sj, what the super-Shakespearian cartoon with more Trek actors than you can shake a stick at? Why would you think that was my jam? Sadly, we're several years away from Samlet being able to watch it, and if the glory light box is illuminated, he just STARES at it.

I have quite a bit of work to do, and then I'm watching the gumball this afternoon, so DH can accomplish some baby-unfriendly stuff.

Askye, as someone whose climate control consists of Windows and fans, that's some bullshirt, and I'm a little shocked that she's made it that far into adulthood thinking that's okay behavior. Although both my grandmother and great-grandnmother were cold in anything under about 85 degrees. Visiting was always super fun, as was taking them to a public place where they were always complaining about being cold.

eta: JFC, "glowy" light box. dammit, autocorrect

Debet, I have to ask - what version of Windows do you have? I've never found one that helped with temperature (snerk).

Debet, I think it is too violent for ltc still, but she is at school. Francesca used to ignore the TV unless there was music playing. Any music at all and she was transfixed until it stopped. We started watching Daniel Tiger and Sesame Street when she was about 18 months old because I really needed the break. And I often had cooking shows on in the background which she loves now. Lately she has been choosing a different show on Netflix every day. She loves being able to choose by the picture.

askye, is Matthew up to having a word with his mother? I don't know where your winter conditions are like, but I could see the utilities bill becoming a source of arguments very quickly.

10.30 last night, I'd told Jim good night and was in bed when click! Look out the window - okay, Grow's in the dark except for the emergency lights on the stairs, but there are lights on across the harbor, so it's not the whole island. Text comes in from the city: some poor soul has hit a pole, lines are down, PSE's on their way. I report an outage with the phone app - whoa, at least 5000 customers out, including the ferry terminal, and the boat from Seattle is due in about 20 minutes. Hoo boy. There are emergency generators, but it's dark outside of town under normal conditions . . . .

Jim has also received the text and is not asleep yet (he is currently napping on the plane from Nashville); he logs in to the system at home and shuts it down properly, messages me to make sure I'm all right, and we both turn in.

I had points, I think they were "Interconnectedness yay!" and "I am a lot more relaxed about outages than I was three years ago."

Wow. That is amazing Amy.

The landlord is going over to see what happened. And put in a new lock. And leave me keys again.

There is an inspection date of November 21, which is next Thursday! I am still a little nervous about passing, but there are no fire hazards any more. My therapist told me that they don't care about the little things and will be so amazed by the change, and that they don't really, like, look in my closets or care about cat toys, which I know is logically true.

But that means I can have a nice Thanksgiving without worry about it.

Sophia, you have done an amazing job! If it's going to ease the nervousness, concentrate on maintaining what you've done rather than starting a new project.

Sophia you are doing amazing.

Matthew's mom is anemic and from what she has said pretty anemic. She found out when she gave blood and hasn't been to the doctor, she hasn't changed her diet , and hasn't been taking iron supplements (they make her throw up). She was running the heat in August. And either she can't wrap her head around the fact I overheat easily or she is just ignoring it.

ETA

I'm sitting in a restaurant listening to someone who doesn't know who the VP is saying this is all made up

I just got mad because she said all the Democrats are acting like children because they didn't get their way in the elections and I should have said the current ones favor the Dems but instead I said she would read what is going on because Trump used threats to extort the Ukraine as well as made threats to people on Twitter.

I shouldn't have lost my cool but damnit follow current events.

Back to the house issue. I am pretty sure we are going to just be changing the thermostat a lot. His mom can keep her room as warm as she wants but she wants but that is over 85F so when she goes anywhere else in the house it is a shock of cold .

The biggest solution is to move but Matthew needs a to supplement his VA disability with income and he was working for his brother but it messed up his back more and he hasn't been looking for another job. He said he is trying to figure something out. I've been suggesting he make tutorials for YouTube for GTA or live stream and monetize it. I don't care but I can't live the way we are long term and the house is his mom's now so us moving is the only permanent solution

She sounds like a difficult mother, askye.

Ha! Todd, that was autocorrect messing with my post. Sigh. Nope. Just the good old-fashioned double-hung kind. We do have the fans on something like a thermostat, though

sj,we've got some time to think about screen use (beyond videoconferencing with the grands), but it's definitely something I've been thinking about. Gargoyles would be an Elementary-at-earliest show, probably. I think my priority is going to be avoiding advertising, but, as with everything in parenting, it's always a moving target.

I'm just gonna ~ma at everyone, since it seems like we could all use about 3 fewer things on our plates.