Kind of proud of myself for keeping a positive attitude for everything that went wrong on Christmas vacation. I will make 2 points: Canadians really are the nicest people; and, 2) Delta still sucks. I may post more later but hoping all stars align and we close vacation with big smiles.
Yes she loves the Wedgwood you sent back with us for her. Yes she probably will use it for every day - and why not? Please do not get her another set of dishes for every day use. She already has some dishes that she can use if handwashing the Wedgwood gets to be too much. This is the 21st century. If she waits to use the Wedgwood until she has a dinner party for 14, those plates wonât see the light of day again for a very long time.
I really donât care for that other football team but, apparently the broadcasters & the cameramen do.
Dear fil - You and mil are NOT poor people! Quit being so ridiculously cheap and book a nicer hotel for the two of you for graduation! Have you not read the reviews on Yelp?! Itâs going to be a horrible experience for you both!
Positive healthy thoughts, positive healthy thoughts, repeatâŠ
Whoa, where did that vitriol come from? I guess itâs a good thing you are only here on a visit and will soon be 5,000 miles away from home again. 
okâthanks so very much for the tickets you bought months ago.
I really did not like the concert. I simply detest anything to do with the
Sound Of Music. Gag me now. The grandkids singing still turned me off.
I was not at all happy that the balloons were let down at 12:30???
crazy and so disappointing.
I loved that you did think ahead!!! Very nice and you were happy so I was happy.
The above saidâŠ
I have no one to tell what I did tonight.
Every Holiday season I carry money to give away when I feel moved to do so.
This for 30 years now. I have learned not to let you know as you just do not get grand gestures or
random act of kindness.
Tonight, while you were in the restroom, I gave the young lady sitting close to us (and we had a lovely conversation with both her and her BF. 25 year olds trying to make it in NYC in theater,
She received $50.
The young 25 yr old who was a security guy who I chatted with while those sound of music folks were
singing got $30.
My secret vice! Every year. It makes me super happy.
No, your Facebook friendâs very matter of fact post about the medical problem sheâs been facing which has created a barrier for her running and been physically painful is NOT a platform for you to rehash your own serious health issue which, I assure you, no one can forget about. Itâs not always about you!
Please donât get me any more clothes. I donât like seeing your hard earned money being packed off straight to Goodwill every holiday.
With every passing year, I detest the cold weather more and more. That said, there is still something very comforting about standing at the kitchen sink with the warm air pushing out of the register under it on my bare toes.
You have a cold. BFD. Stop being so cranky.
If the boxes didnât reek of mildew, I might not have know that I was, once again given crap from your deceased grandmotherâs collection of casino freebies.
Omgâis Dâs bf asking H for her hand??? I am sooo nervous!!! (Maybe it is just a medical questionâŠ)
To self: stay out it and keep your mouth shut. tightly.
There are two sides to every story. You too, my dear, are not a really easy person sometimes.
Predictably enough, there are a number of threads this morning along these lines:
âI submitted my Common App late. Will it be OK? No lectures.â
âI submitted my Common App late. Iâm confident School X will understand.â
âI submitted my Common App late. Please tell me it will be OK.â
Boys and girls, read this carefully. In the adult world, a deadline is a deadline. So, no, your boss wonât understand if your work is late. And the IRS wonât understand if your taxes donât make the April 15th deadline⊠or they will, but youâll pay a late fee. And your credit card company wonât understand if the check isnât there by the deadline⊠another late fee. And your children wonât understand if Santa isnât ready by Christmas Eve, because, you know, you got busy.
You had exactly the same amount of time to get to your applications as every other kid who is applying. The fact that you didnât prioritize those apps is your fault, no one elseâs. Should it matter? Well, perhaps it says something about your work ethic, or your ability to meet all those deadlines in college and the adult world.
So even if they look at your app, and even if it was only 2 minutes late, well, yes. I think you can expect it to matter.
And hereâs the thingâŠfor many of you, this wasnât a single app, it was a group of schools youâre gambling on. So what happens if they ALL take deadlines seriously?
28 below zero, real temperature, at our house this morning. Thank God DH worked so hard to super insulate our house when we built it and then installed a used wood boiler years ago!! I donât know how people who live in old houses will be able to pay for all the heating oil this winter.
Foam Insulation is proving worth the money. Toasty with heater set on 68 while 10 degrees outside in West Texas.
Your arrogance and grandiosity are appalling for a teenager. Can you possibly discuss schools that youâre interested in without insulting others?