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Post by goldenlove on Aug 14, 2017 6:13:56 GMT -6
I'm sleepy. I need a vacation.
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Post by dashook on Aug 14, 2017 6:27:44 GMT -6
I'm sleepy. I need a vacation. +1 and +1 (2?)
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Post by tjanca22 on Aug 14, 2017 6:32:25 GMT -6
I'll join the party. First day back after a week off is not fun at all. Only 176 emails to get through. Sigh.
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Post by danib on Aug 14, 2017 6:34:03 GMT -6
+2 here as well. Luckily SIL is occupying C for a bit so I only have the one barnacle baby to deal with.
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Post by starbuck on Aug 14, 2017 6:41:12 GMT -6
It took three hours to get everyone down last night and then we were up every hour. This has basically been the past week. Only another week to get thru and then the kids will have separate rooms and maybe this will end.
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Post by starbuck on Aug 14, 2017 7:03:13 GMT -6
W and H already fighting this morning. I can't.
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Post by aggiebug on Aug 14, 2017 7:03:27 GMT -6
Today is H's first day of work. I am solo in New City and know no one. C continues to be quite taking.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 14, 2017 7:05:33 GMT -6
Morning.
I want a kid-free vacation; I realize that I'm currently in Maine so this is a #fwp but it doesn't really feel like you're getting away when you're still "on" 24/7, KWIM?
Just got C down for her nap and his highness is requesting pancakes so back to the kitchen I go.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 14, 2017 7:15:17 GMT -6
Oh boy starbuck. Is it too early for a drink? Have you looked up any mom groups or play areas aggiebug ?
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 14, 2017 7:18:15 GMT -6
I'm sleepy. I need a vacation. +273747473
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 14, 2017 7:22:55 GMT -6
Morning. After seeing J standing in his crib last night, I had a dream that B climbed out of his and started taking a bath. So I spent a lot of the night checking on them both. And then I was wide awake from 3-5:30. By the time I fell back asleep, J was up and ready to play.
I don't drink caffeine but today I'll take a caffeine IV please.
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Post by kleigh on Aug 14, 2017 7:33:06 GMT -6
Morning. After seeing J standing in his crib last night, I had a dream that B climbed out of his and started taking a bath. So I spent a lot of the night checking on them both. And then I was wide awake from 3-5:30. By the time I fell back asleep, J was up and ready to play. I don't drink caffeine but today I'll take a caffeine IV please. This is not the first thing I'd do as a baby if I escaped my crib 😂 I'm sorry for the rough night!
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Post by kleigh on Aug 14, 2017 7:38:31 GMT -6
Happy Monday.
We have Thursday off, and H is talking about marking things off his house "To Do" list which means I will be watching babies pretty much by myself. So basically this is not a vacation day to me. Thursdays my mom normally watches the babies and I am in the office. So I'm trying to convince H to abandon responsibility and go to the NYC or something, maybe a museum?
Today just in the office. I'll be here again tomorrow 10-2. Did I tell you guys my boss finally called me to have "the talk" about coming back more. I told him through their 1st bday I'll agree to come in one extra day a week for 4 hours, not full day AND not every week. He agreed.
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Post by tjanca22 on Aug 14, 2017 7:42:41 GMT -6
Happy Monday. We have Thursday off, and H is talking about marking things off his house "To Do" list which means I will be watching babies pretty much by myself. So basically this is not a vacation day to me. Thursdays my mom normally watches the babies and I am in the office. So I'm trying to convince H to abandon responsibility and go to the NYC or something, maybe a museum? Today just in the office. I'll be here again tomorrow 10-2. Did I tell you guys my boss finally called me to have "the talk" about coming back more. I told him through their 1st bday I'll agree to come in one extra day a week for 4 hours, not full day AND not every week. He agreed. Glad he's being supportive and flexible! Kids are only young once so it's great that you can make it work for your family!
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Post by flamingo on Aug 14, 2017 7:49:24 GMT -6
I don't drink caffeine but today I'll take a caffeine IV please. Omg, you are my hero! How do you function/parent without caffeine?
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Aug 14, 2017 7:49:26 GMT -6
Morning!
It's officially pitch black out when I leave for work in the mornings again, so that's not fun. I'm pretty much out of vacation time. I'm using 2 half days coming up here and then a full day to recover from a Tuesday night concert. So that leaves me with just one more vacation day for the rest of the year. My last job we accrued PTO and I prefer that much more than just the set number of vacation days.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 14, 2017 7:50:26 GMT -6
So this coming weekend, we're supposed to go up to the lake with some friends. This might be confusing so I'm going to name them couple A, B and C. The house is owned by couple A's parents and the last 3 years, it's been us, couple A and couple B going. It has always worked out great with the 6 of us and we always have fun. Unfortunately couple B can't go this year so couple A asked couple C if they wanted to come. Before any of this, H and I already decided that we weren't going to bring C with us because couples A and B don't have kids and we didn't want the weekend to revolve around C's schedule. But apparently couple C is bringing their daughter.
H grew up with the husband literally since before they were in school, but we hardly see or talk to them anymore. Actually it's been over a year since we saw them briefly at a BBQ. She didn't come to my shower and they never made an effort to meet C. And they continuously lied to couple B about getting us a gift and coming by to visit. I didn't care at all but apparently couple B was pissed about this.
