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[stringy]

Geez its dead around here. How about a 10 things tuesday - list 10 things that come into your head..



I don't know how the gif is related. Just giggle and move on.

[rugger]

1. The potato leek soup I just ate was so satisfying
2. We have so many radishes;I think I need to pickle them (anyone have a good recipe??)
3. A is playing with a 2 inch piece of thread
4. This heat wave is the worst.
5. I don't know what to do with A when it's just us
6. I have no desire to clean the house
7. I wish A would wear a pony tail
8. Mostly I wish society was cool with little girls having pixie cuts
9. Carrots and hummus are so yummy
10. My dog is the cutest

[mintyblueair]

rugger, I laughed at #3! That is cute.

[rugger]

Sept 26, 2017 10:24:48 GMT -6 mintyblueair said:

rugger, I laughed at #3! That is cute.

It was a snake 🐍

[nikkipal]

1. I can't believe it's only Tuesday.
2. My lunch was so good (sesame seed pita with hummus, avocado, sprouts, and tomato. Zucchini Parmesan soup.
3. I need to do my run after work.
4. Next week is October.
5. I am really unmotivated to do work today.
6. Ten is a lot of things.
7. Can we please get some jacket weather already?!
8. I'm very excited to pick up groceries this evening that I ordered yesterday. Not going into the store is the best.
9. I need an updated pic of M for my office. I can't believe how fast she changes.
10. PTL that my menstrual cramps are better today. That shit was the worst.

[mintyblueair]

1. My coffee is yummy.
2. I wish I was fluent in another language.
3. I wonder what L is doing with my dad this morning.
4. I wish I brought better snacks with me.
5. I need to buy a baby gift for my cousin who's due October 31.
6. It looks nice outside, maybe I will go for a walk later.
7. I can't wait for Christmas!!!!!
8. I'm going to make gingerbread, shortbread, jam thumbprint cookies, Nanaimo squares, Grand Marnier truffles, and maybe one or two new things this year.
9. Thanksgiving (Canadian) is on October 9 this year. That seems early. My parents are away that weekend so I wonder if I should make a small turkey just for us, or if we should do it the following weekend when they're back...
10. My current favourite girl name is Martha and my favourite boy name is Walter. My H says no to both of them

[CurlieWhirlie]

1. What if I don't have ten things in my head?
2. I hate talking on the phone.
3. My ear is hot (see #2).
4. I hope M is doing ok at preschool right now, he was sick over the weekend and still has kind of a raw nose from rubbing his hand across it.
5. I think I'll go to the food trucks at lunch.
6. I am really anxious about traveling next week -- once I get there I will be fine, but I get such travel anxiety, ugh.
7. E has been really sweet and lovey with me lately, it's a nice turnaround from how we was a few weeks ago (Mom, you're embarrassing me, don't hold my hand, etc.)
8. I feel guilty about the $ I spent on myself last week (new sunglasses, a pair of booties, and a new phone case).
9. MH lost his sunglasses over the weekend and found them this morning, so that's a plus.
10. There's a happy hour with work people this evening and I really just want to go home, but I'll probably go for a half hour just to show my face.

[milano]

mintyblueair I love love Walter. Yh needs to reconsider.

[ovenrack]

rugger, society is okay with pixie cuts. Really.

[rugger]

Sept 26, 2017 13:09:19 GMT -6 ovenrack said:

rugger, society is okay with pixie cuts. Really.

Well then MH needs to catch up with society. He's so against them having short hair. Maybe he's living vicariously through them since mine is so short?

[mc13]

1. I was the helping parent at R’s nursery school this morning (it’s a co-op) and it was so.much.fun!
2. I’m so exhausted.
3. Fresh popped popcorn is delicious.
4. Why does everyone think that identical twins will always do everything at the exact same time? Then act SO surprised when I explain they don’t.
5. R is super into My Little Pony dolls but has never seen the show. They’re her favorite toy at school.
6. I can’t wait to eat this honey mustard pork for dinner.
7. I think our cat is getting fat because she spends 95% of the day hiding from the girls and sleeping.
8. I can’t wait for Fall weather to actually arrive later this week.
9. I actually don’t mind watching Doc McStuffins.
10. I feel like we should go to the park when the little girls wake up but I have no motivation to actually load the 3 of them in carseats to go.

[CurlieWhirlie]

Sept 26, 2017 13:14:07 GMT -6 rugger said:

Sept 26, 2017 13:09:19 GMT -6 ovenrack said:

rugger , society is okay with pixie cuts. Really.

Well then MH needs to catch up with society. He's so against them having short hair. Maybe he's living vicariously through them since mine is so short?

I mean, I would be wanting to have a conversation about this with him, on multiple levels. 

Personal anecdote, I got my hair cut short when I was in middle school, and the first thing my dad said to me was "Men like long hair." It crushed me. I still remember it. I remember where I was standing in the kitchen when he said it. And my dad is not a sexist asshole! He just blurted it out and didn't even think about it. But it obviously affected me. So...just caution to YH about how his attitudes can affect his daughters FOREVER.

[rugger]

Sept 26, 2017 13:18:39 GMT -6 CurlieWhirlie said:

Sept 26, 2017 13:14:07 GMT -6 rugger said:

Well then MH needs to catch up with society. He's so against them having short hair. Maybe he's living vicariously through them since mine is so short?

I mean, I would be wanting to have a conversation about this with him, on multiple levels. 

Personal anecdote, I got my hair cut short when I was in middle school, and the first thing my dad said to me was "Men like long hair." It crushed me. I still remember it. I remember where I was standing in the kitchen when he said it. And my dad is not a sexist asshole! He just blurted it out and didn't even think about it. But it obviously affected me. So...just caution to YH about how his attitudes can affect his daughters FOREVER.

So, in all fairness, the girls have never said they really want short hair. And, I honestly feel that if they expressed interest, he'd be fine with it. He's very adamant about them having their own opinions and autonomy and encourages them to pick what they want to wear, what to order for themselves at a restaurant, etc. But, I also know he prefers long hair.

If he ever openly discouraged them, there would absolutely be a serious discussion.

I think the girls really do want their hair long, probably because every other girl they know (aside from me) has long hair. So, society for sure has a preference, because I know many moms that hate battling over brushing little girls hair. It's not fun. But alas, 90% of little girls have long hair, so peer influence is there from toddler-hood.


ETA: I just want A's hair to look like this again!