My car did not have them (too old) Toyota installed them for free. But I am guessing your mom's car is post 2001. The anchors are pretty easy to self install, assuming the car's anatomy permits it
Yeah, I don't think that it will allow it. I know it is recommended, but is it required?
@fivedogs told me they aren't required, but stressed how much safer it is with them. So I felt too scared to not use them. What kind of car does she have?
I'm going back to work tomorrow. Even though I will be with my H all day, and doesn't start day care until (at least) September, I keep bursting into tears. I don't want to be a SAHM and I don't want to go to work and leave my baby. :*(
Tears all over aging. Tell me it gets easier?
This is me too! I go back tomorrow and while I've been okay up til today the later it's gotten tonight the more I've cried. J does go to the sitter for the first time tomorrow and H and I both have long days scheduled. I love my job and I'm excited to work again, but this is harder than I thought it would be.
Same. Here.
I have always loved working and honestly I am looking forward to getting back to work. I just wish there was a way I could do both, ykwim?
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Check in and let me know how you're doing.
I have to eat crow. I was determined not to like my Mom's new boyfriend. I went to his house today for a pool party & yeah he's awesome. Even his EX WIFE said so. She was like " He's a great husband & Dad we just weren't in love, but he's a real catch, I'm glad your Mom is with him."
Poor baby! We had that situation happen in a hotel when I was a kid.
My random: I'm clearly a lurker based on my post count, but I figured out that a regular poster lives in my city. I think we went to the same college because we have a few mutual Facebook friends.
If you were that poster, would you want to know or should I continue my dirty lurking in silence? :-#
How did you figure this out??
I guess I would probably want a PM. I'm not sure why, but I think I would.
(So, uh, if any of you secretly know who I am, shoot me a PM, k?)
The best part about the roomba is the adult white noise while the kids scream. Downton Abbey in T minus one chicken salad sub.....
DD vacuumed my car this morning (and her hair and skin), lol. When I told DS - because he is the opposite of helpful and I want him to know all the things his little sister is more than happy to try and help us with - he said, "why can't you just put Roomby in the car?" (Yeah, our Roomba has a name.)
I completed my Pinterest insanity today -"cheap and easy" colored rice. Lol, yeah, $25 later for my kid to play with rice if f'ing insanity. But once I started I was like, " no, I'm committed. I'm going to finish this whatever it costs !" Let just say I seriously underestimated the cost if the dye for that quality of rice. But it's pretty, no?
And yes, sadly the purple is a bit on the black side
What did you use for dye?
2 TBS of rubbing alcohol + 2 TBS of liquid food color + 4 cups of rice works great.
This is me too! I go back tomorrow and while I've been okay up til today the later it's gotten tonight the more I've cried. J does go to the sitter for the first time tomorrow and H and I both have long days scheduled. I love my job and I'm excited to work again, but this is harder than I thought it would be.
Same. Here.
I have always loved working and honestly I am looking forward to getting back to work. I just wish there was a way I could do both, ykwim?
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Check in and let me know how you're doing.
(((Hugs)))
Exactly! I've said multiple times that I wish I could take him with me to work because I don't want to stay home but I don't want to leave him. (A middle school is no place for a baby though!! LOL!)I'll be thinking of you tomorrow too! We'll get through it.
I completed my Pinterest insanity today -"cheap and easy" colored rice. Lol, yeah, $25 later for my kid to play with rice if f'ing insanity. But once I started I was like, " no, I'm committed. I'm going to finish this whatever it costs !" Let just say I seriously underestimated the cost if the dye for that quality of rice. But it's pretty, no?Â
 And yes, sadly the purple is a bit on the black sideÂ
What did you use for dye?Â
2 TBS of food coloring + 2 TBS of liquid food color + 4 cups of rice works great.
What is the difference between food coloring and liquid food color?
I did so well decluttering the kitchen today! And then I turned around and spent $50 on 2 new bake pans from Williams Sonoma because I threw one of mine out (on purpose, the finish was chipping off).
At least it's a good upgrade because it's Gold Touch, right? @mrswindycity
Sometimes, my H completely ignores me when I'm speaking. If I"m looking him in the eye when I speak, I can tell whether he's listening, so it's fine (or less frustrating) if he says nothing and uses no body language to acknowledge me; but if we're buzzing around, playing with our daughter or making our dinner or something, the lack of response leaves me wondering whether he heard me. So, I'll sometimes repeat myself or say that I wish he'd acknowledge me. (And yes, I sometimes do so with some exasperation in my voice, because this happens too often, IMO.)
More often than not, he'll then say, "You didn't ask a question," as if only questions require responses of any kind. RAGE! Am I crazy, or is that ridiculous?
I feel guilty complaining about anything about him, because he's a wonderful person and I have this irrational fear of how I'll feel someday when he's gone. But that really gets to me. And I think I'm extra frustrated tonight, because I'm so wrapped up in this decision about a second child. I'm beginning to think we're too lazy for it, and that embarrasses/devastates me. And frankly, I feel like my H is a little selfish and not willing to adjust his life appropriately to help enough sufficiently, so that's really getting to me. But back to feeling guilty...
And I really need to shake this negativity, because we had a sweet weekend. I'm afraid E is coming down with something, though.
Poor baby! We had that situation happen in a hotel when I was a kid.
My random: I'm clearly a lurker based on my post count, but I figured out that a regular poster lives in my city. I think we went to the same college because we have a few mutual Facebook friends.
If you were that poster, would you want to know or should I continue my dirty lurking in silence? :-#
How did you figure this out??
I guess I would probably want a PM. I'm not sure why, but I think I would.
(So, uh, if any of you secretly know who I am, shoot me a PM, k?)
