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E. • 36/F • exceedingly introverted • lifelong math/science/tech nerd • former pilot and airport ops coordinator • married 13 years • amateur nature photographer • neurodivergent • tea enthusiast • occasional hiker/snowshoer

Welcome to this little glimpse into my mind. It's a little bit wonky in here sometimes, but I quite like it.

My Lunabug is gone and my heart is completely broken. She died right in front of me. We were alone in an exam room and I was telling her goodbye before leaving her there for treatment overnight. B and I wanted to at least give her a chance to fight it. I was talking to her and sobbing and telling her I'm so so sorry, when she let out a few squeaks, turned around in her carrier, opened her wings a little bit, and took her last breaths. A vet tech came into the room only 10 seconds later. I told her I think she just died, and the tech whisked her away to check. I was telling her what I thought would be goodbye for just the night, I didn't get any time to tell her goodbye forever. Even though I knew deep down since our first vet visit the day prior that this was likely the end.
It's been 23 hours and 28 minutes since she passed. I'm going to be devastated for a long, long time. Her and I had a bond that I had never before experienced with an animal. She was my baby, and I was her Kiki.

Current Mood: heartbroken

I have covid. I started feeling a little "off" when we were at Mom and Dad's house on Saturday, and by the time I went to bed on Saturday night (more like 2 or 3 a.m. Sunday morning), I was very clearly sick. Fever, exhaustion, congestion. It's not as bad as when I had covid last year, though. Thank goodness. I haven't had any loss of smell or taste, and the sore throat I had at the start of it is way less severe than before. The worst part this time around is the congestion. Oh my god, it's horrendous. Sometimes I get so congested, it feels like I don't have any nasal passage or sinus cavities at all. Like my entire head is solid and unbreathing. It makes it difficult to eat and drink.

Christmas was pretty good this year. B and I spent all day relaxing at home instead of going to the party at his parent's house with the two-dozen-strong horde of relatives. (I think I'm going to start calling that gathering the "Midwestern Dimwit Thunderdome.") He told his parents a few weeks ago that we weren't going to be there this year because of their refusal to hold it on a day other than the 25th (despite most other relatives wanting it to be on a different day as well), and his mom pulled the world's most pathetic guilt trip, telling him that she's old and she might die soon. She's not old, she's in her fuckin 60s. I told him later on how emotionally manipulative that was, but he seems to think that her being manipulative isn't a problem, as long as it doesn't work on him. I don't see it that way at all, and I think the fact that he sees it that way is a sad testament to how he was treated as a kid.

Friday/Saturday at Mom and Dad's house was a lot of fun. I feel like I really hit it out of the park with Dad's gifts this year, which makes me so happy because sometimes I feel like we haven't had the closest relationship despite us both caring deeply for each other. We're both very, very similar (to the point of me sometimes joking that I'm his clone) and part of that similarity is having a difficult time expressing to others how much they mean to us. But he loved his gifts, and I think that was one of the best parts of Christmas this year.

Current Mood: sick

I'm glad I accidentally bought the wrong Kobo e-reader model for B for Christmas (before also buying the correct one, that is), because I decided to keep the first one for myself and I'm really enjoying it. My previous e-reader is a Kindle from circa 2010 and I hadn't used it in quite a few years, and I'm not sure I would have bought a new e-reader for myself if I hadn't accidentally ended up with this new one. And now I'm in the midst of two books! I feel like I've gone through such a long dry spell when it comes to reading, despite being such an avid reader when I was growing up, and it feels great to bury myself in a book again. The first book is one I've had on my to-read list for about a year - Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net. It wasn't available through our local library's online system so I just bought it. I'm not that far into it, just the first chapter I think, but it's very interesting so far. The second one is Educated: A Memoir, and I'm about four or five chapters in. This one, I was able to check out through the Libby app. Next, I think I want to re-read Sphere. I might still have my old physical copy somewhere.

In other news... I already know that tomorrow is going to be a fucking pain in the ass. We're doing our obligatory visit with B's parents to exchange Christmas gifts. I think I'd rather get a fucking tooth pulled than go to their dirty house and sit on their nasty grime-covered furniture and get jumped on by their poorly-behaved dogs and listen to them have the same inane conversations that they always have. How much do I want to bet that MIL will talk about that one time she saw a heron eating a chipmunk in their yard?? It'll only be the 8th time I've heard that oh-so riveting story!!!! And I can't wait to see what dollar store bargain bin garbage they give B and I this year. Oh, and the candy. The absolutely stupid amounts of candy. I find it baffling that anyone could see this crap and think it's a viable gift option. Man these people are absolute dolts. It would be so nice if we were just no-contact with them and this obligation wasn't looming over us.

