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Tonight we're having pork chops. We had our Thanksgiving dinner a couple of weeks ago. Pr.'s Wife and I have the place to ourselves tonight. Our son and his brother went to Canada's Wonderland Halloween Haunt.
 
Pr. Jae said:
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Happy Thanksgiving One and All!!
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nice rack, Jae; are you working out? :whistle:
 
Turkey is in the oven.
No problem with pumkin supply here.
Eldest is bringing potatoes and pies. Friend is bringing carrots and peas.
I'm doing turkey, stuffing, yams and broccoli.
Made the cranberry sauce this morning. A suppertime feast for us.
 
No turkey for us this year, though we have two of them in the freezer. Instead we're having a roast, as we've been focussing our day on smoking salmon in the garage, making and canning apple sauce from our tree this year, and packing for my "guy week" at the cabin, starting this Tuesday.
 
Pinga said:
Beloved, you must have been up early
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Yup, turkey in just before 7 . . . sat down to eat at one. Sis and daughter stayed all afternoon and hung out for leftovers at supper with us (and took some home too). Daughter is actually staying overnight as she has a terrible cold and needs her momma to take care of her and pamper her a bit.
 
I hope so too, Pinga, unfortunately when she gets ill, even a cold, she gets very weak, and it takes a longer time for her to get better and recuperate. I am making her honey, lemon, cinammon tea :).
 
Not in a hurry to head into work this morning.
Received a work request late Friday from manager, which required input from the rest of the team who had already left for the day and was due on Monday end of day. Given Monday was Thanksgiving for Canada only, it meant that I was working Monday.
I worked for a few hours Monday around noon. Takes away from the holiday weekend, when one has to work.

I'm reflecting on Carolla's thread elsewhere, though, on what makes us ? grumpy? unhappy? and I have to keep working at not letting them take up undue space in my life. (lol, it is a bit hard, given it is a manager relationship so pulling out the creative communication skills)
 
That situation may well have tempted me to let it be known that 'I do not check my email on holidays and weekends'. Sorry you found your time off interrupted Pinga.
 
well as many of you know my middle child has not been in contact with me or extended family since March. I was monitoring activities through use of my airmiles card. No food purchases since late Aug on it. So today I called the university they attend-the dean of students office. They gave me a woman who is for "students in crisis". She verified registration at U for both this term and next, but under her/his gender neutral name. My guess is I now have 3 sons. It was one of the scenarios I expected.
The U woman will also send offspring an email to verify all is well.
I feel better knowing something. Contact would please me even more.
 
No CH-I'm actually feeling better now that I know they are enrolled in school. Before this I either worried or pushed it out of my mind. Action feels better.
 
Tabitha, sorry to hear you're still not in contact. Hopefully you'll get a text message or something this semester!
 
@Tabitha - so glad to hear the university was willing & able to give you a confirmation & will follow up with your loved one. So difficult to be cut off like that - I can sense your relief at having this small nugget of info. Hugs to you this night.
 
Hoping Beloved daughter is feeling better with mom's TLC - there's really nothing like mom's love when not feeling well :-)

Miserable cross-border situation pinga. Nasty when those late Friday requests roll in - so much for corporations professing recognition of the importance of work-life balance. Does it happen often in your industry? I can see there might be emergencies, but is it a regular thing?
It's bringing to mind a phrase I read somewhere that I often used with my kids - "your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part" - not the kind of thing one can really say to a 'higher up' in the workplace though - although we may often think it!
 
Normally, ie, in many previous years, it would happen on occassion, but, there was balance. Due to multiple levels of new management and new teams and new projects, the frequency of interrupts is high. Setting balance is not witnessed anywhere really these days.. I will likely disappear a bit over US thanksgiing. I try to keep my sense of humour.
 
I went to the Dean of Students office. Their job is to help student success. They could confirm registration but were not at liberty to give out marks or attendance. It's much more discreet than calling the faculty. They have just developed "safe space" for students who are trans. They will gently inquire there as well.


Pinga-I wonder what would happen if you were out of cell phone reach for a weekend or two ie turn the phone off. I'm glad it's nearing the end for you.
 
Tabitha, thanful that schools are coming up with safe ways to communicate for both parent and child alike.

re work: The drag was I was still in the office on Friday afternoon when the request came in.
Due to the levels of disarray, there aren't many good options. I like moving on with things in good shape, or at least a good base. I no longer have that expectation. I hopefully have developed enough evidence to get resource challenges addressed at least. Re turning off cell. Received text on landline a few Sundays ago, my personal cell, and my home phone all were called....Can't go into details but, just say it has been documented that none of it is appropriate.
 
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