It was a regular work day but I took the day off, so I marked “other”
I was on call today (12/26) but I have the right to refuse the trip if I want. As it turned out, I was sent West while the Dreaded Ice Storm of Doom was headed East. This worked out great for me as I picked up a second job on my way home because no one else wanted to drive. I made it back okay, missing all of the horrible weather. The roads didn’t even get bad until the last 8 miles of my journey.
I took this week and next week off but would ordinarily have worked today. This is the first time I’ve taken a full two weeks off for the holidays. So far not bad except for the gastroenteritis. I would have called in sick yesterday had I not been scheduled off!
I’m going into 2026 cautiously optimistic. We’re in a better financial position than ever - finally debt-free. We’re setting up a trust for our son which will set my mind at ease.
We’ve been connected with someone who can help identify and treat my son’s executive function issues. We don’t have all of the answers yet, but we’re closer and on the right path.
My husband and I are planning a rare vacation for our twenty year wedding anniversary this summer. We’re going to spend a few days in Chicago, and if we get our way, two of those days will be child-free.
There’s going to be a lot of work stress in the New Year but I’m starting to make peace with it. It’s either that or suffer.
Worried, angry and happy. Welcome, 2026!
Yup, I checked ALL the boxes (truthfully).
I going into 2026 angry, but to be fair, that’s my default mode.
Same here.
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Angry, sad, worried, stressed and depressed going into 2026, but then that’s kind of my default mode too.
Scars - most of them are cat-related apart from the ones on my face (car accident, skiing accident) and the one on my arm where I accidentally put my hand through a window. And the odd cooking burn.
Worried, because it’s probably going to get worse.
Calm, because I’m not letting them win.
Annoyed, because we shouldn’t be here.
Hopeful, because I have to be.
I haven’t seen a Disney movie since the late '60s - I voted for the stuff that I have fond childhood memories of.
Anyone can wear shoes in my house if they want. If I am anywhere on my property, I will be barefoot, except maybe 20 scattered days in the winter 'cuz the grass and driveway can get pretty cold.
I am happy, calm, and hopeful. It does no good not to be. People let too much external crap bother them.
Before I retired I would have had the 26th off this year. No, we don’t have boxing day. I always gave my employees off if there was one day between a real holiday and a weekend. If Christmas was on a Tuesday we would have been off Christmas Eve.
Where is The Three Lives of Thomasina in the Disney poll? Greyfriar Bobbie is listed i see. Cat hater! 
I had “That Darned Cat”! I should get credit for that, even if I missed Thomasina.
I also missed “The Absent-Minded Professor”, “Son of Flubber” and “The Shaggy Dog”.
In many ways 20000 Leagues Under the Sea is a true classic. May be the best Verne adaptation, and may be the first steampulp or gaslamp fantasy film. (I do not care for steampunk, since there are no “punk” aspects to it, not to mention that movement was gone in a flash.)
Re: Santa getting in the house. When I was little, we lived in Boca Raton, where no one had fireplaces, but everyone had pools. We all decided that Santa got in via the pool filters.
Hey! It made sense to to First Grade Maus.
I pronounce kilometer differently, depending on whether I’m speaking English or German.
Same.
Huh, do i want the delivery person to ring the bell? They only do if i need to sign something. I think i like it that way. But maybe I’d like it if they indicated the package had arrived in some way? I’m not really sure.
If they put it on the front stoop, i usually hear them. I like that a lot more than when they leave the package randomly on the driveway, where it might get rained on or accidentally run over.
You can sign up for text alerts if you want to know when a package is delivered. A doorbell just triggers my fear response to unwelcome solicitors and proselytizers.
I’d only want the doorbell for packages if I lived somewhere that might pose a risk of theft. There is no such risk at our house, so leave quietly please.
I have a Ring doorbell so I know when a package is delivered. My dog votes no on anyone ringing it.