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Post by Betweenthelines on Aug 17, 2017 7:55:20 GMT -6
Today is my anniversary. DH and I are going to lunch together since we couldn't get a babysitter for tonight. Plan is to somehow stop at a cheesecake place to pick up dessert for later tonight, though I haven't quite figured out how to make that happen in my day. Happy anniversary to you both!
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Post by jess213 on Aug 17, 2017 8:00:14 GMT -6
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Post by aydee on Aug 17, 2017 8:06:33 GMT -6
Happy anniversary aydee ! Cheesecake is definitely the priority! How's the Nanny search going? You're so sweet to ask. We finally found someone! She'll start normal hours on 8/28 but will come spend 2 mornings with us next week so I can show her the ropes and help the kids (mostly Abigail) feel comfortable with her. I'm so relieved!
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Post by aydee on Aug 17, 2017 8:08:19 GMT -6
jess213, Sorry about the stage 5 clinging. Can you wear the baby or does she insist on being carried in your arms? How many months now, I forget?
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Post by aydee on Aug 17, 2017 8:09:47 GMT -6
Betweenthelines and layloo I hope the funk lifts for you both and that things are looking up. Do something nice for yourselves. A manicure might be in order today. Or you could join me in some cheesecake.
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 8:13:58 GMT -6
I just want one morning where I have zero responsibilities. I get that I stay home and a lot of responsibilities fall on me. But damn I am only one person. This morning I'm trying to finish the vacuuming and I find water in our lower level. We had a massive storm and flash flood warnings yesterday. I get H who comes to look and determined it's from the rain. This whole thing put me behind. I get to the main level as H is coming upstairs. For once S1 asks his father for something instead of me. He asks for breakfast. Oh how helpful that would be. But H ignores him and goes to get ready which involves a 30 min poop and 30 min shower. While I'm vacuuming our main level Ethan wakes up and is screaming his head off. Oh how I wish I could tune out a screaming child like my husband. I half ass the rest of the vacuuming. Forgoing pulling all the furniture out....Half ass vacuuming the steps and go get Ethan. I'm able to half ass vacuuming the rest of the upstairs. I get Ethan changed, make breakfast for the boys and attempt to make and eat breakfast myself. Of course the boys need more milk or more strawberries. They need this and that. Isaac asks for his chocolate milk which is a powder mixed with milk. As I'm shaking the package to get the powder all to one side it rips and goes flying. Little powder covered the floor. Of course Ethan wants to fill his mouth with milk and spit it everywhere. I finally sit down to have coffee and Ethan needs water. I ask s1 to fill his cup for me. He spent more time complaining he had to help than actually fill the cup.
We have a guy coming to give us a quote on properly insulating and closing up our crawl space. Among other things. He'll be here in 40 min and I'm not dressed. I don't event care
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 8:18:59 GMT -6
Oh and I told H "I'm going go vacuum so you'll need to tend to Ethan of he wakes"
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 8:22:40 GMT -6
I just put on a bra and combed my hair. Hope that's good enough. 😂
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Post by mrspiatt on Aug 17, 2017 8:22:56 GMT -6
I found an apartment- it's a 2 bedroom, 2 bath- 10-15 minute walk to the beach. We can see the marina from the patio. Washer and Dryer hookups and it's $700 less a month in rent, plus we'll save at least $600 in utilities. I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger on it though. H's drive will be the same as it is now, about 3 hours round trip. Difference being, this will be traffic and not necessarily distance. I found a place 10 minutes from his work, but I don't think we'll get it. They have really strict credit rules and the guy said it's purely based on credit score. Our credit scores are in the low end of the average range and H is 15 point below their minimum and I'm 7 below. I want to apply anyway and see if they'll make an exception. We have a good rental history and our credit cards and car payments are all on time (1 car payment was 30 days late January 2016). Honestly, most of our collection accounts are medical bills... we have thousands that we owe over the past 5 years and we've been paying them little by little, but even though they're all Kaiser, we have 13 different accounts still open. Ranging from 1500-2500 each. The entire thing has me so stressed out, I'm scared that even trying for this other place will make me miss out on the other. I already hate moving as it is, which is why we've been renting this house for 7 years.
