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Post by xolastunicornxo on Dec 5, 2018 19:17:50 GMT -6
@ joeslies that sucks I’m sorry, and it doesn’t seem fair. Finances are the worst sometimes. Add me to the list of over the top Christmas. Gifts are my love language... I love giving them and I love receiving them. I probably get each kid about 8, 4-8 that are for all of them, and 8 for Shaun. I split this up between us and Santa, and Santa wraps a few and leaves a few unwrapped, usually a bigger item like a bike. guster I put our presents out throughout the month as I buy them and wrap them, and all of Santa’s appear Christmas morning. I actually almost love Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day. It’s such a great family day and there is so much excitement, and dh and I always stay up late watching Christmas movies, drinking eggnog, and getting all the Santa presents together. I love that idea cagoldi!! |
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Post by tallb on Dec 5, 2018 19:30:46 GMT -6
Just realized that our prek isn't adopting a family this year, humph. The one through my Dept is asking for cash and then they buy a bunch of gift cards. I think it's internal so for families that have had a rough patch..I kind of want to be like HR maybe pay them more🤷.
For sheltering kids, I think I've overdone it. We were at a coffee shop the other night with J's friend and they apparently watched the plane arrive with the casket...i couldn't see the TV from where I was standing talking to the other parents. That was a LONG drive home of 20 questions about why did he die, was he ok in the box, was his family sad, why were there canons, will he be put in a box when he dies. I needed a drink when I got home. Def wasn't prepared for heavy hitting parenting questions during an evening commute. Also how do I talk about religion with my kid? He asked when we are getting a menorah and then why we weren't Jewish tonight..
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Post by lfig on Dec 5, 2018 19:35:16 GMT -6
Should we do that, N13 as a group? Find a family to sponsor? I’d be in! |
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Post by lfig on Dec 5, 2018 19:45:33 GMT -6
Well I’ve had a first tonight on weather to include or exclude S in a group activity with school. 😞
The Christmas program is Friday night. The kids all dress up and each class sings and dances to 2 songs on stage. We had plans to head out of town Friday after school anyway. But decided I should check with her aide on her level of involvement and change my plans if needed. She said that S has not shown any interest in the singing/dancing and that there was a lot of sitting and waiting....which she doesn’t do well. So we will not be participating. It’s hard because I want her to be part of the group and I don’t want to exclude her. But I can see that situation (sitting and waiting) being miserable for her and everyone else trying to keep her happy and content during that time. I’m hopeful that next year she may be more willing to go along with that kind of thing.
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Post by Sunny41 on Dec 5, 2018 20:07:10 GMT -6
lfig that is a hard decision but I think at this age there is a lot of joys that get antsy sitting and waiting. There's also a lot of parents that choose this time of year (and friday night) to move along with their plans.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 5, 2018 20:28:19 GMT -6
Waiting at the clinic for N’s well check. They play a lullaby over the speaker when a baby is born at the hospital. I’ve never heard it personally but heard about it.... They just played the lullaby now and I got instant teary eyed. Baby fever much? They do that at our hospital too...does that mean that you’ll be trying for a 3.0 soon? |
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Post by kim22 on Dec 5, 2018 20:33:38 GMT -6
My dad was suppose to take DS to hockey because DH has his Christmas party for work. 5 minutes before they were leaving, DS starts crying that he can’t go because his legs hurt. He was out at a Devil’s game Monday and he had a game last night at 8:30 so I thought he was just exhausted. Nope, a few minutes later, he starts throwing up. I have clearly failed as a mother because he’s 11 and was throwing up all over the living room. I yelled to get in the bathroom, he slipped and fell in his own vomit on the way and then continued to throw up on the toilet with the freaking lid down! I had to put the baby in the pack and play where he screams and the dog behind the kitchen gate where she kept barking while I cleaned forever. Got my dad to pick up DD from gymnastics thankfully. For now everyone is sleeping. I’m just going to stay up forever because I may have nightmares.
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Post by flamingo on Dec 5, 2018 20:37:33 GMT -6
Aww, I'm sorry lfig, that's hard. I can totally understand not wanting to 'push it' but also wanting her to feel included and be a part of school events. Hopefully next year (or maybe if they do a year-end program?...our schools always have), she will be more interested and able to handle the "hurry up and wait" aspect a bit better. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 5, 2018 20:40:50 GMT -6
Oh no kim22! I hope your DS feels better soon, and gets better aim when he’s vomiting. |
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Post by flamingo on Dec 5, 2018 20:42:34 GMT -6
omg kim22 I'm laughing and cringing simultaneously, it sounds like something out of a sitcom. How do husbands always miss out on the fun?! I hope you have a big glass of wine to enjoy (and that your oldest feels better soon, of course!) Also, FTR, I think some (many? all?) men have a very difficult time throwing up, so this may just be a biological flaw and not anything you've done  |
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 5, 2018 20:50:37 GMT -6
Omg kim22 that sounds like hell! I hate vomit so so much. |
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Post by lfig on Dec 5, 2018 20:51:38 GMT -6
Omg kim22 - that’s awful! I hope he’s on the mend soon and doesn’t share it with anyone else! |
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Post by jewels on Dec 5, 2018 20:51:59 GMT -6
Omg how terrible kim22. I hope it’s a short lived bug |
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Post by slenle on Dec 5, 2018 20:52:07 GMT -6
Oh no kim22! All the wine sent your way. |
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Post by slenle on Dec 5, 2018 20:52:39 GMT -6
Waiting at the clinic for N’s well check. They play a lullaby over the speaker when a baby is born at the hospital. I’ve never heard it personally but heard about it.... They just played the lullaby now and I got instant teary eyed. Baby fever much? They do that at our hospital too...does that mean that you’ll be trying for a 3.0 soon? Yes. The plan is to start trying next month  |
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Post by klong11 on Dec 5, 2018 21:06:20 GMT -6
Ffc: I really like when the melatonin kicks in quickly and the girl falls asleep during mh's shift of bedtime, then I don't even have to go in there at all.
