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Post by flamingo on Jan 20, 2018 8:30:30 GMT -6
How long is your lease flamingo? This house is cursed! Through Feb. 2020. Believe me, we’ve thought about breaking it and moving elsewhere, either on base or out in town. We’d lose our security deposit and be out moving expenses but it wouldn’t be fatal. But this location is terrific and we love our neighbors. And the thought of packing/unpacking again so soon after just having done it, knowing I’ll be doing it again in 2 years, makes me want to jump off a cliff 😂 ETA: They’re lucky I’m a SAHM...if I worked and was constantly having to take time off to meet all these repairmen we’d be having another CTJ.
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Post by mskatiep on Jan 20, 2018 8:39:30 GMT -6
wedding, I remember the last shut down in 2013.... I was 8mo pg w B and suddenly mh was out of work! That was a little crazy but thankfully they paid him back for the time he would’ve been at work. I hope this one is quick and no one is affected negatively. Our DC sent out an email yday saying they would work w any families who are affected and allow reduced tuition payments. That's impressive that your DC is willing to work with families!
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Post by slenle on Jan 20, 2018 8:42:56 GMT -6
Morning! I’m trying to make a grocery list since we have zero food in the house.
Wondering what the government shutdown will mean for my job. I assume they won’t be out buying TVs during a shut down, so I may be out of work too. Womp womp. But I just got my bonus yesterday so it would be fine.
No big plans today other than running errands. We’re having a few people over for the Vikings games tmrw and will make a big pot of chili for that
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Post by tgrimes on Jan 20, 2018 9:02:50 GMT -6
tallb how is your brood doing today? How your Sickies sleep a lot for you and start to get better. cagoldi how are you? I hope you get some rest. lfig how is your nephew? tgrimes how is your nephew? Still the same, unfortunately. He’s getting therapy twice a week.
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Post by klong11 on Jan 20, 2018 9:07:16 GMT -6
No park for us. It's misting rain and not pleasant.
A mom at gymnastics was coughing her head off, not covering it or anything. For some reason she moved and is now sitting right next to me. Wtf?
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Post by lfig on Jan 20, 2018 9:08:37 GMT -6
Morning! Since I’m already on my regularly scheduled furlough the shutdown doesn’t change anything for me. But MH as LE is considered essential personnel. But they will do a reduced staff. So they are doing a rotation. He volunteered for the first week off because he already had leave scheduled.
In 2013 I was 78 months pregnant with S and worrying about the impending hospitalization/surgery bills that we were going to have with S when the govt shutdown. With dual govt careers, it kinda sucks when this happens. Last time we all got backpay...but MH’s and all the guys that still worked during the shutdown didn’t get their pay for almost 2 months because of a mix up. It sucked.
My cousin’s little guy did well for his surgery yesterday. He will be in the hospital for a few days recovering.
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Post by dapostrophe on Jan 20, 2018 9:11:32 GMT -6
Morning! I didn't get much sleep last night after being called in for one bad dream, and another who was throwing up from early this morning. H just went down for the count with the barf, so it's all me holding down the fort. I'm fueling up for a day of sanitizing this house. The glamerous life I lead!
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Post by dapostrophe on Jan 20, 2018 9:19:24 GMT -6
wedding, I remember the last shut down in 2013.... I was 8mo pg w B and suddenly mh was out of work! That was a little crazy but thankfully they paid him back for the time he would’ve been at work. I hope this one is quick and no one is affected negatively. Our DC sent out an email yday saying they would work w any families who are affected and allow reduced tuition payments. That's impressive that your DC is willing to work with families! Agreed! However, it's also frustrating that the responsibility for relief falls on individual businesses in situations like this.
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Post by cagoldi on Jan 20, 2018 9:23:21 GMT -6
wedding thanks for the shutdown check-in. I've been wondering how our fellow federal industrial complex employees are faring as well. Lucky me our guidance was we have to come to work and just not get paid. It'll be retroactive at some point. I'm so sick of this BS and that those assholes in Congress still get paid to not do their job but I don't get paid when I do my job. I forgot about the other government employees but randomly woke up MOTN wondering if you would be impacted.
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Post by cagoldi on Jan 20, 2018 9:34:25 GMT -6
Morning. I had a fever break MOTN so i'm actually feeling reasonably decent this morning. Not sure how Dude is yet since he's still asleep. They opened an ALDI near us and my mom and sisters want me to go with them to check it out. Exciting Saturday! inthekitty Did your Portland friends get into town yet?
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Post by inthekitty on Jan 20, 2018 9:50:02 GMT -6
cagoldi glad you had a break in your fever and hope you continue to feel better! Our friends will arrive in a couple of hours so I have some time to clean and get some last minute groceries while MH cleans. Since both of my jobs are DoD we'll have no income. Fun times. At least we have a savings but it's truly disgusting to me that this is an acceptable way to run the country and Congress has no repercussions.
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Post by tgrimes on Jan 20, 2018 9:58:57 GMT -6
No park for us. It's misting rain and not pleasant. A mom at gymnastics was coughing her head off, not covering it or anything. For some reason she moved and is now sitting right next to me. Wtf? I’d move.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Jan 20, 2018 10:12:42 GMT -6
cagoldi glad you had a break in your fever and hope you continue to feel better! Our friends will arrive in a couple of hours so I have some time to clean and get some last minute groceries while MH cleans. Since both of my jobs are DoD we'll have no income. Fun times. At least we have a savings but it's truly disgusting to me that this is an acceptable way to run the country and Congress has no repercussions. This makes me so angry for you
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Post by klong11 on Jan 20, 2018 10:32:22 GMT -6
No park for us. It's misting rain and not pleasant. A mom at gymnastics was coughing her head off, not covering it or anything. For some reason she moved and is now sitting right next to me. Wtf? I’d move. She had a coughing fit and I thought she was going to die.
