Tuesday

ei34 · April 2022

How's everyone? Made a tray of lasagna Sunday for later, and my work day is half over, so I'm pretty good, hope everyone else is too..

mrsconn23 · April 2022

The one downside to our update last year is that we put in dark grey floors and you can't see ants as well. So at 945 last night, I see a bug in the corner behind my couch on the baseboard and then I look more closely and there's ANTS all over. DH and I were vacuuming, spraying, and putting out baits at 10pm. Fun times.

DH is still in a funk. I did snark at him a little this morning because he was being ridic (IMO) and then he responded by being a little over the top jerk-ish. It's almost CTJ time. I'm going to see where he's at after work tonight because I cannot do another day of him spinning out over everything (and I cannot sit through another angry rant about FIL, knowing he won't do shit about it except try to avoid him as long as possible. *sigh*).

At least the sun is out and it's going to be close to 70 day.

SSDD otherwise.

banana468 · April 2022

@mrsconn23 I'm not sure how your area is but at our place if the ants are inside we need to spray/put powder down around the foundation. We had to do that multiple times last year especially after we had trees cut down and at least one was an ant hotel.

I'm hoping DH gets the kids Easter basket stuff so I can make the baskets when he's in NYC Friday. It's his happy trip to the auto show and he'll likely be out for a long time.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

@banana468, DH is spraying outside tonight after work. It was raining last night and spraying would have been 'moo'.

We should have been on top of it, but stupid floors and just not looking for them. We have a couch that is pulled out from the wall, but it's kind of 'dead' space behind it. We don't really look back there much.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

@ei34 I'm considering trying to make lasagna from scratch. Do you precook the noodles or leave them raw and cook together?
Do you have a recipe you use?

banana468 · April 2022

mrsconn23 said:

@banana468, DH is spraying outside tonight after work. It was raining last night and spraying would have been 'moo'.

We should have been on top of it, but stupid floors and just not looking for them. We have a couch that is pulled out from the wall, but it's kind of 'dead' space behind it. We don't really look back there much.

I think we have your rain here now. It's gross and cold.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

I'm slowly dealing with BK's school list.
I ordered 2 more water bottles because we're basically done with the munchkin 360 cups but I'm not ready to remove them yet without having back up. BK isn't big on open cups except at the table, she likes that you can close water bottles lol

I've also got a few lunch kits I'm debating on. Please see next post to help me decide!

So interesting turn of events is BK wanting more opinions on things.
She's always been agreeable with clothes - I give her options, but she really doesn't mind.
Today she wanted to choose her own coat, hat and shoes.
Only thing I had to say no to was original shoes - she wanted sandals.

This is what we chose {ignore her face, she was frustrated no sandals - same kid}

VarunaTT · April 2022

I went to bed somewhere around 7 last night because I was just tired and worn out from the day.

Had my first allergy shots this morning. Yes, shotS. I have THREE of them!!! I'm not phobic, but I don't enjoy getting poked with needles. It's not the worst shot I've ever had, but it's not an easy shot either. 2 in the same arm is not fun. So, this will be weekly for 6-9 months which hopefully gets me to a maintenance point, then we'll start working to stretch it to monthly. My right eye is watering, so I am having a reaction. I'm going to see if it'll pass now that I've taken my Zyrtec or if I'll need to pop a Benadryl too. They said that would be normal and okay.

Otherwise, SSDD.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

Lunch kit options {keep in mind I'm just linking Amazon - none of these I'm buying on Amazon, just easier to link lol}

Sistema - we currently have a few of these
Sistema 216852 to Go Collection Bento Cube Lunch Box, Small, Clear/Blue : Amazon.ca: Home

OmieBox
OmieBox Bento Box for Kids - Insulated Bento Lunch Box with Leak Proof Thermos Food Jar - 3 Compartments, Two Temperature Zones (Sky Blue) (Single) (Packaging May Vary) : Amazon.ca: Home

EasyLunchboxes 4-Compartment Snack Box Food Containers, Set of 4 Containers, Brights : Amazon.ca: Home

EasyLunchboxes 3-Compartment Bento Lunch Box Containers, Set of 4, Brights : Amazon.ca: Home

STARMOON44 · April 2022

MissKittyDanger said:

@ei34 I'm considering trying to make lasagna from scratch. Do you precook the noodles or leave them raw and cook together?
Do you have a recipe you use?

