evening randoms

[speckledfrog]

I had a handful of M&Ms and one of them tasted straight up like dirt. 

I can totally understand now why parents end up feeding their kid the same 5 things.  W has become increasingly more picky and it's a frustratingly futile exercise to make something other than his limited list of accepted foods.  Even some old faithfuls (cheese!) get rejected half the time the second his plate hits the tray.   Today I made him lunch and he ate it all.  ALL of it!  I even snuck some pecans into his cream cheese and he ate them.   What a silly thing to be happy about, but I'll take when I can get.

I realized today that my inspection sticker expired in February. 

[bania]

I am watching True Detective. Episode 5 (?) and shit just got goooood. I can feel an all nighter in my near future.

[bonquiqui]

I'm trying to decide if I should tell my mom that my dad is having a bad night. I want to let her rest, but I personally would want to know. She wouldn't want to tell me

[Deleted]

We bought a new truck today. My h went in looking at a 2009 and got suckered into a 2014. Of course.

[spitforspat]

I got a $65 patagonia skirt on sale for $13. It seriously made my night.

[Deleted]

We are finally supposed to close on our house on Friday. I am so excited to get rid of that thing.

[cbwm1]

Mar 25, 2014 21:57:28 GMT -5 toledo said:

I was so excited to be crazy involved with school stuff when my kid started kindergarten. And now I get the PTA newsletter and just the thought of volunteering for any of that stuff makes me feel exhausted. Slacker mom.

There's just not enough time! For anything!

I am sooooo right there with you on this. I was going to make the PTA board next year!

Now? lolz

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Mar 25, 2014 22:03:15 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

Mar 25, 2014 21:57:28 GMT -5 toledo said:

I was so excited to be crazy involved with school stuff when my kid started kindergarten. And now I get the PTA newsletter and just the thought of volunteering for any of that stuff makes me feel exhausted. Slacker mom.

There's just not enough time! For anything!

I am sooooo right there with you on this. I was going to make the PTA board next year!

Now? lolz

I'm the opposite- no interst in anything resembling involvement, and now I'm apparently coaching three cheer teams!

[Deleted]

Mar 25, 2014 22:08:59 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Mar 25, 2014 22:03:15 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

I am sooooo right there with you on this. I was going to make the PTA board next year!

Now? lolz

I'm the opposite- no interst in anything resembling involvement, and now I'm apparently coaching three cheer teams!

Three?? Yay! Next year is my last year. My sister is graduating and my mom is retiring so we are done. I'm going to live vicariously through you. 

[luvvy]

Mar 25, 2014 22:01:09 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

We bought a new truck today. My h went in looking at a 2009 and got suckered into a 2014. Of course.

Yeah, we went looking for a car for H and I came home with my new car and H got my old one.

[luvvy]

<abbr>@tamb - I was assured that as long as you keep trying to offer things it isn't a big deal albeit frustrating for you.
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[ProfessorArtNerd]

Mar 25, 2014 22:11:43 GMT -5 @t2j said:

Mar 25, 2014 22:08:59 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

I'm the opposite- no interst in anything resembling involvement, and now I'm apparently coaching three cheer teams!

Three?? Yay! Next year is my last year. My sister is graduating and my mom is retiring so we are done. I'm going to live vicariously through you. 

Yup! Well. Definitely a JV(4-6) and a Varsity (6-8) but I'm hoping they let me have my peewee team as well. Cause that's like the point for me- the teams that Lucy can cheer for around us are either terrible or too intense. So I started a team of my own? When did I get ambition?

[RoxMonster]

It's been a long, emotionally and physically exhausting day. Visited FIL in the hospital (he moves to hospice tomorrow). He is not doing well. Started discussing the funeral/visitation with MIL. It's been a rough day/night. Then I drank way too much wine and feel horrible right now--head spinning, out of it, etc. Blah.

[eb777888]

David ate so much until he was 3 or 4. His favorite foods were asparagus, avocado, sweet potatoes and salmon. The older he got, the more picky he became and by the time he was 4, he wouldn't touch a fruit or a vegetable.

He still won't eat any fruits or vegetables but the one thing I won't allow is for him to regress. He eats so few healthy things that when he refuses to eat one of those few healthy things he usually eats (yogurt, seaweed, coconut water, chicken), I tell him I'll take away something he likes (chocolate milk, chips, skinny cow ice creams). I try not to make food a HUGE deal but I try to reason with him by saying "okay, well look. You know I don't make you eat fruits or vegetables but if you suddenly refuse to eat yogurt, which you've liked for the past six months then I guess you can't have chocoate milk." I guess I can just reason with him at 5 in a way I couldn't at 2.

