Post by maudefindlay on Jun 27, 2022 7:59:55 GMT -5
We leave on the 6th and are gone the rest of the month, so I have a big to do list. When we get home there will only be 5 days left till school starts, so need to grab school supplies or they will be picked over.
I don't get how people still idolize Elvis and he has a major motion picture. There are tons of accounts out there that he was inappropriate with teen girls and very manipulative to the point of abuse with girlfriends (shot after them when driving away and had bodyguards disable their cars so they couldn't leave). He sounds like an awful person to me.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Jun 27, 2022 8:16:47 GMT -5
I’m at school super early today. Luce started her summer bridge program at her new high school (sob) and it didn’t make much sense to go home and drive back again. I’m so tired. We were with the ILs family and we did lots of sightseeing on Saturday. Joey and I took a three hour nap yesterday which was GLORIOUS.
I’m so excited for Lucy, I think she will like high school a lot more than she did grade school. I can’t wait for her to find her people. She stopped taking Prozac (ran out and didn’t tell me, ugh) but she seems so much happier anyway. I hope it lasts (but am calling for refills anyway of course).
I'm doing a webinar tomorrow, 115 registrants, and I open the software this morning and it's screwed up. Thank you, agile development! (I know, it's not all agile's fault, but I'm pissy and need a target.)
I really wanted to ride the high of the Avs winning the Stanley Cup a little longer!
My boss is in/out and it's very confusing for some taskers that have to be done because no one knows if she is doing them or if the person acting in the office is doing them.
E is with my parents this week at the beach and we'll be back Friday for a week vacation. She got new bunk beds in her room there, so today she's all excited to mattress shop with my mom. LOL kids.
Weather is supposed be rainy this afternoon so plan after work is to do more toy clean-out while the kid is gone. I gave away a bunch last week on buy nothing and will have more this week.
jinkies, oops! I could totally see myself doing something like that.
See: Saturday I did my usual weekly cleaning and laundry (minus our bedsheets) since I had friends coming over yesterday. So yesterday I go to put our sheets in and there's already detergent and fabric softener in the washer (front loader with a pullout thing). So. I must have put the guest room sheets in, put the liquids in, and then just...not run it? And then didn't notice they weren't wet when I moved them to the dryer? I have no idea. But wtf me.
I hate trying to figure out the logistics of business travel. I need to fly out + attend an event in the Midwest on the same day and trying to figure out airports, car rental, etc. is way too difficult, which means that it probably doesn't make sense to attend.
My kids hosted their first sleepover this weekend and it went great. For some reason having 4 kids in the house was WAY easier than having 2.
Post by followyourarrow on Jun 27, 2022 8:25:20 GMT -5
I talked to a man through FB dating and we had 2 phone calls. During yesterday's call he tells me he wrote a program and can track people by their cell phones. He says it's not technically illegal because it's not technically wire tapping. When I asked him about the moral/ethical side of it, he says he could help kidnapped women and children. He talked about needing to save the children, and some other things that made me think Q Anon. Then he started talking about school shootings and said something about shooting things if I didn't call him, but later said it was a joke. So obviously I blocked him, took screen shots of everything. Then I filed a report with the state police. No idea if that was an overreaction, my guess is this guy is just super full of himself, but I couldn't take the risk. No more dating sites for me.
Post by texasharleygirl on Jun 27, 2022 8:56:57 GMT -5
I am about to strangle my husband. He likes to listen to audio books and podcasts. Right now he's listening to Joel Osteen w/o his headphones on (which really annoys the Sh!t out of me because I cannot stand that man or his voice). And it's LOUD because damnit, he's got hearing loss. I am trying to work. He needs to leave the house and got to his office before I hurt him.
I am not happy it's Monday! I'm still sick with COVID, though I'm going to try to suffer through work today because I don't want to use my limited PTO on being sick unless I'm basically dying. I do get 5 sick days, but if I don't use them they roll into vacation days next year so that's a huge incentive not to use them. I'm putting a bug in the HR director's ear whenever I can about changing our PTO policy because it frankly sucks. At least I WFH so I can take breaks whenever I feel like it. A huge portion of our staff doesn't have that luxury and still has the same amount of PTO I do. Plus they wouldn't even be allowed to come to work with COVID so they'd have to burn their vacation days. I think my employer is actually really awesome in most other ways, but this one really frustrates me.
I’m tired…I didn’t sleep well last night and my morning started with an 8:15 call that ran for 90 minutes. I feel like my Adderall hasn’t kicked in at all, and I’m now on my 2nd coffee (I never have two coffees!). I am STRUGGLING.
followyourarrow, WTF to that guy! I would have been so uncomfortable and I don’t know what I would have done. Good for you for saying something.
DS6 goes to sleep by 9pm most nights (thank you melatonin). However, now he wakes and is ready to be in my face at 6:30am. *cries* I just want to sit in silence with my coffee for at least 20-30 minutes to wake up before I parent.
followyourarrow I would 100% react the way you did. Ugh, what a creep!
I am back from my Southwestern vacation and not ready to deal with anything, although during our super bumpy flight back, I did make a promise to god that I would be more productive if he allowed my children to live. Lol. I am an agnostic but I sort of do believe this means I should follow through. My house needs a lot of work this week in order to be ready for the party I foolishly planned for next weekend.