I use the no pre cook noodles but you need to pay attention to your recipe and your noodles they aren’t interchangeable

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

STARMOON44 said:

MissKittyDanger said:

@ei34 I'm considering trying to make lasagna from scratch. Do you precook the noodles or leave them raw and cook together?
Do you have a recipe you use?

I use the no pre cook noodles but you need to pay attention to your recipe and your noodles they aren’t interchangeable

wait what!? There's different noodle options?
I thought it was just optional if you cook vs not cook them lmfao omggg ...

climbingsingle · April 2022

There are specific lasagna noodles that you don't have to precook. But I've always used the regular kind and boiled them prior to assembling.

Bleh Second Monday. I think I'm getting a cold? Maybe? Allergies? I don't even know.

I keep forgetting Easter is this weekend and I got myself all worked up over my exH refusing to return my stupid deviled egg platter that I love but cannot find a duplicate of anywhere. So I'm in a shit mood now.

Also we have some kind of large critter in the house and ughhh N is not back until Friday.

missJeanLouise · April 2022

Hard Uhg @mrsconn23 ants are the bane of my existence. We generally get them 2x a year when the weather changes. If I catch them right away, it's not so bad. But if they take a sneaky route in, it will take serious commitment (and poison) to get rid of them.

@MissKittyDanger lasagna is actually pretty easy. I use uncooked noodles. I will see if I can find the link to the base recipe I use.

@VarunaTT sorry your allergies have been so rough. Have they always been this way or are they getting worse? My dad have TERRIBLE allergies and says he hasn't been able to breathe correctly for 60 years (he is the drama). Now DS is showing signs of allergies and I have absolutely no idea how to handle it since I have never has them.

@banana468 the car show is always fun. And I don't even like cars, lol.

Today was a good day. I went to the gym for the first time since January. I would really like to start riding again but I need to be patient and let that happen at the right time. Hopefully by the end of the month, or when Ramadan ends. I am also trying to figure out how to add a baby play area to our already crowded, open concept living/ dining room. I keep thinking we just aren't using our space wisely enough but also there just isn't a lot you can do with a long, thin room. My next option includes moving the wall mounted tv to a different wall. Sigh.

missJeanLouise · April 2022

@MissKittyDanger https://cupcakesandkalechips.com/worlds-best-lasagna-recipe/

charlotte989875 · April 2022

Still sick and H is now sick. Baby M seemed to have more energy this morning so hopefully he’s heading in the right direction. It’s a slow week here with so many people on vacation because of spring real so I napped during the day with zero guilt.

banana468 · April 2022

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

charlotte989875 · April 2022

banana468 said:

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

Why did she go through it in the first place? That would be a hard no from me, and I can’t imagine it make Chiquita want to go over there.

banana468 · April 2022

charlotte989875 said:

banana468 said:

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

Why did she go through it in the first place? That would be a hard no from me, and I can’t imagine it make Chiquita want to go over there.

That's what I don't know either. She claimed she had to 'put something in there' and Chiquita can't figure out why.

We picked up Chiquita right after girl scouts which was right after school so it's definitely possible she had paperwork around my IL's house.

My MIL generally doesn't have bad intentions but she definitely gets intrusive. I've told DH that right now while she's in a bad mood it's not worth picking that battle because it has to be at a time that she's going to be receptive to the words - but it absolutely will need to be addressed by him or eventually it's going to come out of an 11 yo.

