Re: Tackle a corner on Tuesday PYWC!!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:08 pm
Hello, everyone! I have a surprise day all to myself! DH and DS are gone to a basketball game and ddil doesn't need me for anything!
I am doing laundry, but otherwise, not much -- because my back hurts! Dmom said dgd probably weighs enough now that it is putting a strain on my back to lift her so much. This will be a hard habit to break. I don't expect to have much Nana-duty for the rest of the week, though, so maybe I will feel better by the next time she is here (if that is what is causing the soreness).
So... I feel like I have been AWOL a lot lately... and I'm waaay behind on CUOP...
Stay safe, Blessed! Our weather here is just crazy. It is spring outside today! 65 degrees -- and 75 is the expected high Thursday... THEN... 27 is the expected LOW on Friday night. So that's what, an almost 50 degree drop in about 36 hours? * whew *
AND... just announced an hour or so ago, our elementary and middle schools are closed for the rest of the week because of the flu. It was about time -- dgs said there were 17 kids in his class, and 8 were absent yesterday.
Journals... planners... I am still struggling with the decision re: whether to burn all of mine or keep them... I know... we've talked about this for YEARS now. I have so much PAPER. Pen pal letters, letters to friends, poetry and short stories I wrote in high school... and these dratted journals. I feel compelled to WRITE things down. My journals are a combination weight loss/Bible study/prayer concerns/gratitude journals. Every time I start to toss stuff, I think, but wouldn't I treasure it if I had comparable writings from my grandmothers? I may toss that high school poetry though, for sure. It might be kinda embarrassing if anyone else read it... * sheesh *
LOL... I resemble THAT statement, Kathryn.
Sending lots of good wishes for your dsil with his new job, Dee! And lots of good wishes for the situation with his mother to work out better.
WTG, Harmony!
Potty training is still a s l o w go here w/dgd. Everyone says boys are harder to train, but as Rose says, you can let them go outside (in warmer weather!) and they enjoy that. DGD is cooperative at times, but sometimes she is just flat out obstinate about it. "Do you want to use the potty? You'll get a surprise from the treasure chest." -- DGD: "NO!" And she will literally run to another room. DDIL says she doesn't want to push the issue and make it worse... and I know dgs wasn't trained at this age either, so... whatever.
I'm also edgy b/c I don't think they have signed her up yet for pre-K... but the more I say, the more "obstinate" ddil/ds get about it all, too.
(((Rose))) -- hope your shoulder feels better soon!
* shudders * Thinking of crocodiles and snakes...
(((Harriet))) I understand how those rabbit trails can pop up in group discussions. Hang in there!
I am doing laundry, but otherwise, not much -- because my back hurts! Dmom said dgd probably weighs enough now that it is putting a strain on my back to lift her so much. This will be a hard habit to break. I don't expect to have much Nana-duty for the rest of the week, though, so maybe I will feel better by the next time she is here (if that is what is causing the soreness).
So... I feel like I have been AWOL a lot lately... and I'm waaay behind on CUOP...
Stay safe, Blessed! Our weather here is just crazy. It is spring outside today! 65 degrees -- and 75 is the expected high Thursday... THEN... 27 is the expected LOW on Friday night. So that's what, an almost 50 degree drop in about 36 hours? * whew *
AND... just announced an hour or so ago, our elementary and middle schools are closed for the rest of the week because of the flu. It was about time -- dgs said there were 17 kids in his class, and 8 were absent yesterday.
Journals... planners... I am still struggling with the decision re: whether to burn all of mine or keep them... I know... we've talked about this for YEARS now. I have so much PAPER. Pen pal letters, letters to friends, poetry and short stories I wrote in high school... and these dratted journals. I feel compelled to WRITE things down. My journals are a combination weight loss/Bible study/prayer concerns/gratitude journals. Every time I start to toss stuff, I think, but wouldn't I treasure it if I had comparable writings from my grandmothers? I may toss that high school poetry though, for sure. It might be kinda embarrassing if anyone else read it... * sheesh *
exhausted because my brain can't be quiet for a moment while dgsM2 is here.
LOL... I resemble THAT statement, Kathryn.
Sending lots of good wishes for your dsil with his new job, Dee! And lots of good wishes for the situation with his mother to work out better.
WTG, Harmony!
Potty training is still a s l o w go here w/dgd. Everyone says boys are harder to train, but as Rose says, you can let them go outside (in warmer weather!) and they enjoy that. DGD is cooperative at times, but sometimes she is just flat out obstinate about it. "Do you want to use the potty? You'll get a surprise from the treasure chest." -- DGD: "NO!" And she will literally run to another room. DDIL says she doesn't want to push the issue and make it worse... and I know dgs wasn't trained at this age either, so... whatever.
I'm also edgy b/c I don't think they have signed her up yet for pre-K... but the more I say, the more "obstinate" ddil/ds get about it all, too.
(((Rose))) -- hope your shoulder feels better soon!
* shudders * Thinking of crocodiles and snakes...
(((Harriet))) I understand how those rabbit trails can pop up in group discussions. Hang in there!