tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post5559675891233251116..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: The flowers that bloom in the Spring, tra la!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-69280388114378235852013-05-24T21:41:56.242-04:002013-05-24T21:41:56.242-04:00QWP -- earlier comments rescued, and congratulatio...QWP -- earlier comments rescued, and congratulations!!! Such great news!<br /><br />Checking the spam filter, I had no idea how many fabulous offers had come in for fake designer goods, prescription medication, and so forth. Hope no legit comments got lost in the Great Purge.<br /><br />It's been another busy and productive day with SIL-related adventures, after ye olde all-night headache. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5550777153358998032013-05-24T20:59:37.824-04:002013-05-24T20:59:37.824-04:00I just realised that my anti-whine from a couple o...I just realised that my anti-whine from a couple of days ago is likely in the spam filter: I got approved for leave! Retrroactively, I've now been on leave since September, and will be until this next September! Best of all, the university credited me my tuition!Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-11040026076909775312013-05-24T12:08:22.217-04:002013-05-24T12:08:22.217-04:00awards later. keep going!
so glad that nobody wa...awards later. keep going!<br /><br />so glad that nobody was killed in the bridge collapse in WA. and the fairly big earthquake in CA was in a less populated area -- no injuries, even. whew.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68355951614576893322013-05-23T18:38:40.692-04:002013-05-23T18:38:40.692-04:00AW: the kid took a FOUR HOUR nap this afternoon, a...AW: the kid took a FOUR HOUR nap this afternoon, and woke up as the happiest baby in town! I hope that this means she was just over-tired.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-55261486724044005692013-05-23T15:26:10.545-04:002013-05-23T15:26:10.545-04:00Yay, a local grandma! We took the reasonable prec...Yay, a local grandma! We took the reasonable precaution of having #1 across the entire country from all relatives, and #2 across an ocean. So don't look at me for advice about over-reacting. ;) It helps to have other adults around sometimes. But can you do a question to the nurse, to see if a check would be prudent? xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36285875504628519242013-05-23T15:10:32.739-04:002013-05-23T15:10:32.739-04:00Hm. I'm monitoring E today. She pulled at her ...Hm. I'm monitoring E today. She pulled at her ears a couple of times this morning (but that's been something she's done a lot, along with eye-scratching, since the snow mold was so bad this year). Now she's napping, but wakes up crying about every 20-30min. My MIL is going to come and spend the evening with me (Mr. Q has another school open house this evening), in case E has Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-20323523468586573232013-05-23T14:12:54.680-04:002013-05-23T14:12:54.680-04:00The fab aunt is good! But, I learned my MIL is si...The fab aunt is good! But, I learned my MIL is sick, some kind of stomach thing, they don't know what's wrong, etc. And so all I told my MIL is that this person from the court might call, and -- she sounds so tired and so sick. <br /><br />So, now I have a call out to MIL's best friend. The best friend's husband asked if I was calling about MIL, or the daughter? I said both, kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-56523193499798370102013-05-23T13:24:01.371-04:002013-05-23T13:24:01.371-04:00QWP -- rocking chair. Ears is good advice, too --...QWP -- rocking chair. Ears is good advice, too -- and if it is, you need the antibiotics before the weekend -- but it could just be one of those things. Your sweetness is still very young, right? <br /><br />Bon Voyage and happy car songs to Esperanza. Congrats to the niece, too!<br /><br />Wish me luck! About to call MIL and her sister, to advise that they might get a call from the probate kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63644968783958348342013-05-23T10:08:35.027-04:002013-05-23T10:08:35.027-04:00QWP: Check the ears. It's always the ears.
Es...QWP: Check the ears. It's always the ears.<br /><br />Esperanza: hugs. Cluesticks for your husband on their way.<br /><br />Kathy A.: YAY!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82728215950357144702013-05-22T22:28:33.144-04:002013-05-22T22:28:33.144-04:00Oh, Kathy A! I really hope it turns out to be as w...Oh, Kathy A! I really hope it turns out to be as wonderful as it sounds. And I really agree about hospital social workers. So much love for them.<br /><br />Esperanza, I have much sympathy with you about Sweet's meltdown yesterday. Today was Li'l E's turn, in the late afternoon, while she was boycotting her final nap. No clue what caused this one. Dealing with a baby who is crying Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14745422919311432842013-05-22T21:19:39.906-04:002013-05-22T21:19:39.906-04:00Yay! Quiet yay, that is. I hope, hope, hope for al...Yay! Quiet yay, that is. I hope, hope, hope for all of your sakes that it works out well and stays that way.<br /><br />Still no decision. Tick, tick, tick.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-58527504986055253162013-05-22T21:07:34.246-04:002013-05-22T21:07:34.246-04:00Oh, Esperanza. You told him. It's out of you...Oh, Esperanza. You told him. It's out of your hands. But kinda sucks. 8 hour solo trip = longer trip, more suckiness. xoxo <br /><br />Knock knock knocking wood, whispering, crossing fingers, waving garlic -- SIL is going to a new place tonight, a place that can handle her, a place that looks perfectly fine. A place that will be difficult for her first ex to go. The Oasis, at least for kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-72548268213213326612013-05-22T20:49:56.747-04:002013-05-22T20:49:56.747-04:00I use the serial comma, too. Because I am old fash...I use the serial comma, too. Because I am old fashioned. Or just old. Something.