Ugh. I woke up from a nightmare 20 minutes ago. And even though I know it’s not real, it’s still lurking in the corners of my mind. So I’m trying to resume normal activities so as to leave it in the past.
Hang in there, Haze, I haven’t been around to know your whole situation with That Guy, but I know that life and dating get better eventually.
{{{PurpleKid}}} – you too… I’m awake and online if you need to talk. Time zones are useful, occasionally.
Thanks. I’m a little better now. What time is it there, anyways?
About 12:20 PM as of this writing… is Akron EST or CST? (that is, 4:20 or 5:20 AM, your time?) – Regardless, as lousy time to wake up on a Sunday morning, if you don’t have to 
ETA: Sunday is a regular working day here – so for me it’s just the middle of a normal work-day.
Yep, it’s EST. It’s about 5:28 here now. I’m still sleepy but afraid to go back to bed. Part of what freaked me out was after I was up TVMan was making coffee (I woke him up because I was afraid) and I thought that he had gotten a new coffee pot. He hadn’t, but it made me feel like I might still be dreaming. Freaky. I wish the sun would hurry and come up.
At least you’re not alone with this… I know you sometimes sleep together, some days not, right? I’m glad this is one of the days you did… Hang in there… sun should be up soon.
Happy Frosty Morning from southern Merrylande! It’s below freezing out there so I finally decided I should bring in my few sensitive plants. I hope the shock doesn’t mess with them too much.
I had a lot of weird dreams all night, but fortunately the scariest one involved me losing $70 which, in the grand scheme of things, wouldn’t be that big a deal, although I still wouldn’t like it. Still, my bladder bade me arise and I figured I’d just start my day at 6:16-ish. The critter routine is done. The plants, as I mentioned, are in. The furnace is bringing the house temp from 62 to 67. **FCD ** is still crashed. I’m planning for today to be clay-and-laundry day - we’ll see how that goes.
Meanwhile, I’m caffeinating and reading the Sunday funnies and enjoying the quiet as the day begins.
Purp, I hope you’ve been able to calm down and get some more snoozin’ in.
Haze, sweetie, do you need some of us to fwap you upside the head?? For such a smart person, you still have your stoopit moments. Don’t make me go all Mom-mode on you!! :eek:
**SpecialOne ** - since you get here so early all the time, the least you could do is clear away last night’s glasses and empty the trash - sheesh!!! 
I’m too spent to chastize or commiserate with anyone else. So just, um, knock it off or keep up the good work as applies.
And Happy Veteran’s Day!
Morning all. It’s 32 here, and foggy. The zoo has been fed and walked, and I’m getting ready for Mass. I see laundry in my future, too.
{{{{Kid}}}}
: hugs and noogies Haze:
MMMMOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMmmmm!, would you do a load for me?
Sure - bring it on over. And while you’re here, would you mind tending to the leaves that are accumulating on the front lawn???
Yeah? And tomorrow’s OP, you think it’s going to write itself? :rolleyes: 
I’m’a busy doing important stuff!! (instead of working :o)
Good Mornin’ Y’all!!! Up and caffienated here. Pretty soon I’ll gussy up for churchification and wake up ol’ y’all know who. I heard him snorin’ a little bit ago. I hope he ain’t suckin’ the paint off the wall.
I took a melatonin last night about ten o’clock so I would go to sleep at night. I gotta adjust to being a daytimer again. Sorta… second shift is like being a half daytimer and a half nighttimer. Still, I will be going to sleep when it’s dark out, so that’ll be different.
Today’s big wild plan? Clean the back porch. It’ll be mid 70s here this afternoon so it’ll be a nice time to do it and sump’n to keep me busy. Fun times at da cave!
Haze and Kid hope y’all are feelin’ better.
**Haze ** and purple, ((((hugs)))) and I hope you both are feeling better now.
I got up early today to go to church. Now just to get ready and go…I haven’t gone the last two weeks so really should go.
Off to shower and get all dressed up, I guess.
Well, you probably still need some cheering up, yourself… {{{McUne}}}
All you down-feeling Mumpers, hope things look up for you – try to enjoy your Sundays!
McUne, keep us posted. Prayers still heading out.
Haze, how are you feeling today? More cheerful, I hope.
Yeesh. Yesterday was exhausting. I don’t realise how much of a hermit I am until suddenly I’m forced to be with a lot of people. It was nice to see a tiny little baby, and the work party was a lot of fun, but socialising for many consecutive hours is tiring. I need to be quietly at home most of today. Mr. Lissar and I might go to evening Mass at the cathedral so we don’t have to do anything until the evening.
