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Post by Betweenthelines on Jul 7, 2017 8:05:37 GMT -6
I'm awake. Why did this short work week still feel long? My parents are flying in this morning, dropping me off at work and taking my car to go visit some distant relatives my mom met on ancestry.com. I could have taken off work today, but have no desire to spend my Friday driving an hour to meet a cousin of a cousin, does that make me a bad person? Excited to hang out with my parents when they get back, we have a fun weekend planned. Just hope A warms up quickly since we haven't seen them since Christmas. Not a bad person. I.. would not want to do that either. If A is anything like my kids, just have your parents offer them their fave food or toy. They'll be BFF's in no time at all.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jul 7, 2017 8:23:26 GMT -6
Haven't read but...
VEGAS BABY!!!
It's 7:15 Vegas time and I'm buzzed.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jul 7, 2017 8:27:39 GMT -6
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jul 7, 2017 8:28:19 GMT -6
Well shit I can't gif on desktop version on my phone.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Jul 7, 2017 8:28:57 GMT -6
Haha, got it!
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Post by Betweenthelines on Jul 7, 2017 8:38:46 GMT -6
Haven't read but... VEGAS BABY!!! It's 7:15 Vegas time and I'm buzzed. I am incredibly jealous of your life right now.
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Post by avocadotoast on Jul 7, 2017 8:42:41 GMT -6
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Post by redandblue on Jul 7, 2017 9:07:01 GMT -6
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Post by redandblue on Jul 7, 2017 9:07:52 GMT -6
I don't think we've ever taken A to McDonald's, mostly because H and I never think to eat there. Our fast food place when we need something quick is del taco or wendys for breakfast. She loves the biscuits and potatoes from Wendy's. Your Wendy's has breakfast??? Interesting. We don't have breakfast at our Wendy's....
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Post by shellyr on Jul 7, 2017 9:14:55 GMT -6
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Post by 45thparallel on Jul 7, 2017 9:20:03 GMT -6
Haven't read but... VEGAS BABY!!! It's 7:15 Vegas time and I'm buzzed. #lifegoals
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Post by jess213 on Jul 7, 2017 9:39:05 GMT -6
I got an automated message this morning reminding me about the oil change I scheduled for 1:00. D'oh! Trying to get the girls to nap but DD2 is a teething mess and DD1 is belting out "Twinkle Twinkle" for the 42nd time. This is going to be...interesting.
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Post by Peekaru on Jul 7, 2017 10:14:07 GMT -6
Betweenthelines,Happy birthday to DD, and woot on the free tickets. I hope y'all have a blast at the park. Also, I need the Gif on page one to be longer, I want to see what moves they have armpants,I'm so pleased you had fun, and way to start a Friday, liquor store at noon! Speaking of starting a Friday Pizzaslut, get it girl. And enjoy all the sleep you want too RunsforWineandCarbs, I feel ya. I'm about to turn my out of office on so that I can ignore any other crazy that comes up for the rest of the day. skinandbones,MENTAL LOAD flippinchica, have a mufflata for me? avocadotoast, easternshoregirl, fierymama, Hola!!
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Post by fierymama on Jul 7, 2017 10:22:43 GMT -6
I also just found my way over here (usually on tapa) on my phone. So hello! For a brief moment I got excited thinking Tapa was back up.
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Post by avocadotoast on Jul 7, 2017 10:49:13 GMT -6
I can't read the new site name without wanting to insert a comma. In my head I see "however, it happened." Like... I didn't want to eat half a bag of chips at 10:00 last night, however, it happened. Maybe it should be a semicolon? Punctuation snobs?
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 10:51:36 GMT -6
Peekaru, are you reading my mind?? I've been thinking that for about 2 weeks now. I need to talk with DH about it but have no idea how to brooch the subject other than, hey, asshole. He's not an asshole but come on. He's a lot more relaxed then me so when itry to talk things out, I get "we'll figure it out." Can we guess what ends up happening? I mean, Little's birthday is a great example. My parents are coming, house needs to get cleaned, his parents are bugging me about where and when we are meeting, grocery shopping needs to happen, order birthday cake, etc etc. I delegate stuff to him but seriously...
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 10:52:00 GMT -6
Welp, I have lots of feelings about this.
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Post by redandblue on Jul 7, 2017 11:16:53 GMT -6
amichelle723 I've had that exact same conversation with my DH. Thankfully it has gotten better. I also found having him solo parent for a bit helps him pick up the necessary skills for these routines. Men be fishing! lol
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Post by redandblue on Jul 7, 2017 11:19:55 GMT -6
I have gotten so much done at work today, but have so much to do...all.the.time....so I don't stress. Means I still have a job right? I have a meeting with our new staff member this afternoon and then I am leaving to get the oil changed (thanks jess213...I was going to do it on my way to work, and then COMPLETELY forgot about once I left the van to come into the office). Then picking M up from daycare. It was his second day there (he is only part time, 3days a week) and drop off was HORRIBLE. He cried so hard, I felt terrible, but knew he would calm. I called an hour later and they said he calmed fairly quickly and was busy sweeping outside (have to build those life skills early! lol).