<br /><br />W: I should probably not get started on this. Mr E is struggling with whether he should go with us for niece's graduation. Two people in congregation with potential of dying while we are gone. I need him to just make a damn decision, because it makes a difference what I need to do.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81598031987031694192013-05-22T15:42:01.136-04:002013-05-22T15:42:01.136-04:00My mom finally found the shift key when my son cal...My mom finally found the shift key when my son called her on it in an email she sent to him.<br /><br />But I never call people on it myself.<br /><br />My love affair with the serial comma started long ago when I was describing a gathering of folks who were coming to a party. <br /><br />Robert and Carlos, Barbara and Deirdre, Renee and Steve, Terry and Jack. The problem was, Terry and Jack Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-31397582703066382402013-05-22T15:16:15.766-04:002013-05-22T15:16:15.766-04:00Liz: :) I knew that, in theory, there were many wh...Liz: :) I knew that, in theory, there were many who deeply loved the serial comma, but I had no idea that it's become the only acceptable stylistic preference! Where did the anti-Oxford-comma people go? <br /><br />Giant anti-whine: My retroactive leave of absence has been approved! I now have been on leave until September, and will be so until this upcoming September. It sounds like I might Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-91980989743879045962013-05-22T15:13:46.865-04:002013-05-22T15:13:46.865-04:00i just carry on, using my oxford comma and forgivi...i just carry on, using my oxford comma and forgiving others, even if comma omission occasionally makes things confusing. sometimes i don't capitalize in informal correspondence, and i understand that make some people boiling mad. to which i say, there are bigger issues. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-33971062923409725662013-05-22T15:00:00.310-04:002013-05-22T15:00:00.310-04:00I am truly ashamed because I have totally gotten i...I am truly ashamed because I have totally gotten into religious arguments about the serial comma. <br /><br />Because it is my precioussss.<br /><br />But I've never hurt anyone's feelings over it, as far as I know.<br /><br />Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-66462563370015887392013-05-22T14:15:09.086-04:002013-05-22T14:15:09.086-04:00Commas?? I mean, seriously? I shudder to think o...Commas?? I mean, seriously? I shudder to think of a discussion about semi-colons, much less bullet-points. Obviously, your friends are deranged, and they don't have awards for Remembering What It's All About. The judicious use of smilies might be in order. Or cluesticks. Or both. ;)<br /><br />Esperanza -- oy, the sleep thing. The meltdowns. Oy! <br /><br />Sue -- yay for the kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-11817665728314295012013-05-22T13:24:50.707-04:002013-05-22T13:24:50.707-04:00QWP, I apologize, because I would totally be that ...QWP, I apologize, because I would totally be that person.<br /><br />Though I truly try not to be.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75575323628036227932013-05-22T11:11:32.905-04:002013-05-22T11:11:32.905-04:00esperanza - sorry about Sweet and not enough sleep...esperanza - sorry about Sweet and not enough sleep. One of our boys had the same need for a regular bed time. <br /><br />Yay for no VBS though!!! Bonus!<br /><br />QWP - Seriously? A comma war? Oy. <br /><br />W: It is only 11:00 and I just ate my lunch. It's going to be a long afternoon but I was sooooo hungry. <br /><br />AW: Today is the first day of sunshine after four days of rain. It Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68930193535012710622013-05-22T09:52:12.625-04:002013-05-22T09:52:12.625-04:00The most superficial possible whine: I'm in an...The most superficial possible whine: I'm in an argument on FB with most of my IRL academic friends about the fireplacing Oxford comma! I stated a preference for omitting the comma in the case of a simple list, and they're all acting like I committed the unpardonable sin. My best friend just used the words "I don't even know you anymore," and I just asked "Where did the Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-67019012331208629982013-05-21T21:35:05.248-04:002013-05-21T21:35:05.248-04:00Hooray for employed kids! And both on the same day...Hooray for employed kids! And both on the same day! <br /><br />W: Sweet requires a LOT of sleep. And I am pretty strict on bedtime, because when she doesn't get enough, it's not pretty. There was a meeting tonight, Daddy also busy, girls spent till 30 minutes past bedtime at the church nursery. Total disaster when we got home.<br /><br />AW: This will get me out of Vacation Bible School,esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6351808441428312562013-05-21T21:13:09.193-04:002013-05-21T21:13:09.193-04:00Yay kathy for employed kids!!
Wifi at conference ...Yay kathy for employed kids!!<br /><br />Wifi at conference location yet to be determined. If I were a knitter, I would be loading up the car with yarn! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4000322323499060082013-05-21T18:44:19.053-04:002013-05-21T18:44:19.053-04:00((( Sue ))) yay!
Does the church meeting place a...((( Sue ))) yay!<br /><br />Does the church meeting place at least have wi-fi? But books are good, too.<br /><br />AW: both my kids got job offers today! #1 for too little, but he counter-offered with just enough more; #2 is just temp, but with an agency that apparently likes her. Yay!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-76575729710712605572013-05-21T18:16:39.711-04:002013-05-21T18:16:39.711-04:00So sad for the people in OK.
((((Kathy)))) If th...So sad for the people in OK. <br /><br />((((Kathy)))) If there is pain associated with the numbness, I would suspect sciatic pain. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear about the animals kathy - as you said, they need some love.<br /><br />AW: elder son turned 31 yesterday. That is the same age his father was when diagnosed with MS. Our son is fine and has no symptoms at all. It feels significant Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.com