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Post by milano on Mar 25, 2022 15:02:07 GMT -6
What are you up to this lovely weekend's eve?
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Post by milano on Mar 25, 2022 15:08:44 GMT -6
J is furious at me because I'm not taking him to a PTO fundraiser at the local bounce house. There will be so many people there and I can't even deal with that place on a normal day, let alone an event. So I've ruined his life and now we are at the neighborhood playground in the sunshine, avoiding germs instead of embracing them. Ordering takeout for dinner, from somewhere and I'll be drinking some wine.
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Post by loony on Mar 25, 2022 15:12:56 GMT -6
DD is having a play date with a neighbor for a couple hours after school and then we’re doing junk food and movies because they had to miss out on “Fun Friday” at their after school program.
I have red vines, mike and ikes, reeces and popcorn. (And an edible for myself since I’m off all the heavy drugs already).
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Post by charlotte on Mar 25, 2022 16:18:49 GMT -6
loony yes to Friday night edibles. Yes. milano why are they so dramatic & teenager-ish already?!
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Post by charlotte on Mar 25, 2022 16:20:22 GMT -6
MH hit a work-related milestone today so we are going to order takeout and have some drinks when the kids go to bed. Someone I was friends with in college is trying real hard to become an Instagram influencer. And she’s not bad at it. But I’m just so fascinated watching it all unfold daily.  |
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Post by milano on Mar 25, 2022 17:07:05 GMT -6
MH is getting home this evening after working like eleventy dozen hours this week so I assume he will be heading straight to bed, since he works this weekend as well. He is on a healthy eating kick so at least I won't feel guilty stuffing my face with cheez-its later and washing them down with cabarnet. Such a great combination, if you haven't tried it already. If you want to feel healthy you can swap popcorn for cheez-its, also delicious.
The amount of nights that this is my dinner in it's entirety is....not a small amount. Pretty much whenever MH is on call, whoops.
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Post by rugger on Mar 25, 2022 20:52:57 GMT -6
Soup, red wine, family games, and looking forward to one more day of skiing. We only did a half day today and then walked around the downtown area.
Also, I think our next house needs a fireplace for A. She's been cozied up and reading next to this one every day after skiing. 🥰
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Post by mc13 on Mar 26, 2022 5:52:10 GMT -6
The girls were off for a conference day yesterday. We delivered the 100 goodie bags that we (PTA) made for the teachers and staff at school then went to breakfast. It’s cold and rainy so we spent the day at home playing and watching movies. They even helped me clean the playroom.
We have lacrosse this morning, R has a bday party tonight, then nothing the rest of the weekend. Might have to fire upthe smoker for the first time this year.
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Post by tj on Mar 26, 2022 7:14:34 GMT -6
I had a super fun night of pulling weeds and replying to every “I’m bored” with “then come help me pull weeds!” They don’t think I am funny or helpful. So instead I had them do dishes. 🤷🏼♀️ Then I went to bed early.
Today is gym, soccer, then working outside. Gotta take advantage of this good weather weekend!!
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Post by charlotte on Mar 26, 2022 8:16:07 GMT -6
My oldest is still sick so we are at urgent care getting flu and strep tests. No soccer or swimming today for sure.
I have a headache and some stomach cramps myself so I’m planning to let them have too much screen + couch time this weekend while we all load up on fluids and get some rest. We were super busy the last 10 days or so and I think we all got too run down.
As always, there’s also laundry + chores 🙄.
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Post by mapleme on Mar 26, 2022 10:30:46 GMT -6
Right at bedtime last night M get a stuffy nose and whined about it all night. Including at 2:15 and 2:45 in the morning. About 30 minutes after I woke up this morning I started getting the same stuffy nose. Both covid tests were negative, but it could just be too early. I was supposed to go grocery shopping today, but now we're trying curbside pickup for the first time since the pandemic started. M is SO whiny. It's amazing. She's only complaining about her nose, so I don't think that it's progressed beyond the same very minor cold that I have. Fingers crossed that the cold pass quickly. I've got stuff to do!
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Post by mintyblueair on Mar 26, 2022 15:50:09 GMT -6
My kids had minor colds this week but they are all well this morning. MH and I left the kids with my mom and ran errands this morning, then went to a brewery for lunch.
We got home and N was sound asleep on the couch. My mom said she'd been complaining of a tummy ache and "growing pain". She woke up with a fever. I just did a rapid test on her and now I'm wondering if I can see a faint line or if I'm imagining it 😵💫
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Post by charlotte on Mar 26, 2022 16:17:32 GMT -6
Mine was positive for strep. The nurses mentioned that the Flu is going around like crazy right now.
