tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post8518069405976875862..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Whines to Amuse CanadiansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12115242785805707602015-03-02T10:44:43.329-05:002015-03-02T10:44:43.329-05:00School cancelled on account of ice.
Muffin Man (w...School cancelled on account of ice.<br /><br />Muffin Man (who has lost screen time due to yesterday's adventures) is home. He is currently writing Thank You notes to the friends who gave him gifts on Saturday. <br /><br />MM: "But I thanked them in person!"<br />Me: "Who do you think paid for those presents?"<br />MM: "Their parents"<br />Me: "They didn'Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-80039359375515539612015-03-01T23:56:16.544-05:002015-03-01T23:56:16.544-05:00Cheers to the weary parents.Cheers to the weary parents.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-56746676419111045302015-03-01T20:59:59.173-05:002015-03-01T20:59:59.173-05:00It's done now. It ain't what it could'...It's done now. It ain't what it could've been, and we are still hella pissed off at him, but it's done.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-73660309819935697732015-03-01T19:03:26.555-05:002015-03-01T19:03:26.555-05:00Boy, does he ever owe the videographers and knitte...Boy, does he ever owe the videographers and knitters....kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-72255151728895757202015-03-01T18:45:56.893-05:002015-03-01T18:45:56.893-05:00Exactly.
I am furious with my son.
I spent the ...Exactly.<br /><br />I am furious with my son. <br /><br />I spent the whole day knitting a hat for Muffin Man for a project he said was on Tuesday. While he was watching videos. Fine.<br /><br />But now (as in Sunday, at 6PM) it turns out that he needs us to FILM HIM for this project BEFORE Tuesday. Like, as in, we could have been doing it all day today. WHY WASN'T HE DOING ANY OF IT? "Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-70247042562176443232015-03-01T15:30:14.072-05:002015-03-01T15:30:14.072-05:00Oh, excellent rant, QWP; and great points, Esperan...Oh, excellent rant, QWP; and great points, Esperanza. Just the basics for kids can be way more than a parent has available; and a big pinch even for families in more secure positions. <br /><br />kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36946737774930484452015-03-01T14:47:07.104-05:002015-03-01T14:47:07.104-05:00I saw that but didn't read it. I'll add: d...I saw that but didn't read it. I'll add: doctor visit co pays, medical bills, therapy appointments, gas to get to said appointments. Even healthy kids have costs, but kids with extra medical needs can add up pretty quick. And that's not greedy, it's taking care of your kid.<br /><br />QWP, it looks like kathy a signed up for this week (right hand side bar), but feel free to sign esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-8109548637630849162015-03-01T14:43:17.419-05:002015-03-01T14:43:17.419-05:00So, should I host this week? I'm available.
...So, should I host this week? I'm available. <br /><br />Kathy, I'm sending you so many hugs. My Grandpa's variety of Alzheimer's caused him to be violent for a couple of years, and so I really understand. Xoxo<br /><br />You guys, I'm tempted to rant on the Book of Faces, and so I'm hiding here. People keep sharing this parenting article that claims that kids aren't Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19299512412051724902015-03-01T09:33:24.573-05:002015-03-01T09:33:24.573-05:00Yay kathy!!!!!!
Thanks for hosting esperanza. Re...Yay kathy!!!!!! <br /><br />Thanks for hosting esperanza. Rest trumps awards every time. <br /><br />Teens/Tweens = exhausted. That's a universal law, I think. Still, fun!!<br /><br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79609010357452613022015-02-28T23:48:16.502-05:002015-02-28T23:48:16.502-05:00KLee, the play will come to you. You've got i...KLee, the play will come to you. You've got it!<br /><br />I think they have birth control in London, too. And universal health care! Passport renewal is a breeze; http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/passports/renew.html.<br /><br />xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-65196434403204363382015-02-28T23:24:54.036-05:002015-02-28T23:24:54.036-05:00I am SWAMPED this coming week, or I'd offer to...I am SWAMPED this coming week, or I'd offer to host. It's Hell Week, which means late night rehearsals every night. I am still freaking out because I CANNOT get Act II, Scene I in my head. It's like i have it perfectly until I hit the stage, and then my brain turns into a bowl of grits.<br /><br />Offspring's deposit for London is paid! Now, we just need to sort all the KLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432371404842970536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-60337282332733334052015-02-28T22:02:03.096-05:002015-02-28T22:02:03.096-05:00Liz, if tweens are anything like kindergartners, t...Liz, if tweens are anything like kindergartners, their screams and/or squeals suck your energy right out through your eardrums. Scientific fact. And now you know why I'm weary.<br /><br />Thanks for the hugs, everyone. Long day, cooped up, cold weather blah.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13696928001489841092015-02-28T21:50:01.174-05:002015-02-28T21:50:01.174-05:00Awards are optional. It's the party that coun...Awards are optional. It's the party that counts!