Tuesday

Swazzle · April 2015

Morning!

I went to the doctor yesterday and she doesn't think anything is broken! I have to keep an eye on my nose and my knee for a few more days JIC though. She gave me an anti inflammatory and a muscle relaxer, thank goodness. I slept like a baby last night and I really needed that.

Work has been dead and I expect that to continue through today too so I'll be moving forward with my Lost marathon. Tonight I have to go to the gyno and I really need to go food shopping. Is it Friday yet?

Dignity100 · April 2015

@Swazzle - Glad you went to the doctors and got everything checked out.

My dog has been getting me up too often in the middle of the night and I'm feeling somewhat like a zombie because of it. I love him to death and he's worth it though. Nothing really going on here - sometime during the week H and I need to go to Sam's club to stock up on a few things, but other than that, nothing new here.

Hope everybody has an awesome day!

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@Swazzle I'm glad to hear nothing is broken, I hope you start to heal quickly.

We were on tornado watch yesterday and supposedly it was getting really bad about 20 minutes from my office but we never had record of one actually touching down which is good. We did have to go sit in the tornado safe zone though while there was a hail storm going on outside. It only lasted about 10 minutes and then we were ok.

Today we finally have some sunshine!!! I'm so over rain.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@Swazzle - Glad there is nothing broken. Take it easy for the next few days!

Today my house is getting cleaned, so I am very excited about that. I have ST Pulled Pork going in the crockpot. I hate to cook on days when I get my house cleaned (I want the kitchen to stay clean as long as possible, you know?) so I try to do something easy or in the crockpot. Plus our work out tonight is Drench. It's like 48 minutes long, and who wants to cook after a 48 minute long work out?? Not me, I just want to stuff my face! So we're having pulled pork on some homemade rolls that I whipped up on Saturday, broccoli slaw, salad. Easy enough.

I realized that this is my last full week at my job! Next Thursday I'll be at home doing an online seminar for some PMP PDUs. So I'll be at work for 3.5 days next week and then just 2 days the next! Woo-hoo!!!!

Yesterday on the home from work I picked up a little stray dog. I took her to the vet to get checked for a chip, but nothing. I put her picture on our neighborhood FB page and the city's Lost and Found Pets page, but no hits. We couldn't keep her overnight but the vet was really nice and agreed to hold her until Friday. If we can't find the owner, H wants to keep her (ack!) or my mom has a friend who recently lost her dad and her dog, and she's been thinking about getting a dog.

We've been calling her Cricket. She's about 6-8 lbs, 1-2 years old, schnauzer/chihuahua mix (probably). Just as sweet as can be. She jumped up in the chair with H for snuggles last night, and she followed me everywhere. Didn't quite know what to do with toys. She was very dirty and smelled like outside, and no ring around her neck for a collar. Poor baby. I wish we could keep her.

ETA: I had a dream last night that we got a pet alligator. It acted like a dog. SO WEIRD.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@CocoBellaF awww poor puppy! I hope she finds a home soon!

Swazzle · April 2015

@Dignity100 - Apparently Lucy was really scared of the storm we got last night. I didn't hear the storm or Lucy barking/whining from it, though. Yay for the prescriptions my doctor gave me!

@southernpeach89 - Enjoy the sunshine! It's still rainy here

@CocoBellaF - I hope if the cute pup has a family, you find them ASAP!

[Deleted User] · April 2015

Me too, @southernpeach89. H is really working on me to keep her. Bella is an alpha female, so she does well with Baxter but she doesn't really like other females. I just don't know! And my parents said they wouldn't dog-sit 3 dogs, but come on! She's so tiny! Sweet baby.

I posted ads on Craigslist and the shelter site this morning. We're going to print out flyers and hang them around the local gas stations and stuff. Cross your fingers she has a family and we find them.

Dignity100 · April 2015

@CocoBellaF - She's adorable, look at those ears!

As a reminder for those that do microchip - ask your vet to run the scanner every year on your pets as part of their annual visit. I know Loki had a chip that either went bad or migrated and could not be found - he had to be re-chipped.

Loves2dream · April 2015

@swazzle Glad nothing is broken and you got some sleep!

@CocoBellaF what a cutie pie! I would take him in a minute! Adorbs! Good luck!

I am so bored both at work and at home. Nothing much going on lately, nothing exciting anyway. Work is driving me crazy because it is the kind of environment that takes 4 years to decide on anything and then another 10 to actually do it. The pace of everything is just so damn slow. I don't know how any of them would survive outside this industry when everyone expects high efficiency these days. I have a two hour meeting this afternoon to walk through an excel report with maybe 200 lines or so on it. Really?!?!?

In short, I am crabby again today. :P

KeptInStitches · April 2015

@swazzle, glad nothing is broken!

@southernpeach89, please send us some of your rain. It has been so dry here - we got 0.3-0.4" over the last few days, but we need more.

