The Lurker Thread

[Sara Love]

You posted while I was pecking out my post

Oh, all of today's shopping was dads gifts for Bela He's a little smitten with her

Sorry you're getting more snow, it won't interfere with your family weekend will it?

Lolz!! I saw that.

Nothing wrong with that! My grandfather adores kiddo. And kiddo has my dad wrapped around his little finger.

Mom requested I make lasagna since they missed out on it the last time. But now my brother will be in the area and wants to get together for dinner - out. I'd rather not though, not that I don't want to see him, just that our wallets need some time to breathe from Christmas shopping and we are trying not to eat out.

 

[LoriP1702]

Good afternoon grandmato

Had to go back to town today but I did get dads shopping done!

Oh, glad you got Dad's all taken care of!!

Glad to hear you got your Dad's shopping done Dale.

I realized I was missing one present I'd ordered for granddaughter on Nov 21st from Dick's. I chatted on line with them and they are sending it out again over night(they're paying for the overnight shipping) so it should be here tomorrow.

I haven't been outside yet today. Hibernating as long as possible

Oh wow, that's awesome Dick's is doing that! The Dick's store we used to go to in Bloomington, IL closed at some point this past year. We always stop there on the way up to DH's parents, and this year as we approached....it was empty. We don't live there, so I don't know if they moved, or just closed. I need to check into that...glad you mentioned Dick's!!

OMG! What a day! I'm beginning to think that my Fridays at this place are really Mondays in disguise! ...But I made it through the day so that's all that matters! I may not be going to the BF's for my "big drink" but I can certainly have my own drink here...time to pour a big one, send the kid out for dinner and sit back and do nothing until I fall asleep.

All you guys dealing with ice, please stay safe.

Sometimes Friday's are like that.
I'm ready for one too!!
Not sure what's up with my keypad...it's wanting to double space when I hit return.

Good evening everyone Kiddo made it through the day and is resting on the couch. Temp is still 99, is that a fever? He has to stay home for 24 hrs fever free if it's over 100.

Lori, glad your luncheon was nice. Stay safe in the ice. Hopefully when you are reading this you are home.

Glad your home OBG and not out in the ice.

Dale, so glad your shopping is done for your dad. Were you able to find anything more for Bela?

Grandmato, yikes! Yay that they are overnighting your GD's gift. Glad you remembered it.

Awww Angel, sorry you had a crap Friday. Thank goodness it's the weekend and you'll get to spend it with family.

Arghhhh! I spent all day wrapping and for the first time ever I'm not done I wrapped all DH's families gifts too. Was feeling generous, then I ran out of time.

The sun was shining and then I looked up and it felt like I was in a snow globe. Big, fat, fluffy flakes coming down. So pretty. Only 64 more inches to go - I think! I've already lost count.

Glad he made it all day!!
Oh ugh on more snow!!

Welcome home OBG!
I guess if you have to have icy weather it's at least good you don't have to get out in it

Hope no one was seriously hurt in those wrecks


Glad you had a nice luncheon Lori!
Hope the frozen stuff skips you.



At least you are home now

It's a tiring time of year isn't it

Okay, this --->> went with Sara's quote!! My keypad must've jumped. Glad he made it!! 99 is considered low grade I believe.
Wow, you must have had a lot of packages to wrap!!
...below, went with Dale's quote.
Ugh, NO...we have ice. As soon as I posted that, the service mgr. came in my office (about 4:30) and said he couldn't believe that I was still there...he said "I know you don't like to drive when the roads are bad".
I was like it's bad out?? There wasn't anything even showing on the radar. We'd been getting a heavy mist I guess for an hour...our asphalt parking lot was slick as snot. Had to take teeny, tiny...shuffle steps to get to the car!! The streets were already slick...and everyone...I mean everyone crept the whole way, and no one was driving close to each other , usually everyone drives like idiots, but pretty much everyone respects icy roads, thankfully!!
I never got over 35 the whole way home, so what usually takes about 35 minutes took over an hour.
I talked to the gal who had left earlier than me...she was sitting on the shoulder of 255, hadn't even crossed into MO...she was an hour into her way home, and still in IL. (It's about 20 minutes to MO from where we work.) They'd shut the interstate down she said because of the ice. While we were talking, she said that two salt trucks had passed her, so she was hoping to be moving soon. She left about a half hour earlier than I did.

