Thank you. She doesn’t want to do it “too soon” and I get that, for sure. She has little spurts of “maybe it’ll be ok” and then not so much.
The thing is, at this point she will have good days and bad days, but she really isn't going to get better. Ours always seem to have a really great day when we are convinced that it is time, and then we second guess ourselves, but I think it is a last hurrah...a way for us to remember them like they were before, not just how they are at the end.
If she's panting and coughing that much, she is suffering already, so it really comes down to how much more is your mom willing to let her suffer. I know you know that, but maybe that is what your mom needs to hear.
Yes that’s what I was saying to my mom today at drop off. She called the vet and is on standby in the event the vet has an opening. I just wanted to make sure that my mom did it bc she felt it was right, not bc I said so. I didn’t want to live with the guilt that my mom did it unwillingly bc I made her—or something. But we seem to be all on the same page for now.
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’m sorry for everyone who is struggling right now.
cricketwife, that’s why I don’t do them. I meal prep on the weekend. This week is goulash (the base with meat is made and noodles were cooked separately and everything is ready to heat and eat; and chicken enchilada casserole). I also buy salad kits so eat for lunch because they’re easy to toss together. I don’t cook during the week, even easy stuff.
The Albanese pink grapefruit gummy bears are really delicious.
I need about two hours to get through my email and make a to do list and I won’t have time do that until the very end of the day. Sigh.
DS was just sent home from school with a cough and slightly elevated temp. He's scheduled for a COVID test later today. I sincerely thought last week's very mild congestion and cough were fall allergies. Fingers crossed he's negative.
My DS(5) is home with a sore throat and fatigue. His covid test is in an hour. This will be his second covid test in less than a month. Fingers crossed that both our boys test negative.
The kid wake up post reminded me of the time I yelled at my husband "being an early riser doesn't make you morally superior!" We had just started dating and he took the "lazybones" and "sleepyhead" teasing a step too far one morning.
I swear, the sleep I get between alarm snoozes is the best quality sleep of all time.
I think our first married fight was my husband waking me up at the ass crack of dawn on the weekend just to hang out. We had been long distance in different time zones most of our relationship so I never realized he literally springs out of bed ready for the day.
My DS has off school Wed-Fri this week and H takes him camping most years. DS doesn’t want to “waste his whole vacation” on this and my H just can’t seem to understand that DS doesn’t like to do outdoorsy stuff as much as he does. Plus H wants to work on something at the campsite-yeah, that’s real fun for a 10 yr old H.
Back in Texas after 10 days in Colorado. I love my neighborhood and house but really miss the mountains. DH worked remotely and the kids did virtual school so it was an interesting combo of vacation/what it would be like to live there. Maybe someday!
I recently got the Peloton app and I love it. I can't believe it's only $14/month for as many classes as I want to take. But I'd pay twice as much. It's great. I don't have a bike but do other stuff on there.
Who else gets overwhelmed when they know they need to make a to do list but the thought of putting all the things you know you need to do is too much?
This is 100% my struggle today. I have a project I need to get through. It's overwhelming just thinking about it, but I told myself I would make a list and break it down into smaller parts so I can chip away at it. Have I done that yet now that I'm over 6 hrs into the workday? NOPE
I recently got the Peloton app and I love it. I can't believe it's only $14/month for as many classes as I want to take. But I'd pay twice as much. It's great. I don't have a bike but do other stuff on there.
The outdoor classes are awesome too!
What are the outdoor classes? I mean, what does that mean? I've only taken like 5 classes so far so I'm still figuring everything out. Is that the running classes? I was wondering how those were supposed to work; I assumed you needed a treadmill.
DS was just sent home from school with a cough and slightly elevated temp. He's scheduled for a COVID test later today. I sincerely thought last week's very mild congestion and cough were fall allergies. Fingers crossed he's negative.
My DS(5) is home with a sore throat and fatigue. His covid test is in an hour. This will be his second covid test in less than a month. Fingers crossed that both our boys test negative.
He now has a real fever and obvious fatigue. Sending all the positive energy your way too. I hope it's just an ordinary virus that passes quickly.
What are the outdoor classes? I mean, what does that mean? I've only taken like 5 classes so far so I'm still figuring everything out. Is that the running classes? I was wondering how those were supposed to work; I assumed you needed a treadmill.
There is a section for outdoor and you can do most of the running/walking classes outside.
What are the outdoor classes? I mean, what does that mean? I've only taken like 5 classes so far so I'm still figuring everything out. Is that the running classes? I was wondering how those were supposed to work; I assumed you needed a treadmill.
There are outdoor runs where they guide you through when to speed up and slow down and it’s set to music. They’re great.
Who else gets overwhelmed when they know they need to make a to do list but the thought of putting all the things you know you need to do is too much?
