what are you doing right now?

[cooper88]

Pink Cashmere Happy birthday!

[finnime]

Happy happy birthday, Pink Cashmere, and I hope your year to come is rewarding in every way.

[TheOtherMe]

Happy birthday, Pink!

[TheOtherMe]

Dec 12, 2023 19:10:40 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

No I'm not entitled to a break or even a lunch hour in Nebraska so she can tell me I'm not allowed to sit down.

Drama, are you saying that you are not entitled to a break or lunch by labor laws in Nebraska.  That is ridiculous.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Dec 12, 2023 19:27:29 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Dec 12, 2023 19:10:40 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

No I'm not entitled to a break or even a lunch hour in Nebraska so she can tell me I'm not allowed to sit down.

Drama, are you saying that you are not entitled to a break or lunch by labor laws in Nebraska.  That is ridiculous.

Yep. I know I didnt hear it wrong because I researched this at the hospital. Nebraska DOL confirmed and said lunch was a privilege not a right.

I went and read the labor laws too. That is how I know Gwen cant operate the phone at my dads buisness but if we had a family farm she could legally run a combine.

Nebraska is second only to Florida in terms of labor rights. That should tell you something.

[toomuchreality]

Dec 12, 2023 15:34:36 GMT -5 Anne_in_VA said:

We’re home from the hospital.  DH has a severely blocked artery and will need a stent.  So far it’s scheduled for December 21st.  I was hoping it would be sooner as we were supposed to be visiting family in Georgia this weekend, but it looks like we’re going to be missing the family Christmas party.

DH is feeling fine as long as he doesn’t exercise or exert himself.  Now I just need to keep an eye on him as he won’t stop.

I'm glad you're home and that your husband will be okay, after his surgery. Sorry you'll miss your family party.
But hopefully, you'll have your DH to celebrate at least one more Christmas with. ♡

[minnesotapaintlady]

At concert #2 of the week after gas station dinner and running out into the boonies for piano lesson. We were cutting it pretty close and Carrot had to change into his dress clothes on the drive.

[snapdragon]

Pink Cashmere - have a good beverage and wonderful Birthday.

I got my Tranny Rebate check from Ford! 

Picked up new car tabs and since I moved the cost went down over $50!

There is a candy shop in the new town that I went into on the way home. Spent under $13 but got dark chocolates and assorted taffy. 

I really need to think about dinner soon. Treats are treats, not dinner. 

[giramomma]

Dec 12, 2023 19:41:54 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

At concert #2 of the week after gas station dinner and running out into the boonies for piano lesson. We were cutting it pretty close and Carrot had to change into his dress clothes on the drive.

I remember those days. Those were good days when I was young.

[giramomma]

I should be applying for a job. I have nearly run out of time. I just can't.

And I will.

[raeoflyte]

Dec 12, 2023 19:13:20 GMT -5 lurkyloo said:

Man, maybe this is menopause or something bc I am just unreasonably PO’d.
Good news:  DH volunteered to call the sped teacher tomorrow and yell at her.  He’ll do a much more effective job than me at this stage, 50:50 chance I’d devolve into name calling 

I am so with you on the unreasonably PO'd.  I think its progress that I know its unreasonable.  But I wish I could pinpoint a cause.  I'm a little worried that its PMS that I'll just never be able to determine.  I guess I could mark the calendar PO'd and see if there's a pattern.  

[ners]

Happy Birthday Pink Cashmere  

[minnesotapaintlady]

Dec 12, 2023 19:49:27 GMT -5 giramomma said:

Dec 12, 2023 19:41:54 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

At concert #2 of the week after gas station dinner and running out into the boonies for piano lesson. We were cutting it pretty close and Carrot had to change into his dress clothes on the drive.

I remember those days. Those were good days when I was young.

Carrot doesn't think they're good days. He HATES performing in front of an audience...partially just anxiety. Partially due to never practicing and not being prepared. 🙄 Its getting old.

[toomuchreality]

Dec 12, 2023 17:18:05 GMT -5 busymom said:

Happy Birthday Pink Cashmere!  I love this cake, (hope you do too) because it's both feminine, and also announces "I own this place".         

Happy, happy birthday, to you!

[taz157]

Happy birthday Pink!

[soupandstew]

Internet and TV just dropped AGAIN so I vocally vented to an ATT rep about my unhappiness with the service lately.  Saw some poor guy trying to access the house next door where the connection is but they aren't home and he didn't want to talk to me.  One more service drop and we're going to be talking about adjusting the bill for this month

[daisylu]

Happy Birthday Pink Cashmere

I hope next year is better!

