Hello! Yes, I survived the doctor's appt. He did not fuss about my weight. I kinda nipped that in the bud
by telling him before we even got started that this past year has been... @$#!+^&!@$#+)( ... well, I just said it had been stressful. DH's health... dgd's health... worries about dgs/autism/adjusting to school...
(DH says he wishes I would QUIT saying he has autism. DH can NOT believe there is "anything wrong with him." And it's not that there IS anything WRONG with him -- but I do believe the diagnosis b/c it explains some of his behavior so well. DH just doesn't believe in all this "labeling" we do with kids these days, and actually, both my doctor today and dgs's pediatrician agree with that viewpoint, that there is a rush to "label" everyone in schools today.)
Well, anyway, for some reason, fortunately, the exam was not as uncomfortable as it was last year. I remember it being somewhat painful last year. It was just moderately uncomfortable this time, and over with very quickly. I have mammogram orders, but will likely wait till summer to do that. I have a routine of doing that every other year, and it is usually summer time when I do -- b/c I realize the ob-gyn will be asking about it when I make my appt in the fall.
Come to think of it, he DIDN'T even mention it today. His nurse asked if I needed orders, and I said yes, knowing I had skipped this year, but he never mentioned it at all. Hmmm.
Then I went shopping. A messy, rainy day for shopping, but I did most of it in the mall. I still need to order a few things, and I am still stumped on a few things, but I may co-op dbil and dnephew to dh's efforts tomorrow.
My brother wants to forego gift giving among the 25-66 yr old set in our group. We agreed we would all buy gifts for dmom and dbro says he & his girlfriend will have gifts for the dgrands, but he says they are strapped for cash, and I know ds, ddil, and dh and I will be happy to save what we can there, too.
I have been home for awhile, unloaded the car, cooked supper, and then dh wanted dgs to come back over. DH fears he hurt dgs's feelings or upset him last night, in the midst of dh & my arguing (not about dgs! just in general -- see J&C). So I went to get dgs and the two of them looked at old coins and football cards for an hour or so. I just took dgs home again.
They are leaving Thursday to celebrate Christmas early with ddil's extended family, and dh realized he wouldn't see dgs again until at least Monday.
I will have dgd here from about 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and dgs after school, until ddil gets in from her class tomorrow night. So... a long day of togetherness for me with the two of them.
I am wondering about FedEx. Do they drop off at the post office now? I know sometimes UPS does that. I have a package on its way via FedEx, but they do not have my physical address, only the post office box. Surely they have realized that and would have corrected it by now if necessary.
Usually, when shipping, I put both addresses to be safe.
I am so excited about a gift I got in today. I may have told y'all already. Cutting boards with dmil's sugar cookie recipe engraved in them, scanned from her actual recipe card. I think dniece, dnephew, and ds will really treasure them. I hope so anyway.
I read, "when you let the kids play they get mixed up and some are missing".
I thought, yes, that's been my experience too, but the missing ones usually show up when they get hungry.
I needed that LOL,
Harriet! Thanks!
The bidet story made me LOL, too,
Harmony!
Oh -- I don't think becoming emotional is the same thing as "messing up,"
Harriet. I'm sure many of them could relate to the same feelings.
Sending good wishes that ds9 gets back on track easily with his math,
LadyM!
I definitely spend too much time staring at my screen. I want to break that addiction and read more real, paper books. And magazines! I have such a pile of magazines on my nightstand. So many habits I need to work on... * That should be a page in my (kinda nonexistent) bullet journal: Habits I Need to Establish. * Daily walking/exercise * No internet before Bible reading in the morning * No internet before sleep at night *
... Not to mention following the plan -- WHB, Zones, etc.
Sending lots of (((hugs))) and prayers for relief from back pain,
BookSaver.
Sorry I'm so far behind, and missing replies I'm sure I would like to make to so many of you, but I really need to get out of this chair and clear off the bed, where I piled all the presents purchased today. I must look back and see what the furniture problem is that
Kathryn is having.
Furniture problems make me miss my ddad so much. I hope that doesn't sound superficial. He was just sooo good with things like that. DS & DDIL have two sets of kitchen chairs that need work, and it's hard to find people to do a good job for a reasonable price. It would be such a small matter for my ddad if he were living. Today would have been his 78th birthday. That just seems impossible to me.