how about drinking?

Piksie, 19 people for TG? Well, only 12 now! Do you do all this by yourself? And here I am complaining about doing it for 6 additional, plus us. Sorry about the issues with your teen. How did that turn out?

NM, sorry about the not so nice parent. I suppose things can't always run smoothly. Sounds like you handled it poyfectly! It's pretty sad when it's good that the kids come to school so they can get breakfast and hot lunch. But I understand after working in a school for at risk kids, and my own students for that matter. We were cold and windy yesterday, but no rain.

Teka, the Q-tips are too cute. NM, you should make some of those up for your kids that come in for a visit. Well, maybe you can't in case there are any peanut allergies?

ED, our DH's issues are so different. Mine has all his faculties, so saying hurtful things is uncalled for. I know he didn't mean for it to be hurtful, but it was. He always talking about killing himself. I said to him, you can't do that, they will come after me. And if you shoot yourself, cuz that's always the means, you will also leave me with a huge mess to clean up. I said if you want to die, all you have to do is quit eating, quit drinking and quit all your meds, simple. And I'm not saying this to be mean, cuz it's just what I would do if I got bad and ended up in lots of pain. I'm good now, I can't let stuff eat me up.

Well, I got my toofers cleaned yesterday, all is good. DH has yet another person coming to visit. This is our Tawain gal. He says she's coming to say good bye. Well, remember when DH had all of our friends come to Moab, so he could show them all where he wants his ashes? I said it felt like a funeral and I hated it and was terribly embarrased by it. Well, this is the second funeral! If I get Covid from all these visitors, I'm going to kill him myself! I'd like to tell him, you need to quit dieing tomorrow, and live for today.

Morning,

Strung up by killers bees in a graveyard and strange broomstick king wishing you all a happy Halloween.

Well, my day is off to a start. Woke up by tornado warning alerts, then a snippy DH in a bit of a hurry because he’s rushing out to a doctors appointment the claims but 100% did NOT mention yesterday.

I had a plan to be “radiation” for Halloween by the glow in the dark pj’s I bought, don’t glow, not at all, so that’s a bummer.

Reading along and thinking of you all 🙂

Jazzy,

Pleased you had a delicious workaversary celebration lunch.

You know I love a hot turkey lunch when eating out.

Morning girls! I just saw this on FB and thought it was so beautiful! I just had to share it here....

BabyGirl, love how your Halloween ended, that was a good one. Sorry about the PJ's, might they need a black light? Are you and DH going to a party?

Jazzy, I love turkey, DH does not. So by having the kids come this year, I will get to make one. I often hesitate to get it at restraunt cuz more times than not it's pressed turkey and the gravy is out of a jar and almost always salty. Your's looks like real turkey.

Sandy, visitors are not coming to my house, we are going to Phoenix and DH is having as many people as he can come to see him, it's another funeral per se. I will be taking extra masks for anyone that does not have one. It will be in the 80's, so I'm hoping we could possibly sit outside.

Very cute story ED.

NM, I have made mention about me getting Covid. I'm Wonder Woman, I can do it all and will not get sick (what I think he thinks). I too thought my comment about dying today was pretty good, but I haven't used it yet on him. What is this NEWS FLASH? Real story, a joke that went over my head?

I'll start laying clothes out today. We are leaving sometime on Sunday. I have infusion on Monday, scans on Tuesday. Seeing wheelchair people Wednesday, new nuerologist on Thusday, as we may be switching. Gal from the ALS foundation is not happy with how they are not on top of DH's needs. Right now his breathing is getting bad, and from the tests that the RT did 3 months ago, he should have already been on the breathing machine/ventelator. Then Friday we see his current neurologist. Saturday, I think a free day for visitors?

NM and Beaverintx, no issues with the tornado warning, just some tree debris in the neighborhood and a few lose items blown around in the yard by big wind gusts.

Goldie, no party, I just wanted to make fun use of my brain radiation mask.

Chevy - I saw that on fb too and I love it!!!!

Beaver, we had a big storm like that, I think it was 6" in one hour, and where I live, that just caused lots of damage and flooding, some road impassable.

BabyGirl, good deal on your tornado warning. Glow in the dark PJ's and your radiation mask, I bet most people (unless they know you) would have a clue. Did you get the pj's to glow?

NM, well now, aren't you the clever one! I went back to my post and yours to see it in the story. So indeed, supposed to be funny but went right over my head! Bummer you got Halloween mixed up. You'll have to let us know some of the great costumes that the kiddos wear. Would be nice if you could do pictures, but a big no no I'm sure.

Karen, are you dressing up? Anyone else? Not me.

Lori - I don't dress up - and this year keeping the lights off - the past few years we've had maybe a dozen kids - some kids have moved into the neighborhood, but still not worth the hassle and have left over candy to eat when I don't want the calories.

Kim, our cases are at all time high since last December!!!! - and hospital ICUs are running out of bed....of course its the unvaccinated that account for 75% of the cases - not sure how the kids are fairing. I haven't heard on any at either of my schools.

My microwave is on the way out - door not shutting properly after 14 years. Don't want one quite as big but nothing tiny!

Gorgeous fall day today, but the weather is changing!

Funny story - I was meeting with a 5th grade student on Thursday and he was telling me about his vacation and that it was for his grandfather's birthday - he goes to say that his grandfather is officially a senior citizen as he turned 65!!!

