Tuesday-Wednesday MOTN/randos/vents/whatever

[osulori]

Because I need to vent.

I've cleaned house on my work schedule over the last month.  Chronic bad attenders either got a stern talking to and shaped up, got put back on the wait list, or discharged.  One kid in particular is a great kid with a great family but with both mom's and dad's work schedule being able to leave work in time to fight traffic, pick their son up, then fight more traffic to get to see me at 5pm was just not happening so we agreed that the best thing for their schedule AND mine (because honestly they were constantly cancelling or no showing and thus helping to kill my productivity) was for them to go back on the wait list for a 530pm time.

In his old time slot (5pm on Wednesdays), the schedulers put in a new kid weekly.  Or so I thought.  Turns out new kid is every other week.  I found this out because I glanced at my schedule tomorrow and saw bad attender kid back in his old slot.  Because the schedulers offered his mom the same slot but every other week.  DAMNIT SCHEDULERS I SAID THEY NEED A 530PM SLOT NOT 5PM, HE WENT BACK ON THE WAITLIST FOR A FUCKING REASON AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET HERE BY 5PM CONSISTENTLY.  I am so fucking pissed.  And my clinical lead, who would normally deal with this, is out of town all week.  I'm SO pissed.  I have a feeling bad attender kid's mom is thinking they might be able to make it if it's every other week, but I'm going to have a heart to heart with her tomorrow that they have to be able to come consistently or else it's back on the wait list.  

I'm just so annoyed because the powers that be have made some huge changes to our scheduling systems over the last year and a half or so and all the changes have been horrific and resulted in nothing but headaches for all of us.  Gaaaaah.

Thank god J got me a 12 pack of Summer Shandy yesterday.  A couple of those and a heaping spoonful of TJ's cookie and cocoa butter are keeping me from losing my shit on the schedulers and getting my ass in huge trouble.

[6fsn]

That's not cool.

My MIL is having cake and ice cream for her 66th birthday Saturday at 5:30. She's bent that we might not drive 3 hrs round trip to have Kroger cake. We've got shit going on and I'm currently trying to get a CT scheduled to figure out why I've been in pain for 2 wks+. I've seen them 2 weekends in a row and they're going to be here Sunday.

[Willis Jackson]

My mom is so fascinating to me.

She judges the shit out of everything my SIL does, but it's so subtle. And my brother gives my mom so much information about their daily lives, disagreements, etc, it's mind boggling. I'm picturing my SIL on a message board somewhere complaining about her horrible MIL and then everyone tells her she has a DH problem.

This is the reason I give my mom zero information about my life. She finally got my due date out of me this weekend. I may have lied. I pretty much just talk about Downton Abbey and cute things my kids are doing/saying.

[ruthie7532]

May 13, 2014 19:39:09 GMT -5 namasteak said:

I've decided to get good at "take out fake out" recipes. So far I have found great recipes for basil fried rice, shaking beef, orange chicken, spicy beef salad, lamb keema and Vietnamese cucumber salad (with pork, chicken & shrimp)

Sounds great! Where do you find your recipes?

[osulori]

May 13, 2014 19:36:14 GMT -5 namasteak said:

That's sounds really annoying! Is there anything that can be done about the scheduling issues?

Oh yeah, except what needs to be done (going back to our old system) ain't going to happen.  Scheduling procedures have changed over and over again in the last year and a half, but the new procedures aren't really an improvement over the old ones.  There's supposed to be a huge revamping coming this summer, someone hold me.

And to top it all off, my husband forgot to request off the Friday next month that I was planning to go to Cincinnati for the night for a girls night with my mom, sister, aunts, and cousins.  He is going to try to get one of the other managers to switch him, but I'm going to have to remind him that no girls night in Cinci for me=no golf weekend in TN with his dad, uncles, and cousins in August.  Grrrrr.  Time for another beer and a second (okay, third) spoonful of cookie butter.

[biogirl21]

OMG I have been fighting with J to get him to sleep for the past hour and a half. He never does this! I just want him to go to sleep so I can do the dishes. Or just sit on my ass.

Our air isn't working and it is so hot and sticky in our apartment. It's so humid that the carpet is moist. Yuck.

[ruthie7532]

May 13, 2014 19:49:16 GMT -5 namasteak said:

May 13, 2014 19:46:36 GMT -5 ruthie7532 said:

Sounds great! Where do you find your recipes?

I have a slight cook book addiction

Www.thaifoodtonight.com for the Thai recipes

Skinnytaste for the orange chicken & shaking beef

Thanks! I, too, have a cookbook weakness, but unfortunately I rarely actually use recipes unless they are in some sort of digital format. Now that I have Pepperplate on my Kindle, I'm trying out all sorts of new recipes. I love Skinnytaste, and I'm looking forward to checking out the Thai link.

