Without the grenadine and the bitters, that sounds like Texas Ranch Water.
I am hoping I feel better by Saturday. I am not missing my new job.
I dislike feeling gunky.
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.
Well, I didn’t add Topo Chico, but yeah.
Feel, better, Coppertone!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 71 and N.O.S. for the day. I shall make chikin noodle soup today due to a gnawin’ and a cravin’. Other than that ‘twill be a day of sloth, general overall uselessness, nappage, and day drinkin’. Soup shall be soup (duh!) and crescent rolls.
JtC sorry about the house, but like you said, best to find out now than later. This just means a better house is out there.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
This is more funny and more aptly timed than you could know. My dad and I used to sing a very silly song about Vacation Bible School!
JtC, what a bummer.
KittenMitten, your story made me want to punch a few cranky and/or slow folks.
I am up and sitting with a lovely poodle on my lap who keeps having sneezes that won’t come out. Poor thing - especially considering that I keep kinda snickering about it.
Thank you for the condolences. Today I officially posted to Facebook after personally notifying close friends and relatives yesterday. And this afternoon MusicMan and I have to go to the funeral home to sign papers and whatever else.
The days are getting longer.
Pro: I got home before even dusk last night, and got to enjoy a glorious technicolor tie-dye sunset. I mean, it was over the top.
Con: the damn sun is up way too early and there’s one chirpy bird that will. not. shut. the. fuck. up.
I ate a decent solid meal last night for the first time in a few days. This whole nonsense with my parents really shattered my … I dunno what word. I had no fiesty left in me anymore for a while.
I’m so relieved to not be going, but between you, me, and the lamppost, if my father passes before I see him again this shit is going to haunt me, so there wasn’t really a “good” outcome.
But they canceled my flight - without even telling me for hours, so I got to fret and cry at work for nuthin’ - and frankly, that’s what really got me: I had no agency in all this. Wasn’t my idea, barely was involved in the dates selected, a whole itinerary of not-very-fun events got set up for me … ugh. That’s enough outta me about the whole thing.
I would, too.
Can’t blame you for that.
What an interesting way to start the day. I decided to go to Food Lion when they opened at 7 so I’ll be free to do laundry uninterrupted, plus FCD can run his errands and we don’t have to leave MIL home alone (despite her claims that she’ll be fine…) I got to the store just as they opened, to find one of the entryways completely blocked by displays. I went into the other door and asked if they were open - turns out they had a strip-and-rewax done to the floors overnight and they hadn’t put things back together yet. Which mean there were no bananas out yet - it was on a portable stand that hadn’t been put back. Oh well. I got the rest of my stuff, got us a McBreakfast at the drive-thru, and now I’m home.
I think while the laundry is laundering, I’ll clean the area rug that got coke spilled upon it during the move out from MIL’s apartment. It won’t take long - I just don’t relish carrying the rather heavy carpet cleaner down the stairs. But I shall persevere! Because I’m tough! Go me! 
My last conversation with my dad involved FCD’s sweatshirt that he’d left at their house. The next day, Mom and Dad hopped in their RV and headed west, and a week later… so, yeah, I know about that haunting thing. And so sorry about the drama in your maternal interactions. But you know you have a lot of imaginary virtual pseudo-moms here who love you just the way you are, even if you have a potty mouth! 
Cold morning - in the stoopit 30s, but we should see 70s next week. Which probably means it’ll blizzard the week after. 
OK, I need to get my rear in gear. Happy Firday!!
Well, that was a short night. I woke up from yet another nightmare about my ex with my heart pounding. Then I started coughing. I cough so hard that sometimes --TMI alert–throw up, and sometimes I start to black out. It was the former this time, so now my stomach is upset, and I’ve been wide awake since 2:30.
shoe, your parents sound like they’d drive anyone bonkers. I admire you for handling that shit show as well as you have. Please don’t set yourself up for guilt if your father dies. Your mom’s world has its own laws of physics, and it’s impossible for a normal person (you) to exist there for long. You’re a good daughter and a good person. If you can’t see that, the rest of us can.
Sticky, the image of a dog trying to get a sneeze out made me chuckle.
