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Post by Rhondito on Feb 19, 2024 18:47:01 GMT
I've been on a bit of a book hangover after having two great books in row (The Personal History of Rachel DuPree and The Women), so last week I settled on The Teacher by Freida McFadden. I listened to the audiobook. I thought it was good. This is the second book by this author that I've read/listened to and I'm never blown away. I don't love the narrators she uses and I wondered if that's the problem. They all sound young and not very serious, no matter the subject. I ended up giving this book 3.5 stars because of all the twists I didn't see coming.
Now I'm being a glutton for punishment and listening to another of the author's books, The Coworker, while I'm waiting on some other books to become available.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 15, 2024 20:31:15 GMT
What a circus! I don't see how coworker expects to be towed along for so long without being able to perform her job. She needs to get control of her emotions.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 14, 2024 15:44:04 GMT
Happy Valentine's to you Don, and to all of the Peas! I'm grateful to have all of you be a part of my life
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 13, 2024 19:32:39 GMT
Our library is doing Blind Date with a Book this month. I have really enjoyed the first 3. Two of the books I probably wouldn't have chose otherwise. I picked my 4th book last night, A Little Life, and I am not sure I am going to like it. Hopefully I get into it because it is over 800 pages. This is one of my all-time favorite books ever. But it's very intense with lots of triggers and can be a hard read. Lisa It's a great book and well-worth the time to read it IMO. But yes, it's difficult at times.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 12, 2024 21:27:19 GMT
I just finished The Women by Kristin Hannah. Another win for me from this author. I had been waiting for this book's release for quite a while and it did not disappoint. 5 stars
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 9, 2024 19:51:36 GMT
I'm going to bet the dr didn't know she had a patient flying in from six hours away. I place all the blame on the office staff. When they realized where this patient was located they should have relayed that information to the dr immediately and told her they were not able to get in touch with the patient on the phone. Did your MIL have a backup contact on her paperwork? Perhaps you or your husband that they could've tried to call? At least if they spoke with you (or someone) they could've verified that MIL was on the plane headed to the appointment. (I know, I doubt they would go to so much trouble.) Such a shame for your MIL... on top of an already stressful time.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 9, 2024 17:09:10 GMT
If you guys could just send out some good vibes that I am a contender for this new positions, I'd appreciate it. Done, sister!
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 9, 2024 16:59:08 GMT
Stephanie Howell (she used to be a member here....but I think she deleted her profile?) was just posting about this book on her Book Tik Tok account. I get tons of recommendations from her -- but to see you all like it as well is making me go find it asap.
What!!! I love her Tik Toks and did not recognize her as a Pea.
So are y'all gonna drop us a link or something?
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 8, 2024 18:08:52 GMT
This is a BOTM choice this month. I was trying to decide between this and The Heartless Hunter. I figure the KH book will be on Everand soon. And I might not be able to get the other choice. Good to know that The Women is good. I am really looking forward to it. I love Everand! but I knew this would be a keeper for me so I got it on Audible.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 8, 2024 18:07:44 GMT
I am! I'm not as far along as you though. It's so good... I love her books.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 8, 2024 17:42:04 GMT
The water will be cold most likely -- I wouldn't plan on getting in unless you dont mind cold. I would wear shorts + t-shirt (and have a light jacket or jeans handy). And I almost always wear Birkenstocks year round, so I would wear those. Thanks. All of my warm weather clothes are packed up and I don’t want to haul everything out yet so will kind of pick and choose based on the weather. But I need to get some things out ahead of time as well so I’m not scrambling. Just take along some jeans and a hoodie/sweatshirt/light jacket and you'll be fine if it happens to be cool.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 8, 2024 17:08:54 GMT
Voted! Good luck to Amelia!
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 8, 2024 17:05:44 GMT
I would keep an eye on the weather as you get closer to the trip. We can have hot, humid, mid-80s, or we can have a cold front that drops temps into the 50s. My husband and I took a trip to Dayton the weekend of March 20th in 2021 and we FROZE! It was in the low 50s and raining the entire time. Most of the time it's between 70-80 and starting to get humid. This! I was in MIAMI last week and it was very chilly/cold. Who'da thought!?
