DH took the kids camping this morning, so I’m free until Monday afternoon. I’m getting my hair colored since it’s a disaster. I would like to purge some stuff this weekend while they’re gone. Maybe meet a friend for lunch or dinner. I will see my dad for brunch on Sunday (currently scheduled for like 930am, which feels more like breakfast to me).
DH and I switched cars for the weekend since his Tesla can’t tow the camper. I’ve already hit the curb with his car and scratched his rims all up. So that’s awesome. That car is his baby. Hopefully things turn around.
I’m taking DD to a friend’s house tomorrow for a pool party. I asked the mom if we should dump and run or stick around and she said she would be okay with either but would love to get to know me better (they are new this year, then Covid hit) so I’m sticking around. She seems nice. I’m trying not to dread it. Im just out of energy this week.
Also we are supposed to go to dinner Saturday at a fancy restaurant for our anniversary. It will be DH’s first time in a restaurant since Covid started.
Other than that we will probably just swim a lot and stay cool. It’s finally hot here. I have mixed emotions about that.
School is done for everyone! So this is our first real summer weekend.
Tonight we're going to a minor league baseball game. I'm excited to take the kids. We used to go every summer when I was a kid and I always had so much fun. I hope they like it too.
Tomorrow my girls are chopping their hair. We're talking like, probably enough to donate. It's going to be a huge change. DD1 has been begging for months to get a haircut like mine (almost a pixy cut) and we finally agreed on chin length bob. I don't want to have to maintain her hair the way I maintain mine. DD2 will go a little longer, like not quite shoulder length. They both refuse to put their hair up and it ends up just being a straggly mess so shorter cuts will make everyone's life easier.
DH took the kids camping this morning, so I’m free until Monday afternoon. I’m getting my hair colored since it’s a disaster. I would like to purge some stuff this weekend while they’re gone. Maybe meet a friend for lunch or dinner. I will see my dad for brunch on Sunday (currently scheduled for like 930am, which feels more like breakfast to me).
DH and I switched cars for the weekend since his Tesla can’t tow the camper. I’ve already hit the curb with his car and scratched his rims all up. So that’s awesome. That car is his baby. Hopefully things turn around.
Apparently this is a Tesla thing. DH did it his first week. So he had some guys come by that all they do is fix that, and they only charged $250 which is cheap for car repairs. It's called wheel rash or curb rash or something.
waverly - I looked it up as soon as I did it and everyone said to just color with sharpies until you’re sure you won’t do it again immediately. So I may have a coloring project this weekend 😂
Tomorrow is Dds 16th birthday! She wants her hair highlighted so we are doing that at 8. Then I am taking her shopping and lunch. Dh is working, so her official party is next weekend. She is taking friends camping and then to an amusement park next to the campground.
The kids and I may go see the Conjuring 3 if we can coordinate it.
I am annoyed her car will not be detailed by tomorrow. I was going to take it somewhere, but Dh didn't want to pay and said he would do it. Except it is never here because DS'S truck needs a part as usual and he's been driving her car. And it is trashed full of coke cans and McDonald's bags. Nice.
mae0111 and waverly the first time I drove DH's Tesla I did the same thing with the curb/rims. I was on my way to work, so during the work day I hired a mobile repair guy to come fix the rims and paid him like $300. Then a week later DH was meeting me somewhere, and he gets there and says "oh, man, I just hit the curb and scratched up my rims!" It was the same side. I laughed and said "well, I know a guy...." We decided not to have them fixed again because it ends up happening all the time
Post by sandandsea on Jun 18, 2021 12:55:39 GMT -5
Ds has a race this weekend so we drove to the track yesterday and after the race weekend will head to Sea World for DS2’s 5th birthday on Monday then our Airbnb afterwards for the rest of our vacation week. I’m so ready to sit in a pool and do nothing for a week.
Sooo I think my dog is going to get kicked out of doggie daycare.
I guess he’s been a little aggressive with the other dogs. Our trainer says this is totally normal - he’s only 7 months old, he will grow out of it. He went yesterday and they said he had a great day. But today he’s resistant to being redirected - again, something our trainer says is totally normal.
