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Post by lurkyloo on Jul 17, 2023 19:41:16 GMT -5
I made it from scratch. It finally cooked but we'll be eating it for weeks. Send leftovers to MPL's house. Her boys will knock it out. DS, who ate the best part of a 6 lb chicken last night, is also willing to help out Both drumsticks, both wings, 1.5 breasts, plus corn on the cob.
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Post by daisylu on Jul 17, 2023 19:42:46 GMT -5
Had some very productive conversations with DH today. (He did end up grilling some fish under the covered porch, and it was delicious - even if I did do the prep.)
But I also heard his male coworkers name too many times - the one that I have issue with because I know he has cheated on his wife of almost 30 years since day one. He has not mentioned him a lot since my blowup, and I was already kind of pissed off because the guy called him last night on his first day of vacation. DH missed the call, but I saw it. He did not call back, but he did tell me about it - so that's a good thing.
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NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 17, 2023 19:42:59 GMT -5
After reading my own, rather whiney, post about shoe shopping I went out and just got it done. And since I was out and about anyway I also went and got the few items DS1 had asked me to bring to Singapore, bought the eczema lotion DDIL prefers and can't get in Germany for her to take when they are here in two weeks, got pineapple juice since DGS1 fell in love with that this spring while they were on the Canary islands. Then I also got some other odds and ends that were on my to buy list. All in all I did a decent job at "decluttering" my checking account LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2023 19:49:22 GMT -5
Pink Cashmere I'm sorry today sucked in so many ways. You will be in my prayers tonight as always.
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Post by cooper88 on Jul 17, 2023 19:59:17 GMT -5
Forecast for tomorrow is 112. I will spend the day in the office, all day, which will be it's own form of agony for me. I usually get to break it up by running around.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 17, 2023 20:12:33 GMT -5
Forecast for tomorrow is 112. I will spend the day in the office, all day, which will be it's own form of agony for me. I usually get to break it up by running around. Good thing I did not complain about the 93° we have here. Sending cool thoughts to all of you who need them. Phew....
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Post by giramomma on Jul 17, 2023 20:26:56 GMT -5
Sometimes, going to bed and starting over the next day is our best option.
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Post by finnime on Jul 17, 2023 20:28:42 GMT -5
Sorry to hear your day was so dismal, Pink Cashmere. Hugs to you. I wish you could feel them.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 17, 2023 20:38:10 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 17, 2023 20:53:46 GMT -5
I finally found a spot in the cell phone lot at Logan. I know L has landed, but she checked luggage and stuff. this lot is in a different place than where I hung out waiting for andi, and it's packed with creepy guys standing around - Uber/Lyft waiting for pickups. glad I have the pups with me. some of them looked at me sideways when I drove through, looking for a space. Be safe! (I'm glad the pups are with you too!)
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Post by Pink Cashmere on Jul 17, 2023 20:58:46 GMT -5
My daughter is SO upset with me, She has texted me from what I guess is a random Internet phone number, demanding I unblock her and saying this is so stupid. I did not respond, and I did not unblock her.
Because if having access to me is that important, then don’t be an asshole whenever you feel like I didn’t respond or do things the way you want me to do them…. When I had a valid reason for not responding the way you wanted me to, or not doing what you wanted me to. The same way you insist I let you be you, let me be me!
I don’t know what the duck I am doing right now, but what I do know is that I’m tired of people playing with me and acting like I have no choice but to show them all the love that I do, regardless of what THEY do, and how they treat me.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 17, 2023 21:08:29 GMT -5
My daughter is SO upset with me, She has texted me from what I guess is a random Internet phone number, demanding I unblock her and saying this is so stupid. I did not respond, and I did not unblock her. Because if having access to me is that important, then don’t be an asshole whenever you feel like I didn’t respond or do things the way you want me to do them…. When I had a valid reason for not responding the way you wanted me to, or not doing what you wanted me to. The same way you insist I let you be you, let me be me! I don’t know what the duck I am doing right now, but what I do know is that I’m tired of people playing with me and acting like I have no choice but to show them all the love that I do, regardless of what THEY do, and how they treat me. I'm so sorry. I hope tomorrow is a better day. ❤
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Jul 17, 2023 21:36:27 GMT -5
I am currently in Wells, Maine on my first vacation in forever. A friend invited me to stay at her sister's timeshare so of course I said yes. Staying here a couple of nights then heading up to the North Country in New Hampshire for a couple nights at my cousin's house. I feel absolutely naked without a cat. At least my sister is feeding them for me. Still feels weird away from them. Especially the brat.
