OK, we have a [del]victim[/del] volunteer for Monday.
All in favor of Moooooom bein’ our hostess with the mostess next week say “Aye”.
AYE!!!
All those opposed [del]sit down and shuddup already![/del] say “Nay”.
::CRICKETS::
The “Ayes” have it. Moooooom shall be our oh so suave and sophisticated (It’s true! It’s been weeks since she belched in public or wiped her mouth on her sleeve!) hostess with the mostess! YAY!!!
Awww {{{Cutie Pie}}}! Any chance of a line of credit at the bank? Sometimes a good bank where one does a lot of business is willing to do that. Just sayin’ is all.
It’s a good idea, but no. Rewind to that whole thing about PieDad’s debt being linked to my name and screwing up my credit. It’s still not resolved. We are meeting tomorrow to discuss how to expand the business. Hopefully some brilliant ideas will come about.
We are expecting 3-7 inches of snow tomorrow around noon. Daughter flies out to Boston at 4pm. Does anyone else see a problem here? Yeah-so we called AA and got her on a different flight. 0705 AM. Dear God. Luckily, The Husband has deemed Daughter Travel his territory aka he’s the only one who can get her to the airport safely etc <rolls eyes> so he is the one getting up at 0500 and driving her to O’Hare.
I do want snow, but only when all my kids are safely on the ground.
I went for a walk earlier–it was nice. I need to do that every day.
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We are expecting 3-7 inches of snow tomorrow around noon. Daughter flies out to Boston at 4pm. Does anyone else see a problem here? Yeah-so we called AA and got her on a different flight. 0705 AM. Dear God. Luckily, The Husband has deemed Daughter Travel his territory aka he’s the only one who can get her to the airport safely etc <rolls eyes> so he is the one getting up at 0500 and driving her to O’Hare.
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Well, hell, rigs if hubby is the only one that can get her to O’Hare at 5 A.M. I say, let him be the hero. 
What? Better him than me, I say and so should you. You can get up, hug her goodbye, and go snuggle back in the bed. Sounds like a good plan to me.
CutiePie I’ll keep my fingers crossed/say extra prayers that y’all can come up with some brilliant ideas.
Oh, and in case anyone is wonderin’, I’m consuming mass quantities of beerverages tonight.
It’s gonna take my right ear at least two days to recover from your shriek, snowbunny. I don’t know if you know how loud you screamed when I said Jon Stewart, but trust me, you could teach jet engines a thing or two about loud. 
Rigs, my favorite learn to knit site is Knitting Help. They have all these lovely little videos to walk you through whatever it is you’re trying to do. I actually learned to do the Old Norwegian Cast-On from one of their videos the other day, and I’ve used them lots of other times, too, so I’m here to tell you it’s a very helpful site.
We’re getting snow tomorrow? :: checks Chicago Tribune ::
Whoa. Well, that does it - I am staying put.
Oh crap. I forgot I had that interview. :smack: Damn you snow! :: shakes fist ::
I second Knitting Help for learning techniques. Knitter’s Review is good for general questions. It’s a knitting forum, and they are welcoming to newbies.
I’m still working on getting de-crazified. It feels like it’s been a long time, but it’s only been 2 weeks. It seems much longer than that. The meds make me very, very tired. Luckily, I get to start tapering off of them tomorrow. I’m cautiously optimistic that I’ll be going back to work on the 7th. As to what happened, PTSD again, I think. I got swamped with memories and flashbacks and leftover emotions, which makes me pretty non-functional. Every time I think I’ve got them all, BOOM! But I’m feeling much better now, and much more under control. I’m going to be spending a lot of evenings in therapy for the next 6 months or so, but that’s a small price to pay to feel better and keep thinking clearly.
Hey all, I am recovering from my pre-Christmas meltdown. I called my mom and she listened to me cry and both she and dad were very supportive. I also credit you Mumpers with helping me get past my crisis, thank you very much. I spent a long time thinking about what the holiday is supposed to be about, and realizing that I am never going to have the Ideal Christmas with my entire family no matter how badly I want it, and that without Martha Stewart’s capital and staff I am never going to have the “perfect” Christmas either. Next year I am going to just be me, and do what I am able and let the rest of it go. Oh, and I saw my doc yesterday and he’s added a med to my regimen. Anyone know anything about Celexa? All I know is that it is supposed to make me drowsy, which with my chronic insomnia is a good thing. My pharmacist inquired about the small script of pain med (tramadol) my other doc has been giving me, and after explaining that whole story he said that he had spoken to my doc as to how responsible I am in regards to my meds, and suggested that she up my amount. Life would certainly be easier with better pain control.
We had a blizzard on Monday, somewhere around 20 inches with some drifts over three feet high. I didn’t want to go outside and check the depth, so I dropped one of the cats out of the window and it came almost up to his back. He looked at me as though I had taken leave of my senses (again) and jumped back in. We all had snacks and watched movies that night, and Christmas we all slept in very late (it’s so nice to not have wee ones waking me up at 4:00 telling me that "Santa came!) We opened presents and then began the supper prep. The turkey came out beautifully, and we all ate too much dinner so we had to wait for pie until Wednesday! The temps have gone up, so most of the snow is gone. I’m okay with that, the flower beds are still covered and that’s the only thing that matters to me, it keeps the beds warm when the ice hits.
My mom gave me more bath products, primarily in a wonderous lilac scent, so I am smelling of spring. We gained one minute yesterday and another today, so even though it is the dead of winter the days are getting longer!
I am not caught up, so hugs, yays and boos where appropriate. I will be back later.
