Week of October 16th

[wineandcheese]

Not much this week.

H is off today so we are doing laundry and he’s taking me out for lunch.

Working my normal schedule. Plus a few extra hours in Friday.

Friday I have errands to run so I need to start those early before work in the afternoon.

Sunday we are taking a few friends to a few wineries. Should be a relaxing afternoon.

[katespade]

Apparently, this week I'm planning a kitchen renovation. Oof, my savings account already hurts.

I also have a certification exam scheduled on Friday, and I'm completely unprepared for it. I'll be doing a ridiculous amount of last minute studying in an attempt to pass.

[luv2rn4fun]

Today: play date this afternoon
Thursday: play date with different friends, bunco after bedtime
Friday: Disneyland
Sunday: church, family get together after naps

Normal chores, getting out for walks, and hopefully sewing 2 pairs of Christmas oh pants for DH and myself!

[estrellita]

No plans as of right now! Possibility we might go to my parents, apparently my uncle has pumpkins to give E. But I also signed up to possibly win tickets for the hockey game this weekend so we'll see!

[luv2rn4fun]

suzv- happy birthday J!! He is so adorable...love seeing his smiling face on FB! Hope you have an awesome time celebrating! Hard to believe he's already 1!

[bk1]

We saw my brother today. Did lunch with my mom, grandma, and brother.. and this was the first time my grandma was out of the house for a lunch date since before her stroke. It was so nice. <3 <3 <3


Normal stuff. Sometime this week going to see a few houses with my mom. She's just waiting to hear back from her realtor on when she has them scheduled. 


Going to see my BFF on Saturday. She's having a LLR party and should have lots of little kids there for the girls to play with. I'm excited. We also have a truck or treat to go to Saturday night. 

Going to try and plan some date time on Sunday. With DH working 6 days a week we haven't had much couple time. We need a little time to focus on just each other. 

[krystee]

I don't think I have a single plan! I have a couple of doctor/dentist appointments Friday, but that's it! It's kind of nice. I think I'll try to take J to the zoo this weekend.

[bk1]

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I'm going through baby clothes and having all the feelings. My best friend is due with a baby girl in Jan so I am sending her what C has outgrown. Logically DH and I are done. I would love more kids, but we would need a bigger car and want a bigger house. Financially we really can't afford another one and mentally I don't think I can handle any more children. C is amazing but exhausting. We feel about 95% sure we are done but this is the first step I've taken towards that. I'm still keeping my absolute favorite pieces. Plus I think my period might be coming back soon because I have been on the verge of tears the past 2 days over anything. So many feelings!

[tacocat]

Hugs bk1! Hopefully keeping your favorites will make you feel a tiny bit better.

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We might be having a baby this week? I'm 39 weeks on Wednesday and I didn't make it this far with DS1. I feel like our lives are kind of on hold until the baby comes. I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow to check on things.

We have a family get together on Saturday. My mom likes to get the grandkids together to do fall crafts and see them in their costumes.

[estrellita]

bk1 *hugs* #2 isn't even here yet and I'm already feeling like we might be done after her, for multiple reasons including the ones you mentioned. I feel like even when you're sure, it's still a little hard to accept that reality!

tacocat So exciting, you're soo close! Hope everything goes well when the time comes!

[wanderingenough]

On work travel the beginning of the week. R's bday is Friday. Depending how well I do with cleaning the house for visitors this weekend, I may spring him early Friday afternoon to do something fun to celebrate. We are going to our neighborhood Food Truck event Friday night. Bday party Saturday!

[HoneySpider]

Tomorrow is our anniversary! 8 years. We're going out for dinner (I think we've decided on Mexican) and I'm recreating our wedding cake which I haven't done in years (almond cake with raspberry filling). I always wear my wedding dress for a bit too!

Otherwise it's a pretty typical week of work & errands. My parents might come down on Sunday and we're thinking about going pumpkin picking.

[pooh8402]

Another busy week of work and school projects. No plans here.

[luv2rn4fun]

((Hugs)) bk1. Right there with you except that I refuse to get rid of anything. I would totally have another even though it doesn't make sense...but DH is totally done and I highly doubt there is any way he will waiver on his decision.

tacocat- hope baby arrives soon! Enjoy these last few days as a family of 3!

HoneySpider- happy anniversary! I love that you wear your wedding dress every year!

wanderingenough- happy birthday R!!!

[wineandcheese]

tacocat come on baby!

HoneySpider happy anniversary!

Why do people think it’s ok to text me at 4:40am that your going to be late for your shift. Thanks for waking me up 40 minutes early. On the bright side, I got in a good upper body workout since I had extra time.

[HoneySpider]

I'm sorry suzv that is so scary! I'm glad J is ok. I definitely fear I am going to trip down the stairs with R.

[luv2rn4fun]

Oct 17, 2017 7:51:52 GMT -5 suzv said:

My H slipped down the stairs this morning while holding J. I heard the bang as he crashed through the baby gate. I thought I was going to vomit. My H is pretty banged up on his arms from hitting the banister, but J is okay. It was terrifying though and a crappy way to start the day!

I am glad J is ok and hope your DH recovers quickly. So very scary! One of my best friends did the same with her DD and same thing happened where DD was ok but friend was pretty beat up. Ironically, L was up early this morning so it was still dark when I walked him downstairs and I was thinking of "what if I fell/this isn't safe". I hope the rest of your day is going much better!

[tacocat]

Happy Anniversary HoneySpider!

How scary suzv! Glad everyone seems to be okay and I hope your H isn't too banged up.

