Post by maudefindlay on Nov 22, 2021 9:30:23 GMT -5
Whew! What a fun weekend. I left Friday at noon and drove to my hometown to meet up with old friends. We went to a German bar until another friend, teacher, got out of class. Then we went to a restaurant bar that another friend opened up during Covid, so first time there and it was excellent. We saw more friends there and they joined us on to bar #3. We should have kept it to 3 bars, why, oh why did we do a 4th? I'm 45 years old, I rarely drink, that is a bar too far. Bar 4 had a younger crowd, college kids home for the holiday break and they bought us shots. My body no longer tolerates shots.
Saturday we went to a German Christmas Market and toured a beautiful Monastery with a hilarious Sister as our guide, then dinner at an excellent Italian restaurant. Got home yesterday and then we went to my niece's 5th Bday party. They rented out our local children museum, so it was a huge space for running and playing and spreading out. That felt good after my friend weekend. Cases are super low here and we are all vaccinated, but that was the most pre-pandemic life stuff I have done.
As I scrolled through FB this morning I had at least 5 ads for Let’s Go Brandon merchandise and “patriot” gear. WTF makes FB think I care about that shit? I reported and blocked all the ads.
Both my kids have Covid + in their grade. For younger DD it’s not her class BUT it’s her best friend , our neighbor. They usually play together several times a week and she eats dinner at her house too. By the grace of God they didn’t play last week and DD was off the bus during exposure bc of dentist and cavities. We tested her anyway (-).
Older DDs entire class is “close contacts” - they are allowing vaxxed kids to stay in school. But they are using the honor system. Which is BS bc in unvaxxed lie. Since they think this is all a big joke. I’m trying to figure out how to approach this delicately and request the school ask for proof.
That does sound like a fun weekend, maudefindlay !
I had a lowkey weekend save for the brunch with my BFFs here. It was so good to see them
It's been a Monday already. I stacked three 10-minutes classes for my workout this morning and the middle one (which was a HIIT workout) got interrupted TWICE lol. Once 3 minutes in when I got up and turned around to start my burpees and saw Donny standing over a pile of puke on a b&w carpet. So I stopped to clean that up so it wouldn't stain.
Then, 4 minutes later, the our dog daycare woman texted that her first text that she was almost here hadn't gone through and she was out front. So I stopped and jumped up to get Donny's leash and as I'm doing that, H so helpfully yells, "Julia's here!" NO SHIT SHERLOCK. I yelled back "I know!" in a kind of exasperated tone and I can tell he was butthurt about it, but if you ACTUALLY wanted to be helpful, why didn't you just go get his leash and take him out to her? Instead of yelling to me that she's here and then going outside to talk to her. Without the dog. That she's there to pickup.
I feel like we're definitely in a little bit of a "I love you, but I don't like you all the time" phase at the moment, blech.
Post by nancybotwin on Nov 22, 2021 9:51:19 GMT -5
I took DD1 on a mother-daughter trip this weekend that she claimed was “one of the best weekends of my life!” So it feels like money and time well spent, but I am now DRAGGING and so far behind - thank goodness I don’t have to cook for Thanksgiving but work is a bit overwhelming right now, we have Hanukkah starting Sunday night, and then I leave for a 2 week trip for work. Plus tomorrow night I am hosting my staff’s holiday party in my backyard and our cleaning lady just canceled 😩 Someone tell me this will all be ok? Or that you invented a cloning machine I can borrow?
Ugh, I totally missed the customization window on the winter FFF box and there's maybe two things I can use in what I randomly got. I should have just left it canceled, but they sucked my back in over the summer.
I feel like I should be done with Christmas shopping based on how many orders I have, but somehow I'm not yet. I still have pretty much everything to buy for my parents and my sister's family, something bigger for DH, and all of the gift cards for the foster kids/senior we signed up to sponsor. I somehow keep managing to find plenty I want to buy for myself though.
Still don't know if DH is going to get home for Thanksgiving day. If he's not we'll celebrate Fri or Sat, but it would be nice to know when I need to start prep. And the turkey is thawing, so there's a limit to how long it can be pushed off.
