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pawprints wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:44 am

Hey Cherries. Another day of adulting. Have a meeting this afternoon with my sister regarding my mom, and while I’m in the area I have some returns to make at a few stores. Slowly catching up here on the boards. Closed out one challenge yesterday and will work on closing out the other one today. Plus have some things that need to be done around the house. Still catching up here too. The sun is shining but it’s chilly and windy. Only 42 right now with a wind chill of 36. Winter jacket and ankle boots are now in use. 

Have a great day Cherries. 

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:51 am

Good luck with all of that Barb. 

I have another day with not much on the agenda. I started out in my craft room but I have multiple things drying so I think I need to take a break. I have 3 things mid-way done which is a lot for me. if I start yet another page, I will lose my train of thought. 

Weather is a bit cold here today also, I'm sure I will walk somewhere. 

I've started thinking about thanksgiving menu. I don't like any of the traditional foods but my family does and expects them so I find the whole menu thing quite stressful. Add to that the fact that we are only 2 generations this year which makes it hard. I have an old uncle I would like to invite but I'm not sure he can get here even if he wants to come. I like the idea of thanksgiving very much but thinking about it is very stressful this year. 

Anyway, enough whining, have a great day everyone! 

JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

ALSO: I have 10 years clean today! 
You amazing Cherries are part of that, because your love and support makes everyday extra awesome, and you've truly been there for me during some super stressful times the last few years! 
I have a grateful heart!

JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

ALSO: I have 10 years clean today! 
You amazing Cherries are part of that, because your love and support makes everyday extra awesome, and you've truly been there for me during some super stressful times the last few years! 
I have a grateful heart!

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:51 am

Good luck with all of that Barb. 

I have another day with not much on the agenda. I started out in my craft room but I have multiple things drying so I think I need to take a break. I have 3 things mid-way done which is a lot for me. if I start yet another page, I will lose my train of thought. 

Weather is a bit cold here today also, I'm sure I will walk somewhere. 

I've started thinking about thanksgiving menu. I don't like any of the traditional foods but my family does and expects them so I find the whole menu thing quite stressful. Add to that the fact that we are only 2 generations this year which makes it hard. I have an old uncle I would like to invite but I'm not sure he can get here even if he wants to come. I like the idea of thanksgiving very much but thinking about it is very stressful this year. 

Anyway, enough whining, have a great day everyone!

blbabe1234 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:54 am

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:51 am

Good luck with all of that Barb. 

I have another day with not much on the agenda. I started out in my craft room but I have multiple things drying so I think I need to take a break. I have 3 things mid-way done which is a lot for me. if I start yet another page, I will lose my train of thought. 

Weather is a bit cold here today also, I'm sure I will walk somewhere. 

I've started thinking about thanksgiving menu. I don't like any of the traditional foods but my family does and expects them so I find the whole menu thing quite stressful. Add to that the fact that we are only 2 generations this year which makes it hard. I have an old uncle I would like to invite but I'm not sure he can get here even if he wants to come. I like the idea of thanksgiving very much but thinking about it is very stressful this year. 

Anyway, enough whining, have a great day everyone!

I'm sorry Thanksgiving is stressful, especially the menu. Maybe with fewer people this year, you can downsize the dishes? Maybe make a variation of a "traditional" dish you don't like for something you do like. As I've gotten older and started hosting Thanksgiving since 2019 (we used to go to my grandparents house in the 90s and early 2000s, then moving it to my aunt's ranch house in late 2010 until 2018), DH and I as well as my brother and SIL, we keep changing things up. I don't think we've had the exact same thing each time. I also delegate too. This year, DH will smoke the turkey. I'll make garlic mashed potatoes, creamed spinach and heat up rolls. My SIL makes the stuffing (she uses Stove Top, which is fine by me...not a fan of traditional homemade stuffing...always too dry), green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Our side dishes keep changing. We all just go with the flow. All we care about is we enjoy each other's company.
  

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:30 pm

blbabe1234 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:54 am

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:51 am

Good luck with all of that Barb. 

I have another day with not much on the agenda. I started out in my craft room but I have multiple things drying so I think I need to take a break. I have 3 things mid-way done which is a lot for me. if I start yet another page, I will lose my train of thought. 

Weather is a bit cold here today also, I'm sure I will walk somewhere. 

I've started thinking about thanksgiving menu. I don't like any of the traditional foods but my family does and expects them so I find the whole menu thing quite stressful. Add to that the fact that we are only 2 generations this year which makes it hard. I have an old uncle I would like to invite but I'm not sure he can get here even if he wants to come. I like the idea of thanksgiving very much but thinking about it is very stressful this year. 

Anyway, enough whining, have a great day everyone!

I'm sorry Thanksgiving is stressful, especially the menu. Maybe with fewer people this year, you can downsize the dishes? Maybe make a variation of a "traditional" dish you don't like for something you do like. As I've gotten older and started hosting Thanksgiving since 2019 (we used to go to my grandparents house in the 90s and early 2000s, then moving it to my aunt's ranch house in late 2010 until 2018), DH and I as well as my brother and SIL, we keep changing things up. I don't think we've had the exact same thing each time. I also delegate too. This year, DH will smoke the turkey. I'll make garlic mashed potatoes, creamed spinach and heat up rolls. My SIL makes the stuffing (she uses Stove Top, which is fine by me...not a fan of traditional homemade stuffing...always too dry), green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Our side dishes keep changing. We all just go with the flow. All we care about is we enjoy each other's company. 

