I just needed a place to AW- dd's first word is officially.......mama! She's been babbling it for a while, but she definitely directs it at me now. I walked in from the grocery store yesterday, into the mudroom, and I could hear her in the family room, "mama? Mama?"
Who knew dogs were good weight loss tools? Besides walks with her, it's pretty much impossible to snack with her around, and no one gets seconds at dinner because she's sitting there on the other side of the gate staring sadly at us.
DH had the people trimming trees next door come over yesterday to tackle a tree that had gone spindly over our driveway, and then when they asked about whether a particular line running to the street needed to be avoided, he told them no, it was an old cable line. Guess what, that was our FiOS line! For once Verizon was helpful and is sending someone out this morning. I'm sorry I won't be there when DH explains what happened.
It was our 12th anniversary yesterday and we had a fun weekend celebrating (other than DS being sick). We watched our wedding video for the first time in 4 years - we avoided it after H's best friend and best man died in a car accident in 2013. I was afraid we'd sob whenever we saw him but mostly we laughed. It was so good to hear his voice and see him. We miss him so much.
And my favorite comment while watching it came from DS - "Mom, you know what's funny about seeing you back then? You didn't have any gray hairs!" Funny, sad, true, whatever.
I got engaged a few weeks ago. We want to get married in October. I have no desire to plan the wedding though. It's both of our second marriages. I want it to be nice and special. I have sort of an idea of what I want, and it's going to be really small but I am just overwhelmed by where to even start.
ETA- the budget is also small so that limits a lot of things.
Post by amandakisser on Apr 24, 2017 10:05:51 GMT -5
My mom came over yesterday and said, "Why does it feel like it's ALWAYS Sunday afternoon and never, like, Saturday?" LOL, I totally knew what she meant - this weekend went too quick.
I made a vow when I went to bed last night that THIS was going to be the week that I pushed through my indifference toward my job and really focus on making myself a superstar, networking, sending out proposals, etc.
It's 11 am on Monday, and I'm already posting on GBCN...
Glad it's a short week and I have a 4 day weekend because of our trip. But it will be another whirlwind weekend. And I'll have to deal with my mom's passive aggressive comments about how we're only there for the weekend and not longer AND how she's so jealous of her brother for having a grandchild. :::eye roll:::
I'm also having some feelings I wish I could talk out, but GBCN never forgets, lol. #vagueposting
I got engaged a few weeks ago. We want to get married in October. I have no desire to plan the wedding though. It's both of our second marriages. I want it to be nice and special. I have sort of an idea of what I want, and it's going to be really small but I am just overwhelmed by where to even start.
ETA- the budget is also small so that limits a lot of things.
Congratulations! I'm not even engaged and I've had those worries about a potential future second wedding for myself, lol.
I got engaged a few weeks ago. We want to get married in October. I have no desire to plan the wedding though. It's both of our second marriages. I want it to be nice and special. I have sort of an idea of what I want, and it's going to be really small but I am just overwhelmed by where to even start.
ETA- the budget is also small so that limits a lot of things.
Congratulations! I'm not even engaged and I've had those worries about a potential future second wedding for myself, lol.
Thank you! The first time around I was so excited to plan a wedding, this time I just want to be married. I would elope but I want my son and his daughters there and I think my immediate family would be sad if we did that!
I got engaged a few weeks ago. We want to get married in October. I have no desire to plan the wedding though. It's both of our second marriages. I want it to be nice and special. I have sort of an idea of what I want, and it's going to be really small but I am just overwhelmed by where to even start.
ETA- the budget is also small so that limits a lot of things.
Congratulations!
Pick a date/place and book it if you need to. Once you've got that, the rest of the details can wait.
My aunt had a beautiful, intimate ceremony and reception for her second marriage at a public lakeside park, and just had to pay a pavilion reservation fee. She'd done a big wedding the first time around, and had no desire to deal with all of it again.
I got engaged a few weeks ago. We want to get married in October. I have no desire to plan the wedding though. It's both of our second marriages. I want it to be nice and special. I have sort of an idea of what I want, and it's going to be really small but I am just overwhelmed by where to even start.
ETA- the budget is also small so that limits a lot of things.
Congratulations!
Pick a date/place and book it if you need to. Once you've got that, the rest of the details can wait.
My aunt had a beautiful, intimate ceremony and reception for her second marriage at a public lakeside park, and just had to pay a pavilion reservation fee. She'd done a big wedding the first time around, and had no desire to deal with all of it again.
Thank you! Yes I think once we get the date and place everything else will fall into place!
Post by gerberdaisy on Apr 24, 2017 10:51:11 GMT -5
Well I feel like an idiot. H just emailed and asked if we should invite his family over for dinner tonight. I mentioned maybe Wednesday instead since we had a long weekend and have a lot to do. Totally forgot until he reminded me that this is the 15th anniversary of his dad's unexpected death. Ugh, I feel really bad.
