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Post by carmensandiego on Dec 14, 2022 18:06:25 GMT -6
Dammit byjove, I am sorry that they had the date wrong. How frustrating. Hang in there and take care of yourself. Sometimes I find wallowing is exactly the path forward.
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Post by enchanted on Dec 14, 2022 18:10:20 GMT -6
clucky That sucks! Car problems are the pits.
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Post by Ls2012 on Dec 14, 2022 18:34:26 GMT -6
Random, unnoteworthy event #1: Amazon driver delivers package to the porch table outside our living room window.
Random, unnoteworthy event #2: 5 yr old child re-enacts movie character moment whilst climbing the living room couch by the porch window.
Tonight, events merged and the delivery driver left package at the exact moment 5 yr old climbs onto the couch arm directly in front of the window, in her nightgown, stands in her best Wonder Woman pose, and scream/sings "I am MoANAAAAAA!!!!" stunning the delivery driver into deer-in-headlights mode before he cracks up laughing and walks away.
I...I don't even know what to do here. Is there an "apologize to your Amazon driver" feature?
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Post by dc2london on Dec 14, 2022 18:39:09 GMT -6
I'm sure no one cares but I'm happy, after 10 months of endless phone calls and document scans, I finally got a check from my travel insurance! It's only about 70% of my quarantine expenses but I had basically given up on ever getting any money back! Being a relentless pain in the ass can, indeed, pay off!
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Post by sifl on Dec 14, 2022 18:39:28 GMT -6
No way Ls2012 that’s hilarious and probably made his day 😂
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Post by elle on Dec 14, 2022 18:42:29 GMT -6
Amazing Ls2012, I'm cracking up. That's hysterical and I'm sure he is having fun relaying the story as we speak. 😆
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Post by Ls2012 on Dec 14, 2022 19:41:55 GMT -6
Amazing Ls2012, I'm cracking up. That's hysterical and I'm sure he is having fun relaying the story as we speak. 😆 I hope so. This child regularly mortifies and amuses, makes me shake my head in disbelief, and question this whole parenting thing.
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Post by oreobitsy on Dec 14, 2022 22:54:46 GMT -6
byjove Ahhh that’s no good but it’s decorated nicely, so a small silver lining. I’m sorry.
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Post by addymac on Dec 15, 2022 0:55:18 GMT -6
Ahhh byjove that boot is giving me ptsd from my ankle fall last year. One suggestion is try to wear a shoe on the other foot that has a heel in similar height or your hips are going to hate you. While I liked wearing a sneaker for stability, wearing small heeled boots worked better for my stupid hip. Ankles are the bane of my existence and I completely understand the so swollen the damage took forever to really be assessed. I hope it heals quickly. And wtf to the school. Get it together.
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Post by byjove on Dec 15, 2022 5:20:10 GMT -6
Ahhh byjove that boot is giving me ptsd from my ankle fall last year. One suggestion is try to wear a shoe on the other foot that has a heel in similar height or your hips are going to hate you. While I liked wearing a sneaker for stability, wearing small heeled boots worked better for my stupid hip. Ankles are the bane of my existence and I completely understand the so swollen the damage took forever to really be assessed. I hope it heals quickly. And wtf to the school. Get it together. Oh yeah, I am basically tiptoeing without anything with height on my other foot, and that got old fast 😂 fortunately with winter, there are a lot of boot options, which tend to have a thick sole.
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Post by beaf12 on Dec 15, 2022 7:02:57 GMT -6
Ahhh byjove that boot is giving me ptsd from my ankle fall last year. One suggestion is try to wear a shoe on the other foot that has a heel in similar height or your hips are going to hate you. While I liked wearing a sneaker for stability, wearing small heeled boots worked better for my stupid hip. Ankles are the bane of my existence and I completely understand the so swollen the damage took forever to really be assessed. I hope it heals quickly. And wtf to the school. Get it together. Oh yeah, I am basically tiptoeing without anything with height on my other foot, and that got old fast 😂 fortunately with winter, there are a lot of boot options, which tend to have a thick sole. They do sell lifts that you put on your shoe to make it the same height as the boot. I hear that is incredibly helpful to prevent/alleviate hip pain.
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Post by fatpony on Dec 15, 2022 12:06:57 GMT -6
Oh yeah, I am basically tiptoeing without anything with height on my other foot, and that got old fast 😂 fortunately with winter, there are a lot of boot options, which tend to have a thick sole. They do sell lifts that you put on your shoe to make it the same height as the boot. I hear that is incredibly helpful to prevent/alleviate hip pain. I bought the lift for my other shoe this summer when I was booted, but it would never stay on my shoe. After a few days I got used to the weird gait and the hip pain was better.
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Post by fatpony on Dec 16, 2022 23:18:39 GMT -6
My daughter is 4.5 and she already has a super wiggly tooth. Wtf.
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Post by byjove on Dec 17, 2022 5:53:41 GMT -6
My daughter is 4.5 and she already has a super wiggly tooth. Wtf. That was about the age DD1 started losing her teeth. At 9 she only has two baby teeth left (molars) which is a couple years ahead of average.
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Post by leahcar on Dec 17, 2022 8:12:03 GMT -6
fatpony, my oldest lost her first tooth at 4. She also got her first tooth early. She had lost most of her baby teeth and was ready for braces by late elementary school. It was nice to have that behind her before her teenage years. FWIW, my other two got their first teeth later and lost their first teeth later too.