problem here is I'm mostly vegetarian so I don't eat the turkey. We need to make gluten-free stuffing because people have allergies and I don't like it. I don't like potatoes and can't stand sweet potatoes/yams.  So I'm stuck eating vegetables and cranberries. And cranberries are really all sugar so that's not a meal. We keep kosher so we can't add a dairy dish to the mix. And hate to cook. My sister will do a lot of it, but I can't just desert her in my kitchen. And I am opposed to pie, I think it is the stupidest of all desserts - I have emotional baggage attached to pie. But my kids expect what they think is traditional and they are at the age where I want them to keep coming for thanksgiving so I want to keep them happy. . And up until this year, my mother-in-law, who also kept kosher and loved to cook would bring something for me to eat. When I was a kid, I remember driving back from my aunt's and asking what would be for dinner and being told there was no dinner because we had thanksgiving dinner at lunchtime, and no one cared that I would be hungry at dinner time. I love the family aspects but it will be upsetting this year without any grandparents. Sorry to whine, I know there are so many people who would be happy to have this food. 
  

blbabe1234 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

Good morning cherries. Continuous hugs for you Barb.

Another busy work day yesterday but not stressful. Up early again today and went on my walk, threw bed sheets in the washer and uploaded a couple of fixes to the server before my client's staff start accessing the program. Finished off some Christmas shopping for the nephews yesterday and today. Now I just wait for things to arrive and who knows, might start wrapping things. Who knows!

I'll take a break from work at 11am to start getting ready. The DAR ladies invited me to their monthly casual lunch again, so I'm going to that at noon. Then back home to work.

Hope everyone has a great day.

pawprints wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:44 am

Hey Cherries. Another day of adulting. Have a meeting this afternoon with my sister regarding my mom, and while I’m in the area I have some returns to make at a few stores. Slowly catching up here on the boards. Closed out one challenge yesterday and will work on closing out the other one today. Plus have some things that need to be done around the house. Still catching up here too. The sun is shining but it’s chilly and windy. Only 42 right now with a wind chill of 36. Winter jacket and ankle boots are now in use. 

Have a great day Cherries. 

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:30 pm

blbabe1234 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:54 am

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:51 am

Good luck with all of that Barb. 

I have another day with not much on the agenda. I started out in my craft room but I have multiple things drying so I think I need to take a break. I have 3 things mid-way done which is a lot for me. if I start yet another page, I will lose my train of thought. 

Weather is a bit cold here today also, I'm sure I will walk somewhere. 

I've started thinking about thanksgiving menu. I don't like any of the traditional foods but my family does and expects them so I find the whole menu thing quite stressful. Add to that the fact that we are only 2 generations this year which makes it hard. I have an old uncle I would like to invite but I'm not sure he can get here even if he wants to come. I like the idea of thanksgiving very much but thinking about it is very stressful this year. 

Anyway, enough whining, have a great day everyone!

I'm sorry Thanksgiving is stressful, especially the menu. Maybe with fewer people this year, you can downsize the dishes? Maybe make a variation of a "traditional" dish you don't like for something you do like. As I've gotten older and started hosting Thanksgiving since 2019 (we used to go to my grandparents house in the 90s and early 2000s, then moving it to my aunt's ranch house in late 2010 until 2018), DH and I as well as my brother and SIL, we keep changing things up. I don't think we've had the exact same thing each time. I also delegate too. This year, DH will smoke the turkey. I'll make garlic mashed potatoes, creamed spinach and heat up rolls. My SIL makes the stuffing (she uses Stove Top, which is fine by me...not a fan of traditional homemade stuffing...always too dry), green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Our side dishes keep changing. We all just go with the flow. All we care about is we enjoy each other's company. 

problem here is I'm mostly vegetarian so I don't eat the turkey. We need to make gluten-free stuffing because people have allergies and I don't like it. I don't like potatoes and can't stand sweet potatoes/yams.  So I'm stuck eating vegetables and cranberries. And cranberries are really all sugar so that's not a meal. We keep kosher so we can't add a dairy dish to the mix. And hate to cook. My sister will do a lot of it, but I can't just desert her in my kitchen. And I am opposed to pie, I think it is the stupidest of all desserts - I have emotional baggage attached to pie. But my kids expect what they think is traditional and they are at the age where I want them to keep coming for thanksgiving so I want to keep them happy. . And up until this year, my mother-in-law, who also kept kosher and loved to cook would bring something for me to eat. When I was a kid, I remember driving back from my aunt's and asking what would be for dinner and being told there was no dinner because we had thanksgiving dinner at lunchtime, and no one cared that I would be hungry at dinner time. I love the family aspects but it will be upsetting this year without any grandparents. Sorry to whine, I know there are so many people who would be happy to have this food. 
  

JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

ALSO: I have 10 years clean today! 
You amazing Cherries are part of that, because your love and support makes everyday extra awesome, and you've truly been there for me during some super stressful times the last few years! 
I have a grateful heart!

emmapaige wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:37 pm

It was a semi stressful day for me since my brother came up to get some signed checks for his rent. I won't bore you with details. Most of you know he is schizophrenic and has not dealt with the recent election well. He seemed good today so I'm praying he continues to stay under control.  

blbabe1234 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45 am

Good morning cherries. Continuous hugs for you Barb.

Another busy work day yesterday but not stressful. Up early again today and went on my walk, threw bed sheets in the washer and uploaded a couple of fixes to the server before my client's staff start accessing the program. Finished off some Christmas shopping for the nephews yesterday and today. Now I just wait for things to arrive and who knows, might start wrapping things. Who knows!

I'll take a break from work at 11am to start getting ready. The DAR ladies invited me to their monthly casual lunch again, so I'm going to that at noon. Then back home to work.

Hope everyone has a great day.