What time can we start evening randoms?

[spk926]

Feb 4, 2015 20:13:46 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Now I know how rootbeerfloat feels with randoms threads, it's 3pm here in Hawaii lol!

I have no randoms. No cares. Vacay is awesome. All I do is eat and nap

I don't feel bad for you.

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Feb 4, 2015 20:31:21 GMT -5 kdubs923 said:

A gem from FB today (not on my wall, but a friend asked for preschool suggestions):

"Trust me Im not trying to judge or force my views on you...but think about this..rhetorical questions, how much do you think you'll end up paying for preschool per week or month or whatever...and then after preschool you'll also have to pay for daycare, right? Because you both work...but take the lower paid of the two of you and consider your salary against the cost of her care...how much are you really saving by not staying home with her? Never mind all the extras that go along with daycare (like doctor visits everytime someone in her class gets the sniffles!) just something to consider."

Really? Plus the OP's child is nearly 4 years old and has been in daycare since birth. Probably not going to change any minds with those burning rhetorical questions...

If someone posted that to my innocent preschool inquiry I would unfriend them so fast.  WTF! And first I'd write back that 1) I don't want to stay home; 2) even if I did stay home I would need preschool recommendations because I believe in the importance of early childhood education; 3) I net more working than I would staying home.

[linz]

I want to see 50 shades...even though I think the characters suck. But I don't have any close friends who read the books so trying to find someone to go with.

I also saw the magic Mike trailer today #yum

[matildasun]

A friend of mine dropped off 6 garbage bags of boy's clothes today. I sorted it by size and now I need to wash some and put the rest in bins. I won't need to buy M pants until he is 5.

Here is the pile before I started sorting.

[water*drop]

DH forgot to give DD a bath tonight, but they baked me cookies instead, so I'm okay with that. I got home to find them sitting on DD's bedroom floor making faces at each other while flossing their teeth. So random, yet so hilarious.

[kdubs923]

Feb 4, 2015 20:40:26 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Feb 4, 2015 20:31:21 GMT -5 kdubs923 said:

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If someone posted that to my innocent preschool inquiry I would unfriend them so fast.  WTF! And first I'd write back that 1) I don't want to stay home; 2) even if I did stay home I would need preschool recommendations because I believe in the importance of early childhood education; 3) I net more working than I would staying home.

Seriously. First, she's already in daycare. So clearly, at some point, they've already crunched the numbers and sent her off to daycare anyway. Maybe they need the money. Maybe they don't need the money, but want the money. Maybe it has nothing to do with money & they want their nearly 4 year old to get ready for school by starting at preschool.

Now I'm watching & waiting for the fall out.

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I had forgotten about pregnancy bolting/gas in (hopefully only) first tri. Feel sorry for my husband.

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Feb 4, 2015 20:36:18 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Feb 4, 2015 20:18:01 GMT -5 chickens987 said:

Can I put a confession here? I will forget it by the next confession thread.

Friends had their son's first birthday Sunday. I was all excited for cake since I knew I was re-committing to my diet monday. They had one cupcake - for his smash cake - and no cake for us. They had ice cream, so I distracted DD from the cupcake with the promise of ice cream instead. I didn't notice until it was served that the ice cream was "no sugar added". So I fed her fake sweetened ice cream rather than risk a major meltdown/judgement for refusing to let her eat it.

What? That's the worst! Getting excited for party cake and then not having any or having that crap whipped frosting is horrible. No I don't want your nasty fake whipped icing. I want buttercream icing, the icing that you know, TASTES GOOD! This happened at GMIL's 90th birthday and I had been so looking forward to cake and was so disappointed that DH went and bought me a cheap grocery store slice of cake.  

Whipped frosting is the worst. All of Hs family loves it. I think it tastes like plastic. Ish.

And don't even get me started on No Sugar Added ice cream. That's not ice cream. It's a shame to hardworking dairy farmers everywhere. Along withe low fat cheese.  

[t]

Follow-up from last nights randoms post about DH trying to installing a new router. He is now on attempt #2 and has his cousin on the phone and remotely logged into our computer to try to get it working.

This time I'm spectating with twizzlers. And netflix.

