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Post by Taitai on May 4, 2019 17:48:49 GMT -6
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Post by Taitai on May 4, 2019 19:13:04 GMT -6
doodlemommy Congrats on your new nephew!! Also - how exciting that you are already 16 weeks! Squeee!!!!
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Post by cythe on May 4, 2019 19:40:40 GMT -6
Posting without tagging just to test. I have excellent news, both work as intended. Thanks!
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Post by Taitai on May 4, 2019 23:36:54 GMT -6
Posting without tagging just to test. I have excellent news, both work as intended. Thanks! Wohoo!
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Post by August Blooms on May 5, 2019 6:23:10 GMT -6
👋 Haven’t been around in a while. Work and life has been busy. The baby moved up to the toddler room at daycare this week and is saying a ton of words and fully embracing her toddlerness. I weaned last month and my coworker (who also just weaned) and I were having a conversation about the demise of our amazing boobs. I wish I had taken pictures 😂 Taitai You are a saint. I have just caught up on your guest saga. cythe Sorry for the loss of your puppy. doodlemommy How are you in second tri already!?!?
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Post by danvers on May 5, 2019 18:50:20 GMT -6
Avengers Endgame was amazing. 3 hours long though is no joke and I rationed my drinking to making it through with a bathroom break! It was so good I am thinking about taking a full personal day on Friday (I’m already taking a 1/2 personal day for DD1) and going to see it by myself again. I need a day to myself and a movie, pedicure, and lunch out sounds about perfect.... So does a long uninterrupted nap though so we’ll see what wins out. 😂
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Post by codex320 on May 5, 2019 19:08:10 GMT -6
Avengers Endgame was amazing. 3 hours long though is no joke and I rationed my drinking to making it through with a bathroom break! It was so good I am thinking about taking a full personal day on Friday (I’m already taking a 1/2 personal day for DD1) and going to see it by myself again. I need a day to myself and a movie, pedicure, and lunch out sounds about perfect.... So does a long uninterrupted nap though so we’ll see what wins out. 😂 I vote nap. Haven't seen the movie yet but what could be better than a good nap. Well maybe a few things.
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Post by Taitai on May 5, 2019 23:23:22 GMT -6
danvers So glad you liked the movie!! I am going to see it with DH this week once our house guests leave. Just 2 more days after today.....🤣😂
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Post by cythe on May 7, 2019 7:41:31 GMT -6
So i have a random today.
I got a mothers day card in the mail yesterday. Thats not terribly random.
Except that it was from someone i didnt know, and dont know anyone from the great state of Kentucky. Turns out, it was from my husbands grandmother who is currently serving time in state prison for stealing all of H's moms inheritance. Shes literally hated by everyone in the family, and suddenly I - Cythe Lastname - get a mothers day card with my current address on it.
Who gave her my name and address?
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Post by Taitai on May 7, 2019 7:43:54 GMT -6
cythe Well that’s strange. Do you think she could have looked up your address on the internet - via home sale records or something? I guess it’s nice that she sent you a card?
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Post by cythe on May 7, 2019 7:49:10 GMT -6
cythe Well that’s strange. Do you think she could have looked up your address on the internet - via home sale records or something? I guess it’s nice that she sent you a card? I have no idea. There are a few things that arent adding up, like the envelope has a a return address sticker on it (to a home address). If she actually was in prison she wouldn't have access to that. But the handwriting also appears to be an older females handwriting. Unless she had a friend send me the card? But like, why. I didnt even know her name, and i highly doubt she ever knew mine. Seems like a lot of work just to send a stranger a mothers day card. On the plus side, it was a lovely card with nothing but love and mothers day well wishes in it.
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Post by Taitai on May 7, 2019 7:50:25 GMT -6
It’s the final count down. In about 24 hours, we will have the house to ourselves again!!! We’ve actually all gotten used to each other by now, and their kid is not destroying the house anymore (maybe our toys are no longer so exciting to him), he’s not sick, he is eating all his meals at the table, and they have been making sure to clean up after themselves. While it’s definitely been a long 3.5 weeks (with them gone to that beach town for 4 days somewhere in the middle), I’ll definitely miss spending so much time with my friend. I’m also excited that she is having a little girl. But - I am giddy thinking about getting everything back to normal. Yippeee!