I'm just not looking forward to spending a whole weekend with them, her specifically. She just doesn't talk to me. I met her 9 years ago when I met H, yet I know NOTHING about her. And she tried to cause all sorts of drama over the years about being left out of everything. It feels like high school. So.. I dunno. Between that and anxiety over leaving C for the whole weekend, I'm not really excited about this.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 14, 2017 7:52:10 GMT -6
kleigh forgive me if you've answered this, but is the one-year mark when you'll decide if you want to be home full time, or put the babies in DC, or...?
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Post by kleigh on Aug 14, 2017 7:53:01 GMT -6
Oooooooph goldenlove First of all, the lying to Couple B is just weird, that alone would annoy me. And then just not really having a relationship with them. Is it awkward enough that you guys would back out? Edit tag
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Post by kleigh on Aug 14, 2017 7:56:54 GMT -6
kleigh forgive me if you've answered this, but is the one-year mark when you'll decide if you want to be home full time, or put the babies in DC, or...? Yes! And I'm soooo conflicted. It's a financial decision as much of a "what do I want to do" decision. Doing this same work on my own is not out of the picture but it is on hold bc I can't really advertise my name while working for another agency bc I don't want to be fired or sued lol. My first request will be to ask if I can go part time (at the same pay) or be given a raise - if they won't do either then I'll be leaving.
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Post by starbuck on Aug 14, 2017 7:57:01 GMT -6
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Post by hangry on Aug 14, 2017 7:57:20 GMT -6
You must be exhausted in so many ways starbuck. I hope the separate rooms does the trick! kleigh that is great news about the work stuff! Are you still looking at daycare? I don't remember where you ended up with childcare plans. jubilantsquirrel but wouldn't you still end up with the same amount of days off in the end whether it was being accrued or just given in the beginning? I like it being given at the beginning so I can decide when I want my time off.
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Post by aggiebug on Aug 14, 2017 8:00:06 GMT -6
goldenlove I am working on it. The move has been so fast I had focused on the logistics of the actual move with the intention of figuring out KC once we got here. Well we are now here and I am coming up with a list of things to do and explore and groups to connect with. Unfortunately the first groups I have found have an annual fee which isn't my favorite (it's less about the money more about not knowing what I am getting into before I pay and past experiences with paid groups). I'll get there today is just hard. Caleb is just hard right now and the hotel is hard.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 14, 2017 8:00:35 GMT -6
goldenlove I'm sorry, stuff like that is so tricky. It sucks that B can't come and instead you got C. I can relate and sympathize. My husband has three buddies and we've done annual beach trips (or thereabouts) with all the families for awhile. But within the last couple years one of the couples kept wanting to invite 2 other families who we only know distantly. They're fine to have dinner with or something but I have no desire to rent a vacation home with them. DH feels the same so we've kind of taken a hiatus (as has another of the 'original' couples--I think for the same reason). We loved the original group so it sucks.
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 14, 2017 8:06:26 GMT -6
I don't drink caffeine but today I'll take a caffeine IV please. Omg, you are my hero! How do you function/parent without caffeine? I mean I eat it in chocolate form 😜 But when I was trying to conceive B, I started cutting it out thinking that might help since we were approaching 12+ months and then when I did get pregnant with him I didn't drink it at all. Then I was nursing and just continued not to drink it and then got pregnant again. So I haven't had caffeine in years. I'm used to it now I guess!
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 14, 2017 8:07:02 GMT -6
Oooooooph goldenlove First of all, the lying to Couple B is just weird, that alone would annoy me. And then just not really having a relationship with them. Is it awkward enough that you guys would back out? Edit tag Ehh.. I dunno. H is going to be fine hanging out with the boys and I'll at least have one person I like. I bet she's going to spend most of her time with her daughter anyway. The lying was super weird. Funny thing is we finally did get a gift, but it was from HIS parents (since H grew up with them, he knew them well). They sent a gift and signed the names of couple C on the gift receipt. I'm sure they had nothing to do with it.
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Aug 14, 2017 8:08:17 GMT -6
hangry, I'm comparing my last job to this one, so it might different at other places. But here I get 2 weeks of vacation time, 2 floating holidays and 2 weeks of sick time. I (thankfully) never really use my sick time, so I feel like I'm missing out on available time off but I can't bring myself to use sick time if I'm not actually sick (plus, we're kind of discouraged from using all of our sick time). With PTO, it was all together, so I felt like I had more time off available to me, if that makes sense. We were also able to roll our PTO over into the following year, and at this job both vacation and sick time is use or lose it.
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 14, 2017 8:13:33 GMT -6
goldenlove ugh that sounds awful. Maybe with some drinks she will lighten up and maybe you guys will get along? I mean, she knows you guys are going so maybe she wants to hang out with you?
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Post by jubilantsquirrel on Aug 14, 2017 8:14:37 GMT -6
aggiebug, how long are you guys into the hotel for? I'm sorry you're feeling out of sorts. Hopefully once you get into your own place you'll start feeling more settled and can start exploring your new area and maybe make some new friends.
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Post by waitwhat on Aug 14, 2017 8:15:59 GMT -6
Must be something in the N'16 water because I now have leaky boobs.
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