DS (7) woke up this morning with a headache and cough. The cough he's had for a bit after we all had colds, so that's not new, but he said coughing is making his head hurt. He said he didn't sleep well either and was up a lot. I checked his temperature a few times and it varied between 99.5-100 which I know isn't a fever, but they're supposed to go on a field trip today with a 45 min bus ride and I don't want him starting to feel worse in the middle of the trip. I'm doing the right thing, right? He doesn't seem super sick just low energy. I just have a feeling that he's going to perk up midday though and it'll be a long day for me, lol. The field trip was to a historic theater in my hometown to see Pinkalicious (which he was not excited about anyway, lol) but I have fun memories of field trips at that theater so I'm sad he's missing it.
Post by maudefindlay on Feb 26, 2024 8:38:17 GMT -5
beerlover you are making the right decision. That's a low grade fever. Feeling puny on a field trip would be awful. He at least needs a day to rest and hydrate.
We had a nice weekend. Going out for my brother's 50th on Saturday night was so fun. Great food and drinks and company.
Today's high will be near 70! It's cool now, but once it warms up I'm opening those windows and enjoying airing out the house. Going thru all the kid books and making a large donation to the school. Will be nice to free up more space. Need to fit in my workout and errands before shuttling kids all over. Taking DS1 to the running store tonight to get new shoes for the track season.
Also narrowing down paint colors. I want to repaint our bedroom, rearrange the furniture, hang the TV and get rid of the table it is on, get new nightstands and bedding, and new art.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Feb 26, 2024 8:49:23 GMT -5
I should really go in to work, but this seat warmer needs to come with me. I wonder if the department would spring for a heatedassage chair for the classroom?
I'm back to work (though from home) today after a week off. Sigh. On the other hand, as much as I enjoyed getting away and lots of fun family time, I was ready for the girls to go to school this morning. I'm truly an outgoing introvert, and the fact that vacation means even less time alone for me is very challenging.
beerlover yes I think you are doing the right thing! Better safe than sorry.
I’ve had the nastiest cold since Thursday. So snotty and congested and I’m absolutely miserable. Along those lines, I’ve been taking NyQuil. I have a reoccurring “nightmare” where I’m trying to make a call (usually to H who in most cases is leaving me/abandoning me or some similar behavior) and I can’t get the phone to dial. The buttons keep pressing the wrong numbers or the phone app keeps shutting down. Anyway, I was having the most lucid, realistic, detailed dream that was SO clear. I went to call H and the phone was doing its thing and in my dream I told myself, wake up! This isn’t real, it’s a dream, can’t you see? The phone isn’t working! It’s not really happening! WAKE UP! And I did!
I hate work right now and would love to just be able to quit. I think this is my midlife crisis. Or maybe if I could just get a shift-based job where I could be done with work when my shift is done, I might like that better. I'm just tired of work that never ends, and piles up more over holidays or vacation time.
DD and her team got first place in their problem and division at the (in-state) regional Odyssey of the Mind competition. Apparently, their score was one of the highest overall in our state. Hoping that means there will be a similar outcome at the state competition in a few weeks. Either way, I booked a dog boarding reservation for our dog for the World Finals competition in May, just in case.
Of course, he is sick on a day where my H has a school board meeting tonight so he won't be home til 9pm. That is a long ass day alone, lol. I mean he's pretty easy at this point, but he's going to end up watching a lot of TV while I'm working. On the plus side, it's going to be 64 degrees here later, so maybe we can get some outside time in if he's better.
I hate that he basically refuses to take all meds now because of the way they taste. I can't squirt Motrin into his mouth like I could when he was 3, lol. I'm like OMG just take the chewable Tylenol and your head will stop hurting, why are you doing this to yourself? But you can't reason with the boy.
Post by lavenderblue on Feb 26, 2024 9:01:42 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that the stomach bag I had last week was Norovirus. It has now taken out both of my kids. I'm planning on just dousing my entire house in Lysol tonight.
