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Well January is here and I am not ready to go south for a few weeks. I need to follow up with the the contractors re the remaining jobs and with the window people. Will call my girlfriend and update her. Oldest son knows already. Made arrangements with middle son re my cataract removal the end of the month. So nice to have him willing to take the time and to drive me. Maybe Feb would be a better month to go south. It is usually pretty cold here then, but I shouldn't be lifting luggage for a few weeks after which kind of kills that idea. Oh well. I will make it happen sometime.

Have a good day all,and do something good for you,
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Stress is very hard on our bodies even if we are not aware and only notice the emotional effects. It effects my acid reflux amount other things.

I went out to a couple stores earlier and Midget met me at the front door without the cone on. She was able to get the cone off, I probably didn't tie it tight enough Then she came out to the living room and jumped on the couch. Ouch!!! Don't jump Midget!!! She is eating well but showing no interest is drinking water or the need to go outside to potty. When the vets office called me this morning they said this is normal.

Daughter got more snow, more this year than usual and apparently the city does not plow residential streets so she is concerned about possibly getting stuck if t
She needs to out. The boys appear to be transitioning to their beds for night time but naps are still a problem. I know my son would not take an afternoon nap by age 2 either.

We had rain all night with high winds. I saw on Facebook where some here in town lost power last night. Tomorrow is some sun with more rain by the weekend.
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Alison it is always about the money. In this case even though she know she has no right to anything she wants to make sure you don't get anything either.
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My sil decided to venture out, he is stuck now.
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Veronica, it's so weird. On one hand, my mother is a non materialistic, but there is history of her being too greedy/pushy about money matters in the past. There was an incident where my great aunt left a ring to my cousin, and my mother felt she should get it or get paid something by the cousin. It caused a problem between cousin and mom for a bit. My mom went after my stepdad's pension when he passed away, even though technically/legally she was common-law wife (because they had church marriage, no state certificate, both being religious at the time) and they hadn't shared residence in some years when he passed. Her going after the pension caused problems between her and stepdaughter.

She tries to disguise her prying as concern for my dad's wellbeing... but... I'm the best thing that could have happened to my dad in past 5 years, and she will admit as much, so that doesn't wash.

She's weirdly obsessed with money issues -- especially other people's.
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Sharyn, because of snow in Idaho? I hope he can make it back. I looked at the accumulation numbers online just now. Doesn't seem blizzard-range, but there are always pockets where it's very bad.
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Ali, normal snow fall for their area is 3 ft a year. However, the snow has accumulated with some rain to help melt the snow but they got more snow on top of it. The city does not plow residential areas only main roads/streets ll
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He got stuck on ice at the end of their driveway on the street. A neighbor came out and helped get him out. My daughter has been shoveling the walkway to the front door and the driveway, but it is street that is causing the problem, lol!! I hope he can get to and from work when he has to work again.
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sharyn - lol I've done that every few years and dug myself out.Once the neighbour gave me a push. This year with my driveway being regularly shoveled it shouldn't happen, and with the car in the garage it won't slide down to the road as it did at the beginning of the winter. I have sand and kitty litter to spread on the driveway if it gets slippery.

The past few years a city crew comes along with a machine and plows the snow from the sideways once in a while. It helps especially with the piles that accumulate after the roads are plowed. We are still supposed to keep them clear in between.
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The residential areas aren't plowed??? That could result in a mess!
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Not plowing residential streets has become quite common I think. At mom's the city would plow residental streets if there was over 12" of snow, if I remember right. Maybe it was 18". Yes it creates a mass especially when you vet back to back storms. End up with ice dams in the middle of the street. One year the city finally broke down because the dams had become about 8" thick. That year was one heck of a mess. Dump trucks were loaded with the ice to take elsewhere.

Still have not found a rental. Sheesh!
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I guess we are fortunate. There is a very good snow removal system here. Most streets have bus routes for the workers to the plants and they have to be kept clear. They don't leave big windrows in the middle of the street.

