Life at home

Will someone please tell me, using the chart so kindly provided, exactly what color is littlek's pee?

I was raised in a family with no raised voices, too.

Miserable people, all of us.

One of my sister's full sentences when she was learning to speak was: "don't yell at me, it's not pedagogical".... nuff said.

FYI for Lash. My pee is clearly (ha!) in the not dehydrated realm, though it has been in the low-level dehydration area at times (not recently).

Oh, and he's begun to pack in earnest. Looks like I'll be listening to scriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch all night.

might be time for a loud dose of AC/DC

...but just knowing that he's really packing made me realize that he's really leaving, and that is such a relief to feel!

I bet!

This is kind of like waiting for Bella's baby... vicarious pushing and much celebration when the goal is reached!! ;-)

I have a bad muscle spasm in my <scriiitchiiiiitcht> neck/shoulder <scitchitch>. I asked him to take out the <sriiiiiiiiiitchchchc> recycling tonight and he said he <schschiiiiiiiiiiiiiitchchchchchchc> would.

and sometimes it's a cultural thing.

Neighbours on one side - they think we're away all the time - and we think they're away all the time. Neighbours on the other side - they holler when they're happy - they holler when they're mad - they holler holler holler. If you're quiet/speak quietly they think there's something wrong with you. They definitely prefer Set's volume to mine.

I dated a guy of the same background as the hollerers decades ago ... I thought I might marry him ... but I cried through every meal with his family ... they were shouters ... the hamburgers are quiet ... I wasn't used to the Mediterranean-style hollering and shouting. Even when Nonna was telling F that I was a lovely girl, she was hollering ... and I had tears rolling down my face.

Without appropriate volume some people just don't take what you're saying seriously.

we had some really nice portuguese neighbours for several years . they were not noisy at all - except for old grandpa who ruled the roost .

one day i was talking to able - the "nominal "head of household" :wink: - across the fence and asked him how the recent wedding of his eldest son had gone .
"we had a wonderful wedding , lots of family and friends - but NO fighting !" , he said . he almost seemed sorry not to be able to give an account of "fighting" !
hbg

I've got italian cousins and irish cousins. Both sides of the family are equally loud.

hmmmmm, I guess I won't be watering my plants before friday.......

boxes in the front room?

of course.

I forced my self to stay upright this evening. For the last half hour I have been dozing sitting at the desk. Between posts. Very odd.

Beth - you have allergy med experience - ever tried alavert? Side effects? What was the type you use - tavist?

Jeez - if he was from Oz (rather than via) - I'd ring up and give him the talking to, myself!

Must come from some place where boys are precious!

Not long now!

Margo, you're right - Portugal

For allergies, I take Claritin. A co-worker of mine recommended it to me (her son has allergies, and his doctor recommended it). Claritin works pretty well. So does Benadryl, but it not only knocks out the allergies, it can knock you out along with them!

he's an idiot. i barely squeezed through the door to get home. he blocked the front door with his boxes. the whole big fucken room and where does he stack them? right in front of the door.

unbelievable. the boxes go on the third day from now... he goes on the fifth. ooof.