Newest Member: Opacaro

Me: BS 46 WH: 37 (BrokenHeart911)Four little dragons. Met 2006. Married 2008. Dday of LTPA with co worker October 19th 2010. Knew about EA with ow1 before that. Now up to PA #5. Serial fucking Cheater.

Does anyone here walk/run daily? need advice/tips etc

I have started walking.

Every morning once the twins get on their bus I head out, typically for an hour. It's cool out (we are still having summer temps during the day) so mornings are better.

Today it was two hours but I had stopped to chat for 20 minutes with another person doing their morning workout.

Question. Where do you keep your water bottle? Do you bring one? Keep hold of it or have it in a bag?

None of my pants have pockets so I have been bringing a small cross body bag for my phone. It's just to small to carry the water bottle too. Ok holding it isn't that bad but I do find it annoying. I also can't hold it secure enough with my left hand so i won't drop it.

Typically I walk into town but today I decided to take some back trails. Had 4 deer bounce across the path right in front of me. That was fun to see.

I figure I'm getting a decent work out because 1. I'm breaking out in a sweat and 2. My legs feel all tingly. I can only go so fast before my hip hurts too much so I think the pace I'm going is just right for now.

But how do you know when it's time to increase things so it's more effective?

Any tips or advice is appreciated.

19 comments posted: Thursday, September 19th, 2024

Tell me your expereices with allergies

As if life isn't throwing enough curve balls at us, today we discovered DD is allergic to EVERYTHING!

She started having severe itch and hives any time she got exposed to cold. We saw the allergist today finally,and not only is she allergic to the cold, when they did the skin test, she reacted to everything!

Chocolate, apples, oranges, garlic, eggs, Cabbage, grass, weeds, trees just to name a few. The BIG reactions were to cows milk and shellfish/fish. She now has a prescription for an EpiPen.

The cows milk totally explains why she was a fussy and sickly baby. I wish the doctors would have listened to me when I told them I believed she was allergic to eggs after she ate some scrambled eggs and broke out in a rash.

Allergist said she may grow out of the reaction to cold which is good but she may develope more severe reactions to the things that showed up lower on the test.

The EpiPen he prescribed is smaller than what I've seen and it has a automated voice that tells you step by step how to use it. It's neat.

Anyone here have similar allergies? Should I get dd a medical alert braclet/necklace? The poor kid wanted to try lobster. That's a no no. She doesn't drink milk but loves ice cream. Do they make ice cream with goats milk?

Is there anything else I can do or should do for her?

8 comments posted: Friday, July 26th, 2024

Has anyones sight ever gotten better?

So I've worn glasses for distance since grade 7 or 8. A long time. I've had a few pairs, usually the same prescription just different frames and features. Once I got transitions. Once I got both a regular and a sunglass prescription.

My eyes have always been very sensitive to bright light. So a sunglass or transition had been important.

Also important to note I HATE wearing glasses and only wear them to drive.

Well a couple of weeks ago I kept my glasses on when I left the car to go into a store. At the cashier I took them off and clipped them to my shirt in order to read the debit machine. Well from the store to the car they disappeared. I mean GONE. The only thing I could think was that as I passed the storm drain and took off my keys (on a lanyard around my neck) they somehow went down the drain.

I contacted the city who told me to contact the owner of the parking lot who kindly told me he would not call in anyone to open the top nor let me do it myself.

Owell.

So I called my optometrist to ask for another pair, same frames etc. They refused because it's been 2 years since my last appointment and I NEED to legally have an exam before new glasses. Grrr.

My eyes haven't changed in 20 years.

So I drove home with just a pair of sunglasses and located one of my old pairs. Of course the frames of the old lens was shot so I ended up super gluing them to a new frame of cheap sunglasses. Man it looks ridiculous but it works.

In I go for my eye appointment expecting my doc to be upset and he tells me that the lens I am using, old lens from like 3 pairs of glasses ago are working just fine and in fact my sight has improved to the point that I am borderline even needing them.

What?!?

How is thst even possible.

Of course I'm also borderline needing reading glasses. Like old age can piss right off. I was so happy being able to see up close really well and now to remove a sliver I need a magnifying glass. Sucks. I can still read well enough that he said maybe in the next ten years I'll need something like a bifocal but for now he will just tweak my distance prescription to make it super crisp. Yay.

My old lens are scratched so anything will make it better.

So I then get to pick frames and in talking to the person assisting me discover that transitions don't help while your in the car because your windshield has a uv filter on it. Well that explains why transitions don't help while I'm driving. So I opted for a regular pair with clip on sunglasses.

Now if they can only come up with glasses to dull out other people's high beams or tone down the new LED headlights that light up more than a bloody lighthouse at sea, I'd be laughing.

So has anyone here had their distance sight improve to not needing glasses? Man that would be so sweet!

11 comments posted: Thursday, July 4th, 2024

Need all the mojo and prayers i can get please

I'm in to much shock to explain but I ask if you have any mojo or prayers to spare please send them my way.

Thanks

217 comments posted: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

Does anyone here use shampoo bars/all natural products etc?

One of the services that has been helping us gave the girls and I gift bags for International Womans Day.

In them were a moisturizer, shampoo, lip scrub and shower gel.

I tried the shampoo this morning and OMG!

I typically have to use a ton of conditioner to control the frizz. Not today! My curls are all ringlets. There's NO frizz at all and my hair is so soft. I'm totally blown away.

The shampoo is gritty as it contains sea salt and comes in what looks like a mini ice cream tub with a screw on lid. I just scooped a tiny bit out and the lather was so thick.

I dont know if I can say the company name but I'll be getting this from now on.

I've seen so many ads for shampoo bars, body wash bars and more natural products.

Seeing as we seem to go through so much products because the girls need so much to get it so they can brush through their hair I'm excited for them to try this new one and see how it works for them.

Does anyone else use similar products instead of the regular stuff found in stores?

7 comments posted: Sunday, March 10th, 2024

Adulting sucks i want to kid more lol

The ground hog was wrong. Spring is nowhere to be seen here. Got a good dumping of snow. And the gas powered snow blower is still not working.

Not because I can't fix it but because it's so cold my fingers won't work. At least not to fiddle with the bolts and screws I need to remove to get to the hose thats not hosing properly lol. I'm just done playing with it.

So instead it's shovel time. Ya I could call over the guys who did the driveway before but that cost money.

Thursday was the start of the snowpocalyps. Buses weren't cancelled even though the forecast predicted a treacherous afternoon drive. Kids all made it home just fine and dd insisted buses would be cancelled Friday even though the storm stopped in the early evening.

I said they wouldn't. Dd said fine I bet you they will be. I said bet me what? She said $20. I said how about if buses aren't cancelled she has to do dishes by herself for 3 days. If they are cancelled she doesn't have to do any dishes. Bet agreed.

6am Friday morning I check the bus app and no cancelations or delays. Yes! 12 minutes later my phone goes crazy. Email and text notifications that all buses have been cancelled. Shit.

My momma senses were way off on that prediction. Plows were out all night and the main road out front was fine. Must have been back roads that lead to the no bus thing. Poomp!

So Friday no buses and Monday a holiday here which gave us 4 wonderful days for me to help dd with a history project that she sprung on me. A diorama of a WW1 trench that had to have 6 things from a long list.

I helped sculpt the trench with Styrofoam, do the hot glue stuff and sculpt mini sandbags from clay. Lots and lots of sandbags. She made a fire step, duck boards and barbed wire and we found some old soldier toys to add it. She added actual dirt and painted it all. Man it looks awesome!

I could do stuff like that all day long instead working on snow blowers.

11 comments posted: Monday, February 19th, 2024

Will this ever really end?!?

Had an incident this morning. Police confirmed it was a false alarm. They were wonderful!!!

The kids are ok. Everything is ok, really, but I am NOT ok!

I'm not shaking anymore and I've finally eaten. But my eyes are swollen from crying.

It's shitty that I can't get into details. I just need reassurance that all of this will one day be over and I'll be able to breath easy again.

Thank God I have IC this week.

It does get better right?

33 comments posted: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024

An update

Hi everyone. I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Years.

Ours went good. Our secret Santa did amazing and then my brother spoiled the kids. Still there were hard moments for them being the first year without dad. The biggest hurt came from not receiving anything from their dad.

We know he dropped off gifts for their birthdays and stuff for the start of school.

When they got nothing dropped off for Christmas it solidified their feelings that he doesn't care about them. He couldn't even drop off cards. Nothing.

Luckily their focus wasn't on his lack of being a father for very long. We got games and had a blast playing them. So far Trouble is the favorite. We cooked, watched movies, set up new beds and redid the kids rooms. The girls have their own rooms now. Soon the boys will as well.

While the court order was signed and dated in November I haven't received any child support yet. I discovered the order had yet to be sent to the office that deals with support so I contacted my lawyer who said theyd get on the court to do that. Waiting to be registered now.

Ds and I attended a welcome to high-school event. There wasn't one when dd was in grade eight so this was new for us. The kids had a presentation in one gym while parents were in another gym (they have 3 gyms!!!).

We got to tour the school.

OMG I am so jealous. My high school had a total of 107 students and was so tiny we didn't have a gym. There were more portables outside than classes IN the actual school!

This high school has two engine shops, two wood working shops, a full green house, three floors, 3 gyms, multiple sports teams, weight lifting gym and massive kitchen.

DS is so excited. He can't wait to select his classes. He goes back at the end of the month for a tech presentation.

Dd has never told me about all the things at her school.

I got to talk to many of the teachers. It was great while still being sad. Here I am walking around alone while there's moms and dads together. DS went with a group of his friends.

Overall things are good.

31 comments posted: Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

Mod please

Pretty please with sprinkles on top

1 comment posted: Sunday, January 21st, 2024

At my wits end with my nose!

Little M got a cold. Now I have a cold. And it's a royal pain in my nose.

It won't stop running. My ears are plugged, my eyes hurt, I have a headache and the sneezing is just so great at getting my bladder to release like someone blew up a dam!

Help!

I've taken Buckleys. Helped for an hour.

I keep reading to drink plenty of water but then I might as well plant my butt on the toilet all day...

Funny thing is if I go outside into the cold the nose stops running. Should I turn off the heat? It's electric heat so not the furnace. I've had a pot on the stove gently simmering water all day to give some humidity.

Would my netty pot help?

I'd rather have a non stop migraine and vomiting over this nose 👃 😫

23 comments posted: Monday, November 20th, 2023

Mod pretty please 😁

Thank you!

2 comments posted: Monday, November 20th, 2023

Feeling proud and a few random stuff

So I'm feeling rather proud. When it came to the boys hair wh always just buzzed their heads. Sometimes with a bit of a mowhawk.

While Big D wanted his hair as short as can be, DS didnt want a buzz cut so before school I cut his hair and OMG he looked great.

Well he needed another cut and last night I did it again! He just looks so handsome. I did good!

It feels amazing to do something I haven't done before and actually do it good.

So that's my proud moment lol

As for the random stuff.

Question: when you say you did something BY accident you use BY right?

I've caught my kids saying "ON accident" and it's driving me batty. "I did that ON accident" doesn't make sense to me one bit.

I couldn't understand where they were getting this from until I saw a reel where someone said the same thing.

Has the Grammer changed or are they repeating something that's not correct?

11 comments posted: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Can anyone explain this or feel this way?

I dont know why I feel sad.

There was a Remembrance Day event at the school today. Big D was presenting with his class and Little M was singing with her song club. She asked me to make sure to come and watch her so I did.

It was beautiful and they did amazing.

So why the hell am I sad?

I sat in the back with some other moms in a spot with direct access to the stage and got the twins performances on video. Even with the other moms it felt lonely.

Stbxwh wouldn't have attended being that it was during the day. So I would have gone alone anyways.

I spotted my kids rather easily while waiting for it to start and they all seemed bummed out, even ds sitting with his friends. Then one by one they saw me and their faces just lit up. They waved with excitement.

Maybe it's that now they have just have one person cheering them on while the other kids have mom and dad there.

I dont know. It's shitty.

At least I got lots of hugs from all three of them before they went back to class.

32 comments posted: Saturday, November 11th, 2023

For New BS

A warning from an old timer.

Be very careful if you plan to share SI with your WS. At the very least don't allow them to know your username.

I did and I regret it.

My wh and I are divorcing now. And he's made it clear he will try to use anything I say against me.

It's greatly limited my ability to post freely here. I can't ask questions or ask for advice from the collective SI community. Even the good stuff going on I limit.

It's isolating.

Yes I have PM's and I greatly appreciate and love those who I talk to there and I mean no disrespect to them one bit. I just miss being able to share openly what's happening here.

So just be careful what information you share with your ws.

23 comments posted: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023

Awesome, although snowy, Halloween

Mother nature couldn't wait one day! We got a mix of rain, snow and mini hail.

Always a chilly Halloween in Canada!

I wanted to share a photo of Big D in his costume but I can't figure out how to share the link to the photo on my FB page. It keeps opening thr app instead of letting me access the photo through Chrome like I did when doing SPF. So annoying!

Anyways, I'm just to excited not to at least describe it.

So we had all gone out for costumes last month. He decided to be a pirate. We got all the stuff. I had a pirates ship you wear I found years ago.

Since dd didn't find anything she liked at one store we went to another and she found a Godzilla costume.

Big D is a Godzilla freak! He has all the figures and knows all the characters and enjoys all the old movies that we have that aren't even in English.

So needless to say, no more piate. Instead little M went as the pirate.

Anyone who knows Godzilla knows he has the blue atomic breath. To make that we got battery powered mini LED lights, painted them blue and then attached them all the way down the spines on the back and along the tail. The battery pack I attached to his arm so he could turn it on and off when he wanted.

OMG it looks awesome. And no way he could be missed walking around in the dark.

Little M rocked the pirate lol

DS got a gilly suit and went as a large bush lmao

Dd found a zombie bride costume and I did her make up. She stayed after school and went trick or treating with a friend. Once we were done we went and picked her up.

