Weekend plans 3/27

[bunnymendelbaum]

What are you up to?

We have nothing H&G planned beyond continuing the hunt. Our agent said he might have 2 new listings Saturday though!

Tomorrow we are going to go visit the Ford Rouge factory with my parents and FIL. I'm really excited. I think we get to see the new aluminum body production. Then we have SILs birthday party, and then ILs are taking the girls overnight, so date night!

Then Sunday morning we are going to go downtown to have bagels with a woman I met through our school search. She and her husband are buying a Mies townhouse and need an architect. So bagels & "interview"? Ha!

Then likely catching up on errands.

[namasteak]

DH invited someone to spend the weekend even though the house is a disaster. They we been friends for 20 years so it really doesn't matter but it makes me anxious.

H&G stuff....unpacking and looking for living room
Curtains/pillows.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Mar 27, 2015 7:53:32 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Also, I'm mad because my ILs apparently bought my kid an Easter basket. I'm in the camp of Easter baskets come from Easter Bunny and that means grandma and grandpa shouldn't give one. Ugh.

I hear you on this one. My ILs also keep a stocking for my girls. It's nice and I shouldn't complain, but these are the types of things I want to do special. She always drops a load of cash on the stocking and easter basket, so mine looks bad in comparison.

[TBM]

We're going to finish our 'paper doll' style (pretty on the front, nothing on the back)
makeover on the exterior before company comes next weekend. We stained the fence from the front and inside the courtyard, and started painting the front of the house a couple of days ago, but have been delayed yesterday and today by rain. It is supposed to be clear tomorrow so we will finish painting the front and the studio inside the courtyard, and hopefully get a coat on to hide the heinous brown trim.

We are also working on a mailbox project, and DH needs to do a little weeding/weed-eating, but I think that is it for this weekend's outdoor projects.

Indoors we are working on unpacking books and getting the guestroom and office/lounge/guestroom ready for guests. Last night we went through a huge box and between tossing and donating we managed to purge at least half, so hopefully we can do a little more of that.

[ssmjlm]

I'm going to have DH cut the wood for my table top this weekend or drag the damn saw out myself. Then sanding and staining the pieces.

[emoflamingo]

My MIL offered to watch the kiddos so she's picking them up Saturday around noon and she'll bring them back sometime Sunday evening. I'm excited! I'm going to take a nap, do laundry, try and clean up the house. Maybe I can talk H into dinner out. He is logging into work for awhile, so he is probably not as excited lol. And the fabric came for the baby's crib skirt so I'm going to go pick out paint and decide on what color to paint the mirror frame and the chalkboard frame.

@callmefia, my ILs do stockings and an easter basket too. I'm only annoyed because they get too much chocolate that way. My dad just buys the pre-made ones from Wal-Mart and they get torn up too easily lol. So I overcompensate by buying no chocolate and stuff that will last. I think W got bubble bath in his last year lol. Whatever.

[treedimensional]

Saturday I have a 10K, Sunday I have an OOT symposium.

[kaylie]

We had all of the trim on our second floor replaced last month and now we have to paint it all and paint the doors up there. It's insanely tedious and I am not looking forward to it.

[Deleted]

Nothing on the H&G end because it's our anniversary weekend. We made a deal that I'll make a nice breakfast on Saturday, and DH will do the same on Sunday. I still have not decided for sure what to make except I know I'll do something sweet because DH usually does savory breakfasts. We are seriously thinking about going to see the movie Home, even though it is an animated movie and there will be kids there. But we are huge fans of The Big Bang Theory and are dying to hear Jim Parsons voice one of the characters. For our anniversary dinner, we've decided to do steaks at home instead of going out to eat. Trying to think of a not too complicated dessert I can whip up.

[bullygirl979]

I NEED to work on my house this weekend. I'm planning on listing it on 4/9 so I need to clean, declutter, do minor fixes, etc.

That is my whole weekend other than maybe an open house or 2 and a party tomorrow night.

[adhdfashion]

If the weather holds out. H and I have a mountain of yard work. If it rains, the girls rooms need to be gone through. I swear the toys and clothes are reproducing.

[nomad100]

My brother is getting married tomorrow so no real H&G stuff planned.

Maybe some yard work on Sunday if the weather is nice.

[simpsongal]

Finishing work x1000

UGH, it's awful.

[TBM]

Mar 27, 2015 9:17:18 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

At Christmas one gift for her said it was from Santa and I loudly said "gee, SANTA ALREADY CAME TO OUR HOUSE. I wonder why someone would put Santa on this?!" She is only 1 but trying to make my feelings known. Lol. I'll probably say something similar about the easter basket and how the Easter Bunny already brought her Easter basket to our house.

My ILs are very very in love with my kid and I hate being bratty about it but these things are the parents thing. Grandparents got to do that already. Back off!

You really need to have a talk with them sometime and let them know that you appreciate how much they love her and that they want to do things for her, but as her parents, you should be Santa and the Easter Bunny and they can be doting grandparents.

Part of the fun of being grandparents is that you don't have to hide behind Santa or the Easter Bunny... you get to spoil your grandchildren and get all the credit, or if you really want to be part of it all you help out by slipping stuff to Santa/Easter Bunny for them to fill stockings/baskets and let the bunny get the credit.

[Deleted]

Going to go spend a bunch of money at Ikea, just spent a bunch of money at Lowes-new fridge, washer and drier (call to order, prices were cheaper that listed online!) to be delivered next Friday. Can't concentrate at work, we close on Tuesday! Can not wait to move.

[juliachild]

We plan on doing yard work if it doesn't rain. If it rains, we'll be removing carpet staples. Really looking forward to either option...

[bunnymendelbaum]

Mar 27, 2015 14:05:50 GMT -5 TBM said:

Mar 27, 2015 9:17:18 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

At Christmas one gift for her said it was from Santa and I loudly said "gee, SANTA ALREADY CAME TO OUR HOUSE. I wonder why someone would put Santa on this?!" She is only 1 but trying to make my feelings known. Lol. I'll probably say something similar about the easter basket and how the Easter Bunny already brought her Easter basket to our house.

My ILs are very very in love with my kid and I hate being bratty about it but these things are the parents thing. Grandparents got to do that already. Back off!

You really need to have a talk with them sometime and let them know that you appreciate how much they love her and that they want to do things for her, but as her parents, you should be Santa and the Easter Bunny and they can be doting grandparents.

Part of the fun of being grandparents is that you don't have to hide behind Santa or the Easter Bunny... you get to spoil your grandchildren and get all the credit, or if you really want to be part of it all you help out by slipping stuff to Santa/Easter Bunny for them to fill stockings/baskets and let the bunny get the credit.

I completely agree. At least in my case, my kids always assume the IL gifts are from Santa/easter bunny. I think it annoys my MIL that she doesn't get "credit". But hey, stop putting your gifts in stocking or easter basket!!

[munkii]

I'm supposed to be at an ASID function today, but I got food poisoning last night.

I think H is going to go buy VW TDI Wagon. Then we'll have matching cars, different colors.

I need to work on homework galore, and finish some scholarship applications.