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 17, 2023 22:18:18 GMT -5
My daughter is SO upset with me, She has texted me from what I guess is a random Internet phone number, demanding I unblock her and saying this is so stupid. I did not respond, and I did not unblock her. Because if having access to me is that important, then don’t be an asshole whenever you feel like I didn’t respond or do things the way you want me to do them…. When I had a valid reason for not responding the way you wanted me to, or not doing what you wanted me to. The same way you insist I let you be you, let me be me! I don’t know what the duck I am doing right now, but what I do know is that I’m tired of people playing with me and acting like I have no choice but to show them all the love that I do, regardless of what THEY do, and how they treat me. big hugs, lady. 💗
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Post by CCL on Jul 17, 2023 22:24:16 GMT -5
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 17, 2023 22:25:26 GMT -5
Back from Salmon Arm. The morning started out nice, but rain clouds moved in. When I left, all the kids were coloring in the middle of the cabin floor.
At this point, I think I have all of TD’s cousins straight as to which brother they belong to. They have these reunions and some only show up occasionally. There were 4 brothers and a sister. Each brother had anywhere from 2-5 kids (by my count, he has 22), so these are all the cousins. Now, don’t ask me which kid belongs to which cousin! Soooo many little girls! By my count, 10 girls to 2 boys, all between 3-8 years.
TD wants to make another run up there when it’s less crazy. I have no problem with that. It’s gorgeous up there, but unfortunately people are find it, so it’s a lot busier there than when we first went up when his folks still had their cabin.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Jul 17, 2023 22:34:05 GMT -5
I was up half the night last night with bad heartburn/acid reflux. Felt pretty good all day, but now it's coming back. Wish my recliner cables weren't both broken.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 17, 2023 22:59:39 GMT -5
Been working scraping wallpaper off the bathroom wall. Not something I planned to do but DIL started ripping the paper off, so not much I could do than.
So we have been doing that all afternoon. After she left at 7 I scrapped another half a wall, so there wouldn't be gouges. I should have done a different one. I quit about 9 and cleaned it up and showered. It will look much brighter I know. But now she is wanting to pull the light box down over the sink, NOOOOOO. It was originally built in here. Even hubs tries not to bother anything on the ceiling of these things. There is little to fasten too and a 50 year old manufactured home could have all type of issues up in there. I don't know, if I can get it across to her. That is something I'm not even brave enough to do and I will fix and change a lot of things.
We got the estimate for the heat pump, seems to be about $7k. Hubs said up to you, you decide, I hate it when he does that.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 17, 2023 23:03:21 GMT -5
I am currently in Wells, Maine on my first vacation in forever. A friend invited me to stay at her sister's timeshare so of course I said yes. Staying here a couple of nights then heading up to the North Country in New Hampshire for a couple nights at my cousin's house. I feel absolutely naked without a cat. At least my sister is feeding them for me. Still feels weird away from them. Especially the brat. ENJOY! 😊
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Post by giramomma on Jul 17, 2023 23:49:56 GMT -5
I've been going down memory lane. Really, just peeking at folks's lives on the interwebz. Lots of people going through crap irl. Must b something in the water.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 17, 2023 23:56:51 GMT -5
Hubs is having kitty issues. He said Tigger has been wanting to sit on his lap and since he has restless legs can't let him for long. He said he meows. Last night apparently Smoke wanted to start sitting on his lap. He said he was running around meowing. Said he tried different food, checked the tlitter box, had changed their water yesterday. He said nothing he did satisfied him. I said hon, they know something is different, but don't really understand why I'm sure, so they are wanting attention. Poor babies, I miss them so and really worry about them. I must admit, hubs is really trying more than I thought he would.
