THAT Daily Chat 1/13/17 - Friday the 13th!

[SimpleHomeAccents]

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Good morning ladies. Getting the chat up for Pat this morning as she has her trip.

This morning I have my volunteer work at Angels for Animals. I have couple orders to get together as well. I wanted to set up some appointments for tomorrow but I'm waiting to hear back from my duplex seller. We need to meet tomorrow so I can get the keys and get inside pics. So I can't make appointments until he gives me a time.

Other than that, just still waiting on Medicaid. The other agent texted me all day and is driving me nuts. He texted last night asking if I heard anything. Trust me, if I hear something he'll be the first to know!

Anyway, hope you all have a great day. Sorry, no time for quotes today!

[HookedOnMOeZ]

Well my day is going to be all sorts of fun.
Sam 6yo, got a finger caught in a door at school leaving yesterday, resulting in a broken finger basically at/under his finger nail. So that was my evening last night. School staff drove him to the ER and I and the babies had to go over with the principal, and hubby met us there.
He currently has 4? stitches, I don't know what he ended up with I know 4 was the original plan. The nail suffered more damage then they thought from the Xrays so he has to go in and see a hand specialist today to see if he is going to require more work. Poor guy had a local pain block to that finger which started wearing off as they were stitching him up.
Let me tell ya it's hard being in 4 places at once... 6yo is where I wanted to be, babies needed fed, and 9yo would just start crying looking at his brother... but all in all made it almost 10 years with boys b4 going to the ER, and I always predicted Sam would be the first with a broken bone.

[HookedOnMOeZ]

GL Jen on hearing from Medicaid. I take it the buyer agent hasn't had much dealings with them ever... They certainly aren't quick, I suspect if you hear anything by next week it would be quick on their end.

[Former_Member]

Good morning ladies!

Hi Jen, yep some agents can be annoying. Could be that his client is bugging him for an answer too.
Hopefully you get the time set up soon with the duplex seller and hear from Medicaid.
Congrats on the shop sales!

Pat- have a safe trip. Again, I am sorry for your loss, despite the reason for going home, I know you will enjoy the time with your sisters and bring some comfort to Margos family and friends.

Peggy- hope you hear from the dr soon.

Elaine- you are always so busy and productive

Jaime- can't wait to see Jessica's necklace when done. :)

Busy day yesterday, already looking like it will be another busy day today. Will try to stop in later today. Hope everyone has a great day!

[Former_Member]

Hi Moes, missed you earlier. That stinks, er visits are never fun. Hope Sam recovers quickly, poor baby.

I forgot to update on the land/Matt situation. His attorney mailed us a quitclaim, I got Tim to agree to sign it, have to call his banks today and see which one we can get appt in Saturday to do so. Can't wait until that part is over at least.

House stinks a little bit like sewer, have a feeling a toilet ring may have cracked or wax seal is gone in the downstairs half bath, will pick up new ones today and have Tim change it out when he gets home. Will open windows as not really healthy to breathe it in.
Not a big fix, but not a fun one. Bought paint, tiles for Mason's bath, knobs for his cabinets, and some other things to work on house this weekend. We are thinking more and more of putting on the market. So need to finish up our projects sooner than later. I have been finding great fixers that we can live in, work on then sell for hefty profit. May make more sense for our family as Tim really feels he took a leap backwards in his career with this current job. We will see.

Okay need to finish one of my cmas before my 9:30 appt. did the legwork last night, just need to finalize and print report.

[elainenthesun]

Hi Jen!! Hoping your day goes smoothly !! Govt agencies take forever to do anything... luck!!!

Moes, ouch!!! Poor Sam!! That sounds like a really bad one!! Did they give you pain meds for last night and today?? My kids first broken bone was an arm, at 8... it happens!! Hoping it heals clean and quickly!!
Hi Jacqui!! Glad the quit claim is done!! One less bad memory gone!! Flipping houses is an awesome idea😊hope the sewer issue is resolved quickly!!!!

