Thanks, sj. It was fun in some ways, and I'm glad Rose got some quality time with my parents, but she also really wasn't sleeping well and she would cry whenever I left the room and it was crazy hot (and my parents don't have A/C) and we couldn't really go anywhere and coming home hasn't been super easy either. Too many transitions for her, poor kiddo. I'll be glad when M is home and we're all back in our old routine. Kinda dreading the daycare dropoff tomorrow -- she's been gone for two weeks and is still pretty clingy with me right now, so there could be a lot of tears when I leave.

>Speaking of vaca, Zen... When we finally get on the road to Otter Lake this year (ugh, summer half over already), we were discussing taking a leisurely route including Skyline drive. This sounds like a route that may take us to your quadrant of the land. So maybe a mini F2F?

Laura, just seeing this, but YES, Skyline Drive is not far from me! MiniF2F would be great!

Pix and ND, what a mess. I hope it all works out, somehow. Dealing with banks is one of the worst stressholes possible to fall into.

No AC in the heat we've been having must be awful. Next time you should come visit me just for the AC. I hope tomorrow isn't too awful.

The baseball game turned out to be quite the nail biter. Sadly, Yankees lost. As a result, I procrastinated wonderfully. The 2nd load is still in the dryer (sheets and towels, who cares if it gets wrinkled). I managed to forget to eat dinner, so eating a pile of grapes instead.

I did pull out the total gym. Alas, it required some tweaking, to get it to glide properly. Then did some stretching exercises. Ow. Now arms and legs ache a bit. But long over due. Almost 2 weeks. Yikes.

Also managed to clean the wheels on my desk chair, that I use to move all around the house. The wheels have been leaving deposits of compressed dirt all over the place. Hopefully, this will keep the floor looking good. Now watching Dexter and then True Blood. Then bed. Woot.

Not a completely unproductive day. But not as much as I'd like to have done. Oh well.

Mememe vent ahoy. Awake, in pain, anxious. It's 3 am, I've taken melatonin and drunk herbal tea, I've read boring things. I've tried breathing into the pain.

I missed two days of work last week and will be out next week on vacation. I CANNOT miss work today. I'm so frustrated right now. I think it may be time to talk to my doc about hyper mobility syndrome and possibly seek a prescription for sleep aid or pain meds. I'm PMSing which is probably why it's so bad right now, but I can't be having this once a month. Alexander technique seems to be helping, but I'm only scheduling sessions in pain emergencies because I can't afford it.

Okay. Just needed to get that out. Brackets appreciated but not necessary. I'm going to take half a Xanax and hope that puts me to sleep but doesn't leave me too foggy in the morning.

Oh, smonster, you poor thing. So sorry to hear that - both the pain and no immediate solution thing that lead to stress and anxiety. I really hope the Xanax will do its thing, and that the pain will leave you alone.

ImeNews, so tired. Train was late this morning, and I sat where evil people didn't let me sleep the 50 minutes I have till my station. They were all way too talky with one another.

Thanks, Shir. We will be sisters in tiredness today. I did get to work on time thanks to carpooling with a coworker, so that's a start. Definitely going to be a Monday to just survive.

Hang in there, smonster.

I'll be done with my day in 30 minutes. Wrestled with most of it. Not just being tired, but had not-very-obeying retrieval systems to deal with (bad urls and metadata, metadata that perished, etc.. So frustrating). Only wish I wouldn't have to go to the supermarket after work, but then again, I do want to have dinner tonight.

And it seems like the terrible twos are just around the corner.

For me it was more the terrible ones. Being two opens up a different level of communication that I found helpful.

Laura, just seeing this, but YES, Skyline Drive is not far from me! MiniF2F would be great!

Yay! Of course I have no idea when I will finally be able to get out of this place and actually hit the road, but I will let you know when I know.

{{smonster}} I hope that tonight yields renewing rest.

So yesterday I attended a baby shower for my beloved SIL. I sat at the same table as a cousin from another state. It was great to see her in person since we only see each other on Facebook. She then told me with real tears in her eyes how much she appreciated how so often I would post loving and supportive comments on her daughter's page. I surely gave her a confused look at this point. Her daughter is a wonderful young woman who recently got engaged to her partner in a most adorable way. of course I am thrilled for them. They are incredibly well suited and obviously deserve happiness. She then went on to tell me that she has to endure cruelty and hatred on a regular basis. Now I want to cry. The pain this mother feels watching people hate her daughter. The world is changing, but not even close to fast enough.

smonster, I'm sorry that you are dealing with so much pain and panic. So much just get through the day ~ma.

So, apparently TCG's mother has decided that we are just not worth it, and she is done with us. I actually feel bad for her. She has a wonderful son, and she just can't recognize it.