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Post by milano on Nov 14, 2020 19:27:54 GMT -6
We had family pictures taken a few weeks ago and I love how they turned out so much that I can’t decide which ones I want to hang. J is being so grumpy about how grey and old he looks that I’m ready to just pick the ones of me and the kids. Doesn't he know that men usually get better looking as they age? Grey is hot J, just embrace it.
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milano
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Post by milano on Nov 14, 2020 21:56:04 GMT -6
I sent this to my mom earlier because they have the biggest squirrels i have ever seen around their house and I can't stop giggling over it.
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Post by sarenu on Nov 15, 2020 11:14:03 GMT -6
I'm all of the sudden in a total clean/organize/decorate mood, but also like, we're semi regularly going to see houses so I have no clue if we're going to be here for another 2 months or another 2 years. How do I decide how much to do in that time? Lol This is why I am seriously considering a storage unit. Worst case I store things to sell our current home and get everything fixed up.
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milano
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Post by milano on Nov 15, 2020 14:26:46 GMT -6
When in my garage today I discovered/remembered that last year I bought an insane amount of multicolored outdoor Christmas lights on clearance with plans of going full-on Chevy Chase ala Christmas Vacation this year, at my kids request. They seem to have forgotten and now I'm torn whether or not I want to deal with all that this year. But it is my last chance to line fences with lights.
Eta i counted AT LEAST 600 linear feet of multicolored. And I think another 300 in white. Omg.
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Post by Speedy on Nov 15, 2020 15:11:21 GMT -6
When in my garage today I discovered/remembered that last year I bought an insane amount of multicolored outdoor Christmas lights on clearance with plans of going full-on Chevy Chase ala Christmas Vacation this year, at my kids request. They seem to have forgotten and now I'm torn whether or not I want to deal with all that this year. But it is my last chance to line fences with lights. Eta i counted AT LEAST 600 linear feet of multicolored. And I think another 300 in white. Omg. Doooo iiiiitttt
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Post by Speedy on Nov 15, 2020 15:14:29 GMT -6
So I decided to just go ahead and decorate in the new year, when I have money to do it. It'll be a fun challenge since I can't paint, but I've been looking at stick on wallpaper, and found a nice stick on mural for the kids room. I'm also trying to figure out if I can do some stick on moulding 🤔 and planning an ikea trip or delivery, depending on if I can convince hubby to drive down to Halifax lol
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Post by rugger on Nov 15, 2020 21:49:23 GMT -6
R has these pajamas as a hand me down from her cousin and loves them, and now wants a set with her initial. Except that Justice no longer sells this style, and the new style PJs with the big initial is not what she wants.
Where the heck can I find PJs like this??
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Post by Dramaphile on Nov 16, 2020 8:29:50 GMT -6
We're getting new flooring (again) because my beagle has destroyed our carpet beyond any professional carpet cleaning capacity and I've hated the vinyl in the front entranceway since the day it was put in. Also the carpet looks like crap after 2 years because apparently we bought crappy carpet. We're getting "driftwood" sort of medium grey wood) waterproof plank vinyl and I'm really excited, but also my house is a disaster area because we had to move so much furniture etc. I cannot wait for it to be done, and unfortunately the guy we hired to install the flooring is slow. Like it'll probably be at least 3 more days.
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Post by Dramaphile on Nov 16, 2020 9:38:59 GMT -6
also once it's done I'm going to need some advice on what to do about my entranceway room/dining room whatever it is because I hate how it is currently. You walk into our house and into the dining room we never use (it has a low chandelier light currently so we have to keep a table under it or we hit our heads) and from there into the rest of the house. It's so awkward and the table just fills up with crap and I hate it.
Oh also I don't think I said last week my company (which builds luxury housing developments among other things) had a silent auction of a bunch of model house furniture and I got a super nice heavy wood dining room table set with 6 chairs for $100 and some ottomans and storage containers and two bookshelves for J to display some of his stuff on.
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milano
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Post by milano on Nov 16, 2020 9:40:23 GMT -6
also once it's done I'm going to need some advice on what to do about my entranceway room/dining room whatever it is because I hate how it is currently. You walk into our house and into the dining room we never use (it has a low chandelier light currently so we have to keep a table under it or we hit our heads) and from there into the rest of the house. It's so awkward and the table just fills up with crap and I hate it. Oh also I don't think I said last week my company (which builds luxury housing developments among other things) had a silent auction of a bunch of model house furniture and I got a super nice heavy wood dining room table set with 6 chairs for $100 and some ottomans and storage containers and two bookshelves for J to display some of his stuff on. You know we love home decor/design threads!
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Post by sarenu on Nov 16, 2020 9:49:40 GMT -6
R has these pajamas as a hand me down from her cousin and loves them, and now wants a set with her initial. Except that Justice no longer sells this style, and the new style PJs with the big initial is not what she wants. Where the heck can I find PJs like this?? Find someone that does screen printing. We have a local mom that does just about anything you want on clothing. See if they can make a shirt and just buy bottoms.
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Post by Dramaphile on Nov 16, 2020 9:57:06 GMT -6
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Post by rugger on Nov 16, 2020 10:01:07 GMT -6
R has these pajamas as a hand me down from her cousin and loves them, and now wants a set with her initial. Except that Justice no longer sells this style, and the new style PJs with the big initial is not what she wants. Where the heck can I find PJs like this?? Find someone that does screen printing. We have a local mom that does just about anything you want on clothing. See if they can make a shirt and just buy bottoms. I think that's what we might need to do.
