thurs. night vents

[LoveTrains]

I am drinking. :beer: :drink: :heart: :beer: :drink:

At first I thought we had approval from the bank on our short sale that we are buying, but it turns out we just have an approval to participate and the bank still has to clear us for closing. However we do get to move forward with the inspection this weekend.

The good news is that I have a four day weekend - it is my last Friday off for the summer, and then Victory Day on Monday (state holiday).

[krystee]

Good luck with the house!

My vent: I FINALLY found a workout I love and was willing to do multiple times per week (river walking...walking against the current for an hour in the local lazy river....it's harder than it sounds!) and then I had to get two moles removed to check for melanoma and now I can't be in water for THREE WEEKS. That takes us to the end of summer. Adios, river walking.

[LoveTrains]

Aug 9, 2012 20:22:34 GMT -5 krystee said:

Good luck with the house!

My vent: I FINALLY found a workout I love and was willing to do multiple times per week (river walking...walking against the current for an hour in the local lazy river....it's harder than it sounds!) and then I had to get two moles removed to check for melanoma and now I can't be in water for THREE WEEKS. That takes us to the end of summer. Adios, river walking.

This sounds awesome. I wish I had a local lazy river.

[Deleted]

My grandfather passed away this morning, in his sleep (really its okay, he was 86). My ent: many of my 18-24 year old cousins posted on Facebook about it before everyone had been notified. Poor taste kids; it's not a race!

[AAM2012]

I can't knock this stupid cold! It's been over a week and I am tired of sounding like a 90 yr old smoker!

[Brie]

My work situation just keeps getting worse and worse. I had a nightmare about it last night. I am seriously worried I might lose my shit on my boss and walk out one day soon.

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Aug 9, 2012 20:31:18 GMT -5 Brie said:

My work situation just keeps getting worse and worse. I had a nightmare about it last night. I am seriously worried I might lose my shit on my boss and walk out one day soon.

Oh no! Are you going to look for something else after the baby is born?

[hannamaren]

Aug 9, 2012 20:34:03 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Aug 9, 2012 20:31:18 GMT -5 Brie said:

My work situation just keeps getting worse and worse. I had a nightmare about it last night. I am seriously worried I might lose my shit on my boss and walk out one day soon.

Oh no! Are you going to look for something else after the baby is born?

Please try not to stress during your pregnancy. Easy peasy, ha!

So, my H comes home totally onboard with leaving earlier for the airport. Wow.

[Brie]

Idaho and Starry, I'm going to stick it out where I am and see how the chips fall after the crazy boss leaves at the end of the month. I really do love what I do and the other CW in my department, but she is making my job miserable. I think that with the right people, the department could be fixed and I'd be happy there again. I WAS happy there for a long time until my boss went off the deep end.

There is still a chance that I might wind up with a raise and/or promotion when all is said and done, but they are dragging their heels and I have heard nothing but rumors about what MIGHT happen here and there. Several people have asked if I'm going to be her successor (which I would LOVE), but I have no idea. And I'm super frustrated and impatient, because I'm sort of going on maternity leave in a month and would like to know where the eff I stand.

Conveniently, DH just got a notice that as of September, he will be getting a raise equal to 2/3 of my salary, and is on track for a bonus to make up the other 1/3. I don't need the job to cover expenses or anything, but I enjoy what I do (minus the politics) and I am eligible for public service loan forgiveness, which is huge.

Sorry for the rant. I'm just really getting close to my boiling point. I yelled a little today.

[definitelyO]

vent: DH started watching the football game w/o me. I just wanted to watch the starters for the first few plays and now I'm pissed and playing the martyr and not watching at all.

[orangeblossom]

The doctor's office has a portal that allows you to make appointments, view results, etc, but something is up with the security certificate. I'm sure it's fine, but this is important information I have to enter as well as what's stored and I'm leery.

This office is connected to a well known and advanced institution, why can't they have their website together. Also, I can't find a contact us that refers to the website to ask a question. All the contact us is related to finding a doctor.

I just want to set this up. Ugh.

[Deleted]

Aug 9, 2012 20:43:35 GMT -5 Brie said:

There is still a chance that I might wind up with a raise and/or promotion when all is said and done, but they are dragging their heels and I have heard nothing but rumors about what MIGHT happen here and there. Several people have asked if I'm going to be her successor (which I would LOVE), but I have no idea. And I'm super frustrated and impatient, because I'm sort of going on maternity leave in a month and would like to know where the eff I stand.

