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BoxsterCy said:
I generally avoid saying much because nothing I say is going to help. Plus I am not religious, at all, so don't/can't go there.

Maybe I've been lucky myself that I haven't really been close to anyone who died young. Pretty much everyone I have known who died was elderly. I am a lucky charm. Know me and live into your 80's. Seriously, I should be something actuaries calc in life expectancy. Although I think it's only good as long as I myself is still alive. The charm dies when I do.
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Best thing you can say in most of these situations is just to be present so people know you care. Things like gift cards that meet real needs are good, too. Words are just empty answers that don't really help at that point, religious or not.

On other notes, Valpo begins their official review of applicant stuff tomorrow. I'll be on edge to one degree or another all week.
 
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Ms3r4ISU said:
I would definitely watch you move a tv while standing out of your way.
Been reading some here, but posting none because I’ve been with daughter’s family and 5-6 wk. early granddaughter. Quite a learning experience. The only thing that watching years of medical dramas on tv prepared me for was the hand washing procedure. I can do that pretty well.
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Did that with grandkid #8. She was SOOO tiny. I was taking care of her 'older' sister (all of 13 mos old) so that mom & dad could be with newbie in the NICU. Washing your hands while singing "happy birthday" through twice...got pretty good at it. :D
I hope your new one is thriving.
 
Besides the whole feeling like I'm abandoning my baby thing, I dread daycare starting and little man getting sick all the time :( He's been healthy so far and I don't want him and then DH & I sick all the time :( Poor baby. Maybe it doesn't matter for babies but this seems like a bad time of year to start with cold and flu season starting up. Sigh.

Ms3r4isu - hope the baby is doing well! Former college classmate just had hers at about that point too I believe due to pre-E and little guy seems to be doing well.


Wxman, hope the family gets better fast and good luck to your mom - my former boss had that as well and I guess that's like one of the best kinds to get (if you have to) because it's very treatable. In related news, that boss had left to be a SAHM a few years ago and now she's back and I'll be working with her again.

Planted a bunch of tulip bulbs today but only about half of what I wanted to get done. Little guy wanted to nap on me from about 7am til noon. I started the day thinking cool, I'll get going early and get stuff done. As the hours passed I'm like welp, running out of daylight. But got my workout done, pumpkin cooked and waiting to puree, carnita meat cooked, shredded, ready to broil......150 tulip bulbs in......I think that's it. Oh, ordered the newborn pictures.....finally!
Hoping to finish pumpkin, laundry, dishes, and a bit of tidying. Then try to enjoy the last few days of leave. Which I'm failing at because I'm spending all my time dreading and worrying about next week. DH is right. He doesn't worry about anything and says it's because I worry enough for the both of us.
 
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Erik, good luck on the Valpo application.

Wx, hope the family all gets well soon for you.

Ms3r4ISU, hope your new grand daughter does great.

Man traffic was thick on 35 both ways this afternoon. Has anyone every tried those sticky traps for mice? Bought a couple today to supplement my conventional traps.
 
wxman1 said:
MrsWx finally gave in and went to urgent care. She has laryngitis and step. Then we have in and took our daughter in. Dr thought it was RSV but ended up being strep as well. It’s going to be a fun week...
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Hope you went for the shot in the keester - it works SO much faster than those gigantor pills do...
 
NWICY said:
Erik, good luck on the Valpo application.

Wx, hope the family all gets well soon for you.

Ms3r4ISU, hope your new grand daughter does great.

Man traffic was thick on 35 both ways this afternoon. Has anyone every tried those sticky traps for mice? Bought a couple today to supplement my conventional traps.
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Yeah. Remember to check them...FREQUENTLY! Found one that had slipped behind the washer. Two mice, both half chewed...by each other. Nasty.
 
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ImJustKCClone said:
Yeah. Remember to check them...FREQUENTLY! Found one that had slipped behind the washer. Two mice, both half chewed...by each other. Nasty.
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Have caught a couple, darn things squeal like none other with those. After I caught the first, I was, now what do I do, it’s stuck to this stinking thing.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
Yeah. Remember to check them...FREQUENTLY! Found one that had slipped behind the washer. Two mice, both half chewed...by each other. Nasty.
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Reminds me of Javier Bardem's Skyfall character's story of how to get rid of rats on an island. Lure a bunch into a pit, let them eat each other until there's 2 left, then let them go. Now they only eat rat.
 
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wxman1 said:
Oh yeah. She got the pills I had forgotten how big those suckers are.
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I hate the pills...and I hate taking them for ten days. The last couple of times I've had it, I asked for the shot. Hurts for a couple of seconds, then by the next morning you're feeling about 90% better.
 
NWICY said:
Has anyone every tried those sticky traps for mice? Bought a couple today to supplement my conventional traps.
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The sticky traps work a little but it's annoying because the mouse will flip and crawl around with it and the it's noisy and annoying...speaking from experience. "Oh, what's that noise at 2:30 a.m. Oh, a mouse caught in a sticky trap dragging it and thrashing around." You will also catch a lot of centipedes.

The number #1 trap is the Tomcat Press 'N Set . Boxster tested and certified! I call mine Jaws I and Jaws II. Thinking of painting the jaws like a P-40 cowling. Maybe paint little mouse silhouettes on the side for each kill. It's an ace for sure.

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NWICY said:
Erik, good luck on the Valpo application.

Wx, hope the family all gets well soon for you.

Ms3r4ISU, hope your new grand daughter does great.

Man traffic was thick on 35 both ways this afternoon. Has anyone every tried those sticky traps for mice? Bought a couple today to supplement my conventional traps.
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We used to use them in one of my stores next to a tractor supply. Came in one day and found the stick trap with just two mouse legs stuck to it and a trail of blood the led to a small crack between the wall and the floor.

Stopped using them after that. **** was straight out of a horror movie.
 
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