Our car has been in the shop for 3.5 weeks now. We had to cancel a trip to see ILs this weekend. Thankfully they just came to us (which I'm thrilled about, traveling there is such a pain!). But we're supposed to leave on Wednesday to see my family, our car had better be ready by then! I'm going to be so bummed, especially because everyone else has different plans and my parents will be alone for Thanksgiving otherwise. Our car had also practically be brand new, since we spent $7k on a new transmission and I want to die a little bit every time I think about it.
We walked through a holiday light display last night. DD was so cute and loved it. There was Christmas music playing near the end and she and her little friend had a dance party and it was so fun.
Yesterday I just sort of hit a wall around 7:30pm and it was all I could do to make it another hour. I got out of the shower and wanted to just crawl into bed for the night. I think I'm just exhausted from the puppy and I was having some vertigo/dizziness the other week. Thankfully since the puppy was out with DH most of the day while he did Christmas light, she was tired and slept from basically 8pm-4am.
Just hoping today and tomorrow will be quiet work wise.
I bought myself some cypress grove midnight moon and it was the best ridiculous splurge decision I've made in a while. I usually just buy the tiny leftover chunks in the cheese case. this time I bought a $15 wedge. I slice off little bits to enjoy when I want a pick me up. So yummy.
On a separate note, MIL is not coming for Thanksgiving this year. She has anxiety about the drive (for which she is driven), especially the Golden Gate Bridge, so I thought that was it. Or maybe COVID fears. Nope. She just doesn't want to have to see us. Thanksgiving was the only day of the year she'd make the effort. (She didn't even come to visit the kids when they were newborns - until I was cleared to drive she was fine not meeting them). Usually it's me driving 2-3 hours round trip each weekend to bring everyone to her. Right now I don't really feel like making that effort again anytime soon.
Post by sofamonkey on Nov 22, 2021 10:06:06 GMT -5
In an effort to be less overwhelmed, I made a list of everything that needed to be done around the house, room by room. It was 2 full pages. Lol. However! We can see it ALL, and poke away at it, which is kind of helping.
I got the linen closet all done, and it is so much better! Got rid of a bunch of old stuff we don’t use, expired meds, etc. I poked away at a few other rooms, and it’s getting there!
In an effort to be less overwhelmed, I made a list of everything that needed to be done around the house, room by room. It was 2 full pages. Lol. However! We can see it ALL, and poke away at it, which is kind of helping.
I got the linen closet all done, and it is so much better! Got rid of a bunch of old stuff we don’t use, expired meds, etc. I poked away at a few other rooms, and it’s getting there!
I've been trying to do a cleaning challenge but haven't made great progress. My mom came to visit this weekend and we cleaned all my kitchen cabinets and pantry. It feels amazing! It took forever but at least I can check that area off the list.
I always love this week so much! Very low key work week. Students are gone. I get to just dig into work for two days with no pressure of meetings or whatever. Kids have two days of school so that is very low-key. I am getting excited for cooking Thanksgiving. And then after that we get a long weekend. It is just my favorite.
I am already churning about Christmas decorations. I am running out on my lunch to get more garland for our deck.
I was telling H I think the reason I don't feel stressed about the holiday is he takes complete control of gift buying. I am the stereotypical dad on Christmas morning acting legit surprised at what my kids get lol. He loves it. It falls into his wheelhouse of things he is good at. So it allows me to focus on the parts I am good at. I love decorating. I love cooking. It is a win/win.
Also speaking of being good at this type of stuff- After a year of trying to get our hands on a PS5 for our oldest, H got a direct invite to buy one today. He has been on so many twitter threads and groups trying to figure it out. DS1 is planning to pay for the whole thing, but we will surprise him with paying for part of it. He is going to be so surprised that we were even able to get it!!!
