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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 19, 2017 5:09:13 GMT -6
What's going on, ladies?
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 19, 2017 5:10:32 GMT -6
I've been working Tuesdays to cover a naternity leave so today is ny first one off since April. I think the kids and I are going to meet my friends new baby
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 19, 2017 5:11:13 GMT -6
It's supposed to be like 85 here. We had great fall weather for a bit and I want it back.
ETA: oh, I guess only 75 but 85 later this week.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 6:12:10 GMT -6
My self imposed itself 730 bedtime was great idea until I woke up wired at 3:55. I stayed up for an hour until I heard Charlie do his early morning screaming at five. I let him fuss for a few minutes and he went back to sleep until 630, but I was done for and up for the day.
The kids are eating and watching bubble guppies, so I'm trying to figure out the best way to use Portabella mushrooms caps as a pizza base. I think I might stuff them with rice, sauce, and the pizza toppings (peppers onions and black olives) and then just cover the whole thing and some pepper jack cheese.
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 19, 2017 6:14:40 GMT -6
guster, I went to bed at 8:45 and did not wake up wired.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 6:17:44 GMT -6
guster, I went to bed at 8:45 and did not wake up wired. Yes, but you're growing a human.
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Post by mwhip on Sept 19, 2017 6:35:55 GMT -6
Morning ladies! Enjoy your day off wineallthetime! guster you went to bed at 7:30? I can't even get my kid in bed by then! I'd take a 4am wake up if I was asleep that early!
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Post by mwhip on Sept 19, 2017 6:37:22 GMT -6
How is H feeling this morning tgrimes? Hope you and everyone in your house are feeling better this morning xolastunicornxo!
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Post by peachsmama on Sept 19, 2017 6:39:00 GMT -6
I'm exhausted. Again. I slept fine so IDK what is up. My grandma has a catscan today and we'll get the results next Tuesday. She's been coughing a lot so my mom thinks another tumor has shown up. Hopefully thats not the case..
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Post by flamingo on Sept 19, 2017 6:44:34 GMT -6
Morning.
Trying to get C down for a nap. She's in that super fun stage of nursing where she just wants to crawl all over me. 😒
It's rainy here today and C and I are both under the weather so I don't have anything on the agenda. That will not please B (aka Mr "What We Gonna Do In this House Today?").
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 6:47:30 GMT -6
mwhip, I took a melatonin to help me along.
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 19, 2017 7:03:00 GMT -6
My kids are very...energetic...today. hoping to completely wear them out at the park so we can have a good nap/rest this afternoon.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 7:45:10 GMT -6
mamabear, i'm sorry you're struggling. What kind of work do you do again? Is it something that could be rescheduled into a WAH situation? (feeling like no because I thought you do something with x-rays)
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Post by klong11 on Sept 19, 2017 7:49:53 GMT -6
Cadence came in to "check on me" this morning 20 minutes before my alarm. Thanks, kid. I'm fine. Tired, but fine. She then started an argument with me on how I can't really tell if the sun is still asleep if the blinds are closed. Just go back to sleep!
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Sept 19, 2017 7:57:26 GMT -6
Morning! Lucas bounced back quickly, he's fever free and playing like normal. Thank god for antibiotics! I'm all snotty, but no sore throat. I think my mom and I are going to go for pedicures this morning, which i desperately need.
In other news, I've gone from Only feeling sporadic movements to feeing this baby all the time! It's so weird experiencing this again!
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Post by Cher on Sept 19, 2017 8:01:16 GMT -6
MH is working (aka golfing) today and I'm alone in this hotel with the kids. Literally alone because it's off-season and no one is here and everything is closed. I have no clue what I'm going to do with them today.
