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Jul. 8th, 2015 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI've gotten through about twenty posts on the blog list so far today. I'm in the part that takes the longest because I've already gotten rid of the things that blatantly aren't meta. I need to skim each remaining post to see if it's actually meta (and sometimes it takes more than skimming). I did a few hundred posts yesterday after I got word about my grandmother coming through okay, so the remaining eighty or so posts are totally doable this afternoon.
Scott had to be ready to go in early this morning. They didn't end up needing him to, but it meant broken sleep for both of us. We're hoping that they won't keep him late tonight because he's got an appointment to have the car looked at-- Something fell off the car last week. We're not sure what it is (Scott was able to retrieve the piece in question), but we think (hope) it's just something protective that can be easily put back. The car also needs an oil change.
I really, really wish I could open and close our windows. Unfortunately, I'm just not strong enough. It's more problems with closing them than problems with opening them, but it's the closing of them that I would most need to do. It's been very cool outside at night for a while and much, much warmer inside the house. It would be really pleasant to get that cool air inside by opening the windows, but, if it gets hot the next day, I can't close the stupid things, and we'll end up miserable because I'll have to turn off the air conditioner no matter how hot it gets. The problems with closing them vary, too. For some, it's that I can't easily reach them (and this part is harder with the bad ankle). For some, it's that they're stubborn and beyond my strength.
I'm trying to fiddle around with my library holds so that nothing comes in while we're gone that will need to be picked up before we get back. I suspect, though, that Cordelia and I will each lose at least one hold. I have four things for which I'm the next in line, and Cordelia has two. (Scott's tenth on the list for the one hold he has.) We should have plenty of time to visit the library right before we leave.
Each family is going to be responsible for cooking a couple of meals for the extended family. Scott and I haven't signed up for anything yet. Him because he hasn't thought about it and me because I'm not sure what I can reasonably commit to-- Scott's likely the one who will have to do the bulk of the cooking, after all, so he ought to decide what he's willing to make. There are a bunch of dietary restrictions to consider, too. Scott's mother and sister are GF. Scott's father has a dairy allergy and is diabetic. One of our nieces won't eat mammalian meat for ethical reasons. Scott's sister is limited in terms of a bunch of other foods that I've completely lost track of. Then there's me and Scott with our restrictions. And this doesn't even consider likes and dislikes.
Of course, Scott has been looking at the weather forecasts for where we'll be, and the current prediction is for days of rain which will make the swimming pool pretty useless. I'm not sure if Cedar Point is far enough away that the weather would be different there. Scott's parents want to make a trip to a national park that's a couple of hours away, but Scott says that it's east of where we'll be, so it may well share the weather we'll have.
I want to figure out a way to get north and see Grandma. I'm just not sure how to make it work. Hopefully, that will become a little clearer when I know where she's going to be. If she's in Bay City, it will be easier to visit than if she's somewhere further north. Google's not helping much because my grasp of which towns are where in that part of Michigan is very weak. I'm finding a lot of places that specialize in pediatric medicine near (I think) where she lives, but so far nothing that would be a likely place for her to be. I should just get my act together and call my cousin and ask him.
Okay, lunch, then back to link finding.
Scott had to be ready to go in early this morning. They didn't end up needing him to, but it meant broken sleep for both of us. We're hoping that they won't keep him late tonight because he's got an appointment to have the car looked at-- Something fell off the car last week. We're not sure what it is (Scott was able to retrieve the piece in question), but we think (hope) it's just something protective that can be easily put back. The car also needs an oil change.
I really, really wish I could open and close our windows. Unfortunately, I'm just not strong enough. It's more problems with closing them than problems with opening them, but it's the closing of them that I would most need to do. It's been very cool outside at night for a while and much, much warmer inside the house. It would be really pleasant to get that cool air inside by opening the windows, but, if it gets hot the next day, I can't close the stupid things, and we'll end up miserable because I'll have to turn off the air conditioner no matter how hot it gets. The problems with closing them vary, too. For some, it's that I can't easily reach them (and this part is harder with the bad ankle). For some, it's that they're stubborn and beyond my strength.
I'm trying to fiddle around with my library holds so that nothing comes in while we're gone that will need to be picked up before we get back. I suspect, though, that Cordelia and I will each lose at least one hold. I have four things for which I'm the next in line, and Cordelia has two. (Scott's tenth on the list for the one hold he has.) We should have plenty of time to visit the library right before we leave.
Each family is going to be responsible for cooking a couple of meals for the extended family. Scott and I haven't signed up for anything yet. Him because he hasn't thought about it and me because I'm not sure what I can reasonably commit to-- Scott's likely the one who will have to do the bulk of the cooking, after all, so he ought to decide what he's willing to make. There are a bunch of dietary restrictions to consider, too. Scott's mother and sister are GF. Scott's father has a dairy allergy and is diabetic. One of our nieces won't eat mammalian meat for ethical reasons. Scott's sister is limited in terms of a bunch of other foods that I've completely lost track of. Then there's me and Scott with our restrictions. And this doesn't even consider likes and dislikes.
Of course, Scott has been looking at the weather forecasts for where we'll be, and the current prediction is for days of rain which will make the swimming pool pretty useless. I'm not sure if Cedar Point is far enough away that the weather would be different there. Scott's parents want to make a trip to a national park that's a couple of hours away, but Scott says that it's east of where we'll be, so it may well share the weather we'll have.
I want to figure out a way to get north and see Grandma. I'm just not sure how to make it work. Hopefully, that will become a little clearer when I know where she's going to be. If she's in Bay City, it will be easier to visit than if she's somewhere further north. Google's not helping much because my grasp of which towns are where in that part of Michigan is very weak. I'm finding a lot of places that specialize in pediatric medicine near (I think) where she lives, but so far nothing that would be a likely place for her to be. I should just get my act together and call my cousin and ask him.
Okay, lunch, then back to link finding.
