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Post by weltschmerz on May 17, 2023 17:49:16 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on. Oh, you'd hate being French or Russian. We're kissers. Everyone is always kissing, even strangers. The French, twice. The Russians, three times.
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Post by catsareme on May 17, 2023 17:50:50 GMT -5
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday alabamagirl!
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Post by chiver78 on May 17, 2023 17:51:00 GMT -5
had a solid chat with the boss earlier, after he split from the management team travelling to one of our problem sites. got a little more detail about the loopholes he's been looking for, to help me out with the 2x/wk thing. basically, I'm going to be looking for a new job, but I have time. they aren't going to really 'enforce' (how that's enforced is a question I still have....there's an open email message with the questions I've thought of since we spoke. I'll send it tomorrow) this in-person thing til the end of the summer. after that, one question I have is "what if I just don't go? what happens then?" as I figure out the exit path. he also told me that he isn't allowed to approve expensing a hotel to go up, b/c this is my assigned home office. and, they consider the old office and new as part of a "campus" so it isn't a site move. this, to me, is the biggest bullshit of the whole thing. yes, it's only 8mi, but when the vast majority of your downtown employees were taking public transportation from all spokes out from the city, this is orders of magnitude different as far as commutes go. that said, I'm going to take a couple day trips in via train after dropping the pups at daycare, and go find an empty desk in my former office, to see what the response is. I mean, it's all one campus, right? if that goes over like a lead balloon, then there's my answer. if it isn't challenged, that buys me more time to figure it out. boss told me I could rely on him as a reference if I ultimately decide to move on. he recognizes that this is a shitty position to be in, and that he really didn't want to put me in it. I told him that *he* didn't, and that I appreciate that he's been trying to find ways around this. but this isn't a sustainable thing, and unless things change over the next few months that I would be looking to move on or apply for another position within the company that is designated as remote. tonight, though. I'm going to head a mile up the street to S's house, where we're gonna hang out in the hot tub with some adult beverage and catch up. other than her dropping me at the bus for some trip a few months back, I haven't seen her in a long time. that's sad for how close we live to each other. that needs to change this summer.
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 18:00:30 GMT -5
Well, today did not turn out how I expected. We anchored in Ellapool, Scotland today. We drove through the Scottish Highlands to visit Singleton of Glen Ord. This is a distillery that makes most of the scotch in the area. They receive 210 tons of barley/week, prepare it, then farm it out to other distilleries as well as distill their own scotch. It was a fascinating process to watch, and we went through from prepping the barley to distillation to storing in casks. And tasting, of course. We left the facility with 3 more bottles of scotch. This is added to the 4 TD bought in the duty free shop in Indonesia to use up local currency. Packing is going to be interesting, as well as getting through customs. Don’t volunteer any info. If they ask if you have alcohol, say yes but don’t tell how much, and hope they don’t ask! They usually don’t as they hate paperwork as much as we hate paying. Back on board time was 5 pm, last tender was at 4:30. At 5 pm, we were behind a horrible bus vs semi accident that shut down traffic. We finally managed to get through, but the tender had to wait for us, we boarded and then took off. We were only about 90 min late. I think that’s the latest we have ever been. Tomorrow the Orkneys, we are getting bombarded by rain and the seas are pretty rough. I’m doing laundry this evening. I’m out of long pants. Jealous. I love not big town Scotland. What was the scotch you bought?
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 18:03:49 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on. Sorry for your impending loss. None of this is ever easy. to all of you I am a big hugger in RL but only with people I like and those who are OK with it.
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Post by jerseygirl on May 17, 2023 18:06:44 GMT -5
daiseylu so sad your aunt is dying. I miss my aunt, she’s also my mom’s sister, as much as my mom. Makes my heart hurt to remember them and they’re not here
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Post by chiver78 on May 17, 2023 18:06:49 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on.
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 18:08:17 GMT -5
I have some juice oranges from a food pantry I need to use up. Any suggestions? I am not big on fresh squeezed OJ any more because its too acid for me. If I drink juice it is usually cranberry or grapefruit.
According to the internet I am only supposed to feed a wedge of orange once a week to Moon Shadow, so that doesn't help much. Because I have these, he temporarily does not have his morning piece of apple. Just a touch of fresh squeezed OJ does add something to a mocktail, but I have an entire bag to go through.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2023 18:09:53 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on. I am so sorry for all the pain you are going through right now . But your love for your aunt comes through loud and strong in your posts and that's the best possible tribute to someone who must be an amazing woman
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Post by jerseygirl on May 17, 2023 18:14:12 GMT -5
I have some juice oranges from a food pantry I need to use up. Any suggestions? I am not big on fresh squeezed OJ any more because its too acid for me. If I drink juice it is usually cranberry or grapefruit. According to the internet I am only supposed to feed a wedge of orange once a week to Moon Shadow, so that doesn't help much. Because I have these, he temporarily does not have his morning piece of apple. Just a touch of fresh squeezed OJ does add something to a mocktail, but I have an entire bag to go through. Add the oranges to a salad
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Post by cooper88 on May 17, 2023 18:25:15 GMT -5
I've been mad as a hornet over our return to the office, five days a week, followed shortly thereafter by my office being moved temporarily way far from my house, like outside the city limits. I found out today that our new office will be a whopping five blocks from my house. Five days a week still sucks though.
