Thursday!

Heffalump · November 2016

Good morning! How is everyone doing today? The weekend is almost here!

Thanks for all of the well wishes yesterday. My mom is feeling better. Once she got the C. diff diagnosis, her oncologist basically told her to go straight to the hospital to be admitted, so we weren't really expecting that. (She figured it was just a routine check in, labs, discussion of why she still felt like crap, etc.) And because it is a nasty, nasty bug, they are keeping her until it is wiped out, and she's not allowed to see my kids until then. Her oncologist grounded her, so she won't be going to Florida for Thanksgiving after all. However, if she is recovered, she can maybe have Thanksgiving with us, which would be the consolation prize.

But now that she's continuously on IV fluids (as opposed to a one-off unit in her oncologist's office) and various drugs, she is actually doing much better. I called her this morning and she sounded so much better, and then she texted me a few minutes ago to say "I ATE TOAST!" Her breakfast was grits, apple juice, a banana, toast, and coffee, which is probably more than she's been able to keep down in days. So here's hoping she will finally turn the corner on this last round.

So I'll probably be heading up to see her again this weekend, which means I probably won't do much beyond that. Kids have swim (Wooz is finally moving to Saturdays, yay!) and a party, and beyond that I think I just want to be home when I'm not at the hospital.

Smoke is clearing somewhat here. Our air quality has been upgraded to orange from red, so that's something. This is what it looked like outside my mom's hospital in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, about an hour north of my office--no filters, just the raw image:

6fsn · November 2016

I'm so glad your mom is taking a turn for the better!

I'm tired. 6let had soccer from 8-9 last night 25 minutes away. I'm not doing that again. His bedtime is 8. My bedroom is 9:30. I like downtime in the evening.

Bible study this am. Then who knows. Probably work and work on our advent event. Tomorrow is supposed to be 70 so I think we're going to picnic and play and hike.

kimmiinthemitten · November 2016

Wow that's crazy. I'm glad it's improving! That's so scary. I hope your mom can be out for Thanksgiving. What a lonely way to spend the holiday.

Today marks one month until the wedding! Ahh that is so crazy. I'm starting to put together bridal party gifts and plan to work on them this weekend. I'm making photo coasters for my cousin of her family. I'm doing a three way frame for my sis since we both took engagement pics like our grand parents. Best friend....I have no idea!

We also have a meeting with our loca Democratic Club tonight so I'm looking forward to that!

charlotte989875 · November 2016

Finally Thursday! I have dinner with my running group tonight to celebrate finishing our fall training.

H and I are still trying to work out Thanksgiving plans. Did anyone else have issues with this and family early in their marriages? Both of our families have always hosted T-Day dinner, so we've been splitting time between them. But this sucks. They live about an hour (or more) apart, both want us to spend a ton of time there, and we come from out of town so the dog (and cat) are with us, and the dog can't stay in a random place all day by himself. So it's a ton of running around, its exhausting, and not all that enjoyable. Add to that H is an introvert who really prefers not to be around large groups of people.

It's amazing to me how far the smoke has travelled @Heffalump . This was 10 miles from where I lived. No filter.

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mrsconn23 · November 2016

YAY Mama Heff!!

Yesterday was a damn marathon. I was out shopping from 10a until almost 6p. BUT I put a HUGE dent in my Christmas shopping, which is good because I was feeling very behind the 8 ball. I got both my baby nephews 90% done (book, toy, outfit for each one). I have most of DefConn's toys bought. I found a few shirts for the kiddo. DH and I are debating what else to buy him. I'm also helping to sponsor a family with a group of friends for Christmas, so I got their stuff taken care of as well. Plus, I bought our Christmas Eve-eve jammies (and I'm so excited that Christmas Eve-eve is on a Friday this year. I think we're going to do a night of apps and Christmas movies).

Yesterday was also MIL's bday and the first anniversary of her passing is Sunday. So this week will eternally be a hard one. DH has been very with the feelings this week, along with being sick (which he's starting to feel better).

