@Spurt wrote:
@stevieb HEY STEVIE ....errr....REBECCA----POLLY here
---your magenta font is so cheery font which totally matches the mood and tone of the forums.....why on AM STYLE they mentioned that going forward that was going to be THE COLOR for fall---you are so ON TREND my friend!!!
As for the Lollipop Guild and their rejoicing---oh yes I saw it and I did add my 2 cents along with yours and others----I am contemplating whether I will stick it out too......I do like the fact you can still edit a post after a reply is posted....and at least the system removes the photo that does not meet the HTML specifications (I used to spend a long term searching for a photo that wouldn't let me post the Weekend Preview--sometimes it was the url of the photo when letters were side by side and strung together that formed an offensive word---but the old format didn't give you a clue....BUT the rest of the new Forum....(well one must remain positive)....
I headed out to my favorite shopping center went to Target (they did not have the Rubbermaid bins I was looking for, only the cheap ones that cracked), then ran into Lowes----and then went searching for the elusive kitchen rug---I went into JCP---didn't see some of the ones they have online---but I saw one, not braided, that might work if I was desperate, but it was way overpriced....One reason I like this shopping center it has my favorite stores all in one place---so I did go into Home Goods and they did have a nice assortment of rugs---area, bath, accent and kitchen....I did find a braided rug there, good price....but the color was all wrong---it was in pink tones, and with the blue accents in my kitchen, it would've made it look like it was a baby nursery where the parents didn't want to reveal whether they are having a boy or girl!!! Oh so close!!!!!
I was hoping to find something locally, but I may have to go the online route and will have to go back to Overstock and I keep forgetting Home Decorators too---I have purchased from them before, but since they have stop sending me their catalog I forget about their website.....Thanks for reminding me about those options....
Sorry you missed out on your dresser---but I think it was the case of a lazy manager that they didn't call other stores for you---why I was in Marshalls (and aren't they an affilated store of Homegoods)...and while I was looking around a customer was interested in a certain lamp, but she wanted two, they only had one, and the Sales Associate came back and told her she had called the other stores and they were sold out so she apologized and told her that the lamp was the last one they had---So see STEVIE there are some stores that care.....others don't and those that don't--well they don't seem to stay in business....Anyway, I hope you find a nice replacement!
Oh those Horned Frogs---how and why do the colleges chose the mascots that they do....I guess they wanted to go with a native animal of Texas-----but so many others to chose from....I actually saw one of those frogs when I was a kid.....
CONGRATS to your CAVALIERS!!!! (the Virginia kind, not the Cleveland kind, but since you say the Virgina teams don't win....maybe they need to change their name....maybe since they have the same name as the Cleveland variety they also contracted some of the "Cleveland curse"....poor Cleveland none of their sports teams seem to win either)....Anyway, GOOD LUCK to your Virginia team (and I hope I didn't jinx them )......
Enjoy the remaining hours of your weekend.....I'll think I'll whistle....
Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
And don't it feel good
Hey, all right now
And don't it feel good
Hey, yeah
Rebecca here... Betcha by golly wow, but it's a wonderful, wonderful day, just sa dern wonderful... and welcome, Spurt, to my response to your wonderful response to my post on this wonderful day and on this wonderful thread... Everything is just sa dern, well, wonderful... just so dog-gone good here in BonBonville...
I actually think that little horned frog is kinda cute...
Despite the mentality being pursued... such as it is... I'm seeing some positives to the new boards, but do miss many aspects of the old ones... I do find it more of a challenge to simply copy and paste pictures, but don't do so very often anyway... I find the 'explanations' for why posts are poofed (and yes, they ARE still poofed) sort of pointless, since there's no mechanism to know what was said and why it was 'offensive', 'confrontational', 'unkind', 'argumentative', 'baiting', or so on and on and on...
Good luck finding your rug... I am finding braideds, but not at prices I want to pay... so I guess, for now, I'll do without... I just can't believe how expensive everything seems to have become... As for my dresser, I suppose I could have simply asked them to check stock at other local stores but, well, first... they should have offered. The store was not that busy... and in addition, I suppose I just consider it a savings for something that I probably can do without... They tend to get similar dressers in from time to time, but I loved the color of this one and the price was really very reasonable... Moreover, unlike some pieces of furniture they often offer, there were no obvious flaws: no chips in the wood... all the drawers opened and closed properly... and so on... We'll see. I might get adventurous and go looking. And of course, odds are that'll it'll be a cold day in BonBonville before they get another, now that I've decided I want one...
As for me, I ran a few errands on Saturday: returned some things to DSW, went to Petsmart and picked up a few things at the smaller local grocery and that was it for me... Spent some time at the pool both Saturday and Sunday and might head out there for an hour or so today... I don't really want to, but the forecast... is for sunny, hot but less humid weather for today and then the clouds and rain appear to move in for the duration... I have a lot to do to try to straighten up this mess of a house, but I suppose the rest of the week, if the forecast holds, would work just as well as today... Of course, the truth is that laying at the pool in the sun and heat sort of saps all of one's energy and I really have no great desire to go today, but see that it might be my only opportunity for the foreseeable future...
As for my boys, well, I wish them all the luck in the world and I suppose they could pull it off, but it's going to be hard... The competition is pretty significant but I would so love to see Virginia win a championship in something... Football is out of the question and not likely to get any better, since they never seem able to find a significant coach... Basketball, well, they peaked too early and then folded too early in the tournament and, of course, unlike the eventual champion Puke (don't like them.. or their deified coach), they never seem to catch a break when it comes time to determine brackets... Then last year, in baseball, they were at the top of the heap almost all season and picked to win, but lost in the last game by one stinking run, so really, they are due... And speaking of sports, (and yes, I know, such discussion should probably be more minimal than I'm keeping it in this instance, but oh well, where IS the sports forum anyway... Oh, that's right, under 'wellness'...) it'll be interesting to see what comes of Mister Brady's appeal... And that's all I'm saying, here in BonBonville... And I'd be winking here, but my gosh I wish they'd import some decent emoticons!! Oh, lest I forget, Virginia is one of those schools that actually has a formal nickname (the Cavaliers) but also has an informal nickname (the Wahoos or Hoos) and until recently the preferred one was actually the informal one... I guess TPTB have decided that Cavaliers has more cache... And as for any comparisons to the Cleveland variety, I can only say that the Virginia moniker has been in place for quite a bit longer... In other words, we had it first... And word on the Grounds (Virginia's version of 'campus') is that the folks at Oxford liked the name and logo (the crossed sabers) so much that they adopted it... But really, I know, TMI... especially knowing of your deep and abiding love for baseball!
Have a great week! And, uh, stay POSITIVE... and remember, everything IS sunshine, lollipops and rainbows!!!!
And no, I won't use this color font again... I know, it's hard to read... But it did SO put me in the mind of all that's sweetness and light...
In my pantry with my cupcakes...