When was your last job evaluation/ review? If its been a while, could you ask for one before leaving for maternity leave? Mine has been 2 or 3 years, and I've been pondering askin for a review before heading out on maternity leave.

[StJess80]

I have really bad gas. This is what MH looks like right about now +o(

Earlier, we had the stupidest conversation ever. It was about him not telling me the cable bill was due, because he wanted to see if I cared about the cable. It's his job to take care of it, and I'd assumed he had. He didn't. So apparently, I didn't care about the cable. Clearly, I am ****MEAN**** and ***UNCARING***
(sorry, I just wanted to do that. )

[Brie]

Aug 9, 2012 20:49:01 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Aug 9, 2012 20:43:35 GMT -5 Brie said:

There is still a chance that I might wind up with a raise and/or promotion when all is said and done, but they are dragging their heels and I have heard nothing but rumors about what MIGHT happen here and there. Several people have asked if I'm going to be her successor (which I would LOVE), but I have no idea. And I'm super frustrated and impatient, because I'm sort of going on maternity leave in a month and would like to know where the eff I stand.

When was your last job evaluation/ review? If its been a while, could you ask for one before leaving for maternity leave? Mine has been 2 or 3 years, and I've been pondering askin for a review before heading out on maternity leave.

It was supposed to be in April except crazy boss never did it. When she told us about her retirement she promised she would give us reviews before she left. I am 99% sure she is going to give us lukewarm/negative reviews as retaliation for suggesting the department restructuring like we did.

She's just insane. There was an important event Saturday, and she showed up an hour late just as a "test" to see if me and my CW could pull it off. (We did, no problem.) She was bitchy when she showed up because she expected everything to be in shambles without her and it wasn't.

[rachaelnicole]

I'm pissed at my MIL & FIL.

Background: DH has three siblings, one who lives in the same town as his parents, two that live 3.5 hours west of them, and we live 3 hours north of his parents.

DH's parents go visit the siblings who live to the west AT LEAST once a month. We get visits from them once or twice a year. We asked them to come visit this weekend, but NOOOO they're going to visit the other kids. As usual. Also, they all went camping a few weekends ago and didn't invite us.

Honestly, it doesn't bother ME, but I feel bad for my kids. Before you know it, they'll be old enough to wonder why Gma and Gpa never come see their sports stuff/music stuff/whatever they're into, yet they always go see their cousin's dance recitals and stuff out west. It ticks me off!

[Deleted]

DD is asleep on my left arm.

I should move her off me and go to my own bed but I don't want to wake her.

And her breathing is so cute.

[StJess80]

Aug 9, 2012 21:05:39 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

DD is asleep on my left arm.

I should move her off me and go to my own bed but I don't want to wake her.

And her breathing is so cute.

One of my BF's brought her 6 week old DD to work today to visit me, and it was feeding time, so I held her and rocked her while I fed her. She just gazed up at me. I love when babies do that.

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Aug 9, 2012 21:07:18 GMT -5 StJess80 said:

Aug 9, 2012 21:05:39 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

DD is asleep on my left arm.

I should move her off me and go to my own bed but I don't want to wake her.

And her breathing is so cute.

One of my BF's brought her 6 week old DD to work today to visit me, and it was feeding time, so I held her and rocked her while I fed her. She just gazed up at me. I love when babies do that.

aww cute.

Unfortunately, my DD is almost 3 and 40 lbs. my arm is falling asleep.

[Deleted]

Vent: H does not want to have sex tonight. I got a positive OPK this afternoon (I think it's positive; line looks dark enough to me) and told him we have to do it tonight. He doesn't like that I'm using OPKs; it's my first time using them and this is actually my 2nd day of testing. He said he feels like he's just a sperm donor. Ugh!

I asked how about tomorrow morning. He answered tomorrow night. WTF! He's the one who always wants to have sex and now he seems afraid of it. Hope it won't be too late since I have a serious baby fever.

[CloudBee]

A friend from high school just announced her pregnancy on Facebook. She's due in Feb. I'm due in March. I'm really jealous. We aren't announcing until Sept. I want my moment, y'all.

[mskitkat]

I really don't want to go to work tomorrow. 2 of my bosses are fighting and making my life impossible. They either don't assign me work because they think the other should, or they give me massive projects at the same time. Boss #1 said I can leave early tomorrow. Boss #2 said he would give me tons of work tomorrow. I want to cry.