I do have all of my Thanksgiving food shopping done.

Now we just need to clean our house. And I have to get beer.

Also, we didn't find a leak in the boys bathroom. However the pipes run right along the ceiling, so we're wondering if it's condensation. The ceiling isn't mushy or anything. We took a pic and will take a pic again in a month. Also, we're going to put damp-rid under the tub and maybe get some pool noodles to put around the pipes. And finally, we're going to cut out the affected part of the ceiling and replace it some time next year.

6fsn · November 2016

@charlotte989875 we've been married 11 years and are just working it out. Christmas changed when we had kids, but we got that worked out now. Of cours Bil has decided he wants to start hosting a Christmas Eve thing and I'm being a snot about it. I like the tradition of my family's eve with one of the uncles being Santa.

missJeanLouise · November 2016

good morning everyone!
I have another long day of cleaning ahead on me. I am going to attempt getting some of the things I know the mission won't take out and see if that helps me feel less overwhelmed. I have decided that next time we move, I am going on vacation and DH can do it all solo.
Final lesson tonight, I might cry.
Crossing my fingers that the pickup people will come early tomorrow, then the landlords can do their walk through. I would love to be on the road by 3.... 8 is probably more realistic.

Eta: Glad your mom is feeling better Heffa! Hope she is able to join you for thanksgiving.
@charlotte989875 that smoke is intense! DH and I haven't had holiday conflict yet since our families live so far apart, but my divorced parents split the day up. Early supper at my mom's, later dinner at my dad's. There were no aunts, or uncles, or grandparents to consider though.

Heffalump · November 2016

charlotte989875 said:

Finally Thursday! I have dinner with my running group tonight to celebrate finishing our fall training.

H and I are still trying to work out Thanksgiving plans. Did anyone else have issues with this and family early in their marriages? Both of our families have always hosted T-Day dinner, so we've been splitting time between them. But this sucks. They live about an hour (or more) apart, both want us to spend a ton of time there, and we come from out of town so the dog (and cat) are with us, and the dog can't stay in a random place all day by himself. So it's a ton of running around, its exhausting, and not all that enjoyable. Add to that H is an introvert who really prefers not to be around large groups of people.

It's amazing to me how far the smoke has travelled @Heffalump . This was 10 miles from where I lived. No filter.

Is that Hendersonville?

mrsconn23 · November 2016

@charlotte989875, the holidays have always been a balancing act for us. Christmas is usually Christmas Eve with one side and Christmas Day with other. This year we're doing Christmas eve and Christmas morning at FIL's and then Christmas day with my family. Last year we did the same thing, but at BIL/SIL's in Cincy.

(My parents are just staying down with my sister (whom they're living with most the week since BIL is deployed) through Christmas (instead of going home, like a normal weekend) and I told my mom our plans and she was all, "We're not making the boys (my nephews) wait to open gifts." (Santa gifts, I assume.) And I'm all, "Um, I would never ask you to?"...Le sigh. Side note to this side note: Older sis doesn't have IL's that 'participate' in the holidays. So she's always with my parents for everything. Younger sis and I are always having to deal with the whole back and forth. Younger sis doesn't particularly care for her IL's so she's always trying to ditch them. But ugh...I hate when my mom makes it weird (just by her attitude or the random statements she makes). /rant)

We try to do Thanksgiving with one side every other year. But now the pressure is 'on' for us to host since MIL passed, because she always did TG because her brothers were divorced and would otherwise have nowhere to go (one is remarried now, but they half-ass stuff every time they host). We hosted TG with both sides at our house last year and we're hosting again for DH's side this year. My mom has hinted that a) she doesn't want to give up hosting and b ) she expects that next year we'll do TG with my side. I'm trying to put off thinking about that until next year.

Soooo...what I'm trying to tell you is that it can be complicated and fraught and once you think you have it figured out...it will change because you have a kid, someone dies, or just plain old butthurt. The only advice I have is to not make any hard and fast rules or if you do, be prepared to deal with questions/flak. (There are some chicks on my local board who insist on not traveling for Christmas and having their kids wake up at home. And the expectation is for people to come to them. Whatever works for them, but I could never do that personally. Being with family is more important to me than where my kids wake up Christmas morning.)