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Post by redandblue on Jul 7, 2017 11:21:23 GMT -6
Also the new girl is awkward and I'm not looking forward to meeting with her. I tend to see her in the afternoon, and she always seems to have something in her teeth.
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jul 7, 2017 11:25:54 GMT -6
I very recently figured out if I give DH specific tasks when preparing to leave the house, it works best for everyone. I'm not annoyed that I'm doing it all, is basically what I mean.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Jul 7, 2017 11:26:13 GMT -6
amichelle723 - not sure if i am reading your post correctly but are you heading to the west coast of a southern state that contains beaches? i'm heading to the west coast of a southern state that contains beaches....just saying.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Jul 7, 2017 11:28:05 GMT -6
ok so H's bday is next week. He said he needed his watch fixed. Its a Citizen Eco-Drive. Upon taking it in today I learn it doesn't have a battery - it's solar driven. It just needed some light and vola, it's working.
Here's the very very important question! Do i wrap it up and act like I changed the battery/paid to fix it or just take it home like doofus, it's solar powered.
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Post by Peekaru on Jul 7, 2017 11:52:21 GMT -6
Peekaru , are you reading my mind?? I've been thinking that for about 2 weeks now. I need to talk with DH about it but have no idea how to brooch the subject other than, hey, asshole. He's not an asshole but come on. He's a lot more relaxed then me so when itry to talk things out, I get "we'll figure it out." Can we guess what ends up happening? I mean, Little's birthday is a great example. My parents are coming, house needs to get cleaned, his parents are bugging me about where and when we are meeting, grocery shopping needs to happen, order birthday cake, etc etc. I delegate stuff to him but seriously... I showed him the cartoon. And was like..... this is me. Then we got into a fight about the validity of my mental load vs his. So maybe don't listen to me?
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 12:04:27 GMT -6
amichelle723 - not sure if i am reading your post correctly but are you heading to the west coast of a southern state that contains beaches? i'm heading to the west coast of a southern state that contains beaches....just saying. I legit had to consult a compass for this post.
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 12:11:44 GMT -6
Peekaru , are you reading my mind?? I've been thinking that for about 2 weeks now. I need to talk with DH about it but have no idea how to brooch the subject other than, hey, asshole. He's not an asshole but come on. He's a lot more relaxed then me so when itry to talk things out, I get "we'll figure it out." Can we guess what ends up happening? I mean, Little's birthday is a great example. My parents are coming, house needs to get cleaned, his parents are bugging me about where and when we are meeting, grocery shopping needs to happen, order birthday cake, etc etc. I delegate stuff to him but seriously... I showed him the cartoon. And was like..... this is me. Then we got into a fight about the validity of my mental load vs his. So maybe don't listen to me? Well damnit! That's what I was going to do. It will go one of two ways- he'll feel super guilty for the next 18 years OR he'll tell me I'm a workaholic who needs to better manage my time.
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Post by Peekaru on Jul 7, 2017 12:19:36 GMT -6
skinandbones ,But don't you see!? The person who benefits the most from your mental load (HIM) won't see it. H's mental load, mowing the lawn. My mental load- making sure there is food for the children to eat. ahhhhhhhhhh
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 12:41:56 GMT -6
I need level heads. DH just called me. His parents are planning on moving to the next state in a house they built. We knew they would eventually want to do this even when they changed their minds a million times. We would save about $800 a month (which DH and I said would immediately go into savings).
The initial questions I have are who would be responsible for home repairs. Not to mention we purchased our house under a First Time Home Owners program and need to be in it for 5 years. Their is a cost associated with selling before then but DH and I aren't sure on the details. DH is going to call on Monday. I also have no idea who much it would cost to sell our house in terms of closing and the like.
There is a home in our neighborhood for sale now. Assuming they get asking and we are able to sell at the sale price, we would clear about $34,000 which would almost all our debt (exception for a little student loan). Over the past couple of years, we have racked up an embarrassingly amount of credit card debit. I want to vomit just thinking about it.
The idea is we would live there for about 5 years and around that time his parents would be ready to move back to our city. They presently bounce between the two places. Which then begs the question what if we only want to be there for 2 or 3.
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I don't like their house. It's a split level and would be smaller. I'm also kind of concerned how that would change the dynamic.
Sorry this is super long but was helpful to think it out a bit. What say you ladies? What am I missing? Would you do it?
Please don't quote. I will probably poof later.
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Post by skinandbones on Jul 7, 2017 12:42:49 GMT -6
Peekaru, fuck. I just remembered I still need to get to the grocery store. And meal plan. MENTAL LOAD!!
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Post by Betweenthelines on Jul 7, 2017 13:05:01 GMT -6
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