I finally finally booked our summer vacation. We are leaving in less than two weeks, talk about last minute! We are going to Niagara Falls, then driving over to the Cleveland area. My 5 year old has been begging us to go to Ohio lol, so I figured why not. There's a national park there we can do.
mpc there is a giant candy store in Cleveland that is so fun. It’s just candy but tons of it. Lots of nostalgic candy too. www.sweetiescandy.com/
Last week my father was having some health issues and I assisted him to my car to get him to the doctor and rode in it with him for about 25 minutes on the way there. When they were taking his vitals he was running a fever so they did a covid test and lo and behold he was positive. He is doing fine today, actually went out to cut his grass, he had evidently been sick for a couple of days but compounded by his other issues he didn't really realize it. I'm relieved he is doing better, he has everything on the 'avoid covid if' list so it was worth being stressed about. But now I'm sick. It wasn't even on my radar when he was stuffy that night. He had other concerning issues so masking up didn't even dawn on me. Started feeling crappy Friday night, Saturday and Sunday straight up sick and today am working from home while feeling mildly crappy. It could be so much worse so don't get me wrong....but really? For the 4th of July. I wouldn't feel comfortable going in large crowds that soon, assuming I am feeling good enough to, and odds are H will be down and out by then. Hard to live together and not pass it along. Two years ago when we had it I got sick 2 days before my extended summer vacation, so I got screwed out of that. I guess at least that isn't until the end of July this year so it shouldn't mess with that. {insert sigh here}.
Where do people live that have great weather right now? It’s projected to be like 110 over the weekend. Ughhh
I'm in Buffalo, NY and while our weather over the weekend wasn't good (rain allllll day Saturday and cool/cloudy/windy yesterday), today is gorgeous. It's currently 75 with perfect blue skies. The summers are typically pretty great... we'll get some high 80/low 90 days, but low to mid 80s is more typical. The fall season is also nice.
Take this with a grain of salt, because it's freezing cold from November until like April. We measure snow in feet and it's been known to snow in May.
I hate summer here in Maryland, lol. It's beautiful today but yesterday was absolutely disgusting humidity and it's supposed to be in the 90's a lot coming up. Upper 80s and 90s seem to be almost daily for the rest of the summer. I can't wait for September.
Why do I have so much mom guilt? I don’t work Mondays but I got up at 6 am to prep to dial into a call for a big project. I’m an idiot though and thought it was at 7 and turns out it was at 8. 🤦🏾♀️ Anywya, I’m dragging today and it’s a beautiful day out, but my kids have been happily playing indoors together all day. I keep asking if they want to go outside and they are happier inside. But I feel like a bad mom for not making them go out and get exercise. I know it’s dumb but I can’t shake feeling bad about it. Why??
On the plus side, my meeting went really well and it was a good opportunity for me to show my skills.
I hate summer here in Maryland, lol. It's beautiful today but yesterday was absolutely disgusting humidity and it's supposed to be in the 90's a lot coming up. Upper 80s and 90s seem to be almost daily for the rest of the summer. I can't wait for September.
Jersey too. I hate summer here and every summer start researching where I could move that would be cooler in the summer. I also don’t get enough snow for my liking, so moving north feels inevitable eventually.
They're both fairly introverted and H said that maybe my invites cause anxiety sometimes so she just doesn't respond? IDK, I don't think it should be that anxiety provoking to say sorry, we can't. And I am someone with a lot of anxiety, haha.
Years ago I friend who worked close to my house and we’d hang out last minute/very casually a lot.
She’d text and to see if I was home/wanted to go out before she’d leave work and I’d always respond to her texts one way or the other.
One day she said she didn’t expect me to text if I wasn’t free and seemed to think that was the norm? She’d expect a response if it was something like “do you want to buy concert tickets” but not “I’m driving by in 10 minutes, are you home so we can hang out in your yard”.
I thought it was weird but maybe it’s a thing? Or my friend moved near you and is now doing it to you.
Haha, maybe that's her philosophy too! I guess the non response is just a no, lol. IDK, I'm such a people pleaser that I would feel like I need to respond either way.
I had a conversation with XH yesterday for the first time in over a month because my sister has been our “go between”. It’s been slightly annoying because the game of telephone has happened more than once. But it didn’t take long to remember why I agreed to doing things this way.
