There’s nothing like walking out of your bedroom in the morning and smelling dog vomit. It’s been a busy morning.
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I don’t understand why you decided to ghost and block the people who love you most, for no reason and with no warning. If we hadn’t been able to get ahold of a friend who had recently seen you, we would have called the police to check if you were okay, because this is completely out of character. This appears to be mental illness, and there is nothing we can do, we cannot contact you, and we are sad and lost. I never thought this could happen to me.
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I promise you I care, but I’m not sharing the ribbon.
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My meme for the day: “When you think that all is lost, that there is no hope left, remember the lobsters in the tank at the Titanic’s restaurant.” 
A nice pick-me-up: Saturday I was digging through my desk drawer, looking for something in connection with my dad’s affairs, when I found a card from my mom that she sent in 2018 - probably one of the last things she sent me since she was declining. In part, it reads, “Don’t ever doubt that you are a wonderful mother!” OMG, with what we’re going through with our middle son, that brought me to tears.
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This is one of those things that I’ve changed my thinking about as I’ve aged …
My stomach is feeling not great. Do I really want to go to the Houston Rodeo for several hours? Would I love to go? Sure. We wouldn’t have driven to Houston if we didn’t want to go. But will I have fun worrying whether a bathroom is close enough for me to get to? No.
I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. I can stay in this comfy hotel room by myself and watch basketball all day and be very happy while the rest of you enjoy the show! There will be other rodeos.
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I truly love the memories that come up on my FB feed. I’ve said before (and I mean it), it’s my favorite thing about FB.
This popped up today from 2014 and made me laugh as hard as it did the day I wrote it:
Do you think that appliances have feelings? My best friend came over, stood right next to my microwave and told me that her “beloved” microwave (oh yes, she used “beloved” to describe her microwave oven!) had died that morning. The very next day (in a show of solidarity?) I woke to find that our, never-a-bad-thing-to-say-about-it-since-1999 microwave had died. It spins, it beeps, its clock is keeping perfect time, but she (I assume it’s a she) no longer heats. Anything. RIP old friend, I have no choice but to replace you, and believe me when I say it, this is gonna hurt me more than you.
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Originally I was concerned when LEO son decided to deviate from pursuing federal law enforcement in favor of more local options. Now…I’m pretty darn pleased. That three letter agency internship that was canceled by Covid may have been beneficial long term.
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General comment–I would share about my DS and SIL’s race times yesterday (and my S had a bad back too!) as we are very proud of them, but some things belong in the bragging thread, not the “say it here” thread.
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And for anyone that can remember my stupid Direct IRA rollover saga… it’s STILL not over! I’m STILL trying to get this first check, that was returned to me 2 weeks after the saga with the original bank, back to them and trying to figure out where the other two checks are… I’ve been on the phone now 5 times (over 30 min each) over the last 2 weeks with Morgan Stanley… each time I’m promised a call back… nada… I was trying really hard to be patient, but I finally threw a mini hissy fit and I think MAYBE we might be making progress? Well, progress at least with how to get this original check back to them to deposit into my account - supposedly my account was restricted because I had nothing down under “source of wealth” and the rep fixing that was supposed to magically clear it 24 hours later. 1 week later (and after not being called back twice) and it was still restricted… 1 more week and supposedly it’s fine, but of course nobody has called me to let me know this…
And the other two checks? Nobody seems to have any clue where those are…
But hey - the latest guy just said his manager says not to send in a form, but to write a letter and send it to a different address. 10th time might be the charm?
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OK, so I can’t direct my scholarship be offered to a female. Got it.
But now I can’t direct my scholarship to an individual from a group that is “under-represented in [science]” either?
I’m ready to give up on the whole scholarship idea.
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You have to be KIDDING ME!!! 
And while I’m here, why do we have to make everything so complicated?!
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Women at the Y: You know, you have germs and sweat and god- knows-what on your hands and sweat soaks through your clothing as well. Use the disinfecting wipes on the machines! Special shoutout to the one who wasn’t looking for one of the wipe dispensers, but was looking to see if the weight machine by it was in use.
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My son in law is the absolute best!
