September WISH thread…here’s to a fabulous fall

[Oneanne]

Self-care yesterday was to sit and crochet all day, with brief breaks to do a chore here and there. I had Disney vlogging on the TV for most of the day, so it felt kind of like taking a vacation.

I finally have a suitcase laying open on the spare bed and have been tossing things into it. I'll definitely be able to get everything packed in one carry-on. I did finally finish booking the last big things I needed to take care of. For my day trip while in Edinburgh I chose one that goes to Loch Ness and includes an hour boat trip on the loch. This choice wasn't so much to visit Nessie as it was about going the opposite direction than where the retreat will be. I need to spend some time this week planning my days in London and getting myself mentally into going mode.

Other than that, for motivation this week it occurred to me over the weekend that I haven't thought about or felt magic in quite a while, so magic is going to be the theme this week.

 

[piglet1979]

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Social Saturday - Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert? (Or a mix - called an Ambivert?)

I am very much both. I am not one that likes to be alone at all but I don't like huge groups. A small group works great. DH is the complete opposite and while the kids were growing up he really needed his time alone. SO I would go places with my mom. We seemed to always end up at the zoo with the kids. We both love the zoo. This worked great as I always wanted to do stuff and he got some alone time.

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What's your self-care this Sunday?

I spent the whole weekend on the couch again. I am so over this sickness.

Had the test results not went well she would have been taken by ambulance to the hospital for admission and further testing and monitoring. I still can’t believe this happened and we were all pretty shook up for a few days. I also had to watch for infection signs after we came home so I had been a nervous wreck. Her body seems to have healed itself and she’s doing great today.

They could not complete the procedure but we won’t be revisiting that anytime in the near future.

I am so sorry to hear about your DD and glad she is doing better. In March when I had my procedure the same thing happened. Thankfully it was not bad. She said she has done this procedure thousand's of times and has never had this happen. It was elective but she said we could try again later. I told her I am good we don't need to try again.

Can someone remind my DH occasionally doing nothing is good? Because he does not understand that and it is very frustrating.

My DH is the complete opposite. I am the one that is always scheduling stuff but I learned to schedule stuff without him. It makes use all happy. SO I do some stuff with him and some stuff with my mom.

I hope everyone is having a good morning so far!! Are you feeling motivated?! What’s pushing you along this week??

I am not motivated at all. We are pretty certain that DD did have whooping cough though she tested negative. I read this weekend that you can get a false negative after taking antibiotics, which is when they did hers. I have a message into her doctor to see what she thinks. It would make sense and really fits especially since we are pretty sure I have it. I am make the classic whoop sound when I cough. I read an article from the CDC that really explained whooping cough and I have it to a t and can even tell about when I switched from the first stage to the second. I have never had a cough like this and I don't wish it on anyone. It is so bad. You cough so hard but it doesn't help and then you can't breath for a few seconds. You take antibiotics to kill the bacteria but nothing helps the cough. That just needs to run its course but if you get the antibiotics in the first 2 weeks can shorten the time. The cough can last 6 weeks up to a few months. I shouldn't be contagious any longer though. You are only contagious for the first 3 weeks or until you have taken 5 days of an antibiotic and I am on day 6 of the antibiotics. The more I move and the more I talk the more I cough so it will be more of sitting on the couch and resting for a bit longer.

I have been avoiding everyone I can but have still been taking DD to her appointments. Then I mask while I am their. She had her ENT appointment this morning. She has a nodule on her left vocal cord. Most likely caused by the cough being so bad. She now has to do speech therapy and take reflux meds (reflux can aggravate it more). This should heal it but if it doesn't she might be looking at surgery.

All of this has been because my sister let my nephew (18 years old) go on vacation with us. We all stayed in the same house for 2 nights. So far DD, my SIL and myself have had it pretty bad. Others I think just had a mild case. I am beyond aggravated with my sister. This all could have been avoided.

 

[PAsFab5]

I am very much both. I am not one that likes to be alone at all but I don't like huge groups. A small group works great. DH is the complete opposite and while the kids were growing up he really needed his time alone. SO I would go places with my mom. We seemed to always end up at the zoo with the kids. We both love the zoo. This worked great as I always wanted to do stuff and he got some alone time.

I spent the whole weekend on the couch again. I am so over this sickness.

I am so sorry to hear about your DD and glad she is doing better. In March when I had my procedure the same thing happened. Thankfully it was not bad. She said she has done this procedure thousand's of times and has never had this happen. It was elective but she said we could try again later. I told her I am good we don't need to try again.

My DH is the complete opposite. I am the one that is always scheduling stuff but I learned to schedule stuff without him. It makes use all happy. SO I do some stuff with him and some stuff with my mom.

