Harry Tarklar and the Thrifty Hallows

[Pooky 3,780]

Back on the road again.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Back on the road again.

Went on epic Christmas tree hunt today. Store that had some on Saturday did not have some today.

Came back and store that was closed 2 blocks from house actually had a few small ones, so it is that or nothing.

It is a little early to be sold out of Christmas trees, no?

[Jacque67 7,328]

Busy busy. Interior decorating, sorting out presents etc etc. Here one has to clean the house from top to bottom before the New Year starts ...

[TBoneTX 45,251]

1. Lots of junk food and overeating.

2. I've seen people give soda bottles to kids in strollers. Explains a lot.

1. How much can the little ones eat, honest question ma'am?

2. Their parents' licenses should be revoked, grrr man.

Super duper tired....

Welcome to super-Infant Daddyhood, no zzz man.

my husband [...] didn't even know what a drain snake was or what it could be used for.

Does he know what a trouser snake is and what it can be used for? (Apologies, si ma'am, but absolutely couldn't resist this, no ma'am.)

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Back on the road again.

That was a short vacation, sigh man.

It is a little early to be sold out of Christmas trees, no?

Oj tak... er, oj nie... er...

Good luck, tree ma'am.

Here one has to clean the house from top to bottom before the New Year starts ...

Mrs. T-B. has been cleaning like a fiend, she man. She says it's because she's mad at me, she man. Should probably keep her mad until the casa is spotless, hmmm man...

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Other-half-Monday other-half-report, see man:

Sold Many POTSs and displayed stellar customer service, si man.

New T-B.-mobile performed well on its first weekday commute, drive man.

Gas gauge looks hopeful so far, fingers crossed man.

Mrs. T-B. did massive yardwork today, she man.

Created Many stuffed bags of leaf & shrubbery material, what a drag man.

Had to utilize our and out-of-town neighbor's trash can, full-filling man.

Mini-B. helped Daddy with trash, wee man.

Mini-B. insisted on wearing sunglasses in the dark so he could "see," wee man.

He did not run into any damaging objects or flora, no man.

After the job, he exclaimed, "Oh! My back!", wee man.

Actually got nap tonight, zzz man, but without cat, no miu man.

Mrs. T-B. addressed holiday cards, she man.

She used homemade labels when I had most of them already printed, ADD she man.

This is exactly what latter labels are kept for, man.

Cat prep zzz man.

Mornin', Commie-babe with overflowing +1 inventory!

[kitthekat 1,317]

awake at 2.30am coughing...chest hurts when i cough, can't be a good thing, right? also, my nose is all stuffed up so i can either enjoy the luxury of laying down or breathing through my nose, not both at the same time...

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

awake at 2.30am coughing...chest hurts when i cough, can't be a good thing, right? also, my nose is all stuffed up so i can either enjoy the luxury of laying down or breathing through my nose, not both at the same time...

This is the year of the chest cold and the stomach bug. Yuck. Hope it goes away soon.

Mini-B. insisted on wearing sunglasses in the dark so he could "see," wee man.

He did not run into any damaging objects or flora, no man.

[Caryh 5,206]

Why are you buying one? Go out and chop one down. You're in northern Minnesota for krickey's sake.

Went on epic Christmas tree hunt today. Store that had some on Saturday did not have some today.

Came back and store that was closed 2 blocks from house actually had a few small ones, so it is that or nothing.

It is a little early to be sold out of Christmas trees, no?

My wife has that tradition also. Although we keep it clean enough all the time, that its not really a big thing to do. Also need to throw away any chipped dishes or glasses.

Busy busy. Interior decorating, sorting out presents etc etc. Here one has to clean the house from top to bottom before the New Year starts ...

Mrs. T-B. has been cleaning like a fiend, she man. She says it's because she's mad at me, she man. Should probably keep her mad until the casa is spotless, hmmm man...

[Caryh 5,206]

awake at 2.30am coughing...chest hurts when i cough, can't be a good thing, right? also, my nose is all stuffed up so i can either enjoy the luxury of laying down or breathing through my nose, not both at the same time...

There's only one solution. Hope you get some rest soon.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Why are you buying one? Go out and chop one down. You're in northern Minnesota for krickey's sake.

Nearest tree farm is like an hour and a half way or thereabouts and they are only open dawn to dusk.

It looks like North Dakota around here - flat farms as far as the eye can see. You must be thinking of Northeastern Minnesota.

[kitthekat 1,317]

There's only one solution. Hope you get some rest soon.

thank you. i haven't tried vicks nyquil, just plain old nyquil...is it more effective? actually at this point, i might just call in sick and go to the doctor, and see what meds he can give me. :\

lol...wait a sec...

nyquil is produced by vicks? i never knew!

Edited December 16, 2014 by kitthekat

[NikLR 13,227]

Doctor can't give you much or help unless it turns into pneumonia or is bacterial in nature.

[kitthekat 1,317]

Doctor can't give you much or help unless it turns into pneumonia or is bacterial in nature.

maybe that's how it is here...

back home, doctors' meds work well for me. i get better in a day or two. this is my 4th day and counting...

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

maybe that's how it is here...

back home, doctors' meds work well for me. i get better in a day or two. this is my 4th day and counting...

Might just be a placebo thing? It is a bad idea for the whole of society to overprescribe medications.

And this year's cough took weeks for me to get rid of.