That was long. I have lots of feelings about this...LOL.

charlotte989875 · November 2016

@Heffalump Franklin. In Macon county, just south of Cherokee.

bleve0821 · November 2016

Thank god it's Prudie Day.

I don't want to think about the holidays. I have so much rage in me right now re: H's family that I would be happy if I never saw certain parties ever again. I'm actually seeing red just thinking about it (which is why I haven't acknowledged the fact that Thanksgiving is just a week away). Up until this point, though, we had alternated holidays (TG with his family, Xmas with mine, reverse the next year) with little to no real effort. Traveling with the dogs was a PITA, but that's life, just a PITA.

Deep breath.

We got Toothless' ashes last night. Hiccup tried to be brave when the company rep rang the bell (the personal delivery blew my mind, but it was a welcome touch), but you could tell she wasn't sure what to do without Toothless to be the big, scary dog backing her up, and would much rather have just hid under the table (since he wasn't there to hide behind). It was funny and a little sad at the same time. But I always knew she was a baby and had no expectations that she would be braver now.

H unpacked the Christmas decorations, so I guess they will be going up, soon. Caving to the peer pressure of our neighbors. He wants to get a dozen of those stupid inflatable Minions to put out in the front yard. I think a light-up Snoopy would look great on the well house, since it's almost identical to his dog house from the comic strips. Right now, though, I'd prefer he unpack his power tools so he can mount the TV on the wall so it's not sitting in front of the wood-burning fireplace, and we can actually use it.

And LOL at the scam callers. Just got a VM from an unfamiliar number where the guy not only started talking BEFORE the VM started recording, but was looking for my mother regarding her brother about an "outstanding order against his social." WTELMF?

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mrsconn23 · November 2016

Ohh @AtomicBlonde, I am so sorry. Poor Hiccup. ((all the hugs))

charlotte989875 · November 2016

Thanks @6fsn and @mrsconn23. Makes me feel better we're not the only ones who have a hard time balance everyone's "requests" (which are more like demands). My mother in particular is the one who has a hard time with things; she struggles with change and wants everything to be "like it was" when we were growing up and has a hard time with the fact that I have in-laws we need to see. Doesn't make it any easier that I have a great relationship with H's family and genuinely have a better time with them, but that's besides the point.

I do think we're going to try to get my S and her H on board for changing things up a bit; she's pregnant (yay!) so everything will have to change next year once the baby is here. They also hate the running around and I assume won't want to/be able to do it as much with a baby, so we're going to push for a Wednesday night or Friday afternoon event instead of try to do all the family in one day.

Christmas tends to also be a little crazy as H's brother and SIL are the only ones on that side of the family with kids so they tend to dictate how Christmas happens (morning with just their family, no one else invited/allowed to attend), then lunch/presents with her family, then the kids are too worn out/too much excitement for anything else, so then our family has to be either the next day or later in the week. They have yet be willing to negotiate any changes to the schedule.

I love my family and H's family; I really do. But the unwillingness to compromise drives me bananas. We travel hundreds of miles to be home (granted far fewer than when we were in NC), we're the only ones that have to travel at all, and everyone feels like its no big deal to make us run all over the place because they are set in their ways.

Sorry for the rant.

kimmiinthemitten · November 2016

@charlotte989875 FMIL is like your mom. Prior to me, she and FI would go to her family party on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and then he would come over to her home Christmas Day. Now, we rotate Thanksgiving Day and see my parents the day after every other year, and open gifts with her before her family party on Christmas Eve and alternate Christmas Day/ weekend after between his dad and my parents. She complains every year.

@atomicblonde poor hiccup! It's got to be so confusing to be a pup in that situation.

