The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Cesar R M]

I pay more than that to fly to Orlando.

same.. I pay on average 500 USD from Mexico to US (with multiple stops) or 700 USD for direct (via United)..
Ironically its cheaper to fly to France most of the year..

(right now its standing at 400 USD via American Airlines) plus taxes and other fees.
United at 410 USD.. not bad..

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Same here. And once the snow stops sometime Saturday the temps are to fall big time and be the coldest day of the year. Should make for some slippy ice everywhere.

Ugh. Sorry. But I can't "Like" that. Should make for a real fun time at Soldier Field on Sunday!

 

[Cesar R M]

Someone was upset with having "armed" Stormtroopers on Disney property. They felt that it was not appropriate for children.

hu, they are.. fake.. guns..
the same kind of "laser guns" and fake weapons used in kid shows.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

In other news, I have bronchitis. I've had a cold for about a week, and last night I started feeling really miserable, so I went to the doctor today, and sure enough...

Ideally, I would just stay home all day today, but sadly, not an ideal situation. I have my very last final today, and I don't want to delay it. I also have to go pick up a cord for my honors program and drop off my creative writing portfolio, so I unfortunately have to leave. Tomorrow, I have plans to take my brother (and his one friend since I let him invite one of his friends and FYI, I am an awesome sister) to see Rogue One, so I will do that, and then I will stay home on Saturday and Sunday.

Lovely stuff.

 

[Gabe1]

I always had a philosophy about that. Stop doing the elf on shelf thing and it will fade completely out of sight. I was fortunate that it wasn't around until after my kids and grown up, but, even they took the page from good old Dad's playbook and never did it with their kids. There is enough to do this time of year without adding to it.

I'm not sure how we used to survive and have wonderful memories about Christmas without that stuff. We had simple stuff like letters to Santa read on the radio by Santa himself. My sister and I used to sit every night glued to the radio to hear our letters read by the big man. We did have the religious observations of Advent and Advent Calendars, carols and visiting the elderly in homes and hospitals, Midnight Mass (my Dad sang in the choir). There were Christmas trees (real), the smell of pine, tinsel on the tree, one present allowed to be opened on Christmas Eve. (always regretted that because that meant one less on Christmas Day), laying on the floor below the Tree and looking at our reflection in the ornaments, bubble lights, Homemade Christmas ornaments, gifts laying in wait under the tree with room left for Santa's stuff. Cookies and milk plus a carrot left for Santa and the Reindeer.

Panicking when there was no snow on the ground on Christmas Eve, filled with anxiety concerning how a sleigh would land without snow. (Dad told us that Santa had tires that he could lower to land if there was no snow. We bought it just like we bought the no fireplace thing. They left the door unlocked.) All good memories that don't seem to be used much anymore. Some yes, but, not many, instead you have an Elf on a Shelf.

I'm happy my kids did not have Elf on the Shelf to grow up with. We did do the advent calendar thing though. I have several friends that do the 12 days of Christmas though we never did. I tried to keep some of the true meaning of Christmas in the season. We adopted a kid from the Community Council and they liked shopping and wrapping. My DD as an adult bought $100 worth of toys for Toys for Tots our FireDept collects so something stuck.

We too did the one gift thing on Christmas Eve. I seemed to have always picked wrong lol. That Elf was an award winning book/toy around a decade ago. Admittedly I thought it was cute though we never had one. It could have been left as a cute seasonal thing but leave it to adults to ick it up.

Now that I look back at raising kids and how I was raised I see how it happened. My folks were not overly involved parents, their parents really more about keeping a household together. My generation of raising kids was more being involved with your kids growing up. Now that seems to have evolved further to so involved that the simple things in some families can get messed up. The simple act of making cookies with your kids during the holiday seems to have been lost-Ha! Lack of time cause you're playing with the Elf. Again, it is an over generalization, most are not that extreme but boy the ones that are extreme get noticed. Aside from our Disney vacations we did a great deal of pool time. Swear my kids have chlorine running through their veins still.

 

[G8rchamps]

I'm happy my kids did not have Elf on the Shelf to grow up with. We did do the advent calendar thing though. .

We got the Tsum Tsum advent cal - its pretty good.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

They've extended the wind chill advisory until tomorrow. Also, I don't understand how it's snowing when it is 2° out with a -5 windchill.

Whoever pi ssed off Elsa really needs to go apologize.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

hu, they are.. fake.. guns..
the same kind of "laser guns" and fake weapons used in kid shows.

Yeah well.... you know here, if your kid makes their hand into a pretend gun at school, it's enough to get them suspended. It's a pretty touchy subject for a lot of folks.

 

[Gabe1]

hu, they are.. fake.. guns..
the same kind of "laser guns" and fake weapons used in kid shows.

I was one of those awful parents that actually purchase several of those pirate pistols from the Pirate Gift shop for my kid. Now those guns are props not sold to guests. Same thing in all the Disney Parks now. Have you seen some of these fake or not even close to resembling a weapon that kids get tossed out of school for here? It is that zero tolerance mentality, me I referred to the policy as zero brains on part of the administrators.

