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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Say Anything part 27
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Re: Say Anything part 27
My boss is there on vacation. Someone asked me where he went & I said "to watch the Masters". They then proceeded to explain to me that the Masters is "a really big important tournament in the golf world. So it's really awesome he got to go watch it."
Um, I know. I'm a big fan.
See, now I'm the opposite. It's a party if I find a peanut MnM in my plain ones. It doesn't happen often, and I don't know how it happens...maybe one jumps ship in the factory or something. But I like it. It's the equivalent of getting a bonus french fry in an order of onion rings.
I am stumped over what to do with my kids lately. They won't listen to a word we say, they behave like monkeys in public, and so far no kinds of consequences are changing it. We've been trying to approach it proactively, being consistent, sticking to a routine, making sure they're not hungry (this is a huge one with Sam), having reasonable expectations of each situation, etc. But we still have the craziness. It certainly makes it difficult to reduce the stress levels in the house for DH's benefit (as well as mine!). I actually had a little talk with each of them separately before bed tonight, and let them know how important it is to help Daddy stay calm and not upset him. I don't expect them to be angels, but I wanted to make sure they understood what DH needs to get better. They seemed to understand, but who knows if they will actually apply it.
But they're asleep now, and it's peaceful.
I actually totally agree. I was just a little bummed that I lost the one lame justification I had for buying the M&Ms. I was really happy actually because the peanut M&Ms sans peanut are so much better than plain M&Ms. Weird, but true.
Sigh. I may be job hunting next year. Our funding is not looking good. A) due to economy our funding may be cut to 80%
Our largest funder (big national agency) has decided that all publications projects must publish a free-on-the-internet version in order to receive funds. Only problem is we're contracted to a University Press for the duration of our project. Said Press refuses to publish digitally or release copyrights. Emails are flying this morning.
Rock. Hard Place.
Sucks.
Edited because I can't type.
Oh man, that stinks!!
I kind of think it's an intentional push to pull funding from older/established/big name projects, who are linked to big publishing houses that aren't going to go along with free-on-the-internet, and only fund newer/smaller projects. I think the theory is that older/established/big name projects can get funded privately, but unfortunately that's just not true. Now maybe we have the only publisher that's so set in their ways (and flat broke) that they won't/can't support digital publishing. But I doubt that. Anyone want to hire a historian?
I'm sorry to hear that. I had that happen with an old friend when I was in college. And I still think about him.
hugs!
I've been on a real smoothie kick lately... so today I got my usual (strawberry, banana and rasberry sorbet) but I think the chump put some artificial sugar in it and now all I can taste is THAT!
SOOOOOO disappointed.
That does suck. So sorry. Rocks and hard places are the worst.
ugh. **now craving peanut M&Ms and going to the vending machines**
Sorry
It just dawned on me that bathing suit season is coming fast. And my suit from last year has these funky rust colored spots on them that I can't get out. It's ok for my mom's house, but not really anywhere else. I have no idea what caused them. So now I need a new bathing suit...
And I still can't find my effing iPod. Fvck fvck fvck. It is in myhouse, I know it, but where...no clue.
Boo - no Peanut M&Ms OR Snickers. The only semi-comparable item was a Baby Ruth, and it did NOT hit the spot. :-(
That is terrible. Prayers for her and her family. Was the baby with her?
ETA: I realize that sounds like a strange question, I just think it would be that much harder if I wasn't the last one to kiss my baby.
oh my gosh... that is terrible. many prayers for her.
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Yes, both babies were with her in CO. She laid her down for a nap, then went back to check on her a while later and she was purple. I can't imagine what that would feel like.
MissJake -- I can't even imagine. Prayers going out for her.
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DH just left work. He'll be home in 1 hour. I'll be so glad when he has a 10-second commute so when he has to work late, he actually gets to see the girls and I get a break.
And I know I need to pack tonight. But I'm brain fried. Completely. And I know we have a long/busy weekend of packing ahead. So. I'm just not. I think I'll watch The Office and then go to bed.
Anyone want to drive out here and bring me some Dr. Pepper and some cheese fries?
My prayers are with her and her family. One of my cousins lost her baby around the same age to SIDS right before Alex was born. I just can't even imagine.
I just can't even imagine. Thoughts and prayers for her and her family.
I can't imagine what she's going through, prayers for her and her family and some peace for all of them.
Ditto. I can't imagine at all what she is going through. Just thinking about anyone having to deal with that, makes me want to cry.
Terrible. I just can't imagine.
Lots of prayers for all of them.
I think we're finally getting somewhere with Micaela. Or at least understanding the what/why. Thursday she was diagnosed with a subtype of ADHD. Good/Bad day. Good because it is treatable with meds. Bad because I really hoped we could find away without meds, but after doing the research and speaking with our pediatrician and our new family doctor I believe this is the only way we can go. Today we have all the bloodwork/EKG done to rule out anything underlying that could be causing her symptoms, but I don't believe anything will be found.
I hope whatever happens, it helps her... because at the rate she's going now, she will be repeating 5th grade.
I have to vent.
We closed on our new house yesterday. It's a bit of a fixer-upper, so there's a long list of things that need to be done. MIL came over yesterday to see the house for the first time & she asked DH about some of the projects we want to do. He started going through the list with her & she talked him out of several items that we had agreed on. After she left we talked about what she said & he agreed with me that we really did want to do those projects, with the exception of one. The one that he is supposed to be working on right now.
The house is 30 years old, the ceilings throughout are very mis-matched & have some damage. So I want to paint them all in conjunction with the repairs that need to be made. New flooring is getting installed this weekend, so we spent several hundred dollars on a paint sprayer so that this would be possible.
MIL doesn't think it's a good idea because her sister painted a ceiling once & "it took her all day with a roller to do one room & her back hurt afterwards, so she swore she would never paint another ceiling".
I know it won't be the easiest job. Frankly, it will be a huge PITA. We discussed that. We also discussed that it really just needs to be done & that outweighs the PITA factor. We spent money on a sprayer to make it easier & faster. But MIL has him convinced that it just won't be worth it.
He did go out & buy a 5 gallon bucket of the paint last night. I hope that means some ceilings get painted today. Otherwise I might be burying a body in my big new backyard.
I feel bad venting when he is taking off work this week to paint & stuff at the house, but I'm going to be irritated if his Mommy decides what is done. She's supposedly going to help him paint, so it could happen. Which will result in an ugly scene later tonight.
Ditto. Why would his mom even think that her opinion should matter about what you guys want to do in YOUR house? gah.
Sorry about all of that. For what it's worth, we've painted the ceilings downstairs. It really wasn't that bad, and our master and family room have vaulted ceilings. You are very smart to do the ceilings while you don't have to worry about the floors. I intend to do the same upstairs right before we put in new carpet.