Rave: House remodel is chugging along - lots of decisions made and many more to be made. But we've decided on the cabinets, appliances, flooring for the kitchen. Still need lighting. Found the perfect bathroom vanity too - after looking at hundreds on line.

Rave: Vacation next week.

Best wishes to all Fodorites coping with illness, waiting for test results etc... Be strong and all will be well.

stw, best of luck on that biopsy!!

ronkala, glad you appreciated my sympathy for jorr. I hope jorr will take comfort in the fact that his nuts will grow back next year. :-d

Wishing the best to all who are dealing with tough times.

Sooo happy it's FRIDAY! ((#))

Rave: Checking out (what sounds like) a great restaurant "Peasant" in NYC tomorrow night with friends.

Rave: Bottling 2005 Vintage "Budbrew" with Budman ((B)), Hunnym and friends on Sunday! Will be lots of fun! Should my share be called "Trishbrew"?

Rave: DH accepted a new job closer to home for more $$. I hope he'll be happy with the change. I primed him for negotiating as much vacation time as possible at the new place! :)

Rave: Weather in NJ has been perfect lately! How did it get to be halfway through August already?

Jorr - Sorry about your nuts. (P_M you are hillarious.)

Echoing Scarlett's thoughts too.

Have a fun & relaxing weekend everyone! Trish

Rave: Finally registering on Fodors after 'lurking' nearly a year!

Rant: Tired of Summer...come on, Fall!

Jorr: Perhaps you can import West Nile Virus into your area...it seems to be taking care of the squirrels in Boise. Might be a bit drastic to save your walnuts but the squirrel population is rapidly decreasing!

Rave--I get the weekend to myself! DS/ DS are going climbing. DD is headed to WA. What WILL I do with myself? :D

Best wishes for everyone going through tough times and medical stuff.

Rave: You are all so funny and welcoming!! I'm new to this forum (usually lurk in the Asia forum).

Rant: My husband's meds keep needing adjusting and he gets sick every time. It's driving me nuts!!

Rave: Tomorrow is 29 years since our first date.

Rant: He doesn't feel good so he doesn't want to do anything.

Rave: The weather is beautiful so maybe I can just talk him into sitting around the fire pit with friends.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Is P_M now referred to as "No nuts?"

Rave: Reading this board always seems to make me realize my life isn't so bad. I really have a whole lot to be thankful for! At the same time, my heart goes out to all of those with pain, suffering, loss, illnesses and scary times.

Rave: Scarlett's post - well said!

Rave: The number of boxes to unpack is finally decreasing!

No rants today! It's going to be a beautiful day here and I plan on enjoying it! Have a good weekend, everyone!

Two nuts left! Oh Jorr, how funny!

Hugs to all going through tough times. May all those sick get well!

Rant: Our 2005 Hyundai Sonata needed new rotors and brake pads. The dealer wanted to charge $500 because the warranty was 12,ooo miles/1 yr. We've had the car for a little over a year (brand new when we bought it) and it has 25,000 miles. I'm sorry but the rotors shouldn't have warped this soon.
Rave: Dad and fiance were able to do it themselves and, so far, have saved us around $300.
Major Rave: A father who seems to know how to do anything and seeing him teach my fiance skills. I love watching them work together!
Rave: Going shopping tomorrow!

Happy weekend everyone!

Jorr: Its always difficult when someone/something messes with your nuts. My apologies;)

RAVE: 9 weeks left!
RANT: I'd normally be booking tix to England right about now...I can feel the itch overcoming me.
RAVE/RANT: My good friend StephCar has returned from England...I feel so sorry she had to leave but happy that she is home!

Rave: throwing surprise bday party for DS tonight and I am pretty sure he has no idea!! We have about 25 people showing up plus his favorite uncle. I can't wait to see his face. His bday was last month but I planned this after missing his 13th bday because I was in Paris w/ DD- hope this makes up for it :)

Rant: back to work next week. School starts the 30th and I had to change class rooms again. What a pain! I wish I could skip the prep work and just meet my little guys. This is a rant because it means summer is officially over :(

Rave: Life is good. I don't really have anything to seriously complain about. I am blessed.

Prayers to those facing medical and personal issues. Have a wonderful Friday everyone!!

Ditto MizScarlett. Somethings are just so heartbreakingly unfair.

Rant or Rave take your pick:

Still trying to find out Geraldo's take on Jon Benet Ramsey's killer. The curiousity is painful.

Running my 14 miles this evening so I don't have to get up in the morning.

