Taitai
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Post by Taitai on Jul 17, 2017 7:06:25 GMT -6
Hope everyone had a nice weekend! Time for Monday Randoms....
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Taitai
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Post by Taitai on Jul 17, 2017 7:11:30 GMT -6
Our Monday was super super busy. We received the keys to our new place and the movers came to deliver all of our stuff and unpack. No bugs from the old place better have stowed along! 😅
Since bedrest restrictions precluded me from house hunting with DH, today was the first time I saw the place, which was exciting! DH did a great job and I think it will be a perfect fit for our family. I know DS will love all the space to run around in too. Can't wait for him to see it later this week, once we're all unpacked and ready to move out of the executive stay place. Busy week ahead for sure!
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Post by billyhorrible on Jul 17, 2017 8:01:23 GMT -6
I'm thankful to pawn BH off on school today. He's being quintessentially 2. He fought with me over getting dressed, eating breakfast, and putting on sunscreen.
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 8:25:00 GMT -6
Taitai, exciting! GL settling in and not finding any critters!
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 8:27:41 GMT -6
sheilathetank hope you made it to work! GL on your review! I filled out my midyear 2 wks late. I kept forgetting. Once I heard ppl going to the performance review mtg, I got on and filled it all on-target. I've yet to have my mtg. oops.
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 8:33:58 GMT -6
My commute this morning was awful. The 2 roads I usually take were closed due to standing water. I ended up going on a larger rd with so much traffic. It took an extra 40 min to get here! I may just jump on the expressway and see how that goes. Can't be much worse.
Still slow at work. It should pick up next week when half of us are on vacation. Awesome. I can already see the stress building up.
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 8:35:04 GMT -6
I'm thankful to pawn BH off on school today. He's being quintessentially 2. He fought with me over getting dressed, eating breakfast, and putting on sunscreen. Sorry for the rough morning. I actually had a good weekend with the boys and did not want to leave them at DC. I dawdled, just watching them play.
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Post by jillywilly on Jul 17, 2017 10:48:43 GMT -6
I'm back at work after a really nice weekend. I'm in camp I was kind of bummed to drop DS at day care, but after a tough adjustment to a new room these last few weeks, this was the second time in a row that he hasn't clung to me/cried at drop-off, so once he was happily sitting, I also took a walk at lunch, but am kind of regretting that now, I thought it might wake me up, but instead I'm soooooo sleepy with zero motivation to get through the afternoon.
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Post by sheilathetank on Jul 17, 2017 10:50:08 GMT -6
I got to work around 9:30 because when I called MH to tell him the plan for the condenser units he decided it was a good idea to argue with them about the placement. I told the guys that I did not care where or how they installed them, I just want AC since it's hot as balls outside. In other news I'm researching how to get my mother health insurance if she retires at 62 and moves in with us. I finally, finally got MH on board this weekend. My mother has been so miserable at work lately and she's been counting down the days until she can retire. The added income she'll bring along with significant reductions in daycare costs will mean we can do more projects and have more babies. I may have also had to promise mh he can get a really really fancy car at some point, but it's worth it.
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Post by sheilathetank on Jul 17, 2017 10:52:56 GMT -6
Congrats on the new place Taitai!!! I hope it remains bug free Sorry for the sucky commute littlelion. I use the waze app on my phone to help me navigate traffic. It helps most of the time. I hope your afternoon flies by jillywilly, billyhorrible, the fighting over simple things can be so annoying. K fought getting changed so much this morning that I didn't realize I put her onesie on backwards until daycare drop off!
