lavenderblue Yikes! That doesn't even make any sense, lol.
My mom and MIL don't care at all about MD. I text my mom (we are not close at all, it's a weird obligatory thing we do for birthdays and MD) and my H calls his mom and she rarely answers or even calls back. I think at their age the novelty has worn off, which I can understand.
I had a wonderful MD. H and David always go above and beyond and I'm happy to accept, lol. David has half days today and tomorrow then he's done with 9th grade, which blows my mind. It really does go by so fast, those "enjoy every minute" old ladies were right.
Oh, on the subject of people who have cookbooks, I put a Half Baked Harvest cookbook on our wedding registry just because I feel like I've seen a few recipes of hers that looked good. And man, turns out I can't stand her! The whole intro to the book is about "healthy" swaps, which is fine, but there's sooo much diet culture/"wellness" BS. Oh well, I hope the recipes are good - and if not at least the pictures are pretty?
Omg I could talk about her for DAYS. I believe her to be mostly a fraud. She's amazing at food styling but I think she's selling lies.
My minimal Googling has now led me to learn that she is a cultural appropriate-or whose food isn't even good, it's just pretty. Oops. And maybe she has an eating disorder, which frankly is none of anyone's business but does explain the focus on "healthy" (in quotes because I disagree with her definition of that word).
On another travel related note, why is it when the cruise says the balcony cabin starts at $857, does the first passenger's total end up being closer to $2k?
Starts at $857. Oh, you want to cruise during this specific week? $999. Oh, you want to be able to pick your cabin? $1050. You want to pick a cabin in a good part of the ship? $1400. Taxes? Port fees? $1800. lol
I've been looking at Alaska cruises for me and my mom and that's been my experience.
Yeah, it's next April's spring break. DH and E really want a cruise, so I found one that works, but even with the kids sail free, it's about $3200 for the 3 of us.
Omg I could talk about her for DAYS. I believe her to be mostly a fraud. She's amazing at food styling but I think she's selling lies.
My minimal Googling has now led me to learn that she is a cultural appropriate-or whose food isn't even good, it's just pretty. Oops. And maybe she has an eating disorder, which frankly is none of anyone's business but does explain the focus on "healthy" (in quotes because I disagree with her definition of that word).
It's weird though bc she's very anti-diet talk on her social media. But I do not believe she recipe tests at all.
1. We went to a Mother's Day brunch at a local breakfast place, and it was way overpriced, and there were not a lot of options or what I was hoping to enjoy. I picked the place and felt like it was a waste of money. 2. We had a nice visit with my mom. We were able to take her outside and enjoy some sunshine. The conversation was lovely and she was happy to see us. 3. I had a great 90 min massage. Much needed relief. 4. We didn't cook because we just ate leftovers, so yay! 5. Late last night, our other guinea pig passed away, and it was so sad. I feel silly for crying over Gus, but he was such a love. Plus, we're grieving the loss of our daughter's adolescent years. The pigs were hers back in elementary school, and now that she's in high school, it tugs at my heart that she's no longer a kid, you know?
Oh, on the subject of people who have cookbooks, I put a Half Baked Harvest cookbook on our wedding registry just because I feel like I've seen a few recipes of hers that looked good. And man, turns out I can't stand her! The whole intro to the book is about "healthy" swaps, which is fine, but there's sooo much diet culture/"wellness" BS. Oh well, I hope the recipes are good - and if not at least the pictures are pretty?
Omg I could talk about her for DAYS. I believe her to be mostly a fraud. She's amazing at food styling but I think she's selling lies.
This chokehold this cookbook author has on moms in my neighborhood is STRONG. I don't really get the hype because her food is not anything special IMO.
lavenderblue Yikes! That doesn't even make any sense, lol.
My mom and MIL don't care at all about MD. I text my mom (we are not close at all, it's a weird obligatory thing we do for birthdays and MD) and my H calls his mom and she rarely answers or even calls back. I think at their age the novelty has worn off, which I can understand.
I had a wonderful MD. H and David always go above and beyond and I'm happy to accept, lol. David has half days today and tomorrow then he's done with 9th grade, which blows my mind. It really does go by so fast, those "enjoy every minute" old ladies were right.
I refuse to believe David is a sophomore. Nope . Not real.
lavenderblue Yikes! That doesn't even make any sense, lol.
My mom and MIL don't care at all about MD. I text my mom (we are not close at all, it's a weird obligatory thing we do for birthdays and MD) and my H calls his mom and she rarely answers or even calls back. I think at their age the novelty has worn off, which I can understand.
