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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 8:46:04 GMT -6
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Post by goldenlove on Feb 15, 2019 9:03:36 GMT -6
Another slow day at work today. H took the day off because people are at the house to fix our heated floor. I was worried they were going to have to rip up the whole floor but H said they found the break right at the wall so only one tile had to come up.
Also I'm starving but have to wait an hour for lunch. This is going to be rough.
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Post by cookswithwine on Feb 15, 2019 9:29:30 GMT -6
We announced on FB yesterday! Sharing here bc I still cannot post pics on the private board....
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Post by goldenlove on Feb 15, 2019 9:37:08 GMT -6
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 9:40:35 GMT -6
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 10:41:43 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 goldenlove on Feb 15, 2019 10:48:32 GMT -6
I sent a text to a mom in M's class about meeting for dinner tonight. I'm nervous... Like a mom date?
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 10:55:52 GMT -6
I sent a text to a mom in M's class about meeting for dinner tonight. I'm nervous... Like a mom date? No, both of our families. They had invited us to go with them in Dec but it was date night. Then they were on vacation. M & I met them for bowling (when i thought it was just going to be the mom & kids and it was everyone's families.) I've seen the dad a couple times since then and he's mentioned us getting together. But they had the flu, then H did. So this is the first time I'm initiating something. I'm weird, I'm aware.
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Post by goldenlove on Feb 15, 2019 11:01:20 GMT -6
No, both of our families. They had invited us to go with them in Dec but it was date night. Then they were on vacation. M & I met them for bowling (when i thought it was just going to be the mom & kids and it was everyone's families.) I've seen the dad a couple times since then and he's mentioned us getting together. But they had the flu, then H did. So this is the first time I'm initiating something. I'm weird, I'm aware. No, I get it. Just thinking about it gives me anxiety lol. At least with the whole family it's less pressure.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 11:08:12 GMT -6
No, both of our families. They had invited us to go with them in Dec but it was date night. Then they were on vacation. M & I met them for bowling (when i thought it was just going to be the mom & kids and it was everyone's families.) I've seen the dad a couple times since then and he's mentioned us getting together. But they had the flu, then H did. So this is the first time I'm initiating something. I'm weird, I'm aware. No, I get it. Just thinking about it gives me anxiety lol. At least with the whole family it's less pressure. I'm worried my kids will be hellions and embarrass the hell out of us.
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Post by sophiegrace on Feb 15, 2019 12:32:00 GMT -6
I’m. So. Tired.
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 12:34:58 GMT -6
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 12:36:35 GMT -6
Hi from home. WFH today and I thought we were supposed o be getting delivery on the kids new beds but now MH is saying they never confirmed with him and maybe it’s not coming after all.
This is awkward. We took apart their crib/toddler beds this morning in anticipation of the delivery and set up.
They are currently napping on my bed.
I’m scared for tonight.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 12:53:38 GMT -6
Hi from home. WFH today and I thought we were supposed o be getting delivery on the kids new beds but now MH is saying they never confirmed with him and maybe it’s not coming after all. This is awkward. We took apart their crib/toddler beds this morning in anticipation of the delivery and set up. They are currently napping on my bed. I’m scared for tonight. They weren't sleeping in their crib though were they? Couldn't they just sleep on the crib mattress?
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 12:56:34 GMT -6
tgrimes I’m nervous for you!!!!!!!! I am soooo shy and awkward. Turns out her husband is out so it will just be her and the kids. I feel like this will make it less weird.
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Post by sophiegrace on Feb 15, 2019 12:58:11 GMT -6
Oooh kleigh what kind did you decide on M’s turns into a full size bed and I was thinking of just doing that when she gets her “big girl”’room. Idk if that’s a terrible idea though.
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Post by sophiegrace on Feb 15, 2019 12:58:38 GMT -6
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 13:15:24 GMT -6
Hi from home. WFH today and I thought we were supposed o be getting delivery on the kids new beds but now MH is saying they never confirmed with him and maybe it’s not coming after all. This is awkward. We took apart their crib/toddler beds this morning in anticipation of the delivery and set up. They are currently napping on my bed. I’m scared for tonight. They weren't sleeping in their crib though were they? Couldn't they just sleep on the crib mattress? Yeah with few exceptions they are in there. They could prob just sleep on the mattress, I didn’t think about that.
