Post by RoxMonster on Jun 21, 2021 16:46:34 GMT -5
We loved staying on Mackinac Island. We actually did two nights. We don't have kids FWIW. We stayed at Main Street Inn and Suites. The first day, we got there like early evening, so we really just had one full day. We rented bikes and biked around the entire island. We went into some shops. Sat on the adirondack chairs on the front lawn of some resort I can't remember. Walked all around the area, down to the marina, etc. At night, we took a carriage out to the Woods Restaurant, which was fantastic, and then had drinks and listened to music at The Grand.
For me, what made the overnights nice was being there early and late when it wasn't busy. Coming back from The Grand on the carriage around 11 PM, there was no one out and all you could hear was the sound of the horses' hooves.
For the rest of your trip, the only place out of those I've done is Sleeping Bear and I loved it! Beautiful area, some fun hiking.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 21, 2021 12:32:46 GMT -5
I would keep the flags up, as they're still needed, and just be your friendly, neighborly self when you see him. I wouldn't really do anything other than that.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 21, 2021 12:17:11 GMT -5
Our dog started limping Sat. night and not wanting to put her paw down. Took her to the vet and it appears she was stung by a bee or some sort of insect underneath her paw. Poor girl. She is already on allergy meds, which the vet thinks kept any swelling down. Now she is on the GOOD pain pills for a week and has to rest - no walks, which she will hate.
We leave for our road trip in three weeks and I'm getting so excited to get out of my state lol!
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 17, 2021 13:31:49 GMT -5
At least a few days to recover from all the social interaction.
And then if it was a vacation and I have to get back into work after, I'm also in kind of a post-vacation funk for a little bit. Usually takes me a week after a vacation to feel motivated again.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 17, 2021 13:25:44 GMT -5
I've never had acrylics.
I used to get regular manicures and then gel manicures pretty regularly but the polish never stayed any longer than what I did them myself so I stopped to save the money. Now every Sunday afternoon, I give myself a manicure while listening to a podcast and I enjoy it.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 16, 2021 14:06:09 GMT -5
I've gotten to the point I'm really just wearing it in stores that still require masks for everyone regardless of vaccination status. Torrid and Lane Bryant are two like that I visited recently and I had zero issues wearing a mask while in the store.
Most places I've gone on errands (during the weekday because I am not currently working) are not busy and I can easily distance from folks anyhow. It has been nice to not wear a mask with this terrible heat we've been having.
Last night we had dinner out for H's birthday for the first time in 15 months. That's the most crowded place I've been indoors without a mask. I did feel a bit weird sitting so close to other people but, I trust the science so I just keep telling myself that.
ETA: I hardly see anyone wearing masks now out and about, and my city did have pretty high mask compliance when we had a mandate.
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 14, 2021 16:46:55 GMT -5
I haven’t been to Glacier but for Grand Tetons:
For a waterfall, I’d take the Jenny Lake boat (go early! It gets crowded) across the lake and hike to Hidden Falls and then on to Inspiration Point. This is a fairly easy hike.
Other hikes I liked at GT: Lakeshore Trail that starts by Colter Bay Visitor Center Leigh Lake/String Lake - super easy and flat. Also a great place to kayak. More moderate hike: Taggart Lake
You can rent bikes at Dornan’s and bike on the paved bike path through the park - it’s gorgeous! Dornan’s is also great for lunch or dinner.
Check out the beach at Colter Bay - it’s beautiful! The lake is so blue and the mountains are like right. There.
Ah I love the Tetons! Are you doing Yellowstone as well?
Post by RoxMonster on Jun 14, 2021 16:42:07 GMT -5
I’m a teacher and I find this very weird.
A full class outing? OK. I remember in HS, my honors Spanish teacher invited her one class of Spanish IV kids over to swim at her house after school let out for summer. I didn’t find it weird and neither did my parents (we were also 17-18 at the time). And it was like 15 of us. One on one with little kids? I don’t know. That is outside of my comfort zone as a teacher.
I’m a teacher. My district was back five days a week full days with zero social distancing since January. The only Covid mitigation they employed was masks. No word yet on whether they’ll be required in the fall - I could see our governor still requiring in schools.
Since you said he likes to mow, I think offering mowing/yard care services to neighbors is a great idea! It could take up as much or as little time as he wanted - he could do it just for one person or several households.
We used one for our Hawaii honeymoon ten years ago. She was able to get us front row first class seats on the plane (we got the first class from FIL's miles, but she was able to get us the first row there and back so we had SO much leg room), as well as a free upgrade at the hotel to an oceanfront room, stuff like that.
But that was the only trip where I used one. I LOVE researching and planning trips. That's half the fun for me so I like doing it myself.
I'm sorry for your loss. I did this for FIL's funeral 7 years ago. I used Power POint for the photos to go through in a slide show. We just played music separately through the sound system.
Ugh it’s hot here today. We did some furniture shopping, I did some clothes shopping, ate lunch at a new place, and now we set the dog’s kiddie pool up in the yard and H and I are sitting with our feet in it lol. Tonight we’re going to a patio in the park to listen to live music.
Summer heat and humidity are in full force now. I don’t mind the heat but hate humidity.