Praying for a rental for you. Would they put you up in a hotel in the interim if necessary?
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Don't know Golden. We used to have good snow removal but recession budget cuts ended that.
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Windrow? Learned a new word today. Never heard it before. Hmmm,feeling just a bit smarter already.
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Could be snow or gravel - anything left from a grader grading the road, Probably has other uses, but that is what is relevant here.
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Moving to Idaho will be a whole new experience for us. Lol!!!
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Midget must be feeling better, she is trying to hide one of her toys.
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Ice dams!! Sounds messy, especially when it starts melting.
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I don't care for snow. It's too dog gone cold for me, then you have to deal with a lot of wet! Not my thing at all.

Much Love & Light! Margeaux
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Glad,

I'm also thinking about you, and that you find a rental.

Much Love & Light! Margeaux
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Golden, you had asked me some things, "what about apartment, job, art prof," etc. Apartment is there and waiting for when I am ready to move in. That's a great situation and I don't expect any issues. Job opportunity is with same company that's keeping me waiting on a new day (they just missed yesterday's previously scheduled install day) for shower install lol... I will email head manager tomorrow and get a day/time scheduled to come in and talk to him about what he has in mind for me and see how I feel about it. So I have a next step for that. Art prof is great! He's supportive and understanding. We enjoy each other's company. His semester just started, so he's busy. But all is well there.

Just wanted to reply and thank you for asking and caring, Golden. I do have some things going on that are For My Life, not dad's. My dad's transition has created a lot of new loose ends but I am considering just LEAVING the house as is (for the most part) and also letting dad and bro deal with things instead of my heading them up (like picking new bank in new location and getting account set up, etc).

But the bad news is I'm not feeling well at all and I think it's just too much going on right now. I think if I get a few things handled for the house, get a few things handled for my dad's transition, then I'll feel better?

My brain just can't keep up with everything I need to remember and focus on right now. It makes me prioritize to the extreme, which is good, but...

Someone came into office today and made a comment that was sexist. He meant it as a joke but I have precious little tolerance for it and I said something to him about how his joke wasn't accurate, and I shouldn't have done that. I should have just let it go. But why does he get to make a joke at women's expense right in front of me? It's just "everyday sexism" and it gets under my skin. He responded with a predictable "relax, it's just a joke" sentiment and I didn't need that at 4:30pm when I'm winding down the work for the day.

I'm just tired. And whiny. I have to do a "fasting test" for this thyroid thing. I didn't know that, no one told me. So I have to go back next Tuesday morning after not having anything to eat or drink after midnight. I just feel stuck on Repeat. Nothing gets completed, meanwhile things are added all the time and it's overload feeling sometimes... like Right Now. hah

I'm jumping off to do some emails for dad stuff, personal stuff. At this point, I kinda hope I feel bad enough to call in sick tomorrow. I'm worn out, for whatever reason.

Hope you guys are feeling better than I am!! :-)
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Hang in there, Ali! We're here for you when you need us.
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Me too you, Susan and Ali.
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I already feel better. For some people, I think focusing on their troubles and listing their problems in writing may make things feel worse for them...? For me, it's cathartic.

I realized that my brain was not liking this feeling that there are so many loose ends happening right now and I am worrying that I'll remember everything, so I wrote down a list of 6 things off top of my head to do and started working on them. I already feel better because it feels like progress. Unfortunately, since I'm feeling better, that means I have to go to work tomorrow. :-P

It's cold here! I'm sure it's very cold where some of you are, too.

Thanks for the support. It's always so helpful to me.
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Oh, but when it snows it doesn't feel nearly as cold! Yes, REALLY!
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Just like when it rains here, it gets a little warmer.
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Brrrr, its very cold here in the PNW! About 25 degrees Cold! I know that to some of you, thats not so cold but to me, sitting on the front porch smoking a ciggy, it's nippy! Lol! I'm planning to quit here real soon, so no body pick on me about it please, as I know its a terrible, disgusting habit! Brrrr, to cold for me!
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Brrrr Stacey! Low of 29 here and more rain come Saturday-Monday.
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Some 10-15 inches of rain is headed for Northern California this weekend - wow

Not nearly as much in SoCal but the bathroom doors don't shut now from what rain we have had - bring on Spring
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My location 5 degrees this am. Hopefully the wind won't get going. My soon to be location? Minus 15 degrees. BRRR. That is bone chilling! But, Golden will be even lower than that, I am sure. Stay warm all!
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