Ugh.
We need to board him next weekend and for a week in July. I tried Rover.com, thinking that perhaps he just gets too overstimulated with a lot of other dogs, but maybe 1-2 others would be ok. But no one will take him since he’s not neutered yet.
Today is my older kids' last day of school. DS2's YMCA preschool is closed for Juneteenth, and my office is closing early for the same reason. My parents took DS2 so we could work this morning.
Like 6 weeks ago we had decided to book a cabana at a nice hotel pool with waterslides this afternoon to celebrate the last day of school. DD has never had a Friday softball tournament game before, but she does this afternoon for the district tournament an hour away, so she and DH have to leave at 1:30 to get there in time to warm up. So I'm picking her up from school an hour early so she gets some pool time. I feel like a hypocrite since I was such an advocate of in person school, but the last hour on the last day of school is probably not quality learning time, and I'm sure the teacher will be glad to have one less student around in the last day craziness.
Tomorrow is more softball. If they do well they make the state tournament which interferes with our July 4th Pacific Northwest vacation (basically the whole team will have to modify vacation plans). But of course I still hope they win.
Sunday we're going to the Padres game and the kids get to go on the field after for "catch with Dad" which should be neat. My parents leave Tuesday after six weeks here - I'm so sad because I'll miss them and they're such a huge help with the kids when they're here.
Sooo I think my dog is going to get kicked out of doggie daycare.
I guess he’s been a little aggressive with the other dogs. Our trainer says this is totally normal - he’s only 7 months old, he will grow out of it. He went yesterday and they said he had a great day. But today he’s resistant to being redirected - again, something our trainer says is totally normal.
Ugh.
We need to board him next weekend and for a week in July. I tried Rover.com, thinking that perhaps he just gets too overstimulated with a lot of other dogs, but maybe 1-2 others would be ok. But no one will take him since he’s not neutered yet.
I could have written this post. We have a meet and greet today with someone from rover. He doesn’t have a dog in the home and only takes one pet at a time, so neutering isn’t an issue. Only downside is he lives in an apartment, but there is a park very nearby and he doesn’t usually have any issues with accidents. We have a trip in July that he will HAVE to be somewhere for, so we’re really hoping he works out.
My friend does doggy daycare in her home, and says even if their profile says neutered dogs only, that they may be flexible.
DH is ditching me with the kids this weekend. He’s taking his team out to dinner - he has NEVER met them in person yet. And tomorrow he’s going to go play volleyball.
It’s supposed to be super hot here this weekend. Thankfully our neighbors have instructed us to use their pool while they’re out of town, so I’m pretty sure we’ll be hiding out there.
In regards to item 1.. settle a disagreement. DH can’t expense in the dinner, which is known to everyone company wide. (Previously, they could, but since they are not back to the office, it’s against the rules and this is an off the records and off the company dime event) Would you expect the manager to pay for everyone anyways? He has a team of 6 people that will be going.
In regards to item 1.. settle a disagreement. DH can’t expense in the dinner, which is known to everyone company wide. (Previously, they could, but since they are not back to the office, it’s against the rules and this is an off the records and off the company dime event) Would you expect the manager to pay for everyone anyways? He has a team of 6 people that will be going.
If the manager is "taking the team out to dinner" I would expect the manager is paying.
k3am - I had a team of 25 when I was working FT. Once a year I would take everyone out for a mid-level dinner, and I would split the tab with one of my senior managers (who managed 1/2 of the team). People would complain about the locations, company was cheap, etc., because they didn’t know I couldn’t expense it. I told one person who gently spread it around.
So I guess if it’s a one-time thing, I’d say it would be a nice gesture if it works in your budget. But definitely not on a regular basis.
mae0111- if you don’t mind me asking, why haven’t you neutered him? I’m not surprised he’s aggressive if he’s an unneutered male being put in contact with strange dogs that aren’t his pack in a place where no one has established territory. Yeah, it’s normal, but really only because he’s like the dog version of a 14 year old boy who has raging hormones he can’t control.
I told him that it’s on him and I’m just glad he’s not my boss who can rack up a $1k bill with just two people..
