Ever just want to tear your hair out, or someone else's? If you cannot restore a sense of balance, you will run away from home? Just want to say some things without the constraints of staying on topic? Well, this thread is for you! If you just need a short break to let it all hang out, be a brat, then come on, you can do it. No holding back! Go for it, you can do it.
DISCOVER Viking of Norway!
Knitted helmets, maybe? I'll certainly be looking it up.
The lunchtime news included an interview with a worried public health specialist talking about the resurgence of measles in Europe - there have been, I think he said, 57 deaths this year. I'm not normally one to flap about such stories, I leave it to my ex, but it crossed my mind to wonder if my adult kids' immunisations were up to scratch and seizing the moment I emailed all three telling them to check.
Daughter 1 replied almost immediately:
"And run the risk of contracting regressive autism? No way, Jose. I’ll just put a sock full of oats in my bath - I’ve been told by my Naturopath that this will protect me against your so-called “measles”, if that’s even a real disease, and not just some money-making scam dreamt up by Big Pharma.
Namaste
J xx
(p.s. Had my antibody titres checked at the start of my FY1 and I’m all good. Thanks for checking, Mummy. x)"
Such sarcasm in one so young...
well, she was trained by the best, eh?
I saw the same news bit on the European measles in the elevator yesterday so it must be reliable and not fake news
I was offered a flu shot at the drug store recently and politely declined - clerk said you want to get one early before they run out - no thanks, I don't get them - she was undeterred - but, the flu was really bad this year - yes, and the flu shot did very little to stop it
btw, love the knitted helmet
I am now having visions of mother in a knitted viking helmet. You know, sans beard, it works! 😊
Will the crows get it?
I don’t think a lil parakeet will last out in the elements
surprising it can fly if it’s wings were clipped
my nephew dons his Viking helmet- a Halloween costume- all the time
his significant other knits so she’s already looking for the pattern
Our long standing senator sent out the letter in a legal size envelope so it wouldn’t be folded and suitable for framing
Today I get an email from the White House saying letter is ready and asking if I wanted it mailed or if I will be picking it up ? 🤯
Cute idea though, I like it-the letters I mean.
actually, now that I think about it, I went through our congresswoman to get it but you can go direct to the White House greetings office website and search for greetings request
I thanked him and said let's try to get her to move her arms some more - it's important to keep her pinching strength up
When mom first went into the NH I asked about PT to maintain her range of motion - "oh, of course we always do that!" they said. Turns out that means they stretch mom's limbs and move all of mom's joints while she sits there passively or sleeps, not quite what I had in mind.
Yes; that’s what it means and naturally she is more compliant when she’s asleep 💤
it's when she wakes up that the fun begins - the other day she squeezed my hand as hard as she could and bared her teeth
of course, I pay no attention and asked her if she wanted to arm wrestle ? Sadly she could probably still take me down 😆😆😆
Two days ago a neighbor hired two unknown guys to cut her palm trees. They obviously didn't know what they were doing and let the tree fall into the power lines. I thought there was a shooting outside-bright lights and pow-pow-pow! The cats were running for their lives (in the house). This electrical crisis "killed" 4 of our protectors (they fried inside) but all electrical appliances are still working. Thank God they did their job. Other neighbors weren't so lucky and a couple came outside cussing. I'm sure glad we didn't have to buy a new computer, TV, refrigerator, washer/dryer, lamps, clocks etc.
Now I need to find our earthquake stuff.
and the odds aren't looking too good for tomorrow either
i was a bit disappointed that they didn't have a Viking themed one
Will you give the Viking the "hit stick" (to break the piñata)? You know those violent Scandinavians. And it would be more effective than pinching!
Feliz Cumpleaños to your Mom.
I got an assortment of chocolate candies - good thing stores are stocked for Halloween already 😂
I really wanted to get the peppa pig piñata as it had chocolate on its mouth but decided to go more conservative and got a birthday cake design
I'll pull out the foam noodles so everyone can take a whack at it
i ordered the famous strawberry whipped cream cake today and will be getting bar b q and fixins brought in for lunch
All three of her caregivers will be there and my good friend who visits her every week so hopefully mom won't notice that Frick and Frack and my nieces and nephew are not there
Our US congresswoman provided a beautiful certificate for her 95th birthday which I'll frame and give to her
only hope she's awake and in a good mood - she wasn't today
she arrived to her birthday party fashionably late
she cussed at everyone at the party so no one felt left out
she didn't smile in a single picture but
she leaned forward as best she could to blow out her candles
she tried to open each card and looked at them and said pretty
she listened closely as she received her congressional birthday greeting
she whacked the piñata and
she let me floss her teeth before bedtime without biting me
My grands love Peppa Pig!
Small children learn from what they're given, so don't give them that, I beg you. Next time I'm allowed to read Senior Granddaughter's bedtime story she's getting Peter Rabbit and liking it.
"You may go into the woods or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden. Your father had an accident there. He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."
For modern tastes I recommend John Klassen. I particularly enjoy watching adults get to the end of 'This Is Not My Hat' and go "ohhh - !" A subtle but stern morality tale for our perplexing times.
Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
What a flippin' lovely sentiment! Some jack a** person put a baby bed (with the baby in it) up in a tree and the wind blew it down (supposedly killing the baby and smashing the cradle to kindling.) Lovely!
It was published in 1765 by John Newberry. The author and anyone who sings that should have their head examined. So there! 😤