I live for lists. I have 4 different notebooks/planner/calendars I work out of. If I don’t write it out, make an action plan, and tackle it I get scatter brained and grouchy.
Post by gerberdaisy on Oct 18, 2021 15:07:03 GMT -5
Woke up to a flooded basement yesterday and the fun continues. Cleaned it up, but now the water keeps coming in. Had someone come out, and its almost 4K to have the drainage outside cleaned up
In the meantime, I'm doing all I can downstairs, but think I'll have to throw some more stuff away.
I had surgery this morning to remove an ovary and my tubes. I am officially never getting pregnant, which is a little weird but nice. The surgery went well. Apparently I had some endometriosis, which shocks me. I really haven't had pain or heavy periods or anything, but perhaps it explains why my ovary was reactive on PET scans? They are sending it for testing but I don't expect it to be cancerous or anything.
I have been home for a couple of hours already - I was in and out of the hospital in like 5 hours. The pain so far is minimal, it hurts more when I am getting up or down but just lying here it doesn't feel any worse than regular bloating or gas.
I had a little drama before the surgery though - the nurse tried to start an IV in my hand, and got blood but the vein blew. It hurt a bit though not terrible. A few minutes later I started to feel light headed, and then I passed out! Thankfully I was sitting at the time and told them that I felt that way, so they were in the process of reclining my chair. I was SO confused when I woke up to them saying "you're ok" because I was like, why shouldn't I be ok? Where am I? This happened to me a few years ago while they were taking blood, so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise, but it was so crazy anyway. I was more disoriented from that than from anesthesia, I think!
I just got off of the phone with the Eye Specialist. DS started randomly having pain in his eye over the weekend (the one with Retina damage). They want to see him at 8:30 tomorrow. I’m trying not to freak out.
Post by bugmeetsworld on Oct 18, 2021 15:30:37 GMT -5
DS peed on our new comforter this weekend. Our washer wasn’t big enough, so I’m at the laundromat. I don’t think I’ve been to a laundromat in 15 years. I’m kind of enjoying sitting here in peace while I play on my phone.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Oct 18, 2021 15:30:58 GMT -5
My house is so fricking small, oh my GOD. We really needed a shed and we’re able to get one over the summer. It’s great Bc H keeps a lot of his crap out there, plus stuff like decorations and tools and randomness. It’s his space, and now I want one of my own! The kids are slobs, the baby has so much stuff in the living room, and why on earth do we have so many BLANKETS?!!
Ahhh that feels better to get it out. Would be amazing to build an addition on the house though, and grt out square footage up to like tiny house measurements n
There is a woman on my local buy nothing page who I think is a hoarder. I posted a bunch of random stuff to give away over the weekend and she replied to every single one but also asked if I could deliver them to her. I did a bit of looking and she posts interested to everything.
I'm annoyed at having to play secretary for my boss today. Her calendar is a bitch to find time on and I'm going to have to coordinate with like 5 other people. It's fine, I'll figure it out, but I need to hear actually respond and give me some input before I can start working with other folks.
My house is so fricking small, oh my GOD. We really needed a shed and we’re able to get one over the summer. It’s great Bc H keeps a lot of his crap out there, plus stuff like decorations and tools and randomness. It’s his space, and now I want one of my own! The kids are slobs, the baby has so much stuff in the living room, and why on earth do we have so many BLANKETS?!!
Ahhh that feels better to get it out. Would be amazing to build an addition on the house though, and grt out square footage up to like tiny house measurements n
What is your current sq footage and for how many people?
Post by starburst604 on Oct 18, 2021 16:00:32 GMT -5
Just realized I missed the signup and start date for DD's CCD classes, in fact I didn't even think she had to do that until next year in 2nd grade. OOPS. I can't believe my Irish catholic former CCD teacher who went to the convent but didn't take her vows MIL didn't pick up on that. Scurrying to see if I can still get her in and I'm pretty sure my mother made the exact same mistake with me and I had to go to another church or something to do mine in time for First Communion. We are some Catholic all-stars over here.
Who else gets overwhelmed when they know they need to make a to do list but the thought of putting all the things you know you need to do is too much?
I live for lists. I have 4 different notebooks/planner/calendars I work out of. If I don’t write it out, make an action plan, and tackle it I get scatter brained and grouchy.
Did you read my post? I said I know I need to make a list but it’s overwhelming to do so.
We’ve been wanting to revamp our landscaping since we moved in last year. Previous owners took out bushes in our front yard when they had to remove an oil tank, and I want to rework our front and backyard to be better suited for our needs.
Contacted a landscape designer who was amazing at walking through everything this with us and recommending low maintenance plants. Just got the quote from her and it’s over $6k of work 😫😫😫