Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
He's moving to a larger town north of Calgary with a bigger detachment, 11 officers vs 5 😜. I've learned a lot about the realities of trying to police small remote communities these past few years, frankly I don't understand why anyone sticks with it.
I have no idea where I got that but, I just knew it was:-(
I do know better - March 15 is the ides of March when Julius Caesar was assassinated, Mar 16 dd's birthday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day. I was thinking of naming her Julia Patricia but I didn't think she would appreciate it. 😊
(other grandpa, my ex, has stage 4 prostate cancer and is currently suffering from COVID; he's not taking this well.)
He was invited to Pickle's after-school birthday party tomorrow, but refuses to come. He will only accept having her for the day without any "supervision".
I don't know how long the city has been dying the river every year but I remember it as a kid.
Barb, sorry for the continuing drama. Comparing himself to the other grandfather in a 5yo's bday card is ridiculous. I hope her parents are consoled by knowing they absolutely did the right thing by flagging this outing.
So yes, since around the age of 3 or so, she spends whole days or overnights with us.
The difference is that this out of town gp hasn't seen her in person since she was 2 and he has no clue about her habits, needs and the like. We suggested one of us coming along, but he was insulted that a chaperone was suggested. He's here with his 90 year old demented, wheelchair bound father. And she's a wanderer.
on my mind?
i was just imagining all of us meeting up, physically in a room, with champagne and cake. some big celebration, a happy occasion.
and we're all a bit surprised how we really look - our real faces, real names, and how it matches our screen names.
BIG hugs from me to everyone.
courage.
bundle of joy :)
What's more? They blame someone else for their misery. Grrr!!!
I can't stand those threads.
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have an awesome weekend, everyone!! :)
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different topic.
i found a new motto for myself:
“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.”
ITTR: Good suggestion.💛