@cocobellaf, what a little cutie!

@dignity100, good idea on checking the chip. I'll have Ellie's checked when she goes in this year.

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Last day of work this week! I only need a few more hours and I'm done. MoH got in yesterday and having her around is awesome. FI will drop off final numbers today with the caterer and bring the backup officiant his gift. Otherwise today looks quiet again.

cu97tiger · April 2015

@swazzle - I'm glad nothing's broken. We still don't know what exactly happened other than 'you fell down'?

@southernpeach89 - We were under tornado watch as well, and it never even started raining. I was looking forward to some thunderstorms... boo

@dignity100 - that's a great idea about having our vet scan the microchip. We need to make an appt soon for their yearly, so we'll definitely ask them to do that!

AFM - I worked from home yesterday but it felt more like a day off. The sun is out, I'm wearing white jeans... why isn't it summer yet??!? My MIL leaves today. She's been here for 3 weeks. It was a really fun visit and we'll be sad to see her go.

DH and I are going to go pick out granite countertops this weekend, and we're going to get some new light fixtures for around the house. We're also going to be getting new phones (FINALLY). It will be an expensive weekend, but I'm excited about all of it!

Swazzle · April 2015

@cu97tiger - Yep. @csousa1 and I were walking back to our room and I tripped and fell flat on my face, bruising my knees, wrist, nose, and ego in the process.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@Keptinstitches I give you all our rain!!!

500days · April 2015

@swazzle Glad you got checked out! Hopefully you heal quickly.

@southernpeach89 Oh no! The wind was howling last night here, but thankfully no damage or hail!

@cocobellaf I hope Cricket finds a home! So awesome of you to do the right thing and bring him in to a vet.

@loves2dream I hope your day gets better!

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Today is supposed to be sunny and a high of 68! I think I'm going to head out around lunch time and run some errands. Nothing crazy.

Last night the wind was howling like crazy. Of course today is trash pickup and all of the trash bins are knocked over. Thankfully, FI brought them out to the curb for me. He slept like a baby through the wind, but I woke up a few times.

In other news, I'm kinda pissed off about the Lilly @ Target limited sale. I don't understand why Target teams up with designers, only to have the items sold at regular designer price on ebay. No limits on what items can be purchased either. Just so shift shady illegal I can't stand it.

Peaseblossom55 · April 2015

@swazzle I'm glad nothing is broken

@cu97tiger Yay for granie counter tops! Picking out granite for our kitchen was so much fun.

I feel in a much better mood today. I woke up at some point in the night, because of some loud thunder. I feel a lot less tired today, which is good. I still want Friday to be here already. I'm kind of over this week though. At least it stopped raining. I just decided to take on another license for work so I'll be back to studying over the next two months. It shouldn't be too bad though and since I'm not required to do this license I can take my time and not rush.

jenjen047 · April 2015

@swazzle - glad nothing is broken!

@cocobellaf - awwww what a sweetie! you should keep her or give her to your friend! also how often does your house get cleaned? our apt is only 400 sq ft and we do an OK job keeping it clean but i feel like it needs a deep clean and i just dont have the motivation for that. am i crazy for considering hiring a cleaning person to come like once a quarter?

@dignity100 - thanks for the tip! i didnt know dogs could have to be re-chipped

i got to watch my sister run the marathon yesterday, which was awesome! she did great!! other than that, not much going on.

Loves2dream · April 2015

@500days Thanks!

Everyone has fun things going on, I am jealous! I need to find a hobby or project...

beanbot2002 · April 2015

@swazzle So glad nothing appears to be broken!

@CocoBellaF PUPPY!!!! I want to snuggle her face off!

I bought a new roof last night. I don't like this adulting crap. OH, and we got the water bill from when the water line busted...$600. Because they refused to turn off the water. So damn stupid. I officially hate my water company.

GoldenPenguin · April 2015

@swazzle - I miss you. That's really it.

@cocobellaf - What a sweet girl! The ears are killing me!

@cu97tiger - Pics of whatever granite you choose, please!

I have a late lacrosse game tonight, and I wish I had slept in a little bit and come in later, since I'll be here till probably 9pm. UGH.

I have a shit ton of work to do, and some of it is dependent on other people who haven't done THEIR work, and if I get shit for not having my part done, I'm going to be pissed.

It rained here all night, and I woke up to thunder, and I loved every second of it.

Swazzle · April 2015

@beanbot2002 - Omg that sucks! I'm sorry

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@Beanbot2002 I'm sorry with all the expenses lately. I hope y'all can catch a break soon!

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@TwoDimes Awww I know that sad puppy face. I remember the morning we took Maddux in to be neutered...I felt so bad. I'm sure everything is fine and all she will want afterwards are lots of snuggles and naps.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@TwoDimes - You are as bad as H! He's already planning where she'll sleep and all the doggie pool parties we're going to have. And Indy is going to be just fine!! She will be back to herself in no time, and she'll probably want a little extra love when you get her back.

