faithfornsKathie wrote: »

Good evening to all. It was a long busy work day. Ready to hit the hay.

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all from the Hampton Inn, Murrel Inlet. It's fantastic Friday. just got here and J has to be at work by 9 so it's bedtime for sure.

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Good Morning!
Can't wait to see if Ed was really able to get back to sleep. All too often when away from small children, and pets I couldn't nap to save me! And that was frustration X2!!
Enjoy Murrells Inlet! If I recall correctly that is just a tiny bit south of Myrtle Beach and is a great area! We used to stay South of Myrtle Beach when we'd go July 4th and again for Thanksgiving long weekend.

Roger...Eggs, Butter, and Milk would make cornbread non-Vegan. (flour, cornmeal, and leavening are vegan though!) The way I fix them is to remove the black gills (not necessary, just looks better) and slice then about ⅜ thick and grill or pan fry til they soften and 'sweat'. Then the rest of the stuff along with the mushroom could go on bread or rolls. The mushrooms are 'meaty' and have a nice flavor...just an aside...the most nutritious part of all mushrooms is the part most people throw away, and that's the stem. Learned that the other day from the Food Summit!! Who knew??, though should have guessed!
Getting a taste of summer up there in Jersey are ya?? hmmmm.
As far as the Fitbit or any gps enabled device goes...it can also work to save your life in many cases. I really don't have a great deal of 'fear' of anyone knowing where I am in that respect. I was given 4 of the tracking devices called Tile for my birthday. Those are great for being tracked if lost or stolen.

Kathie, Good Morning. Hope you have a good Friday. Do you work 5 weekdays or 4? Somehow I've gotten it in my mind that you may be working 4. If so, enjoy your weekend. and if you're working today look forward to getting off work and enjoying your weekend!!!

Lots needs to be done IN my house, but I think I may very well take the weed eater to the back yard and cut back some of the weeds, etc. (definition of weeds....any plant that grows in the wrong place! That definition courtesy of the Master Gardener).

I'm off for the day....I may not be able to get as much done indoors as I'd like, but at least the back yard will be done, except for the little patch of blackberries that are blooming and feeding a bunch of honey bees!

Later...

parityanimal wrote: »

So far an hour and a half of additional, interrupted, sleep. If the AC unit would just stay on all the time it would mask the other hotel noises but it won't so I hear doors, cleaning staff, etc. I got up and had lunch and then went out to check out a consignment store and the nearby Goodwill store.

The consignment store seemed to have nothing but women's clothing, and I didn't see anything that would really flatter my figure, so I only stayed a moment.

The Goodwill store was really not as nice as some of the local stores in Peachtree corners, though I did briefly browse men's shirts. Some of them would have looked decent on me. Much better than any of the stuff at the consignment store.

Then I thought about checking out some additional consignment stores but was feeling draggy again so decided to come back to the hotel, which is where I am now. Maybe I can snag a bit more nap in an hour or so, after I check my post-prandial blood glucose and see how a couple of ham and cheese hot pockets, two (just two!) Pringle's potato crisps, and a bit of walking around in the parking lots and the Goodwill store did for me.

Finishing a cup of coffee from the lobby (all day coffee!) and will have a bottle of water next. I could really hit the bed now but I'd have to get up too soon for the glucose test so I'll just doodle around on line for a bit.

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Kathie, I am so sorry! I worked Tues thru Saturday for about 5 years, and it was not fun to hear everyone so happy it was Friday, and making plans 'cuz' they didn't have to get up the next day, etc.
I will remember that your TGI___ is Saturday evening!

It appears that Ed got his nap, maybe two...I even managed a short nap today.

And right now I have a cat, Tom E., at the back door begging to come in to eat.
gotta go!

Later...

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday. 62 here in Murrell's Inlet with an expected high of 77 and no chance of precipitation. 63 back home and an expected high of 83 with 30% chance of precipitation.

Met the bosses-in-law last night that I hadn't previously met. There were grilled steaks (HUGE grilled steaks), enough baked potatoes to feed a small third world country, and some chicken skewers and smoked whole chickens.

Honestly, there was enough food to feed 5 times as many people as were present. I hear most of the excess is going to show up in a new form at the company work space on Monday, so people who live here won't have to worry about breakfast or lunch that day, and probably could still have plenty left to take home for dinner.

They definitely know how to throw a party.

I've had this morning's free hot breakfast and am now pondering some coffee. They keep the coffee fresh all day. It's in big urns in the seating area of the lobby.

I could go back to bed for a short nap before checkout but I generally don't on drive mornings.

Back to Peachtree Corners in a while and see how much the cats trashed the house while we were gone!

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. We have been back for several hours now, but we needed to unpack, check food bowls for the cats and sugar gliders. Lilo had eaten most of her food, but there were still a few kernels of kibble left. I added more and she had a snack shortly thereafter. Dinah whined about having only kibble while we were gone and looked hopefully at me for some canned food but she can wait until morning. After a short time, she gave up and ate some more of her kibble. All the cats were very glad to have us back home. Kiara was so excited she went tearing all around the house.

On the way back we stopped at a roadside stand in South Carolina and bought some wildflower honey (with a bit of honeycomb floating in it), some homemade style hot jalapeño jelly, some home made style T.O.E. (tangerine, orange, elderberry) jam, and half a gallon of peach cider. I'm sure we'll enjoy those goodies and they should last me quite a while as neither of us eats much jam or jelly and I mostly use the honey for cooking, again in small quantities. The sugar gliders may get small amounts of it too.

Met all the bosses-in-law and their families, and saw a few people I hadn't seen in years. And I went out on the pier at Garden City and ogled the ocean.

Going to bed now. That was a long trip.

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 63 now with an expected high of 79 and 0% chance of rain. Feeling a bit more human this morning after getting a (mostly) decent night's rest. Lilo has gone back to playing vulture as a means of getting me up. Amazingly, at 15+, she can still get up on the headboard without too much difficulty.

Got the dishes done overnight, but need to clear the sink and clean the used cat bowls. And feed the cats. I had a couple of small slices of thin crust meat pizza for my breakfast.

parityanimal wrote: »

Signs you're at a bad buffet. I think for most of us ALL buffets are bad...