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I Just Need To Whine A Little Bit


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We have been waiting for this weekend for ages. Our anniversary was last month and we are finally getting to celebrate with a spa day and a fancy meal out on Monday. I talked to the chef at the spa restaurant who seems to understand the gluten issue and promised to provide me a wonderful and safe meal, we have overnight childcare for the kids and I can't wait.

Except my hubby was hurt at work today and now we can't go. We also can't build our chicken coop this weekend or the kids' tree fort and I'm feeling pouty about the whole thing. He's going to be fine thankfully, he had some stitches in his leg and he's on antibiotics because there was exposed bone (ick!) so the massages and mineral soaks we had booked are out.

Plus I got glutened yesterday from some unknown source. Could have been the Butterfinger (supposed to be gluten-free), the Kosy Shack chocolate pudding (supposed to be gluten-free), the Kirkland bacon (looked fine on the ingredients) or the McCain hashbrowns (supposed to be gluten-free)... or some other mysterious source like a kitchen pot or chicken feed.

Blah. I'm feeling cranky and sad.


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cahill Collaborator

Wishing your hubby a speedy recovery and ((HUGS)) too you.

Can you reschedule your spa day for after your hubby recovers??

kareng Grand Master

Bit extreme just to get out of a spa weekend and chores! :)

I would send J & M to build the fort but they still have to finish school before they move in with you.

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Wishing your hubby a speedy recovery and ((HUGS)) too you.

Can you reschedule your spa day for after your hubby recovers??

Yes, we can reschedule but I don't want to. I want to go on Monday. :angry: I'll get over it though, I'm just disappointed because it's been almost a year since we got away from the kids for a night. Something bad always happens. We went away for 2 nights last August for my birthday and I came down with Meningitis and spent 2 weeks in the hospital and another month at home learning to walk again and wwaiting for my hearing to return.

Bit extreme just to get out of a spa weekend and chores! :)

I would send J & M to build the fort but they still have to finish school before they move in with you.

Well our two oldest girls are going home to Vietnam for July and August so we'll have room for two more then. Send them up!

Jestgar Rising Star

Yes, we can reschedule but I don't want to. I want to go on Monday. :angry:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Funny how that conveys exactly how you feel. I can see the grouchy pout on your face and you stamping your feet as you say it.

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