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Post by booarogue on Aug 17, 2017 8:23:41 GMT -6
jedi it sounds like your day is off to a rough start. I'm sorry there's so much on you right now. I have a similar morning routine because h is getting ready for work so the moment I get up I'm on duty. Maybe start to give S1 more responsibility when it comes to breakfast like setting the table (including getting everyone's drinks). I'm sure if you make it about him being grown up and a helper it'd be something he'd be in to and it would make him proud, give him something to do in the morning, and give you one less thing to do.
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Post by booarogue on Aug 17, 2017 8:29:10 GMT -6
You know it's going to a tough day when everytime w says my name I mumble this under my breath. He wanted to come upstairs with me while I was putting away laundry but instead just ran around touching everything he knows he shouldn't while I was busy. He's also been doubling down on nursing recently so we've gone from 2-3 times a day to a million 30 second nursing sessions or major meltdowns when I tell him. No. I just want to put him in the living room (all gated off) and hide upstairs for a minute.
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Post by booarogue on Aug 17, 2017 8:29:42 GMT -6
Happy anniversary aydee! I hope you guys get to enjoy your cheesecake and have a wonderful time.
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 8:48:30 GMT -6
Happy anniversary, aydee!
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 8:57:12 GMT -6
I'm sorry for the funks, layloo and Betweenthelines. I hope the next couple of days fly by and your weekends are amazing.
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 9:00:24 GMT -6
I'm so tired. P entered the 2's by deciding she no longer sleeps through the night. Two nights in a row of her up for hours, and eventually getting in bed with me. I don't want to set that up as a pattern, but we're about to go away on vacation, so I figure that's going to mess her sleep up anyway. We may have to re-sleep train when we get back though. Not looking forward.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 17, 2017 10:16:19 GMT -6
my entire morning spent at the building department. meanwhile...back at my office, every on going project is like this:
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Post by 45thparallel on Aug 17, 2017 10:26:20 GMT -6
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 17, 2017 10:30:58 GMT -6
and i stopped at wawa to grab grub and the best smoothie ever - but they made my sandwich wrong. ugh. but the smoothie is the bomb. aydee, caramal cheesecake smoothie! it must be a cheesecake kind of day....happy anniversary
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 10:35:14 GMT -6
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 10:35:26 GMT -6
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Post by jedi on Aug 17, 2017 10:35:55 GMT -6
I am over today. Please send all the beer. It's 5pm somewhere right?
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Post by amberlie on Aug 17, 2017 10:40:31 GMT -6
MH has no common sense... I told him to take the escape today and leave the Honda so that Tori (friend staying with us) could drive the Honda to her job interview. So DH leaves the Honda... but takes the keys to work 😑
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Post by amberlie on Aug 17, 2017 10:41:13 GMT -6
Also my IUD appt is in 4 hours. I've taken 2 doses of cytotec. I'm supposed to take pain meds before the appt. I'm scared
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 10:42:39 GMT -6
I hope that whatever apartment you end up moving to mrspiatt, that you love it and it ends up being a big rent savings!
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 10:44:05 GMT -6
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Post by jess213 on Aug 17, 2017 10:48:10 GMT -6
jedi, I'm a few more bad days away from saying "fuck it" and driving my ass up to the U.P. to sit in a cabin for a weekend. Meet me there?
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 10:49:03 GMT -6
Oh– I don't remember if I updated on my daycare $$ saga: the owner of the daycare reached out to me and is giving me a large discount for a few months and then we'll go up to the new, higher rate. The discount ends up totaling about the difference between the rate I was given in May and the newer, higher rate, so I'm happy with the resolution.
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Post by coconutbacon on Aug 17, 2017 10:49:35 GMT -6
Good luck amberlie. I hope it's less painful than you are anticipating.
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 17, 2017 11:01:00 GMT -6
Also my IUD appt is in 4 hours. I've taken 2 doses of cytotec. I'm supposed to take pain meds before the appt. I'm scared don't be scared. i had to take meds to make my uterus "cramp up" - it doesn't hurt. it's more uncomfortable...like during your yearly when you can feel them pressing on your ute. here's my must die story - when i went to have mine switched (brands that is) there was a new nurse, seasoned nurse and my ob in the room. my legs in the stir up, equipment in me. the new nurse forgot the scissors needed to cut the string. had to leave the room, couldn't find them for like 10 freaking minutes. meanwhile, i'm stuck on the table with my wooha just there and i about wanted to die. pray, you don't have a new nurse that forgets the scissors. and i hope that made you laugh and relax some....
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Post by RunsforWineandCarbs on Aug 17, 2017 11:02:04 GMT -6
i am now super stressed.
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