Plus, clowns are evil.
/shudder
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hugs Kittin
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I wish you could hide posts.
I have a clown phobia. PHOBIA. Thatâs why theyâre evil.
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Letâs restrain ourselves a bit. <3 While I do have a gif stopper addon, itâs still headache inducing with some of them.
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I removed it.
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So neat seeing the tiny lines of fire trucks zig zagging up the dark mountain side to the flames up on top. I took lots of random pictures of them.
~20 vehicles and two boats left on my site. All likely from the evacuation areas.
Oh great, the former Blizzard North people up to their tricks again.
So my best idea for thawing two 20-lb. turkeys: put them in my cooler and fill it with cold water, replacing the water every couple hours.
The other struggle is getting the various roommates to clean out the fridge to make room for Thursdayâs leftovers. Part of the problem is that theyâre all territorial, so there are three cartons of eggs, at least two jugs each of apple cider and milk, another of eggnog, no less than four packages of butter, and eight kinds of mustard.
They keep examining the contents and declaring that little or nothing is actually theirs. Weâll see what happens tomorrow evening when I start pitching anything that doesnât look useful to me
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LOL, sounds like the food needs labels. Either one label with the name of the person, or separate labels for all the ânot property of Xâ.
That said, I know how it feels to look in the refrigerator, see only a carton of eggs, a jug of milk, a package of butter, and a jar of mustard that are mine and feel like Iâm not taking up much space at all. I get the territorial, because without that I could walk into the kitchen to make breakfast only to find no eggs and no milk, and no one willing to admit they used mine.
Iâve suggested labels, but the general response was âmehâ. Iâve suggested community staples, like milk, eggs, butter, etc., but again, no one was interested.
The biggest problem is space. One guy insists on buying groceries for two weeks, the other two sensibly do their shopping weekly. That leaves me with enough room for maybe three daysâs worth.
I love collecting rent money; I hate sharing my space.
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One place where I rented a room had a second refrigerator, but it had enough space. Another had a mini-fridge in each room. Expensive up-front, but saved a lot of headaches.
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Two roommates, the couple, have a mini fridge in their room. They use it mainly for drinks and stuff theyâd rather not risk disappearing.
I inherited a never-used mini fridge my daughterâs BFF got her for Christmas one year (no one has ever been able to explain why). Iâve so far resisted moving it from the garage into my âsuiteâ.
I am profoundly thankful for my stand-alone freezer in the garage. I canât imagine two couple and two bachelors sharing the fridgeâs tiny freezer. 
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GrrrrâŚ
I know this isnât FB , but a momentary vent.
I HATE the situation Iâm in. I just have not recovered from the lay off 5 years ago. And probably never will. And i have friends who need help.
I have one friend who is terminal and has a go fund me for her âŚfinal preparation. She wants to be a tree. Thereâs a thing that will cremate and then add that to a tree seedling of choice.
Another friend who is making a trek cross country for a new place to live on less than a thread. She has serious health issues and is making 1,800 mile trek by herself.
Another friend who is getting a new furbaby ( she NEEDS one. Seriously) that will be a full and properly trained legit service and support animal. And happens to be her favorite breed.
And my butt is broke. I still gotta figure Christmas prezzies. 2 grandpups are done. One more to go. ( Gabby is just 4 months, i can get away with not getting her one.) Then 4 adults.
Job sucks. Health sucks. Insurance hasnât paid for something they should. New insurance at the new year. Blue Cross/Shield. Hopefully theyâre better.
But my issues are nothing to theirs.
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Thoughts are with you pal
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Man I wish I could relate just to say I understand. Sadly they would be empty words.
The presents though, I can absolutely relate. I bet the adults wonât care so long as the pups are covered. A few years ago I was scared beyond scared I was gonna have to cancel Christmas. My eldest understood but how do you say that to a 7 year old? My dad came through and got him a couple of gifts for us to give from Santa, from us, and for him. Eldest understood waiting for taxes and then we took care of him. So that, that one I can relate to.
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Remember, I have kids your age. At my age Iâm not supposed to be in this situation. I just gotta make it through the holidays. Of course both my sons have birthdays in JanuaryâŚ
Iâll be fine. But if youâre of any faith direct your prayers towards my three friends.
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Yeah i fully get the not supposed to be.
I will absolutely direct my thoughts to them, and you as well my friend.
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We had a family talk. We were all stressing out getting gifts for people we didnât see often. (they lived in Florida we live in Michigan). We didnât know what they wanted or needed. They felt the same. We decided to only give gifts to the nieces and nephews until they turned 18 and became âadultsâ. Everyone was relieved. Even the Grandparents went along. They were grateful to not have to shop for their adult children. It was beginning to feel like a gift shuffle. Best family talk we ever had.
I donât exchange gifts with my sister either. We had the same talk with her and she was happy with it. It became just about the kids.
Presence is more important than presents.
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Yeah I will try to find something small and thoughtful for my wife. Inexpensive but something i think she would like.
One year it was a popcorn popper, oil, and a bunch of popcorn. She was on a popcorn kick haha.
My birthday is next Wednesday and I dk t expect anything but a happy birthday or anything for Christmas. I would rather focus that little bit on the boys.
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