[chiver78]

I just woke up on the couch a little while ago, to a recap of last night's The Voice episode. totally not shocking, considering the mood I was in after closing my laptop. my body handles big stress by knocking me out, always has.

hugs to those that need them tonight. I have some comments on things (looking at you, DQ, and the DOL) but I'm on my phone for the night with a tiny keyboard. I'll say more in the am. I need to log in for a few min to push a quality record thru some keystrokes with a teammate in Ireland.

[countrygirl2]

Happy Birthday Pink

[TheOtherMe]

Dec 12, 2023 19:31:46 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Dec 12, 2023 19:27:29 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Drama, are you saying that you are not entitled to a break or lunch by labor laws in Nebraska.  That is ridiculous.

Yep. I know I didnt hear it wrong because I researched this at the hospital. Nebraska DOL confirmed and said lunch was a privilege not a right.

I went and read the labor laws too. That is how I know Gwen cant operate the phone at my dads buisness but if we had a family farm she could legally run a combine.

Nebraska is second only to Florida in terms of labor rights. That should tell you something.

I would never set foot in Nebraska again if I didn't have to drive through it to get to Colorado.

I will not step foot in Florida or Texas.  I have no reason to go anywhere near those states.

[soupandstew]

I'm sort of losing my stuff a little bit because I just learned that my next door neighbor is in the hospital waiting on an angiogram tomorrow.  They are "new" neighbors in the way things go here, maybe 5 years in but awesome peeps who made it clear from day #1 they were invested in our community and would be up in your face if needed, and have your back if needed as well.  

[finnime]

Hope all goes well with your neighbor, soupandstew.

[countrygirl2]

Well, not working again. 

Son was coming to the house for dinner. He said DIL was feeding grandson because she didn't want him eating fried fish?? Fresh fish and home made fries? I said you have got to be kidding. But he was all upset because his check engine light came on. The truck is getting old enough some things are starting to go wrong. He just spent $1400 for rotors and brakes, his dad would have done that himself, but ok. Each to his own. Now he is trying to do a diagnostics to see what it shows, hoping its not something really expensive.

I'm not inviting them over for dinner again. I spent a lot for things we won't eat and too much stuff and grandson will want to eat too so not making it miserable for him. I will let her decide when or if he can eat what I cook. I will moderate as much as I can if I know what he can and can't eat but to just have it sprung of me at the moment or just on a whim, no, that's not good. And hubs goes ,and you want to move up there in that mess? Yes, I think little guy needs us more than ever. Son finally said she was taking him ice skating, I had forgotten she was doing that and she must have too. I guess she was upset yesterday because he ate spaghetti O's, like son said one can with me here isn't going to kill him. But I worry about all the issues he is learning around food.  One day she is going to give him a gluten free diet?? No doctor recommended it, another day something else, it goes on and on. He worries about getting fat at age 8. Body image and food issues can really mess you up for life. If she is going to make sure everything is natural will have to pack him lunch and make sure he doesn't eat anyplace else, poor kid. Last night he ate everything he could find. As hubs said at his age you can't fill a boy up. I bought him brown bread today and now its fish. And the odd thing is she was with me when I bought the fish and was talking about coming over for dinner, that's why I bought cod. Well its beyond me and luckily I'm not a fire brand like I used to be or I would blow up. No more.

I'm a bit melancholy today. I was looking in on DD. She has the best of everything we can get her. A clean room and bathroom, nice clothing, a comfy bed, nice linens, decorations she likes. Her soaps, lotions, and things, good special sized shoes that fit. Foods she likes, her meds, good hair cuts. Keep her teeth good, and did I say she is clean.  Tonight she is going to sleep with her carousel playing pretty Xmas music with lights. She is a happy little camper. I know one day I will have to leave her and it breaks my heart. She is so naive and has been sheltered most of her life, well loved, and well cared for. It just won't be like that, I saw it in both group homes she lived in. It was pretty poor. She had more than anyone and likely kept it only because I was there every week checking on her, won't be the same.

Well I need to cheer up. Hubs sent me a Christmas present today. I think he is to get his before Christmas, I may send him something else, just so he has something.

He got the britches he was waiting for, said they do ok when standing but not when sitting, not good.

I did get 8 of those big bulbs on stakes out today. I have my long lights, need to see if hubs left some long extension cords, hate to have to buy any.

[andi9899]

Dec 12, 2023 16:42:27 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Out of all the calls and texts I’ve received today, guess who still hasn’t told me Happy Birthday. I’m not upset, just noted. 

