tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post254028796361326158..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45747276132086562212017-04-16T12:32:36.619-04:002017-04-16T12:32:36.619-04:00Happy Easter to all who celebrate!Happy Easter to all who celebrate!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-18263059919826273022017-04-16T09:44:35.251-04:002017-04-16T09:44:35.251-04:00Happy Easter!
Liz on iPhone Happy Easter!<br /><br />Liz on iPhone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-90579930054239932082017-04-15T13:55:01.325-04:002017-04-15T13:55:01.325-04:00aaarrrgggghhh, Esperanza.
W: the rolls I got the...aaarrrgggghhh, Esperanza.<br /><br />W: the rolls I got the other day for Easter dinner were already stale, and attempted revival did not help much. AW: fresh and lovely new butterflake rolls! <br /><br />AW: shopping done; prep has commenced. W: cleaning, not so much.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-38625379691316269082017-04-15T12:45:54.624-04:002017-04-15T12:45:54.624-04:00W: We were on the schedule for this morning, but t...W: We were on the schedule for this morning, but they can't get the thermostat because holiday weekend. So now it's Monday. esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14959601686921573542017-04-15T10:46:45.928-04:002017-04-15T10:46:45.928-04:00Yikes. I hope thermostat is repaired soon! Yikes. I hope thermostat is repaired soon! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12795684995819448732017-04-14T22:35:00.871-04:002017-04-14T22:35:00.871-04:00Oy, Esperanza! But yay it will soon be fixed agai...Oy, Esperanza! But yay it will soon be fixed again. Knock wood, toes crossed.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-35620450939867675802017-04-14T20:48:43.892-04:002017-04-14T20:48:43.892-04:00AW: technician came, on schedule, and fixed the th...AW: technician came, on schedule, and fixed the thermostat<br />W: it was no longer working 30 minutes after he left<br />He's either going to come back tonight, or we are on the schedule for the morning.<br /><br />I think the Easter basket idea sounds fine, kathy a.<br /><br />esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-88067998282095725812017-04-14T20:44:44.482-04:002017-04-14T20:44:44.482-04:00Oh, good! Oh, good! kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41578065133787171382017-04-14T20:03:22.112-04:002017-04-14T20:03:22.112-04:00No, that sounds lovely, kathy! That way everyone g...No, that sounds lovely, kathy! That way everyone gets to choose what they like best! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-15008280408334682452017-04-14T16:31:09.334-04:002017-04-14T16:31:09.334-04:00Sending love and inspiration to the pastoral membe...Sending love and inspiration to the pastoral members of this group.<br /><br />Sue, it will be great to enjoy that visit! <br /><br />Esperanza, glad your parents are there to help, and yes, hope things have settled down. And/or cooled off.<br /><br />AW: Spring must be cheering me up, because an awful lot got done this week! <br /><br />AW: My cousin's coming to Easter dinner!<br /><br kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-11631793025859721472017-04-14T12:57:25.108-04:002017-04-14T12:57:25.108-04:00I hope today is better than yesterday, esperanza. ...I hope today is better than yesterday, esperanza. :(<br /><br />kathy, the "we the peeps" link is fantastic. Just what I needed this afternoon. <br /><br />W: It's time for me to turn on a dime from the somber worship service this morning to writing a joyful Easter sermon. It happens every year, this emotional/spiritual whiplash, but it never gets easier. <br /><br />AW: If I get itSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-30297652997600146892017-04-13T17:08:35.969-04:002017-04-13T17:08:35.969-04:00Yes, remedial "love one another"!!
One ...Yes, remedial "love one another"!!<br /><br />One more time, all my critters in both houses of the legislature have heard from me, and so far I have refrained from actually saying What The Fireplace???? But I am very deeply uneasy about recent international WTF events, and the incoherence of the administration bringing them on. Apparently they have collectively forgotten the Holocaustkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45433988650880742122017-04-13T15:48:48.227-04:002017-04-13T15:48:48.227-04:00I can't either.
