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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Monday Just Monday

Riding · Guru

Yawn Not quite Monday yet here in Wyoming, but 47 more minutes and it will be and I HAVE to be at work at 7AM, yawnnnnnnnn and despite waking up at 5:30 - 6:00 Saturday and Sunday....tomorrow I will NEEEEEEEED more sleep LOL

so off to bed I go

HAPPY Monday!!! See you all later

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I have to get up early too. I know I'll regret tonight.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Its 3:30 local time, and the cat just walked all over me, demanding to be fed. If she does this again tomorrow, DH will make her gone! (Well, she IS 20 years old, and gets hungry earlier and earlier)

Why am I on GT instead of in my bed, snoring? Oh well.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Good morning! Had a nice birthday yesterday. Got roses from DH and we went out to dinner at our local Italian restaurant. Had a yummy dinner and finished off with cheesecake of course! Today, my BFF and her husband are driving down to take me out to lunch at Red Lobster so looking forward to that.
All of the sudden DD decides she wants to do puzzles together, lol. Personally, I feel like that is what I am going to be doing in the nursing home down the road, so it isn't my thing but I like doing things with her lol. We did a small puzzle yesterday. But, I thought it would be fun to get a Snoopy puzzle and they are like $30 for a puzzle. I am like what in the world do you do with them after you put them together? I only want to do it once. And, no I don't want to glue them and frame them, etc. That seems pretty pricey for a cut piece of cardboard with a picture on it.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Good morning.

It's 34 degrees. The sky is pink. And nothing is moving or making a sound except the train. It's a good two miles from here.

Gaga, where did you find a $30 puzzle? I have a box with 4 1000 pc puzzles in it for $7.

We do puzzles. We have a puzzle table. Someone gets a puzzle out and starts it and then we all "work on it" a little each day til it is done. They are 1000 to 10,000 pc puzzles. I have a 3d puzzle too. We love them.

After they are finished, they will sit for a day or three and then they get put back in the box.

I've donated puzzles after we have done them.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Haven't done the 3d ones. But, I was looking at Amazon online for puzzles. And, they are expensive. I mean, to me, it is something to do, and then just donate so I don't want to pay $30 for a puzzle.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Haven't done the 3d ones. But, I was looking at Amazon online for puzzles. And, they are expensive. I mean, to me, it is something to do, and then just donate so I don't want to pay $30 for a puzzle.

Sounds like a job for your SS!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

It's bad enough that I had to work with my VSS co-worker this weekend, but did I REALLY have to dream about working with her too????

flan

FNW · Guru

We do puzzles, too. I have a card table I have left up for them, but then it gets old (puzzle doing) and I put it away. Now I have my Christmas tree up where the table would go, so puzzles will have to wait or be worked on in the basement until after the holidays. We do some of the smaller ones on the coffee table. When we rented the beach house in Bethany, we went out and bought a few in the local gift shop and worked on them with my mother. It was fun. She loves puzzles and has a place in her home where she works on them. Usually saves a few of the last pieces for the boys to finish it up.

TrudyML · Guru

Morning.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

flan327 wrote:

It's bad enough that I had to work with my VSS co-worker this weekend, but did I REALLY have to dream about working with her too????

flan

OMG. That's the WORST! Like doing a double shift, lol.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Haven't done the 3d ones. But, I was looking at Amazon online for puzzles. And, they are expensive. I mean, to me, it is something to do, and then just donate so I don't want to pay $30 for a puzzle.

Some we keep. Some we pass on.

Senior centers love getting them.

And I don't $30 for a puzzle. That's just crazy.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Oh hey! Gaga, if your daughter really likes puzzles, you get family pictures made into puzzles.

Single pictures to elaborate collages.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

FNW wrote:
We do puzzles, too. I have a card table I have left up for them, but then it gets old (puzzle doing) and I put it away. Now I have my Christmas tree up where the table would go, so puzzles will have to wait or be worked on in the basement until after the holidays. We do some of the smaller ones on the coffee table. When we rented the beach house in Bethany, we went out and bought a few in the local gift shop and worked on them with my mother. It was fun. She loves puzzles and has a place in her home where she works on them. Usually saves a few of the last pieces for the boys to finish it up.

We take a new one on vacation. It's a great down time activity.

ladyloonatic · Regular

Happy Monday! I'm at work alone today, nothing much happening here so far.

We used to do puzzles a lot, we'd put them together more than once. Some are more fun than others. I usually just pick them up at K-mart or Walmart or somewhere like that. Didn't spend $30 on one! I still have a lot of puzzles.

Re: NJNs o.p., "Twinkle Twinkie Twilight," that's quite a name. Anyway, I hope they find her OK, even if her parents did give her a ridiculous name. I knew a girl when I was little who name was Twinkie... don't know if that was her given name or a nickname.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Happy Monday, everyone!