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Post by MarionTh230 on May 17, 2023 18:45:47 GMT -5
Officially, we are on a 3/2. With the 2 being WFH. My boss was big on flexibility prior to all this, and that hasn't changed. Depending on the project load, more than 50 % of our work could be meetings with HQ. Since we are a remote site, that means conference calls. My boss doesn't care if we call in from home or the office as long as our work gets done.
On the flip side, we have times where 100% of our work is on site. Including odd hours covering manufacturing. Which is why my boss has always given us flexibility. If I'm there at 10pm on a Saturday night, my boss is not going to complain when I take a meeting from home or work from my laptop or whatever. Even now when I go into the office - because I choose to - sometimes I just do a 10-2 in office. Although, I can never manage to actually get out the door by 2. Seems I always manage to get myself busy with some dumb thing!
My boss is always very well aware that at this stage in my career, coupled with my age, I am not interested in anything that routinely makes my life harder in terms of Kiddo. I actually like her! I want to spend time with her and I'm not dealing with nonsense that will impede that. There is also the issue that I am the only person left with my specialized technical knowledge. Which my boss is also aware of. Fortunately I have never had to leverage that since my boss is a reasonable human being.
Going into the office just for the sake of saying people are in the office, with complete and utter disregard for productivity is short sighted and stupid.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 17, 2023 18:54:01 GMT -5
I have some juice oranges from a food pantry I need to use up. Any suggestions? I am not big on fresh squeezed OJ any more because its too acid for me. If I drink juice it is usually cranberry or grapefruit. According to the internet I am only supposed to feed a wedge of orange once a week to Moon Shadow, so that doesn't help much. Because I have these, he temporarily does not have his morning piece of apple. Just a touch of fresh squeezed OJ does add something to a mocktail, but I have an entire bag to go through. Share them with your neighbor who has given you a few rides lately Just a thought.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2023 19:03:54 GMT -5
My decision to try a new recipe tonight paid off. It's called Korean Beef with Zucchini Noodles and it was very easy and very tasty too. We both enjoyed it and I'm putting it in our rotation.
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Post by Pink Cashmere on May 17, 2023 19:41:20 GMT -5
My little project is mostly done, except for some minor tweaks and Mister doing whatever he’s going to do to keep the critters out. It’s a relief to have that done. Nothing I did is permanent, so we can easily expand it next year if we want to, or even remove it. The most difficult part about removing it would be hauling all the rocks away. In all my years of being a homeowner, this is the first time I’ve ever done something like this. DS told me look at you, you had a vision and made it come to life. I’m kinda proud of myself. Gardening, at its core, is really about having a vision and working to make it reality. There's always so much frustration along the way whether it's snails, squirrels, drought, or blight, but it begins with hope and a dream. Gardening is never about today, it's about tomorrow, next season, and next year, so it lifts us up when today is hard. I love the way you explained that! I didn’t realize that I’ve kept saying it, until yesterday when DS said he loves how I don’t want to do this just for me, but I keep saying that I hope that I am successful, so that maybe one day I’ll be able to grow enough to share home grown vegetables with my family. I am starting small, but if I do ever get to that point, it would be beyond awesome.
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 19:44:59 GMT -5
My decision to try a new recipe tonight paid off. It's called Korean Beef with Zucchini Noodles and it was very easy and very tasty too. We both enjoyed it and I'm putting it in our rotation. Sounds good. Do you have a link to a recipe?
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Post by Pink Cashmere on May 17, 2023 19:47:44 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on. I’m so sorry. I don’t like people I don’t know touching me, but I am a hugger with my family and close friends. If I could hug you and hold you tight to try to comfort you, I would. But virtual hugs will have to do, so just try to imagine me hugging you. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 19:48:56 GMT -5
I have some juice oranges from a food pantry I need to use up. Any suggestions? I am not big on fresh squeezed OJ any more because its too acid for me. If I drink juice it is usually cranberry or grapefruit. According to the internet I am only supposed to feed a wedge of orange once a week to Moon Shadow, so that doesn't help much. Because I have these, he temporarily does not have his morning piece of apple. Just a touch of fresh squeezed OJ does add something to a mocktail, but I have an entire bag to go through. Share them with your neighbor who has given you a few rides lately Just a thought. I'll see if he wants some. I've actually gotten rides from three different people. He's the only one in the complex, and my current emergency contact is my ride to the doctor tomorrow. I'll ask him too. If not, I could see if church wants them for their food pantry, but they would need to pick them up. Not sure if I have anything else to hand out to them this week. They are working on a household giveaway with another church. If I am not exhausted, I might do a couple hours Friday night to help if someone picks me up and brings me back. Will probably skip choir practice tomorrow even if someone is willing to give me a ride.
