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Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
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Kittykatt
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. In 1966 Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the play. In 1996, a film version was produced for TV, made for the A&E Network.
The show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death. Each time something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out "Stop the world!" and addresses the audience. His progress through school, like his birth, having been briefly portrayed, he first finds work as an office helper performing menial tasks, or tea boy.
A little later, his first major step toward improving his lot is to marry his boss' daughter Evie after getting her pregnant out of wedlock; Now saddled with the responsibilities of a family, he is given a job in his father-in-law's factory. He has two daughters, Susan and Jane, but truly longs for a son. He allows his growing dissatisfaction with his existence to lead him into the arms of various women in his business travels—Russian official Anya, German domestic Ilse, and American cabaret singer Ginnie—as he searches for something better than he has.
He becomes rich and successful and is elected to public office. Only in his old age does he realize that what he has had all along, the love of his wife, was more than enough to sustain him.
But Evie dies. Littlechap comes to terms with his own selfishness while writing his memoirs. As death approaches, he watches his second daughter give birth to a son. When the boy nearly dies, Littlechap intervenes and allows Death to take him instead. In that final moment, Littlechap mimes his own birth, beginning the cycle once again.
The show, set against a circus backdrop, focuses on Littlechap from the moment of his birth until his death. Each time something unsatisfactory happens, he calls out "Stop the world!" and addresses the audience. His progress through school, like his birth, having been briefly portrayed, he first finds work as an office helper performing menial tasks, or tea boy.
A little later, his first major step toward improving his lot is to marry his boss' daughter Evie after getting her pregnant out of wedlock; Now saddled with the responsibilities of a family, he is given a job in his father-in-law's factory. He has two daughters, Susan and Jane, but truly longs for a son. He allows his growing dissatisfaction with his existence to lead him into the arms of various women in his business travels—Russian official Anya, German domestic Ilse, and American cabaret singer Ginnie—as he searches for something better than he has.
He becomes rich and successful and is elected to public office. Only in his old age does he realize that what he has had all along, the love of his wife, was more than enough to sustain him.
But Evie dies. Littlechap comes to terms with his own selfishness while writing his memoirs. As death approaches, he watches his second daughter give birth to a son. When the boy nearly dies, Littlechap intervenes and allows Death to take him instead. In that final moment, Littlechap mimes his own birth, beginning the cycle once again.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
Good morning everyone and happy Saturday!
I will CUOP, but yesterday was One of Those Days. I had a very long text.from my Romanian neighbours whose cat I am currently feeding. It was not in their usual style (their English is not good) and I'm fairly certain they used AI or a translator app or both. Essentially, their return will be delayed until the 18th /19th August, due to several improbable factors, the most important being a need to "get ID and a passport for her son" which will take "ages" due to the summer.
The flaw in this statement is how did the son (who I saw and spoke to before they left) leave the UK and travel to Romania without a passport in the first place??!!! I've also checked online and the turnaround for emergency ID in Romania is 1 day and a passport for a minor (if he somehow lost it when they had reached Romania!) is around 5 days, no matter what time of the year.
And, apparently they're going to be driving back to the UK (in what? They left their cars behind). Also driving is going to be very expensive (petrol, tolls, accommodation etc).whereas flying would be much cheaper and quicker. (I checked online, and.as it's the height of summer, flying would cost around £600-800 for the whole family, whereas driving could easily cost around.£1200, not to mention driving that distance with a 6 year old and a teenager could be "interesting".
But the biggest red flag is that they asked me if I would continue looking after the cat and to *reduce* the amount of food I give the cat each day (she is not overweight), rather than quickly and easily "pinging" me some money for more cat food, or asking me to buy more food and saying they'll reimburse me when they get back.
