Open letters 11/18

[186momx]

Dear Wednesday
I'm really starting to hate you. 
No school day again here and DD is stuck at work with me.
Me

[twinmomma]

Dear Self,
You need to get motivated and start putting in longer hours for work. The luxury of work life balance that you've been trying to lock in for a few months just isn't possible right now. It sucks, but it's true. Get over it, work more hours, and feel less stressed about the projects on your plate. A lot of these are fun projects that you are passionate about, but you need to grind it out with the minutia to be able to do the fun stuff.
Signed,
Me

[mommyatty]

Dear Self:

Taking today off was very smart. Congratulations on cleaning out your closet. Now get the drawers done so all your clothes sitting in laundry baskets can actually go where they belong.

Slowing Digging Out

[k3am]

Dear Jimmy G and Polly,

Please don’t die. I don’t think we’re ready for pet death this early in our relationship.

Signed,
Ugh.

PS Hot Fish and Whitey, this goes for you guys too, although reports so far are that you’re doing okay.

[k3am]

Dear Polly,

RIP.

Signed,
Probably responsible for your death. Sorry.

[sandandsea]

Oh no k3am!!! can you make it to the store before the kids get home?

[sandandsea]

Dear DH,
Happy 40th! It was fun having lunch with you and I hope we can all sit and watch TV and relax like you want tonight. Thanks for being in a good mood today and not letting work kill your spirit. I still can’t believe we are in our 40s. What happened to our 30s, it flew by... I blame the kids.
Love you forever and always....still. ,
Your W

[k3am]

Nov 18, 2020 16:13:16 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

Oh no k3am!!! can you make it to the store before the kids get home?

On a normal day, yes, on a jury duty day, no. I did stop by a pet shop by the courthouse and he said most of our fish will probably die. DH is going to try to get the water tested in a couple hours, so hopefully the other 3 can hold out until that happens and we can treat the water. (ETA: assuming it’s a water issue)

[186momx]

I'm sorry k3am, about the fish.

mommyatty, I'm hoping to do the same thing next week when I'm off.

Dear next week
Can you hurry up. I can't wait for Tuesday and the start to my 6 full days away from the office.
Me

[k3am]

Apparently we’re having an ammonia issue. We’ve cycled our 1/3 of the water and I’m hoping for the best. Hot Fish and Whitey seem to be holding strong, Jimmy G is at death’s door, and Polly is “at the fish shop because she was so sick.” And I had to warn DD that she’s in a tank with other fish who look a lot like her, so maybe we don’t get original Polly back. I’m such a dirty liar.


Both kids seem like they won’t be too devastated if he doesn’t make it. I had to prep them since my guess is he’ll be belly up in the morning.

I never knew fish would be so dramatic.

[sdlaura]

k3am, I love how she’s at the fish shop. That’s amazing. I’m laughing and just told DH about your situation. I hope the kids are OK!

[drjeep]

k3am, I second sdlaura and am cracking up at the fish shenanigans and the fish shop coverup! Also, I have been meaning to tell you that the names of the fish are fantastic! When I first read them they immediately sounded like mafia names to me (probably from reading too many crime books and watching crime shows on tv). Whitey reminds me of "Whitey" Bulger, the boss of an Irish-American organized crime family who eventually turned FBI informant. Polly is his girlfriend/wife (obviously). Jimmy G is the muscle/enforcer, and Hot Fish is a card shark hustler who always makes sure his hand of cards is hot. I know this probably sounds insane, but it is literally the first thing I thought of when I read the names for the first time!