The three kids and I did more houses in town then we have ever done. They each have a huge bag of junk food lol. And the score on chocolate bars this year rocks! Talk about sugar highs lmao 🤣

I love Halloween! Next year I'm dressing up. I'm short enough that DD told me no one would know I'm an adult. Lol

6 comments posted: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Can we discuss nails

Personally I prefer screws over nails lol

All joking aside, who gets their nails done?

Who does their own?

Who does fake nails?

My girls love doing their nails. We have bottles and bottles of nail polish.

Dd has always bitten her nails, I mean down to nothing! Then when out with friends her friend did gel nails on her and she loved it.

For a while she wasn't biting them and when they grew out she was doing different nail polish colours, adding gems etc.

Dd started biting again and again had hardly any nail. She's been putting fake nails on but with little to no nail to glue them to they keep popping off.

Her and I have been taking a hair and nail vitamin with collagen. I have seen a huge improvement in my nails which break so easily.

Dd also saw improvement when she wasn't biting them.

Is there a specific glue I can get her to help the fake nails stay on? I've just got her the nail sets with the glue included.

I am frustrated with my nails because of very prominent ridges on them and that any nail polish makes my hands look so pale and sickly. I have a light purple that I love but my hands look so white when it's on. Ugh.

I have never been a nail girl or use makeup other than Mascara and eye liner so this is rather new to me.

Any tips or tricks?
TIA

8 comments posted: Saturday, October 28th, 2023

Hives

Dd is breaking out in hives.

This is episode #3.

Huge welts all over her face, chest and arms.

We have no idea what's causing it. I know stress can cause it and she was doing so amazing with IC and not biting her nails and sleeping well but that's changed in the last week or so. Back to biting her nails but still sleeping well and actually eating

Today it happened at school. I had to take her some allergy meds since she didn't put them in her bag like I told her to...Kids lol

The antihistamines work and she's back to normal not long after taking them. She wasn't upset or anxious or panicked at all, she was having a good day.

While we wait to see the GP, does anyone have any experience with suddenly breaking out in hives with no apparent reason?

It will be ages before we can get her in to see an allergist.

8 comments posted: Monday, October 16th, 2023

May i get some mojo please

Never a dull moment for us!

Today is a PA day, so no school. IC and I scheduled the older two for today. Dd was first. The other 3 and I went to go do laundry but first I stopped at the grocery store to pick up more detergent then thought maybe I'd get some drinks and snacks for the kids while we wait for laundry. The kids stayed in the car.

I come out and DS is upset/angry. A vehicle leaving had hit our car hard enough for Big D to hit his head on the door. The driver looked at the kids then took off. Damage isn't to bad to the back bumper.

Luckily there was a witness who also knows the driver who hit us. He was nice enough to give a statement to police.

The officer was amazing and let the kids check out his car and turn on the lights and siren.

Needless to say we didn't get laundry done. Went back to IC, picked up dd and dropped of ds.

Thank GOD ds had IC becauze he was really upset. He didn't cry or anything but he was shaking. He said the look the driver gave him was the same look his dad would give him when he was mad. Sad how an event that has nothing to do with his dad still brings out all those feelings.

So while ds was with IC the rest of us got laundry done.

The officer said he would track down the driver but whether or not he'd be charged I don't know. The damage isn't bad enough to go through insurance but since it's not my car ill let the owner (who knows everything) make that decision.

Can ya'all just send some mojo or say a prayer for the craziness that's my life. Geez I really just want boring lol

8 comments posted: Friday, October 6th, 2023

Quick question

How reliable is Google Maps?

Opinions?

Is it possible for it to show you some place you're not?

TIA

20 comments posted: Monday, October 2nd, 2023

Mod please

Pretty please with sprinkles on top

1 comment posted: Sunday, October 1st, 2023

What do you do with the stuff?

I was going through some stuff and found my old wallet. I love this wallet because it zippers all the way around.

I was looking through it and found photos of wh and I when we first dated.

It's from one of those photo booths.

It's weird to see a photo of him hugging me tight and looking at me with love instead of hate. There's real joy in those photos. It was a good time in our relationship.

And yet a week ago I was cleaning up photos on my phone and came to DD's grade eight grad photos. My brother had come and took photos for me of the "family". In the last photo wh is looking at me but the hate he has for me is so evident. That mean glare, the scary look.

WTF happened between the two sets of photos to go from loving to hateful? Ugh!

Any photos of us with the kids seems appropriate to keep but what about photos of just wh and I?

What did you all do with the "stuff from the marriage that died?

10 comments posted: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

Are there any child safe alternatives to bubble wrap?

I need to wrap Little M in something. Anything really.

This kid......omg.

It's after 2am. Guess where I spent the last 6 hours??? In the ER.

Little M decided right as she left her classroom for the day, to pick a fight with a wall.

With her face!

HER FACE...

Its a miracle her glasses aren't in pieces although the lens are totally scratched up. (She needs new ones so not a big deal).

And of course as we get to the hospital a line of ambulances arrive as well, having responded to a multiple vehicle crash with life and death trauma cases. Of course she wouldn't get seen for hours.

The swelling in her nose had actually gone down by the time the doctor saw her but her right nostril had been almost totally shut and the right side all puffed up. The outside corner of her right eye is all red, swollen and really painful.
While waiting under her left eye began to hurt.

X rays show no fractures around the nose (she's got a hard head apparently lol). Doc said to still expect more brusing and to alternate Tylenol and advil and ice it. He also advised to get her eyes checked again.

So I'll be calling our optometrist Monday to get her in asap.

In the mean time do ya'all think a pool noodle made into a crown will work? Or just go all out and get her a snowmobile helmet with face Shield?

I'm going to try and get some rest now.

13 comments posted: Saturday, September 16th, 2023

Things that you cant explain

Has anyone experienced things that you can't explain?

Lots of weird stuff has happened over the years.

At the old farm house we rented, doors opened with no reasonable explanation. Air pressure wasn't it. Kids got it in their heads a ghost was living with us.

Before that both dd and ds as babies/toddlers would react with laughter at night while staring up towards one side of the crib (this happened years apart but they both did it).

And since moving here. Well let's just say I suspected my aunt and uncle just didn't approve lol. Pictures won't hang straight. A loaf of bread flew off the counter once. Wh was spooked when he opened the basement door and saw a figure. Another time he swears someone grabbed his hand while he was in bed.
There's more but I'll get to tonight's event.

I'm laying here watching videos because I still can't sleep and one of the kids heartbeat bears starts going off. We got each kid their own bear when we had the 3D ultrasound done. A recording of their heart in utero was put in the bear and you need to squeeze it to make it work. The four bears are in a display cabinet. Nothing has moved in there. After the second time of it going off I took the bear out, removed the recording and got it to stop then put it back.

So ya, kinda freaked out.

Anyone had similar experiences?

10 comments posted: Friday, September 8th, 2023

Need advice please

Hi,

I want to know if anyone has dealt with dividing vehicles in D.

Both vans are in wh name.

He has the 2017 and it still needs to be paid for. I have the 2007 which was paid for in cash.

Are both considered marital property?

I'm unable to drive the 2007 because wh contacted the insurance company right after he was arrested for the new charges and removed it from the policy. I needed to discuss something else with the agent and just happened to ask if it was still insured and was told no. It had been taken off and I had been driving with no insurance.

Nice!

This AFTER wh asked dd if I was driving it back in July becauze he didnt want to pay the insurance but did because she told him we were using it. So he took it off out of pure spite!

Anyways, it's now just a lawn ornament and frankly in the way. I need it gone before winter.

Any advice or input on what I'm allowed to do with it or if I have to keep it here?

Also wh was here reading my threads so just be aware of that.

19 comments posted: Thursday, August 24th, 2023

Does anyone else have a hard time with all the new stuff after separation?

I'm finding things difficult.

The "firsts" after being separated.

The kids and I first bonfire. It felt weird. But we enjoyed ourselves. Thing is WH always tended to the fire. Not always a good thing since he was all about BIG and not always thought about safety.

The 2 older kids have gone on a camping trip for the weekend. It's just the twins and I home.

Since there's rain forecast for tomorrow we decided to do our bonfire tonight. We roasted weiners and marshmallows and it was fun. But again it felt weird. They also wanted to go play on the trampoline for a while so I was sitting at the fire alone. Funny enough it wasn't for long. The horses decided to come out of their hiding spot in the forest and see what we were doing (from the other side of the fence lol not near the fire).

We made a totally new fire pit and I thought it would make this easier.

This is just a bonfire. Eventually there will be other things. Our first trip to the zoo without wh. Back to school shopping without him. Fishing.

We made it through all the kids birthdays without him. So that's over.

What about Thanksgiving, Christmas. New years.

I guess it's about making new traditions and finally having photos of ME and the kids when it was always me taking the photos of wh and the kids.

Any other tips or suggestions for getting through the firsts?

8 comments posted: Saturday, August 12th, 2023

Panic attacks, anxiety, ptsd?

I'm having a very hard time right now.

Anytime we go out and I see a vehicle like what wh drives, I get anxious. It feels like my heart is in my throat.

Recently I've felt like someone is sitting on my chest. It gets difficult to breathe and that's been while at the house. It gets worse when I go out.

I took the kids out to get groceries then spend time at the splash pad park. I was super aware of everything around us and I saw at least 5 vehicles like wh's.

It's pretty sad that the kids notice and will comfort me. Usually saying "it's ok mom".

Logically I know wh isn't going to come anywhere near me. He doesn't want to get in more legal trouble. But weird shit has happened and I can't help feeling anxious.

One day we were out we came home to the combination lock not working. Ended up having to break in. Get inside and go check the door to find the inside panel is off a bit and one of the batteries is half out. Worse I bring some stuff in through the garage and find a used condom right in front of the basement door. Like WTF!

The combination lock code had been changed and ALL of the other doors and windows were locked.

Maybe when we slammed the door shut it knocked the panel and battery? Maybe the condom was in the van and got stuck to one of the kids shoes?

Anyone have any tips for remaining calm? Or how to ease the crushing chest feeling?

56 comments posted: Sunday, July 30th, 2023

Need Ps4 help please

Ds plays call of duty on ps4. He's sticking to plunder and plays without blowing his top.

The play store has suddenly stopped working so he can't get coins.

He is logged into his dad's account/username.

He has his own account/username. The play store does work there.

My question:

Can he load the game he plays under his dad's account into his account so that he doesn't lose his progress?

When we loaded the game under his own username it asks for email and password.

I am assuming that was set up when wh installed the game the first time in his account. If we know the email and password, will that load the game that ds has been playing?

Ds asked wh and none of the passwords he provided work (he never wrote down any passwords). It has a forgot password option and wh said that will go to his email. It will probably mean he does a password reset.

But will that load the version that ds has been playing?

Any help is appreciated. The only other option is to load under a new email and he starts from scratch.

0 comment posted: Friday, July 28th, 2023

Intermittent fasting?

I didn't want to take away from the other thread so I'm doing a new one.

Saw a video of a dietician suggesting a 36/12 fast routine. Fast for 36 hours, eat for 12.

Is this realistic?

I've been dropping pounds like crazy. My bras don't fit and my pants fall down lol

I pretty much just eat dinner. Usually something small. Today was a salad with chicken pieces tossed in.

If 36/12 isn't doable what is? I seem to be on a roll but I want to keep this up and not just have it be a stress diet.

12 comments posted: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023

Who divorced and was able to stay in the matrimonial home?

I'm looking for anyone who has divorced and been able to remain in their home.

What did you do to stay?

Thanks 😊

15 comments posted: Thursday, July 20th, 2023

Help video game causing ds meltdown

Wh introduced ds to Call of Duty. I didnt agree but when did wh ever respect my opinion in anything nevermind parenting...

Ds becomes very angry while playing. He yells, screams, calls the other players horrible names (names wh called me!). He totally changes and really becomes his father. It's scary to see.

CAS was here and interviewed each kid. I told him about wh getting this game and that it's causing so many problems for us. His suggestion was to just set limits. If ds can't control himself then the game gets turned off.

Today he was playing. He began screaming and cursing and I piped up to stop. I was loud enough that the other players heard me on the mic. Apparently they began to bad mouth me. This upset ds. I mean he totally lost it. He wouldn't tell me what was going on. So I told him to shut it off and take a break. He was ugly crying, turned it off then stormed outside. I followed. Hugged him while he calmed down enough to tell me what they said.

Weird how they were going on that "no wonder she's now single" and "she deserves it"...makes me wonder who he was playing with. 🤔

I finally convinced ds to come inside but he went to his room. I said nope we are all going to watch a movie. He's calmer.

It's easy to say don't let him play anymore. It's really what I want to do. But I know he will lose it even more. The game seems to be the only thing he's interested in right now.

Thankfully he sees his IC tomorrow so this will be brought to her attention.

Are there any other games that I can let him play that are similar? I don't know what to do. It's like he's getting out all his anger their but at thr same time seems to make him more angry.

16 comments posted: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Only where i live

Let's start an only where I live thread. Unique things about where you live. (I need a bit of a distraction)

Mine.

Only where I live will a rogue moose running through town be the highlight of the news for the area.

60 comments posted: Saturday, July 1st, 2023

And here we go

Hi all.

So here I am in D & S. I can't give details about what's happening right now, just the basics, but I am in need of support. Wh is a member here and can read.

Here is the basics of whats happened so far.

Wh is under a no contact order due to a domestic assault charge.

The kids are with me at the house.

No custody order is in place yet.

Wh does have contact with them via phone/video.

When wh was arrested and released at work, he had taken the newer van to work so I was left with the older one that wasn't running right. My brother has since discovered the problem but he's on the hunt for my own vehicle that's in better shape. It's awful being stuck at the house relying on friends and family to drive me to town.

Wh and his former "lesbian" Co worker had a child together. He had been hiding this from me since an OC was an absolute deal breaker for me.

A divorce is proceeding.

Things are just going slow. I have been given resources and help but again, getting things going is a long dragged out process. At least things are moving forward.

The kids are coping as well as can be expected. They have so many questions that I can't answer and that for now, their dad can't either. It's a shitty situation.

How did ya'all manage to stay focused? Especially those with kids.