In my branch (and lots of ot...I can't either. <br /><br />In my branch (and lots of other branches too) of Christianity, tonight we're remembering Jesus' command to love one another. I think we need the remedial class.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-3326256017490473232017-04-13T15:44:49.420-04:002017-04-13T15:44:49.420-04:00One more time, with the news of the day. I can...One more time, with the news of the day. I can't even....kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45426657993558235962017-04-13T10:28:48.633-04:002017-04-13T10:28:48.633-04:00W: Air conditioner is out upstairs, where my paren...W: Air conditioner is out upstairs, where my parents sleep. It's not horribly hot outside, but it was 83 up there yesterday when I finally figured out it wasn't working. (It's also Baboo play area--they've been up there often but hadn't complained).<br /><br />W: Then, 2:15 am, smoke alarm batteries decided to die. That was fun. The ceiling is tall enough that I have to get esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19304347974633811732017-04-13T00:27:18.852-04:002017-04-13T00:27:18.852-04:00Esperanza, the underpants story makes me think thi...Esperanza, the underpants story makes me think this kid is stressed. And, yes, very consistent with her age to just ditch the underwear rather than tell anybody. xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-86942553576811912932017-04-12T20:07:32.128-04:002017-04-12T20:07:32.128-04:00We used to go to that giganto store all the time, ...We used to go to that giganto store all the time, when we had kids, and they had activities, and we had the kids' friends' families over a lot, and we had an extra refrigerator in the garage. Let the membership lapse when all that was no longer the case, so it has been a while...<br /><br />I bought 3 dresses to try for the mother of the groom gig. The first arrived today, and it will kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-70983856173693253712017-04-12T18:50:36.055-04:002017-04-12T18:50:36.055-04:00Oh, no. I have to clean the house....
I finally ...Oh, no. I have to clean the house....<br /><br />I finally went down to the big warehouse store. The enormous parking lot was almost full, on a weekday morning. I forgot my shopping list, and still bought half the universe! We are all set on certain items for a while, that's for sure. <br /><br />But it will be *perfect* for getting jumbo supplies for the rehearsal dinner picnic! kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79665075294191022082017-04-12T12:46:07.819-04:002017-04-12T12:46:07.819-04:00The least worrisome thing this girl did was leave ...The least worrisome thing this girl did was leave her wet-from-an-accident underwear in the upstairs bathtub. That, I almost get. She had an accident and was embarrassed about it. Not a pleasant thing to find several hours later, but that seems age-appropriate. <br /><br />I don't want to tell Mini she can't play with this girl, because knowing Mini, that would backfire on me. But you canesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-71208168471599948942017-04-12T12:16:38.884-04:002017-04-12T12:16:38.884-04:00Oy, Esperanza. Most kids are at least trying to b...Oy, Esperanza. Most kids are at least trying to be on good behavior with another kid's family. On the other hand, kids at that age are not always making conscious moral choices, or even able to necessarily tell where the lines are. I would assume she is not *trying* to be bad; but perhaps this is how she gets her way at home?<br /><br />It is awkward calling another person's kid out onkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7719946064153321732017-04-12T10:06:33.404-04:002017-04-12T10:06:33.404-04:00They will not care at all. They will not care at all. Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2059527398732824452017-04-12T09:16:37.244-04:002017-04-12T09:16:37.244-04:00So many hugs for sleep deprived parents everywhere...So many hugs for sleep deprived parents everywhere. I remember it well. <br /><br />Mini's friend's behaviour is concerning, esperanza. Especially at such a young age. :(<br /><br />kathy, I am shocked at the sheer ignorance and barely-disguised anti-Semitism of the WH. I thought nothing could shock me anymore, but yesterday proved me wrong. <br /><br />W: My house is a mess. I don't Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-59358485398440107092017-04-12T07:37:05.825-04:002017-04-12T07:37:05.825-04:00W: That thing where a parent worries about the fri...W: That thing where a parent worries about the friends that your kid is hanging out with....I thought that would happen later than first grade. It's too much to explain now, but Mini had a friend over for 45 minutes yesterday. In that time, she lied to me, lied to her mother, tried to manipulate me into babysitting her AND her brother today, and was super sneaky. In first grade!esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12022377830005370312017-04-11T22:48:19.818-04:002017-04-11T22:48:19.818-04:00Thank you! Me too. Mini has put herself to bed ups...Thank you! Me too. Mini has put herself to bed upstairs for some reason. I don't care where she sleeps, as long as she does. The weather should be quiet tonight. Sweet fell asleep pretty easily. I should get off the internet and go to sleep, too!esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-80371865238059798492017-04-11T22:43:16.368-04:002017-04-11T22:43:16.368-04:00Hugs and solidarity, esperanza. It looks like way ...Hugs and solidarity, esperanza. It looks like way too many factors, leading to one tired family. I hope the girls get into a better sleep pattern soon. Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.com