Had to laugh at the productive!! I feel like I'm drowning sometimes... I clean all the time, because the 4 kids that live here are absolute slobs... it's a bit overwhelming!! Gonna get some pics taken today, we finally got a real sunny day🌞 phone calls to campground and camper dealership on the list as well!!

[HandSewnByPeggy]

Elaine, good luck with the campground. Funny that they haven't gotten back to you. So what does the family do when you are south as far as cleaning?

Good luck Jen. Hope you hear soon.

Jacqui, other than having to move all your stuff, sounds like a good idea.

[jamietomlinson]

Good morning,

Jen, your volunteer work at Angels for Animals always reminds me of my days at the humane. Sandy and I were there for over two years. Such a good cause!

Moes, ER visits are never fun but kids bounce back quickly. I'm sure you all were overwhelmed! Hope he heals quickly.

Jacqui, with Tim's handy work, fixing up a home is quite doable but I'm with Peggy on the moving part. lol I'm the type of person who doesn't like moving.

Elaine, hope you get pics taken and get in touch with the RV place.

Hi Peggy!

Heading to the gym soon. It's 5 degrees out there right now so I'll be bundling up. The city snow plow came by the house for the first time since all this snow started. Now it's just compact snow instead of loose deep snow.

I'll be giving my fingers a break today and making some earrings for a change. I got some beautiful teardrop briolette stones from my last order.

Have a great day everyone!

[SimpleHomeAccents]

Hi all.

Moes, ouch on the finger. Wishing him a speedy recovery!

Jacqui, sounds like such an ordeal with Matt. Hope you can have it all behind you one day.

Hi Elaine and Peggy!

Jamie, yes even though I'm scooping litter it's very rewarding lol.

Well the other agent called and I guess he spoke with medicaid and they gave him lots of attitude. They pretty much said they don't care if it's urgent or not, they'll get to it when they get to it. Not what I wanted to hear :(

I need to make some phone calls and get started on a bath set so I can go to the PO. I hate making bath sets lol.

Will check in later.

[Former_Member]

I second Moes in wishing you GL Jen on hearing from Medicaid.

Gotta love red tape!

Quick recovery to Sam.

Elaine, got you with the kids. People often wonder why I waited so long to have a Etsy shop and to *get out the closet* and I do not mean by that about THE one get out. I am speaking of getting out of the naphtalin mott balls... officially showing my color (that I am an artist) etc.
I raised 3 girls. They were not mine, they were the one of my ex. The only reason we did not have a fourth is that I am not fertile or was not compatible with the said ex... and I was dished for a younger chick as soon as he could which make him fathered another kid through a fifth partners while leaving me with the responsability of the three previous and visitation for a short while.
People often say I was egoistical in that I tracked down the mothers of those girls and we transitionned them from my care to their cares...but really, it was getting challenging to be mono-mom with three teen that in spite of you bleeding yourself to provide them the best and try to put some sense in them, at the end of the day look at you in the eyes and say: you're not my mom! All the time.
I loved them to bit, but it was challenging that they could not nderstand that their need were met because I was there, their father having better to do than raising them and their moms having vanished. Social services did not want to take them because I was deemed a responsible/competent parent... so why would they help?
But at the same time, I had no legal right on them. It was like I was the baby sitter and provider...I did my best and assumed the role 15 years. But when the grand parents of the two youngest offered to take them on, I let them go there. And then the oldest's mom reappeared... so by 36 I was freed of parental responsability and could start living.
I was ok with giving my life to them so they could be better people and achieve more than I can have achieved or their father... it is just overwhelming to have to work 3 to 5 jobs (some contracts) so to have enough flexibility to be there when they're out of school or on sick days... it dictate ALL your life. But somehow, I was ok with that. It also give you some punk when you are parents. Thing matters more, somehow. If someone is threatening anything that provide for them, you are just out there kicking yours and their a$$ out the way because the focus is your kids getting the best... I've lack of that punk since they left. But I would not be good for them if they had stayed. I know when they are more adults, they will understand what went on and why I did what I did, when I did. Nothing to do with me being free, more to do with them being allowed to push further. Grandma and Grandpa had more resources and more time. They are having a yearly trip to Las Vegas or Walt Disney, they went to INdia, Africa... I coudl do that on my own when I was a student, but did not have the resources to do it when I was raising them. Mostly energy wise. Their father is a gamer/pot head. So wherever we went, I was the sole provider and carrer...with a fourth child 15 years older than me. So all is well, but yes, this meant no official art commitment could be done while I was with that responsability. And Yes, it meant having to constantly clean behind them, pick up the trail of clothes from door to room or room to bathroom...back then, I remove absolutely ALL carpet that were not washable... It was just easier to wash a wood floor or a painted plywood one than vaccumming.

