We survived a 10-day 10-person vacation with the in-laws! We've been planning this cruise for 3 years, and finally managed it, tacking on a couple of days in NOLA. It was DH's parents, our family, his sister, her husband and their 1.5 year-old and very active (and frequently ornery) 4-year-old. It was amazing and no one had any arguments! Well, except for DS and the 4-year-old, because the 4yo likes to hit.
DD even did amazingly well! Sadly, we found out about Roe v Wade with just 2 days left, and DD started crying, but I'm taking her and DS to a protest tomorrow--we're not celebrating the Fourth.
The rest of the summer is going to be spent keeping DD from binging too much on depressing news and trying to find a job. (Still no job for me. )
I wouldn’t call it a concern. It’s just not something we care for as a family. My kids have never asked for a sleepover so I don’t think they’re missing out on anything.
If they asked would you be fine with it? The way you phrased it made me think you don’t allow it, as opposed to it just being a thing that hasn’t really come up before.
I would not. Sleepovers just aren’t something I’m into. And my kids know that. It’s never been an issue for us though.
Omg guys. DS and I were at the store yesterday and he says "Mommy! That lady has big boobies!"
I about died right there. I know she heard but thankfully kept walking. In the middle of the snack aisle wasn't where I planned to have a conversation about not commenting on people's bodies. Omg.
My son asked a very non-pregnant woman who was working the drive-thru at McDonald's if she had a baby in her belly on Thursday. Liked, yelled it through the window at her. I told him that bodies come in all kinds of different shapes and different parts and that's super cool that there are so many ways to be beautiful but only after I absolutely died from embarrassment and promised myself that I'd make an appointment to get the switch fixed on his voicebox.
My son called a little person a ‘fake person’. We were thankfully not super close to them but I am pretty sure they heard. I wanted the parking lot to swallow me whole.
Are most parents opposed to sleepovers? I stumbled across a FB group for my county, and the amount of people who are adamantly opposed to sleepovers surprised me.
I’m surprised by the answers here. I mean, I guess I get it if you don’t know the parents of your kid’s friends, but I can’t think of anyone my kid would want to sleepover with that I don’t trust. I’m excited for him to do sleepovers. I loved that as a kid. And I don’t mind reciprocating. I’ll just throw them in the basement with a movie and snacks.
I love hosting my son’s bff. DS (7) is allowed to sleep over his bff’s house and likes it, too. His dad is a good friend of mine. They play whatever, pizza for dinner, a movie or video games in the basement, then quiet time in DS room with a night light after 10. I’d just leave them in the basement if they were older but 7 still needs a reminder for teeth and stuff before bed 😃
I contacted the camp my boys were at last week, DS2 said he counselor left them alone for 3 hours one night to go to a meeting. He was gone from 9-12pm and at least a couple of the boys were scared to be alone in their cabin at night. I haven’t heard back from them yet.
I’ll make you feel better: ours is $15 per person, resident prices.
Yep, I realize it’s just another thing that’s out of reach for some people, which makes me sad.
I don't know how common it is but in some places if you qualify for other programs (Free and reduced lunch or TANF or whatever) you automatically get a free family membership to public pools. It may not be public knowledge if you aren't on those programs.
C fractured her arm in two places last night. So much for the beach today.
Also, the entire rest of the summer is supposed to be camps - basketball and climbing adventure camp are for sure out. I’m worried about her regular day camp too bc they go swimming everyday. These camps are our childcare for the summer. Fingers crossed for a waterproof cast? Otherwise I have absolutely no idea what we will do.
I contacted the camp my boys were at last week, DS2 said he counselor left them alone for 3 hours one night to go to a meeting. He was gone from 9-12pm and at least a couple of the boys were scared to be alone in their cabin at night. I haven’t heard back from them yet.
This was pretty common at the camp I went to and worked for. There was one counselor who would roam around or they knew they could go to if they needed something. How old are your kids?
I wish we had a public pool in my city that was open on weekends. We have two park district pools-their hours are noon-4 Mon-Fri. It’s wild to me that nothing is open on weekends. Just fitness center pools (must be a member) or country club pools. On a really hot day, I’d love to go in a pool somewhere.
We have a cheap-ish public pool but it is SO small and the lifeguards are extra shouty about everything. My mom's much smaller town has a big, fancy public pool that is much more relaxed. Like you can actually play and have fun in it without constantly worrying about breaking some rule. I am so jealous.
We had our annual "Fourthcoming" party last night and it turned out great. It was so much work, though. I love having on the 3rd because then we can completely veg out on the 4th.
I contacted the camp my boys were at last week, DS2 said he counselor left them alone for 3 hours one night to go to a meeting. He was gone from 9-12pm and at least a couple of the boys were scared to be alone in their cabin at night. I haven’t heard back from them yet.
This was pretty common at the camp I went to and worked for. There was one counselor who would roam around or they knew they could go to if they needed something. How old are your kids?
We have a cheap-ish public pool but it is SO small and the lifeguards are extra shouty about everything. My mom's much smaller town has a big, fancy public pool that is much more relaxed. Like you can actually play and have fun in it without constantly worrying about breaking some rule. I am so jealous.
We had our annual "Fourthcoming" party last night and it turned out great. It was so much work, though. I love having on the 3rd because then we can completely veg out on the 4th.