[Brie]

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

Anyone want a small blonde Jekyll and Hyde?

[ssmjlm]

E woke up last night at 11. I can't decide if it was b/c she was cold or teeth. DH handled it thankfully. Tonight we didn't put her a sleepsack again and I'm wondering if she's going to wake up. If she does, sleep sack is back.

My MIL sent me $15 in a mother's day card that came today. It was so random. Also she told DH Sunday she was upset she wouldn't get to see us and give me my card. Except the card said "Sorry we missed you" so she obviously didn't have the card filled out Sunday when she talked to DH. Again so weird.

[Brie]

May 13, 2014 20:06:36 GMT -5 @starry said:

Didn't watch the clip but not happy with this quote from Mila Kunis on Ellen:

Kunis did say she’s planning on a natural birth, without the use of anesthesia.

“Will you do an epidural, even?” the host asked.

“No,” Kunis declared. “I did this to myself; I might as well do it right.”

www.today.com/entertainment/mila-kunis-promises-ellen-baby-due-year-2D79644038

Oh, fuck that noise.

[badtzmaru22]

May 13, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5 Brie said:

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

Anyone want a small blonde Jekyll and Hyde?

DD and I are alone at night as well. This scenario makes me wish I had a sister wife, so we could have someone to have family dinners with, and to hang out with during the week. She would have to have her own husband with the same work schedule as DH's though.

[osulori]

May 13, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5 Brie said:

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

WORD. 

[Brie]

May 13, 2014 20:13:11 GMT -5 badtzmaru22 said:

May 13, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5 Brie said:

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

Anyone want a small blonde Jekyll and Hyde?

DD and I are alone at night as well. This scenario makes me wish I had a sister wife, so we could have someone to have family dinners with, and to hang out with during the week. She would have to have her own husband with the same work schedule as DH's though.

You and osulori and I can start a commune.

I will contribute a dramatic blonde toddler, two surly cats, a not-so-bright dog, and weekly enchiladas. Oh and C has a new water table.

[turtlegirl]

May 13, 2014 20:07:29 GMT -5 Brie said:

May 13, 2014 20:06:36 GMT -5 @starry said:

Didn't watch the clip but not happy with this quote from Mila Kunis on Ellen:

Kunis did say she’s planning on a natural birth, without the use of anesthesia.

“Will you do an epidural, even?” the host asked.

“No,” Kunis declared. “I did this to myself; I might as well do it right.”

www.today.com/entertainment/mila-kunis-promises-ellen-baby-due-year-2D79644038

Oh, fuck that noise.

Besides the stupidity of the comment itself, I'm always amazed that celebrities make any sort of "birth plan" comment to the world. Seems so lame to announce plans to the world for something you have no control over.

[badtzmaru22]

May 13, 2014 20:18:47 GMT -5 Brie said:

May 13, 2014 20:13:11 GMT -5 badtzmaru22 said:

DD and I are alone at night as well. This scenario makes me wish I had a sister wife, so we could have someone to have family dinners with, and to hang out with during the week. She would have to have her own husband with the same work schedule as DH's though.

You and osulori and I can start a commune.

I will contribute a dramatic blonde toddler, two surly cats, a not-so-bright dog, and weekly enchiladas. Oh and C has a new water table.

Sounds good to me! Hopefully you're ok with hosing the children down in the backyard in lieu of baths, crazy pugs and bossy two year olds.

[rex]

May 13, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5 Brie said:

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

Anyone want a small blonde Jekyll and Hyde?

i get you. my h works until 8pm now on his work days. even when he worked less hrs he was home in time to literally put L in her bed.

i cant imagine doing this 7 days a week. and my kid is easy!

[catsarecute]

I've lost my ability to nap. I'm so tired but can't fall asleep. This sucks. My husband is on baby duty and I took a bath, had some wine and still nothing. Baby didn't take a significant nap all day so I didn't have a chance to either. Boo.

[countthestars]

Fuuuuck this. We just got suckered into going to MILs 2 weekends in a row because she is jealous that my family is so close and manipulates H by making him feel guilty about it. Add in our work travel and we may as well have never built this house judging on the amount of time we are here.

[badtzmaru22]

May 13, 2014 20:37:41 GMT -5 @starry said:

I really do give it up for you ladies who do bedtime on your own. That is not often the most fun time of day over here.

The worst part is that DD expects me to do it on weekends as well, so I can't even get a break! We can sometimes convince her to let DH give her a bath though.

