Here in the US Monday is Memorial Day were we honor and mourn all of our fallen soldiers. However, in more recent years it is a three day weekend which marks the beginning of summer. In Georgia, and probably many other states, it also marks the end of the school year and graduation is often held. Also, everyone is generally on the road, especially now with Covid waning (and still getting worse in many areas) People still want to take a short trip to do something. However, gas prices are insane so that is sort of limited for many.
For me it means I have nothing to recap for a bit and I don’t exactly get the days off, but there is no pressure to get anything up quickly and I can sleep as much as I want to. I plan to catch up on a couple weeks of Days of Our Lives and try to watch all my DVRed shows without having to recap anything until Monday night. YAY! But, I’m still on high alert for #FelonsByBravo going to jail. It tends to be a very slow weekend. I have some tiny cups of exclusive Bravo tea I will try to get up tomorrow And also I might be able to do 90 Day Fiance on time on Sunday. I was up last last night recapping three 90 Day episodes (six hours) to get myself caught up.
So what is going on in your neck of the woods? Is anyone on a road trip? Anyone got any other news? Talk to me in comments. For now I am going to complete my Saturday ritual of watching two reruns of Restaurant impossible, with any interruptions from spam callers.
Hey TT! Sounds like you get a nice break! Yay!!!
Please do try to recap 90Day though!!
Me – argh – kid’s grad party, parents coming into town and staying for 8 days (one of the two can be very trying…) hubby on 2nd week of radiation so it’s a bit sucky! Will be living vicariously through you all! ❤️
Best of luck for what sounds like a harrowing holiday. Or … it might be fun!
Thank you! It will be fine. Have a good one!
We went to Tybee last weekend and enjoyed the Embassy Suites in historic Savannah. We are supposed to head up to ruby falls tomorrow but I’m feeling incredibly lazy so…. My tomatoes and jalapeños are very happy, most of my herbs too. The gardenias are not so excited about our clay rich soil.
That’s about all I have except I’m taking my 18 yo kitty for a quality of life check Tuesday, and I’m not looking forward to that.
Best wishes for 🐱. 🤞🙏🏼
Good luck the cat! I don’t live far from ruby falls and have yet to visit. My girls went with their grandparents a month ago and loved it though.
Jealous about the trip to Savannah!
Good luck w your kitty!!! Hopefully he/she will live into their 20’s! 😻
Can anyone explain to me like I am 12 years old how in the holy hell this country could be COMPLETELY OUT OF BABY FORMULA for months and months? If this was happening in another country we would be flying some in. How does this even happen here? IDGI.
Monopoly manufacturer, salmonella, labor shortage, and all around government fuckery.
Got what you voted for.
YAY! I’ve missed you!
Oh what a ray of sunshine. You had to know this would bring her out.
I saw a woman on a local fb page call another woman looking for baby formula a “demoncrat” the other day. You can’t make this shit up. Actually, you can make a lot of things up and it doesn’t even matter. I understand why my brother took his life. Everything sucks. I don’t think the orange messiah or his ghoul squad is going to fix it but I guess we’ll see. I’d vote for a decent Republican. If there was one. Or a Dem that wasn’t straight walking into walls stupid. We’re fucked.
If you’re struggling, please get help.
God Bless you, Sam. It really is cringey. She was actually beckoned on the other thread , and had I seen that first never would have made my comment, FTR. It’s exhausting when the oxygen is just sucked out of the room. I guess it brings views though. Have a good weekend.
A friend in Massachusetts put out a Facebook request for help finding a specific formula for her granddaughter. She said the baby only had enough for about a week. I checked my local Safeway online and they had it, so I offered to buy what I could and send it to her. She was grateful. I went, and they did not have it. The formula that they do have is locked up. It was shocking to me, even though I had been aware of the shortage. I complained to Customer Service that they should update the website. The guy was a bit combative, and I guess I was too. Life has changed, and not very much in a good way. BUT I have been getting out more and hearing live music, and THAT, Tattlers, is a real blessing. Wishing all the good people well!
Breaks my heart! There was a recall because of salmonella for the Abbott brand which is a major manufacturer. FDA shut them down. It also is the company that supplies formula for WIC, so government probably took a majority of the okay supply. So families who have vouchers had to switch and other companies couldn’t meet demand. It really breaks my heart.
Thanks Maria. It all makes more sense now. But it is still tragic.
No problem. I get FDA and USDA recall info because I am a dietitian who manages a skilled nursing facility so I remembered seeing the recall forever ago (plus I had a friend with a baby who used special formulas and had to switch). The fDA really shut down the company for too long and no one in government fixed the issue soon enough. Once it was too late they let Abbott start manufacturing again. There is really only two big companies that manufactures baby formula and then smaller speciality companies. Unfortunately the one that has the government bid for baby formula for government programs is the one that had to be shut down. Hopefully they can get it going pretty fast though. I was blessed to be able to breastfeed and feel for all those moms who are worried about their children
There’s plenty of baby formula in TJ. Mexico. Many are driving down there to get it.
