The Coffee House

snerd · Dec 2, 2014

Went to therapy (shoulder) for an hour and a half. Then went to mall for a little Christmas shopping. Then to other side of town to Target to pick up some ornaments for my nekkid Christmas tree. I'm worn out!

limr · Dec 2, 2014

pgriz said:
Have another glass of wine, Leonore. You're still too wound up.

I think the problem was that I never had a first!

I think a swig of vodka and then the evening toilette: brush teeth, wash face, heat up water for my hot water bottle, climb into bed, give kitties their night-night snack, and then head off to la-la land.

snowbear · Dec 2, 2014

Goodnight, Lenny.

My lovely wife has signed up for some Ops Center OT on Saturday (0600-1800). That means she gets to feed the darling demons while I get the rare sleep in.

minicoop1985 · Dec 3, 2014

Coffee time! Signing up for the craft sale this weekend. Hoping to finally sell some crap at one.

minicoop1985 · Dec 3, 2014

Already had a bloody mary and it's 2 PM. What a shitty day so far.... Toddlers are stressful.

limr · Dec 3, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
Already had a bloody mary and it's 2 PM. What a shitty day so far.... Toddlers are stressful.

One of the reasons why I don't have one :048:

minicoop1985 · Dec 3, 2014

Can't say I blame you, Leonore. Not today, that's for sure.

limr · Dec 3, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
Can't say I blame you, Leonore. Not today, that's for sure.

sm4him · Dec 3, 2014

limr said:
minicoop1985 said:

Already had a bloody mary and it's 2 PM. What a shitty day so far.... Toddlers are stressful.

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One of the reasons why I don't have one

I've got a WAY different take on that today. My kids are grown, the toddler days LONG since behind us and evidently, the days of grandmothering a little one still a bit in the future…but that's not the reason for my different take on the "toddlers are stressful" thought today.

Yesterday, we had a horrific school bus accident here in town, just about 5 miles or so from where I work. Three lives lost, two of them kids, ages 6 and 7.
One of the kids was a twin--her twin brother was sitting right next to the adult aide, who also died. He survived.
Those parents can never, ever get yesterday back, to hug those little ones just an extra minute longer. The proximity to Christmas just makes the pain that much more unimaginable to me.

Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer today, but…yeah. Pick that frustrating, stress-inducing toddler up tonight and give them an extra-long hug.

snowbear · Dec 3, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
Already had a bloody mary and it's 2 PM. What a shitty day so far.... Toddlers are stressful.

Just wait . . . they get more sub-human the closer they get to 15, or so.

Sharon is right. When I was at the 9-1-1 center, there were many nights I couldn't get home to the family soon enough.

minicoop1985 · Dec 3, 2014

Yeah, I definitely see your point. That's something I can't imagine by any stretch of the imagination.

minicoop1985 · Dec 4, 2014

Where is everyone tonight? Been quiet around here.

bribrius · Dec 4, 2014

probably sleeping?????

Gary A. · Dec 5, 2014

My Nike activity tracker died. I just received a replacement ... a Garmin. Finally got it setup and communicating with computer and phone. I hope it's better than the Nike. It came with a heart monitor. That should be useful.

bribrius · Dec 5, 2014

Gary A. said:
My Nike activity tracker died. I just received a replacement ... a Garmin. Finally got it setup and communicating with computer and phone. I hope it's better than the Nike. It came with a heart monitor. That should be useful.

don't even know what that is??? activity tracker??