DrillSergeantCat · November 2016

Last night was birthday dinner for my boy. He's 20!! On the way home, he was telling me that he loves my H and is excited about getting a baby sister. We also talked about him taking his younger siblings if anything happens to me and H. Then, he told me he is tired of having to choose between me and his dad on Holidays so he wants us (exH and I) to figure out a plan so he doesn't have to choose and that for his birthday next year, he wants ALL of us together. Aca-akward! Good news, though! He wants to be there for Mouse's first Christmas so he's spending the night with us Christmas Eve!

So far Thursday can kiss my lily white ass.
1) Mouse dropped a hook we bought for new baby's room and broke it; I brought it to work and hopefully one of the guys can weld it, if not it was only $8 and they had more.
2) On the way to take Mouse to daycare, this woman was getting off the highway and decided she was coming over regardless of the fact that I was there. I had to slam on my brakes and swerve while honking and she STILL narrowly avoided hitting me.
3) I drop Mouse off at daycare and they start in on me about him spitting up. I said, "He's a baby. Babies spit up." Now that I think about it, I think it's because he holds his own bottle now and he's taking in more air by not holding it up as high as we do, although he's not spitting up for me any more than usual.
4) Had a customer who is a known slow payer, call last week wanting to pick up her trailer and leave a check. We can't trust her to do that so I say no, you can pay with a credit card. She calls back and says I will send the driver with a check, but can you hold it until Tuesday. I say no, but Friday is a bank holiday so even though I do the deposit it shouldn't hit your account until Monday. She called this morning to tell me it didn't clear. I have a feeling I have a fight on my hands to get paid in the next few weeks.

Today will get better! It will. I know it. It has to.

Heffalump · November 2016

6fsn said:

@charlotte989875 we've been married 11 years and are just working it out. Christmas changed when we had kids, but we got that worked out now. Of cours Bil has decided he wants to start hosting a Christmas Eve thing and I'm being a snot about it. I like the tradition of my family's eve with one of the uncles being Santa.

Here, too. We traveled a lot more for Christmas pre-kids. DH's dad's side doesn't really do a big thing for Christmas, so that helps prevent a tug of war/guilt trip. And now that his mom has passed, his mom's side isn't a big factor, either. It also helps a lot that our families aren't local (except for my mom), so there isn't the whole "You can stop by and see us first, before you go to the ILs" or vice-versa.

mrsconn23 said:

(There are some chicks on my local board who insist on not traveling for Christmas and having their kids wake up at home. And the expectation is for people to come to them. Whatever works for them, but I could never do that personally. Being with family is more important to me than where my kids wake up Christmas morning.)

That was long. I have lots of feelings about this...LOL.

As a kid, I hated traveling for Christmas--at the time, we were the only ones who lived out of state, so we were always the ones traveling back for Christmas. Since DH's parents were divorced (and joint custody wasn't a big thing back then), Christmas was one of the only times a year he'd see his dad, and he wasn't a fan of the back and forth, either. So we much prefer being home for Christmas, although we've flown out the day of, or hit the road the day after. I have no idea what we're doing this year, so maybe I should text DH and get the ball rolling.

More hugs, @AtomicBlonde. I'm so sorry about Toothless. Hugs to Hiccup, too.

mrsconn23 · November 2016

Heffalump said:

mrsconn23 said:

(There are some chicks on my local board who insist on not traveling for Christmas and having their kids wake up at home. And the expectation is for people to come to them. Whatever works for them, but I could never do that personally. Being with family is more important to me than where my kids wake up Christmas morning.)

That was long. I have lots of feelings about this...LOL.

As a kid, I hated traveling for Christmas--at the time, we were the only ones who lived out of state, so we were always the ones traveling back for Christmas. Since DH's parents were divorced (and joint custody wasn't a big thing back then), Christmas was one of the only times a year he'd see his dad, and he wasn't a fan of the back and forth, either. So we much prefer being home for Christmas, although we've flown out the day of, or hit the road the day after. I have no idea what we're doing this year, so maybe I should text DH and get the ball rolling.