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Post by mwhip on Jan 20, 2018 10:50:46 GMT -6
The government shut down is so frustrating. I hope for all of you effected that it is resolved quickly!
H left for Cali this morning about 7:15. I dropped Evie at my mom's and am getting my hair cut and colored, then I'm going to get groceries and do some freezer meals. Exciting day here!
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Post by wedding on Jan 20, 2018 11:03:14 GMT -6
klong11 I was at the dentist this morning and this woman is coughing in the dentists face. He point blank asks her if she's sick and she says "it's just post nasal drip from allergies". Yeah right! I would hate to work in people's mouths right now. Or ever really.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:09:46 GMT -6
Oh flamingo that no heat situation sounds awful! They need to get that fixed ASAP! You’ve got littles in the house. I think by the time her lease is up the whole house will be fixed up perfectly, lol.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:12:55 GMT -6
Morning. I had a fever break MOTN so i'm actually feeling reasonably decent this morning. Not sure how Dude is yet since he's still asleep. They opened an ALDI near us and my mom and sisters want me to go with them to check it out. Exciting Saturday! inthekitty Did your Portland friends get into town yet? Not sure if you’ve gone yet but I’m pretty sure I saw some vegan burgers there the other day.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:14:31 GMT -6
She had a coughing fit and I thought she was going to die. You should have told her to put a mask on. At my work meeting the other night my boss told us that we’re in high alert for flu (duh) and to offer anyone that is coughing a lot a mask. Plus the nurses can turn visitors away if they seem like they might have the flu. Don’t need any newborns to catch that.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:15:28 GMT -6
Morning! I didn't get much sleep last night after being called in for one bad dream, and another who was throwing up from early this morning. H just went down for the count with the barf, so it's all me holding down the fort. I'm fueling up for a day of sanitizing this house. The glamerous life I lead! May the odds be ever in your favor. I hope today isn’t too bad for you.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:17:40 GMT -6
Morning! I slept in, DH baked (autocorrect keeps trying to change this it naked, why in the world would I want to use that word??) the butterbraid I had out for breakfast, and now he and S are out running errands. I have to work this weekend so I’m relaxing for a little bit before getting in the shower and starting the get ready process.
I hope all the sick peeps are feeling a little better today!
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Post by klong11 on Jan 20, 2018 11:19:22 GMT -6
She had a coughing fit and I thought she was going to die. You should have told her to put a mask on. At my work meeting the other night my boss told us that we’re in high alert for flu (duh) and to offer anyone that is coughing a lot a mask. Plus the nurses can turn visitors away if they seem like they might have the flu. Don’t need any newborns to catch that. She doesn't speak English, I believe she is Ukrainian. I didn't see any masks, but I wish she was at least covering her face with her arm. There were tons of kids around.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:21:42 GMT -6
You should have told her to put a mask on. At my work meeting the other night my boss told us that we’re in high alert for flu (duh) and to offer anyone that is coughing a lot a mask. Plus the nurses can turn visitors away if they seem like they might have the flu. Don’t need any newborns to catch that. She doesn't speak English, I believe she is Ukrainian. I didn't see any masks, but I wish she was at least covering her face with her arm. There were tons of kids around. WTF? She wasn’t even covering her cough?? I would have moved too. That is super inconsiderate.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:30:20 GMT -6
guster how was the house yesterday when you looked at it? I missed if you updated.
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Post by wineallthetime on Jan 20, 2018 11:34:08 GMT -6
I just took a little couch nap while L napped and C and MH made cupcakes. I feel like it wasn't enough and now I just feel extra lazy.
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Post by guster on Jan 20, 2018 11:35:34 GMT -6
guster how was the house yesterday when you looked at it? I missed if you updated. I actually didn't update. I still love the inside of the house. It's perfect for us; it has everything were looking for, and the second drive-by didn't make the neighborhood feel as claustrophobic as I thought it did before, but I still don't like the view and I don't think I'm willing to settle on that.The subdivision (which is really rare occurrence in this area) is almost in a valley and the big trees and mountains are all around it. Makes me think of some kind of social/science experiment/sci-fi movie. I have been on Zillow literally all morning.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Jan 20, 2018 11:37:02 GMT -6
guster how was the house yesterday when you looked at it? I missed if you updated. I actually didn't update. I still love the inside of the house. It's perfect for us; it has everything were looking for, and the second drive-by didn't make the neighborhood feel as claustrophobic as I thought it did before, but I still don't like the view and I don't think I'm willing to settle on that.The subdivision (which is really rare occurrence in this area) is almost in a valley and the big trees and mountains are all around it. Makes me think of some kind of social/science experiment/sci-go movie. I have been on Zillow literally all morning. I hope you can find that house’s twin in a better location!
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Post by guster on Jan 20, 2018 11:37:10 GMT -6
cagoldi, if you tried it, how's the beyond meat burger?
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Post by guster on Jan 20, 2018 11:37:44 GMT -6
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Post by chrisy01 on Jan 20, 2018 11:37:55 GMT -6
Hi!!! I had a long day at work. My EVP had an idea to help both employees and customers and I had to wait for finance and final approvals to come through and place the order. I also found out starting Monday I will be doing my normal job Monday and Tuesday with the exception for the first and last hour since they are struggling. This makes me concerned for my maternity leave since they will have the same crew for then.
C is currently watching LO. My parents arrive tonight and are staying for a week. Tomorrow LO is preforming at church so we will be going to that and on Friday he has a special thing at school my parents get to go to.
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