Although (in the list of Fun Chores) the litterbox needs to be cleaned and soaked, and I should do some batch cooking. And take a look at the oven element.
Thanks to Noone I finally managed to go back to sleep.
No thanks to TVMan, I was awakened once again with the #1 most brilliant statement of the year. “Ah, I see you’ve decided it was naptime.” Well, gee thanks, not anymore. :rolleyes:
Anyone who doesn’t want to read swearing–stop reading, NOW.
I bake. A lot. (ok, not so much as I used to, but still). I bake for holidays and for no special reason (I do not and cannot keep up with Lisslar, but I digress).
I woke up to find The Husband cleaning one of my cookie sheets. Great. Well done. Until he put it on the stove and lit the burner underneath “to dry it off”. I asked him please don’t do that to cookie sheets (it’s fine when he does it to our cast iron frying pans). And now he’s mad at me! I may type The Husband, but he’s The Asshole to me. He stalked off and is sulking in the dining room. This means another day of Him Not Speaking To Me. Come on May of '08 so’s I can kick him to the curb.
Grrrrrr. :mad:
Older kids come home today. We have a fruit fly infestation here–it’s so nasty. I’ve got traps out. I swear the traps are just mosh pits and pick up joints for these breeding bastards. NOT a good day in the Rigby household. I’d like to scream and kick things, but I have to do that effing homework instead. :mad:
{{{Haze}}}. Try not to beat yourself up about this situation, because you really can’t help who you are attracted to. You can, however, ask yourself some hard questions. Do you really want a guy who will repeatedly cheat on his girlfriend? Would you ever really be able to trust him? If you do want him - quit friggin’ givin’ in to him! The way things are going now, he’s got it made. He has you and her, and doesn’t have to go through the drama of a breakup scene with her. If you really do want to stop what you are doing, ask yourself this: how would you feel if someone was doing this to you? I only see pain down the road if things continue the way they are going. I think you know that. She is going to find out eventually.
{{{Kid}}}
DB, last night must have been fight night - the Snakes had 4 or 5 fights. Our new enforcer proved he was up to the task, dropping the gloves twice. Richmond was kind of upset with us - we came out and scored 3 times in the first 9 minutes, then scored again after they changed goalies. Final score was 4-3 and 4 stitches.
I have a bad cough; not a good thing for someone who works on the telephone. I was up most of the night with it; I hope it will go away before I go back to work tomorrow.
Swampy, are you going to make it over for dinner and a game?
Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
{{{Rigs}}}… this just makes no sense. I’m glad you see the end in sight, and that you are sure you’ll be able to go through with what you know you have to do… even if it’s difficult.
As for his not talking to you today… this is bad, why actually?
What is it in the air today that is causing so much sorrow to so many Mumpers all of you, I hope things get better for you really soon… {{{Haze}}}, {{{PurpleKid}}}, {{{McUne}}}, {{{SCL}}}, {{{Rigs}}}… Did I miss anybody else?
Wow, so many of you need hugs this morning! {{{Mumpers}}} I’m sorry so many of you are going through down times. But hey, that’s what we’re here for, to listen when you need to vent, and to give good/bad advice if you want it/ask for it.
If I can offer one piece of unsolicited advice, Haze, alcohol is a depressant all by its little ol’ lonesome, so when you’re already upset, drinking will not make you feel better. Take it from one who knows. Please don’t bury your head in a bottle every time you get that upset; it’s not healthy. And I worry about you! Yes, I know I’m not your mom but I’m a mom. [/unsolicited advice]
My weird dream last night fortunately wasn’t a nightmare. I dreamed I was going on a surprise trip with a group to Jamaica, and when I got there discovered that (a) I didn’t have my passport with me, and (b) it had expired anyway. (Which it has.) So I woke up determined to renew my passport – hey, you never know when a surprise trip to Jamaica is in your future, right?
And lest I forget: Many thanks on this Veterans Day to all you veterans amongst us! That includes my hubby and (now) my son. And my dad and my grandfather, even though they’re no longer with us.
Off to caffeinate some more and do something. I haven’t decided what yet.
Am I crazy or did Veteran’s Day used to be on a Monday? None of the kids have it off(?).
Anyway, I second the gratitude expressed by MT to all vets.
Noon–it’s a problem only in the tension noticeable in the house. That and he will do nothing else today now. (by that I mean stuff around the house). Confronting him only makes it worse.
It’s going to be a very long day. Am off to do some housework. Still haven’t done that one homework assignment. It’s not due until the 18th, but still…