Second week of January randoms

[klw]

We are home today because of the storms last night. Most of the local districts closed as well as private schools. So many flooded roads, down trees blocking roads and no power. Of course fb is full of the “closing school for some rain”, “this is why kids are weak”, “teachers just don’t want to work”, etc.

[GhoatMonket]

Jan 10, 2024 12:43:24 GMT -6 klw said:

We are home today because of the storms last night. Most of the local districts closed as well as private schools. So many flooded roads, down trees blocking roads and no power. Of course fb is full of the “closing school for some rain”, “this is why kids are weak”, “teachers just don’t want to work”, etc.

I laugh when they blame the kids when it's a late boomer or Gen X'er making the call to cancel. 

[gingy]

Jan 10, 2024 12:51:50 GMT -6 GhoatMonket said:

Jan 10, 2024 12:43:24 GMT -6 klw said:

We are home today because of the storms last night. Most of the local districts closed as well as private schools. So many flooded roads, down trees blocking roads and no power. Of course fb is full of the “closing school for some rain”, “this is why kids are weak”, “teachers just don’t want to work”, etc.

I laugh when they blame the kids when it's a late boomer or Gen X'er making the call to cancel. 

Right. No 12yo is running the show here. 

[gingy]

DH and I just had a lunch date to look at some light fixtures. There is a hidden gem of a lighting store in town, and I didn't realize how excited I would be about this as an adult.

[justbecause]

We just got power restored.
The town and school are still without power. Hoping they get everything cleaned up and ready for school tomorrow!

[nelzie]

Jan 10, 2024 12:18:41 GMT -6 ponyhairs said:

Jan 10, 2024 11:02:13 GMT -6 nelzie said:

Yeah, I've used vinegar for slime too. I normally have a big jug of it but randomly was out. I just picked up a new bottle so I'm going to try that after school. And then I'll try conditioner like trueblue suggested. It's better than it was but still looks really really greasy. She's rocking a ponytail today to try to hide it 😬

This reminds me that when I was like 10, I was playing in my bathroom and there was a giant container of Vaseline and I thought it would be a super idea to use it like hair gel.  Spoiler alert, was not actually a super idea.  I can't even remember how many times we had to wash my hair with Dawn before it was clean enough to live with.  

Ooh, dawn is a good idea too.
She woke up this morning and asked why her hair looks like its still wet 🤦🏻‍♀️

[sweptaway]

Whenever school or work is making the closing decision I've always said I'm so glad I'm not the one deciding- you'll never make everyone happy.


I just realized last night... now I am one of the ones deciding! Oops.

[origami]

We had one year where school was called for a bad forecast and nothing happened and people were pissed. The next year the call wasn't made and kids were stuck on buses home until late into the night and people were more pissed.

Now the call gets made based on the second scenario and people are more understanding even if nothing happens. And a lot of people derive joy from bitching on the Internet and well, who cares.

[flojo]

Schools were closed here because of the storm last night so I took the kids to see Migration. It was super cute!

[sweptaway]

Jan 10, 2024 14:06:18 GMT -6 origami said:

We had one year where school was called for a bad forecast and nothing happened and people were pissed. The next year the call wasn't made and kids were stuck on buses home until late into the night and people were more pissed.

Now the call gets made based on the second scenario and people are more understanding even if nothing happens. And a lot of people derive joy from bitching on the Internet and well, who cares.

We had the opposite, where kids got stuck late and then next time they closed and nothing happened.... and people still got pissed. Short memories around here. 

[shadows]

A few years ago, our schools sent a message at 10 AM that everyone had until 10:30 AM to pick up their kids because of a threat of bad weather. I'm still pissed about that, and I will die on the hill that that was really fucking shitty. The weather forecast had shown a possibility of tornados for days. They had ample time to make that decision. (Sidenote: The whole weather event missed us, and it didn't even rain.)

But, yes, school was cancelled here yesterday and the weather (thankfully!) wasn't terrible, and I wasn't pissed about the school cancellation because they made the right decision based on the forecast and gave us more than 30 minutes notice.

ETA:  I only see pushback on social media here when they make stupid decisions like the first scenario. 

[piratecat]

Jan 10, 2024 12:16:16 GMT -6 ponyhairs said:

Jan 10, 2024 9:13:10 GMT -6 piratecat said:

A normal school day for us here although little kid's daycare had a delayed opening.

