avi and catch up on some personals. WooHoo

 

[faerywings]

@LSlycord That is exciting for next week's Preview. Will Syd get to stay in the dorms?
I can't wait to see the Mixtiles

@BrightEyes That is fantastic news that the BP and the knee are both improving. (I know you hear me saying don't overdo it heh)
Hope that you enjoyed the day relaxing

@bcgal00 look at how freaking cute Remi is! I would hopelessly spoil that sweet face nonstop. I don't get why dogs can curl themselves up in a tight little circle yet insist on stretching out and taking up an entire bed. The other night J was hogging half of the bed, Gary had most of the other half and I was hanging onto the edge for dear life

OH!!! Do you have the recipe for the broc bacon salad???? My mom makes a salad like that and my BFF asked me to get the recipe. My mom doesn't have it written down and by the time I left yesterday, I forgot to have her write it out. It has broccoli, bacon, red onions, mayo, and sunflower (?) seeds. Is that similar?
Have fun at the party today

@Cherylndesigns I know I have posted a few pics of my friend's house but you would not believe it unless you saw it. There is literally no more than an inch here or there of bare wall/shelves. Weaponry *everywhere*

@taxed4ever I know, really, June went by so quickly and I want to slow time down so I can enjoy the summer. The hot tub at the end of the hike and long day sounds wonderful. Did you and your sisters enjoy the b-day celebration?

@tanteva I used to live on iced coffee in summer afternoons- I would save the leftovers for the morning and have that as a pick-me-up in the afternoon. Hot coffee- a little half and half, no sweetener. Iced- light and sweet
Sam works at my vet and one woman there has known me since I was pg with Scott. She saw me last the last time I was in there and asked-- Soooo Sam and Scott??? She is really hoping for that too. Makes me laugh
Right now they are in a "no label" stage. They don't want to mess anything up. But how is that for a potential "plot twist" as Scott called it?

xo

 

[faerywings]

At work. Magic show for kids today. Had to move indoors due to rain. My brain is exploding. Kids should be banned from this planet! LOL

Bwuahahah!! I hear ya!!!

Scott is starting his education hike series this week and Wed. is a Teddy bear Hike- little kids get to bring their teddy bears and he'll lead them on a small hike. I warned him that he'd better bring a pack of baby wipes in his backpack because there *will* be a kid who drops their bear in the mud, become hysterical and he is going to have to clean the bear up before they can move on.
Hope you can get through the rest of the day wothout

 

[faerywings]

@LSlycord Oh that has to be SUCH a relief to Shaun! I am glad that he knows what it is and how to fix it. half that battle right here. Whew!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good morning all.

Don't fall out of your chairs - it's only 7:30 am. I went out with the girls last night and ate some things that I shouldn't have eaten and it hit me last night and woke me up this am about 6. Horrible indigestion - UGH! My tummy was really rocking and rolling by late last night and boy, am I (still) paying for it! It tasted so good going down, though, but had spices in it that I should not have eaten. Note to self: DO NOT eat that again! This is why I don't go out to eat very often. But enough about my stomach. #doctor

Chris @faerywings I have seen a couple of pictures of your neighbor's house. I can't even believe that people live with that - I can't stand clutter and that would be in the MAJOR clutter category not to mention just plane weird. LOL I'll put that in the "only Chris would clean a house like that" box. BWAHAHA

Glad you had a nice visit with your parents. Sounds like they're getting along pretty well.

Linda @LSlycord what great news about Shaun!! Sounds like you found your answers. At least, you know what's going on! Like Chris said, that's half the battle.

Eva @tanteva I laughed out loud about kids. I feel the same way. There were some annoying kids around us when we were trying to eat last night - we just looked at each other and grimaced.

I'm going to get off here and try to find some relief for my tummy. I have some Gaviscon around here someplace. It's really kicking up again.

Happy Friday and Happy LONG weekend everybody!

 

[BrightEyes]

JULY! ! ! ! ... finally left June behind us!!! #kiss Woke up with my spirits so much lighter and feeling good. I am off to a rip-roaring start by uploading 2 July Challenge layouts already. Have a couple more waiting in the wings, too. #clap The sky is bright blue (no smoke in the air) and the sun is shining. Makes me want to dance and sing "Oh, what a beautiful morning". When I opened the front door this morning, I noticed that the clump of long tall grasses (that I had the yard cleanup guy cut way back as it was brown and looked to be dead) now has several long green grasses sticking out! Glad to see that it is sending out new grass! I was laughing at myself over getting excited to see "grass growing"!!! I guess we need to look for the little things that makes us happy.

