Daily Ooo's: Thursday, June 28

[faerywings]

Well. My pleas for a calm day yesterday were a karmic joke. The whole day was horrible and only got worse as it progressed.
I was feeling crummy when I left for work and was moving pretty slowly. When I got home, Gary looked awful. he has had a rough week, Lyme-wise but this was more than that. he is pretty much beat down too. The shop called with the estimate for Caitlyn's car. It is the alternator and because it is under just about everything else, the estimate on labor was for 3 1/2 hours. Plus the actual alternator and she was looking at well over $600. She has dumped so much money in the car, and we don't know if it the right thing to put more money in it. My parents will be getting a new car next year and will pass down their old car to her but we aren't sure what to do in the meantime.
As of right now, the plan is to have the VUE towed to the shop since the brake line is leaking, so no brakes. That should "only" cost $250. Cait will drive my car and I will go back to driving the VUE Cry Gary and his dad are hoping to get a remanufactured alternator and replace it themselves. It should be difficult, just time-consuming. If that works, then *fingers/toes/eyes crossed* that her car will hold out until my parents get their new one.

It all sucks.



I drove with her to her new school and she liked the back way much better than taking the highway. It is only 5-10 minutes longer but all country roads. Nancy- the school is in Mahwah so she would have to be on Rt 17 for a bit. (It gets a "bit" crazy at the NY Thruway/287/17 merge. :nod
We had a nice time together, just chatting about this and that. She is much less stressed about Orientation today so that is a huge plus.
Then I get home and see the news about Justice Kennedy retiring. (Non-US-- he is one of the Supreme Court Justices, he is conservative but not all out right wing). With this retirement, DT gets to appoint another Justice and there have been plans to overturn Roe V Wade (legalizing abortion) since it was upheld. This is bad news. Really bad.


Really, it was a nightmare of a day. Today I am honestly feeling no better. Everything hurts, head, body, soul. I have to call AAA to get the car towed. At least I will be able to wait in my own home so there is that.


Stick a fork in me, I am done :madgrin:


Wishing all of you the peace that I can not seem to find within myself. xoxo

 

[faerywings]

Nancy- I think we got close to 70 but I know we didn't get over that yesterday. We had some crazy thunderstorms last night and this morning. Poor Ray was a mess. hope Luther was OK. Mmm, I love grilled cheese sandwiches. Maybe that will be dinner tonight? It is a good comfort food. Congrats to Brodeur!
Ask your son how long for a car to stabilize for me, I can't wait much longer!!!! LOL



Trudy- Ugh! Sorry that you lost a long post. And no, you are not stupid, you were exciting to Facetime! How are the boys doing? Hunter is almost a year old, right? July?
Hope you had a great hike.


Rae- Oh no!!! That sounds ridiculous about the SW! The hospital better accommodate Jen for continuing B's security since they are dragging their feet with the application. I would be spitting mad!

I wish I could sit with you and give you a hug in person. Life gets overwhelming. It is always good to have an extra ear/shoulder/hand to hold.


Felis- that sounds like what my day today will be-- rain and scrapping. 21 pages this month is incredible!! I hope that the weather is better and that the little animals are safe and sound. Thank you fo the support.


Thank *all* of you for your support. You have no idea how much it helps me. ::grouphug

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... I am up early so got DH some poached eggs for his breakfast. I hate that some mornings I can't go back to sleep after my trek to the washroom LOL. Oh well I feel well rested so far. Yesterday's hike was very nice and the weather was so much better than what was forecasted for the day! Nice sunny blue sky until I returned home and then the clouds moved in and today is supposed to be rainy. So far the sun is shining, but I can see the rainy darkness coming our way. :rain: We sure could use the moisture or else I will need to hand water all the plants in the backyard again. Today I will make a trip to Walmart and pick up a couple of items that I don't seem to be able to find anywhere else in town. :mmph: I might not swim my laps today and put it off until tomorrow. Then I am meeting a friend for a coffee this afternoon. I need to get a page done for a challenge for next month too.