[thedash]

Aug 9, 2012 21:14:51 GMT -5 d0ri said:

Vent: H does not want to have sex tonight. I got a positive OPK this afternoon (I think it's positive; line looks dark enough to me) and told him we have to do it tonight. He doesn't like that I'm using OPKs; it's my first time using them and this is actually my 2nd day of testing. He said he feels like he's just a sperm donor. Ugh!

I asked how about tomorrow morning. He answered tomorrow night. WTF! He's the one who always wants to have sex and now he seems afraid of it. Hope it won't be too late since I have a serious baby fever.

Whoa. That's really cruel. Is he 100% on board with TTC right now?

[pugz]

stay strong Brie, and take a mental health day, you need it and ML is plenty long enough!

[FrozenSunshine]

DH and I are flying to Chicago tomorrow to house hunt. When I went to check us in for our flight, they had upgraded him to first class due to his MVP status and left me in coach, and they gave away his window seat so I'm not in a middle seat.

I see a phone call in DH's future to fix this.

[kateausten]

I had an ortho consult for a shoulder problem I've been having. While I'm glad I don't need surgery at this point I'm not looking forward to the several months of painful, intense physical therapy I'll need.

Here's to being hopped up on Vicodin and Flexeril!!

[insominac]

My friend is homeless. She got evicted from her apartment at the end of July and has been living on people's couches. She might have to go to a shelter at some point. We graduated from the same college. I'm so exasperated, frustrated, and saddened by her situation.

I just got an email from her saying that her aunt was willing to sign paperwork that states she would cover $650/month for my friend's rent if she couldn't cover it. Apparently, that might help friend get back into her apartment. I'm glad the aunt signed the paperwork, because friend asked me (and my other friends) if we would sign the paperwork and I personally was not going to sign.

[Deleted]

I don't know why I am so technologically inept. A friend asked me to burn a couple of CDs for the bachelorette party I'm going to. Well I have music in both iTunes and Amazon MP3 and can't seem to get it all in the same library. Then DH downloaded some other music for me through some program he got through a friend where it is free (shady? Maybe). So I can't get that to play in iTunes although it works fine on a DVD. And I can't get anything at all to transfer to my phone, which would be my preferred method anyway since I don't want to give the party bus driver 4 different CDs and all the music won't fit onto 1.

I'm tired and want to go to bed, so I'm annoyed that I'm messing around with this last minute and it should be easy but it isn't.

[Deleted]

Aug 9, 2012 20:25:50 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

My grandfather passed away this morning, in his sleep (really its okay, he was 86). My ent: many of my 18-24 year old cousins posted on Facebook about it before everyone had been notified. Poor taste kids; it's not a race!

This is tacky, IMO

[Deleted]

Aug 9, 2012 21:14:51 GMT -5 d0ri said:

Vent: H does not want to have sex tonight. I got a positive OPK this afternoon (I think it's positive; line looks dark enough to me) and told him we have to do it tonight. He doesn't like that I'm using OPKs; it's my first time using them and this is actually my 2nd day of testing. He said he feels like he's just a sperm donor. Ugh!

I asked how about tomorrow morning. He answered tomorrow night. WTF! He's the one who always wants to have sex and now he seems afraid of it. Hope it won't be too late since I have a serious baby fever.

Did you actually say something like, "Hey I got a positive OPK, we have to have sex tonniiiiiighhhhtt." Next, time I would just intitate without saying anything first. Maybe put something sexy on to make him get in the mood.

[Deleted]

Aug 9, 2012 21:14:51 GMT -5 d0ri said:

Vent: H does not want to have sex tonight. I got a positive OPK this afternoon (I think it's positive; line looks dark enough to me) and told him we have to do it tonight. He doesn't like that I'm using OPKs; it's my first time using them and this is actually my 2nd day of testing. He said he feels like he's just a sperm donor. Ugh!

I asked how about tomorrow morning. He answered tomorrow night. WTF! He's the one who always wants to have sex and now he seems afraid of it. Hope it won't be too late since I have a serious baby fever.

It can be alot of pressure for a guy to, um, perform when they know that there was a +opk. My DH was the same way. He wanted a kid more than me, but it messed with his psyche when I told him we "had" to do it. So I just stopped telling him. Pregnant the next cycle after some amazing nights of sex. Don't psyche him out and don't mention the positive test again!