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Feb 4, 2015 20:52:16 GMT -5 kdubs923 said:

Feb 4, 2015 20:40:26 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

If someone posted that to my innocent preschool inquiry I would unfriend them so fast.  WTF! And first I'd write back that 1) I don't want to stay home; 2) even if I did stay home I would need preschool recommendations because I believe in the importance of early childhood education; 3) I net more working than I would staying home.

Seriously. First, she's already in daycare. So clearly, at some point, they've already crunched the numbers and sent her off to daycare anyway. Maybe they need the money. Maybe they don't need the money, but want the money. Maybe it has nothing to do with money & they want their nearly 4 year old to get ready for school by starting at preschool.

Now I'm watching & waiting for the fall out.

Update if she responds!  I'm invested now.

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H had eye surgery today in a town two hours from here. The Valium had a complete opposite effect on him so he was all jittery and weird on the way home.
He's been on the couch screaming in pain since we got home at 5. He thinks something is seriously wrong. I rotate between agreeing with him and "suck it up buttercup." He called the dr. back and said it sucks but it isn't life threatening so his regular eye doctor can check it out tomorrow morning and then if it's not good we can drive back. OR the dr. that did his surgery in FartherAwayTown is on call tonight so we could drive back. 

He's debating. I should be packing a bag in case and getting the kids ready for grandma's JIC, but here I sit. I'm tired. 

[Saudade]

We brought home one of two pallets of our cabinets this afternoon. The first was awful and we live on the prairie (lots of wind). We had 50 miles to go. We had to drive less than 20 mph the whole way. It sucked.

On the flip side: we finally picked out a fridge and dishwasher. They were on super sale at Sears. Got the fridge for 50% off and the dishwasher for 70% off. I so can't wait for our house to be done so I can aw with pictures!

[bronxgirl]

DD's dentist went to her school today to do a presentation about dental care. When I picked her up she was so excited. "I got a free toothbrush!!! And a dentist came and kids dressed up like teeth and someone BRUSHED THEM! And I got a FREE TOOTHBRUSH!!!!! Apparently this was a very exciting experience for her.

[Brie]

Feb 4, 2015 21:13:05 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

DD's dentist went to her school today to do a presentation about dental care. When I picked her up she was so excited. "I got a free toothbrush!!! And a dentist came and kids dressed up like teeth and someone BRUSHED THEM! And I got a FREE TOOTHBRUSH!!!!! Apparently this was a very exciting experience for her.

It is dental hygiene week at daycare. I don't know what they're doing but C has been unusually agreeable about brushing this week. I'll take it!

[lauren170]

DD had her 1 year appointment today. Literally as she was laying on the table in just her diaper the fire alarm went off. They checked, and it wasn't drill. So I had to battle her to get her clothes on quick (its like 5 degrees here), take her to the car, then go back in for shots, then bring her to daycare -- all while missing my 10am meeting. Sucky morning, but now I am having a glass of wine.

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Feb 4, 2015 21:02:47 GMT -5 @starry said:

There are too many long threads today.

Similac thread - did anyone say something such that I must now hate them? Not really.  Just a whole lot of opinions and feelings with a few sidebars on generic over the counter drugs and third world country nutrition info.

ML call out thread - was the original poster an AE? I only read the first page which included the OP and a bunch of "eating popcorn" type comments.

ML fields thread - anything beyond just that it seemed very odd? Definitely seems odd  Maybe she hit "deactivate" by accident? I would feel bad if so because now it dissolved into a thread of people talking smack about how weird she is.

Which of these is the best read? I'm more curious as to why your thread about recognizing people is getting so long since I haven't been in it since the second page. Is it just six pages of people answering or is there something interesting?
Thank you for your consideration

[litasail]

Feb 4, 2015 20:18:01 GMT -5 chickens987 said:

Can I put a confession here? I will forget it by the next confession thread.

Friends had their son's first birthday Sunday. I was all excited for cake since I knew I was re-committing to my diet monday. They had one cupcake - for his smash cake - and no cake for us. They had ice cream, so I distracted DD from the cupcake with the promise of ice cream instead. I didn't notice until it was served that the ice cream was "no sugar added". So I fed her fake sweetened ice cream rather than risk a major meltdown/judgement for refusing to let her eat it.

That's some bullshit right there.

