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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 10:29:03 GMT -6
Today is decades day at the dc. Cadence is dressed head to toe as a pink lady. Waiting patiently for mh to send me the pictures of my creation.  So fun! Make sure you share a pic. eta: I see you just did--she looks great! Our preschool in FL always had a sock-hop around Valentine's Day. The kids and teachers would dress up and it was SO cute. I can't wait to be back so I can get C a poodle skirt! I think this and and a greaser would be a perfect little Halloween costume for my two next year! |
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 10:30:50 GMT -6
So fun! Make sure you share a pic. eta: I see you just did--she looks great! Our preschool in FL always had a sock-hop around Valentine's Day. The kids and teachers would dress up and it was SO cute. I can't wait to be back so I can get C a poodle skirt! I think this and and a greaser would be a perfect little Halloween costume for my two next year! M has been telling me that she's going to be Anna and H will be Olaf. Last night we were watching all of the Disney trailers that are coming out this year. |
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Post by slenle on Feb 15, 2019 10:31:11 GMT -6
DH got me caramel M&Ms for valentines. I just made the mistake of eating a couple and now I want to eat them alllllll.
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Post by jewels on Feb 15, 2019 10:31:20 GMT -6
My dad is picking S up early from DC and taking him to Karate and then out to dinner. It's their first time doing something like this alone together and I'm a bit nervous (my dad is 79 and gets confused about stuff easily. And he can't hear at all despite the hearing aids. Fortunately S is super good, esp with him, but still. My dad has asked me 3 different times how to put his karate uniform on. I have a feeling one of the instructors will have to help!
Tomorrow night I have a moms' night out with some of the moms' from DC. Should be fun. And our new couch and bed are both being delivered tomorrow! I'm super excited since we bought them in December and November respectively.
MH got rid of the old couch before he left, so we've been without a couch for a week. It's been weird. But the kids have just sat in their Anywhere Chairs.
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Post by jewels on Feb 15, 2019 10:31:59 GMT -6
So fun! Make sure you share a pic. eta: I see you just did--she looks great! Our preschool in FL always had a sock-hop around Valentine's Day. The kids and teachers would dress up and it was SO cute. I can't wait to be back so I can get C a poodle skirt! I think this and and a greaser would be a perfect little Halloween costume for my two next year! I could totally see that! |
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 10:35:01 GMT -6
DH got me caramel M&Ms for valentines. I just made the mistake of eating a couple and now I want to eat them alllllll. They are amazing! |
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Post by vino on Feb 15, 2019 10:35:01 GMT -6
Ugh vino that's awful. Out CFO actually lives up by you ( I think, although truthfully, I really don't know where you live), and comes to our office 1 week out of every month. He is constantly sending me weather updates and it's bananas how cold it's been! This has me laughing. Where does he live? I'm in Edmonton. |
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 15, 2019 10:37:49 GMT -6
Hi girls! I just cycled home in sunny 55 degree weather. I put my feet up, put on Gilmore girls and ate a Valentine’s Day chocolate. In an hour I’m going to dinner with my h. This is glorious.
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 15, 2019 10:38:26 GMT -6
vino those are statistics one does not need!!!
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Post by flamingo on Feb 15, 2019 10:39:10 GMT -6
Morning! I slept in and am just now rolling out of bed (I’ve been up for an hour). I want to do a few things before I pick the kids up at lunch time. I’m crossing all my fingers and toes that I conceived a sticky baby last night. You’re welcome for that TMI. crossing everything that we have another november baby.  Haha! Getting pregnant on Valentine's Day will get you an 11/8 due date don't ask me how i know this. |
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Post by tallb on Feb 15, 2019 10:41:30 GMT -6
jewels that's awesome your dad is up for doing that! I bet they will have fun. I'm hopeful for the day when my dad will offer to take j places.. not holding my breath though.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 10:42:06 GMT -6
I sent a text to a mom in M's class about meeting for dinner tonight. I'm nervous...