I’m doing some birthday shopping for H today. We may do happy hour at this little outdoor wine garden that one of the wine stores has here. Otherwise not many plans this weekend.
I’m going to start working on a road trip Spotify playlist for our road trip next month. I am so excited to get out of my town/state!
In the summer I try to grill... everything. Other things we've done not mentioned here is pizza. We make the dough single serving/smaller so it's easier to handled. Grill the dough for a bit, flip, top, and finish off.
I've always wanted to try grilling pizza but wasn't sure how to go about it without a pizza oven thing. So just throw the dough right on the grill for a bit?
We love grilling on nice summer nights but I’m getting sick of our staples. It’s either hot dogs/burgers, BBQ or flavored chicken, or we have two foil packets we make: a shrimp boil and a Mexican chicken thing.
I am open to other foil packets you like or something else entirely. I don’t like steak. Otherwise, I’m open to any kind of food.
But years ago, I did find someone on here who had a mutual friend with me. She doesn't post here anymore (at least that I've seen) but I did meet her IRL and we are still FB friends. She posted photos on here from a bridal shower and the mutual friend had posted the same photos on FB so I PMed her and we found out we lived near each other and both had this mutual friend.
We're going to a beer and wine fest at the winery today! We always go to this on Memorial Day weekend as a kind of "kick off" to summer but it was of course cancelled last year, so extra excited to go today. Of course, it's randomly cold here today. Hopefully it'll get to be at least 60 and it is sunny. But it's normally humid as hell for this event so this is weird.
We got a king size bed delivered yesterday and it's everything I hoped for!
Post by RoxMonster on May 27, 2021 13:28:12 GMT -5
The clothing industry still has a LONG way to go. Those of us who wear over size 24/26 rarely see models who are our size modeling clothing on stores' websites - definitely hardly EVER happens at a regular store and not often even at plus size stores. Many stores that say they carry plus size clothing stop at 2x or 3x and many of those times, those sizes really fit like an XL. It's better than it used to be but definitely not great yet.
I follow a lot of plus size outdoor Instagrammers. We just NOW got a plus size backpacking pack, one specifically designed for larger hips and waists. Just now in 2021. The first plus size backpack for outdoor gear. It is outrageous.
Yes for two years in college and one year after college. I didn’t mind it, but I think I watch too much true crime and read too many thriller novels that I creep myself out. If I lived alone again, I’d at least want a dog with me.
I’d be skeptical, too. Do you have any kind of relationship with the people who moved out? Is there a Facebook page for your neighborhood? I might start with either of those to get a sense of whether this is really a problem in your immediate area. (I’m not saying it’s not, and I know jack shit about termites, but I’d want to independently verify it’s a problem.) We have a lot of solicitors here (even though they’re not allowed), and it’s always, “oh, so and so family down the street is doing this pest control/lawn care/roofing project, and the deal is only good for right now, so you better sign up.” And funnily enough despite knowing many of my immediate neighbors and a ton of other people nearby, I never know “so and so.”
I run our neighborhood FB page because I’m on the HOA LOL. The house next door has been a series of renters and now the owner decided to sell and someone bought it so I’m sure they had an inspection done and that’s when they were found.
I do remember hearing when we moved in nine years ago that termites are active in this area. Also the guy we had out yesterday said we have no active termites. But that areas with older homes (we have wood siding) and lots of trees are where they are most active. We could do nothing as we don’t have them, but I was just curious if a preventative measure was wise or just regular inspections.
Are you sure the house next door is getting treated? The initial contact seems scammy to me. I’ve had workers come to the door to give me a “discount” on getting my driveway or roof work done etc saying my neighbors were having it done and it was never true.
The guy was driving a company truck that he parked in their driveway and we saw him go into the backyard next door and start doing the treatment.
Now, we didn't call him (even though he gave us his card). We called a totally different company.
Post by RoxMonster on May 25, 2021 18:28:57 GMT -5
Thanks for your experiences. I think we may have a local company come out and see what they think and compare prices. We have lived in this house 9 years and haven't had any inspections so far which probably wasn't good and we're probably lucky to not have them. I am also fine paying for yearly inspections. It sounds like the cost of preventative plans may just be what this is and that this is in line with other places.
Post by RoxMonster on May 25, 2021 16:14:13 GMT -5
TL;DR: If you live in an area with active termites (not at your house but nearby), how often do you get inspections and/or do you have a continuous preventative plan?
Last week, a man with a pest control company knocked on our door and said he was treating the house next door that had just sold as they had active termites and we are more at risk if active termites are nearby. So we had Terminix come out for a free inspection today. We do NOT have active termites; the guy said since the house next door is now getting treated, we are at an increased risk as the termites will now flee that house and go elsewhere. We also have wood siding and live in an older neighborhood with many mature trees.
He suggested a preventative treatment where they put these things in your yard and come out monthly to "feed" it. It costs almost $100 a month. Now, I do not want active termites, but this is very pricey and I'm wondering if this is truly necessary. Not a single person I know has termite prevention like this.
I was hoping I could just pay to have a pest company do a yearly inspection and if they do ever notice active ones, we would pay for treatment. But if that's not recommended, I'd consider the preventative.
What do you all do especially if you live in an area at higher risk for them?