Current Mood: annoyed

I got done with my therapy appointment a little bit ago. Pretty productive session. We talked about chronic pain from the accident/injury and its connection to my PTSD, and how to be mindful of the physical pain without letting it rule my emotions. The way she explained it reminded me a lot of meditation; observing the thoughts and then letting them go. I need to observe the pain, and then let it go. It's going to be a part of my life for a long time (at least, until medical research can come up with a treatment for this very specific and rare type of nerve pain) so I need to figure out a way to accept this reality and manage life alongside it. I can't believe April will be 10 years since it all happened. It has been the most prominent and defining line of demarcation in my life, separating the Before and the After and forever changing who I am.

Current Mood: contemplative

I've been so bad about keeping up with doing regular entries here. It's become another one of those things that pops into the back of my mind every now and then, but then I don't actually get around to doing it.

We had a few weeks of frigid, snowy weather, but now it's starting to melt. It's supposed to snow a little bit again on Friday but not much, then it's going to get a little bit above freezing again, so I don't think we're going to have a white Christmas after all. Which I suppose is better than the Christmas a few years ago where we had a legit blizzard. It took forever to get to Mom and Dad's house in those conditions.

B went back to work today, but only for a little while. His schedule has been quite cushy lately; he only works 7 days this month! He had a 4-day trip at the beginning of the month, then 11 days off, then this 3-day trip ending on the 19th, then he's off again until the beginning of January. We've spent a lot of time relaxing at home, having movie/game nights, going on a few shopping outings, and going out to dinner. We also tried the local prepared meal service earlier this week and ordered pot roast, chicken pot pie, white chicken chili, and rosemary focaccia bread). It was all excellent! Their Christmas menu was posted today and I'll definitely want to place an order since they're making beef wellington with a side of potatoes and green beans. It'll be nice to have a special meal for Christmas dinner without putting much work into it.

Current Mood: relaxed

Wow, so apparently I haven't written on here since Nov 16th??

Re: sleep problems. I've been doing a lot better these past few weeks. The weekend before Thanksgiving, I forced a major circadian rhythm shift so that I can go to bed at night and wake up in the morning like a "normal person." I've been able to adhere to that pretty well since then, although I can see on my sleep tracking spreadsheet that I'm starting to slip a little bit later.

I had a good Thanksgiving. Well, the later part of the afternoon/evening spent at my parent's house was good, at least. B and I stopped by his parent's house for about 2 hours in the early afternoon. They had dinner for everyone there instead of his aunt and uncle's house "because it's more spacious," which is technically true, but that doesn't matter one bit when they inexplicably insist on cramming everyone around the table in their tiny kitchen nook, rather than utilizing the very large and open living room. They're just dim-witted people, what can I say. Oh and I'm pretty sure my MIL fed about 75% of her dinner to the aggressively-begging dogs. Three bites of food for them, one bite for herself. I can see giving occasional table scraps to your dog, but feeding them the majority of your Thanksgiving dinner??? These people are fuckin nuts, man. Then as we were leaving, one of the dogs was trying to push its way out the door (because it's untrained, because it has lazy, negligent owners), and FIL was fussing over the dog, half-assedly telling it "come inside" over and over again, as if he thought it would magically understand him and move out of the doorway the 10th time he said it. Eventually I was just like "whatever" and walked out the door as if the dog wasn't even there. I am done giving a fuck.

The rest of the day was very pleasant and fun! We got to my parent's house and I played Hungry Hungry Hippos with the boys. It was fun to just hang out and talk with everyone. Dinner was delicious as usual. After dinner, we had pie and ice cream, and played a goofy game somewhat similar to Apples To Apples. I sort of wish that B and I had spent the night there with everyone but we hadn't packed anything and we had to get home to Luna.

