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I haven't seen a TGIF thread in months -- it's time!
TGIF because my work week has been a zoo! We lost two workdays last week because of a nasty storm, and I have one of those jobs where my tasks are as faithful as dustbunnies and dirty dishes -- they pile up whether I'm there or not and sit waiting for me when I come back. In addition one of my kids has been sick which has messed with my sleep and made me wonder how on earth I survived the infant years... (Lillamy, meet middle age. Oh, hai.)
TGIF because I don't have to do a darn thing this weekend -- we're expecting ANOTHER storm and I've already stocked up on batteries and flashlights and canned foods and am totally ready to hole up under a blanket in front of the fireplace and ignore the outside world for a weekend!
TGIF because my work week has been a zoo! We lost two workdays last week because of a nasty storm, and I have one of those jobs where my tasks are as faithful as dustbunnies and dirty dishes -- they pile up whether I'm there or not and sit waiting for me when I come back. In addition one of my kids has been sick which has messed with my sleep and made me wonder how on earth I survived the infant years... (Lillamy, meet middle age. Oh, hai.)
TGIF because I don't have to do a darn thing this weekend -- we're expecting ANOTHER storm and I've already stocked up on batteries and flashlights and canned foods and am totally ready to hole up under a blanket in front of the fireplace and ignore the outside world for a weekend!
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TGIF!! Crazy week this week here too! Going to watch my 16 year old daughter cheer at the high school football game. A group of friends are tailgating before the game which I am looking forward to. Thank God I am still very close to my childhood best friend and we get together with our families often! Unfortunately she also married an alcholic, he hasn't gotten to the level of my AH, but we have a kindred spirit with each other.
Tomorrow I am meeting a good friend and we are going out to breakfast and a long bike ride to enjoy the beautiful day before winter is upon us!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Tomorrow I am meeting a good friend and we are going out to breakfast and a long bike ride to enjoy the beautiful day before winter is upon us!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
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OMG is right. TGIF, because I came home a little early to check on my very sick kid to find water running down my freezer door and a standing puddle underneath and surrounding the fridge. Seems the water line busted and sprayed water throughout the freezer, which froze, then caused the machine to malfunction and stop - well - keeping things frozen!
I am going to cook everything up tonight to salvage what I can - we'll be eating salmon, chicken, and pasta for the next 4 days! Dogs included.
Unlike lillamy, I am not prepared for our next storm, so an early am trip to the grocery store is in order, IF the fridge works again after it defrosts. Or unthaws...probably a better word for it. And then I am going shopping for a new fridge.
What an afternoon!
I am going to cook everything up tonight to salvage what I can - we'll be eating salmon, chicken, and pasta for the next 4 days! Dogs included.
Unlike lillamy, I am not prepared for our next storm, so an early am trip to the grocery store is in order, IF the fridge works again after it defrosts. Or unthaws...probably a better word for it. And then I am going shopping for a new fridge.
What an afternoon!
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Made it thru a week of work, MC with the Wife, and a great evening with my 2.5 yr old before he went to bed. Tomorrow is a brand new days, the Buckeyes play at Noon, and Sunday it's me and the boy all day - church service and then who knows what after that!
It will be chilly but the sun will be shining, so I'm going to embrace the beautiful nature and the birds and flowers that God has blessed us with.
Hope you all can find some bright spots in the weekend. If I remember correctly some are moving to new homes, some are having A's move out.
The sun will come out, in some form or fashion, for all of us. Just believe
It will be chilly but the sun will be shining, so I'm going to embrace the beautiful nature and the birds and flowers that God has blessed us with.
Hope you all can find some bright spots in the weekend. If I remember correctly some are moving to new homes, some are having A's move out.
The sun will come out, in some form or fashion, for all of us. Just believe
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TGIF! This is the first time in a VERY LONG TIME(27 yrs)I can relate to this phrase, because I am a nurse and have always worked the odd hours- nights, weekend shifts- so we didn't need a babysitter when the kids were young and in order to make more money(but seemingly never enough to keep up with my AH's spending). I am now working 2 part-time jobs where I can call my hours, making A LOT less money but finally with a sane work schedule. Can you tell I have a lot of "resentment" about my "sacrifice"? I know, I know, i chose to do it- while AH worked the cushy dayshift M-F schedule. I used to so hate the phrase TGIF, but not anymore! Have a great weekend everybody!
