Post by blondemoment123 on Jun 8, 2020 7:48:56 GMT -5
DS has been back in daycare for a week and he’s already sick. Because I’m an anxious mess by nature my mind automatically went to the worst case scenario so I guess I should be glad it’s just strep.
DS has been back in daycare for a week and he’s already sick. Because I’m an anxious mess by nature my mind automatically went to the worst case scenario so I guess I should be glad it’s just strep.
The week can only go up from here, right?
Oh man, “just strep.” Poor kiddo. I hope he feels better soon!
My neighbors have older teens. The two oldest are in college and the youngest in High School. The older two have been going in and out the entire time that we've been quarantined and the parents were all "what can we do?". Well, guess who is now sick so the entire family has to quarantine? Yup. Awesome.
I need to learn how to can I think. I've always wanted to do it, but I've been making salsa, and making way more than we'll ever eat and giving the excess away to neighbors. I think that I want to start making really big batches and then canning them to save for the winter months. I have an Instant Pot and I think that I can do it in there, so I need to research more.
I double booked myself twice today for meetings, so I need to figure out that mess before they start at 10am.
DS has been back in daycare for a week and he’s already sick. Because I’m an anxious mess by nature my mind automatically went to the worst case scenario so I guess I should be glad it’s just strep.
The week can only go up from here, right?
Oh man, “just strep.” Poor kiddo. I hope he feels better soon!
@sameoldstory, I was at the grocery store on Saturday night (I intentionally went late to avoid people) and there was a group of 6 teenage boys, none of them were wearing masks, and they were walking around the store side by side so you could barely pass them in the aisles, let alone get 6 feet away.
Like, I understand that masks aren’t cool and it sucks not to see your friends, but FFS! If, as a parent, you are going to let your teenage kid hang out with friends, I feel like there should be some pretty significant conversations about not being a complete and total asshole to the rest of society and limiting exposure to one to two friends.
Those kids were literally the only people I got anywhere near in the grocery store and every other person I saw was wearing a mask and made an effort to keep their distance.
On a similar note, my DH’s 16 year old cousin is still planning to come out here to visit MIL (his aunt) in July, “if we’re comfortable with it.” We told her to have at it if she wants, but we’re not exposing our family to him after he flies. His dad is a police officer who interacts with the general public and I am 100% sure they are letting him hang out with friends, who I’m sure are doing similarly stupid shit like going to stores without wearing masks.
I know it’s not easy for anyone, but I’m just mad that people can’t be bothered to take this seriously enough to help prevent illness from spreading. Rant over.
isabel, my DH had a similar experience early Saturday morning (6:30am) at the local donut shop. Per state guidelines everyone is supposed to be in a mask and yet, he said there were groups of people ordering and not distancing and not wearing masks. I'm still not sure why the employees even let them in the store. I've left 2 comments on social media that have gone unanswered which makes me even more mad at the company.
I just watched a squirrel fall from the sky and land on our deck. I was minding my own business at the kitchen island making coffee and staring out the window. It looked as if he had been punctured, so I'm assuming a hawk dropped him. There's blood spattered everywhere. If I didn't see this happen with my own eyes, I would have gone out later to check on my garden and assumed someone had been attacked. We live on a city plot with the equivalent of a large patio space. I'm not cut out for this.
He hopped down onto our cobblestones, and by the time I pieced everything together in my mind (it took me a minute to get it together) we couldn't find him. He's either cowering behind our shrubs or vines, or somehow managed to scale the vines over our fence. He left a blood trail, and then nothing. So I suppose there's a chance the bird swooped back down and grabbed him.
isabel, my DH had a similar experience early Saturday morning (6:30am) at the local donut shop. Per state guidelines everyone is supposed to be in a mask and yet, he said there were groups of people ordering and not distancing and not wearing masks. I'm still not sure why the employees even let them in the store. I've left 2 comments on social media that have gone unanswered which makes me even more mad at the company.
I don’t know how it is by you but I think a lot of people are afraid to say anything. On our local news we have seen people spit on and one person shot and killed for telling people to wear masks. H works at a grocery store and one of his coworkers got punched in the face for asking someone to put on a mask. It isn’t worth the hassle/risk for a lot of people.
isabel , my DH had a similar experience early Saturday morning (6:30am) at the local donut shop. Per state guidelines everyone is supposed to be in a mask and yet, he said there were groups of people ordering and not distancing and not wearing masks. I'm still not sure why the employees even let them in the store. I've left 2 comments on social media that have gone unanswered which makes me even more mad at the company.
