Another week, huh? We had an eventful weekend here for a change. Saturday was the running around shopping, yesterday the whole family (those still in town) came for dinner, the initiation of my new big crock pot. What a mess the family makes now, lol. Between Vanessa , the little guy (who is now pulling himself up and walking around the coffee table), and my parents, sheesh. Ted and I fell asleep on the sofa before 11 and didn't wake up to go to bed until 4 this morning.
Remember the friend I talked about last week or so, the one that wasn't speaking to me because of a remark about a thank you present? Well. she called me on Saturday to tell me that she had fallen on a piece of ice and broke her arm way up by the shoulder. They can't cast that kind of a break so she was in an immobiliser, a sling thing. Pain was horrible. There are lots of logistical problems for women in one of those things, like lingerie and hair washing. And since she broke the arm that she writes with and does makeup with, there are those challenges as well. Lucky thing that the one daughter at York University is at home because of a teacher strike there and can drive her mom around and take care of her. Maybe for once, a teacher strike is a good thing.
The cold snap is over!! Yay! We're all the way up to +5 today.
How was everybody's weekend? There was a birthday dinner on Saturday at Moore's house, non? What was the menu?
How horrible for your friend, KaeEll. There's no time of year when something like this is easy, but this time of year, when there's so much to do, it has to be the worst! It's good that her daughter is nearby, but it's still not quite like being able to do all of these things for yourself. Her accident sounds similar to one a doll club friend had last December. She slipped on some icy grass, and injured her upper arm. I'll tell you, I'm absolutely terrified of falling! And, this isn't just an age thing either because it began back when I was first pregnant, and actually DID fall a couple of times.
I need a new crock pot, and I need to get one for my son too. I got each of my daughters one last Christmas, and they both love them, and my son was a little miffed that he didn't get one too, just because he wasn't a girl. Reverse sexism! LOL!! So, I owe him one...
Speaking of my son, he ditched us Saturday night! He'd said that he didn't want to make a big deal out of his 24th birthday, so Jim and I figured that we'd just take him over to our local Clydes for a casual dinner. Not to be. The wretched child had made other plans to go to a party with some friends. How DARE he have friends!! Sunday was Loren's 25th birthday (our oldest daughter's significant other), so our son drove down to NC for Loren's party. Jim and I didn't go because Jim had just come back from Arizona, and because our daughter and Loren will be up here for Thanksgiving in a few days.
I think that we may all go out for a juicy steak dinner a couple of days after we're finally sick of turkey, and just celebrate ALL of the November birthdays at once.
Today, I have to get serious about some grocery shopping, but I also have to attend a viewing for my neighbor who died last Wednesday. Ugh...
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Today is the beginning of this wonderful 3 day week. I think this is the best week of the year because I only have to work 3 days. Got an email this morning from a fellow worker who was pregnant when we started this job. Well I have never gotten a long with her very well, and was thrilled when I was moved to the building I am now because I haven't had to work with her since June. So I guess she has been having pregnancy difficulties, she has gestational diabetes and there are problems with the baby. So she sent me an email this morning that said she was told by the doctor to quit working and spend the next month or so in bed. Well, I feel bad for saying this but I know that the girls she has been working with are probably relieved because she was always so confrontational. And I am kind of happy because its one less person i have to compete with when my contract expires next month...And I hate to think that I told her so. When I first found out I was pregnant I mentioned having to eat healthy and she said that she pretty much ate whatever she wanted. Well no wonder she is having problems. The doctor gives a list of no-no food items for a reason. So I feel bad that she is having health issues but she has not taken care of herself the entire time she has been pregnant. So I am just glad I don't have to bite my cheek anymore.
Anyways, that was my little vent. Kae I am glad that it is warming up a little bit up where you are. I have heard that we will be into the 40's this week but I will believe it when I see it. This kind of cold makes it impossible to be motivated to do anything. And I am fighting this cold and that just makes it worse. So this friend who hurt herself so bad, did she even mention anything about not calling or did she just call to tell you about her accident? Moore I am with you about falling. Though I think for me its because I have watched soaps for too long. I have learned that on soaps if you are pregnant and are going down stairs you will fall. So when I go down stairs I have a death grip on the railing.
And sorry to hear that your birthday dinner plans fell through, although to be honest a nice steak dinner sounds really good.
Yes, getting ditched seems to be a fairly regular occurrence for these significant events now, lol. There have been many birthdays Ted and I haven't been able to celebrate with our kids because of other plans taking priority. You give them LIFE, for heavens sake, and they figure they have the right to pass the day the way they choose. C'est la vie. *sigh*
We don't know if we're going to be celebrating US Thanksgiving this year or not. Little Quentin is scheduled to have some minor surgery on the 27th, but he has the sniffles and if it hasn't cleared up by Tuesday, it will have to be rescheduled. So if surgery, no family dinner, if no surgery, then yep, back in harness for me. I can't face doing a turkey, though. Maybe a ham and scallop potatoes, squash, peas and sumpthin' or another for dessert. Oooh, a mousse cake from the bakery.
Shelly, we must have been posting at the same time again because I just saw your post. If YOU couldn't get along with that woman, then she must be a real piece of work!
Is this the week that you drive down to your sister's or is it for Christmas?
KaeEll, do you have the Honey Baked Ham chain up there? I guess I could look at their site for myself to find out, but am too lazy! LOL... If so, I suggest you order half a ham from them. They're THE BEST, and grocery store versions just aren't the same. We always have both Honey Baked Ham AND turkey at Thanksgiving, but I don't have to do anything with the ham!
What's the surgery for, KaeEll? Poor little one...
Shelly, you're so right about diets during one's pregnancy. It's too bad that your coworker isn't following her instructions. Offices. They are definitely a mix of personalities!
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No this week Sharon is coming up here. We were going to get a hotel room and stay in Boston but have decided to come back. Its only about an hour and a half away. So since I am saving money on the hotel this week I am going to end up getting a hotel room on the way down to VA. I will leave here the Friday before Christmas and drive until about 9 and then stop and then get up Saturday morning and drive the rest of the way. That way I won't have to deal with New York traffic and then an additional 8 hour drive after. Maybe I will make it to your neck of the woods Moore and stop there. Doubtful but maybe.
Yum about the honey ham. That just sounds really good. And I hear ya about the different personalities. Its why I was happy when I was moved to the office I am in now. I mean as a general whole I don't have anyone to talk to here, but that means I don't have anyone to argue with either and thats a good thing.
Shelly, that video made me cry too, and I'm not even hormonal. Very sweet. Love your new holiday avatar, by the way!!
I checked on the Honey Baked Ham site, and I'm afraid that you don't have this chain in Canada, KaeEll. The closest one to you is in Syracuse! They also ship only to the lower 48 states, so I can't even send you one. Darn it. They're so good, and so convenient that I haven't baked a ham myself in years.
Shelly, just be safe on your drive. That's the main thing! You can always shoot me a call as you whiz through Virginia. LOL...
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
(Dumbledore to Harry Potter)
Well that drive is still a few weeks off yet. I am still hoping that the second trimester energy kicks in by then. That is the goal.
And I am glad to know I am not the only one who cried with that one. I think I may put the video in with the email I send the church. Haha, emotional people tend to give more. And our church has a lot of much better off people so I really hope that people give.
And thanks, I had to change my avie. I was tired of the balloons. I was going to do Christmas but I know that none of us are ready to even think about Christmas yet.
