1. At the dentist getting crowns put on. 2. I think I'm finally over my stomach bug, thank GAWD. 3. I'm more nervous than excited about the girls moving on today. 4. It's going to be a huge change and a lot of work. 5. It's also going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait to see the positive changes that I know will come in time. 6. My mom sewed pillows for the girls' room and they are sooooo cute! 7. The girls' room is almost done. I'll try to figure out how to post pics here! 8. I want a pretty spring manicure! 9. Maybe for mothers day! 10. Our first mothers day! AT LAST!
1. J and I bought protein powder last night, I really want to get in shape so I'm going to start lifting weights.
2. Owl's teacher is so frustrated, she can't keep Owl's attention at all when she is here. I need to talk to our therapist and see if she can give me some ideas to help.
3. I started training our dog, he will sit on command, lay down with a command and hand signal, and is walking with his shoulder to my thigh if I hold his collar. He needs a lot of practice to calm down and use his new skills when he's playing with the kids but we are getting there. He's making me like dogs now.
4. I love Netflix, I get to watch educational stuff (lots of Halocaust stuff lately) and there aren't any commercials.
5. I was supposed to get my hair colored burgundy yesterday, the appt didn't pan out so I think I'm going to stick with the reddish color I have now.
6. It's raining. <3
7. #6 means I don't have to water the garden today.
8. I'm looking forward to therapy this morning, weird.
9. We got our adoption application yesterday.
10. All the adoption paperwork was filled out by the SW for Iz's adoption, all we had to do was sign, this time we have to fill everything out and it's so confusing.
Post by rikkiandjulie on Mar 7, 2013 10:35:50 GMT -5
1. I'm at the vet. 2. I'm scared to be at the vet 3. I need a break 4. WFs didn't vote me on as part of the team, not for work related reasons. Just the team didn't think I fit. Awesome. 5. I need an oil change. 6. I hope my dog is ok, I need the lil guy as much as he needs me 7. This vet is weird no appts just walk in. But it had really great reviews. 8. I'm exhausted. I didn't sleep at all 9. I'm wearing my new boots 10. My dog is getting an IV and XRay... I feel ill
1. My wife and kids come back today. I'm giddy like a schoolgirl.
2. I think I might be in love with our new dining set. There's just something about seeing a table for 8 and a china cabinet with china in it that says "I'm settled into an adult life."
3. I may have to AW it on here, I'm so excited about it.
4. I also might have to reverse the placement of the china sets. S and I both came into the relationship with china (mine purchased on my own, hers from her last marriage), and while I am totally fine having her china out, I don't think I want to see her and her ex's china pattern every morning when I come down the stairs. FWP, indeed.
5. Our half Shar-Pei, half German Shepherd pup is going through her spring round of blowing her coat, and there are huge chunks of fur all over the house. It's freaky but also kinda cool.
6. I am ready for spring to be here. My book about square foot gardening arrived yesterday.
7. I'm gearing up for the kids' THIRD BIRTHDAY this weekend. Where has the time gone?!?!
8. I am realizing how hard it's going to be to find gender-neutral themes for their birthday parties each year. I'm guessing this is probably the last year that DD will be as into construction stuff as DS, so we're doing a construction party.
9. I'm going to take a stab at decorating their cake. I'm nervous it won't turn out well.
10. T minus 6 hours till I see my little family again! (heart)
1. So excited for you Mandy!! Your expectations of hard, but fun are spot on be sure to use us for questions!! 2. best wishes for your pup rikki 3. i'm so emotionally exhausted. 4. you know what sounds like fun? glass blowing. 5. RB was complaining of a tummy ache on the way to school and i felt really guilty dropping her off. Called to check on her and she's 100% fine. I should learn to trust my instincts more. 6. we got her preschool "report card" last week. she's well exceeding all expectations academically...but got the lowest mark possible for 'following rules and routines'. oy. we've got another one. 7. started another round of Whole30 yesterday. I'm tired, but not nearly as "carb-flu"-y as last time. 8. I get my annual review tomorrow. this should be interesting... 9. i haven't put on makeup in days. its not a good look. 10. i want another baby
Ricki, sorry about your pup, hope everything turns out okay. And what does that mean now for WF?