@faerywings so happy you had a good time with your parents... and what a turn-around in your Mom's attitude that she now can do things without getting breathless! Hope it works out that you all get to do a day or so at the beach after Labor Day. I remember some photos of that guy's house... talk about cluttered and full of stuff! My hat is off to you that you can clean around all those weapons/etc.

@LSlycord What a relief to know what is going on with Shaun... and it should be a simple fix to correct it! I was LOL over you referring to your avatar as a "drowning" one... I thought it looked liked you were snuggled up in and under a blue blanket!

@Cherylndesigns Oh, your poor tummy... so sorry that the dining out food upset it so much! Hope you found something to help it settle down.

The #coffee is empty so time for refill. It didn't cool off very much last night/this morning... so time to go close the house back up to keep the heat out.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

JULY! ! ! ! ... finally left June behind us!!! #kiss Woke up with my spirits so much lighter and feeling good. I am off to a rip-roaring start by uploading 2 July Challenge layouts already. Have a couple more waiting in the wings, too. #clap The sky is bright blue (no smoke in the air) and the sun is shining. Makes me want to dance and sing "Oh, what a beautiful morning". When I opened the front door this morning, I noticed that the clump of long tall grasses (that I had the yard cleanup guy cut way back as it was brown and looked to be dead) now has several long green grasses sticking out! Glad to see that it is sending out new grass! I was laughing at myself over getting excited to see "grass growing"!!! I guess we need to look for the little things that makes us happy.

@faerywings so happy you had a good time with your parents... and what a turn-around in your Mom's attitude that she now can do things without getting breathless! Hope it works out that you all get to do a day or so at the beach after Labor Day. I remember some photos of that guy's house... talk about cluttered and full of stuff! My hat is off to you that you can clean around all those weapons/etc.

@LSlycord What a relief to know what is going on with Shaun... and it should be a simple fix to correct it! I was LOL over you referring to your avatar as a "drowning" one... I thought it looked liked you were snuggled up in and under a blue blanket!

@Cherylndesigns Oh, your poor tummy... so sorry that the dining out food upset it so much! Hope you found something to help it settle down.

The #coffee is empty so time for refill. It didn't cool off very much last night/this morning... so time to go close the house back up to keep the heat out.

Thanks, Kay! I've been up for about 4 hours now and it's starting to calm down a little. I just drank some tea and that seemed to help.

 

[taxed4ever]

Good Morning ladies!! HAPPY CANADA DAY to my fellow Canadians!

It is a long weekend for us here so my DH is home from work today. We are doing some exciting things this weekend, painting the trim on the house, grocery shopping and yard work. So nothing different from any other weekend #dk. Oh well it's a beautiful sunny day, so it will be nice to spend most of the day outside. Not sure if there will be fireworks anywhere around here or not. I know that it upsets the animals so much, so I kind of hope there isn't. Our kids are planning to spend the day with their families and I hope that there are some fun things for all of them to do! I think our son and his family are going to Toronto to spend the day at Canada's Wonderland, so that should be a lot of fun for them! The little town that Heather lives in usually has some fun things for the kids to do, so I hope that the weather is good and not too hot for them!

@faerywings - Sure sounds like you are heading in a more positive direction for July! Your visit with your Mom and Dad sounds like it was great! Perhaps they were bickering so much before, because they were both in pain?? Hopefully things will be much smoother and more enjoyable for them now that they are doing so well! I sure hope you can get to the shore soon and that the sun will be shining and the temps nice and warm when you do! Good luck getting a bunch of things crossed off of your to do list today!

@tanteva - Oh Eva you crack me up!! Yes sometimes kids should be banned from certain areas LOL.

@LSlycord - Can't wait to see your new AVI, so you can get out of the drowning one LOL. I need to change mine up soon too! How wonderful that Shaun now has the answer to his UTI problems! Sounds like it should be an easy thing to do, but yes like the others said finding out is half the battle! It must be such a relief for both you and Shaun to finally know the reason! It has been a busy week for you, so you will be happy to rest and relax on your long weekend!

@BrightEyes - Wow you already have so many layouts done for July! You are off to the races!! How nice to have the smoke free skies and warm temps! Yes its the small things that make most of us happy! Glad that your grasses are coming back to life!