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 14:39:56 GMT -6
Oooh kleigh what kind did you decide on M’s turns into a full size bed and I was thinking of just doing that when she gets her “big girl”’room. Idk if that’s a terrible idea though. So as you know we were kind of under the gun bc I am giving all my stuff to our friends that are pregnant with twins; so she’s nesting and ready for the cribs. We wanted full size but in their current room we can’t fit two full size beds inclusive of the dresser and rocking chair in there. Eventually they’re going in separate rooms but they still want each other (we’ve tried recently to do bedtime seperately) so I don’t think they’re ready to seperate. Or maybe I am not ready to deal with the crying and waking looking for the other. We also like the idea of bunk beds, but they aren’t ready for that either. We ending up buying this figuring it was a good “for the time being” option. We have a solid hard wood daybed twin with trundle in the upstairs guest room. That room will eventually bc one of their rooms. At that point either one can keep the bunk and one have the trundle. Or we move the trundle bed into the office downstairs and either keep beds seperate, or giftthe bunks to our friends and buy them legit nice beds. This will be set up as separate twins until they reach the point that we think they’ll be ok with bunks. www.raymourflanigan.com/belisar-twin-over-twin-storage-bunk-bed-598523061.aspx
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 14:56:54 GMT -6
Rant ahead.
It’s been nearly a week and I think I’m ready to talk about it.
Last Sunday, H and I were rushing around doing last minute stuff before heading out for an overnight trip for our anniversary. MIL was due in at 2 (usually she’s early) and I had to grocery shop, do the kids laundry, shower and get ready, throw a bag together, and I wanted to make a chicken pot pie. It would serve as lunch or dinner for the kids that day and dinner for us the following night. So here I am rushing around like a chicken with my head cut off getting everything done. And get it done, I did! With barely a minute to spare before MIL arrived! Heck, I even got the twins down for a nap mid hair blow-dry.
The chicken pot pie came out amazing if I say so myself. I took one little obscure bite and was like daaaaaaaamn, they’re gonna enjoy that for lunch. MIL would get them up from nap, feed them lunch, and then hang out until 6:30/7 when my mom arrives for the night.
So imagine my surprise when we came in 2:00pm the next day and the fucking chicken pot pie is sitting on the counter. Not wrapped. Not cold. Not hot.
As it turns out, when my mom arrived she asked MIL if she had taken out the pot pie, had they eaten dinner, etc. MIL said she didn’t “know anything” about the pot pie.
Huh?
It was legitimately in my hands coming out of the oven when you arrived. And I specifically told you, you can give them that for lunch, or if you brought something (as she sometimes does) they could have it for dinner.
So then, I asked my mom why she didn’t refrigerate it at that point (6:30). She said, because it had been sitting out at that point since MIL had been there (but at this point she didn’t know what time MIL got there).
Huh?
Wtf is wrong with these women? Did it occurr to neither of them to fucking refrigerate a whole damn untouched chicken pot pie casserole.
Forget the money, forget the labor... i gave up an hour with my kids (before walking out the door on them) to make that thing for meals for our family.
How. Fucking. Rude.
Apparently my instructions now need to include “wrap leftover food and refrigerate”
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Feb 15, 2019 15:16:43 GMT -6
OMG kleigh, I would be so mad!! I am so sorry. Obviously you're MIL is annoying AF playing dumb about the pot pie, but the least your mom could have done was put it in the oven and let you know that it was on the counter when she got there and didn't know if it was still good. Just leaving it out ensures that it has to be thrown away. What a waste of time, energy, money and a few meals. One time I got some fresh eggs from SIL. They hadn't been washed yet, so I left them on the counter. They were very clearly unwashed eggs. I came home after work intending to hard boil a couple of them and they were nowhere to be found. Text MIL and she was like "Oh, I threw them away because they were on the counter". Like, damn. You can text and ask me first? I was pretty pissed and those were just eggs that were given to me. I would be livid if it was an entire pot pie that I made myself. Livid.
