Post by honeybee503 on Oct 22, 2014 6:20:54 GMT -5
I'm up way earlier than usual today. We are leaving in a few for Massachusetts to visit H's grandfather. He just got moved into a nursing home. I am hoping the drive down goes smoothly. We are taking BIL who talks about his ex non stop so hopefully I don't end up needing to convince H to abandon him at a rest stop.
Post by lauranicole91 on Oct 22, 2014 6:28:29 GMT -5
I'm supposed to have a play date and lunch with a friend that I haven't seen in a long while later today. I want to cancel. It's been so freaking crazy this past week I just want to do nothing. But I hate when people flake so I'm going to still go.
DH is "home" today!! He's doing night location shoots, so he doesn't go in until 6:30pm. He said he'd rather sleep in this morning than take a nap later, so he'll be upstairs for a while. He did say he wanted to take Andrew to gym class at 10:40, so that will be a nice break. I'm just happy that he and Andrew will get to spend some time together during the week. And that I'll get a break.
I totally just posted pictures in HDBD so I could work on getting my notifications on Tapatalk. It's guaranteed likes. I mean, I would have posted photos anyway, but that was my motive du jour.
Poor M is sick with a cold, she keeps telling me mom macy sick in this little pathetic voice poor thing. She was up all night luckily DH offered to lay with her on the couch but she slept from like 3-7:30. And we are supposed to go to yo gabba gabba live tonight
Poor M is sick with a cold, she keeps telling me mom macy sick in this little pathetic voice poor thing. She was up all night luckily DH offered to lay with her on the couch but she slept from like 3-7:30. And we are supposed to go to yo gabba gabba live tonight
Oh, man, I'm sorry! I hope she haps and feels better asap!!!
B is getting sick. He's slept with me the last 2 nights (and we kicked DH to the guest room because there's not enough room in the queen for all 3 of us!) He's so stuffed up and can't breathe, and last night was having coughing fits. I feel so bad for him! And I also got zero sleep because of all the above.
Found out when I got to work today that they had an accident on 2nd shift, and one of the associates got their foot ran over by a forklift. He had to be sent an hour away to a bigger hospital because the ones around here wouldn't touch it. I guess there are multiple compound fractures and he was going into emergency surgery where they were hoping they could save his foot. I really hope the surgery goes well!!!
Post by dixeedeluxe on Oct 22, 2014 7:28:32 GMT -5
I guess we're starting to figure out builders. My H already has his mind made up. I'm not sure what his critiera are. My initial requirements was to have a well-built website so I know that they are able to communicate electronically. I think people who communicate electronically are much more open and responsive.
Well the builder we're meeting not only doesn't have a website, but their brochure is handwritten. I don't know why he thinks this is "the one" other than that it's not one I found. So if we do go with this one, he's goingto be really angry he has to deal with 100% of all communications because I already told him a million years ago I will only deal in text and email.
We're meeting with them Saturday. Of course H doesn't want to take the kids. So that'll be a half day that I don't get to see my kids. I only get to spend quality time with them 2 days a week.
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
I guess we're starting to figure out builders. My H already has his mind made up. I'm not sure what his critiera are. My initial requirements was to have a well-built website so I know that they are able to communicate electronically. I think people who communicate electronically are much more open and responsive.
Well the builder we're meeting not only doesn't have a website, but their brochure is handwritten. I don't know why he thinks this is "the one" other than that it's not one I found. So if we do go with this one, he's goingto be really angry he has to deal with 100% of all communications because I already told him a million years ago I will only deal in text and email.
We're meeting with them Saturday. Of course H doesn't want to take the kids. So that'll be a half day that I don't get to see my kids. I only get to spend quality time with them 2 days a week.
Being a working mom really sucks.
That's going to really suck if he can't communicate electronically. We emailed so much and sent all the documents electronically with our builder during the planning phase. It would have seriously drawn out the process for weeks longer if we hadn't been able to do that.
Thad's temperature came back up yesterday and said his ears hurt. So, off to urgent care we went and, yup, double ear infection.
We got the first dose of antibiotics in him last night and he was so much happier this morning. He still had a bit of a fever so I dosed him with Tylenol and sent him to school. I'm confident that the second dose of antibiotic will knock the rest of the fever out.
I've got a grading day today. I still go to school and I have normal hours, but I get to sit up in the teachers lounge in a couch all day in silence grading essays and tests. I'm really excited. I love my students, but the peace and quiet sounds divine.
I guess we're starting to figure out builders. My H already has his mind made up. I'm not sure what his critiera are. My initial requirements was to have a well-built website so I know that they are able to communicate electronically. I think people who communicate electronically are much more open and responsive.
Well the builder we're meeting not only doesn't have a website, but their brochure is handwritten. I don't know why he thinks this is "the one" other than that it's not one I found. So if we do go with this one, he's goingto be really angry he has to deal with 100% of all communications because I already told him a million years ago I will only deal in text and email.
We're meeting with them Saturday. Of course H doesn't want to take the kids. So that'll be a half day that I don't get to see my kids. I only get to spend quality time with them 2 days a week.
Being a working mom really sucks.
Dixie, you are being a downer this morning. I have never picked a builder, but for all the work on my house I have had done, a nice website is typically only indicative of higher prices. People who are great with building are not always great with technology, it is two different skill sets. Also lots of people with no website will text.
Can you plan a lunch date with your dh around when you meet the builder? Maybe then you would look forward to it more?
Post by dixeedeluxe on Oct 22, 2014 7:55:11 GMT -5
I think having a website (at least an active Facebook) is pretty much a part of having any business in 2014. I would never expect the owner of the business to maintain a website. But I do expect them to snap some photos of current projects. This crappily stapled handwritten photocopied brochure already turned me off. And as silverjm said, there's so much back and forth during the planning stages that there's no way communicating via telephone calls will be at all efficient. And it's not just us that would require communication. They'd also need to communicate with subcontractors. I cannot imaging the lag time with someone who isn't pretty much immediate with electronic communication.
We can't do a lunch date because H works all day. Anything would have to be weekend or evening. I can do most evenings. Just not THIS THURSDAY which is leading H to believe that I'm too busy. Huh?!
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
There are times when I really want to strangle my mother. She is never going to approve of anything in my life and I fear she'll always be a source of negativity. Things have been so good, but very surface with her. I started to let her back in and it bit me in the ass this morning. I wish she would stop being so negative and judgmental so we could have a normal mother/daughter relationship.
Post by formerlyllizzyb on Oct 22, 2014 7:58:57 GMT -5
I made some white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies last night but I accidentally cooked a couple of minutes too long. They are crunchy and I hate crunchy cookies.
I get to see my BFF and her kids today! She lives in CO so we only see each other 2-3 times a year, but she thankfully has to travel to my area for work once or twice a year.
E has been up demanding to go to the beach since 5am. He is being a complete motor mouth and is talking nonstop. Beach vacations with a toddler aren't relaxing!
Yesterday DH caught a huge shark and it freaked E out that he begged to go back to the beach house all afternoon. DH is fishing again today, and I really hope E doesn't freak out again.
I'm on new muscle relaxers and pain killers for my neck. The good news is they're working really well. I've got more movement and less pain than I've had in a month. The bad news is they make me SOOOO SLEEPY. I fell asleep on the couch yesterday afternoon while playing with Andrew. I don't even remember going to bed last night. And right now, I'm STRUGGLING to stay awake and counting down the minutes until I can wake DH up and go back to bed myself. I'm supposed to take the muscle relaxers four times a day, but there's NO way I can do that. I can't sleep the day away while solely responsible for Andrew.