Thanks for the “tea” ;), rebo.
Peeta - I’ve been sleeping a lot - or at least dozing with the TV on - the coughing seems to have subsided for a while.
anyrose, sleeping is very good and sounds like just what you’ve needed. I hope you recover quickly.
Thanks taters. 
It’s nice to do some teaching that feels meaningful for a change.
In other news, it was supposed to snow today . . . but it didn’t. Relief and disappointment both.
Admittedly I’m pretty grossed out by cow’s milk (though I do like cheese), the idea of tasting even my own breast milk (and I did breastfeed) is beyond all levels of grossness for me. Eww. Would not go there.
Whoa, we’ve gone from really quiet to totally chatty in one short week!
Welcome noobs.
For those of you who haven’t been following the MMP in minute detail, we have a blog where store yummy recipes contributed or tested by Mumpers. There’s a link in my signature. Ill add both a link to the lamb recipe and the cookie recipe in a bit. Both sound yummmmmmy.
Glad the new job is going well, Haze. When did you start teaching there?
Hope things get manageable soon, Soapy.
Feel better, rosie!
GT
Long day today. got lots done, but it was rather tiring.
I don’t understand this. They say you can’t move when you’re sleeping, but I end up with bruised hands/wrists after most nightmares because I clutch them so tightly with the other hand, and you grabbed a hairbrush, so some us aren’t completely paralyzed like we’re supposed to be.
Right this very minute I have a nice dark bruise between two knuckles after last night’s nightmare, which was rather weird. Somehow a group of domestic terrorists got the idea that I have valuable information, so they kidnapped me in a very cordial way. They wouldn’t let me go, but I wasn’t tied up or locked in a room, and they even wanted me to order gear for wherever we were going via the internet.
And Josh Groban was there. He wanted to help me escape, but he turned out to be a huge scifi geek and completely mesmerized by a scale model of the Death Star that was in the room with me…
I can only blame having watched a lot of Nikita over the past two months and having checked out a link to a Josh Groban song from this thread yesterday. Oh, and I’ve been catching up on The Big Bang Theory too 
I started an Alzheimer’s and dementia support thread over here in case anybody’s interested. Thought maybe phoukaroo would want to know about it.
I really need to get motivated and either clean the potatoes for tomorrow’s lunch or work on my presentation, but I’m quite sleepy and don’t feel like doing either one.
I am having SUCH a day.
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the nice lady at the farmer’s market who had shaving brushes and soaps has gone poof, so now I have to find another place to buy that, as it’s my planned gift to phoukabro minor. This also means that I won’t be able to buy it from a local, independent retailer, which was my goal this year. Also, the local used bookstore has no knitting books, and there is no such thing as a local art supply store.
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Michael’s sucks. I’ve been in there twice in the last week, thinking I would pick up a frame or some blank cards on sale, and the line is so long, I think to myself “frak this”, and leave with nothing.
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the Christmas shopping crowds are out at all times, every day, which means even if I just go into Target for a frickin’ pair of socks, it’s loud, crowded, and now I have a migraine headache triggered by a little boy screaming at his mom. (Seriously, I had to talk myself down from grabbing the child by the arm and explaining to him that Santa hates little boys who scream.)
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that’s the second migraine in two days, and this is a special new kind of migraine with lots of nausea, sound sensitivity, and flailing emotional states.
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I just got a form email from the nice lady manager who interviewed me and offered me a job on the spot that they’re actually NOT hiring any more help for the holidays, but please be sure to apply again later! Considering how frantic the pace was when I stopped by there to check on the status of my paperwork, it’s a little hard to believe they’re not hiring. WTF happened?
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the independent retailer I want to buy stitch markers (for knitting) for a friend only takes Paypal on that site. I recently learned that Paypal is of the devil. People, I’m trying to be politically savvy and stick to my guns of principle here. Why is the universe making it so fucking hard?
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the uber-competent phoukabro minor (who continues to rib me about being 40 and who will die once I figure out exactly how to cover my tracks) has already purchased all his Christmas presents, so he can’t go in with me and phoukabro major on a bicycle for my mom, an idea which actually made her face light up. Phoukabro major and I are both broke, so I doubt we can pull it off on our own unless we pick up a used bicycle.
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Did I mention the flailing emotions? I see a half a Valium in my near future, just so I don’t have a meltdown in front of Dad.
Dearest, your timing is impeccable.
Greetings from snowy and very cold Albuquerque New Mexico! I’ve been a bit absent, just lurking actually, but we’ve had several storms pass through here and now it’s just plain cold (single digit) and often quite windy. In fact, we started with hurricane-force winds last Thursday. I’m still liking being in ABQ, though, in case anyone wondered.
Rosie’s .sig to all, including Rosie herself (and another mea culpa, Rosie, you probably know what I’m talking about!!).
OMG, Peeta, those cookies sound positively sinful! And welcome to all the new Mumpers too. Oh boy, I’ve really been missing out. I’ll post more often, although sometimes I just don’t have much to say – and sometimes my brain just isn’t functioning on all cylinders. laughs I definitely have a problem doing the coding, it’s a stretch for me to use bolding and colorizing.
At any rate, I’m thinking of and praying for all who need it too. And way to go, PurpleHaze - it’s really good to see you and glad to hear that you’re liking your new work place.
tarra!!! It’s been over 4 months and I’m still waiting for OPM to get their collective asses in gear and send me my proper retirement pay. I am *not *impressed!!
