Slache Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I was sent to my room and told not to come out. I feel like this should be an every day thing and not just a birthday thing. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (Sorry they spelled your name wrong.) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: (Sorry they spelled your name wrong.) Why is this a thing? Did you ask for this or was it just there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Lol! There's another Slash! I need to meet this person. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: Why is this a thing? Did you ask for this or was it just there? 2 minutes ago, Slache said: Lol! There's another Slash! I need to meet this person. I know! I'm sure they have your real name, but Slash is just so wonderfully hardcore. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Apparently it's the Slash and I probably won't meet him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Just now, Slache said: Apparently it's the Slash and I probably won't meet him. Uh, no. YOU are the Slache and he could only dream of being so lucky to meet you! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I smell chocolate cake. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Happy Nirthday, Slashie!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I've made two - four more to go. I got this book to go with them - https://smile.amazon.com/Tomten-Astrid-Lindgren/dp/0698115910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545093428&sr=8-1&keywords=The+tomten 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I survived dd8's recorder concert. Yes, I have a headache. :svengo: 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, Junie said: I survived dd8's recorder concert. Yes, I have a headache. :svengo: You get the Mother of the Year award! 🏆 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 My fever spiked, I feel so yuck, My sinuses have run amuck, I'd say I'd die, but can't you see, I'd break the law of ITT. And yes, I went to bed and feel punchy with the Nyquil. 🤧 2 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (((Critter))) It's been going around our house, too. Dh is still getting over, but it was much more short-lived with dd12. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 We celebrated my birthday for the first time in at least 8 years. This is a good indication of our financial state. We didn't even do a box cake mix because he couldn't find what he wanted so he got Redmill and all necessary ingredients. And for the first time in 8 years my birthday money went towards a gift and not toward buying other people Christmas gifts. My birthday never mattered to me, most people forgot it anyway, but I'm so grateful to have the ability to waste $10 and not feel guilty about it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 My favorite by the ocean restaurant is getting sprayed by water from waves hitting the seawall. There's been heavy surge for a couple of days and there's a new storm blowing in tonight. The water has been going past the sea wall into town at a lower elevation. It's kinda surreal to watch. Please, little restaurant, stay strong! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 minute ago, prairiewindmomma said: My favorite by the ocean restaurant is getting sprayed by water from waves hitting the seawall. There's been heavy surge for a couple of days and there's a new storm blowing in tonight. The water has been going past the sea wall into town at a lower elevation. It's kinda surreal to watch. Please, little restaurant, stay strong! Matt mentioned moving to Houston today. I said no. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 18 minutes ago, Slache said: We celebrated my birthday for the first time in at least 8 years. This is a good indication of our financial state. We didn't even do a box cake mix because he couldn't find what he wanted so he got Redmill and all necessary ingredients. And for the first time in 8 years my birthday money went towards a gift and not toward buying other people Christmas gifts. My birthday never mattered to me, most people forgot it anyway, but I'm so grateful to have the ability to waste $10 and not feel guilty about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: Matt mentioned moving to Houston today. I said no. I would say, "Ah, HELL no" if my husband asked me. 😂😂😂 I think I'd go back to Texas in a heartbeat if I could live somewhere Austin/hill countryish.....on high ground, with a pool, with a 3 car garage (storage with no basement, y'all), and within 30 minutes of a HEB and a Torchy's Tacos. I have a lot of friends in the Cedar Park/Leander area (north Austin metro) and if dh could work from home, traffic wouldn't be that big of a deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 What's wrong with Houston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1. Houston floods on a regular basis. One of my friends in NE Houston metro has been flooded out 3 times in the last five years. She supposedly lives in a "safe" area. 2. Houston is home to huge petrochemical plants. When Harvey blew through, there were massive spills, the full extent of which never hit local media. But, essentially, all of that flood water was highly contaminated, and is now on the soil anywhere there was flood water. Massive stew of nastiness. 3. It's humid as all get-out. Like, feels like a sauna bad. Also, mosquitos. 