I still put fruits and vegetables on his plate in hopes he'll eat them. This is a whole other issue for us with his oral sensory issues, I don't think it's in his best interest to push it. I would if he didn't have these texture issues.

[sake]

Mar 25, 2014 22:09:05 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Mar 25, 2014 21:53:59 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

I can totally understand now why parents end up feeding their kid the same 5 things.  W has become increasingly more picky and it's a frustratingly futile exercise to make something other than his limited list of accepted foods.  Even some old faithfuls (cheese!) get rejected half the time the second his plate hits the tray.   Today I made him lunch and he ate it all.  ALL of it!  I even snuck some pecans into his cream cheese and he ate them.   What a silly thing to be happy about, but I'll take when I can get.

It is so frustrating! I feed her the same things day in and day out b/c they are the only things she will eat. I keep offering her other stuff  hoping she'll try it, but she rarely does. When she actually eats something different, it makes my whole day. lol. She asked for and ate some of my Caesar salad at Panera one day, and I was like Holy Fuck, Hallelujah! I thought maybe that was a turning point, but no. We are right back to only eating plain, unseasoned things that look familiar. I put a little bit of black pepper on her eggs the other night, and she rejected them. COME ON. 

Somebody assure me it gets better.

The only veggie G will eat I broccoli with lemon pepper seasoning. He was rejecting all vegetables and H put lemon pepper on some broc and G ate the entire bag (frozen broccoli). That's SO weird though.. What 14 month old likes that?? 

[Marle]

Mar 25, 2014 22:17:38 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

It's been a long, emotionally and physically exhausting day. Visited FIL in the hospital (he moves to hospice tomorrow). He is not doing well. Started discussing the funeral/visitation with MIL. It's been a rough day/night. Then I drank way too much wine and feel horrible right now--head spinning, out of it, etc. Blah.

I'm sorry you're all going through this. Drink a lot of water and some NyQuil.

[sake]

I'm looking forward to Friday because a girl from my moms group is holding a wine and snacks thing at her house In he evening, and husbands and kids are invited, so we are going. I know g and I will like it. I just hope H finds someone he can connect with because as an introvert, that can be hard for him. I have met one of the husbands, and he's very nice and had some things in common with H, so hopefully they hit it off.

[Deleted]

I ate some questionable sushi. I couldn't tell if it was questionable because I didn't like it or questionable because it was bad.

Also, Luna passed level 1 obedience after only three classes!

[Marle]

My work friend, who moved from under me to a better position a couple of years ago; is now moving away to a job that offered her 45% increase in income at a similar income lever area. They also are paying for the relocation. She wasn't even looking! I'm super happy for her but dang it! I'm so envious and sad that she's leaving. Plus I'm going to suffer some consequences from her leaving the job she currently holds.

Meanwhile I seem to get nowhere to get out of that place and instead I'm applying for a promotion; even though I'm pretty sure at least one of the hiring directors is jaded against me. At this point I have little to lose so I'm just going to attack the issue head on and try to show him he's wrong.

So I'll be here in a couple of weeks with a promotion announcement or a mess of dragged all over the place self-esteem.

[bonquiqui]

Mar 25, 2014 22:17:38 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

It's been a long, emotionally and physically exhausting day. Visited FIL in the hospital (he moves to hospice tomorrow). He is not doing well. Started discussing the funeral/visitation with MIL. It's been a rough day/night. Then I drank way too much wine and feel horrible right now--head spinning, out of it, etc. Blah.

I am so sorry. I totally get you. ::hugs::

[styme46]

I really want something sweet to eat but I don't know what. And I'm too lazy to get off the couch to get anything. FWPs man.

[karmasabiotch]

I remembered tonight that before my Mom and I were in a car accident that broke her neck and disabled her for life she to a friend that she wished something happened so she never had to work again.

I've been so frusrated with my new job move that I said a few days ago to my sister that I wished something happened that I could have done time off to sleep and catch up on TV.

I don't know if I believe in fate or karma but I better start being careful what I say. I'm so lucky that I wasn't hurt more. I'm thankful to airbags and my seatbelt. I shudder to think about the what ifs I wasn't wearing it or didn't have air bags.

[bonquiqui]

When i thought things were ok, i went on a mini date tonight, and things are still wonderful with. Deewat. He has been amazingly supportive and even sent my dad a gift basket.