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Wedding Woes
STARMOON44
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Happy Monday!
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I had a blast at the wedding on Saturday. Everyone did a great job of wearing their masks, dinner was better spaced out than outdoor dining at a restaurant, and several people told me I looked like Adele (thank you YouTube makeup tutorials!).
Re: Happy Monday!
Yay for babysitters, charlotte...
Fantasy football...I totally should have researched more or engaged more autodraft because, wow, I'm lousy at this
I had an adorable time playing with a 3 year old at work yesterday. He did, however, prove the reason I have to explain to the people who do my bi-weekly covid test "Work requires me to get tested frequently because small children lick things and hand them to me all day"
Against all good pandemic advice, I got to see my sister who was cross-country on a job thing. (It was kinda inevitable, she was staying w my parents who are my SUnday childcare, so, one way or another we're all in the same bubble)
How's the rest of the world going (I just finished catching up on like 3 days of threads)?
Top half of dragon, tada
i worked from home Friday, very lax day. M and I just watched some movies and ordered pizza. Saturday I got my hair done (extensions) and dinner out with some friends. We also went to a haunted car wash which was AWESOME. As you wait in line scary creatures come up at you, then you go into the mechanical wash and yes figures come at you through the suds too. So fun! Sunday I made pancakes and we carved pumpkins. I got an email saying a coworker’s husband had tested positive so the whole office is working from home this week as a precaution (she tested negative).
@GBCK that masks is awesome!
@charlotte989875 I said it before, I'll say it again. America needs at least 1 yr maternity leave.
There are literally Canadians bitching about 1yr being too short so they adjusted so people can take up to 18m WTF {I didn't but if I had a winter/fall baby I probably would take the 18m to start work in nicer weather lol}
@GBCK as someone with a toddler, I agree. Toddlers are gross
Weekend was good. I had to drop BK from swimming because her eczema was flairing up. We can't do immediate lotion/aquaphor so I think that is partly reasoning. I'm dropping her swimming and next year we're going to consider gymnastics. {pandemic pending obv}
We have a talk with her allergist next week about other stuff, so we'll see how it goes.
This Thursday I have to pick up BK from daycare early, so I asked my mum if she wants to come over for a bit.
Depending on weather, we may just set the toddler free in a field.
Speaking of weather, it's half snowing right now. So I need to grab the winter gear. Luckily I went thru BK's winter stuff {hats, boots and mitts} and I'm going to pull her jacket tonight, along with M's and my winter stuff.
Otherwise had a nice weekend.
Friday night DH and I equally slept poorly. He thinks he has an ulcer so I am working to make food that is better for his gut. I hate seeing someone I love feel so terrible.
Other than the stress inducing a bad night of sleep Saturday and Sunday improved. Chiquita had soccer games both days and they won Saturday and tied Sunday. Saturday we walked through the corn maze at a local farm (a butterfly! ) and finished the new version of The Witches with Chiquita for bedtime. Sunday we watched mass, had her game and then headed home for pumpkin carving.
BTW, if you haven't smelled a pumpkin rotting from the inside I don't recommend it. SUCH STINK. The pumpkin could be carved but the guts were NASTY. The other 3 pumpkins carved had healthy pulp and I have probably a quart of roasted pumpkin seeds for the snacking. (tip - boil in super salty water for 10 min before roasting!).
Like M & I were unsure how bedding was going to be {private costs exta, but joint room is covered by insurance} As hospital explained, if they have rooms they will give you private room but charge as shared room because they can.
I got private room and we kept expecting a letter for payment {it wasn't expensive, but we weren't sure cost per say}
Then I found out how much in the states even HAVING a baby was. Like wtfffff! Expensive a.f!
Weird question, does anyone receive monthly amounts regarding having kids?
Idk how to explain it. We get a monthly amount {income based} and it's suppose to off-set what you pay for the child {daycare, diapers, clothes, etc}
Tbh I only get $284/m and pay $400 biweekly for daycare but still.
Weekend was low key. I honestly have no idea what I accomplished. H was on a Zoom meeting all day Saturday and most of the day Friday. We went to church yesterday. It was our last outdoor service (weather is getting too cold). I don't think I'll be going to indoor service until after Thanksgiving. DS1 and SIL are planning on being here for TG so I don't want to do anything that would discourage them from coming.
Today I had personal training. Starting to do some standing work. This afternoon I have a stretch session. My back so needs that!
“good” insurance. We’ve saved almost that much in our HSA (pre-tax account).
The US doesn't have subsidized childcare or stipends like that unless you qualify for some lower income programs that will then give waivers to help pay for childcare. You are limited to certain centers that accept those waivers and I think sometimes parents can struggle to find one nearby that accepts it.
I had a nice weekend. It went by so fast! I'm trying my hand at faux stained glass, but the paints I'm using are too runny, so I have to rethink things. And yesterday we had online church and then I visited my parents.
In my other league I drafted Dak, then picked up Andy Dalton after he got hurt. I’m trying to pick up Herbert now off waivers. Somehow I’m 4-3 in that one!
More kids, more money.
You can claim daycare on taxes and get a credit with your return. But it has to be split - M claims BK as a dependent because he makes more, I claim daycare amount.
Weekend was good. My inlaws did a lot of baby watching for us so we could run errands and get lunch. Yesterday was house cleaning and laundry. This weekend I may get out the Christmas decorations and start spreading some holiday cheer early because why not?
I'm having a rough Fantasy season too. I auto-drafted, but since McCaffrey went down I've really struggled. At least I rarely have the "what if my bench scores better than my starters, who should I play?!" to deal with...the bench stinks too.
Weekend was fun. The kids had a ball at the backyard Halloween gathering on Saturday. My nephew's baptism yesterday was really nice. The ceremony was brief but he was the only baby being baptized so we were all able to spread out in church. The guests loved the to-go bags. My kids and nieces took it upon themselves to plan a post-Baptism playdate lol...so my sisters and brother came back to my house afterwards. I ordered a few pizzas and opened some bottles of wine. It was in the low 50s and we tried to keep it in the yard, but there was eventually some movement inside with masks. We're actually starting discussions on comfort levels with indoors, no masks. Parents and siblings only, the same quarancrew since June. We'll see.
@STARMOON44 I'm glad you felt safe at the wedding and everyone was taking things seriously!
H and I got the biggest surprise of our lives yesterday morning in the form of a positive pregnancy test. I'm still in shock. Obviously I know it's super duper early and anything could happen, but I'm bursting and need to tell someone!!!!!!! It took us 5 years and 2 rounds of IUI to get pregnant the first time. I have an appointment coming up to confirm and to test hormone levels (I was on supplemental hormones for 3-4 months last time). I'm just kind of in a fog at the moment. We are definitely excited but OMG.
My parents were here this weekend and it was so fun to hang out with them and get some stuff done around the house!
A friend on another forum had the same thing happen. Kiddo 1 was after numerous rounds of infertility treatments and Kiddo 2 was after some rounds on a date night.