I assume they are doing the program at 7pm so that the working parents who employ the daycare can actually attend the program. I realize that the no bus thing is annoying though. Can you ask the other mom if she can take your son too?
I agree about the 7 pm, but I think they should just stick with 3 yo and up then. We asked the other Mom but she said "only as a last resort." Basically, she will still be getting paid by the daycare while "chaperoning" her kid so she doesn't want to be responsible for mine. It's an entire other annoyance.
Not to be snarky, but does bedtime magically change at 3? I guess I would rather it be my choice to have my kid participate than to have them excluded (as our preschool did). There is never a time that works for everyone. It sounds like they did their best to be respectful of working parents and inclusive of all kids.
That said, I wouldn't want to drag a 6 week old anywhere, so I understand your annoyance.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 9, 2014 14:38:21 GMT -5
I assume they are doing the program at 7pm so that the working parents who employ the daycare can actually attend the program. I realize that the no bus thing is annoying though. Can you ask the other mom if she can take your son too?
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer {reindeer} had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it {saw it} you would even say it glows. {like a flashlight}
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names {like pinnochio} They never let poor Rudolph {Rudolph} play in any reindeer games. {like Monopoly}
Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say: {ho ho ho} "Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then all the reindeer loved him {loved him} as they shouted out with glee, {yippee} Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, {reindeer} you'll go down in history! {like George Washington}
You're welcome
This is the one I've learned.
No! It is "like a light bulb" not "like a flashlight."
But to answer the question....team Husband. My dear husband claims he has never heard the echo version......but he was an avid Simpsons fan.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 8, 2014 10:36:01 GMT -5
Guess how much it cost me total to mail 65 Christmas cards to the US and 6 Christmas cards to the UK (from the UK)? The person closest gets to cry in my scotch with me.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 8, 2014 7:47:09 GMT -5
Truthfully, I would look here. Zara has some really pretty ones, but I don't know what their quality is like. You can always check out my favorite store (Peter Jones). You might stand a better chance of them holding up to the rain here too.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 6, 2014 16:42:41 GMT -5
Today was odd. We got a babysitter and went Christmas shopping during the day. Then we went to an early dinner and are home online shopping and goofing around online. Bonus: the babysitter folded about three loads of laundry and washed about two more. I LOVE her.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 17:36:07 GMT -5
FOCUS people! Yeah, I hesitated putting that because I know how it looks. We are EXTREMELY fortunate to have an amazing housing allowance that allows us to have more bathrooms here than in the States. But it is relative to the number of stairs. We wouldn't have been able to have this on our own and won't have this when we go back to the States. Anyway, while I know it was livable during this whole six months, that doesn't make the f'ups by the contractor any easier to take. i've had to be here at the house so many times because he has screwed up (and the landlord insists on using him instead of cutting bait and using someone new). That is part of my frustration. I am going to put this (and more) in an e-mail, but I'm frustrated I have to do more work because the property manager can't remember all the craziness.
So the remaining question is.....what is reasonable to get from this whole situation?
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 12:54:56 GMT -5
It was a 1986 Audi S4000, bright cherry red. I think I inherited the car from my brother in 1995 who inherited from my dad who drove it after my mom had it for a couple years. It was a well driven car. It was awesome to have in high school, well other than the one driver's door handle that didn't work when it was cold (and we lived in Indiana)
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 12:20:33 GMT -5
I'm hoping for advice on how to deal with our landlord/property manager.
LONG story short, we have had a couple outstanding water leak and window leak issues in our house since May and July, respectively. We have reported the issues promptly and I have patiently waited for them to be fixed. Our landlord is insisting on using the contractor who renovated the property for her and he has been screwing around for months. At the beginning of October, we wrote a firmly worded email that said we weren't paying rent until the issues were resolved. He finally came round at the end of October, broke something else while fixing one thing and completely screwed up another thing leaving us without a bathroom skylight window for two weeks. Those items were finally fixed last Friday, but there is still a clogged drain that I think it is because of their work. Because of all the issues, we haven't been able to use two of the bathrooms (out of 4.5 total, so not all) for months, I have had things strewn about the house because of the issues, and I have been inconvenienced to no end by his late/no shows, early appointments where my kids and I have to get up early for their appointments, having to be home to watch the workers because they left the front door wide open in Central London, and major annoyance by the waiting for anyone to schedule anything. The property manager has also been slack at scheduling anything and communicated with me about when and if things are going to be fixed.
So now it comes down to compensation. The property manager doesn't think we are owed much since the house has been habitable. I think we are owed round a month's rent for the continued shenanigans, mostly because the landlord is insisting on using this idiot who breaks more than he fixes and because they all have delayed getting the issues fixed. The property manager wants me to send an email justifying why I think I want so much compensation.
Okay, so that wasn't really short, but it could have been longer.
So what do you think is fair here and how do I go about it?
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 10:41:32 GMT -5
Your realtor should be on YOUR side, not the buyer's. Our realtor pushed us to negotiate a higher sales price and told us that most of the inspection report issues were stupid and not to be fixed. To me it is absolutely ridiculous that they are asking to replace something (or split the cost) on something that MIGHT break. EVERYTHING might break.
I can't speak to whether she would consider having it come out of her commission. She doesn't sound like the greatest so she might be stupid enough to let it fall through over $700.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 7:51:08 GMT -5
So this issue was obviously on my mind lately as I've been having a minor freak out. While we are stable, it is access to our money and my husband's new pay schedule that is sending me into a tailspin. It seems like expenses come up randomly and his pay now fluctuates (and is monthly vs. twice a month) and I can't get my head around it all. We had a vacation payment, rent, and school tuition come up and I had a minor anxiety attack. Completely not the end of the world or anything, but I handled it poorly. I can't imagine what I would do if it was a real issue. I'm not sure why I reacted this way. I remember my parents fighting about money a lot growing up but we were always stable.
It sounds a lot like what RockNVoll is experiencing so it may be more attributable to the move than anything else.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 7:16:56 GMT -5
What has to happen for you to start freaking out about money? Will a small event or small expenses get you in a tizzy or does it have to be a huge event for you to get worked up? What happened in your life to make you react that way?
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 6:48:01 GMT -5
Hugs. I am sorry this is happening to you and your daughter. It was pretty low of him to walk out on both of you without warning. I hope you can find peace with whatever happens.
Post by UnderProtest on Dec 5, 2014 6:38:12 GMT -5
That is about the best outcome to resigning that you could get (well, assuming you like the job and it is just a matter of being overworked). I hope they can really figure out a way for you to stay and be happy.
I've always wondered about the relationship between Kate and Harry. She seems really chummy with him for a SIL.
In fairness, if I had to go stand around in crowds of people I didn't know all the time with only my H and my BIL for company, and I risked causing an international scandal by saying the wrong thing to anyone other than the two of them, I think I'd pal around with BIL a bunch too!
Very true. It just strikes me as a little odd that she is very solemn when its just William, but pretty much always visibly laughing when with Harry.
Ugh, don't say this. We are going to the Maldives in March and my husband wouldn't spring for business class. I've gotten a little used to it since we can fly business class for our home leaves.
I'll be thinking of you.
Shush. He didn't tell me it was an 11 hour flight until after he had booked coach.