Good morning All. Coffees on.

[April Marie]

Good morning, everyone!! Into my second cup of coffee - went to be early last night and woke up at 1:30, 3, and then again at 4 so I gave up and got out of bed. Dogs have been walked and fed so I'm ready to catch up on the forum and then read the local paper.

 

My wife and I had a date day yesterday - we've been so busy that we got out of the habit and decided it was time to re-start that time for just us. We took a road trip to some gardens we've wanted to visit, did some shopping in the morning, had a wonderful lunch and then headed home in time to go to church. Then we enjoyed a light dinner and a few drinks....and both ended up falling asleep on the couch watching a program we'd recorded. A fun day with just the two of us.

 

Today I think I'll vacuum he pool and spend some time outside getting some sun to warm up these old bones.

 

Be safe and find the goodness in this beautiful day!!!

[Ivy]

Kinda slept in.  Then got up and made some coffee and baked the bread that had been working off overnight.  Fed the ground birds and filled feeder.  Pretty quiet morning here so far.

[awkward-yet-sweet]

Having a quiet morning.  Normally I go to Sunday service with my family, but GF isn't feeling well.  I stayed home so I could be next to her. I'm a firm believer that physical affection helps with illness.  

[Ashley0616]

My pumpkin spice came in today so of course had to open it up and had a cup of it. It's simply my favorite. I'm so glad that Keurig has companies that make it year-round so I don't have to wait on fall all the time. It was a lazy weekend. I put on a black and pink dress and watched Charmed. I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched it but still good. Today I decided not going to church today because there wasn't enough time to get ready. I'm looking forward to getting my amazon package in the mail today. The last touch I need to give off the feminime look.   

[miz miranda]

It's a beautiful morning, not just because of the coffee. Planning on taking it is easy. Power-washed the patio yesterday and the back is sore as heck. I had to hunch over to get the spray where I needed it. I need to shrink 3 inches or finding a longer spray wand.

[Ashley0616]

Had my pumpkin spice and today is my son's last day of first grade. I'm so glad I won't have to wake up as early. 

[Mmindy]

On 5/18/2023 at 6:19 PM, ShawnaB said:

Went with my wife for support to her doctor's appointment

Hugs for you and your wife as the two of you navigate this difficult decision. Facing it as a family will ease her mind and show her that you're there for her.

 

Best wishes, stay positive, and motivated.

 

Mindy🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

[Mmindy]

2 minutes ago, Ashley0616 said:

I'm so glad I won't have to wake up as early. 

 

Good morning everyone,

 

Ashley, congratulations to you and your son for reaching Summer break. I hope you're able to sleep in. Here in my house, I'm a morning person, and my wife is a night owl. I wake up sometime between 06:30 and 07:00 take care of the morning routine, then open the doors and windows or the cats and I to listen to the morning songbirds. I'm not able to start work in the garage, because it shares a common wall with my wife's bedroom. I don't have a particular start time since I'm self employed and the commute is real short. This gives me time to do a small amount of clerical work for the business that I'm responsible for. Once we (the cats & I) hear her up and about, or I see her icon pop up on Facebook. I know I can go out and start the air compressor.

 

Hugs,

 

Mindy🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

[Willow]

Good morning 

 

Well, I am behind a couple of days.  Rough day at work yesterday.  While I wasn’t exactly alone, I might as well have been.  I handled all but a handful of transactions and in between put up stock.

 

today won’t be quite as bad.  The stock is all but completely put out.  Just a few things not done.  The district manager did stop in yesterday.  After she left, the new store manager asked me about being interested in being promoted.   Said I had some questions about it but generally yes.  So we are supposed to have further conversations about that.

 

On Sunday we officially changed churches.  Being readily welcomed into our new church after the previous minister suggested we (I) might be better off in a different church.  Very annoying considering we’ve been members of the denomination since we were each old enough to become members.  The new church is the same denomination just a different location.

 

Then I had my monthly church meeting on line.  This is a church specifically for transgender people and their allies.  If you might be interested in joining us, PM me for details.  The meetings are via Google Meet.

@awkward-yet-sweet I also agree that it is very important and comforting to have affection when you aren’t feeling well.  
 

I suppose it’s time I start getting ready for work.  
 