If the team at WF votes against you (not to bring you onto the team) you are dismissed that day, and your employment is over. Typically, this is done because the person has poor work performance, and these issues are disscussed with your dept manager every week so you can hopefully sort them out. However, in my weekly reviews the manager always had very positive things to say and the team never gave her any negative feedback, but when they voted to bring me on 3 of the 5 voted against it because I wasn't the right 'fit', basically its personal. I'd be better knowing I wasn't going to be hired on if I did something wrong but not being a fit just sucks. I'm okay though. I'm just working full time at the coffee shop, and faking it til I make it.
The pup is okay. They gave him fluids and did an xray. The xray came back clear. He is just extremely dehydrated which is why his skin is so tight making him feel bloated when he is not. I don't know how he got so dehydrated he drinks water like crazy, but stranger things have happened. He has to go back on Monday for another round of fluids and should be fine. The killer part is that it cost me $270.00... oh well. I need the little fur ball and he needs me.
1. mk My heart skipped a beat at "First Mothers Day!" So wonderful! I'm sure it will be challenging, but you can do it, and we're all here cheering you on! 2. ct I have always kinda wanted to try glass blowing! (also, thinking of you) 3. TWB - let's see it!!! 4. Okay, I am mentally exhausted. I am a real working mom now - weather-->childcare snafu-->Hen coming to "work" with me today. Yikes! It was intense, but I made it through! 5. Speaking of work, OMG, y'all I am teaching a full class on Tuesday!!! Our current teacher will be there with me for moral support (I think she's the bees knees, so her presence is a comfort, rather than an intimidation), but I am teaching the whole thing myself, for reals!!! EEEK! 6. We found a babysitter! She came by yesterday and she was FAB. She's a preschool teacher, and it shows. She's watching Hen this Saturday while I do some marketing for my music classes in town. 7. This. Weather. Is. Yucky. I do not approve. 8. C is having a crazy couple of weeks at work. I miss her and feel badly about how stressed she is. 9. But, the end is near!!! 10. I may take a quick nap while Henry sleeps.
1. The Altheta catalog came last night. That is my version of P*rn. Yum.
2. I ate ramen noodles last night for the first time in years. They were as good and nasty as I remembered.
3. It is supposed to be warm this weekend. I don't care how muddy it is, my children are getting outside and playing!! Whooo hooo!
4. I had crazy strange dreams last night. I always love dreaming about my mom. In my dreams she is always healthy (and alive. LOL.)
5. We got our taxes finished. I think my refund will pay off my credit card. YAY!
6. I have been less than productive today. Though I did get desperately needed CEUs.
7. I am so happy tomorrow is Friday.
8. I am worried about my kids' spelling test tomorrow. The words have gotten harder and they are really struggling. You forget how nu-intuitive the English language is.
9. I love our new quilt on our bed. It makes me happy!
Post by seattlekari on Mar 7, 2013 14:31:25 GMT -5
1. My dad sends me conservative political things often that I usually skim or just delete. Today he sends me one that I nearly deleted until I read a line about it being wrong to teach kids "sexual education or sexual diversity (homosexuality)". I am contemplating how to respond, be it by email or phone. I am FUCKING MAD and drawing the line.
2. Surely he must not have read it, right?
3. I met a patient today who is my age and likely dying of something completely out of her control. Reality check.
4. My new nephew had some lab results from birth come back wonky and my brother/SIL had to take him to the children's hospital for additional workup. Thankfully everything is ok but it was quite a scare.
5. My brother is getting a bigger TV and selling me their current one. It's a flat screen and I have an old school tube TV. I am way excited.