Morning all. Woke up early and in a sour mood, there is a rather horrific story over in the “Evil M…F…'s in the News” thread that disturbed me as I was waking up, which led to a horror story I read this week , which led to thinking about Gaza and the suffering there and then general worldwide suffering…sorry, that’s a rather depressive way to start a morning, I’ll try to do better. At least we have a nice clear day here, temperature is supposed to reach 60F, and I get to soccer coach my 7 year old team, which is always fun. Will try to get some Friday 4x points shopping in a Kroger and break fast at the Sunny Street Cafe, so that should get my mind off the world’s problems for a bit.
If you want to read the horrific story I mentioned, it is here; but don’t say I didn’t warn you: Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread - #842 by Slithy_Tove
Did do some vacation planning last night. Thinking that I’ll fly to New Orleans for a couple of days, then take the Amtrak all the way to Washington DC, a couple days there, and then AMTRAK to Chicago for a couple more days and then fly home. Costs are a bit higher than I expected (hotel taxes are ridiculous in some places) but still doable. Probably late June/Early July, haven’t booked anything yet but am getting there.
Sari, people who are critical and nasty all the time probably will disturb your calm more that they are worth (and you need all the calm time you can get). Hope son keeps recovering. As for the cancer argument, if they have to remove part of you by medical means, no matter how small or safe a procedure, if they want to call it cancer I’m not arguing with them…just my thinking, YMMV.
{{{shoe}}}, sorry to hear your chain got jerked so hard. Take care.
OK, onward into the day. Pancakes and bacon with a large OJ will provide the motivation to get me moving about here in a little bit. Have a good Firday all.
Fried egg sandwiches this morning, then exercise, then grocery shopping. The wife is having the same sort of hip pain that I’m having, which means she is likely also suffering from bursitis, so I’ll be doing the chores on my own. She needs to get to the doc soon.
No issues with Q’itih last night. She used her box and no barfing. Perhaps that litter box attractant is helping.
Good morning, everyone.
It’s 41 degrees Fahrenheit, and a light rain is falling. We’ll have rain or showers throughout the morning. Today’s high temperature will be 53 degrees Fahrenheit, and the afternoon will be overcast.
shoe, I’m sending you hugs. Nellie said it very well.
sari, sometimes cutting out toxic, negative people is the only way. I feel so much better after having cut some of them out of my life.
Toxic people are vampires. They suck the life out of you.
kittenmitten, I’m so glad a solution was found and that you get to have a bit of time to yourself. Your days sound exhausting, and you need this bit of time away.
nellie, I hope your tummy starts feeling better stat.
I slept late today and didn’t roll out of bed until 5:30. I’ve fed the pups and sent them outside. I went upstairs and certified my timecard, and I’m getting ready to clean the kitchen.
I don’t have any plans for today other than tidying the house. It’s too soggy to work outside.
My BIL finally had his knee surgery Wednesday. A piece of free floating g patella was removed. He has adverse reactions to anesthesia and pain meds, and apparently Wednesday night decided to get out of bed. The PT said he needs to go to a rehab facility for a few weeks. He’s so weak although apparently can stand!
I’ve decided to go on Zepbound, a GLP drug that is approved for weight loss. Of course insurance doesn’t cover it (thank you Medicare) but it’s well worth paying out of pocket. There’s change afoot to get Medicare coverage so fingers crossed OOP won’t be forever.
Whew! Yesterday was travel day, so i was in Airplane Mode for most of it (both me and my electronics).
{{{{Sticky}}}} , I’m sorry for your loss. The memorial plans sound very nice. It can be exhausting, just dealing with all the minutiae of death while wrestling with your own grief.
