Tuesday

Heffalump · October 2016

Hey, y'all! Happy Tuesday. Or something.

Hoping I'll be a little more energetic today and make it to the gym at lunch. Got the Halloween lights up last night, but we need some more (of course), so I think DS and I are making a Target run while Wooz is at art class tonight. And then takeout.

My first official Sign Up Genius as Room Mom is going well. There is only one slot left and the thing isn't even 24 hours old yet. (It's the craft station, and if push comes to shove, I can do that. Or maybe try to pawn it off on the Room Dad.) I waited to see what wasn't snapped up right away, and ended up taking the game station, so I think I'm going to do Halloween Sight Word Bingo. I also think I'll take a half day, do the party, and then sign Wooz out afterward for some one-on-one time.

6fsn · October 2016

Lord help me we signed 6let up for indoor soccer. It's hard to look in the face of a kid that really wants to and say no.

M2 and I are doing a little shopping this am. I need to find molasses. Im returning gifts 6let got for his bday and buying things for her. He doesn't want anything from osh kosh so it's not that bad right?

Heffalump · October 2016

OMG, I am down the Pinterest rabbit hole, and now it looks like we're going to be DIY-ing some hanging spider webs for the front porch and/or trees in front, as well as making our own mellowcreme pumpkins.

::shakes fist at Pinterest::

Mellowcreame Pumpkin Candy

ShesSoCold · October 2016

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.

What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?

Another fence company is coming tonight for a quote. Unless the first guy was crazy-ass expensive, it appears we're going chain-link instead of the PVC we wanted.

I made this garlic salad dressing and the longer it sits, the stronger the garlic gets. I feel like my coworkers will be able to smell my breath a mile away after lunch. Oh well - that shit is good!

CharmedPam · October 2016

I love Halloween. It is truly the most Wonderfulist time of the year.

Tonight, nail appointment, find something for dinner on the way home (currently in love with Wendy's new grilled chicken sandwiches) and watch the cubs game while working out.

charlotte989875 · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.
What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?
Another fence company is coming tonight for a quote. Unless the first guy was crazy-ass expensive, it appears we're going chain-link instead of the PVC we wanted.
I made this garlic salad dressing and the longer it sits, the stronger the garlic gets. I feel like my coworkers will be able to smell my breath a mile away after lunch. Oh well - that shit is good!

If it's what I have had this week; lots of fluids, hot tea with lemon/honey (my grandmother would probably say whiskey), rest, neti pot, vitamin c, and praying to whatever gods you have that you can avoid the worst of it.

VarunaTT · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.
What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?

A shot of Wild Turkey.

Getting ready to go grocery shopping. I had stopped doing my "to-do" list, which was a bad idea. Slipped into depression badly. So, I've made another one and grocery shopping is today's must do activity. I also need to stop by Lowe's, BBB, and maybe Hobby Lobby, but those are "you can save for tomorrow" items. I need to start cooking again, I'm so tired of eating out.

CharmedPam · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.
What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?
Another fence company is coming tonight for a quote. Unless the first guy was crazy-ass expensive, it appears we're going chain-link instead of the PVC we wanted.
I made this garlic salad dressing and the longer it sits, the stronger the garlic gets. I feel like my coworkers will be able to smell my breath a mile away after lunch. Oh well - that shit is good!

If it's not full blown yet, I recommend airborne or emergen-c, with Halls already. good luck!

DrillSergeantCat · October 2016

Taking Mouse (baby) for Halloween pictures tonight. We've used this photographer before and were really disappointed because they were supposed to be Harry Potter and you couldn't tell they were, but I'm hoping since he can sit up now they'll be better. If not, well...we just won't go again.

Tomorrow is my dress fitting for the wedding I'm in Saturday. They let it out as much as possible so hopefully my boobs have stopped growing because that thing was TIGHT!

Thursday night I'll have to pack for me and the baby because Friday we're heading to Tulsa for the wedding on Saturday. Sunday we're coming home and going to my mom's to celebrate my brother's birthday.

I'm not used to having this much scheduled.

I got bit by something Saturday night and the bite is progressively getting bigger. Mouse got bit on the hand by something yesterday and his little palm is bruised from it, but it's not stopping him from crawling.

My oldest son told me yesterday that he needs a new battery, tires, and an oil change for his car. I actually have the money to buy these things for him, but I'm kind of on the fence about it because he hasn't worked in over a year and the agreement when his dad and I bought the car was that he pay for his insurance and maintenance. What should I do?

