We eat out once a week with FIL so we stopped our weekly takeout with the kids.
No babysitters for dates =( We have been doing at home date nights for awhile but recently stopped using delivery services and pick up at the restaurant.
Drive 30 minutes to the overstock/salvage grocery store. This saves hundreds of dollars a month just for a drive, less pleasant shopping experience & double checking dates.
DS's 9th birthday is Friday. We're doing a family dinner on Saturday. My parents are driving in from SC for the weekend. My Aunt & Uncle can't come (my uncle farms and is harvesting). My MIL & FIL are TBD - apparently MIL got shingles about 3 weeks ago (DH never mentioned it to me lol) so no idea if she'll feel up to it. SIL and Nephew are also TBD (her husband's aunt passed and they might have to travel out of state to the funeral, but they aren't sure yet if they're going). I feel bad for DS - I don't know if it's time of year or what, but attendance to his birthday events always seems spotty.
Anyway, my Uncle is sending me a check so that I can buy gifts for DS. I have a couple ideas, but need one $20-25 thing. DS mentioned a very surface, passing interest in Dungeons and Dragons. I found a "starter set" on Amazon but I have no idea if it's worth a damn. I'll take any links or suggestions
blondemoment123 that is such a hard thing to deal with. Ds1 doesn’t like recess because he’s not interested in sports. His teacher won’t let him draw because it’s a solo activity but they bring a board game out so other kids join in. Is that a possibility?
What?! Why isn't a solo activity acceptable for recess? Drawing or reading a book should be perfectly acceptable recess activities for kids who prefer those things. Recess isn't supposed to be PE.
In our situation, it’s because it’s one of his IEP goals to stop only talking to teachers at recess.
Post by namasteak on Sept 22, 2023 11:42:36 GMT -5
blondemoment123 that is such a hard thing to deal with. Ds1 doesn’t like recess because he’s not interested in sports. His teacher won’t let him draw because it’s a solo activity but they bring a board game out so other kids join in. Is that a possibility?
Post by namasteak on Sept 19, 2023 15:00:37 GMT -5
I saw a midsized blogger with this Abercrombie skirt and it’s exactly the kind of piece my wardrobe is missing since I can wear it year round and dress it up or down.
Post by namasteak on Sept 19, 2023 12:09:22 GMT -5
I desperately want to renovate our master bathroom because it doesn’t have a bathtub but there are other things we need to pay for BUT some insurance policies will cover the cost of the tub & install if you have a prescription for hydrotherapy which I do! So cross all crossables BCBC does!!!
A parent stopped me in the carpark this morning to say he needed my help. Apparently his kid has awful handwriting and the teacher told him to talk to me about it as my son's used to be awful but has really improved so I may have some ideas to help them! I was so happy that our hard work with DS1 has been recognised - he is a bright kid whose mind goes faster than his hand and we have just had to really work with him about slowing down and thinking. It seems like this kid is similar so was nice to talk to someone about it
If you have any tips for me I’d love to hear them!
ohgillian It’s not holiday related but black & whites are the best cookie and I can’t go to NYC without getting some.
I follow a few Jewish influencers on Instagram and one mentioned a kosher bakery she goes to for special occasions. I’ll go back through her posts and see what it was!
My sons soccer team is sponsored by the dive bar in town that no one will ever go into because you can smoke in there and there’s fights, etc. We think it’s hilarious. I posted my sons soccer pictures and said something like “representing X town’s finest establishment.” Well, forgot I was friends with the programming director of the community center and she just commented on my post “feel free to sponsor a team next year, we are always looking for sponsors” so now I feel like a complete asshole. I was just trying to be funny and not denigrate the program in any way. 😕 IDK if I should respond and apologize or if she’s taking this way too seriously.
She is a weirdo. I’d ignore it.
Exactly. What’s weird is that she would let a place like that sponsor a kids team.
Post by namasteak on Sept 17, 2023 11:58:06 GMT -5
Shana Tova!
One of the temples I'm trying out streamed their services so I participated in that. nancybotwin sent us some amazing PJ Library books and we are reading 1 a day .
Out if curiosity, are schools required to provide specific lunches to kids with certain medical diagnoses such as allergies or celiac disease for example? I haven’t worked in a school since about 2006 and even then allergies and other medical diagnoses didn’t seem as common as they are now so I don’t remember how accommodations were handled.
I don't know about things like gluten free options and such. Our district is free breakfast and lunch for all and there's the main food then alternatives. As alternatives they offer deli sandwiches made to order, parfaits, and sunbutter sandwiches. My son packs his lunch because it's easier for him to carb count for his T1D
Our district has free lunch for all and has GF lunches available but my kids consistently say they are terrible & they do not have something from each category (a protein/fruit/veggie/car ).
Post by namasteak on Sept 15, 2023 13:53:29 GMT -5
Idk if I’ve mentioned it but we decided to be responsible adults and not go to Colorado this fall because of all my health expenses we have had lately. I am so so sad about it It’s the right choice but feels really bad.
Post by namasteak on Sept 15, 2023 13:49:27 GMT -5
I cleared the kids bookshelves this morning and I’m waiting at the used bookstore for them to tell me how much they will give me for them. It’s 2 big IKEA bags but I bet I only get $30-$40.
Ds3 has been so so difficult lately and I have no idea how to handle it.
DS2 is 8 today!!! He wants sushi for his birthday dinner & “watermelon berries jello” instead of a cake You get all the flesh of a watermelon out, fill it with berries and too it off with jello.