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Post by byjove on Dec 19, 2022 9:40:49 GMT -6
Our old lady piggie (Star, going on 7 yo) scratched her eye on some hay and we brought her to the vet over the weekend. We found out, completely unrelated, that she has a tumor- it's about the size of a walnut, which isn't completely unexpected given her age (which we knew when we adopted her), so that is sad. She has a little arthritis, so we'll probably keep her on the pain meds after she's technically done needing them for her. We really had no idea about the tumor- she's still eating and curious and active (and vocal!) the same as since we adopted her in September. So FX it's slow growing. We gave the piggies their Christmas present early- a very fluffy cuddle cup- and Star has declared it her new thrown and I very much approve. She's also been a very cooperative piggie with her meds, with my DDs acting as my vet techs. It is so cute when you put the syringe at their mouth and their instinct is start chewing, and she takes it right in. Anyway, I feel bad leaving her for the holidays But she'll be in good hands with my SIL who had piggies growing up and is a nurse.
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Post by fatpony on Dec 19, 2022 9:56:27 GMT -6
My in-laws live outside of ABQ and we live in MN. My MIL wants "artisan" truffles. I found someplaces near-ish to her, but how do I get some delivered to her. Is there a service for this? Like Lyft but for gifts?
NM. Looks like I found postmates that will deliver from one of the stores I found
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Post by willow on Dec 19, 2022 10:14:12 GMT -6
As an update about my son, he's been doing AMAZING at his new autism therapy school. He goes for all day treatment and he's been there almost 2 months now and he is making such good progress that they are already having to amend his treatment plan because he's surpassing a bunch of their goals for him already. He is now saying about 8 or 9 words consistently, albeit not super articulate. And he's trying so hard to do more. He was also informally diagnosed by his speech therapist as having Child Apraxia of Speech. I had been suspecting that all along but then thought maybe the ASD diagnosis was the only issue. He is going to be getting one of the AAC devices ordered soon so I am feeling really hopeful about that. His therapist is optimistic and talks about what a hard worker he is. beaf12 I think of you and your video of your son and I really hope G can make the same progress!
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Post by orangebird2020 on Dec 19, 2022 10:17:52 GMT -6
fatpony usually the shops are connected to a service like door dash/Instacart to send their items to people. I saw a GrubHub sticker on the local chocolate shop this weekend. ETA: saw your update
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Post by elle on Dec 19, 2022 11:30:25 GMT -6
The dumpster has been delivered to our driveway, in preparation of the solar tiles and new roof installation happening tomorrow and Wednesday! I'm so excited. The electrician won't be able to connect everything until the beginning of the year, but we can wait. I'm just happy we're doing the bulk of it before the end of the year.
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Post by Minerva on Dec 19, 2022 11:34:03 GMT -6
willow, that is so wonderful to hear!
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Post by addymac on Dec 19, 2022 12:28:33 GMT -6
Oh willow! That’s such an amazing update it warms my heart 💙 I know it was such a struggle to get to this point, I’m so, so happy for all of you!!
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Post by sifl on Dec 19, 2022 12:42:33 GMT -6
What a great update willow. ❤️
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Post by Ls2012 on Dec 19, 2022 13:46:59 GMT -6
It is a very humbling humiliating thing to have to call your spouse from work to collect you because day 3 of flu grocery shopping almost ended you in spectacularly embarrassing fashion.
By you I mean me.
Bad bad bad idea.
Thank gods for store benches and kind persons who get cold things for head.
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Post by sifl on Dec 19, 2022 13:48:17 GMT -6
It is a very humbling humiliating thing to have to call your spouse from work to collect you because day 3 of flu grocery shopping almost ended you in spectacularly embarrassing fashion. By you I mean me. Bad bad bad idea. Thank gods for store benches and kind persons who get cold things for head. Oh, you poor thing! I hope you can rest.
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Post by Ls2012 on Dec 19, 2022 13:51:29 GMT -6
It is a very humbling humiliating thing to have to call your spouse from work to collect you because day 3 of flu grocery shopping almost ended you in spectacularly embarrassing fashion. By you I mean me. Bad bad bad idea. Thank gods for store benches and kind persons who get cold things for head. Oh, you poor thing! I hope you can rest. I will. Still on the bench waiting for H. Phone giving something to focus on.
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Post by clucky on Dec 19, 2022 14:31:31 GMT -6
Oh, you poor thing! I hope you can rest. I will. Still on the bench waiting for H. Phone giving something to focus on. Oh goodness. I hope you are home now.
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Post by byjove on Dec 19, 2022 14:38:16 GMT -6
Ls2012, hugs and I'm hope you're feeling better <3
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Post by clucky on Dec 19, 2022 14:42:50 GMT -6
willow, that is so wonderful, I actually teared up like a proud aunt. DS3 also had CAS and he has made amazing progress. We are currently working on some dexterity stuff that seems to be related. I will say, one of my SPL friends suggested singing with him. She said any song he liked, to play it and encourage him to sing along. Imagine Dragons is burned into my brain now. There is a FB group as well, I can send you a link after I pick up kids.
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Post by cakewench on Dec 19, 2022 14:44:05 GMT -6
That is wonderful news willow! Oh no Ls2012 - hope you are feeling better soon! Take care of yourself ❤️
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