tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post9055823891566213657..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Midsummer Whine-O-RamaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4576333328089250982008-07-24T09:27:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:27:00.000-04:00To whom it may concern: I am 36 years old, and go...To whom it may concern: I am 36 years old, and going gray. I'm ok with that. But could you cut out the acne? It seems unfair that I should have to deal with both graying hair and acne at the same time.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40494695906739156592008-07-24T08:50:00.000-04:002008-07-24T08:50:00.000-04:00Amy, I hope it doesn't reach the point of injectio...Amy, I hope it doesn't reach the point of injections. Not fun. <BR/><BR/>Jenevieve, that's just wrong. And so unfair.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-47990407496138681712008-07-24T08:29:00.000-04:002008-07-24T08:29:00.000-04:00Amy - I totally feel for you with the needles thin...Amy - I totally feel for you with the needles thing. I'll try to send all my non-insulin needed vibes to you. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the kind thoughts on being naked everyone! I still don't think my first or last choice for a job would be to stick a catheter in but hey - everyone is different, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83840537984858563662008-07-24T08:12:00.000-04:002008-07-24T08:12:00.000-04:00@jenevieve, that's terrible! srsly, there are some...@jenevieve, that's terrible! <BR/><BR/>srsly, there are some big contenders for Who Needs The Biggest Cluestick this week? holy cow. i cannot imagine grandparents doing that.<BR/><BR/>@liz and others,<BR/>thanks for the kind wishes. i'm sure i'll find a way to cope with the needles. i can't be the only one who's ever felt this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81806897638715205872008-07-24T07:22:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:22:00.000-04:00Kathy a -- I am so sorry. Please let us know if t...Kathy a -- I am so sorry. Please let us know if there's anything at all we can do for you. You have our love and support.KLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432371404842970536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78083961142916897112008-07-24T01:08:00.000-04:002008-07-24T01:08:00.000-04:00Kathy, I'm so sorry. Anything we bloggers can do t...Kathy, I'm so sorry. Anything we bloggers can do to help, just let us know.<BR/><BR/>Diane, I third/fourth/fifth the nakedness thing. I (pre-childbirth, which was by c-section, and WAS a "real" birth since it ended in a baby) used to be modest, but I completely lost it about 5 hours into fulminant labour. And it made me nonchalant for lactation consultants, pumping at school, etc.<BR/><BR/>My Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36366970912081185042008-07-23T23:56:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:56:00.000-04:00Kathy, I'm so sorry for your loss. And your sister...Kathy, I'm so sorry for your loss. And your sister? OMG she needs a giant sized cluestick. Maybe you can find an old flagpole hanging around someplace just for her? <BR/><BR/>Diane, if you're worried about the naked... don't. They have seen ME naked and believe me, it was not a pretty sight. My waist with the twins was 55" around. My belly looked like a roadmap to southern Botswana. Honest, they margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-87271730788384307982008-07-23T22:22:00.000-04:002008-07-23T22:22:00.000-04:00{{{Kathy}}} Thinking of you.{{{Kathy}}} Thinking of you.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389653184198589623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5137045231747792162008-07-23T21:41:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:41:00.000-04:00Whine: my parents aren't visiting because my mom t...Whine: my parents aren't visiting because my mom thinks it's too hot. we have air conditioning.<BR/><BR/>Anti-whine: I've been having fun playing with the boys.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40289310490001602302008-07-23T21:15:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:15:00.000-04:00KLee, you KNOW I wanna see your stuff.Redzils! Ema...KLee, you KNOW I wanna see your stuff.<BR/><BR/>Redzils! Email me! liz/at/millerhousehold/dot/com<BR/><BR/>Kathy, I'm thinking of you.<BR/><BR/>Amy, I hope that you get through the pregnancy without having to stick yourself.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-62283356921731151902008-07-23T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:07:00.000-04:00Kathy A - sorry about your mom, and your sister.Kathy A - sorry about your mom, and your sister.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060437136014976663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-59975690228393661432008-07-23T19:19:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:19:00.000-04:00Pregnancy check-in, per Diane's request.I'm 29w3d ...Pregnancy check-in, per Diane's request.<BR/><BR/>I'm 29w3d today. I have Gestational Diabetes, which is currently diet-controlled, but only barely. I will have to go on insulin at some point and I'm terrified of needles. As in, phobic about sticking myself. As in, when I visualize it, panic vomit rises in my throat and I start crying. This is exacerbating my anxiety and insomnia, and that's so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13347657371055173732008-07-23T19:02:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:02:00.000-04:00Kathy, there are no cluesticks big enough for your...Kathy, there are no cluesticks big enough for your sister in that situation. I'm sorry for your loss, and I'm sorry you have to deal with clueless relatives along with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-85047148188804229672008-07-23T17:57:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:57:00.000-04:00Hugs and chocolate to Kathy and Margalit.Hugs and chocolate to Kathy and Margalit.Uccellinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014677717871289675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-21675159597776526582008-07-23T17:16:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:16:00.000-04:00Hugs to Kathy and family. Even the cluelenss sist...Hugs to Kathy and family. Even the cluelenss sister. Denial is a powerful thing.