Laura, I love you. Your hiring practices should be standard, everywhere.

I have gradually stopped dealing with a small niche company who carries the merchandise (fountain pens, inks) I'm interested in. I got a serious wiggins the third time they published a company photo, and every face was white. That's just not on.

I share a data plan with Mom and I don't know exactly what's going on but there is something on her phone that is updating and eating up most of the data usage in the first week of the billing cycle. I have no idea what it is, she's taken the phone to Verizon and supposedly had all updates to switch off when she doesn't have wireless. But I'm beginning to suspect there is something she's watching or doing when there's no wi fi around that's causing this. It's only 1 gb of data because normally we're not big data users. I think for this month she's going to have to upgrade the plan with the travelling.

Once I'm there I can see what she's doing and try and figure out what's happening and fix it. Because this just started going on and I don't know if she's changed the way she uses her phone or if she downloaded an app that's gone rogue.

Mostly I want to know what's going on because the mystery is driving me crazy.

Mom will be here a week from tomorrow. Today I didn't do anything. I don't know what happened. I woke up, I did something, I finally realized it was almost 5 pm and made dinner and now I'm looking around at all the stuff I need to do. I should have tranq'd the cat today but I'll do it tomorrow and see how she reacts. The big test will be getting her in a car and driving around.

I am so over living here. I packed a box with linens and winter stuff and realized it's right in front of the bedroom door nit good. So I went to move it ... by pushing it. It wasn't heavy but it seemed easier than lifting it and less likely fir me to trip over something.

Only not so much. The mobile home is uneven. I know this. There is a lip in the hall I know this too. But didn't factor that into pushing the box so it got stuck I tripped,fell on the box crushing it and stubbed my toe. My knee seems fine. I also need to make more room to put boxes and move the stuff going to habitat for humanity out of the bedroom. Its going to be like tetris.

And something positive. .. I told mom I need to get my hair cut since it's getting shaggy and she was like noooooo wait! There us a woman in the town that specializes in short hair and Mom said I should wait and let the woman work her magic.

Oh askye, moving always sucks even in the best of circumstances. I'm sorry that obstacles keep presenting themselves. Cool that Mom has a hair person for you. Something fun to look forward to.

And here I am up before 6 again working. At least it is writing instructions for the new people. I have 3 new employees that I hope will take some of the burden off.

Askye, good luck with the move.

Laura, I hope the new employees work out well.

This is Mom's day to be here, but she had a doctors appointment today which ran long. I would really like her to get here now with food and then so I can take a shower and without worrying about ltc crying the whole time.

sj how are things going?

Also F is so cute!

I feel like I killed Bitches with all my talk of moving.

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I feel like I killed Bitches with all my talk of moving.

I thought it was me being all baby likes carrots.

sj how are things going?

Things are okay. ltc is a little fussy today so I haven't done much other than feed her and change her. I'm not sure if her tummy is upset or if it is because she's teething. The batteries are dead on the bouncy seat and we're out of replacements.