The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

My tiny 7 year old wants to do Super Dooper Looper. I hope she is still too small. I don’t like rides that go upside down without a shoulder harness. I understand physics, but physics doesn’t work if a ride gets stuck. Yes, very over protective even with number 4.

My little cousin, who is tiny, went on that when she was six or seven with no issue. It's one loop. I was 8 when I did RnRC. Would have done it sooner, but I wasn't tall enough. It's only one loop. It's gentle by comparison to some of the other rides...

 

[donaldtoo]

Looks like an awesome place. Remind's me of some places we went in Jamaica. You and your family know the coolest places in Texas!

Thanks! It is indeed pretty awesome...!!!!!
And, thanks again! We do know a few cool places in the Central Texas area anyway, but, even after all these years, there are still places we have yet to see...!!!

What part of Jamaica did y’all visit?
We were in Montego Bay on our July cruise. There were some cliffs near where the snorkeling on our excursion was, between our port and the airport. After the snorkeling, they took us to the Margaritaville there, but, it was definitely not 450 ft. above the water like the Oasis is, and Jamaica is a pretty big island...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Sounds good to me!

Being done with the yard work, or the current temp?
Or, both...?

 

[donaldtoo]

That's jumper weather for Figgy

 

[Songbird76]

Well, news of the da...
After more than a week of deliberation.. mom decided to send my grandmah to a semi luxury asylum.
She is driving to her hometown with my grandmah in tow tomorrow to get her to a new care facility that is hosted by a friend of my mom.

Why?
We really cant really be sure if to believe my grandma or not.

The main problem is her mobility. Everything hurts her now or claims it does. The issue mainly is that We are not sure if she's faking for attention (she always had the victim complex to milk sympathy on her entire life) or not.
For example...Sometimes she can stand up just fine (with the cleaning lady and the food lady) .. The others she claims she can't (mostly when my mom and I are present). And refuses to get up. Hell, she even started to ask food to be delivered to her bed.
Which is an hassle for my mom.
Then She just outright refuses to stand and claims she cant. And when we try to help her.. she just throws all her weight on whoever is holding her and claims she is "falling".
Its a shore just to get her up changed to another chair or even to move her to shower/loo. We cant be 24/7 with her. Even less now that my mom has to deal with a lot of crap plus me preparing to move on with my life.

And I definitively cant carry her anymore.. she weights a ton (Probably 80 kg or more). and like I said before.. she randomly drops all the weight on whoever is supporting her. My back definitively is not on the task (specially since I have a twisted and turned spine thanks to my bone differences).

To make things worse, we do not know if she's having mental issues now or having vertigo.. because she could be just sitting there in her favourite futton. (just being set in the bed for example) and suddenly start screaming that she's falling... (she puts quite a drama when my mom is in the vicinity but doesn't say much when my aunt is around)... We just do not know why she claims she's falling when we're holding her or she's sitting or in bed.

So yeah, mom was crying earlier today because my grandmah started to try to convince her (my mom) to let her stay... :/

Worse is, my mom's family is no help.. only my aunt and my mom take care of her.. the other brothers most ignore or claim they do not have anything (f** them..) and the very few that help give very rarely and little.

So yeah, its a huge mental weight on my mom. Particulaly how my mom, aunt and my late dad were supporting my grandmah for so long.
But my aunt had enough of her antics (she still comes to help, give her food, take care of a few hours per day).
And the weight is all on my mother.. both economically, physically and mentally.

*edit* Jesus, I did a ton of writing errors in this.. fixed a few..

I'm so sorry. That must have been a very hard decision for your mother to have to make. And I'm guessing your grandmother is not going to go quietly, but if she can't take care of herself, and you can't be there all the time, it's the best thing for her. Maybe she will end up loving it. How far away is it? Will you be able to visit often? Are there a lot of activities in the home where she'll be able to make friends and do fun things there?

 

[Songbird76]

I'm sure you've just had poorly prepared okra before. I'll admit it can get slimy but with just a smidge of work it can be a tasty treat.

The only time I ever tried it, I just found it incredibly bitter. One of the ladies my mom worked for had a garden and had grown a bunch of okra, so she gave us some since we had never had it and we loved our veggies. Broccoli, green beans, zucchini, spinach, brussels sprouts, carrots...we loved it all. But we all tasted that okra and none of us liked it. Is it supposed to be so bitter or did we cook it wrong?

 

[donaldtoo]

Hubs and I have a quasi-no phone rule. We don't take phone calls (even on our house phone) or texts during meals (unless there is an emergency or hubs might be expecting a medical update on a church member). But often times when we are out something will come up in discussion and we will look something up on the phones, kind of like you were talking about. It can add to our discussion.

