Post by Monica Geller on Sept 11, 2021 8:55:06 GMT -5
My cousin was a father at 13. He was a grandfather at 32. 😳
We’re hanging out at home this weekend. DS2 is a close contact of a positive. They shut down his daycare room. So we’re living the “watch for symptoms” in a 19 month old nightmare. I’m an anxious wreck. I don’t feel like my Zoloft is helping much right now, although I shudder to think what I’d be like without it. So here we are.
I have a TON of grading to do this weekend. I think I’m going to do some yoga and then tackle that chore while DH and DS1 go to soccer.
Post by RoxMonster on Sept 11, 2021 9:26:48 GMT -5
Tonight we’re having a date night at a craft studio with a bar. You order specialty cocktails and drink while doing a craft together. I figured it was something different to do. They only have five tables inside, spaced out, and you have to be masked if not in your own space so feels pretty safe too.
We went to our neighbourhood park this morning that hosts a pretty nice farmers market with a live jazz band. Ended up having a breakfast picnic there with our farmer market buys. Yum. After DD’s nap we are probably going for a bike ride to the mall since I have some returns I need to do.
DS started at his new school on Tuesday and seems to love it so far. He comes home and can’t wait to till he all about this day. He even asked this morning when we are leaving for school and was super disappointed when we told him he doesn’t have school today or tomorrow. The complete opposite from when he was at his old school, where he hardly said anything and always fought having to go back.
Tonight we’re having a date night at a craft studio with a bar. You order specialty cocktails and drink while doing a craft together. I figured it was something different to do. They only have five tables inside, spaced out, and you have to be masked if not in your own space so feels pretty safe too.
That sounds like so much fun! Can I ask where it is?
I need to get up, like, now. DS1 has a friend who is coming over and will be here any minute. Then I need to shower so I can take DS2 to a play date with one of his friends. I’ll be happy when DS2’s parents start being comfortable with their kids being dropped off for play dates. It’s so convenient and makes the kids happy with zero effort from me.
I think we’re getting pizza for dinner since DS1 asked for it last night and BIL is in town this weekend. DS1 has been practicing his Mario Kart skills so he can play against his uncle. DS1 is such a sore loser and I don’t think he quite knows what he is in for. BIL won’t go easy on him. I’m expecting lots of tears and huffy attitude. Lol
I have a lot of work I didn’t get done this week that I should try to knock out this weekend, but I’m guessing that’s probably not going to happen.
Started the day with some strength workouts, a dog walk, and my weekly cleaning. Looking forward to sitting down and reading soon. These fucking dogs and their hair. I have to get down in my hands and knees every week to scrape their hair out of the fucking rug.
And I’m going to do my hour round trip for a Capriotti’s Bobbie tonight for dinner. So that’s very exciting lol.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Sept 11, 2021 11:00:06 GMT -5
I’m so old, a FB friend is trying to find a “TikTok” party for her 7 year old. I’ve banned TikTok from our house bc of what I see as a PI but—what’s a TikTok party? I never want to be so behind the times but I feel more like my mother every day. It’s unsettling.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
I've made breakfast, finished a book, changed my sheets, put in a grocery order, and generally puttered about tidying. That's the end of the low-hanging fruit, I really should get going on some outside cleanup and a run.
Normally I'd just continue distracting myself with the internet/SM, but frankly my own memories of today's anniversary are enough and I don't really want to dwell on others'.
I’m so old, a FB friend is trying to find a “TikTok” party for her 7 year old. I’ve banned TikTok from our house bc of what I see as a PI but—what’s a TikTok party? I never want to be so behind the times but I feel more like my mother every day. It’s unsettling.
I bet they are just going to do some of the “dances” with an instructor?
I watch craft/history/garden/cooking tiktok but they really creepily curate your feed to your interested and even right away I didn’t see much dancing or kid friendly content. I know it’s there though! There are some crafts that went viral so maybe that’s part of the time?
Post by blondemoment123 on Sept 11, 2021 11:36:22 GMT -5
DS’s 4th bday is in November and we’re taking him to the zoo in my college town. I really wanted to make a weekend of it, but I’m panicking over staying in a hotel. I would lysol the crap out of everything when I got there, but still anxious. What would you do?