HOLY CRAP! THE CHALLENGE USA will have contestants from Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island, and The Amazing Race will air on CBS this summer.
Love that show! Thanks for the info, I’ll be setting my DVR.
Ooh I’m in!!!! Ok was telling my gfriend that several Survivor contestants are on HGTV shows recently.
Well gas is sky high here ( in the 6’s) and it is costing me 130.00 to fill up my car. I would love to just be able to go for some drives but with everything here so expensive with higher utilities now and water shortages with fines a possibility I don’t how long we are suppose to survive. Hey TT, I paid 21.00 for a pack of cigarettes this week. I hope your Memorial weekend is a peaceful one for you.
HOLY FUCK! How is that possible?
Kinda makes those egotistical tweets seem not so bad…
IDGI
Me either.
I’ll bet you do 😁
You must drive a BIG ASS CAR to pay that much for a fill-up, even with gas so high. I could fill my Civic twice for that amount. I wonder if gas prices will ever go down again.
SUV
Wowzer! You must live in Cali?
2 packs for 21.00. Cigarettes…
Ouch! I quit when they hit $8/pack, couldn’t afford them anymore.
The best testimonial yet to the good that all the raised cigarette taxes did! Congratulations on quitting! In California when the law changed to make smoking indoors in the workplace illegal, a couple of people I worked with quit! It was so wonderful for them, their families, and anyone who had to breathe their second-hand smoke.
If someone is smoking around me I try to stand as close to them as I can without being creepy… I still love the smell in short bursts.
I quit when they hit $3.00 a pack! That was 15 years ago. I don’t know how anyone can afford the $15.00 a pack they charge around here for premium brands!
For all my sidebar friends if you are jonesing for trial stuff and you weren’t around when I went to court with Sheree, you are going to LOVE this link. https://tamaratattles.com/?s=Sheree+Whitfield+Court
You need to scroll all the way down and start with the oldest one. It’s a great way to waste some time on a boring day. It’s hysterical. And I was just reporting what happened, not trying to be funny. But is is funny. I was a hot mess because we went from my courthouse to the downtown Atlanta courthouse after she lost the first time. Even way back then I hated and got anxiety from having to drive in downtown Atlanta. It’s very easy to get lost. There are multiple streets name Peachtree something they are almost all one way. I called my attorney who had to talk me off the ledge. In the Atlanta case, Atlien and Funky Dineva were charged with the same thing I was. I am not good at hiding my emotions AT ALL they are all over my face and I don’t even realize it. I think this was the one where Sheree’s middle school and high school kids were afraid of me because I use to park outside the house and watch them play in the sand in the afternoon. The house was not liveable/built at that time. They lived in a completely different house! LOL. BTW I went by the house ONCE when I happened to have a doctors appointment in the area.
Anyway, It is still hilarious go thing about. https://tamaratattles.com/?s=Sheree+Whitfield+Court
Thanks for providing the Sheree Whitfield link. Can’t wait to re-read your Sheree Shenanigans posts this afternoon! Hope you’re doing better TT. Happy Memorial Weekend to all!
PS TT please provide the Yolanda Hadid link too. Love your archives!
There is this a search box on my front page, that is where I get the links,just type in what you are looking for. There are six pages of Yolanda Foster posts here, https://tamaratattles.com/?s=Yolanda+Foster And this one where I didn’t mention her name here https://tamaratattles.com/2015/12/03/a-completely-hypothetical-intellectual-discussion-with-psylocke/
I enjoy re-reading those but the one I keep going back to is Old Testament God vs. New Testament Jesus. Whenever I need a pick me up, lol
Thanks TT I know I should be more techno advanced and get with the times so I appreciate the shortcuts to searching. LOL
Love the Archives!
Thanks again!
I loved all the Sheree Whitfield news back in the day. Sorry you had to go through it though,
Hope everyone stays safe today!
Today marks the beginning of nonstop traffic, never ending lines everywhere I go, and the supermarket, pizza places and everywhere else raising their prices for a few months. Yes, it’s beach season in NJ! Actually, I’m praying that vendors and restaurants have a great year. They desperately need it after the last two “COVID” summers.
Also, if I could please ask the group for prayers, good vibes, healing thoughts, etc. for my sister, Anne. She has brain cancer and starts high dose radiation next Friday. We are super close (she’s only 16 months younger than me.) It hasn’t spread anywhere else and they’ve staged it as stage II, so her prognosis is relatively good, but she’s going to have a rough road ahead of her. She’s my Bravo watching buddy and we’re usually texting back and forth while watching. Thanks in advance.
Sending love, light and prayers for Anne. xo ~tt
Also as most of you know I used to live on Saint Simons Island and we called summer terrorist season. It was difficult to get around the island and the bridge was a total nightmare.
Thank you so much Tamara.,I’ll be sure to pass on your good wishes.
Living on/near a barrier island has its drawbacks, that’s for sure. But oh that glorious “locals summer” in September makes it all worthwhile.
