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[TBoneTX 43,528]

Scintillating Tues/Wed repartee, yawn/yawn man.

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Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Had doc appointment, all's well man.

After that, Mini-B. & we lunched at Subway*, ingest Two Guys man.

     *with use of BOGO coupon, financially savvy we man

Din-din was baked beans** + air-fried fajita chicken strips, ingest Two Guys man.

     **from can bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man

 

Movie night was Star Wars:  The Empire Strikes Back, excellent man.

Many (2+2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Special Friday GS report, see man:

 

Needed to keep weekly streak intact, a must man.

Only 2 GSs (no ESs) within range this weekend, need time to pack anyway man.

Went to huge church GS, which yielded the take man:

  -- 2 pants & Many (2+2+1) shirts for Mini-B. = $2 + half-of-half a buck, steal man

Total = $2 + half-of-half a buck

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Friday report, see man:

 

Lunch for Mini-B. was 2 PBJ sandwiches, use up all the bread we man ingest wee man.

Lunch for us was the remaining Costco chicken salad, use up and ingest we man.

 

Din-din should have been air-fried hamburgers, traditional Friday fare man.

We had not bought salad materials to add on Mini-B.'s burger, sometimes its only use man.

Mini-B. accordingly said, "Let's go out for burgers, si man," si man.

 

Drive-through from Wendy's was 2 spicy-chicken combos for $Many*, ingest Two Guys man.

     *bought WUOC, financially savvy we man

 

Movie night was Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, excellent man.

Many (2+2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

This sets a weekly record of Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2) -- yes, Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2) -- bowls, whee man.

 

Must pack for trip, si man.

Could've taken Mini-B. for 2 different Saturday excursions, Two Guys man.

However, no real time, and Mama T-B. wants to see Mini-B., no chance on Sunday man.

Neighbors will look after miu and chauffeur us to/from airport, less erratic than Ex-Mrs.-T-B. man.

[Asia 2,491]

I am so behind anything. Missed birthdays of Ontarkie's kids, missed 4th of July with the wishes to you all, missed T-Bone's birthday... This year is not a good one when it comes to my brain lol 🤦‍♀️

 

What else? Decided to not think about the war happening just across our border (some people don't have such luxury) and visited with my sister and her boys some cool places in our home country (the Malbork Castle was one of them), been to two amazing shows for the first time since this pandemic started (Guns'n'Roses & FFDP), took a cruise to Denmark (sooo fun), got covid (not sooo fun) and tomorrow I have another part of my vacation start. I'm leaving to Pol'And'Rock Festival, so it seems it will be a good excercise to overcome my post-covid weakness  

 

Have a good August you all  

 

Edited July 30, 2022 by Asia

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Returned behind miss-birthdaying bad Asia!  Returned, RETURNED behind BEHIND miss-birthdaying MISS-BIRTHDAYING bad BAD Asia!

 

You can atone for this by upvoting ALL of our posts in this thread, seriously, oj tak.

Do it daily until you run out of upvotes, then wait till they regenerate, oj tak.

10 hours ago, Asia said:

Many'th of July

Bad P-math-failing Asia!  Bad, BAD P-math-failing P-MATH-FAILING Asia!

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

Dropped Mini-B. with Mama T-B. for visit, ecstatic senior she man.

Conquered pre-trip laundry,  man.

Introduced neighbor lady to miu, sit-miuing neighborette man.

 

Din-din was onecan of S+Ms for Mini-B., Sunday-on-Saturday ingest wee man.

Din-din was onecan of beef stew for us, ingest we man.

 

Said goodbye to Mini-B., day short of a week with wee man we man.  

Dished & de-dished the warsher, day early man.

Packed, we think we're under the Many-pound limit man.

 

Miu suspects that something is up, suspicious miu man.

Miu will be in good hands, think we man.

[Ontarkie 13,980]

18 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

Dropped Mini-B. with Mama T-B. for visit, ecstatic senior she man.

Conquered pre-trip laundry,  man.