[Deleted]

Judging from the dishes my babysitter made chocolate chip cookies tonight. Fine. I told her my fridge is your fridge. But why aren't there any left? I want cookies!

[cincodemayo]

I do dinner/bedtime myself about 50% of the time. It can be rough, so I feel you guys. Last night if H hadn't been home I probably would have ended up outside ignoring the screaming child in the house. Kid hates bedtime.

I just finished off my Easter Peeps. And topped them off with a Girl Scout cookie. And now I will complain how fat I feel, ugh.

[osulori]

May 13, 2014 20:35:45 GMT -5 badtzmaru22 said:

May 13, 2014 20:18:47 GMT -5 Brie said:

You and osulori and I can start a commune.

I will contribute a dramatic blonde toddler, two surly cats, a not-so-bright dog, and weekly enchiladas. Oh and C has a new water table.

Sounds good to me! Hopefully you're ok with hosing the children down in the backyard in lieu of baths, crazy pugs and bossy two year olds.

Count me in. I've got beer, cookie butter, and a sweet baldheaded baby boy whose relative easiness at bedtime is my saving grace at night. I can also throw in two parents who are mostly helpful and ensure I keep my sanity on the weekends, and these dogs who are willing to love me even when I'm cranky. The pretty beagley looking one does like to whine mercilessly at 2 am in the hopes we will let her outside to eat June beetles though.

[osulori]

Seriously though, she is lucky she's so cute. Look at my sweet girl!

[kaycee]

My husband's last day of work before the move is Saturday. I am absolutely thrilled even though it means no more paychecks for him. Right now I work 7-3 and he works 4-midnight, so I will actually get to see him. I get you ladies on the bedtime alone thing. It stinks!

My baby wakes up at 3am every morning to eat/hang out/take over the world. How does she know what time it is?!

[Willis Jackson]

May 13, 2014 21:03:06 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

DS got his first library card and picked some books out from the library, including the first Curious George, which I've never read. If you haven't read it, then I highly recommend it for the amusement factor. It's so fucked up. George is captured from beautiful Africa in a sack. He also gets sent to the slammer. Oh, and he enjoys a good pipe to relax.

He gets high in this one, and the man in the yellow hat puts him in a cold shower to sober up. There's also talk of a "pretty nurse".



ETA: No, he gets high in this one. I can't remember which one has the pretty nurse (yes, he's been hospitalized at least twice).

[jr009j]

May 13, 2014 20:07:04 GMT -5 Brie said:

I get so jealous of people who get to have family dinners during the week and a spouse generally present in the evenings. It really really sucks to have to do it alone.

Anyone want a small blonde Jekyll and Hyde?

We've resorted to ordering pizza at least one night a week because of how hard it gets to do it all alone.  DD will play independently all day, but when it comes time to make dinner, she wants to be held or constantly interacted with.  DH doesn't believe me because when he is home, she acts completely different.  But he's not home on average 3 nights a week.

[humpforfree]

May 13, 2014 20:18:47 GMT -5 Brie said:

May 13, 2014 20:13:11 GMT -5 badtzmaru22 said:

DD and I are alone at night as well. This scenario makes me wish I had a sister wife, so we could have someone to have family dinners with, and to hang out with during the week. She would have to have her own husband with the same work schedule as DH's though.

You and osulori and I can start a commune.

I will contribute a dramatic blonde toddler, two surly cats, a not-so-bright dog, and weekly enchiladas. Oh and C has a new water table.

May I join also? H is building our house, so he goes to work all day and then works on the house all night and all weekend. We have not yet had a quiet family weekend just relaxing. The baby looks at him when he comes in the house like "wtf dude- who are you and why are you in my house?" Hopefully this will be over in 4 or 5 months...

I can contribute a super easy baby, needy pit mix that thinks she's a cat and cat that thinks he's a dog. Plus I bake a lot- cupcakes are my specialty.

[Deleted]

I was all excited to go meet an old coworker for happy hour tonight, until I got into a mother effing car accident...

In my 8 month old car.

Im so pissed/upset.

[countthestars]

May 13, 2014 21:53:58 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

I was all excited to go meet an old coworker for happy hour tonight, until I got into a mother effing car accident...

In my 8 month old car.

Im so pissed/upset.

Oh no! Are you ok?

[Deleted]

May 13, 2014 22:01:13 GMT -5 countthestars said:

May 13, 2014 21:53:58 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

I was all excited to go meet an old coworker for happy hour tonight, until I got into a mother effing car accident...

In my 8 month old car.

Im so pissed/upset.

Oh no! Are you ok?

Im ok, thank you. My ankle hurts and I'm shaken up, but luckily it wasn't worse.

It was right in front of my office, which is embarrassing.