Chris - So sorry that your day did not turn out the way you had hoped for! I swear that your cars are all under some kind of jinxed spell and its not funny, not one bit!! I sure hope that your Gary and FIL will be able to fix Cait's vehicle for a lot less $$! I can't say that I blame Cait for liking the back roads home, I am sure it was way less stressful! The news about DT getting to choose the next Supreme Court Justice is very scary! What is going to become of the United States with this maniac in charge?? :fear: Yes Hunter will be 1 year old soon on the 9th of July, both boys are doing well, however poor Mason had to have some oral surgery done and the hardest part was not letting him have anything to eat or drink for so long. He just did not understand why, when he was so hungry and just wanted a snack. Broke my heart to hear about it!

Rae - NOOOOOO not more mess up with that dam hospital!! :gaah: you and Jen must feel like you are at the end of your rope! I can totally relate with the fighting for everything with the drs and nurses. I once had to plead and beg and cry for them to give my daughter a lumbar puncture to release the pressure on her brain. When they finally did they apologized profusely because the pressure was off the charts and she was in so much pain. It still makes me cry when I think about it. It is a blessing that you have such a loving family to help you get through all of this together! I hope that you can find some kind of peace for your troubled soul today! I too wish I could sit down beside you and give you a big hug! :hug:

Felis - holy cow!!

how did you ever manage to get that many pages scrapped? WTG girlfriend!! That is awesome! Sorry to hear that you are having such rainy weather and I hope that it does not cause any damage to your area! Poor little animals out in the bad weather I feel so sorry for them! Yes my little grandchildren are very young. Hunter will be one year old in July and Mason just turned five. Isaac just turned 10 and sweet Sadie just had her 8th birthday in March. All are growing far to quickly and I miss them everyday that they are away from us. But I am happy that they are doing well and living the life that they want! I will try to get that page done soon with my sisters. I have many that need to be done LOL.

Jean - :hello: I hope that you are keeping cool and enjoying some more time doing your ancestry investigation!

I need some coffee and then I better get to Walmart before it gets to busy! I would much rather just stay home today. Oh well I hope you all have a lovely day! :wave:

 

[nancyr]

good morning - whew thunderstorms in the night and then really loud this morning. Luckily our pets do not seem to mind the storms. Not much on the agenda for the day. Watch some soccer and scrap. Got in a walk with Luther but whew is it really humid with the rain and now the sun coming out!

Chris so sorry that things got worse as your day progressed. The heat is coming so maybe that will help the body feel better. Glad that Cait likes her school and I would do anything to avoid rt17. I always take back roads. Good luck with the car repairs. After listening and thinking about Trump selecting another Supreme Court justice is so scary and then I had a strange conversation with my son last night. He watched a pod cast where a woman psychiatrist claimed that women are coming in complaining that they can not find a real man and that women want to be dominated. I laughed in his face. He got very indignant and feels maybe dominate is not the correct word but a man that takes control. Again I laughed. I tried to explain that as a women who grew up when women had so many less chances to be what they wanted to be whether it was a stay at home mom or a working mom that to go back to that time was something I find unacceptable. I also tried to explain that law-makers deciding women reproductive choices was disgusting. He agrees but still thinks we want a dominate man. I will keep working on him.

Trudy awesome to have such a great hike. If you need the rain hope you get it! Wow I cant believe it is coming up on a year for Hunter. That did goes fast! Good luck with scrapping.

Rae I cant believe the hospital can get away with this. You and Jen have worked so hard to get Bailey well and home again to have the supposed know it alls tear it all down. I am glad that you two are standing your ground! Good luck and hugs.

Felis wow congrats on so many pages! that is awesome! Sorry about the rain and the damage. Hopefully ends soon. Interesting about your diaries and writing down your truths and how you felt. I think that is awesome! I think others if they were to read them would say wow I had those feelings too and we would all feel not so alone. In Kansas (one of the middle of the US states) diaries written by women homesteading this new land were found and published. They are amazing and just so interesting in that they are just the every day life.

Jean hope life is fun and genealogy is keeping you busy!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. My day is a bit busier than I was expecting. The other typist is sick so my part time doctor asked if I would do her work today. Plus I have to leave at lunch time, so I can go pay our property taxes and need to run a few errands.