DH and I both had families that stayed home for Christmas morning 99% of the time (I remember 2-3 times where we were OOT visiting my maternal grandparents...and that caused my paternal grandma, whom we did Christmas with every other year, a lot of butthurt). So that was 'tradition' to us.

But since my parents, SIL/BIL, and BIL/SIL have all lived OOT at some point in our relationship and because of the dynamic with DH/the kiddo and my IL's due to his divorce and their subsequent helping DH out before I came along...Christmas morning has always ended up being a mixed bag since the beginning of our relationship.

I'd prefer to wake up at home Christmas morning, but it's not a hill to die on in my marriage. And in the last 4-5 years I've started taking Christmas week off, so that helps me out in not feeling rushed or that I don't get any down time at home during the season.

DrillSergeantCat · November 2016

FUCK!!! I just remembered that my mom gave me a turkey last night and no one took it out of the back seat of my car!

MissKittyDanger · November 2016

@Heffalump glad she's on the mend! Sounds pretty bad bug, but yay toast

@kimmiinthemitten whooo!! One month!

@charlotte989875 I completely understand the balance issue with Christmas. M and I have talked about stopping that. Which I'm implementing this year {see below}

@AtomicBlonde that's a lovely touch of personal delivery. When my dad passed, my mum had to bus with his ashes afterwards. {which my mum jokes was their "last bus ride together" - we have weird humour though}
Also I feel you on the holidays thing.

So I see Christmas is a convo today. Funny enough, I was talking to my mum about it and made myself clear with M that we're changing things.
For 5 years now, we've alternated between M's family and mine. One year it'll be his dad's side, next year it was my parents. But after my dad passed 2 yrs ago, I really have no desire to go to M's dad's side of the family for Christmas. It's a rough holiday in my family {my poppa passed on the 17th, my grampa passed on the 20th of December - separate years} and it just seems to be getting harder.
We had discussed that once we have a kid, we're not doing the damn run around. It's not fun on anyone, especially with kids.
Anyways, so the ideal plan is we see his dad's side of the family for sure on Thanksgiving and/or Easter, but Christmas is out. We'll make a plan to see his nanny afterwards for sure. There's not enough days in that holiday that everyone is off.

This year, I'm going to my mum's xmas day - M is coming but isn't staying likely - and idgaf. She's not spending xmas day alone.

Side note: even years I don't see my mum, I do make a point to stop in xmas day and see her. Even if we've planned on doing our xmas on boxing day or did it xmas eve.

Last night wasn't much. Made rice and sausages and told M he needs to make more of that BBQ sauce and separate it into diff Tupperware. It's one of those things that's great with so much - rice, sausages, pork chops, chicken, etc - and I want to start meal prepping somewhat with next grocery list.

I started making lists of things I wanna get done Friday night/Saturday and maybe Sunday morning. We're having family over for a housewarming, so there's a bunch I wanna do. I asked M to put up some frames even though there's no pictures so we get an idea how the layout will look. {plus gets them off my table ...}
We hit the dollarama down the street from us and I spent friggen $35 on stuff. Yes we needed it but jeez, can I not go in and spend under $20!? Lmao My budget is so fucked this month ...

Tonight I have to pick up a prescription. I may see if M wants to swing by a store and pick up the front hall bench tonight instead of tomorrow ....

Also I've been hunting for jobs for M since he can't at work, one is near my office so we could carpool!

I find that oddly exciting lmao

MissKittyDanger · November 2016

@DrillSergeantCat Oh I didn't know you were having a girl! Yay! Hopefully something can be arranged for your son that isn't super weird $:\$

MissKittyDanger · November 2016

Oooh!! I think I just found a way to save money! I still have a card for Black's photography and you can still order online! I can get prints for discount!! Yesssss!!!