Introduced neighbor lady to miu, sit-miuing neighborette man.

 

Din-din was onecan of S+Ms for Mini-B., Sunday-on-Saturday ingest wee man.

Din-din was onecan of beef stew for us, ingest we man.

 

Said goodbye to Mini-B., day short of a week with wee man we man.  

Dished & de-dished the warsher, day early man.

Packed, we think we're under the Many-pound limit man.

 

Miu suspects that something is up, suspicious miu man.

Miu will be in good hands, think we man.

Have a safe trip, I think it was a good idea to have the neighbour watch the miu for you. Ex has a tendency to let your cats out the door. 

[Ontarkie 13,980]

On 7/30/2022 at 6:06 AM, Asia said:

I am so behind anything. Missed birthdays of Ontarkie's kids, missed 4th of July with the wishes to you all, missed T-Bone's birthday... This year is not a good one when it comes to my brain lol 🤦‍♀️

 

What else? Decided to not think about the war happening just across our border (some people don't have such luxury) and visited with my sister and her boys some cool places in our home country (the Malbork Castle was one of them), been to two amazing shows for the first time since this pandemic started (Guns'n'Roses & FFDP), took a cruise to Denmark (sooo fun), got covid (not sooo fun) and tomorrow I have another part of my vacation start. I'm leaving to Pol'And'Rock Festival, so it seems it will be a good excercise to overcome my post-covid weakness  

 

Have a good August you all  

 

Look at how much they have grown. ❤️

Glad you had a good time, sorry to hear about catching covid. Have fun at the festival, it sounds like the perfect way to bounce back from covid.

[laylalex 7,268]

Report in from halfway through the British Invasion: I am alive! My mother and mother-in-law are off to Vegas tomorrow morning for some light (heavy) indulgences, including spa treatments, some gambling, and some show which they were both snickering about so it's probably something like Chippendales or whatever the latest "sexy" iteration of Cirque de Soleil is out there.

 

My stepdaughter is growing up so fast -- she is most certainly a tween now. She also has far better fashion sense than I had at her age, which is depressing. She also seems to know everything about everything, which I also claimed at that age, but I suspect she might actually.  She's scarily brilliant, just like her dad. I've been getting along well with her mum, too, after I got over some of my insecurity being around her. She's just so nice about everything, and to everyone, nearly all the time, and she's just an all-around lovely person (most of the time). But Alex says he is very aware of why they never got back together, and I should stop making problems where there aren't any. My sister-in-law floats in and out as she feels like it -- her sort-of boyfriend (always unclear) lives in Beverly Hills, and so she stays with him until she's tired of it. He and I are acquainted and the less said the better but I'd get sick of him too. I am enjoying seeing everyone, but also enjoying the nights I let him be where they're staying and I am blissfully alone.   

 

On my own family front, my mother's family is exploding with a massive secret uncovered. My mother is one of 7, 8 originally but one passed. 4 of them have had their DNA tested -- 2 of the oldest and 2 of the youngest 3. Well, my mom and her closest in age sister are definitely full siblings, and turn out to be significantly more English and Scottish than they expected. And the 2 younger? Errrrrr.... where did all this Mediterranean DNA come from?

 

Well, the entire family is up in arms, with one brother refusing to accept any of it and refusing to test, even though he is in between the two sisters who don't share the same father with my mom and her closest-in-age sister. He resigned from the family FB group today in protest! Apparently my grandmother was informed of the results of the two younger sisters a while ago, but she told them they were wrong, she definitely had never had sex with anyone but my grandfather, etc. Now they are trying to figure out whether to push the matter further with my grandmother who is in her early 90s. I think she may have hoped she could have taken this to the grave but now the can of worms is fully open. The hypothesis is that the bio-dad of the younger sisters was my grandfather's best friend.

 

My husband thinks this last bit is most hysterical, because before he and I got together he was best friends with my ex. Today he said it had just occurred to him that it must run in the family. I did not appreciate this.

