Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix, I'm so sorry about your aunts. Glad you're recovering well from the surgery, though.
The Great Easter Hunt For 300 Eggs actually went well and was only moderately chaotic, and only 2 kids climbed trees to get eggs (I was *not* the one who decided that hiding eggs in a tree was a good idea). We found out that Oldest Niece is expecting baby #2, which is great news. We also found out that Youngest Niece, who is almost finished with med school, got engaged the night before, so that's very exciting. Her fiance is Indian, so we are all hyped up for a massive colorful wedding. And our nephew who had top surgery earlier this year is so utterly at ease and comfortable in his own skin for probably the first time ever, and that makes me so happy I could cry.
What a lovely filled with great family updates Easter, Teppy!
Excellent holiday update for your family too, askye!
This past weekend was make up for being awful about phone calls for my MIL. She loves to talk on the phone and honestly I ignore 9/10 of her calls. She always leaves a message, which is always, Hi this is Mom, call me back. So Saturday I made her a quiche, brought it over, had lunch with her, and left her the leftovers. Then Sunday I brought Easter dinner of a lamb roast, asparagus, and matzo ball soup. And of course, left her the leftovers. So I am back to being good DIL. Actually, she is understanding of my phone ick and I do try and call her from the car on the way to or from the dog park from time to time. I love talking to her, but F2F, please!
You know, when you give a 75-year-old woman her very first cell phone, you should probably be prepared to wake up the next morning to a series of text messages indistinguishable from someone having a stroke.
It’s actually pretty hilarious now that we’ve confirmed she’s OK. My mom’s BFF, who was kind of our 2nd mom/fun aunt growing up. She and her DH never had a cell phone and their only online presence was Facebook and AOL. Then they got locked out of FB and couldn’t reset because AOL and no cell phone. They’ve basically been living in the 90s with a landline and an answering machine. Too much.
Oh wow Brenda that’s …excitement nobody needs?
Hi everyone! I am back from Bali. You know what I don't want to do? My job
Heck I’m only back from a weekend and I don’t want to do my job! Thankfully it’s still a bit quiet since some folks have day after Easter as a holiday too.
Also I stepped up dose of my new meds on Friday and yesterday was so nauseated and barely managed to eat anything (like. 5 saltines, 1/3 of a protein bar, and about 1/4 of a protein shake?) it was miserable feeling. Working too good!! Thankfully feeling a bit better today, but geez, way to work TOO well, meds.
ooph that sounds awful. Glad today is looking better, meara
Sounds like some good weekends and family time was had over the weekend, so yay.
I'm sorry about your aunts, Pix. Good that your knee is coming along well.
I've mostly been sleeping my cold away. I'll test again today, but I think it's just a cold.
DH got me a couple of small chocolate bunnies yesterday. I always think of Steph's yearly meme as soon as I bite the ears off.
That's about it over here. NyQuil haze, basically.
Oh, except I would like a duplicate of your Bali trip, Jesse! Looked so wonderful.
Timelies all!
I'm really sick of matzoh. 3 more days to go...
My Aunt Pat passed the morning, surrounded by family. She was an amazing woman with an easy laugh and a love for the UConn women's basketball team. She was a nurse for more than 45 years, doing everything from oncology and ER to same-day surgery over the years. She was an amazing cook and baker and the matriarch of our family after my grandmother, her mom, passed in 2016. She hosted Thanksgiving for my entire childhood into my 20s for our entire extended family. She leaves behind three amazing kids and six grandchildren, all of whom are mourning her loss but also grateful she is no longer in pain.
This one wasn't a surprise like Aunt Nita last week; Pat was in hospice. But it's devastatingly sad. And losing two aunts in less than a week has me feeling pretty shaken.
Thank you for all of your kind worlds earlier.