ILoveBeachMusic · April 2022

banana468 said:

charlotte989875 said:

banana468 said:

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

Why did she go through it in the first place? That would be a hard no from me, and I can’t imagine it make Chiquita want to go over there.

That's what I don't know either. She claimed she had to 'put something in there' and Chiquita can't figure out why.

We picked up Chiquita right after girl scouts which was right after school so it's definitely possible she had paperwork around my IL's house.

My MIL generally doesn't have bad intentions but she definitely gets intrusive. I've told DH that right now while she's in a bad mood it's not worth picking that battle because it has to be at a time that she's going to be receptive to the words - but it absolutely will need to be addressed by him or eventually it's going to come out of an 11 yo.

Maybe it would be more effective coming from the 11 year old. IDK but sometimes people respond better to the kid expressing themselves than the parents doing it. You know your MIL best though.

banana468 · April 2022

ILoveBeachMusic said:

banana468 said:

charlotte989875 said:

banana468 said:

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

Why did she go through it in the first place? That would be a hard no from me, and I can’t imagine it make Chiquita want to go over there.

That's what I don't know either. She claimed she had to 'put something in there' and Chiquita can't figure out why.

We picked up Chiquita right after girl scouts which was right after school so it's definitely possible she had paperwork around my IL's house.

My MIL generally doesn't have bad intentions but she definitely gets intrusive. I've told DH that right now while she's in a bad mood it's not worth picking that battle because it has to be at a time that she's going to be receptive to the words - but it absolutely will need to be addressed by him or eventually it's going to come out of an 11 yo.

Maybe it would be more effective coming from the 11 year old. IDK but sometimes people respond better to the kid expressing themselves than the parents doing it. You know your MIL best though.

MIL is ..... always right.

So it's going to need to be a delicate conversation that essentially tells her to back off from her son who loves her.

He also knows that if he doesn't address it it's going to come from his daughter and her mother. She's not a bad person but she's not really receptive to the concept that there may be more than one way to parent and her granddaughter already has two active parents.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

banana468 said:

@MissKittyDanger look for places that test a ton of recipes. I am subscribed to America's Test Kitchen and it's worth it IMO for the money because they've never lead me astray. I think the last time I made their lasagna I used no boil noodles but soaked them first based on their recommendation.

When DH and I made beef wellington it was their recipe and it was phenomenal.

Chiquita brought an issue to our attention. When she and her brother had a sleep over with MIL and FIL last week MIL went into her backpack, took all her stuff out, washed the backpack and then criticized Chiquita for the mess in it. It pissed off Chiquita and I told DH he is going to have to figure out the time to address it with his mom. Stuff like that is going to be a great way to get your local granddaughter to want to stop sleeping over.

That's generally so baffling to me. MIL/SFIL and my mum always tell BK to put it in her own bag because it's just .... better?

Did your MIL say what was put in the bag that allegedly needed to go in?

This feels like an awful/unnecessary breach of trust $:\$

short+sassy · April 2022

Murphy's Law at work again (sigh). I've been planning all morning to post my next rental ad at lunch time.

But now my cell phone's Internet appears to be down, smh. I've tried restarting my phone and all of that, but I think it's T-Mobile.

Here's the odd thing at my work. They don't block Facebook. I could still post the ad. But they DO block Facebook Messenger. So, for that, I need to use my cell phone. It's not much use to post the ad, if I can't reply back to messages yet.

I'm not sure where they came from, because we don't have it advertised anywhere yet, but my H almost had a hot lead for this place, lol. He had some people earlier who came by to look at it. Apparently they were ready to put a deposit down and everything. BUT he couldn't remember what the rental price was and told them, he thought it was $900/month, but would have to double check with me. It is not. It is $950/month. Apparently that was a big enough difference they were no longer interested. Oh well.

I was able to move my mystery dinner shop to tonight. It's a restaurant I haven't tried, but it looks good, so I'm looking forward to that.

MissKittyDanger · April 2022

Thanks everyone! I've emailed a bunch of the suggestions to myself.

