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Post by springbeduk on Jun 2, 2022 13:25:27 GMT
Let's hope it brings us all some monents of joy and not too many interactions with jerks.
More j words, anyone?
Edited - I just looked back and, to my horror, saw that aurocorrect had changed 'jerks' to 'Jerusalem' which made no sense at all or if it did would be very offensive and that was absolutely not what I meant - I had just failed to check for typos and autocorrect before hitting post and writing about syrup gone bad. If anyone saw it the old way and was upset, please accept my apology!!
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 2, 2022 13:26:33 GMT
Did you all know that maple syrup can mold/go bad? I did not know. It can.  |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jun 2, 2022 14:14:56 GMT
Did you all know that maple syrup can mold/go bad? I did not know. It can. Ick. Did you know hand soap can grow mold? Found that one out last year when we held our cpst training class at a fire station. They obviously didnt have too many people using the women's bathroom. |
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Post by niko on Jun 2, 2022 19:01:02 GMT
We are thinking of buying a camper and selling our house.
I am beneficiary of my grandma’s house. She currently lives there alone with us and my parents checking in on her regularly. This is where we have our chickens and our garden, amongst other things. She is 91 this August and is starting to have some memory issues. DH and I came up with the idea of buying a camper and parking it on the property. We could then be there full time and help out as she will eventually need someone with her more full time. Originally, my grandma was on board when I brought the idea up to her but now she’s not sure if it’s a good idea. She has 6 children, my mom being the oldest, and there has been falling outs among them since my grandpa passed 5 years ago. I think my grandma’s main reason for hesitating is possibly causing more conflict amongst them (no one knows about the property being passed to me other than my parents).
I want her to be on board with this but, don’t want to tell her what she should do either. We (including my parents) are the ones taking care of the property and putting in all the work. Right now, DH and I are basically doing maintenance on two houses and we could be saving a lot of time, money and energy if we were just out there with her.
I’m not really sure what I’m looking for in posting other than maybe venting some frustration. She sways one way and seems ok with everything when talking to me and then swings another way when talking to my mom.
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Post by activebaby on Jun 3, 2022 16:26:58 GMT
We are thinking of buying a camper and selling our house. I am beneficiary of my grandma’s house. She currently lives there alone with us and my parents checking in on her regularly. This is where we have our chickens and our garden, amongst other things. She is 91 this August and is starting to have some memory issues. DH and I came up with the idea of buying a camper and parking it on the property. We could then be there full time and help out as she will eventually need someone with her more full time. Originally, my grandma was on board when I brought the idea up to her but now she’s not sure if it’s a good idea. She has 6 children, my mom being the oldest, and there has been falling outs among them since my grandpa passed 5 years ago. I think my grandma’s main reason for hesitating is possibly causing more conflict amongst them (no one knows about the property being passed to me other than my parents). I want her to be on board with this but, don’t want to tell her what she should do either. We (including my parents) are the ones taking care of the property and putting in all the work. Right now, DH and I are basically doing maintenance on two houses and we could be saving a lot of time, money and energy if we were just out there with her. I’m not really sure what I’m looking for in posting other than maybe venting some frustration. She sways one way and seems ok with everything when talking to me and then swings another way when talking to my mom. This sounds like it could be complicated. I assume the beneficiary stuff is all written out. Do you think if there was turmoil she may change her mind? Especially with memory issues? I hope that whatever works best for you is what happens. Saving money would definitely be awesome! |
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Post by activebaby on Jun 3, 2022 16:29:20 GMT
I just finished my interviews for a new position when I move. I don’t think the ones today went well. They asked a lot of example questions about the job that I just don’t do right now. It was really hard to come up with answers. From my resume it should show that I don’t do that role right now. I felt uncomfortable and stupid. I did not feel that way earlier this week. I need to write my thank you emails, but I feel so uncomfortable right now I may wait until later…
I don’t have to get this job, so that is at least comforting. I also don’t even know if I want this job. I just want to get a job that I can be good at/value added to the team/be successful. Change is hard.