On a separate note, MIL is not coming for Thanksgiving this year. She has anxiety about the drive (for which she is driven), especially the Golden Gate Bridge, so I thought that was it. Or maybe COVID fears. Nope. She just doesn't want to have to see us. Thanksgiving was the only day of the year she'd make the effort. (She didn't even come to visit the kids when they were newborns - until I was cleared to drive she was fine not meeting them). Usually it's me driving 2-3 hours round trip each weekend to bring everyone to her. Right now I don't really feel like making that effort again anytime soon.
Every.damn.year we go through holiday scheduling nonsense with DH’s family and they act BRAND NEW.
My parents are divorced and mostly everyone still lives here. We keep the same schedule every year… Thanksgiving Day with my dad, Christmas Eve with DH’s family, Christmas Day with my mom. We settled on this based on when everyone’s biggest celebration is. I don’t mind changing it but the Monday of Thanksgiving week is way too late to make changes. I’ve explained all this to them and explained that it’s DH’s choice that we do Christmas Eve with his family. Since I have 2 families, I give him first pick.
Yet, once again, I get a text (not DH) from DH’s family asking if 5 is okay for Thanksgiving. No, we are not going to eat and run from my dad’s house. Just like we don’t eat and run from yours on Christmas Eve.
Post by NewGirlNic on Nov 22, 2021 10:58:47 GMT -5
I'm only working 2 days this week and I'm trying to cram a bunch of stuff in today so I can be in vacation mode tomorrow. However, most of the stuff I need to do is dependent on other people getting things to me, which isn't happening.
I despise grocery shopping in general, but it really gives me such anxiety when stores are super busy/crowded. I knew yesterday Wegmans would be extra crowded and I didn't get my shit together in time for an Instacart pickup (the earliest time was 6-7pm last night, which would have been too late to get dinner together.) H offered to go for me, so I made a super detailed list for him (he grocery shops all the time, probably more than I, but I needed a lot of one off items for Thanksgiving). I of course forgot a couple important items, so now I have to go at some point this week after all. I am hoping Target will have everything I need so I can do an order pickup there.
Post by lilypad1126 on Nov 22, 2021 11:00:44 GMT -5
We leave for vacation tomorrow and I'm so excited. I've been up since before 5 (had to check us in for our 5am flight, UGH) but I'm packed AND I've gotten some actual work done. How did I ever manage this in the before times when my job made me actually GO IN to the office? H hasn't even started packing and he's out running some last minute errand. We are so the opposite when it comes to vacation packing, LOL.
I have so much to get done before the end of the day, I really shouldn't be on here. But I'm too excited to concentrate, ha.
Post by followyourarrow on Nov 22, 2021 11:28:41 GMT -5
A guy I used to go out with reached out and told me he was glad I was single again, he'd missed me and wanted to take me out. We went out to lunch on Saturday and ehh, now I remember why we didn't continue dating. He's comfortable, kind of like your favorite old bathrobe, but he's also as exciting as exciting as your favorite old bathrobe. He just wants to sit around and watch youtube videos. No thank you!
I am BEYOND pissed at my nephew's girlfriend. She was at my SIL's house all weekend without once mentioning that her younger sister tested positive for covid last week. She woke up this AM at my SIL's house (the girlfriend is 22), went home and took an at home test and it came back positive.
I was there for a good 8 hours last night, hugged her and sat next to her on the couch watching a movie. So she has exposed My SIL, My nephew, my niece and me.
I was hosting Thanksgiving and this is our first holiday since the unexpected death of my brother this past July. All is now cancelled.
I got my booster on Saturday, and pretty much had no reaction, so that was good. My arm was slightly sore/stiff when I woke up yesterday morning, and I took a nap yesterday afternoon (not remotely normal for me), but that was it.
The dogs are cracking me up. They are so confused by DH being around them more on the weekends, that they don't relax. Then they are extra sleepy and dramatic on Mondays...more rearranging themselves on the sofa, more grunts/doggy sighs/noisy yawns than usual. We've had light rain, and they act like it's a flood or something because the deck and pavers are wet and their little feet get wet. It's like they have duck feet and don't know how to walk or something. Weirdos.
