Today is my 41st birthday! No big plans for the day. Sadly, I am working all day. But my parents are coming down to join us for dinner, so that is my celebration for the day.
I am so tired today. We had a surprise storm last night that brought gusts of 100 mph wind with it. 100!! WTH. That is hurricane level forces. With all the downed limbs and trees everywhere you can see proof, too. Our grill is in the middle of the yard....that thing is heavy and didn't move at all during the last hurricane. I'm just glad we kept our power this time. Just a crazy month of June here already weather wise.
We leave to go "camping" tonight. Quotes because it is a cabin with a beds, a shower, and air conditioning. I hope it's fun. Tent camping last year was not (for me, lol).
I received some devastating news last night. A friend of mine has passed away. She had been in and out of the hospital but details are scarce right now. Before Covid her older sister (a single mom) had died from cancer and my friend was raising her two teenage boys as her own. Now those boys are all alone and their elderly mother is all they have (her husband also passed a few years ago). I am almost numb right now. If you are the praying type please keep this family in your prayers and if you aren’t please hold them in the light. I am sick for her mother and those children.
I took .y almost 13 year old son and the dog to our vacation house for a couple of nights. I like to take him here and hang out or do something special a couple of times a year. It's a little less fun now that I have to take the dog too. It's rainy so instead of a hike we're going to tour a coal mine! We are so much more laid back than my husband it is really relaxing to be here without him.
Reading is still something we love to do together. We listen to audio books on long drives and husband reads with son every night. Last night I was reading in his room and when I looked up both son and dog were sleeping. That alone was worth the trip.
H is being so loud this morning. First he was doing the old man cough/throat clear over and over and now he's yawning with his whole chest. And the dogs are laying in one of my office doorways so I can't shut both doors lol
I have an eye dr appointment today and I've already picked out new glasses from Warby Parker and I'm really excited about them. I've been wearing my glasses more often and I'm resentful that I need them so often after having had LASIK so I figured if I got some I really loved maybe I'd feel less bitter about it.
Today is my 41st birthday! No big plans for the day. Sadly, I am working all day. But my parents are coming down to join us for dinner, so that is my celebration for the day.
We had to put our cat to sleep and I'm just so sad. He was 16 and in poor health so I know it was the right decision, but I've never had to make that choice before and it suuuucks. He was just the best cat ever.
I have 2 different pieces from different etsy sellers that have tarnished? I think? One is a pretty old bracelet, so I'm not surprised between wear and oxidizing, but the other are a pair of earrings DH got me just a couple Christmases ago.
I'm going to message about the earrings and shee if she can recommend a way to clean them. They're beaded, so I'm not hopeful.
Today is my 41st birthday! No big plans for the day. Sadly, I am working all day. But my parents are coming down to join us for dinner, so that is my celebration for the day.
Happy birthday! I’m 44 today. I’ll celebrate with family this weekend. Think I’ll order Mexican takeout tonight and maybe grab a margarita on the way home.
My new job is in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by sugar cane fields. I don’t mind it, but I don’t have many lunch options. Closest thing is a subway in a gas station 3 miles away. So I’m having to relearn how to pack lunches.
gummybear, how awful about your friend. That poor family - I don't know why some families have such bad luck and go through so much. It seems incredibly unfair.
glw, I am so sorry about your cat! Losing a pet is always so hard, and making a decision like that is so difficult. Thinking of you!
Today is my 41st birthday! No big plans for the day. Sadly, I am working all day. But my parents are coming down to join us for dinner, so that is my celebration for the day.
Happy birthday! I’m 44 today. I’ll celebrate with family this weekend. Think I’ll order Mexican takeout tonight and maybe grab a margarita on the way home.
My new job is in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by sugar cane fields. I don’t mind it, but I don’t have many lunch options. Closest thing is a subway in a gas station 3 miles away. So I’m having to relearn how to pack lunches.
Happy birthday!
I work downtown in the city but I run into this problem, too - there just isn't anything I can quickly get to within walking distance, and taking my car out of the parking lot would mean paying for parking twice AND I'd have to find somewhere to park downtown to pick up food, which isn't easy or free. I usually bring a lunch anyway, but it's been nice in past jobs to have the option of running out to get something if I didn't plan properly and don't have anything to bring!
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jun 22, 2023 8:47:51 GMT -5
Happy birthday to those celebrating today!
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s earlier this year. He lives pretty far from us, so we mostly communicate by phone. He’s still plugging along and living by himself, but my sister has moved close to him to keep an eye on things and help manage his care.
Sometimes, he’s kind of confused on the phone and will struggle with words, repeat questions, etc. It’s hard - we’re not super close, but he’s a really vibrant, active guy and it hurts my heart to see his light dimming. We had a pretty hard convo on the phone for Father’s Day where he was just struggling a lot. It was rough and it had been weighing pretty heavily on my mind.
Yesterday, he finally got the Father’s Day card I sent him. He called me and was so tuned in and clear. The card made him laugh and he was so happy to get it. We talked about our upcoming visit at the end of summer and how much he’s looking forward to seeing my kids. We talked about home repairs and work and other mundane stuff. It was really nice to have Dad there for a few minutes.
I think I’m going to find some simple, funny cards to send him weekly. It may have just been a coincidence that he was having a “good brain” day yesterday, but maybe the silly mail helped him feel more at ease and himself for a few minutes.
Getting old is a scourge! Wish we could all stay young and healthy forever.
I have a day chasing my mom around. She has her monthly cut and blowout at noon followed by a pedi. She could walk a 1/4 mile to a salon for but "doesn't like" them. She could also schedule her pedi at her chosen hair salon but doesn't like that they charge more than the place 25 minutes away. She could also go 6 or more weeks between cuts like a normal human being. She almost always falls asleep in the pedi chair, and the ladies seem afraid to bother her, so it'll give me time to grab something for dinner.
It's finally the last day of school for my kid! I do love a balanced calendar but seeing all the posts a couple of weeks ago of other kids getting out made the last bit seem a little longer LOL. Kid is sad this year which is new, I think she's in her feels about being done with elementary school, even though everyone will move to the same school next year and all the kids from the other 3 elementary schools that she knows from activities will be there too - she's sentimental like me, poor kid! They do a "clap out" which I'll go to the school to participate in and her last words this morning before she got on the bus this morning were "don't cry and embarrass me Mom" haha.
Between the kids being out of school and gray, rainy weather this week, it's been a struggle to get myself up and moving in the morning, and of course I'm in the office most of this week so I can't just stumble down the hall to my computer. Really looking forward to teleworking tomorrow at least, and then I'm off on Monday in my quest to not work any five-day weeks this summer.
Post by blondemoment123 on Jun 22, 2023 9:18:46 GMT -5
I have to share my mom fail. Last night DS handed something to me and asked if it was a tooth. I told him no and grabbed what I thought was a crumb with a napkin and threw it away.
I turn around this morning in the Starbucks drive through and notice he's missing a tooth! H did bath, etc so I never paid any attention.
So we'll be writing a letter to the tooth fairy tonight. 🤦🏼♀️
Post by karinothing on Jun 22, 2023 9:24:46 GMT -5
I am so annoyed that it hasn't really rained for months and right as summer starts and my kids have 1.1 million outdoor activities/camp not to mention the pool it is going to rain from now until eternity.
It's POURING rain here, which is fine in theory because it's winter, but here the streets always flood with any heavy rain because...I don't know. Anyway, it's the worst I've ever seen it, one of the lanes of my street is unusable and literally had waves in it due to there being so much standing water. I went to the office to get my computer and will not be leaving my house for the foreseeable future except to get L from daycare, which thankfully is close!