7/30 LOOSE LIPS: brakes... cameras... rivers....

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Michelle and Mannie (GA)

Michelle and Mannie (GA)

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Good Morning LL ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) (LOTS! L just love ~O) ), and Happy Tuesday!
LL! It's is I, Elsa, Lil Bit, kitteh barista!, president and CEO of Coffee Cat! Life is GOOD! GUESS WHAT! Today is TUNA TUESDAY!!! Lola and Bug want to make their famous triple tuna pies, with tuna and nip infused crust, tuna toppings, and tuna infused cheese. YUMMMMMMMM! these pizza pies totally rock! The tuna cheese is a little weird, but I have to admit that they are pretty good! And once again this week please don't ask for a tuna mocha....they is just gross and we will leave the tuna in them tuna pies. :cool: so. well. anyways. ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) ~O) Coffee time! For today, I proudly offer Elsa's special 10 hour energy coffee, and triple shot espresso, beans from the heart of central Ethiopia. and for my mocha fans: Venti Quad orange and vanilla mocha, laced with orange swirls, topped with chocolate whip, garnished with orange zest, slivered vanilla beans and chocolate swirls....SWEET! OH! No worries, a dollop of orange and vanilla and chocolate swirl ice cream, on top of a dollop of fudge, topped with crystallized oranges and chocolate drizzle.... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... mega good! TJ's dunking cookies and Cronuts are along for the ride!

I hope everyone had a good day yesterday. Mine was an expensive one, what with car issues. but bottom line is: it is now safe and up to snuff again, so all is well in my book. Now to go and find that money tree that I hope is planted in my back yard. :lol: Here's what In wrote in last night's post: "WOOT, what a day! I didn't do much today, but did take a short walk along the Sammamish river, out of Bothell. it's been a while since I have been there, so thought why not today. Nice time, but run over by guys on bikes too many times, LOL. The morning was spent dealing with the car, which was a tad bit more involved that I thought or wanted it to be. $$$$ too. Seems the brakes were metal to metal. great. not. I had no clue, no noise etc until Sunday when coming off the mountains. just great : ) and the tires.... new tires all around. crap crap crap and lol. I knew the tread was beginning to wear, just not as bad as they showed me it was. My fault i guess on that one. anyways. 3.5 hours and $800 I was out of there, with a morning spent at the brake and tire place. I have been having issues with my underwater camera, so brought out a newer model that was sent to me as a replacement for another one that went belly up a few months ago and was still under warranty.... well, the software isn't working, and the videos will not upload.... been dealing with this for a week. The saga continues. I did all of the program updates, current versions etc. and it still won't work, which leads me to believe something is amiss with the PC, etc. I am missing something that will make this all work. I did hear back from Panasonic. they had one suggestion/ solution: uninstall and reinstall the software. did I do that? then it will work. oh sure and oh duh.... must have done that a dozen times. Ya gotta love it. We will see what they come up with next. anyways - I am still smiling, laughing alot, and saying ******* even more. no biggie, we will just go without swim vids for a while. bummer! " Picassa link: Sammamish River Trail

Kitties are doing well. Last night they decided that 2AM was the perfect time to run a marathon in the house. :shock: Back and forth, up and own the stairs, banging into this and that, jumping and thumping everywhere. darn cats! Lola was busy too banging and pounding on any smooth surface she could find. That cracks me up. She sits on her back legs, stretches up to put her front legs on whatever is is: usually glass, and those front paws are moving like she's running, pounding on the surface. funniest thing I ever saw, except when it is at 3AM :lol: :lol: Elsa just buried her head in the pillow on my bed, and ignored them both. :lol: :lol: Way to go Elsa. :-D and lets see....yesterday we had more dirt pies, more shredded papers and Kleenex, and a few chewed magazine covers. LOLA! aiyee.... but! it all qualifies, and I can safely say: Normalcy in MusketeerVille!

Have a great day everyone. I am of later today to visit friends in Seattle. :-D :cool: The rest of the day I hope to clean this place :o - it so needs it. And to see if I can get my camera to work! :roll:

KITTIES! Remember: think BLUE, think GREEN!!
 
Morning Michelle and crew!
First things first, so whoopee to Elsa, Lil Bit, and her orange, vanilla mochas!!!!! OOOOHHHHH Elsa, may i please have 2.. i'm saving one for later and will put it on ice. yummmmmmmyyy! That vanilla bean just calls to me. xoxo auntiemary
Lola and Bug.. Triple order for Triple Tuna Pizzas please. These are some wonderful Pies!

Gosh i'm sorry about your brakes and tires. How is it that our cars know when there's an extra penny hanging around and they decide they'll need attention. But now you know you're safe to roll and to stop....both good things. I've got my fingers crossed for your camera and software. Sometimes, I think "reinstall the software" is the easy answer for the help desk.