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milano
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Post by milano on Mar 26, 2022 18:54:11 GMT -6
Sooo much sickness around us. Not covid, but stomach bugs and colds with very short-lived fevers (which M had last week). I had a sore throat all last week that I attributed to allergies because my rapid was negative but now I'm wondering if I had something else.
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Post by stringy on Mar 26, 2022 21:53:02 GMT -6
I’m on the west coast! It is soooooo nice to get away. I feel like I haven’t left MA in years. Prob cuz I haven’t. Kids are getting along fab with cousins. We have a spectacular view. It’s not too hot or too cold.
And I’m solo parenting like a boss. But have my brother and SIL along and their two kids distract from many of my parenting needs. I’ve loved that they are driving and I’ve turned all food decisions to them.
I will say I feel like I’m in the sweet spot. No diapers, no strollers no car seats. We spent four hours at the zoo today with only one small (legit) crying incident. Everyone walked. We had minimal crap to bring with us. They can use the bathroom mostly independently.
And amazingly they show some maturity. P got a stuffed animal bc she loves animals and the other three understood that they could get something from the zoo today OR legoland tomorrow and picked legoland. And then P realized she was much too tired for the excitement of sleeping in a room with the other kids and crawled into my bed and went to sleep. Which was good cuz 1.5 hours later I can still hear them giggling.
And I can hear the ocean from my bed.
The end.
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Post by mintyblueair on Mar 27, 2022 7:47:18 GMT -6
We finally bought N a twin bed. She turns 4 in a week and still sleeps in a crib 😅
She shares a room with L but their room is awkward for two twin beds, so today we're switching their room with C's. They're all very excited and "helping" to the best of their abilities.
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Post by rugger on Mar 27, 2022 10:13:52 GMT -6
stringy that sounds amazing 🤩 I also love this stage where we're past diapers/pullups, strollers, etc. The kids carried their own skis all week without much fuss, they hung longer on the slopes, and they can read independently, so they are much more self-entertaining 🙏
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Post by charlotte on Mar 27, 2022 11:15:27 GMT -6
stringy that truly sounds amazing. I’ve had the itch recently to book a family vacation for us. But it feels like it’ll be another 2 years before traveling with DS2 isn’t a shit show.
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Post by tj on Mar 27, 2022 11:21:32 GMT -6
For some reason, my kids decided to wake me up with coffee in bed. Then P “massaged” my back while E put lotion on my feet. Then they each performed a song and dance for me while I drank my coffee in bed. It was really cute.
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Post by milano on Mar 27, 2022 16:25:55 GMT -6
stringy I want to love that post 10x for you.. I'm glad you are having a great trip!
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Post by ovenrack on Mar 27, 2022 16:56:57 GMT -6
Omg strings! No car seats?! My kids are so short. They’re going to be in boosters forever.
Have an amazing time. So cool.
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Post by stringy on Mar 27, 2022 17:11:16 GMT -6
Omg strings! No car seats?! My kids are so short. They’re going to be in boosters forever. Have an amazing time. So cool. Well P didn’t use a booster on the shuttle to the airport but my bro has extras she is using here. |
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Post by ovenrack on Mar 27, 2022 17:36:46 GMT -6
Omg strings! No car seats?! My kids are so short. They’re going to be in boosters forever. Have an amazing time. So cool. Well P didn’t use a booster on the shuttle to the airport but my bro has extras she is using here. Still. It’s awesome M is done! H is nowhere near tall enough. It’s so nice to imagine that someday, there will be no bulky plastic, styrofoam, and polyester monstrosities in my back seat. |
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Post by milano on Mar 27, 2022 20:23:18 GMT -6
I had such a chaotic evening of kids, dogs, frigid temps and brutal winds and my recycling blowing all over the street and a fat lip from the biggest dog jumping because he was scared of an aluminum can, after a busy afternoon out in the said cold weather.
I tried really hard to not use wine to deal with it, but cbd alone wasnt cutting it and I caved just now, after 10pm, and am having a glass with some cheez-its.
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Post by stringy on Mar 27, 2022 21:12:05 GMT -6
M was leaning against me today and jumped and hit my chin w her head. Like when they were toddlers. It was 5 hours ago and omg it hurts.
Also P lost her first tooth and it’s 8 pm on vacation so had to concoct a story with fake texts that the fairy will meet us at home.
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