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 15, 2019 10:43:33 GMT -6
crossing everything that we have another november baby. Haha! Getting pregnant on Valentine's Day will get you an 11/8 due date don't ask me how i know this. Don’t ask me either 🙄. |
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Post by flamingo on Feb 15, 2019 10:45:01 GMT -6
Morning! I got an email that Michael's is doing a big sale this weekend and all their spring/Easter stuff is now half-off. I might try to swing by there and get some Easter stuff. I am in such a spring mood; It's almost 70 here today (but going back to the 40s tomorrow--yay. (<--sarcasm)) I saw that, but I don’t think I’m ready for Easter and spring just yet. I put out the every day wreath I have, and I purchased a eucalyptus-y looking one (today, actually) for above the fire place. We don’t usually decorate for St. Patrick’s day, and Charlie’s birthday will be day of and the weekend of his party, but I’m not ready for eggs, carrots, and bunnies. I just want to buy all the things I'll try to wait til March to actually decorate, I want to leave our V-day cards and whatnot up for a bit. I did put up a fresh exterior wreath that I bought last month and some green/white pillows on our porch bench. Things are so brown here, I needed some color. Back home everything is already greening up by this time. Target had a good-looking eucalyptus one in the fall, I think the Joanna Gaines stuff? I was tempted! I have a boxwood one up over the fireplace that I like for year-round. |
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Post by vino on Feb 15, 2019 10:46:42 GMT -6
Morning! I got an email that Michael's is doing a big sale this weekend and all their spring/Easter stuff is now half-off. I might try to swing by there and get some Easter stuff. I am in such a spring mood; It's almost 70 here today (but going back to the 40s tomorrow--yay. (<--sarcasm)) I saw that, but I don’t think I’m ready for Easter and spring just yet. I put out the every day wreath I have, and I purchased a eucalyptus-y looking one (today, actually) for above the fire place. We don’t usually decorate for St. Patrick’s day, and Charlie’s birthday will be day of and the weekend of his party, but I’m not ready for eggs, carrots, and bunnies. You're in luck then, Easter is super late this year on April 21 |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 15, 2019 10:59:25 GMT -6
DH got me caramel M&Ms for valentines. I just made the mistake of eating a couple and now I want to eat them alllllll. They are so good! |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 15, 2019 11:00:58 GMT -6
crossing everything that we have another november baby. Haha! Getting pregnant on Valentine's Day will get you an 11/8 due date don't ask me how i know this. I am fine with any due date as long as the baby isn’t born on DH or H’s birthday. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Feb 15, 2019 11:01:24 GMT -6
My dad is picking S up early from DC and taking him to Karate and then out to dinner. It's their first time doing something like this alone together and I'm a bit nervous (my dad is 79 and gets confused about stuff easily. And he can't hear at all despite the hearing aids. Fortunately S is super good, esp with him, but still. My dad has asked me 3 different times how to put his karate uniform on. I have a feeling one of the instructors will have to help! Tomorrow night I have a moms' night out with some of the moms' from DC. Should be fun. And our new couch and bed are both being delivered tomorrow! I'm super excited since we bought them in December and November respectively. MH got rid of the old couch before he left, so we've been without a couch for a week. It's been weird. But the kids have just sat in their Anywhere Chairs. That’s so fun! I hope they have a blast together. |
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Post by flamingo on Feb 15, 2019 11:07:41 GMT -6
Haha! Getting pregnant on Valentine's Day will get you an 11/8 due date don't ask me how i know this. I am fine with any due date as long as the baby isn’t born on DH or H’s birthday. 11/8 is my dad's birthday so I was kind of hoping that would work out. No such luck...I have a Veteran's Day baby instead (which is also kind of nice for DH, plus easy to remember!) |
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Post by nam2013 on Feb 15, 2019 11:09:45 GMT -6
I am fine with any due date as long as the baby isn’t born on DH or H’s birthday. 11/8 is my dad's birthday so I was kind of hoping that would work out. No such luck...I have a Veteran's Day baby instead (which is also kind of nice for DH, plus easy to remember!) My mom’s is 11/9 I was hoping for that! Ds missed the mark, not even a November baby 😉. |
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Post by flamingo on Feb 15, 2019 11:10:12 GMT -6
I saw that, but I don’t think I’m ready for Easter and spring just yet. I put out the every day wreath I have, and I purchased a eucalyptus-y looking one (today, actually) for above the fire place. We don’t usually decorate for St. Patrick’s day, and Charlie’s birthday will be day of and the weekend of his party, but I’m not ready for eggs, carrots, and bunnies. You're in luck then, Easter is super late this year on April 21 This is so crazy to me, a year or two ago when it was the 16th-ish I remember thinking that was super late. This year it's practically May! |
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guster
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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 11:10:42 GMT -6
trtlcrzy, all those sticky baby vibes to you!!
