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Post by auntkelly on Jan 11, 2022 16:26:25 GMT
I am now in mourning because the College Football season is officially over and no official college football until the end of August/beginning of September. After March Madness is over I will be seriously depressed for a while. College sports, to me, are so much better/more interesting than professional sports. Give college softball a try! The ladies play w/ such heart. It has become almost as hard to get a ticket to a Sooner women’s softball game as it is to get a ticket to a football game. The championship series is in June, so by the time the season is over, football season is on the horizon.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 11, 2022 0:07:21 GMT
I think Georgia will win.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 9, 2022 3:29:01 GMT
I find it so frustrating that this has been around for two years and people are still having trouble getting tested.
I’m sure there are lots of people who don’t feel well, but go ahead and go to work thinking “I can’t afford to stay home every time I have a scratchy throat. It’s probably just allergies.”
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 9, 2022 3:21:39 GMT
The red dress is my favorite. She is gorgeous!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 7, 2022 19:48:30 GMT
I had fertility treatments and both my grown children are aware of that. However, I don't think it is appropriate for a nurse to be discussing something like that with her nephew.
Long before HIPPA, there was an expectation that medical treatment was confidential. I don't want a nurse laughing w/ her nephew about giving me a shot in the rear. I'm not ashamed that I had fertility treatments, but that was a very stressful time in my life and I have a very hard time making light of it, especially with some twenty six year old kid.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 7, 2022 18:06:38 GMT
I would retain a lawyer ASAP so that steps can be taken to protect you financially.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 7, 2022 17:56:31 GMT
I think the husband’s response is lovely.
Flowery language is not my husband’s love language. His love languages are gifts and acts of service.
I would love for my husband to take me in his arms and say something like “You are the only woman I could ever love” as he lavishes me with kisses, but that is just not him. Yesterday, however, when I returned home after spending a long day at the assisted living center w/ my aunt, I came home to find he had put away all the remaining Christmas decorations, stripped all the beds, washed all the sheets and made a nice dinner for the two of us.
He’ll never be a great romantic, but he makes me feel loved in his own way.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 6, 2022 22:48:23 GMT
I wouldn't accept food from a stranger which had been opened. I probably wouldn't give away food which had been opened to a stranger either. I would be afraid the stranger would lace it with rat poison, feed it to their family, take them to the emergency room and then sue me, claiming that I was the one who had laced the food w/ poison.
If I couldn't give the food away to friends or family, (which has never been a problem) I would toss it.
I've volunteered at two different food banks and both of them had a lot of rules about what types of donations could be accepted and distributed and what types of donations ended up in the dumpster. It's true that a lot of food gets wasted, but there are good reasons why some foods have to be thrown out.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 6, 2022 15:12:34 GMT
I'm sorry you are hurting. I just said a prayer for you.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 6, 2022 15:01:58 GMT
My number one source for new books is a monthly email I get from the New York Times about all the new books coming out each month in every genre.
I also keep a list of books I want to read on my phone. I jot down recommendations from friends, recommendations from the Two Peas reading thread and recommendations from other sources.
My "to read" list is always getting longer and longer. I'm a worrier by nature, but I never worry that I'm going to run out of books I want to read before I die.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 5, 2022 16:21:57 GMT
I wish your son the best. He's very fortunate to have loving and supportive parents. He'll find his way and learn from his mistakes.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2022 22:10:10 GMT
Oh gosh...best wishes to her. Are you close by? I am about an hour away. My sister is an hour away in another direction. We are taking turns being with her for the next few weeks. She is actually in the car now and they are on the way home. Because of Covid, the mastectomy is an outpatient procedure. I will take over Wednesday night through Sunday evening. Then keep switching off from there. Thank you for asking. 💕 I'm so sorry about your mother. That seems so unfair that she has to suffer when others aren't doing their part and getting vaccinated.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2022 15:24:22 GMT
I’m sorry you are going through this. I think it’s good that you are going to see a therapist.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2022 14:47:34 GMT
My husband’s sister was unvaccinated and ended up in ICU. After 30 days, she was a little better and was moved to a rehab facility. She died a few days later in the rehab place.
My husband begged her many times to get vaccinated. The last time they talked about it, she said she would rather get Covid and develop antibodies the natural way.
Her adult children are still anti vaxxers.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2022 2:18:58 GMT
I have no idea how old I was when I got my first library card. I remember it was on a very heavy piece of paper. When you checked out books at the library, the librarian took a little card out of each book and filed those cards under your name so she would know who had checked out which books. She stamped the inside cover of each book with the date the book was due. Then she took your card, and wrote on the card the number of books you checked out and stamped the due date on the card. She then placed the card in a little envelope on the inside cover of one of the books you checked out.