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Post by luvboston on Jun 3, 2022 18:25:06 GMT
We are thinking of buying a camper and selling our house. I am beneficiary of my grandma’s house. She currently lives there alone with us and my parents checking in on her regularly. This is where we have our chickens and our garden, amongst other things. She is 91 this August and is starting to have some memory issues. DH and I came up with the idea of buying a camper and parking it on the property. We could then be there full time and help out as she will eventually need someone with her more full time. Originally, my grandma was on board when I brought the idea up to her but now she’s not sure if it’s a good idea. She has 6 children, my mom being the oldest, and there has been falling outs among them since my grandpa passed 5 years ago. I think my grandma’s main reason for hesitating is possibly causing more conflict amongst them (no one knows about the property being passed to me other than my parents). I want her to be on board with this but, don’t want to tell her what she should do either. We (including my parents) are the ones taking care of the property and putting in all the work. Right now, DH and I are basically doing maintenance on two houses and we could be saving a lot of time, money and energy if we were just out there with her. I’m not really sure what I’m looking for in posting other than maybe venting some frustration. She sways one way and seems ok with everything when talking to me and then swings another way when talking to my mom. it’s a great idea and you should do it I took care of both my grandparents and the biggest mistake we made was not moving my grandfather in with us earlier it would have worked out better for all of us. Instead I schlepped 2 kids to take care of them everyday and it wore my grandmother out. And was very hard on me when they would have emergencies etc. |
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Post by niko on Jun 4, 2022 1:45:49 GMT
We are thinking of buying a camper and selling our house. I am beneficiary of my grandma’s house. She currently lives there alone with us and my parents checking in on her regularly. This is where we have our chickens and our garden, amongst other things. She is 91 this August and is starting to have some memory issues. DH and I came up with the idea of buying a camper and parking it on the property. We could then be there full time and help out as she will eventually need someone with her more full time. Originally, my grandma was on board when I brought the idea up to her but now she’s not sure if it’s a good idea. She has 6 children, my mom being the oldest, and there has been falling outs among them since my grandpa passed 5 years ago. I think my grandma’s main reason for hesitating is possibly causing more conflict amongst them (no one knows about the property being passed to me other than my parents). I want her to be on board with this but, don’t want to tell her what she should do either. We (including my parents) are the ones taking care of the property and putting in all the work. Right now, DH and I are basically doing maintenance on two houses and we could be saving a lot of time, money and energy if we were just out there with her. I’m not really sure what I’m looking for in posting other than maybe venting some frustration. She sways one way and seems ok with everything when talking to me and then swings another way when talking to my mom. This sounds like it could be complicated. I assume the beneficiary stuff is all written out. Do you think if there was turmoil she may change her mind? Especially with memory issues? I hope that whatever works best for you is what happens. Saving money would definitely be awesome! Yes, all the paperwork etc. has been in place for over a year now. We talked with her again today. Apparently, she was worried that us selling the house and doing all of this was putting us out in some way. She actually misses having family around all the time and is very ok with us moving out there. She said she doesn’t care what anybody else says anymore, they aren’t around to help and she can’t do it by herself. Looks like we are going to start planning and getting this process started! |
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Post by luvboston on Jun 4, 2022 5:41:02 GMT
niko I follow a bunch of full time travelers on insta and one of them just got a new RV that’s lovely Cyclone 4104 from heartland RV @family.of.nomads
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 4, 2022 18:46:41 GMT
My cat has to wear an "Elizabethan collar" (how it's listed on the invoice 😅) neck cone thingy and I was starting to ask if any if you had tips for getting him used to it, but while I was typing this, Maybe 3 minutes since he got out of his carrier (just got back from vet), he has already managed to get it off,😼, so now I need tips for getting it back on now and getting him to keep it on.
He has an abscess (maybe wrong word - nasty growth from clogged oil duct, causing infection behind it) in his ear and was just the emergency vet; it's about a 7 week wait to get into a regular vet here and the last one he went to is kinda far (was before I moved) and oukd maybe see him jn 2 weeks but probably too small to do surgery. The one he went to before does surgery but is about an hour away and he hates the car and probably long wait to get in there too....
