what are you doing right now?

[Deleted]

This is the first night in several weeks when it wasn't either too hot or raining, so the guys next door are playing my favorite music, Latin club rhythms.  

[Pink Cashmere]

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

[giramomma]

I finished the kloster blocks on a hardanger doily I am trying to finish.

Everything lines up.

This is like buying a puzzle from a thrift shop, finding all the edge pieces, and getting them together.

Success!

[Pink Cashmere]

Now we are slamming doors. We have 4 more minutes until most definitely quiet time because I have to get up at 4:30am.Slam another door or yell down the hall after that and see what happens.

[azucena]

Jul 8, 2023 19:43:20 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

Does he have clothes on underneath?

Sorry you're dealing with him but you gotta admit it's so stupid, it's funny.

[azucena]

I should be packing. Leaving for Columbus OH, pigeon forge, and Gatlinburg for the next 10 days with my girls. Dh joins us day five.

Locations based on conferences. Chromosome 18 national conference that I attend with my 12 yo niece as she's missing part of that gene. Wonderful connection with other families and my sister attends all the sessions.

Family vacay in between in pigeon forge.

Actuarial conf in Gatlinburg.

Open for ideas at these locations. I'm completely over forever being the family vacation planner.

Both girls have been bratty and got on my nerves today. Irritating bc vacations are a lot of work and money. Trying not to let them get to me.

[Deleted]

Jul 8, 2023 20:15:48 GMT -5 azucena said:

I should be packing. Leaving for Columbus OH, pigeon forge, and Gatlinburg for the next 10 days with my girls. Dh joins us day five.

Locations based on conferences. Chromosome 18 national conference that I attend with my 12 yo niece as she's missing part of that gene. Wonderful connection with other families and my sister attends all the sessions.

Family vacay in between in pigeon forge.

Actuarial conf in Gatlinburg.

Open for ideas at these locations. I'm completely over forever being the family vacation planner.

Both girls have been bratty and got on my nerves today. Irritating bc vacations are a lot of work and money. Trying not to let them get to me.

The mountains around Gatlinburg are crazy beautiful, and crazy scary to drive if you are jumpy about mountain driving.  

[Deleted]

Jul 8, 2023 19:43:20 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

Looking for attention while jacking off IMHO

[andi9899]

Jul 8, 2023 16:01:19 GMT -5 cooper88 said:

We welcomed a new dog to the family today. He's seven years old, border collie and chihuahua mix, and named Bear. His person passed away about a week ago. He's trying to figure out WTF just happened.

We need pics!

[Artemis Windsong]

I managed to nip my sinus issue in the nostril. I hope the cure lasts. I'd post the product name here but I might get my thread spanked.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

My quilt scraps came in! I already sewed a medium patch on. Almost done with a large patch but stopped my fingers hurt.

I'm set up on my ironing board since I don't have a craft table. It's working pretty good.

[giramomma]

Jul 8, 2023 20:15:48 GMT -5 azucena said:

I should be packing. Leaving for Columbus OH, pigeon forge, and Gatlinburg for the next 10 days with my girls. Dh joins us day five.

Locations based on conferences. Chromosome 18 national conference that I attend with my 12 yo niece as she's missing part of that gene. Wonderful connection with other families and my sister attends all the sessions.

Family vacay in between in pigeon forge.

Actuarial conf in Gatlinburg.

Open for ideas at these locations. I'm completely over forever being the family vacation planner.

Both girls have been bratty and got on my nerves today. Irritating bc vacations are a lot of work and money. Trying not to let them get to me.

Honestly,

I'd try to do as much as I could in coloumbus OH, and then spend the rest of my time in the smokies.

Do you all have decent hiking shoes?

These would be hits in columbus

www.experiencecolumbus.com/things-to-do/attractions/legoland-discovery-center/

www.experiencecolumbus.com/things-to-do/attractions/columbus-zoo-and-aquarium/

www.experiencecolumbus.com/things-to-do/attractions/cosi/

As well as the ohio state university campus (we need to make a trip for DD1 to see what she thinks)

We really aren't types to go to Dollywood and do that sort of thing.