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 19, 2017 8:03:14 GMT -6
mamabear can you do a hybrid of working from home a couple days a week.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Sept 19, 2017 8:03:15 GMT -6
This girl on Facebook just posted asking if people thought t was acceptable to send a kid to bed without dinner (her ex did, they have a super messy divorce, she lost custody, and now she airs their dirty launderer all over Facebook... but that's a different story). Anyway, lots of different responses as you can imagine, which is fine. Then this girl jumps in saying how could you ever feed your PRECIOUS child something they don't like? Or make them go hungry! She cooks separate meals for her children because they are INDIVIDUALS who may not like what mom and dad like and should never be forced to. Then she suggested calling cps. 🙄🙄
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Post by mwhip on Sept 19, 2017 8:05:47 GMT -6
This girl on Facebook just posted asking if people thought t was acceptable to send a kid to bed without dinner (her ex did, they have a super messy divorce, she lost custody, and now she airs their dirty launderer all over Facebook... but that's a different story). Anyway, lots of different responses as you can imagine, which is fine. Then this girl jumps in saying how could you ever feed your PRECIOUS child something they don't like? Or make them go hungry! She cooks separate meals for her children because they are INDIVIDUALS who may not like what mom and dad like and should never be forced to. Then she suggested calling cps. 🙄🙄 Well, she sounds special. Bitch needs to come hang out at my house and I'll show her why I don't cook separate meals for my kid. It's called time!
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Post by klong11 on Sept 19, 2017 8:08:24 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo, nope. If separate meals means different types of cereal, then sure, but I'm not making meals according to my child's whims.
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Post by mwhip on Sept 19, 2017 8:10:20 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo , nope. If separate meals means different types of cereal, then sure, but I'm not making meals according to my child's whims. Yeah, or if we have leftovers even that she asks for, sure, but making another meal. While I'm making our meal, nope.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 8:13:48 GMT -6
guster, I'm an internal consultant for a financial firm. It's a new job so I know part of my feeling is adjusting (before this i did consulting for a grocery chain and before that industrial engineering for a manufacturing company). Funny thing is, this new company is very work/life friendly and has a more modern feel (I'm sitting in an arm chair in an open floor layout right now). But of course my department is the one that doesnt do flex time unless necessary. Oh, I didn't realize it was a newer job. Are you worried about the financial swing of things at home if you drop down to part time or losing your status in the company ? Either way, I'm sure it's an adjustment. I have five years of tenure ahead of my husband (we're both high school English teachers) so my salary was more than his. We've had to make some cuts here and there when we decided I would SAH, but everything was pretty incremental so we don't really feel the loss now.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 8:16:38 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo, nope. If separate meals means different types of cereal, then sure, but I'm not making meals according to my child's whims. There's always fruit, yogurt, and cheese. Lately, I am guilty of feeding Charlie something separate. We've been doing a lot of crockpot meals, and the boy tries to eat with a spoon and does well but he also feeds the floor, the walls, and his T-shirt with as much gusto.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Sept 19, 2017 8:17:16 GMT -6
MH is working (aka golfing) today and I'm alone in this hotel with the kids. Literally alone because it's off-season and no one is here and everything is closed. I have no clue what I'm going to do with them today. Where are you guys at?
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Post by trtlcrzy on Sept 19, 2017 8:18:43 GMT -6
Morning! Life has been hectic and I'm feeling run down. Maybe it's just bc L has been super clingy lately and new baby, but I hate being away from my kids this long every day. Anyone have experience going from full time to part time work or sah when they were the breadwinner? For real. Going to catch up on yesterday since i never got back on. I'm sorry you're struggling. Is there a possibility for your DH to get a better paying job to take some of the burden off of you?
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Post by trtlcrzy on Sept 19, 2017 8:19:32 GMT -6
PSA: target has 40% off kids Halloween costumes with cartwheel. The deal is also available online (price as marked). Today only
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 8:26:54 GMT -6
My girlfriends who have btdt say that once the kids start school full-time that they find they are even busier with tight afternoon schedules and afterschool activities. Maybe it's worth it to plan for part time at that point so you have time to dedicate to starting your own business plus being there in the afternoons to hang out with the kids and help with homework and activities.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 19, 2017 8:32:57 GMT -6
How is H feeling this morning tgrimes ? Hope you and everyone in your house are feeling better this morning xolastunicornxo ! No fever this morning but I expect he'll get one in a couple hours. I took him to daycare and scheduled an appt with the pedi this afternoon.
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Post by guster on Sept 19, 2017 8:33:47 GMT -6
mamabear, Sorry for all of my "solutions." I know it's tough right now, and we're here to listen if you need to vent about it.
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Post by Cher on Sept 19, 2017 8:37:59 GMT -6
MH is working (aka golfing) today and I'm alone in this hotel with the kids. Literally alone because it's off-season and no one is here and everything is closed. I have no clue what I'm going to do with them today. Where are you guys at? So far into New England I can see Canada.
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