[Rocio0010 5,577]

Reporting myself back from the trip to Argentina. We came back about two weeks ago and had an amazing time there. 
We landed into Buenos Aires, then we transferred airports to go to Iguazu falls. We made it to the hotel very very late at night, so we just showered and went to bed. The next morning we started our excursions, we went to the Wanda mines and hubby had a first taste of true steak at all-you-can eat. As soon as he took the first bite, he fell in love with the food and said “I can’t believe the ####### we eat in ‘Merica!”. Then on the second day we visited the falls on the Argentinian side, where we saw the Devils Throat (amazing) and we took a boat ride under the falls. Then at night we went to a restaurant and had the best steak I’ve ever had in my life. 
Next day we went to the Brazilian side of the falls. In Iguaçu we visited Itaipu (the largest dam in the world) and then we saw the Devils throat from their bridges. At night we went to a restaurant where we ate steak (again!) and we also enjoyed a show with traditional South American dances. 
The day after, we flew to my home State, Cordoba. 
Worst flight experience ever. All passengers spoke Spanish, except Zach. This is relevant for later. About 30 minutes prior to landing I saw that the flight attendants were pacing back and forth, and not with a happy face. All passengers started looking at each other because we could tell something was going on. I just sort of brushed it off and tried to watch my movie. Then the captain started an announcement (in Spanish) 

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a situation in the cabin. The brake light is coming off in our panel, which might indicate that the brake is stuck. It’s most likely a false alarm, but out of precaution we’re going to do an emergency landing”. Kids started crying, people praying… and my husband asked me to translate for him. He has a avionics degree, so when the flight attendant explained it to him, he started calming me down, saying that it is a false alarm and that when he was in Iraq they used to get helicopters with false alarms like that all the time. I was panicking, crying, hyperventilating…. He was just guiding me to breathe in and out. Then about 10 minutes before landing the flight attendants started yelling “posición de emergencia!!! Posición de emergencia!!!” (They had instructed us to put ourselves into fetal position and use a jacket as a pillow to avoid hitting our heads with the seats). The plane went pitch black, longest minute of my life. Of course, everything was ok, just false alarm and a poorly managed situation by the crew. No need to freak us out. No less than five Argentinian passengers reached out to thank my husband because they overheard him explaining the situation to me, and helping me calm down. Right there I fell in love all over again with him!

The next days were filled with love from family and friends, and good food! We even did a wedding celebration with our Argentinian family (dad hired some traditional dancers), taught my nephews to fish… so so much fun!

[Ontarkie 13,980]

10 hours ago, laylalex said:

Report in from halfway through the British Invasion: I am alive! My mother and mother-in-law are off to Vegas tomorrow morning for some light (heavy) indulgences, including spa treatments, some gambling, and some show which they were both snickering about so it's probably something like Chippendales or whatever the latest "sexy" iteration of Cirque de Soleil is out there.

 

My stepdaughter is growing up so fast -- she is most certainly a tween now. She also has far better fashion sense than I had at her age, which is depressing. She also seems to know everything about everything, which I also claimed at that age, but I suspect she might actually.  She's scarily brilliant, just like her dad. I've been getting along well with her mum, too, after I got over some of my insecurity being around her. She's just so nice about everything, and to everyone, nearly all the time, and she's just an all-around lovely person (most of the time). But Alex says he is very aware of why they never got back together, and I should stop making problems where there aren't any. My sister-in-law floats in and out as she feels like it -- her sort-of boyfriend (always unclear) lives in Beverly Hills, and so she stays with him until she's tired of it. He and I are acquainted and the less said the better but I'd get sick of him too. I am enjoying seeing everyone, but also enjoying the nights I let him be where they're staying and I am blissfully alone.   

 

On my own family front, my mother's family is exploding with a massive secret uncovered. My mother is one of 7, 8 originally but one passed. 4 of them have had their DNA tested -- 2 of the oldest and 2 of the youngest 3. Well, my mom and her closest in age sister are definitely full siblings, and turn out to be significantly more English and Scottish than they expected. And the 2 younger? Errrrrr.... where did all this Mediterranean DNA come from?