I'm trying to get DIL to let me take little guy to Indiana middle of August so he can visit with grandpa before school. He wants to go so bad, he started crying. But son is going TDY off and on all month and she doesn't want to be alone. We will probably work something out. I will see what weeks he is gone and hope he won't at the end of the month. Maybe he can go the last week and stay till right before school starts, will see.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 18, 2023 1:23:37 GMT -5
I'm going to that Hillbilly BBQ in a few hours. I suspect that this is something that will require a lot of weed. Oh well, at least I'll get supper out of it for 6 bucks. Should be interesting. We're definitely going to need a full report on the event. It was ....different. Lots of people playing on the stage. Many guitars, fiddles, a double bass, a mandolin, a couple of squeezeboxes, etc. It wasn't country music, it was more early bluegrass. All old and middle-aged people. People were doing line dancing on the dance floor. It felt like the annual barn dance down in the holler. The place was packed. I ate, smoked a fat one, and then stayed for about an hour. The bartender was the spitting image of Keanu Reeves. I made it home without incident. Will I be back for hillbilly night? No, I will not.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 18, 2023 2:24:21 GMT -5
We're definitely going to need a full report on the event. It was ....different. Lots of people playing on the stage. Many guitars, fiddles, a double bass, a mandolin, a couple of squeezeboxes, etc. It wasn't country music, it was more early bluegrass. All old and middle-aged people. People were doing line dancing on the dance floor. It felt like the annual barn dance down in the holler. The place was packed. I ate, smoked a fat one, and then stayed for about an hour. The bartender was the spitting image of Keanu Reeves. I made it home without incident. Will I be back for hillbilly night? No, I will not. Yea, that photo is very much NOT how I imagine you to be
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finnime
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Post by finnime on Jul 18, 2023 2:27:39 GMT -5
Good morning, illustrious invisipeeps, moving mountains to conquer the world. I hope your today is a good one that rewards your efforts and does not abrade you in any way. And I hope you have good reason for levity. I'll be on my way soon to the train to Maryland. I'm going to rent a car there, help DD pack and load up the car with everything I can, preparatory for her move to Massachusetts. She has been scouring the web looking for reasonably priced apartments here. She may be coming back with me to look at some. I hope so. It's tough but I'm really glad she's gotten behind this whole effort. empress of self-improvement, I know Wells well! That's where I go when I go to Maine. YDB has a house there. There's so much to see and do. And I hope NH is a great treat for you, too. It's another favorite vacation spot. Yesterday was overcast in the morning and misty in the evening, separated by a hot sunny day. I took pictures morning, afternoon and evening. Here are some of them: A goldfinch in the flower bed in front of pickleball courts The boat I would own if I owned boats The sun going down in the clouds above the harbor
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Post by daisylu on Jul 18, 2023 6:11:12 GMT -5
My daughter is SO upset with me, She has texted me from what I guess is a random Internet phone number, demanding I unblock her and saying this is so stupid. I did not respond, and I did not unblock her. Because if having access to me is that important, then don’t be an asshole whenever you feel like I didn’t respond or do things the way you want me to do them…. When I had a valid reason for not responding the way you wanted me to, or not doing what you wanted me to. The same way you insist I let you be you, let me be me! I don’t know what the duck I am doing right now, but what I do know is that I’m tired of people playing with me and acting like I have no choice but to show them all the love that I do, regardless of what THEY do, and how they treat me. It is hard to enforce boundaries, especially with your own children. Please continue to take care of YOU.
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Post by daisylu on Jul 18, 2023 6:16:16 GMT -5
Rough night of sleep. DH did his usual toss and turn until after midnight, and I woke up at 2 and couldn't get back to sleep until 4. Bladder woke me up at 645, when I discovered I didn't charge my phone last night. A necessity for safety reasons if we are to be on the kayaks all day.
On the plus side, I am sitting on the covered porch listening to only the river flowing and birds chirping while phone charges. Likely won't last for long. DH knows I got up and he does not get along well in a queen sized bed.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 18, 2023 6:56:29 GMT -5
Pink. I also just want to say, I get it. I have discovered that I have bandwidth to take care of crap in ONE role in my life, maybe two as the kids are always ever present. That's largely one of the reasons I'm on very low contact with mom. Being a parent is one role, and I prioritize it because kids are minors, and it's not their job to adult (except for DS). That leaves one messy area. Right now, it's work. I have to prioritize my job situation. I can go without eating, my kid's can't. Therefore, there just is nothing else more to take on, in terms of other people's emotional stuff. I wish it were different. I can only control me. Folks don't like it when I prioritize me. Surprisingly, though, my kids are fairly understanding. Mom, not so much. Oh, well, I can't control her. I don't have the time to figure out antidepressants right now. I'm not going on an antidepressant that could nullify my tamoxifen and increase my risk of getting cancer again. This is the best I can do right now.
It is what it is.
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Post by raeoflyte on Jul 18, 2023 7:44:04 GMT -5
Ds has strep. His symptoms came on so fast, but in hindsight he said he had been feeling fatigued he just didn't realize it. It's felt like a rough couple weeks, but not a lot of outside commitments at least.
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Post by finnime on Jul 18, 2023 7:48:55 GMT -5
Riding the train somewhere north of NYC. I think we're still in Connecticut. The track pretty much hugs the coast. We've gone through some very picturesque areas on the water, some shrouded in fog.
It just occurred to me that somehow I missed strawberry season entirely. Now we're in corn and blueberries and soon, peaches. IMmm. 'm sure many of you have noticed that I'm a foodie.
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Post by finnime on Jul 18, 2023 7:50:55 GMT -5
Good strategy, giramomma. Firm boundaries and strict priorities. Otherwise you'll be torn to pieces.
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