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 7, 2024 21:53:51 GMT
When the Walmart delivery service started in my area, they advertised it as no tips. They were trying to get you to choose Walmart delivery over a 3rd party like instacart by advertising that you’re supposed to tip insta drivers, but not Walmart delivery. When it’s the Walmart employee, you don’t tip. They aren’t even supposed to accept tips. When it’s a 3rd party like instacart, you’re supposed to tip. Correct, the Walmart delivery service that is tip-free is called Walmart+ In Home. It's an additional $40 a year, I believe (and worth every freaking penny). Walmart+ deliveries are done by a third party. Then why is the OP complaining about tipping Walmart drivers in her initial post? Is it regular Walmart delivery?
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 7, 2024 21:49:57 GMT
I'm not optimistic because he keeps cc'ing me on issues that should be coworker's to handle. So, now he's even sending me work that isn't mine to do because she's taking intermittent FMLA. I think I would reply and cc his boss asking why are you getting her emails. I'm so frustrated for you. If you don't get the new job, you MUST insist they pay you substantially more money. Do not continue to do her job for free.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 7, 2024 18:01:09 GMT
I was on your side until I got to this. These people are doing you a service and deserve a tip. They are taking away the inconvenience of driving to a store in traffic, going in and dealing with people while you shop, and driving home in traffic. Instead you get to spend your time doing something less aggravating and annoying. Tip.Them. Their employees that deliver are pay a wage plus mileage. They are not the ones who do the shopping. The drivers have several times left items in the cars that didn’t get delivered, broke eggs, squashed bread, ripped packages or damaged goods. They are compensated. I would prefer to just tip after a delivery. I often wish there was an option to I for the shopper. This is also a Walmart employee. I often take advantage of the 3 hour or less delivery option and that shopper chats with me during the shopping sometimes regarding substitutions or better value siz or brand. This is very nice. The store that I have a my chosen store there are usually three shoppers and I recognize the names and they do a great job. I would definitely tip them if there was an option. The drivers not so much! and, there are four stores to choose from all within three miles and less than ten minutes from my home even n busier traffic times. Yes, I live in a suburb of Houston so the are more Walmart than are probably really needed. Nope. You still need to tip. Spin it how you want, but they are saving you time and providing a service that you don't want to do.
I have five pizza places all within a 2-3 mile radius of my house. Most of the time I go pick up my pizza because, for example - at Dominos, by the time delivery fees and tip, etc are added on my pizza is $25 ish; If I go pick up the same pizza it's around $13. So I spend 15 minutes driving there and back and I save about half. But sometimes I don't want to get out, so I order delivery and pay/tip to have them bring it to me, because I can sit on my couch and have it show up.
Yep. I tip the pizza delivery drivers, even though they don't make the pizzas; they just pick up the boxes and bring them from their car to my door.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 7, 2024 3:04:59 GMT
I truly feel for you, and I can understand how hurtful it must be. I would be devastated! I really hope you can all work things out. I have to say though..... I am really very shocked that you grounded an 18yo for...... what? Staying in their room and not talking to you, or grunting at you? That is honestly quite ridiculous IMO. I'm sorry, I know you said to be gentle with you, but that part of your post stunned me. It really was the wrong thing to do. I understand where you are coming from. But, I truly felt she was being disrespectful. She wouldn't treat any other adult like this. Imagine you are standing in the kitchen. She walks in. You ask her how her day was. She walks straight by you while looking at her phone. Grunts a "ok". IDK. I may be wrong, but after a constant reaction like this, it feels disrespectful especially after she's been asked to not do this. In my trying to be brief, there are also issues with her not doing her part around the house. One issue has been leaving her dirty dishes in the sink. I was on the phone the other day and at the sink. I happened to look down at the sink to see her dirty dishes at the same time she walked through to leave for practice. I called to her and pointed to the sink as she was leaving. She looked at me and kept walking. I'll think about what you said, though. Thank you. Yeah... you can't force her to want to talk to you. Right now she's going through a phase that many teens exhibit. You have to pick your hill to die on; maybe tell her "hey, I know you're busy but if you can do just X & Y before you leave I'd appreciate it. And that's all, nothing else." My daughter reacted better to clear, direct asks - but not many of them. But trying to pressure her to talk to you is pushing her away, and the grounding is making it worse.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 6, 2024 17:56:14 GMT
No, she was always a SAHM and housewife. I'm 55 and grew up in the 70s & 80s and a lot of the moms of my friends were the same.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 6, 2024 17:49:25 GMT
I just finished The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann WeisgarberWhen Rachel, hired help in a Chicago boardinghouse, falls in love with Isaac, the boardinghouse owner's son, he makes her a bargain: he'll marry her, but only if she gives up her 160 acres from the Homestead Act so he can double his share. She agrees, and together they stake their claim in the forebodingly beautiful South Dakota Badlands.
