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I am waiting on 6 items from 4 companies to be delivered, all were sent via FedEx. For 6 days now, I get a text in the morning saying the items are on the truck out for delivery, followed by a text in the afternoon saying there are weather delays and delivery is delayed. It has been 55 degrees and sunny here all week so I’m not buying it. It’s impossible to get a live person on the phone - I just want my stuff! Anyone else experiencing problems with FedEx? I’m so wistful when I see the Amazon, UPS, and USPS trucks!

I’m definitely an expert on surly teenage boys. Not how to improve attitudes, but what life is like living with them!

No cure or advice, but big hugs. There are people in my life like this, too.

I made this one but used only chicken stock and no drippings. I added a little Worcestershire sauce for more flavor. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-gravy-recipe-1940501.amp

I did Thanksgiving last Saturday with my adult children and used a recipe from Ina Garten. I think it’s called make-ahead gravy or something similar. It turned out well!

Just canceled my card this morning as well after an unknown Target charge of $150 showed up. Keep an eye on things this week everyone!

I use an app called Tody, which gives lists of things to do in each room, but you can also customize. You can put in how often you want to do something (every 5 days, every 3 months, etc) and then you just look at the list for the day and check it off. It takes some time to get it set up, but once you do, it’s really intuitive and tells you what to do when it needs to be done. I also follow GoCleanCo on Instagram - she has good videos of how to really clean various areas of your house. Watching her feed has helped me up my cleaning game.

Sorry friends, I should have been more specific. She is dealing with topical steroid withdrawal syndrome, which leaves her with a horrible red painful and raw rash over most of her face, neck, and upper chest. Even the most simple movements of life are incredibly painful and difficult, and most clothing or anything touching her skin just burns. The doctors said it should go away eventually, but hers has been ongoing for almost 2 years, I think (not totally sure on the time - a long time), and they’re kind of at a loss of how to help her. Oral steroid withdrawal sounds horrible too - I’m so sorry for those of you who went through that. I had never heard about either kind until relatively recently.

Does anyone here have experience with this? There is someone in my life who is severely impacted by this and is really struggling. Her doctors basically don’t know how to help her and her quality of life and ability to parent her littles is really suffering. Does anyone know of a good doctor or clinic in the country she could reach out to? Thanks!

We lived in a “destination” ToT neighborhood for several years and I absolutely loved it. It was a long, dead-end street of about 40 houses and almost everyone went all out with decorations and candy. We barricaded the entrance to the street with garbage cans so no cars could come in or out, making it very safe for families to walk from house to house. A handful of neighbors would complain about the van-loads of being kids dropped off, but I was glad to give kids a safe place to ToT that maybe they didn’t have that opportunity in their own neighborhood. Everyone who came was kind and respectful - we would just sit out on the front porch all night to hand out candy because there was such a steady stream. I typically started buying candy in late August to spread out the cost of so much candy. Such happy memories of those Halloweens!

Not yet, which has been a huge blessing to me. We listed our house on Wednesday afternoon, had several offers by Thursday night, accepted an all cash offer Friday morning for well over listing price, and close in 12 days. It’s insane to me what we were able to get for our home, but it’s going to help me in so many ways.

Wonderful! Congratulations!

So beautiful in every way. Congratulations!

Yes, I’m definitely much more emotional about it this year. I have been feeling a lot of the same anxiety that I was 20 years ago, that feeling of life will never be the same again.

Happy Birthday! Because it’s the WTM board, it has to be CUPCAKES! 🧁😊

I’m pretty sure my vacuum finally died today. It’s been acting funny for weeks, and now it has a strange sound and no suction at all. I took it all apart and cleaned everything, but no help. So I think it’s time to get a new one (this one is 9+ years old anyway). For reference, we have mostly hardwood floors with some area rugs, one room with with carpet, a dog that sheds a small animal worth of fur every week, and one family member with long hair. Thanks in advance!

I’m so sorry! I’m sure that is so frustrating and infuriating. Hoping she can get the care she needs quickly and that all of you can stay Covid-free.

Praying for everyone in this storm’s path.

Target Threshold 100% cotton all the way.

I know you’re not leaving forever, but I just want you to know how much I admire you. The things you have been through have given me so much strength to get through my own hard things. You have handled your situation with such grace and strength - thank you for your example!

Wow - no way! I had 4 kids in 5 years and a DH who worked 90+ hours a week. No family nearby and only friends with whom I would occasionally trade with (8 kids under 6 between us, so it was hard to trade). Grocery shopping was once a week early on Saturday mornings while DH was home with the kids, and self-care meant I was lucky to shower and get ready in the 30 minutes that Barney or whatever show could hold their attention. I always felt like they were my kids so it was my responsibility to deal with. What did they think life would be like with two so close together? Maybe you could invite them for Sunday dinner once a month or every other week to stay connected with the grandkids. Just long enough to have some time together, but not so much that you are jeopardizing your own health. I’m so sorry you are in this difficult situation, but you are definitely not the unreasonable one here!