Hi Peggy and Jamie!

Anyhow, still applying on job here, watching to see when my pieces expires so I can renew a few and do a rotation on the other. I am going to recycle a few pieces this year... the beauty with having a kiln is that I can *bleach* my piece bear and re-glazed them with something else.
Today it is take-two with terrine (pottery). And take-two with painting my rainy street in acrylic as well. I tried to do them Monday and it did not work. Admittedly, it was hard to work with -52C outside (wind shield) It makes the attic and the basement spare room, where my workshops are, colder than comfort.
I'll try to play a few games. And then I will see how it goes from there.

Eejee

[Former_Member]

Quotes to help Jen?

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
― Ernest Hemingway

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.
― Wole Soyinka

Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.
― Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.
― Edouard Manet

The point is to get your work done, and your work is to change the world.”
― James Baldwin

I would have quoted Lady Gaga, but she's using Adult words ;-)

[SimpleHomeAccents]

Thanks for the quotes Eejee! Very nice :)

I'm starting to feel under the weather. Matt just got over being sick. I was going to try and schedule some appointments this weekend but now I'm not sure how I'll be feeling tomorrow. I do have to meet my one seller to get keys and pictures.

Oh well, guess we'll see how I'm feeling

[Former_Member]

Sometimes all it needs is a night of good sleep after a hot bath with eucalyptus and echinacea tea!
Best of luck.

Eejee

[SimpleHomeAccents]

Definitely taking the rest of the night off for once.

Good news, medicaid approved our sale and I should have this all closed up very soon!! Woohoo!!

[HandSewnByPeggy]

Jen, that is such great news! Good for you!

Eejee, I had no idea you had such a time "parenting". Wow

Went with Emmy and Kathy today to her doc appt in Columbus for the lymph problem in her ankle. She has had it since she was an infant. She has had 4-5 procedures, but there are no pockets at all now, so doctor said she didn't need to come back unless it started swelling again. Yeah!

Her teacher also emailed Kathy that Emmy passed the state 3rd grade advancement test, at an accelerated level. That is so good, as students who do not pass that test do not advance to fourth grade, though they have multiple opportunities to do so.

Expecting ice storm, I guess. Good day to stay in tomorrow and quilt or sew.

Jen, hope that you feel better. Of course that sale should help!

Jamie, I hope that your fingers are recovering.

[SimpleHomeAccents]

Good news for Kathy!

Imy starting to lose my voice. Glad I decided to hold off on setting more appointments. I'd rather wait than show up feeling like garbage. Hope the sickness passes quickly!!

[Former_Member]

I'm just getting over defining myself for the parent role.
It is a difficult transition to start finding what is your role in the world when the axis of your life is gone or removed.
Saying I am a woman instead of I'm a mom or I'm a wife... define yourself for who you are rather than the function you have in someone else life.
Thankfully, my husband (current) child is all grown up. So I can really pick up the book-of-me and see if I can and what to better up from what I had when I was 19 and got entangled in a life of must-do and have-to.

Eejee