Please just keep reminding me that there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you everyone.

320 comments posted: Saturday, June 10th, 2023

Some cuteness for ya'all

We have had a resident ground hog since we moved in. We have seen momma and babies almost every year, wandering around the house. Last week when walking dd out to the bus we found a large trail of blood across the driveway, down the hill and into the field. It started just down from the ground hog den. There were coyote footprints as well.
No sign of momma ground hog since.

I wondered if she had already had her babies. Yesterday we found four. Today 3 more. All so very tiny and very dehydrated. We set up the live trap but didn't need it. Wh just walked around picking them up as they wandered from the main den.

Now they are all rehydrated and cozy in the new den we set up with heat. I gotta call the local rehab centre and hope they can take them.

11 comments posted: Saturday, May 27th, 2023

Muscle problems

Hi everyone.

I have a question. Has anyone lost muscle control all of a sudden?

Earlier this year fell off a ladder while fixing the horse shelter roof. Jammed my left leg really badly. Was bruised all around the backside and inside of my leg. I went to the ER after realizing I had no feeling in my thigh and I couldnt raise my leg up (couldnt put on a sock without reaching down) but I could still walk. Doc said i did nerve damage and that it could take months to come back. I had to be very careful because I would bang my leg and bruise and not know it. Now months later I have most of the feeling back and can raise it higher but still nothing like before.

An I jury like this I understand but now I'm having issues with my hands and arms. Went to pick up my soda last night off the table and my hand cramped to the point I couldn't open it. And just now I got the same sort of thing happen in my left hand/arm. I cannot bring a cup up to my mouth without my arm violently shaking. WTF! I was whipper snipping the side of the house then came in for a drink and boom.

I am wondering now if it's from wh grabbing my wrist yesterday. We took the kids fishing then went for a walk along the causeway. He was on the water side of the guard rail and slipped grabbing my wrist to catch himself. When he still slipped he let go to "save me from being pulled in with him" but in the process slammed my wrist into the guard rail. It's a bit swollen but not bruised.

Anyways this not being able to move like I used to is freaking me out. I tried to use my vape just now and my arm/hand just shakes. I can't even hold my phone, I'm resting my arms on the kitchen table. Guess I'm not going bsck out to finish what I was doing.

Is this worth a trip to my GP?

9 comments posted: Monday, May 22nd, 2023

Stupid Picture Friday

126 comments posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

I completely snapped today

Mostly just a vent.

Second day back at school and both my boys have come home each day upset about being bullied. Big D came home with a cut on his chin from being pushed down on ice.

Poor DS has been bullied since kindergarten and no matter who I spoke to or how much I nagged NOTHING WAS DONE! some might even remember when I blew my top that as a part of the get along anti bullying program DS was put in a group WITH HIS BULLY and then got in trouble for not participating, because his bully was bullying him...duh!

So today I snapped. I called the principal and asked him to please one way or another deal with this bullying because at this point I had given my boys permission to defend themselves even if that meant punching/pushing back.

This is a newer principal and he handled it (me) amazingly. He said he would get to the bottom of what was going on and check back in with me tomorrow.

It's a damn good thing victim services approved IC for both dd and myself. All the stress of just her situation has left me a mess. She text me today that she doesn't want to be at school and definitely doesn't want to be on the bus with her exbf.

Even if i wanted to drive her i can't since wh van broke a front sway bar link so he is using my van. That in itself is a stress that keeps me up at night for reasons that can't be mentioned here. I would have had the van fixed myself by now except I don't want to be working under it while alone at the house. Knowing my luck the jack would give out and the van would crush me. Not that I need to be under the van really but since I really should do the strut and sway bar on the other side as well I just feel better with someone else there while I work.

I'm going to have to take legal action against the horse owner since I still haven't heard anything from him. I spent today rounding up horses that were running around the house, fixing fences AGAIN, and standing guard at the water trough while it filed for a second time because that bloody mare likes to knock it over.

The only horse who behaved and stayed on his side of the fence was my mustang.

Christmas with my family this past weekend was bittersweet. My mom lasted all of an hour before she had to go to bed. She was exhausted and sick. I will say that she taught is kids well. My brothers and I prepared and served the traditional meal. The kids enjoyed themselves with my dad who is holding on but doesn't look that well.

The older of my brothers was a mess worrying that mom was having a stroke again and kept taking her blood pressure. It was normal. I had to step into eldest child role and tell him to calm the hell down. Yes they are aging and need help but neither of our parents need to be babied. Mom is ok. She has the flu and after pushing herself to much the week before our Christmas she just needed to rest.

I have a constant headache, my earache isn't responding to the drops I was given, I'm tired but can't sleep and I either eat to much or not at all.

And all of the above is just the highlights of the shit going on. There's other stuff. 2023 is not starting off on the right foot at all at the dragon cave!

18 comments posted: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023

Stupid Picture Friday

112 comments posted: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

Can an ear piercing cause an inner ear infection?

For my birthday in November I got a double helix piercing on the top of my left ear with spiral jewelry.

It's still getting crusty and very sore. Not unusual since my first helix in my right ear done ages ago was so bad I ended up taking out the hoop. Last year when wh got all of his piercings the person re did my helix and it heeled just fine. He said it had been done in the wrong spot.

I cannot move the double helix jewelry. It's very tight. I found conflicting advice. Where I got my daith done they said never touch the piercing, never rotate the jewelry, don't even clean unless in a shower. The daith was painful until I had new jewelry put in by the other person and was told to clean it daily and move the jewelry. It healed quickly after doing that.

So over the weekend my left ear started to ache inside then the pain got so bad I had to take meds and that just took the edge off. Today I put a hot compress on it and felt extreme pressure inside for a bit then total relief. But it didn't last long, it's hurting again. There's also alot of gunk from the piercing.

Can a piercing infection travel to the inner ear?

When I was a kid I had an ear infection in this ear so bad that there was a huge pop and loads of pus came out and I ended up with low tone deafness. I'm sure that has gotten worse since if someone comes up on my left side from behind and says something I usually don't realize it.

I dont think it's my sinuses because I can breathe fine and nothing comes out with the neti pot.

All I do know is this pain is awful.

8 comments posted: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023

You can love something but still be totally exhausted and frustrated!

Today is one of those days.

I love being on a farm.

I love having farm animals.

I love this life.

I'm also totally exhausted and fruatrated from today's events. That doesn't invalidate my love for it. It just means that it's not all cupcakes and roses! Some days really are hard. Today. Today sucked.

I was getting dressed when the driveway alarm went off. Turned on the front camera on my phone to see that damn mare running up the driveway and onto the road.

Pure panic. Threw on some clothes over my pjs, grabbed my boots, a halter and lead and went after her. You can't run at her. She spooks way too easy. At first she ran back down the driveway AT me then turned and bolted on the road again. Thank God it's open so drivers can see and there was no traffic.

Horse decides running through the ditch is a better way back to the herd which was watching her from the right side of the fence. And I swear shaking their heads!

Well 6 feet worth of snow and doesn't she get stuck. This gave me my opportunity to crawl down to her, halter her and hold her there til the kids brought me a longer lead. She had been struggling so much to get out she was exhausted. We both just sat there, me trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do next. Then the kids came with the longer lead, I hooked it up to her and she got a jolt of energy. We both made it up to the road again. Once I got her walked past our gate we shut it.

It's hard to keep that gate shut in the winter. It can freeze shut. And stopping the vans to open/close it can cause them to get stuck. It's a shitty entrance.

The rest of the day was spent with all of us (me and kids) putting up wood fences. Making a teepee type support than attaching them with 7 foot boards across, about chest height to the horses. Then crossers so they can't go under. Then a line of black electric flat rope. Came with the horses. Only problem is my energizer won't make it hot. IE send enough energy to zap them so I called my brother to tell him to get the horse owner to buy me one asap!

They are now confined to a small area behind the house where the round bales are. DS and I moved the second water trough over so it not only helps block part of the fence but is easy access in the confined area.

As I was filling that trough, that one mare decided to go for a fucking swim knocking the whole thing over. Had to start over.

She is a royal pain in the A$$!!!

Her owner hasn't come to see the mares in a year. No money given for feed. It's a shitty situation because now I'm legally responsible with them being on my property. Sad to say that's the last time I try to help out anyone with livestock!

The only other thing I can do now is fence off each side of the house to the fence lines so even if she gets out she can't get to the front. I still don't know how she got out today. The fences are up at the back around the round bales. Dd thinks she got out where the fence is along the driveway and the snow is high enough maybe she stepped over.

If I can get a good enough energizer I can line this entire area with this wider rope/tape and pray it zaps her enough to stay back from it.

Come summer I'm going to have to put wood posts into concrete. She's destroyed all of the T posts we put in and torn down the field fence.

Funny enough when I herded all the horses into the smaller area my mustang refused to go on his own. He knows that area was not for him. I had to lead him in the give him a treat.

Also their shelter is on the OTHER side of the small paddock so now I gotta get one up asap. They have a wind break thankfully.

This is just a hobby farm and some days it feels like Hell. That storm blew snow into the shed through the tiny ass door with the pigs so I had to dig them out then pile in more straw. So far so good.

Lost my big gelding a bit ago tangled in fence at the back and torn to bloody hell. Was told it looked like wolves. I've got motion lights and cameras but we saw and heard nothing that night. I was told to put up barbed wire on the outside of the fences but with this mare just ramming her way through fences she will cut herself up bad.

Between the wolves, coyotes, Mrs. Escapee Mare, and way to much damn snow, I'm mentally and physically drained.

I keep telling myself it's not always like this. Today was a bad day but maybe tomorrow will be great, hang in there.

My horsey friend called today and said that I got this. She knows how hard and heartbreaking it can be but I'm strong and will be ok.

14 comments posted: Thursday, December 29th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

I'm not sure what's going on but the links aren't working.

114 comments posted: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday

I hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe holiday!

We are snowed in. We have been in a blizzard for 2 days. Snow drifts 4+ feet high, roads closed, people stuck, power outtages, state of emergency issued north/west of us. So far so good we have power. Blizzard has ended but snow squall warnings still in place. Police asking everyone to just stay home.

The kids LOVED Christmas. I put a Santa hat on Big Ds huge dino stuffy and then tried to squeeze it into the largest holiday bag I could find.

Little M wasn't to impressed with her toy hamster but the real ones were a hit.

DS cried when he saw his ATAT walker lego set. Three hours and it's together. He's so happy!

DD put on her Huggle and hasn't taken it off. Her necklace was a hit, same with her electric blanket, room led lights and lego sets.

I got a large folding art table, Game of Thrones series, kids got me a stuffy and candles lol

So awesome.

Now for dinner. Turkey is done. In perfect DragnHeart style I burnt my fingers lol

This has been a great day!

12 comments posted: Monday, December 26th, 2022

The season has finally stressed me out

Just a vent I guess...

I was very excited for Christmas this year. Still am I guess. But suddenly I am very stressed out.

We have an storm system approaching for the end of the week. That means travel isn't advised for Friday and the weekend. I'm ok with the weekend but now I have to do the grocery shopping early and that's thrown my OCD ass off schedule. We already got a huge dumping of snow yesterday and of course the auger belt on the snow blower broke so guess who shovelled...wh then did a big sweep with the tractor when he got home.

I had made very detailed lists of all the gifts for the kids.

I wanted to make sure they all had the same or close to the same number of gifts to open. I was short for Big D. So I ordered a few things off Amazon that I couldn't find anywhere.

Then wh went out shopping for me. Yes! He actually went out to buy me a gift. He did that for my birthday as well. First time in years...this is a man who hates crowds and can't stand to see the totals of bills/receipts.

Anyways, while out he picked up a ton of stuff for Big D. Some of it I had on my list to get this week, a Sonic the Hedgehog comforter and blanket, but then wh went crazy getting him the huge dinosaur toys. Ya know the ones that roar none stop and are a bitch to wrap lol

Now it's DS who is short on the list. Of course I got him the largest of all the gifts. The massive lego set he wanted. I also got him two smaller lego sets and two stuffys he wanted. Besides socks and underwear and their stockings I have no idea what else to get him. Maybe a star wars bed set? Ugh.

Once he opens the large lego set I'm 100% positive he will be off putting that together for the rest of the day.

I know it shouldn't be about the gifts but this is really the first time in so long we have been able to get the kids exactly what they asked Santa for.

I got almost everything wrapped yesterday. That felt good. The extra tubes and house for the hamster cage took me 30+ minutes to assemble. I am picking up the fur ball today and have to hide it. OMG! I am so glad they don't make noise!

I have three lists in front of me. Grocery, stockings list and last minute stuff. Oh and the gifts list of which ones are wrapped, which ones need to be and which are still to be picked up.

And I have the same lists typed out on my phone. I'm a list freak. Without them I'd most likely forget what I need to do/pick up, but staring at them I'm just like OMG how am I going to get this all done lol

And I'm still dealing with dd and all that shit. School called to let me know she skipped class. She's not eating alot again and is just constantly worried about running into exbf (who hasn't been to school since the incident). Three more days then she's off for two weeks. I'm hoping that helps!

5 comments posted: Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

129 comments posted: Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

Stupid Picture Friday

134 comments posted: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

DD has been threatened!!!

Dd broke up with her bf a while ago. She said he was controlling, not letting her spend time with her friends at lunch, saying she can't get anymore piercings or tattoos.

She was sick of it.

At first I thought things were OK then she sent me a photo of his hand (he still sits with her on the bus). He's been using a plastic knife to cut himself.

Also saying things like he will use a real knife, giving her timelines to when she will get back together with him, telling her friends things that aren't true... being manipulative and mean.

She didnt tell me all of this at first.

As soon as I got it all out of her I sent the photos to his mother who had no clue what was happening. His mom said she would talk to him.

Fast forward to today. Dd gets home and is rattled. She said he told her the angry part of him wants to hurt her.

I called the school, explained what was happening and was told an administrator will call me. Sitting here waiting...

The school has control over the bus so hopefully they can make sure they are separated.

