Afternoon randoms as I'm trapped in a car

[Deleted]

Ugh, the last leg home of a road trip is always the worst. Hang in there! (Can you drink?)

[malibu]

I'm leaving in a few minutes to go over to my school. I have to stand in line to get my textbook. I kind of want to cry. My financial aid didn't go through until Friday, so I had no choice but to wait until the first day of classes. It's going to be a madhouse, if past years have taught me anything.

On the plus side, I'm looking forward to feeling challenged and studying again. I kind of missed school.

[lookingup]

I bought lunch today instead of bringing it from home, but it didn't hit the spot. I hate that!

[silva]

I thought the free cookie I scored was chocolate chip. Nope, oatmeal raisin. I hate you, Monday!

[moolarkey]

Have H stop for gas, run in and buy a mug, a big mug. Pour a couple beers (or something else if they have it).. and drink it - people will think you have pop or coffee.

I made a pitcher margarita's, poured them in my big mug - no one knew the difference. 2 hour car ride, it was the best one ever!

[pantsparty]

The end of a 9-day road trip is no time for sanctimony! It's a time for survival!

[rageragerage]

Aug 24, 2015 15:37:00 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought the free cookie I scored was chocolate chip. Nope, oatmeal raisin. I hate you, Monday!

This is the worst.

[slcjess]

Ugh, how much longer til you get home? Do kids still play the alphabet game? lol.

This is mine: I am not very career oriented so I don't toot my own horn at work (I really hate that phrase but I don't know how else to put it. I don't talk about my successes much?) very often, but if one more person tries to take credit for someone that I have helped promote, I'm going to lose my mind. Normally I don't even care if people take credit for my work (lol) because I'm not that invested BUT this is one area that I'm very passionate about and the reason I wanted the role that I'm in.

ETA- ALSO. If there is a meeting or training you want me to be at, either care enough to send me a meeting maker, or don't plan on my attendance. Sorry, if its not on my calendar, I'm probably going to forget. This is how things work around here!

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 24, 2015 15:37:00 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought the free cookie I scored was chocolate chip. Nope, oatmeal raisin. I hate you, Monday!

[lilafowler]

I had a fight with H and now I feel crappy. I hate getting angry-I always feel shitty about myself afterwards.

[lilafowler]

Aug 24, 2015 15:47:40 GMT -5 rageragerage said:

Aug 24, 2015 15:37:00 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought the free cookie I scored was chocolate chip. Nope, oatmeal raisin. I hate you, Monday!

This is the worst.

Truth.

[gummybear]

My friend from grade school invited me and the kids over for lunch tomorrow. She just started selling R.&.F. What are the chances I am going to be approached to host a party? She is sweet and very unaggressive.

[styme46]

I kind of want to start running, but I know as soon as the cold weather hits, I will stop. I don't have a treadmill and probably wouldn't have enough motivation to go to a gym if I joined. Plus, I like my sleep so I have no idea when I would actually run anyway. Lazy girl problems.

[missanne]

Aug 24, 2015 15:37:00 GMT -5 silva said:

I thought the free cookie I scored was chocolate chip. Nope, oatmeal raisin. I hate you, Monday!

Jimmy posted this today. Lol

[miso]

Does anybody actually like oatmeal raisin cookies?

[Deleted]

So I thought DS just had a cold and they wouldn't give me anything when I took him in today. He has pneumonia. God I feel guilty. He has had zero fever and it hasn't slowed him down one bit. DH was an ass today because we ran out of jello. I cannot wait to go back to work.

[lilafowler]

Aug 24, 2015 16:15:58 GMT -5 miso said:

Does anybody actually like oatmeal raisin cookies?

Weirdos. But oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are awesome.

[Deleted]

Oh man, I feel for you. We did 4 days a few weeks ago and the ride home was pure hell. Everyone was calm and relaxed on the way out there, but coming back was no good.

[Deleted]

I like oatmeal raisin.

