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ei34 · August 25

How was everyone’s weekend?

@VarunaTT I hope the move is still moving (no pun intended) in the right direction
@Casadena how was the first day of kindergarten??

ei34 · August 25

The Lion King was absolutely incredible. The kids were completely awe-struck. They’ve seen Broadway shows before but this was the first time their mouths were hanging open. It wasn’t my first time but it was my first time since 2004 and it just doesn’t disappoint.

The rest of the weekend went well. Got some cleaning and organizing done. I’m not really squared away on work clothes. I miss the job itself but never the trying to figure out outfits. Going in today for a bit to do a bulletin board, make some copies, and meet with a co-teacher I haven’t worked with before (but in an unofficial capacity, the first day is Wednesday).

MNNEBride · August 25

We are in "False Fall" here in MN. Temps were in the 60s this weekend with low 50s overnight. It won't last yet, but it's such a nice break from hot and humid.

Friday, I went to a farewell happy hour after work. It was nice and I saw many people I never see in person.

Saturday, I started the day slowly. I crafted in the morning and then spent 4 hours sorting and purging stuff in the garage. I went through things that were packed up when I resigned from my job in my last career. I was having all the feels. But it was clear that it was never a good fit and I toughed it out for 7 years. There were good memories too. I think I'm through the most difficult boxes. I took a lot of stuff to donate, and my garbage and recycling bins are nearly full again. I'll have many pictures to go through from mission trips and events. Why do I find it so hard to throw away photos? Progress.

Sunday, we had outdoor worship and a picnic at a beautiful county park. I wore a sweatshirt and leggings. It was breezy and cool. The park facilities are gorgeous, and DH and I need to get out there to explore, as all the trails are accessible. I made corn dip for the picnic, as did four or five others, LOL. You never know with a potluck. I came home to pick up DH, and we went to Menards to pick up some things. I'm now the owner of a string trimmer, so I'll need to figure that out today. I'm a member of our homeowner's association board and had information folders to drop off for folks who have recently moved in. I got 3 of 4 of those taken care of after we got home. Just relaxed the rest of the evening.

It's not too busy here. A lot of folks at work are out this week leading into the holiday. I'm off next week. We were planning on going up north for a few days, but we canceled that in favor of a bigger trip to the Gulf Shores area next year. We're going to do a few day trips, and I'll meet a friend for shopping and lunch one day.

MNNEBride · August 25

@ei34 - The Lion King sounds amazing! I saw Beauty and the Beast on Broadway; the special effects were fantastic.

CharmedPam · August 25

Picking out what to wear daily is the new picking out what to eat for dinner daily

any tips on getting broadway shows cheaper? I heard of the lottery (I’m not that lucky), and discount seats the day of? I’ll be there in September but really only have a Saturday matinee to score, which is probably the most difficult to get.
note; i’m a seat snob losing my vision. So back row seats that I can’t see the show for $80-100 is a waste of money for me but closer up for $150ish isn’t. I’m just going to put that extra money in to see the show.

Weekend was good. Went quickly but I did a lot. Including a trip out of town Saturday night. I put some press on nails on Thursday night and they’re so cute but LONG. I’m not used to this length and I cannot type. Ugh. Filing them is going to suck because the design is all in the french tip. You live. You learn.

VarunaTT · August 25

@ei34 I haven't seen the Lion King in person yet. I adore Julie Taymor, who was the director who created it. She was a puppeteer by profession before she got into directing. My favorite movie of hers is Titus, which is Titus Andronicus, one of Shakespeare's first plays. It's an amazing cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Jonathon Pryor to name (very literally) just a few of the amazing actors in it, and the score/design is also stunning. It's also highly rewatchable, there are so many "easter eggs" in the staging that when you rewatch, you catch them. It's one I've even listened to her director's commentary. If you can find the clips of her stage version of The Tempest, it was just incredible. No one realized they were watching a genius being born on stage, so it wasn't recorded except for a few clips. She used puppets to amazing effectiveness (Ariel is nothing but a mask with a fabric tail that looks like it's floating behind her and a person dressed in all back is the puppeteer) and a raked stage covered with sand. The movie version is not bad, but nowhere near as good as these two things.

Weekend was alright. Apartment is approved and I pick up the keys tonight. I have made paper footprints of all the furniture I want to take. I'll do the arranging tonight and figure out what I'm going to be able to take and what I have to dump. I might just have a garage sale at my mothers to get rid of the rest of it. I had told her I would move out in stages; I can almost guarantee she's okay with that for about a week and then she gets mad. Which that's fine; I can take days off next week and do all of this. I am going out of town this weekend and I did NOT want to cancel that and my coworker is taking 3 days off which I have to cover.

@CharmedPam maybe invest in some opera glasses? I've had to buy nosebleed seats before and they really help. I always feel a little silly using them but I'd rather feel silly and see the show.

Casadena · August 25

Weekend was nice. Saturday was pretty chill - hanging out, a bit of yardwork, costco run. Sunday H golfed and I took the boys to a super cool park then we had our neighborhood block party.

Boys have been at each other's throats lately and it is exhausting. Literally everything is a competition and wanting to be first and meltdowns about "he went first yesterday" with everything from putting on sunscreen to walking down the stairs. I hope this phase passes quickly bc i may just lose my mind.