I don’t know how it is by you but I think a lot of people are afraid to say anything. I’m out local news we have seen people spit on and one person shot and killed for telling people to wear masks. H works at a grocery store and one of his coworkers got punched in the face for asking someone to put on a mask. It isn’t worth the hassle/risk for a lot of people.
Fear was definitely one of the things we discussed when he got home. He said it was just chaos inside and no one was in charge and he and the other guy wearing a mask basically looked at each other with a "WTF" and just tried to get in/out.
Thankfully we have a stack of order forms at home so all DH had to was hand over the form and pay.
@sameoldstory, salsa is water bath canned so you could do it right in a stock pot. Just make sure you're using a safe tested recipe for canning, the National Center for Home Food Preserving has good ones for salsa. Good luck, it's addicting!
Eta: I should have clarified, my salsa recipe is water bathed, some are pressure. Definitely follow a recipe so you know which process to follow.
I need to learn how to can I think. I've always wanted to do it, but I've been making salsa, and making way more than we'll ever eat and giving the excess away to neighbors. I think that I want to start making really big batches and then canning them to save for the winter months. I have an Instant Pot and I think that I can do it in there, so I need to research more.
Unless you have the newest model (Instant Pot Max), you can't can in an Instant Pot. You can't guarantee that the other models actually get up to the correct pressure and stay there consistently long enough to know that the food is safe. Even with the max model I'm not sure if I'd trust it...
H picked up a stovetop canner from Wal-Mart for $40, and while the counter-weight rattling drives me bonkers, it's worth the peace of mind.
Check out the ball canning site (https://www.freshpreserving.com/) for recipes on how to can different things and making sure you use the correct times and processes.
H and I can a decent bit, and this site has never let us down.
It get so hot in the morning in the room where I have my desk. I don't HAVE TO work at the desk but it's the most comfortable spot, especially when I have a bunch of meetings like today. But every other room in the house is cool right now. It gets a lot of morning sun so it should be cooler in the afternoon.
We probably need to make a bunch of improvements to our house to help with this kind of thing (insulating the attic better, new windows) but I don't see any of that happening this year.
DH went to pick up our lunch from Chipotle this weekend and said the guy behind the counter yelled at a woman who came in without a mask and made her leave. She argued with him for a bit and he finally said “You’re endangering not only us but our customers. Get out.” So far I haven’t witnessed anyone do that! (I understand the fear of someone like shooting you, but I was pleasantly surprised when DH told me what happened).
I've got leftover saag paneer and jeera rice in the fridge for lunch and I'm so excited for it, lol.
It's finally the last week of school and I can't wait to not be trying to coordinate four people's virtual meeting schedules.
I'm low-level freaking out about going to my sister's wedding in SC next week. All precautions are being taken, it's a very small group, but it still feels so weird to be leaving the house let alone traveling to a different state
isabel, my DH had a similar experience early Saturday morning (6:30am) at the local donut shop. Per state guidelines everyone is supposed to be in a mask and yet, he said there were groups of people ordering and not distancing and not wearing masks. I'm still not sure why the employees even let them in the store. I've left 2 comments on social media that have gone unanswered which makes me even more mad at the company.
I don’t know how it is by you but I think a lot of people are afraid to say anything. On our local news we have seen people spit on and one person shot and killed for telling people to wear masks. H works at a grocery store and one of his coworkers got punched in the face for asking someone to put on a mask. It isn’t worth the hassle/risk for a lot of people.
Yeah, I don’t blame the store employees for not saying anything. They’re at enough increased risk by even working everyday. In this case, I don’t think they need to be fearful of some teenage boys, but I sure as hell wouldn’t be saying anything to an adult in this situation. It’s not worth it to avoid covid and get murdered in the process.
Post by irrelephant on Jun 8, 2020 10:09:47 GMT -5
We got a message that our day care was opening back up next week and got SO EXCITED, only to get a subsequent note that the kids could only be 10/classroom, wear masks all day and not ever touch each other. How they plan to pull that off, I do not know. DS is only 3, we couldn't see making him spend hours a day wearing a mask, and he wouldn't be able to see the faces of his teachers and classmates. Plus if class sizes are cut down, we might be taking a spot from someone who needs it more than we do. So there goes that plan. Boo.