I’ve been seeing a big rise of the phrase “so you don't have to” online lately. Just this morning I saw: “We baked King Arthur Flour’s cookie of the year so you don't have to” and “I tried the new martini at Smith’s Bar so you don't have to”.
It always gives me the impression whatever they tried is really bad and they are trying to spare me from eating/drinking/buying the awful thing they consumed and are talking about. But most of the time they like it? I know it’s technically a neutral phrase but whenever someone’s said it to me in real life, it’s always meant “don’t bother trying the lasagna at Frank’s Pizza; I tried it, it was disgusting”.
Maybe it’s just me but I think it works better when it’s like “we tried 89 mascaras so you don’t have to” which gives the impression they picked out the best ones because who wants to (or can) try out 89 mascaras at home but I keep seeing it about a singular item.
It’s weird how phrases suddenly rise in popularity but I still have the impulse to assume whatever it is is bad and don’t click to see more which can’t be their goal.
Seems like no matter how many hours of sleep I get, I'm still SO tired. It's getting old.
Yesterday, took DH to see Book of Mormon for the 1st time (I'd seen it twice). He laughed so hard he cried, which is exactly what I was hoping for as it's so damn funny. Was hoping he'd like it as much as me - he's not much of a musical person.
There's still snow on the ground here, yet will be 63 today. No wonder I can't get rid of my headache!
Post by donutsmakemegonuts on Feb 26, 2024 9:17:37 GMT -5
My neighbors have two dogs that they let out and just leave them to do their business which takes about 5 minutes and the rest of the time both dogs are barking to be let back in. They stand on neighbors deck and bark and jump on the door. I know dogs bark and I'm ok with that. What I'm beginning to be not ok with is the hours and the length of time neighbors leave them out to bark and bark and bark. This morning they were out before 7 a.m. and the barking didn't stop until around 7:45 when presumably they went to work. I leave for work right around that time and I didn't hear them anymore. They have also let them out at around 8:30 pm and let them bark well past 9 pm. It hurts my heart to hear them barking and it is kind of annoying as well.
All that to say, I don't know them very well. They moved in about 2 years ago. They originally had the one dog and then got a new puppy. They would let the original dog bark and bark and bark too. One day this past summer when they still only had the one dog, they left her outside barking for HOURS. I only know because I went outside to see what the barking was all about and then realized that there were no cars in their driveway, almost like they left her out and no one was home. I really don't know what to do here, if anything. They are taken care of from what I see, it's just this barking and leaving them out for long periods of time. I am not confrontational and I don't know even if talking to them would seem petty or what. We share a driveway with them, so even if I were to call in a noise complaint or write an anonymous note they would probably surmise that it was me. There are other neighbors that can probably hear the dogs, but we are closest. I don't even know what I'm looking for here. I just wish they would be more aware of their dogs barking.
I was at work at 6:45 to escort a new employee, so I already feel like I've been here forever and it's barely 9. I did get my weekly to-do list and personal calendar updated (holy crap, spring and early summer are busy) and checked in with some people, so I guess I should starting digging into actual work.
Yesterday was our church's chili cook off, and my kids won 1st for people's choice and 2nd from the judges! I helped a little with prep, but they picked the recipe, made their own tweaks, and did all of the cooking. Very proud- my parents go to the same church and have each won once or twice and I've won a couple of times, so they had quite the family legacy to live up to, lol. I also confirmed that someone else can cover an event for me a weekend I was triple booked, so wins all around yesterday.
I stayed up until midnight reading the first Crescent City book because I got to the twist and couldn't put it down. I'm totally dragging today 😴
Short week for us, we leave Thursday morning for a long weekend at Universal Studios. We live in Michigan so all of us keep checking the forecast and talking about how nice it's going to be. It just changed to 80 degrees on the water park day, I'm so excited to be warm for an extended period of time 😂
Post by maudefindlay on Feb 26, 2024 9:23:41 GMT -5
donutsmakemegonuts check your local animal care rules. Ours state the owner can get fines if dogs are barking continuously for 20 minutes or more. My guess is first complaint they would just talk to the owners and not fine them.
