dusky

My daughter keeps breaking crap, she managed to pull the handle off of our kitchen sink faucet I can't get it back on and my back isn't in any shape to crawl around under the sink and replace the faucet, so I have to get someone to do it. That means finding the person, finding a time they can come in and frickin' paying them. There is only so much you can do in the bathroom sink. Her car is also back to not working. After we got it fixed the windshield wipers didn't work and then the battery died and now it is buried under 2 feet of snow and she isn't doing anything about digging it out so we can jump it and get it back over to the mechanic's. Also it is snowing again. I want to send super vibes to cko. the rest of you will have to make do with regular vibes ;)

They closed the office for today, they were nice enough to let us know yesterday before we left, so there was no getting up and half getting ready waiting for the phone call. The snow seems to be very light and fluffy so even though there is a ton of it it should be fairly easy to deal with. I think pretty much everything is closed today and people are staying home, I will probably try to catch up on things on my DVR, I still haven't finished True Blood and haven't even started American Horror Story, I have the Veronica Mars movie but my daughter hasn't watched the series so that is out if she ever wakes up.

Thank you so much Buffyjunkie, I was pretty sure it was you but your name change made me over think it just a bit.

I feel very guilty, I got my awesome Secret Santa present before Christmas and opened it on Christmas morning, it was a wonderful limited edition print of a dragonfly and a Buffy comic book accompanied by snarky comentary of the comic book. I wanted to take a picture and post it in the other place but had some issues. Mainly that my smart phone isn't all that damn smart. (or it just might be me). I was the Secret Santa of the awesome queen of cupcakes, CKO,. My changing offices and the winter have been somewhat stressful, the new office is much closer to home but much much busier and I am just not comfortable there yet. I am overly invested in football today and very thankful that I have tomorrow off. My daughter's father sent me an email inquiring about her, can I just reply "fuck off" ? I feel I have been a bad internet friend, I will try to do better, I love you guys

Erratic, I wanted to tell you a bit about some friends of mine who are doing the foster to adopt thing, They have had the 2 brothers for a close to a year and a half. When they got them it was pretty much thought that they were unadoptable because the younger one had been so badly abused he had severe emotional issues and you just couldn't get him to go to sleep at night. Now they boys are really thriving, there are still issues of course but they are more raising kids crap that happens and not "these boys are doomed" stuff. I admire this couple so very much I can't imagine how difficult it is but it is amazing how much difference a commited and loving home can make, I know that you can make that kind of difference as well and I want you to know that even when things get tough that it can be done. Do you guys really want an Ex rant. I'll do it but you don't have to read it. He stopped paying child support this summer because Alexa refuses to talk with him. He owes me about 2 grand that I will never see because she has now turned 18 and is out of school. In my last communication from me he told me quote "You’ve always had a habit of exaggerating to get your way." I really want to know how I have ever gotten "my way". I suggested that he write Alexa a letter with no excuses, he did write her a letter but of course it was full of excuses, I believe he said something like "at least I am not an alcoholic car thief". Yeah? I guess. Alexa is doing fairly well she is going to be taking a 6 week course to get her some skill training some aptitude testing and some job search help. She really just needs to find a job right now and take some time to figure out what she wants. I am going to be changing offices soon, the office I am going to is busier but it is also in town, so no more hour long commute this winter. I have been following along with everything and vibing and cheering right along, I hope you all aren't regretting that I got a keyboard.

I have a keyboard. Be afraid be very afraid.

Has anyone here ever been to a chiropractor? My back and neck seem to be getting into a fight with the rest of my body. I have a chiropractic benefit with my health insurance and I am wondering if I should look into it. Vibes to you all.

I saw Travis' s company Shaping Sound, Amy was dancing with them. It was seriously amazing.

I am in for secret Santa. Love you guys

You got to love having a job where, although it doesn't happen all the time, it doesn't surprise you when someone starts screaming "fuck you you fucking cocksuckers" at you. Thankfully I have you guys in my life so I know not everybody sucks, in fact there are some pretty damn amazing people in this world. Yeah for work KPC, boo for difficult eldercare issues Barphe

Super vibes to the amazing Annief.

Vibes are worth alot, thank you. I forgot Erratic and her wonderous news. I have friends who are currently fostering 2 brothers with the hope of adopting them. It has been quite the journey for them. I always say that parenting is the most manic depressive endovour on planet, it is worse than sales.