[giramomma]

I spent entirely too long trying to figure out how I was supposed to do a stitch. In the end I didn't like how my thread laid.

I know I'm supposed to care how my back looks, but, no one is going to come over to my house, pick up a doily, and then try to decide if my back looks *exactly* like my front.

I do believe life is too short for that nonsense.

(Now, if I was entering a piece for the state fair, that's something else.)

[Cookies Galore]

Jul 8, 2023 16:13:34 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Jul 8, 2023 16:01:19 GMT -5 cooper88 said:

We welcomed a new dog to the family today. He's seven years old, border collie and chihuahua mix, and named Bear. His person passed away about a week ago. He's trying to figure out WTF just happened.

I'm trying to figure out how this cross ever happened!

Carefully. Lol.

[CCL]

Jul 8, 2023 17:33:05 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Jul 8, 2023 16:59:04 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

I felt it was intentional, but as in "I'm an ahole" versus "I'm mentally incompetent".  Sort of payback mode, if that makes sense.  Being a jerk is not the same as being demented, unfortunately.

It’s very difficult to tell what’s what with him. He’s always been selfish. That’s fact, and I won’t reveal how I know it is. He’s always been gossipy and the kind of person that smiles in your face and talks bad about you behind your back. For at least 5 years, he’s told Mister half truths to get Mister on his side when he would get mad at Brother, and in his own words, he doesn’t have to tell the whole story if he doesn’t want to. He’s always been messy as far as housekeeping. He’s always been horrible with money. He’s always been inappropriate. He’s always wanted someone to tell him what to do and when to do it, like he doesn’t have his own brain. 

On top of me being pissed about him being so rude last weekend, I’m also pissed that he apparently was wandering around the back of the house naked. Mister saw him. DD and my Grandbabies were at the other end of the house and didn’t see him, but what if they had? I don’t want to see that myself, and have had to tell Mister to tell him to close the damn bathroom door when he is pissing. Baby Sister’s husband had to keep getting on him when he was staying with them, about having some damn clothes on. His response to that was “he’s just mad because my dick is bigger than his”. REALLY?!

I guess last weekend was the last straw for me with him. I’d already started distancing myself from him when he was talking about remarrying when he was in his wife’s hospital room with Brother, and her body wasn’t even cold yet. And he kept talking about that shit to Mister, while we were making arrangements for her funeral, and to his wife’s only sister the day of the funeral, saying he was going to marry his deceased wife’s best friend. And then when we were taking him, the Aunt and Kiddo home after the family had gathered at our house after the funeral, I had to interrupt him because he was trying to talk about masturbating with the Aunt, despite me and Kiddo being in the car.

And he’s gotten creepy with talking about how beautiful I am every time he sees me. I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT!

So clearly, my current level of dislike for him has been brewing for a long time, for many reasons. I walked through the den earlier today, and he was telling Mister how crazy he was about the girls’ Mom. I just kept walking. This was after the ice got dumped in the kitchen floor.

You are nicer than me. I wouldn't allow him in my house at all, acting like that, ever. He sure as hell wouldn't be around my grandkids or even my kids, even if they are adults.

[CCL]

Jul 8, 2023 20:21:01 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

Jul 8, 2023 19:43:20 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

Looking for attention while jacking off IMHO

Yuck!

[countrygirl2]

And you don't think all this stuff would get him committed? If that isn't crazy or something off, I don't know what normal is. I would not put up with that at all and my hubs would not either. Not even from his own father. Damn, that's crazy sh** if I ever heard it.

I am TIRED. I finally got outside and worked in the yard. DIL helped for a bit. Guess where little guy is again, LOL! He wanted to come back to grandma's. We decided not to go out to dinner tonight but will tomorrow evening, non of us was in the mood.

Little guy and DD had a ham sandwich with ham, 2 slices of cheese, 2 slices of bread and filled them up. But now grandson just had a yogurt and another sandwich like that. I think he is starting a growth spurt.

