Today is DH's Birthday I've posted before about my struggles on making it special for him since his family doesn't really do birthdays.
We settled on giving him his gift last weekend (so he could set it up....quite the process), playing with his gift Monday night (Telescope), and giving him a card this morning. Tonight, I'll bake him cupcakes and put a candle in one. (It will be a little surprise for when he gets home tonight.) Sunday we're planning a day on the River to christen the canoe in our new town/river!
Not much going on here either. I'm off today and my monthly cleaners came, so my house is nice and clean and I got a ton of laundry and ironing done while they were here.
It's a gloomy day and all I feel like doing now is sitting around reading a book. But I have some more stuff around the house to do and I need place my weekly call to my grandma to see how she's doing.
Post by spankswife on Jul 23, 2014 10:09:10 GMT -5
Trying to finish a project before vacay - clearly it is not going well
We are leaving on Sunday for NC! Cabin in the woods, rafting, hiking, Biltmore, swim at Lake Lure. I can't wait! I have never done a trip like this before. I don't think I have ever even had real smores!
I'm so glad the weather cooled off! Yesterday it was 93, and today it's supposed to be 75. So much better for sleeping.
Not much going on here. My husband managed to fix the sump pump last night before it rained! It felt good to cross that off the to-do list. Lately I've been watching the new season of 24 and I'm hooked. It's better than I remember from past seasons.
Post by anyastroud on Jul 23, 2014 10:27:53 GMT -5
Work is really Pissing me off lately. I got an E-mail from my boss sent out to every one stating "I'm not trying to single any one out but for example Anyastroud example xyz the other day. Lets all try to make sure we are all doing things correctly.( and it wasn't even MY fuck up.) Oh and how could I forget my other boss yester day said that I am the only one responsible to open the office at 9:00 a.m. every day. Never mind the fact that I called to let him know that I was running late. I guess the 4 fucking other people that I work with don't have to be here when the office opens they can run as late as they want to. My sister is also on my shit list too but that is a whole different can of worms. I really hope DH picks up the house while I am at work because I had the whole thing spotless on Sunday and now it looks like a tornado went through it. I'm just a grumpy bitch today
anyastroud I'm sorry your boss is being an asshole.
Not much going on here. Work until 7pm. It's extremely humid out today. As soon as I walk out the door my uniform sticks to me. We are suppose to get some bad storms later and it should cool down out. I have no issue with storms but my partner is scared of them so it will get interesting later lol.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Jul 23, 2014 10:45:33 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Mr. MB!!!
spankswife- Your vacation sounds wonderful! It's my version of the perfect vacation! Enjoy!
@moonbeam- Yay for cooler weather! I'm jealous...it was in the 90s here yesterday and it's only going to get hotter, hitting 100+ degrees (although I cannot complain too much...we are heading to the ILs this weekend and it's supposed to be 115ish...YUCK!).
anyastroud- ((hugs)) Sorry work is pissing you off lately. I'm having the same issues and it sucks. Hope things get better soon...and your DH picks up the house while you are at work today!
I'm working from home today! Still waiting on my software to test though (should've started yesterday...or June 23rd but who's counting!). I took advantage and went for a walk this morning before it got too hot. I also ironed my two new baby doll tanks and shorts that arrived yesterday. About to go take a shower and actually get dressed today.
This afternoon my mom is picking me up and we are going to go look at more mobile homes (she's leaving her bf and buying a new place). I'm excited and praying that she finds something she likes. Just this past weekend my bro, SIL, and I went with to check out some places about 40 min from me. Afterwards, bro/SIL called and we talked. They voiced their concerns about if/when she won't be able to drive, what that looks like, etc and wanting her to pick a place closer to me/DH so we can be there to help. I told him he was preaching to the choir, that I've been saying all that for weeks (while he was gone on his honeymoon) and that he needed to have the come to Jesus talk with her. Now she's entertaining options within 5-10 miles from us and she actually liked one of the parks yesterday! Really hoping this works because it will make things so much easier long term and less of a chance that she would have to come live with us when her health declines (I don't even think this is an option because of many factors...she's difficult to live with, both DH and I love our personal space esp with a kid on the way, and she has two dogs- one that was mine and is no longer welcome in our home because he was biting DH).
Our wireless internet is not working at all this morning. I was finally able to find an ethernet cord and get it hooked up. While I was waiting for H to tell me where he hid the cord I cleaned the dining room and cleared off the table with all the junk on it.
I really want more activity on this board...and have been tempted to start a "Confessions-Flameful/Flame Free" post. But those posts tend to attract crazies from other boards. It gives me the sads.
I really want more activity on this board...and have been tempted to start a "Confessions-Flameful/Flame Free" post. But those posts tend to attract crazies from other boards. It gives me the sads.
I feel like when I think about starting those posts, my confessions are either too lame or too flameful. I never have that just right.
Still chillin in the hotel. I was gonna go home today but turns out today hometown is the in the middle of a mass heat advisory with heat index over 100*. Yeah, another day of hotel living it is!