Not much else to write about since then. We got a bit of snow a few days ago, and our landscaper guys took care of the shoveling in a matter of minutes - I'm very glad we signed up for their snow removal service, that is money well spent. I had my annual "mole patrol" checkup with my dermatologist yesterday and everything looks fine. I'm making headway on shopping for Christmas gifts. B and I are trying to find a time to go to dinner at that new gastropub/cocktail bar, but it's small and reservations get booked weeks in advance. The forums and survey blog community have both been absolute ghost towns lately. Not much else to talk about.

Current Mood: peaceful

Just doing a quick entry while B is picking up our dinner order.

So, my sleep schedule is completely discombobulated again. I tried really hard last week to correct it but it's only gotten worse. I called to schedule an appointment with the sleep specialist that my doctor referred me to, and their soonest appointment is over 3 months away. I find this very surprising, I've never had to wait this long for an appointment before (with the exception of the appointment with the head honcho neuro-otologist at Johns Hopkins, but a long wait is to be expected in that case).

I've been playing a lot of No Man's Sky lately. How did I not get into this game sooner?? It's open-world space exploration, that is totally my cup of tea.

B is going to be home soon and we're going to watch the new Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.

Current Mood: relaxed

I'm back. Haven't written here in over a week. I should try to make this a more regular habit.
I seem to be completely better (and have been since this past weekend) so it seems that this flare-up with my heart was probably just caused by an asymptomatic virus and not an actual long-term worsening of my dysautonomia issues. I can't put into words how relieved I am. However, this is confirmation that I cannot handle even minor illnesses and they absolutely incapacitate me. I just wish I could convey the severity of this situation to my family. Brother and SIL massively downplay their kids' illnesses and act like whatever virus-of-the-week they currently have is "something that only little kids get" and that I'm being overly-cautious when I avoid them when they're sick. Well guess what, A) that's a crazy thing for a former nurse to proclaim, and B) I legitimately can't be around your sick kids even when they have "just a minor cough" because even mild, asymptomatic illnesses render me mostly bed-bound... and being bed-bound is NOT a good thing to have happen to you when your spouse travels for work and you're home alone 2-4 days a week. I just hope that they're not sick at Thanksgiving or Christmas this year (like they were last year, for both holidays) because then B and I won't be able to attend. Yep that's right... even if the kids are sick, they're still brought to family holiday gatherings, because heaven forbid they miss out on "forming core childhood memories" (or however my brother words it), even if it means that I can't attend. One of the many times over the past 7 years where I've felt like I'm pushed to the periphery of the family - not purposefully or maliciously, but just as a natural consequence of everyone else insisting on having everything revolve around the kids. But that's enough of that for now.

On to my next rant. Still having to do with Thanksgiving. I don't know how to approach going over to B's aunt's house for their Thanksgiving dinner this year. Their crazyass dog that attacked me at the July 4th cookout is still alive and kicking (and maybe still biting people, too), and I don't want to be in the same house as that thing. B's relatives are morons (I mean hello, they have an aggressive/untrained/poorly-socialized dog, that is peak moron behavior) and I can't trust them to keep it in the basement, no matter how much they say they will. Should I fake a migraine? Fake a cold? Tell them that I don't want to be around their aggressive dog that has a bite history, and then watch them freak out and get all offended over someone actually being straightforward with them for once in their lives? I'll have to converse with B about this.

Current Mood: irritated

I managed a shower without my heart exploding, yay me. As the day goes on, I'm feeling better and better. Hopefully that trend continues.

I forgot to mention in my last entry that my acquaintance is doing that weird thing again where whenever I mention something interesting about my life, and they disappear for a few days. I suspect it's insecurity, but I don't know why - they don't have any reason to be insecure, from my point of view.

In other news: B's uncles are pulling their typical bullshit again, announcing with a few days' notice that they're going to be in town this weekend and expecting everyone to drop their plans to accommodate them. B's parents both go into full doormat mode whenever this happens (and complaining while not doing anything to stand up for themselves) and I can tell B feels the pressure to do the same. I told him that he doesn't need to continue his family-of-origin's cycle of being pushovers and surrendering to anyone who demands things of them. In almost 16 years of knowing my in-laws, I've spotted so many dysfunctional family dynamics that they all seem mostly oblivious to. My stance has always been to never get involved, to never get sucked into their unhealthy vortex of codependency, victim complexes, expecting others to feel responsible for your feelings, and jealousy (which, in my opinion, is the most ugly emotion). I keep them at arm's length. Protecting my peace and all that.