SaintPaulGal · October 2016

I have an in-person interview today from an application I submitted yesterday! But I don't think I would take the job even if I got it. My line of work is sales for the hotel industry, and after doing some further research on the property that is hiring it looks like kind of a dud. I'm still going to go, because practice is good and who knows, they might be much more compelling in person than they are on paper. But I am not super stoked, anyway.

I did get a second inquiry based on a second application I did yesterday that I am a bit more excited about, but that hasn't gone beyond a brief email asking if I had time to connect this week. I also emailed the HR rep for the job that decided not to fill a new position after all asking her if she had a sense of whether they would be adding a person eventually. No response yet, but I did that at the end of the day yesterday.

Heffalump · October 2016

DrillSergeantCat said:

My oldest son told me yesterday that he needs a new battery, tires, and an oil change for his car. I actually have the money to buy these things for him, but I'm kind of on the fence about it because he hasn't worked in over a year and the agreement when his dad and I bought the car was that he pay for his insurance and maintenance. What should I do?

Send him a link to the want ads?

I don't know anything about raising teenagers, but what I do know from my little ones is that if you have a deal, backpedaling will only undermine your authority the next time you try to set limits. It took me a few tries to get this through my head, and I will probably slip in the future, but in general it seems to hold true.

DrillSergeantCat · October 2016

@Heffalump you're right. I've tried helping him find a job but he doesn't seem real interested. I guess I'm feeling guilty still about leaving his dad and not being able to do much for him the last two years.

ShesSoCold · October 2016

Heffalump said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

My oldest son told me yesterday that he needs a new battery, tires, and an oil change for his car. I actually have the money to buy these things for him, but I'm kind of on the fence about it because he hasn't worked in over a year and the agreement when his dad and I bought the car was that he pay for his insurance and maintenance. What should I do?

Send him a link to the want ads?
I don't know anything about raising teenagers, but what I do know from my little ones is that if you have a deal, backpedaling will only undermine your authority the next time you try to set limits. It took me a few tries to get this through my head, and I will probably slip in the future, but in general it seems to hold true.

I agree with this. I have zero kids, let alone teenagers, but my mom paid for very little when I was a young adult and it taught me a lot. She bought my first car (I paid for it later) and paid insurance until I graduated high school. Literally the day of my graduation she handed me a $600 bill for my insurance.

It taught me that I need to work, that I need to take care of things that are important, to prioritize (buying tires is way less fun than a fancy purse), that Mom is not my regular bail out, etc.

thefanciestbeckler · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

Heffalump said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

My oldest son told me yesterday that he needs a new battery, tires, and an oil change for his car. I actually have the money to buy these things for him, but I'm kind of on the fence about it because he hasn't worked in over a year and the agreement when his dad and I bought the car was that he pay for his insurance and maintenance. What should I do?

Send him a link to the want ads?
I don't know anything about raising teenagers, but what I do know from my little ones is that if you have a deal, backpedaling will only undermine your authority the next time you try to set limits. It took me a few tries to get this through my head, and I will probably slip in the future, but in general it seems to hold true.

I agree with this. I have zero kids, let alone teenagers, but my mom paid for very little when I was a young adult and it taught me a lot. She bought my first car (I paid for it later) and paid insurance until I graduated high school. Literally the day of my graduation she handed me a $600 bill for my insurance.
It taught me that I need to work, that I need to take care of things that are important, to prioritize (buying tires is way less fun than a fancy purse), that Mom is not my regular bail out, etc.

I agree with all of this. Growing up, my parents told me that I had to get a job at 16. I didn't get my license for a few months after turning 16, but that didn't stop my mom from driving me to and from work until I could drive myself. I'm sure that wasn't her favorite thing to do, but it taught me that she meant business about me becoming financially responsible. I had set things that I had to pay for, and if I blew my money and couldn't afford those things, I was told to work a little extra. It gave me a whole new level of respect for my parents.

banana468 · October 2016

There was a little girl in town who publicly fought and lost her battle with cancer. There were signs on lawns all around, t-shirts for her and on my birthday, I opened my email from the public school system to see that had passed. It was awful and as a parent, I still can't wrap my arms around how her parents cope and yet, they're moving on and doing a ton of good in her name.