We have a toilet and sink in the bathroom... but no door so. 😅😐

What kind of toilet did you get?  I need 3 and don't have the mental capacity to toilet comparison shop, lol.

This is the one I got. Dual flush, concealed trapway, soft close lid — it checks all the boxes for me. Pretty excited about it.

www.lowes.com/pd/American-Standard-Clean-White-WaterSense-Dual-Flush-Elongated-Chair-Height-2-Piece-Toilet-12-in-Rough-In-Size/1000252663

[fire]

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

[elle]

My H comes home this evening from Toronto. It's his first work trip since 2019, when I had a 2.5 year old and was 6 months pregnant. Now they're 7 and 4 so things feel quite different. I will be happy to no longer hear "I miss Daddy" and "I can't wait to see what he brings me from Canada!" 10x a day. 😆

[beepers]

Jan 11, 2024 7:03:20 GMT -6 fire said:

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

Oh no!!! I hope it isn’t too bad and you feel good soon!

[piratecat]

Jan 11, 2024 7:03:20 GMT -6 fire said:

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

I’m sorry — how are you feeling? And also I’m impressed you’ve avoided it this long.

[elle]

Jan 11, 2024 7:03:20 GMT -6 fire said:

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

I'm sorry. I hope you have a mild case and that it passes quickly.

[angelashly]

Jan 11, 2024 7:03:20 GMT -6 fire said:

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

Noooo

Hopefully it is mild and quick

[fire]

Jan 11, 2024 8:07:51 GMT -6 piratecat said:

Jan 11, 2024 7:03:20 GMT -6 fire said:

I have f'ing covid for the first time (that I know of)

I’m sorry — how are you feeling? And also I’m impressed you’ve avoided it this long.

Not bad at all at the moment. I only tested because I felt different, can't really explain it, and with my job I have to be super careful if I have any symptoms. I don't change how I live my life outside of work thought. Like I wouldn't have tested otherwise because I felt like it was a waste of a test. I have to wonder if I didn't have it some other time but never tested positive. I can't think of an obvious exposure and my family is fine at the moment.

[thatgolfb]

I cannot wait to drop DS off at school today. He is acting very… 2… these days.

[nelzie]

We got 9-10 inches of snow on Tuesday and we are supposed to get another 6-10 inches of snow tonight. Then it's supposed to drop into the negatives for the highs over the weekend. I'm assuming we'll have another snow day tomorrow which will give the kids a 4 day weekend.
I work overnight tomorrow so it's going to stink if they do have a snow day because I usually sleep while they are in school. I'm already not going to get much sleep Sat morning either when I get off work because we have a lot planned that day.

[piratecat]

Our mornings have been so chaotic. And then my husband and I are trying to make important decisions like paint colors amongst that chaos. 🤪

My husband is getting his brain scan and then going out of town.

[nelzie]

We are in a blizzard warning for tomorrow now and school is cancelled. 4 day weekend for the kids! They have a bunch of dance stuff on Saturday that I'm hoping won't have to be cancelled but I'm guessing it will be.

The bad thing is we have all this snow but it's going to be too cold for them to go out and play. Highs in the negative digits.

I'm nervous about driving to work tomorrow night in this 😬

[Wtfshouldmynamebe]

Schools are closed tomorrow. I’m glad they called it early. The high schooler gets the day off, but the 7th grader has to do e-learning. He is not amused.

[GhoatMonket]

Our district is currently holding out on calling off tomorrow. They managed to get in a whole two days this week!

DS isn't going even if they don't call it. It's not going to be worth it.

[GhoatMonket]

And down goes our district. As expected.

[beepers]

Every district is closed here too. Thankfully we went to the store earlier because apparently it got crazy there this evening.

[GhoatMonket]

Jan 11, 2024 19:25:36 GMT -6 beepers said:

Every district is closed here too. Thankfully we went to the store earlier because apparently it got crazy there this evening.

I started a Wal Mart delivery order last night and made sure I got it here before things were set to start. 

[Wtfshouldmynamebe]

One local newscaster shows me getting 16 inches of snow. This is when I start thinking about putting my house on the market and leaving the weather.

Of course DH is supposed to fly home tomorrow so that won’t happen and I will need to try the snowblower again.

[piratecat]

Both of my children suddenly eat baby carrots now? They were munching away while I made dinner and I had to refill their bowl twice. And then I put the rest on their plate along with their dinner and the 3YO tells me he doesn't like carrots.