Junie Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Saturated ground +three and a half inches of rain in an hour and a half + leaky window. Thankfully the basement is still unfinished. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Slache said: When I was in the Navy they lost both my birth certificate and Social Security card. Along with all of my paperwork. That was fun. In order to get a Social Security card I needed my birth certificate and in order to get my birth certificate I needed someone to vouch for me. There were people sitting outside the birth certificate office willing to vouch for you for $50. I built an entire identity on fraud. I'm really me, but I could totally not be in no one would know the difference. They were probably planning to send you on undercover missions. 7 hours ago, ikslo said: It’s really wet outside. WEATHER! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good morning! Today is middle ds's 16th birthday. He still has to go to tutorial, lol. Dh is making waffles for birthday breakfast. Dd11 and I will try making an instant pot cheesecake for birthday cake. Ideally we will get a good bit done before 8:45 because I have an appointment for puppy at the vet - he's not been eating and threw up yesterday and other unpleasantries. Dd11 said he ate a pinecone. Coffee! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Happy Nirthday, ds of Susan! 🎉 And (((Hugs))) for Chester. 💓 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I'm not saying "good morning" yet because I don't even know why I'm awake. Well, that's not true. I took Mr. Ellie to the surgery center for his cataract surgery; he had to be there at 6 a.m., surgery is at 7:30, of course I cannot stay there. So I came home, am checking Internet stuff, and will be going back to bed, because I don't do early. that is all 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) Nirthday wishes! I think it stopped raining. Day 2 of an audit. I need more sleep. I've never eaten a pinecone. I hear the seeds are good. Edited November 12, 2020 by ikslo 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 When you said, Slache,that it was November, I took it as a question & kinda thought to myself ...is it?? I’ve never been the best at following dates, but with no school or work going, AND now COVID....my internal calendar is way off!! I’m sorry about your meat Jean. Can I see a picture of this Chester? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Servant4Christ said: And somehow, even knowing it's a holiday, it didn't occur to me not to go to the post office to mail a package and of course, they were closed. What is going on with me?! I filled out a deposit slip, signed a bunch of checks and didn't remember until I was putting the date on the deposit slip (the date that I had to look up on my phone). I still checked the mailbox on my way home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! Today is middle ds's 16th birthday. He still has to go to tutorial, lol. Dh is making waffles for birthday breakfast. Dd11 and I will try making an instant pot cheesecake for birthday cake. Ideally we will get a good bit done before 8:45 because I have an appointment for puppy at the vet - he's not been eating and threw up yesterday and other unpleasantries. Dd11 said he ate a pinecone. Coffee! There is so much going on here, I cannot decide what reaction I should have. Trophies for nirthday, fingers crossed for an instant pot cheesecake because this sounds AWESOME, or sad because puppy isn't feeling well. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Slache said: When I was in the Navy they lost both my birth certificate and Social Security card. Along with all of my paperwork. That was fun. In order to get a Social Security card I needed my birth certificate and in order to get my birth certificate I needed someone to vouch for me. There were people sitting outside the birth certificate office willing to vouch for you for $50. I built an entire identity on fraud. I'm really me, but I could totally not be in no one would know the difference. Why does this not surprise me? #adayinthelifeofaSlachie 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Oops. Good morning. School to commence soon. Oldest is voicing his opinion about not wanting to read the only book left in the house that he hasn't read yet: Soft Rain. Something tells me he'll get bored and read it by the weekend. 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!~D Friday Eve!!! woke up at 4:30am because the @##&@ cats were running around on the roof. Sounded like a herd of elephants. School and work today. I have two families to visit. I have a semi-flat tire. So I get to carefully drive to the tire place to get it fixed. The best thing in my life right now is that the tire place is a 10 minute walk from my house. This is the second flat I’ve had in about a month in a half. The first one I had a big chunk of metal in the tire, this one is a slow leak and we cannot find the cause. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Familia said: Can I see a picture of this Chester? Here he is - he pooped out something this morning (parchment paper?), ate his breakfast, and seems to be feeling better. He's a 5-month-old goldendoodle. