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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 6, 2017 15:30:55 GMT -6
That all looks so good CestLaVie! Happy birthday to your little latte!
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Post by redandblue on Aug 6, 2017 15:38:29 GMT -6
CestLaVie they both look amazing! Happiest of birthdays to L!
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Post by shellyr on Aug 6, 2017 15:43:00 GMT -6
CestLaVie, awesome cake! Happy birthday for your daughter!
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Post by jess213 on Aug 6, 2017 15:55:26 GMT -6
About to catch up. H is on kid duty while I grill outside, aka sit on my phone and drink beer since drumsticks take 35ish mins 😏 This is why I love grilling so much (and I suspect why my mom loved it too when we were kids)
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 6, 2017 16:20:51 GMT -6
Sharknado t begins in an hour and forty minutes.
Now you know.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 6, 2017 16:21:45 GMT -6
CestLaVie, looks great! Did you make that cake?!! What's the ice cream made from? Freaking impressive!
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Post by armpants on Aug 6, 2017 16:39:20 GMT -6
Seriously impressed with that cake CestLaVie!
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Post by avocadotoast on Aug 6, 2017 17:03:54 GMT -6
Hi everyone. I haven't been active on here for a couple of weeks because things have just been overwhelmingly busy at work and at home and socially. My H went out of town for a couple days, we had H's birthday, B's birthday, super busy at work with vacation coverage and interviewing/hiring new staff. And various friends getting crazy curve balls thrown at them. I'm going to try to catch up as much as possible now that I finally have a second to breathe.
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Post by armpants on Aug 6, 2017 17:24:51 GMT -6
armpants can't wait to see what you think of the chicken! Sofa king good. Holy hell.
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Post by Betweenthelines on Aug 6, 2017 17:25:37 GMT -6
armpants can't wait to see what you think of the chicken! Sofa king good. Holy hell. Yaasss! So glad it came out good!
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Post by Betweenthelines on Aug 6, 2017 17:29:28 GMT -6
Ds just peed on the potty! I put him on it before bath and tonight I told him "if you pee on the potty, I'll give you an m&m!" So he peed, and I gave him one m&m as a reward and he spit it right out lol. Guess I'll try raisins next time. Dd always thought raisins were the best reward
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Post by 45thparallel on Aug 6, 2017 17:59:44 GMT -6
We had DS birthday party today. Only a few people but we had a taco bar (as recommmended on here) and it was a hit! We did beef and refried beans as the "meats". No one here had heard of refried beans but they all loved it. The cake was a success. DS LOVED it - I mean the kids obsessed with ice cream!
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 6, 2017 18:09:00 GMT -6
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 6, 2017 18:11:48 GMT -6
Looks delicious 45thparallel! Especially the cookie crumbles part on top— always my favorite part of an ice cream cake!
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Post by 45thparallel on Aug 6, 2017 18:24:13 GMT -6
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Post by avocadotoast on Aug 6, 2017 18:28:04 GMT -6
I just typed out a loooong post about how much of a gong show B's birthday party was and of course it somehow got deleted. Once he goes to bed I will redo it.
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Post by 45thparallel on Aug 6, 2017 18:30:31 GMT -6
Oh no avocadotoast! I'll stay tuned for the update with details.
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Post by avocadotoast on Aug 6, 2017 18:39:23 GMT -6
in the meantime I'll join in the birthday cake pictures!
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Post by aydee on Aug 6, 2017 18:47:34 GMT -6
I'm in the process of looking for a new nanny and I can't wait until this is over. One person just no showed for the interview we scheduled tonight. I'm so annoyed at how rude that is. We have another interview tomorrow night and 2 more on Tuesday. Hoping and praying we find someone I feel comfortable with who wants the job.
I keep reminding myself that it always works out, but the process of looking for someone is just stressful!
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Post by jedi on Aug 6, 2017 19:24:47 GMT -6
Hi @avacadotoast!
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Post by jedi on Aug 6, 2017 19:38:03 GMT -6
My mom called today. She asked if it was ok she took the boys Tuesday-Thursday so I don't to worry about them when the pest guy is here. I think we need to leave while treating and at the very least after. So no kids Tuesday afternoon - Thursday. This will work out nice because I'm having the cats looked at and possibly retreated on Wednesday and I'm not sure how taking two kids plus two cats to the vet was going to work.