We have a chain link fence and a wood fence behind it, you can't weedeat the weeds from behind it so I had to cut with shears and pull it out. A lot is dead but still looks awful, so I got 3/4's of it cut and cleaned. I hope to finish it tomorrow, going to get little guy out to help me. He needs to be away from the TV and phone that he wants to be on all the time. That is a battle.

DIL is telling me she is going to Russia next summer and leaving little guy with us for 3 months. She is worrying about the dogs, I said we will keep Basil but not sure about Yoshi. She is one of those shiba inu's and I'm not sure how she would do in the country down there. Hubs said she will be ok, but she thinks her sister can take care of her. At least she has now taken up with hubs and I. She wants to sit on our laps now which she never did before. I doubt if son wants her to go, but at least he may not say as much if she leaves little guy here. She may get there and get herself in a real mess. But again, I can't get involed in that either.

She is all depressed, I asked if she quit taking her meds, she said yes, she said they messed her all up. I said there are other kinds, she informed me she didn't want to hear about it anymore. She is getting back like she was before, so sad. Her only interest seems to be spending money and now son has cut back she is not happy.

She started taking about how son won't do this and that. I told her I was sorry, but I was not getting involved in marital problems. I can't change son, I have my own problems with his dad. I'm guessing he is tired of hearing, I want. She said he doesn't want her to go to work, I'm thinking it's more like who will care for little guy when he is gone for a week here and a couple of weeks there. Honestly, I can't see her keeping a job more than a few days, she just can't get along with people and is getting back to this person is a bitch and that person is. I wish I could say to her, you are the only one that can make you happy, spending money isn't going to do it. The poor girl wants to eat out every weekend, go shopping about every day and spend, spend, spend. I can't afford it all the time either. I feel sorry for her to be so unhappy. I can see her trying to leave, she has no idea what it is like to not have enough money to spend. I wonder if she thinks my world is ideal with hubs there and me here. I could try talking to son, but what do I say? No, I'm not getting involved in their problems cause somehow I could likely end up the bad guy. I will help where I can and help with grandson too and do the best I can, don't know what else to do.

I won't say it but she doesn't realize the duloxetine I take is really Cymbalta which is used to treat depression. Treating neuropathy is just one of the off label uses , but I'm sure it helps me too.

[andi9899]

Jul 8, 2023 19:43:20 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

If he's that cold, why does he insist on walking around nude?

[daisylu]

Jul 8, 2023 18:05:01 GMT -5 taz157 said:

I found out earlier this week that Hand, Foot, Mouth disease was going around D2’s daycare. On Friday, DD2 was the only one in her class. Guess who has it now???

She also has a cold too so she’s has a rash on parts of her body (back of knees, over some of her knuckles on her hands, 1 of her elbow creases, and bumps on part of here-and-there on her legs), a cough and a runny nose. Overall, she could be better but much worse temperament too.

Oh no. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

[daisylu]

countrygirl2 , It seems like DIL is bored to me. A job, hobby, or maybe volunteering for an organization that she is passionate about may help. All of which can be done while DGS is in school.

[daisylu]

Had a nice ride yesterday, followed by a cookout and fireworks. A lot of the folks at the cookout were new to me, but they all raved about my key lime pie and BLT pasta salad.

Had a moment where I had to calm DH. There was a new guy with the group, but the guy who invited him had a family emergency and showed up halfway through the ride so this guy knew none of us. I would pull him into conversations when I noticed him looking left out, just being nice. Well, halfway through the day he had a clear interest in me, which DH noticed. At this point in the day it, any point really, it is very obvious that DH and I are very much in love. And at the very end of the night just before the guy left he said something that was very clearly a comeon, loud enough for everyone in our core circle to hear. DH NEVER notices stuff like that so it had to be very blatant for him to get it, and he was the most PISSED I have ever seen him. DH listened when I told him the guy was drunk, just let it go, because I respect other people's homes.

Worst part is we learned he passes our house everyday on his way to and from work, and mentioned early in the day that he recognized DH from working in our yard.