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rugger
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Post by rugger on Nov 16, 2020 10:01:46 GMT -6
10 is prob what we need. She's in an 8 right now, but we always but PJs on the next size up.
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Post by rugger on Nov 16, 2020 20:35:04 GMT -6
AF just showed up this evening, and boy does that explain the last couple days of my attitude and short fuse. 😬
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Post by stringy on Nov 17, 2020 5:55:26 GMT -6
You guys. I think I’m going to take up bird watching/photography. I’m so old. I’m considering driving an hour on Friday to wander the beach in the cold in search of a snowy owl.
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Post by Speedy on Nov 17, 2020 6:27:36 GMT -6
Is anyone here good at arranging furniture with a thought towards entertainment? We're going to have a small gathering (either next month or the month after, depending on how covid levels go) for our anniversary and the last few gatherings we had didn't feel very... comfortable? Like everyone was sitting on dining chairs around the dining room lol. I've got some thoughts but thinking someone else might have a better idea lol
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Post by tj on Nov 17, 2020 9:21:37 GMT -6
AF just showed up this evening, and boy does that explain the last couple days of my attitude and short fuse. 😬 You would think that at our age, we would be better at recognizing this. And yet. Every month. Surprise!
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Post by rugger on Nov 17, 2020 9:26:15 GMT -6
AF just showed up this evening, and boy does that explain the last couple days of my attitude and short fuse. 😬 You would think that at our age, we would be better at recognizing this. And yet. Every month. Surprise! Right?? I thought maayybe that's what it was, but seemed a little early. 25 days, so a little early, but not by much. And last time it was a 25 day cycle was exactly a year ago, so I guess that's normal for me now? And now I'm weirdly curious if my body will repeat the same number of cycle days month-to-month as last year
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Post by snowmoon on Nov 17, 2020 9:27:31 GMT -6
We woke up to snow and a broken furnace! Fun!
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milano
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Post by milano on Nov 17, 2020 9:35:08 GMT -6
Noooo snowmoon. That sucks. I hope you get that furnace up and running soon.
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Post by mapleme on Nov 17, 2020 9:46:54 GMT -6
You would think that at our age, we would be better at recognizing this. And yet. Every month. Surprise! Right?? I thought maayybe that's what it was, but seemed a little early. 25 days, so a little early, but not by much. And last time it was a 25 day cycle was exactly a year ago, so I guess that's normal for me now? And now I'm weirdly curious if my body will repeat the same number of cycle days month-to-month as last year I've stopped keeping track. I've got better things to do and figure that I know how to deal with it when it shows up (whenever that is). However DH has taken up the mantle. He now lets me know when it's coming. He plans vacations around it. It's handy when I'm making appointments.
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Post by rugger on Nov 17, 2020 9:53:54 GMT -6
Right?? I thought maayybe that's what it was, but seemed a little early. 25 days, so a little early, but not by much. And last time it was a 25 day cycle was exactly a year ago, so I guess that's normal for me now? And now I'm weirdly curious if my body will repeat the same number of cycle days month-to-month as last year I've stopped keeping track. I've got better things to do and figure that I know how to deal with it when it shows up (whenever that is). However DH has taken up the mantle. He now lets me know when it's coming. He plans vacations around it. It's handy when I'm making appointments. I just jot it down in notebook that I keep in my nightstand. And thanks to Alexa, I can just ask how many days it's been since the last date. Lol. Very minimal effort, for sure.
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Post by Dramaphile on Nov 17, 2020 10:53:37 GMT -6
Right?? I thought maayybe that's what it was, but seemed a little early. 25 days, so a little early, but not by much. And last time it was a 25 day cycle was exactly a year ago, so I guess that's normal for me now? And now I'm weirdly curious if my body will repeat the same number of cycle days month-to-month as last year I've stopped keeping track. I've got better things to do and figure that I know how to deal with it when it shows up (whenever that is). However DH has taken up the mantle. He now lets me know when it's coming. He plans vacations around it. It's handy when I'm making appointments. I have an app, Clue. Definitely useful when I'm wondering when it's due, except I still get surprised sometimes because my cycle is annoying. I just log the first day, I don't do any detailed logging or anything.
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Post by sarenu on Nov 17, 2020 14:07:27 GMT -6
I'm going to order a planner for 2021. I'm so sick of holding out to see what happens. And maybe I'll get some mimosa supplies for next week.
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Post by mc13 on Nov 17, 2020 15:07:22 GMT -6
We woke up to snow and a broken furnace! Fun! Oh no! I’m sorry!
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sarenu
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Post by sarenu on Nov 17, 2020 15:30:36 GMT -6
I need to step away from my credit card.
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Post by charlotte on Nov 17, 2020 17:06:36 GMT -6
snowmoon I hope you’re warm & toasty by now.
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Post by snowmoon on Nov 17, 2020 18:09:02 GMT -6
Today has been a total shit show. We have no working furnace and have been going back and forth on the phone trying to come service it for hours. Someone *should* be here tonight. I’m glad this happened now instead of January when it’s 30 degree colder.
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Post by nikkipal on Nov 17, 2020 18:38:13 GMT -6
I keep track of my cycle on the iPhone health app. I think my medicine for acne is making it wonky (or maybe early menopause, ugh), but at least I can look and see how many days it’s been.
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