Fat Tuesday Spam!

[mrsp]

Anyone eat a delicious paczki yet?

[heyitsmamac]

We have FOUR boxes of them (like HUUUGE boxes) that were brought into our office this morning. We have maybe 15 employees in my dept. I don't like anything that's filled, but sometimes I'll squeeze all the goop out and eat them. We'll see.

[ssm]

Ummm I ate a cheese "quesadilla" ::shrugs:: not sure if that is the same thing or not. probably not though.

[heyitsmamac]

Feb 17, 2015 8:59:46 GMT -5 ssm said:

Ummm I ate a cheese "quesadilla" ::shrugs:: not sure if that is the same thing or not. probably not though.

LOL do you not know what a paczki is? What's the polish population like in NC?

[ssm]

So, I am working from home today with B. All I want to do is close the computer and walk over to the play room and be with b.
I will say though...This whole 1 kid proofed room is FANTASTIC. I put up the baby gate in his doorway. he has been in there for 20 minutes or so, just playing with his toys. He loves his bedroom. He is just playing and talking and looking out the window and just having safe fun. It is such a stress relief for me. I'm not trying to work and chase him all over the place.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:02:55 GMT -5 heyitsmamac said:

Feb 17, 2015 8:59:46 GMT -5 ssm said:

Ummm I ate a cheese "quesadilla" ::shrugs:: not sure if that is the same thing or not. probably not though.

LOL do you not know what a paczki is? What's the polish population like in NC?

Truth be told...
Probably just the 1 that lives in my house.  

[pearsforpoops]

I don't know what a paczki is.

I had a banana this morning?

[mrsp]

I ate a paczki. I promised myself I wouldn't. I even brought a healthy breakfast in to keep me from eating one, but my breakfast ended up in the fridge and I devoured a paczki.

Is Fat Tuesday not a thing everywhere? Do we just have a huge Polish population in MI that it's a thing here?

[pearsforpoops]

We don't really do anything for Fat Tuesday round these parts. I don't know that many Polish people. I dated one. He was a giant dildo.

I know northern Wisconsin has a significant Polish population. Maybe MI does, too?

[heyitsmamac]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paczki

It's basically a really fattening, filled doughnut. Eaten on Fat Tuesday.

[heyitsmamac]

Michigan has a huge polish population. Especially the Detroit area. Hamtramck has a Fat Tuesday parade and everything!

[pearsforpoops]

I would definitely put that in my mouth.

[sleepymonkey]

I just had to look up what a paczki is because I have never heard of them either. They sound delicious. I am sooo tired this morning - working on my 3rd cup of coffee. For the second night in a row, Julia was up MOTN for 2 1/2 hours with coughing fits. And she only wants mommy at that time so DH gets to sleep. We have a wedge under her mattress and a humidifier in her room but it doesn't help. I really think I need to invest in a comfy recliner so I can sleep with her upright when she gets like this.

[ssm]

GUISE....does my ticker look ok? i changed it.

[pearsforpoops]

Feb 17, 2015 9:24:38 GMT -5 ssm said:

GUISE....does my ticker look ok? i changed it.

Yeah. Looks like a ticker.

[cbowl]

I need to get my butt out to get a packzi. I love them!! Yum!

Also, good morning everyone. Hope you had a good weekend! Ours was nice and long and col but busy. I day drank for the first time since before being pregnant after finally weaning my babe last month. Bottomless mimosas with my bestie was amazing. Although parenting hungover from day drinking was ROUGH.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:24:01 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

I just had to look up what a paczki is because I have never heard of them either. They sound delicious. I am sooo tired this morning - working on my 3rd cup of coffee. For the second night in a row, Julia was up MOTN for 2 1/2 hours with coughing fits. And she only wants mommy at that time so DH gets to sleep. We have a wedge under her mattress and a humidifier in her room but it doesn't help. I really think I need to invest in a comfy recliner so I can sleep with her upright when she gets like this.

Have you tried putting vicks on her chest and feet?  And honestly, put her on the boppy to sleep.  She will be ok.  B has slept like that for most of his life.  Now that he isn't sick, I have just a regular really flat pillow in his bed.  He finds comfort and loves to lay on soft things.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:25:09 GMT -5 pearsforpoops said:

Feb 17, 2015 9:24:38 GMT -5 ssm said:

GUISE....does my ticker look ok? i changed it.

Yeah. Looks like a ticker.

But is it cute??  Yes, please validate my feelings towards my online baby birthday tracking ticker.  lol

[pearsforpoops]

Feb 17, 2015 9:27:15 GMT -5 ssm said:

Feb 17, 2015 9:25:09 GMT -5 pearsforpoops said:

Yeah. Looks like a ticker.

But is it cute??  Yes, please validate my feelings towards my online baby birthday tracking ticker.  lol

It's a tractor with a rainbow, right? Sure, it's cute.