You posted while I was pecking out my post

Oh, all of today's shopping was dads gifts for Bela He's a little smitten with her

Sorry you're getting more snow, it won't interfere with your family weekend will it?

I bet he's a lot smitten!! She's absolutely adorable!!!!

 

[daleron]

Lolz!! I saw that.

Nothing wrong with that! My grandfather adores kiddo. And kiddo has my dad wrapped around his little finger.

Mom requested I make lasagna since they missed out on it the last time. But now my brother will be in the area and wants to get together for dinner - out. I'd rather not though, not that I don't want to see him, just that our wallets need some time to breathe from Christmas shopping and we are trying not to eat out.

Welllll ... tell him if he's buying you'll be happy to go



Warm cider anyone?

And some kind of apple thingy ...

 

[daleron]

Oh, glad you got Dad's all taken care of!!


Oh wow, that's awesome Dick's is doing that! The Dick's store we used to go to in Bloomington, IL closed at some point this past year. We always stop there on the way up to DH's parents, and this year as we approached....it was empty. We don't live there, so I don't know if they moved, or just closed. I need to check into that...glad you mentioned Dick's!!

Sometimes Friday's are like that.
I'm ready for one too!!
Not sure what's up with my keypad...it's wanting to double space when I hit return.


Glad he made it all day!!
Oh ugh on more snow!!

Okay, this --->> went with Sara's quote!! My keypad must've jumped. Glad he made it!! 99 is considered low grade I believe.
Wow, you must have had a lot of packages to wrap!!
...below, went with Dale's quote.
Ugh, NO...we have ice. As soon as I posted that, the service mgr. came in my office (about 4:30) and said he couldn't believe that I was still there...he said "I know you don't like to drive when the roads are bad".
I was like it's bad out?? There wasn't anything even showing on the radar. We'd been getting a heavy mist I guess for an hour...our asphalt parking lot was slick as snot. Had to take teeny, tiny...shuffle steps to get to the car!! The streets were already slick...and everyone...I mean everyone crept the whole way, and no one was driving close to each other , usually everyone drives like idiots, but pretty much everyone respects icy roads, thankfully!!
I never got over 35 the whole way home, so what usually takes about 35 minutes took over an hour.
I talked to the gal who had left earlier than me...she was sitting on the shoulder of 255, hadn't even crossed into MO...she was an hour into her way home, and still in IL. (It's about 20 minutes to MO from where we work.) They'd shut the interstate down she said because of the ice. While we were talking, she said that two salt trucks had passed her, so she was hoping to be moving soon. She left about a half hour earlier than I did.



I bet he's a lot smitten!! She's absolutely adorable!!!!

Another post while I was typing Then I had to read it!

Sorry you got caught by ice, that's what we usually get when everyone else is getting snow; so much worse! Happy you are safely home now though

Thanks, naturally I think she's a pretty little girl

 

[LoriP1702]

Welllll ... tell him if he's buying you'll be happy to go



Warm cider anyone?

And some kind of apple thingy ...

Oh that looks good!! I'm going to have a cider myself...with some caramel flavored vodka. In just about two minutes.

Another post while I was typing Then I had to read it!

Sorry you got caught by ice, that's what we usually get when everyone else is getting snow; so much worse! Happy you are safely home now though

Thanks, naturally I think she's a pretty little girl

Yeah, I hate to drive in snow/slick roads, but I *really* don't ever drive on icy roads...tonight it just snuck up on me.
I never saw our winter weather advisory. The weather forecast I saw this a.m. before work didn't show it.
Then I was busy with that 2.5 hour luncheon, then the half hour back to work....
Cheryl has made it to Hwy 30, she's going 5 mph. But she said the temp is up to 31...I had 27 on my way home. She's not too far from home now, she's going to text me when she gets there.

