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Oh Monday..
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Weekend was a nice mix of scratching off to-do list items and family time. Yesterday evening we did a Holiday Lights walk through our local botanic garden. There’s a sizable blizzard heading our way Wednesday and the buzz in the faculty room earlier was “will we have a snow day or go remote?” Lol
Wishing everyone a healthy week!
Wishing everyone a healthy week!
Re: Oh Monday..
I'm ready to power through the last 5 day work week of the year. We had a good weekend. Saturday I took niece to this nature center park that's like 2 miles to my house but I've never been to. It was very cool, and both niece and the dog were worn out. That meant I got to do all our holiday cards during nap time. SIL and BIL returned in the evening and picked up niece, so yesterday was putting the house back together. We also got to go for a long walk and take the dog for a play date with the neighbor's dog. I'm trying to figure out how to become friends with this set of neighbors, but I'm terrible at this stuff.
And they get 3 before June hits and there are days tacked onto the end of the year and then we say, "Wow the beach down the road or the marina picnic table would be great to work from but the kids are still remote learning or in school so we need to keep up this routine for a few more days."
As kids get older it's a bit easier but at the young age it's loses a bit of its mamgic.
Last 5 day work week here too! DH has no more 8 hour days and I may add a day off here and there.
Right now, I'm just looking forward to the long Christmas weekend. I need to get my apartment organized now that all of K's stuff is gone. I keep trying to do it over the weekends, but it's wearying and I just don't have the energy. I'm hoping with more down time, it's something I can do grind away at. I've been journaling a lot and basically, I'm just sad and mopey. I might've shared this already, but one of my favorite tweets recently has said, "Look, we can't do pandemic, cold weather, AND dark by 4:30 pm. One of these things has to GO, 2020" and I feel that in my soul.
Oh, I ended up having a rough interaction with a coworker on Friday as well. It's bullshit and I'm tired of it, but boss has said we have to have a meeting this morning about it. I'm really not sure I have the energy for it, but I'm going to have to suck it up.
Have a bunch of work to get done. We are presenting a webinar Thursday and the slides are no where close to being started. My boss was out on PTO last week and I got too busy to start them so it will be a rush. Still not sure why we're having this webinar anyway when it's a week before Christmas and no one will want to attend.
Sounds like an entire weekend of sleep was exactly what you needed @varunatt. Glad you got to chat with a friend who also knew K, hopefully it helped a bit. Glad you’re able to see friends still given all the Covid!
Sadly, with the way things are going in MO, most of us are just waiting to catch it. I feel like it's unavoidable at this point, I just hope I don't end up really sick.
We'll see what happens though. Things could change in a couple year when BK goes to school
The sleep part was probably my least favorite part of having a baby - 1.5 yr old. Chiquita's teething was on another level.
Best suggestion, try to speed up bed time. We found when BK was having a rough time, speeding up routine - maybe ensuring there's a bath for calming purposes or burning extra energy.
It ends eventually though. Hopefully something helps you all settle
BK ended up being sFIL's shadow - which cracked me up because he was trying to clean up stuff, and she'd play and he'd bring stuff upstairs. 2min later, BK was following him up lol
We said we could come grab her, but he was fine with her following him. They have carpeted stairs so idc. Our stairs are hardwood, so we don't let her follow us if we don't have to.
Her sentence structure has exploded recently. I know her verbals are a tad ahead because of daycare. She may be solo no, but until September she had 2 older girls so learning to speak she ended up being a tad advanced.
Sunday we did Santa photos. BK basically acted like she would have without plexiglas - which is stare and wave but not say a friggen word.
Except at the beginning when they took her temp, she surprised the lady by saying "temp-a-tuh" {temperature - she can't say R still}
The lady joked that BK is very unassuming because she looks young but can say big words.
BK is starting to have another eczema flair up, so we had to steroid this morning. It's not super bad, I think the aquaphor has kept it at a lower amount but her ankle got bad really quick.
Tonight is portabello wellington. I'm kinda excited.
We had the maple sweet potato last night and M was really into it. BK was not so much, but I think it was a tad hot when she tried and then just didn't wanna do it again.
Very excited for the snowstorm coming. I usually work from home on Wednesdays, but may change it to Thursday based on the timing of the storm. They've been holding at 8-12 inches for a few days now.
The Wonder Weeks are great to figure out what's up and give you heads up when leaps are coming. It's not the be all, end all but it's a good reference point. BK was pretty on with the leaps but the sunny vs cloudy days, not so much.
I remember December for us was shit. BK turned 6m at end of November and it wasn't until end of month I had realized all these new abilities she had.
- sit up
- crawl
- pull to stand
- holding steps
- 2 teeth
@climbingsingle, sounds like a great weekend. Ad your getting things in order. Saw your “peek in 2021” thing and was like yaaaaas. Strength! You got it for sure!
while I was on the phone with him one of my friends’ friends texted me and told me to get on zoom with them! They went back to zoom games and I couldn’t be happier. Relationship was repaired and now Im back in the the zoom crew so I feel more “socialable” about it.
I'm probably not buying anything, but over the holidays, since BK, M and I are off {TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME!} I'm gonna take advantage and sort thru BK's clothes.
We have a box in our closet of clothes that are big - coats, boots, etc - because I got handed BAGS of stuff from people.
I'm gonna resort, and maybe have BK try stuff on to see if worth keeping or just donate.
I think some tops I may just toss into donation depending on size. Pants I'm keeping because once she trains, idk what her pant size will be. She can easily fit 18m and depending on pant 12m - but those are what I'm anticipating her to wear post potty training.
