My poor DD fell down the steps last night. They are hardwood and she was only wearing socks. No matter how many times we tell the kids to slow down, well, you know. She hit her back and her head pretty hard and has a nice bruise and a knot on her head.
Woke up this morning to a sheet of ice on my car and the roads super slick. Luckly I wfh today so only had to get around town to get the kids to the bus and what not. I'm debating running over to the bagel shop in town but not sure if I can muster up the energy to leave the house again.
I am so over Christmas but just haven't found the energy to undecorate yet. I'm looking forward to putting out my Valentine's decorations though.
The comments on school district delay/closing posts are my favorite winter spectator sport. People are just unhinged! Today's late update from delayed to closed is kind of annoying (roads and sidewalks seem fine here, but it's a big county?), but I at least have my laptop with me and can WFH instead of going in late.
My poor DD fell down the steps last night. They are hardwood and she was only wearing socks. No matter how many times we tell the kids to slow down, well, you know. She hit her back and her head pretty hard and has a nice bruise and a knot on her head.
Oh no, I hope your DD feels better soon! The same thing happened to me on NYE (socks, hardwood stairs and going too fast). I got a giant bruise on my ass and haven't been able to sit or lay down normally for over a week. I've made the executive decision that we're going to install a stair runner or carpet treads so it doesn't happen again. Something like that might be worth looking into for your house. IIRC you and your H are pretty handy with DIY stuff, right?
carmenere yeah, we are going to need to look in to that. Kids slip on the steps all the time but usually without incident, this is the first time that someone has gotten hurt, but I'm sure it won't be the last if we don't do something. I'm going to look in to the carpet treads, I didn't even know they were a thing.
As a midwesterner living in the mid-Atlantic, I'm loving all the hoopla around a bit of snow. We closed early yesterday and it was really just wet out. I know they were cautious because of ice and I appreciate it, but it makes me laugh too. I'll take a delayed start or early closing any day (but I don't have kids so it only affects me, so easy for me to say!).
We leave on vacation tomorrow night, which means I don't want to do anything other than pack and get going. It's been this weird holding pattern between winter break and vacation where it feels pointless to get started on anything major at work, so it's been a weird week. I'm ready to be done and then come back after vacation ready to work (or at least that's my plan, haha).
It's supposed to only be 28 degrees today, but then record high temperatures in the 60s on Friday and Saturday. I wish Ohio would get its shit together and figure out which season we're supposed to be in. My sinuses are going through hell.
DH got his first rejection letter yesterday on the job hunt front. He's applied to dozens of places and hasn't heard anything other than this rejection. He's feeling really defeated and I feel helpless.
My drive in this morning was interesting. I was planning to avoid part of the express way because I knew there was an accident but then the side roads I needed to take to do that were a total sheet of ice. But then when I was able to get on the expressway it was just wet. and then when I got close to work it was totally dry streets. So that was fun! And of course the school FB group is all up in arms about school not being closed. I mean, we live in Michigan, bad weather is what we do and plan for.
I am so stressed out right now. I'm trying to plan a family photo session with 25+ people all with different schedules. There are work schedules to contend with, nap schedules, custody schedules, etc and my kid is the one giving me the most grief. All I'm asking is for an hour of his time 4 months from now. I always say that I'm going to stop planning family things because it stresses me out so much. I'm trying to do this for my Mom who is the most generous person I know, who has done nothing but give, and give, and give to this family. I'm asking for an hour of my son's time and he's telling me that he's going to be miserable the whole time because I'm "making him" miss work. It's taking all of my self-control to not call him a selfish brat and cancel the whole thing.
As a midwesterner living in the mid-Atlantic, I'm loving all the hoopla around a bit of snow. We closed early yesterday and it was really just wet out. I know they were cautious because of ice and I appreciate it, but it makes me laugh too. I'll take a delayed start or early closing any day (but I don't have kids so it only affects me, so easy for me to say!).
I get a similar kick hearing Californians flip out about rain. It’s RAIN, guys. You don’t need to leave work early.
Post by amandakisser on Jan 8, 2020 10:41:51 GMT -5
I slept the entire night last night - like, fell asleep at 9:30 and didn't wake up until my alarm went off at 5:30. I honestly don't think I've gotten that much uninterrupted sleep since...I don't know? Last year? It's AMAZING how motivated, alert, happy, and overall great I feel. I really REALLY need this to be a regular thing.
