What Did You Do Today?

[DianaB]

Gayle, that is sooo funny!!!!! I hope they were able to get your car "Americanized" again!!!!

We've been getting some snow!! Last night we got a bit more but not near what was expected. I had stocked up on groceries so I'd have enough to make soup or something if the kids were here sledding.

I can't remember if I mentioned that we bought Daya a hedgehog for Christmas!! He's soooo cute but soooo prickly!!!! They were finally able to bring him home so it's been interesting hearing about everything that's going on with him. Daya named him Stue.

I ran into town today to go to the doctor with my sister-in-law, Kathy. She's having problems with headaches and has even been to a headache specialist but they can't figure out what's going on......plus she's having problems with anxiety. She asked me to go with her because she knows that I understand about anxiety. Afterwards we went to Pizza Hut and had a coke and breadsticks. She was so appreciative about me going with her. She and I have always gotten along well since we're both married to Baker boys!! I feel so sorry for her having headaches. The doctor upped her meds so hopefully that will help.

Hubby's been home a lot. We just really have times that we don't get along very well and now is one of those times. We don't fight or argue but just seem to be at odds with each other. This learning to live with just my husband is HARD!!!! That's one of the reason's I haven't been on much.

Linda......I hope your back gets better. I'm worried about you. I'll be praying that all goes well!!

Lindsey......I'm glad that you spoke up for yourself!!! I'm also glad that you learned that you're a valuable person at work.......and yes, you should have asked for more money with all of the time you put in!!! Hopefully next time you'll know to do that!!!

Janet, I'm glad to hear that your Mom's home and is getting help. I know that you'll make sure that she gets the best of care.....you're a good daughter!!!

[gja1000]

Diana, I saw the picture of the hedgehog and he is adorable!! I love the name, Stue!

I completely understand about you and Glen. Sometimes Gary and I just can't seem to see eye to eye and when we are together a lot, it sometimes is worse. MEN! Why can't they just see things like we do. LOL!

I'm sorry you didn't have much snow - I know you wanted more! We are very cold here tonight, but no moisture!

[Janet]

Gayle...I didn't get to see Toy Story 3 yet, but you make it sount fun. Glad your car is back in English...I don't understand any other language either so it would have to be in English for me...lol.
Glad you didn't have to listen to it.

Sorry you didn't get enough snow Diana. We have ground cover, but not really alot in inches. Today we have a 2-hour delay. The wind picked up overnight and caused some drifting but the temp is only 0 with a wind chill of -15. Sure will be glad when warmer temps arrive.

I also want to know more about this hedgehog Stue...lol. What do hedgehogs do and eat and well...fill me in.

I'm sure it just takes some adjustment with no kids at home. You two will work out your time. It's probably like that with everyone...I don't know if there is anyone I could spend most of my time with......a little can go a long way...LOL

We have a two hour delay this morning due to mostly the cold I think. There may be a few drifted roads, I'm not sure.

[Blueyes]

Diana, my son Michael had a hedgehog when he has in high school. Not something you can cuddle, but very interesting to watch, lol! I can SO sympathize with you about Glen Mike retired 2 years ago, and we are together 24/7. Now that the kids/grandkids have moved away, it's just us. Some days are REALLY hard, but others are really fun. Marriage is just tough, no matter how many years you practice!

I'm so anxious to hear how Janet's mom is. Both of my parents had a stroke that led to their death, and my brother had a stroke at 57. In my opinion, they are way worse that a heart attack.

[JJJ]

Originally Posted by gja1000

How many classes are you taking?

I'm taking four classes one is Old Testament and even thought I'm not a believer it's very interesting. I used to go to church and I was like sheeez I know all the stories in the Bible but I finally started reading the Bible and there's a lot of juicy stories. No wonder those were not told. I will probably never be a religious person but I love learning. Wish my science classes stayed in my head

Glad your car speaks english again, that was funny. My mom would have loved a spanish speaking car

[Lindsey]

That sounds like an interesting class!!

I did some shopping on the weekend for our trip. I was looking for sales and found a cute little bolero type sweater... regular price $49.50, on sale for $14.99 PLUS an extra 25% off! That's my kind of shopping I needed to find a sweater that will keep my arms warm but not take up too much room in a backpack, and not get all wrinkly looking! Jackpot I got a few other shirts too that won't wrinkle badly. I know I still have lots of time before we go, but when I see a sale, I just can't say no!

I'm finding out about a lot more work drama going on here in my office... people quitting, people being fired, people having issues with other people.. things just aren't looking that great around here. I think everyone is just really on edge and it's not a good feeling to be around.

[JJJ]

Wow Lindsey, just hang on tight it will all be better.

[gja1000]

Lindsay, I just hate office drama. We don't have much here at the University, but it does happen from time to time - NO FUN!