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guster
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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 11:12:54 GMT -6
Tomorrow night I have a moms' night out with some of the moms' from DC. Should be fun. And our new couch and bed are both being delivered tomorrow! I'm super excited since we bought them in December and November respectively. That’s a good Saturday!! |
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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 11:16:01 GMT -6
I saw that, but I don’t think I’m ready for Easter and spring just yet. I put out the every day wreath I have, and I purchased a eucalyptus-y looking one (today, actually) for above the fire place. We don’t usually decorate for St. Patrick’s day, and Charlie’s birthday will be day of and the weekend of his party, but I’m not ready for eggs, carrots, and bunnies. You're in luck then, Easter is super late this year on April 21 That’s good. So it gives me two months (really more) to just buy normal Horne decorating things. My house feels so bare. I’m still not sure what each room needs! |
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guster
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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 11:20:19 GMT -6
Josie got her school Valentines mailbox and most are cards, maybe a little
candy or plastic toy. Both kids are loving it, but we put together a goody bag with a pencil, a set of four stickers, a tiny pad, an eraser, and sharpener. I really thought I was going on the easy side of things. Gift giving is my love language— I don’t know how to tone it down.
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Post by jewels on Feb 15, 2019 11:21:06 GMT -6
Ugh vino that's awful. Out CFO actually lives up by you ( I think, although truthfully, I really don't know where you live), and comes to our office 1 week out of every month. He is constantly sending me weather updates and it's bananas how cold it's been! This has me laughing. Where does he live? I'm in Edmonton. show's how much I know about geography. He's in Winnepeg. Which Google tells me is 13 hours from you. Oops! |
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Post by klong11 on Feb 15, 2019 11:21:41 GMT -6
guster, ours was the opposite. Cadence only got like 2 cards and the rest was trinkety things and candy
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guster
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Post by guster on Feb 15, 2019 11:29:18 GMT -6
guster, ours was the opposite. Cadence only got like 2 cards and the rest was trinkety things and candy I guess this is a learning curve with a new preschool. I don’t think it will stop me from suggesting the same kind of set up for Charlie Next year when he’s in the 3s. |
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Post by flamingo on Feb 15, 2019 11:31:01 GMT -6
jewels that's awesome your dad is up for doing that! I bet they will have fun. I'm hopeful for the day when my dad will offer to take j places.. not holding my breath though. I don't see my FIL doing it either. One, distance but two, he's just not the type. I think he was a very hands-on dad but oddly I don't see that as a grandparent. My dad is really good about taking B out to do stuff and I know C will be added to the mix when she's a touch older. He says he has very good memories of spending time with his own granddad and wants his grandkids to have that, too. I have a lot of thoughts about this since we saw it with my delightful grandmother. She definitely wanted that warm/close relationship as she aged, but she hadn't done much in the early years to build those feelings. I think a lot of grandparents (not speaking to your dad specifically, just in general) they have this idea that they'll do it when the kids are older/more self-sufficient. It's a shame because a) we aren't guaranteed anything time-wise, and b) I really think with kids, you have to make deposits early so you can make withdrawals later. The chance of an older kid or teen wanting to spend time with a grandparent when there's no history there is not as likely as if you'd been spending time with them all along, if that makes sense. Maybe if you said something like that to your dad, it would penetrate. |
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 11:32:50 GMT -6
I was the only one that gave candy with M's valentine's cards. Everyone else had sunglasses, mazes, scratch art, etc.
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