[mae0111]

drjeep - I immediately thought of Whitey Bulger too... I think I’m watching too many true crime documentaries 😂

[twinmomma]

Dear WP,
Guess who has to have a biopsy and exam procedure because of red flags for cervical cancer on her pap smear? This girl. What the hell. I can't catch a damn break with the health stuff lately. I barely slept last night after going down a Dr. Google black hole. Cancer scares me more than anything. Both my grandmothers passed away from it and my mom is a survivor. And of course, the appointment isn't for another couple weeks because that's the earliest they could fit me in.
Signed,
Turn off my Google access


Dear universe,
ENOUGH with the health stuff! Please, just lay off. Shouldn't my good karma points be kicking in at some point soon?
Signed,
Exhausted

[k3am]

twinmomma stay off google until you have something to google. FX that it’s worry for nothing.

[k3am]

Jimmy G made it thru the night. But he really shouldn’t have. We thought he was dead, and when DH went to flush him.. nope.

I really don’t think he can recover from this. We are fish murderers.

[twinmomma]

k3am, Your fish saga is cracking me up. When my kids were 3, my sister dumped her two class pet goldfish on us for summer vacation. She thought it would be fun for the girls. We killed them both within a week after they had survived the entire school year in her class!

[phdmomma]

k3am, this is why we only do Betta fish, super hard to kill. A couple of drops of water stuff in a small bowl. Except when they jump out and fall 4 feet to the floor, that one didn't make it.

[mustardseed2007]

k3am, in general fish are super easy to kill, especially at the beginning. One of my niece's favorite things about fish (this is horrible) is that when they died right away she could go pick out other fish due to the guaranty the pet shop always gave.

[k3am]

phdmomma I don’t really know why, but the pet store steered us away from the betta we’d been planning on getting.

Jimmy G is basically in a coma at the bottom of the tank. I told DH to just be merciful and flush him today.

Both kids are okay with it at least.

Ammonia levels are already creeping back up and now the ph balance is off. If I’d known this much science and testing was involved.. 🙄

I keep telling DH we should have got a dog...

[186momx]

k3am, I wonder why the pet shop steered you away from beta fish. In my book they are one of the easiest fish to take care of.

Damn COVID
Well youth sports just got frozen. No gymnastics until at least Dec 2nd. I thought DD was going to start to cry during zoom class. I sent a message to the governor asking why PAC12 sports can still practice and compete but not youth sports. I doubt I will get an answer but it made me feel better.
Sad mom & kid

[twinmomma]

Dear governor,
Your mask mandate is ridiculous. First of all, that ship has sailed. Second of all, you literally said there's no fines or consequences. Third, you're making no other substantial changes to anything in life.
Thanks for nothing,
Pissed

[drjeep]

mae0111, YEESSSS!!! That makes me feel better that I'm not the only one who thought of Whitey Bulger! I am obsessed with crime dramas/movies/shows also. I usually watch a few episodes of Criminal Minds every night to unwind, which is the perfect thing for a woman living alone to do right....watch all the different ways a serial killer can break into her house at night and kidnap/kill her?

k3am, I really do love hearing about your little fish mafia. Fingers crossed for your enforcer, Jimmy G, that he recovers or passes peacefully, whichever you feel is best for him!

[sdlaura]

twinmomma every woman in my family has had an abnormal pap, and we’ve had to have follow up LEEP and cone procedures. Luckily it was fine. So please don’t freak out even if they find something! I hope it’s nothing.

[mae0111]

drjeep - we just finished Trial 4 on Netflix. It was excellent. Highly recommend.

[twinmomma]

sdlaura that does make me feel better!

[mommyatty]

twinmomma- I had an abnormal pap too. Biopsy showed it was a very slight bacterial infection. Took a Z pac, repeated the pap, everything was fine. But it was scary as hell!

[drjeep]

mae0111, I saw previews for that and need to watch it. On the list it goes! Thanks!

[drjeep]

twinmomma , I'm sorry you are going through this. It can definitely be stressful! I just wanted to add that I have also had abnormal pap results twice, once with HPV indicators and once with other possible cancer markers. Both times the additional testing results were negative, and everything turned out fine. Not saying you shouldn't be concerned but just wanting you to know of additional experiences that turned out positive. Thinking good thoughts for you!