I have another restaurant-related random. Sorry this is so long! A friend and I met for dinner maybe a month ago and split the check. We were distracted from catching up, so we didn't catch it in the moment, but I realized on the way home that we'd been overcharged. I called the restaurant to ask the next day, and it turns out the waiter had charged us for a bottle of wine, not the one glass my friend drank. The manager said it happens from time to time because the buttons are side-by-side.
I of course wish I had read the itemized receipt more closely and avoided this whole thing, but the manager said it was no problem and offered to either refund our credit cards the exact amount we were owed back (around $20 each) or to send us each a gift card for $50. We like the place, so after checking with my friend, I opted for the gift cards. The manager took our addresses and said she'd send them out.
A few days later, the manager called me back and said someone in the office had spilled something on the paper where she wrote the addresses, so she needed them again. I provided them, and several days later, my friend received her gift card, but mine was MIA. I called the restaurant to ask if mine had been sent, and the manager was incredulous and said it had and I should wait a few more days, but if it still hadn't shown up then, she'd send another. I waited, it never showed up, and I called back. She kept saying she couldn't imagine how that happened; I obviously don't know what she was thinking, but it felt like she didn't believe me. I told her I wondered too but mail sometimes gets lost, and I certainly wouldn't use both gift cards if two should arrive. She thanked me and said she'd send another, which she planned to drop in the mail herself that night.
It's been 1.5 weeks now, and I still haven't received a gift card. I have no idea what's up, because I trust she sent it (them). I have no reason to believe anyone is stealing my mail since other valuable things have shown up in the meantime, and my friend received hers, so I can't imagine it was sent with insufficient postage. It's really weird, and I feel conspicuous calling again over $20, but especially after all the hassle, I'd like to receive what I'm owed.
I'm dreading calling, because it felt like the manager was implying I was trying to cheat them the last time, so I can only imagine what she'll think now. I'm going to ask if she can just issue the credit card adjustment and not bother with a gift card so I can put it to rest. Please tell me if I'm being an ass for even calling again. ETA: Maybe I need to just drop it, because this is far from the most pressing issue in my life! My friend got a valuable gift card, and I'm sure she'll split it with me if we go back there together.
Do you have a friend that has a really weird dynamic with another friend?
I want to sign DS up for an activity at the community center where my friend, Anna takes her son. However, her good friend, Christine, takes her son there. However, I find Christine to be SO WEIRD around Anna. She always seems like she wants me to know that they are besties and that being friends with Anna is some sort of contest that Christine will win.
Anna seems oblivious. What's even weirder, is that Christine is 100% normal when we run into each other without Anna around.
Anyway, I really don't want to deal with this dynamic so I may just pay more and do the activity through a business rather than the community center.
I wish I could get my hair to stay fresh looking for day-2 after shampoo/conditioning. I had a no wash day on Saturday and then shampoo/conditioner on Sunday (yesterday). I had lots of time, so I did some extra styling.
This seems like the perfect set-up for some re-fresh & go. I used a little water and shampoo for the roots in front and dry shampoo for the roots in back.
Pilsy, to be honest, I would have forgotten about it lol. If I were your friend, I’d take you back with the gift card she has. But that said, it could be just seriously lost in the mail. We’ve all had weird mail stories lately. Right now, I have a package that shows it was scanned at the distribution center 10 miles away 5 days ago. And hasn’t made it to my local office yet. And I went on a (not colposcopy indicted) shopping binge lately. So I have no idea which package it is that I’m missing 🤣
A good friend let drop they have a job opportunity in another state. It’s still early, but I’m so sad. And then I get mad at myself for being selfish, because it really is great for them.