I've just been roaming around the town. My mom lived here for a few months many, many years ago so she was telling me the good streets for businesses. I've just been driving around seeing what I can find and roaming through some stores.
I'm SO lazy today, yet again lol I've done some dishes. I need to finishing packing and then go to work later today! Nothing to exciting happening for me!
I feel like when I think about starting those posts, my confessions are either too lame or too flameful. I never have that just right.
This is me too. Either too boring, or too awful. lol.Â
I can't think of many recent things I've done that would be flameful. Ask me about my college years though and I should probably zip up my flame proof suit.. lol.
I think DH is mad at me. but I don't care. (Is that flameful? Lol)
He is mad because he found someone to do our roof for $4,500. (Supplies and labour.) BUT I found out, by calling a few places, that the supplies cost approx $2,200. A savings of $2,300. My parents, and at least 5 of our cousins/friends have done their own roofs. And we have 2 roofers in the family that have offered to help. So for the cost of pizza/beer for 2 days it will be way cheaper. I kinda told him he didn't have a choice about which way we do this. Ugh I know it's hard work, that I won't do but with some help from family/friends it's going to be so so much cheaper this way.
I think DH is mad at me. but I don't care. (Is that flameful? Lol)
He is mad because he found someone to do our roof for $4,500. (Supplies and labour.) BUT I found out, by calling a few places, that the supplies cost approx $2,200. A savings of $2,300. My parents, and at least 5 of our cousins/friends have done their own roofs. And we have 2 roofers in the family that have offered to help. So for the cost of pizza/beer for 2 days it will be way cheaper. I kinda told him he didn't have a choice about which way we do this. Ugh I know it's hard work, that I won't do but with some help from family/friends it's going to be so so much cheaper this way.
Sorry I rambled there.
This is on a whole different scale, but one of our friends offered to help us put our above-ground pool up. His wife and kids were out of town, he was bored, and I'd already invited him over for dinner, so I didn't feel bad about it. But DH was adamant that we were not going to invite our friends over to do chores. It just didn't seem like a big deal to me, but whatever. He put the pool up on his own.
I think DH is mad at me. but I don't care. (Is that flameful? Lol)
He is mad because he found someone to do our roof for $4,500. (Supplies and labour.) BUT I found out, by calling a few places, that the supplies cost approx $2,200. A savings of $2,300. My parents, and at least 5 of our cousins/friends have done their own roofs. And we have 2 roofers in the family that have offered to help. So for the cost of pizza/beer for 2 days it will be way cheaper. I kinda told him he didn't have a choice about which way we do this. Ugh I know it's hard work, that I won't do but with some help from family/friends it's going to be so so much cheaper this way.
Sorry I rambled there.
I totally get it.
DH only got out of doing our roof because it wasn't going to be cheaper. We priced what it would be for us buying materials and paying a friend to help DH do it vs. hiring a company to come in and do it. The company was actually cheaper just because they could get a discount on materials where we couldn't. DH had no problems hiring someone else to do the work so he didn't have to.
Lucky for us it worked out that way because we had to replace 2 boards as well, and the guy just did that for free. And let us use his dumpster to throw out all our old carpet. That guy was awesome.
It's so lucky when you have friends/family who are willing to help just for beer and pizza!
Post by HoneySpider on Jul 23, 2014 15:33:45 GMT -5
DH found out that his next (and we believe final) interview is tomorrow morning! I'm so glad they were able to do it this week and not next because I don't know if I could have waited that long (although the real wait, of course, comes afterwards)
cactuscookie- DH just doesn't want to the roof at all and he did say that he doesn't want to ask friends to help but I don't see a problem with them helping us if they have offered. (Like they have)
bk1- even if it was only a couple hundred to have it installed I would do it that way just to save time but over $2,000 difference, nope.
We also only have about $3000 to do the roof right now and the rest would have had to go on a credit card. (which I do not want)
Good luck Mr. HoneySpider!!! Hope the interview goes well tomorrow and you guys get some answers soon!
Thanks! It's good timing because when I got home I saw the official rejection letter from the last place is in the mail Even when you know, because of the time elapsed, that you're not getting it that letter still sucks.
Good luck Mr. HoneySpider!!! Hope the interview goes well tomorrow and you guys get some answers soon!
Thanks! It's good timing because when I got home I saw the official rejection letter from the last place is in the mail Even when you know, because of the time elapsed, that you're not getting it that letter still sucks.
Good luck Mr. HoneySpider!!! Hope the interview goes well tomorrow and you guys get some answers soon!
Thanks! It's good timing because when I got home I saw the official rejection letter from the last place is in the mail Even when you know, because of the time elapsed, that you're not getting it that letter still sucks.
((hugs)) It's really hard...it's evidence and closure that it didn't happen...without it you still have hope.
Hoping and praying that this interview/job position go much better and you guys get to move closer to home soon!!!!