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 19:50:30 GMT -5
I am planning to make some no bake cookies I never made a couple Christmases ago. I figured my fellow complex dweller could have some if they turned out OK.
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Post by swamp on May 17, 2023 20:15:22 GMT -5
Now the "renter" has pulled in the old motorhome at the house and hooked it up. I told hubs in 2 weeks probably have to get the judge to have that thing removed too. My oh my, racking up the attorney hours for us too. The estimate was $1k, I imagine that bill is raising, sigh. No good deed goes unpunished, trying to roll with it, but like I told the attorney, I have a temper and it's getting hard to control. A 40s something able woman doing that to herself is nuts. I think her family and DD are done with her. She has a smart daughter and she tried to go to college one semester, she couldn't do it. She ended up married and her hubs joined the military, they also took his infant DD from another wife? or girl friend. They moved to N Carolina I believe. Honestly, she is better off away from her mom who I think is a hypochondriac. She has had good job after good job and never lasted long, I heard she was too unreliable to keep. I think now her work history is so bad no one will hire her, she did it to herself. She even got a CNA and supposedly quit that job because she wasn't bringing covid home to her daughter?? I don't think she has had a decent job since. I so hope that girl can get an education, what a waste. The renter is going somewhere each night, we know she has sat with the elderly before and done housecleaning so we are guessing she is doing that for some money. We did all we could do to help and we are done. So hope we don't have to deal with pulling the motorhome off. Stop trying to understand her and just accept she’s a mooch. Some people just suck.
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Post by toomuchreality on May 17, 2023 21:18:25 GMT -5
Today is one of those “decade birthdays” for me. I really should just think of it as one more step closer to retirement. I won’t post my age, but DH starts his SS after his birthday next month and he is a few years older than me. He is semi-retired, already and his SS check is not that much due to not paying into SS much over the years. But that may be our only “raise” this year. Happy Birthday! Surely, you're not over 30 yrs old. 😊 I hope you enjoyed your day and have a good night. 🎂🎁🎈
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Post by toomuchreality on May 17, 2023 23:02:10 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Sending you good mojo and hugs. ♡
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Post by giramomma on May 17, 2023 23:03:33 GMT -5
I have an all day professional development thing tomorrow. I'd bring knitting, but I'm worried about the metal clacking and annoying someone. So now I'm trying to find some crochet patterns. <sigh>
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 17, 2023 23:04:39 GMT -5
Fly by posting. Aunt is hanging on, but likely a matter of time. Mom is upset because she has to call the nurse to get info. Sorry, but Aunt's kids are worthless. They lived 20 minutes from the nursing home and let their mom eat that nasty food and were more than happy to leave her to lay in a bed because it made her dependent. Mom and I visited her in 2018. She could not even sit up in bed at that time. Mom made the staff get her into a wheelchair and wheeled her around herself - and dealt with the motion sickness herself. Within 6 months of that visit aunt was able to get out of bed and into a wheelchair by herself, and was able to live on her own since then. Making sure mom is ok, but I broke down on the phone with DH last night. She almost certainly will not make it to our next birthday (6/11). That saddens me greatly. And more than likely there is a very personal hand written birthday card for me in her apartment. 💔 I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts, and send hugs to those that need them. I'm not a hugger IRL, but after watching the Orioles' catcher last night (he's a big time hugger) I was wishing I was on the receiving end of such a genuine hug/ love. I'll be home with DH tomorrow night and will feel much better. It just sucks being out of town on my own while all of this is going on.
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Post by toomuchreality on May 17, 2023 23:07:01 GMT -5
I’m 81 and Jerseyguy is 84 My grandma, mom, aunts and uncles on both sides of my family all lived into their 90s . Ladies 96/97 Sincerely hoping I will beat this cancer and continue as did my relatives I retired last year at 80 and closed my consulting business. Still getting 2-3 offers each week but decided not to be tempted by really interesting projects mostly because of Jerseyguy’s health issues. And now as it turns out mine Keeping intellectually busy by serving as treasurer on a charity board. Dealing with NJ state government is maddening Just wondering how you are doing tonight? Hoping your day went well and you aren't sick. Also hoping Jerseyguy is feeling better. Thinking of you.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 17, 2023 23:23:01 GMT -5
Son was home mostly during covid and even to a month or so ago. They are really making up for it now though. He said today he was in San Francisco and had a long drive and they stuck him with a Honda Fit. He is 6'3", he said his knees were clear up in the dash. Said he was totally uncomfortable. I forget what installation he was visiting. I asked how much is he going to have to travel, he said a lot. I said when will you get sick of it, he said I already am, LOL! But he knew when he went there what it would be. Said it was still better than having to drive in NYC and all over the NE. Plus there he had to go to Kuwait for 6 months and likely would have other places too.