I'll be talking to the driver tomorrow. I told DD to sit with one of her girlfriends from now on.

I told dd to habe her phone recording any time he's around her.

I was going to ask when I should involve the authorities but I think I'll just go call thr non emergency line and see what an officer has to say.

A little mojo or some prayers sent for dd (and me) woukd be really helpful right now

38 comments posted: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

Fun question

How would you wrap a 4 foot dinosaur stuffy?

Yep. That's all that Big D asked Santa for so I got it. Last one. It's currently hidden in my closet.

Wrapping paper is just a no. Easily rips and I'd need two rolls lol

Garbage bag? Not very festive. Think there's Christmas bags out there large enough?

Giant box? That seems like a good idea but I don't have any. Guess I could put out an APB on our community page right?

Anyone got any other ideas?

Maybe stick a Santa hat on it and make it look like he's trying to eat the Christmas tree?

12 comments posted: Friday, December 9th, 2022

Is there a new bug going around?

I know influenza, rsv and covid are running amuck right now but is there something else out there anyone knows of or a new variant?

I feel awful and have for a week but it doesn't seem to fit with what everyone around here is experiencing.

I have mild nausea every day. More in the morning but it can hit any time. (No not pregnant).

I am tired, very tired but not fall asleep at table tired which is what I've heard other people describe their fatigue.

I'm finding it hard to drink and stay hydrated. Coffee either takes me all day to finish a single cup or just makes me sick to my stomach. Water makes me vomit. Plain tea is ok. Anything carbonated gives me bad heartburn.

Constant headache. It's there ALL the time and just varies in intensity.

It's been warmer thus rainy and damp and I thought maybe I'm just blah but it doesn't explain the nausea or not wanting to drink thing. I am eating. Snacking a bit during the day and then having a decent dinner.

No fever, no cough, no sniffles. Just an overall blahness.

I dont want to feel this way anymore. I'm actually excited about Christmas this year and still have stuff to do.

Anyone else just having weird sick feeling that doesn't fit anything?

4 comments posted: Thursday, December 8th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

144 comments posted: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022

Need opinions kid hit in eye

So little M was hit on her face with a dodge ball in phys-ed class while wearing her glasses on Wednesday.

Yesterday she didn't want to wear her glasses because her nose and around her left eye hurt.

It's a light purple under both eyes and there's a red mark on her nose from the glasses. There's no swelling. Today she wore her glasses but says it still hurts all around her left eye. Her nose doesn't hurt where the red mark is as much. Still light purple under both eyes.

My question is should I get an x ray done to see if there's any fracture around the eye? I mentioned doing that to someone and their response was not to since there nothing that can be done anyways so why risk her getting sick in a hospital when RSV and flu and Covid are going crazy.

7 comments posted: Friday, December 2nd, 2022

The top sheet debate

I saw this hashed out on my community FB page and now I just read through the comments on a FB reel talking about this issue.

So I gotta ask....

Do you or do you not have a top sheet on your bed?

The issue is that younger people now aren't using top sheets which has the older generation in knots because the top sheet is there to protect the comforter/blankets from body oils etc. It's easier to wash a top sheet then a comforter.

Funny enough I do not have a top sheet anymore. My parents bought me/us a king size fuzzy blanket that's super warm in the winter. We actually have a fleece type bedset of sheets. Anyways I can easily wash the blanket.

Weirdly many nights I don't even have the blankets on me lol

My kids are even worse. Trying to get them to keep their fitted sheet on their mattresses OMG! I am constantly telling them to make their beds every day.

10 comments posted: Friday, November 25th, 2022

Stupid Picture Friday

21 comments posted: Friday, November 25th, 2022

Stupid Picture Friday

129 comments posted: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022

Child medication shortages?

Is this a world wide thing, North American thing or just a Canadian thing?

With the current state of infection of covid, influenza and RSV up here there's parents pleading for anyone with child acetaminophen to help with fevers.

Our children's hospital has postponed surgeries because they need the staff for the number of children now being admitted and our health units are recommending masks in all indoor settings.

Anyways, someone in my community group posted a dosing chart for acetaminophen using 325mg and 500mg pills for children 3 months and up based on weight.

According to the chart both of my older kids can take a full 500mg tab. Does this sound correct?

I usually don't medicate for low fevers. When my dragon hatchling were all sick a few weeks ago I didnt give them anything. Just kept up fluids and made sure they all got a lot of rest. They weren't sick more than 4 days but I kept them home longer to make sure. Other kids, I'm hearing, are sick for weeks with the same symptoms.

My twins were a part of a study that vaccinated against RSV to see if it prevented infection and hospitalization. When Little M did get very sick I was told it was probably that vaccination that prevented her from needing to be admitted.

16 comments posted: Saturday, November 19th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

134 comments posted: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

Totally embarrassing but i need to discuss

So, ya, this is embarrassing but I'm curious if anyone else experiences this.

Every time I get my period I also get constipated. Like the system shuts down and as Gandolf said "you shall not pass!!!".

I hadn't had that damn monthly friend show up since September but she rolled in like the flood gates of Hell opened and as they opened the rear gates locked shut.

A trip down the Google rabbit hole and I discover this is common. Why did I never Google this before...

I always increase my Fibre intake, drink way more water than usual and frankly being tethered to the toilet because I gotta pee what feels like every hour, is nuts!

Hitting up the Restorlax now but I fear it'll rip the back gates off their hinges just when I'm taking in a physio session.

Why? Why does being female have to come with so much crap (or lack there of)...

10 comments posted: Saturday, November 12th, 2022

Friends vs acquaintances

So I saw a reel on FB that I thought I saved but I can't find it. It was a woman saying that if you don't have any friends by your 30's then it's because you're just a bad friend. Or something like that.

Honestly it hit me hard.

My birthday is coming up. I'm in my 40's. I wouldn't say I have any close "friends". Acquaintances, sure, but "friends"...no.

So that made me wonder, how others define friend vs acquaintance and do you feel that either or both are required for a fulfilling life?

For example, in my younger just out of high-school days I met a group of people online from Australia. We had our own club, hung out online, even called eachother. One male member and I kept in touch. He's like my dad's age. He's watched through pictures, me grow up, get married,watched my kids grow up. We don't talk every day. But when we do it's like no time has passed. To me, he's a friend,although a very distant one.

Then there's people I know from school that, sure we may talk more often, but I wouldn't call them friends. I'm civil, especially to the ones who treated me like shit while in school. Who am I kidding that was 99.8% of them.

I tend to have people feel comfortable to just unload all of their life crap on me and actually through alot of work I've gotten good at learning to just listen instead of trying to solve or help. But at the same time, I'm sick of everyone dumping on me. Where MY person to offer an ear or shoulder?

Yes I moved away from people. But I've been the happy nice person and gotten out in the community and there's just no one I feel I could be friends with.

Of course if someone wants something, help, money, I get tons of texts or calls or whatever. When I can't help, well I'm ignored. No those aren't the type I want as friends anyways and perhaps it's ok not to have that social group but it sucks too. For my brothers birthday all of his friends took him out for dinner.

I used to have a good group within the reptile/exotic pet hobby but I find now that there's so much bickering amongst people in the hobby it's just not worth re establishing contacts.

I recently joined some groups for like minded people for stuff and wow, the amount of you must do things this way, if you don't have this background then you can't do that. I. Not new to this craft and know enough yet to see actually newbies be shot down for just asking a question. Ugh. Same shit happens in the reptile hobby.

As much ad I wish I had friends taking me out for a birthday dinner I feel there's more peace being me with just me. Is that such a bad thing?

17 comments posted: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

Need phone and computer help please

So I've always been able to plug my phone into our computer via USB cord and be able to download all the photos from my phone.

Went to do that the other day and nothing happened.

Rebooted both phone and computer snd nothing.

Today I plugged my phone in and a notification came up on the computer saying the "USB device not recognized".

What would cause this?

I did just have an IOS update on my phone.

All I can find on my phone is Link To Windows which is NOT what I'm looking to do. I dont want to answer calls through the computer.

The computer is running Windows 10 of that helps.

I've download pictures from this phone to thr computer before so I habe no idea why it isn't working now other than the update to my phone changed something.

It's a Galaxy A52

Any ideas or help is appreciated.

25 comments posted: Monday, November 7th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

91 comments posted: Saturday, November 5th, 2022

The lions mane, need hair help

I have been compared to a lion having a bad mane day more than once.

I have curly, wavy hair that will form ringlets.

I have struggled with my hair.

Being a red head, growing up being called carrot top. Ugh.

Now in my 40's the red has darkened and silver streaks are showing up.

Besides colouring purple for fun (also temporary)I have no plans to dye it.

The thing is I have always brushed it out and tied it up. Same Ole same Ole....

I'm tired of that.

So I got out the diffuser and spent some time allowing the curls to curl. Of course this looked good at first but then Bam! Frizz and loss of curl in certain areas.

When I went shopping I picked up products for curly hair. A defining cream, a gel for the ends and a defriz spray.

Testing them out tomorrow.

If you have curly, out of control hair, what's your go to products and routine?

My part is temperamental. I can part on the right or left but mainly in thr middle.

I wondered if how I used the diffuser was wrong so I watched videos and....not one said the same thing. Seriously.

Most of the time I don't even blow dry my hair, just leave it but of course if it's not brushed out when damp and put up its just one big fizzy mess. With winter on its way I can't go out with it wet/damp.

I just need some input into what others do.

TIA

14 comments posted: Friday, November 4th, 2022

Im getting the works!

I had my physio assessment and was told I have a 3-4 level whiplash injury. The issue is in my neck but is causing the pain, numbness and tingling in my shoulder, arm and hand.

So I am scheduled for therapy until close to Christmas. 3 times per week at first then down to 2/week.

Physio, chiropractor and massage. All of it. Like OMG!

The next day I got an email from my insurance saying they had approved the treatment plan and it was totally covered plus some if I need it.

This is exciting.

I do need to me mindful of what exactly causes the severe pain I experience. During her phsical exam there was no shooting pain.

Then last night I was adjusting myself in the sofa chair, pushing myself up and wow instant pain. There's also serious pain if I touch right below my collarbone.

Our van won't be ready for at least another week so I have arranged for a week extra for the rental. Hopefully thats enough.

It feels good to have my pain validated. Like ya I am hurting even if I'm not screaming. Last night's push left my arm aching all night, I had a serious headache start and I've been sore all day today. That's just from pushing myself up in a chair!

5 comments posted: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

Stupid picture friday

Hey HFSSC, two of the pics you sent me wouldn't post even though i saved them to a folder on my phone and reposted. I'll try to upload them again later to post.

103 comments posted: Monday, October 31st, 2022

Has anyone here been a kidney donor?

My adoptive brother is in need of a new kidney. Since he was adopted into the family he's not a blood relative however he is family and I love him.

I've decided to go through to see if I can be a donor.

It's not just an out of the blue thing. I've been thinking about doing this for a long time. (One of those things I just haven't talked about that's all).

I have a call with the donor team Tuesday.

So has anyone here done it?

Just looking for some insight.

Thanks

10 comments posted: Sunday, October 30th, 2022

Posting and menu issues. Anyone else?

I can post but I can't click the notify via email or members only boxes.

Also the three lines at the top for the menu won't drop down.

Anyone else having this issue?

13 comments posted: Tuesday, October 25th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

120 comments posted: Monday, October 24th, 2022

Do you prefer long or short nails?

I was a nail biter growing up and my mom tried everything to get me to stop. Even promised $5 for every nail that grew past the end of my fingertips. Alas I never saw any money.

Working in Healthcare I preferred short nails since they didn't rip gloves or scratch by mistake.

Now though I have allowed my nails to grow. They have always been thin, ridged, easily broken. I've increased my dairy and find my nails thicker, though still ridged.

Today I wanted to get all of the pigs set up in the old chicken coup which is closer to the house, for the winter. In the process I caught my nail on my middle finger on a board. It bent back but didn't break. What it did do is rip off the nail bed so it began to bleed like crazy. Can we say PAIN! I ended up having to cut the nail short and then tape it so I didn't catch it again.

Funny story, when dd and I went out she got a small can of Pringle to snack on. She tried to open the inner seal but the tab part ripped off. At the time my thumb nail was super long and thick, like screw driver worthy. So I offered to open it. I tried to puncture the top with that nail only to have it snap. Dd just laughed.
Dd, ds and little M all bite their nails. Dd is the worst though, she has hardly any nails at all. Big d grows his nails out so long so quickly I have to trim them every few days!

I'm starting to wonder if short nails are just better suited for me and my farm life. I do like the long nails, sometimes even wear nail polish. Also like the ability to gouge out eyeballs if I ever need to lmao.

11 comments posted: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022

Big time parenting mess up

Last week my 3 elementary kids went to a cross country meet. I was so happy they made the team and were getting to compete.

DS came home with a limp. He said he tripped, rolled his ankle and fell, then got up and tried to continue only to roll his other ankle. He walked with another kid to the end and ran the last bit to the finish line. He said his foot was sore but didn't cry or appear in serious pain and seemed fine the rest of last week. He would say he was sore after getting home from school but was fine at home.

This week much of the same. Fine in the morning before school but sore when he got home. Then yesterday a kid shoved him into a shelving unit. He hit his foot and got a nasty bruise on the right side of his ribs. Also the middle toe on his sore foot was purple. He was really limping. I told him I'd take him to urgent care today. Well This morning he could barely walk so I took him to the ER.

Doc sent him for x rays and it turns out this kid has a broken heel. They didn't cast it (is that nornal for a heel break???). Just gave him crutches to use for 2 weeks to stay off his foot completely. He is to see our family doctor within the two weeks to be assessed and we were told 6 weeks until it's fully healed. He said only give him Advil for pain.

How the heck has he been walking on a broken foot for a full week??????? Doc showed us the x rays and the bone is totally broken.

Now I feel absolutely horrible that I didn't drag him to the hospital when he came home from the cross country meet.

I thought at most he maybe it was a bad sprain but not a break. No bruising, no swelling (his toe is purple and now really swollen and funny enough the x ray we saw didn't show that middle tow but I wouldn't be surprised if it is broken too).