Heffalump · November 2016

mrsconn23 said:

Yesterday was a damn marathon. I was out shopping from 10a until almost 6p. BUT I put a HUGE dent in my Christmas shopping, which is good because I was feeling very behind the 8 ball. I got both my baby nephews 90% done (book, toy, outfit for each one). I have most of DefConn's toys bought. I found a few shirts for the kiddo. DH and I are debating what else to buy him. I'm also helping to sponsor a family with a group of friends for Christmas, so I got their stuff taken care of as well. Plus, I bought our Christmas Eve-eve jammies (and I'm so excited that Christmas Eve-eve is on a Friday this year. I think we're going to do a night of apps and Christmas movies).

Yesterday was also MIL's bday and the first anniversary of her passing is Sunday. So this week will eternally be a hard one. DH has been very with the feelings this week, along with being sick (which he's starting to feel better).

I forgot to say hugs re: MIL before, so hugs re: MIL. I'm sure this will be hard for Mr.conn.

Also, when you say you were behind the 8-ball until you got all of these things done, it makes me feel really behind. :O

lyndausvi · November 2016

@AtomicBlonde - hugs.

@Heffalump - glad your mom seems to be on an upswing. Up it continues.

Ugh, we are on day 8 of the siding repair. I swear these guys are milking it. Not that we (or even the landlord) is paying directly. It's part of the HOA. Anyway, I just want my balcony back. The dogs love to sit out there. Now they sadly look out the window.

Holidays - it's completely a non-issue for us. We rarely see anyone. We are always working (well DH is always, I'm only sometimes). Been like that since the beginning. 2 Christmases ago we able to see some family because DH is was between jobs. One Easter we made it out east too. That was only because the club was closed.

I have flown to my sister's for Thanksgiving on my own a few times. I would have this year, but it's my sister's year with her in-laws (she does the thanksgiving with one side, xmas the other, switches the next year).

We have had some of my family come to us for random holidays. Nothing consistent. DH's family never travels to us. Not even talking about holidays. They just do not come to visit.

His mom has NEVER visited him. And we/he have lived in some pretty cool place. 2 Caribbean islands. San Diego. Aspen. NOLA. Free place to stay and we will pick up all the expenses including airfare? Nope. (yet, they get a disappointed if we are not out there twice a year).

Heffalump · November 2016

DrillSergeantCat said:

FUCK!!! I just remembered that my mom gave me a turkey last night and no one took it out of the back seat of my car!

I have dreams like that all. the. time.

OliveOilsMom · November 2016

Growing up, the holidays seemed easy. Most holidays were always spent with my dad's family because we hardly saw them. My mom's family had a standing Sunday weekly dinner at my grandma's house, so I think that had a lot to do with it. Christmas Eve was always at my dad's family because we celebrate the 7 fishes. Christmas Day was always with my mom's family, but not until the afternoon. We always had Christmas morning at home. This all worked because our families never moved very far from where they grew up.

Now, its a bit more crazy. We still do the 7 fishes, but its no longer on Christmas Eve. We pick a Saturday usually to do it. We are starting to figure out the date of it now. H's family is small, so even before we married, they always would go wherever my family's celebration was.

But now that MIL has a BF my family doesn't like, this year is going to be interesting. He came to family things the first year he was dating MIL and basically, he overstayed his welcome. He broke up with MIL, so the following year was fine again. But they got back together and H, BIL/SIL, and me all refused to see him because of his past behavior to MIL. But they are 2 years in now and we are "accepting" him. So I have no idea what will happen now. But MIL usually comes to our 7 fishes dinner, but I don't know how to navigate the fact that MIL has a SO, the dinner is at my house, but my parents pay for all of the fish ($$$$$$).

I'm pregnant now too, so I KNOW everything will change again next year. I mentioned to H that since MIL's BF is in the picture again that maybe we will need to start splitting holidays. Hs not thrilled and neither am I, but I don't know what else to do.

Tonight I will most likely take my niece shopping for her birthday gift. Since she turned 13 last year, I'm going to try and always take her so she can pick out her own gift. So depending on her homework situation, we will go out tonight.

thefanciestbeckler · November 2016

@AtomicBlonde I am so sorry It's always such a weird adjustment after losing a pet. Hugs to you guys.

