Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Oct 6, 2015 6:50:44 GMT -5
I'm still alive! But my eye still twitches from the stress of yesterday. Doesn't seem like anything came of the threat to Philly area universities, but it is VERY UNNERVING to see the freaking SWAT team camped outside your building.
Homeless guy in a wheelchair just rolls past me on my way to work. "Have a good day" he says. I say "you too" his reply? "Fuck you." Me, calmly, "well. You too." He chuckles.
I gave this guy a butterfinger like two days ago. And he hit on me. :/
My knee has FINALLY gotten back to full strength for walking (not for running or using several of the machines at the gym, but I'm getting there) and I logged over 16000 steps on my FitBit yesterday. I took a 40 minute walk in the morning after dropping the boys off at school, and walked two miles round trip to pick DS 1 up at the end of the day. H and I also went to the mall and just wandered for awhile since he's off work this week. I plan to do it all again today just because I can.
Post by nonsensetomfoolery on Oct 6, 2015 7:15:39 GMT -5
I got a big promotion yesterday and with it came a 40% pay increase! This is going to help so, so much. I got a new (to me) car on Saturday and was thinking about cutting cable to help, but now I get to keep my Bravo. LOL. Hey, I work for a non-profit, it's the little things. ; )
Post by thebuddhagouda on Oct 6, 2015 7:17:31 GMT -5
After 4 months I finally got a picture of both kids looking at the camera, and E is dressed like a hobo clown for tacky day and making a face that might indicate a homicidal hobo clown
Post by themysteriouswife on Oct 6, 2015 7:22:09 GMT -5
It's scary knowing schools need to go to that extreme. I'm glad everyone was safe yesterday.
I'm trying to balance the juggling act of dividing my attention between everyone. The kids don't understand why I need to point my attention to one or the other. DD is starting to act out at night. She wants everything to be about her: the baby always melts down at 8:30. And my poor H just wants a conversation when he gets home. I'm spent by the time he gets home and really don't have a desire to talk shop. At least he understands. Our routine has to improve or I'm going to go insane.
DD's friend was being treated for a brain tumor over the summer, and she had responded well to treatment. But now there are two more on her spine and this poor little girl is looking at at least two more surgeries, and probably another round of radiation or chemo. Just fuck cancer.
It's scary knowing schools need to go to that extreme. I'm glad everyone was safe yesterday.
I'm trying to balance the juggling act of dividing my attention between everyone. The kids don't understand why I need to point my attention to one or the other. DD is starting to act out at night. She wants everything to be about her: the baby always melts down at 8:30. And my poor H just wants a conversation when he gets home. I'm spent by the time he gets home and really don't have a desire to talk shop. At least he understands. Our routine has to improve or I'm going to go insane.
Big hugs. I'm so scared for next week when DH goes back to work. Things have been pretty good so far, I can't imagine how they're going to shake out with him back on overnights :/
It's scary knowing schools need to go to that extreme. I'm glad everyone was safe yesterday.
I'm trying to balance the juggling act of dividing my attention between everyone. The kids don't understand why I need to point my attention to one or the other. DD is starting to act out at night. She wants everything to be about her: the baby always melts down at 8:30. And my poor H just wants a conversation when he gets home. I'm spent by the time he gets home and really don't have a desire to talk shop. At least he understands. Our routine has to improve or I'm going to go insane.
It's a really hard juggling act, and I always feel guilty when E wants something and I'm having to deal with the more immediate needs of the baby. We have a lot of conversations about how he is big and gets lots of things that she can't have and with that means sometimes waiting for mommy's attention because she is a baby. My poor H is on his own, bless him.
So glad everything ended up being OK with the Philly schools. So scary.
Yesterday I scheduled a full-body check with the dermatologist (I haven't been since September of 2013, and was supposed to go back after I had L), scheduled my annual, scheduled a dentist appointment for L and moved her 2 year well-check to the NP she regularly sees, and then went home and talked to H about getting his skin checked, too, which he promised to do before his birthday in April. Today I have to schedule both of us eye exams, and then we will be all set for the rest of the year.
I forgot to take L's jacket into daycare with her this morning, and I don't think I put a spare in her bin, so now I feel bad. I hope she's not cold when they take them out to play this morning.
Oh, and this is an IG repeat, sorry, but we finally got L's school picture back yesterday.