I just put in a Whole Foods order, and decided to order whatever foods I thought of, without a menu in mind. Not unusual on a normal week, but I normally do plan better for holidays. I will figure out what we're having on Thanksgiving later, like a Chopped challenge. Good thing DH is really, really easygoing about holiday food. lol
Post by Jalapeñomel on Nov 22, 2021 11:54:27 GMT -5
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I have a tooth that hurts, and it only started after I gave birth. The tooth itself is crowned and has been through a root canal, so I have no idea how it could hurt, but it does.
Ugh, we've been sailing along pretty well for the last few months, but I feel like time is rewinding again. MIL is on hospice care (DH is an only), and her two sisters are so frail. One is in rehab with an ostomy recovering from major abdominal surgery. She's starting to go downhill with early dementia, and Dave's other aunt can't navigate this alone. We've been out of state (across the border, so not far) trying to manage her care, get POA so we can manage her bills, etc. Hoping we can get her moved into assisted living and their house sold before they both spiral downhill much more.
Fast forward to Saturday AM and a close friend called that his dad died in the middle of the night. Wake today, funeral tomorrow. I feel bad because he tried calling, texted, etc., in a bit of a frantic way, and we ignored for a while because we were at an art museum.
We're starting to decorate for Christmas early, because this all feels like flashbacks of losing DH's dad in 2020 and the world crumbling.
Thanksgiving will consist of bringing ice cream to MIL at assisted living, because she can only eat pureed food, so we don't want to eat regular food in front of her. She's so far gone with dementia she won't even know it's a holiday. <3 Then we'll be driving over to see DH's childless aunts at rehab. We need to rally something fun for DS (8) because these weekends of driving around tending to the elderly generation has been trying on him.
I have a tooth that hurts, and it only started after I gave birth. The tooth itself is crowned and has been through a root canal, so I have no idea how it could hurt, but it does.
I have a tooth that DH damaged when he was a baby, whacking me with a hard plastic toy. They did a root canal, and I "still" feel painful sensations on occasion. Usually when I have some other sort of inflammation going on. Like - after my Covid booster when I had a fever and my skin hurt to the touch. The dentist said that it has to do with the nerve endings, and eventually one day I may need an implant. It's only a discomfort - no actual further damage.
I have a tooth that hurts, and it only started after I gave birth. The tooth itself is crowned and has been through a root canal, so I have no idea how it could hurt, but it does.
I have a tooth that DH damaged when he was a baby, whacking me with a hard plastic toy. They did a root canal, and I "still" feel painful sensations on occasion. Usually when I have some other sort of inflammation going on. Like - after my Covid booster when I had a fever and my skin hurt to the touch. The dentist said that it has to do with the nerve endings, and eventually one day I may need an implant. It's only a discomfort - no actual further damage.
I'm sorry you're in pain.
I’m presuming this is a typo (that your husband hit you with a plastic toy when he was a baby) but it took me far too long to realize that’s what it probably was.
Unless it’s not a typo - in which case - no judgement!
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Post by litskispeciality on Nov 22, 2021 12:12:26 GMT -5
I had a 1:1 with my boss this morning. Talking quickly about Thanksgiving plans they encouraged me to take the whole day Wed off. DH and I are of for 5 days. I reaaally need this time.
I have a tooth that DH damaged when he was a baby, whacking me with a hard plastic toy. They did a root canal, and I "still" feel painful sensations on occasion. Usually when I have some other sort of inflammation going on. Like - after my Covid booster when I had a fever and my skin hurt to the touch. The dentist said that it has to do with the nerve endings, and eventually one day I may need an implant. It's only a discomfort - no actual further damage.
I'm sorry you're in pain.
I’m presuming this is a typo (that your husband hit you with a plastic toy when he was a baby) but it took me far too long to realize that’s what it probably was.
Unless it’s not a typo - in which case - no judgement!
I have a tooth that hurts, and it only started after I gave birth. The tooth itself is crowned and has been through a root canal, so I have no idea how it could hurt, but it does.
I have a similar tooth that has been bothering me on and off for months. I am finally scheduled for extraction and bone grafting next week. But I was told during the root canal that the tooth was cracked down the middle and would have to go if it continued to bother me.