Flash forward to this morning and Chiquita says in the car, "Mom, there's a sickness you can get and it can KILL you. My friend Jackson told me that there was a girl in his class and she got really sick and then she went to heaven." Fuuuuck. This is part of parenting that pulls at me and makes me cry.

@ShesSoCold , I love extra zinc and a hot toddy. Hot water, lemon, honey and whiskey. If it doesn't make you feel better then drink it while you're pub crawling near Lambeau.

OliveOilsMom · October 2016

DSC - The deal was made, your son isn't keeping to the deal. I would be concerned the tires are so bad they are unsafe to drive on. Anyone you know can take a look at the tires to make sure they are at least safe to currently drive on? I would reiterate the deal with your son. Offer help in the form of providing him job openings from the paper/internet or places you have seen hiring signs at. If you want to assist in anyway, after he gets the job, tell him you will help with a new battery but the rest is on him.

As for me today, I checked the mail this morning and found the changing table on our front porch. Since we didn't check for mail yesterday, the table was left out all night. I then opened my email to realize that Amazon delivered it on Sunday - so it was out there for 2 nights instead of 1. Good thing we live in a good neighborhood!

H got back to working on the bathroom again last night. He thinks one more skim coat of mud and we can paint it. Then its onto the tile floor, which neither of us have ever done. Then its just placing all of the other components back in and we will have a finished main bath again! I will finally be able to take a bath! I'm hoping about another month and we will have it finished. H said last week he hopes to have it done before baby. I said he BETTER have it done before baby or we will be paying someone to finish it because it must be done before baby arrives! She's not hear till March, so I think I have a realistic goal!

bleve0821 · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.
What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?

I have actually heard that garlic is really good for colds, so I recommend consuming more of that awesome sounding garlic dressing.

I am so tired. The exhaustion is seeping into my very bones. I didn't know that was a thing outside of fiction. It's mental as much as physical. I need to find a better outlet, because it's really tearing me down. I don't know how much DH has talked to his family, and I don't want to know. He supports me 100% which is all that matters, and neither of us want to play the "he/she said he/she said" game. It's all the lies, though. There really isn't any way for me to do anything about them, and that's the worst part for me. I kept my mouth shut for too long, and now I'm the bad guy with no way to advocate in my own defense. There is no way I'm going to apologize for reaching my limit, or for responding when I was attacked and belittled in my own home.

But there's no taking back the things that were said in my house. DH has told me FIL isn't a bad person and doesn't mean what he said, and that I need to forgive him, if I forgive anyone.

But I don't know how to forgive "This is all your fault. Why couldn't you just grow up?"

DrillSergeantCat · October 2016

@OliveOilsMom he only live about 20 minutes from me, so I can take a look at them. The car is 4 years old and it's the original tires. He had a job until he went to college. His birthday is in just under a month. He usually gets cash, but I'm thinking I want to do this for him for his birthday and Christmas presents.

MissKittyDanger · October 2016

I was home yesterday because I just needed a day. I said I felt awful, which wasn't a lie entirely. Sunday I had a migraine all day. "Aunt Flo" started that day, so could have been part of the reason.

Fair warning - it's a novel!

Rewind!
Friday - went to dinner with a friend. Another friend was suppose to come but she bailed last minute, as per usual so my friend A and I basically spent time bitching. We basically came to the result as we're done with her. We're not inviting her places, we're done trying. She puts no effort and we're drifting apart due to lifestyles. A and I are in relationships, I bought a house, A is buying one next year, friend is living at home, doing online classes and not working plus making excuses why she shouldn't work.

After dinner, I headed home. H had a friend over, but I asked them to meet me near the bus stop. I'm not familiar with area, so at night it's nerve wracking.
Apparently I looked good because H's friend - who has a crush on me - kept checking me out. It's an on going joke that he's my next husband also. Even H commented on how I looked, a rare occurrence indeed.

H's friend stayed over because he had a couple drinks.

Saturday - H woke up early to ensure his buddy got out on time {he had to go to work} and I stayed in bed a couple more hours lol
H's other friend came over to help us with the washer/dryer from my uncle's place.
H and his friend went to lunch with their buddy at a buffet. I didn't go because they have MSG in their food and I've discovered I may be allergic to it. H ended up eating something bad, so when he got home he was sick.

A ended up coming for dinner, H stayed home instead of going out and we chilled.