Current Mood: hungry

Well... I'm still unwell, or in a flare-up... I don't even know what this is or why it's happening. My best guess is that I'm fighting off some sort of illness that I'm asymptomatic for, but it's still putting me into a POTS flare-up. My heart rate has been all over the place. Last night, I was feeling okay enough to prepare dinner. I put some garlic bread in the toaster oven and I was about to reheat the leftover soup, when my heart rate started to get really elevated again. I quickly turned off the toaster oven and tossed the soup back in the freezer and went upstairs to lay down ASAP before my bpm got too high, and I wasn't able to get back up again for several hours. I finally did get better enough to finish making my dinner. A bowl of from-scratch white bean and vegetable soup has never felt so comforting as it did last night.

Today: My heart rate is still 10-20 bpm higher than usual, but *knock on wood* I haven't had any uncontrolled tachycardia episodes so far. I got a solid 7 hours of sleep last night so that should (in theory) mitigate some of the issues. My main goal today is to somehow manage washing my hair. And speaking of hair, I found my first gray hair as I was looking in the mirror and doing my skincare this morning. It was one of those little hairs on my forehead hairline and I could see that the older growth was my usual light brown color, and then the newer growth in the past month or so started coming out gray. I'm a little bit surprised because people in my family tend to not go gray til their 60s. But I don't really care either way. I just find it interesting.

Current Mood: tired

My tachycardia/possible POTS is back in full force and I have no idea why. I sat down to have dinner and watch some YouTube this evening, and out of the blue my heart rate just started getting higher and higher for no reason. I got into bed and being horizontal helped a little bit, and I just finished my dinner while laying on my side. Sucks that this is happening when B is gone for work literally on the other side of the continent. I was starting to contemplate calling 911 but each time I've gone to the ER for this in the past, they said it's not a heart attack, my body just likes to fake having one. What a goddamn curse. Thankfully it got better-ish for a few hours and I managed to get myself downstairs to get some water and take care of Luna, but now it's back. Crept up on me as I was sitting in my armchair basically doing nothing but watching TV. So, I'm stuck in bed again. I was doing so well, for months now. I even had two days last week where I walked about 2.5 miles each day. What on earth is triggering this flare-up? I don't have a fever, I'm not low on sodium, and I've been sleeping okay. It's making me very nervous.

Current Mood: distressed

Dang, I haven't posted on here since Tuesday. The rest of the week was somewhat busy (well, busy by my standards, at least).

Wednesday: I had my dentist appointment in the late morning and everything looks good. Then we spent the afternoon and evening in CF. What a cute little town! I felt like I was teleported straight into a New England hamlet. It sort of reminded me of a smaller version of my hometown, too. We drove past the C's old house and it looks a bit different than I remember it looking back when we went there for Thanksgiving in 1993 - in my little-kid memory, the house and yard were much larger. Then we went to a cafe for lunch. I got a brisket and cheddar sandwich on ciabatta and B got a chicken salad sandwich, and we both got the most amazing butternut squash soup as a side. I also ordered a London Fog latte. I'm always so happy to find places that acknowledge the existence of tea-drinkers. Then on to exploring the shops. We went to an outerwear store that had a bunch of Barbour and L.L. Bean offerings, and B bought a new winter hat. Then on to a very neat 150+ year old hardware store that also had lots of antiques for sale. At the very back, we found a separate room that had been set up as a huge Halloween display with creepy animatronic ghosts/skeletons/witches everywhere. We also browsed the tea store (we somehow spent like $100 there lmao), a bookstore, and some other little boutiques. We were going to have dinner at a wood-fired pizza place but it was tiny and they had very little indoor seating so we went to the gastropub instead.

Final thoughts on the area after having explored it more: I thought I could see us moving there someday, but now I'm not so sure. Yes the town is quaint and cozy, but I think it's just too small. I would miss having more restaurant options. I think that the area just south of there, or maybe even my hometown, would be better suited for us.

Okay, on to Thursday: Not much to write about. It was very windy and rainy the entire day, and I felt weirdly exhausted even though I got nearly 9 hours of sleep.