I let the school know so that they can arrange for him to use the elevator to get to class. DS is bummed out because he won't be able to manage Halloween on crutches.

I just can't win. Take the kids to the hospital and it turns out to be not that bad and get an eye roll from the doctor. Don't take the kids right away and it turns out to be something and still get an eye roll.

This sucks!

10 comments posted: Friday, October 21st, 2022

The difference a switch makes!

I've posted plenty about being on a well and the nastiness of our water, the constant pipe breaks/leaks, having to replace the water heater (a few times), pressure tank, control box pump etc.

The pressure has never been good and I chalked that up to having crud blocking thr pipes. Late last winter our water line froze. We didn't know it had frozen from thr well to the house and feared the pump or control box had gone again.

The well company we deal with came and checked and just happened to see that our pressure switch was wrong. We had a 20/40 and the pump requires 30/50 or higher. So they brought me a new one. I told them it was all good I'd install it once the line thawed (had to stick heaters in the well and in the basement facing the pipe) but I never got around to it.

Well wh and I did it and OMG. I had forgotten what a "good" shower felt like. I could spend all day in there lol

Something so simple made such a huge difference. Excuse me while I go shower lol

3 comments posted: Monday, October 17th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

Omg I thought it was Thursday lol

Sorry all.

90 comments posted: Monday, October 10th, 2022

Stupid picture Fruday

111 comments posted: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

Need help with bowel problem

Warning: I need advice on pooping, TMI ahead...

I'm really frustrated and need all the advice I can get.

My dd, now 14, has always had problems with her bowels. As an infant she struggled to poop and when she did it was hard rocks. I brought this up to all of her doctors who just put her on laxatives. When we were eventually sent to a specialist after a few years of me constantly bitching and we were told her lower bowel was the shape of a grape fruit and all the stool was just settling in there. Again told to just use laxatives.

For years we struggled. She had support staff when she started school mainly because the laxatives made her constantly leak so she had to wear pull-ups all the time.

Then at one appointment with her endocrinologist, the suggestion was made to wean her off laxatives and get her on a bowel routine. Over the 2 months of summer vacation we did this and it was amazing. Dd would sit and try even though she didn't feel she had to go. I increased Fibre and she has always been good at drinking tonnes of water.

For years this has worked but now it's not working.

DD actually asked me to buy her the chocolate exlax. That works but she will leak again before she finally goes.

She says she doesn't get any feeling to poop. She knows she has to go when she has tummy pain and her butt hurts. By then her bowel movement is the size of at least four Campbell soup cans stacked one on the other. It's thick enough to plug the toilet so we end up having to bag it up then open the septic tank and dump it in.

This is insane! I'm still so mad I didn't push even harder when she was younger to have doctors investigate WHY she couldn't poop. Why she doesn't have any feeling to poop until it's causing her pain.

It's going to take a while to get her in to see a gastroenterologist again. First need referral from family doc and family doc could take a few weeks.

In the mean time any advice or suggestions to get her going daily? Or even every other day?

She is struggling emotionally with this and just her overall health. She keeps saying she's just all f**Ed up. She's still to small, her eye sight has problems. Thankfully our optometrist is on top of that and she's going for further testing in 2 weeks.

Is there something she can take daily that won't make her leak but will help her go before it gets so huge?

Thanks

32 comments posted: Saturday, October 1st, 2022

Stupid picture friday

101 comments posted: Monday, September 26th, 2022

Any medical peeps around need advice

Can you suffer whiplash from a side impact vehicle collision?

46 comments posted: Monday, September 19th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

83 comments posted: Monday, September 19th, 2022

What is your comfort food?

I pondered this while enjoying my cream of potatoe soup with shredded cheddar cheese, and other added veggies.

I love cream of Broccoli as well.

But the more I thought about it the one thing I tend to put in ALL of my meals is onions.

Chopped up in a salad, soup, mashed potatoes, pasta dish, stir fry, meatloaf, on sandwiches, even my own sad but tasty blooming onion.

Please NOTE I say MY meals. I live with a bunch of picky eaters who prefer breaded EVERYTHING and I'm sick of that. Only Little M has what I call a normal palate of food preferences.

While I enjoy onions I dispose onion soup.

I coukd say soup is my comfort food but if it doesn't have onions in it, it's just not good. I guess that means for me it's onions.

What's your comfort food?

25 comments posted: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

87 comments posted: Sunday, September 11th, 2022

Stupid Picture Friday

104 comments posted: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Is it selfish to have some expectations

In a friendship?

I'm at an age where I am sick of giving and not receiving anything back.

I want friendships where the other person will say hi once in a while, reply to a message or email, be honest.

Is that to much to ask?

I mentioned this to "a friend" who got cranky with me about it.

Seems I'm good enough to vent to and be expected to be there when they want but I'm selfish if I want the same....

What say you SI?

14 comments posted: Sunday, September 4th, 2022

Need perspective on this

Ive been talking with an old acquaintance of mine, lets call him R. He's constantly depressed, talks about wanting to die. I've always said I'm available if he needs to talk but after last night I've reached my limit.

He has a friend who is dying. Last I heard the friend, J, was on palliative care, death wasn't imminent.

Yesterday R sent me a screen shot of a Facebook post J made saying he got bad medical news but really great personal news, details to follow.

R was pissed off J didn't tell him directly what the news was. I guess he wanted me to agree that J was being mean by not sharing that information with him. After a long day, being tired and sore myself I didn't clue into that. R made a comment about what HE thought the bad news was making it sound as if J is under hospice care. I just said that if he's still under palliative care I didn't think that was what's wrong, would just have to wait and see what J says.

R snapped at me. Told me to fuck off and that I'm nothing but a piece of shit.

I'm trying not to take it personally since he's all depressed but damn! I've said he needs to see his doctor, try antidepressants, even go to the ER with how he's been talking and he's always had one excuse or another.

He lives to far away for me to do anything to stop him if he decides to attempt suicide but I do know mutual friends who are close. Do I bother informing them of his current state?

Part of me is just royally pissed off and thinks he's playing the poor me card but I'd hate to think he is successful and I did nothing.

8 comments posted: Thursday, August 25th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

102 comments posted: Monday, August 22nd, 2022

Is this normal from doctors?

Well first I wasn't able to get on here this morning. An error page kept showing. Wonder if it was just me.

Anyways last week wh got hurt at work. Ended up taking him to the ER. While there he mentioned that within the last couple of weeks he had passed out. They immediately do an ECG. He's then sent for an x ray of his shoulder.

Er doc says he has AC separation and rotator cuff injury.

Ecg didnt show anything so he makes the suggestion to follow up with our family doctor for the shoulder AND to see about having a monitor put on for his heart.

Wh is put on modified duties for 2 weeks, forms for work related injury all done AT the hospital.

The moment we got home from the hospital I called family doc and made it very clear that the appointment was to discuss a HEART MONITOR and see how his shoulder is healing.

Last night was the appointment with family doc. All that was discussed was his shoulder AND the doc ended up filling out the same damn work injury forms with just one change, ordering an ultrasound and the possibility of needing physical therapy depending on what the ultrasound shows.

When we bring up the heart monitor the doc says that he does ONE issue per appointment and to make a separate appointment for the heart thing. OMFG!

The office was empty, I specifically told reception what NEEDED TO BE COVERED and the time needed for that, it takes us an hour and a half to get there and wh works so he's limited to just the evening appointments.

Wh had to finish filling out the forms with his info then the receptionist needed to make copies. While he's doing that I ask her for another evening appointment for wh. She gives me an afternoon appointment. So I say again, LATE evening appointment. After the third time explaining I asked for a specific TIME hoping she got it.

Anyone else wanna pull out their hair and scream.....

Is this a new normal? Making an appointment for each thing you want to discuss with your doctor? And frankly the forms didn't need to be done AGAIN, nor the total shoulder range of motion thing when it hadn't even been two weeks yet.

The main concern was to get the heart checked to rule that out for why he's passed out. Grrrrr.

12 comments posted: Thursday, August 18th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

92 comments posted: Sunday, August 14th, 2022

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81 comments posted: Sunday, August 7th, 2022

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80 comments posted: Saturday, July 30th, 2022

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85 comments posted: Sunday, July 24th, 2022

Need help re christmas cards

Does anyone still have their Christmas cards from the exchange from like 10 years ago.???

The first year I participated I drew a Christmas moose in every card.

While I have the original drawing, I do not have a colored version.

If anyone still has it can you post it so I can figure out how I colored it.

Thanks all

0 comment posted: Sunday, July 24th, 2022

Prayers and mojo request

My brother has had the same friend since kindergarten. This guy had been an adopted brother of mine. Part of our family. He's an amazing man!

A few years ago he required a kidney transplant.

A few days ago he ended up in the hospital. I just heard today that tests reveal his body is suddently rejecting his new kidney.

So I'm requesting the amazing healing energy of SI.

Thank you

15 comments posted: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022

New puppy!!!!!

Wh finally caved!

We adopted this sweety. Had to go through an interview and got selected.

Brought her home last night.

If you want your kids to get off their electronics and sleep in the living room get a dog lol

Meet Nellie

31 comments posted: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

113 comments posted: Monday, July 18th, 2022

A question about burns

It's DD's 14th birthday.

Baked a cake. Actually a double cake. In a very large pan meant for lasagna lol

Anyways went to get cake out of the oven and my arm touched the edge of the pan. Of course stupid me didn't just put it down and regrab it. Noooooooooo. I instead stood there with my hands in the oven, arm against the pan THINKING what should I do. I didnt react, I just froze.

5 seconds or so later I snapped out of it and put the cake on top of the stove then ran my arm under cool water.

The burn is about 2 inches long, an eighth of an inch wide and white. That part doesn't really hurt. All around it does. It's red around the burn. It hasn't blistered. Can I just leave it open to the air or should I cover it?

TIA

Yes I'm a wreck lol

21 comments posted: Thursday, July 7th, 2022

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120 comments posted: Monday, July 4th, 2022

Being a creature of habit

Is anyone else like this?

For example I stick to the same route to and from town to do shopping every week. Always the same route. That way if I have trouble or disappear my family knows where to look. If wh drives us anywhere he alwsys takes a different route or deviates just to piss me off.

I also shop at the same grocery store and for the past 2 months they have been renovating. They bought thr vacant store space beside them and expanded.

This has sent me into a fucking frenzy.

I followed the same route through the store, made easier by the one way arrows during covid (loved them!). I buy the same crap every week so it was easy to get what I needed and get out because I knew where everything was.

Not. Anymore...

Except for produce, everything has changed. And it's a drastic change. Baking stuff is in the isle with ketchup. Frozen foods are in freezers all around thr outside instead of just the back. Toilet paper etc is where the pop (soda) used to be. And cupcakes cups that used to be in baking stuff is now on an end cap by Deli. WTF!

OMG I'm going to lose my friggin mind!

Please tell me I'm not the only person who wants to run through the store screaming...

And of course since today is a holiday everyone was losing their minds yesterday. Encountered the cream of thr crop for driving stupidity. Making a left turn from right hand lane, people running stop signs, parking diagonally across parking spaces.

And of course 2 of 3 banking machines just had to be out of order the day I need to get out the mortgage money. Gotta say I didnt realize I swore out loud until all the people in line looked at me. Then they all agreed and while waiting we all had a great chat. It was fun.

Usually my one day a week out of thr house is relaxing but yesterday was NOT.

22 comments posted: Friday, July 1st, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

167 comments posted: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

stupid picture Friday

109 comments posted: Monday, June 20th, 2022

Missing child ends in tragedy

Sunday a young boy with autism was reported missing from his home.

Once word got out the entire community went out to search. Three separate police units from different regions, helicopters, drones, dogs, boats, ATV's, people from far came to search. Security surveillance caught him heading north on one street.

We all had hope he would be found safe.

Then just over 24 hours from when he was reported missing, police divers retrieved his body from the river.

Hundreds of posts and so many asking why no Amber alert was issued. Amber alerts are for abductions, not lost/missing children.

Now we have a petition to created a new alert system for vulnerable children/individuals. I pray it gets implemented.

I didn't read about it until late Sunday when I checked out community Facebook page. If everyone had had an alert come over their phones, radios maybe, just maybe he would have been found sooner.

I hugged my kids tighter last night. The entire community is grieving today.

8 comments posted: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022

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124 comments posted: Monday, June 13th, 2022

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113 comments posted: Monday, May 30th, 2022

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99 comments posted: Monday, May 23rd, 2022

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119 comments posted: Monday, May 16th, 2022

Proof that theres something in our water!

I am 100% convinced that whatever is in the water here makes things bigger! I've seen big crickets but the wild ones are massive. Like June bug size.

Worms. Wow.

I've set up our home cameras that send my phone a notification and photo of whatever motion set it off. Captured the following. I've cropped the pic to just the creature.

At first I was panicking thinking OMG we have scorpions here. Nope this is a little jumping spider, typically with black and white stripes. They are cute. This one, not so much. Either he's taken on a gym membership and is working out those front legs or he's fallen into a vat of nuclear waste or there's something in our water because:

This isnt normal!

3 comments posted: Friday, May 13th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

107 comments posted: Monday, May 9th, 2022

Sexual assault at my kids school!

My kids came off the bus one day talking to eachother about police being at the school. Turns out one of the grade 8 boys assaulted a girl. Of course it's just rumor from all the kids. Nothing had been said by the school and won't because of thr Young Offenders Act.

Like what the Hell is going on....

Worse is what I discovered on DDs phone...

She and I went out alone last Sunday. She was sitting in the very back of thr van when, she could habe sat up front with me. Turns out she was video chatting with her bf.

She made some comments about her dad and that whole shitty situation that made me worried. So I checked her messenger account.

The messages this bf is sending her....omg. wanting to plant his seed in her, fill her hole.

I wasn't dating at 13 so is this talk normal?

Dd and I have had the sex talk and her response to him always try to change the subject or shut him down. But still. I worry.

Now an assault AT THE SCHOOL!!!