And even aside from trying to get the ear to heal up with meds pre surgery, I'm sure he will need a cone after, too.😿😾😿😾
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 4, 2022 18:49:11 GMT
Speaking of Elizabethan (though of course that refers to the first, not the 2nd/current)... happy Jubilee, lulu! I miss hearing from you and hope you are ok! |
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jun 4, 2022 20:01:38 GMT
My cat has to wear an "Elizabethan collar" (how it's listed on the invoice 😅) neck cone thingy and I was starting to ask if any if you had tips for getting him used to it, but while I was typing this, Maybe 3 minutes since he got out of his carrier (just got back from vet), he has already managed to get it off,😼, so now I need tips for getting it back on now and getting him to keep it on. He has an abscess (maybe wrong word - nasty growth from clogged oil duct, causing infection behind it) in his ear and was just the emergency vet; it's about a 7 week wait to get into a regular vet here and the last one he went to is kinda far (was before I moved) and oukd maybe see him jn 2 weeks but probably too small to do surgery. The one he went to before does surgery but is about an hour away and he hates the car and probably long wait to get in there too.... And even aside from trying to get the ear to heal up with meds pre surgery, I'm sure he will need a cone after, too.😿😾😿😾 Try putting it on backwards so the larger part opens towards his body instead of around his head. We couldn't get Simon to keep one on last year, but I've also seen and heard of people having better luck with an inflatable pillow thing instead of a traditional cone. www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Recovery-Healing-Protective-Elizabethan/dp/B091SVZJ1S/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=2JBXE7USD15DL&keywords=cat%2Bcone&qid=1654372803&sprefix=cat%2Bcone%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-3-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExNDNEU0tQVUpEWjhEJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDc5MTI3SEhMSlBGTkQwSzlYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5MzIyMzkyMjVMSzE0S1RTTjk3JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1If one of our cats every need another one, I'm going to get one of these. |
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Post by activebaby on Jun 5, 2022 19:05:39 GMT
This sounds like it could be complicated. I assume the beneficiary stuff is all written out. Do you think if there was turmoil she may change her mind? Especially with memory issues? I hope that whatever works best for you is what happens. Saving money would definitely be awesome! Yes, all the paperwork etc. has been in place for over a year now. We talked with her again today. Apparently, she was worried that us selling the house and doing all of this was putting us out in some way. She actually misses having family around all the time and is very ok with us moving out there. She said she doesn’t care what anybody else says anymore, they aren’t around to help and she can’t do it by herself. Looks like we are going to start planning and getting this process started! That sounds awesome! It would be good for her and you all- then perfect!! |
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Post by athena on Jun 5, 2022 19:32:05 GMT
DD2's birthday party with her friends is supposed to be today. Because she wanted a sleep over we restricted her to two girls, and now the parents of one of those girls aren't responding. At least her other best friend will be here. This happened last year too. Poor thing.
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Post by luvboston on Jun 5, 2022 21:56:01 GMT
DD2's birthday party with her friends is supposed to be today. Because she wanted a sleep over we restricted her to two girls, and now the parents of one of those girls aren't responding. At least her other best friend will be here. This happened last year too. Poor thing. I’m sorry people are awful for letting a kid down |
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Post by scout251 on Jun 5, 2022 23:32:37 GMT
DD2's birthday party with her friends is supposed to be today. Because she wanted a sleep over we restricted her to two girls, and now the parents of one of those girls aren't responding. At least her other best friend will be here. This happened last year too. Poor thing. They told you they could come and then just didn’t answer?? |
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Post by athena on Jun 6, 2022 5:03:32 GMT
DD2's birthday party with her friends is supposed to be today. Because she wanted a sleep over we restricted her to two girls, and now the parents of one of those girls aren't responding. At least her other best friend will be here. This happened last year too. Poor thing. They told you they could come and then just didn’t answer?? We finally heard back. They decided to go to a graduation party instead. After they had confirmed she would be here a couple weeks ago when the invites went out. We've told DD2 that next time, she should probably invite a different friend. This is the same family that did it last year, so it seems this is likely the way it will go. Thankfully she had a great time with her other best friend and didn't feel too out of sorts about it. |
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Post by activebaby on Jun 6, 2022 20:45:42 GMT
DD2's birthday party with her friends is supposed to be today. Because she wanted a sleep over we restricted her to two girls, and now the parents of one of those girls aren't responding. At least her other best friend will be here. This happened last year too. Poor thing. I’m so sorry. Ds only invited 4 kids to his party (his choice). 3 were able to come. 2 showed up a bit late. Luckily when you have 2 brothers it seems like there were more people around. Ds was very happy, so at least it didn’t phase him. I’m sorry your rsvp’ers suck. Ds2 has a sleepover this weekend and I’m terrified. |
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 7, 2022 0:09:02 GMT
Dd has lately been using the phrases "in my opinion" and "in your opinion" a lot, and ds (3 3/4) has picked that up and is adapting them to his demonic threenager purposes. For example, I yell him no, or what he is doing is naughty, and he says "in your opinion, and your opinion is stupid" 😡🤬😡👿
This is going to be a long, long summer. Also, stuff like that makes me kinda wish spanking and washing mouths out with soap weren't frowned upon.
At the same time, it's pretty funny and clever. Aside from being infuriating...