Looks like a rainy day in DFW.

That's okay, we need it.

And an update on the little girl.

She was found safe. smile

Double props to the newscasters around here, for saying her name with a straight face. wink

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Happy Monday, everyone!
Looks like a rainy day in DFW.
That's okay, we need it.
And an update on the little girl.
She was found safe.
Double props to the newscasters around here, for saying her name with a straight face.

Thanks! I can't imagine how scared her parents were.

flan

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Happy Monday, everyone!
Looks like a rainy day in DFW.
That's okay, we need it.
And an update on the little girl.
She was found safe.
Double props to the newscasters around here, for saying her name with a straight face.
Thanks! I can't imagine how scared her parents were.
flan

It was the Mom that took her, flan.

She had lost custody, and the baby was in foster care. cry

Here's a link to the story: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/CPS-Missing-15-Month-Old-Girl-350004801.html

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Oh, wow! Thanks, FWM.

I'm at work until 2:00.

flan

msrock · Guru

When I was a kid, me and my friend put a puzzle together and it was the funnest puzzle ever because of the detail. I even remembered the name of it. It was called Verticalville. Anyhow... I just went and googled it for the heck of it... and OMG I found it! I mean this was like 35 years ago. It made my day! Thanks Gaga. lol! aww

msrock · Guru

Oh and apparently it sells for $29.99. I wouldn't have a problem paying that. smile

-- Edited by msrock on Monday 16th of November 2015 10:26:31 AM

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I used to do puzzles. The better ones have a superior cut to the pieces. I consider it therapy!

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I got woken up by flopsy mopsy having a seizure. So now I'm up but not entirely happy. Already started in on the laundry.

I'm glad they found Twinkle. Sounds like she's going to have a lot of reasons to hate her parents.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Oh dang, NJN!

Not a good start to your morning! cry

Is Carlee okay?

Bonny22Pye · Guru

My son has become an incredible needy toddler. He just howls for me if I am not holding him constantly. He is rejecting my husband for everything and its becoming a bit difficult. This is just a phase right?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Bonny22Pye wrote:
My son has become an incredible needy toddler. He just howls for me if I am not holding him constantly. He is rejecting my husband for everything and its becoming a bit difficult. This is just a phase right?

Yes!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Oh dang, NJN!
Not a good start to your morning!
Is Carlee okay?

She's fine. But she missed the waterproof pad! So now today is laundry day... sigh.

FNW · Guru

Bonny22Pye wrote:
My son has become an incredible needy toddler. He just howls for me if I am not holding him constantly. He is rejecting my husband for everything and its becoming a bit difficult. This is just a phase right?

Yes, it's a phase. One you can end immediately. Don't give in to it.

Both my boys wanted daddy for certain things and me for other things, grandma/papa for others. If the preferred parent was readily available, we'd just do it. Until it got to be too much. Then it was, "sorry, I'm doing it." Then just do whatever it was you were doing and let them get upset. They'll get over it once the task is done.

Neither of my boys were clingy, but there were a couple of times when they didn't want me to leave the pre-school. I would give them a kiss, have a teacher hold them, and tell them I would see them after nap and snack. (Since they don't have a concept of time at that age). Then I'd smile, and without hesitation, leave. I would watch them from a concealed vantage point, and within 30 seconds they were off playing and having fun.

Let him howl. Check back on him occasionally, but be firm. And kind. He'll get over it.

Lindley · Guru

Bonny22Pye wrote:
My son has become an incredible needy toddler. He just howls for me if I am not holding him constantly. He is rejecting my husband for everything and its becoming a bit difficult. This is just a phase right?

Yes it is a phase. I know it is frustrating at times. NJN, Hope your furbaby is ok.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Thanks Lindley. She will be. We're used to it by now!

ed11563 · Guru

Bonny22Pye wrote:
My son has become an incredible needy toddler. He just howls for me if I am not holding him constantly. He is rejecting my husband for everything and its becoming a bit difficult. This is just a phase right?

It will end when he gets into high school and gets a girl friend. smile

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

The hardest puzzle I ever worked was round, 1,000 pieces, and solid yellow - ON BOTH SIDES! It took a long, long time!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

For lunch, I had a slice of cheesecake, a teeny bag of Cheetos, and a square of Colby-Jack cheese.

Do you detect a theme?

flan

Lindley · Guru

At least the Colby-jack cheese is healthy for you. Sounds like a good lunch to me.

chef · Guru

DS insisted on cracking the eggs for breakfast this morning and managed to do so without a lot of shell bits falling into the eggs or completely obliterating the shell. Amazing that DS actually took care to tap the egg against the skillet until it broke rather than just smashing it. Skillet wasn't hot. DH poured the eggs into a bowl so he could heat up the skillet.