I'm just a mess now. More so than before. My only comfort is that dd knows to go for thr balls. She floored ds once and then gave him a black eye. Anyone attacks her and they will be sorry.

58 comments posted: Monday, May 9th, 2022

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53 comments posted: Friday, April 29th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

96 comments posted: Monday, April 25th, 2022

Recurring theme is dreams/nightmares

Has anyone ever had a recurring theme in dreams?

I haven't had it happen in a while. Yesterday I laid down for a nap and I had the weirdest dream. This isnt anything new but the constant in every dream is that I try to call for help and my phone doesn't work. I cannot call 911.

Previously it's been dreams of people trespassing, stealing or setting up camp on my property.

Yesterday's dream was about 2 orcas being stranded on one side of my flooded driveway. Yeah so weird. I am NO where near the ocean.

At first I see one orca jump from the flooded ditches to our side. I briefly wake up then doze off. Then I'm dreaming there's a huge truck and crane in my driveway trying to get the now 2 orcas back to the ditch where they can then swim back to open water.

Ok so yeah I'm close to a waterway connected by locks but...again, not someplace you'd find killer whales! The man in the truck asks me to call for more help and no matter how hard I try I cannot connect. DD is there with her her phone and makes the call saying its ok mom I got this.

WTF?!?

Why can't I ever get help?

I know I feel helpless now. That I'm frustrated I get no help around here. That I feel trapped and alone. But these dreams have been happening for years.

Maybe I can change the dream so I'm using a CB radio instead. Easier to put out a 10-200 (police needed) than trying to use my phone.

9 comments posted: Saturday, April 23rd, 2022

When you move away and they all move too

My parents moved from the city to a small town. Like small. Teeny tiny small. More cows around than people! First year there I went to the catholic school in a slightly larger town about 10 minutes away.

After a year of being beaten and bullied my parents enrolled me into the small public school in the town we lived in. From grade 3-8 and then onto our tiny high-school. There was 107 students in my entire high-school.

Ok to say I enjoyed school would be a lie. Teased, called names, at least not beaten but that took me beating the crap out of one of the bullies to get everyone else to back off.

When high-school was done I never looked back. Moving up here was great. Far from everyone right...

So why is it I keep running into people I went to school with?????

And why do they pretend like our school days were so great and are so friendly now...

These same people would moo when I walked by, called me horrible names, were cruel. When I refused to have sex with one guy in the library next door to where all the teachers were I was treated even worse!

Everyone thought I was the good girl when I was actually dating a guy from another high-school, yes having sex, drinking and smoking. I was by no means the good girl! They didn't see that side of me until I brought my bf to a dance and we started dirty dancing lol. Even the teachers were shocked.

So when I happen to run into them I just want to tell them to go f off. But I don't. Cause I'm an adult and mature right....grrrr

Can anyone else relate to this?

0 comment posted: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

In house separation sucks!

Wh has been sleeping on the sofa since March 8th. He left for a few days but knows I cannot keep him from the house.

This is maddening. He keeps insisting we need to spend time together to reconnect. Barges into the bedroom any time he wants.

I've tried to get it through his head this isnt how separation works and when I've brought up things like separating the phone bills (which he has to call to do cause he is account owner) he will say things like "this is my house", "where do you think I am going", "you can leave" etc.

Guess it was dumb to think he would make this easy.

209 comments posted: Monday, April 18th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

98 comments posted: Monday, April 18th, 2022

Covid is making the rounds

DD is now out for the count. Poor kid has the worst headache, a fever and a sore throat.

DS has a cough and the sniffles.

So far the twins are ok.

I still feel blah with bouts of sudden severe nausea.

Looks like this will be another week away from school.

I think there should still be masks whikr inside. None if us got sick until thr mask mandates were lifted.

26 comments posted: Sunday, April 17th, 2022

Update on my dad

He's doing good.

They took out the shunt for the dialysis. Kidney function is good. He developed what they think is an infection at the site so he's on antibiotics.

He goes to the hospital once a week for chemo.

The only issue really is bowels. They don't work so he is on laxatives that work way to well. My mom has tried to get him on a proper med schedule and bowel routine but he's being stubborn.

My brother is doing as much as he can, as much as they will allow him to. Lots of driving. He's stressed but handling everything like a champ.

I called my mom to chat. She seems in good spirits.

Watching your parents slowly deteriorate is difficult.

11 comments posted: Thursday, April 14th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

Well I'm not happy. List the nativity if photos I had. Here's a few that didnt disappear...

98 comments posted: Monday, April 11th, 2022

Stupid picture Friday

116 comments posted: Monday, April 4th, 2022

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122 comments posted: Monday, March 28th, 2022

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138 comments posted: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022

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173 comments posted: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

Wifehad5. I am still unable to reply to threads

On my new phone galaxy A52, nothing works. I cannot get past page one on any thread OR forum and cannot reply to threads.

Old phone, galaxy A20L everything works.

So far...

2 comments posted: Friday, February 25th, 2022

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1 comment posted: Friday, February 25th, 2022

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0 comment posted: Friday, February 25th, 2022

Still not working for me

I cannot get past page 1 on any thread OR in any forum.

I cannot reply to any thread at all. Just start New threads.

I am on an android phone as well.

Tried in both Chrome and Safari.

Dorothy...the link you gave me for PAGE 3 took me to page one of the what's on your mind thread.

Also there are no updated threads past 8pm for me in any forum. Is the top thread in General still the dont rub my nose in it thread???

Of course here I am panicking thinking I am in trouble. Please let that not be the case.

Dorothy, I will reboot my phone and see if that helps. I did a scan just now to see if I have a virus and it was clean. Also did device care. If I don't create a new thread after I reboot that means it didn't work and I can still only create New threads not reply to existing ones.

This is so depressing. Forgive me if this issue is still happening tomorrow and I miss doing SPF.

8 comments posted: Thursday, February 24th, 2022

Stupid picture friday

113 comments posted: Monday, February 21st, 2022

The whats on your mind thread

Ok so I'll bite. Changed it up from "random thoughts " to whats on your mind.

Anything goes as long as it's within the guidelines of course.

I'll start:

Why is it so easy to sleep all day but not sleep all night?

Why are male goats called Bucks when they do more Ramming than bucking?

If you named your happy green octopus Squirt, what would you name your purple grumpy octopus?

I haven't decided what my favourite chocolate bar is yet. I think its time to do a taste test of ALL of them lol

So, whats on your mind today?

349 comments posted: Monday, February 21st, 2022

Stupid picture friday

Ya i know a bit late. Was awake way to late tending to baby goats lol

136 comments posted: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

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106 comments posted: Monday, January 31st, 2022

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Omg i am so sorry people!!! I thought it was Thursday. Man i am tired...

124 comments posted: Monday, January 24th, 2022

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Happy New Year Everyone!!!

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Im sorry im late and i have to take my time this morning. First thr phone and internet was down, now my furnace isn't turning on.

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Goodmorning all!!!

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I'm back!!!

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Let's begin with a little bit of cuteness

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It's a corn snake lol

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Can anyone help with a phone number?

Need some help finding owner of a number.

Thanks

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A fun math challenge

I really enjoy these types of math challenges and surprisingly, I'm actually good at them.

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Random thoughts

I get those every now and then. Something random will pop into my head and I'll think hmmmmm I wonder.

For example. How the hell does anyone hit a porcupine on the road? Its not like they are fast and dash out in front of you like crazy squirrels. Have you actually ever seen one walk on asphalt? They walk funny with a "ewe ewe ewe" expression trying to touch the road as little as possible. And it's not like they are small. So you ain't gonna miss it.

Also, for those of us weirdos who have Milk Bags...what do you do when you cant find the damn milk container? I swear I have four these stupid containers in the house. Cant find one though ...

I ended up cutting a juice container in half and sticking the bag in there. So along with the sock and Tupperware top thief I have a milk container bandit.

Ever have any totally random thoughts/questions?

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Funniest things your kids have ever said?

So Little M got into the Harry Potter movies with WH while they snuggled and she was sick. All the kids joined in and got into the movies.

Today while watching Sister Act, DS yells to me from the living room as I'm cooking dinner:

"Hey mom, the old lady in the penguin suit is the lady in Harry Potter"

"Penguin suit" I'm dying....

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To cute not to share not a spider promise!!!

After WH went to work I headed back to the bedroom and as I walked in I turned on the light.

That's when I noticed these two. One pair of our sugar gliders.

Top white is Juliet. Bottom regular is Bob.

The looks on their faces are just priceless. I disturbed their "activity" by turning in the light. It's as if they both are saying "dude for the love if god turn off the light" hahaha

Note: the bottom is newspaper that their cage mate Mo likes to shred every night. Not sure why she does that. I clean the cage daily and wash their bowls when they are asleep in their pouches or else Bob comes after my fingers...hes protective if his girls.

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Pet pictures with Santa anyone???

Ya know I just dont think this beautiful gal of mine is going to get a photo with santa. Can't imagine why, shes so soft and fuzzy...

(Sorry ya'all but it's been waaaaay to long I had to.post her lol)

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Fb messenger question

Wh showed me his messenger on his phone because there was a conversation that was "locked" and he didn't understand why ...(duh that's the secret conversation feature AND it was a with a woman no less....*rolls eyes...)

Two things:

First when I logged into his messenger from MY phone this person doesn't even show up on his list...what's with that?!?

And if you send someone a message in messenger using the secret conversation feature that means this woman could have opened it and it would appear on his screen but that doesn't mean necessarily that HE started the conversation right?!? And that's why she doesn't show up when I open it on MY phone? Ugh!!!

I hate this secret conversation crap!!!! Thanks FB for making hiding shit easier...

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It's a warning falling rocks sign hit by a falling rock.

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This is just so totally fitting today...Lol

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Stacked threads

OT

Parenting

Distracted. What the hell am i doing.

(I feel this way daily...)

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Hahahahaha. I'm sorry I couldn't resist when I saw this.....SPF will resume in the morning

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Pig puns

Big story up my way. 200lb pig stops traffic. Decided to go for a stroll.

So what do you get when you challenge a pig to a tug of war?

Pulled pork.

Hahahahaha

Why can't you share a bed with a pig?

They Hog all the covers....

Hahahahaha

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Hi, sorry I was absent last week. I'm back.

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We've gone green and loving it!!!

Oh MH thank you!!! I just needed this today. So beautiful to see the green. Shedding happy tears!

And now the Christmas Beaver shall arrive to grace us with his controversy lmao.

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Yay I made it.

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Funnies that aren't so funny

Ya know those stories that you read that's funny but it's because it didn't happen to you?

I got one of those. (Warning snake involved in story).

My parents came up for a visit and to help with anchoring the framework for the new garage doors into the cement. Watching WH and my dad work together is funny enough but...My mom doesn't like snakes. Like really doesn't like snakes. Here she is standing to the side of the garage having a smoke when WH swoops in, grabs the garter snake that's attempting to get into the garage and whisks it away in one fluid motion hoping that she didn't see. (He ran away with it, he didn't throw it!)

Nope. She saw and wasn't the least bit happy that a snake had been that close to her. So for the remainder of the visit she stayed on the opposite side of the garage.

That is....Until once again WH comes swooping in to grab the SAME snake that is once again trying to get.into the garage, this time from the other side. OMG the look on my mom's face was priceless.

At that point WH says that the snake must like her. I think had he been in arm's reach she might have slapped him lol.

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If you could not adult...

What would you do first?

(Not sure if this is going back to being a kid with the knowledge of being an adult or not. Or just having a day to just not be an adult. Your choice I guess ). Ya know, cause adulting just sucks sometimes.

I would first:

There's a place I pass on the way to my parents. They have bouncy castles. First time I drove by it was a huge panda. Then I saw a huge tractor and actual castle. I'm assuming they provide the bouncys for party's. I think I'd rent every one they had, set them all up in the backyard and just bounce from one to another all day long.

Then once I had my fun of being Tigger I'd break out the finger paints and create a masterpiece.

What would your not adulting look like?

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Fun with eggs

I wanted to keep this light and fun so here it is in F&G.

DD's class was given a home assignment. They will be doing the Egg Drop Challenge on Monday.

Create a device that will protect an egg from breaking when dropped off the roof of the school. The instructions were pretty open but rules included no balloons or parachutes.

DD and i have created the ultimate marbled, sponged, baby powder & pop bottle, elastic egg protection unit.

We have successfully dropped it out of the sunroom onto the driveway with egg remaining intact. Cross winds were a bit of a concern but we corrected that will the marbles.

(Pictures will come I promise).

I also added a bit of my artistic humour to the project, which I'm sure should get a laugh...

So..... If you needed to drop an egg off of a roof, what creative idea would you come up with so that it didn't get scrambled?

Rules: no balloons or parachutes. Oh and the egg cannot be hard boiled...

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They grow up so fast!

The twins turn three today. I can't believe they are THREE!!! I'm so proud of my little dragons!!! Little M is a big girl therefore demanded the big girl chair. Big D was happy in his little chair lol

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FB messenger question

Is the option for "secret conversations" turned off when you install messenger?

I never had it on my phone because it was to full with pictures and videos of the kids and had no space. We got the computer, I downloaded everything then wiped those folders so I had space. Messenger got loaded. I rarely use it hit today while going through the options I see the section for those secret conversations. Mine was not turned on.

So I check WH phone. The secret conversations option was on....

No surprise there but before I go off the deep end on him....Is there a chance that when installed that option was already on or,like my phone it's always off unless you turn it on?

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Tips for sites

I was looking through WH phone. He has an Android. In settings....It has a "site settings" section. So, he can visit a web site and delete that he's been there within the History BUT it's listed as a cookie I think in this other section.

Guess what? My WH has been looking at porn. Ha! Even with deleting the history I have evidence of ALOT of visits!

It lists the sites according to KB. So I'm assuming the sites with the most KB he visits often. Joy.

Hope that helps those looking for evidence.

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Stacked threads in OT

Bar Mitzvah gift?

Brazilian yea or nay?

What would you do?

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"mission impossible theme".

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Pets pets and more pets

Lets see all of our crazy pets. Furry, feathered, and of course all of the others lol I'll start off.