6. Yes, I still have a tube TV. It's a Toshiba and damn those things last FOREVER. It hasn't died so I've just been like why get rid of it?
7. Does that make me seem old school? I have an iPhone 5 (because the screen on my droid died in December).
8. I am so excited for mk and their growing family. I can't wait to hear how their first weekend goes!
9. So glad Friday is almost here. I am not however looking forward to springing ahead and losing another hour of sleep this weekend.
10. I need to figure out what we are doing for E's birthday in May. Big party at a fun place or a couple friends over at the house.
1. I have a new salad dressing love: Goddess, by Annie's. Man that stuff is good.
2. I'm excited for spring, but sad that it never really snowed here. I was looking forward to chili and donuts (our first-snow traditional meal).
3. If you are on MyFitnessPal, please add me: ElsaVonMarmalade. I'm back to regular tracking but more friends is more motivating.
4. I'm starting a career workshop tonight. It uses lots of diagnostics to help you figure out your strengths and priorities. I think it will be interesting. I think I have a pretty good idea, but there are always some surprises in there.
5. My mom bought a book at Goodwill just for fun about how your personality corresponds to your name. It groups names together by consonants, like "JN" names (Joan, Jen, Jan, John). We went through it and read the entries for me and Jen, my parents, my brother and sister, and the babies, and let me tell you - it was weirdly accurate.
6. Jen's consulting work is going well and she is thinking about trying to do it full-time. As the daughter of small business owners, she has always said that she would never do that. I'm having a hard time making the mental switch to being OK with it. We struck a bargain about how to go forward, so we'll see how it works out.
7. Is Bunheads over for the season? Surely not already?
8. I should mow the lawn this weekend. I have enjoyed the winter off, but it's looking scraggly.
9. The babies love playing with the floor vents, which always seemed like a harmless activity to me. Yesterday Mr. Baby pulled the whole thing out of the floor and the underside gave him a tiny cut on his hand, which was a huge surprise and tragedy, of course. I hope he is scared straight on the floor vent issue, but probably not.
10. I really had no idea how much I was going to love being a mom. I am still not over the surprise.
Post by tattooedmeegs on Mar 7, 2013 15:05:16 GMT -5
1. I just want to eat everything lately. 2. I went to Trader Joe's to stock up on healthy stuff at work for lunches. Soup, frozen edamome, hummus, etc. But I also got a thing of smores bites because I've been craving chocolate like crazy lately and ignoring it wasn't helping. Guess what I keep reaching for. 3. Trav and I got in a fight this morning about the dishes. Our fights are always over the stupidest stuff. 4. Our work event for today got cancelled, so its been a nice, quiet day! 5. Trying out a new, much closer yoga place tonight. Hope I like it. 6. My coworker, who isn't higher ranking, really likes to micromanage. It makes me want to shove him out a window. Or ask him to deflate his head. 7. Okay, this has been open forever... I'm just going to post.
4. Okay, I am mentally exhausted. I am a real working mom now - weather-->childcare snafu-->Hen coming to "work" with me today. Yikes! It was intense, but I made it through!
WHY didn't you call me?!! K didn't have school. We're cleaning the house and kicking around the house. We would have been happy to have a play date! No snafu needed. Just call (but I'm glad it went well!)
1. K had no school today. I got her 2 days in a row! It's like vacation!
2. Anticipating working at yoga tonight, I made a crock pot meal for K and N and it smells so good. I was actually thinking about skipping class so come home and eat and just got the email that class is scheduled! Hooray!
3. This week has flown by. I love when K is unexpectedly home
4. The reason for N's crazy behavior has been uncovered. He has 2 molars juuuuust popping through. He's back to waking every hour. I'm f'ing tired. Hopefully he'll go back to sleeping (kind of) and being a big ol' hugging sweetheart when they finish their grand entrance.
