Susan in TN Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Dh's sister has been switched by the airline to dd's flight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm so tired! Haven't slept for but a couple hours the past 3 or 4 nights because of this confounded coughing. I'm taking cough suppressent and cough drops and nothing helps. I basically can't lay down. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 ((Susan)) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm so tired! Haven't slept for but a couple hours the past 3 or 4 nights because of this confounded coughing. I'm taking cough suppressent and cough drops and nothing helps. I basically can't lay down. :glare: :grouphug: As a kid, I often had a terrible cough. It would wake my mom up, but I slept right through it (I also often had to fall asleep half sitting up leaning against my pillow). My mom was not amused that I did a better job sleeping through my cough than she did. So, I doubt that helps, but the moral is, that you *can* learn to sleep while coughing. Let's just hope you don't have to master that skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm so tired! Haven't slept for but a couple hours the past 3 or 4 nights because of this confounded coughing. I'm taking cough suppressent and cough drops and nothing helps. I basically can't lay down. :glare: Susan, I'm taking elderberry syrup a couple of times a day in an effort to get over my cough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 When I was 10 or 12 or so, my GP had me on twice the adult dose of cough syrup. That said, they have different active ingredients in NL than in the US, for example, dihydrocodeine and bromhexine, and I don't really recall what the active ingredient was. Also, my GP sucked. Either way, you could try asking your doc if he could prescribe something or if it'd be okay to take more than the OTC dose of some med. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 When I was 10 or 12 or so, my GP had me on twice the adult dose of cough syrup. Btw, thinking about this some more, this might be the reason why I managed to sleep through the coughing so well (aside from plenty of experience). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good Wednesday Morning! (((Susan))) Hope you slept better last night. (((Angi))) Hope you slept! COFFEE FIRST! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) It's a good morning booyah, all! Edited September 20, 2017 by kbeal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good morning! Field trip! Coffee!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm seasoning my new (gluten free) wok. I was reading the instructions and at the bottom it had some special kitchen instructions telling you not to have pet birds in the kitchen because they can be overwhelmed from the fumes from an overheated pan. I'm thinking that someone sued someone, cause that is very specific and very specialized instructions! Yeah, that goes right along with the warning on power push mowers cautioning the owners to not lift the mowers up to trim the tops of their hedges. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Ironically, a lot of the men in this video don't seem to have beards (the lyrics are "all who want to sail to the capes, must be men with beards"): Well, I guess they don't want to sail to the capes. The floor is amazingly dry for as much beer they are sloshing around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Bedtime story: The Comeback Kid Knowing family that likes paintball, and having been comeback-deficient at age 14: :smilielol5: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Why do you look at yourself when you comb your hair? My brush is in my dresser and I don't have a mirror in my room. I have cowlicks that do wild and interesting stand-up loops from my otherwise very straight and flat hair. A mirror check is a must. The only way I can ponytail my hair and not have those loops standing tall and proud is to lay on my bed with my head hanging off, smooth everything into place, and try to capture it with the hair tie. I then go look in the mirror and usually end up having to do it again 2 or 3 times. They say the more cowlicks one has the smarter one is. I'm a wild-haired genius. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm so tired! Haven't slept for but a couple hours the past 3 or 4 nights because of this confounded coughing. I'm taking cough suppressent and cough drops and nothing helps. I basically can't lay down. :glare: :grouphug: :grouphug: DD13 is feeling all better (was feeling better by the time her dad got home from work yesterday), so we are doing art and music as originally planned today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Can't sleep. Not coughing. :grouphug: :grouphug: Did you finally get some sleep? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good Morning!! COFFEE☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Up early. Leaving for the Reagan Presidential Library soon. Political post. Reported. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Yeah, that goes right along with the warning on power push mowers cautioning the owners to not lift the mowers up to trim the tops of their hedges.Because I would have done that had it not been for the warning. And since there was no warning, I went ahead and mowed the lawn while taking a shower. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Because I would have done that had it not been for the warning. And since there was no warning, I went ahead and mowed the lawn while taking a shower. That's some impressive multi-tasking!