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Post by jessijean on Oct 9, 2017 8:34:58 GMT -6
Hope everyone is having a great day! Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadians ladies! Please eat some extra turkey for me.
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Post by jessijean on Oct 9, 2017 8:44:09 GMT -6
Today always makes me think of my belated honeymoon. For our one year anniversary DH went to Niagara Falls. I had the most amazing turkey dinner at a restaurant there. I'm sure the wine influenced my thoughts on the meal but it was amazing! I had a online friend near there so he was able to show us some non tourist type things. Looking back on it, it was a bit strange that I met a male online friend while on my honeymoon but it was a matter of coincidence that he happened where we wanted to go. Speaking of... Hope you are having a great trip benandjerrys.
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 9:01:14 GMT -6
Good morning ladies! I am relaxing and listening to G with her teacher. I have already fixed my Halloween decorations, cleaned up, showered and put some stuff away. I have to go to work at some point but it will only be for two hours or so.
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Post by pinkcat on Oct 9, 2017 9:27:17 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian posters!!!
My Monday is off to a great start. We finally had our A/S this morning (I'm 21 weeks so it feels like I've been waiting forever!) and all went well and looked great. Baby boy is measuring right on track and weighs exactly 1 pound. We got a 3D image that looks like he is smiling and it is so cute!!
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Post by smores on Oct 9, 2017 10:33:53 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating!
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was good, but busy. We had our reveal party on Friday night and we are officially team BLUE! I so thought this one would be a girl so I'm still wrapping my mind around having a baby boy, but I'm very excited!
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Post by pinkcat on Oct 9, 2017 10:57:10 GMT -6
Congratulations on team blue smores! How exciting! What did you do for your reveal? (Sorry if I asked this already- I think I might have!)
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Post by snowyowl on Oct 9, 2017 11:01:02 GMT -6
DS and I spent the weekend at my parents because my sister and BIL were here and DH was working all weekend. Then this morning DH took DS when he woke up, let me sleep as late as I wanted, picked up doughnuts, and is offering to take DS out this afternoon so I can get some work done in peace (“or just relax, whatever you want”).
Clearly leaving DH on his own for a couple day here and there is a win-win.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Oct 9, 2017 11:04:49 GMT -6
Good morning ladies! I am relaxing and listening to G with her teacher. I have already fixed my Halloween decorations, cleaned up, showered and put some stuff away. I have to go to work at some point but it will only be for two hours or so. You can tell me to mind my own business, but I’m curious about what you do for Work based on your schedule. It seems like you have great flexibility which I’m always happy to see for working parents!
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Post by rebeccabunch on Oct 9, 2017 11:08:17 GMT -6
DS and I spent the weekend at my parents because my sister and BIL were here and DH was working all weekend. Then this morning DH took DS when he woke up, let me sleep as late as I wanted, picked up doughnuts, and is offering to take DS out this afternoon so I can get some work done in peace (“or just relax, whatever you want”). Clearly leaving DH on his own for a couple day here and there is a win-win. Works everytime! Sounds like a great morning for you! My H takes a few friend trips or trips w his brother and Dad each year bc we live in my hometown and a few states over from his and I try to be sensitive to that. No fail, 1.5-2 days in he’s all I wish I was home. I miss my you guys. I wish I was coming home a day early. But he forgets all over again when it’s time to plan his next trip!
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Post by rebeccabunch on Oct 9, 2017 11:09:27 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian posters!!! My Monday is off to a great start. We finally had our A/S this morning (I'm 21 weeks so it feels like I've been waiting forever!) and all went well and looked great. Baby boy is measuring right on track and weighs exactly 1 pound. We got a 3D image that looks like he is smiling and it is so cute!! Congrats! It’s such a relief when the A/S goes well and is behind you.
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Post by pinkcat on Oct 9, 2017 11:11:20 GMT -6
Thank you rebeccabunch! Yes, I felt sooooo relieved this morning- now I feel like I can finally really enjoy this pregnancy!