She's a gorgeous little girl!! No two ways about it.
...ha, now my keypad is working. :blink;

Oh...and our luncheon gift was.....Chocolate covered strawberries!!!
Last year it was a fresh floral Christmas bouquet.
A puppy dog made from clusters of white carnations. Was cute as it could be!!

Okay...off to get that drink made and have a strawberry. Then prob go soak.

I'll be back around later.

 

[Sara Love]

Oh, glad you got Dad's all taken care of!!


Oh wow, that's awesome Dick's is doing that! The Dick's store we used to go to in Bloomington, IL closed at some point this past year. We always stop there on the way up to DH's parents, and this year as we approached....it was empty. We don't live there, so I don't know if they moved, or just closed. I need to check into that...glad you mentioned Dick's!!

Sometimes Friday's are like that.
I'm ready for one too!!
Not sure what's up with my keypad...it's wanting to double space when I hit return.


Glad he made it all day!!
Oh ugh on more snow!!

Okay, this --->> went with Sara's quote!! My keypad must've jumped. Glad he made it!! 99 is considered low grade I believe.
Wow, you must have had a lot of packages to wrap!!
...below, went with Dale's quote.
Ugh, NO...we have ice. As soon as I posted that, the service mgr. came in my office (about 4:30) and said he couldn't believe that I was still there...he said "I know you don't like to drive when the roads are bad".
I was like it's bad out?? There wasn't anything even showing on the radar. We'd been getting a heavy mist I guess for an hour...our asphalt parking lot was slick as snot. Had to take teeny, tiny...shuffle steps to get to the car!! The streets were already slick...and everyone...I mean everyone crept the whole way, and no one was driving close to each other , usually everyone drives like idiots, but pretty much everyone respects icy roads, thankfully!!
I never got over 35 the whole way home, so what usually takes about 35 minutes took over an hour.
I talked to the gal who had left earlier than me...she was sitting on the shoulder of 255, hadn't even crossed into MO...she was an hour into her way home, and still in IL. (It's about 20 minutes to MO from where we work.) They'd shut the interstate down she said because of the ice. While we were talking, she said that two salt trucks had passed her, so she was hoping to be moving soon. She left about a half hour earlier than I did.



I bet he's a lot smitten!! She's absolutely adorable!!!!

Lol sorry about your keyboard having a mind of its own.

I'm so glad you made it home safely. Thank goodness people were using their heads tonight also. I will take snow over ice in a heartbeat.

Guess what I found last night on accident? Remember awhile ago we were talking about the smilies on here and I had found a list of them but then I couldn't find it again? Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on help. It takes you to the help page, then click on smilies. List of them all and how to type them out.

ETA: I hope your co worker makes it home soon.

 

[FranC]

Evening,lurkers

 

[Sara Love]

Haha, I should tell him exactly that.

Yummy dessert. Thx. I'm wanting something sweet and that's perfect.

Lori, ooooh choc covered strawberries.

 

[daleron]

Oh that looks good!! I'm going to have a cider myself...with some caramel flavored vodka. In just about two minutes.

Yeah, I hate to drive in snow/slick roads, but I *really* don't ever drive on icy roads...tonight it just snuck up on me.
I never saw our winter weather advisory. The weather forecast I saw this a.m. before work didn't show it.
Then I was busy with that 2.5 hour luncheon, then the half hour back to work....
Cheryl has made it to Hwy 30, she's going 5 mph. But she said the temp is up to 31...I had 27 on my way home. She's not too far from home now, she's going to text me when she gets there.

