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Post by carmensandiego on Aug 18, 2022 18:35:27 GMT -6
First day is done. Thank you all for your well wishes. ❤️ She did not meet a friend (MOM. I didn't meet a friend. It was THE FIRST DAY.) But she came home chatty and happy, and I am so grateful for that.
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Post by oreobitsy on Aug 18, 2022 20:39:30 GMT -6
Happy and chatty is good, carmensandiego! Reliving childhood via kids is fun a lot of the times but I could do without the parts of childhood that were anxiety and nerves. We had first day here too this week and all of them seemed so nervous waiting for the first bell.
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Post by Minerva on Aug 18, 2022 21:27:30 GMT -6
First day is done. Thank you all for your well wishes. ❤️ She did not meet a friend (MOM. I didn't meet a friend. It was THE FIRST DAY.) But she came home chatty and happy, and I am so grateful for that. I hope she settles in and makes some good friends this year. I know that when I started a new school, it took some time for me to meet the people I really clicked with and for those friendships to solidify. I don’t envy our children having to go through that process. It’s so hard to watch them struggle.
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Post by klw on Aug 19, 2022 7:37:03 GMT -6
DD is heading back to in person. She was last in school as a 2nd grader and is now going into 5th grade. She will not be in the same class as her BFF. I know she can be shy at first, but it will be good for her to connect with new kids.
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Post by jaygee on Aug 19, 2022 7:59:55 GMT -6
Relatable! Happy Friday. This is a week I’ve been gutting through on a wing and a prayer. I’m taking a last minute day off on Monday though since DS has three more days of summer and I need a fun day before the chaos.
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Post by cakewench on Aug 19, 2022 8:15:29 GMT -6
I just remembered my first mammogram is Tuesday. I should have done it last year, but scheduled my booster first and never got around to scheduling the exam (I had a lot of lymph swelling on my shot arm). I'm hoping it won't be as uncomfortable as I've been hearing... took the whole day off so at least I can relax after.
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Post by fatpony on Aug 19, 2022 8:26:45 GMT -6
I just remembered my first mammogram is Tuesday. I should have done it last year, but scheduled my booster first and never got around to scheduling the exam (I had a lot of lymph swelling on my shot arm). I'm hoping it won't be as uncomfortable as I've been hearing... took the whole day off so at least I can relax after. I didn't think it was that bad at all, and I was currently nursing (which I would assume would make it more uncomfortable?). If you are currently lactating, be prepared to have milk squirt ALL OVER. We had a good laugh.
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Post by klw on Aug 19, 2022 8:56:03 GMT -6
I just remembered my first mammogram is Tuesday. I should have done it last year, but scheduled my booster first and never got around to scheduling the exam (I had a lot of lymph swelling on my shot arm). I'm hoping it won't be as uncomfortable as I've been hearing... took the whole day off so at least I can relax after. I didn't think it was that bad at all, and I was currently nursing (which I would assume would make it more uncomfortable?). If you are currently lactating, be prepared to have milk squirt ALL OVER. We had a good laugh. They wouldn’t let me schedule mine was I was nursing. But my doctor said it didn’t matter and that she wanted me to go due to family history. We still nurse occasionally and I am scheduled for November. 😬
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Post by blurnette989 on Aug 19, 2022 9:28:53 GMT -6
Relatable! Happy Friday. This is a week I’ve been gutting through on a wing and a prayer. I’m taking a last minute day off on Monday though since DS has three more days of summer and I need a fun day before the chaos. Feel this ever so deeply. Got back home on a red eye and a friend was like you taking some time to rest today? My response: if by rest, you mean taking a 4 hour nap after not sleeping on the plane and signing on to work as soon as I wake up, then yeah, totes.
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Post by sifl on Aug 19, 2022 12:02:32 GMT -6
Good luck to your DD klw! We’ve also had DC home since second grade. So wild to think about.
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Post by sifl on Aug 19, 2022 12:04:05 GMT -6
Oh, mammograms. I uh, found mine pretty uncomfortable. Was quite a bit sore the rest of the day. I think planning to take it easy afterwards is a good idea!
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Post by klw on Aug 19, 2022 12:07:01 GMT -6
Good luck to your DD klw ! We’ve also had DC home since second grade. So wild to think about. Is your child going back in person this year?
