kim22
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Post by kim22 on Aug 24, 2017 7:57:59 GMT -6
Hi! I haven't read in a few days but checking in from Animal Kingdom where I'm sitting in a store while the rest of them ride Dinosaur. I'm too old for this pregnant in Disney thing but I'm sucking it up. Just got covered in sweat sitting on a bench watching monkeys play. T loved Mickey and Donald but refused to go near any other characters so far.
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guster
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Post by guster on Aug 24, 2017 8:04:05 GMT -6
Morning! Lazy morning with coffee here. We're going for a swim this afternoon, but that's it. I'm online shopping for lunch boxes for mh. Anyone has a good one they love?
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Aug 24, 2017 8:04:09 GMT -6
I need to try Gypsy. I've watched a couple episodes of Ozarks and I'm just not into it.
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Post by lahdeedah on Aug 24, 2017 8:11:10 GMT -6
melaniesue I sympathize with you on naps and bedtime. When M was at his previous school taking 2 hour naps, bedtime was not happening early. Sometimes we were pushing 11pm, but he usually wasn't up until after 8. Now that he wakes up earlier and having no naps on some days, bedtime is almost a breeze. He sometimes gets naps when he goes to extended day, and even though it's only an hour, bedtime lasts forever. He'll be in extended day everyday when I go back to work, so not looking forward to it. :/ I hope they allow her to just have quiet time.
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mwhip
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Post by mwhip on Aug 24, 2017 8:11:27 GMT -6
mwhip I still got up at 5 and ran a mile. I'm impressed with your 2.9! I'll be working my way up but it will be slow. My ab muscles are still quite tender post op after I exercise. Getting up and doing a mile is great for you this soon after surgery! Keep it up!
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yummeecookee
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Post by yummeecookee on Aug 24, 2017 8:15:10 GMT -6
Morning! Lazy morning with coffee here. We're going for a swim this afternoon, but that's it. I'm online shopping for lunch boxes for mh. Anyone has a good one they love? I have the PBK ones for both my kids. Oh shit, nvm. You said it was for yh. LOL
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tallb
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Post by tallb on Aug 24, 2017 8:15:34 GMT -6
Morning! Lazy morning with coffee here. We're going for a swim this afternoon, but that's it. I'm online shopping for lunch boxes for mh. Anyone has a good one they love? We like the bentgo bento box paired with the skip hop bag. I saw a blogger rec the boon ones too recentply. EtA:lol yummeecookee same reading comprehension issue
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Post by melaniesue on Aug 24, 2017 8:20:03 GMT -6
klong11 cards on the table I kind of hate Gypsy. I have lots of problems with it. But I'm too far into it to quit watching. I think I have about 3 episodes left. I just watched Atypical and really like it. I hope it gets picked up for a second season. lahdeedah it's so hard bc Carter has always been so easy at bedtime no matter what age he was. Even now at 8.5 years old he won't get out of bed in the morning until me or adam gets up. He'll go to the bathroom and if we are still in bed he goes back to his room. Even when he doesn't want to go to bed he still goes to bed and stays there. Millie is soooo stubborn.
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Post by melaniesue on Aug 24, 2017 8:20:34 GMT -6
klong11 cards on the table I kind of hate Gypsy. I have lots of problems with it. But I'm too far into it to quit watching. I think I have about 3 episodes left. I just watched Atypical and really like it. I hope it gets picked up for a second season. lahdeedah it's so hard bc Carter has always been so easy at bedtime no matter what age he was. Even now at 8.5 years old he won't get out of bed in the morning until me or adam gets up. He'll go to the bathroom and if we are still in bed he goes back to his room. Even when he doesn't want to go to bed he still goes to bed and stays there. Millie is soooo stubborn.
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tallb
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Post by tallb on Aug 24, 2017 8:21:08 GMT -6
Good lord N is killing me slowly with lack of sleep. J had his inaugural ride forward facing and I am enjoying improved sightlines while driving. He did tell me to keep my hands on the wheel, so I may have a backseat driver already. I have to move his straps up to above his shoulders at lunch since I forgot that step.
Anyone have a carseat back protector they recommend? I had to tell him at least 5 times to keep his feet off the passenger seat.
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guster
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Post by guster on Aug 24, 2017 8:22:13 GMT -6
I just watched Atypical and really like it. I hope it gets picked up for a second season.. I was hoping to start Atypical soon. I'm watching You're the Worst right now and it is so good. Anyone else?