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Post by smores on Oct 9, 2017 11:21:08 GMT -6
Congratulations on team blue smores ! How exciting! What did you do for your reveal? (Sorry if I asked this already- I think I might have!) Thank you! I don't think you asked previously We had one person (who knew the gender) go and buy confetti poppers and then had everyone at the reveal (including us!) pop them at the same time. It was fun and I was glad everyone got to feel like they participated.
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Post by pinkcat on Oct 9, 2017 11:24:42 GMT -6
Congratulations on team blue smores ! How exciting! What did you do for your reveal? (Sorry if I asked this already- I think I might have!) Thank you! I don't think you asked previously We had one person (who knew the gender) go and buy confetti poppers and then had everyone at the reveal (including us!) pop them at the same time. It was fun and I was glad everyone got to feel like they participated. That sounds so fun!! Love it!!
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Post by aprilz81 on Oct 9, 2017 11:47:05 GMT -6
My 3 day weekend was a nice break from work, but we stayed pretty busy so I don't feel like it was a "break". Fortunately today is slow at work so I've been able to mess around with our registry for a little bit. I think I'm almost finished adding everything, I just need to go through and make sure I have what I want on there.
Ladies from my church small group are offering up stuff they aren't using any more (and from people and homes I trust) so I should be getting a free crib mattress, Chicco snap and go stroller (we are registering for the Chicco car seat), a bassinet and a bumbo and tray. A free stroller is going to be amazing since I'm not 100% sure we will need it with the time of year and our lifestyle.
Bathroom remodel is coming along slowly, our contractor should start tiling later this week. I'm hoping that it goes fairly fast from here, but we are now at the point where we can't measure for the shower glass until the granite is installed, we can't get the granite measured and installed until the cabinets are in, etc. So it will still be several weeks before this is all done which is a bummer, but I'm very thankful we haven't run into a lot of cost overruns due to unexpected issues.
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 12:23:58 GMT -6
Good morning ladies! I am relaxing and listening to G with her teacher. I have already fixed my Halloween decorations, cleaned up, showered and put some stuff away. I have to go to work at some point but it will only be for two hours or so. You can tell me to mind my own business, but I’m curious about what you do for Work based on your schedule. It seems like you have great flexibility which I’m always happy to see for working parents! I don’t mind at all! I work for a greeting card company. I put out cards and clean up the card department in retail stores. It’s very part time. This week I am working 5-7 hours. Right now I am only working in one particular store so that’s why I have so few hours. I do that by choice. They would love to give me more stores but I like working so little. Every week they tell me how many hours I get, how many visits to the store need to be done, how many boxes of cards and when they will delivered and anything else that needs to be completed. I work basically alone. My boss comes to visit the store at random times to check on it but it’s only once every month or two. This job is actually geared towards parents. It is very flexible. I can basically work when I want as long as I follow a few rules: I must work the day after all major holidays so that I can change the department to the next big holiday, I have to complete all visits that are listed, shipments are out out within two days of arrival, and all the activities that need to be completed are done on time and to company standard. It’s very easy and I like it a lot. I am sorry this turned into a novel.
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Post by watermelonseed on Oct 9, 2017 12:49:57 GMT -6
marygracerich I love cards! I have so many that I keep. I always said I wanted to get into doing that PT.
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 12:53:45 GMT -6
marygracerich I love cards! I have so many that I keep. I always said I wanted to get into doing that PT. It’s tedious and sometimes frustrating because people make such a mess of the department but I like. It works really well for me because the store I work in is open early in the morning and closes really late so I have a pretty big range of times when I can go. I usually go on Mondays and thursdays but sometimes I change it up. I save cards from my big events like wedding and baby shower and all other cards that I really really love.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Oct 9, 2017 12:57:30 GMT -6
marygracerich I’ve totally seen people doing this but I didn’t think about how they may not be employed by the actual store! Thank you for explaining this to me. What a great set up for you.you work a bit each week, stay employed and active on your resume but are there for all the stuff w your kids. Sometime in the future when I have this magic additional time in my life (never!) I’d really like to come with a search portal or something for working parents that places people w these opportunities or even just lets people know they are available. Probably more manageable to just draw attention to these opportunities but I’ve benefited greatly from having a very parent friendly job. More women would stay in the workplace to some degree if they were able to find the same and companies are looking for people in different capacities. Even just super pastime Nanny stuff or companies looking for contract marketing or graphic design or something. Basically anything to help women work in a more flexible environment for a time in their life and avoid the large resume gap that unfairly puts mom’s that want to get back in at the way end of the line.