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Post by billmurray on Jul 17, 2017 11:51:43 GMT -6
It's hot, humid, rainy and overall gross weather wise today. I went into work for a few hours this morning and now I'm at home waiting to put DD down for a nap in 10 minutes and then I'll be taking a nap also. Days like this are perfect for afternoon naps.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jul 17, 2017 12:21:01 GMT -6
I'm almost halfway through a double at work. It's an incredibly unpleasant way to go back after six weeks, but a necessary evil because my boss can't hire me a prep minion yet. I'll be happier about it when I see my next paycheck.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Jul 17, 2017 12:25:42 GMT -6
Mom is moving up here. My sister has called me at least five times already. I can't do anything, I have a kid. No, I can't fit patio furniture in my tiny car while the carseat is in it. I can't come right now because I have to get E to take a nap. No, we're eating lunch right now. I will do what I can, when I can. I'm sorry you dented your new car putting stuff in it, and that you're tired from driving back and forth from our town to here from your new home in a different city. No one ever asked me to help, and you know I'm not the kind to offer up easily, plus, I always have the kid. ALWAYS. I can't just go everywhere on a dime. I can't just leave her with people. Her other grandma has a busy life and I can't just dump her. I don't know what you all want from me right now, but she won't nap and I'm exhausted, too.
I did make my mom a meal to last her several days, plus dessert, plus pictures of E, plus some home-grown tomatoes from my garden (and I'll likely throw in some herbs, too), and I'm going to bring some local ice cream when I bring all this by later today, after E's (fingers crossed) nap. I at least know how to feed people. I can still do that while saddled with a kid.
tl;dr: I feel guilty for not doing more with my mom's move, but everyone else is a childless adult and no one asked me for help until today. Don't expect the impossible.
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Post by budders on Jul 17, 2017 12:32:16 GMT -6
I am thoroughly exhausted. We had my sister's bachelorette party and bridal shower out of town this past weekend, and it was a lot of really late nights and not a lot of downtime, plus a long drive home yesterday and we got home late. V went out with my mom and stayed with her for the weekend, so his sleep is way off and he's readjusting too.
I barely made it through the school day, and V was a beast for H while I was at work, so it'll be an interesting evening.
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 12:52:26 GMT -6
fuzzylogic, I know that feeling. Calls like that stress me out. And yes, they can't forget you have a kid...can't be much of a help when you travel with, and care for, a child. We were driving my younger sister to a family party once and couldn't figure out using the 3 row in the car because of the car seats. I told her to wear shorts under her dress since she may need to jump over. lol. This is also when I throw money at the problem.
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Post by littlelion on Jul 17, 2017 12:55:41 GMT -6
budders, sounds like busy but fun times! I'm waiting to hear who's pregnant or engaged in our circle...love the parties!
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Post by budders on Jul 17, 2017 12:56:06 GMT -6
V just said "Love you Mommy!" for the first time. 😍
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Post by fuzzylogic on Jul 17, 2017 13:32:34 GMT -6
littlelion, man, I wish I could just throw money at the problem, but I'm tapped. I'm still getting bills for E's delivery (19 months later) that I had to put on a payment plan because I'm a teacher in OK and extra money isn't a thing, and I'm having to replace my wardrobe because, again, pre-pregnancy me and post-pregnancy me and now-me are not the same body, E needs new clothes because she's on the verge of popping out of 2T, other medical bills for her from the spring when she was just sick, and the list goes on. H is tapped, too. It's just been a lot lately. But normally that is our go-to! So now I just make food because I can usually make that happen fairly cheap. So the casserole I made for mom, I just doubled and made it for us, and the extra salad goes to us, too. I'm tired of feeling guilty. Yesterday was the worst because my sister was tired and cranky from damaging her car on Saturday while I was at my friend's bach party. Which I wanted to go to and was literally the only non-baby non-family social interaction I have had ALL SUMMER. No, really. It was the first thing I've done this whole summer and it's halfway through July. Deserved, 100%, and she is a dear, dear friend and this is her real wedding (we are not counting her cheating ex-husband ha) and I needed my mafia. But I feel guilty now because I was drinking champagne while my sister was toiling away.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Jul 17, 2017 13:33:08 GMT -6
budders, that's so awesome!!! I can't wait for E to say it. I ask her if she can and she just says "No!"