On preview, you are not alone Shadow. Are you doing EMDR? I remember you mentioning it. I went through it, and it was not any kind of fun, but by the time I was done the worst of the ptsd and “stuff” was worked through, and for the most part I am coping with the past with few backslides. If you ever want to chat, my profile is in my email.
At the very least, if he sees Jon again, he’s got to at least mention in passing that his wife and stepdaughter love his show…and (yeah, right) that if he skis, I know an excellent place to do it! And I could book him a room. Sorry about your ear, but he’s one of my favorite currently famous people.
Pie, I have had a very financially strained month what with losing a job, and starting another but not getting paid for the first week and a half because of when the pay periods fall. {{{{{Pie}}}}} It’s going to take me a couple of months to get out of the hole I got into this month, and longer to deal with some ongoing credit stuff.
Snow is no fun at all in Chicago. But it’s sure fun here. They say we should get 2 to 4 inches tomorrow, but they said that’d happen yesterday and we didn’t get as much as a lousy flake. I only believe them when I see the actual snow falling. I’d have to keep a close eye on the forecasts even if I hated the stuff because people calling me at work ask about what the snow situation is like, since they ski and stuff.
rigs, I did NOT want to know about that snow! I’m flying in around 11 and supposed to leave around 4:15, I think. I sure hope the forecast is wrong!!!
Hugs to Cutie Pie and Shadow and kai. I was just thinking about you earlier today, Shadow. Glad things are starting to go better.
I haven’t started packing yet. Maybe I should do something about that.
On the plus side, I finished running errands (and found a present for my friend’s husband).
GT
Ooh, Pie. Financial stress is terrible. I wish I had money to lend. Here’s hoping for a sudden influx of cash- friends, family, bank?
Blood-pressure-relaxing thoughts and prayers would be appreciated. My blood pressure has gone up, and so I’m going back in to the clinic tomorrow morning to have it checked, and then possibly going to the hospital for bloodwork, and then… maybe being induced tomorrow afternoon. I’m kind of stressed about it. Induction is something I wanted to avoid, and I was hoping to wait until next week at least to have the baby.
Tomorrow’s our five-year anniversary. I guess a baby would be a great present, but we were kind of hoping to have a quiet evening together without labour.
Mr. Lissar has been force-feeding me water and making me tea and doing all the chores all evening. He’s so sweet. Driving Husband came over to eat our pizza and tell me he’s too busy for me to have the baby tomorrow. :rolleyes: He’s less sweet.
Deep cleansing breaths, LiLi. And tell QD to swat DH upside the head for you. Hope the blood pressure falls and that baby can get here on his own schedule.
GT
Hugs for Pie. Financial stress sucks. I am a bit behind on my bills as well. Especially my gas bill - yeesh.
LiLi, here’s hoping the baby won’t intrude on your anniversary. 
Dang, I’m not sure where to begin, so I’ll start from the top and work my way down.
Shadow I’m glad to read that you feel like you’re on the road to recovery. I soooooo loved meeting you and havin’ dinner with you. I guess, especially since we got to meet and talk and share, that I’m especially concerned. I’ll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers if that’s any consolation. I just know you’ll make it cause I know how wonderful you are. If it helps, there’s one Mumper who knows you personally who knows you can get through this. {{{Shadow}}}.
kai I’m glad that the new meds seem like stuff that will help. Oh, and the hell with Martha Stewart and “perfect” Christmases. What makes a perfect Christmas is the love and warmth of family and friends. The rest is just gravy on the smashed N.O.T. if you know what I mean. Oh, and I agree with you on the days gettin’ longer. It was close to 6:30 P.M. before it got dark here tonight. Yay for longer daylight hours! MMMMMMMMM… what’s that lovely lilac smell… 
LiLi if labor does have to be induced (and may it not have to be) it couldn’t happen at a better time than a fifth anniversary. Heck, no matter when tinyninjachef is born, it’ll be a good time. After all, he has many, many, many “aunts and uncles” anxiously awaiting his birth.
I worked all day. I had a meeting with the DM and evil assistant. She now knows it’s wrong to threaten to quit to get your way. gotta do it again tomorrow. no snow in my forcast.
LiLi, I hope the baby waits a dauy or two. Be sure to post right after delivery.
{{{{CutiePie}}}}
Intersting trip, Mooooommmm!
rigs, I guess I can call offf the search dogs now that you’re OK.
Good luckj with the interview, Haze!
Glad you’re doing better, Shadow.
kai, glad you’re doing better, too.
Haze, good luck on the interview.
Quick interview tip: Try to talk about vampires as little as possible.
You can wow them about that after you get the job.
And about the iPod vibrator, Mork already told us about that. But he does it in that deadpan geeky tone that makes everyone think he’s actually talking about the iPod. I really gotta learn to do that!
Hey kai and shadow. . . haven’t seen you around in a bit. Glad to hear that things are getting better.
CP, I hope your finances work out.
swampy, you’re making me want to get a router too! Posting from the bathroom. . .how great is that?! OK, maybe not. But still. . . .just that you can in the can.
Lili, this baby already has more stories than some people have in their entire childhood. 
Good luck tomorrow.
I know, it’s a little bit early to say this, but…
Welcome Back NooneLunchSOSpecial1!!!
Well. He said he’d be back on Friday, right?
It’s still Thursday where I am. Are you on Friday already?
Oh, yeah–I’m more than willing to have him be the hero. And what is with this get up at 0500 to see them off? I’ll give her my goodbye hug tonight…
I cleaned out my desk (the hoarding/squalor thread has gotten to me).
Hugs to all who need them. What’s EMDR? I know what PSTD is, sadly enough…
The snow maybe won’t hit Ohio til Saturday or so…<crosses fingers>