Bernadine, isn't that the best sound ever! I love when C says Mama.
I found a birds' nest in the front of my house. It's on the power lines and it's starting to burrow into the shingles. I'm new to suburbia, and I had NO idea it was illegal to move nests! I'm talking to the Audobon Society to see what our options are.
Post by themysteriouswife on Apr 24, 2017 10:59:59 GMT -5
I am recovering from tent camping on Sat. It was a huge bust. We had to find shelter around 9pm and stay until midnight. Allie ended up vomiting around 11pm. Then at 5:00am we were hustling to pack up before another storm blew in.
I wore my ugly LLR S'more leggings and the girls flipped over them. I was shocked at how many adults inquired on where to get a pair.
Glad it's a short week and I have a 4 day weekend because of our trip. But it will be another whirlwind weekend. And I'll have to deal with my mom's passive aggressive comments about how we're only there for the weekend and not longer AND how she's so jealous of her brother for having a grandchild. :::eye roll:::
I'm also having some feelings I wish I could talk out, but GBCN never forgets, lol. #vagueposting
Post by sunnysally on Apr 24, 2017 11:52:24 GMT -5
We split a bunch of plants yesterday and I offered them for free on Nextdoor. A woman responded that she'd take them all for a plant sale to benefit our local parks. Cool. I replied that I may do more later and another guy involved with the sale replied and started getting pushy about how I need to do it soon and that I should make the plants smaller and pot them, etc. Seriously, I'm giving you a ton of plants and you are going to dictate? Don't take them, there are plenty of people who would love them, as is, for free!
I had the most terrifying dream last night. Me and my family were on a plane to Spain, taxiing to the runway and the weather was awful- grey clouds and storming. I look to the front of the plane to see that Donald Trump, who I know isn't a pilot, is solely intending to fly the plane with complete confidence. Me and the other passengers were just silently terrified. I woke up sweating and couldn't get back to sleep after that.
We split a bunch of plants yesterday and I offered them for free on Nextdoor. A woman responded that she'd take them all for a plant sale to benefit our local parks. Cool. I replied that I may do more later and another guy involved with the sale replied and started getting pushy about how I need to do it soon and that I should make the plants smaller and pot them, etc. Seriously, I'm giving you a ton of plants and you are going to dictate? Don't take them, there are plenty of people who would love them, as is, for free!
The unit above us leaked into our condo last weekend, we spoke to the neighbors upstairs and they swore they didn't flood anything and it must have been a leak. Property management said they would cover the cost of repairs for this regardless of the cost but they have had 3 different plumbers out to try figure out where the water came from and all 3 of them can find no source of the leak. All of them said they are 99% sure that the people upstairs just flooded something (left a tap on, overfilled their tub etc) and are just saying they didn't.
I thought it didn't make sense that it could be a leak for how much water we got in our unit.
I am annoyed through because the contractors had to put a hole in our roof and weve had to have people in and our of our unit all week because the neighbors upstairs lied.
We split a bunch of plants yesterday and I offered them for free on Nextdoor. A woman responded that she'd take them all for a plant sale to benefit our local parks. Cool. I replied that I may do more later and another guy involved with the sale replied and started getting pushy about how I need to do it soon and that I should make the plants smaller and pot them, etc. Seriously, I'm giving you a ton of plants and you are going to dictate? Don't take them, there are plenty of people who would love them, as is, for free!
This is really a pet peeve of mine! I actually get embarrassed for the people when they start acting like this - you know German F Word embarrassed.
DH has a double hernia surgery on Friday, we have no groceries in our house, my DD somehow outgrew all of her clothes over night, we have conflicting little league games and practices for kids all week, and work is a shit show. Oh, and I have no clean laundry and my house is a disaster.
We split a bunch of plants yesterday and I offered them for free on Nextdoor. A woman responded that she'd take them all for a plant sale to benefit our local parks. Cool. I replied that I may do more later and another guy involved with the sale replied and started getting pushy about how I need to do it soon and that I should make the plants smaller and pot them, etc. Seriously, I'm giving you a ton of plants and you are going to dictate? Don't take them, there are plenty of people who would love them, as is, for free!
So rude. No one wants to be voluntold. Great way to drive people away buddy!
Post by Leeham Rimes on Apr 24, 2017 12:36:45 GMT -5
My sil passed away last night from lung cancer. She was 50. (If even, h can't remember but she's no older than that). Since 2011, every one that I know has died, has died of lung cancer.
And to utterly complicate matters her daughter (my niece) is an IV drug user (so is her husband) with two kids. They've all been living with SIL and BIL. . BIL is leaving the state after she's cremated and that puts the drug user on the street. I couldn't give two shits about my niece but those kids, their lives break my heart.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham