<p>How awful for everyone. Very sad. Hoping they turn towards one another.
G’Son lives on a lake. He loves the water and it is never too cold for him. So I worry.</p>
<p>Oh I’m so sorry to hear this, fallgirl. Prayers for your family.</p>
<p>I am also so sorry to hear this, FalllGirl. So tragic.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry, FallGirl. Your family is in my prayers. </p>
<p>Prayers to you and yours, FallGirl.</p>
<p>So very sorry to hear about this tragedy, FallGirl. Thoughts, prayers, and hugs to all. </p>
<p>Fallgirl, I woke up thinking of this family. I guess that was a reminder to keep praying.</p>
<p>Today, the General Counsel visits our departmental meeting. I just can’t get used to the corporate hierarchy. It’s such a big deal that he’s going to be at the meeting. Of course, in my prior role as big firm partner, if I saw the guy at an event, I’d just go up and chat with him as an equal. But here I’m 4 or 5 rungs below him. Trying to hit the right tone at all times.</p>
<p>Off to Chicago tonight to visit older D. I’d be excited if the weather forecast for the weekend wasn’t “cold rain.”</p>
<p>Very sorry to hear about your loss, FG. This was like our friends’ three month old granddaughter who died. There is nothing to say or do. Tragic.</p>
<p>According to Caring Bridge, our boysx3 has had a turn for the worse. Amid such sad news, this Thanksgiving I will be more thankful and appreciative.</p>
<p>Yesterday my baby boy turned 21. Yesterday he was also formally admitted to his study abroad program for the spring. He’ll be studying in Germany. At midnight Tuesday he followed campus tradition and went with a couple of friends to a bar (most of his friends are not 21 yet) and got a mixed drink. He said they all had early Wednesday classes so didn’t stay long.</p>
<p>He’s going to come to his new “home” next Tuesday. Waiting to see if our nephew will be joining us (he’s trying to go home) but if it’s just the 3 of us we might go out to dinner. Modadunn, what are you doing on Thanksgiving?</p>
<p>The movers are coming! They called and estimated they’d be here around noon. I like unpacking even less than packing. </p>
<p>Oh so sorry to hear about boys! More to pray about </p>
<p>I like unpacking a lot more than packing … Such promise of organization this time, etc. </p>
<p>I just read her caringbridge. Keeping her in my thoughts and prayers!</p>
<p>I was feeling sort of comfortable in the new job a few minutes ago. But now I am having to attend an important meeting by phone instead of in person. My co-worker forgot about me and I wandered around trying to find the conf room and couldn’t find it. I didn’t realize the meeting was in a different building. I don’t like being the new girl!</p>
<p>Oh Missy… I so hope it was just an absent minded error and she was horrifically apologetic. I don’t blame you one bit for not liking being the new girl.</p>
<p>I woke up at 5am and saw the Caringbridge update too… I definitely am keeping her in my thoughts. As for TG, at this point we are driving up to my BIL but am now kinda regretting it because what we felt was an hour is actually nearly two and they apparently aren’t even planning on eating until 5:30 or so, which is kind of late for Thanksgiving. Plus I also just remembered they don’t even own a TV - yes, one of those. Wondering if we should be doing something completely different and at the same time, thinking it might be too late to pull out now - but I just learned of the time thing! </p>
<p>Three am in Chicago. Time for bed. </p>
<p>Or you could call me as I am up and not feeling like sleeping 
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<p>Can I whine how much I hate moving? It seems ungrateful, considering how happy I am to be here and for H to have a job. And to live in a nice place and to even have stuff that needs to be moved. But you know it’s bad when the experienced mover says this is the most stressful move he’s ever done! </p>
<p>And we’re not finished. Even though we explained the rules that they were only permitted to move from 8 am to 8 pm, and the moving company assured us they were delivering our items yesterday, and I paid a fee and a deposit for yesterday, they didn’t start unloading until around 5 pm. The building mgmt let them work until 10 pm and then said they had to stop. So I need to wait until the office opens at 9 am and see what kind of permission/fees are necessary so they can finish it up. The doorman says this happens pretty frequently so it shouldn’t be a problem, </p>
<p>End of rant. Glad to hear boysx3 is doing better.</p>
<p>Shoulda checked here during the night – I haven’t been to bed yet!</p>
<p>Missy and Oregon, keep the racket down during your 3 a.m. chats…obviously my super psychic powers could hear you because I sprang awake at 3 a.m. my time for no apparent reason 
I slept in an extra hour to catch up!</p>
<p>CQ, you have my complete sympathy. The icy office move is not such a distant memory that I can forget just how much moving sucks! If its any consolation though, you’ll start to forget in a year or two :)</p>
<p>Good Morning! I was also up at 3:00 but just laid there. sigh…</p>
<p>H and I have the annual Holiday Gala tomorrow night. It always puts me in the Christmas frame of mind. </p>
<p>Keeping our friend in thoughts and prayers.</p>
<p>c_q I hope you have a better day today. I would love to downsize/live closer to the city but the very thought of having to pack and unpack, ick. </p>
<p>Have fun at the party, NM. I miss the days gone by when my employers hosted holiday parties and I got to dress up and go out.</p>