The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

Awwww you guys. Clue told me you were asking about me, or rather TBTFH...

Turkey is just fine. It's still the season of "Not Quite Spring" here in Maine (it snowed on Wednesday and Thursday I needed the air conditioning in my car), so she's not laying. I anticipate late April to early May for her first egg, and then 3 weeks later for the months of agony and anger to begin.

I've been... tired. March and most of April were extraordinarily busy for me at work. I put in so many hours. So. Many. Hours. Last weekend was the first weekend I've gotten off. I've put in my normal hours, overnight hours, night hours, weekend hours, hours hours. I've dealt with 0100 crises and so many problems I never dreamed I'd have.

And in between the So. Many. Hours, I've been sewing face masks and headbands with buttons as ear protectors for elastic masks. This weekend is hopefully my last batch of homemade face masks.

I've had a mask on my face for so long I'm starting to dream I'm in Alien.
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I made my public-use face mask out of outhouse fabric. It's my own thinly veiled social commentary on this crappy situation.

Other than working and sewing, I've been working out. It's really helped during this stressful time and I've lost a little over 20 lbs (and put on a bunch of muscle) in the last 6 months or so. It's been great for my back and knees, but not so great for Ripley, anymore. You see, 3 weeks ago I also decided I was going to start jogging a few times a week and I signed up for a 5K in September. I've just started doing Couch to 5K and I've been taking Ripley along since she acts like I can't go anywhere without her and we do a daily walk anyway. Well... the first half mile jog ever and I get to the lake to turn around...
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Today, halfway through the jog I literally heard Ripley swear and quit, and then she basically turned into a Hound Anchor. She refused to go at any pace other than slow walking (the speed of a good sniff). She did not want to go back to the house, but I eventually won so I could finish my jog, and came home to this (and it's too bad I didn't take video of the snores):

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Yeah, she's over jogging. Apparently I've found something that I can do without her.

I realize my "lofty" goal of a 5K probably isn't much to some of you, but I am not a runner. I have never been a runner, nor have I wanted to be a runner. But I need a good personal challenge and I've got this. I also have to do the 5K carrying a freakin' pumpkin... I'll start running with my small kettlebell in a few weeks. I'm not sure what my neighbors are going to think...

Hope you enjoyed my update. Miss y'all.

Oh so glad to hear you and see your sense of humor...

deb

 

[Perris]

hello @superchemicalgirl I joined this thread while you were away; nice to meet you Ripley looks adorable!

 

[getaclue]

Ok, major heck has broke loose here. I keep asking my daughter to supervise her children better. Lately, the grandbaby has been playing with the remotes to the tv's in the bedrooms. She wanders around with the main one, and won't let it go. She fights with her siblings about what to watch, and will pause, or switch channels on them, if they are watching something. She hides it too, so no one knows where it is, but her, so she can maintain control of it. Dd #1 has fussed a little at her about it, and told her she has to take turns.

Personally, I don't think a 4 year old has any business with a remote at all, and should ask her mother, or big brother to put tv programs on for her, but her mother doesn't want to be bothered, so she lets the child get away with it.

Dh got a notice tonight that there were some movie charges, and that one of the Disney specialty channels had been added to the firestick, and billed to his account. The movies are over $22.00 a pop. That little stinker has watched grandpa log into his Amazon account, so when she saw the Amazon logo, she knew what to put in, and she ordered some movies, and put the extra Disney channel on there. While Dd #1 has fussed at the grandbaby about it, the brunt of the fault lies squarely on Dd #1's shoulders. They're all scrambling to change passwords, and put parental controls on things.

This is just a tip of the iceberg, and sometimes it puts me at odds with my daughter.

 

[Alaskan]

Ok, major heck has broke loose here. I keep asking my daughter to supervise her children better. Lately, the grandbaby has been playing with the remotes to the tv's in the bedrooms. She wanders around with the main one, and won't let it go. She fights with her siblings about what to watch, and will pause, or switch channels on them, if they are watching something. She hides it too, so no one knows where it is, but her, so she can maintain control of it. Dd #1 has fussed a little at her about it, and told her she has to take turns.

Personally, I don't think a 4 year old has any business with a remote at all, and should ask her mother, or big brother to put tv programs on for her, but her mother doesn't want to be bothered, so she lets the child get away with it.

Dh got a notice tonight that there were some movie charges, and that one of the Disney specialty channels had been added to the firestick, and billed to his account. The movies are over $22.00 a pop. That little stinker has watched grandpa log into his Amazon account, so when she saw the Amazon logo, she knew what to put in, and she ordered some movies, and put the extra Disney channel on there. While Dd #1 has fussed at the grandbaby about it, the brunt of the fault lies squarely on Dd #1's shoulders. They're all scrambling to change passwords, and put parental controls on things.