This was my plan, too, except everyone had such a good time last night and DH makes way too much food, so people are coming back tonight. I’m not sure why DH said to come at 5, when it doesn’t even get dark until 9:00.
This was pretty common at the camp I went to and worked for. There was one counselor who would roam around or they knew they could go to if they needed something. How old are your kids?
He’s 11
Just checking that they weren’t like 5. I don’t see an issue with this if they knew where to find a staff member if needed.
ETA: we would have meetings, or prep big surprise events for the kids, or just get a little time to socialize with other staff.
PSA: Blackish is on Disnep+. DH and I just started it. So much fun.
Eat, drink, and be merry, because tomorrow... we don't go to work. Happy virtual Saturday y'all!
I always wanted to watch this but couldn't watch it when it was on network TV. So I appreciate your PSA.
I am currently rewatching "Fresh Off the Boat" on Hulu. I did watch it when it aired but I have forgotten so much. I love the Asian stereotypes from the mom. I grew up hearing nearly the same soundtrack from my mom. Makes me feel "seen" LOL.
Post by starburst604 on Jul 4, 2022 12:02:01 GMT -5
We are on our way back from visiting our friends at the beach the last couple of nights, with fireworks last night and parties at their house both nights. Sucked leaving the beach on such a beautiful day but we both have big work days tomorrow and need to be on point. The dog farted the whole car ride home. 🤮A little later I’ll take DD to one of the town pools and for ice cream.
I thought I had replied last night but it must have gotten lost when my computer crashed.
isabel, our street shutoff is in awkward place. It straddles the property line between us and the neighbors, so it's kind of next to their driveway but for us we have to go down our driveway and walk along the street over to their house, then climb basically into a ditch and through a bunch of brush. I don't actually know who is supposed to be maintaining that area, but we should really hack it back, because the fire hydrant is right there too and it's also all over grown.
coltsfan85, turning the water off at the house (in the garage) doesn't really work, because the leak is somewhere between the street and the house. My H could see the water still running when I shut off the house water at the meter, so we'd have to shut off at the street.
This is such a horrible time for this to be happening, because my SIL and MIL are arriving Tuesday night to make up the doctor's appointments MIL missed at the end of May when she gave us all covid.
We have no idea where the lines actually run around/through our yard. My H is really afraid they might have to tear out our retaining wall.
C fractured her arm in two places last night. So much for the beach today.
Also, the entire rest of the summer is supposed to be camps - basketball and climbing adventure camp are for sure out. I’m worried about her regular day camp too bc they go swimming everyday. These camps are our childcare for the summer. Fingers crossed for a waterproof cast? Otherwise I have absolutely no idea what we will do.
Ugh. I’m so sorry. DD2 broke her elbow in May and it was a rough few weeks. She still has some things she can’t do yet, even with the cast off. I feel you.
Post by nancybotwin on Jul 4, 2022 12:16:34 GMT -5
I’m on day 4 of COVID. Everyone else is still negative in my house - I’m holding my breath because it seems crazy that no one else will get it. DS and DH both have runny noses, so perhaps the positive test will come tomorrow. I got hit hard but think I may be starting to turn the corner 🤞🏻
I stayed up until almost 1 reading and have spent the entire morning in my front room reading in my pajamas. This book isn’t even that great, but I’m really enjoying this.
At some point, I need to prep food for our camping trip and start getting the other stuff we’ll need pulled together. Thankfully that’s really all I have to do today besides laundry, so hopefully my afternoon won’t be too crazy despite doing absolutely nothing productive this morning.
C fractured her arm in two places last night. So much for the beach today.
Also, the entire rest of the summer is supposed to be camps - basketball and climbing adventure camp are for sure out. I’m worried about her regular day camp too bc they go swimming everyday. These camps are our childcare for the summer. Fingers crossed for a waterproof cast? Otherwise I have absolutely no idea what we will do.
Depending on where in her arm the fractures are, see if an Exos brace is an option. They are as strong as a cast and waterproof, but removable.
I thought I had replied last night but it must have gotten lost when my computer crashed.
isabel , our street shutoff is in awkward place. It straddles the property line between us and the neighbors, so it's kind of next to their driveway but for us we have to go down our driveway and walk along the street over to their house, then climb basically into a ditch and through a bunch of brush. I don't actually know who is supposed to be maintaining that area, but we should really hack it back, because the fire hydrant is right there too and it's also all over grown.
coltsfan85 , turning the water off at the house (in the garage) doesn't really work, because the leak is somewhere between the street and the house. My H could see the water still running when I shut off the house water at the meter, so we'd have to shut off at the street.
This is such a horrible time for this to be happening, because my SIL and MIL are arriving Tuesday night to make up the doctor's appointments MIL missed at the end of May when she gave us all covid.
We have no idea where the lines actually run around/through our yard. My H is really afraid they might have to tear out our retaining wall.
That sucks for you! We had a similar situation a few years ago. A couple different plumbers and $8k later it was fixed. It's probably been leaking for a while so not a huge deal if you don't get it fixed for another week. We had a plumber with a camera to see if they could find the leak that way, but they couldn't so they had to dig up the line all the way from the street to the house. Took a few days to fix. Do you see/feel any soft spots in the yard or moisture pooling? That might indicate where the leak is.