I am not motivated at all. We are pretty certain that DD did have whooping cough though she tested negative. I read this weekend that you can get a false negative after taking antibiotics, which is when they did hers. I have a message into her doctor to see what she thinks. It would make sense and really fits especially since we are pretty sure I have it. I am make the classic whoop sound when I cough. I read an article from the CDC that really explained whooping cough and I have it to a t and can even tell about when I switched from the first stage to the second. I have never had a cough like this and I don't wish it on anyone. It is so bad. You cough so hard but it doesn't help and then you can't breath for a few seconds. You take antibiotics to kill the bacteria but nothing helps the cough. That just needs to run its course but if you get the antibiotics in the first 2 weeks can shorten the time. The cough can last 6 weeks up to a few months. I shouldn't be contagious any longer though. You are only contagious for the first 3 weeks or until you have taken 5 days of an antibiotic and I am on day 6 of the antibiotics. The more I move and the more I talk the more I cough so it will be more of sitting on the couch and resting for a bit longer.

I have been avoiding everyone I can but have still been taking DD to her appointments. Then I mask while I am their. She had her ENT appointment this morning. She has a nodule on her left vocal cord. Most likely caused by the cough being so bad. She now has to do speech therapy and take reflux meds (reflux can aggravate it more). This should heal it but if it doesn't she might be looking at surgery.

All of this has been because my sister let my nephew (18 years old) go on vacation with us. We all stayed in the same house for 2 nights. So far DD, my SIL and myself have had it pretty bad. Others I think just had a mild case. I am beyond aggravated with my sister. This all could have been avoided.

I am so so sorry this is terrible I hope you and DD feel better soon

 

[PAsFab5]

Hello Everyone!!! Happy Tuesday!!!

I thought we could reflect today on what our favorite memories of this summer are!! I am excited to hear everyone’s highlights!!

We did not so much this summer because we wanted to be available for DS1 and DDIL, but it was still a great summer. Throwing their shower, helping them prepare and having our granddaughter join our family was the highlight of my summer and also one of the biggest highlights of my life

 

[piglet1979]

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Hello Everyone!!! Happy Tuesday!!!

I thought we could reflect today on what our favorite memories of this summer are!! I am excited to hear everyone’s highlights!!

We did not so much this summer because we wanted to be available for DS1 and DDIL, but it was still a great summer. Throwing their shower, helping them prepare and having our granddaughter join our family was the highlight of my summer and also one of the biggest highlights of my life

I would have to say it was a lot of the little things this summer. We didn't do much but we did hang out with our friends and their twins a lot which was a lot of fun. DS graduating and I loved all of DD's horse shows. She has improved so much this summer. I will also add that vacation was good despite what we have delt with since. It was only 2 nights and the whole family got a long and had fun.

We had a lot of low points too this summer but I think the good out weighed the bad.

 

[Oneanne]

Top of the list is the Saturday I was on the whale watching boat and we pulled out of the marina to find the two orca families frolicking in the bay in front of town.

Then there's my garden, altho truth be told during the summer it was mostly agony over me killing things and the things that were still alive refusing to grow. It is just now bountiful and happy... right before I go on vacation.

Oh, and watching the Mama Junko and the Bushtits build their nests and hatch their families.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Kind of a boring summer here too. I guess you'd say the highlight was relaxing!

 

[newski_mom]

We had a good summer, but it seemed to fly by. I always thought when the kids were younger and in school, that was why they seemed to go so quickly, but they still do. I'm not used to the nights getting darker already.

We were fortunate to do a bit of traveling this summer with DS. We were on a cruise and got to see three new MLB parks in our quest to see them all. We still have a lot to go to, but 3 in a summer is probably a record for us.

 

[PAsFab5]

Welcome to Wednesday!!! What are you celebrating today?!!!

I loved hearing about everyone’s summer highlights!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

I am going to whoooohoooo our granddaughters health today! She lost weight rapidly after birth and has been on a very strict eating and weigh in schedule. Yesterday she weighed in above her birth weight and is averaging 1 oz a day in weight gain!! All the credit here goes to my daughter in law who has been an absolute rock star!!!! So so proud of her!!!

Excited to read what everyone is celebrating today! Have a great day everyone!!!

 

[piglet1979]

I am woohooing that DD's appointment with the rheumatologist did come back with a new diagnosis. The reason for the joint pain at times is that she is double jointed in her knees, elbows and wrists. So that is good. Though now she has picked up a cold and not feeling good. She really can't catch a break.

I am doing better but still coughing. I did go for a walk yesterday. I only went around 2 blocks but it was something.

Another woohoo is that we checked in for our cruise last night. It is getting so close.

