Wednesday Letters

[waverly]

Dear Midwest,

It's been a good run, but I don't love you anymore.  I want a divorce.  I will go anywhere ANY where if it isn't here.  I'm ready for hurricanes, alligators, earthquakes and fires.  I think I can handle them now. 

So goodbye, Midwest.  Goodbye 30 days without sunshine, goodbye blizzards.  Goodbye freezing rain, ice storms and polar vortexes.  Goodbye days where is freezes at night creating ice, then rains all day and then freezes again.  

Goodbye forever,

Waverly

[sandandsea]

Jan 24, 2024 11:03:21 GMT -5 waverly said:

Dear Midwest,

It's been a good run, but I don't love you anymore.  I want a divorce.  I will go anywhere ANY where if it isn't here.  I'm ready for hurricanes, alligators, earthquakes and fires.  I think I can handle them now. 

So goodbye, Midwest.  Goodbye 30 days without sunshine, goodbye blizzards.  Goodbye freezing rain, ice storms and polar vortexes.  Goodbye days where is freezes at night creating ice, then rains all day and then freezes again.  

Goodbye forever,

Waverly

Do it! You will not regret it. I’ve been in CA longer than the Midwest now and have never regretted it.

[waverly]

sandandsea , I missed my calling of being a snowbird. Stupid things like jobs not letting me work offsite in other states.

[rere]

Dear board,

Thanks for the bonus!! Staff, including me, really appreciate that you notice our work.

Dear employers,

I love my new office!! It's big, it has big nice windows! The common space is no longer a hoard, but a nice area with a table for people to sit and spread out. It's only taken 10 years.

Dear maintenance,

Hang my picture.

[k3am]

Dear weather folks,

So did you just decide that the news in the world is scary enough, so now we don't need to make up names for rain in CA? Because so far this year, we've had zero mention of atmospheric rivers or pineapple expresses, and a few storms that seem to have brought a lot of rain. Or maybe I'm imagining that the rain this morning was very similar to our "TWO ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS COMBINE WITH A PINEAPPLE EXPRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH GASP" storms of last year. We don't have the wind, but my sump pumps have been going off more this year than they did last year.

Signed,
Soggy.

[supertrooper1]

Dear kitten,

Stop eating things other than your food. I had no idea you ate a balloon you found in DS's room until I found your throw up this morning. I'm glad you threw it up because I have a feeling that would have been a trip to the vet.

[waverly]

k3am, I thought Pineapple Express was the type a weed that caused a stoner movie. Seems like it is related to El Nino- warmer temps in the Pacific.

[k3am]

waverly , your weed knowledge is also correct. I like how you try to downplay it thought. 

[waverly]

Jan 24, 2024 12:40:33 GMT -5 k3am said:

waverly , your weed knowledge is also correct. I like how you try to downplay it thought. 

I only know it from the movie, I swear!  

[186momx]

k3am, I agree the weather people are really downplaying our weather

Dear DH
Please start acting like a functioning human
Not your mother/caretaker
Me

Dear DD
You can only spray hairspray outside. I could barely breathe in the house last night.
You also don't need to put tons of it on for the gym as I could just braid your hair before school.
Mom who hates the smell of hairspray

[twinmomma]

Dear DS,
I can't believe you're ten years old today! I met you when you were only 5. It's mind-blowing that I've been around for half of your life at this point. Thank you for letting me in and sharing your life with me. Love you buddy!
Love,
Stepmom

[dglvrk2]

Dear DD1,
I appreciate your growth mindset attitude about loosing your volleyball games last night. It showed your maturity. The snappiness and you refusing to show me what was on your iPad tonight....that showed you're not as grown up as I want you to be yet.
Love,
Ur Mom

[twinmomma]

Dear self,
I can't believe you forgot your laptop at the office yesterday. It's literally the only thing you pack up and put in your bag when you leave - how did you just walk out with an empty backpack and not notice?! Hope you had fun with the hour round trip drive this morning to get it and then get home.
Signed,
Spacey

[sandandsea]

Jan 24, 2024 12:24:06 GMT -5 k3am said:

Dear weather folks,

So did you just decide that the news in the world is scary enough, so now we don't need to make up names for rain in CA? Because so far this year, we've had zero mention of atmospheric rivers or pineapple expresses, and a few storms that seem to have brought a lot of rain. Or maybe I'm imagining that the rain this morning was very similar to our "TWO ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS COMBINE WITH A PINEAPPLE EXPRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH GASP" storms of last year. We don't have the wind, but my sump pumps have been going off more this year than they did last year.

Signed,
Soggy.

I heard atmospheric river for the first time this year this week and had the same thought. I guess when it rains for the third year in a row they’re over it and think it’s just the rainy season now.

[k3am]

Dear self,

Your post last week certainly made it to the powers that be. This week I've heard predictions for atmospheric rivers, a pineapple express, AND received flood warnings based on the excessive rain warning.

Signed,
At least someone listens when I speak (or type, as the case may be.)

[186momx]

k3am, I was laughing because yes ever since you posted that I've gotten nothing but warnings for all the fun stuff. We are also getting the don't stock up and replace all the food you lost from no power during the ice storm because of the gale force wind warnings that are happening this week which will cause us all to loose power again
Over this January weather
Me

Dear SSA
OMG the amounts of questions I had to answer to be able to log into BSO so I could upload the encrypted W2 files to your website was insane. I'm surprised you didn't need my kids SS# and a pint of my blood to verify its me.
Glad I only need to do this once a year
Frazzled Me

[k3am]

Dear 186momx,

I think I have my people straight anyways. I'm working on my mom's taxes. My sister keeps sending me scanned documents of stuff with no rhyme or reason behind why she's group things together, no specific document titles, etc. "Partial last name - docs" that might be a handful of 1099's and a bill for something else. I'm going crazy.

Does the tax guy that I'll actually send them to appreciate people like me that clearly separate and identify documents? (Last Name - Tax Year 2023 - Retirement 1099"?

Signed,
Am I wasting my time?

PS I know I can probably file them myself, but I'm at a point in life where value my time enough that I pay people to do the things I don't want to do.