It’s been a very lazy day for me. I wanted to be lazy, so that’s what I did. 

Happy Birthday!

[toomuchreality]

Dec 12, 2023 20:19:49 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

Internet and TV just dropped AGAIN so I vocally vented to an ATT rep about my unhappiness with the service lately.  Saw some poor guy trying to access the house next door where the connection is but they aren't home and he didn't want to talk to me.  One more service drop and we're going to be talking about adjusting the bill for this month

Oh. I would already be asking for and expecting an adjustment. You're paying for service, not lack of service. Or talking to customer service. And it irritates the crap out of me, when they expect me to do a job for them. I'm not an employee. They don't pay me.

[toomuchreality]

Dec 12, 2023 22:10:26 GMT -5 countrygirl2 said:

Well, not working again. 

Son was coming to the house for dinner. He said DIL was feeding grandson because she didn't want him eating fried fish?? Fresh fish and home made fries? I said you have got to be kidding. But he was all upset because his check engine light came on. The truck is getting old enough some things are starting to go wrong. He just spent $1400 for rotors and brakes, his dad would have done that himself, but ok. Each to his own. Now he is trying to do a diagnostics to see what it shows, hoping its not something really expensive.

I'm not inviting them over for dinner again. I spent a lot for things we won't eat and too much stuff and grandson will want to eat too so not making it miserable for him. I will let her decide when or if he can eat what I cook. I will moderate as much as I can if I know what he can and can't eat but to just have it sprung of me at the moment or just on a whim, no, that's not good. And hubs goes ,and you want to move up there in that mess? Yes, I think little guy needs us more than ever. Son finally said she was taking him ice skating, I had forgotten she was doing that and she must have too. I guess she was upset yesterday because he ate spaghetti O's, like son said one can with me here isn't going to kill him. But I worry about all the issues he is learning around food.  One day she is going to give him a gluten free diet?? No doctor recommended it, another day something else, it goes on and on. He worries about getting fat at age 8. Body image and food issues can really mess you up for life. If she is going to make sure everything is natural will have to pack him lunch and make sure he doesn't eat anyplace else, poor kid. Last night he ate everything he could find. As hubs said at his age you can't fill a boy up. I bought him brown bread today and now its fish. And the odd thing is she was with me when I bought the fish and was talking about coming over for dinner, that's why I bought cod. Well its beyond me and luckily I'm not a fire brand like I used to be or I would blow up. No more.

I'm a bit melancholy today. I was looking in on DD. She has the best of everything we can get her. A clean room and bathroom, nice clothing, a comfy bed, nice linens, decorations she likes. Her soaps, lotions, and things, good special sized shoes that fit. Foods she likes, her meds, good hair cuts. Keep her teeth good, and did I say she is clean.  Tonight she is going to sleep with her carousel playing pretty Xmas music with lights. She is a happy little camper. I know one day I will have to leave her and it breaks my heart. She is so naive and has been sheltered most of her life, well loved, and well cared for. It just won't be like that, I saw it in both group homes she lived in. It was pretty poor. She had more than anyone and likely kept it only because I was there every week checking on her, won't be the same.

Well I need to cheer up. Hubs sent me a Christmas present today. I think he is to get his before Christmas, I may send him something else, just so he has something.

He got the britches he was waiting for, said they do ok when standing but not when sitting, not good.

I did get 8 of those big bulbs on stakes out today. I have my long lights, need to see if hubs left some long extension cords, hate to have to buy any.

I'm so sorry. I know how it is to be caught in the middle like that. What she's doing doesn't seem right and it's confusing. To you, to her son, her husband. No wonder little guy gets in trouble at school. He's trying to make sense of a world that doesn't make sense. Looking for stability. I agree, he needs you there. But I'm not sure you being there can have the impact, you'd like and he needs. I don't know what to say. I hope for the best, for all of you.

[countrygirl2]

Tonight after skating she came by and said where is dinner? I said fish I have but cold french fries wouldn't be good, so than he has fish?? But she would only let him have a bell pepper with them, he didn't like cole slaw.  She wouldn't let him have milk or the brown bread or apple juice. She made him drink tea, I told her there is no nutrition in tea.  She said she was doing this for a short time to see if it helped his ADHD. I guess she has son convinced she is doing good or something. She listens to her russian friends come up with all this stuff about how bad American food is. Yes, you eat fast food all the time and don't have fruits and veggies and a balanced diet it sure can be. I told her she really needs to have his doctor advise on this. She said American doctors are only after money nothing else. She has herself convinced that any medication is bad and I'm sure that food will do it. I am worried to death about him, he doesn't have an ounce of fat to lose. 