@Heffalump so glad your mom is on the upswing! I hope she's able to spend Thanksgiving with y'all.

Add me to the list of people effected by the smoke. I swear to you I saw smoke my entire drive from Cincinnati to Chattanooga yesterday. We've also got a huge wildfire going here in Chatt, so it smells like a campfire outside. Here's a pic of how it usually looks downtown vs. how it's looking now:

Sorry that's so big. Stupid IE.

Anyways. Back at work today *sigh*. I just realized yesterday that next week is Thanksgiving though, so yay for 4 days off work. I am trying really hard to pull myself out of the funk that settles after I leave a visit with DH. Sometimes I think it would be better if I didn't visit him at all when he's gone. Coming home to an empty house is so hard. We had a great time together, though, and I'm thankful for the memories we made.

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OliveOilsMom · November 2016

@DrillSergeantCat was the turkey frozen? Are you having hot temps? If the first answer is yes and the second no, your turkey is fine. It takes 2 days to thaw out a frozen turkey.

DrillSergeantCat · November 2016

OliveOilsMom said:

@DrillSergeantCat was the turkey frozen? Are you having hot temps? If the first answer is yes and the second no, your turkey is fine. It takes 2 days to thaw out a frozen turkey.

Fortunately, it's still frozen solid. It's in the freezer at work now. Fortunately, I remembered it early because it's supposed to be mid-70's here today.

bleve0821 · November 2016

So, in FWP, the company has been having IT difficulties all morning, and they like to provide "updates" on the progress of the issue resolution. Cool, okay. Well, there's a lot of movement in the company, so we have to fill out a form every time we change offices with updated contact info, including cell phone. But, as it turns out, the old contact information is never removed from the system; any information on subsequent forms is just added again to the system, whether it was already in there or not.

The office phone has now rung 15 times with an automated announcement for 15 different people (12 of whom haven't worked here for years) that IT services are still interrupted.

My cell phone has rung three times with the same message.

If any phone rings one more time, I might just lose my mind.

ShesSoCold · November 2016

We have same annoying holiday runaround. As a kid, it was easy. Early morning at home, dad's/grandma's around 10, mom's family at 4.

H and I used to alternate going up to his mom's for some holidays and we'd stop in at his dad's between other stops. My problem, though, was that H's mom is 8 hours away and it's just the four of us. So it could be exactly the same on any other day. And H's dad doesn't really do anything big or organized (say dinner is at 2 and they put the ham in the oven at like 3).

My mom's side of the family is always 30+ people that we don't see all the time anymore. So the last few years we've basically done most holidays with my family and fit in H's when we could.

Since my mom died, extended family and friends have kind of adopted us and we were invited to my stepdad's BIL's family this thanksgiving. I LOVE these people so we're going at noon. Then the standing 4:00 with my mom's side of the family. I told H I'd do Thanksgiving for his family on Friday.

Thankfully I got out of going to MIL's for thanksgiving this year since my birthday is on thanksgiving and I have a Bears game that Sunday.

I think H wants to invite his mom to our house for Christmas. Which I'm not against, but not exactly excited about. I'm not interested in having Christmas decorations and bullshit shoved down my Scrooge-ass throat.

Anyway, GUESS WHO IS DOWN 15 LBS.?!?!?!?!

I'm so proud of myself. I'm at my previous "comfortable" weight where (when I was like 20) I could easily maintain with little effort. I'm going to see if I can get another 5-10 lbs. down and see how realistic it is to maintain. I do not want to be one of those constantly dieting "salad" people.

Continued hugs for you and Mom, Heffa. Also to you and your H, Mrs.conn.

Also I'm sorry I missed this before, but I'm so sorry for your loss, AB. I can't imagine. Hugs.

DrillSergeantCat · November 2016

So to add to Cat's shitty day. I gave my mom and MIL my login info for my shutterfly account so I could buy wedding pictures for them. Instead of just adding the pictures she wants, my MIL deleted my entire order because she didn't want me to spend $20 on her.

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