BTW everyone knows about the Grand Canyon, but I was actually more amazed by Zion National Park. That place is like being on another planet. I only scheduled a day to pass through but wished we'd had more time. I totally, highly recommend a visit; there's a cute town just outside the park, too, with lots of good restaurants and hotels.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jun 27, 2022 9:33:53 GMT -5
I am so glad you reported him, followyourarrow! That’s the ultimate case of fuck around and find out.
I am very tired. My troop signed up for a game of night capture the flag over the weekend. The game was so freaking contentious because they were up against a team that was several years older than them, mean AF, and cheating. They pulled out a draw. I’m proud of them.
Then our campsite got obliterated by severe thunderstorms all night long. We definitely put some notches in our belt this weekend.
Our neighbors are moving (far, to TX) bc of the husband's job. We hosted a farewell GTG last night. I am so, so sad. It didn't really hit me until yesterday. We moved to the neighborhood shortly after they did and I still see them, clear as day, walking up to our front porch to introduce themselves with their 4 yo and tiny infant. Our DDs would become the closest of friends and that little baby is now almost 7. I can't really describe it accurately, but the reminder of how quickly time is passing and the fact that I probably won't ever see them again (they are not from here so would have no reason to visit and they're moving to a fairly rural area that doesn't lend itself to travel, and none of them are on social media) is really sobering.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Jun 27, 2022 9:41:28 GMT -5
L wasn’t feeling well last night so woke me up soon after I fell asleep. Sometimes that’s fine and I fall back asleep and sometimes it’s not. Last night it was not. I was up until 3:15a or so. I’m so tired.
Our neighbors are moving (far, to TX) bc of the husband's job. We hosted a farewell GTG last night. I am so, so sad. It didn't really hit me until yesterday. We moved to the neighborhood shortly after they did and I still see them, clear as day, walking up to our front porch to introduce themselves with their 4 yo and tiny infant. Our DDs would become the closest of friends and that little baby is now almost 7. I can't really describe it accurately, but the reminder of how quickly time is passing and the fact that I probably won't ever see them again (they are not from here so would have no reason to visit and they're moving to a fairly rural area that doesn't lend itself to travel, and none of them are on social media) is really sobering.
We are going through something very similar. Our very first friends we made here 10 years ago are moving on Thursday to WI (we are in CA). Our kids have been friends since then and she’s been a close friend too. I’m so sad they’re leaving.
We had such a busy weekend, which while fun, it was exhausting. We are not typically so booked on the weekends... I like to have a day or at least an afternoon or evening to ourselves to either get stuff done or relax. We went to a baseball game Friday night and stayed late for the fireworks show. I had a baby shower Saturday and DS had a birthday party then we went to my brother's for dinner and stayed there late. Sunday we went to a friends for a pool party and lunch and then my parents came over to drop off their dog because they were leaving early this morning to go out of town for the day/evening and they stayed for dinner. This morning I felt like I was glued to the bed and could have stayed there all morning. I finally peeled myself out at like 7:52 with just enough time to brew a coffee and get my computer booted up for an 8am call.
BTW everyone knows about the Grand Canyon, but I was actually more amazed by Zion National Park. That place is like being on another planet. I only scheduled a day to pass through but wished we'd had more time. I totally, highly recommend a visit; there's a cute town just outside the park, too, with lots of good restaurants and hotels.
We went to Zion probably 15 years ago. I had honestly never heard of it, but were invited to a wedding in Vegas and wanted to incorporate a road trip vacation while we were out there. Someone recommended Bryce and Zion, so we just did it without knowing much about what we are getting into.
It was one of the best vacations I've ever been on. I had on idea Utah was so gorgeous. Zion is still one of my favorite places, and I hope I can get back some day.
Post by exploding people on Jun 27, 2022 10:26:18 GMT -5
We spent three days at a lake cabin with a big group of friends. Not taking today off work was a mistake, but it's the end of our fiscal year so here I am, exhausted, and I feel like I have vertigo from spending so much time in the water. Oof.
Today’s the no power day so I went to a beach on the Bay this morning to look for sea glass which was fun but now it’s pouring rain.
I’m really surprised they started the work because this was 100% predicted. I don’t know what it means for the power outage. They are replacing the lines on our whole block on new poles so no small task.
Now I’m sitting in my car waiting for it to let up so I can find lunch somewhere. What a day.
Post by starburst604 on Jun 27, 2022 11:37:05 GMT -5
I'm totally exhausted from the weekend. Weekends can be so fun but I really need a 4 day work week that doesn't include Monday! Right now I'm starving and waiting for a DoorDash delivery, my food was picked up and I'm just staring at the driver's progress like a cat watching someone open a can of food. The predicted arrival time keeps jumping around wtf.
Post by followyourarrow on Jun 27, 2022 11:44:26 GMT -5
I learned the fun lesson this weekend that cans of pop will explode if left in the heat. I knew they'd explode if they froze, but I had no clue about the heat, that never happened to me in Kansas. Now my trunk is covered in Dr Pepper zero.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jun 27, 2022 11:52:24 GMT -5
On a whim I bought a sewing machine. I don’t know how to sew, but feel like it’s an activity that I would enjoy. We have mending and projects that we always want to try, but never do because of necessary sewing.
Getting the thread strung, bobbin in, etc. took years off my life, but I figured it out! I found some plans for cloth bookmarks that might be my first project.
I sewed 1 straight line through a piece of felt and decided I am a natural and hung it up for the night, lol.