JtC, sorry about the house. It’s nice that you have family in the area to help you scout for a perfect one without expensive repair issues.
cookie, I’m glad Q’itih is feeling a bit better! When we started having litterbox issues with our late, lamented elderly Siamese cat years ago, Daughter went out and got large plastic tubs from Target and cut a U shape in one side with a Dremel tool so the kitty didn’t have to step over a high side, but the rest of the box was tall enough to contain it when her brother lifted his butt as he peed. Our current fuzzbutts don’t have the same issues, but they don’t even know what life without the Giant Litterboxes is like.
sensei, I remember you from a million years ago! Both my daughters did learn Japanese well enough to get by; the older one spent a summer term teaching English in Hakodate and the younger one has taken two solo trips to Tokyo to see her favorite musician play. It’s good to see you and know you and your family are doing well!
nellie, my mom struggled with the idea of keeping her housecleaner on after she retired, but she also came to the conclusion that her cleaner (one of my friends from way back) could use the money and she could afford to pay (I’m pretty sure my friend kept her fee the same for my mom even when she’d raised it for everyone else).
flyboy, I feel you on the CA tax issue. We’re residents of NM, but the business is incorporated in CA, so we have the accountants work it all out. I just sign the returns and try to concentrate on all those public services we’re helping to pay for in both states.
So I’m sitting in an uncomfortable hotel lounge chair waiting for Mr. L to get up and around and remembering how hard yesterday was every time I move and my back yells at me. I’m not sure how much travel I’m willing to do going forward, given how rough it is on me.
Our petsitter, a close family friend (I’ve been her substitute mom since she was in high school), was going to take us to the airport, but she had a meeting she couldn’t miss, so her husband (a teacher on Spring Break) volunteered to take us. However, he ended up in the ER on Wednesday night and had surgery yesterday morning. Our friend actually found another friend to take us while she was dealing with that!
Mr. L was incredibly disorganized with his packing, and the friend who was taking us arrived early, so I spent about 45 minutes alternately making awkward chitchat with him and his 10-year-old (Spring Break!) and running up and down stairs trying to get his stuff packed. Last night, Mr. L discovered he somehow forgot to bring one of his blood-pressure medications. It was so out of character for him to be dithering around trying to pack that it makes me a bit worried about his mental state.
I also somehow forgot how physically taxing it is for me to get him through airports. We always request a wheelchair, but attendants to push them are pretty thin on the ground and we were half an hour late getting to the airport, so I ended up doing most of the pushing while wrestling with our carryon bags. We just had a backpack, a satchel, and a CPAP and our coats, but it felt like a lot more when I was juggling it all while trying to help him in and out of chairs.
It’s worth it to see our older daughter and SIL, but the idea of doing all this just to sightsee somewhere leaves me completely cold.
But we’re here now, and I have three healthy young people to help with the day trips, so I’m going to try to enjoy the time here and not think too much about the return trip next week. Happy Firday to all!
Getting enough sleep has made me feel better ish.
nellie
Frozen yogurt or something similar always calms my stomach!
Indeed you do!
And I still don’t have glasses. The manager has to call the lab and find out what’s going on. I got my eyes checked the last week in Feb, and still no specs. Meanwhile FCD got his in 2 weeks. Same company. Apparently they hate me. Dammit.
MIL has had a bad morning. Plus since Sunday her weight has gone from 92 to 88.8 - that’s not good. And she was so shaky getting into and out of the shower (with my help, of course.) She’s back in bed. I just don’t know…
But dirty clothes never end, so off to launder.
Daughter came downstairs a few minutes ago to ask if I’d felt things shaking a few minutes earlier. I hadn’t, but there was a 4.8 earthquake in NJ, about 150 miles from here, seven minutes before she asked. Anybody know if a quake of that magnitude would be felt that far away?
My sister felt it just north of Baltimore - not sure how far away it was from her, but I wouldn’t be surprised it could be felt at 150 miles.
It was 40F when I walked Nelson this morning. During the course of the last week, I’ve gone from turning off the heat, to no heat / fan, to AC, back to no heat / fan, back to nothing and now, back to heat. Spring in the mid-south!
Count me among the psuedo-moms / aunties / big sisters too shoe. Hugs.
Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, bed stripped, towels / sheets in the dryer, jeans in the wash and everything else on deck. It will be nice when we get back into the summer clothes season and I only have two loads of laundry to do on Fridays. Shortly, I’ll resume houseirk, do the week’s menu and grocery shop. Such excitement!
Stay safe and healthy y’all!