VarunaTT · August 25

I went and found the clip. I'm not sure if it's my internet or if it really looks htis terrible, but this is all that exists now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8jISVYdT8A

CharmedPam · August 25

VarunaTT said:

@CharmedPam maybe invest in some opera glasses? I've had to buy nosebleed seats before and they really help. I always feel a little silly using them but I'd rather feel silly and see the show.

That’s a very good idea! Let me look into that. Will they work if I already have prescription glasses?

ei34 · August 25

@VarunaTT yes! My 8th grade class did a puppeteer workshop with Julie Taymor, I’ve been a big fan of hers for years too
@MNNEBride Beauty & the Beast was actually my first ever Broadway show! Love that one. I’m toying with taking the kids to see it on National Tour in Philadelphia in February (that’s the problem with living close to actual Broadway- the national tours don’t come to our immediate suburbs). And we had a Fake Fall last week! 50s overnight and 60s during the day. Felt amazing but too good to last, of course
@CharmedPam Broadway’s 2-for-1 week is Sept 8th- 21st, I’m not sure if that works for your dates but LK is one of the shows included on that special
@Casadena omg the bickering over things like who got sunscreen first sends me over. It’s almost at its peak (imo) times like these, they’ve been around each other for weeks now and feels like they are looking for things to squabble over

VarunaTT · August 25

@CharmedPam as far as I know, yes. They're really just mini binoculars with some fancy dressing. @ei34 That is SO cool, what an amazing experience.

banana468 · August 25

My kids can drive each other (and me!) crazy. I am very excited that school starts this week. They get along much better when Chiquita is back to hardly being home.

Weekend was good! Saturday we went to Block Island. The ferry over was choppy and poor Chiquita was a sympathetic puker after several people got seasick on the way over. Erin's remnants took a while to go away. But on the way back we were MUCH better and enjoyed the breeze. We walked so much and in true New England fashion it was hillier than I remembered and my legs HURT because I was in Tevas and not good sneakers.

I'm watching the weather and hoping that the weekend holds up!

Casadena · August 25

ei34 said:

@Casadena omg the bickering over things like who got sunscreen first sends me over. It’s almost at its peak (imo) times like these, they’ve been around each other for weeks now and feels like they are looking for things to squabble over

Ha, they recently watched the Bluey episode where the kids are super conscious of "squabbling" bc the parents are disagreeing about something. There was a whole day last week where every time they started in on something N would say "Oh no, G, we're squabbling!!" and they'd stop. It was precious, but sadly did not last!

banana468 · August 25

FWIW, aside from Chiquita's arrival with a UC flare two years ago each child had been to the ER as a direct result of interaction w/ the other

-Chiquito slammed his finger in the strike plate of his door when he was 5 while they were horsing around at bedtime. He broke the tip of his pinky and it had to be set while very gross.

-Chiquita tried to grab a pocket knife out of Chiquito's hand that he was waving around. He cut her and the wound wouldn't close so she needed stitches.

Please don't think I'm a shitty mother.

Casadena · August 25

banana468 said:

FWIW, aside from Chiquita's arrival with a UC flare two years ago each child had been to the ER as a direct result of interaction w/ the other

-Chiquito slammed his finger in the strike plate of his door when he was 5 while they were horsing around at bedtime. He broke the tip of his pinky and it had to be set while very gross.

-Chiquita tried to grab a pocket knife out of Chiquito's hand that he was waving around. He cut her and the wound wouldn't close so she needed stitches.

Please don't think I'm a shitty mother.

no judgement from me. G has a giant goose egg on his head today because N clocked him with a wooden mallet as we were walking out the door yesterday. When they were littler, G fully pushed N down the stairs at one point (we live in a split so there are only ~7 padded/carpeted stairs, but still...). I'm sure we'll be at the ER at some point.

levioosa · August 26

banana468 said:

FWIW, aside from Chiquita's arrival with a UC flare two years ago each child had been to the ER as a direct result of interaction w/ the other

-Chiquito slammed his finger in the strike plate of his door when he was 5 while they were horsing around at bedtime. He broke the tip of his pinky and it had to be set while very gross.

-Chiquita tried to grab a pocket knife out of Chiquito's hand that he was waving around. He cut her and the wound wouldn't close so she needed stitches.

Please don't think I'm a shitty mother.

One time my brother and I were fighting and he slammed my pinky toe in the bathroom door while I was trying to get in. I'm pretty sure he broke it. I limped my way crying over to my mother and she told me it was my fault for escalating a fight and I could deal with it. One time I pushed him in bed while we were horsing around on the top bunk and he fell off of it and broke his arm. Kids just try to self destruct constantly. lol.

short+sassy · August 26

We weren't fighting, we were playing. But I accidentally broke my sister's collar bone when she was a 9-month old infant and I was 4 years old.

It was the 70s and she was in one of those "death trap" cribs where you could bring the side of the crib down by pressing a lever with your foot. They banned them decades ago.

I was playing peek-a-boo with her by rolling under her crib and then rolling back out to "pop up". She was leaning over the crib rail looking for me, when I accidentally hit that lever ((sad face)).

Even though I was only 4, I still remember it. She went rolling out of the crib and when she landed on the floor, let out one of the most blood curdling screams I have ever heard.

She was also starting to crawl but would forget a few times a day that her shoulder was hurt. As soon as she started to put weight on that shoulder, she would sit down and loudly cry again. I felt so bad!

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