She's a gorgeous little girl!! No two ways about it.
...ha, now my keypad is working. :blink;

Oh...and our luncheon gift was.....Chocolate covered strawberries!!!
Last year it was a fresh floral Christmas bouquet.
A puppy dog made from clusters of white carnations. Was cute as it could be!!

Okay...off to get that drink made and have a strawberry. Then prob go soak.

I'll be back around later.

Don't care for cider myself, doctored or not
That was a LONG lunch! Hope you enjoyed yourself greatly and that your strawberries are good

Your poor co-worker

Guess what I found last night on accident? Remember awhile ago we were talking about the smilies on here and I had found a list of them but then I couldn't find it again? Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on help. It takes you to the help page, then click on smilies. List of them all and how to type them out.

Interesting I may go look just because

Evening,lurkers

Good evening Fran

Our temps are still rising Will continue into tomorrow with lots of rain and then plunge and freeze us!

 

[Sara Love]

Good evening Fran

 

[FranC]

Good evening,dale and Sara We're still in the deep freeze and holding at 6 degrees.

 

[Sara Love]

Our temps are supposed to rise also. Snow to change to rain. That should make quite the mess. Then back down and snow some more.

 

[Sara Love]

Good evening,dale and Sara We're still in the deep freeze and holding at 6 degrees.

Brrr Fran! Yuck.

 

[FranC]

Weather says 3 for overnight. Sick of the cold already.

 

[Sara Love]

Weather says 3 for overnight. Sick of the cold already.

I truly agree with you. I'm so over it.

 

[LoriP1702]

Lol sorry about your keyboard having a mind of its own.

I'm so glad you made it home safely. Thank goodness people were using their heads tonight also. I will take snow over ice in a heartbeat.

Guess what I found last night on accident? Remember awhile ago we were talking about the smilies on here and I had found a list of them but then I couldn't find it again? Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on help. It takes you to the help page, then click on smilies. List of them all and how to type them out.

ETA: I hope your co worker makes it home soon.

Oh wow, that's cool. Might have to check that out.

Well...I just talked to her...she still has a ways to go.
She said they're going between 5 and 10 mph.
Her commute is usually about an hour......she's now been on the road for 3.5 hours.

Evening,lurkers

Evening Fran.

Don't care for cider myself, doctored or not
That was a LONG lunch! Hope you enjoyed yourself greatly and that your strawberries are good

Your poor co-worker


Interesting I may go look just because


Good evening Fran

Our temps are still rising Will continue into tomorrow with lots of rain and then plunge and freeze us!

It was a long lunch.

Our temps are supposed to rise also. Snow to change to rain. That should make quite the mess. Then back down and snow some more.

Oh Sara, that's going to be a mess for sure.

Weather says 3 for overnight. Sick of the cold already.

...couldn't "like" that...no way.


Okay...really going this time. BBL

 

[FranC]

Evening,Lori

 

[daleron]

Good evening,dale and Sara We're still in the deep freeze and holding at 6 degrees.

I'm sorry Fran

Our temps are supposed to rise also. Snow to change to rain. That should make quite the mess. Then back down and snow some more.

Oh dear, that will make a mess

Oh wow, that's cool. Might have to check that out.

Well...I just talked to her...she still has a ways to go.
She said they're going between 5 and 10 mph.
Her commute is usually about an hour......she's now been on the road for 3.5 hours.


Evening Fran.


It was a long lunch.


Oh Sara, that's going to be a mess for sure.


...couldn't "like" that...no way.


Okay...really going this time. BBL

Oh! That poor woman, how awful

 

[FranC]

At least it will warm up a bit tomorrow and......snow.

 

[LoriP1702]

Saturday 20 % Precip. / 0 in
Cloudy skies. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. Morning high of 51F with temps falling sharply to near 25. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph.

Saturday Night 40 % Precip. / < 1 in
Windy with snow showers by midnight. Some sleet may mix in. Low 9F. Winds NW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40%.




.... Welcome to Illinois. High tomorrow 51...Low 9