Monday

6fsn

What's up? Beside my kids since 5 am. Stupid time change.

How was the week? How's the week looking?

Even though the soccer tournament was cancelled we were still busy.  Friday night movie night. Saturday birthday party and DH FINALLY cleaned out his closet and drawers.  I am going to choose not to be annoyed at the garbage bags of clothes in the front room.  He has SO MANY hangers and for whatever reason never takes them back in with his uniforms.  I'll donate them to the high school drama people this week.

Sunday was church and DH and 6let went to the Crew game FOR THE WIN!! I took the littles to COSI.  We actually put down a deposit on our Disney trip.  ugh.

The next 2 weeks are extra heavy soccer for 6let- practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8:30; keeper training Wednesday and Friday; scrimmages this weekend.

I need to deal with some shenanigans for the tournament and try to nail down a team dinner.  Anyone familiar with Bethesda, Maryland?

Anyone do stitch fix or something similar?  I thought that might be an idea for me for Christmas.  I want clothes, but I know my loved ones will go to Kohl's and get the same old same old.  I want to try some new styles.

mrsconn23

Morning.  This weekend was cuh-razy. 

Friday, I got all my travel booked for TX.  We ordered pizza for dinner and then watched some Netflix before crashing for the night. 

Saturday, I got up and voted.  It took an hour and a half because our county didn't anticipate early voting turnout and there was only 2 polling places in the whole county for early voting.  I just could not add another thing to my plate tomorrow. I met my sister for some shopping.  I didn't find anything for my grandma's funeral (I have stuff, I just...wanted to look or torment myself by being disappointed when I found nothing.  ), but I did buy a really cute kimono-style cardigan to wear on the plane.  It's super soft and comfy. 

After I got home, we got ready to take DefConn to FIL's and head downtown.  Once we got downtown, we got in an elevator with Aziz Ansari (he was in town for a show and apparently staying at our hotel).  I said nothing because I was afraid of 'foot in mouth' afflicting me.    DH didn't know who he was, lol.   We went out to dinner with our friends who are moving soon and then did some bar-hopping and hit up a comedy show. 

Sunday, we got up and went to my sister's for brunch.  My sisters and I all went to get tattoos.  I went shopping for the week and then made dinner.  FIL brought DefConn home and had dinner with us.  I started packing last night.  And fell into bed pretty early.  

The next 36 hours or so is going to be crazy.  I leave tomorrow in the early evening and return Saturday.  My dad and sister are on the same flight with me on the way out.  I still need to get all my devices taken care of and stuff downloaded.  And I still need to work all of today and most of tomorrow.   At least I WAH.  

mrsconn23

I hope @ShesSoCold checks in.  I was thinking about her and her H all weekend. 

mrsconn23

My sisters do stitchfix, as do a bunch of my mom friend people.  It can be a mixed bag.  Some people love everything they get, and others definitely have a more hit and miss experience. 

charlotte989875

Busy, busy weekend. Friday my Mom and I had dinner saw Fiddler on the Roof. The show was amazing, probably the best of the season we’ve seen yet. So we had a really good time. 

Saturday I had an early morning football game. Then ran home to get ready for a wedding. H was a groomsman so he was gone all day. The wedding had a stupid 2 hour gap so I went and bought new shoes and made it home to let the dog out. 

The wedding was nice enough. The place was beautiful but there were way too many people for the space and it was super uncomfortable. And the layout was weird (two different rooms and arches in the doorways so it was weird to move around in). The groom (who H has been friends with for probably 20 years) was disappointed people weren’t all hanging out together because everyone was spread out. I felt bad for him. 

Yesterday we did nothing besides eat food and watch football. 

mrsconn23

How fun Charlotte.  I did Fiddler twice in HS (I moved between 9th and 10th grade...and it was the musical at both schools those years), but I've never seen it on stage.  I'd love to though.   

mrsconn23

Oh and here’s the tattoo...one ribbon for cancer (for mom), the other for t1d (for dad) and then we filled in the hearts in birth order with our fave colors.

 (OK.  I'll stop post whoring, LOL.)

charlotte989875

mrsconn23 said:

How fun Charlotte.  I did Fiddler twice in HS (I moved between 9th and 10th grade...and it was the musical at both schools those years), but I've never seen it on stage.  I'd love to though.   

