Words of Wisdom Wednesday

Travel Tuesday

So, last weekend was our mother/daughter trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Let me start by saying that Charleston must be the cleanest airport in America. 

That's hardly any dirt at all!

Anyway, we had a great time. There were eleven of us which made it hard to sit together at several meals, but we made it work. I'm not going to bore you with all that we did, but rather share a few group shots.

Starting from the left, clockwise around: Janice, me, Ranya, Jennifer, Janet, Sandy, Stephanie, Mindy, Jackie, Jeanne and Angie.

These girls are the reason the mother/daughter trips began. They are all the same age--just months apart. When they were in high school, we took a trip to San Diego. Fast forward 20 years. We were getting ready to plan another trip. That's when Stephanie said, "Well, we're your daughters too!" So we opened it up to the family.

Here are the cousins: Mindy, Stephanie, Sandy, Angie (Jeanne's daughter), Jackie (Janet's daughter) and Ranya (Jennifer's daughter). 

The sisters: Jennifer, Janice, me, Janet and Jeanne.

We stayed at the Indigo Inn. The lobby was very small but they still managed to have a nice breakfast and happy hour every day. 

Let's put it this way, when we were all there, we took all 10 seats and had to squeeze the 11th person on the loveseat.

One thing I love about this group is that everyone is on time! Well, part of that is because the "young" people said on the first day that we were leaving at that time and it would be up to you to catch up with us! That worked!!

My favorite thing is seeing the cousins together. Living in three different states, that doesn't happen very often. The laughing never stops!!

Our next trip is New Orleans in 2026!

Me on Monday

Well, it's official, Disney has lost my keys!!

Seriously? How can that be? They weren't lost until Disney got ahold of them! I knew exactly where they were left (the hotel safe) and even provided them with such a unique description that those keys are way obvious—a Jeep Grand Cherokee fob on a hot pink carabiner!! How hard could it be? They practically pop!

This tells me that Disney doesn't even look. Here's what happens:

1. You spend several minutes filling out the online "lost and found" form giving every detail of your item and where you left/lost it.

2. Disney immediately deletes that.

3. Disney hits a button that generates a series of exactly 4 emails:

    A. We have received your report and will contact you.

One week later:

    B. We appreciate your patience while we continue to look.

One more week later:

    C. We appreciate your patience while we continue to look.

And finally, one week later:

    D. 

Dear Barbara Eads,

Your lost report ID is  36586692

Unfortunately, your lost item was unable to be located, despite the team’s best efforts. Regrettably, that means this case must be closed.

Wishing you all the best

Yeah, well you know what I say to that? Are you frigging kidding me? We've just spent thousands at your resort and parks. And now you rip me off for about 250 bucks by forcing me to replace my keys? Shame on you Disney!!!

Monday Mystery

So, I really like those bagged salads. You know--the ones that have been known to contain eColi? Well, I'm willing to take the risk for the wide variety of salads out there. I love the different combinations of ingredients. They are so quick and easy. Add an avocado, eggs and chicken fingers for a substantial meal. 

Anyway, last week, I had one called Mexican Street Corn. This summer, I discovered Mexican Street Corn and just love it. So this salad seemed right up my alley. When I opened the package and started to dump it in a bowl, this happened:

It startled me. I've heard the stories of people finding awful things in their food--usually animal related. Once I gathered my wits about me, I realized it was the end of the broccoli that you throw away.

You can see how big it is. 

Does that mean that these salads are made by hand? I thought all packaged things were done in a factory with conveyor belts. I don't know how this happened. I tossed it and continued on with my salad. It was delicious!

It's a mystery for sure.

Something for Sunday

In case someone needs a Christmas idea for me:

It's cheap--about 6 bucks. Yes, I could have bought it for myself, but at this time of year, I don't buy for myself.

Scrapbook Saturday

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