#cakeforlyfe

[MadamePresident]

I'm doing bedtime, then my husband and I are going to hopefully finish watching Ender's Game. We went through a phase where we never knew what to watch, but now we are on our second movie this week.

[sent]

Feb 4, 2015 21:13:05 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

DD's dentist went to her school today to do a presentation about dental care. When I picked her up she was so excited. "I got a free toothbrush!!! And a dentist came and kids dressed up like teeth and someone BRUSHED THEM! And I got a FREE TOOTHBRUSH!!!!! Apparently this was a very exciting experience for her.

***takes notes for next year's Children's Dental Health month.  It's too late for me to go to classrooms this year.***

I cold called potential offices today and am going to visit 2, hopefully 3.  I need to go to Target and get a new sweater and some decent black shoes since nothing else is open so late.  I bought cupcakes to bring with me and am kinda disappointed at how the baker decorated them after we talked about it.  Looks like I will have to surf Pinterest before the next round.

And the other random is a patient left us our first online review today and I am so excited!

[Odonata]

H booked our rooms on a cruise for our friend's DW this summer. I'm excited but freaked out at the same time. I've never been on a cruise and feel like those ships are floating petri dishes and I'll be away from DD for a week. But I assume there will be enough booze to calm those anxieties.

Also I have to brag - DD currently is sleeping night #3 in her crib (out of the RnP)!! I thought this was never going to happen. She was going to be 18 in that thing.
I got the magic sleep suit a while ago and it was impossible to get her into it without a total meltdown. Two nights ago I just tried to put her in it on a whim and she was fine. Even calmed down. I put her in the crib, she just feel asleep and STTN in the crib. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop because I know it can't be this freaking easy. Or maybe it is but I can't enjoy my luck....I feel like something has to go wrong.

[Brie]

We got some RL baby clothes/blankets as a gift for P. They are only moderately cute but the prices are killing me. $40 for a single receiving blanket? Jeez.

FFC: I would totally return everything if it was purchased from a store we have here.

[h]

Feb 4, 2015 21:30:43 GMT -5 @starry said:

We are pretty good for boy name ideas but we don't have much for girls. So far the only ones on our list are:

Teresa / Tess
Jane
Veronica
Mara

I am looking through the SSA top 1000 from last year and it is INSANE how some atrocious misspellings rank about traditional name.

Also... Lilith? That's pretty bold / hipster right? I kind of love it.

I want someone to have a Jane! It is perfect--classic, surprisingly uncommon these days, east my to spell and say.

[cjeanette]

Feb 4, 2015 21:40:29 GMT -5 Brie said:

We got some RL baby clothes/blankets as a gift for P. They are only moderately cute but the prices are killing me. $40 for a single receiving blanket? Jeez.

FFC: I would totally return everything if it was purchased from a store we have here.

There is a RL store on the Plaza isn't there?

[djc315]

Bedtime took an hour tonight. A fucking hour. Thank god DH did 1/2 of it, but WTF kid??

[oswin]

Feb 4, 2015 20:47:25 GMT -5 @starry said:

I went to the gym today and felt really tired during my cardio (but fine during weights). I assume I am just psyching myself out.

Probably. I think I was pretty tired in my workouts in weeks 5-8ish, like I could physically use the same weight dumbbells but I'd get out of breath quickly. 

[spk926]

Tonight was bath night but DH is gone and I didn't feel like doing it alone as sometimes DD fights it. So I skipped the bath. We'll give her one tomorrow. She had one Monday night so that's ok, right?

[pippa]

@starry I like Lilith too. Guilty pleasure name. But, I love Jane!

Sadly, I saw Karsyn spelled like that in another class at DC. Terrible.

I finally got to the gym tonight and my leg is hurting. I tried to get in a good upper body workout. I've been feeling like a slob lately. I also want DH to make me pancakes. It's 10 pm. Definitely pregnant.

[sjh722]

After last weekend's very public throwing up at Chili's, DD has been fine since Sunday.

We went to dinner with friends tonight and she threw up all over the kitchen floor when we got home. WTF? Is this the world's most extended stomach virus?

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If I buy a present and suffer through a birthday party, there better be cake!

[niq]

I wonder if we could have used the dehumidifiers they're using to dry out the subfloor to make DIY fruit rollups or beef jerky.