Yes, we have a similar understanding, although it’s never really been discussed too much, it just is.
I’m the family food pic guy, and even though it’s mostly been accepted at this point, and only takes a few seconds, I still get the occasional...
when we’re together, none of us have our heads independently buried in our phones...however, we will use them to take pics (of course), search things if it’s pertinent to our conversation, or if we get a phone call.
To clarify on the phone calls...
First off, I can’t even remember the last time we were all out together and any of us got a call...we’re pretty much the only people we call (OK, so maybe not the kiddos ), and we’re already all there together...!!!!!
If it would be my folks or my MIL calling, we would definitely answer in case of an emergency. If not an emergency, we would just say we’re out now and will call you back later.
When I mentioned how much the Oasis had changed over the years, but, couldn’t remember the exact year it opened, out came the phones for a search...it was pertinent to our family conversation, and nobody had their head buried in their phone, off in their own little world...it’s just not the way we roll...!!!!!

 

[CoreNovawarAMM]

My little cousin, who is tiny, went on that when she was six or seven with no issue. It's one loop. I was 8 when I did RnRC. Would have done it sooner, but I wasn't tall enough. It's only one loop. It's gentle by comparison to some of the other rides...

Uh...two loops.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Uh...two loops.

Super Dooper Looper in Hershey. It has one loop.

RnRC goes upside down 3 times.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Thanks! It is indeed pretty awesome...!!!!!
And, thanks again! We do know a few cool places in the Central Texas area anyway, but, even after all these years, there are still places we have yet to see...!!!

What part of Jamaica did y’all visit?
We were in Montego Bay on our July cruise. There were some cliffs near where the snorkeling on our excursion was, between our port and the airport. After the snorkeling, they took us to the Margaritaville there, but, it was definitely not 450 ft. above the water like the Oasis is, and Jamaica is a pretty big island...!!!

I've been to some all inclusives in Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios. The Oasis reminded me of a place in Negril called Rick's Cafe, there were professional cliff divers there and many people just visiting the cafe were jumping too. We did not jump. I've been to that Margaritaville in Montego Bay a couple times, it is a fun place to hang out for a bit.

 

[Songbird76]

Are you seeing this a lot at Disney? I know what you mean, but each family is different and different expectation I guess. I think phone addiction is a real thing nowadays. Hubs and I have a rule, no phones at meal times. Exceptions: if we are talking about something and want to look something up to verify or confirm something we are in discussion about, to take a picture, or if the call is an emergency (we have had the sheriff call on behalf of church members before so hubs is allowed those types of calls).

I think the reason so many people are glued to their phones now is that the phone isn't just a phone. It's a camera, it's an encyclopedia, it's a radio, it's a grocery list, calendar, etc. We need to use our phones for everything. And it's like...well, as long as I have the phone out to take a picture, I might as well just check my email, or oh hey, someone sent me a message. I'm not a huge phone person, but I notice at my work, in the breaks, everyone sits there on their phones and if no one else is talking to each other, I have no desire to just sit there, so then I get my phone out too. But if everyone is talking, then I put the phone away after checking to make sure the kids or my husband haven't sent any messages. But I think that's the trade off now....you can do so many things with the phone, but then you spend more time on the phone because to become dependent on having all that information at your fingertips.

 

[donaldtoo]

Well, news of the da...
After more than a week of deliberation.. mom decided to send my grandmah to a semi luxury asylum.
She is driving to her hometown with my grandmah in tow tomorrow to get her to a new care facility that is hosted by a friend of my mom.

Why?
We really cant really be sure if to believe my grandma or not.

The main problem is her mobility. Everything hurts her now or claims it does. The issue mainly is that We are not sure if she's faking for attention (she always had the victim complex to milk sympathy on her entire life) or not.
For example...Sometimes she can stand up just fine (with the cleaning lady and the food lady) .. The others she claims she can't (mostly when my mom and I are present). And refuses to get up. Hell, she even started to ask food to be delivered to her bed.
Which is an hassle for my mom.
Then She just outright refuses to stand and claims she cant. And when we try to help her.. she just throws all her weight on whoever is holding her and claims she is "falling".
Its a shore just to get her up changed to another chair or even to move her to shower/loo. We cant be 24/7 with her. Even less now that my mom has to deal with a lot of crap plus me preparing to move on with my life.

And I definitively cant carry her anymore.. she weights a ton (Probably 80 kg or more). and like I said before.. she randomly drops all the weight on whoever is supporting her. My back definitively is not on the task (specially since I have a twisted and turned spine thanks to my bone differences).