Depending on time, I may wait until a long weekend to do this lol Some weekends I feel like I have zero time so I couldn't do it.

short+sassy · April 2022

Wow! Scammers are sure at it, smh. I was on FB Marketplace perusing rentals to see the "competition".

I saw a gorgeous 3 bed/2ba SFH in a nice area...near one of my other rentals (but not the one I'm about to put the ad up for)... for only $900/month. My rentals near that one are also 3 bed/2ba. But smaller and part of a duplex, instead of a SFH. They are $1300/month.

Me (joking to myself): S**t. For that price, I should rent that house and put my own house for rent, lol.

But that was just TOO good a price, so I investigated. I Google'd the address. That house is actually FOR SALE with a list price of $238K. Currently pending. That rental ad is a total fake, trying to steal hard working peoples' money. I hate the human race so much sometimes.

mrsconn23 · April 2022

Oh that's a hell no @banana468. Yeah, DH needs to try to talk to MIL sooner than later. Going through her stuff (without reason) is overstepping and intrusive, but criticizing her is just straight up rude and disrespectful. At 11, kids are no dummies. If MIL keeps this up, Chiquita may have nothing more than a tacitly polite relationship with MIL once she's old enough to start choosing how and when to spend time with people.

banana468 · April 2022

mrsconn23 said:

Oh that's a hell no @banana468. Yeah, DH needs to try to talk to MIL sooner than later. Going through her stuff (without reason) is overstepping and intrusive, but criticizing her is just straight up rude and disrespectful. At 11, kids are no dummies. If MIL keeps this up, Chiquita may have nothing more than a tacitly polite relationship with MIL once she's old enough to start choosing how and when to spend time with people.

Yeah - it's going to be a tricky conversation. The issue is that MIL has a whole slew of anxiety and other issues. Here's an example: She went with FIL to volunteer for the church fish fry. When a box of plastic wrap that was placed on a shelf over her accidently fell she noped out of there. It was bad enough that two days later she missed mass and "thought she had a concussion". ::in Ron Howard's voice:: there was no concussion. She's just melodramatic.

Now she and FIL are hosting Easter. Chiquita won't need to bring anything with her to Easter so there's no "stuff" to go through. And hosting also means extra anxiety when the reality is that she's going to make a ham and a veggie and I'm making potatoes (hasselback scalloped) and bringing a Columba. But if she's going to be wrapped up in that anxiety then talking to her about an incident that happened 6 days ago that Chiquita didn't bring up until last night is likely going to need to be AFTER the holiday.

And I think DH gets it. And he knows when it's worth addressing stuff with his mom vs. not.

climbingsingle · April 2022

banana468 said:

mrsconn23 said:

Oh that's a hell no @banana468. Yeah, DH needs to try to talk to MIL sooner than later. Going through her stuff (without reason) is overstepping and intrusive, but criticizing her is just straight up rude and disrespectful. At 11, kids are no dummies. If MIL keeps this up, Chiquita may have nothing more than a tacitly polite relationship with MIL once she's old enough to start choosing how and when to spend time with people.

Yeah - it's going to be a tricky conversation. The issue is that MIL has a whole slew of anxiety and other issues. Here's an example: She went with FIL to volunteer for the church fish fry. When a box of plastic wrap that was placed on a shelf over her accidently fell she noped out of there. It was bad enough that two days later she missed mass and "thought she had a concussion". ::in Ron Howard's voice:: there was no concussion. She's just melodramatic.

Now she and FIL are hosting Easter. Chiquita won't need to bring anything with her to Easter so there's no "stuff" to go through. And hosting also means extra anxiety when the reality is that she's going to make a ham and a veggie and I'm making potatoes (hasselback scalloped) and bringing a Columba. But if she's going to be wrapped up in that anxiety then talking to her about an incident that happened 6 days ago that Chiquita didn't bring up until last night is likely going to need to be AFTER the holiday.