I had a wonderful MD. H and David always go above and beyond and I'm happy to accept, lol. David has half days today and tomorrow then he's done with 9th grade, which blows my mind. It really does go by so fast, those "enjoy every minute" old ladies were right.
I refuse to believe David is a sophomore. Nope . Not real.
I knoooooooooow. He said he wants to stay home for college and live with us "because of the current market" (lol), and I'm all "oh, whatever you want we're good with, totally understand if your plans change" trying to keep it breezy but inside I'm like "please stay home, please stay home".
holly116 Thank you for your post. I read it and realized that this is me. My feelings are valid too, but how I express them is not right. H and I got into a huge fight on Saturday night that started out with me accusing him of something horrible. I feel bad, apologized profusely, and we’re ok right now, but didn’t quite get his perspective until I read your post.
My minimal Googling has now led me to learn that she is a cultural appropriate-or whose food isn't even good, it's just pretty. Oops. And maybe she has an eating disorder, which frankly is none of anyone's business but does explain the focus on "healthy" (in quotes because I disagree with her definition of that word).
It's weird though bc she's very anti-diet talk on her social media. But I do not believe she recipe tests at all.
And most of her recipes, as posted on IG, are pretty unhealthy.
I've made a few yummy recipes of hers but some real duds too. I agree that her focus is 100% on what will look pretty online.
I refuse to believe David is a sophomore. Nope . Not real.
I knoooooooooow. He said he wants to stay home for college and live with us "because of the current market" (lol), and I'm all "oh, whatever you want we're good with, totally understand if your plans change" trying to keep it breezy but inside I'm like "please stay home, please stay home".
H went to see his parents this weekend, I stayed home.
Sunday, I was chatting with a friend about crazy ILs and weddings, and I mentioned that ~2 years ago, we were out to dinner with MIL and I made a comment about the band playing at the bar loudly. MIL says “oh, like your wedding.” We got married in 2005. 🙄 My friend blinked twice and said “I see why you didn’t go to Florida.” Lol Also, apparently H did a bunch of activities with his father, but his mom didn’t leave the house except for Mother’s Day brunch, where she mostly complained about the food.
Oh my weekend was blissful in comparison. Most unique thing, yesterday, I had my light sabers connected as a staff, and I was outside twirling them (former flag girl!). A couple preteen boys walked down the sidewalk dribbling a basketball. And they didn’t say a word, but I am choosing to believe they are still chuckling about the weird old lady twirling light sabers.
My rheumatologist is switching me from a once a month injectable med to a weekly one because I kept getting blepharitis flares with the monthly one. Not thrilled to do that but if it works I'll be happy!
Ds3 "graduates" from prek4 on Wednesday and I am not ready for that. I am enjoying having older kids but kind of mourning the end of the little kid years.
1. We went to a Mother's Day brunch at a local breakfast place, and it was way overpriced, and there were not a lot of options or what I was hoping to enjoy. I picked the place and felt like it was a waste of money. 2. We had a nice visit with my mom. We were able to take her outside and enjoy some sunshine. The conversation was lovely and she was happy to see us. 3. I had a great 90 min massage. Much needed relief. 4. We didn't cook because we just ate leftovers, so yay! 5. Late last night, our other guinea pig passed away, and it was so sad. I feel silly for crying over Gus, but he was such a love. Plus, we're grieving the loss of our daughter's adolescent years. The pigs were hers back in elementary school, and now that she's in high school, it tugs at my heart that she's no longer a kid, you know?
We lost our last two guinea pigs this winter/spring. It was so hard. I hope your kiddo is doing ok, mine was completely bereft for a while. They really become part of your family.
The day after Mother’s Day is just doing all the chores you skipped on the holiday because “it was your day.”
that's why I just did them all yesterday and am still resentful about it, lol. All I want is one day where I literally sleep in, know that H is up watching our child, both of them to treat me like a queen and they are my servants, and do everything I ask, lol.
I feel so validated by the Half Baked Harvest talk! I have seen recommendations for so many of her recipes (and the pictures look SO good!) but the ones I've tried have all been flops. I thought maybe I was missing something. Glad to hear it's probably her, not me.
I actually had a pretty nice mother's day. My H did not come from a family that celebrates anything, so he basically ignores all holidays.
But my kids are now old enough to take responsibility themselves.
My son is in tech school for welding, and made me a double shepherd's hook for the garden, and included two hanging baskets that he bought from the kids in the landscaping program. I love it!