Hugs and scritches to the 3 Musketeers. Bless their little romping in the middle of the night hearts! One good thing, Lola only plays in the house plants.. Ollie used them for his litterbox when he was little. Not so lovely.
Have a great day cleaning? and visiting!!
xoxo mary and ollie
 
Oooohhhh...that thing that Lola does with the smooth surface and glass doors - that's what Frankie does to our bedroom door in the middle of the night! Not good, not good at all. Fortunately Frankie goes through phases when she doesn't do it, but then she'll quickly move into a phase where she is completely relentless. The funny thing from our end is that we never actually get to SEE it, because we're always on the other side of the door!

I hate cars....they are big black holes for money. But, I'm glad yours is safe now. Hopefully you'll get that camera working soon!

Have a great day, Michelle!
 
Morning Michelle, wow on the car with both brakes needing major repair and then new tires. Now it's safe and a good feeling. I hear ya on the expense as I just bought new tires also and then had several things needing repaired.
Oh that Lola is too funny with the sliding up and down. :lol: And more dirt pies. I don't blame Elsa for burying her head.
Elsa, thanks for the mega good coffee and Triple Espressos. Watch out for those neighbors!
Lola and Bug, I love your tuna pizzas, and will take three for me and three to share with my neighbors.
Have a great time catchig up with friends in Seattle. Michelle, always fun and good to keep in touch. Good luck with the camera.
 
Good Morning, Michelle,

And wow on your day yesterday! It's good that you got new brakes and new tires: you have a lot riding on them. :smile: And you do lots of driving. Bummer on the camera. I think you should insist that they send you another one. I really like my Olympus TG 830 in the "Tough" series. I haven't tried to shoot under water with it yet, but it is waterproof to 33 feet. It shoots great panoramas. And it has a "cat" mode that automatically takes a picture if a cat's face is seen. :lol:
Nice pics of your hike yesterday. We don't have red dragonflys here. It was neat to see one.

Those kitties are keeping you on your toes. Lola is doing what Stu used to do: pound on everything. But he confined his pounding to nights (very restful for his beans :lol: ).

Elsa, that Ethiopian espresso is the BEST! Thank you, Kitteh Barista!

Have a fine day in Seattle, Michelle,

Ella & Rusty
 
How about once you reinstall the software - you turn off and then on the computer. I know it sounds silly, but sometimes that is all that is needed to get things working again.



Hey Lil Bit,

Want to come to my place for a sleepover! It is really quiet here, especially at 3 am! We love to sleep and have nice quiet times. There is plenty of room and if you come over, we can push the bean out of bed and have it all to ourselves! Doesn't that sound like fun..... :-D

Ooooh Tuna Tuesday! I love Tuna Tuesday. Would you please make me a large glass of tuna water juice! That really is my favorite part of Tuna Tuesday. Maybe you could bring over a pitcher of it! mmmmmmm, I'm licking my lips just thinking about it.

Ask your bean about the sleepover! See you soon.

Signed Maui the Magnificent, waiting for tuna juice
 
Morning everyone! here's to Elsa, our resident barista, and our excellent brews this morning! :cool:

Hi Mary ~O) ~O) ~O) Hey THX on the car, and the camera. All is such a pain, but I am glad that the car is safe once again, and we are good to go for a while now. I so agree on eh camera and the help desk. They have their procedures, and need to make sure the obvious has been done first. So many people out there would not think to reinstall. ;-) on yes on the houseplants - thank goodness it is only Lola. Funny about Ollie and those plants being the LB. Mannie did that too when he was little! :shock: You are right - not so lovely! :roll: THX on today, we are off now to clean. oh fun.
Auntie Mary - you gots it! Doubles on everything! Lola and bug are almost ready with them pies, so off we are in a few. ~~ Elsa, Lil BIT, kitteh barista

Morning Amy ~O) ~O) ~O) I wondered if what kola does is what Frankie does. yeah, and LOL, not good at nght, not good a all. amazing how the sound echos throughout the whole house. Lola too doesn't do it all the time, but when she does it is relentless. :roll: you gotta love cats. I am wiht you: cars! An evil necessity! :lol: :roll: be to on it's being safe now,a nd another please on the camera. such a pain that is. ;-)

Morning Ann ~O) ~O) ~O) Yes, you are right on the car: now safe and that is a good feeling, despite the expense. I so agree on Lola, it is always something, but she really is lot of fun. THX to on Seattle and the camera. All will be good on both counts.
Auntie Ann! heeheehee , and will do on the neighbors! Lola and Bug just loaded me up with your pies, so we is good to go. Watch for me! They is so excited! 6 pies for you! I so hopes the neighbors like them. SWEET! ~~ Elsa, Lil BIT, kitteh barista

