Thursday Somethings

[mrscatfarmer13]

UO's and general whining can go here. 

[mrscatfarmer13]

bluerainfire - you have a green thumb, right? Is it too early/late to plant greenbeans? If you don't know that's fine, it's just easier to ask you than call the plant people.

[vlagroupie]

Well I did it...just dropped DD off for her first day at dc. She seemed great when I left her. No tears from her, but can't say the same for me.

[sstwinklinglites]

Apr 16, 2015 7:44:07 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Well I did it...just dropped DD off for her first day at dc. She seemed great when I left her. No tears from her, but can't say the same for me.

You'll do great!

[sstwinklinglites]

I was up until almost 2AM working. Why? Why did I do that?

[sstwinklinglites]

becole - YGM. I should have just sent you a PM, but my brain isn't functioning this morning.

[vlagroupie]

Apr 16, 2015 7:45:39 GMT -5 sstwinklinglites said:

I was up until almost 2AM working. Why? Why did I do that?

geez, that sucks.  You should take the day off!

[mrscatfarmer13]

I know there are a few of you that can appreciate this. Smelly breakfast lady's first grandchild was born a few weeks ago. Every time she mentions the little girl or talks to someone she hasn't seen for a few weeks she says MY <insert baby name>. It drives me crazy.

[sstwinklinglites]

Apr 16, 2015 8:26:18 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

I know there are a few of you that can appreciate this. Smelly breakfast lady's first grandchild was born a few weeks ago. Every time she mentions the little girl or talks to someone she hasn't seen for a few weeks she says MY <insert baby name>. It drives me crazy.

I didn't realize how much I disliked this until @ladytiffany shared her passionate hate when her MIL does it. Now every time my mom does it, it makes me a little annoyed. But I don't let it bug me a whole lot, since mom's so far away and never gets to see babe. But if MIL did it, I'm sure I would be seething.

[mrscatfarmer13]

@ss My mom doesn't do it, so I never realized how much it makes me cringe until this lady did it. She is also an overbearing mother that takes things way to personal, I'm running out of subtle ways of telling her to quit trying to be a helicoptor mom.

[bazingaa]

Apr 16, 2015 7:44:07 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Well I did it...just dropped DD off for her first day at dc. She seemed great when I left her. No tears from her, but can't say the same for me.

It's likely that today was the worst day... Tomorrow will be better and so will the next. It's tough at first! I'm sure LO will do great though and makes lots of little friends. 

[becole]

I'm home today. So far, we went to Kroger and came home for a nap and now he won't take it

[lindsay]

So this might be a question that reveals uo. I think I know the right thing to do but I'm second guessing. So we chose a sitter for LO (and she is amazing, felt like a second mother to me) and then I saw a sign in my neighborhood for a sitter so I thought, let me just call her just to rule it out. I couldn't stop myself due to the convenience factor and got curious. SO I talked to neighborhood sitter and she's $300 less a month, so now I'm at a cross roads. We're going to meet with her on Saturday to see what we think. I'm kinda hoping we find something wrong with her so I can stick with my gut on sitter #1. I feel like it's wrong to commit and then back out... But $300/month less is a good savings.

Eta... The question. What do you all think?

[vlagroupie]

lindsay did you sign any kind of contract that you were going strictly with that sitter? You have to go what works and feels best for you. So, if the other sitter works better than I would go with her. I would just make sure you let the other know asap so they are not on the hook.

[sstwinklinglites]

Apr 16, 2015 10:11:51 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

lindsay did you sign any kind of contract that you were going strictly with that sitter? You have to go what works and feels best for you. So, if the other sitter works better than I would go with her. I would just make sure you let the other know asap so they are not on the hook.

This. Also, maybe you can go back to the first sitter and negotiate a new price now.

[mom2boxers]

lindsay - I would also try to do a pro/con list to compare the two. Experience, things they do/provide, licensing, inspections, ages of kids they watch (i.e. all toddlers and yours being the only infant), # of kids, holiday/vacation schedules when you would be without care and have to cover, etc. It might help to clear your head so you're not just focusing on the $$.

