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I had to go look up her age because I surely thought she was at least over 40. To each their own but I wanted to be done having kids by the time I was 40 (I’m not judging- my sister in law had her one and only kid at 41). I was shocked to see that Erin is only 37. She seems way older to that than me. I think it’s the pounds of makeup.

I don’t consider rock climbing risky at all. I know mileage may vary but generally you are attached to a pulley system especially with indoor rock climbing. It’s not like you are going to fall and injure yourself unless you are doing free range mountain climbing. I had the hardest time getting my son’s cardiologist to clear him for skating and playing non contact hockey. He finally gave me the a-ok but suggested many other sports options including rock climbing.

I’m only really watching this show for Joshua Jackson. I watch a lot of crap tv so I have a low bar. I actually thought this episode was pretty good until the threesome at which point I actually changed the channel. I mean yes I’ll probably still tune in next week but this is not the show I wanted it to be and I’m surprised at the names they get attached to it. Maybe I’ve just had enough Ryan Murphy to last me a while between this, Aaron Hernandez and Menendez.

I just saw this news on his Instagram account. How terrible. A family friend of ours got married last Thanksgiving. On their honeymoon her husband didn’t feel well and went to the dr when they got back. He found out he had colon cancer and we laid him to rest last Wednesday. He was 45.

Definitely ripped from the headlines case out of Newport News, Va. The kid was in kindergarten. I remember because I have family in the area and I am a kindergarten assistant. No staff except those trained in certain hands on methods are allowed to touch children. The school I work at believes in the inclusion method of teaching EC children so I often have EC kids in my class. I have been kicked, hit, had chairs thrown at me, had to evacuate the classroom so other children don’t get harmed while the lead teacher gets hit, etc. the only exception we’ve encountered was when we were on a field trip and a particular kid bit my teacher. She and another teacher restrained him but documented the whole incident on video so as not to have any repercussions.

Could the Panthers look anymore like sh!t?! Good Lawd…….

As a mom of three mostly healthy kids I don’t generally judge other parents but there is a new-ish video of Tori yanking Lilah off of Zach so she could snuggle him on the couch instead of Lilah. I get the “meaning” behind it- she was trying to be funny but she yanked her with such force it made me wince and watch it a second time. I myself have moved my kids by their legs like that when they were babies but in a playful and safe way. This seemed like a hard yank and didn’t sit right with me. I’ve not spoken out on their other videos because we all grow up different and Instagram only gives us a snap shot but this one sat differently with me.

I could so relate to this episode. I’ve worked in a K-12 school for three years now in Kindergarten and my first two years I stayed sick all the time. Got every illness known to man it felt like. If another teacher was in the work room and said a kid in their classroom had lice, ringworm, covid, etc I’d avoid them at all costs. We had fall break the last week of September and Covid was going around. Thought for sure I’d spend the break with it but I didn’t. Parents a lot of the times treat school like daycare and send kids in even when they aren’t supposed to and we send them home, for example 24 hours fever free is a big one. Unfortunately we’ve been out of school for almost a month now due to Hurricane Helene. Hoping to go back by the end of the month but there is no water (another thing brought up in this episode) and you can’t have school with no water. The schools are looking at bringing in porta potties and having parent volunteers on “fire watch” because the sprinkler system can’t operate.

Panthers… Ugh! I live in Asheville surrounded by all the devastation Helene left. Was hoping the Panthers would maybe provide some welcome relief. No such luck :( My family was spared and we feel lucky but my husbands job was destroyed in Biltmore Village. I’m out of work due to no school being in session and we are housing and providing showers, laundry and water to as many families as we can.

Whew… I know I don’t post often enough to leave a mark on anyone’s memory here but I just got cell service back today after dealing with Helene. Was finally able to watch news coverage and the devastation we are dealing with is no joke. I live about 10 minutes outside of Asheville, NC. We had about three days there with no cell service, no way to contact friends or family, no way to find out what was going on around us. No power, etc. everyone frantically trying to find out if loved ones were alive and still doing so. We surpassed all records set from the 1916? Flood and they are now calling this the 500 year flood. My husband’s company has an office down the street from Biltmore and he managed to make it down there and the building no longer exists. Whole towns were completely wiped out. My family was spared a lot of damage but we have a place on Lake James and it was destroyed along with our meager boat. My daughter was most distraught about her bike being gone. We can’t get to the lake because the highways are closed. My parents live 10 minutes outside of Asheville in the other direction and they had damage to their garage and shed, multiple trees down. We have a generator but also currently have power and water. They do not. So they are staying with us until things are restored. The county hoped by Friday most power would be restored but Asheville City could go weeks without water. My brother lives 30 minutes away in yet another direction and tried to get to my house today but was unable to make it due to road conditions. We have had flooding here in the past but nothing like this. I grew up in Eastern NC and am used to Hurricanes so I didn’t really “prep” but now the few stores that are open are cash only (I don’t carry cash) and gas is at a premium with lines for miles. Believe all the footage you see. It’s bad.

Another thing that took me out of the story.. Athena put the bad guy fake cop whatever in a sedan type trunk and then drove off in an SUV. My daughter is 8. Not allergic to bees and would be freaking the f*** out. I would too. We are in stink bug season and they are all over the house and she refuses to go to her room until I do a stink bug check.

Aldi came out with some bags like that a few years ago. I love it and wish I had bought more than one. Since I only have one I use it for my bread, eggs and chips. Dr related peeve. I have severe dentist phobia but go twice a year like I’m supposed to. Despite having insurance I still somehow always owe $100.00 or more per visit. Like, what’s the point of having insurance? The last time I went they told me I needed a filling even though I didn’t have a cavity. So I scheduled the appointment for another date and left. Thought about it and decided I really couldn’t afford it. So they send me texts to confirm my appointment and I don’t confirm it. When I remembered to call and cancel the appointment it was a Friday morning and the office is closed on Friday. My appointment was the following Monday afternoon so I call to cancel Monday morning. A few weeks later I get a bill for $75.00 for not cancelling within the 24 hour period. How can I cancel in 24 hrs if you are closed on Friday and my appointment is on Monday. And when you send me texts asking to confirm and I don’t isn’t that sufficient enough to say I’m not coming?

Color me surprised that the Panthers managed to pull out a win yesterday! Maybe I can start wearing my shirt out in public again. I had a feeling they would win so I placed some $1.00 bets on my apps and managed to win about $25.00. Funny story- I am not a gambler at all but my husband got me on these apps and when you sign up you get “free” bets. So I’ve never actually put any of my own money on these things. Just been playing off the free money they hook you with to get started. Back in April I placed a bet for NC State to win one of their basketball games. My husband placed the same bet on his account and we won a total of $2,000. My dryer died the next day so free sports betting paid for my new dryer.

Not Broadway related but I had the opportunity last weekend to attend Land of Oz. It’s a theme park related to all things Wizard of Oz and it’s akin to attending a walking musical if you will. The costumes and singing were all top notch. The park itself is only open 4 weekends out of the year and the characters walk the park with you and break out into song and dance while you walk along the yellow brick road. It was a really great experience. Saturday my mom, daughter and I went to see the local theatre production of The Sound of Music and were blown away by the talent! I may never make it to an actual Broadway show but if what our local theatre puts out is any indication I’m ok with that :)

The Panthers have a 4 o clock game today. I invited my parents over for food and to watch the game. We do this most weekends but not every weekend. I figured since we are sort of starting over with Dalton it’s a reason to watch together. I always wear my Panthers shirt on Sunday but today before going to the store opted for a regular T shirt. Too embarrassed to wear a Panthers shirt in public right now. I’ll put it on in a few hours.