Morning Ella ~O) ~O) ~O) Yupp, I agree - the car stuff was alot Of $, but I am Glad all is now well,a s I do have alot riding on them, and do alot of driving!!! So I am glad all is safe again. i agree on the camera. Thanks too for the info on what you bought. I may need to get another if none of this pans out, and it's good to know what ochers like. I LOVE your cat mode! :-D :cool: LOL on Stu and the pounding. I do remember you writing about those nights when he did that. No sleeping when one has pounding cats. :lol: :lol: THX on Seattle!
Auntie Ella - I so remember that you like the Ethiopian, I do too! My bean says to amke it alot cuz lots of beans out there like it. :-D ~~ Elsa, Lil BIT, kitteh barista

Morning Hillary ~O) ~O) ~O) hey - thanks! I have tried that too. remove, shut down, reboot, install, shut down, reboot etc.... even that didn't work, when it has in the past. AIYYEEE!!!! You are right though, often that is all it takes. I may just go ahead and try that again,. Maybe today it will work! ;-)
MAUI! What's up??? :-D COOL! I will be there - I like sleepovers, especially when it is quiet. not so quiet here. Lola and bug play at sleep time. They is crazy! ME TOO on Tuna Tuesday. I got you covered on teh tuna water. I can do thats! Lola and Bug have LOTS of tuna juice left over from there pizza making. Pitchers and pitchers. YUM! See ya soon! ~~ Elsa, has LOTS of tuna juice...
 
Sounds like a crazy day yesterday. Glad you are 'on the road again.' (sing it... :cool: )

Software/computer issues can be SO frustrating. How about this... sometimes I have a problem with my computer (Power Mac) that is very weird and to fix it, this is what I do. Shut down, then UNPLUG the computer and then hold the power switch for 5 seconds. I hear a little click... Then I plug it back in to the power source and turn it on. Everything then works. Hahahaha! :roll:
What I did is something for the mac called resetting the SMC (system management controller). Now who in the world would know to do THAT??? I found it by lots of research on techy websites. Not that this is YOUR problem, just that sometimes the strangest things are needed with our computers. :?

Good luck!
 
Wow on your Monday. Sorry about the car repairs. Of course it all happens at once. I had to laugh about Lola and the pounding. That would be so funny to see, but definitely not at 3 AM. Elsa has the right idea. Have a great day Michelle!
 
Gosh I hate cars. I love it when I am in Europe and can get everywhere by lovely mass transit! If we didn't live at the top of a mega hill, I would use my bike more! Thinking of buying an electric assist bike when our new REI store opens in April.

Tuna cheese..... :?
 
Oh those crazy kitties. Isn't it funny how loud they can sound when they run. MC and Furball ran down the hall yesterday and sounded like a herd of horses. :lol: I love the pictures of the bee and the flower. I hope you had a good social day in Seattle.
 
Hi Michelle,

Crazy how wild a house can get at night with young kitties in it :-D :-D Glad your car is safe now - you do a lot of travelling with precious cargo onboard!

Beautiful pictures as usual. Hope you get the camera problem straightened out. I do best with disposable ones :lol: :lol:

Jane
 
Hi everyone! I hope your day has been a good one. Seattle was fun, and I enjoyed the time with my friend. Not too much else happening here. I did get the house clean, and I even dusted! :shock: :shock: :shock: I so dislike dusting.....

Hi CD! :-D Thanks for the visit. And for the computer stuff - I will give that a try too. LOL: I will try anything to get this up and running. It sure is worth a try! I am still waiting on a response back from Panasonic. They are not exactly johnny on the spot.... :roll: I so agree: sometimes the strangest things are needed..... and THX: Me too: I am glad to be on the road again, singing it!

Hi Melissa :-D THX on yesterday, and yes, everything always seems to happen at once. The pounding by Lola is really funny - those front legs are going as fast as they can, makes lot of noise! :roll: ;-) I too think Elsa had the right idea.

Hi Anne :-D I know! If it were feasible I'd be on the bike too.... everything here that I visit etc is so far apart that the timing just isn't there, and a for sure it wold not work with the boys. LOL! Maybe I could tie a wagon to my bike.... :lol: OOO! I like that electric assist bike. Now that would be cool. YUPP! TUNA CHEESE! Lola and bug say it is DELISH! :shock:

Hi Carla :-D OH Yes on those crazy kitties and all that thunder sound they make when they run. Sounds like a herd upstairs too! THX on the photos! I liked that one too. it was nice he held still... Seattle was fun too.

Hi Jane :-D THX on the car. I am glad too, and wow to think I really didn't know on the state of things. I am glad that it is safe and ready to go, as yes, I do alot of driving! THX on the camera, and I do too. Very frustrating to have them not working right. LOL on the disposable ones. so agreed too on how crazy things can get here with kitties here, the young ones do not rest....
 
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