[ladytiffany24]

Apr 16, 2015 7:44:07 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Well I did it...just dropped DD off for her first day at dc. She seemed great when I left her. No tears from her, but can't say the same for me.

It will definitely get easier with time!

[ladytiffany24]

Apr 16, 2015 8:26:18 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

I know there are a few of you that can appreciate this. Smelly breakfast lady's first grandchild was born a few weeks ago. Every time she mentions the little girl or talks to someone she hasn't seen for a few weeks she says MY <insert baby name>. It drives me crazy.

Don't even get me started on this!!!

[ladytiffany24]

Apr 16, 2015 10:26:45 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

lindsay - I would also try to do a pro/con list to compare the two. Experience, things they do/provide, licensing, inspections, ages of kids they watch (i.e. all toddlers and yours being the only infant), # of kids, holiday/vacation schedules when you would be without care and have to cover, etc. It might help to clear your head so you're not just focusing on the $$.

lindsay this. All of this.

[mrscatfarmer13]

lindsay I would go with whichever one you are more comfortable with. Just make sure you are thorough with your research and questions when using someone that watches kids out of their home. I know someone who didn't do their research and it turned out that the woman's SO was a RSO. This was in a decent neighborhood too.

[lindsay]

Apr 16, 2015 10:11:51 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

lindsay did you sign any kind of contract that you were going strictly with that sitter? You have to go what works and feels best for you. So, if the other sitter works better than I would go with her. I would just make sure you let the other know asap so they are not on the hook.

just a verbal commitment.

That's scary about the RSO. Ugh that's awful. Kinda freaks me out, esp cuz I'm new to my neighborhood. Time to get on Google.

[nachomomma]

Apr 16, 2015 10:40:19 GMT -5 ladytiffany24 said:

Apr 16, 2015 7:44:07 GMT -5 vlagroupie said:

Well I did it...just dropped DD off for her first day at dc. She seemed great when I left her. No tears from her, but can't say the same for me.

It will definitely get easier with time!

I felt like this the first time. Fast forward a month, and I was dropping DS off at daycare on my day off so I could go see a movie and chill out in peace. Daycare is awesome.

[mrscatfarmer13]

theophania Thanks, that's good to know.

I completely forgot to share some exciting news with everyone!

M pooped in the potty yesterday!!!

[bluerainfire]

I thought I posted- humm where did it go?

best time for beans- may 1st through mothers day- you do your warm weather crops- tomato's, beans, corn, peppers, squashes, watermelon. - you can plant later too, some folks do two rounds of beans one in early may, one in early august. I wouldn't plant anything later then June- you can but your yield may very.

[mrscatfarmer13]

Apr 16, 2015 14:58:57 GMT -5 bluerainfire said:

I thought I posted- humm where did it go?

best time for beans- may 1st through mothers day- you do your warm weather crops- tomato's, beans, corn, peppers, squashes, watermelon. - you can plant later too, some folks do two rounds of beans one in early may, one in early august. I wouldn't plant anything later then June- you can but your yield may very.

This is very helpful. Thanks a ton 

[sstwinklinglites]

Apr 16, 2015 14:37:45 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

theophania Thanks, that's good to know.

I completely forgot to share some exciting news with everyone!

M pooped in the potty yesterday!!!

Does potty training start that early? Regardless, that's so exciting!

[mrscatfarmer13]

Apr 16, 2015 16:15:02 GMT -5 sstwinklinglites said:

Apr 16, 2015 14:37:45 GMT -5 mrscatfarmer13 said:

theophania Thanks, that's good to know.

I completely forgot to share some exciting news with everyone!

M pooped in the potty yesterday!!!

Does potty training start that early? Regardless, that's so exciting!

Not usually, but he's been showing interest in the potty. If he is tugging on his diaper, before his bath, or if he is hovering around the bathroom we let him sit on the potty. It's nothing serious and I don't think we'll be getting rid our diapers anytime soon,but I think what we're doing probably helps build confidence on the potty.