To make things worse, we do not know if she's having mental issues now or having vertigo.. because she could be just sitting there in her favourite futton. (just being set in the bed for example) and suddenly start screaming that she's falling... (she puts quite a drama when my mom is in the vicinity but doesn't say much when my aunt is around)... We just do not know why she claims she's falling when we're holding her or she's sitting or in bed.

So yeah, mom was crying earlier today because my grandmah started to try to convince her (my mom) to let her stay... :/

Worse is, my mom's family is no help.. only my aunt and my mom take care of her.. the other brothers most ignore or claim they do not have anything (f** them..) and the very few that help give very rarely and little.

So yeah, its a huge mental weight on my mom. Particulaly how my mom, aunt and my late dad were supporting my grandmah for so long.
But my aunt had enough of her antics (she still comes to help, give her food, take care of a few hours per day).
And the weight is all on my mother.. both economically, physically and mentally.

*edit* Jesus, I did a ton of writing errors in this.. fixed a few..

You have posted about your grandmother before, and I know y’all love her very much.
I am so very sorry to hear about the current situation. But, ultimately, it sounds like all of y’all will (including your beloved grandmother) be better off for it.
We have yet to have to go through this with my elderly MIL and my folks, but, the time will come...it’s just a part of this whole life thing.
My sincerest prayers to her, you, and your entire family, Cesar.

 

[Songbird76]

What are wish bottle necklaces?

You have a tiny little bottle that you put confetti, beads, or a charm in and you can make wishes on it, like you wish on a star. Just cute little necklaces, really, but little girls seem to LOVE them and you can make them however you want. We made some Minnie Mouse themed ones for our 2016 trip...pink and white beads and one had a heart charm and the other had a daisy charm.

 

[donaldtoo]

I've been to some all inclusives in Montego Bay, Negril, and Ocho Rios. The Oasis reminded me of a place in Negril called Rick's Cafe, there were professional cliff divers there and many people just visiting the cafe were jumping too. We did not jump. I've been to that Margaritaville in Montego Bay a couple times, it is a fun place to hang out for a bit.

Awesome!!! Sounds very cool...!!!!!

Funny though, Rick’s Cafe reminds me of...!!!!!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Being done with the yard work, or the current temp?
Or, both...?

I don’t do yard work much anymore. About 4 years ago I thought I would be helpful and weed all the front planting beds. Ended up with poison ivy. Lasted for what felt like months. We had to cancel our beach vacation because of it. A couple of weeks ago dh was trimming some bushes by his office and got poison ivy. He is now done with yard work.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

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You have a tiny little bottle that you put confetti, beads, or a charm in and you can make wishes on it, like you wish on a star. Just cute little necklaces, really, but little girls seem to LOVE them and you can make them however you want. We made some Minnie Mouse themed ones for our 2016 trip...pink and white beads and one had a heart charm and the other had a daisy charm.

Oh those are cute! I can see how little girls would like those. Plastic bottles?

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Awesome!!! Sounds very cool...!!!!!

Funny though, Rick’s Cafe reminds me of...!!!!!

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That is what entered my mind as well.

 

[donaldtoo]

I don’t do yard work much anymore. About 4 years ago I thought I would be helpful and weed all the front planting beds. Ended up with poison ivy. Lasted for what felt like months. We had to cancel our beach vacation because of it. A couple of weeks ago dh was trimming some bushes by his office and got poison ivy. He is now done with yard work.

Sympathy like.
I can relate, though...
I got poison ivy sooo bad (yes, that bad ) from some yard work in the back yard shortly after we moved into our home. And, yes, it seemed like it lasted a looooong time.
Funny thing is, I’ve been exposed to it many times since, and have never had a reaction.
I think I remember reading, somewhere, that some people can build up a tolerance to it over time...?

 

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, out for a bit...!
Y’all be cool...!!!
Laterrrrrrr...!!!!!!!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Sympathy like.
I can relate, though...
I got poison ivy sooo bad (yes, that bad ) from some yard work in the back yard shortly after we moved into our home. And, yes, it seemed like it lasted a looooong time.
Funny thing is, I’ve been exposed to it many times since, and have never had a reaction.
I think I remember reading, somewhere, that some people can build up a tolerance to it over time...?

I read that some may have been exposed to it at one time and never had a reaction, and then get a reaction later on in life when exposed. It is just a mean plant. I get why some plants are poisonous(to protect fruit or to kill things they eat), but as far as I know,
poison ivy has no purpose.