The Drop In Centre 3

[spyke]

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I don't want to know the truth behind this or spyke's answer.  Nope. 

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

Or I'll plead the 5th.

 

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

At the little mini-reunion I had with my high school friends we were flipping through my yearbook when one of the girls started laughing. 

She read what one of my teachers had written:

"Good luck to the girl who can get more words in per minute than any I've ever known." 

Yeah. I was quite the talker when I was young. 

I don't know where your mind went 🤔🤭

[kbois]

1 minute ago, Mikiesboy said:

Red pen AND the strike thru ... Love it!😘

[Mikiesboy]

Weird Fact of the Day:

Sharks have existed on Earth longer than trees. Sharks appeared approximately 400 million years ago, while the first trees developed around 350 million years ago, making sharks roughly 50 million years older than trees. 

There is also a rumour going around that it is Sunday.    

[chris191070]

25 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Weird Fact of the Day:

Sharks have existed on Earth longer than trees. Sharks appeared approximately 400 million years ago, while the first trees developed around 350 million years ago, making sharks roughly 50 million years older than trees. 

There is also a rumour going around that it is Sunday.    

It's definitely Sunday, as I'm back in school tomorrow after 2 weeks off.

[Reader1810]

1 hour ago, chris191070 said:

It's definitely Sunday, as I'm back in school tomorrow after 2 weeks off.

Hope it’s a good day for you, chris.

[kbois]

Hubs and I have decided to take advantage of his sister being in town and take a day off from everything tomorrow. We've decided to visit our old stomping ground from our college/dating years and visit our old haunts in Salem. (pun intended)

So for the SIL has been okay but we haven't seen much of her. We learned long ago not to cater to her off-the-wall plans and just do our own thing. 

Example.... She offered to buy Chinese food for dinner tonight. She and the MIL left the house at 930 this morning and it's 500 and they're not back. Looks like it's leftovers because I sure as hell didn't take anything out. 🙄 But this is typical of her so I'm not surprised nor do I really care. 

 

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

10 minutes ago, kbois said:

college/dating years and visit our old haunts in Salem. (pun intended)

Boat?

[Starrynight22]

14 minutes ago, kbois said:

Hubs and I have decided to take advantage of his sister being in town and take a day off from everything tomorrow. We've decided to visit our old stomping ground from our college/dating years and visit our old haunts in Salem. (pun intended)

So for the SIL has been okay but we haven't seen much of her. We learned long ago not to cater to her off-the-wall plans and just do our own thing. 

Example.... She offered to buy Chinese food for dinner tonight. She and the MIL left the house at 930 this morning and it's 500 and they're not back. Looks like it's leftovers because I sure as hell didn't take anything out. 🙄 But this is typical of her so I'm not surprised nor do I really care. 

 

 

 

Dang.  Now i want lo mein. 

 

However i am making a turkey because it needed to come out of the deep freezer lol so springtime Thanksgiving it is 

[Starrynight22]

In good news Older Kiddo (who is a man grown. lol) is in school in Boston. Pretty sure i shared that last summer when he left.  

 

Anyway, he interviewed for a co-op position (it's like a paid internship for a grade) and he got his first choice at Boston Brewery (the home of Sam Adams beer!) 

So I've been celebrating him from afar. 

Little Kiddo hit 5'3 so he is taller than grandma.  That's 160cm for those who use a sensible system 

[Mikiesboy]

11 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

In good news Older Kiddo (who is a man grown. lol) is in school in Boston. Pretty sure i shared that last summer when he left.  

 

Anyway, he interviewed for a co-op position (it's like a paid internship for a grade) and he got his first choice at Boston Brewery (the home of Sam Adams beer!) 

So I've been celebrating him from afar. 

Little Kiddo hit 5'3 so he is taller than grandma.  That's 160cm for those who use a sensible system 

You did share that. How wonderful for him!!  Oh boy, getting taller..

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

16 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

Dang.  Now i want lo mein. 

 

However i am making a turkey because it needed to come out of the deep freezer lol so springtime Thanksgiving it is 

Turkey is great protein... from now on, i'm buying two 12lb-ers and cooking them both and freezing the meat, when they are on sale.  I do that with apples and plums when they are in season. It's a good savings.

[kbois]

34 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Boat?

Salem is known for witches and ghosts 👻 

[Kitt]

On 4/18/2026 at 1:18 PM, kbois said:

I don't know where your mind went 🤔🤭

Sure you do. Went right to the gutter where most of us hang.

2 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

Dang.  Now i want lo mein. 

 

However i am making a turkey because it needed to come out of the deep freezer lol so springtime Thanksgiving it is 

You are thankful the weather geeks have finally stopped cursing @ us, using the "s" word!

