Post by mysteriouswife on Jan 7, 2023 12:42:03 GMT -5
I’m finally feeling human again. Just in time for DS to come down with a virus. The doctor is assuming it’s adenovirus since it’s going around.
H has had two trips in the last 6 months canceled for various reasons. DS getting hurt and a snowstorm. He is leaving for ATL now. He keeps trying to cancel. I told him to go. DS and I will gladly snuggle and watch TV between naps. DD is holed up in her room tearing through an AP assignment due on Monday.
I’m looking forward to a lazy weekend.
ETA- I lied. The stupid ass cat is standing at the door yelling for H. This is the first cat I have ever seen have separation anxiety
I am so tired of living with a toddler. DD turned into a much more reasonable human after her 4th birthday. DS is close to 5 and is still SO LOUD and obnoxious.
Am I allowed to say that out loud? I feel like I'm not because I'll be met with the "oh you'll miss this." No, I won't. I'm very much a "live in the present and deal with what's on hand" kind of person.
I wish you luck in your ds outgrowing the 'loud boy' phase. My ds is 13, and while he does have ADHD, we (dh, dd and I) often find ourselves asking nicely, demanding, and yelling at him alternately to please for the love of god to please just be quiet. ETA: I don't mean to stereotype. Not all boys are like that. But some boys are, and if they are when they are little, sometimes they don't outgrow it, like ever.
Despite J’s runny nose we got in over 2.5 hours outside this morning between two playgrounds and running around in the backyard. At some point he’s going to become an unpleasant toddler I’m sure but so far 2 has been so much fun. As long as he gets to run around and burn off steam because man this kid is BUSY. But I don’t mind that, especially when the weather is ok like today. My wife is working all day so it’s just the two of us. We might try to do a gingerbread house later since we have a kit.
No real plans this weekend, will mostly just try to get outside again tomorrow and get my head in the game for my first full week of work since mid-Dec next week.
You might get lucky with DS! Our first year with DD was rough but once she hit toddlerhood she's been a dream. She's 3.5 now and I keep waiting to hit a bad age but it's all been great, she's such a fun kid. (it's possible that we'll hit a bad age at some point but I think we'll make it out of toddler years unscathed!)
That would be awesome! Trying to stay humble, he’s honestly been way too easy for me not to think there might be something else coming. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it I guess. Glad you got out of the youse for a bit today!
I want to go to Norway. I've been watching Below Deck Adventure, and my former assistant moved there a year ago.
I can get plane tix for $750/each (3 of us), the week before Easter. Haven't looked at accomodations or excursions yet. I have a feeling that it could get verrrrrrry expensive.
I want to go to Norway. I've been watching Below Deck Adventure, and my former assistant moved there a year ago.
I can get plane tix for $750/each (3 of us), the week before Easter. Haven't looked at accomodations or excursions yet. I have a feeling that it could get verrrrrrry expensive.
Norway is very expensive. I travelled there for work a few years ago and I shit you not a burger and a beer at a pub is $60.
I'm so happy we're having a relaxing weekend at home. While I love winter break and seeing friends/family, we had plans every single day where we were visiting with someone, or going out, etc. and I am grateful for some quiet time now. Slept in til 9:30, worked out, had lunch, and H and I are going to take down Christmas here soon. That will take a couple hours. We may walk to a brewery later to try a new beer. Really trying to be more mindful of spending this month so we're going to take stock of what local gift cards we have (H receives a lot as gifts and we are bad about using them), and probably grab dinner somewhere. No plans tomorrow except getting groceries.
My mom finally tested negative after a round of rebound COVID so we're doing "Christmas" at her house tomorrow. This is the second time we had to reschedule, and I am just not feeling festive. She's 85 so who knows how many times we get to do this, but rustling up a prime rib dinner feels like a lot right now.
DH and I are meeting friends at a dive for an early dinner of awesome fried chicken or Trenton pie. At least I don't have to cook tonight.
Post by mrsukyankee on Jan 7, 2023 14:13:53 GMT -5
My dog has become an anxious nightmare. We're having family friends stay for 10 days and he hates her for no reason. She's a slip of a young woman and he was at her from go. We're currently working with a behaviourist as we've seen his anxiety around strangers become less just barking and more aggressive, jumping/in their face barking and not letting it go. We've had to stay separate from our visitor with Cooper or else he becomes a maniac. It's so frustrating and sad as he's never, ever had any bad experiences with people at our house, and very few with people outside our house. It's really made me and my H anxious (I've been in tears a lot lately about it). Ugh. I hope the behaviourist can help us because 10 to 12 more years of this will make our lives quite awful.
I was standing in the bathroom this morning about to wash my hands and my toe caught the edge of our scale and the corner of it tapped against the toilet, causing the scale to shatter. 😬
Feels like the universe is sending a message about weight-related resolutions.
I think the message is that the scale doesn't matter!
On Friday morning, DH's phone wouldn't turn on (it had been charging overnight). He took it to the Apple store and they could fix it for $400, and they recommended that he get a new one. He went to AT&T and got one. This morning, DD2 was playing around with it...and pulled a piece of the charger out of the charging slot. Lo and behold, the phone is fine. Le sigh. We are trying to decide if there is anything we can do -- he didn't really want to spend a bunch of money on a new phone (which is now all set up).
"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.”
Post by litskispeciality on Jan 7, 2023 14:25:01 GMT -5
When I was a kid I had this Barbie video where she and the rockers sing in space then go back in time. I watched it 800 times. Later on my brother "borrowed it" to "rag on it" with our neighbor, but I never got it back and now that guy lives on the other side of the country. Anyway I've always given my brother a hard time about it, and did again at Christmas. We didn't do adult gifts, but he went on Ebay and found a new copy. I still have a VCR, so I'm watching it tonight and I'm so excited! Turns out they make a Funko Pop of this Barbie too which I bought a few weeks ago.