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-4765923648503476332008-07-23T15:34:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:34:00.000-04:00Aw Kathy, I'm so very sorry. Sending good thoughts...Aw Kathy, I'm so very sorry. Sending good thoughts your way as you navigate these next few difficult days and the weeks and months after that. <BR/><BR/>I'm just so sorry.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-57905127455164935412008-07-23T15:04:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:04:00.000-04:00Let's all leave pleasant thoughts for Kathy.And he...Let's all leave pleasant thoughts for Kathy.<BR/>And her sister.<BR/>Who obviously was abducted by aliens throughout this ordeal and had no idea that her mother was sick. At all. Because that is the only reason you would come out with that response. <BR/><BR/>Really Kathy - I am so sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-27737076803455042652008-07-23T14:42:00.000-04:002008-07-23T14:42:00.000-04:00Elizabeth has graciously offered to assume the pri...Elizabeth has graciously offered to assume the prize duties. My mom died peacefully late last night. I'm not at my most entertaining right now.<BR/><BR/>My evil sister, the one y'all cluesticked a while back? She is still a contender for Queen of teh Clueless. Mom's been in hospice care since last week, and there have been daily updates all around. So I call this sister at 11:30 p.m. [hint:kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12617063191083425182008-07-23T14:22:00.000-04:002008-07-23T14:22:00.000-04:00diane - I had two c-sections. Ya. That's birthin' ...diane - I had two c-sections. Ya. That's birthin' allright. I hope everything goes well for you. <BR/><BR/>KLee - email me at suecanatgmaildotcom and I would LOVE to see your art. <BR/><BR/>votes for miranda for old skool whines. It's been too cold around here for the bug problem. Really. We haven't had much of a summer. Today is fairly warm though - so I can add that to my Anti-Whines.<BR/><BR/>Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-20925427494785123592008-07-23T10:22:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:22:00.000-04:00Lots of transition whines here, but trying to reme...Lots of transition whines here, but trying to remember life is still good.<BR/><BR/>Much sympathy to madeleine for her IRB whines; liz cause I think we might be neighbors and I am glad people like her are working in the political system; and everyone else with all the worthy whines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75096509747282277652008-07-23T09:27:00.000-04:002008-07-23T09:27:00.000-04:00I am sick. I can't stop coughing. I feel like crap...I am sick. I can't stop coughing. I feel like crap on a stick. Much of my day is spent examining the disgusting phlegm that keeps shooting out of my lungs when I cough. It is rather taudry.<BR/><BR/>My son continues to be the sloth of the year. I have warned him time and time again that if he didn't remove the dirty dishes and cups from his room he would end up with maggots. Yesterday he comes margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36116036953247370192008-07-23T07:17:00.000-04:002008-07-23T07:17:00.000-04:00Oh, and another AW: Those are all I have to whine...Oh, and another AW: Those are all I have to whine about instead of some serious health issue for the SB. Four weeks without any (extra) oxygen!esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-23289360827198918112008-07-23T07:16:00.000-04:002008-07-23T07:16:00.000-04:00AW: Week at Grandparental House was good. And th...AW: Week at Grandparental House was good. And the Sweet Baboo is a champion road-tripper.<BR/><BR/>W: Since we got back, SB has decided she needs to wake up in the wee hours to eat. A lot. Is this a growth spurt? It's stunting my growth, in any case.<BR/><BR/>W: And we have More! House! Guests! coming today. Am I running a bed & breakfast or what. Oh wait, I don't cook esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68248074714368542372008-07-22T18:34:00.000-04:002008-07-22T18:34:00.000-04:00Background: My volunteer thing, which is actually ...Background: My volunteer thing, which is actually more high-falutin' than I thought it was, is down in MyStatesCapital tomorrow at 10:00AM.<BR/><BR/>Anti-whine: I'm carpooling with another person on my committee.<BR/><BR/>Whine: I have to be at her house by 0700. Her house is 36 minutes away from my house. I think I'll leave a bit of extra time though, because traffic here is a "how bad was your Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-61357880992596814392008-07-22T17:47:00.000-04:002008-07-22T17:47:00.000-04:00diane -- hell, yes, that's childbirth! anyone who...diane -- hell, yes, that's childbirth! anyone who thinks it is the wimp's way out [a] has not faced off with a frank breech baby, and [b] has not done the recovery time from major surgery. i was fine for my c-section, but my husband, mr. tough guy, had to put his head down right in teh middle of it so he wouldn't faint.<BR/><BR/>my first was a c-section and second the other way. both do mess kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com