Really??? Baltimore 2nd Grader Suspended For Biting A Breakfast Pasty Into The Shape Of A Gun

A boy who threw an imaginary grenade at recess, another for having a firearm piece on his tiny lego person-suspended for the balance of the school year.

This one made me bang my head. The girl was not only expelled but couldn't be in car when siblings were dropped off or picked up from school as she was a threat to other students.

 

[Gabe1]

Whoever pi ssed off Elsa really needs to go apologize.

 

[Figgy1]

Me, I don't know anyone that works harder than you do woman! Kudos.

ROFLOL THNX Today is a cooking day and seeing I don't know if my dh will be here this weekend I made 12 quarts of orange sesame tofu, 12 quarts of veggie curry, chick peas are in the pressure cooker so I can make hummus, plain rice and orange rice and a 11x13 pan of banana bread. That way if he has to pack food for the weekend I only have to chop up salad for him to take tomorrow. I better not have to cook for at least 2 days

 

[Figgy1]

My DD bought a Long Puff Coat at Eddie Bauer outlet last spring. Might look at theirs.

Then a week later got a notice from there that her credit card info might have been part of the hack of their accounts.

THNX right now I'm just looking, I've had very good luck with London Fog coats lasting forever. My good wool must be 5 or 6 years old, the one before that was in it's late teens when it started looking iffy

 

[Figgy1]

I pay more than that to fly to Orlando.

Another reason we drive

 

[Figgy1]

In other news, I have bronchitis. I've had a cold for about a week, and last night I started feeling really miserable, so I went to the doctor today, and sure enough...

Ideally, I would just stay home all day today, but sadly, not an ideal situation. I have my very last final today, and I don't want to delay it. I also have to go pick up a cord for my honors program and drop off my creative writing portfolio, so I unfortunately have to leave. Tomorrow, I have plans to take my brother (and his one friend since I let him invite one of his friends and FYI, I am an awesome sister) to see Rogue One, so I will do that, and then I will stay home on Saturday and Sunday.

Lovely stuff.

Sympathy like, please keep bundled up and get well soon xoxo

 

[Figgy1]

Whoever pi ssed off Elsa really needs to go apologize.

It wasn't me! I know better! It doesn't look like it is going over 20 degrees today and I can hear the wind I hate winter, it's currently 71 in my house and I'm still cold. A few minutes ago I had to go into the pantry and a bottle of spied red wine caught my eye, I was good and put on some herbal tea Frozen seems like a good movie for today

 

[Goofyernmost]

We got the Tsum Tsum advent cal - its pretty good.

Our Advent calendar didn't have "prizes or candy". You would put them up on a window and everyday you would open up a door and a religious picture would show up like a stained glass window in church. It was just a countdown calendar to what my parents billed as "Jesus's birthday". I know that sounds pious for a person with my current reputation, but, we always loved getting up in the morning and opening up that little door. One day closer! Then again we didn't have video games to keep us occupied. For that I am forever grateful.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I was one of those awful parents that actually purchase several of those pirate pistols from the Pirate Gift shop for my kid. Now those guns are props not sold to guests. Same thing in all the Disney Parks now. Have you seen some of these fake or not even close to resembling a weapon that kids get tossed out of school for here? It is that zero tolerance mentality, me I referred to the policy as zero brains on part of the administrators.

Really??? Baltimore 2nd Grader Suspended For Biting A Breakfast Pasty Into The Shape Of A Gun

A boy who threw an imaginary grenade at recess, another for having a firearm piece on his tiny lego person-suspended for the balance of the school year.

This one made me bang my head. The girl was not only expelled but couldn't be in car when siblings were dropped off or picked up from school as she was a threat to other students.

And we wonder why our children don't respect us. As a group we're rather stupid! We cannot tell the difference between a toy and a problem. How can they respect adults.

 

[Figgy1]

I'm sure you can now hear me screaming! My dh just called and due to the impending storm this weekend he doesn't have to be in either Saturday or Sunday. There a big but he has to stay late tonight and go in early tomorrow and stay until about 8 or when the snow gets going which ever comes first. I have to run some food over to him, he's hungry

 

[Cesar R M]

In other news, I have bronchitis. I've had a cold for about a week, and last night I started feeling really miserable, so I went to the doctor today, and sure enough...

Ideally, I would just stay home all day today, but sadly, not an ideal situation. I have my very last final today, and I don't want to delay it. I also have to go pick up a cord for my honors program and drop off my creative writing portfolio, so I unfortunately have to leave. Tomorrow, I have plans to take my brother (and his one friend since I let him invite one of his friends and FYI, I am an awesome sister) to see Rogue One, so I will do that, and then I will stay home on Saturday and Sunday.

Lovely stuff.

better go full michelin man to prevent getting worse x_X

 

[Songbird76]

Pool chair, mojito and a good book

I hate being too warm...my body just doesn't handle heat well. I get nauseated and headachy. And I don't like mojitos. (sorry!) I'll take a hot chocolate and my heated mattress pad any day!!