Wow, NM, that is scary! So glad everyone is okay.
NM, what a weekend! Glad everyone survived to tell the stories.
NM, that’s too much excitement of the wrong kind. So glad everyone is okay!
NM- Glad everyone is ok.
Checking back in - we ended up having a really fun 4th. H did a wedding early in the morning, one of the grooms is a pastry chef and he came home with some delicious pastries. Then we did a Revolutionary War walking history tour of lower Manhattan. This was followed by an architectural cruise around Manhattan, then we walked the High Line, an elevated walking trail on the site of a former railroad track. A NYC version of being outdoors.
We came home in the evening and I watched my nephew onstage with the Boston Pops on my laptop while also watching fireworks from our balcony. As we expected, we couldn’t really see the NYC fireworks on the east river - could just see clouds of color and smoke. But there were other fireworks that were visible. Funny moment: we are in a large penthouse and right above us was a crowd on the roof. We overheard some people on the roof speculating what kind of jobs we must have to earn enough money to live in our fabulous penthouse. If they only knew the truth!
Sunday afternoon H, nephew (back from Boston) and I got in the car to drive west for the memorial service on Monday. We listened to the soccer game on the radio. The trip was very short - nephew had to work Tuesday at 5 pm, so we left early Tuesday for the drive back. Monday was like a family reunion and it was nice to see everyone. The service was nice.
D and her bf will be here tomorrow night - they are going on a vacation, and will fly here, spend the night with us, then continue on their trip. They’ll be back the following weekend on their way home.
NM, glad everyone is okay. Yikes!
Shawbridge, hope you are getting where you need to be during the strike.
S was traveling last weekend - when we saw him in May, he was thinking about going to Greece. Ended up going to Lithuania and Latvia instead. It might have been interesting to be in Greece during such an historic time. Not sure how the monetary crisis is impacting tourism. I assume they really need the tourism revenue, but I’d be a little afraid of getting stranded!
c_q, sounds like you are really thriving on the NYC experience!
Missypie, knowing our time here is temporary gives us some motivation! I find it’s a good metaphor for how to live life in general.
CQ I should take a page from your book. Since we are in the same house that we bought out of college and I don’t see things changing anytime in the future since both kids live local I find that H and I don’t take advantage of what there is to do in the area. Me more than H. I’ve developed the couch sit though to perfection! 
I do need to get out and do more.
CQ, it took me 45 minutes via uber to get to my lunch. It should have been 15-20 minutes. Then, from lunch to my next meeting, with CEO of client, I left at 2:10 and had to get out of the car at 3:15 and walk the last 11 minutes because that was faster than driving. But I got everywhere.
Good grief !
Good morning. NM, what an adventure. GLad you’re all well!
CQ, sounds like my kind of weekend. I have NYC envy 
Shaw…I am not having tube-strike-in-London envy, btw, but will send you the god transport mojo … Or a jet pack
So…mch’s little hot tub injury wasn’t quite so little, it turns out. He appears to have torn the ligament right off the bone and is being sent for a MRI and suspected surgery. He is a tough cookie, so when he actually complains about pain, you know is off the richter scale of mere mortals.
As he pointed out to the juniors yesterday, his two injuries this year have been from “being a good husband doing nice things for his wife.” His advice to one of our employees who was heading out on a date was to be careful not to end up a husband…and if he did, not to be nice
I did not bother pointing out that if he hiked the hill with me in the a.m.s and threw a few kettlebells around perhaps he would stop breaking and tearing things… I think he’s all too aware that Father Time is nipping at his heels. I also think he’s starting to wonder if a younger, more energetic wife was such a good plan after all
Not that I especially resemble that remark, except on a comparative scale
Speaking of which, I think I should retire from throwing business parties. Mine is today, and prep has dominated my few free hours each day this week. I am hoping to maintain enough energy to actually enjoy the party. I probably should have catered it when the numbers started approaching 50. That occurred to me around 1 a.m. when I was making a zillion pounds of pasta salad…and looking at all the chop and prep work ahead of me.