Gorgeous fall day today - sat outside this afternoon reading to catch some rays! The weather is changing starting tomorrow and will damp, cold and rainy. On Thursdays, I am at school where I have playground duty for 35 minutes in the morning and 60 minutes at lunch. I told the AP that when it gets cold out, I'll be wearing my snow pants and heavy coat. I'm covering this school for a maternity leave through January, so I won't have too much winter, but I freeze these days!

Beaver, perfect t shirt!

Karen, I haven't passed out candy since I moved to my last house in MI, almost 40 years ago. But we lived in the boonies. I'm not a fan of the freezing cold.

Jazzy, new job or just a new project with your current employer? Pretty trees.

Off to Phoenix this moring, be back on Friday. I should be able to check in on occasion. In between all the visitors!

DOTD: Oogie Boogie

• 1.25 ounces Green Apple Vodka
• 1.25 ounces Sour Mix
• Lemon-Lime Soda
• Black Rimming Sugar
• Candy Worms

Begin by rimming your martini glasses with black sugar. (I picked my black sugar up at World Market and those fun cocktail napkins too! How great are they?!)

First, flip your glass upside down and dip into a shallow bowl filled with water, or use a lemon or lime wedge to rim the edge of the glass.

Pour your rimming sugar onto a plate.

Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Sunday Funday! Well, it's a fun day now that I've submitted my paper for class for this week. Healthcare finances and financial statements are NOT my cup of tea, for all that I do need to understand them better. I did get pretty frustrated with this week's assignment of linking financial statements to quality of care. This is the one time I miss in person classes, this would have been a topic of discussion in the class or in the hallway or during breaks or after class over coffee. The online discussion thing just isn't as engaging and satisfying, primarily due to it taking days to have a conversation. But, I got it sorted out, and got some help from classmates, so all is good.

This ayem started out very dark, rainy and windy. Now it's sunny and windy, with some sprinkles from time to time. The wind really is blowing, though. More branches will be down in the yard, no doubt, by the end of the day.

Goldie--my little funny stories like that seem to slide past almost everyone! But I have fun writing them, so I keep doing it. There were some pretty cool kiddo costumes, princesses, various dinosaurs, superheroes, and a bunch I didn't recognize and never heard of. No pics, those have to be done so very carefully that I just don't. Particularly since I am often alone with a kiddo, I can't afford to have the slightest hint of impropriety.

Beaver-- I wore my Thing 1 t-shirt as a sort of costume, it worked pretty well. Like your idea, too!

Karen--here in Maine we have an 80% vaccination rate of eligible people, and about half of the people in ICU are fully vaccinated but with underlying medical conditions. So we've got a situation where hospitalization is going up while confirmed positive tests are going down. And yet more and more people are sick and testing positive that I know of. Fortunately, out of all the kiddos testing positive, only half have any symptoms (mostly cough, sore throat, runny nose) and only one is really sick (fever, cough, congestion, malaise, body aches). Entire families are testing positive the community. It's getting crazy.

Jazzy--You do sound busy, I don't blame you for not wanting to do the trick-or-treat thing. Congrats on finishing the first year at the job! I did see the turkey plate, looked very yummy! Sometimes I wonder why we bother with performance appraisals. They really don't seem to mean much unless someone is getting fired. Just another box to check off on the things-we-have-to-do-to-get-paid-by-Medicare list.

Karen--LOL!I will officially be a senior citizen in2 more years! I hope you can keep warm during recess duty! I see the teachers with that duty starting to bundle up already. Not quite the snow pants and parkas, yet, but they are coming!

Beautiful pics, Jazzy!

Goldie--ooh, that Oogie Boogie sounds SOUR!

Good Morning, Loungettes!

Happy November!

Autumn Fizz

Photography by Jessica Orlowicz

Ingredients

2 oz Alibi Gin
.25 oz lemon juice
Agave nectar, to taste
Sparkling apple cider
Garnished with thyme and apple

Instructions

Pour gin in shaker, add lemon juice and agave nectar, shake, and then pour into a high ball glass and top with sparkling cider. Garnish with fresh thyme and an apple slice.

Teka - that is WONDERFUL. Thanks for posting.

Case & test positivity have risen slightly in IL since Friday--case 2%, test 2.3%; but here in Chicago it's fallen to 1.6%. We're not hesitating to dine indoors in restaurants (we and the staff still mask) and even went to the movies ("Dune") yesterday (everyone lowered their masks only to drink & eat). It's chilly enough now that dining outdoors, even in a tent near a heater, would make my nose run; and amazingly, we still have allergenic levels of ragweed pollen! We are 2 months triple-vaccinated (and my shot was a full, not half, dose of Moderna), so we feel a bit more confident--but not gonna throw all caution to the wind. Still driving, self-parking when we can find a spot. Bob works so hard and late that I'm mostly cooking/nuking leftovers during the week because I'm too tired to go out (and places open late enough are few & far between); besides, the kitties are getting needier & needier (typing this with Happy between my chest & lap, head blocking the screen, one paw on my left forearm and the other trying to work the touchpad).

So to catch up: Sat. night I had a French blanc de blancs brut (from Limoux) and a Pinot Noir from Pays d'Oc. Yesterday at brunch, a Virgin Mary. And at dinner last night, a brut rose from the Lambrusco region of Italy (the same area that used to make that sweet fizzy red plonk back during our college days). Back to coffee, water & seltzer till my (gulp!) weigh-in on Wed. I will point out that at least 2 lb. of the weight gain will be due to having to wear heavier clothes than I did in Aug.