Good news is that Jen was able to convince them to send off the information to UBC so B's assessment will happen in the next few weeks and then if they think it is time, they will strategize on where to place her for treatment. It might be within Vancouver or it might be up in Kelowna. We're all good with wherever they send her as long as it is the best treatment for her.

I'll try to come back later and read personals. The work is coming in fast now so I'd better get at it. Have a good day everyone.

 

[scrap-genie]

Lots or rain lately so it feels very humid. Don't want to think about how that will effect the next few days with high heat. I did get some scrapping done last night.

Felis, congrats on all those scrapped pages. So glad you are so inspired. About diaries, I've never kept them on a regular basis but have written some from time to time. Mostly I'm less comfortable with writing than with images. Even writing here is a challenge. As to saving things, we have two sort of little diaries my mother wrote and it is really strange reading what she thought when she was young. More distance may make them more universal as the historical ones we read.

Chris, what a bummer about the cars! Hope the alternator can be replaced without all the bucks. As to the supreme court, we are so sc***ed! RBG will have to stay forever, but that only helps so much. At least the coming heat may help your body.

Trudy, sorry you were up so early! At least DH got a nice breakfast. How nice the hike weather was so perfect. Wish we could send you a bit of our recent rain as we don't need all of it.

Nancy, yes, keep working on that DS of yours!!! We had a bit of fun watching sports last night. The Indians finally woke up in St. Louis and not only did the rookie pitcher do well and get the win, but he got a double as his first MLB hit. Still haven't watched any of the soccer.

Rae, thank goodness for a tiny bit of sanity from that hospital! Wishing you lots of strength for the wait to hear now. Seems like your not so busy later week wound up busy anyway. Hugs here too!

 

[felis]

Good morning, girls!
I gotta go to my friend soon, so better to keep this shorten. Something exciting (at least for me ) is that right now this AI robot Sophia, which is prototype similar to the Synths at my Tv series is here at my country. I really wanted to go see her, but unfortunately tickets was too way expensive! It's freaking out how close the future is. We create something to destroy us. And its logical that AI will be against us. They will learn fast, will have all facts, without unnecessary emotion, and it's enough to check the news from only one year so to can realize how destructive humans are for the planet. At least AI will allows wild animals to lives in one clear and safe planet. I'm afraid it not have future not only for the humans, but for the farm animals too, because they needs unremitting cares and when they aren't necessary to the robots, they don't have reason to keep care for them. I think I'm most upset that some day on this planet there will be no more goats, than for the humanity. :mrgreen:

Trudy, oh yes, I definitely thought that all kids are on a similar age around 7-8 years. So amazing that such a small Hunter makes so many intriguing things :yo: ! I was thinking the same at least we don't have to watering now, but I hope soon to be able to mow, or mine Hunter will disappear in this jungle , and she is lost her bell against bird hunting again, of course :roll: So good that weather is cooperating for the hike! Have a fun with your friend!

Nancy, I think many people don't make difference between husband who will protect you and this one who will dominate you. The other side is to have wife who will support you, not to care for you as is your mom. Especially now when is shame to not have at least one divorce, as a century ago was shameful even to think about that, relationship are become soo complicated. Everything is so hurried and on a conveyor: new phone every year, better job, bigger house, younger wife. But no quality time spent with them when you get it. Ambition is become more important than effect of results.
Hmm, I think these diaries written by some housewife Dorothy, could be very interesting indeed. But this is only because they are live in interesting times.

Rae, hooray for the success of Jen and fingers crossed for the best decision to be taken for B! I hope also that busy schedule means less time for your mind to worry for details which repeat again and again!

Jean, still have something that stop me to destroy mine diaries. I seriously considering to cut only the parts that needs to forgot . I don't know why but this year, I'm totally absorbed from past events and decisions. And all is such a mess. And I need space in my house and my mind too.

Chris, sounds like stress make things worse for both you and Gary, so I hope you'll can find some way for break from the reality :behindsofa:! Maybe something like weekend with subjects banned for discussion! Or something like that. Many hugs from here!::grouphug