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Post by budders on Jul 17, 2017 13:51:02 GMT -6
budders, that's so awesome!!! I can't wait for E to say it. I ask her if she can and she just says "No!" He usually ignores us, haha. For a while he would blow kisses when I would tell him I loved him, but it wasn't quite the same.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 17, 2017 14:55:13 GMT -6
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 17, 2017 14:58:21 GMT -6
fuzzylogic, that's rough. I get so stressed out when people ask me to do things that I just can't do because of L. It's hard when people don't understand that. But don't feel guilty! It was already so thoughtful of you to put together some food for your mom. And you definitely deserved to go to your friend's bachelorette party (and she deserved to have you there, too!). Moving is hard and makes people grumpy but once it's all over it'll all be fine.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 17, 2017 15:02:06 GMT -6
budders, that is the best! I usually have to prompt DS1 to say it, but it's so cute when he does and even better when he says it all on his own.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 17, 2017 15:04:39 GMT -6
I had an interesting weekend.
We went to a wedding on Saturday. Actually, it was three ceremonies, one big reception and a lot of drama. But I got drunk off rose, so it was worth it.
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Post by swivelchair5 on Jul 17, 2017 15:08:22 GMT -6
I had an interesting weekend. We went to a wedding on Saturday. Actually, it was three ceremonies, one big reception and a lot of drama. But I got drunk off rose, so it was worth it. Any good drama worth sharing?
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 17, 2017 15:32:43 GMT -6
I had an interesting weekend. We went to a wedding on Saturday. Actually, it was three ceremonies, one big reception and a lot of drama. But I got drunk off rose, so it was worth it. Any good drama worth sharing? So the weddings were my friend, her brother and her mom. My friend is already married but lives out of state, so this was the ceremony for her friends and relatives here. Anyway, at point after the ceremonies I go over to my friend's table to sit and talk for a minute. She's holding her 2.5 year old daughter and she's telling me that her MOH is MIA but it's almost speech time. She said that apparently her dad got drunk and grabbed the MOH's ass (they've been friends since elementary school, so that was more gross and awkward than some random old drunk guy grabbing her). Her friend was obviously upset and didn't want to do the speech anymore. My friend hands me her kid so she can go talk to the MOH. At which point my friend's H comes over and sits down next to me and very drunkenly starts slurring lines like "OMG, you look SOOOO good!" "I didn't even recognize you, you look so amazing!" "I can't believe how great you look" (Homeboy clearly had his beer goggles on). I finally am able to hand off his kid to him and make a break for it, and as I'm walking away he points to me and then gives me of those "A-OK" hand signs and nods his head. So I got hit on by my friend's drunk husband on their wedding day. There's more, but that's craziest stuff.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 17, 2017 18:16:55 GMT -6
Ugh, L has been grumpy ever since he woke up from his nap. There's an air pollution warning here due to a nearby forest fire so we've been trying to stay inside most of the day. But when my H got home from work I sent them into the backyard so I can get a break from the fussing. I'm having a glass of wine and counting down until bath time...
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Post by Taitai on Jul 17, 2017 18:20:27 GMT -6
budders 😍😍 How sweet that he said I love you unprompted! DS always says it before bed, but I feel that is because of habit/routine - not randomly. I can't wait until he starts saying it more out of the blue. jubilantsquirrel Eeeeek for the wedding drama. It would really make me feel uncomfortable if the H of one of my friends hit on my like that. Not cool - kind of shows a person's true colors. Hopefully he was just being weird. Good luck next time you see him 😅
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Jul 17, 2017 18:39:29 GMT -6
Taitai, thankfully they live in another state. He was really, really drunk. I'm positive he has no memory of the interaction. That doesn't make it ok, but I'm fairly sure he wouldn't say anything like that sober.
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Post by budders on Jul 17, 2017 19:19:04 GMT -6
jubilantsquirrel, so your friend got married, then her brother got married, then her mom got married? And then there was a reception for all? That's a pretty neat way to do it. Sorry your friend's dad and husband made things so awkward, that sucks.
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