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Just returned from my 32 visit. Over the course of 30 years. Thank you to the family that continues to run this place. You have endured the ups and downs of health trends, you have worked thru numerous political shenanigans and somehow gotten us across and back. Thank you for being a touchstone in my life. Thank you to my DH who has always supported these trips. And thank you to whatever power/force/entity oversees this place…because each year I go with specific plans and intentions. And each year I find it is not what I really need. And what I really need … is somehow provided. This year I needed this…and it found me. My Brain and Heart Divorced - John Roedel - Words of Wonder - Mindfulness Association
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To my SIL:
You choosing to stay with your alcoholic verbally abusive DuH isn’t doing your kids any favors. Now your son is regularly truant from class and by the time he’s 18 in 5 yr, he’ll be lucky if he isn’t an addict, too.
To my dad:
So your almost-90-yr-old sister “isn’t done yet with getting rid of all of her books.” She was a librarian. She’s almost 90. If she wants to live the rest of her days with her books, WHAT DOES IT MATTER?! Besides, you’ve always hated her guts anyway, so it’s not like you’re actually going to go visit her for her milestone birthday. BE LIKE ELSA AND LET IT GO!
To my dear husband’s uncle:
Oh where to begin. Sounds like you & Aunt still eat a bowl of narcissism for breakfast every morning. To repeat what I told you on the phone:
- No, you cannot just show up whenever. We need to know ahead of time.
- No, we cannot just give the HOA a “2-3 week timeframe in which you MIGHT be here for a couple of days,” in which you’ll park your large RV/camper van in front of our house.
- No, the HOA will NOT just make an exception. Same rules apply to everybody.
- It was over 90 degrees here today in the Valley of the Sun. It’ll be cooler later this week, but you’re not even sure if you’re going to be here by the end of April as you stop here on your mega-1-2 month road trip.
- If you think that 85 degrees is ‘hot,’ then you shouldn’t come.
- If you require 65 degrees, then you should have come during the winter.
- No, I cannot turn my A/C down to 65 degrees. Yes, it will kill the A/C. Do you have an extra $13,000 laying around to buy me a new air conditioning unit for the house?
- No, turning the A/C down to 70 isn’t going to work either.
- So again…what are your environmental air temperature requirements? Especially since when you were out here in Sept 2023 when MIL was dying and you kept going on and on for 4 straight days about how the heat could kill Aunt…all while MIL was literally dying. Wouldn’t want Aunt to die in the heat, you know.
- Ok, so that’s great that you really want to see us. But D26 has school. DH & I have work. You don’t know when you’ll be here. And 85 degrees allegedly will kill your wife of heat stroke.
- Meanwhile, your mega road trip is going to start at the start of warm weather season everywhere. And you’re driving to Florida. Where it’s sweaty and muggy in May. When anything remotely warm means “Aunt could die of heat stroke.” You should do the trip in the winter.
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Bitter neighbor - I’m not sorry your private dog park was shut down. Sending me an anonymous card and typed note says more about you than me. And by the way, segregation used to be accepted too. That doesn’t mean it was okay.
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I love my cats. I really do, but…
one of you (and I’m looking at you, my handsome brown tabby) barfed on the rug beside my bed last night so when I got up at 4 am to use the bathroom I stepped in in cold , slimy pile of cat puke.
All I can say it’s good thing I love my cats.
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One more thing, Uncle:
Aunt is not allowed to bring her cat inside our house. 1 of our cats is 16 yr old and this is her home and her kingdom and her calm sanctuary in her retirement years. You will not totally disrupt the balance of The Force in this household by pulling that stunt you did at MIL’s house when MIL was dying.
You remember that, don’t you? You were told to not bring her cat. You brought the cat anyway. You were told to not let the cat into the house because MIL’s 2 cats were really upset. You did it anyway when we weren’t looking. Then you cried foul and claimed that MIL’s cats “tried to kill” Aunt’s cat.
…you purposely defied my DH’s instructions.
I don’t care if Aunt thinks her cat is her baby. OUR 16 yr old cat has priority over your cat. It can stay in your camper van or in a cat carrier on our back patio when you’re here. And no, it won’t die of heat stroke. It’ll be fine.
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I was grateful when you and Sis wanted to come visit Mom and celebrate my birthday. You then asked if my kids and their families could join us. When Sis suggested for you and her to pay for the celebration, you said it maybe too much with my kids. I then passed on the message to my kids. They said they would host the birthday celebration - cocktail and dinner. You now declined to come because your kids and their SOs are not invited to MY party.
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