Here is my white tree frog hanging out with me.(note having a bit of an issue uploading pics online....this may take a while....feel free to post your non human family members)

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OK I am sorry all. The update my phone did has taken away the ability to hold down on an image and copy the URL. I don't know how to fix this

[This message edited by DragnHeart at 5:19 AM, January 20th (Friday)]

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Yay, still online!

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Happy...

I came darn close to posting SPF this morning. Man Friday just can't come soon enough lmao

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Cute pictures no really I promise

Dd was given a kitten. He's a royal pain in the a$$ but cute. Thought I'd share some photos

Apparently little baskets are better than cat beds...

Or maybe just my leg...but never his own bed! Lol

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The power of nature

Didn't know where to post this but here seems good. Been digging this morning extending the hole where we think the well is and found this.

It's a root from the fir tree, I believe a blue spruce. It has grown right through this rock. Nature really is amazing!

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Must apologize now. My phone "ran out of space" so I deleted the data for some of my apps including Chrome. I had at least 20 Windows open with pics for SPF and they were lost so...here's what I was able to find again.

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Funny snake story

The title gives fair warning. Continue reading only if you can find the humour in ME having the shit scared out of me

2am this morning got up to go to the bathroom. I don't turn on the bedroom or hall lights so I don't wake everyone up. Come out of the bathroom, take two steps into the bedroom and step on "something". Reach down and I KNOW...its a SNAKE!.

Instead of clamly turning on the light I scream bloody murder thus waking WH and all four kids.

We had been given three ball pythons over the weekend. Beautiful snakes! And totally harmless. Because WH and I got consumed with the pump problem we didn't set them up into individual containers in our rack but left them in a huge bin on the top of it with heat.

Apparently they popped the top.

That means that THREE snakes were MIA.

The one I found with my foot WH grabbed.

I found number two behind the door.

Number three???

By this time the twins were screaming and the older two had come out to see what was going on. WH asked them to look for the third snake while he went to tend to the twins. From the living room DD and DS call out that they found it. Yay. I go grab it and put it back with the other two.

Snake escapees recaptured. Lid secured.

I have handled small gators and caimans and large lizards with nasty attitudes but a small snake sends me screaming. I chalk it up to being half asleep. Needless to say WH teased me about it this morning.

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major cuteness for hfssc

Ok here it is! The ultimate cuteness., just for you HFSSC!!! I hope you enjoy lol

(DD's birthday gift from MIL....its a boy...)

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The gift that freaks you out?

Only I would be given such a gift....seriously why can't someone show up with a truck and trailer with a horse or pony or even a donkey...?!? Nooooo. Here DragnHeart how about the world's largest Tarantula...

The photo doesn't do him justice at all. He's got his legs tucked in, but at full spread he's as large as a dinner plate. (That's 12" across!). He's due for a moult. Seeing as they fling their hairs at you when stressed (it's a defence thing and the hairs are very irritating) I hope so, his butt is nearly bald. I was told he's more docile than usual but I won't be handling him and yes I'm using "him". He hasn't been cooperative in raising his butt for me to take a good look to determine sex.

This is a Goliath Bird eater. Something WH always wanted and MINE. Haha! Ok so I'm not 100% excited about this creature and I can't tell you how long the drive home felt with this guy in a clear container on the passenger seat...the whole time moving around. Shutter!

One thing is for sure. I won't ever me a hand model...yikes my hand looks bad! Lol

27 comments posted: Monday, July 18th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

74 comments posted: Friday, July 15th, 2016

Need help asap with android

Is there a program (Dr. Fone for example) that will log the conversations from Facebook messenger?

Or is there a way to have the facebook messenger conversations backed up or saved without WH knowing, something I can do through messenger itself even if he deleted the conversation?

I checked WH fb activity log. Last night while I was out he sent a friend request to what appears to be an employee from his previous job (their mutual friends are two people I know who work there). Noessages have been exchanged as of yet but I know there will be...

Any help is greatly appreciated.

5 comments posted: Thursday, July 14th, 2016

I love birthdays

At the same time I hate them. Kids grow up way to fast!!!

Here is DD the day we brought her home from the hospital weighing in at 3lbs 12oz.

Here she is now. OMG! How she's grown. We made the cake(S) together. Yes two lol. This one is already gone. Butterfly number two will probably be gone today. I think she did awesome on it!

6 comments posted: Friday, July 8th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

69 comments posted: Friday, July 8th, 2016

Favourite movie line?

Do you have a particular line from a movie you find yourself using or just really like?

Currently WH is using "fa-da!" Alot. It's from the animated movie Home. We can't help but giggle when one of us says:

"Can I come into the out now?" Or

"What us the purpose of your face?"

Again both lines from Home. (Can you tell we watch this movie alot... ).

68 comments posted: Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Stupid picture Friday

68 comments posted: Friday, July 1st, 2016

Stupid picture friday

65 comments posted: Friday, June 24th, 2016

When animals are naughty...

I love animals but check this out....little chipmunk in the feeder eating the bird seed in the foreground while Stripes is eating the blossoms of the Apple tree in the background... no wonder I am filling the feeder every day AND we have no apples lol

9 comments posted: Monday, June 13th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

71 comments posted: Friday, June 10th, 2016

If you wrote a book...

What would the title be?

I'll start with a couple I am sure my kids would write!

"Painting with Poop: A two year olds guide to driving mommy crazy"

Terrible Twos: how to make the most out of this year. (With a special chapter: breath holding, wanna see mom poop her pants?!?")

12 comments posted: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Time goes by to fast!!!

Today is the twins second birthday. We had a small party this weekend.

Big D with his classic tongue.

Oh can't forget to stick out his tongue at his sister lol

Two utensils are better than one when it comes to eating cake lol

8 comments posted: Monday, June 6th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

86 comments posted: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Stupid picture friday

44 comments posted: Friday, May 27th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

49 comments posted: Friday, May 20th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

71 comments posted: Friday, May 6th, 2016

May the 4th

Be with you

5 comments posted: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

Stupid picture friday

51 comments posted: Friday, April 29th, 2016

Stupid Picture Friday

67 comments posted: Friday, April 8th, 2016

Things that make you go hmmm?

How is it possible to get hay AND straw in the clothes next to my skin ( ) when I am wearing multiple layers? Like bra, undershirt, shirt, sweater, hooded sweater, zip up sweater with no hood, hat, scarf and a winter coat on the top and two pairs of socks thermals jeans and boots up to my knees (yes its cold here!!!).

I am pulling this stuff out of places it just shouldn't be! No wonder the goats "love" me so much

2 comments posted: Tuesday, January 5th, 2016

All Christmas'd out lol

Poor Big D...opening gifts and playing with toys was just to much for him lol.

9 comments posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2015

Things that ruin a good coffee...

Well here I thought a fly would be bad. But nope! This would definitely ruin my coffee

9 comments posted: Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Christmas jokes

What did the Gingerbread man put on his bed?

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........ A cookie sheet.

Your turn

7 comments posted: Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Stress relief?

I've been wanting to paint for a while now. Today I decided to stop procrastinating and just do it. Was fun trying to keep the twins away from the paint and finally got a chance to finish this after they went for a nap.

I hoped it was be a stress relief for me but I sit here staring at it wanting to keep tinkering with it. I think I'll just leave it as is and start another one lol

14 comments posted: Monday, December 7th, 2015

Pics can be deceiving lol

So yesterday WH decided to clean out the ball pythons cages and while I was sitting on the sofa, handed me one to hold. In this photo doesn't it appear that he is absolutely huge??? I took this with my phone.

Now this photo WH took. The snake doesn't look anywhere close to as big as the photo before. Perspective lol

12 comments posted: Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

It has begun!!!

I am not a sock person. Bare feet all the way...even in the winter (inside of course ). And luckily my kids have followed in my footsteps...pun totally intended. sandles and crocs being the preferred footware.

But alas with school finally here the shoes and socks thing is a must. And with new socks comes the sock monster. A little invisible fellow that eats up socks like candy...but of course just ONE from a pair. He IS real!!! Last night I washed 6 pairs of new socks for DS. This is what I was left with when the load was dried and folded.

Somewhere there's a matching set just like this one but I fear its in the belly of the dreaded sock monster...

(And yes he's totally into Spiderman right now. Shirt, pants, socks, shoes, jacket...even his underwear lol).

9 comments posted: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Holusion art

I first saw these in a mall display many many years ago while with my dad. Nothing like spending an hour or more staring at these learning how to make them appear lol He bought a couple of plaquemounted ones. I got a calendar. Recently I found the calendar. These things just pop out at me. I don't have any problem seeing the image. WH can't at all and refuses to look at them.

So, has anyone else been fascinated by these and can anyone here tell me what this is a 3D image of? I have 12 more I can post. (Note: I took the photo and made sure I could see it first so the image wasn't distorted by the camera.)

15 comments posted: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

For all our Tim Horton's fans I bring you

Mega Coffee...lol

Never mind just Mondays...this is an every day all day coffee oh how cruel to tease us

2 comments posted: Saturday, August 29th, 2015

Always face your fears :)

And...just to top it off...one of the reasons given to me for never being able to host a G2G here at my place

11 comments posted: Monday, August 17th, 2015

Matching sets?

Does anyone else own things like this?

Here is the Nestle Chocolate syrup with a milk container that's the rabbit...

Hmmm I wonder if the yellow container would show up better. yes we have two of them. Then we have two regular plain white milk containers. And no. I don't collect them lol. Apparently WH does

Oh we also have a snack container that's a fish from the fish crackers...

5 comments posted: Saturday, August 15th, 2015

The zoo lol

Well its a zoo around here so I thought I'd share for you fellow animal lovers. ***Warning***some of them might make a few.people cringe. Our tarantula for example was being camera shy last night so I will post her when she's not so bratty lol. The goats are coming but bother have been to interested on jumping on and head buttibg me to get any good pics

Let's start off with grumpy frog. Yes grumpy frog....this is a Pixie frog. And yes he can draw blood if he bites...he eats mice sometimes but prefers worms.

This is him in comparison to a milk container. He's still so small & cute lol

I'm working on getting photos but some of our animal friends just aren't being cooperative...or are in the mist of eating rats and are not to be disturbed

8 comments posted: Monday, August 10th, 2015

Going big...

Well...what can I say. My WH is crazy and this totally proves it.

Pleased to introduce our new "puppy"...

Oh and WH might be smiling but he said this was extremely painful...185lbs of St. Bernard.

23 comments posted: Saturday, July 11th, 2015

There are two seasons in

Canada...

Winter

And

Construction...

And while I know the construction needs to be done being stuck waiting for 45min with all four kids in the truck was NOT fun.

Today DD and I headed out together. I decided since we had AC in the car we would chance the same route. To my surprise ALL of the work was done. Road nicely paved.

DD says from the back seat "mommy did Lightening McQueen pave this road? It's all new". OMG!!! I replied that No Lightening McQueen didn't pave the road. If he had...it would have been done sooner. DD nods and says " probably".

(This after spending a good five minutes trying to convince our goat Stripes that the car seat Was. Not. For. Him...I needed some laughs).

19 comments posted: Friday, July 10th, 2015

The twins first birthday fun

Here they are just after receiving their cakes.

25 comments posted: Saturday, June 13th, 2015

share your "awkward" moments

I'll begin.

Last night it was hot. WH goes to the bedroom after kids have gone to bed to search for his "skull boxers" and in the process finds a black spaghetti string camasol top for me (we share the same closet). I think oh what the heck I'll just wear that and my black boy shorts while we watch a movie. As I am about to leave the bedroom I grab my PJ pants and WH asks why. I say "because knowing our luck someone will come to the door tonight" (see where this is going...)

Movie starts. WH is rubbing my leg. We talk a a bit. A nice evening. Then it happens. Door bell goes off. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!!

Both of us jump up, I grab my PJ pants and start putting them on as I run through the kitchen, grabbing my zipper sweater and head to the sunroom door. Of course by this time the visiter is at the sliding doors of the living room banging away. Ugh! (We really need to install a gate to prevent people from getting up that far!).

The guy almost yells at me "are those your cows?". Ummm no I tell him. Turns out one has gotten out of the field and is enjoying the long green grass at the side of the road. I didn't stop to tell WH (who was getting dressed) what happened. Nope I just grabbed my keys, hopped in the truck and proceeded to block said cow from the road. WH came down and shooed the cow back through the gate I opened, he actually touched it...I am so proud of him lmao

All this done with me in my pjs.

While it could be said that I have psychic abilities I tend to lean towards "its just my luck" this would happen while I'm sitting in plain sight in my underwear...

Awkward!!!

9 comments posted: Friday, May 29th, 2015

move over Grumpy Cat...

Here comes Grumpy Bunny

I know I saved a few other "grumpy animal" pics but do ya think I can find them lol the joys if having over 2000 photos on this phone... I shall add more once I find them.

8 comments posted: Thursday, May 21st, 2015

constipated???

Pretty sure this toilet seat cover would make the majority of people crap their pants

5 comments posted: Thursday, May 14th, 2015

here fishy fishy fishy

Never been "normal"... Can't even have a "normal" fish. This is an electric catfish. And yes he packs a punch. So much so that when we got him the guy getting him out of the tank used a glove all the way up to his shoulder and a net large enough for a shark to get him...lol this is the largest one I've seen. 6" at least.

Just thought I'd see if anyone else here is into fishys lol

23 comments posted: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

goats have grown!!!

Its amazing how quickly these guys have grown. Starting with the brown one that's Spot, then Stripes (white) then Fuzzy. Fuzzy is the pygmy. He was huge with a winter coat. Now he's shed that and wow is he tiny lol.

As you can see their horns have come in. I have to be careful lol. Stripes likes to head butt me. Spot is so tall when he stands up he can almost get over the gate.

7 comments posted: Saturday, April 18th, 2015

one cup of cuteness

Met a young woman looking to rehome her pet dumbo rats. Got Splinter (an albino),and Kella (black with some white).

A couple days after bringing them home Kella had a litter...