Sending Anne all good mojo/juju on her journey ahead.
Thank you so much. ❤️
Sending hugs, prayers and a quick recovery to Anne. TT bravo sisterhood here cheering her on
Isn’t it amazing? Thank you and everyone! ❤️
Healing prayers for your sis ❤️
Much appreciated! ❤️
Saying a prayer🙏🏻💙 for Anne!
I appreciate this so much!
Prayers and positive thoughts
Thank you so much!
Sending prayers Anne’s way. Keeping her spirits up is so important while going through it.
Thanks so much. I agree, and I’ve been doing my best to do so.
Prayers for your sister. 🙏❤️🙏
Thank you Nancy. I just got off the phone with her. She lives in the boonies of NY state. I had begged her to come and stay with me in NJ a d we could go to the top hospitals in NYC or Pennsylvania for treatment, but she said no. Now she’s stressing out because her junkie husband is already looking for her meds. Sigh…she hasn’t even started treatment yet and he’s torturing her. Her first treatment is Thursday. I’m very worried about the whole situation.
I went to church this morning, I’ve been going every Sunday. My sons gf gave birth to a beautiful little girl 6 mos ago- addicted to heroin. Her brother and wife Tom the baby right in after an extended stay at Childrens Hospital. And they have 5 & 3 yr old boys and an 8 mo old girl!!! They are truly saints. I am so embarrassed and heartbroken as a mother but I’m a good grandma. I give them money and they are just so country and wonderful. Her father has the little ole baptist church (Attendance this week 11)
So I’ve been spring cleaning and wondering why the really cute guy who I hit it off with hasn’t asked me out again. He texts periodically and I told him I thought he had lost interest or I would have invited him to the bonfire 🔥 /jam/party on the lake last night. Forgive me Father for I did sin (drink & smoke). He said he definitely wants to go out again, I never text him first. He has been spring cleaning and redoing his deck which is kind of a turn on.
Jesus I wrote a novel.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers as will your grandchild. Unfortunately I have first hand experience with the same issue. The good news is my grandson is healthy, well adjusted and does superbly in school. We have worked hard for it. Hugs to you.
I agree it’s all about the baby, I appreciate your response. But my son is still my son and it breaks my heart. Thank You Jaded. I said more here than I have to many people, even family members.
I understand completely. My son died in a car accident but it could have easily been a drug overdose. Like you said though he was still my son. I knew the person he was when he was clean.
Keep the faith. This was my brother. I only knew he was alive due to the kindness of a probation officer who kept me posted on his arrests and jail time. He just celebrated 30 years sober
I’m so sad for your son and grandson (and the girlfriend too). I hope your beautiful granddaughter is doing better. Hopefully your son will find his way. Any one of us moms could be in your shoes. Drug addiction does not discriminate. Sending you lots of love and gentle hugs, Nancy. ❤️
My prayers for the baby, you and your family. I feel I know you through comments since I subscribed a little more than a year ago
Take care! The guy’s not worth a gem like you!
Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been arrested on two counts of driving under the influence. He’s 82.
I have been in and out of my gardens all day. I just picked some baby zucchini which is my first harvest this season and I am so excited! I am working tomorrow, I let my part time dietitian off for Memorial Day and I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday at lunch to check on my ovary cyst to make sure it isn’t growing… I am praying it is gone but I am still having pain and nervous because i would like to start trying for a third baby this winter.
82, at 11:30pm. I can’t remember the last time I was able to stay awake until 11:30. Damn, gramps. They say she’s a teetotaler. I’ve never really bought that. They’re both older than dirt. Retire, already. And then there’s this:
…government wants “surveillance on every part of your life,” including on when people are eating a cheeseburger.
“Which is very bad because Bill Gates wants you to eat this fake meat that grows in a peach tree dish so you’ll probably get a little zap inside your body that’ll say ‘No, don’t eat a real cheeseburger, you need to eat the fake burger,’” – Marjorie Crazy Greene on her live show, Congresswoman from GA who just won her primary. Again.
I am going to eat a lot of not fake ribs today. No zaps for me!
Well this is a break for me after teaching this school year. I am going to teach summer school. The money was too good to pass up.
Tonight and tomorrow night I am staying with my almost 100 year old grandfather so my aunt can have a break. He is pretty healthy for 100, but we just are really careful with him. We even have cameras in the house and outside on his deck.
I am just chilling while he eats candy. lol
So I was driving yesterday on the I80 along about town, when either a high or drunk driver got on the highway. At a few points, he was riding in 2 lanes, the shoulder it was pretty crazy. So I called the cops on him. And I’m sure you heard Paul Pelosi was arrested at the site of a car crash for his DUI. Seriously there no I’m driving in Napa on the weekends with the wine crowds. Otherwise it’s been a quiet, good weather weekend to enjoy at home.
Can I add that my daughter ‘ran away’ from home and is now living in council bluff Iowa with her boyfriend … we finally found out where she is after no contact for 28 days 😞