That storm has wreaked all kinds of havoc down there. I can't believe I-10 is closed for such a long stretch! CRAZY!
Glad to hear Ryan is doing so well. You're right, who wouldn't love him? Chuck is just, well, I can't say here out of fear of being kicked off the board.
I've never understood French style salad service. To me, it's just wrong to have salad after the entree but, then again, I'm American and we're just weird in general. LOL
You couldn't find blinds? In FL? Strange! Was it a sizing problem or a selection problem? Drapes are just so heavy for FL.
T19 M15 S19 XH47 M43 bomb12/4/07 PA5/07 S12/26/07 D final 11/17/08 Back together with no defined R 05/2010 confused....to say the least!!!
I have a 14' patio door (actually 3 sections) which are 95" tall. So it makes for less options - most blinds would be custom. And the other problem was that there was only enough room on one side to draw the blinds to. Then when I bought 95" long drapes in the fall, and a 12 curtain rod (longest I could find) - they were so heavy that they bowed. I actually bought the same drapes twice and returned them twice.
Well, I went and found a heavy duty curtain rod with a middle extension to bring it up to 14'. I went back and rebought the drapes for a 3rd time. Well, even the "heavy duty" curtain rod (cost me over $100) bowed. So I convinced my handyman to go get me a plumber's pipe. He had to get 2 ($4 each) and joining piece. We put it up with 3 fancy hooks and kept the fancy finials I had bought. They didn't fit in the ends though. Then I came up with the brilliant idea of gluing a cork in the end of the finial and fitting it into the rod so it was removable. We tried and it worked great but I only had one. So I was FORCED to buy another bottle of wine and drink it! Sheesh - what I go through for my windows.
So now I have lovely privacy drapes with attractive finials on the curtain rod and I can return my $100 curtain rod!
Ok - enough about the curtain rods. Hey - does anyone remember the curtain rod story????
Woman is forced to move due to her husband leaving her for OW. And he has decided to buy her out and move his OW into HER house! On moving day, she sadly looks around. Everything had been moved out but she has left the curtain rods. She decides to leave something else. Something to discreetly "get back" at OW and her ex. So she stuffs frozen shrimp into the curtain rods (good thing for those finials - to hold it in place) Ex & OW will be moving in later in the day. All will be good today, tommorrow and maybe the next day. But then - things will start to seem off, to smell and then they will get downright rank. Eventually OW can't take it anymore and she and ex are forced to move. They could not take the smell and never knew where it came from.
Hmmm... I sort of remember doing something along this line with my ex and OW. Anyone remember???
Ex texted me tonight. Asked how Ry was and if he could see him next week. So I told him I'd ask the hospital for a day pass or he could consider going to the hospital. No reply yet. Undoubtedly - he has to ask "her". LOL. I don't ever have to "ask" about seeing one of my kids. How pathetic...
And yeah - I think salad should go before the meal too. Josh's dad likes it after. So I figure - who cares? It is HIS anniversary and the meal should be what THEY want. Josh says he is just excited about it but GEEZ - we're family! My family wouldn't care if we were just having burgers!
Anyway - thank God that storm has passed. It was supposed to rain through till Friday and that's when I'm flying home. I actually got some sun and swimming in today and plan to head to Sanibel and the beach tommorrow!
If I remember the joke correctly, they took the stinky current rods with them! Lol. Did your ex ever figure out what you did?
So glad things are going well for you and that you are safe in Florida. You needed a break from the chaos. Have fun the next couple of days and a safe trip home.
Hugs, kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Yes - I remember that - they DID take the curtain rods with them. She was SO greedy! LOL!
nope - my ex NEVER EVER mentioned a thing. But my daughter did. She kept mentioning how bad it smelled in dad's car. Hmmm... I forgot that she would have to sit in there. Boo hoo...
This has been a good break. I know I get away often. But I also know why. When things are good - they're good. But when the going gets tough - it gets REALLY tough.
I'm so happy to go sunning, swimming and shelling tommorrow.
Chuck still wants to see Ryan next week. I asked him if he wanted to see him at the Mall (about 2 hours drive for him) if I could get Ry out of hospital on a day pass. I'd have to have the nurse go to my house, get Ryan's van then get Ryan then drive 90 min and do the reverse later in day. Or if he wanted to come to hospital (3 hour drive for him - probably more on a Saturday in July). He texted back that it would be better for Ryan to for him to come to hospital. (It would also save me $300 in attendant fees & gas) so Good For Him!!!! I asked him to phone me next Friday and I'd give him directions/info. I'd like to ask him to leave the maggot at home but I guess I won't.
Anyway - had a great last day in Florida yesterday. Great shelling and swimming. A dolphin came up alongside me. At first I saw the fin and panicked. But he just wanted to leap and play. SO cute!
I fly home today. Must get the condo cleaned, do my packing and be ready. UGH - I always hate this part.
I land in Buffalo and go to dinner with one of my besties. Then on to my other besties to stay 2 nights as we are both attending a wedding tommorrow for another bestie's daughter. And Josh will drive down tommorrow. Can't wait to see him. Drive up north on Sunday and finally get to see Ryan again. He's been doing well - so that's good.
OK, honestly - can you instantly give each of your children's birth dates and know how old they are? Ummm... I would say that most parents can.
Just got back from the hospital. Ex had visited Ryan there on Saturday for his birthday. Left a gift and card. Written in the card "Happy 34th Birthday Ryan". Ummm... Ryan is turning 33 next week. SO - it's not like he was asked and he had to think about it for a minute and accidentally gave the wrong answer. No - he thought about it and wrote it in the card. DUMB ASS! Ryan is his firstborn!!!
Anyway - he was to phone me on Friday to get details of where Ryan is (he had never thought to ask). But he didn't. He texted instead to avoid direct contact I guess. So that meant a barrage of curt texts. In a way - I was just as glad not to have to talk to him.
But anyway - at least he did go to see him and he bought him some useful things. So that's nice.
I just got home from the hospital. Found out that not only did Ex bring maggot to hospital but also her son's girlfriend's child (son and baby mama split when child was born). Ummm - what part of Ryan has a superbug and a severely compromised immune system didn't you get???? I told ex he needed to gown and glove to visit Ry. Why the hell would he bring a kid in there?
I am flipping. It was dangerous to Ryan and also to the kid.
I just got home from the hospital. Found out that not only did Ex bring maggot to hospital but also her son's girlfriend's child (son and baby mama split when child was born). Ummm - what part of Ryan has a superbug and a severely compromised immune system didn't you get???? I told ex he needed to gown and glove to visit Ry. Why the hell would he bring a kid in there?
I am flipping. It was dangerous to Ryan and also to the kid.
Chuck is just, well, I can't say here out of fear of being kicked off the board. 