Trully Madly Deeply had the most realistic depiction of grief this side of The Body. I rented it at my local video store a very long time ago, it was in the romantic comedy section. When I returned it I demanded they move it to drama. After my daughter refused to speak to him, my ex made good on his threat to stop paying child support, I called the state but because she is going to be 18 in a couple of months they said that there is nothing they can do. I emailled him and explained to him that what he is doing is the same as tossing his kid out of the house and expecting someone else to take her in. To the surprises of no one he has not replied. He didn't pay a lot but trying to make up $500 a month is not easy, I have been taking all the overtime available but I don't think I can continue to work 6 day 50 hour weeks indefinately without killing myself. Barphe, I am so sorry you are going through all of this, make sure to take care of yourself in anyway you can. Work vibes for KPC. Take care everyone, I am thinking about you.

My current retirement plan is to work until I am 70 and then drop dead suddenly and not be found for 2 days (so no costly medical intervention). My daughter thinks I will be a cute old person and wants me to live until I am 90. Houston we have a problem. Super vibes to Barphe and semi super vibes to everyone else. Question for you all, I am working with a woman who is driving me crazy, no mater what I say she will correct me, whether it is something work related or not. I have any number of concerns about how she does her job but it isn't my place to say anything. I am very angry about this but do not know how to deal with it, any thoughts?

I am waiting to get an oil change and replacement tire (I had slow leak and then while trying to put air in the thing pulled out the valve). I am so tired right now except for the weekend of my niece's wedding, which was lovely, I have worked 50 hour 6 day weeks all summer. Of course things like needing a new tire keep me from getting ahead on all the OT. I have been keeping up with the thread just still being without a keyboard makes posting difficult. I am apparently very old and not good at posting from my kindle. This post has taken 20 minutes. So I will just Offer general vibes and let you all know i think the world of you all.

Barphe, all my support. I also am wondering if assisted living might be a much better option. I understand how emotionally fraught a decision this can be but I think it should at least be on the table. I know you are receiving therapy but perhaps it might be a good idea if you and your husband did some short term marriage counseling because this is the sort of thing that can stress even the strongest of marriages. I see people all the time brought almost to the breaking point by having to care for their elderly parents. It in no way makes you weak that you are finding this situation extremely difficult. Again know that we all have your back.

When I was in college there was a DJ who would dedicate an hour to a different artist every night often going for deep cuts. I recorded a bunch of those. Oh and that DJ was Tom Bergeron of Dancing With the Stars, a show I have never watched even though I have a "I knew him when" feeling about him. I also once had a tape that had CSN &Y on one side and America on the other. To this day I get the groups confused. The first car I drove was my mother's Ford Pinto. I once got 8 people into that death trap. Asshole ex still has not responded to anything. I guess I won't be getting child support this month. Good thing I have had OT available. Although I can't keeping working these hours without completely burning out.

Don't whine at the cable company employee. Ask if there is anything they can do to lower the bill, maybe they can maybe they can't but don't whine. This message brought to you by the poor tired cable company employee who is in the middle of her third six day 50 hour plus week with one more to go before the glory of a 3 day weekend to go to her niece's wedding. I continue to keep up with the thread vibing, cheering and laughing where appropriate but still without a keyboard so you are all missing out on the epic rant about my asshole ex. H

Yeah KPC, Breaking keyboardless silence to let you all know that my daughter has passed her high school equivalency and now has her "good enough diploma" tm Chris Rock a full year before she would have graduated if she had actually bothered to go to school. She is working this summer scooping ice cream for my brother and doing pretty well all things considered. I thought you would all like to know.

LnB and Harvested I just wanted to send you some super vibes. Someday I will have a keyboard and you won't be able to shut me up.

Still keyboardless but I am on vacation next week so that may get fixed. Really need this one. I hope to get away with the kid for a couple of days but she is working for my brother this summer and doesn't have her schedule yet. I won a couple of gift cards at work (sales incentives) one is fifty dollars at Amazon and the other is 25at Wal-Mart. I have been avoiding Wal-Mart for well you know, reasons. But free gift card! KPC you got through it, sometimes that is all that counts. Vibes to Little Voice and Harvester and everyone else.

I love that you remembered the swatches an jerky, erratic. You people are the greatest

I am still here, but still without a keyboard. Been reading and vibing and giving hearty fuck s to ms, cancer and dementia. You wonderful people are missing out on a truly amazing rant about my ex husband. It might very well be pages long along with extensive quotes from the email where he demands that his 17 year old daughter speak with him at least twice a month or he will no longer send child support.

Still no computer. Still here reading and vibing. Prepare for me to over share once I have a keyboard. Be afraid be very afraid ;)

My computer has died. I am posting from my kindle. This is a pain. I will be back when I have a frelling keyboard. I will then have a lot to say. Until then I will be reading and vibing.