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Good Morning! Happy Thursday! Not awake yet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 ((Chester)) Looks just like a stuffed animal!! Our doodle is a Newfy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Morning. I am doing all the things, and trying to catch up. Tell Chester to not eat pinecones, or anything else that isn't supposed to be in his puppy tum-tum. Doing all the writing and painting things today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Susan in TN said: They were probably planning to send you on undercover missions! I don't think so! They destroy a bunch of your paperwork when you leave and they supposedly accidentally destroyed all that stuff too. Good enough for government work! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Familia said: ((Chester)) Looks just like a stuffed animal!! Our doodle is a Newfy. He is almost as patient as a stuffed animal, and tolerates dd11's excessive puppy hugging and handling like a champ! Newfies are so adorable! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 4:36 PM, Æthelflæd said: How is Chester? How is your Wild Lab? 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant4Christ Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon. I love that I can look up reviews on books I'm interested in for Oldest, but then it shows me other books I may be interested in and..... Down that rabbit hole I go. Every book I look at makes me feel like this: And then eventually I either give up or have a lightbulb moment that sounds a lot like Mr Wizard's, "Hmmm, Ah HA!" in my head. 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) DH escorted me to the tire store and drove me back home, for which I am truly grateful. I am still waiting on my car. I need it in a couple of hours. Edited November 12, 2020 by KrissiK 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Xena had to dig deeper than the deep blue sea to get the lower body resistance training exercises done but she made it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Our roofing materials are here! That means that sometime soon we will actually get a roof! Woo hoo! (Axe murderers were putting things in our driveway but we ignored Juliet's warnings to our eternal peril. She tells us that axe murderers are masters of disguise and frequently disguise themselves as roofers and other workers. So beware.) 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I have 3 children (9, 7, 4) who all sleep poorly. They can't fall asleep or stay asleep and they wake up early. I can't help but think this is an external problem since it's all 3 of them. I make activity a priority, they eat well, they aren't stressed (to my knowledge), and have no health problems. They have blackout curtains and weighted blankets and tea. We have an evening ritual. What else can I do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, Slache said: I have 3 children (9, 7, 4) who all sleep poorly. They can't fall asleep or stay asleep and they wake up early. I can't help but think this is an external problem since it's all 3 of them. I make activity a priority, they eat well, they aren't stressed (to my knowledge), and have no health problems. They have blackout curtains and weighted blankets and tea. We have an evening ritual. What else can I do? Large hammer? j/k. Sorry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 @Ellie How did your husband's surgery go? Praying that all is well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Slache said: I have 3 children (9, 7, 4) who all sleep poorly. They can't fall asleep or stay asleep and they wake up early. I can't help but think this is an external problem since it's all 3 of them. I make activity a priority, they eat well, they aren't stressed (to my knowledge), and have no health problems. They have blackout curtains and weighted blankets and tea. We have an evening ritual. What else can I do? Caffeine and a puppy? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Junie, do you still have a lake in your basement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Slache said: I have 3 children (9, 7, 4) who all sleep poorly. They can't fall asleep or stay asleep and they wake up early. I can't help but think this is an external problem since it's all 3 of them. I make activity a priority, they eat well, they aren't stressed (to my knowledge), and have no health problems. They have blackout curtains and weighted blankets and tea. We have an evening ritual. What else can I do? Update their ages? j/k Isn't John 10 now? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 For "cheese-loving" ds16's birthday dinner, I am making fondue. Need to get started on that. I think the instant pot cheesecake came out OK. We won't really know until we eat it later. 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Junie, do you still have a lake in your basement? We're fine. The water didn't get very deep -- some parts maybe had half an inch. It's rained again today, but at a slower pace, so we didn't have additional issues. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of Æthelthryth Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) . Edited April 16, 2021 by Saxony 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, Æthelflæd said: Chester is adorable!!!! Gosh he got big fast. She's getting better! She's still 90% Tigger, but more civilized than before. She's about to be 7 months. I think she's gonna be pretty small and wiry- she doesn't look anywhere near the size of your guy. Makes it easier to go bouncing and trouncing I guess. She almost ate the pool guy this week when he showed up two hours early and she was outside, so she's turning into a decent guard dog too. Kids love her- they tire each other out. So she'll make it. But I still tell dh, just like Tigger- 🎶She's the only one! 