[vicky]

I love chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with a sprinkle of sea salt on top

[nsl]

My H needs to take a nap or something because he's acting as crabby as the kids when they're overtired. I kid you not, he just held up a piece of paper I gave him weeks ago with three of those grocery loyalty cards attached to it and asked me, "Do you have one of these? I don't have one of these." I said yes, I have one. He demanded to know what the number was (which, WTF, no I am not getting out of my comfortable chair to give you the number of my stupid grocery store loyalty card), and then claimed I never gave him one when I got mine. Apparently me GIVING HIM THE PAPER WITH THE OTHER CARDS ATTACHED TO IT was not actually giving him a card. So now he's mad.

It's times like these when I wish I could send him back to work the way I send the kids to their rooms.

[pantsparty]

Oatmeal raisin cookies are lies made with disappointment.

[themysteriouswife]

Aug 24, 2015 16:15:58 GMT -5 miso said:

Does anybody actually like oatmeal raisin cookies?

M h prefers them over chocolate chip.

[miso]

Aug 24, 2015 16:31:49 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Aug 24, 2015 16:15:58 GMT -5 miso said:

Does anybody actually like oatmeal raisin cookies?

My younger son does, and this fact led to one of my least favorite MIL moments ever. She made oatmeal raisin cookies for ds1 and 2, and ds1 of course does not care for them at all but hey, cookies, right.  So she sends a family email asking how the cookies went over, and ds2 says These Are My Favorites, Grandma, Thank You, and I email chime in saying Oh, How great; I didn't know these were your favorites, son; and MIL sends a whole family email going on and on and ON about how come it is I didn't know what my son's favorite cookies are, and how could I not know, and a good mother WOULD know, and clearly she's a better grandmother than I am a mother, and gosh, what a shame ds2 never had anyone care enough to make him oatmeal raisin cookies even though they were his favorite. 

Ds2 sends me a private email thereafter saying he was just kidding and these are not his favorite, he was just responding to her kind of pushy email about the cookies. But ever since then, MIL makes fucking oatmeal raisin cookies every time she thinks she might see ds2, and makes a huge deal over how REMEMBER, YOUR MOM DID NOT KNOW THESE WERE YOUR FAVORITES AND I, MIL, MADE THEM FOR YOU?  

OMG at your son!  Harumph!

(I know this is more about your mother-in-law, but he caused this!)

[RoxMonster]

I'm sitting outside and the breeze is actually COOL and I am chilly. It's kind of amazing. I am so sad I'm back to work because the weather all week is going to be gorgeous.

Trying to decide what we want to do on Labor Day weekend. H gets all three days off work, which NEVER happens. There is a wine fest that Sunday we usually go to and maybe we will just check out some new hiking spots on Saturday and Monday. It's too hard to travel anywhere with Rox anyhow.

[Deleted]

I feel like that with my H about 1 1/2 hours into a raid trip. He is the worst to road trip with.

[RoxMonster]

And I'm so pissed at people on behalf of my friend. She and her H have two girls, and they found out their third is going to be a girl as well. She told me that whenever people hear this, a lot have been saying "Oh, I'm sorry" and it's hurting her feelings.

When will people learn to keep their mouths shut about all things related to pregnancy/fertility/sex of children/choice to have children/how many children you want, etc?

[miso]

Aug 24, 2015 17:22:01 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Aug 24, 2015 17:13:01 GMT -5 miso said:

OMG at your son!  Harumph!

(I know this is more about your mother-in-law, but he caused this!)

I KNOW RIGHT??? I blame him entirely. 

Of course, he invented the MIL Drinking Game; whenever she says anything passive aggressive we all take a drink. lololol 

Oh, that is fantastic.  I'm relieved to hear that he truly understands THE MADNESS.  Strong work, son.  Strong work.

[ginger]

I love oatmeal raisin cookies. I do not discriminate.

However, Chocolate Chip Cookies are better than Oatmeal Raisin.

[sewf]

I love chewy oatmeal raisin cookies. But cake is superior.

DS let me doze on the couch with minimal interruptions for 1 1/2 hours! This staycation is awesome so far.