I just wish things could be “normal” and talking about logistics for the kids didn’t lead to how awful his life is and how I refuse to talk about all the things I didn’t do to try to save our marriage.
I finally finally booked our summer vacation. We are leaving in less than two weeks, talk about last minute! We are going to Niagara Falls, then driving over to the Cleveland area. My 5 year old has been begging us to go to Ohio lol, so I figured why not. There's a national park there we can do.
We just did this last week and it was great! The whole family loved it. And to quote H, “Unlike Stonehenge, this lives up to the hype.” 😂. We also included Cleveland because my son wanted to go to Ohio “to see what Ohio people are like” lol. Have a great trip!
Haha, maybe that's her philosophy too! I guess the non response is just a no, lol. IDK, I'm such a people pleaser that I would feel like I need to respond either way.
FWIW I don't think that's people pleasing, it's just polite!
I totally get having a message fall through the cracks and agree that a text isn't a summons that you need to reply to asap. But not replying on a regular basis is rude, and I will not be convinced otherwise. If she knows she struggles with this then she could at least say something about it when you're together - "hey, sorry I ignore you half the time, I'm the worst with texts, it's not you it's me!"
Haha, maybe that's her philosophy too! I guess the non response is just a no, lol. IDK, I'm such a people pleaser that I would feel like I need to respond either way.
FWIW I don't think that's people pleasing, it's just polite!
I totally get having a message fall through the cracks and agree that a text isn't a summons that you need to reply to asap. But not replying on a regular basis is rude, and I will not be convinced otherwise. If she knows she struggles with this then she could at least say something about it when you're together - "hey, sorry I ignore you half the time, I'm the worst with texts, it's not you it's me!"
Totally agree. Here’s mine for the day. I was outside taking out the trash and my neighbor across the street walked by (less than 3 feet from where I was standing). I said “hi” and he stared at me and walked past without greeting me at all. This is a guy in his 20s who has never acknowledged that he has neighbors, but come on, show a little decency.
This is the time of year I wish all fireworks were banned. They are awful for the environment, personal fireworks are a risk for kids to injure themselves and my area is in a drought. There have been wildfire after wildfire consistently for the last 2-3 weeks with no expectation that they will slow down. Now they're just caused by idiots setting off fireworks before the 4th. No matter; one of the idiot city councilman suggested that because fireworks are a fun family friendly thing we should do away with the county wide ban on personal fireworks. Thankfully he was soundly shot down by rational people and received a verbal thrashing in the local newspaper.
Personal fireworks are banned in my county and they have been for decades. You can see a display put on by professionals at our fairgrounds. You can still purchase personal fireworks on the local reservation which isn't under the ban so of course individuals light off personal fireworks, however it's much less than it used to be when I was a kid.
I agree completely. Personal fireworks are legal in my area. I live in a very densely populated area and every year firework debris rains down on my roof. Luckily nothing has ever caught fire, but I feel like it's only a matter of time. The other thing is there is someone setting off fireworks every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Usually it's short and sweet, but I'd love to hear fireworks less frequently.
Personal fireworks haven't been legal in my neighborhood in decades due to fire danger, but that doesn't stop some yahoo from shooting off professional-grade ones 2-3 streets over every year. Plus, here in Utah we have both the 4th and 24th of July as big fireworks holidays (the 24th is Pioneer Day and a much bigger deal than the 4th) so we deal with random fireworks noise for the whole month. I hate everyone so much more in July.
Fun fact: In Utah you can legally sell fireworks in parking lot tents and grocery stores within the prohibited zones, but you cannot buy alcohol above .5 ABV anywhere but state-owned liquor stores which are closed Sundays and on both federal and state holidays. I have to plan my wine purchases around these holidays because heaven forbid anyone drink anything alcoholic, but it's totes cool to burn down part of the foothills and you probably won't even get cited for doing it in spite of the bans.
Haha, same. Personal fireworks aren't legal here but people still use them. I'll hear them for the next two months on random weeknights at 1am. I don't really want to be a fun sucker, I'm just not a firework person at all.
Years ago I friend who worked close to my house and we’d hang out last minute/very casually a lot.
She’d text and to see if I was home/wanted to go out before she’d leave work and I’d always respond to her texts one way or the other.