In university, I worked for a catering company, so I know the drill…but knowing how to do something and being the one doing it don’t always make sense when my billable hour is worth more
Sorry to hear about mch’s injury.
Traffic here is back to normal.
Good morning. Glad things are better, shaw. And wishing mch a speedy healing.
H returns late this afternoon after 13 days away. I have not been alone for that long in years. The upside was having time to do more for myself as the laundry was minimal and so was cooking. I eat much healthier. TV never went on the entire time because I never think to watch. OTOH I miss H and look forward to his return. We are going to a music hall tomorrow night with friends to see a band we like and I am looking forward to it.
FallGirl, glad you survived and nice that you missed your H. My H has traveled to visit his family every so often for a week or more. The worse was the 10 days in beautiful weather and every single friend was on vacation during that time. It felt very long. I did enjoy the minimal cooking.
Hoping mch is feeling better soon. Will the surgery keep him out of the pool this summer?
Waiting for our “guests” from Craigslist who are picking up all of the storage units from our garage for FREE.
We had 2 responses before H had taken his fingers off of the keyboard so we chose one and deleted the ad.Still got 4 more. Now I am remembering other things to give away…but not today. H has been surprisingly cooperative about my garage reorganization but I find that everything must be driven by me on this one. Funny as he is very neat in general but the garage
. I grew up with a grandpa who had everthing in his shop in place and clean, very clean. H likes to think if he had more space that his areas would look like that but I think not.
Too late to edit. A nice older couple just left with the storage pieces, some very large. Then H and I ventured to the space under the house–deep breathing-- >:P
When did he put that stuff there? What was he thinking? Gads, just more work. I wish we had a back acre that he could put all of his stuff and I would build a 10" tall fence and never visit the piles. But I am so proud to say that I modulated my voice and acted very civil about how to get rid of it. :))
I am normally not nice when I clean with him and we end up arguing. So fingers crossed that I continue to control my amazement at the mess.
Hoping everyone is having a nice weekend. It is delightfully cloudy and cool here but a little too much humidity.
Got stung by a very aggressive hornet while working in the yard. It just dive bombed me. It’s been decades since I’ve had a bee sting.
Older D and one of her current apartment-mates have found their new apartment. Close to the train stop, in one their target neighborhoods, within their budget. What I love love love is that D has become quite the advocate/negotiator. It seems the kitchen floor is in very bad shape and D is negotiating to get it replaced. There is also just one washer and dryer in the basement to serve 5 apartments and she is going to try to persuade the landlord to purchase another set. How cool is that? 22 year old me would have never considered negotiating with a landlord. Good thing she grew up with lawyer mom instead of who I was as a recent college grad.
Younger D wants to go back to her college town early to get a job and be with the BF, I guess crashing in someone’s apartment until she can move into hers. I am not strongly opposed (as long as she has a safe place to sleep) but H is. Now that summer school is over, she has little to do. The store at which she is working has hired so many summer employees that each are getting only 4-8 hours a week. Older D has no problem with sleeping in and watching hours of TV in her jammies; younger D needs to be busy.
Tell me truthfully, have I become too lenient to even consider letter her go back to school early?
mp, I decided to think about your question while taking the dog for a walk. If your D is not going back for drugs or drinking then I do not see what the problem is in saying yes. She wants to be with her BF AND she intends to work.
Sounds normal. Is your H against it because he will miss her or because of the BF? If he is really against it perhaps she could go early but not quite as early as she would like. So, no, I do not think you are too lenient. In the meantime, has she volunteered anywhere to keep busy?
And am so impressed with your older D! Way to go.
MP, good job with older D. I agree. Not too lenient IMO. My kids have both gone back to school because they were bored at home – no friends around, etc. Speculation: Is H’s problem that she might (would?) be sleeping with BF?
I don’t think you are being too lenient if you let her return early. Why is your H opposed to it?