Rant: My @#$%^ roots. I hate aging and all the upkeep. It seems every time I turn around I have to go get my color done.

Rant: My pedicure has also gone to the dogs. A runner's feet is a thing of horror.

I know what I'll be doing ALL DAY TOMORROW.

Sigh.

Rant: I am hungry starving all the time. Does everyone know that it is possible to put on weight training for a marathon?

Rave: Got my airline tickets for the marathon for $198 round trip each!

Rant: Just when I think I can't possibly get one more invitation to something that requires me to put money in a card.......I get another wedding invite!

Rave: People like us enough to invite us to their celebrations. At least, I think that's the reason!

Rant: Gynecologist mentioned the word "hysterectomy" to me during a follow up office visit Wednesday. We're going to wait a few months and see what's going on first.

Rave: Their are worse things than the "H" word.

Rant: My Vermont brother has all kinds of time to travel....Europe, out west, etc. but has no vacation time left to visit our elderly and sick parents here in Buffalo. Then, my mother calls me constantly to complain about it.

Rave: They're lucky to have me!

Rant: My husband has to work in Attica Prison next week (as an outside contractor). This will make him VERY cranky, which will then make me cranky. He gets prinsoners assigned to assist him. Many times he has to work in the prisoner areas and only has a guard with a night stick with him. He doesn't like it. I don't blame him.

Rave: At least he doesn't have to be there every day like a prison guard. I can't even imagine it.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Rave: Back at FFRR after a few weeks layoff.

Rave: Family vaca was fun--plenty of bonding time and lots of good memories.

Rant: Snarky folks who seem to delight in stirring up this board. Shoo fly!

Rant: Sent my baby girl off to high school an hour ago. We'll have a senior and a freshman this year--didn't I just take them to kindergarten??????

Rave: That I still have our basset at home to keep me company. Naughty girl just stole a plastic razor from the bathroom and ran to the backyard to chew it up. Am sure the neighbors look forward to me tearing outside on a regular basis to 'rescue' some item that Maggie has chosen for her own :-)

PM, I tried so hard not to say my nuts in that rant because I just Knew somebody would comment on my nuts. Notice how I said the walnuts, two walnuts, and nuts. LOL. :D

The Bucket Woman, Please post the recipe for that Brunswick squirrel stew. I hope it tastes nutty, as in Walnuts.

"Squirrels are rodents with good PR"

Rave: Scarlett's post- best of the year.

Ultimate rant about sickness, immobility, handicaps and pain. Acceptance of these as long term is hard to view and harder to experience.

Rave: Beautiful weather and good crops

Rave: Kind people who give their time for a quick hello or contact

Rave: New beginnings as so many start an academic year at every level

Rant: That money goes to money, and excess time and freedom to those who least share their surplus of it with those who have next to nothing of either.

Rant/rave: My squirrels in MI that have so many surplus nuts that they crack them and throw the meats at each other and any bird or critter who comes along. (Shells of which get caught in all the board edges of the humongous deck and need to be pried out.)

A sincere hope that the illness and disappointment of others is short and the outcomes best they can be. And also great sympathy for the landlord's daughter and the landlord too. They are the people who hold the world up and get the least credit.

Rave: Those in the UK and Pakistan who listened, paid attention and were busybodies enough to catch the terrorists before they blew up 15 airplanes and 1000s of innocent people.

BIG BIG RAVE: Getting to meet others who love travel face to face, who were previously only names online.

Rave - We finally have a move-in date for our new house. Rant - MikeT

Marigros: Good luck to you and your mom.

STW: Good thoughts for your biopsy.

P_M: I love your posts. They always make me laugh! :-D

Scarlett: Such a nice post. Let me add my "ditto."

Rave: The rain we've been getting has knocked down several fires.

Rave: Camping with my husband and daughter tomorrow night.

((F)) Best wishes for a good weekend!

Big hug to all with health and other problems!

Hooray to all who have reasons to celebrate!

RAVE: GTG last weekend, with Neopolitan, LoveItaly, Cobbie, Marylin

RAVE: a Fodorite, who's become a dear friend, will pick me up tomorrow for a girls' day out (a report will follow!)

Rant: hammering is going on now as I type, the administration "forgot" to tell us they'll be installing a new copier

Rant: lost a pin off my purse which has a great centimental value

RAVE: I knew this could happen, so I had a spare one

RAVE: the kids took us out for dinner for no reason

RAVE: no major rants

I feel so bad today after a sleepless night. Red a horror book yesterday.


Which horror book, you ask?


My check-book!

(just telling a joke, maybe it will brighten up somebody's day)