One day she said she didn’t expect me to text if I wasn’t free and seemed to think that was the norm? She’d expect a response if it was something like “do you want to buy concert tickets” but not “I’m driving by in 10 minutes, are you home so we can hang out in your yard”.
I thought it was weird but maybe it’s a thing? Or my friend moved near you and is now doing it to you.
Haha, maybe that's her philosophy too! I guess the non response is just a no, lol. IDK, I'm such a people pleaser that I would feel like I need to respond either way.
I think responding is only polite!
I did tell her during this convo that I personally appreciated a text either way and she adapted.
E got her period and since we’re at the beach I was basically not prepared. I had a handful of pads left from when I used to get a period, but well she wants to swim. We thought target sold period swim, but apparently that search brought up underwear too, imagine our surprise when we got to the store.
Amazon doesn’t do 2 day delivery down here either.
I hate summer here in Maryland, lol. It's beautiful today but yesterday was absolutely disgusting humidity and it's supposed to be in the 90's a lot coming up. Upper 80s and 90s seem to be almost daily for the rest of the summer. I can't wait for September.
Jersey too. I hate summer here and every summer start researching where I could move that would be cooler in the summer. I also don’t get enough snow for my liking, so moving north feels inevitable eventually.
I would much rather sweat to death in July and Aug. here in GA than deal with a really cold winter. I HATE winter and can see me eventually spending 3 months somewhere even warmer than GA in the winter (yes, we do get a real winter).
Jersey too. I hate summer here and every summer start researching where I could move that would be cooler in the summer. I also don’t get enough snow for my liking, so moving north feels inevitable eventually.
I would much rather sweat to death in July and Aug. here in GA than deal with a really cold winter. I HATE winter and can see me eventually spending 3 months somewhere even warmer than GA in the winter (yes, we do get a real winter).
I feel that. So many people think all of WA state has evergreen trees and 9 months of rain. Nope, just the west side of the state by the ocean. The rest of us get all 4 seasons and not very much rain. My city gets 9" a year. It's a semi desert here.
Post by pinkdutchtulips on Jul 1, 2024 22:56:20 GMT -5
Miss R can be unbelievable … she had everyone thinking she was onboard w the move. Her latest demand is a Frenchie for her bday or she’s not moving. She swears she’ll take care of the dog (she won’t bc she doesn’t take care of the one we have now). She doesn’t understand that this is something I have to discuss w J bc I can’t just show up move in w 2 dogs. She’s been all over the place w this move … ok w it one day then days later NOT ok then goes back to being ok w it. It’s maddening.
Jersey too. I hate summer here and every summer start researching where I could move that would be cooler in the summer. I also don’t get enough snow for my liking, so moving north feels inevitable eventually.
I would much rather sweat to death in July and Aug. here in GA than deal with a really cold winter. I HATE winter and can see me eventually spending 3 months somewhere even warmer than GA in the winter (yes, we do get a real winter).
Ah, and I’m the opposite. Yesterday was arguably a nice day for NJ in July. 81 and low humidity, which is rare, and I still found it uncomfortable outside and was only out long enough to walk the dog. But at 20* and icy I bundle up and it feels great.
pinkdutchtulips, absolutely not. She is a minor and does not have a say in the matter. She will move and does not get a dog. I am so sorry that you have to deal with this still.
pinkdutchtulips , absolutely not. She is a minor and does not have a say in the matter. She will move and does not get a dog. I am so sorry that you have to deal with this still.
She's been told numerous times that she had no say in the decision to move. She's not active in her school (she's been on home/hospital the entire year last year) or sports or extra curriculars so all we're moving her away from are less than stellar friends.
The answer to the dog is a NO. The landlord only allows one and just bc friends of hers skirt the 'one dog only' rule at their rental doesn't mean that I have to also.
I finally finally booked our summer vacation. We are leaving in less than two weeks, talk about last minute! We are going to Niagara Falls, then driving over to the Cleveland area. My 5 year old has been begging us to go to Ohio lol, so I figured why not. There's a national park there we can do.
We just did this last week and it was great! The whole family loved it. And to quote H, “Unlike Stonehenge, this lives up to the hype.” 😂. We also included Cleveland because my son wanted to go to Ohio “to see what Ohio people are like” lol. Have a great trip!
I love this! That you went to Ohio too because your kid wanted too. So funny what these kids come up with lol.