 

Well, the entire family is up in arms, with one brother refusing to accept any of it and refusing to test, even though he is in between the two sisters who don't share the same father with my mom and her closest-in-age sister. He resigned from the family FB group today in protest! Apparently my grandmother was informed of the results of the two younger sisters a while ago, but she told them they were wrong, she definitely had never had sex with anyone but my grandfather, etc. Now they are trying to figure out whether to push the matter further with my grandmother who is in her early 90s. I think she may have hoped she could have taken this to the grave but now the can of worms is fully open. The hypothesis is that the bio-dad of the younger sisters was my grandfather's best friend.

 

My husband thinks this last bit is most hysterical, because before he and I got together he was best friends with my ex. Today he said it had just occurred to him that it must run in the family. I did not appreciate this.

Those DNA test are notorious for being wrong.  I have seen more then one set of twins get two very different results back. 

 

Glad the visit is going good. It's nice to have them staying somewhere else, it gives you time to recharge. 

 

1 hour ago, Rocio0010 said:

Reporting myself back from the trip to Argentina. We came back about two weeks ago and had an amazing time there. 
We landed into Buenos Aires, then we transferred airports to go to Iguazu falls. We made it to the hotel very very late at night, so we just showered and went to bed. The next morning we started our excursions, we went to the Wanda mines and hubby had a first taste of true steak at all-you-can eat. As soon as he took the first bite, he fell in love with the food and said “I can’t believe the ####### we eat in ‘Merica!”. Then on the second day we visited the falls on the Argentinian side, where we saw the Devils Throat (amazing) and we took a boat ride under the falls. Then at night we went to a restaurant and had the best steak I’ve ever had in my life. 
Next day we went to the Brazilian side of the falls. In Iguaçu we visited Itaipu (the largest dam in the world) and then we saw the Devils throat from their bridges. At night we went to a restaurant where we ate steak (again!) and we also enjoyed a show with traditional South American dances. 
The day after, we flew to my home State, Cordoba. 
Worst flight experience ever. All passengers spoke Spanish, except Zach. This is relevant for later. About 30 minutes prior to landing I saw that the flight attendants were pacing back and forth, and not with a happy face. All passengers started looking at each other because we could tell something was going on. I just sort of brushed it off and tried to watch my movie. Then the captain started an announcement (in Spanish) 

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a situation in the cabin. The brake light is coming off in our panel, which might indicate that the brake is stuck. It’s most likely a false alarm, but out of precaution we’re going to do an emergency landing”. Kids started crying, people praying… and my husband asked me to translate for him. He has a avionics degree, so when the flight attendant explained it to him, he started calming me down, saying that it is a false alarm and that when he was in Iraq they used to get helicopters with false alarms like that all the time. I was panicking, crying, hyperventilating…. He was just guiding me to breathe in and out. Then about 10 minutes before landing the flight attendants started yelling “posición de emergencia!!! Posición de emergencia!!!” (They had instructed us to put ourselves into fetal position and use a jacket as a pillow to avoid hitting our heads with the seats). The plane went pitch black, longest minute of my life. Of course, everything was ok, just false alarm and a poorly managed situation by the crew. No need to freak us out. No less than five Argentinian passengers reached out to thank my husband because they overheard him explaining the situation to me, and helping me calm down. Right there I fell in love all over again with him!

The next days were filled with love from family and friends, and good food! We even did a wedding celebration with our Argentinian family (dad hired some traditional dancers), taught my nephews to fish… so so much fun!

Beside the crazy plane experience. The trip sounds great. Mmmm steak 😋

[Rocio0010 5,577]

6 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Those DNA test are notorious for being wrong.  I have seen more then one set of twins get two very different results back. 

 

Glad the visit is going good. It's nice to have them staying somewhere else, it gives you time to recharge. 