I've been so hot lately at random times. Mostly in the middle of the night and mornings. I think this may be the start of menopause. It's ridiculous how much (what feels like) my body temperature swings - freezing one minute, sweating buckets the next. This morning was especially bad. I opened the bedroom windows because I could not cool down. Now I feel like I never even showered and my hair is blah.
I had a call with the person who will be managing my student software rep thing I'm doing on campus this year. We ran through a demo and she was really impressed so that's yay!
I'm trying to be zen about the case interview I have tomorrow afternoon. I should be preparing more, but...I just don't want to. I don't know why I can't make myself. I suspect it's the same reason I don't play any instruments or have any real hobbies beyond reading. If I'm not immediately good at something, I don't care to practice it. So maybe I just don't want it enough. I'm just going to go into it with, if what I can do isn't good enough, then this isn't for me.
I'm meeting my friend to hang out this afternoon so that will be a nice distraction from the anxiety over classes starting up again.
I had a call with the person who will be managing my student software rep thing I'm doing on campus this year. We ran through a demo and she was really impressed so that's yay!
I'm trying to be zen about the case interview I have tomorrow afternoon. I should be preparing more, but...I just don't want to. I don't know why I can't make myself. I suspect it's the same reason I don't play any instruments or have any real hobbies beyond reading. If I'm not immediately good at something, I don't care to practice it. So maybe I just don't want it enough. I'm just going to go into it with, if what I can do isn't good enough, then this isn't for me.
I'm meeting my friend to hang out this afternoon so that will be a nice distraction from the anxiety over classes starting up again.
I'm very much this way too. Good luck to you!
I'm still not feeling great, and despite sleeping like 10 hours last night, I'm still exhausted. I wish I could have stayed home today, but I felt too guilty. Ugh.
I need to import some things on the LMS from last semester's classes into this semester's classes and I am dreading it. I wfh today and I am still in bed with the kitties f-ing around online.
H went over all the charges on his company Amex, that he shares with his business partner and found a bunch of bogus charges (uber/lyft rides, lots of non business meals out, 5 tickets to a beer festival, lots of expenses in California which are probably related to business partners step daughter going on a trip there, expenses Nordstrom), all of the expenses are not company related. The card is only to be used for company related purchases. Payment is made with funds from the company account. H is meeting with him today to go over everything and just texted me saying that his business partner is being super awkward but said he would pay it back, and just playing dumb, saying he forgot etc.
I am so annoyed. I try not to get involved in the business side of things but his business partner is such a dick sometimes. This isnt just a few hundred, its several thousand in just the last few months.
Post by Monica Geller on Jan 8, 2020 11:33:23 GMT -5
I’m putting this in the randoms because I don’t really want to make a thread all about me. My water broke Saturday night. I was at 26 weeks, I’m now 27weeks 1 day. I’ve been put on hospital bedrest. I’ve gotten the steroids and so far baby and I are stable. They’re trying to keep me pregnant as long as possible.
My water broke at 31weeks with DS and he was born at 32. I just can’t believe I’m living this nightmare again. My DH is trying to manage me, DS, and our life which just got turned upside down. DS is doing okay but he misses me and I miss him.
pandora89, he "forgot" that he was charging trips for his kid to his business credit card? Ohhhhk. Is this the first time he's done something shady like this?
Monica Geller - Oh, I am so sorry. Thinking of you and baby (and your family). Sending all the vibes for baby to stay in there for as long as possible.
pandora89 , he "forgot" that he was charging trips for his kid to his business credit card? Ohhhhk. Is this the first time he's done something shady like this?
Nope. Definitely not. The company was originally the partners, only, but he asked DH if he wanted to buy into it. H had his own, smaller, but quickly growing, company that was competition to his and agreed. He brought all his clients over and paid a buy in but now H & partner are 50/50 owners.
Partner actually made his wife secretary before H bought into it and pays her a very comfortable salary for what she does (she does nothing, partner actually has to do her job and his own job) and we think that it is his wife that is mostly racking up all these charges (partner does not shop at high end retailers like Nordstrom etc lol). It is also his step kid - wife's daughter from a previous relationship.
A few weeks ago, H spoke to their accountant , and partners wife was on the call since she is supposed to be doing their bookkeeping work. Accountant mentioned that they shouldnt be paying unemployment insurance on his wife since family members of company owners dont qualify and they need to go back to the ministry to have them waive her right to unemployment insurance, they will then back pay her for any unemployment insurance taken off her paycheque. Wife went back and told partner that company owes her x amount of dollars and partner just transferred her the money from company account without verifying anything with H. The company doesnt owe her anything, the government does.