It's the cutest online age counter I've ever seen.

ETA Except mine.

[heyitsmamac]

And for those of you who don't know what a Paczki is...it's pronounced Poonch-key.

[pearsforpoops]

Feb 17, 2015 9:29:51 GMT -5 heyitsmamac said:

And for those of you who don't know what a Paczki is...it's pronounced Poonch-key.

OMG I've actually heard of that then!!! 

How the hell do you get poonchkey from Paczki? There's only like 1 of the same letters.

I still wouldn't have known what it was. But I HAVE heard of it.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:29:51 GMT -5 heyitsmamac said:

And for those of you who don't know what a Paczki is...it's pronounced Poonch-key.

noooo.  it's pack-zee

 or at least how i figured it would be.  lol

[mrsp]

Feb 17, 2015 9:22:06 GMT -5 pearsforpoops said:

I would definitely put that in my mouth.

I did! No regrets!

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:28:49 GMT -5 pearsforpoops said:

Feb 17, 2015 9:27:15 GMT -5 ssm said:

But is it cute??  Yes, please validate my feelings towards my online baby birthday tracking ticker.  lol

It's a tractor with a rainbow, right? Sure, it's cute.

It's the cutest online age counter I've ever seen.

ETA Except mine.

Thanks babe!

[heyitsmamac]

Today is the first day I've felt like I wanted to be done being pregnant. We have to park a couple blocks away at work and it's super cold and I'm waddling now and my back hurts and more BH today and wah wah wah. I'm over it.

The good news is that Valentines candy is 1/2 off in the gift shop. Helloooo hersheys chocolate covered marshmallow hearts.

[pearsforpoops]

Eat ALL the candy!

Sorry you're to that point, though. I'm with ya. I dread the walk between desk & car every day. UGH.

[sleepymonkey]

Feb 17, 2015 9:26:09 GMT -5 ssm said:

Feb 17, 2015 9:24:01 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

I just had to look up what a paczki is because I have never heard of them either. They sound delicious. I am sooo tired this morning - working on my 3rd cup of coffee. For the second night in a row, Julia was up MOTN for 2 1/2 hours with coughing fits. And she only wants mommy at that time so DH gets to sleep. We have a wedge under her mattress and a humidifier in her room but it doesn't help. I really think I need to invest in a comfy recliner so I can sleep with her upright when she gets like this.

Have you tried putting vicks on her chest and feet?  And honestly, put her on the boppy to sleep.  She will be ok.  B has slept like that for most of his life.  Now that he isn't sick, I have just a regular really flat pillow in his bed.  He finds comfort and loves to lay on soft things.

Thanks for the suggestions, ssm.  I forgot about using Vicks.  I'll try that tonight.  And I'll dig out the boppy to see if that helps her sleep.  Poor thing appears to have gotten my tendency to have every cold go directly to her chest.  Of course I just was reading an article about a toddler that got measles and it started out with a hacking cough.  So now I have that in the back of my mind, even though I don't think there have been any cases in my area yet.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 9:45:35 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

Feb 17, 2015 9:26:09 GMT -5 ssm said:

Have you tried putting vicks on her chest and feet?  And honestly, put her on the boppy to sleep.  She will be ok.  B has slept like that for most of his life.  Now that he isn't sick, I have just a regular really flat pillow in his bed.  He finds comfort and loves to lay on soft things.

Thanks for the suggestions, ssm.  I forgot about using Vicks.  I'll try that tonight.  And I'll dig out the boppy to see if that helps her sleep.  Poor thing appears to have gotten my tendency to have every cold go directly to her chest.  Of course I just was reading an article about a toddler that got measles and it started out with a hacking cough.  So now I have that in the back of my mind, even though I don't think there have been any cases in my area yet.

I have more ideas if you need them too.  We have been through the ringer with b as well.  RSV twice has definitely taught us a few tricks.  

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We are finishing our basement, so it is mid construction right now. Electrician showed up at 6:30 this morning to start work. I got a call from my H at about 7:45 saying the electrician drilled through our water line. Luckily it was an easy clean up & should be an easy fix, but there was no water til it gets fixed. <Sigh> I should just be happy this is the only snag in the process thus far. We are almost halfway through the process.

[ssm]

Feb 17, 2015 11:43:56 GMT -5 @jen4033 said:

We are finishing our basement, so it is mid construction right now. Electrician showed up at 6:30 this morning to start work. I got a call from my H at about 7:45 saying the electrician drilled through our water line. Luckily it was an easy clean up & should be an easy fix, but there was no water til it gets fixed. <Sigh> I should just be happy this is the only snag in the process thus far. We are almost halfway through the process.

Thanks for scaring me.......We need to eventually finish our basement.  FX DH can do everything and we won't need contractors.  But.........