Thursday

[georgeharrison]

Hooray.  My last day of work until the 22nd!  NOICE!

I'm so grouchy.  My dad has asked me to take him to another surgery!  I know I sound like a really sucky daughter.  I KNOW that's what it sounds like, but you guys, these are ELECTIVE surgeries.  ELECTIVE.  He lives on the north end, I live in the south end.  So, I have to fight morning traffic past what I would do for work.  Sit and wait (because there really isn't anything productive I can be doing in that area), take him home, and then fight traffic all the way home.  This one is next week and I'm going to have Tman with me.  I don't know what we will do.  The surgery is only supposed to be an hour, but with when he needs to check in and his recovery room time, we are going to have a good five hours to kill.  Any north-enders want to get together mid-day on Thursday next week?  There's more to it as to why I'm so grouchy about it, and really, if it was something necessary...well, that's different.

When I get upset with people I care about, I've been trying really hard to live by the, "If they were taken away from me today, would this be as big of a deal as I'm making it out to be?"  So, I'm trying to keep that going here.  He's 67.  Some day he isn't going to be here, and am I, then, going to wish I could see him even if it meant taking the whole day to do something I think is ridiculous?

Also trying REALLY hard to be a better wife.  I was talking to James the other day about how I want Tman to always know how much I love him, never doubt it, no matter what.  And James asked why I don't make that attempt with him.  He was serious and seemed hurt.  It got me thinking that I don't really know, after nearly 12 years of marriage, what that looks like for him.  Tman and I have the same kind of "love language."  We want affection and I love yous and small gifts that show that someone was thinking of us (for me, that will always be coffee or cake).  But James isn't like that.  So, after thinking about it, I asked him.  He said he just wants me to engage with him.  Which, I don't know why, but it's hard for me.  I don't like to talk.  (funny with how long this post has turned out to be)

ANYWAY...camping tomorrow.  My house is a mess, so I will be working on getting that taken care of before we leave.  I can't stand being away and coming home to a messy house!  There is enough to do when we get home anyway.  So glad it's supposed to be warm!

[georgeharrison]

Also, how is this a BABY carrot?  This is at least a teenager.

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Dental appt and class tonight. Not much else. All my kids are FINALLY home and my house is back to normal and looks gorgeous with the new flooring. I am very pleased despite our hiccups.

Not much else today. Oh state is in the building so I am going to try and lay low for today.

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georgeharrison Is he a talker? If so, then engaging with him could be more easily just asking really open-ended questions and listening and giving him that attention without you having to chatter. Also, I'm SO JEALOUS you are camping this weekend! We looked up campsites a few months ago and they were all booked for anywhere we wanted to go. Perseid meteor shower peak is tonight and supposed to be extra spectacular and you'll still have the tail of it this weekend. So few camp areas have the perfect viewing conditions for it though which is why we failed. We won't go on our yearly trip this year :/

I'm SUPER effing cranky and annoyed right now. I have too much work, not enough back-up, I want to do a little drawing instead, and I have a vent about my dad but don't even have time to do that right now. I'll probably do a separate b*tch thread about it. I had a meltdown at H last night. I'm losing track of my meltdowns right now. Was that 2 or 3 for the week? UGH.

[spa]

That baby carrot had some growth hormones.

Well today is the day my water broke at 4am and I just got my epidural anyone who does natural birth you are crazy strong. I was like drugs please!

I'll let you Alln know how this plays out

[georgeharrison]

Aug 11, 2016 12:31:35 GMT -5 spa said:

That baby carrot had some growth hormones.

Well today is the day my water broke at 4am and I just got my epidural anyone who does natural birth you are crazy strong. I was like drugs please!

I'll let you Alln know how this plays out

What the heck!  You just sneak that in like no big deal!?  You are having your baby! I'm so excited for you.  Good luck.

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Aug 11, 2016 12:31:35 GMT -5 spa said:

That baby carrot had some growth hormones.

Well today is the day my water broke at 4am and I just got my epidural anyone who does natural birth you are crazy strong. I was like drugs please!

I'll let you Alln know how this plays out

do you have a baby buddy? someone you can text when the baby is here so we can let the board know? this is mandatory. If you need it to be me I will PM you my cell# 

[Kahala]

Yay, baby watch day!

Got my run in this morning even though i was dragging. Headed to the lake for some Paddleboarding and floating with a friend.

I made an awesome BLTA with Hemplers and bakery sourdough for lunch. Food coma has set in !

[dana86]

spa, what a great day to have a baby!! all the quick and easy labor vibes for you!


Not a good day here. Definitely not horrible, i'm just emotionally drained from a back and forth trying to get a nebulizer for AJ and having to deal with a jerk at the hospital pharmacy before just going back to our regular Dr's office and getting it there where we will be getting a bill for which is what I was trying to avoid. Tons of money going out for medical crap lately and we still have to pay for getting Old Man Pitty fixed. I'm just drained from it all.

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I am on baby watch for spa.