4. aggressive driving---like, I felt safer in Italy, Mexico, and other places where traffic rules are optional because there was a. some concern re: speed, and b. not likely to break out into gunfire in cases of road rage... Like, literally, they are among the most deadly in the nation: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Houston-s-roads-drivers-are-nation-s-most-12865072.php When you pop open the article, note that Houston is #1 in DUI and OUI offenses (well, and deaths). I've always felt some of the aggression is routed in how jam packed Houston's roads are....IME, it's worse than driving the DC beltway in rush hour.....at totally non-rush hour times. So, DC + guns + DUI/OUI issues. Pretty awesome. 5. Crime. Austin by far is the safest large city in TX.....Houston's robbery, murder, rape, and burglary rates are nationally ranked. Yay. 6. Houston has poor quality of life. There's a lack of quality parks, of biking and hiking trails (not that you want to be out in the petrochemical air, heat/humidity, and bugs), smaller libraries, etc. Essentially, everyone lives in their air-conditioned homes until they go sit in their air-conditioned cars to get to the air-conditioned work. It's just not the way I'd choose to live, iykwim. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Happy Nirthday Slache! Susan, that Santa was adorable! Critter, I hope you feel better soon! a quick hi to everyone else, couldn't hang out this weekend because we had the play and was just exhausted and I had to run errands today. Will be running more Christmas errands tomorrow and hopefully, doing a last Amazon order. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Prairie, you lost me at mosquitoes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I bought eggs 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Junie said: Prairie, you lost me at mosquitoes. Yeah. My list was pretty much 1. humidity, 2. humidity, 3. humidity, 4. humidity. We picked Texas for the laws, distance to family with emergency options, and COL, in that order, but San Antonio is FUN. Six flags, Sea World, water parks, historical sights, museums. I have personal reasons for wanting to live there like the Hispanic influence and cheap flights, but it's just fun. Houston is not that fun. It's closer to the beach and in my opinion the beach trumps all of that, but with the whole family in mind (especially in laws in regards to flights) San Antonio is where it's at. If I had my option we would live on the beach. I don't care if it's in Costa Rica or Viatnam, the beach is my home. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 And if anyone thinks that's silly remember that I get carsick. If we drove more than 40 minutes to something like Six Flags I would spend the day recovering instead of enjoying myself, so having everything less than 20 minutes away is a huge drawing point to me. Huge. As it stands I don't even go to the airport to pick up family. It's blah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said: 1. Houston floods on a regular basis. One of my friends in NE Houston metro has been flooded out 3 times in the last five years. She supposedly lives in a "safe" area. 2. Houston is home to huge petrochemical plants. When Harvey blew through, there were massive spills, the full extent of which never hit local media. But, essentially, all of that flood water was highly contaminated, and is now on the soil anywhere there was flood water. Massive stew of nastiness. 3. It's humid as all get-out. Like, feels like a sauna bad. Also, mosquitos. 4. aggressive driving---like, I felt safer in Italy, Mexico, and other places where traffic rules are optional because there was a. some concern re: speed, and b. not likely to break out into gunfire in cases of road rage... Like, literally, they are among the most deadly in the nation: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Houston-s-roads-drivers-are-nation-s-most-12865072.php When you pop open the article, note that Houston is #1 in DUI and OUI offenses (well, and deaths). I've always felt some of the aggression is routed in how jam packed Houston's roads are....IME, it's worse than driving the DC beltway in rush hour.....at totally non-rush hour times. So, DC + guns + DUI/OUI issues. Pretty awesome. 5. Crime. Austin by far is the safest large city in TX.....Houston's robbery, murder, rape, and burglary rates are nationally ranked. Yay. 6. Houston has poor quality of life. There's a lack of quality parks, of biking and hiking trails (not that you want to be out in the petrochemical air, heat/humidity, and bugs), smaller libraries, etc. Essentially, everyone lives in their air-conditioned homes until they go sit in their air-conditioned cars to get to the air-conditioned work. It's just not the way I'd choose to live, iykwim. So Prairie, am I reading this accurately? Are you saying that Houston is not a great place to live???? 😂🤣🤣 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 We have decided to be Saints fans since the Bengals are buttheads and we have no allegiance to either the Cowboys or the Texans. I'm kind of still partial to the 49ers, essentially since I don't look good in purple, but after a deep seated family discussion, I think this is where we stand. I thought you should know. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Slache said: We have decided to be Saints fans since the Bengals are buttheads and we have no allegiance to either the Cowboys or the Texans. I'm kind of still partial to the 49ers, essentially since I don't look good in purple, but after a deep seated family discussion, I think this is where we stand. I thought you should know. Hmmm, well.... my favorite team is the Raiders, and my second favorite team is the Rams and my third favorite is the Chiefs and my 4th favorite is the Steelers. But, I guess we can still be friends. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Some inspiration for your Monday: This is my all-time favorite. Bwaaaahaaaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said: My favorite by the ocean restaurant is getting sprayed by water from waves hitting the seawall. There's been heavy surge for a couple of days and there's a new storm blowing in tonight. The water has been going past the sea wall into town at a lower elevation. It's kinda surreal to watch. Please, little restaurant, stay strong! I saw pictures of those waves on the news tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said: 5. Crime. Austin by far is the safest large city in TX... Well, there you go. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Hmmm, well.... my favorite team is the Raiders, and my second favorite team is the Rams and my third favorite is the Chiefs and my 4th favorite is the Steelers. But, I guess we can still be friends. I only recognized two of those teams. I'm a very devoted football fan, as you can see. We only had to pick a team because my sister-in-law gets free NFL gear and sends it for Christmas. Earlier John asked me when football season was and I had to Google it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Paradox5 said: We have a rocking good medical center. My sister's doctor (in Waco) insisted that she go to a specialist surgeon in Houston - because they are the best around. I'm grateful for that. Houston also has Rice University, which is the place to go if you are a cellist. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I think the time has come to wean the lemon from Lynette. What should we do with it? I'm thinking we should just peel and pass around sections like an orange. We could have a ceremony and festive lemony music. #whyaminotasleep 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Dh is dipping into my bone broth supplies. #notamused 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Day 328 steps Day 200 hips Day 98 bird dog. Day 18 bone broth 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good Morning! Happy Tuesday! Dd14's concert is tonight! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good morning! It's Tuesday! This morning I'm planning to brave the AFSA and then go to a fund-raising pop-up shop with handmade items from Uganda. More working on gifts this afternoon and helping ds14 with his research paper (i.e. start typing your outline in complete sentences). Coffee! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Susan in TN said: (((Critter))) It's been going around our house, too. Dh is still getting over, but it was much more short-lived with dd12. Everyone had it but me. DH ended up with a sinus infection from it. I didn't sleep last night. Will be staying close to the covers today. ETA: It's an infectious disease Booyah! Aaaachooya! Edited December 18, 2018 by Critterfixer 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good Morning. Coffee! Slept in a bit since I was up in the night with dd. She puked. Five times before she made it to the toilet. The good news is that I got 1000 steps after midnight. So I'm winning. I'm still working on the carpet in her room and other spaltters I didn't know about last night. At least the calendar is mostly clear today. And thankfully she slept the rest of the night so I don't think it's a bug. 3 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 We are $20 overdrawn because of a $36 overdraft fee. Math people! Matt's cake had everyone vomiting last night, too. That was great. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Slache said: We are $20 overdrawn because of a $36 overdraft fee. Math people! Matt's cake had everyone vomiting last night, too. That was great. Oh no!!!!! Your lovely birthday! I'm so sorry! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Oh no!!!!! Your lovely birthday! I'm so sorry! Meh. The fee will be reversed when the bank notices and I'm pretty used to throwing up at this point. I feel worse for Matt. Not only did he make everyone sick but he skipped the cake so he was the only one not sick. I wonder if he did it on purpose... 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!!~D Tuesday!!!! I slept so much better last night. I actually feel like a normal person this morning. Today... school. I guess I will do more work on Christmas cookies. Take the cats to the vet to get their stitches out. Only a week after the vet said to come in.🙄 DD was not feeling good yesterday. She slept better last night, so hopefully she won’t be sick today. She’s not exactly a hypochondriac, but she tends toward the dramatic when she’s not feeling well, so I never know how bad things are. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Goodnight. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Critter, hope you get lots of rest today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Okay, I need to start on my to-do list for real. Stuff I either haven't had time to do because of busyness or put off doing because don't wanna. First priorities are balancing checkbook, paying bills, and laundry. Really need to run the vacuum on the first floor too. I won't think past that until some of that gets completed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Ok, I will credit Houston for MD Anderson + The Homeschool Store. And they have a Torchy's, so it can't be entirely bad. 😂 My aunt and uncle lived in the Katy area for a time, and loved it. Ds's leg is looking much better. +10 for Manuka honey. I've got to stay focused this week and knock stuff out so I can enjoy Christmas break. I am hoping to spend a few days sewing. I've had some fabric in my stash since 2012 (when I was pregnant with Youngest) that I'd love to turn into a snuggly lap quilt for the couch. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 minute ago, prairiewindmomma said: The Homeschool Store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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