I submitted a government grant proposal for a research project last week as you know. I had a senior colleague read it for suggestions, and he loved it and is offering me a small amount of funding through his research chair. Then, last week, he had his chair's annual meeting and brought up upcoming projects. A lady from a different government agency that funds his chair loved my project and asked a colleague to put her in contact with me. So a colleague emailed us both to put us in contact. I emailed her and she left me a message yesterday. I need to call her back and I'm so excited and terrified that i will screw this up at the same time. I really didn't think my project was that great, but they ll love it, so, I guess I'll run with it, lol.
I submitted a government grant proposal for a research project last week as you know. I had a senior colleague read it for suggestions, and he loved it and is offering me a small amount of funding through his research chair. Then, last week, he had his chair's annual meeting and brought up upcoming projects. A lady from a different government agency that funds his chair loved my project and asked a colleague to put her in contact with me. So a colleague emailed us both to put us in contact. I emailed her and she left me a message yesterday. I need to call her back and I'm so excited and terrified that i will screw this up at the same time. I really didn't think my project was that great, but they ll love it, so, I guess I'll run with it, lol.
(hello, I'm a grandma using a million emoticons)
You are the shit! That's awesome! I bet it was your previous contributions section that sealed it.
I'm getting my hair cut at lunch today! I'm excited. We have family pics on Saturday, and my hair is a hot mess. I haven't had it cut since I was pregnant, sooooo at least 13 months ago. I'm going to chop off a chunk, I think, and get some fresh layers. I don't have the time or money for new color, but I may touch up my roots tomorrow, though they actually don't look to bad yet. And I got DS's hair cut yesterday, and H had his cut last week, so we'll be all fressshhh.
I'm getting my hair cut at lunch today! I'm excited. We have family pics on Saturday, and my hair is a hot mess. I haven't had it cut since I was pregnant, sooooo at least 13 months ago. I'm going to chop off a chunk, I think, and get some fresh layers. I don't have the time or money for new color, but I may touch up my roots tomorrow, though they actually don't look to bad yet. And I got DS's hair cut yesterday, and H had his cut last week, so we'll be all fressshhh.
make sure you take a before pic so we an appropriately ooh and aww when you post your after!
I threw out my back yesterday getting my fall decorations out of the garage. I went to the Chiro and had the most painful massage yesterday but OMG do I feel better today. I will go again tomorrow and hope to feel much better by the weekend. I'm in San Fran this weekend and I need to be able to walk without pain. I have a lunch for work today that I am so excited for. It's at one of my favorite restaurants and I can't wait for lunchtime!
I'm getting my hair cut at lunch today! I'm excited. We have family pics on Saturday, and my hair is a hot mess. I haven't had it cut since I was pregnant, sooooo at least 13 months ago. I'm going to chop off a chunk, I think, and get some fresh layers. I don't have the time or money for new color, but I may touch up my roots tomorrow, though they actually don't look to bad yet. And I got DS's hair cut yesterday, and H had his cut last week, so we'll be all fressshhh.
make sure you take a before pic so we an appropriately ooh and aww when you post your after!
I'm going to be pretty BEC for this one. When H dropped DS off at daycare today, they talked him him about a student observing him. They said he is "far an above the other kids his age when it comes to letters, numbers, shapes, and sounding out words". I'm pretty excited for him! He's always been pretty obsessed with that kind of stuff, and I'm glad it's coming easy to him, and he still enjoys it. I'm wanting to look into more resources for him to challenge him a bit more since he enjoys it. It's funny how twins are so different. DS loves learning and school type activities, where as DD is a beauty queen diva. I do hope he continues to be like this in the future. When I was a kid, I had issues with central auditory processing, and was behind on learning to read. Being teased about being stupid really, really stuck with me. I'll be so happy if that is something he will never have to deal with.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Oct 6, 2015 10:47:56 GMT -5
In last Wednesday's randoms I said that I felt like shit and I was going to have to cancel two fun things I had scheduled for that day. For the record I am still sick. I think this was actually a flu and not just a cold. I never had much of a fever but the aches and chills and sniffles and sneezed. Ay. I feel better, but I still have a killer headache.
I submitted a government grant proposal for a research project last week as you know. I had a senior colleague read it for suggestions, and he loved it and is offering me a small amount of funding through his research chair. Then, last week, he had his chair's annual meeting and brought up upcoming projects. A lady from a different government agency that funds his chair loved my project and asked a colleague to put her in contact with me. So a colleague emailed us both to put us in contact. I emailed her and she left me a message yesterday. I need to call her back and I'm so excited and terrified that i will screw this up at the same time. I really didn't think my project was that great, but they ll love it, so, I guess I'll run with it, lol.