@jenjen047 - Our house is ~1200 sq. ft. We get it cleaned once a month with a touch-up clean in between. I do a deep clean on it 2 or 3 times a year. I still have to clean but it's mostly maintenance, not deep scrubbing or anything. It's definitely worth the money for us.

beanbot2002 · April 2015

@swazzle @southernpeach89 thanks. It really needs to be replaced. Parts of the plywood are almost completely rotted through and there is a shit ton of mold growing up there.

It's just one thing after another with this house. We never would have been able to sell it though, if we had decided to sell, without doing these things. I just keep reminding myself, we're putting value back in. Wash, Rinse, Repeat.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@cocobellaf - Cricket is so cute! Smudge is also an alpha female, and I'm about to move across the country, otherwise I'd offer to take her!

I'm home sick today. What I thought yesterday were just typical spring allergies are actually apparently a full-fledged cold or sinus infection...something that's making me miserable. I don't plan on leaving the bed today until I absolutely have to. I'm supposed to teach Zumba this afternoon, so hopefully I can get enough ibuprofen and decongestants in my system that I can do that. There aren't really any subs at the gyms I work at right now, and I really need the extra income, so canceling class really only happens as a last resort.

Other than that, just a quiet day. I woke up to two emails from Mr. Historian. He has much better internet access this deployment than he did the last one, which, so far, is proving to be a great benefit to both of us. Last time, I would go anywhere from 2-5 weeks without hearing anything, which was really tough. He's really missing home right now, but he did get the first care package I sent, so that was a positive!

OK. I'm off to find tea and ibuprofen.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

Feel better, @futuremrshistorian!!

phira · April 2015

Wheeeeee, morning all.

@swazzle Lost marathon? Do tell. And we should come up with a spectacular cover story for your injuries.

@cocobellaF awwwwww poor puppy!! I hope you can find a home for her!

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I am super tired today. Because of the holiday yesterday, this week's schedule is a mess, which means I don't have time to start a couple experiments until Thursday. My cells look good, though, which is a RELIEF because I was worried one of my reagents had gotten contaminated. I am a little disappointed that my friends want to get together for drinks tonight because I have an infusion till 5:30 and I'm going to want to go straight home afterwards. I let them know I might be falling asleep (infusions make me sleepy + I had my 8am class today).

jenjen047 · April 2015

feel better @futuremrshistorian! glad H has been internet this time around, i cant imagine not being about to communicate with my SO for weeks on end

eilis1228 · April 2015

@Swazzle I'm so glad it's not broken! YAY! Are you feeling any better today?

@southernpeach89 I'm glad a tornado never came down yesterday!

@CocoBellaF Awwww look at her eyes! She looks so sweet. Poor thing! I hope you guys are able to find her owners or a new home. Also, anytime you describe the meals you cook or show pics, I drool a little. Om nom nom.

@500days UGH the Target thing really pisses me off too. It's so unfair!

@beanbot2002 Your water company is ridiculous! I can't believe they wouldn't turn off the water for you! That is just unreal. I'm sorry

@TwoDimes Awww Indy is growing up so fast! She will do just fine today!

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We are having the weirdest weather ever right now. There are super dark and ominous clouds mixed in with breaks of sun, and there's crazy lightning, rain, and hail intermittently. It made for a really strange commute this morning. Tomorrow they're calling for possible tornadoes, so I need to figure out a plan for cover in my apartment since I WFH on Wednesdays. I'm on the 2nd floor (so no plan is really all that great), and the bathtub is against an exterior wall, so I think I may grab my mattress and take cover in the closet instead. Hmmm...

Outlook keeps trying to crash. It's going to be one of those days around here. :-\

Tonight I'm doing two PiYo workouts, cooking dinner, and then likely doing a bit of work afterwards. Work is insane right now.

Also, I have a lunchtime webinar to attend for a new vendor partner. Who schedules meetings at noon?

II: My coworker has complained at least 10 times over the past week that she and her husband can't claim their daughter on their taxes next year because she's getting married in December. I'm so tired of hearing about how my coworker won't get any money back for having a dependent anymore. Her daughter is like 24, so I'm just side eyeing the whole thing...

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@eilis1228 - We use helmets around here if we don't have a shelter. You're supposed to keep them stored in your safe place/closet. But a mattress in the closet sounds safer than a lot of alternatives.

[Deleted User] · April 2015

@ellis1228 - My father complained about the same thing because my brother and his fiancee are getting married in December! Which is kind of funny, because he's the same age I was when I was no longer counted as a dependent on my parents' taxes. I think it's because he's the youngest, and so, after him, there are no more child-driven tax breaks!

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