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Post by helloerrbody on Oct 9, 2017 13:00:52 GMT -6
marygracerich, your job sounds really awesome for a parent who just needs part-time work!!! Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends! I volunteer at the pregnancy center Mondays, so I just got back from there. I am taking DH's car to get inspected after DS wakes up from nap (I should get a nice wife award, right?!). My husband's brother's baby boy was born this morning! I can't wait to meet him and get some snuggles!
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Post by snowyowl on Oct 9, 2017 13:02:01 GMT -6
rebeccabunch I’d love a resource like that! I’m a teacher so every year I end up looking for something I can supplement my income with for two months in the summer. I need a nice, light job for two months every year and there just isn’t much out there besides childcare and tutoring. I want a break from the kids, not more time with them 😛
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 13:02:44 GMT -6
rebeccabunch your welcome. I like my job. I wish more people knew how many of these jobs are available. It’s not going to make me a millionaire anytime soon, lol but I get out of the house for a few hours, make some pocket money and I don’t worry about childcare because I work when MH is home. Unfortunately so many parents (men and women alike) don’t have the financial ability to work part time. MH and I talked about it before we were even married and agreed there are things we could learn to live without in order for me to work only part time or not at all.
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 13:04:55 GMT -6
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Post by rebeccabunch on Oct 9, 2017 13:06:00 GMT -6
rebeccabunch I’d love a resource like that! I’m a teacher so every year I end up looking for something I can supplement my income with for two months in the summer. I need a nice, light job for two months every year and there just isn’t much out there besides childcare and tutoring. I want a break from the kids, not more time with them 😛 I would totally do the same if I was a teacher!
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Post by sarahh on Oct 9, 2017 13:44:55 GMT -6
DH and I got a decent amount of stuff done this weekend in the nursery. I went through most of DD1s clothes and sorted into off season or stuff I could use for DD2. I also went through the pile of clothes I've bought recently and holy hell. I buy most of the clothes off a Mini Boden and HA buy sell trade and I noticed that I had bought the same pair of leggings twice in 3 different patterns. Oops. At least now I know, no more leggings. And really all I need are a few long sleeve onesies and we should be set!
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Post by sparky85 on Oct 9, 2017 13:51:10 GMT -6
We went apple picking today. It was unseasonably warm out, so it didn't really feel like fall out. We picked over 10 lbs of apples, so now I'm making apple sauce with cinnamon and vanilla.
I'm also making some spaghetti sauce to make a baked pasta with for supper. There will be extra sauce, which will be frozen for quick meals in the winter.
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Post by marygracerich on Oct 9, 2017 14:13:11 GMT -6
Guys, please stop by General Discussions and show Jananigans some love
TW -adoption loss. Her EM backed out so she will not be able to Adopt the baby.
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Post by sunfrogger on Oct 9, 2017 14:16:32 GMT -6
Guys, please stop by General Discussions and show Jananigans some love TW -adoption loss. Her EM backed out so she will not be able to Adopt the baby. Oh nooooo
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Post by pinkcat on Oct 9, 2017 14:39:25 GMT -6
Guys, please stop by General Discussions and show Jananigans some love TW -adoption loss. Her EM backed out so she will not be able to Adopt the baby. Oh, that is so sad to hear. My heart is breaking for her
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Post by dragonflyinn on Oct 9, 2017 15:32:08 GMT -6
Guys, please stop by General Discussions and show Jananigans some love TW -adoption loss. Her EM backed out so she will not be able to Adopt the baby. I was just coming here to post this!
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Post by dragonflyinn on Oct 9, 2017 15:33:03 GMT -6
We finally got DDs room all finished! I’m just waiting to hang things until we move Baby boy’s crib in there since they will eventually share that room. But her closet is all done and I’m obsessed with her new dresser!!
She did just have a little meltdown bc I said no to Moana for the 5th time today, curious George instead lol.
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