This was the first time I’d see it on stage by professionals. I had seen high school productions but never a national tour. It was fantastic! The guy who played Tevya was amazing. 

sparklepants41

Weekend was okay but exhausting. My dad was transferred to a really good rehab facility near their house, but he really regressed while he was in the hospital - both a combo of the injury/surgery and the MS. He's super weak and lost a lot of muscle tone and his memory really took a nosedive. My mom is concerned about his ability to come home at all. 

Babypants did not get the memo about Daylight Savings ending, so she woke us up at 4am yesterday singing Row Row Row Your Boat at the top of her lungs. She has picture day tomorrow so yesterday afternoon she and I went shopping and I got her a bunch of cute things at Gap, Crewcuts, and Gymboree (yay for sales!!!)

mrsconn23

((hugs)) @sparklepants41

sparklepants41

mrsconn23 said:

((hugs)) @sparklepants41

Thank you. How are you and your family holding up? 

6fsn

hugs sparklepants

mrsconn23

sparklepants41 said:

mrsconn23 said:

((hugs)) @sparklepants41

Thank you. How are you and your family holding up? 

Hanging in there.  Trying to not feel crazed and failing.    Just ready to get down there, especially to check on mom and give my grandpa all the hugs. 

ShesSoCold

Good morning, ladies!! Thanks for all the good vibes and well wishes on Friday!

H was released yesterday. The infection had spread almost up to his knee (started on his ankle) and they kept him 2 days to ensure it went down. No blood infection or anything scary, but the ER doctor sounded like it easily could have been if he'd have waited another day to come in. His ankle is still swollen and a little red but is MUCH better. 

Hugs to you, mrs.conn and sparklepants. 

mrsconn23

Wow SSC.  I'm glad they got him taken care of, but how freaking scary.   Is he feeling better or still pretty sore?  I assume he's on a course of antibiotics.  

levioosa

Hugs @sparklepants41 and @mrsconn23

Weekend was okay. I spent yesterday feeling off
for some reason. We binge watched the Haunting of Hill House and it was really good. Squish is getting neutered today. Poor guy doesn’t know what’s about to hit him. I have clinic all day which is making me feel tired already. Last night I filled out our ballots so we can just drop them off tomorrow. I’m so nervous about this election. 

I’m glad your H is doing better @ShesSoCold! 

kvruns

SSC - wow I missed that he went to the hospital. Glad he was released. Do they know why it was caused - like something wrong with the tattoo? 

Mrsconn - that sounds like a whirlwind for sure. i love that you were in the elevator with Aziz though he's so funny

Sparklepants - I hope your dad improves soon, that sounds nerve wreaking for sure combined with the MS. I love that babypants woke up singing row row row your boat - that is adorable! 

kvruns

Not much for me this weekend. Randomness on Saturday and then Sunday went to see my parents and siblings. B had fun running around with my niece which is always cute. I try to stay away when we are down there so he will play with others and not just cling to me. Whenever my niece does a cartwheel he tries to mimic which is hilarious - he just leans his body to the side and then falls down and thinks he is doing it 

sparklepants41

kvruns said:

Sparklepants - I hope your dad improves soon, that sounds nerve wreaking for sure combined with the MS. I love that babypants woke up singing row row row your boat - that is adorable! 

You're welcome to stay with us next weekend and get up early with her!

@S@ShesSoCold I'm so glad your H's infection is doing much better! I'm so glad you guys caught it when you did!!!!

CharmedPam

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
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STARMOON44

CharmedPam said:

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
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Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

6fsn

STARMOON44 said:

CharmedPam said:

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
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Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

Yes!!!!!!  I had 4 people ring my door bell this weekend. GO AWAY

ei34

Love the tattoo especially the birth order coloring @mrsconn23...sending healing vibes to you and also to your father/family @sparklepants41. And glad your H is on the mend @ShesSoCold.
@sparklepants41 as an aside awwww in advance of babypant’s school picture!  Those are adorable wheh they’re this young!

My sister rocked the marathon yesterday.  Other sister and I ended up walking 8 miles across the city to get back to our train station bc there were no cabs or busses and the subway was messed up bc of the marathon, so we were joking that we wanted medals too, lol.  A few weeks ago a chef on my favorite cooking show made a spaghetti squash pizza crust and I tried it Friday night- it was amazing!  That’s all I got.