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TGIF indeed! I'm hoping the storm Lillamy and Tuffgirl posted about waits long enough for me to get the 2 peony roots I bought into the ground and protected before it unleashes. I'm afraid the next couple weeks will find it getting too cold... Oh! and I gotta figure out how to fix and close my bedroom window tonight or tomorrow AM. It's stuck, stuck, stuck. :P
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Well I bought my own place and its very noisy but I am trying my best to ignore the 4 dogs and the ROOSTER I hear often!! Who has a ROOSTER in the city? oh well
I have also been very worried about getting a job, but the first friend I talked to said there is a vacancy opening soon in the company he works for and he sees chances for me to get there. We used to work together. I am about to send him my resume.
Its in a different state. I do not know anyone there but my friend.
In a sense, that's refreshing. No ex's, no alcoholics, no bad memories anywhere, just me and the cats and a new place to explore.
So it was a good weekend after all.
Trilogy a sane work schedule is worth more than money.
I have also been very worried about getting a job, but the first friend I talked to said there is a vacancy opening soon in the company he works for and he sees chances for me to get there. We used to work together. I am about to send him my resume.
Its in a different state. I do not know anyone there but my friend.
In a sense, that's refreshing. No ex's, no alcoholics, no bad memories anywhere, just me and the cats and a new place to explore.
So it was a good weekend after all.
Trilogy a sane work schedule is worth more than money.
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Another Friday, and this week I am TGIF'ing! I took the day off today so I could go shoot the kickoff of the annual balloon fair. Here's the dawn ascension with Mount Shasta in the background.
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In my old life it was never TGIF but OMGIF (Oh my god, it's Friday) because my AH would drink more heavily on Friday nights and weekends were sort of lost. I never knew what he would be like -- friendly, or distant or angry. Home or disappearing to the office to 'work' for hours on a Sunday. Life was so unsure, so unhappy.
In my new life (sans AH), I love Fridays again. Fridays I rent a movie and make a fun dinner for me and the kids, goofy things like Pigs In Blankets with S'mores for dessert. We eat dinner in front of the TV and watch our movie and look forward to a happy, sober weekend. There is no alcoholic cloud around us. It's so nice!
Happy 50th, LaTeeDa!!!
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In my new life (sans AH), I love Fridays again. Fridays I rent a movie and make a fun dinner for me and the kids, goofy things like Pigs In Blankets with S'mores for dessert. We eat dinner in front of the TV and watch our movie and look forward to a happy, sober weekend. There is no alcoholic cloud around us. It's so nice!
Happy 50th, LaTeeDa!!!
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Sounds like a great weekend, LTD! I miss balloon festivals. We don't have those here. As a matter of fact, I can't remember when I last saw a hot-air balloon in Alaska. Probably the last time I went to the state fair.
Looking forward to more lovely photos!
TGIF all!
Looking forward to more lovely photos!
TGIF all!
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The Buckeyes play again this weekend, so how bad can it be??? The boy and I will be watching "Go Bucks" tomorrow, then not sure what else. Wife has to work part of the weekend.
Hopefully we have decent weather and can spend some time outside.
Hopefully we have decent weather and can spend some time outside.
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TGIF -- and we are seeing a bright shiny object in the sky today after two weeks of low-flying clouds (and other odds and ends -- no cows, but garbage cans, utility sheds, and fences) so I'm raring to go and hoping I'll beat the clouds that are supposed to move in so I can get some walking in the red and yellow leaves time in!!!!
The rest of the weekend will be spent in the usual glamour -- housecleaning, laundry, and nursing colds.
The rest of the weekend will be spent in the usual glamour -- housecleaning, laundry, and nursing colds.
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It's TGIF for me because I don't have to work overnight tonight - it is the first really cold night here in the Chi burbs and I'm gonna spend it under the covers, eating popcorn with my kids, watching a Redbox movie and just snuggling down.
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