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8/12/2025 12:58 pm  #1


Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

are you doing??

Not him or her, not them or BM/BD/SKs. 
You. How the heck are you???


(my first post here. Cool beans eh?)

 

8/12/2025 2:47 pm  #2


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I'm very well, as I hope you are!  I imagine the place will start to fill up over the next few days and weeks! ;-)

 

8/12/2025 3:34 pm  #3


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Meh. Sitting here in the doctor's office. Never a fan. I think I deserve ice cream!

Very cool beans! 

I'm hoping people will copy/paste things from the other site that they deem helpful or relevant!

 

8/12/2025 8:15 pm  #4


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I’m good (outside of stepsh!t)! Thanks for making this site!

 

8/13/2025 6:21 am  #5


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Aniki-Moderator wrote:

Meh. Sitting here in the doctor's office. Never a fan. I think I deserve ice cream!

Very cool beans! 

I'm hoping people will copy/paste things from the other site that they deem helpful or relevant!

I hope you got your ice cream. 
We had baseball last night again 1pm game today then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday ..off Monday then we do it all over again. Minor league baseball, we're season seat holders. 

     Thread Starter
 

8/13/2025 6:46 am  #6


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

AgedOut wrote:

Aniki-Moderator wrote:

Meh. Sitting here in the doctor's office. Never a fan. I think I deserve ice cream!

Very cool beans! 

I'm hoping people will copy/paste things from the other site that they deem helpful or relevant!

I hope you got your ice cream. 
We had baseball last night again 1pm game today then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday ..off Monday then we do it all over again. Minor league baseball, we're season seat holders. 

I did NOT get my ice cream - had a glass of Zinfandel instead!

I like baseball, but haven't been to a game in years.

 

8/13/2025 9:02 am  #7


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Aniki-Moderator wrote:

AgedOut wrote:

Aniki-Moderator wrote:

Meh. Sitting here in the doctor's office. Never a fan. I think I deserve ice cream!

Very cool beans! 

I'm hoping people will copy/paste things from the other site that they deem helpful or relevant!

I hope you got your ice cream. 
We had baseball last night again 1pm game today then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday ..off Monday then we do it all over again. Minor league baseball, we're season seat holders. 

I did NOT get my ice cream - had a glass of Zinfandel instead!

I like baseball, but haven't been to a game in years.

A few years back we had gone to a game or two but higher up in the sections. I asked if we could sit down in the premium seats just once because I loved that they all were like a little family. We did, there were seats available in our section and we never left. We sit third base side, and now we own the seats right at the dugout so it's pretty cool. The two week home stands like the one we're in now really do start to make us a bit loopy. August tends to get pretty hot. 

     Thread Starter
 

8/15/2025 9:56 am  #8


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Me? Average. But about to sleep and not setting ANY sat morning alarm. Mmmm. Sleep in….

 

8/15/2025 9:57 am  #9


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Hi! I like our new “home.”

All fine here in the Merry household. I might even leave the house today. I’ve become such a recluse since retirement and I alternately love it and hate it.

 

8/15/2025 10:40 am  #10


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Merry wrote:

Hi! I like our new “home.”

All fine here in the Merry household. I might even leave the house today. I’ve become such a recluse since retirement and I alternately love it and hate it.

I've become much more unsociable since the pandemic. TBH, it was actually a relief to not have to attend gatherings. 

 

8/17/2025 5:37 pm  #11


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Hello, my Dahlinks! I'm very excited about our new site and can't wait to engage with my old pals in a new way. Ani, may we swear a little bit, without getting warned or banned? Just asking, Heh, Heh.
I really love the new auto-correct!  Wow! The new smileys are also grand. Oh, Ani, you are such a STAR! 

 

8/17/2025 6:44 pm  #12


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

grannyd wrote:

Hello, my Dahlinks! I'm very excited about our new site and can't wait to engage with my old pals in a new way. Ani, may we swear a little bit, without getting warned or banned? Just asking, Heh, Heh.
I really love the new auto-correct!  Wow! The new smileys are also grand. Oh, Ani, you are such a STAR! 

A little swearing won't hurt anyone! 

 

8/19/2025 1:03 pm  #13


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I’m okay, I guess. Perimenopause is making sleep…not restful. Coffee is my angel in disguise. 


Skidult permanently moved out. *phew*
 

8/19/2025 8:31 pm  #14


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Hey!!  So glad to have a new home!!! All is well here. Hot as hell but that's about it. 

 

8/21/2025 9:31 am  #15


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Everything is good here. Happy to have a new site set up to continue venting on. My daughter is off to university soon and hubby's kids are in the city already settled in and of course DH is waiting on some info from them before he can figure out all the financials. My daughter is also being painfully slow..

Heading on a road trip soon to northern Quebec hope to see the northern lights!!

 

8/21/2025 9:41 am  #16


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Yesterdays wrote:

Heading on a road trip soon to northern Quebec hope to see the northern lights!!

I hope you get a good light show! Not too long ago, we had such a showing of green, that it looked like an alien world. It was really cool!

 

8/21/2025 2:31 pm  #17


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Helloo!!  Thanks Anika!!!

Have to take time getting used to new format

 

8/21/2025 3:29 pm  #18


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

ClassyNJ wrote:

Helloo!! Thanks Anika!!!

Have to take time getting used to new format

Happy to see you here, Classy! 
 

 

8/21/2025 4:08 pm  #19


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I'm good.  New job, very busy.

DW turns 50 on Sunday.  Mom and dad are enroute to be here for DW's birthday.  She is excited, so am I.  

Thanks for asking.


If you can't listen and learn, you will have to feel.  WLR
 

8/21/2025 7:35 pm  #20


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Hello All! I'm back too for the new site. Tbh I found the old one harder and harder to navigate due to ads popping up. Deleted my account after it showed me comments - posts I made on talk while googling something random one day.  


Rejoined for hopefully less ads and more privacy. 
 

8/22/2025 7:01 am  #21


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Aniki-Moderator wrote:

Merry wrote:

Hi! I like our new “home.”

All fine here in the Merry household. I might even leave the house today. I’ve become such a recluse since retirement and I alternately love it and hate it.

I've become much more unsociable since the pandemic. TBH, it was actually a relief to not have to attend gatherings. 

Avoiding COVID infection is still a valid excuse to avoid large gatherings. I’m vaccinated and I finally got it and it was *awful*.


Skidult permanently moved out. *phew*
 

8/22/2025 1:46 pm  #22


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I can say, doing great!!! So glad we have this new site...thank you, Anika!!

We had our rental property destroyed by tenants. Have finished the remodel and put it on the market. Under contract in FIVE days! Everything should go smoothly so that headache will be removed from my life shortly.

No SK issues to report and I doubt there will be much in my future. I've made a couple attempts to take the "high road" and they were both rebuffed so I'm back to "civil and superficial," and only having contact with DHs kids when they come to see him. 

Happy weekend to all!

 

8/22/2025 1:49 pm  #23


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Good time for a check in thread. Glad to see the usual suspects.
Thanks Aniki for this site. I've read a few threads, this is my first post. Going back and forth between here and there until there is no more there...

 

8/22/2025 2:26 pm  #24


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

Woooooooooo!!!! I made it!

 

8/23/2025 9:01 am  #25


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

All is good, and I made it too 🙂

 

8/23/2025 10:07 am  #26


Re: Hello Step Chatters, how the heck

I'm so happy to see everyone! 

 

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