This happened to me. That poster PM'd me, which I appreciated. Also, I'm still 8 weeks away from returning to work and I and I can't imagine leaving my baby to go to work.
That sucks @this. Poor baby, that would probably make me cry to see my kid covered in ant bites.
My ILs have all left after 4 days. I was worried because I don't have the best relationship with them, but oh, they were so helpful. They held the baby so I could shower or eat or rest, and cooked for me. My H pales in comparison to them in terms of being helpful. And SIL said she'll be back through town in a few days and she may bring me some Lush bath bombs. <3
Fuuuuuck. Apparently our cats fought recently (in the last few days) and the older one has a nasty gash on her underside. This is the fourth time this has happened. I don't know how to stop it, because it obviously happens when we're not around. Now we get to take a trip to the vet and drop hundreds of dollars to have the area shaved and cleaned. Am I a terrible person for wondering if the cats would be better off in separate homes?
Kids are home from grandmas and it's like they need to go to detox to come down from all the attention, treats and lack of sleep. Monday morning is going to be rough. I'm bracing for lots of tears at daycare dropoff (mainly from the almost 5 year old...ugh).
Post by cricketwife on Aug 9, 2015 20:12:24 GMT -5
For the rice, I did a koolaid for the colors that are koolaid colors -red, orange, purple, yellow. Koolaid is actually not as easy to find in suburbia as one would think and I had to go to 4 different stores. For the blue and green, I used food dye and vinegar. Food dye and vinegar yields stinky, vinegar-smelling rice so I wanted as little as possible like that. The koolaid dyed rice smells amazeballs and is a more pleasant sensory experience. 1 tsp koolaid + 1tsp water per 1 cup rice. Warning, there is only one tsp of koolaid in a packet of koolaid mix (the kind that makes a whole pitcher), which means you're talking 20 cents of koolaid per cup of rice. That adds up quickly! But it smells good, lol.
Once you mix them you spread it out thinly and let it dry. I put it in the hot sun. Mix it a few times as it dries -it will stick together and get hard so you have to break it back up. If it's not completely dry when you store it, it can mold.
Took DS for a long walk and then took a long bath after we put him to bed. Those activities have not started labor though. Lame. I am not due for another week and a half but DS was a week early so I'm expecting this one to be. I'm just over being pregnant.
On more positive note, we are watching Unbreakable Kimmu Schmidt and I'm cracking up. Time for ice cream soon!
@fivedogs told me they aren't required, but stressed how much safer it is with them. So I felt too scared to not use them. What kind of car does she have?
2011 bmw 328i convertible
Hmm might be worth calling BMW to ask about options. Google was not helpful, but it seems most folks with convertibles don't use them.
Lots of vents tonight. Still pregnant. After regular contractions Friday afternoon/evening and a failed trip to L&D, nothing interesting is happening. I'm still having contractions, but they haven't increased in intensity or gotten very regular yet. Early stage labor is such a mind game. I have an appointment tomorrow morning and I'm really tempted to ask for a cervical check to see if any progress has been made at all, but my MW doesn't usually do them so I'm not sure she'll agree to it, plus I don't know that the information will be at all helpful. Also, my 4.5 year old is out of control lately. She does not listen. This is a new issue with her, in the past couple of months. I'm so tired of listening to her whine, complain, question every single thing I do or say, etc. she really, really needs her usual routine/activities, but school is out for another 30 days. Fortunately, she's doing a dance camp next week and gymnastics camp the following week, which will help tremendously. I thought 4 was supposed to be easier??
AJ was mostly good for my parents last night and today thank god, and I ended up with a nice morning of laying in bed/in the recliner for a while, picking up a sweet pair of capris with pics of OSUs campus all over them (they make me nostalgic for my undergrad years just looking at them), and getting my nails done. AJ napped at my parents, we played and had a good dinner...
And then he decided to be a hellbeast when we got home. Spat milk in my face, grabbed/scratched at my hands and arms while getting him ready for bed, tried to headbutt me in the nose instead of give me a bedtime hug, you name it. Its a good thing he's cute.
DD spent the day with my parents and we got a lot done around the house. DH worked on cleaning up our yard and landscaping and I worked in the basement. Threw out 5 trash bags of stuff and filled the back of my car with stuff to donate. Still have lots of bins to go through but at least you can see the floor again and everything is in bins or on a shelf now.
DD and I have fun places to be tomorrow and Wednesday morning, I hope she isn't a hellion again and we can make it to our events on time and not all sweaty and cranky
3 days later and neither one of my in- laws picked up M. He is almost 3 and my father is still the only grandparent who has ever picked him up. And my MIL hasn't stopped talking and asking the most stupid senseless questions and comments since 4 pm. This is the one thing that makes me crazy.
DS didn't miss us at all when we left him with our neighbor just started showing her his toys, had a blast at youth group with her and when we came home he looked at us like "you're interrupting my cuddle".
We visited my parents at their tiny house on a canal. It's always a little stressful since it is right in the canal and they don't have a railing or fence on the bulkhead anymore. DS slept like crap. Just as we were trying to put him down one of the neighbors started setting off fireworks (DS is scare of fireworks & thunder). He didn't fall asleep until after 10p (bedtime is 8-8:30p). He woke up at 4a and he wound up in our bed until 6a. No nap of course until the ride home at 4:30p. He fell asleep right away and has been sleeping ever since. He has never done this. He normally sleeps a max of 10 hrs...I'm dreading an early wake up.
On the plus side my parents and MH surprised me with a new stove/oven. Ours is ancient and electric. The new one has 5 gas burners (one even has 20,000 btu), continuous cast iron grates, and an electric oven. It's coming this week and I can't wait to use it!