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good morning. Caffeine. :zombie: I've actually been up for a while--writing. Not the current novel. No. I had a really bold and crazy idea for a science fiction story--sort of a Tron meets Alice and Wonderland. So I had to get down the main plot and the main character (s). And I have to draw an anime character for Alice. And no, I wasn't drinking with luuknam's pirates who don't want to sail around the cape after all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 At least the idea is in the writing ideas folder where it can either heal and go away, or fester into a story. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) I think I'm going to do nothing today until the kids come home. I will carefully avoid looking at my to do list, go nowhere, talk to nobody, and take the morning/ early afternoon off! Don't be too jealous- I haven't had a morning off/doing nothing in years! ETA: I will cuddle my cats and dog, but that doesn't count as something. Edited September 20, 2017 by Paige 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Good morning. I am up. Under duress. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I think I'm going to do nothing today until the kids come home. I will carefully avoid looking at my to do list, go nowhere, talk to nobody, and take the morning/ early afternoon off! Don't be too jealous- I haven't had a morning off/doing nothing in years! ETA: I will cuddle my cats and dog, but that doesn't count as something. Have a great day doing nothing! :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I think I'm going to do nothing today until the kids come home. I will carefully avoid looking at my to do list, go nowhere, talk to nobody, and take the morning/ early afternoon off! Don't be too jealous- I haven't had a morning off/doing nothing in years! ETA: I will cuddle my cats and dog, but that doesn't count as something. :hurray: (I'd say you've earned it! You painted the whole house!!! :svengo: ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I think I'm going to do nothing today until the kids come home. I will carefully avoid looking at my to do list, go nowhere, talk to nobody, and take the morning/ early afternoon off! Don't be too jealous- I haven't had a morning off/doing nothing in years! ETA: I will cuddle my cats and dog, but that doesn't count as something. This is a very smart plan. Your body needs some time to rest. The baby will be sapping more and more energy and resources out of you. Let the body rest and the brain relax and mull things over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Because I would have done that had it not been for the warning. And since there was no warning, I went ahead and mowed the lawn while taking a shower. Sprinkler? And no, I wasn't drinking with luuknam's pirates who don't want to sail around the cape after all. Technically, I think the song wasn't specific to pirates. I can't really think of pirate-specific songs, other than the Jake and the Neverland Pirates stuff Broccoli loved to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Would it be horribly unsociable of me to not sit and visit with very nice, chatty mom during art class today? My brain needs some mulling time. I would kinda like to sit outside (bugs permitting) and gaze at her lake while giving my brain some time to gel during a spell of fewer distractions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Would it be horribly unsociable of me to not sit and visit with very nice, chatty mom during art class today? My brain needs some mulling time. I would kinda like to sit outside (bugs permitting) and gaze at her lake while giving my brain some time to gel during a spell of fewer distractions. Take your sketchpad. Then not unsociable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I may well demand some lake time this weekend. Rivers are out due to low water and horseflies, but lakes are generally a little bit better when it comes to not having quite so many horseflies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I have a stack of bills and an awkward conversation to tackle today. Can someone be my accountability person and check in with me tomorrow am? I've been putting this off since Sunday after confrontational awkward conversation #1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I guess that I have to get the oil changed in my car today. I don't want to adult. I want a mommy. (I have a mommy but she's too old to actually mommy me.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 For the record, I don't think my mom has ever gotten me an oil change. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Apparently the kids like sea chanties. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm going to get my cooking and cleaning done over lunch break, I think. That should leave me most of the afternoon for editing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Cleaning is done. Dishes in--then I should make the pizza crusts for tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Take your sketchpad. Then not unsociable. Bugs were a bit much, so I was inside. However I did remember a thing or two I needed to add to my phone's calendar, which led to other things that needed adding, and other things to check with others about (texting). All 4 other mothers there happily paired up for visiting while I oh-yeahed and arghed and sighed and texted and kept correcting the calendar. A pair of mothers commiserated with me over the necessity. The art time was up in no time. Not exactly restful, but definitely helpful. Our art teacher's house gets quite noisy with all of those people in it, but I'm glad she is doing so well. There's a waiting list to get into that art class because it's full; she has all the students she can accommodate. Now we are home and getting lunch before more class time, followed by music. My scattered brain keeps suggesting resorting to "people chow" (boxed cereal, rather like dry kibble for humans). