morning randoms

[nightandday]

There is a teacher in my school who looks like she could be my sister. All the students comment on it, and often call us by each other's names. So since it's April Fools Day, we're dressing alike, and switching classrooms for morning homeroom. I think my little ones will find it hilarious. 

ETA: Some of my kids didn't notice. When we switched back and I said "April Fools!" they looked at me like I was crazy. One girl said, "Wait, that wasn't you?" LOL

[vicky]

My work BFF from my old job was hired here and starts today. I'm so excited!!

~reunited and it feels so gooood~

[madringal]

I moved another step closer in a business opportunity I'm pursuing yesterday. I'm so excited, although there are some risks and challenges ahead!

[Booze Raccoon]

I have to go to a funeral today for someone I've never met. Her daughter is a friend of my MIL. I'm totally uncomfortable going. 

Also the Tapatalk app won't keep me logged in for more than one post. I hate it. 

[ProfessorArtNerd]

My house smells like lettuce. I can't deal with it! (Lettuce is my food aversion #1). DH and lucy don't smell it, ,but I dooooo. So many candles. So many tarts going. It's so weird how smelling it makes me feel like I can taste it. What a random thing to be averse to!

[shostakovich]

We get the keys to our new apartment today!! Move day is Saturday, and I'm 64% sure we'll be ready.

[nsl]

Last night one of my favorite students found out she was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth! She's also gotten acceptance letters from Stanford, UCLA, USC, Rice, and Cornell. I happened to be working late, and she raced up to my room from the library to share the news first since I'd helped her with letters of reccomendation and her application essays. We both ugly cried. I am so heart-burstingly proud of this girl. She's obviously incredibly smart and talented, but she also has incredible humility and sweetness of spirit that I haven't often seen in such academically ambitious students.

I basically love my job right now because I get to work with kids like her.

[cleo29]

I am taking the gilts shopping today for spring clothes and shoes and some stuff for me. I need both for trying things on, but I know this might have some rough moments. lol

[ohiowan]

In his morning stupor, h rinsed the coffee basket
-filter in the sink I was soaking my pumping parts in. They washed off easier than expected.

My in laws are in town for the first time since we moved here and our house is a mess, but mil is so awesome and all "you've got two kids, you'll have time to clean when they graduate" rather than judging. I love that woman.

[wambam]

My new hoop routine is Going Under by Evanescence and the routine speeeeeaks to me. I feel amazing and sexy and aggressive and bad ass when I'm up there.

[cinderbella]

It's my dad's birthday and he's pretty much the best ever.

[isabel]

I like that everyone is so happy today!

And now I'm going to complain... I can't decide if I want to make this Sunday my last day of work or keep going. I wish I had some idea of when he's going to come out. If he's late, I don't want to waste my leave just hanging around, but I'm also really tired and just done with work. My job is too physically demanding at this point.

[cinderbella]

Yes! Link it up, squirrelymom!

[cookie510]

cinderbella that pic is so cute!

I'm not feeling well today and I'm not sure if it warrants me going home and working from home.  I know when to stay home when my kid is sick, but I don't know when it's ok as an adult.  I don't know if that makes sense.

DD's daycare note yesterday said that she is so sweet and always helping her friends....it made my heart full.

[pelirroja]

Apr 1, 2015 6:36:53 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

My house smells like lettuce. I can't deal with it! (Lettuce is my food aversion #1). DH and lucy don't smell it, ,but I dooooo. So many candles. So many tarts going. It's so weird how smelling it makes me feel like I can taste it. What a random thing to be averse to!

My mom had a total aversion to lettuce, too. Pregnancy is weird. I hope it goes away soon!

[noodle]

Squirrely, I'd love the link!

I had crazy drama last night and woke up really confused about what was real and what was a dream.

I've been feeling out of sorts and really dehydrated the past few days, and couldn't figure out why. Last night I realized I had been taking an antihistamine/decongestant for allergies, rather than just antihistamine. Didn't take anything last night and woke up sniffly but not feeling totally dried out. I am so glad I got to the bottom of why I was so dehydrated!

[cinderbella]

Oh, I do have a random too!

We bought the girls April Fool's cupcakes last night from a local bakery - they are SO cute. They look like spaghetti/meatballs, snowcones, sand, chili, dog food, and there is one that they call 'unicorn poop' that will for sure give them technicolor shit because it's so bright. ha ha ha.

[wildfloweragain]

Good thing I got sleep last night. DS is having a friend sleep over tonight. Last time the kid had such a hard time going to sleep. I was up all night trying to make him comfortable because it was his first sleepover. Maybe tonight will be better?

Also, all of our time is booked this week - Spring Break, but it's all stuff I never get time for and feel guilty about. Playdates, having MIL over here, appointments, etc.