My daughter, completely unprompted, deep cleaned the kitchen while I went on a walk on Saturday. She also, and here is the best present of all, organized and matched all the lids in our tupperware cabinet. That cabinet is the bane of my existence, and I can't tell you how great of a gift that was for me LOL. She also found an envelope with $75 in it that had dropped in to the cabinet from the junk drawer above it. Bonus!
We went to my MIL's for dinner. As much as H and SIL complain about her, my relationship with her is so much easier than my relationship with my own mom. It was a really nice evening.
10/10, would take this kind of mother's day again.
Post by emilyinchile on May 13, 2024 11:25:10 GMT -5
I'm going to have to make a recipe and get back to you guys now! Seems like maybe I fell victim to the power of social media and Amazon recommendations.
MD was nice, H surprised me with fancy brunch and the kids were well behaved at church. DS had baseball and they won.
This is what I would post on FB, but in between the good stuff was both kids being fresh and telling me that they hate me, don't care that it is MD, etc. It really was a good day overall, but we are in tween hell over here on a daily basis.
Post by Patsy Baloney on May 13, 2024 11:41:21 GMT -5
I was just out putzing in my veggie garden waiting on the rain to start and decided to make my first harvest of cilantro and 2 radishes. Taco Tuesday is now Taco Monday.
Sometimes I peruse the Half Baked Harvest snark on Reddit (I think it just came up on my page once randomly and then I couldn't look away, lol). A lot of her stuff looks gross.
Since my dad is getting PT in rehab and his dog is at the sitter my husband was able to go visit his mom and his sister and aunt who flew in for shiva but hadn’t left yet. He’s been texting me all these wacky childhood photos.
The next huddle is navigating my dad getting out of rehab. First they said 2 weeks but now they said more like 7-10 days which puts us right at this little gap in having a dog sitter. The one we have now has a previous client he’s watching for 1-2 days so the idea is to pick her up, my husband will once again sleep at my dad’s house with her and then return her to the sitter. I feel like I am cursed with bad timing lately, he’s been in the hospital since late April, why does this one day have to be the day they are suggesting he leave?
I’m hoping I can get the hospital to keep him through that date so we can get the dog back to the sitter before he comes home. They said they were meeting about it this morning but I haven’t heard anything yet. Everyone agrees it’s best if he’s not alone there with his big dog right away but don’t really seem to focus on the actual situation with the dog. Finding this sitter was like finding a needle in a haystack and I want to rebook ASAP so my dad has a chance of living with his dog again.
ETA of course they called the second I was trying to haul things into the yard and wanted him to come home to the exact day I told everyone he couldn’t. The social worker said she’d be able to bump him one day so hopefully it all works out.
Ok douche, go ahead and call it mud. My husband DID have halitosis. We addressed it after I talked to you girls on here and guess what? Years later, no problem. Mofongo, you're a cunt. Eat shit. ~anonnamus
holly116 Thank you for your post. I read it and realized that this is me. My feelings are valid too, but how I express them is not right. H and I got into a huge fight on Saturday night that started out with me accusing him of something horrible. I feel bad, apologized profusely, and we’re ok right now, but didn’t quite get his perspective until I read your post.
Post by mcppalmbeach on May 13, 2024 12:16:54 GMT -5
It was a really sad weekend.
This has a trigger warning….and PDQ.
My mom’s oldest friend/my godmother and her dog died in a house fire. She and my mom had a falling out and hadn’t spoken in about 6 weeks. My godmother was a really complicated person and there were addiction issues at play and my mom stands by her reasoning for not talking to her, but of course she still has regrets and they had many falling outs in the past but always made up in the end because they had been friends since basically birth. I cannot stop thinking about how horrific and awful this was. I’m heartsick over what happened and the impact this will have on her daughter and my mom who was like a sister to her (but with a complicated relationship, as sometimes happens).
Post by icedcoffee on May 13, 2024 12:37:59 GMT -5
I took my dogs for a lunch time walk and we walked by another dog who seemed like he wanted to say hi. My dogs are friendly so I allowed it even though I know this dog is hard to control, but the husband was walking it so I allowed it. What I didn't realize is the dog was on a retractable leash so as soon as the dog got near me it started wrapping the leash around my leg. I finally screamed at the guy to "drop the leash so I don't lose my leg" and he still didn't. I finally frantically kicked off my shoe to get it off of me (also kicking their dog in the face oops), but I am SO MAD. Retractable leashes are so dangerous. Control your fucking dog!