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Post by sifl on Aug 19, 2022 14:52:48 GMT -6
Good luck to your DD klw ! We’ve also had DC home since second grade. So wild to think about. Is your child going back in person this year? Yep! Not starting until the second week of Sept after we move. My kiddo has loved being at home but did a 2-week STEM camp this summer that got them excited to go back to school. Fx all goes smoothly for our homebodies!
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Post by dc2london on Aug 19, 2022 15:00:29 GMT -6
My oldest is starting secondary school and my mind is blown by this school. The building is enormous, it's like a damn hospital. The number of electives and extracurricular activities they can choose from is....insane. I'm so happy for him. I would always watch high school movies and wonder where these schools are that are like this John Hughes paradise. Yeah, I found them.
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Post by kbw on Aug 19, 2022 19:38:14 GMT -6
dc2london it’s funny you talk about the buildings. Our district is k-12 in one building and literally the middle school (DS1 is going into it) is one hallway with like 6 classrooms. But all of the kids think it’s like some new major school.
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Post by elle on Aug 20, 2022 12:30:11 GMT -6
Oh boy, that's one costly mistake.
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Post by addymac on Aug 20, 2022 14:21:21 GMT -6
Today is DS’s birthday! The morning had some issues and I was running around trying to salvage the cake and balloons situations but it got done and the birthday party at the trampoline park is over and he opened a ton of gifts and now I am ready for bed. Just a relaxing dinner tonight and then tomorrow my family descends for a week vacation so I will enjoy the last solo night / be in a cleaning frenzy and hopefully nap at some point. DH is trying to build a Lego set for DS who is so impatient and it’s like… dude it’s 200+ pieces, chilllllllll!
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Post by athn64 on Aug 20, 2022 15:22:05 GMT -6
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Post by fatpony on Aug 20, 2022 19:07:46 GMT -6
I sold my car to Carvana today. 10/10 do recommend. They gave me 11k. The dealer where I'm buying my new car offered me 8k.
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Post by klw on Aug 20, 2022 19:43:03 GMT -6
Happy Birthday to your DD addymac! Sounds like a good day. ❤️
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Post by clucky on Aug 20, 2022 19:53:51 GMT -6
It is a little thing, but today I took the boys to the pool solo. Their swimming has improved so much that I didn’t even put my suit on and was able to read some.
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Post by sifl on Aug 22, 2022 14:27:10 GMT -6
Ben Affleck who’s “embarrassed” by his family history as enslavers, got married on a former enslavement site in a plantation style home. Wow. That’s a choice in the year 2022.
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Post by cakewench on Aug 23, 2022 9:39:49 GMT -6
Mammogram wasn't as bad as I was expecting. The side shots were way more uncomfortable than the top down shots. They also said to not panic if I get called to come in again, since it was the first one (so there's nothing to compare it to).
Going to try and relax the rest of today. There's work I should do, but I really need a break. (I took the full day off.)
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Post by notblanche on Aug 24, 2022 8:36:37 GMT -6
Mh and I went to the motherland* yesterday! *not to be confused with Wegners
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Post by willow on Aug 25, 2022 11:05:50 GMT -6
fatpony I saw and waved at him, Klobes and Ilhan as their entourage walked past me! More than a few security agents around them, lol. I looked at my H and said “hey it’s Klobes!” And he’s like wtf who? I was like sorry, politics board names. 😅
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Post by dc2london on Aug 25, 2022 11:36:51 GMT -6
Tomorrow rounds out my kids' first week if school. I like to occasionally surprise them with special after school snack surprises. I've done apple Cider bars, ice cream sundae bars, popcorn bars, hot Cocoa bars, Nacho bars. One time I did an edible cookie dough bar. I'm trying to think of something new and fun for tomorrow but I coming up blank. Any ideas?
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Post by elle on Aug 25, 2022 12:12:57 GMT -6
Tomorrow rounds out my kids' first week if school. I like to occasionally surprise them with special after school snack surprises. I've done apple Cider bars, ice cream sundae bars, popcorn bars, hot Cocoa bars, Nacho bars. One time I did an edible cookie dough bar. I'm trying to think of something new and fun for tomorrow but I coming up blank. Any ideas? Waffle or pancake bar?
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