Officially, I am playing along with all this, so I sent a polite text by return, saying I was sorry for the complications, and of course I would carry on feeding the cat. Privately, I'll carry on feeding her the correct amount of food and just buy some more of the same food to give her, as her welfare is important. ( I'm not looking to be reimbursed, although I'll keep the receipt as evidence, just as I'm keeping all the text correspondence. In any case, even on reduced rations, the food would run out several days before their revised return date. )
I have No Idea what's going to happen long term, whether they will return on their revised date, whether they will produce more excuses for more delays (car broken down, someone's ill etc) or whether I'll just be ghosted from now on, if they've decided not to come back. There are some other potential red flags which indicate they could have done a "flit" and left permanently, ( if things do come to a head in the future, I'll post all the details in MO or J& C, but for now I don't want to be too hasty and possibly misjudge them, as, of course, they could still come back.) The cat is being cared for, which IMHO is the most important thing, so, in the meantime, we'll just have to play along and wait and see.
I did manage to spray and feed my roses and do a few other garden jobs yesterday, but I want to do some more today. Plus I need to do something in the house. Cleaning the windows would also be good, it I can pick a time when the sun isn't shining.on them.
I will CUOP, but yesterday was One of Those Days. I had a very long text.from my Romanian neighbours whose cat I am currently feeding. It was not in their usual style (their English is not good) and I'm fairly certain they used AI or a translator app or both. Essentially, their return will be delayed until the 18th /19th August, due to several improbable factors, the most important being a need to "get ID and a passport for her son" which will take "ages" due to the summer.
The flaw in this statement is how did the son (who I saw and spoke to before they left) leave the UK and travel to Romania without a passport in the first place??!!! I've also checked online and the turnaround for emergency ID in Romania is 1 day and a passport for a minor (if he somehow lost it when they had reached Romania!) is around 5 days, no matter what time of the year.
And, apparently they're going to be driving back to the UK (in what? They left their cars behind). Also driving is going to be very expensive (petrol, tolls, accommodation etc).whereas flying would be much cheaper and quicker. (I checked online, and.as it's the height of summer, flying would cost around £600-800 for the whole family, whereas driving could easily cost around.£1200, not to mention driving that distance with a 6 year old and a teenager could be "interesting".
But the biggest red flag is that they asked me if I would continue looking after the cat and to *reduce* the amount of food I give the cat each day (she is not overweight), rather than quickly and easily "pinging" me some money for more cat food, or asking me to buy more food and saying they'll reimburse me when they get back.
Officially, I am playing along with all this, so I sent a polite text by return, saying I was sorry for the complications, and of course I would carry on feeding the cat. Privately, I'll carry on feeding her the correct amount of food and just buy some more of the same food to give her, as her welfare is important. ( I'm not looking to be reimbursed, although I'll keep the receipt as evidence, just as I'm keeping all the text correspondence. In any case, even on reduced rations, the food would run out several days before their revised return date. )
I have No Idea what's going to happen long term, whether they will return on their revised date, whether they will produce more excuses for more delays (car broken down, someone's ill etc) or whether I'll just be ghosted from now on, if they've decided not to come back. There are some other potential red flags which indicate they could have done a "flit" and left permanently, ( if things do come to a head in the future, I'll post all the details in MO or J& C, but for now I don't want to be too hasty and possibly misjudge them, as, of course, they could still come back.) The cat is being cared for, which IMHO is the most important thing, so, in the meantime, we'll just have to play along and wait and see.
I did manage to spray and feed my roses and do a few other garden jobs yesterday, but I want to do some more today. Plus I need to do something in the house. Cleaning the windows would also be good, it I can pick a time when the sun isn't shining.on them.
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Kittykatt
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
SHEM:
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar
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Kittykatt
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
To do:
Cuddles and treats with Matilda,
Freddie and Jude
QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Phone call from DH
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
My supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow - not this week, DH is away
Bake something?
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow
Extras:
Feed Mica am pm
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out from airing cupboard
Clean windows?
Garden extras:
Cut down the montbretia that has died
Sweep back steps
Cuddles and treats with Matilda,
Freddie and Jude QT
Update latest Waitrose order
Phone call from DH
Cup of tea
Get up!