DS’s 4th bday is in November and we’re taking him to the zoo in my college town. I really wanted to make a weekend of it, but I’m panicking over staying in a hotel. I would lysol the crap out of everything when I got there, but still anxious. What would you do?
We've had to do a couple stays in hotels since July. Surfaces are not a major transmission site. We are very, very careful and hotels feel safe for us in our room. We wear masks everywhere else.
I'm a teacher and we are having the weirdest start back to school. For my area, I work in a pretty big district with 7 elementary schools. The largest one was not in great shape, and recently flooded. They closed it and dispersed 600+ students and all staff into remaining smaller 6 schools. My small school absorbed 17 staff and over 120 students. Kids are finally starting Monday. For a state with decent COVID attention, we are shoved in there to the brim so I think the excitement of opening for the year will be short-lived.
My own kiddos seem to be really enjoying school, so even though they are only 4 days in, I'll take it!
I’m bored. My husband’s been off this week but had some evaluations sprung on him at the last minute and he is worse than children dragging out homework. I was hoping for more day trips but we haven’t really done much between that, he hurt his back going from 0-60 for activities and some dog/vet issues.
I hate when his vacation is over Labor Day weekend because those are huge travel and event days here (the last weekend before school starts) and we didn’t want get caught up in any of that so that eliminated some typical staycation plans. He didn’t have a choice of when to take though. We did go one on day trip and got steamed crabs but that’s been about it. Might go to the beach tomorrow.
I did get some crafting done and some errands but my work has already been slow and I planned to do nothing this week assuming we’d be doing things together. He’s just happy not to be doing everyday work but I wanted to be entertained!
Someone I graduated high school with just announced she’s going to be a grandmother. I’m not ready for this!
The range is wild. My HS had a lot of pregnancies and babies (we even had a onsite daycare) so I’m sure a lot of people are grandparents now. My husband is older than me and went to a math & science school in NYC and his overachieving HS friends all seemed to wait until they were at least 40 to start having kids. Now they all have anywhere from toddlers to 4th graders.
When my mom was his age, I was 27 and had been married for two years lol
Someone I graduated high school with just announced she’s going to be a grandmother. I’m not ready for this!
A woman from my high school became a grandma a couple of years ago, I think she was 33. She always posts mems on fb about grandma life and it's really weird. A lot of people in my class are just having babies now (class of 2004).
I need to work on a presentation I'm giving at work on Wednesday, and I am having such a hard time concentrating. I just need to get it done, but it's hard!
And I’m going to do my hour round trip for a Capriotti’s Bobbie tonight for dinner. So that’s very exciting lol.
I just drove past one in Annapolis a couple weeks ago and didn’t stop because it wasn’t clear if it was open. Now I really wish I had! I hadn’t been to one before but recognized it from people mentioning here in years past. That looks so good.
I’m so old, a FB friend is trying to find a “TikTok” party for her 7 year old. I’ve banned TikTok from our house bc of what I see as a PI but—what’s a TikTok party? I never want to be so behind the times but I feel more like my mother every day. It’s unsettling.
DS’s 4th bday is in November and we’re taking him to the zoo in my college town. I really wanted to make a weekend of it, but I’m panicking over staying in a hotel. I would lysol the crap out of everything when I got there, but still anxious. What would you do?
Yes I definitely would. We have gone out of town to a sleepy beach town at least 4-5 days during Covid because breaks are necessary. I don’t think transition from touch items is a big concern and I always felt safe in a hotel. In fact, we have gone out for take-out and brought it back to the room if a restaurant seemed too busy.
I’m so old, a FB friend is trying to find a “TikTok” party for her 7 year old. I’ve banned TikTok from our house bc of what I see as a PI but—what’s a TikTok party? I never want to be so behind the times but I feel more like my mother every day. It’s unsettling.
So….what have you seen as a PI?
Way too much sexualized content for the most part, for my comfort anyway. Lots of very young girls trying to be adult and sexy, which as a mom, scares me for them.