[TheOtherMe]

Jul 8, 2023 18:05:01 GMT -5 taz157 said:

I found out earlier this week that Hand, Foot, Mouth disease was going around D2’s daycare. On Friday, DD2 was the only one in her class. Guess who has it now

She also has a cold too so she’s has a rash on parts of her body (back of knees, over some of her knuckles on her hands, 1 of her elbow creases, and bumps on part of here-and-there on her legs), a cough and a runny nose. Overall, she could be better but much worse temperament too.

Hope she recovers quickly and doesn't share.

I was in Toronto when the Toddler had it.  Despite all of the handwashing and disinfecting, he shared it with all 3 adults.  

[Pink Cashmere]

Jul 9, 2023 6:38:47 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Jul 8, 2023 19:43:20 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Y’all this man is sitting on the sofa in the den with a throw across his lap and a queen size blanket over his head. At first I thought it was Kiddo being silly, but nope, that’s Mister’s Dad sitting there looking like a damn fool. WTF 🤣🤣🤣

If he's that cold, why does he insist on walking around nude?

I’m pretty sure he didn’t have that blanket over his head because he was cold. He just likes attention.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jul 8, 2023 21:44:28 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

My quilt scraps came in! I already sewed a medium patch on. Almost done with a large patch but stopped my fingers hurt.

I'm set up on my ironing board since I don't have a craft table. It's working pretty good.

I used an ironing board as a desk when I was working with no hips.  It worked well enough for me to data crunch as keeping m6 laptop on my lap was not an option.

[Pink Cashmere]

Jul 9, 2023 9:10:43 GMT -5 daisylu said:

Had a nice ride yesterday, followed by a cookout and fireworks. A lot of the folks at the cookout were new to me, but they all raved about my key lime pie and BLT pasta salad.

Had a moment where I had to calm DH. There was a new guy with the group, but the guy who invited him had a family emergency and showed up halfway through the ride so this guy knew none of us. I would pull him into conversations when I noticed him looking left out, just being nice. Well, halfway through the day he had a clear interest in me, which DH noticed. At this point in the day it, any point really, it is very obvious that DH and I are very much in love. And at the very end of the night just before the guy left he said something that was very clearly a comeon, loud enough for everyone in our core circle to hear. DH NEVER notices stuff like that so it had to be very blatant for him to get it, and he was the most PISSED I have ever seen him. DH listened when I told him the guy was drunk, just let it go, because I respect other people's homes.

Worst part is we learned he passes our house everyday on his way to and from work, and mentioned early in the day that he recognized DH from working in our yard.

I hate it when people are blatantly disrespectful like that. It’s a good thing you were able to help your husband calm down. I would’ve helped bail him out if necessary though.

Sounds like it was a good day otherwise though. Hopefully the dummy won’t be invited back.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jul 9, 2023 1:03:55 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

And you don't think all this stuff would get him committed? If that isn't crazy or something off, I don't know what normal is. I would not put up with that at all and my hubs would not either. Not even from his own father. Damn, that's crazy sh** if I ever heard it.

I am TIRED. I finally got outside and worked in the yard. DIL helped for a bit. Guess where little guy is again, LOL! He wanted to come back to grandma's. We decided not to go out to dinner tonight but will tomorrow evening, non of us was in the mood.

Little guy and DD had a ham sandwich with ham, 2 slices of cheese, 2 slices of bread and filled them up. But now grandson just had a yogurt and another sandwich like that. I think he is starting a growth spurt.

We have a chain link fence and a wood fence behind it, you can't weedeat the weeds from behind it so I had to cut with shears and pull it out. A lot is dead but still looks awful, so I got 3/4's of it cut and cleaned. I hope to finish it tomorrow, going to get little guy out to help me. He needs to be away from the TV and phone that he wants to be on all the time. That is a battle.