[milosh]

Apr 1, 2015 6:55:50 GMT -5 nsl said:

Last night one of my favorite students found out she was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth! She's also gotten acceptance letters from Stanford, UCLA, USC, Rice, and Cornell. I happened to be working late, and she raced up to my room from the library to share the news first since I'd helped her with letters of reccomendation and her application essays. We both ugly cried. I am so heart-burstingly proud of this girl. She's obviously incredibly smart and talented, but she also has incredible humility and sweetness of spirit that I haven't often seen in such academically ambitious students.

I basically love my job right now because I get to work with kids like her.

Wow! How does she even choose between them all?!?

[candreco]

DS finally slept through the night last night; his allergies are starting show up and they're making him SO congested. Poor baby Bright side, both kids got well checks yesterday, and neither needed shots!

We got new pillows over the weekend, and I can't decide if I like it yet. It's not quite comfortable when I'm sleeping, but I'm also not waking up with a sore neck.

[Deleted]

I am so tired. 

I am really looking forward to my trip. 

I can't wait to be away from my family.

Lol, that's flameful, right?

I just feel like this is such a defeating experience. 

I love to cuddle with my kids and I love kid art, but there are just so many unpleasant things and so much laundry.  I am just done. 

Can I start over with a new life?  

[jane6672]

Squirrely, you better post the link!

[LeggsBenedict]

Apr 1, 2015 6:55:50 GMT -5 nsl said:

Last night one of my favorite students found out she was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth! She's also gotten acceptance letters from Stanford, UCLA, USC, Rice, and Cornell. I happened to be working late, and she raced up to my room from the library to share the news first since I'd helped her with letters of reccomendation and her application essays. We both ugly cried. I am so heart-burstingly proud of this girl. She's obviously incredibly smart and talented, but she also has incredible humility and sweetness of spirit that I haven't often seen in such academically ambitious students.

I basically love my job right now because I get to work with kids like her.

damn. that's a lot of application fees.

[jreeds]

I am such a weirdo. I had to run a orientation this morning which is something I don't usually handle ( I'm the back up person). It went fine but the entire time I was shaking and I am both cold and sweaty. Gives me flashbacks to high school when I would have to stand up in front of the class and do a presentation.

I didn't bring enough breakfast with me this morning and I'm still hungry.

[meganew]

I keep thinking about something that happened this weekend and it's making me sad. We were at a baby shower and there were a bunch of kids there from maybe 5 years old on up. Ollie was so excited that they had toys out and that he wasn't the only kid and wanted to play with them so bad. Now, I know he's only 3 so I get that they don't want to play with the "little kid", but they straight up ignored him. While I was in the room! And poor Ollie is such a softy he doesn't even see it. All the kids left to go to the basement and play and he looked so defeated, then one kid came back up to grab his computer and Ollie was like, "Hey, do you wanna play with me?? You could play with this! I'll be a bad guy! You want some watermelon??" And the kid just looked at him, made a grossed out face, and walked out.

Thankfully my friend was also in the room who vocalized my feelings exactly and just goes, "Wow. That kid's a dick." Lol. That made me feel a bit better.

But fuck man, my kid just wanted to hang out! So we hung out and played with him. </3

[picaflora]

My parents canceled coming to visit this weekend. I'm bummed, since we turned down plans with the in-laws AND we super cleaned the house last weekend. It's also contributing to H's funk about moving further away from everyone. We've GOT to get out and find a way to make some friends.

[jreeds]

Apr 1, 2015 8:11:44 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

jreeds I hate talking in front of a group. Glad it went well though.

Thanks! Stage fright is the worst!

[sineadorebellion]

I posted last night that I started MMA after boxing last night. Omg. I can't move this morning. My ass hurts. My knees are bruised. But I must have some sort of death wish because all I can think of "man I really want to learn those armbars tonight".

[nahoku]

cinderbella - my kids love those cupcakes! My mom usually picks them up for us since she lives near one of the shops.

I'm liking all the happy news in here!

Two weeks until Hawaii! Not that I'm counting down or anything.  Okay, I am totally counting down.

I have my annual work review today.  It always makes me nervous and it's not until the very end of the day.

[nsl]

Apr 1, 2015 8:03:15 GMT -5 LeggsBenedict said:

Apr 1, 2015 6:55:50 GMT -5 nsl said:

Last night one of my favorite students found out she was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth! She's also gotten acceptance letters from Stanford, UCLA, USC, Rice, and Cornell. I happened to be working late, and she raced up to my room from the library to share the news first since I'd helped her with letters of reccomendation and her application essays. We both ugly cried. I am so heart-burstingly proud of this girl. She's obviously incredibly smart and talented, but she also has incredible humility and sweetness of spirit that I haven't often seen in such academically ambitious students.

I basically love my job right now because I get to work with kids like her.

damn. that's a lot of application fees.

I'm pretty sure they were all waived. She comes from a very low SES background.