Couch 213: The Tulip couch

Thanks for the picture, Kit. She's a pretty girl.

Thanks Lost, she's recently been sitting with me more and not being so skittish. I love that Amelia is getting to be more cuddly.

Response to the question why are you still a therapist?
"just being honest - the pay and flexible hours. It's the only sort of work I've found that is flexible enough for me to do while my kids are little, and pays well enough that I come out ahead after childcare and taxes. Once my kids are on school full time, I don't expect to work as a therapist anymore."
An honest answer mixed in to the "it is my calling" crap

Loan dog looooooves Zoom.

I'm ready for it to be bedtime. My kids have been spawns today. I broke a huge jar of pizza sauce that splattered all over my kitchen, ceiling and walls. I haven't showered since we were replacing our bathroom sink and had the water turned off most of the day. I'm in a horrible mood and wish I could talk to one of my Ts. I've really been missing ex T lately and wish I could reach out to him but that's probably not a good idea.

I found some bottles of kombucha that I made a couple of years ago in my basement refrigerator. It is very very fizzy now but seems still drinkable.

OMG it has finely come to an end .it was not easy and i ended up having to block her calls because my T kept calling even though i said we were done . now she sent me a card instead .i have never dealt with a therapist who just refused to let me quit .it is so strange. i feel bad for her . but i do have a meeting with a new therapist on friday .it is a guy .i dont know how i will do with that but i am willing to give it a try .i ope it isnt too strange . i cant believe i called it quits with my old T .i dont think i had much choice . nervous about this new T.

Hugs, maybe there was something about today...my D has been sobbing much of the day (it was more anger before about not being able to go out). Hope you can get some rest tonight and that tomorrow is more peaceful...

Ugh, yeah, same here. My kid is on a nap strike and is sooo tired and cranky by the end of the day. That's the downside of her developmental leap forward, I guess. Plus my back pain is flaring up due to extra stress and no PT, so chasing her around all day is really taking a lot out of me. I miss having a few days of daycare every week.

Oh, nap strike sucks. Mine grew out of her nap much earlier than most kids do. Hope we all have better days tomorrow!

ATAT's Coronavirus Canteen dinner menu:

Chicken tikka masala, entree

Peppermint chip brownies, dessert

Hostess: New cat

Sommelier: Loan dog

Excellent choice, madame. Cuz cats are notorious for spilling the wine.

I have chicken soup on the menu this week. I think I will make some cheese biscuits to go with. Yum.

Is it kombucha wine now? Or maybe you can sell the yeast.

Did you read about that zoom meeting where one guys dog started barking and then everybodys dog started barking and then everybody started laughing?

Thunderstorm just started here.

He barked after each Greek student finished translating. Like he was saying "Good job!"

Watch out for hail!

I picked up a huge produce order from the local produce supply which has started community dock sales since the restaurants closed. You call in your order, pay over the phone, they put it in the back of your car and you drive away. Voila! Enough fruit and veg for the week for a household with three munching teens AND everyone else we know. FYI, three pounds of salad mix is a LOT of salad.


I divvied stuff up into bags and spent the afternoon delivering fresh stuff to friends' porches.

Twitter game on choosing yoir ideal quarantine house.

I like 5, but just cause it’s in Greece.

3 looks like a house from The Eye of the Needle. So if it comes with Donald Sutherland, im in!

You are turning into a dog person.

It is a tad more vinegary but it isn't bad. It is like drinking a shrub

Hugs, granite. I hope the new t works out!

3 - all the others look like my dogs would not make it. A couple looked scary even for my cats. I am not keen on perching on the sides or tops of mountains.
Unless I have a squirrel suit.

Speaking of squirrels... for the first time in the what, 4 + years I've lived in this house we had a squirrel visit our backyard today! Have never seen one in my yard before. S/he was a cutie!

Of course you have a squirrel suit. And ex-hankster has a moose suit.

ETA: and you and ex-hankster just chose the same house...it’s a pandemic miracle!