5. He looooves his new truck pj's. He walks around the house hugging them, humming and dancing. It's hilarious.
6. I'm huge. Last week three strangers congratulated me on my pregnancy. Yeah, I'm 16 weeks tomorrow. Argh.
7. I'm so excited for MK and can't wait to hear the update!
8. We're in high organization mode. Our house is far, far from organized and we have lists upon lists of changes that we need to make before the baby comes. I'm excited.
9. First step - taking out the half bath and making a big laundry room. I am shocked at how much laundry one little boy creates. I can't imagine 2. We don't use the toilet or sink (its off the mudroom so it will be handy once N plays outside) and we are creating an L shaped folding space, complete with baskets and clothes rod.
10. Sleep deprivation aside, this has been a really good week!
11. CT - I've been thinking about you, a lot and wondering how your holding up. If you need a place to let loose, we're here for you. (hugs)
Post by bluedaisyus on Mar 7, 2013 17:03:12 GMT -5
1. I am strangely bothered by the fact that Thankful Thursday is now Thankful Tuesday. I love alliteration and Thankful Tuesday just doesn't have the same ring.
2. I had a really good snow day yesterday.
3. I can't believe how different things are right now than they were just a month or two ago. In a good way.
4. But I miss my kitty. And so does our other kitty, she's been really clingy.
5. Um...I just got a Cheryl's cookie delivered to my desk!
6. Of course we're getting ready to spend some major cash on multiple things. Ugh.
7. On the upside, it's not going to break us. So there's that.
8. Oops, got caught up in something and totally forgot to finish this!
9. We're having a family night out tonight, it should be fun.
1. I am strangely bothered by the fact that Thankful Thursday is now Thankful Tuesday. I love alliteration and Thankful Tuesday just doesn't have the same ring.
1 - 5. After several months of doing well relationship-wise, we hit rock bottom about 3 months ago and have officially split. Now we are in a pretty nasty custody battle over our 15 month old.
5 - 10. Sleep training by myself without any help from C's other mom. I'm exhausted.
1. It is the week of the cray cray parent. I am so dreading tomorrow when one of the craziest parents comes in. It is going to be "interesting" 2. Progress reports are tomorrow and I have sooooo much to grade tonight. E better go to bed easily or it is going to be a long night. 3. The weather here is odd. They keep saying we are getting 6-12 inches of snow but it has been snowing all day and not really sticking. 4. I would love a snow day tomorrow. but I will be pissed about it in June. 5. I got the most fucked up neuropsych eval on a student today. I actually laughed out loud. It is an great example of how you really can buy anything. The best part was were the Dr wrote that he had no medical documentation of being deaf... even though he is currently enrolled in our deaf and hard of hearing program wears hearing aids and communicates for the most part through ASL. While he can hear the boy has profound hearing impairment and is for all intensive purposes deaf. Denial much parents??? 6. I need to get Ella an Easter dress. Ok I just want an easter dress. 7. I need to check out and book rooms for a wedding this summer. I am bummed that it is the week of family week so no p-town for us this year. 8. We are waiting to hear about Ella's financial aid for next year. Please let them give us at least what we got this year. 9. Does anyone want to come over and finish my correcting? 10. I want spring to come and it is going to be very warm on Monday I am looking forward to a fun mud filled adventure with Ella after school...especially if we really do get 6-12 inches of snow that melts between now and then!
Post by ballandchain on Mar 7, 2013 19:52:55 GMT -5
1. Our cat has been looking sick since I got home from work and I'm worried about her. She has multiple health issues and is at least 13. 2. I hate to see her sick, but I am also cringing at the thought of the vet bill. We have spent a ton of money there in the last year or two. 3. With help from a friend of my MIL, we finally figured out this year's weird tax issues. So relieved we don't have to pay someone to do them. 4. I lost 2.5 lbs this week! 5. I have a phone date with my BFF tonight. Long overdue. 6. This weather is gross. I wouldn't mind getting a snow day out of it but it is REALLY unlikely (we rarely close). 7. I can't come up with anything else. I give up.