Sunday - as mentioned, woke up with migraine. Washer fucked up, so H and I got into an argument because his reaction was my uncle sold us a broken washer, etc etc. I told him to google shit and fix it because laundry needs to be done. Blah blah blah.
He went upstairs to watch a movie, I stayed in living room and we both kinda cooled down for a bit. I googled, and told him when his movie was over to come help me.
Washer fixed, got laundry in. Crashed early.

Monday - stayed home because I still felt awful. Cleaned linen closet, did another load of laundry and watched t.v

lyndausvi · October 2016

Yay, we are finally moved. I only have a few more items to move over from the other place. Which I plan on doing today. I would say 90% of the items already moved are put away. DH will finish hanging all the pictures today.

They are replacing a toilet in the master room (the current toilet is made for a little person. It's so low to the ground). Unfortunately it resulted in them breaking a couple of tiles on the floor. The room is unusable until tomorrow or Wednesday.

Over at the other place they are coming today to drywall the ceiling so I can't really clean until they finish that. At least we have until the 31st to finish up. Not that I will wait till the last minute. I'm over that place and want to be done.

AW - look the coat rack my DH made. The wood is from a Jim Beam barrel. Bought the faucets online.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020756/uploads/editor/1i/trvjib93tw12.jpg

kimmiinthemitten · October 2016

@shessocold hydrate- water, orange juice, airborne and Neti pot.

@drillsergeantcat this is going to sound harsh but stop enabling him. You told him he was responsible to get a job and he didn't. So then you helped him look for jobs and he still hasn't gotten one. What else can you do? Hold his hand and answer the interview questions. Too bad, so sad son, you wanted the car but not the responsibility. In a previous life (see below) I was a live in girlfriend/ stepmom for 2 of his teens and my teen brother lived with us too. I agree with @heffalump 100%. When you set boundaries or consequences and then don't follow through you set a bad precedence and lose credibility as an authority figure.

So I keep having dreams that I'm forced/obligated to go back to my ex boyfriend. In each dream I'm devastated to leave FI and he understands it's temporary and just something I have to do and I'm tying to find a way out before the wedding. In last nights dream I received my own wedding invitation in the mail and woke up crying. Any thoughts on what this means? I miss the pre wedding dreams where I just forgot my shoes or missed my makeup appointment.

sparklepants41 · October 2016

ShesSoCold said:

I'm getting sick. I have the worst sore throat. Horrible timing too because I'm going to Green Bay Thursday and I have a pub crawl on Saturday.
What do you guys recommend for nipping this in the bud?
Another fence company is coming tonight for a quote. Unless the first guy was crazy-ass expensive, it appears we're going chain-link instead of the PVC we wanted.
I made this garlic salad dressing and the longer it sits, the stronger the garlic gets. I feel like my coworkers will be able to smell my breath a mile away after lunch. Oh well - that shit is good!

Lots of tea, lots of soup, lots of rest, some booze, and a few hours of crappy mindless TV.

MissKittyDanger · October 2016

@ShesSoCold Try gargling with vodka or mouthwash. Kills bacteria and stops whatever is there from forming more. I've done this multiple times {also great when you have nasal drip because it will kill the mucus at the back of your throat!}

tawillers · October 2016

::waving::

We had a nice weekend. Our friends had a bbq and they ended up getting engaged! He had told DH a couple weeks ago that he was going to do it and then the morning of he came over to borrow a table and ask me to take pics of it all. Engagement or not, you feel like a creeper taking so many pics of people kissing.

Sunday night my phone started acting up. I had downloaded a new app and DD1 accidentally knocked it from the couch to the hardwood floor, face down. The screen flickered for a long time so I called support. They recommended a factory reset first and foremost but while I was on the phone with them, the screen went black completely. I couldn't do anything. My notifications light was still going off, but couldn't get the phone to respond. I moped around all night.

Yesterday morning while googling I saw that I could wipe the phone online. Great. Worked like a charm. The phone rebooted and the flickering continued, but I could use it. I discovered I could make the flickering stop by turning the brightness down. Eventually though the screen went black again and now I can't get it to do anything.

The damn thing is only a few months old and I love it an embarrassing amount. I am upset at how much it's going to cost to fix but just using my old phone for 2 days has been brutal. FWP, for sure.

mrsconn23 · October 2016

I am still so damn tired.

