DS keeps getting up at 5:30 and stays whiny most of the morning. I'm not sure if it's teeth (because he won't let me near his mouth to check) or general toddler assholery. DH has been prone to break out the TV/iPad and I'm getting progressively more annoyed with this tactic.
Rough night here as well. All 3 of us have influenza, and we all had the stomach flu earlier this week as well. This week has been miserable. We had to miss Christmas with my grandma who I haven't seen since last Christmas which really makes me so sad And of course, I still have tons of shopping, wrapping, and baking I had been putting off until this past week that now I have no idea when I am going to get it done.
Post by teatimefor2 on Dec 21, 2014 9:35:48 GMT -5
We've been on the road since 5:30 am and only have 1.5 hours left. Both boys have been great. Thanks to technology, we are all listening to Merry Christmas Curious George through our Bluetooth whilst DS1 watches on the iPhone.
We stopped at a Thruway stop of breakfast. The only other patrons was a family with a baby boy and the mom was nursing too! Go NIP!
Fingers crossed the baby can make it to my parents or we'll have to stop to nurse.
Hugs GC. I'm sorry. I think that, though it might be immensely difficult, it would be something you should do. It's your dream, it will be worth it, it will be hard. But you've worked this hard to get there and shouldn't turn down the opportunity.
DH is replacing the window in our bedroom. We're slowly replacing all the 90 yo windows in the house and although I'm so grateful and appreciative that he's doing all the labor, I'm slightly resentful today because it means solo parenting. Today that will involve juggling 3 kids, making cookies for a cookie exchange I have tonight and getting the house picked up for the cleaning people. And this damn neighborhood cookie exchange is quite possibly the only me thing I've done all year. If he doesn't get the window done in time and I can't go, I'm going to be really pissed.
I'm super annoyed with Williams-Sonoma and UPS. I placed an order on 12/16 waaaay in advance for the Christmas shipping deadline. Apparently the label was just created and ups shows a delivery of 12/29. Wtf?! And I'm still getting WS emails that say they can still deliver by Christmas.
DH drove last night and the deal was I could sleep in this morning (he slept in yesterday). He refused to get up. I was awake anyway, but am still annoyed that he didn't uphold his end of the "deal"
Thanks. It hurts a lot and then it goes away. I'm sure that's going to last a while.
Vet school maybe. I had planned on my husband's income while going, but now I don't think I can single parent while going to vet school. I'm still going to interview though.
Good luck with your interview!
Yes, good luck and hugs! I'm a Boiler Maker that originally got accepted to Purdue's vet school, but changed majors before the start of my freshman year.
greencrayon, good luck with your interview! I'm impressed that you got an interview, vet school is crazy competitive around here (and I'm guessing everywhere). Hope it all works out for you.
Dd top choice is the Circus episode of Yo Gabba Gabba with Weird Al lol.
Current obsession is the Choo Choo Express episode of MMCH. It combines trains, Santa, and Mickey, so basically the toddler pleasure center trifecta.
We watch a lot of the Dora episode where Boots gets his boots and the Christmas special one (which I hate).
It blows DH's mind that she likes to watch the same thing over and over. When I explained it was developmentally normal, he was flabbergasted. Guess he doesn't remember watching the same movie frequently as a kid?
greencrayon I use this recipe. link and then I use some canned Duncan Hines white frosting that is dairy free and add food coloring to make it green/red etc. But if you just need to avoid eggs and not dairy you can use any frosting recipe.
He had better get over it. I am not in the mood for a cranky husband.
We're going back to our "home" church today. I have a feeling we're nearly done there. Long story short, DH is the chair of the board and we'll never fall for that one again. I never, ever want this much insight into the HR workings of a church again.
Why is the mailman out on a Sunday? Is this a new thing?
USPS contracted with Amazon a few months back to deliver their packages on Sundays. So no mail on Sundays, but yes Amazon boxes. Our USPS guy just dropped off an Amazon box actually.
I'm super annoyed with Williams-Sonoma and UPS. I placed an order on 12/16 waaaay in advance for the Christmas shipping deadline. Apparently the label was just created and ups shows a delivery of 12/29. Wtf?! And I'm still getting WS emails that say they can still deliver by Christmas.
I feel like all the major retailers fucked up Xmas shipping this year. You'd think they'd know better by now?!? I guess they'd rather deal with disgruntled customers than push their "deliver by Christmas!" deadline back to where it apparently needs to be, earlier than 12/16 apparently.
-signed, pissed at Shutterfly for an order placed 12/12 which has been sitting in CA since 12/16, not moving.
We took DS out Christmas shopping yesterday in a cute area of town and the old ladies basically followed us in a pack. One offered to bring my H and DS home with her. Hey, what about me?!?!
No comments about DS's clothing or lack thereof. Clearly I am a superior baby bundler.
I have DD in the tub while DH is putting a bunch of stuff in the attic. She hasn't pooped yet today so I'm pretty afraid of a code brown.
I have so much to do to prep for Christmas Eve. We are hosting 34 people for a sit-down dinner. I am off from work Mon-Weds and sending DD to daycare so I can finish my shopping and start my cooking prep. DH told me today that he took off on Tues and does not want to send DD to daycare. I told him he must deal with her all day because I have so much to do and need to be productive without a toddler underfoot. So he's taking her shopping. Good luck with that.
I'm super annoyed with Williams-Sonoma and UPS. I placed an order on 12/16 waaaay in advance for the Christmas shipping deadline. Apparently the label was just created and ups shows a delivery of 12/29. Wtf?! And I'm still getting WS emails that say they can still deliver by Christmas.
I feel like all the major retailers fucked up Xmas shipping this year. You'd think they'd know better by now?!? I guess they'd rather deal with disgruntled customers than push their "deliver by Christmas!" deadline back to where it apparently needs to be, earlier than 12/16 apparently.
-signed, pissed at Shutterfly for an order placed 12/12 which has been sitting in CA since 12/16, not moving.
Ugh that sucks, I'm sorry.
I don't understand, the status from WS says that it was shipped 3 day something or other, so why would it not get here til the 29th?!
Stupid. I was really looking forward to giving DH his oven mitt, pot holder and dish towels in his stocking (our oven mitt disappeared and I think it's hilarious that I'm putting one in his stocking).
@supergreen, I had the same issue with Shutterfly, it took two weeks for a package to get to me and then the quality was bad. They promised a new one by Christmas but it hasn't shipped yet. We'll see.
I had a slight sniffle yesterday and today I woke up with a full blown cold. It sucks, I haven't been this sick in a long time.
Post by hilwithonelary on Dec 21, 2014 12:02:33 GMT -5
Let me tell you that solo parenting a 4 and 2 year old of their first flight is not for the faint of heart. This fact was apparently obvious to the numerous strangers who made comments to me.
I am so exhausted. Nobody napped. I didn't expect them to on the plane, but I thought they would on the 3 hour drive from the airport. They didn't go to sleep until 10 pm. DD was up at 6, which is earlier than normal even accounting for the time change. I'm praying for a long nap today.
We started assembling the Kidkraft retro kitchen yesterday afternoon...4 hours later we still aren't done. Hope to have it done tonight, why can't this stuff come already assembled I would even pay a bit extra for it.
Post by fortmyersbride on Dec 21, 2014 12:09:49 GMT -5
I'm feeling generally unwell today. Nausea, cramping, lightheaded, bleh. I keep wanting to get off the couch and get things done, but feel like crap whenever I do so. I think I'm going to put DS to work getting me a sprite since DD is already napping on top of me.