I heard him ask for something and she got on him in Russian. I just told her there are a lot of good foods here and also gluten free foods he can eat. She said she was getting him lactose milk tomorrow. 

Before he left, he came in and I wrapped him up in my arms, he said quietly, grandma I wish I could stay here with you. I told him I know but that he needed to go home so he could go to school tomorrow. She keeps this up he is really going to start rebelling. And I can see him hiding food next. He had a couple of korean treats in his backpack yesterday and he told me that was his emergency supply.  I hope he does see a psychiatrist if he starts talking they may not like what they hear. I do think she means well and is just very 
misdirected. I said before once she gets with some russian friends she seems to go off on a tangent. Now everything American is bad, well if it was so great there how come she had to leave with not much more than the clothes on her back. I hope she does visit for 2 months this summer, may take some of that rosy look off things. She is going to go to doctors over there because its cheaper and quicker, she hasn't been back in 10 years and is now an American citizen, she may be in for a rude awakening, I just hope he comes back.  If it were left up to me I would move up here right now and stay. Financially we need to sell that house first and that takes time. Hubs is looking for a trailer to put most of his tools in for about $8k, he doesn't want to pay $15 and I don't blame him. I am concerned about him and grandson plus DD. I am letting this stress me. Like everything else she does I hope she doesn't stick with it long. Little guy may not be allowed over here this weekend, would not surprise me. He is going to want to eat and probably all kinds of stuff and I will be told not to let him if he comes, I think. What do I do? I would probably have him go back home as I can't do that to him

From what I have read and they repeat it over and over there is no evidence these diets help.

[giramomma]

Dammit. I was 3 minutes late, literally, and it wouldn't let me finish the application process. So, it's incomplete.

I'm not going to withdraw. Folks may be able to contact me.

Grr.......

[countrygirl2]

I need to go to bed. I was just reading this bread I bought. It's called Dave's Bread has 21 whole grains and seeds. I toasted a slice and its really good. Likely has honey in it, need to read. I need to go to Big Lots and find some good jam to put on it. I like breads with a bit of crunch in the bite.

I was thinking of little guy, we were confused about some of the things in Monopoly as I haven't played since a teen. So he was reading the directions and explained it to me. He has excellent reading and understanding of what he reads. I like the game for him as like I said before, lets him use his math and reading skills, so good for him. Also teaches him patience. I bought the old Operation game for us, I think DD will like it, in fact got it for her. I'm also going to buy UNO, we had it at home, not sure if we still do.  I also got her 2 pair of socks with aloe vera in them. She will likely get some items like that, she likes them and will enjoy opening them. Hubs sent me a gift and I got it today, 2 small packages so I'm guessing jewelry, he got one to be from DD. She said what did dad get me? I told he said for me to get something as he doesn't have a clue what to get her. We all know I am struggling with that too. So tomorrow wrap those also and sons gift. DIL's earrings aren't coming till Dec 26th, bummer, she should have told me what she wanted earlier. No surprise but something she wanted to go with a ring, the stones are peridot, semi precious but still very pretty and not totally cheap either. I just got them 1 gift each this year.

He is old enough now to remember his aunt and grandma having patience with him, a lot more than I had with my own son, I must admit. He is a bright child with good skills and catches on quickly. I wish he had the opportunity to attend some advanced classes, I think he would enjoy them, especially in math and science. 

My eyelids are closing on me, almost ready to call it a night. I am sure breathing better and coughing more of that stuff up. YES!

[finnime]

Good morning, illustrious invisipeeps of Y Ma'am. Welcome to Wednesday. I hope your day extends balm for the irritants in your world and soothes you. Something about this time of year is difficult to manage, often. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone had access to a personal day in the 3 week period before Christmas to just do as they please, no expectations or demands. Just a time out; a mental health day. The stresses and physical ailments people have seem much more challenging given the holidays. If you're experiencing them, or caring for or about someone who is, a day off could provide the respite you need.

Today I'm going to pack away the various equipment from the festivals this past weekend, to not come out again until the spring. And stow away the Christmas decorations bins. To the basement they'll go. Need to get moving.

DD is coming to finish organizing and pruning my web site. I'm thinking of adding another page to it offering prints I've already had made up, some as is, some matted and some matted and framed, to clear some of the slower moving inventory left from the shows. I don't know. Need to think about it.

And I need to start making cookies!

Yesterday was a clear sunny, chilly day. Just a few cloud low on the horizon at dawn.