Shower/wash hair/moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
S/S bathroom
Physio exercises
Get dressed in casual clothes
Make bed
Scoop cat trays and give everyone fresh water
Cat breakfast and meds /supplements
Breakfast and meds /vitamins for me
Quick kitchen clean up
Load DW
Quick PUPA downstairs
Quick dust and Hoover downstairs
Wind clock
Quick PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden
Go for my walk
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Head rubs with Freddie,
Jude and Matilda Play with Freddie, Jude and Matilda
Run DW when full
Unload DW
Lunch
Cats' supper
My supper
Sort out lunch for tomorrow - not this week, DH is away
Bake something?
Towels in machine
Towels hung up to dry
Clothes laid out for tomorrow
Extras:
Feed Mica am pm
Fold laundry and PA
Clean sheets and towels out from airing cupboard
Clean windows?
Garden extras:
Cut down the montbretia that has died
Sweep back steps
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helia
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
Hmm.... That is interesting logic on the part of your Romanian neighbors, Kitty. Good for you to continue caring for the cat as she needs. Hoping they do return.
It is sunny here, but rain will probably come this afternoon. That's a typical mountain weather pattern. It looks like it will rain every day of our hike - maybe not too much or, even better, maybe just in the afternoons after we've arrived at the huts.
We don't have much planned today. Dh and I already went to the bakery and got bread for the day.
Dd28 arrives this afternoon. Dh will go down the mountain to pick her up at the train station. I think I will not join him; that is one tricky 24 km road to navigate - very steep and narrow, full of switchbacks + lots of traffic, including a bus and large trucks with logs. There are places where only one car can fit and places where you can't see oncoming traffic. (I drove about half of it yesterday. We switched drivers after we both realized I didn't know all the protocol of this sort of road. Dh has driven in the Alps a lot so he was more comfortable.) Also, dd28 will need to sit in the front seat because of a tendency to car sickness. Two of dh's older sisters will arrive today. We think they're staying in the town, but we're not sure. If they're here, we'll probably see them. His younger sisters are camping with their younger families somewhere else down the mountain within a 45 minute drive of the town.
The bnb owner told us yesterday that today is Switzerland's National Day! There will be a festival here this afternoon.
Next:
- some qt
- tidy the kitchen
- back exercises
Later:
- s2s and self care
- make the bed
- go for a short hike?
- read
- welcome dd28 when she arrives
- get a few random groceries? (not sure this is needed
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- run dw at some point + unload
- greet dd28
- dinner out?
- rendezvous with any of dh's family staying in the town
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
TaDas!
- up; tea and coffee
- weather websites - looks like a rainy hike next week
- walked with dh to the bakery for bread for the day
- updated MFP the best I could
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sat pick up dd28/ short hike?
Sun perhaps meet up with some of dh's family as they arrive in Switzerland/ perhaps a family hike to warm up?
Mon - Friday 8.3 - 8.7 HIKING IN THE ALPS ~1675 meters to 3255 meters (up and down a bit)
Mon up 400 m/sleep at 2100m
Tue down some and then up 900m/ sleep at 2800 m
Wed rest day to acclimate to 2800m altitude/ sleep at 2800m
Thu up 500? meters/ sleep at 3255m
Fri down 1600m/ drop off AA and dd28 in Geneva to catch their flight/ drive back to Lyon/ drop off rental car/ find hotel
Sat train to Avignon/ settle into bnb
Sun Relax/ walk around the city
Mon train to Toulon to visit friend (we met in Israel)
Tue see Pont du Gard?
Wed train to Barcelona/ find bnb/ settle in
7/27 - 8/2 Dinner Menus
M - CG2 dinner out: Japanese/ Korean restaurant - sushi
T - dinner party for 8 @ Asian fusion restaurant
W - something from the freezer
Th - something light in Lyon?
F - Bread, cheese, little quiches, sauteed mushrooms and tomatoes
Sat - Zinal restaurant?
Sun - Zinal restaurant?
August Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- spend some time decluttering in MBR
- put away pack 'n play crib + bedding
This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project - after our trip
This Week - Errands
- car wash - badly needed - after we return at this point
- can I return another pair of shoes?
- can I return wrong coffee pods?
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist - do after we get back)
- new running shoes - after we get back
It is sunny here, but rain will probably come this afternoon. That's a typical mountain weather pattern. It looks like it will rain every day of our hike - maybe not too much or, even better, maybe just in the afternoons after we've arrived at the huts.
We don't have much planned today. Dh and I already went to the bakery and got bread for the day.
Dd28 arrives this afternoon. Dh will go down the mountain to pick her up at the train station. I think I will not join him; that is one tricky 24 km road to navigate - very steep and narrow, full of switchbacks + lots of traffic, including a bus and large trucks with logs. There are places where only one car can fit and places where you can't see oncoming traffic. (I drove about half of it yesterday. We switched drivers after we both realized I didn't know all the protocol of this sort of road. Dh has driven in the Alps a lot so he was more comfortable.) Also, dd28 will need to sit in the front seat because of a tendency to car sickness. Two of dh's older sisters will arrive today. We think they're staying in the town, but we're not sure. If they're here, we'll probably see them. His younger sisters are camping with their younger families somewhere else down the mountain within a 45 minute drive of the town. The bnb owner told us yesterday that today is Switzerland's National Day! There will be a festival here this afternoon.
Next:
- some qt
- tidy the kitchen
- back exercises
Later:
- s2s and self care
- make the bed
- go for a short hike?
- read
- welcome dd28 when she arrives
- get a few random groceries? (not sure this is needed
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- run dw at some point + unload
- greet dd28
- dinner out?
- rendezvous with any of dh's family staying in the town
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
TaDas!
- up; tea and coffee
- weather websites - looks like a rainy hike next week
- walked with dh to the bakery for bread for the day
- updated MFP the best I could
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sat pick up dd28/ short hike?
Sun perhaps meet up with some of dh's family as they arrive in Switzerland/ perhaps a family hike to warm up?
Mon - Friday 8.3 - 8.7 HIKING IN THE ALPS ~1675 meters to 3255 meters (up and down a bit)
Mon up 400 m/sleep at 2100m
Tue down some and then up 900m/ sleep at 2800 m
Wed rest day to acclimate to 2800m altitude/ sleep at 2800m
Thu up 500? meters/ sleep at 3255m
Fri down 1600m/ drop off AA and dd28 in Geneva to catch their flight/ drive back to Lyon/ drop off rental car/ find hotel
Sat train to Avignon/ settle into bnb
Sun Relax/ walk around the city
Mon train to Toulon to visit friend (we met in Israel)
Tue see Pont du Gard?
Wed train to Barcelona/ find bnb/ settle in
7/27 - 8/2 Dinner Menus
M - CG2 dinner out: Japanese/ Korean restaurant - sushi
T - dinner party for 8 @ Asian fusion restaurant
W - something from the freezer
Th - something light in Lyon?
F - Bread, cheese, little quiches, sauteed mushrooms and tomatoes
Sat - Zinal restaurant?
Sun - Zinal restaurant?
August Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- spend some time decluttering in MBR
- put away pack 'n play crib + bedding
This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project - after our trip
This Week - Errands
- car wash - badly needed - after we return at this point
- can I return another pair of shoes?
- can I return wrong coffee pods?
General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist - do after we get back)
- new running shoes - after we get back
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FrenchFlybebe
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
How exciting helia ! I'm glad your vacation is going on as scheduled. I hope the Swiss bread is good, it must be something like French bread. The road doesn't seem like the kind of road anyone enjoys using. Glad you managed to arrive safely. I hope you keep us posted on your adventures, even though maybe it won't be as easy in the wild. The landscapes you see will probably be breath-taking, unless the weather turns cloudy / rainy and visibility becomes limited. I envy you !