This is just a tip of the iceberg, and sometimes it puts me at odds with my daughter.

A delicate business....

Clearly....

I would be tempted to put the remotes where only the grandparents can access them...

But, harmony in the family is important.

Eh, I have no good advice.

 

[getaclue]

I'm sitting back laughing, because for once, I'm not the one catching heck for it.

 

[Bunnylady]

I trust your daughter is going to pay for that.

Ah, the smart ones can be a challenge, can't they? Gotta admit, by the time my son was 4, there were some things about the TV/VCR/computer/whatever that he knew, and I didn't.

It can be so hard to be fair to all of the kids; while the little one shouldn't feel she is being 'punished' for being born after the others, she also can't be allowed to bully them (there are ways, and there are ways!) It does seem to me to be one of those "if you can't play nicely with this, I'm just going to have to take it away" situations.

*sigh* Parenting is rough; grandparenting in such close quarters must result in an awful lot of tongue-biting.

 

[Beer can]

Ok, major heck has broke loose here. I keep asking my daughter to supervise her children better. Lately, the grandbaby has been playing with the remotes to the tv's in the bedrooms. She wanders around with the main one, and won't let it go. She fights with her siblings about what to watch, and will pause, or switch channels on them, if they are watching something. She hides it too, so no one knows where it is, but her, so she can maintain control of it. Dd #1 has fussed a little at her about it, and told her she has to take turns.

Personally, I don't think a 4 year old has any business with a remote at all, and should ask her mother, or big brother to put tv programs on for her, but her mother doesn't want to be bothered, so she lets the child get away with it.

Dh got a notice tonight that there were some movie charges, and that one of the Disney specialty channels had been added to the firestick, and billed to his account. The movies are over $22.00 a pop. That little stinker has watched grandpa log into his Amazon account, so when she saw the Amazon logo, she knew what to put in, and she ordered some movies, and put the extra Disney channel on there. While Dd #1 has fussed at the grandbaby about it, the brunt of the fault lies squarely on Dd #1's shoulders. They're all scrambling to change passwords, and put parental controls on things.

This is just a tip of the iceberg, and sometimes it puts me at odds with my daughter.

We have the same prob with our kids they fight over the remote constantly. They know better than to add anything though. Our worst prob is they will hide the remote from each other and then forget where
Read this one when I was looking for the if you don't mind it doesn't matter quote,

"No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement."

 

[Mtn Margie]

hello @superchemicalgirl I joined this thread while you were away; nice to meet you Ripley looks adorable!

Ditto here. Nice to meet you!

When my kids even thought about arguing with me over TV, I just got rid of the tv/ cable and only had a movie on tape and then DVD over 20 yrs ago. I have saved a lot of money!
Fill the space with books and games and warm clothes with outside toys and call it rehab!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Old Folks.

I trust your daughter is going to pay for that.

Ah, the smart ones can be a challenge,


*sigh* Parenting is rough; grandparenting in such close quarters must result in an awful lot of tongue-biting.

If I had to live with my grandkids full time while they were small, I would have no tongue left. Now that they are real people, it's a blast.

 

[ronott1]

Ok, major heck has broke loose here. I keep asking my daughter to supervise her children better. Lately, the grandbaby has been playing with the remotes to the tv's in the bedrooms. She wanders around with the main one, and won't let it go. She fights with her siblings about what to watch, and will pause, or switch channels on them, if they are watching something. She hides it too, so no one knows where it is, but her, so she can maintain control of it. Dd #1 has fussed a little at her about it, and told her she has to take turns.

Personally, I don't think a 4 year old has any business with a remote at all, and should ask her mother, or big brother to put tv programs on for her, but her mother doesn't want to be bothered, so she lets the child get away with it.

Dh got a notice tonight that there were some movie charges, and that one of the Disney specialty channels had been added to the firestick, and billed to his account. The movies are over $22.00 a pop. That little stinker has watched grandpa log into his Amazon account, so when she saw the Amazon logo, she knew what to put in, and she ordered some movies, and put the extra Disney channel on there. While Dd #1 has fussed at the grandbaby about it, the brunt of the fault lies squarely on Dd #1's shoulders. They're all scrambling to change passwords, and put parental controls on things.

This is just a tip of the iceberg, and sometimes it puts me at odds with my daughter.

The good news is that you have a bright and precocious Grand Daughter!