I’ll never stop being a mother and worrying about you.
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Pat, pat , pat, pat…all that self congratulation must feel real good.
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It’s pretty heartbreaking watching my H today; he is really struggling. His cat, with whom he has an especially strong bond, will be euthanized at home tomorrow. He has been nursing this cat through health issues & cancer since the holidays, and it’s time. It’s so hard to see him so sad, and there’s nothing I can do to make it better. 
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Watching to stock market seriously stresses me out. I know, I just shouldn’t look, but I can’t help myself!
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You’re in the market for a car, and you can afford Hondas, Toyotas, and even some Lincolns and Acuras. You cannot, however, afford a Lamborghini or Ferrari. So please, please, stop wasting time on the Lamborghinis and Ferraris.
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Proud of myself this week. I am stepping away from the role of Chief Extended Family Organizer Of Get Togethers w/DH’s self-absorbed aunt & uncle, both of whom behaved horribly when DH’s mom was dying of cancer a year and a half ago.
I got the info we needed from the HOA re: parking campers/RVs in front of your house. Gave the info to DH. Told him that it’s up to him to pass the info along to his aunt & uncle.
That was a few days ago and he’s done nothing.
Also told DH that under no circumstances are aunt & uncle allowed to bring their cat into our house. Too disruptive to our 16 yr old kitty.
If this means that they don’t come, then I don’t care.
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No I’m not going to upgrade to a paid subscription on Substack. Who does this?
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I need some good news today. Please and thank you.
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My lab can get thrown off task by a slight breeze in the morning when I take her out to do her business. So…what do you think happened when we ran into a family of turkeys in the backyard today…?
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Sigh. I hate the waking up with a pit in my stomach and level of uncertainty on a daily basis. This daily struggle bus is getting old… 
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So relieved to get a clean bill of health for our old large elm tree that is shedding its bark! Apparently it’s “healing” from an injury, possibly a lightening strike. It’s a gorgeous tree that provides great shade and privacy and would have been ridiculously expensive to have to take down. One of the best parts of our house/neighborhood are all the 100+ year old trees!
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I still miss my aunt and I am sure I always will, until I’m gone. She was my only link to my maternal family and it is lonely being the sole collective memory.
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(1) I like having friends over for dinner, but holy get a clue batman. When i mention, more than once, that my wakeup time is 5:15, you do not stay until 11:15 at night. (Nice guy, but OMG.)
(2) Dear passive aggressive employee - when i ask to review the material you are going to present before the presentation, that generally means earlier than three minutes before the presentation. Also, please be advised that just because you’ve worked here longer and I’m still relatively new, it does not mean that you know how to do this job better than me. You don’t.
(3) Maybe the day I’m freakishly tired isn’t the day to mess with me.
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I love my strength training class. I always leave feeling energized. It’s not just the exercise but the smart, amazing mostly women I work out with.
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It’s been a day emotionally. Then I looked at myself & my chest and stomach are covered in a bright red rash. I have had a cold the last couple days with sore throat, so went to the urgent care to rule out strep. Test was negative (they are sending out the two day test to be sure). I’ve had rashes with viruses before, but this one beats ‘em all. My body is weird! 
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I’m on a flight to Reagan. CNN just reported that the FAA is removing the air traffic control managers at Reagan. What could go wrong? LOL!
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You’re leaving the church because the pastor is “too political”?
I am sad that you are that person, we’ve been friends so long. Just say “I do 't like gays” and “my dh thinks trans people are an abomination”. It’s not political to say people should be treated with love and acceptance and dignity. It’s not political to adhere to love and service. Did you cherry pick scripture to excuse yourself? I am sad, sad, sad. Your discomfort withe LGBTQ cancels out all the years of everything else? You feel it that much? I am sad, sad, sad.
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Dear Well-Meaning Person: We know you care about DH’s mentally ill sister, but it does no good to tell US what you think she needs. We’re not in charge, her adult daughter is. And I don’t like feeling obligated to pass on suggestions because I get enough of those myself as a caregiver and it’s annoying.
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Who peed in the laundry basket?!! 
@&$*%!!! 
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Dear American, thank you SO MUCH for allowing us to sprint across the Miami airport to yet another plane with mechanical issues. Now we sit on the plane and I’m just learning of the American planes making contact at Reagan today. I’m never flying with you again.
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