Willow

 

[GlitchedSalvation]

Hiya, sorry I haven't been on, I got back from my trip saturday and was distracted... I have photos and stories, if anyone wants them!

[Mirrabooka]

12 minutes ago, ShawnaB said:

Oldest daughter is graduating from high school today.She has asked me to go as Shawna to her high school graduation and did tell her yes.Going to and her good friends know about Shawna.Daughter and her friends love being around me as Shawna

❤️

[Mmindy]

Good morning everyone,

 

I'm almost done browsing the social media platforms, and get to work on my next project. Last night our tomcat Sheldon seen another cat out on our back deck, and with little effort pulled the entire screen panel out of the back door. So my wife and I are surely on several ring door bell cameras herding a cat back into the house. Our cats are not outside cats, and usually respond to their names if called. We finally had to shake a treat box for him to settle down and let us near him. The screen panel was easily put back in the door, however today I will work on a decorative way to insure that doesn't happen again.

 

Hugs,

 

Mindy🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋

[KymmieL]

1 hour ago, ShawnaB said:

Oldest daughter is graduating from high school today.She has asked me to go as Shawna to her high school graduation and did tell her yes.Going to and her good friends know about Shawna.Daughter and her friends love being around me as Shawna

That is fantastic that your daughter wants Shawna in her life, as well.

 

 

[Ivy]

A poem from some years ago…

 

Cats are evil

Cats are mean

Cats tear up

Your backdoor screen.

[Ashley0616]

Well good news! I started HRT this morning. They have me taking the patches Climara and taking Sipronolactone. I'm so happy! Now if time would fly and it starts kicking in lol. I was shocked on how small the patches are.

[MirandaB]

9 hours ago, Ashley0616 said:

Well good news! I started HRT this morning.

I like to quote what the endocrinologist said to me on this occasion, "Let's get this party started!"

[MaybeRob]

@ashley0616

 

That is great news, indeed. 

 

I've still got a few more moves on the gameboard to get there. 

 

MaybeRob

[awkward-yet-sweet]

14 hours ago, Ivy said:

A poem from some years ago…

 

Cats are evil

Cats are mean

Cats tear up

Your backdoor screen.

Hehe... sometimes I think cats are more mischievous than raccoons.  Fun to open the door and see a cat climbing up the screen starting at me 😆

[miz miranda]

Another beautiful morning here in the mid south, finished my coffee and starting my day.

 

@Ashley0616Congratulations! It is so nice to hear happy news.

@ShawnaBHappy that it all went so well

[Ashley0616]

@RhondaS Thank you!

 

@MaybeRob Oh I'm looking forward to hearing when you start!

 

@miz miranda Thank you!

[GlitchedSalvation]

Feeling excited, I've got Robotics at the high school today

 

@ShawnaB Awesome! I'm glad your family and these people are so supportive!

[April Marie]

Lots of great and exciting news for me to catch up on here. Congratulations to @Ashley0616 - I am so jealous!!! I can't wait to hear about your experiences over time.

 

And, once again, I am so happy for you @ShawnaB !! It is so awesome to have your family so supportive.

 

I've been pretty busy the past few days but the only real excitement is that I'm finally shedding my earring "training wheels" and got the OK to put in regular earrings. I snipped those trainer posts with a pair of wire cutters and am already wearing hoops. It's not as exciting as starting HRT or getting out in public...but it's a step forward for me so I'm excited.

 

Be safe and look for the goodness in this beautiful day!!!

[April Marie]

Lots of great and exciting news for me to catch up on here. Congratulations to @Ashley0616 - I am so jealous!!! I can't wait to hear about your experiences over time.

 

And, once again, I am so happy for you @ShawnaB !! It is so awesome to have your family so supportive.

 

I've been pretty busy the past few days but the only real excitement is that I'm finally shedding my earring "training wheels" and got the OK to put in regular earrings. I snipped those trainer posts with a pair of wire cutters and am already wearing hoops. It's not as exciting as starting HRT or getting out in public...but it's a step forward for me so I'm excited.

 

Be safe and look for the goodness in this beautiful day!!!

[April Marie]

Ugh. Sorry for the double post. I’ve had problems connecting to the forum the past few days. I assume it’s my ISP, as usual.

[EasyE]

I've had problems connecting as well... it times me out and tells me there is a problem with the server hosting these forums... I, too, always assume it's something on my end...

 

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