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Post by Taitai on May 7, 2019 7:51:50 GMT -6
cythe Well that’s strange. Do you think she could have looked up your address on the internet - via home sale records or something? I guess it’s nice that she sent you a card? I have no idea. There are a few things that arent adding up, like the envelope has a a return address sticker on it (to a home address). If she actually was in prison she wouldn't have access to that. But the handwriting also appears to be an older females handwriting. Unless she had a friend send me the card? But like, why. I didnt even know her name, and i highly doubt she ever knew mine. Seems like a lot of work just to send a stranger a mothers day card. On the plus side, it was a lovely card with nothing but love and mothers day well wishes in it. Huh - that just gets stranger and stranger! Maybe she took some home address labels along when she went to jail? Why she would do that, I don’t know. What does your H have to say about it?
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Post by CoachTsWife on May 7, 2019 8:30:16 GMT -6
cythe that is so strange. How long has she been in prison? Taitai I'm glad everything has calmed down with your guests, just sorry it took this long! I can imagine how nice it will be to have things back to normal again.
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Post by cythe on May 7, 2019 8:34:05 GMT -6
cythe that is so strange. How long has she been in prison? Im not exactly sure. The case itself was settled maybe 2 years ago? But ive known since H and I were dating that there was a case against this woman. Im not sure if she was in jail during all that time or if she was out on bail. Taitai H doesnt have much to say about it, and i dont really ask him since he doesnt like to talk about his family a lot. I should ask, he probably has a logical explanation.
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Post by danvers on May 7, 2019 16:37:35 GMT -6
I took the girls after school to the park yesterday as it was b.e.a.utiful! But then that throws the whole nighttime routine for dinner/baths/bed off because we are out so much later. I need it to be summer vacation ASAP so we can be slightly less structured. 16 more school days!
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Post by thatgirlrachel on May 8, 2019 6:32:12 GMT -6
Hi all. I'm here, hanging on by a thread. Work has been insane lately and I don't have a spare minute to breathe. I've been assigned a sexual misconduct case, I'm currently on a search committee, and today is our commencement ceremony. Add that to my every day work life, and it's been nonstop. I hope everyone is doing well! Going back to catch up now.
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Post by doodlemommy on May 8, 2019 21:09:43 GMT -6
My mom just got the call today about her hernia surgery, she goes in on Tuesday! It’s an incisional hernia at the meeting point of the three branches of her liver transplant scar, common but large and needs to be repaired. She is my childcare 1-2 days a week so I have some major adjusting to do! Luckily my ILs are childcare the other days (I work 3 days/week) and know my mom and the situation and are willing to step up a bit extra for the next 6 weeks before I’m off for the summer. My mom can still babysit after a couple weeks of initial rest but it has to be on days my dad is home so he can lift DS since my mom can’t. So basically we have to rearrange our schedule for the next 6 weeks and probably will have to switch days around for the fall too (although that is also only 6-7 weeks before I’ll be out on Mat leave). Phew, so much to figure out for my tired pregnant brain 😬
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Post by Taitai on May 9, 2019 8:14:23 GMT -6
doodlemommy I hope the surgery goes well for your mom, and good luck with all the scheduling. That is so nice your parents and ILs help with childcare so much! thatgirlrachel Heyyyyy!! Hope things settle down for you - being involved in a sexual harassment investigation sounds like no fun . Hope you can come hang more once things settle down! danvers Is the testing done yet? Just another month or so until it’s summer break for you and your H, right? H and I are going to see Avengers Endgame tomorrow - very excited!
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Post by cythe on May 9, 2019 8:14:36 GMT -6
My BFF just moved to my state and we finally got to see each other for the first time in 7 years yesterday. We had a great time and decided that next year we will dress up, drink wine and watch the Met Gala live.
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Post by Taitai on May 9, 2019 8:16:15 GMT -6
NO MORE HOUSEGUESTS!
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Post by CoachTsWife on May 9, 2019 8:46:14 GMT -6
cythe yay for close BFFs! So great! OMGoodness Taitai -- FINALLY! So we are in week 2 of swim lessons and DS2 didn't cry the whole time last night and we actually got some smiles and laughs from him. WHO IS THIS KID??!? Yayyyyyyy, it was so much more fun seeing him having a little fun and not freaking out.