 

Beside the crazy plane experience. The trip sounds great. Mmmm steak 😋

Oh yes. Argentinian steak is well- known worldwide, and for a reason. In general, Argentinian cuisine is very unique, with a blend of European and Native traditions. We also had bagna cauda (italian recipe) with the family. For our wedding, we had a menu of traditional Argentinian food. We are saving to go back next year. Husband fell so in love with Argentina that it seems we're bringing a puppy! (the Argentinian breed is dogo, they are working dogs)

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

39 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Oh yes. Argentinian steak is well- known worldwide, and for a reason. In general, Argentinian cuisine is very unique, with a blend of European and Native traditions.

The first nice dinner out Anastasia & I had together was at an Argentinian steakhouse ... in Hong Kong 🤣

Was really good, though she ordered some pasta with seafood instead of steak.

[mam521 1,843]

2 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Oh yes. Argentinian steak is well- known worldwide, and for a reason. In general, Argentinian cuisine is very unique, with a blend of European and Native traditions. We also had bagna cauda (italian recipe) with the family. For our wedding, we had a menu of traditional Argentinian food. We are saving to go back next year. Husband fell so in love with Argentina that it seems we're bringing a puppy! (the Argentinian breed is dogo, they are working dogs)

Argentinian steak 🤤🤤🤤.  Basically, any meat done in Argentinian tradition.  The empanadas, too...

 

We hit western Canada in June.  Very lucky we did.  My grandfather (89) ended up in hospital 3 days after we left and passed away about 2 weeks later.  I have lovely memories of our last visit, though.  He had a bit of a sweet tooth (literally had candy stashes all over the house) so hubs and I stopped at a French style bakery when we were home and picked up an assortment of rhubarb crème filled choux pastries, delicious cookies, macarons and honey comb.  He literally went through them all, providing a critique as he went along.  The honey comb was declared to be too hard and the choux pastries were delish.  I'm extremely thankful for that visit.  My brother and I spent a LOT of time with him and my grandmother while growing up as my mom was a single parent.  They were reasonably young grandparents, too, him being 46 when I was born.  So, he was an integral role model for us.  

 

Anyway, left the kids with their father, came back to Houston, caught a cold (not covid - we tested me).  As TBone can attest, it's just been too hot for anything productive outdoors.  We didn't get anything we planned to do finished while the kids were gone.  

 

Headed to Seattle a couple of weeks later to grab a rental car and drive across WA & ID and up to Canada to meet my ex and get the kids back.  Headed to the Okanagan to see my dad, stepmom and grandma who recently turned 99.  Poor grandma's short term memory sucks and she's frustrated by it.  Anything from about 20 years ago is clear as mud, but remembering yesterday's events...no chance.  It was a lovely visit, regardless.  She told us she's planning to write a memoir so we can learn about her life.  I legitimately hope she's successful because she's a pretty neat lady with many interesting experiences under her belt. 

 

Headed back to Seattle, stopping at the NEXUS office in Blaine to get our stuff successfully updated since the covid excuse is still going long and strong in Canada and we couldn't do it there.  Kinda had a cough and figured I was getting the short end of the stick having just had a cold when we travelled the last time.  Got worse and Kid1 got it too.  We were feeling pretty rough when we left, so we figured the timing was good to GTFO of there.  Got home and my stepmom texts asking how we were feeling.  Told her we figured we had colds, why?  She and my dad tested positive for covid.  Great.  Test Kid1 and I and sure enough, covid.  Managed to avoid it for 2.5 years despite the countless emails from the schools telling us "your child has been in contact with someone who tested positive for covid-19" and all the other exposures, but go home after 3 years and that's what I was gifted.  At least we picked up some really great bottles of vino while we were home! 

[TBoneTX 43,528]

22 hours ago, laylalex said:

Report in from halfway through the British Invasion

LPoP (Last Post on Page) and therefore unread, long-time Rant Thread tradition LL ma'am.

 

Random fact from out of midair, see man:  we took a DNA test, and we are, as fully expected, Many00% Central Chimpanzee, eee eee eee man.