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Post by peachsmama on Dec 5, 2018 21:13:49 GMT -6
Damn pony is out again. My dad thought he found her spot. Apparently he was wrong.. I can hear her getting in the chicken feed.. I am not chasing her in the dark. She'll be fine until morning.
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Post by lahdeedah on Dec 5, 2018 22:56:47 GMT -6
That’s one of those ‘just burn the house down’ scenarios. kim22 I wish you could have seen my face as I was reading that. Awful. Hope your son feels better soon. :: makes mental note to discuss where we go when one thinks he will throw up:: |
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Post by nam2013 on Dec 5, 2018 23:55:01 GMT -6
cagoldi I like that idea! lfig I’m sorry those moments must be very hard. kim22 oh noooo!!! Hope everyone is sound asleep by now!
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Post by inthekitty on Dec 6, 2018 0:16:03 GMT -6
Oh my gosh kim22. Yikes. You definitely earned a special parenting badge with that one. Hugs lfig. Hopefully as she gets older she'll be more comfortable with that type of thing. Maybe you could see if she'd do her own little performance for you guys at home of what they've been practicing? No pressure, audience, or waiting. |
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Post by inthekitty on Dec 6, 2018 0:18:56 GMT -6
On FB Madison's school shared a picture of their giving tree. One of the items requested was a smoke detector.  I have a ton of MREs that I didn't eat at a training and we're taking the girls to tent city to offer them to people there this weekend. I'm in for adopting a family. |
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Post by inthekitty on Dec 6, 2018 0:26:19 GMT -6
Christmas Eve is my favorite too. It was our main celebration time with our German roots. Now we spend Christmas eve at night parents and open presents there. Even though it's a 3 hour drive we leave late that night so we can spend Christmas day at home.
I get the kids around 6-8 gifts--some together ones like art supplies or building toys. Gifts from us go under the tree as I wrap. Gifts from Santa are wrapped and each in their own pile with their stocking resting against them. I'm careful to use different wrapping for Santa gifts.
We relax and the kids play with their new toys Christmas day and in the evening we have a casual dinner at my friend's house and watch a movie.
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Post by inthekitty on Dec 6, 2018 0:28:55 GMT -6
I'm scandalized by all you heathens who opened your gifts early. 😱  |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 6, 2018 6:47:08 GMT -6
kim22, omg. I'm not going to lie, I was laughing picturing how all of this went down. I hope you had a puke free rest of your night and your son learned to puke in the toilet with the lid UP.
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 6, 2018 6:48:41 GMT -6
Everything gets wrapped! I can't handle these stories of presents just unwrapped under the tree. That takes away so much fun! Each of my kids has 7 gifts to unwrap and their stocking. I was going to do a larger joint gift from us, but MH and I decided they won't care or really notice so I think everything is just going to be from Santa this year.
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Post by tgrimes on Dec 6, 2018 8:11:21 GMT -6
Everything gets wrapped! I can't handle these stories of presents just unwrapped under the tree. That takes away so much fun! Each of my kids has 7 gifts to unwrap and their stocking. I was going to do a larger joint gift from us, but MH and I decided they won't care or really notice so I think everything is just going to be from Santa this year. MH said all of their Santa gifts were just placed under the tree un-wrapped. Genius on my in laws' part because it's less work, but unwrapping gifts is the best part! |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 6, 2018 8:23:20 GMT -6
Everything gets wrapped! I can't handle these stories of presents just unwrapped under the tree. That takes away so much fun! Each of my kids has 7 gifts to unwrap and their stocking. I was going to do a larger joint gift from us, but MH and I decided they won't care or really notice so I think everything is just going to be from Santa this year. MH said all of their Santa gifts were just placed under the tree un-wrapped. Genius on my in laws' part because it's less work, but unwrapping gifts is the best part! Exactly! If you can just see all the presents the excitement is over so fast! We have the kids take turns and unwrap one by one to prolong the unwrapping. |
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Post by vino on Dec 6, 2018 8:27:24 GMT -6
Oh my goodness kim22! I hope that he is feeling better today, what an awful evening to have to clean that up with a dog barking and baby crying. You’re a superhero. |
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Post by guster on Dec 6, 2018 9:23:40 GMT -6
MH said all of their Santa gifts were just placed under the tree un-wrapped. Genius on my in laws' part because it's less work, but unwrapping gifts is the best part! Exactly! If you can just see all the presents the excitement is over so fast! We have the kids take turns and unwrap one by one to prolong the unwrapping. Same. I love that it takes forever. I wrap everything inside of the stockings, too. My mom did it and it just stuck! |
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Post by snoopmommymom on Dec 6, 2018 10:26:44 GMT -6
I’m pretty sure last year we had this same conversation about who doesn’t wrap gifts from Santa, who does, who wraps stocking stuffers, and who doesn’t. 🤣🤣🤣 But seriously, unwrapping gifts was the best part as a child.
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