When are we training? No clue.
(Who literally had a meltdown this morning because she didn't feel rested and doesn't remember sleeping. Her day has improved since then--although she is having a major eczema flare and the pediatric derm has a 3 week wait.)
I let my parents come over, masked, for a wee bit this weekend.
Their safety is one of the reasons we cancelled thanksgiving, so know what they were doing before they came over? Bell ringing for the salvation army.
Because, sure, elderly immunocompromised people should definitely be doing that. (I am so tired about caring for people more than they care for themselves)
The kiddo's regular speech therapist is back from maternity leave, so that will be good (the sub is great--but the long history and relationship is important when you're trying to force hard things.)
AND she has a dentist appt.
AND, Toms of Maine CHANGED THE FORMULA to her toothpaste. I know this should be NBD, but, do you know how many types of toothpaste we tried before we found one that didn't 'burn' her mouth? at least 8. Sensory issues are hell, and now I have 3 tubes (amazon auto delivery) of stuff that tastes like strawberry vomit (FTR, she's right, the old formula tasted awful to me. the new one is gaggy horrid)
I put the 2 unopened tubs to go to the food bank, tossed the other new one, and we went through various sample tubes (this is why I have them) and found one that's tolerable, and then got the LAST tube of it at Meijer.
We had a good weekend. There is a potential buyer for my parents house and I'm keeping everything crossed it will work out for them! We got a bunch done around our house this weekend too. We got our next piece of countertop finished and installed. Just the big one, that will need to be mitered together at the corner. We also got to clean up the dining room which had become a dumping ground over the last 6 months. Only thing on there now, are presents that need wrapping. I still need to organize all of the stuff I have scattered around the house for donation.
I also just ordered some crab cakes and crab dip from Jimmy's Seafood in MD for Christmas Eve dinner. Yummmmmmm!
We have a flair up and yes we have to go back to the steroid we got the script for BUT aquaphor helped keep it at bay mixed with Aveeno Eczema night balm until we did.
Poor bub. Flair ups are hard
@GBCK, I hope you all find a better toothpaste. I know you have mentioned your daughter's sensory issues before. I still appreciate the help it was to me when I started having sensory problems with my hearing a couple years ago. You told me how you and your daughter handle it. I could hardly find anything online that even described what it was like. It was nice to have a reality check that it is a thing and it's not just my imagination!
From what I now understand, it is my brain sometimes not processing sound correctly and there aren't any easy solutions for it. Fortunately, the problem has waned again and I haven't had any episodes for about a year. Some of that has been because I have noise blocking headphones...like the kind you see at construction sites...at both my work and at home. As soon as I hear a continuing sound that I know can trigger it, I put those headphones on and its crisis averted. Because, once it's triggered, my hearing becomes extra sensitive for a few weeks.
I was so mad this morning! I JUST put in one of the sensor for my continuous glucometer (CGM) yesterday. They are 40 bucks each and only last for 2 weeks. I was finishing moving the last few items from my old cube. I bent down to get a binder from the floor and accidentally rubbed my sensor against a table. It was the smallest movement! I hardly rubbed it against the table at all! But it almost totally ripped that stupid thing from my arm. At first, it was still in my arm and working. I tried duct-taping it down to secure it better. But, the next time I tried to take a reading, it showed the sensor wasn't working anymore. Plus, now my arm is so sore and painful.
I really like the CGMs. I like them so much and they really improve my blood sugar numbers. But, at the same time, I'm just not sure I can deal with them anymore. I'm not sure what to do. I am going to call the company again and see if they can do something for me, but they were really unhelpful this morning, when I was calling in with my crisis. This was the 5th sensor I've used and the third one I had a problem with! My last sensor randomly stopped working FIVE days early. I just can't be wasting that kind of money on sensors that are dysfunctional half the time and are so effing fragile they can be pulled out so easily.
On the plus side. And this is a major plus. My new cube is AWWEESOMMEEE!!! Once I finally got settled in after being so PO'ed from the sensor, I felt relaxed and happy in my new spot. It is so much more private. Nobody walks past me anymore.
We did the winterlights, which were so fun. DH and I are probably going to become members of the art museum, which is something we've talked about on and off the last couple years.
Saturday, the kiddo and his gf came to hang with DefConn. DH and I went and got some shopping done. Our white elephant with DH's family is to buy locally only. We found an amazing, affordable custom sign shop about 15 min from our house. We got some really fun stuff for gifts.
Sunday, I wrapped and baked all day. My office is a Christmas explosion. I had to create a path to my desk, LOL.
First COVID vaccines administered to people this morning!
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On a different topic. JIC some of you haven't seen it, there is a hilarious Match.com commercial right now. Satan is looking through Match.com profiles and perks up at the pic of a normal looking, (seemingly) human woman. In the next scene, he is in a park. Looking anxious. The woman approaches him and tentatively asks, "Satan?" He says, "Two-Zero-Two-Zero (2-0-2-0)?" She smiles and replies back, "Please. Call me Twenty-Twenty (2020)."
The rest of the commercial is various scenes of them on dates and really hitting it off. In one of the scenes, 2020-Woman is running out of a public restroom with her arms loaded down with toilet paper rolls, while her and Satan continue running out, laughing.
At the end of the commercial they are cuddled up together on a bench, looking out over a waterway. And Satan says something like, "I hope this year never ends." 2020-Woman replies, "Who would want it to?"
Taylor Swift's song "Love Story" is playing in the background.