It's supposed to get 45 tonight, so probably should turn the heat back on low.
Hubs got the baseboard on the basement room. One wall still needs repainted, he said he will get to it.
I'm excited, new beds coming in the morning. Then have to take DD to her neurologist at 2:15. It will have to be Saturday before I clean my back porch, haven't been able to do that this week. So hope to get that done and the basement room and move stuff back around after its clean. I asked hubs if he is going to do the bathroom, he said most likely but won't be for several months at least. That's ok with me, it sure looks nice down there.
He is planning on going back up to Washington and painting the mobile, then getting back home before I leave. He said he would take care of the kitties so we don't have to ship them back and forth this time. Likely have to board them at Christmas though will see.
So reading my next book in the Falling Skies series called Escape and Evade. I also bought a puzzle to work on today, but probably hard to do with the kitties. And instead I really need to make me some summer pajamas. I only have one all worn out pair of summer ones. And I just can't bring myself to pay $30 for a pair. Also I have better fabric than most of them are made of. So need to get busy.
About bed time, have to be up at 8AM. Our window for delivery is 8 to 11 AM.
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Post by toomuchreality on May 17, 2023 23:45:20 GMT -5
Son was home mostly during covid and even to a month or so ago. They are really making up for it now though. He said today he was in San Francisco and had a long drive and they stuck him with a Honda Fit. He is 6'3", he said his knees were clear up in the dash. Said he was totally uncomfortable. I forget what installation he was visiting. I asked how much is he going to have to travel, he said a lot. I said when will you get sick of it, he said I already am, LOL! But he knew when he went there what it would be. Said it was still better than having to drive in NYC and all over the NE. Plus there he had to go to Kuwait for 6 months and likely would have other places too. It's supposed to get 45 tonight, so probably should turn the heat back on low. Hubs got the baseboard on the basement room. One wall still needs repainted, he said he will get to it. I'm excited, new beds coming in the morning. Then have to take DD to her neurologist at 2:15. It will have to be Saturday before I clean my back porch, haven't been able to do that this week. So hope to get that done and the basement room and move stuff back around after its clean. I asked hubs if he is going to do the bathroom, he said most likely but won't be for several months at least. That's ok with me, it sure looks nice down there. He is planning on going back up to Washington and painting the mobile, then getting back home before I leave. He said he would take care of the kitties so we don't have to ship them back and forth this time. Likely have to board them at Christmas though will see. So reading my next book in the Falling Skies series called Escape and Evade. I also bought a puzzle to work on today, but probably hard to do with the kitties. And instead I really need to make me some summer pajamas. I only have one all worn out pair of summer ones. And I just can't bring myself to pay $30 for a pair. Also I have better fabric than most of them are made of. So need to get busy. About bed time, have to be up at 8AM. Our window for delivery is 8 to 11 AM. I hope you LOVE your new beds! And that that "lady" gets the heck out of your house soon. She has taken SO much advantage of you guys and everyone else, who has given her half a chance. I don't think she cares that she's taking advantage. I think she believes it is owed to her. And that you can afford it, or you wouldn't have done it. I'm not sure she has a moral compass. Instead of feeling grateful for all you've done for her, she's probably mad that you're not doing more. I'm glad you finally went legal on her, when you did, so you aren't just starting that process now. Sleep well.
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finnime
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Post by finnime on May 18, 2023 4:43:51 GMT -5
Good morning, subversive invisipeeps, stealthily and stoutly living by your own rules, crocheting in meetings, drinking with neighbor friends, planning WFH on your own terms. Welcome to Thursday. I hope this day is kind to you and yours and gives you cause to celebrate. Yesterday was a surprise from start to end. It ended with a Boz Scaggs concert in a town just north of Boston; a Mother's Day treat from DH. We didn't get home until 1:00. I adore Boz Scaggs. Before that was a dinner at a gourmet bistro. And at dawn, two surprises: and at the same time, an entire flock of Great Egrets. I think they must be nesting in this cove. They aren't really blue; they are bright white. It's a trick of the dawn light that shades them.
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Post by daisylu on May 18, 2023 5:23:16 GMT -5
Got the call about half an hour ago, aunt is gone. The nurse said she was really suffering - at least that is over.
I have 1 last meeting at 10 and then headed home. I'm trying not to throw up.
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Post by ners on May 18, 2023 5:36:22 GMT -5
daisylu Sorry for your loss. Safe travels.
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