🎶 #DobermansForever Oh wait - is she a doberman? I was thinking lab. Now I have the Magnum P.I. Theme running through my head. Lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Slache said: I have 3 children (9, 7, 4) who all sleep poorly. They can't fall asleep or stay asleep and they wake up early. I can't help but think this is an external problem since it's all 3 of them. I make activity a priority, they eat well, they aren't stressed (to my knowledge), and have no health problems. They have blackout curtains and weighted blankets and tea. We have an evening ritual. What else can I do? I really shouldn't be addressing this topic, 😉 Are they still adjusting to the time change? Does the tea have caffeine? How much sleep are they getting? Some people just need less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Chester is getting better at many things, but the funniest is when he is trying to be polite with other people or dogs. He'll sit for just so long waiting and then he starts to quiver and finally explodes into leaps and bounds and twirls. Most other dogs non-doodle dogs get annoyed with his enthusiasm pretty quick. "Back off, Little Punk!" 😂 Seems my PCP is leaning towards hyperparathyroidism, as opposed to Dead Sea Drowning Victim, and has scheduled me for a scan and appointment with an endocrinologist. Ain't nobody got time for that. I also have to start taking 2000 mg or whatever of D3. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Oh wait - is she a doberman? I was thinking lab. Now I have the Magnum P.I. Theme running through my head. Lol! I am pretty sure that she is a lab but Texan prefers dobies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 The Instant Pot cheesecake was fabulous! We are all stuffed to the gills. https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-cheesecake-new-york/ 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 The husband of the agility class teacher was mildly teasing Juliet’s bff and Juliet almost ate him. Don’t mess with her bff! 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, Junie said: I really shouldn't be addressing this topic, 😉 Are they still adjusting to the time change? Does the tea have caffeine? How much sleep are they getting? Some people just need less. Lol! No kidding. No. This is a multi-year problem getting worse with age. No. Sleepy time. Just started the oldest 2 this week. Boys 10, girl 11. Cutting back has always been problematic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Slache said: Lol! No kidding. No. This is a multi-year problem getting worse with age. No. Sleepy time. Just started the oldest 2 this week. Boys 10, girl 11. Cutting back has always been problematic. So they are getting 10 and 11 hours of sleep or that's how much you want them to get? 10 or 11 sounds like what my kids get. 9ish to 7ish for the youngers, 11ish to 8ish for the olders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Junie said: So they are getting 10 and 11 hours of sleep or that's how much you want them to get? 10 or 11 sounds like what my kids get. 9ish to 7ish for the youngers, 11ish to 8ish for the olders. 10-11 between lights out and lights on. Sometimes they sleep like babies, but we will go through weeklong cycles of not sleeping well and that's what I want to fix. J, M can't fall asleep. J, A get up to early. J, M, A sleepwalk (but only A is difficult) J, M, A wake often in the night 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Ghost of Æthelthryth Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) . Edited April 16, 2021 by Saxony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Slache said: 10-11 between lights out and lights on. Sometimes they sleep like babies, but we will go through weeklong cycles of not sleeping well and that's what I want to fix. J, M can't fall asleep. J, A get up to early. J, M, A sleepwalk (but only A is difficult) J, M, A wake often in the night Suggestions: (to consider and try if you want to) magnesium. Time release melatonin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I’m back. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Suggestions: (to consider and try if you want to) magnesium. Time release melatonin I keep thinking about melatonin. I hadn't considered magnesium. I'll start there. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Because I haven't proved that the bunnies are real lately: http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/F8gEbNS.jpg[/img] Don't be fooled by Aria's sweet look. She was grumpily cussing me out with bunny grunts when I took this picture. http://[img]https://i.imgur.com/lOquAik.jpg[/img] Edited November 13, 2020 by Jean in Newcastle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) What happened? Why can't I link a photo any more? Now I am grunting grumpily like a bunny. Edited November 13, 2020 by Jean in Newcastle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Good morning! Hope that photo upload cooperates, Jean. Looking forward to bunnies! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Coffee's about gone! Hope you got some! It's FriYAY! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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