Serenity now! 🧘♀️
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Post by activebaby on Jun 7, 2022 10:52:17 GMT
Dd has lately been using the phrases "in my opinion" and "in your opinion" a lot, and ds (3 3/4) has picked that up and is adapting them to his demonic threenager purposes. For example, I yell him no, or what he is doing is naughty, and he says "in your opinion, and your opinion is stupid" 😡🤬😡👿 This is going to be a long, long summer. Also, stuff like that makes me kinda wish spanking and washing mouths out with soap weren't frowned upon. At the same time, it's pretty funny and clever. Aside from being infuriating... Serenity now! 🧘♀️ Only liked because I understand this so much. Ds has been having a lot of strong feelings recently and it’s exhausting. He was my “easy” one. This morning he was so angry at me he was crying because I wouldn’t let him take his retainer (he got yesterday) to school. We talked and I gave him so time alone and he was able to calm down. Ds2 is always hard to parent. We talk a lot about feelings and sometimes I have to hold him (and hold him down) until he can control how he feels. Ds3 (3 1/2) likes to call me “baby” or “poopy” and I’m constantly correcting that. He got mad at me last week twice and bit me. |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jun 7, 2022 14:46:27 GMT
Anyone have any good ideas for end of the year teacher gifts? Nothing is inspiring me.
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Post by athena on Jun 7, 2022 14:53:45 GMT
Anyone have any good ideas for end of the year teacher gifts? Nothing is inspiring me. I'm cheap. I had the girls pick out their teachers' favorite candy bars (King Size, I'm not a monster) make them a card. I know from my mom that consumable things are nice, because they get sooo much of the other that it becomes clutter. In the past, I've done $10 Target cards. If you know they like coffee, you could do a starbucks gift card or something too. |
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jun 7, 2022 18:24:32 GMT
Anyone have any good ideas for end of the year teacher gifts? Nothing is inspiring me. I'm cheap. I had the girls pick out their teachers' favorite candy bars (King Size, I'm not a monster) make them a card. I know from my mom that consumable things are nice, because they get sooo much of the other that it becomes clutter. In the past, I've done $10 Target cards. If you know they like coffee, you could do a starbucks gift card or something too. I do a Starbucks or Dunkin every Christmas 😂 I feel like I'm in a rut, lol. Maybe a food thing is a good idea |
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Post by luvboston on Jun 7, 2022 18:34:06 GMT
Anyone have any good ideas for end of the year teacher gifts? Nothing is inspiring me. Gift cards that’s what they want or wine |
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 7, 2022 19:27:34 GMT
activebaby sorry you're in dealing with it too but thanks for comiserating! I also realized I made a Freudian slip typo in my post; it says yell where I meant tell 😅 I don't start with yelling but am ending up there more often than is good!
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Post by scout251 on Jun 8, 2022 0:52:07 GMT
Anyone have any good ideas for end of the year teacher gifts? Nothing is inspiring me. I always just do a gift card (Amazon, Target or a coffee place) and a note from me and a card from the kids. I am becoming much more minimalistic in my old age and really don’t want any extra “stuff” in my house or classroom so I can’t bring myself to give things to other people if I don’t know they need/want it. I will add something edible to a gift card sometimes, too. |
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Post by mrscheese on Jun 8, 2022 2:57:05 GMT
I haven’t been around much and life is kicking my butt. But I had to tell you all that my in-laws remain the a-holiest of a-holes. J’s first communion is this Saturday. We put in on their calendar months ago. Called yesterday to see what day they’re coming to town. “Oh, well we got dates confused and booked a night at the casino so we can’t come.” Ok, that’s really stupid and rude, but whatever. Pretty on brand for them. It will be easier without them anyway. I moved on quickly. Then they called back and said, “actually we’re going to the casino on Thursday so we’ll see you for the first communion.” Ok, cool. We asked them please take a Covid test when they get here since they’ll have been at a crowded casino (and they don’t wear masks). We will provide the test. They said, “oh, no! We just won’t come. It’s too risky.”  |
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Post by springbeduk on Jun 8, 2022 8:20:35 GMT
mrscheese that sounds so aggravating. I hope they just stick with the plan of not coming, and that you can have a lovely celebration of his first communion without any extra drama!
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Post by mrscheese on Jun 8, 2022 15:30:21 GMT
mrscheese that sounds so aggravating. I hope they just stick with the plan of not coming, and that you can have a lovely celebration of his first communion without any extra drama! It’s aggravating for sure and then there’s the whole subcontext… We are supposedly overreacting to Covid, Fox News indoctrination, this is all my fault to keep the kids from them. Typical narcissist bs. I really do hope they don’t change their mind. It will be easier for all. |
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Post by mrscheese on Jun 10, 2022 18:16:52 GMT
Had my first mammogram today. I have a lymph node issue on the left armpit that they want to get a baseline for. 🤞🏻 it all comes back ok.
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