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 24, 2017 8:22:27 GMT -6
Good lord N is killing me slowly with lack of sleep. J had his inaugural ride forward facing and I am enjoying improved sightlines while driving. He did tell me to keep my hands on the wheel, so I may have a backseat driver already. I have to move his straps up to above his shoulders at lunch since I forgot that step. Anyone have a carseat back protector they recommend? I had to tell him at least 5 times to keep his feet off the passenger seat. No. But I'm looking for recs as well.
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nam2013
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Post by nam2013 on Aug 24, 2017 8:35:19 GMT -6
guster don't know if you have them there, but gentleman's hardware has some cool lunch tins for men.
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 24, 2017 8:39:30 GMT -6
It's kind of impressive how many conversations my boss can turn to baseball. Dude is obsessed..
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trtlcrzy
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Post by trtlcrzy on Aug 24, 2017 8:53:49 GMT -6
Morning! Nothing scheduled for today. We will probably go to a park at some point. melaniesue I stopped letting H nap a couple of weeks ago. Most night she goes to sleep faster but she still gets up in the night and wakes at the same time as before.
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 24, 2017 9:05:16 GMT -6
I woke up thinking it was Friday. I'm disappointed.
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slenle
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Post by slenle on Aug 24, 2017 9:12:07 GMT -6
slenle she naps about an hour. Maybe 1.5 max. Last night we told her if she stayed in bed she could have a popsicle this morning. I'm getting desperate. Lol. N wanted to have "sparkles on her eyes" (eyeshadow) the other night so I told her if she didn't come out of her room she could wear eyeshadow to daycare the next day. It worked and she forgot about it by morning. I am not above bribery
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Aug 24, 2017 9:28:46 GMT -6
PSA: if you are working on letters and looking for a good workbook I just got this one at B&N this past weekend and Cadence is really enjoying it. Each page has a space for tracing the letter (I then have her write it on her own in the space between the traced ones), a song to sing with the letter and then an activity to create that letter. After we do the page we then talk about words that start with that letter. The next day we review the letters we have already done and then go on to that day's letter. I don't know if a light finally switched on for her or what, but she is finally getting it. www.randomhouse.com/sylvanlearningbookstore/display.php?isbn=9780307944559
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Aug 24, 2017 9:30:54 GMT -6
melaniesue, Cadence must have heard you. She asked for a popsicle this morning.
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Post by melaniesue on Aug 24, 2017 9:41:16 GMT -6
melaniesue, Cadence must have heard you. She asked for a popsicle this morning. Lol. Did she get one for staying in bed?? Btw, we need to meet us soon! Millie misses C!
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Aug 24, 2017 9:45:42 GMT -6
melaniesue , Cadence must have heard you. She asked for a popsicle this morning. Lol. Did she get one for staying in bed?? Btw, we need to meet us soon! Millie misses C! No, because she didn't stay in bed. She came to mine at like 5:30. I asked why she didn't stay in her bed and she said it was my fault for not taking her back to her room when she came to my bed. And yes, we need to get together soon!
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vino
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Post by vino on Aug 24, 2017 9:46:17 GMT -6
+whatever to nap days being crap for bedtime. I've had numerous conversations with daycare and because he isnt going into kinder he can't go up in the room while the others nap, it's so frustrating. He naps 45 minutes max and bedtime is close to 9pm, too late. No nap days he is out by 8:15pm the latest, it's awesome. tallb I have the britax to hang over the back of the seat, easy to clean.
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cagoldi
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 24, 2017 10:14:13 GMT -6
Morning, all! I'm feeling slightly more human again today after walking around like a zombie yesterday. We hit the worst traffic I've ever seen on our way home on Tuesday. When Google says to expect a two hour delay, you know you're in for it! And that was just one of many. It would appear that the state of Ohio forgot how to drive. So instead of getting home at 6:30, we rolled in at midnight. But we made it, and everything is unpacked, washed, and put away--just in time for the big one to get home from school camp and fill my washer again. We've had a really cool summer this year. No complaints, of course, but I hope winter is normal. It was 49 when I woke up and still only 53. Might do a fire tonight. My friends in Chicago had a 17.5 hour drive home for what should have been about 3 hours. They stopped at a Mexican restaurant on the way home and were all fed dairy after specifying their food couldn't contain any. All 3 got sick and had to pay for a hotel room at some crappy roach-infested place just so they could use the toilet.🤢 A trip that will live in infamy...