Kittykatt, the whole story sounds very strange indeed. From what you say, it is possible they may not be back until weeks or more, or maybe not at all. Their cat is lucky to have you. It is probably wise to keep track of their messages and how you take care of the cat.
Sunny day, I wish it were rainy as grass is yellow everywhere and some trees are turning yellow or brown due to lack of water. We went to the library in the morning, it will be closed for three weeks. Thsi afternoon I drive the boys to the local large store with each their list of required school supplies, and I'll do a quick shopping for fresh produce while they get started on their lists, then I'll help them finish and we will come back home and put everything away until September 1st...
The start of August is making DS10 a bit melancholy, it means half the summer school break is already gone.
TADAs
morning routine, with real coffee for a change
weekly grocery shopping order online
all fed
DS10 and I to library
DS8 and MrNG to get some garden garbage at collection point and collect weekly groceries
prepared lunch, served lunch, now cleaned up
TODO
some quiet time
lease for the large store in approx 35 mns
quick fruit and veg shopping
school supplies for each kid
back home, put everything away
some house tasks, admin stuff, handwash a few items of payroll clothing
later
make pizzas for dinner
choose family movie
enjoy family movie night
sleep in a real bed, for a change ?
Kittykatt, the whole story sounds very strange indeed. From what you say, it is possible they may not be back until weeks or more, or maybe not at all. Their cat is lucky to have you. It is probably wise to keep track of their messages and how you take care of the cat.
Sunny day, I wish it were rainy as grass is yellow everywhere and some trees are turning yellow or brown due to lack of water. We went to the library in the morning, it will be closed for three weeks. Thsi afternoon I drive the boys to the local large store with each their list of required school supplies, and I'll do a quick shopping for fresh produce while they get started on their lists, then I'll help them finish and we will come back home and put everything away until September 1st...
The start of August is making DS10 a bit melancholy, it means half the summer school break is already gone.
TADAs
morning routine, with real coffee for a change
weekly grocery shopping order online
all fed
DS10 and I to library
DS8 and MrNG to get some garden garbage at collection point and collect weekly groceries
prepared lunch, served lunch, now cleaned up
TODO
some quiet time
lease for the large store in approx 35 mns
quick fruit and veg shopping
school supplies for each kid
back home, put everything away
some house tasks, admin stuff, handwash a few items of payroll clothing
later
make pizzas for dinner
choose family movie
enjoy family movie night
sleep in a real bed, for a change ?
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L.Ann
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
Morning all! A show I haven’t heard of, kittykatt. All my grandkids start school in August, FFB. Sounds like your trip is off to a good start, helian.
1-diet site
2-shopping
Saturday-fried eggplant and pasta
Sunday-
Monday-DD33 put/ leftovers for me
Tuesday-bbq @pool
Wednesday-Green Goddess Shrimp bowls
Thursday-miso glazed shrimp with veggie fried rice
Friday-out after Hopkins
Saturday-Greek Chicken bowls
Events
Saturday-shopping
Sunday
Monday-Little Bit:7:40-5, DD33 PS 3-8, grocery shopping
Tuesday-Little Bit:7:40-7, bloodwork for DD33, National night Out at pool 5-8, $1 Movie Minions@10
Wednesday-Little Bit:7:40-5, art garden playground
Thursday-Little Bit:7:40-5
Friday- Hopkins with DD33
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen, bathroom, vacuum, windex, trash, swish and swipe, dust
Detailed cleaning list for living room-polish furniture, detailed vacuuming
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog, DD33 and me
-read
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
1-diet site
2-shopping
Saturday-fried eggplant and pasta
Sunday-
Monday-DD33 put/ leftovers for me
Tuesday-bbq @pool
Wednesday-Green Goddess Shrimp bowls
Thursday-miso glazed shrimp with veggie fried rice
Friday-out after Hopkins
Saturday-Greek Chicken bowls
Events
Saturday-shopping
Sunday
Monday-Little Bit:7:40-5, DD33 PS 3-8, grocery shopping
Tuesday-Little Bit:7:40-7, bloodwork for DD33, National night Out at pool 5-8, $1 Movie Minions@10
Wednesday-Little Bit:7:40-5, art garden playground
Thursday-Little Bit:7:40-5
Friday- Hopkins with DD33
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, kitchen, bathroom, vacuum, windex, trash, swish and swipe, dust
Detailed cleaning list for living room-polish furniture, detailed vacuuming
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog, DD33 and me
-read
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD33
-walk
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Lauralind
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
Morning all. Kittykat that is very interesting about your neighbors not returning. Who knows what is up there.