Friday (yesterday): Unfortunately, our Halloween plans were ruined. My brother texted in the morning to warn us that one of the kids is sick AGAIN (surprise surprise). So B and I mulled it over while we were at brunch, and decided to not join them and my parents for trick-or-treating. It just sucks because I was really looking forward to that, and it was also my brother's birthday party. Those kids get sick literally multiple times per month, and at this point I've lost count of how many times they've gotten sick immediately before a family gathering, leading to B and I either having to miss it, or us getting sick too. They're catching it from school so I blame the idiot parents who are taking their sick kids to school to infect all the other kids, instead of doing the responsible thing and keeping them home. I feel bad for those poor kids whose parents aren't letting them stay home and rest. So anyways, instead of going to my parent's house, we went to Macy's and I bought an unapologetically-preppy Ralph Lauren quarter-zip sweater (it's plaid and everything!), then we went to SW's for a small dinner. I got a grilled cheese sandwich. 😋

Today: Nothing noteworthy. I got into playing Manor Lords, then I went grocery shopping, then I made southwest chicken salads for dinner and we watched the most recent Bake Off episode. Tomorrow will probably be low-key as well.

Current Mood: content

I got over 8 and a half hours of sleep last night so I am feeling much better today. I woke up to a voicemail from my dentist's office asking if I could go in at 8 tomorrow instead of 11, and then they texted me the same thing. It came off as if they had a scheduling mix-up and HAD to move my appointment, so of course I was peeved, but when I called them back she said that it was fine to keep my original appointment time. Not sure why they made it sound like that wasn't the case but whatever.

Not much else going on today. B and I are going to walk to the grocery store soon to get some spinach, chickpeas, and tikka masala simmer sauce. I also need to do a deep clean of Luna's cage.

Current Mood: well-rested

I got 3 hours and 45 minutes of sleep last night. 😵‍💫

I'm not going to write a full entry because my brain is just a blob of mashed potatoes at this point.

B is out picking up dinner, then we're going to watch last Friday's Bake Off episode, and then... bed!

Current Mood: blank

Back from the store. Meijer is the "pig with lipstick" of grocery stores... no matter how clean/new it is, you can't hide the fact that it's somehow still trashier than Walmart. Unfortunately it's one of the few places in the area open after 10 PM. It being open late is one of the very few reasons I ever go there.

B's going to be calling soon on his way home from the airport. I'm not sure what we'll have for dinner. We have a bunch of different options.

One last thought before I go: I was outside earlier in the evening and noticed that the air is starting to get that hint of crisp winter smell. I bet it won't be long before we get our first snow.

Current Mood: okay

I had started writing this entry and was about a paragraph in, talking about some thoughts on skincare and this fancy new retinol cream I just ordered (boring, right?), when I saw out of the corner of my eye, a SPIDER dangling from either the side of my glasses frames, or my big headphones, or maybe it was dangling from the ceiling and it just happened to be like an inch from my face. I don't know exactly how it got there, but holy shit. I freaked the fuck out and ran into the kitchen to look in the mirror and make sure it wasn't on me. I have no idea where it went. And then shortly after that, B texted and said that his flight out of LAX this afternoon was on the Airline Videos livestream that we sometimes like to watch (cue the "Homer Simpson yelling NERRRD" gif). He sent me some screenshots, and I went on to YouTube and went back in the livestream and screen-recorded his departure. I doubt this is the very first time that one of his flights has been captured on their livestream - I mean, he's been flying at this airline and into/out of LAX for almost 9 years now, but this is the first time we've been aware of one of his flights being on there. Pretty cool!

So yeah, with all of that very sudden commotion, my level of focus was disrupted and I'm having a hard time getting back into a "I feel like writing" state of mind. I have to go to the grocery store soon, maybe I'll make another entry when I get back home.

Current Mood: surprised

I figured I'd switch things up and write more freeform rather than in the "three things on my mind" format.