Speaking of my friends. I know some of you may remember another male friend of mine I talked about a lot, and probably implied there might be potential for more. Well… he started dating and I’ve been ghosted. Which honestly feels like maybe yeah, there could have been potential for more. And really, we were both just hanging back because there were so many inappropriate things. So, honestly, it is for the best.
I generally walk my dog at night up to the parking lot of a small park. Sometimes, there are cars there with someone in them. Often running with no lights one. This sets off my danger anxiety (women alone at night with a small dog, but it’s also in a neighborhood and I go this was because it’s a residential street as opposed to the dark trail by the lake without houses).
Today, I found a condom wrapper in the parking lot. This puts a new perspective on the cars I see there that freak me out. And I wear a high viz jacket at night. Somehow, I think I freak them out as much as they freak me out. 🤣🤣🤣 Maybe I should get out my flashlight and give some teenager a real panic.
I went skiing with DS (7) for the first time this weekend and had so much fun. He's been taking lessons on the bunny hill last winter and this winter but is not the world's most athletic kid and its taken him a bit to catch on. I finally brought him up the chair lift Saturday and he did great! We skied all day and by the end he really had a handle on things. I've been waiting YEARS for this because DH doesn't ski and I needed a buddy lol. This morning he said to me "Mommy, I had the best day ever with you skiing" and my heart exploded.
Of course now its going to be in the mid-50s for the foreseeable future so we're probably out of luck for another ski date this winter.
There was a work crisis Friday night and we figured out a work around that was good enough and said we would look at it this morning. Well after more digging I realized that basically more than half of the document isn't the "right" way, but I don't think enough people had the history to know better.
I basically said they needed to figure out a few questions, but at this point call it a learning exp and move on. Part of the problem is they want to setup system "gates" that give people a hard stop. The people setting up the gates don't actually do our jobs, so we have stops for things that are perfectly legal and in line with how business is done. It's frustrating and we've basically turned into people who are just trying to figure out the workarounds.
beerlover 100% doing the right thing, I would have done the same and then come here to ask for validation, lol
I have a horrible sinus infection, it didn't dawn on me that it wasn't a bad cold until a few days ago so it spread everywhere and my neck hurts when I blow my nose. I lead a work call at 11 and I sound like Donald Duck.
Last weekend I posted about the significant pressure/challenges I was under with my dad's alzheimer's hospitalization and lack of placement opportunities. I was floored by the level of love and support shared on this board, so THANK YOU!
As an update, the hospital caseworkers checked out saying they found him that placement in the 1-star, low-quality facility (with 20+ reported health violations in the past 2 years) so it was either that or we take him home (against medical orders.) Through a shit ton of effort and a little luck, I found him a place the day before his Medicare funding was running out for the hospital about 40 minutes away. They approved him on Monday, so we moved him there on Monday night.
His transition has gone better than expected, and he's already back to walking (whereas in the psychiatric wing of the hospital no one was walking with him, and he'd lost the ability to walk independently.)
I cannot say "thank you" enough to all the kind words you shared while I was at a breaking point. We're going to be okay, and I think he's in a place where he can find a litte joy throughout this final chapter.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Feb 26, 2024 11:16:12 GMT -5
I was looking through my Facebook memories today and saw photos from a party where I randomly went home with a guy. I started dating my H the next week.
Happy 17 years since I had sex with someone other than my H 🤣
Post by followyourarrow on Feb 26, 2024 11:16:14 GMT -5
Nephew's birthday party was this weekend. He asked for a garbage truck with trashcans and invisible trash. That's what I got him, and made sure to include the invisible trash. It was a big hit!
My mom is....challenging. At the party she told me I couldn't have cake because of diabetes. Then she tried to get me to share a piece with her. No ma'am, I'm eating a piece of birthday cake. I don't eat sweets every day, or even every week, but I'm going to have a piece of birthday cake. My blood sugar only went up to 125, so there mom.