[Lindsey]

We never used to have drama like this! I started a new thread about it so I don't hijack this one lol... I miss our old days though in our old office. That office was really crowded but we all ate lunch together and had fun together and talked to each other all day. We moved to this big nice new office and the whole dynamic changed.

Anyways, besides that, we're still spending time planning our Europe trip! We might have an extra day to put somewhere and I'm just not sure where yet! We had planned on spending 2 nights in Dublin but HOLY COW it's expensive For the two of us to stay in a hotel for two nights, it would cost over $200 CAD. So we might splurge for one night and do another night somewhere else. We had planned to skip Glasgow completely, but maybe we can fit in one night there now Still undecided!

[DianaB]

Sorry about the office drama, Lindsey. I'll check the other thread for more info.

Thanks all for your concern about Glen and I. We really are struggling. I'm not sure what's going to happen.......but hopefully things will get better. He's gone hunting today so I have the whole day to myself!!!! Yay!!!

Janet, the hedgehog is soooo cute!!! They're not suppose to smell which is something that interested Amy. He eats cat food.....how easy is that? She did buy an expensive cage for him and a nice wheel. They are nocturnal and they need excerise so you really need a wheel for them to run. They don't chew on stuff like mice or rats because they're not related to them. They DO poke!! When they are upset the quills stick out more than when they're calm. He's losing quills right now which makes him grumpy so he hasn't been very pleasant. Once he gets through with that he'll be a lot better. They have a piece of fleece that they put him in to hold him so they don't get poked.....he's really hard to get very cuddly with!!! Amy's been really excited about him and she's even talking about getting a female and breeding them. She doesn't want to get big in it but just one coupld......we'll see what happens. Stue is definitely an interesting pet!!!

I spent the day yesterday at Dae Lynn's. Glen was really sick over the weekend and I didn't want to have Dean around him. But by Monday morning Glen was better. While I watched Dean I worked on getting the painting finished in her house. I worked until evening but I did finally get done what I had planned on doing and touching up. There's still a lot of trim that needs to be painted but I really don't think that it's worth the effort unless they were to own the house. I painted a red trim around the top of the kitchen cabinets and it looked really nice!!

After I got done Dae Lynn fixed some leftovers for us and we watched some tv together. Dean has definitely found his voice and while we hoped he'd be somewhat quiet....I think that he's going to be a noise maker like his sister!!! The evening there was NOT very relaxing!!! Oh to be yound and have patience!!!

[judy]

Diana,

I hope things improve very fast between you and Glen. Marriage is so hard! I have faith in you. You are such a good person, I'm sure you will know how to handle this from the heart.

[Lindsey]

I just want to say I had a dream last night that all of you were getting together for a picnic, and it was only 2 hours from our house so Scott and I decided to go... and we ate hamburgers at picnic tables in a park. Lol I don't know where that dream came from!

[gja1000]

I like that dream very much cuz if we were only 2 hours from your house, that means I was in Canada!!!!!

[gja1000]

WHEW! I have my 14 year old granddaughter, Abigail, till Friday. Her mom is in Houston looking for a house to buy. Did I tell you all they have a contract on their house here? They have their inspection tomorrow and if everything goes OK with that, then they should be good to go. They will have to move into my old house by the end of February. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly!

Anyway, back to Abigail. I picked her from school today, took her to her house to get her clothes, stopped to buy her a hair straightener to leave at my house, picked up supper for her, went home for an hour while she did her homework, fed Gary, took her to volleyball practice, went back home, picked her up from practice, went back home, fixed her a snack, fixed Gary a snack, fed the dogs, and here I am. WHEW! In the morning I have to take her to school, drop the dogs off at the groomers, go to work, and pick her up from school (although Gary may do that - after he picks up the dogs). We are going to take her out to eat dinner at our favorite little grill - so thank goodness no dinner to cook.

I'm not used to all this running around!

[DianaB]

Whew, Gayle!!! You made me tired just reading about all of your running with Abigail!!! Kids have so many activities anymore!!!! At least you only have two or three days of it!!!!

Today I had Dean.........that's pretty much all I can say!!! He's into everything so I can't get much else done!!! He's so cute walking all over everywhere on his cute little legs!!!! I'll get some pictures as soon as I can get a new charger for my camera......lost or misplace mine!!!

While Dean was here he fell on an antique stand where our tv is at and got a huge goose egg on his forehead......later he slipped on some newspapers and hit the other side of his forehead and the back of his head!! He looked like he'd been through a war with Grandma by the time Dae Lynn came to get him. I felt so bad.....they really hurt when he did them....Poor little guy.

Tomorrow......more of Dean!!!! At least I get a good night's sleep before he's back!!!!