Helian that sounds like an adventure on that road. Have a wonderful day. Course it's half way through already.
I'm glad school doesn't start till September here lann. Except I hope I can get ds out of his hermit stage. Except maybe back on routine will help . Frenchie I hope ds10 can enjoy the rest of summer.
I need to get up and figure out what to take. I woke up with a headache. A muscle relaxant and a soak helped the neck some. Maybe a different kind on top. Dh stretched my neck too. Just gotta rest a bit and hope it goes away.
Today's tasks... whb. Pick some berries once it looks like it's done raining? Some crafts? A few things in town. Some more research see if I can read something that will help approach ds. Some days he's ok. I don't mind him in his room some but all day. ? He had all of yesterday home alone while we both worked. Then was out for supper and back in his room all evening.
Helian that sounds like an adventure on that road. Have a wonderful day. Course it's half way through already.
I'm glad school doesn't start till September here lann. Except I hope I can get ds out of his hermit stage. Except maybe back on routine will help . Frenchie I hope ds10 can enjoy the rest of summer.
I need to get up and figure out what to take. I woke up with a headache. A muscle relaxant and a soak helped the neck some. Maybe a different kind on top. Dh stretched my neck too. Just gotta rest a bit and hope it goes away.
Today's tasks... whb. Pick some berries once it looks like it's done raining? Some crafts? A few things in town. Some more research see if I can read something that will help approach ds. Some days he's ok. I don't mind him in his room some but all day. ? He had all of yesterday home alone while we both worked. Then was out for supper and back in his room all evening.
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Gma
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Re: Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Saturday
I'd like a day off, but I still have a K to clean, tidy at Mother's to get ready for the 4 VBS (vacation Bible school) staff. The I will have them Sun eve thru Fri morning. 5 nights, 5 breakfasts, and including myself, 5 people. Remember I've been a widow for 16 years. 8 years before that, everything for dh was pureed. I only had 1 child. Yes, I was the oldest of 4 children, and that was 60 years ago! but was never in charge: Mother was! It's been 3 years since Mother went into a NH, and breakfast for a 98 year old before she went there is quite different from breakfast for 4 active 20 yr olds! And 1 is vegetarian, and another has to be gluten free! So this is going to be a cooking challenge! Plus I'm not a morning person, so getting up and making breakfast for hungry young people is going to be a challenge. I am sure they are nice "kids" and I'm trying to put my anxiety to rest, hoping that I can carry on good conversations with them - I am generally more quiet. I will be welcoming.
That really is a strange situation, kittykatt. Do you think they have decided to stay in Romania? Did the passport expire? (You'd think they would have checked that before leaving) I hope the kitties are all getting along.
Doggedly, do you think that Germane has a high blood sugar and that's why she has such large pee's? Would insulin help? Has that been checked by the vet?
helia, it sounds like you are having a wonderful vacation.
laurlind, I hope you can find something that interests ds to get him more externally focussed.
FFB, sounds like ds10 likes vacation! Getting your kids ready with school supplies must be a strain on the budget.
L.ann, your regular organization impresses me. Our public schools sometimes start in August, sometimes Sept. There is construction work being done in the middle school, so I think Sept this year, so the workers can continue as long as possible. My grandson returns to University in August.
Hi to anyone I missed.
I need to go do some work, which will hopefully reduce my anxiety about having all these people. I have to bring a few clothes to mother's house for myself too. And find a key - I have been getting in with my garage door opener.