And one other woohoo, DS is adjusting great to college. For all of the worrying that we did that he was not going to have the college experience and not get involved with living at hoe was all for nothing. We barely see him. He comes home really to take a shower and sleep (some nights). He is up at campus a lot and was doing most of the activities they had planned. He even sleeps a few night a week in his friends dorm as he has become friends with the roommate too. It is also great that we live about 5 minutes from campus so he can just run home if he ever needed to in the middle of the day. He really has the best of both worlds.

 

[Racer X]

Hoping to at least lose the 10lbs in advance that I know I will gain! Also hoping for nothing in the tropics!

 

[PollyannaMom]

WooHoo - I walked twice yesterday instead of once!

(Not for very long, but it's just about building the routine for right now.)

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo for surviving yesterday, because it was a DAY with a lot of "stuff" coming up at work (will be good in the long run). And then at the end of the day my Niece texted me that one of her dogs rolled in coyote poop, while in my side yard having a romp. And that there were piles of it in the far back and front corners. And that the poop was full of cherry pits, which means they've also been hanging out in the back yard, where the cherry tree is. What!?! In my defense my yard is pretty wild and foresty around the edges and in their defense makes a quiet safe place to sleep, but they have to jump over the fence to get in! No more going out into the yard in my PJs to do my morning check on the garden, that's for sure.

I'm still having trouble getting my head around the trip, but I will woohoo that it is now just over a week away. I was kind of in the same head space before the Morrocco trip, with the 'why oh why did I book this' thoughts rumbling around. It'll be good once I get going, I know, but right now it is all stress.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Woowhoo my biometric screening was today and all blood related results were good

 

[newski_mom]

WooHoo that my 3 day conference is over and went well. My co-worker that was supposed to go with me ended up not being able to go due to a medical issue that her dad is having. I kind of dreaded going by myself, but I ended up having people to sit with at every meeting, so it was much better than I was anticipating!

 

[PAsFab5]

Happy Thursday!!!

Loved reading everyone’s whooohooooos-we really have some good things going on here in our group!!

What are you thankful for today?

I am thankful that Awana started again last night at church!!! Thankful that we have kids signed up to come, that we have enough volunteers to run it and that we have the space and money at church to continue the program!!

I am in “Cubbies” which is 2-4 year olds or if you didn’t enter kindergarten yet so we have a couple kids who just turned 5 and some who will be 5 during this school year. We had 24 kids last night in our class and that number seems consistent for each class up to 6th grade.

It’s going to be a great year and I am excited to be a part of it!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[Summer2018]

Hello everyone. I have not had a moment to myself. The last four weeks since school started have been incredibly stressful. I am dealing with major personal and professional issues which include me marching in a protest with other teachers, something I never expected to have to do. I cannot go into details.

The positives in the midst of the struggle is that I only have 18 students because the age to begin kindergarten changed. It’s a good thing because out of those 18, I have 4 with special needs and 7 major behavioral issues. I was observed yesterday by the Executive Director of School Leadership and was appointed as the Kindergarten Exemplar for the district. I was flattered for about two minutes until I realized that I will be observed more than any other kindergarten teacher in the city and will be filmed. So much for staying under the radar.

Finally, I will do some kindergarten math for you:

6 sneezing students + 4 high stress weeks = 1 very sick kindergarten teacher.

I am down for the count.

I am not volunteering to host until mid-October when hopefully things calm down. I really want to do my part in this wonderful group of supportive friends, but I can’t take anything else on. I hope that you all understand.

 

[piglet1979]

I am thankful that I have great bosses. Even though I should be contagious any longer they told me to work from home because of my cough. This will be my 3rd week working strictly from home. I won't lie, it have been nice but I am really starting to miss people. I haven't seen anyone but people in this house for 3 weeks now. I have gone nowhere except for DD's 3 doctors appointments, so I guess I have seen a few people but only for a few minutes or so at a time.

In other news DS (who I thought would be spared since he is never home) came down with a fever last night and a sore throat. This morning the fever is gone but he is a little congested and has a sore throat. I have a message into the doctor about this. He could have what we have have or he could have something completely different and picked something up at school. I really hope that he doesn't have what we have. DH is being super stubborn about this. He thinks I am over reacting with asking the doctor and that antibiotics won't do anything. But they would so their has been a bit of contention in the house this morning.

 

[Oneanne]

I am thankful that I don't have covid (tested yesterday because I was feeling so crappy) and I am thankful that the newest vaccines are now in town and I was able to get an appointment for Saturday, because I really wanted to get it before I travel.

I am thankful to be feeling better today, and I took an allergy pill this morning to see if that would help even more. Plus, the sun is out this morning, which is always helpful.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I am not volunteering to host until mid-October when hopefully things calm down. I really want to do my part in this wonderful group of supportive friends, but I can’t take anything else on. I hope that you all understand.

Of course we do!! Rest and feel better.