It finally feels like fall today! I think the high is like 65. I think we're done with the 80s for a while. The only thing I don't like is the widly different temperatures between morning and afternoon.

[awick14]

Hey everyone. We are now moved into our new place, there are boxes everywhere. And it feels like we haven't unpacked anything yet but unpacking is hard with DD.

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DD starts daycare tomorrow. She will just go for a half day, so she can get use to it. (We went for an hours today and DH and I stayed and she played with all the kids there. It was nice to see her playing without us.

[estrellita]

Happy anniversary HoneySpider!

suzv Glad J is ok!

GL with the first day awick14! We had a hard time unpacking with E too. There are still boxes upstairs.... Lol.

[luv2rn4fun]

Good luck with everything awick14! Prayers for a smooth transition for everyone!

[luv2rn4fun]

tacocat- jealous! Yesterday was mid 90s and today is only a few degrees cooler. BUT, there is a huge change in temperature overnight (30 degrees or so). Thursday and Friday will have highs in the 70s and then back to 80/90s. Can't wait for real fall to get here...usually November...

[luv2rn4fun]

C woke up from his nap yesterday with a stuffy/runny nose. I was hoping it was just allergies. Nope. He was up crying early this morning...congestion and coughing. We are supposed to have play dates today and tomorrow and go to Disneyland Friday (and was planning to have him sleep his nap). Hopefully we can still do Disneyland but the play dates are definitely cancelled...and praying L doesn't get sick. He has already been a mess from a reaction to his MMR shot (and molars coming in).

[pooh8402]

Oct 18, 2017 8:25:10 GMT -5 luv2rn4fun said:

C woke up from his nap yesterday with a stuffy/runny nose. I was hoping it was just allergies. Nope. He was up crying early this morning...congestion and coughing. We are supposed to have play dates today and tomorrow and go to Disneyland Friday (and was planning to have him sleep his nap). Hopefully we can still do Disneyland but the play dates are definitely cancelled...and praying L doesn't get sick. He has already been a mess from a reaction to his MMR shot (and molars coming in).

boo, I'm sorry C is sick!  E may be getting sick too. He's had a hoarse voice the past couple of days (crying/whining is especially pitiful because his voice is breaking/squeaking), and has been sleeping more. No fever, so I'm continuing to send him to daycare and keeping fingers crossed it stays this low level of malaise and not turn into sick-sick.

[luv2rn4fun]

Oct 18, 2017 9:44:10 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Oct 18, 2017 8:25:10 GMT -5 luv2rn4fun said:

C woke up from his nap yesterday with a stuffy/runny nose. I was hoping it was just allergies. Nope. He was up crying early this morning...congestion and coughing. We are supposed to have play dates today and tomorrow and go to Disneyland Friday (and was planning to have him sleep his nap). Hopefully we can still do Disneyland but the play dates are definitely cancelled...and praying L doesn't get sick. He has already been a mess from a reaction to his MMR shot (and molars coming in).

boo, I'm sorry C is sick!  E may be getting sick too. He's had a hoarse voice the past couple of days (crying/whining is especially pitiful because his voice is breaking/squeaking), and has been sleeping more. No fever, so I'm continuing to send him to daycare and keeping fingers crossed it stays this low level of malaise and not turn into sick-sick.

I hope E stays healthy! Both boys don't get fevers when they get sick and there were literally no warning signs until 3p yesterday. Sick kids are the worst 🙁 This always happens when we make plans to go to disneyland too. They are hardly sick and we haven't been since the beginning of June. He was telling me this morning how he was going to see Mickey on Friday and I was like "only if you aren't sick kiddo".

[HoneySpider]

I'm in a cranky mood today. Found 2 fraudulent charges on our credit card this morning and when I called about it, the lady was a real bitch to me - you would think I was the one who stole the card! Then I took R to music class only it was canceled because they are having a book sale this week. He has been difficult lately and I really needed for him to get some energy out and play with the other kids.

[bk1]

I was so tired yesterday. I just felt out of it all day. Thankfully I got to bed early and C was only up once so I got some good sleep. Feeling much better.


MIL is coming over in an hour to watch the girls so I can go with my mom and her realtor to see some houses. I'm so thankful to get a little break and spend time with my mom.

I hope C and E get better soon luv2rn4fun pooh8402

[bk1]

Oh, and I've been thinking about you katespade. Do you have a plan on what you are doing with your kitchen?

We had a leak under out dishwasher that I found out about when I stepped on my kitchen mat by the sink and water came out from under it. DH gets up at 4:30 and has to leave by 5:30. When I got up this morning he had tools on the floor and the dishwasher dismantled (just the bottom part). He found the source and said he can fix it after he gets part. A little of the baseboard wood is warped but it's not noticeable unless you are laying on the floor. Hoping for an easy fix!

[katespade]

bk1 - Oh no! I'm glad you found it so quickly, so you could avoid the kind of damage we're looking at in our kitchen right now. Ugh. I hope it's an easy fix for you!

We're in serious planning mode right now, trying to finalize what we want to do and how much it's going to cost. We're going to end up gutting the whole kitchen, because with the amount that needs to be replaced we may as well just do everything else at the same time. Basically, the only things we'll leave as is are the appliances, because they're all new. Tomorrow, we're going to go to a store and try to price out cabinets, since they'll be the most expensive part (and the only thing we can't DIY to lower costs). Once we have a realistic price estimate, we'll start figuring out a timeline for saving up money.

[estrellita]

HoneySpider Sorry about the fraud, it sucks. And they really shouldn't give you a hard time. Fraud happens a LOT, although there are quite a few people that lie about it!