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Salem is known for witches and ghosts 👻 

i'm sure you mentioned a boat to me... i don't know where it was.. maybe you'll find a nice haunted boat

[Mikiesboy]

Taxes done....now higher anxiety until they decide i did them right. i hate taxes. 

[CassieQ]

20 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Taxes done....now higher anxiety until they decide i did them right. i hate taxes. 

This right here is the reason I pay someone a lot of money to do them for me.  

[Mikiesboy]

6 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

This right here is the reason I pay someone a lot of money to do them for me.  

It's crossed my mind, believe me. And well, doing them 'myself' cost  $100.  So, it might be worthwhile. I will discuss with Michael. He'll likely say, yeah sure, go ahead. 

It's me that's cheap.  lol 

Edited April 20 by Mikiesboy

[CassieQ]

22 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

It's crossed my mind, believe me. And well, doing them 'myself' cost  $100.  So, it might be worthwhile. I will discuss with Michael. He'll likely say, yeah sure, go ahead. 

It's me that's cheap.  lol 

It's worth it,  especially if you have extra stuff.  Mine has to bust out an old school calculator to look at my investment paperwork.   

[spyke]

31 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

This right here is the reason I pay someone a lot of money to do them for me.  

Same here. Mine are too complex for me to even attempt to figure out.

24 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

It's crossed my mind, believe me. And well, doing them 'myself' cost  $100.  So, it might be worthwhile. I will discuss with Michael. He'll likely say, yeah sure, go ahead. 

It's me that's cheap.  lol 

The bill from the accountant is the one bill that I never object to paying.  The amount of money they've saved me and the headaches they've prevented more than justify their fees. Seriously, talk to some people and get recommendations for good accountants who are local. I guarantee you won't regret it.  

[Mikiesboy]

14 minutes ago, spyke said:

Same here. Mine are too complex for me to even attempt to figure out.

The bill from the accountant is the one bill that I never object to paying.  The amount of money they've saved me and the headaches they've prevented more than justify their fees. Seriously, talk to some people and get recommendations for good accountants who are local. I guarantee you won't regret it.  

There are some nearby and they have been there forever. I'll have a word. 

[Flip-Flop]

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

It's crossed my mind, believe me. And well, doing them 'myself' cost  $100.  So, it might be worthwhile. I will discuss with Michael. He'll likely say, yeah sure, go ahead. 

It's me that's cheap.  lol 

 🤔 Next year, due to various tax and estate planning reasons, an accountant will be my likely choice. Because nothing about dealing with taxes gets less complicated.

[kbois]

I got my taxes done early this year. That's a first for me. Uncle Sam was nice enough to give me a nice chunk of our money back to us. I had to file state taxes for the first time in 17 years. Chalk one up to no Florida state income tax. 

Did not go to Salem today because the SIL left early this morning. I thought she was leaving tomorrow so..... Yay for that nice surprise! My son had plans for today so neither hubs nor I wanted to leave his mom alone all day. Poor woman is exhausted after being dragged around by her daughter for 3 days. 

Anyhoo.... We decided to take a short drive up north to Yankee Candle....yes...that Yankee Candle. Its their main store which is down the street from their big factory where they make all the stuff. 

Let's just say my husband has added another location to "the places kbois is not allowed" 

What? The candies were buy 1 get 1 50% off!!!!!

[Kitt]

13 minutes ago, kbois said:

I got my taxes done early this year. That's a first for me. Uncle Sam was nice enough to give me a nice chunk of our money back to us. I had to file state taxes for the first time in 17 years. Chalk one up to no Florida state income tax. 

Did not go to Salem today because the SIL left early this morning. I thought she was leaving tomorrow so..... Yay for that nice surprise! My son had plans for today so neither hubs nor I wanted to leave his mom alone all day. Poor woman is exhausted after being dragged around by her daughter for 3 days. 

Anyhoo.... We decided to take a short drive up north to Yankee Candle....yes...that Yankee Candle. Its their main store which is down the street from their big factory where they make all the stuff. 

Let's just say my husband has added another location to "the places kbois is not allowed" 

What? The candies were buy 1 get 1 50% off!!!!!

We stop in every time we head to NH to visit friends that moved up there. Every time we do he says no christmas cookie candles, my favorite. He says it makes him disappointed walking in thinking I baked and finding out its just a candle.

[Gary L]

So, hey,

tomorrow after a 7-night stay, I get to escape from hospital after this pm I was bumped up to an extra session in theatre to get rid of me! So all that wait for a one-hour exploratory of my heart arteries which I watched live!  Results v positive. 
So tomorrow I sleep in my own bed, see the wieners again, and thank goodness for a free at service health system… even if it took a week! 
 

night night, all 🤗