Most are albinos. Two all black. One black with a white tummy and white feet and these five.....blues. Well grey blue.

Aren't they just adorable? (I had the measuring cup full of food for them then took out the five out to determine their sex. All are boys. Wondering if its a genetic thing that ONLY boys turn out this colour).

19 comments posted: Friday, April 3rd, 2015

loving the green!!!

I love the green St. Patrick decor! Would only change one thing...the three leaf clover to a four leaf one lol. Need all the luck we can get these days

0 comment posted: Monday, March 16th, 2015

wheres the bacon???

In my sunroom because Monty won't stay out of the fridge!!!

(This is what happens when people know my WH will take in unwanted pets... ).

At least yes litter trained. Told he's crate trained but the only way to get him in it is to bring out his harness...runs for the hills when he sees it. On the other hand he loves his coat.

9 comments posted: Saturday, March 14th, 2015

i can't believe i just said...

"Please don't pick your nose with your toes" to DD.

Yep. You read that correctly. My lovely six year old just proved she's very flexible and needs to use a Kleenex!!! Gross.

It also proves that she has really tiny toes when she can fit one up her nose...

Isn't being a parent fun

8 comments posted: Thursday, March 5th, 2015

hang in there

Note: see....I can post cute pictures too ya know

4 comments posted: Thursday, February 19th, 2015

ya know what makes me sad...

Is that there will never be a "turkey people" thread full of photos and the sharing stories of gobbling with ones turkey...

Tom is still in the basement. WH thought since the "deck pen" needed his touch... that Tom would yet again be spending the night inside. All was well until we heard a bang...Tom decided that his pen was now his perch...40lb bird can't fly eh WH?!?

For Christmas WH actually bought me a turkey call kit. One wood box and top that you rub that makes turkey sounds, one puck looking thing that you again rub with a stick and a mouth piece (I haven't tried that yet).

So the kids and I spent some time before school "talking" to Tom. I'm not sure what we are talking about but man can he gobble loud! He also coos and clucks softly.

Man I hope he doesn't think I am his mate

5 comments posted: Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

Another merry christmas lol

To anyone here to celebrates the orthodox holiday, Merry Christmas

I was able to go out last night and get the last of my gifts...talk about last minute I am soooo bad! I also managed to "put away" the roll of wrapping paper I got just for this...the only stuff I have left that I can find is princess, spiderman and Cars...ugh! Owell...lol

Today while the kids are at school I have some baking to do, wrapping, and packing for our trip to my parents for a huge meal lol. Yay!

And this Christmas we have snow...lits and lots of snow.

7 comments posted: Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

understanding data usage?

Is there a way to understand data usage? On the online cell phone account I can see info on airtime used, texts (sent received numbers) and data usage. Its the data usage that is confusing.

WH plays the game Tribes. Every morning he does whatever he does in the game while we have coffee. I have noticed that early in the morning there's always high data use, maybe 5.56mb or greater. Is that something that would show when an ad pops up in his game? Or is that like looking at a web page?

We aren't using iPhone anymore. On my old iPhone I know I could log into private web viewing that wouldn't show on the log. I don't see that "feature" on this phone. I had full access to WH phone yesterday. His call log is intact, his web history intact and dating back months. Nothing suspicious on the phone at all. Just weird times and amounts of data usage showing on his accoubt. I have started making note of when he has the phone at home and when the data is high to see if I can make sense of it but any insight is greatly appreciated.

17 comments posted: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015

the new years deco is here!!! woohoo

Just refreshed the page to find the happy new years decor up. Its hard to believe another year is coming to an end but here's a toast to a better year for all

9 comments posted: Sunday, December 28th, 2014

priceless Christmas photos

I just had to share. Here is Little M with one of her presents and the look on her face says it all!

"Mom what am I supposed to do with this?"

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30 comments posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014

my life.com

Is anyone familiar with this site?

I am getting regular emails stating that my info is "out there" on so many sites and that if I "click here" I can remove said info.

I have never clicked the Link.

When I had DDay I searched for OWs SO and know I must have used that site (I did searches everywhere but don't remember specifically). Now I'm getting emails that he is doing searches on me. Again there's a "view details" link and no haven't touched it.

Is it possible the site is fishing for me to click their links? I strongly doubt ows SO would bother to look me up now.

2 comments posted: Wednesday, December 24th, 2014

deleting linkedin account?

I have been all over the site both full and mobile and I can't figure out how to delete the linkedin account. I can see where it allows me to upgrade but nowhere can I find a place that says delete account.

Help?

2 comments posted: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014

they are All girls!!!!!

Dd came home and began making a reindeer hat. I remembered I had bought a set of reindeer hats (each with a name of Santa's reindeer) and I gave them to her. Between making us wear them and wearing them herself she asked what the names were. WH, while wearing "Dancer" said "his name is..." To which I replied...

"No actually they are all girls!"

WH once again says "his" and again I correct him lol

He then says "you will come to my side on this"....

Ummm no! According to the following it turns out that all of Santa's reindeer are girls and that's that!

7 comments posted: Thursday, December 18th, 2014

The christmas spider...thus is actually quite beautiful

I think this is beautiful!

2 comments posted: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

snappy come backs and practical jokes

I lack the ability to have snappy come backs but man do I need some! Have been taking all four kids out Christmas shopping a lot lately (still trying to find a gift for WH). You have no idea how many times I get asked if the babies are twins.....

Really??? After about the tenth time saying yes I really started to wish I had some snappy come back, especially when they say "oh look a girl and boy, Are they Identical?". WH suggested I look at them with a smile and say "no they're triplets" then go into panic mode freaking out about where I left the third one Do you think that would be a bit much?

Now when it comes to practical jokes I am totally on the ball! WH brought home a bag of cat nip in hopes that we could keep our cat from "playing" with the toilet paper.

We also have a chihuahua that is smaller than the cat but insists on humping him non stop. Why the cat tolerates this even a little is beyond me. I thought hmmmm maybe we should cover the dog in catnip and let the cat go to town on him...then it occurred to me. My brothers gf has two cats. She wants slippers for Christmas...why not marinate the slippers in catnip...

Again, to much???

13 comments posted: Monday, December 15th, 2014

snappy come backs and practical jokes

Duplicate post

[This message edited by SI Staff at 9:55 AM, December 15th (Monday)]

0 comment posted: Monday, December 15th, 2014

finally back at it

I wanted to paint a picture of a wolf for my brother for Christmas. I haven't painted in years...it feels good although I am not really satisfied with the finished product I figure he will like it lol

Here's a progression:

Finished pic coming up. Having an issue uploading it edited for spelling

[This message edited by DragnHeart at 12:50 AM, December 14th (Sunday)]

12 comments posted: Sunday, December 14th, 2014

movies you can watch over and over and over

Does anyone have a particular movie they just love so much they can watch it over and over and over without getting bored of it???

I do!

How To Train Your Dragon...

Man I love this movie. Ok ya totally goes with my screen name but more than that the subtle humour is brilliant and the entire scene between Hiccup and Toothless without any dialog is amazing. The best part is that this movie will continue over and over as long as the DVD player is on. No need to start it up again. WH and I watched this nightly for at least a month before putting on another movie.

Hopefully Santa will bring me number two for Christmas lol

59 comments posted: Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

(Who says its hard to catch a turkey??? This one is nice and slow )

3 comments posted: Thursday, November 27th, 2014

best birthday ever. amazing cake!!!

Its been a long day but a good day. The getting older part sucks but the cake WH and the kids made me just rocks!!! 4 layer chocolate cake with chocolate jello between the layers and then chocolate icing covered in sprinkles...woohoo. My calerie count for the week has been exhausted with just one piece

8 comments posted: Thursday, November 27th, 2014

now this is a cute picture

Come on. How can anyone not love those faces lol I just want to rub their heads lol

(hopefully this works. Been having issues posting pictures.

I hit preview and it seems to have worked...

12 comments posted: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014

theres got to be a better way!!!

11 hours of VAR recordings....not my record though, I think that was 15 hours but OMG my ears hurt!!!

Mostly because I had ear plugs in and there's a background hum that's blaring at times...ugh!

I used to download the file to a computer then view in a player that "showed" the recording. I could pick and chose what to listen to by seeing spikes in the recording indicating something more than just the HUM. I don't have that computer anymore or any to use at the moment so I had to listen to it all...

It was set to voice activation only but that Hum sets it off. Maybe setting it at a lower sensitivity will help.

Has anyone had this problem with vars?

7 comments posted: Monday, November 24th, 2014

weird email activity

Wh and OW2 used one email they created to avoid mei found out, changed password and account has been unused since.

I still keep it active though. Ow tried to contact who there so I keep it to see if she does again.

Anyways, other than the regular outlook emails the account has just receives two emails. They are from a site that sells stuff. One was a welcome email, the second a products on sale email.

The email has subscribed to the site.

My question is: will web sites add random emails to generate business or has someone (either WH or ow) signed up using that email?

Its not a sex or relationship site at all but the store this site is based off is in the same city as ow. It just rubs me the wrong way, ya know?

9 comments posted: Thursday, November 20th, 2014

t/j christmas cards post cards

I'm getting nostalgic - did anyone ever do the postcard chains when they were a kid? I did and literally received hundreds from all over the world. This is even better, because it's a) personal and b) well...sparkly!

I saw this question in the other thread but its locked now so can't respond. I didn't do a post card chain but I did go crazy with pen pals. It started as a school project in our French language class. Write to someone in France. There was a program. You fill out the form and they mail you names and address of kids from around the world. Well I didn't stick to France. I sent out requests for all over! I think I maxed out at 26.

I found that very enjoyable and I always looked forward to the mail I have since lost touch with most or we use internet/email but I would love to go back to snail mail.

2 comments posted: Saturday, November 1st, 2014

koodo mobile users? mms question

I use the self serve app to track usage and pay my bill. I set up WH account so I could pay his bill as well. When I checked today I noticed that his MMS sent/received numbers don't match to mine so.....

1. Are MMS photos sent through texts?

Since he has WAY more sent and received than I do that means he is sending and receiving photos in his text messages? This doesn't sit well with me at all...

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

8 comments posted: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

TV and Movies are bad for your health lol

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9 comments posted: Monday, October 27th, 2014

Easy halloween costume

Hey look!!! Its Cousin IT

No. It's DragnHeart with her hair down lol

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Wow. That second photo looks like its from the back but it isn't. This is the sort of photo of myself I like. Can't see my face

3 comments posted: Friday, October 24th, 2014

the debate is over...

Over or under???

How about remove the paper roll and take from the middle??? Debate over lol

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7 comments posted: Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

3 horrible facts lol

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11 comments posted: Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

can you delete a linkedin account?

I am about to have a nervous breakdown. Wh has a LinkedIn account. Ow viewed it. He might be able to log into the account itself but the email used I have control of. He does not so....ow views and I know about it. Its sent me into horrible bitch mode. I want to tear a strip off this woman...

So is there a way to just delete the damn LinkedIn account? I can't find it and anything to do with editing only shows how to upgrade. I want it gone!

Help!

3 comments posted: Monday, October 20th, 2014

does Facebook show who looked at your profile?

Just wondering if fb has changed so that you can see who is viewing your profile? I know linkedin does.

Thanks :)

21 comments posted: Monday, October 20th, 2014

spider identification chart

For everyone who is afraid of spiders here's a chart so you know what to do for each spider

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5 comments posted: Wednesday, October 15th, 2014

you guys are lucky lol

Yep. Lucky that I can't figure out how to post a video of the best prank I have seen. Unsuspecting people open doors or come around the corner to then be chased by, wait.......

A HUGE spider!!!

Its actually a dog in a suit but at first glance all they see is eight huge hairy legs running at them.

One setup had human body parts (fake of course) hanging from webbing. Then the dog spider comes out to chase the guy and his only escape leads him into a mass web.

No worries. I might be ok with real spiders but something like that would have me screaming and proving I can still run like when I was in track and field lol

0 comment posted: Thursday, October 9th, 2014

oh crap busted!

When using a Var, make sure its hidden well...

I had put the var in WH car. I thought I had snugged it nicely under the floor mat but alas it was NOT "under" the mat!!!

Yesterday DD and I had a mommy daughter day. We took the car. Wh was putting her car seat in the back and there, plain as day was the Var. Ugh!

Wh had worked a double shift and I hadn't been able to sneak out to the car yet to retrieve the var.

We exchanged looks but nothing was said. Needless to say I know putting it in the car is now useless. Owell...

At least he didn't think it was a bomb lol

9 comments posted: Monday, October 6th, 2014

whats your ring tone???

One thing I LOVE about my new android phone is the ability to download new ringtones without having to deal with iTunes. So..... Yes I have been having fun listening to different ones. My dads ring tone is the "angry ring". He's been known to not answer his phone until it gets very angry because he finds it so amusing lol

I have a nice selection of rings. Walter from a Jeff Dunham show, excuse me sir, cotton eye Joe and fishing in the dark songs. Muppets (a favourite).

So today upon seeing the fox outside I quickly snapped a few photos, text WH then ran out the other side of the house to bring in our tortoises. In doing this I pocket dialed WH. Yep. His phone went off in the middle of helping a customer. And guess what his ring tone is??? For ME its the phone telling him that its his wife and not to answer lol. Figures!

So what's your ring tone? Do you select different tones for different people or just stick to one?

31 comments posted: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

warning not for squeemish! you find this and

What do you do?

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15 comments posted: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

Moto g phone tips?

Does anyone else have this phone? I know with iPhone there's spyware and such but is there anything like that for this android phone?

TIA :)

0 comment posted: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

unwelcome visitors lol

I don't have a problem with spiders. I can handle snakes. I welcome wild turkeys. But....I draw the line at cattle! Lol

I went to meet the kids at the bus to find we had two visitors in the driveway.

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These two apparently knocked down part of The fence trying to get to some yummy bushes on our side. Ugh! At least they are friendly. I called the farmer next door and he came. Its amazing how the bulls knew him and followed him to the back gate and into the field.

WH would have been locked in the house. He's terrified of them lol

15 comments posted: Saturday, September 27th, 2014