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Pizza crusts are rising. The boys are back at it. Note to my dear snapping turtles: I do not inflict old stories on you to bore or torture you. You should be glad that I'm very clear in my literary goals for literature study (to help you improve your own writing and to deeply appreciate all writers and what they do with the wonderful world of storytelling). Now please stop acting as if I'm the mother with the glass eye and the wooden tail. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I may well demand some lake time this weekend. Rivers are out due to low water and horseflies, but lakes are generally a little bit better when it comes to not having quite so many horseflies. We will be very near a lake all day Saturday, though I have no idea how much time we will spend at the water. Boater's Education class, hosted by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. I know there's a lot of classroom stuff to go through, but I do hope there's some "this is a boat" and "these are the parts of a boat" hands-on-ish stuff, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 For the record, I don't think my mom has ever gotten me an oil change. My husband had the oil changed in the vehicle he is now driving and got it inspected yesterday since he's in town this week. Normally this all falls on me, so it was a lovely surprise. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I have a stack of bills and an awkward conversation to tackle today. Can someone be my accountability person and check in with me tomorrow am? I've been putting this off since Sunday after confrontational awkward conversation #1. Just a reminder not to forget these today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Our beater car passed inspection. They checked the brakes by driving around the Valvoline lot and slamming on them, rather than measuring the remaining mm. The beater car is back in the garage until we can afford to replace its brakes, but at least it will be street legal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I guess that I have to get the oil changed in my car today. I don't want to adult. I want a mommy. (I have a mommy but she's too old to actually mommy me.) I want a mommy, too. October madness is fast approaching. Right on its heels will be NaNoWriMo! To prep for Nano I have suddenly (earlier, while calendaring during art class) decided I need to go visit a certain box of papers my Mom left behind. Should be some good writing fodder there. I miss Mom. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Just a reminder not to forget these today. Thanks. Please ping me again later on today. I have all of my receipts in, but I haven't actually paid bills and put stamps on them yet. I'm juggling way too much today and barely holding on and moving forward in between things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Pizza crusts are rising. The boys are back at it. Note to my dear snapping turtles: I do not inflict old stories on you to bore or torture you. You should be glad that I'm very clear in my literary goals for literature study (to help you improve your own writing and to deeply appreciate all writers and what they do with the wonderful world of storytelling). Now please stop acting as if I'm the mother with the glass eye and the wooden tail. Funny, earlier this morning I gave a mini-lecture on why I want the girls to READ some of the lit books and not just listen to them all on Audible. I think they got it. Since I'm willing to let them Audible Red Badge of Courage they seem willing to actually READ Kidnapped. I also have plans to pull out Black Beauty, A Patchwork Child, and some other old favorites and have them select from those after they finish Kidnapped. Oooo, maybe some Kipling.... :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I take dd to the airport in a half hour. I have zero nervousness over her being able to take care of herself for the next five days (ok 4 1/2). I am nervous about her health since we still don't really have a handle on that. She will be with two aunts but I know that she will hesitate to tell them if she's having health problems. They tend to be Filipino pushy and she doesn't like that. But she's covered in case of a health emergency so really she's fine. And I'll be fine as soon as I get her settled at the airport. I always have this nervousness at the start of something that then goes away once we get it underway. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) Krissi--has your crisis passed or are you still needing a lot of prayer? I pray generally for all of you, but I can add more of you to my sticky note on the side of my laptop. :) Edited September 20, 2017 by kbeal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Thanks. Please ping me again later on today. I have all of my receipts in, but I haven't actually paid bills and put stamps on them yet. I'm juggling way too much today and barely holding on and moving forward in between things. Moving the ping along. Bills & convo. O-oh, ping! Ping! Sending another reminder! O-oh, ping! Ping! I can't think of anything to rhyme here! Do you want another one later? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Hot Spot Fire Drill (2-minute clean-up of a small area) is a hit with the girls. Yay! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Dd just texted to say that she's boarded the plane. Wheels up in 15 minutes, I think. Meanwhile I am finally getting the oil changed in the car after going to 3 places. (The other two places were disorganized and didn't have filter for my popular car. ) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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