He is “playing it by ear.”
But I kinda think the company should be encouraging and reimbursing at this point. They’ve got the money and are typically very generous when it comes to keeping their employees happy. But I guess that’s just me thinking with my small/midsized company hat with very little red tape for stuff like that.
mae0111- if you don’t mind me asking, why haven’t you neutered him? I’m not surprised he’s aggressive if he’s an unneutered male being put in contact with strange dogs that aren’t his pack in a place where no one has established territory. Yeah, it’s normal, but really only because he’s like the dog version of a 14 year old boy who has raging hormones he can’t control.
Not Mae, but we have similar sized dogs and breeds. For our dog, the recommendation is to wait until they’re done growing, after 15 months if possible, preferably longer.
Vet and our trainer confirmed that neutering CAN sometimes help, but usually you just end up with a neutered dog with the same issues. ETA: and both said that the preference is still to wait for neutering because of the health impact.
mae0111- if you don’t mind me asking, why haven’t you neutered him? I’m not surprised he’s aggressive if he’s an unneutered male being put in contact with strange dogs that aren’t his pack in a place where no one has established territory. Yeah, it’s normal, but really only because he’s like the dog version of a 14 year old boy who has raging hormones he can’t control.
Not Mae, but we have similar sized dogs and breeds. For our dog, the recommendation is to wait until they’re done growing, after 15 months if possible, preferably longer.
Vet and our trainer confirmed that neutering CAN sometimes help, but usually you just end up with a neutered dog with the same issues. ETA: and both said that the preference is still to wait for neutering because of the health impact.
Yes all of this.
We are scheduled to do it the week before he turns 1. We were told to wait until he was a year, preference to wait until 15 months. But I was worried about trying to get him outside in a snowstorm in January when he’s all doped up and sore. So we are doing it in November.
Pathetic WM question.. we have always had to pay for extended care, and the rules were drop off as early as 6:30, pickup before 6. We're doing camp for the first time ever and not paying for extended hours. Camp hours are 9-3. Does this mean I drop off after 9 and pickup before 3, or is there some general/acceptable level of anticipated leeway?
Pathetic WM question.. we have always had to pay for extended care, and the rules were drop off as early as 6:30, pickup before 6. We're doing camp for the first time ever and not paying for extended hours. Camp hours are 9-3. Does this mean I drop off after 9 and pickup before 3, or is there some general/acceptable level of anticipated leeway?
I would assume it means those are their programming hours so you drop off at 9 and pick up at 3. Maybe with a 5 minute buffer on either side.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
k3am our summer camp is 8-4:30 - and drop off is 8-9 and pick up is 3:30-4:30. I think some people are in line when they open but you get charged if you pickup after 4:30 (theoretically - we’ve been a few minutes late on accident but have to apologize for it).
Usually when I pickup at 2:57-3, they are just sitting down to snack, so I was wondering if I’m doing something wrong.
Drop offs and pickups are a nightmare. There are hundreds of kids at another camp on campus (ours is maybe 40?), and it’s worse than school dropoffs in the before times. They start AT 9 exactly with their welcome.
Post by SusanBAnthony on Jun 19, 2021 7:06:48 GMT -5
K3am I'd say he definitely pays. At every company I've worked at the manager pays even if it isn't reimbursed, unless they specifically say in the invite that it's not company sponsored, everyone buys their own.
If he doesn't pay there will for sure be at least some people on his team who don't ever want to come to future events.
Our camp is 8:30-4. I am paying for aftercare to extend to 6. I can drop off as early as 8:20. They are never snacking at 4pm. That seems strange that they would be snacking at pick up. They hang out until around 4:15 then head to the gym for aftercare.
PDQ, Just want to AW my girls and their new haircuts! Such a drastic change, we're all obsessed. And I cannot wait for easier mornings with no hair brushing battles. *Poof*
Omg twinmomma I love it!! I did something similar with DD2. Fighting every day to brush her crazy long hair… she donated 10 inches and wound up with a Bob. She almost cried when she saw it, but loved it within 5 minutes. No more fighting - she could brush it herself!! Great cut for summer!!