Tahini Cookie Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

[Doggedly]

trissie, I don't mind at all if you ask questions about foster care. In fact, I get on a soap box about it, because there are people who think that foster children are bad. They have it confused with juvenile detention. So I let people know, because no one is intimidated by me. It might give someone confidence to let their child be friends with a foster child and not isolate them.
The truth is, I never got a straight story on why we ended up in foster care, but my eldest sister's version sounds like the likeliest. My parents both had issues and we lived sometimes with both parents, sometimes just with my mother, and one time my siblings ended up living just with my father and I was sent off to live with strangers. My sister said that at one point, both parents were in the hospital at the same time and the girls did their best to hide the fact that we were living with no adults in the house, but when that came to light, we were turned over to the foster care system. My eldest sister is the only one who got to live with one of our parents again. Personally, I think that both parents were relieved to have the responsibility taken off of them. I am of the last generation where most people really couldn't avoid having children so a lot of people ended up with a lot of responsibility that they didn't want, didn't enjoy, and weren't good at. By the time I came of age, there was still a lot of pressure on girls to get married and spend their lives cleaning up after people, but society had changed enough that we could push back if we were really determined.
I am sorry for your family drama. One of my big blessings in life is the ability to leave behind dramatic family members. When the drama drags on like that, it is that much harder to take. I hope it resolves soon, or at least abates.

The apartment got cold, so I have spent a lot of time hiding in the bathroom next to the heater. But I did come out clean and with hair washed, so that's one I can strike off the list.

Go, Bama!

That's a cat, Kittykatt! My db's new cat uses the cat tree in his bedroom to observe him while he sleeps, LOL. We think that he is working his way toward sleeping in the bed.

Hi, Peaches

That is some bad timing on the car's part, helia. I hope that your DH can get it sorted out before your trip.

L.Ann, can Santa bring tickets to an outing with her friends?

That was lucky timing, Gma. Have a good sleep.

[Peaches1000]

Next:
-Laundry #1 hang/fold
-Put away laundry
-Empty vac
-Change trash

Extras:
-Tasks - (grocery order)(empty vac)(unload dishes)
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 10 min

Routine:
-Cat - brush/food/water/litter
-Vacuum something
-6pm Eat
-Prep for next day (clothes/calendar)

Done:
-Bedroom - pupa
-Dress/ready
-Foyer Bath - pupa/restock
-Fresh food for kitty
-Open blinds/get water
-Medicine/vitamins
-This & that
-Check email
-Update Toodledo
-Check bank accts/Amex
-Files/Med Info/Papers/Emails - 40 min
-Declutter/organize/clean - 10 min
-Gather dirty laundry/sort
-Laundry #1 to washer
-Close blinds
-Phone DH
-Laundry #1 to dryer
-This & that

[helia]

Doggedly, I was born to a teen mom and was put in the foster care system at birth. I was adopted at age 5.5 months. It was the same with both my adoptive (not biological - I have no idea if I have biological siblings) brothers, though they were adopted at younger ages. I have a friend from our previous church who had a similar adoption story to mine. He is now a fine person as well as a biology professor at a very strong university. Foster care kids don't necessarily fall into certain preconceived boxes.

[Doggedly]

That is very true, helia. I feel that I am so ordinary and middle class that it counteracts some of the negative stereotypes that people have about foster children. I'm glad that you found your forever family.

I have the breadmaker running. I think that I will roll up my sleeves and dive into some paperwork.

[helia]

Yum - fresh bread baking, Doggedly.

Dh came home and got my windshield wiper fluid working. Of course. He did exactly what the mechanic at the garage did. He said it is above freezing now (33) so that is why he thinks it works now.

I have graded the midterm exams and caught up on some random assignments turned in. I think that's it for the day.

I'll need to get up early to pack, prep for class, get one exam done for exam prep, and put away a small grocery order. Folding and putting away the little bit of laundry that is clean would be great too.

My final list:

Next:
- get ready for bed
- set my alarm for 6:45
- go to sleep

Later:
- update toodledo, notebook, and SF lists
- Memorial thank yous progress: 1 2 3
- make eye appointment
- payroll: AR exam draft ready
- payroll: start prep for AAS D8
- darks: w d f pa
- lights: w d f pa
- towels: w d f pa
- pre-packing prep (overnight trip tomorrow!)

TaDas!
- said good bye to dh @ 5:30ish this am
- up; weighed self - a little lower
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
- updated toodledo
- kitchen reclaimed
- darks: washing
- some qt
- added to my Cmas list
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegeed and wiped down shower
- photo of letter + emailed trustee (forgot to include before)
- lunch + clean up
- bed made
- darks to dryer; lights washing
- chatted with dd27 who stopped by to use our printer to print out some patterns for gifts she's making
- WF list ready - short
- communications with S2 and J - we cancelled the get together today; everyone is busy
- made the bed
- darks folded (except for underwear)
- lights dried
- 3-4 work out with personal trainer
- picked up dry cleaning
- WF
- gas station - bought more windshield wiper fluid
- put the windshield wiper fluid in the car; still didn't work
- put everything else away
- went to garage - they couldn't figure it out either; hoping it's just frozen
- texts with dh
- made and ate dinner: rice, rot. chicken, veggies, hummus
- Fable here -- she was very unsettled; I couldn't do anything else
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- updated WW
- communication with xsil; will order a gift for dniece
- garbage and recycling to the curb
- made Kroger order
- ordered gift for dniece
- payroll: graded midterm exams
- payroll: updated gradelink and graded a couple HW stragglers

[Doggedly]

I'm glad that your DH got the windshield wiper working before your trip, helia. If I don't see you before you go, have a safe trip.