Can't wait for DS' Christmas and birthday. He's getting a bunch of cooking stuff, cleaning stuff, and toy tools since he loves helping us with all that. We're also getting him a toy cash register with a working scanner since money is one of his favorite words. We have a desk/easel combo with a light and a tool bench on layaway at Walmart. We made a list of everything we want to get but wanted the big stuff on layaway. DH and I couldn't resist poking at Target while we were looking at all the toy cooking and cleaning stuff. It's all in the girls' toys aisle and not a boy in sight on any of packaging. Oh the horror!

I saw something on FB we want to do with DS. Get 25 books and read one a night between Dec 1 and Christmas Eve. I think DS will enjoy that as he's finally settling down enough to read a book. Or rather, be read to.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I love cheese. I have some cranberry cheddar in the fridge.

This weekend SS announced that his grandma said he would be going to her house for Thanksgiving. I just told him his mom and dad would work it out. Sigh. When we dropped him off last night we talked to his mom. We have standard visitation. Every other weekend and rotating holidays. We never follow the custody order. She told us we could have him this year for Thanksgiving but she wanted to take him to see his grandma for a little bit. So this Friday when he gets off school he will go with is grandma till Tuesday and then we will have him from Tuesday eve to Sunday night. As far as Christmas goes he will spend the first week of Christmas break with grandma and they do Christmas on Christmas Eve. His mom will either bring him back late Christmas eve or early Christmas morning and then we get him for the second week of Christmas. I love that we don't have to fight over the holidays. She works with us and we work with her. So much nicer this way.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It sure sounds like things have settled down for all of you NJN. For a while it seemed like a real nightmare. Glad things have leveled out.

I think the worst visitation agreement I have ever seen was my younger cousin.

His parents split when he was in 1st or 2nd grade. That child was never in the same house 2 nights in a row. Not kidding.

It settled a little when he got older and into soccer. His mom worked too far away to get him to and from every game. So game nights he was with his dad or our mawmaw. (His dad worked the local car auctions on Friday and Saturday nights)

Holidays were split. 6 to 6. Where ever he woke up, he was there til 6pm. Then he went to the other parents place till 6pm the next day.

That kid never unpacked. I still feel sorry for him.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

She hated me when we first got married. She told him he'd never find anyone else. I think she was going through that whole, "I don't want him but no one can have him either." thing. And she was mad because he was no longer giving her money. I think when she found out I was going to be around for awhile she chilled out a lot. I think she began seeing me as less of an enemy and more of an ally. Anyway, I've been married to DH longer than she was.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lindley wrote:
At least the Colby-jack cheese is healthy for you. Sounds like a good lunch to me.

I forgot to bring my lunch & didn't feel like going out.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We just had an officer killed while attempting to apprehend a suspect. He was shot.

FNW · Guru

So sad, Lily. I hate those stories.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

That's sad to hear, Lily. cry

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

They haven't released a name yet.

I have friends and family on the force.

No news is good news, right?

Divine Geek · Guru

My friend bought me a coloring book, it was sitting on my chair when I got to work this morning. I stopped and got some new colored pencils on the way home and I am coloring a picture right now.

I'm so blessed to have her as my friend.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

DG, that was very nice of your friend. I've been coloring a lot this past few days, but it has been with the grand's.

Well, I managed to get DD to the doctor this morning. She has a very inflamed sciatic nerve. She got two more shots and the doctor gave her three days to recover. If she is not vastly improved, we will be traveling for an MRI on Thursday.

She has to use a walker, yes, a walker, to get around. She had tears streaming down her face just getting into the doctors office and there were no steps.

DD's two oldest are back from their mission trip, so they are taking care of mom and the little's tonight. I got everything ready for the little's before I left tonight. We feed all of them as well. We are doing what we can to help her and the kids out. Hopefully, this will soon be over for her.

I'm exhausted. The house will get some much needed attention tomorrow..maybe.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Trudy, stay safe!

Lindley · Guru

Praying for sale speedy recovery for your dd.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Lindley wrote:
Praying for sale speedy recovery for your dd.

Thank you, Lindley. She needs all the prayers she can get right now.

Divine Geek · Guru

Also praying for your DD Czech. And for you. That's got to take a toll.

I'm almost done with my first picture. I picked one with tulips. Tulips are my favorite flower

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Divine Geek wrote:
Also praying for your DD Czech. And for you. That's got to take a toll.

I'm almost done with my first picture. I picked one with tulips. Tulips are my favorite flower

DD has the adult coloring books and pencils as well. She says it's very calming.

Tulips are one of my favorite flowers as well. I planted a whole bunch of new bulbs this fall. I can hardly wait for spring!