Enjoy your cold - it was about 60 when I let the dog out a little bit ago. 
By the end of the week, I’ll be stoking up the fireplace again. I am not a fan of winter. Between the cold and the dark, I get a bit grumpy. ugh.
And on that note, I think I’ll head off to beddy-bye. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
In my crazier moments I find myself missing Chicago winters. It’s not really the subzero temperatures that I miss, though; it’s being inside my cozy apartment, drinking copious amounts of alcohol with my friends so we can stay warm.
**Herbs! **Good to see you! Stay warm!
**FCM, **I was really hoping that your OPM retirement story was going to be a good one, and I’m sorry that you’re being strung along like that. I have a hard time excusing their inefficiency.
Their new job site sucks, by the way. It’s my own fault, but I screwed myself right out of consideration for a job because I didn’t scan and send in a copy of my latest SF 50 with my latest job application. This is asinine. It was for a job in the same agency; hell the same hospital even. I could kind of understand if I was applying for a job for someplace other than Department of the Army, but not this.
So, I now have to submit a resume, a questionaire, my latest 50 and sometimes additional paperwork. :rolleyes: This is supposed to be the new and “improved” process. I think it’s about 10 times more user unfriendly and stupid.
Maybe you had a need to sing into a hairbrush, rom-com style.
When my husband was a young man, still living with his parents, he sleepwalked into their room one night, went to the closet, took down a suitcase, and started trying to send a fax. 
/delurk
Wow! Lots of new people, I guess Bobbio was successful in hiding the squid this time.
Rebo, I’ve been lactose intolerant for years now, so I can advise some. The Lactaid milk is a great invention, but I suspect sometimes they skimp on the amount of lastase they add. I routinely carry a little pill containers of Lactase enzyme, (Costco Kirkland brand is the cheapest), and Loperamide. (generic imodium). I agree that soy milk is yuck. In my opinion, the best non-milk milk is almond milk. YMMV.
Hope you feel better Rosie
I had more, but Haven is on.
Rosie’s sig to all.
San Diego is under a frost advisory. We’re supposed to get down to 31 degrees tonight. Tomorrow night, it’s supposed to get to 27 degrees. Don’t be surprised if you hear on the news that the entire population has set fire to itself in an effort to stay warm.
Up, caffeinated, off to irk. 74 degrees today.
Holy pootles-- a sweet potato nearly killed my dog! I put a couple three spoons of baked sweet potato in her bowl and she snarfed it down, plus some kibble. A little while later she started to make a snorking noise and nothing I did helped. Foam out of her mouth, and heaving, shallow and then almost no breaths.
I cleared her mouth, did as much of a Heimlich maneuver as I could figure out, heck, I picked her up and shook her a little. The last time I tried to clear her airway, voila! It was the sweet potato and kibble mix that was the culprit.
I’m going to study my pet first aid again because it all came a jumble this morning. Phew!
It’s still 60°, but the temps are supposed to drop all day, and in some areas, the rain will become snow tonight. Luckily, we’re in the “mostly rain” area. but ugh. My day will involve much carpet cleaning, since Scruffy has peed on a couple of spots, and my spot cleaning was just temporary. At least the cleaner is quick and easy to use. Stoopit dog. Beyond that, no idea what the day will hold.
We got our first Christmas card yesterday - the same pre-printed on her own computer thing that my sister sends out every year. Very sanitized, unimaginative, and apparently untouched by human hands. She doesn’t even address the envelope by hand. 'Tis the season, I guess. My sister is a bit odd… Of course, I don’t send any out at all. Once upon a time, I used to write a mega-letter to friends and family (not one of those brag-a-rama things, just newsy stuff) but I quit doing that years ago, and 2 or 3 years ago, I just quit with cards altogether. And a happy bah humbug to you!
A[sup]2[/sup] - if your beastie is like my daughter’s, the term is not so much “eat” as “inhale.” Cozmo gets all wound up while you prepare his supper - I’m talking literally bouncing off the cabinets - and once you set the dish down, it’s a disaster movie in the making! He knocks food out of the bowl all over the floor, altho he does eventually snarf that down, too. What a piglet!!
Taters, c’mon, you’ve been around the gov’t long enough to know that it *never *gets simpler or more efficient! 
Once upon a time, you had your SF-171. Now you need an account and a password that you frequently forget, and pages and pages of forms regurgitating info that’s in your personnel file already, and waiting and waiting… Why should the waiting end when you get out of that muddle? :rolleyes: I’ve been thinking about contacting my representative, not that I expect it would do any good. But forcryinoutloud, the Navy HR guys already ran the numbers - can’t OPM just check them and straighten out my pay? I suspect this is a money-saving venture - they’re hoping all retirees die of frustration before they get their money. Buncha poopyheads.
I need breakfast. And caffeine. And, apparently, a chill pill. Happy Wednesday, all!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 65 Amurrkin out and rainin’. This is also the high for the day as the temp is supposed to go down to 60 and we have a :eek: frost advisory :eek: for overnight tonight. Imagine!
Wow! Buncha chat goin’ on up in here. What I remember is cookies, dog puke and lactose intolerance. Cookies are good, the other two, well, ick!
Ok, I need to get me some more caffiene stat plus rumbly tummy wants brekkie NOW! Then, alas, irk purtification must commence. I foresee several last minute home visits bein’ as this is the deadline for Medicare open enrollment. Woo and Hoo. Of course it will be rainy, which it is right now.
Happy Hump Day Y’all!