You might get lucky with DS! Our first year with DD was rough but once she hit toddlerhood she's been a dream. She's 3.5 now and I keep waiting to hit a bad age but it's all been great, she's such a fun kid. (it's possible that we'll hit a bad age at some point but I think we'll make it out of toddler years unscathed!)
That would be awesome! Trying to stay humble, he’s honestly been way too easy for me not to think there might be something else coming. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it I guess. Glad you got out of the youse for a bit today!
Maybe it's karma. I think if anyone deserves an easy, lovely child it is you.
That would be awesome! Trying to stay humble, he’s honestly been way too easy for me not to think there might be something else coming. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it I guess. Glad you got out of the youse for a bit today!
Maybe it's karma. I think if anyone deserves an easy, lovely child it is you.
Thank you that is really sweet. 😭 We really are so so lucky.
I've read about brides asking their guests to wear matching outfits in two Ask Amy columns recently. This is SO weird to me, that some people are so intent on curating pictures that they treat their guests as backdrops. I am going to be the crabby old lady in the corner wearing whatever I damn well please.
Was one them the Bridezilla who was shocked (SHOCKED) that her fiancé was cool with making all their guests wear yellow, but was so hurt when he said she couldn't have the silent reception? Because I read that one and was thinking WTF the entire time.
We went to a wedding maybe 7 years ago where the theme colors where like blues and purples, and guests were encouraged but not required to wear them. We did, mostly because I already found the bride to be a PIA and I didn't want to hear about it later, I needed a new dress anyway, and I look great in both blue and purple. If someone wanted me to wear yellow to a wedding, a color I look awful in, I think I'd RSVP no unless we were super close.
I didn't get enough sleep, but I'm enjoying a quiet morning while my H sleeps in. (It's almost noon, and I'm just now hearing him stir.)
I've had a bunch of tea. I ate the last few hobnobs in the house (boo). Read a little bit. Spent some time texting with my BFF. And, much to the utter delight of the cat, I spent a solid 20 minutes scratching her face, ears, and neck - it's her absolute favorite thing in the world, and I've never had a cat who wants her face rubbed this much.
I am so tired of living with a toddler. DD turned into a much more reasonable human after her 4th birthday. DS is close to 5 and is still SO LOUD and obnoxious.
Am I allowed to say that out loud? I feel like I'm not because I'll be met with the "oh you'll miss this." No, I won't. I'm very much a "live in the present and deal with what's on hand" kind of person.
I wish you luck in your ds outgrowing the 'loud boy' phase. My ds is 13, and while he does have ADHD, we (dh, dd and I) often find ourselves asking nicely, demanding, and yelling at him alternately to please for the love of god to please just be quiet. ETA: I don't mean to stereotype. Not all boys are like that. But some boys are, and if they are when they are little, sometimes they don't outgrow it, like ever.
Our 10yo is so loud. At Christmas my sister was saying how her son finally started sleeping late and was quiet when he was 12/13 and that’s when most boys do. My mom started laughing and looked at me saying “sorry, I don’t think M will ever sleep late or be quiet”. Thanks, Mom 🙄
My boss texted this morning with a work emergency asking me to call him. He’s not the type to bother anyone on a weekend unless absolutely necessary so I jumped on the issue. I didn’t mind. It was easy for me to get him what he needed. As a result though it’s now 3pm and I’m still in my pjs. I’ve done nothing productive which I guess is fine although I’m still staring at my Christmas tree. 🤷♀️ There’s always tomorrow.
Post by followyourarrow on Jan 7, 2023 15:19:57 GMT -5
I called puppy daycare yesterday to get Mardi all set up for daycare next week. She’s too young, she’s only 8 weeks and needs to be 14 weeks. So I have a lady from Rover that I’ve used before, coming to check on her midday and take her out. I was really looking forward to puppy daycare wearing her out, but that’s ok.
It’s officially King Cake season here in Louisiana. Healthy eating and diabetes be damned. I’ve already tried 3 kinds of King Cake.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Jan 7, 2023 15:43:04 GMT -5
My tailbone still really hurts and I’m wondering if I did in fact break it. But everything I’ve read essentially says they can’t treat it other than with rest - so I don’t think I need to go to the doctor.
Post by litskispeciality on Jan 7, 2023 16:32:13 GMT -5
Thank you both jinkies and lucybrown. My area had a lot of options for Al, ironically near where I now work, so I hope for the same. Hope neither of you have had to use that service.
Re: the wedding attire, that's bananas. I only heard of this once IRL, a woman I went to college with married another woman. They asked their guests to wear any shade of one color based on which bride you knew better. It was really sweet, but I don't think required.
And last silly random, people mentioned in the thread about firing the employee that there are employees (not the one getting fired) removing caps locks keys from keyboard. Is that real? If yes, why? It seems weird, and maybe mean?
And last silly random, people mentioned in the thread about firing the employee that there are employees (not the one getting fired) removing caps locks keys from keyboard. Is that real? If yes, why? It seems weird, and maybe mean?
Yesterday I found out I won an Instagram giveaway from my local ice cream shop for 31 ice cream items in the month of January. And the WILD thing is that one item could be a cone or it could be a PINT. Insanity.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Jan 7, 2023 17:09:56 GMT -5
The final update on my horrendous Girl Scout co-leader:
She sent a text today, the week of our winter campout, that after much soul searching she is stepping down as a troop leader because she feels “done with it”.
And my husband said at just the right time, “Don’t send whatever it is that you just typed.” 🤣