yeah, that doesn't sound like fun, Tam

@trystan , no, it doesn't. And I live alone, so I'd be having strangers "taking care of me", and listening to other friends has told me how well you can depend on THAT. *shakes head*

Today, though, all I have to bother me is back spasms. It's pitching a fit over being adjusted yesterday. How're you doing? Anything new?

not much is new - still working two jobs, and the retail job has been busy as anything since we reopened in June. it's kinda insane, is all. it's a month that ends in "-ber" so that's to be expected at a craft store!

@trystan , you seem like a superhero to me, to be able to work two jobs.

Craft store? Oooo. Do they have good long doll making needles there?

well, one job is mon-thurs, the other is fri-sun. *sigh* not a superhero.

no, i'm at michael's. i got my long needles at JoAnn's.

Ohhhh, @trystan. Okay. But I'd still go battyer under that schedule.

...Could I buy one off you?

yeah, if i don't request off, i end up working 7 days. ugh. *sigh*

maybe? i have to see if i actually still have them. and can i send pointy things in the mail? hmmmm.....

Wugh, sympathy for @trystan.

Stick it in a piece of quilted fabric, then entomb it in scotch tape. Just, I can't find them here, and this doll need her arms and legs on. LOL

yeah, i gotta look and see if i still have 'em though.

@trystan. Gotcha.

Ugh. Today I hurt.

i sorry you hurt. {{sends healing hugs}}

Awww. Thanks, @trystan!

It's cold today. Snow blowing around on the street. I felt like I'd been gut punched after being out in it. I gotta start growing the thicker skin!

oof.

so:  hubby and i both had milestone birthdays this year - my birthday was august, his was yesterday! there were a few stray comments that our daughters might have been plotting something, and my mother-inlaw had posted some head-scratching comments on facebook over the past month or so, so the bread crumbs were there!

first, our daughters made birthday brunch reservations for us in Doylestown - the restaurant - The Hattery - was really cute and old-timey. the lights over the bar were hats!  and we were correct - the brunch was to get us out of the house.  i texted younger daughter when we were on the way home.... and she said if we had any leftover money (she gave us cash which was from both of them), we could stop for ice cream!  so.... after our wonderful brunch, we stopped at Goodnoe's (local dairy, homemade ice cream! yum!) for ice cream.....

and came home to a (socially-distanced, outside, wear a mask when you're not eating) surprise party! my mom was there, as was my sister-inlaw and younger nephew.  the actual surprise was my brother (the middle of us "kids," i'm the oldest), his wife, and son (older nephew).  another not-surprise was my older daughter was running late, but the reason was a surprise - one day last week her and my brother-inlaw (electrical contractor) did a job at someone's house - wearing masks, distancing from people not in their bubble - but the son got covid (as older daughter puts it "probably from doing something stupid.") and son gave it to his parents. and since they were in the house, they (my daughter and my brother-inlaw) decided to get a test - and older daughter checked the website where the results were this afternoon, and it was negative, so yaay!

it was quite a nice day!  

Oh awesome, @trystan! I'm glad you had such a great day! And happy belated birthday.

I remember, years ago, bossing one of my friend's husband into taking her out to eat, and then taking their three kids to West Edmonton Mall and having an old fashioned photo taken of them. Such a fun surprise for my friend. Then, years after that, when their home burned down, I still had a copy of that photo, so I was able to contribute to the photo restoration project.

thanks

wow, glad you still had a copy of the photo, that sounds really cool!

@trystan , I was too! Her kids were a lot bigger by then, too.

yeah, that happens with kids. mine are 23 and 19! :O

LOL! Now I'm reminded of what I said to a young couple who works at the farmers market. I was like, "You guys seem like kids to me, but you're married, and you adult better than I do!"

@trystan.

Ugh, today isolation feels very heavy. My brain feels like frozen mud.

i'd rather not adult if i don't have to

LOL @trystan , I don't know how to do a lot of those adult things. *looks around at the dolls that surround my computer*

It did a mini blizzard here today.