bluebear Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 Tomorrow is the first day of school here. My kids are grown, but hubby and I work for our school system, so we've been busy getting DayOneReady. Whew! I'll be glad when it's Day 2!
HomeinKS Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 Happy August, an exhausting week here! Got back from vacation Saturday, taking daughter back to college tomorrow, family coming to stay later this week for 1.5-2 weeks. While hubby and I work full time
dantegirl Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) Getting the boys ready to go back to school in a couple weeks. Mom has been sick so last couple of weeks have been hectic. Looking forward to a snoozy weekend. Edited August 2, 2023 by dantegirl
speeddiva Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 Happy August. For the first time since 1996, I have no one going to any kind of school. It feels weird. 1
Hartcollectibles Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 Checking in for august from Phoenix Arizona…where it’s hot with a chance of damn hot!!!
Bopeep Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 Christmas in July and Prime Day kicked my tail. I'd love to say I spent most of my money on gifts, and I did get a few, but I have to admit most of it was spent on ME. I told myself I wasn't going to spend any money apart from necessities for at least all of August, but then I bought tickets for 8 to take a ride on the Polar Express this year! I'm pretty excited about it! But now I really have to stop spending money . 1 1
stationchief Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Hartcollectibles said: Checking in for august from Phoenix Arizona…where it’s hot with a chance of damn hot!!! We only broke about half a dozen heat records last month
berry1014 Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 Picked up a few gifts in July. Was not impressed with Amazon's Prime deals this year. 2
Kanyon71 Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 I think the weather has been crazy everywhere this year.
rockpzazz Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 As August begins (or already begun), I was reminded that this is the 30th anniversary of the Flood of 1993. My town was safe, but the same couldn't be said for many towns along the Missouri River in central Missouri. Many towns suffered major flooding and some were so bad that the town had to be relocated (Rhineland, MO). Another (Cedar City) pretty much ceased to exist and spelled the end of the Renz Correctional Facility for Women (thought the place wasn't in great shape to begin with). It seems like when discussing the flood, the central Missouri area is often overlooked, but in fairness, many places had it much worse than we did. I am currently watching a lot of videos on Youtube of the coverage from 1993 as well as the aftermath. Its amazing how 30 years later that the same area which had a summer deluge of rain is now experiencing severe drought (which might be downgraded to less severe thanks to a few days of rain, which oddly is creating flash flooding). Its heartbreaking to watch some of it, but also a bit fun to see how some of these places which I have visited in later years looked like before floods changed their towns history. Anyways, checking in for the month, and hoping the weather is a little less cruel this month for everybody. 1 1
HanShotFirst Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 How is it August already?! School starts back this coming week where I live so my commute to work will be exponentially worse. Can’t wait for that. Also still dealing with excessive heat warnings as well. As I have aged my tolerance for heat has gone downhill so fast. I hate it. 1
ytmomof4 Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 Finally August and my beach vacation month. Hopefully things don’t take a turn for the worse and I have to cancel
momlori Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 Finally back from vacation after our cruise ship broke down. We waited for them to get us back to London from Germany and moor flight home. Had to rebook another flight one way last minute. That was expensive. Glad the cruise line is reimbursing us. It took 5 days instead of 2 to get home and a lot of stress. Glad we can laugh about it now
HanShotFirst Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 3 hours ago, momlori said: Finally back from vacation after our cruise ship broke down. We waited for them to get us back to London from Germany and moor flight home. Had to rebook another flight one way last minute. That was expensive. Glad the cruise line is reimbursing us. It took 5 days instead of 2 to get home and a lot of stress. Glad we can laugh about it now Oh my word. And here I thought we had some bad flight issues on our vacation. Glad you can laugh about it now.
HomeinKS Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 And wishing for Black Friday sales on a laptop. My MacBook Air has charging issues so may need to replace it if replacing the battery doesn't work.
Kanyon71 Posted August 7, 2023 Posted August 7, 2023 10 hours ago, momlori said: Finally back from vacation after our cruise ship broke down. We waited for them to get us back to London from Germany and moor flight home. Had to rebook another flight one way last minute. That was expensive. Glad the cruise line is reimbursing us. It took 5 days instead of 2 to get home and a lot of stress. Glad we can laugh about it now We’re you on Carnival Pride?
BFgrl79 Posted August 7, 2023 Posted August 7, 2023 Happy August to all! It’s a little less miserable this week heat-wise here in MO. I’m so ready for those chilly, rainy October days! 2 1
stacya Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 Happy August! My daughter just finished up her final luge summer training camp, and will head back to Lake Placid in late October, when the new season officially begins. My oldest moves back to Temple on Friday. He will be an RA this year, so we will definitely be seeing less of him, as he will not be able to come home as often. Also, he got a kitten for an emotional support animal, and Amtrak Keystone Service is one of only two routes that don't allow animals to travel, unless they are service animals, which means if he comes home, either his father or I have to travel to pick them up. Not a fan of driving in Philly. Ugh.
berry1014 Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 9:25 PM, HanShotFirst said: How is it August already?! School starts back this coming week where I live so my commute to work will be exponentially worse. Can’t wait for that. Also still dealing with excessive heat warnings as well. As I have aged my tolerance for heat has gone downhill so fast. I hate it. Same, hate the heat and humidity. I prefer Fall and actually like winter and snow. I can add layers and still be comfortable.
Hubbalance Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 On 7/6/2023 at 10:44 AM, Brad said: They are still there. They are just at the bottom of the list under the "Vintage Smileys" category.
cllehto Posted August 8, 2023 Posted August 8, 2023 August is flying by. It's a rainy day today...but beats the super hot days.
tracy0504 Posted August 9, 2023 Posted August 9, 2023 Checking in for August at the tail end of my vacay in NC… flew in this past Saturday and me and mom are driving back to NY tomorrow
chester5 Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 Happy August to all!!! Hoping for a safe month for everyone! 1
Kash Posted August 12, 2023 Posted August 12, 2023 On 8/3/2023 at 10:22 AM, Bopeep said: Christmas in July and Prime Day kicked my tail. I'd love to say I spent most of my money on gifts, and I did get a few, but I have to admit most of it was spent on ME. I told myself I wasn't going to spend any money apart from necessities for at least all of August, but then I bought tickets for 8 to take a ride on the Polar Express this year! I'm pretty excited about it! But now I really have to stop spending money . We almost bought the caboose (for 12). But choice of days left wouldn’t work. checking in for Aug. hope everyone is enjoying their summer.
jesusluvu Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 11:10 AM, momlori said: Finally back from vacation after our cruise ship broke down. We waited for them to get us back to London from Germany and moor flight home. Had to rebook another flight one way last minute. That was expensive. Glad the cruise line is reimbursing us. It took 5 days instead of 2 to get home and a lot of stress. Glad we can laugh about it now o my....
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