I'm taking my cats to a new place. I wasn't really feeling the vet I tried last year. I called this new one late in the day Friday (pretty close to closing time) and they were on the phone talking to me about our situation for like 30 min (I'm a non-patient at this point). They seemed nice and I'm hoping I like them. I loved our old vet, before we moved. I'm looking for that same feel.
Both cats are still scratching a lot. I worry the treatments for them hasn't worked but I also feel like if it wasn't we'd be seeing a lot more if our friends
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Post by CestLaVie on Aug 6, 2017 19:59:59 GMT -6
CestLaVie, looks great! Did you make that cake?!! What's the ice cream made from? Freaking impressive! Thanks!! The ice cream was the shavings from cutting the cakes to be even. I mixed them with some icing then made it into a ball. The pink is white chocolate/whipping cream ganache
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Post by fierymama on Aug 6, 2017 20:09:23 GMT -6
jedi - Fleas can cause dermatitis on the cats, so they could just have some irritating, itchy skin. Trying to give a positive outlook!
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Post by fierymama on Aug 6, 2017 20:11:07 GMT -6
K got a fat lip today. She likes to hold onto legs while leaning between them. Today she let go and went face first into the hard wood floor. Cried for maybe a minute and then it seemed to not bother her.
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Post by CestLaVie on Aug 6, 2017 20:12:18 GMT -6
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Post by CestLaVie on Aug 6, 2017 20:12:51 GMT -6
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Post by avocadotoast on Aug 6, 2017 20:17:55 GMT -6
So we'd planned a lumberjack themed outdoor party, and I totally fell down a Pinterest rabbit hole of food and games and decorations, but it was awesome. I stayed up every night last week crafting and running out to get more groceries and supplies. Even with trying to pare down the guest list and a bunch of people not being able to come because it's the long weekend, we still ended up with 45 attending. The party was scheduled for 2:00 on Saturday (yesterday). I'd been keeping an eye on the forecast which was all over the place... but the morning was sunny and warmer than expected, so I was optimistic. We did have a contingency plan - move the party indoors. Our house isn't big, but between the main floor and finished basement we could fit everyone and make it work. 1:45 p.m. I was just putting on my makeup when the lights flickered, thunder shook the house, and the skies opened up. We ran outside to quickly throw the patio furniture cushions in the garage and cover up decorations. Hail started raining down. It was wild. I was still thinking okay maybe it'll come down hard and then pass... 1:55 p.m. I hear my H yelling for me to come into the basement... he'd gone down to use the washroom and saw that sewage water was flooding up from the drain and into the basement. Like, a LOT of water. We tried to suck it up with the shop vac but it was coming in 5 times faster than we could suck it up. The laundry room and storage room ended up being under half a foot of nasty water. Just as we're ankle deep in this people start showing up... My H called insurance right away and they sent over restoration/cleanup guys to get the wet stuff out and start drying up. So as I have a crammed full house with a bunch of kids running around I've got workers coming in and out with bags of our contaminated luggage and baby clothes and Christmas decorations. It was ridiculous. So we ended up having the party still... it was very cozy. I got pretty drunk which definitely helped the situation. Everyone was super awesome and understanding and it was actually a pretty fun day. B had a blast and got spoiled and ate a shameful amount of cake. We made the best of it but a lot of the games and other things I had planned we didn't utilize at all. I'm thinking I might keep them and make his 3rd birthday lumberjack themed... lol. The insurance adjuster is coming Tuesday morning to assess. We'll for sure need new carpet and underlay and the bottom portion of the drywall and insulation replaced. I went through all the bags of contaminated stuff today and pulled out a few sentimental things that I think can be salvaged. But there's definitely a few thousand dollars worth of stuff that needs to be thrown out. We'll have to see if there's any damage to the furnace/hot water tank and some appliances. All the furniture is okay. TL;DR: So yeah, yesterday was crazy. B's birthday party was an epic disaster. And as your reward for reading, here is a picture of the lumberjack cutout I made that no one saw or used:
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Post by jedi on Aug 6, 2017 20:18:40 GMT -6
jedi - Fleas can cause dermatitis on the cats, so they could just have some irritating, itchy skin. Trying to give a positive outlook! I told H that's all it could be, like a mosquito bite in us. Fx
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Post by jedi on Aug 6, 2017 20:19:41 GMT -6
fierymama sorry about the flat lip. Poor girl
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 6, 2017 20:25:24 GMT -6
Wow, avocadotoast— that definitely sounds like it was a stressful situation. At least you were able to make the best of it and you have a great story!
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