@Cherylndesigns - Yikes you poor thing!! I know how horrible indigestion can be! For me its any kind of bread or pastry and uncooked onions they are the worst things that I can eat! So I stay away from all of that, its just not worth the pain!! Hope you are feeling much better soon!!

Well I guess I should get some brunch started for DH and myself and then we are off to do the trim, should get a lot of it done today , but not sure how we will get the very tallest part of the house done. That ladder is way too heavy even for both of us to try to maneuver. We might have to hire someone to do that part. Anyway I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. Yesterday Jen and I went to a local liquor store and bought a bunch of local craft beers (put in wine bottles) with fun labels on them. We went with a neutral them for packaging and got white bag/black tissue/b/w/beige funny b-day card. I got the broccoli salad all chopped up and just have to mix the dressing together.

@faerywings Recipe is a big bowl of broccoli, 1/2 or more cooked bacon, diced, 1/3 red onion, diced, 1/2 cup cranberries and 1/2 c sunflower seeds. Dressing is 1 c mayo, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp vinegar. I use monk fruit sugar and apple cider vinegar. Glad your outing with your parents went well.

I have stuff to do before showering and getting ready for the BBQ b-day party we are going to at noon so I'm getting out of here.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good Morning ladies!! HAPPY CANADA DAY to my fellow Canadians!

It is a long weekend for us here so my DH is home from work today. We are doing some exciting things this weekend, painting the trim on the house, grocery shopping and yard work. So nothing different from any other weekend #dk. Oh well it's a beautiful sunny day, so it will be nice to spend most of the day outside. Not sure if there will be fireworks anywhere around here or not. I know that it upsets the animals so much, so I kind of hope there isn't. Our kids are planning to spend the day with their families and I hope that there are some fun things for all of them to do! I think our son and his family are going to Toronto to spend the day at Canada's Wonderland, so that should be a lot of fun for them! The little town that Heather lives in usually has some fun things for the kids to do, so I hope that the weather is good and not too hot for them!

@faerywings - Sure sounds like you are heading in a more positive direction for July! Your visit with your Mom and Dad sounds like it was great! Perhaps they were bickering so much before, because they were both in pain?? Hopefully things will be much smoother and more enjoyable for them now that they are doing so well! I sure hope you can get to the shore soon and that the sun will be shining and the temps nice and warm when you do! Good luck getting a bunch of things crossed off of your to do list today!

@tanteva - Oh Eva you crack me up!! Yes sometimes kids should be banned from certain areas LOL.

@LSlycord - Can't wait to see your new AVI, so you can get out of the drowning one LOL. I need to change mine up soon too! How wonderful that Shaun now has the answer to his UTI problems! Sounds like it should be an easy thing to do, but yes like the others said finding out is half the battle! It must be such a relief for both you and Shaun to finally know the reason! It has been a busy week for you, so you will be happy to rest and relax on your long weekend!

@BrightEyes - Wow you already have so many layouts done for July! You are off to the races!! How nice to have the smoke free skies and warm temps! Yes its the small things that make most of us happy! Glad that your grasses are coming back to life!

@Cherylndesigns - Yikes you poor thing!! I know how horrible indigestion can be! For me its any kind of bread or pastry and uncooked onions they are the worst things that I can eat! So I stay away from all of that, its just not worth the pain!! Hope you are feeling much better soon!!

Well I guess I should get some brunch started for DH and myself and then we are off to do the trim, should get a lot of it done today , but not sure how we will get the very tallest part of the house done. That ladder is way too heavy even for both of us to try to maneuver. We might have to hire someone to do that part. Anyway I hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Thanks, Trudy! It is horrible and I just had to get up. I'm feeling much better, but it was touch and go for several hours. UGH! Happy Canada Day!! When we lived in the Detroit area, we always celebrated a joint July 4th/Canada Day. We had friends who lived in Ontario, right across from the GM building and they used to have big parties for everybody to watch the fireworks on the Detroit River. They lived in one of those high rise buildings right on the river.

 

[BrightEyes]

To all our friends in Canada!!! Hope you have a wonderful day/weekend.

I haven't made it to get dressed, yet.... had several LO for here and others that I wanted to get uploaded first... And now it noon and I haven't even taken time to have something to eat!!!

 

[tanteva]

I'm home. I survived.

Now ... Stranger Things!