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cagoldi
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 24, 2017 10:16:45 GMT -6
Morning. I was MIA yesterday dealing with my car and phone. I did read, but never had a chance to post. Glad the surgery went well. xolastunicornxo I hope he is recovering well. How's your dad today tgrimes? I hope the fever is gone and they figured out what's going on with his arm. Hope you had a better night cagoldi. How are you today? Sorry about your mom. nam2013 You have a lot on your plate. Don't forget to take a little time for yourself each day to decompress. Pretty good, thanks for asking. A hot bath and lots of time on the heating pad helped tremendously. What's the final quote for the car? ETA: NVM, I see you covered that. Glad it's going to be much less than originally thought.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 24, 2017 10:31:06 GMT -6
Hi! I haven't read in a few days but checking in from Animal Kingdom where I'm sitting in a store while the rest of them ride Dinosaur. I'm too old for this pregnant in Disney thing but I'm sucking it up. Just got covered in sweat sitting on a bench watching monkeys play. T loved Mickey and Donald but refused to go near any other characters so far. I cannot imagine doing Disney in the summer. Pregnant? You are Superwoman and my new hero.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 24, 2017 10:33:39 GMT -6
guster B has a solid-colored LLBean lunch bag. I know you said it's for your H, but this could totally work for an adult. It's held up for 2 years now and still looks brand new; he's using it again this year.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 24, 2017 10:38:03 GMT -6
lahdeedah Glad the car repair bill wasn't as bad as originally anticipated! DH just called and is on his way home. He's still ramping up so his schedule won't normally be this relaxed, but it's nice to have a day like this since he's been gone the last few weeks. I think we're going to take the kids to the park. So funniest thing...I have always gotten B a new shirt or jon-jon (when he was a baby) for college football season, from my alma mater of course! We got a package in the mail yesterday and not expecting anything, I opened it to find...a South Carolina smocked dress for C--that my H ordered. Poor guy is is hopeful/determined to have at least one of his kids be a fan of 'his' team. It really is a cute dress--if nothing else he knows my taste!
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jewels
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Post by jewels on Aug 24, 2017 10:38:10 GMT -6
I've had quite the eventful morning. C woke at 515 and acted like a butthead all AM. Tantrums all over the place, at the drop of a hat. I then had to fight w B over her clothes, she wanted to wear just a bikini top and shorts to school. But despite all that (and also not winning the powerball), I think I am in a pretty chipper mood. Prolly has something to do w there being free donuts at work. haha This was us yesterday. S woke up at 4:40, I think b/c he had a bad dream and then he couldn't fall back asleep. He wasn't upset or anything, but just not sleeping. I never fell back asleep either. Then he was tantrumy and clingy all morning, I'm sure b/c he was so super tired. But so was I and I'm not allowed to cry b/c I have to brush my teeth!!
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jewels
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Post by jewels on Aug 24, 2017 10:52:36 GMT -6
Our DC does summer field trips. They've been to the zoo, aquarium, science center, etc. and he's always so excited (after the first trip I asked him his favorite part and he said the bus ride... OK kid)
Anyway, they have a field trip to one of those pirate ship adventure things today and when they go the kids have to wear their school T shirt (it's a bright color so they are easy to spot). He started fighting us about putting it on today, which again, is weird b/c he loves the field trips, and it turned into a meltdown. I started getting pissed. He kept saying he just didn't want to go onthe field trip and I couldn't understand it.
After yelling at him and telling him he just had to get dressed and to stop acting terribly, I finally get out of him that he didn't want to go on the pirate ship b/c he was scared.
Cue worst mother of the year award. Back in April I took him to a little amusment park with some friends and we wound up going on that buccaneer ship thing that goes up high and you lose your stomach. I have no idea what I was thinking except his friend was going on it so I thought it can't go that high. It did. And he was terrified. Not my best decision.
I spent the rest of the morning convincing him that it wasn't that kind of ship. He was still a little wary of it, but hopefully he has a good time!
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cagoldi
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 24, 2017 11:07:56 GMT -6
X was wearing a 3T shirt this morning. I know he's about to start slowing down a lot but this is bananas. Dude wasn't wearing 3T until around 16 months.
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