Even with benign searches (like I only search for people’s name, not key words)
I needed eye bleach after watching someone who may have been a minor gyrating her rear end in front of the camera with only a very small thong on. I couldn’t click “back” fast enough. I know there are safety modes, family mode and restricted mode but I just don’t see enough value in it for the amount of work I’d need to make sure everything is good, so I’ve blocked it.
Luckily it’s not really on either kid’s radar so it’s not a huge issue.
Last Edit: Sept 11, 2021 13:00:11 GMT -5 by Leeham Rimes
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
I went hiking this morning at a trail 10 minutes from my house. I think it will be a new favorite, it was really pretty and it seemed like there were a number of connecting trails I could do in the future. I went by myself, which was really nice. I hiked with H and my friends in the Smokey Mountains last week and had a great time, but it's just so peaceful being by yourself and being able to do things at your pace. I tend to do a lot of stopping and looking around and it's nice not to have to worry about whether other people want to do that.
Then I spent almost $200 at the grocery store and was reminded why I mostly shop at Aldi! I did buy some things that were out of the ordinary (like a $20 piece of salmon to smoke when my parents are here) but even so. I'm heading over to get a facial in about a half hour, then we are watching college football the rest of the night. Kind of a perfect Saturday!
Way too much sexualized content for the most part, for my comfort anyway. Lots of very young girls trying to be adult and sexy, which as a mom, scares me for them.
Even with benign searches (like I only search for people’s name, not key words)
I needed eye bleach after watching someone who may have been a minor gyrating her rear end in front of the camera with only a very small thong on. I couldn’t click “back” fast enough. I know there are safety modes, family mode and restricted mode but I just don’t see enough value in it for the amount of work I’d need to make sure everything is good, so I’ve blocked it.
Luckily it’s not really on either kid’s radar so it’s not a huge issue.
This is how I feel about YouTube. Thankfully, my kid isn’t remotely interested in the internet, outside of the Switch, so it’s easy to manage for now.
Way too much sexualized content for the most part, for my comfort anyway. Lots of very young girls trying to be adult and sexy, which as a mom, scares me for them.
Even with benign searches (like I only search for people’s name, not key words)
I needed eye bleach after watching someone who may have been a minor gyrating her rear end in front of the camera with only a very small thong on. I couldn’t click “back” fast enough. I know there are safety modes, family mode and restricted mode but I just don’t see enough value in it for the amount of work I’d need to make sure everything is good, so I’ve blocked it.
Luckily it’s not really on either kid’s radar so it’s not a huge issue.
This is how I feel about YouTube. Thankfully, my kid isn’t remotely interested in the internet, outside of the Switch, so it’s easy to manage for now.
Yes. YouTube is similarly banned, unless they’re watching it on the tv with me (there’s soccer stuff x likes on it). Even with all the filters, it’s too easy to get in trouble.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
Post by rooster222 on Sept 11, 2021 13:19:29 GMT -5
Our weather is amazing today! It's doing wonders for my mood which has been in the crapper for quite awhile. Relaxing on my porch with the leaves rustling and my dogs napping is just what I needed!
We had DS2’s football game today and he’s getting a haircut this afternoon. DS1 is going to a birthday party tonight and we’re having dinner with some friends. DH is trying tj get a bunch of chores done before the CU football game at 1:30 and I’m watching the OSU-Oregon game. MIL is coming on Monday so I need to clean up the house for her even though she’s a hoarder and won’t notice if I don’t.
Post by macmars45 on Sept 11, 2021 14:08:45 GMT -5
Today is another rare sunny blue skies day (we've had maybe a handful in the last 5.5 weeks of smoke). I already spent 2 hours outside and will head out again soon.
Tonight we’re having a date night at a craft studio with a bar. You order specialty cocktails and drink while doing a craft together. I figured it was something different to do. They only have five tables inside, spaced out, and you have to be masked if not in your own space so feels pretty safe too.
That sounds like so much fun! Can I ask where it is?
I'm in central IL. If you live around here, I can DM you specifics!