DIL is telling me she is going to Russia next summer and leaving little guy with us for 3 months. She is worrying about the dogs, I said we will keep Basil but not sure about Yoshi. She is one of those shiba inu's and I'm not sure how she would do in the country down there. Hubs said she will be ok, but she thinks her sister can take care of her. At least she has now taken up with hubs and I. She wants to sit on our laps now which she never did before. I doubt if son wants her to go, but at least he may not say as much if she leaves little guy here. She may get there and get herself in a real mess. But again, I can't get involed in that either.

She is all depressed, I asked if she quit taking her meds, she said yes, she said they messed her all up. I said there are other kinds, she informed me she didn't want to hear about it anymore. She is getting back like she was before, so sad. Her only interest seems to be spending money and now son has cut back she is not happy.

She started taking about how son won't do this and that. I told her I was sorry, but I was not getting involved in marital problems. I can't change son, I have my own problems with his dad. I'm guessing he is tired of hearing, I want. She said he doesn't want her to go to work, I'm thinking it's more like who will care for little guy when he is gone for a week here and a couple of weeks there. Honestly, I can't see her keeping a job more than a few days, she just can't get along with people and is getting back to this person is a bitch and that person is. I wish I could say to her, you are the only one that can make you happy, spending money isn't going to do it. The poor girl wants to eat out every weekend, go shopping about every day and spend, spend, spend. I can't afford it all the time either. I feel sorry for her to be so unhappy. I can see her trying to leave, she has no idea what it is like to not have enough money to spend. I wonder if she thinks my world is ideal with hubs there and me here. I could try talking to son, but what do I say? No, I'm not getting involved in their problems cause somehow I could likely end up the bad guy. I will help where I can and help with grandson too and do the best I can, don't know what else to do.

I won't say it but she doesn't realize the duloxetine I take is really Cymbalta which is used to treat depression. Treating neuropathy is just one of the off label uses , but I'm sure it helps me too.

Your son has a huge part of this.  If she wants to work, even if it’s just a minimum wage job, for God’s sake let her!  She sounds bored out of her skull, and the sort of person who needs interaction with people.  Since she has never worked while married, her work interactions might be much different.  Spending is her way of getting attention from your son.  
There is absolutely no reason why she cannot work while her son is in school.  

[andi9899]

Jul 9, 2023 9:10:43 GMT -5 daisylu said:

Had a nice ride yesterday, followed by a cookout and fireworks. A lot of the folks at the cookout were new to me, but they all raved about my key lime pie and BLT pasta salad.

Had a moment where I had to calm DH. There was a new guy with the group, but the guy who invited him had a family emergency and showed up halfway through the ride so this guy knew none of us. I would pull him into conversations when I noticed him looking left out, just being nice. Well, halfway through the day he had a clear interest in me, which DH noticed. At this point in the day it, any point really, it is very obvious that DH and I are very much in love. And at the very end of the night just before the guy left he said something that was very clearly a comeon, loud enough for everyone in our core circle to hear. DH NEVER notices stuff like that so it had to be very blatant for him to get it, and he was the most PISSED I have ever seen him. DH listened when I told him the guy was drunk, just let it go, because I respect other people's homes.

Worst part is we learned he passes our house everyday on his way to and from work, and mentioned early in the day that he recognized DH from working in our yard.

The guy seems creepy. Please be safe.

[andi9899]

Jul 9, 2023 9:26:40 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Jul 9, 2023 6:38:47 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

If he's that cold, why does he insist on walking around nude?

I’m pretty sure he didn’t have that blanket over his head because he was cold. He just likes attention.

He seems like an odd duck. Is it weird that when you post about him I picture him looking like Al Sharpton?

[Deleted]

countrygirl2  You have said that your son has lots of PTO accrued - why can't he take 2 weeks off and spend it with his son?  The kid got a pellet rifle (they could work on marksmanship), fishing equipment (they could go fishing-he'll have your pontoon boat then), and he's the perfect age to start camping.  There's so many beautiful areas in WA and Alaska is a very short flight away.  Three months seems like an awfully long time for a child to spend without seeing either parent, and with limited social interactions other than with you, your husband, and your daughter.  

[andi9899]

I finally put my bedding in the washer. One day I'll wash myself.