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Post by duskymonkey on May 9, 2019 14:26:38 GMT -6
I’ll catch up later tonight but had to log in to let y’all know that my brain and I are so excited that I’ll be startign work next week! Woot! My folks are also back and my mom successfully put lil fella down today for his nap without too much fuss. So far almost 1 hour of sleep. Hoping for another half hour at least! Now I have to go bucketize my poppies cos it started snowing today and there’s a freeze warning which was how my poppy buds all died last yr. I’m so on it this yr! Suck it spring freeze!
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Post by duskymonkey on May 9, 2019 23:56:02 GMT -6
Taitai Yay!! I didn't realize your house guests stayed close to a month! Yikes! Hoping they've acquired some good habits for their son's sake. Also LOVE WHAM! Best band ever! or is it a duo? huh?? cythe What a bizarre correspondence and you just moved too so she would've needed to get obtain your address recently. Nonetheless maybe best to put it to rest and think it as a thoughtful gesture. BTW how are you doing and how is E? August Blooms I am on the opposite end of wanting my boobs to go back so I can fit into my old bra's, even so I still prefer them to shrink. We're down to 1 session now so I have hope yet to button some of my shirts by summer. thatgirlrachel ...sorry you have to deal with a SH case, those are unpleasant. danvers 3 hours long! I think I'll wait for it to come out on DVD so I can pause and move around...that's a loooonnnngggg movie. I just realized Mother's day is this weekend...Anyone got special plans? I may make crepes for breakfast...and if it's a nice day, hoping to go forage for wild asparagus although with the cold weather I am not sure they have sprouted yet.... Also I am so happy for H&M and their baby boy if anyone of you follow the BRF.
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Post by Taitai on May 10, 2019 0:08:26 GMT -6
duskymonkey I also forgot it is Mother’s Day this weekend! 😬 Gotta make sure to Skype my mom and MIL! DH normally makes breakfast in bed for me and gets me a HELLO! magazine that I can read in peace while he watches the kids. Hoping for that tradition to continue this year 🤞🤞 I am also so happy for Meghan and Harry! Such a cute baby!! I am a huge Meghan fan, so it’s been nice to follow them for happy news 😊
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Post by danvers on May 10, 2019 7:03:57 GMT -6
DD2 and DD1 had a special "Muffins for Mom" type thing at daycare this morning. I haven't gone in past years because it requires using either a full or half personal day for just a 20 minute breakfast but DD1 was so excited and has kept the little projects they were making as a surprise so I'm glad I went. I was going to take a full day off but our principal is out today and I'm just going to show a movie so we can all chill after all the ridiculous standardized testing this week. I doubut H has big plans for Mother's Day and I'm ok with that. A long interrupted nap would be great.
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Post by danvers on May 10, 2019 7:10:19 GMT -6
CoachTsWife, yay for a successful swim lesson - hopefully each lesson gets easier and lots more smiles! Taitai, no more houseguests just in time for Mother's Day! thatgirlrachel, hope life slows down soon. It's crazy busy for us at the end of the year and I feel like I can't keep up elsewhere in life. cythe, super jealous your BFF moved near. I only get to see mine 2-3 times a year and only when I go back home to my parents. I have friends here but I can't say I have BFFs like I did back home. Mom friending is hard. Hope you both get to see a lot more of each other in the near future.
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Post by Taitai on May 10, 2019 8:02:56 GMT -6
danvers I just saw Endgame, and it was great! So happy DH and I got to see it before we saw any spoilers. I really want to see the Captain Marvel movie too, but it’s not in theaters here anymore. I’ll have to wait for DVD I guess.
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Post by thatgirlrachel on May 10, 2019 9:36:31 GMT -6
Thanks everyone! This particular case isn't actually harassment, but something much more serious. I'll leave it at that.
I had Muffins for Mom with DD at preschool this morning. You all will be glad to know that I weigh "2" pounds, my favorite food is "green beans", and my job is to "go to work".
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Post by danvers on May 10, 2019 19:09:47 GMT -6
danvers I just saw Endgame, and it was great! So happy DH and I got to see it before we saw any spoilers. I really want to see the Captain Marvel movie too, but it’s not in theaters here anymore. I’ll have to wait for DVD I guess. It was indeed amazing (and very long) but you will definitely want to see Captain Marvel whenever it comes out on DVD too!
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