<br /><br />QWP, I'll admit my SIL's kind of dementia is just a horror show, and she is much younger than most dementia patients. But they knew that going in. We have tried so hard to put all the medical and caretaking people in touch with good resources, to talk things through, find the right meds for her. xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-86004512597022765922015-02-28T21:26:39.063-05:002015-02-28T21:26:39.063-05:00(((Esperanza))) Thanks for hosting this week. Awa...(((Esperanza))) Thanks for hosting this week. Awards are always an extra. (And are you guys having trouble figuring out who can host for the next week? If everyone is busy and tired, I can host.) <br /><br />Kathy, I'm so glad that the investigation substantiated your complaint, but boy, do I wish they had just treated SIL properly in the first place. (How is it that these memory care wards Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78618878276911467342015-02-28T21:07:11.938-05:002015-02-28T21:07:11.938-05:00Keep the food coming. Eventually they'll sett...Keep the food coming. Eventually they'll settle down. By the next decade, at least.<br /><br />((( Esperanza )))kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-18559715575458741732015-02-28T20:57:16.542-05:002015-02-28T20:57:16.542-05:00Screaming, because that's apparently how they ...Screaming, because that's apparently how they express joy and wonder. Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-17446117984757250862015-02-28T20:56:42.887-05:002015-02-28T20:56:42.887-05:00Lo, I am tired. What is it about 6 screaming teens...Lo, I am tired. What is it about 6 screaming teens and tweens in one's home that is so exhausting?Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-66116025338235448632015-02-28T20:55:53.284-05:002015-02-28T20:55:53.284-05:00(((Esperanza)))
No need for awards.(((Esperanza))) <br /><br />No need for awards.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7844794131805592792015-02-28T19:43:48.053-05:002015-02-28T19:43:48.053-05:00Awards are not happening. I am weary, pixies. Whin...Awards are not happening. I am weary, pixies. Whine as needed, till someone else (a draft pick to be named later) puts up the new week's post.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82147774821496366872015-02-28T18:02:08.843-05:002015-02-28T18:02:08.843-05:00It's bad enough my SIL has all these problems,...It's bad enough my SIL has all these problems, without the people we rely on compounding the whole situation. And by LYING! Boy, that really burned my butt. Of course they are able to get away with things. I would never have known about the LIES if I hadn't made inquiries with the relevant public agency.<br /><br />For your daily dose of irony, I only learned about that agency becausekathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-1402675658905567142015-02-28T17:24:26.873-05:002015-02-28T17:24:26.873-05:00Hooray for winning one, Kathy! Though I know you w...Hooray for winning one, Kathy! Though I know you wish you'd never had to fight that battle in the first place.<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-33274946808461036532015-02-28T17:08:36.210-05:002015-02-28T17:08:36.210-05:00Late-breaking VICTORY! Remember when my SIL's...Late-breaking VICTORY! Remember when my SIL's old nursing home lied to us about closing the memory care unit and throwing my SIL out? We filed a detailed complaint with the licensing division of the department of public health, and just heard that the department's investigation substantiated the complaint!<br /><br />This won't be final for a few weeks, and I don't know what kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-54474636768557865052015-02-28T09:37:45.305-05:002015-02-28T09:37:45.305-05:00What a great project QWP. And an important rant!
...What a great project QWP. And an important rant! <br /><br />I'm all for boring appointments - they're the best kind. <br /><br />W: I had one of those panic dreams where I discover there is no sermon at the beginning of the church service. <br /><br />May have something to do with the fact that I've got nothing - nothing - ready for tomorrow. Gah!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5242649483554363982015-02-27T22:25:25.187-05:002015-02-27T22:25:25.187-05:00Kathy: I haven't heard of anything of the sort...Kathy: I haven't heard of anything of the sort. It's a lot of clothing consignment and online selling (for not nearly low enough) here. A friend of mine used to run a clothing giveaway at her church, but that hasn't happened in a few years. Everyone I know does a lot of hand-me-downs with winter clothes, but the twins that handed down to E are small, and E is now wearing the same Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-57861029453955562912015-02-27T20:49:59.066-05:002015-02-27T20:49:59.066-05:00Dr. Corndog! When daughter and I met him a few yea...Dr. Corndog! When daughter and I met him a few years ago, he wore a cookie monster t-shirt and gave us the best darned tour of the Museum of Natural History. Seriously excellent. <br /><br />Esperanza, I'm stuck in a pit, and Liz's advice makes sense. And a boring parent meeting sounds good to me!<br /><br />QWP, the outreach place is great!! Don't schools or other places have snow kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com