Post by Monica Geller on Jun 8, 2020 10:10:01 GMT -5
I’m annoyed. Last fall when I was early pregnant and super sick, DH stained our fence and the swing set. Except, by the time he got to the swing set he was hot and tired. So he half-assed it and got stain all over the plastic swings and slide. So now it looks like shit. I trying to figure out the best way to try to remove the stain from the plastic.
Also DS1 has developed the annoying habit of calling me “ma!” I hate it. He says my name 50,000x a day and it’s driving me crazy. I don’t care if he calls me mom, mama, or mommy. But MA makes me feel 80. And it’s clear he’s just being articulately lazy.
Monica Geller, my recs would be rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover might get it off. You can always go the hardcore route of paint thinner, but the fumes always get me.
Three more days of school and then I have a 1st grader and a high schooler. I am so not ready to be a high school mom. I keep saying I am too young to be a high school mom, but at 45 I clearly am not too young. I am so proud of both my kids.
The younger one has done a great job with distance learning and figuring out how to navigate the technology and get his work done even when I have to be on a call and can't help. His reading has improved dramatically, because I make him read to me every morning at breakfast. His teacher did a final Zoom with each kid individually, and pointed out how much his reading and writing have improved. We have to go clean out his classroom today (by appointment with masks) and I know it is going to be hard.
My older one, well he amazes me. Even when most of the other kids started flaking off of the optional live sessions and realized that classes were pass/no pass so they could do the minimal work, he worked his tail off to make sure he learned the material and would be ready for high school. I am so sad that his start to high school might look dramatically different than "normal", but he seems to be embracing whatever is thrown his way. He is taking two electives in summer school to free up time in his schedule for other electives he wants to take. So high school literally starts Monday for him.
Our boys have started calling DH “Pops”. It’s both funny and annoying. I’m getting a pedicure today for the first time in forever. It’s so wonderful. Then I have to take DS1 to the orthodontist, pick DS2 up from football camp and go to Costco. I love Costco so much.
Post by litskispeciality on Jun 8, 2020 11:05:58 GMT -5
blondemoment123 , that sinks, I'm glad he's ok but still scary!
A poster last week was very close to early labor, I hope they're ok and everyone is healthy. Sending good vibes.
TMI...
I spotted pretty much all of last week, and assume I started my period today, about 4 - 5 days early. I'm going down the bad rabbit hole of is this another fibroid, perimenopause? I think I had issues last month too but didn't document. I'm not on BC, don't really want to go back on it but if this keeps up I may really consider it. I just wish I knew when it would stop, I worry I'll go through next week as I"m not supposed to start until Thurs or Fri.
Our boys have started calling DH “Pops”. It’s both funny and annoying. I’m getting a pedicure today for the first time in forever. It’s so wonderful. Then I have to take DS1 to the orthodontist, pick DS2 up from football camp and go to Costco. I love Costco so much.
I ate nearly a pint of ice cream last night. So, that was not good. I mean it tasted great, but not great for my ass. lol
My job this morning has to be rescheduled because they included things the signer clearly stated he did not want, but i picked up another for this afternoon.
I am going to watch Laurel Canyon and eat the rest of the ice cream. lol
Monica Geller, my recs would be rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover might get it off. You can always go the hardcore route of paint thinner, but the fumes always get me.
There’s so much that Target would probably think I was up to no good if I bought that much nail polish remover!! I’m probably going to need paint thinner. Ugh. I’m so annoyed.
Monica Geller, I would try a paste made with baking soda and a little water. It's what I try first for almost everything. I might try scrubbing a bit and if it needs more, just let it sit for a bit before trying again, to see if that will help.
My toddler is driving me insane. I took him to the field near our house so he could scooter and he refused to come home. Just wanted to keep running. I chased him around and caught him and tried to carry him home but he was flailing everywhere. I called DH and had him talk to DS while I carried him and his scooter home. I could hear DH trying to coax DS into behaving and at one point DH said “buddy, you need to hold mommy’s hand and walk home with her” and the tyrant responded “no daddy, I just need to be running!!”
I was also in L&D till around 11Pm yesterday since my entire body was super itchy and they wanted to make sure I didn’t have cholestasis. All is good but I called in sick today and just took a 2 hour nap while DS napped and it was glorious.
My native deodorant came in this weekend and I am quite liking it so far. I started the detox early and haven’t worn deodorant for the last 2 weeks so didn’t have to deal with that when it came in.