And I think DH gets it. And he knows when it's worth addressing stuff with his mom vs. not.

Good lord. Did the plastic wrap even fall on her??

VarunaTT · April 2022

@missJeanLouise I have always had them since moving to MO around 13 (lived in NM previously, so no issues there and before that I was too young to remember). I've almost always taken a daily allergy pill. Now, where I live doesn't have a lot of green space, but there is an underground "river" about a block from me that I think blows up a lot of mold. I've noticed an increased sensitivity to that, plus just all around worsening, in the last few years. My main problem beyond the regular stuff that most people have, is itching. My legs have always been itchy, but last year I found it creeping up in my torso/back torso area and arms, which was new. I told my doctor at my annual that I just couldn't handle it (I have permanent scars on my legs from scratching so deeply and so often in the very same places). She finally agreed (and I think if I'd had her before, this would've happened sooner), that it was time to treat the allergies themselves, rather than their symptoms. The test was rather eye-opening and very validating.

I'm not sure at what age you can start taking a daily allergy pill. I took Claritin for a few years, but it just stopped working for me one year. Doctor said that was common and I switched to Zyrtec (or the generic) years ago and it's always been a trooper. Some days I would take 2 at the same time. It does make me slightly drowsy, so I take it in the morning with coffee. The allergist has added Singulair and she wants me to use a Neti pot, which I'm still not over the moon about.

ETA: I did have to pop a benadryl. I'm better now but streamlining coffee to stay away at my desk.

banana468 · April 2022

climbingsingle said:

banana468 said:

mrsconn23 said:

Oh that's a hell no @banana468. Yeah, DH needs to try to talk to MIL sooner than later. Going through her stuff (without reason) is overstepping and intrusive, but criticizing her is just straight up rude and disrespectful. At 11, kids are no dummies. If MIL keeps this up, Chiquita may have nothing more than a tacitly polite relationship with MIL once she's old enough to start choosing how and when to spend time with people.

Yeah - it's going to be a tricky conversation. The issue is that MIL has a whole slew of anxiety and other issues. Here's an example: She went with FIL to volunteer for the church fish fry. When a box of plastic wrap that was placed on a shelf over her accidently fell she noped out of there. It was bad enough that two days later she missed mass and "thought she had a concussion". ::in Ron Howard's voice:: there was no concussion. She's just melodramatic.

Now she and FIL are hosting Easter. Chiquita won't need to bring anything with her to Easter so there's no "stuff" to go through. And hosting also means extra anxiety when the reality is that she's going to make a ham and a veggie and I'm making potatoes (hasselback scalloped) and bringing a Columba. But if she's going to be wrapped up in that anxiety then talking to her about an incident that happened 6 days ago that Chiquita didn't bring up until last night is likely going to need to be AFTER the holiday.

And I think DH gets it. And he knows when it's worth addressing stuff with his mom vs. not.

Good lord. Did the plastic wrap even fall on her??

LOL.

kvruns · April 2022

@MissKittyDanger the Sistema one is highly recommended by a few I know, although slightly different one it was the lunch size

Sistema 216712 to Go Collection Bento Lunch Box, Large, Clear/Blue

And holy shit your prices!!!! I ordered this one from Walmart here for $9.99! Granted I forgot to go pick it up from the store but that was regular price not a sale

CharmedPam · April 2022

I actually don’t know if my lasagna noods are “pre cook”. It’s a low glycemic one called Dreamfields, and I’ve always layed them uncooked. Saturated them enough and the lasagna came out just fine. Also, found out homemade sauce, albeit more work, works way better in lasagna and less runny than jar stuff.
@mrsconn23, I have orkin come out every 2 months (my lady is absolutely wonderful) and she asked me how the ants were. I said since I started using orkin I haven’t seen any, and she said they were REALLY bad this year and right now getting extra focus on that. For me, it’s crickets right now. Bloody crickets everywhere I look and I can’t kill them because apparently it’s bad luck?

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