I always thought it would be wonderful to be a librarian and stamp all those cards and books. I used to play library at home and I would air stamp all the library books and then hand them to my pretend library patron,
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2022 20:11:28 GMT
Notre Dame vs Oklahoma state in the Fiesta Bowl. Go, Irish!! My son is a Notre Dame grad. He has several cousins who went to OSU. There was some friendly trash talking at our Christmas gathering this year. My son is a lot happier w/ the first half of the game than his cousins. Go Irish
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 31, 2021 14:59:25 GMT
My husband and I and our adult children are vaccinated and boosted. My husband and I had Covid very early in the game. I had a mild case, he had a fairly bad case.
My sister in law died late last month from Covid side effects. She was not vaccinated. She died after spending a month in the ICU. Her unvaccinated family members have doubled down on their anti vax beliefs and total faith in ivermectin as a cure all for Covid and other ailments. (They all have college degrees and one daughter is an RN).
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 30, 2021 14:45:28 GMT
auntkelly - That was a good game for your Sooners last night! Were you at the game this year? No, we didn’t go due to some family issues. My friends who went had a great time at the game last night!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 30, 2021 5:51:22 GMT
It’s an awesome night to be an Oklahoma Sooner! Bob Stoops came out of retirement to coach the Sooners tonight in the Alamo Bowl. The Sooners beat Oregon 47-32. Stoops son Drake caught a touchdown pass.
The future looks bright for the Sooners with Brent Venables having been named our next head coach.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 28, 2021 15:29:16 GMT
If she told you your brother deserved to die and she’s wondering why the friendship ended, then I would say she hasn’t grown much as a person since your friendship ended. I’d just tear the letter up and try not to give her another thought (although realistically that’s very hard to do).
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 22, 2021 18:04:01 GMT
I would give her $500 cash and assure her that I will use her in the future and recommend her to all my friends.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 21, 2021 21:40:46 GMT
Happy Birthday Peas! Happy Birthday callmenutz and @missjen! Thank you destined2bmom for remembering my daughter's birthday!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 21, 2021 0:10:18 GMT
I will say prayers.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 20, 2021 16:54:34 GMT
OP I am praying for your mom.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 19, 2021 17:35:13 GMT
I have always said that my one Martha Stewart like talent is wrapping packages. I rarely get compliments on my cooking skills or my housekeeping skills, but people rave about my Christmas packages.
Therefore, I wrap everything that I possibly can. If I absolutely have to put something in a gift bag, I make a big homemade bow to tie on the gift bag or the present itself.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 19, 2021 17:28:55 GMT
I have no problem w/ my husband having female friends. However, I would probably object if he wanted to hang out at a female friend's house when there was no one else there but my husband and his friend.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 18, 2021 15:07:34 GMT
I think I'm "middle of the road" when it comes to how much covid affects my day to day activities.
I took advantage of the opportunity to be vaccinated just as soon as the opportunity became available. I've also had the booster. I feel like getting vaccinated is the most important proactive step I can take to keep myself and others protected from the virus, although I do realized vaccinated people can catch and spread the virus.
I don't travel nearly as much as I used to. However, I pretty much do all the other stuff I've always done-go to college football games, attend church, go to parties, etc.
I feel like this virus is probably not going to be eradicated in my lifetime, so I'm going about my business, but taking a few extra precautions such as not hugging people or shaking hands.
I don't understand why so many people won't vaccinate, but I try not to dwell on it. I recently lost a family member to covid and it didn't change how the unvaccinated members of her family felt about the vaccine. If watching that family member languish for thirty days in the ICU didn't change how they feel about the vaccine, nothing I can say or do will change their minds.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 17, 2021 1:57:06 GMT
I'm so sorry your plans went awry. I know you must be so disappointed.
I really don't have any hope this virus will go away in my lifetime.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 16, 2021 15:33:03 GMT
Is there anyone else here old enough to remember the show Here Come the Brides with Bobby Sherman? Shackets remind me of what the lumberjacks wore on that show.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 13, 2021 22:11:05 GMT
2 week’s pay. So if they come every other week it would be one cleaning fee, but if they come every week it would be 2 extra cleaning fees. That’s what I’ve always done and is pretty standard here. Eta - I don’t view it as a “present” but instead a yearly bonus. That is exactly how I look at it. I pay by Venmo, so I always tell my housekeeper as she leaves after that first housekeeping in December, "I'm paying you a little extra this time since it's the end of the year." The next time she comes I usually give her a very small Christmas present, such as homemade goods. My house cleaner is very pleasant and professional. I want her to know I value her work (thus the yearly bonus) and I really like her (thus the small Christmas present).
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