Okay, so, back to normal life today. Competition is over, and B is back to work. I slept in late today and I feel like I needed it, not only because of the past week, but also because I was having weird dreams and fitful sleep. I halfway woke up at one point with an odd sensation deep in my nostril (probably just the dry air - I haven't turned the whole-house humidifier on for the winter yet) and I thought/dreamt that a bug had crawled up my nose, and I was laying there still mostly asleep, snorting and blowing and trying to get the nonexistent bug out. 😂
I haven't done jack shit today. Well, nothing productive at least. I spent the afternoon writing while hanging out with Luna, she's going through a rough molt and she just looks so tired and miserable. I'll have to buy more eggs at the grocery store tomorrow so I can give her boiled egg for some added protein.
I already mentioned this in the forums earlier, but I think something is wrong with the grass seed in the back yard. Seems to not be coming in that well. I don't know if it's the colder temperatures, or maybe the fact that all that wind last week blew the straw off of the seed and it was exposed for a few days before our landscaping crew put it back in place. Hopefully it's not ruined. Oh and there are other outdoor projects looming over us, such as the deck, front porch, AND the shed all needing to be power-washed. Also, the trim over the front windows and garage needs to be painted. I think we'll save all of that for spring, though.
Something else that's been on my mind lately is how the online spaces I frequent the most tend to be feeling more and more deserted. The forums that I made on ProBoards last year, after the community's original site shut down... we're down to just a handful of regular users. And the survey-taking community on the other blogging platform is very inactive nowadays, as well. I don't know if this is more a case of people being drawn to the Shiny New Apps that shove algorithm-selected posts in your face, or if people are spending less time on the internet in general. Either way, my old hangouts are starting to feel like digital ghost towns.

Current Mood: restless

- It's a good thing I didn't schedule my therapy appointment for this week because everything turned out to be just as busy as I had expected. Back to normal life next week, though. B has a short trip, a 2-day that's just out to the west coast and back. Therapy is on Monday, and then on Tuesday I'm hoping we can go up to CF to hang out at a cafe, poke around the little shops, and then go out for a nice dinner. We both want to get a better feel for that area in case we want to move there someday. It's more "New England-y" than our current town and we both love that vibe.

- So, the city did come back today to cut down that other tree with the root issues. Currently there are two stumps down by the street in the neighbor's yard and it's very unsightly so I hope they bring in a stump grinder (or whatever it is they use to get rid of tree stumps). It looks a little weird because the rest of the street is tree-lined.

- Every October, I talk about wanting to put up some Halloween decorations, like cute little fabric ghosts in the tree out front or some orange string lights, but I never actually get around to doing it. Hell, this year I didn't even buy any pumpkins or potted mums for the front porch. I've always bought pumpkins and mums, up til this year. I think part of it is just being not too pleased with the front landscaping and those enormous bushes by the porch that can't be trimmed back any further than they already are. Like, why bother putting out autumn decorations if they're just going to be drowned out by gigantic shrubbery that should have been ripped out and replaced 10 years ago? I cannot wait to get it all redone next spring.

Current Mood: calm

From

thefridayfive:

1. What do you see when you are looking out of the window closest to you?
It's dark out right now, but if it were daytime, I'd be able to see the back deck and back yard, the shed, the bird feeders, the fence, and a bunch of trees.

2. Who was the last person coming into your room?
My husband.

3. What is the most predominant colour around you?
Beige. The walls are light beige, and the floor tile is sort of a medium beige. I've never liked this flooring and I'd love to replace it with hardwood someday. There's also a lot of white in here (the cabinets and pantry door).

4. What is right behind you?
The kitchen island.

5. What is on today's calendar sheet?

It's late and the day is pretty much over, but today was the last day of the bi-annual flying competitions. The students only did one event, though, so it wasn't a busy day by any means. My husband and I talked to our former professor/chief pilot for a while, then we left and picked up some dinner on the way home.

Current Mood: nostalgic

- I don't think this is a jealous reaction, actually. I think they may have taken a little bit of offense to me griping about these current-day uni pilots and their lack of initiative, apathy, whatever. I honestly wasn't trying to sound all "kids these days" but these are legitimate observations that I have, and it's been causing real issues with the judges' ability to run this event. Maybe when they get old enough to deal with coworkers who are ~15 years younger than they are, then they'll understand. B and I were talking on the phone yesterday with C and his wife and they've both experienced the same exact thing with young newly-graduated people in their workplace.

- I suppose I'll try out double spacing for these Three Thoughts posts. I did away with the diamond special character, it was just too much of a hassle to look it up and copy it every time I posted.

- The city is cutting down a few of those trees on the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. I remember our neighbor mentioned like a year ago that those trees had some serious root problems (root choke, I think?) and the city told her they'd eventually get around to it, and, well, today was the day. 8 a.m. sharp, they had their chainsaws and woodchipper starting up. They did a few of the trees further up the street, stopped at one of the trees in front of the next door neighbor's house, and then left for the day. I'm not sure if they'll be back tomorrow morning to cut down the tree by our mailbox but on the other side of the property line.

Current Mood: Someday I'll say I told ya so

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