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 15:38:19 GMT -6
Exactly jubilantsquirrel !!! It’s a lazy ass excuse from my mom. I actually give MIL a pass bc in her house she wouldn’t have done anything wth that until evening. Now, I’m a stickler for not eating shit that’s been left out, starting to age, etc etc... but I think she prob didn’t think twice about it. SHe prob assumed my mom would wrap it. I don’t know why she said she “didn’t know anything about” the pot pie, but could be a language misunderstanding. But my own mom? Refrigerate the damn thing and give me the choice to throw it out if I feel it stayed out too long!!!! Text me! It’s not like we weren’t texting while H and I were away anyway. But it’s very much like my mom. When i come home from work on her days with the kids there is all types of stuff on the counters, sink, etc.. and she’ll go “well I wanted you to see how much they ate / didn’t eat. Eye rolls for days. She’s lazy, periodendofstory.
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Post by waitwhat on Feb 15, 2019 15:55:16 GMT -6
Omg kleigh. I would have been furious! I mean, your MIL had to have been walking right by the damn thing a million times that day/night!!! How annoying!! I have the opppsite problem. My MIL likes to “listen” when I give her directions and it makes me fucking furious. Like here I am going over possible meal ideas, what time is bedtime, where the pjs are, where the epi pen is, here’s the baby monitor, etc and she is blatantly ignoring me. I once left her a written note and she laughed in my face. So now I’ve stopped giving her directions and just give her free reign and hope my kids are alive when I get home 🤷♀️
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 16:21:01 GMT -6
kleigh I would be so pissed off!
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 16:57:38 GMT -6
The GI wants M to do a Miralax clean out.
Mix 8 capfuls of Miralax with 32 ounces of Gatorade. Begin drinking a 6 ounce glass of the Gatorade mixture every 15 minutes until all the solution is gone.
Yeah, this is totally going to happen...
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 17:09:50 GMT -6
32 Oz of Gatorade huh? That is ALOT. tgrimes
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Post by kleigh on Feb 15, 2019 17:10:25 GMT -6
Omg kleigh. I would have been furious! I mean, your MIL had to have been walking right by the damn thing a million times that day/night!!! How annoying!! I have the opppsite problem. My MIL likes to “listen” when I give her directions and it makes me fucking furious. Like here I am going over possible meal ideas, what time is bedtime, where the pjs are, where the epi pen is, here’s the baby monitor, etc and she is blatantly ignoring me. I once left her a written note and she laughed in my face. So now I’ve stopped giving her directions and just give her free reign and hope my kids are alive when I get home 🤷♀️ Oh yeah. My mother and MIL do this too. Like “I raised kids”... yeah well you aren’t raising these kids so stop and listen to what I’m saying.
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Post by tgrimes on Feb 15, 2019 17:13:33 GMT -6
32 Oz of Gatorade huh? That is ALOT. tgrimes 6oz every 15 min. Wtf? She can’t eat anything except broth until she’s finished drinking all of it.
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Post by dashook on Feb 15, 2019 17:52:50 GMT -6
cookswithwine that is adorable. So happy for you guys! kleigh I would be furious. That is inexcusable. A simple text to clarify would have been enough. So wasteful and rude. tgrimes that cleanse (so to speak) sounds crazy. 8 caps of Miralax?! In 32 oz?? She will never drink Gatorade again after that, poor thing.
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Post by waitwhat on Feb 15, 2019 17:54:41 GMT -6
The GI wants M to do a Miralax clean out. Mix 8 capfuls of Miralax with 32 ounces of Gatorade. Begin drinking a 6 ounce glass of the Gatorade mixture every 15 minutes until all the solution is gone. Yeah, this is totally going to happen... JFC that’s a lot of liquid for ME. I can’t imagine M being able to drink all that.
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