Fourteen years later, in the summer of 1917, the cattle are bellowing with thirst. It hasn't rained in months, and supplies have dwindled. Pregnant, and struggling to feed her family, Rachel is isolated by more than just geography. She is determined to give her surviving children the life they deserve, but she knows that her husband, a fiercely proud former Buffalo Soldier, will never leave his ranch: black families are rare in the West, and land means a measure of equality with the white man. Somehow Rachel must find the strength to do what is right-for herself, and for her children.I stumbled across this book recommendation on shereads.com and it turned out to be a great find. The struggles Rachel and her children are forced to go through in the Badlands are heartbreaking, both physical and mental. 5 stars.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 6, 2024 17:22:14 GMT
walmart delivery asks for tips. There drivers are their own employees who are compensated for their mileage. Sometimes I tip if weather is rainy or extremely cold, but hey, you didn’t shop for or chat or ask if ok to sub something. You just carted the crap from your trunk to the house! Drivers don’t really need a tip! Isn’t that what Walmart plus is about? Same with the other store deliveries? I have the Kroger delivery (gift) and they want a tip too! What about when I do pickup? Same thing? I was on your side until I got to this. These people are doing you a service and deserve a tip. They are taking away the inconvenience of driving to a store in traffic, going in and dealing with people while you shop, and driving home in traffic. Instead you get to spend your time doing something less aggravating and annoying. Tip.Them.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 5, 2024 18:50:47 GMT
It was Celine Dion as someone else said. She looked so good compared to what I was imagining based on what I had read about SPS and knowing she wasn’t performing any longer. It was a show full of great feel good moments! I was surprised how good Celine Dion looked. Everything I've read made it sound like she was in pretty bad shape. But, she looked good last night! Same! I thought she looked great. Hopefully she is doing well and feeling as good as she looked.
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 5, 2024 18:37:18 GMT
My NBC station broke into broadcast programming and announced this. I pray he will be okay!
I clicked on the OP's link and there's an update saying Harry will be going to the UK in the next few days... I hope this doesn't mean things are more serious than we're being lead to believe?
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 26, 2024 15:32:50 GMT
Thinking of and praying for all of you.
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 24, 2024 21:53:09 GMT
Reminds me of Tom Arnold in True Lies, "What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays!??"
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 23, 2024 19:45:52 GMT
She’s like my clone in loads of other ways though. I have a picture of her sitting on my lap as an infant and she has her feet crossed at the ankles in the exact same way that I sit with my feet crossed at the ankles. It’s pretty funny because the photo was 100% not staged! This reminded me of an instance a few years ago when my daughter and I were out together and someone asked us how we were doing. We both tilted our heads to the right and said, "Gooood.." with the exact same tone and inflection. I always knew she was like me, but not to that extent!
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 23, 2024 18:26:59 GMT
Presently reading The Fury by Alex Michaelides and I'm struggling to get through it. I'm listening to the audio version and fell asleep listening last night. The pace is really slow but I'm hoping for some kind of twist. Otherwise, it's a yawner. Same. I gave it a couple of hours listening to it and then deleted it from my phone. So disappointed. I'm having horrible luck with books this year.
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 18, 2024 22:08:20 GMT
“no one was overweight in those days because they all worked so hard.” People ate fresh food, not all the processed food that came after the second World War. Or, maybe they didn't have enough to eat! I completely agree with you. It's easy to cast a narrative onto those pictures of people who are dead and gone, people you never knew. I'm sure a lot of them were good people. But a lot of them weren't. Just like today.
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 17, 2024 21:52:01 GMT
I'm leaning toward hysterectomy, mainly because they said it was "planned." But what does that mean really? If it was emergent would they say? We most likely won't learn the truth for quite some time, if ever. I'm just hopeful and praying she'll be well and okay.
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 17, 2024 19:21:37 GMT
I think I'd call the non-emergency line and ask about it. If there's a city ordinance against burning fires then let the fire department or PD take care of it.
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 14, 2024 14:32:28 GMT
I really like Purl Soho's yarns. They're solid color natural fibers. I just some cashmere/alpaca for a sweater and it's devine! They're also having a 20% off sale through Tuesday. www.purlsoho.com
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