Tuesday boredom things

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• tawillers member

  

  April 2015

  #5 is weird.  And totally something my dad's sister would do.  And my dad would have given it a hearty hell no.

  
  

  My thing:

  
  

  I bought a purple hyacinth.  It's blooming, but it's white right now.  Will it turn purple?  I've never had one.

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• Heffalump member

  

  April 2015 edited April 2015

  Agreed 1000% on #3 and the two-way road. 
  
  #5, was your dad dying to meet this girl, or was it random on Aunt's part?  Because it kind of sounds like that latter, so ???
  
  My boredom thing:  I can't believe I left writing specs for the first day back from a four day weekend.  So thankful for the long break, but WTF was I thinking?  It seemed like a good idea last week, but now I'm on my second diet Dr. Pepper and still having problems staying focused.  Because it's specs.  Because ugh.
  
  Also random boredom:  I really want a Pottery Barn daily system.  But I feel like they're overpriced.  But I haven't found anything cheaper that I like nearly as much.  And we need something.  Waiting for them to go on sale, but right now the sale is only on the parts no one wants, like a flatware caddy.  Ultimate FWP. 
  
  ETA:  DH was back at work yesterday, and I had a really fun day with the kids.  There was really just one point where I told DD I was taking a break from playing kitten (because she will bust my chops whenever I break character, and as an almost 40 y.o. woman, there is enough going on in my brain without having to remember to meow-meow like Henrietta Pussycat all the livelong day) and she protested and I was basically like "I'm not going to be a cat for the next hour, find something else to do."  Other than that, it was bubbles and sidewalk chalk and books and snuggles, and I'm really missing it today.
  

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• mrsconn23 member

  

  April 2015

  Re #5...So my cousin's GF has been around a little bit.  This is the *second* ill-advised pregnancy in less than a year. My cousin  is 20 and has some intellectual delays, which makes it hard for him to go to school/keep a job/make mature decisions.  The GF is...17...I think?  She's had a shitty home life (DCFS has been involved and she's been placed in foster care in the past).  There's speculation this second pregnancy wasn't exactly a mistake, more so an "Oops, I did it again" situation.  So it's a shitshow...But my aunt is trying to put lipstick on this pig and pretend it's all going to work out/be great and wants this girl to feel like part of the family, I guess?  

  
  

  My aunt was quite a brat about finding out my sister was pregnant with #2, a good decision baby since my sister is almost 35, been married for 10 years, already has a great kid, job, and husband. So, no one's really feeling the love right now.  Ha. 

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• Heffalump member

  

  April 2015

  The dress selling post reminded me, my brother's GF posted a photo of a wedding dress on FB and said "I love this dress!"  It looked like it was through a store window, not like she was inside a salon or anything.  But things may be getting serious.  I'll have to needle my brother a tiny bit and get an update.  My mom thinks he's going to propose to GF at Disney, which a) is so my brother--he got all the sappy genes out of the two of us, and b) that's the only thing that could possibly make me slightly regret bowing out of this trip.  Not enough to change my mind, just enough to give me a twinge.
  
  Selfish:  maybe they'll ask DD to be FG and DS to be ring bear [sic]!  She has a daughter, but her daughter is a couple of years older than DD and may be too old for FG.  Or maybe they'll have two FGs, like SIL did.  DS would be too young for RB (unless they had a lonnnnnng engagement) but if they asked I'd say yes anyway.
  
  Also selfish:  my brother is our designated guardian for the kids if something happens to DH and me.  Now GF already has a daughter, and my brother has always wanted kids so they'll probably have more, and maybe they'll decide being guardian(s) for my kids is too much.  Not that anything will happen to DH and me, but still.  Andplusalso, she seems like a lovely woman, but I don't know her-know her, you know?  IDK how I feel about tossing my kids her way and hoping for the best, should the unthinkable happen.  Which it won't.
  
  So much selfishness.
  

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• PMeg819 member

  

  April 2015

  I am soooooo bored.
  
  Here's my random: I am really, really, really nervous about traveling with DD in May. She's a handful- the type to run off in a crowded place. I need to bring the Pack N Play for sleep, her car seat, our suitcases, carry on items, and I'm thinking I might bring our stroller. But it's just me, and I have no idea how I'm going to wrangle all that and then when we get off, take all of that stuff and get our rental car. It's stressing me out and I have like a month before the trip.
  
  Also, I really want to go purse shopping.
  

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• PMeg819 member

  

  April 2015

  tawillers said:

  #5 is weird.  And totally something my dad's sister would do.  And my dad would have given it a hearty hell no.

  
  

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  I bought a purple hyacinth.  It's blooming, but it's white right now.  Will it turn purple?  I've never had one.

  Taw, the color for some plants is determined by what is in or not in the soil. Or they mislabeled the pot.
  

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• 6fsn member

  

  April 2015

  I'm counting down the hours until I can take these kids to my mom's.  I have a meeting tomorrow morning then I think I'm going to go to lunch and check out all the little shops in our downtown area.  I never want to go with kids so these seems like a good idea.  If I'm up to it I might try the mall to try to find some dresses.

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• tawillers member

  

  April 2015

  PMeg819 said:

  tawillers said:

  #5 is weird.  And totally something my dad's sister would do.  And my dad would have given it a hearty hell no.

  
  

  My thing:

  
  

  I bought a purple hyacinth.  It's blooming, but it's white right now.  Will it turn purple?  I've never had one.

  Taw, the color for some plants is determined by what is in or not in the soil. Or they mislabeled the pot.
  

  Confession:  I feel like a complete fool asking if a plant will "turn" color.

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• GBCK member

  

  April 2015

  but some of them do turn colors, really.  So it's a legit question.

  
  

  But I"m fairly sure a hyacinth won't.  
  
  Speaking of, I bought a pink one which is dying on my kitchen table.  I should fix that.

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• GBCK member

  

  April 2015

  (and by 'fix it', I mean kill it off by feeding it cough syrup/dirty socks/to the cat or attempt to put it in the ground.  But I don't nkow which of those is better)

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• PMeg819 member

  

  April 2015

  It's not a stupid question. My grandma has hydrangeas and apparently, their color will change depending on what is in the soil. They tend to be mostly blue/white but I guess they've also turned pink in one location. I remember her saying something about the colors and soil with her bulb flowers as well.
  

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• 6fsn member

  

  April 2015

  I don't know the details on the hydrangeas, but DH does put crap in the soil to change the color.  He transplanted a rose bush two years ago and apparently missed some.  Some of the original came back as the same color and the new one came back different. 

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• hmonkey member

  

  April 2015

  we have hydrangeas. blue ones mean your soil is a little more acid. pink means your soil is more basic.

  
  

  but white ones stay white. 

  

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