Have you ever had one of those days / weeks / months where it just seems like everything is out to get you?
First of all, the day before Halloween, they let one of my coworkers go from work. So now there's only 2 of us in my department. Doing the work of 3 people. It's insane. And a lot of the work we do (the 3rd person did this) should be done by operations, not billing! But they whined to the Ops Officer so we have to keep doing their jobs. Because "that's the way it's always been" wah wah wah.
Then - Monday 11/10 we had our first snow around here and of course the Spawn hit a patch of black ice on her way taking the grandkids to school and slammed into the back of another vehicle and was in turn hit from behind. Thankfully they're all mostly OK, however her car was demolished. The kids were fine, the Spawn was checked out in the ER because the airbag hit her hand / wrist and it was swollen and bruising fast. It isn't broken, but she'll be wearing a brace for a while.
So now... I was getting up early, working from home for a couple hours, taking the grandson to school and the Spawn & granddaughter to the daycare (Spawn works there), then going into the office. I can't even work late to make up any extra time, since I have to be home to get the grandson off the bus. So then I ~might~ have about 20 minutes when I get home from work to relax alone. Then I have to head out again around 5:30 to go get the Spawn from her work.
I'm tired. I don't want to have my life revolving around being an Uber driver for the kids. The Spouse has been helping where he can, especially since Monday I started having trouble with some programs on my work laptop and the IT guy is dinking around about getting it fixed.
Then last weekend - Spawn sprung it on me Friday night that she had a CPR class Saturday morning. It was already planned that the granddaughter was staying Saturday night with Sis1 (she's an awesome auntie that gives the kids coupons for one-on-one time with her for their birthdays - they love it!) I met her halfway to make the child exchange.
Sunday morning, I heard my phone ringing early - it was Sis1, crying & hysterical. They'd gone out to the barn to feed the horses their breakfast & one of them had died overnight! He was the youngest of the 3, too! So I had to pack up Spawn & grandson to go out there and console her and be there when the neighbor came by with his backhoe to get the horse out of the stall and dig the grave (since we didn't let Sis1 be out there) As sad as this was, it was also morbidly fascinating, since rigor had already set in. I won't go into details about that (you're welcome!) But anyway. The kids were a good distraction for her, plus she'd just adopted a new puppy. She had to bring her 3rd horse home from the trainer's so he can keep the retired old lady horse company.
Ugh. Then I had stuff from the VFW that had to be done - I'm the chairpeep for the
Voice of Democracy / Patriot's Pen programs for the post and that involved making sure all the entries were done correctly & coordinating with other people to get together for judging, etc.
OK. I try to keep my posts positive, but sometimes everything just weighs on one's heart and starts to get to be too much. There have been times recently when I randomly thought I was going to cry.
Moving on.
It's so fun when my pictures load in random order instead of date order like I selected them!
The Spouse & I at my VFW post's 80th anniversary celebration.
Damn TSC.
Tractor Supply had entirely too many cool critter skeletons for Halloween this year. At first, I was against their life-sized horse since they had it listed for $600, which is insane! I got my other one from Home Depot at couple years ago for $200. But then it went on sale. And more sale. With 10% for picking it up in store and their veteran discount, I got it for $225.
However, if I would have waited a bit longer, they put everything for 90% off - I could have gotten it for $60!!!
😢
But I don't know if I would have actually gotten it before Halloween, tho.
Real squirrel hanging out with the squirrel skeletons, nomming on the pumpkins.
These pumpkins didn't even make it until Halloween.
The granddaughter turned 4 in mid-October.
Trunk or Treat at daycare.
Grandson was Link from Legend of Zelda and Granddaughter was Chase from Paw Patrol.
We didn't plan decorations for the car very well, so the caution tape, orange nylon webbing and magnetic emergency lights came in handy! It was appropriate, tho.
I've had this on my Kindle forever and I just can't get past the style of writing.
I've read the first couple pages a bunch of times and just had to stop.
So
~ HERE ~ is the rest of my Halloween display.
This pic above was taken Sunday afternoon. It was 35* when we got up Sunday so we waited until noon before taking stuff down.
Which - btw, there are still skeletons in my backyard!
We haven't gotten them put away yet.
I mentioned TSC having too many cool skeletons?
Storage is definitely now a problem.
At least the horses break down into pieces but I have some that don't.
And now going in the other direction....
I couldn't pass up the Tim Horton's Christmas ornament when I saw them in the drivethru!
You have to grab them when you can, or you won't get them!
I think the jack o lanterns are going in the yard waste this week.
They've gotten scattered all over the front yard.
So, what do I have to look forward to? Hmm, we're meeting up with the family this weekend to go see an "interactive light show" at some park - you walk the trail and look at lights. Sounds fun to me! I'm sure dinner will happen afterwards, and we'll plan the Thanksgiving potluck. I'll have to check with the sisters, but I think there's a trip to Ohio to see our brother sometime soon, too.
Signing off for now!