CharmedPam

STARMOON44 said:

CharmedPam said:

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
edit: words

Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

with flyers, it's like.....waste of paper IMO...everything is electronic these days.  I watch vids of my candidates tyvm

mrsconn23

CharmedPam said:

STARMOON44 said:

CharmedPam said:

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
edit: words

Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

with flyers, it's like.....waste of paper IMO...everything is electronic these days.  I watch vids of my candidates tyvm

I'm so done with the fliers.  Also, I got one from the republican party of our state shaming my voting record because I missed ONE ELECTION due to moving in Oct and didn't get updated/registered in time to vote at my new location. 

And I got a really offensive anti-abortion flier that was all, "OMG YOUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK!"  First of all, that doesn't make fucking sense and secondly, it was filled with a bunch of uneducated bullshit...that should even be offensive to people that are 'pro-life (birth)'.  

MyNameIsNot

6fsn said:

STARMOON44 said:

CharmedPam said:

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
edit: words

Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

Yes!!!!!!  I had 4 people ring my door bell this weekend. GO AWAY

I'm starting to wonder if all the activity is going to have a negative effect. I went canvassing a couple of weeks ago, still pretty early in the cycle. There was a man who answered the door upset at all the campaigning who said if he got another call/visitor, he was going to vote for the other guy out of spite. 

I really believe in some of the local people running in my area and I want other people to have all the information, but I think people are fatigued by information overload and attack ads. 

6fsn

MyNameIsNot said:

6fsn said:

STARMOON44 said:

CharmedPam said:

@ssc, wow! that is scary.  I didn't read what happened to H, but I'll go back and look at posts. Glad hes OK!
@sparklepants41 T&P's for a speedy recovery for Dad.
@mrsconn23, absolutely LOVE that tat!

It was a whirlwind past few days for myself.  On Tuesday we found out fil passed away that afternoon, I left work at 4:30 and we drove straight through to NY to make the funeral home appointment that H wanted to be at.  The wake/service was nice. He was 2 months shy of 92 years so he had alot of people near and far come to pay their respects.  Lots of great memories and stories.  H and I left Sunday first thing and made it home last night.

I can't wait for the elections to be over.  My recycling bin will thank me. 
edit: words

Ditto. I’ll vote. Promise. I feel hounded and harassed at this point. 

Yes!!!!!!  I had 4 people ring my door bell this weekend. GO AWAY

I'm starting to wonder if all the activity is going to have a negative effect. I went canvassing a couple of weeks ago, still pretty early in the cycle. There was a man who answered the door upset at all the campaigning who said if he got another call/visitor, he was going to vote for the other guy out of spite. 

I really believe in some of the local people running in my area and I want other people to have all the information, but I think people are fatigued by information overload and attack ads. 

I don’t know the answer but people are definitely fatigued. I’ve already voted and someone ringing my doorbell just feels very intrusive. 

charlotte989875

I’m also fed up with all the emails. Emily’s List has sent me 16 emails since Friday. 16?!! That’s ridiculous, and they’re not duplicates, they’re actually different emails. 

charlotte989875

Also I’m hungry and since we were hungover yesterday we didn’t go grocery shopping so I have to go out for lunch today and it’s too early to go. 

short+sassy

@mrsconn23, I'm sorry about your grandma.  I read on Friday's thread that she had passed.  T's and P's to you and your family.  Glad your mom safely made it to TX without any problems.  Great tattoo!

@sparklepants41, I'm so sorry to hear your dad is doing worse.  Now that he is at the rehab facility, I hope he will be able to regain at least some of the ground he lost.

@ShesSoCold, Phew!  I'm so glad to hear your H is doing a lot better.  Infections can become so dangerous, so fast.  Even for healthy people.  I was worried about you all and happy to see the positive update.

@CharmedPam, I'm sorry to hear about your FIL.  I remember things hadn't been looking well for him.  My condolences to you and your H.  Wakes/services can be comforting when people are both laughing and crying, sharing wonderful memories and stories.

I finally got my flu shot over the weekend.  I'd been putting that off because I've been so extra busy the last few weeks.  I did a lot of catching up on the DVR and lounging around, which is exactly what I planned.  I really needed the rest and relaxation.  It was great!

Though now it is Monday.  The end of the month was last week.  So I have a lot of extra work to do at my job, but I don't wanna.  We gained an hour, right?  Because I'm sure not feeling it, lol.    

CharmedPam

I can't seem to find thursday's thread, but I think I'm all caught up.  @mrsconn23, I too am sorry for your loss

Do people campaign during work hours?  I don't think anyone ever rang our doorbell.  I'll ask H, he's usually home during the day.