It's starting to piss me off. I got out of bed at 8:50, but have been dozing on the couch since

My mom called me at 6:45a to yell at me that I forgot to call her back, twice. (We've texted a few times since I got back.) I felt like I was 13 again. I'm going to call her tonight. I hope she isn't still shitty.

I need to go to the store and I don't wanna. I should make some coffee, but that seems like a lot of effort. Ugh. I just want to go back to sleep.

short+sassy · October 2016

MissKittyDanger said:

@ShesSoCold Try gargling with vodka or mouthwash. Kills bacteria and stops whatever is there from forming more. I've done this multiple times {also great when you have nasal drip because it will kill the mucus at the back of your throat!}

I know which one I'd choose .

@ShesSoCold, if you can find it in your area, "No Time for Colds" is the best ever. Both my H and I have stopped colds in their tracks and kept them from happening. However, it's not very helpful with symptoms or shortening time IF a cold has already established itself.

And, if you don't mind, please post that garlic dressing recipe! I am a garlic fiend.

Great news in the mail on Saturday! FEMA recently redrew flood maps around the country and one of my rentals went from a A02 (bad) to an X zone (the best). X zone=no flood zone. My annual premium went from $1254 to $572. I just paid it in July, so they will be sending me a check for the difference. Sweet!

I also got a letter from my mortgager for my personal home that they no longer require me to carry flood insurance. Apparently the same thing happened, I just haven't gotten the FEMA letter yet. I'm already only paying $640ish/year on that one, so it won't be quite as big a difference. But it will definitely be going down somewhat.

Went to a Saints game viewing party at Harrahs casino on Sunday. It was free and a lot of fun. It also had free drinks and food, but the food was disappointing. Stunned amazement we won.

MissKittyDanger · October 2016

@short+sassy works great but burns so bad if you accidentally get it through your nose
which I have done but also killed everything in my nose and ended up feeling better quicker

ShesSoCold · October 2016

short+sassy said:

MissKittyDanger said:

@ShesSoCold Try gargling with vodka or mouthwash. Kills bacteria and stops whatever is there from forming more. I've done this multiple times {also great when you have nasal drip because it will kill the mucus at the back of your throat!}

I know which one I'd choose .
@ShesSoCold, if you can find it in your area, "No Time for Colds" is the best ever. Both my H and I have stopped colds in their tracks and kept them from happening. However, it's not very helpful with symptoms or shortening time IF a cold has already established itself.
And, if you don't mind, please post that garlic dressing recipe! I am a garlic fiend.
Great news in the mail on Saturday! FEMA recently redrew flood maps around the country and one of my rentals went from a A02 (bad) to an X zone (the best). X zone=no flood zone. My annual premium went from $1254 to $572. I just paid it in July, so they will be sending me a check for the difference. Sweet!
I also got a letter from my mortgager for my personal home that they no longer require me to carry flood insurance. Apparently the same thing happened, I just haven't gotten the FEMA letter yet. I'm already only paying $640ish/year on that one, so it won't be quite as big a difference. But it will definitely be going down somewhat.
Went to a Saints game viewing party at Harrahs casino on Sunday. It was free and a lot of fun. It also had free drinks and food, but the food was disappointing. Stunned amazement we won.

Yeah I got not time for mouthwash if vodka is also an option.

It was super easy - 1/4 cup low fat mayo, 1/4 cup greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Next time I will use roasted garlic.

OliveOilsMom · October 2016

MrsConn the best way to beat jet lag is to get up at the same time every day for 2 weeks. So if your normal start time is 6 AM, just do that every day for 2 weeks, including weekends. It will help your internal clock to reset. You will need to do whatever you can to resist the urge for naps or dozing off during the day though.

On my first trip, it was during my spring break. So when I returned, I just slept whenever I felt like it because I had the varied college courses I could sleep around. After sometime I eventually got really sick. My doctor said it was because of my jet lag. So he told me to do the 2 week trick and it helped tremendously.

That is what I do every time I travel across more than a 3 hour time difference now. I've not had any real problems, even on the few trips to Hawaii I have taken. My H had trouble adjusting back after our honeymoon because he didn't work mornings that summer. So he would sleep in until late and stay up really late watching tv. I could tell he was starting to get really cranky most of the time, so I told him he was suffering from jet lag and he needed to get it figured out because he was miserable! He started getting up with me for work and it eventually worked itself out.

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