Some GTKY because it's slow around here

[tribute17]

It's slow and I'm just sitting here watching kids take tests all day so...

What are you looking forward to in your life right now?  Anything coming up?  

What are you not looking forward to?  Anything you would rather just not deal with?  

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas?

[tribute17]

I'm looking forward to the holidays, especially this year. At Thanksgiving we are celebrating my Gramma's 90th birthday and all of my cousins are coming in with their entire families. I don't think we have all been together at the same time in years and I love all of my cousins. I'm also looking forward to Christmas because it is William's first and Patrick is just so much fun most of the time. It will be even nicer if our house sells and I can quit my job before break.

I'm not really looking forward to the moving process. I wish that I could just teleport all of my stuff to Colorado and magically sell our house without having to declutter/stage it or worry about it. I also am not looking forward to living without DH for that long. He starts Dec. 1 and I'm here through the new year at least. He will be back for the holidays for a couple of weeks and every weekend but all week long by myself with two kids sounds tiring.

What I want for Christmas, money for a new couch. I know that's boring but ours is so old and gross and you sink so far into it because some of the slats are broken. Moving gives us an excuse to buy a new one.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

I am looking forward to Halloween! A is so excited about his costume and last year T was only 5 months, too little to do anything. So this is the first year we'll take both boys trick or treating and I'm pretty excited about it.

A little more long-term, H is on board with going to Disney World in about a year, so I am really looking forward to that!

I am not looking forward to... gosh, I really can't think of anything. I guess the stress of Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, but budgeting and trying to think of gifts for everyone really gets to me. Things I don't want to deal with - getting the dryer fixed, the random leak in the basement, the toilet that doesn't stop running. Homeownership is for the birds.

One thing I want for Christmas, if there is no budget limit - a new camera!

[samelly]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up?
 Well, I'm due to have baby #2 in less than 4 weeks - so I guess I'm looking forward to that.  To be honest, I'm just looking forward to not being pregnant!


What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with?
Wish I could skip over labour and having a newborn that's up all night.  Can we just skip to the part where I have a giggling, chubby baby?


What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas?  Just some quiet, quality time with my family.

[tribute17]

aimeefarrahfowler, my siblings and I decided this year that we would just get gifts for each other's kids not for adults anymore. It seems like we just trade gift cards or they tell us what to buy and we get it, etc. It seems silly to me and we all would rather just spend the money on the kids. So that takes out the stress of 4 extra people. I wish we could do that for my H's husband but they don't have kids so we would be the only ones getting presents.

Also, if anyone needs a gift idea for a man, look up Dollar Shave Club. My dad signed my H up and it is awesome. The first month you get a razor and 4 blades and then each month after that you get 4 new blades. There are three different levels to pick from $2 (twin blade) $6 (4 blade), and $9 (6 blade). H gets the $6 one and says it is awesome. So he gets 4 blades a month for $6 which is way cheaper than the store. To give as a gift you just put so much money on an account and they get a gift code and they will send them once a month until the money runs out. You can also change which blade you get each month too. Just an idea for men since they are so much harder.

[traceyt07]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up?
Thanksgiving. For the first time in 10 years we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family. My brother and his family moved back home from Arizona, so we'll all be together at once. I can't wait!!


What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with?
I'm with aimeefarrahfowler, I'm not looking forward to Christmas/Hanukkah/Holiday stress. I've already made a good dent on my shopping for the kids, but I feel like the holidays always sneak up on me and there's never enough time to do all the things I want to do. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas and all the wrapping, baking, decorating, family time, etc. but I just wish there were more hours in the day!


What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas? I'd love some perfume (J'Adore). I ran out about 6 months ago and I would love to get a new bottle! I would also love a diamond necklace. Just a simple little solitaire pendant. Never going to happen though, lol.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

tribute17 thanks for the suggestions! My problem is usually my sisters don't need anything. They don't have kids, and they're both well off enough that they buy everything they need or want. It's rather annoying, although we usually exchange lists so it's not so bad. But I think I've figured out I'm going to get one of them a fancy grown up's coloring book and nice markers and the other one I found this custom paint-by-number thing that I was going to get made of a picture of her cats.

We actually get the dollar shave club at my house, but I didn't think about giving it as a gift - that's a great idea!

My parents and their significant others are usually the big challenge.

ETA: Oh, and the in-laws. Somehow I'm responsible for figuring out what to buy H's parents, every year. 

[xanthepants]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up? The holiday season. I love prepping for it all cooling, volunteering, seeing friends etc. Also I'm still hopeful we will find a house.

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with? Once we find a place, I know moving will be stressful on H's end. But I'm just going to power thru it.

What is one thing you would ask for Christmas? A happy marriage. I really hope we can come together this year and work thru our differences. And a Veggie slicer thingamajig. But that's 2 things.

[jennmm]

I am looking forward to the holidays.I always enjoy doing things with the kids and family.

I am not looking forward to some medical things DH is having checked out. I don't think it's anything serious but he's been having some issues he's trying to checked.

One thing I would ask for Christmas is for my kid to be completely potty trained.

[britbratjf]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now?  Anything coming up?  Looking forward to the holidays! Christmas is my favorite time of year And Dagny is already so excited about it, she's at such a fun age for everything.

What are you not looking forward to?  Anything you would rather just not deal with?  Hum, nothing that I can think of. I'm not looking forward to trying to lose baby weight during the holidays? But it is what it is - hopefully being able to work out will help.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas? I really just want money to buy clothes that fit (although I wish I didn't have to!) or money for barre fitness classes. There's also a new perfume I want.

[mrsdonati]

What am I looking forward to? Baby is due in a week and a half! I'm also looking forward to next Friday 11/6 bring my last day of work until the beginning of January!

What am I not looking forward to? All the family drama that comes with the holidays. Both mine and DH parents are non longer together so that makes 4 Thanksgivings and Christmases!no thanks, I think I'll sit this one out. I can't wait to tell the moms!

For Christmas I want new bath towels, and Tupperware containers. Exciting stuff over here.

[bliz1712]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up? The FB games coming up that I'm going to with H, and our family trip to Wisc Dells and Dominican Republic. Oh and Hanna's first signing in church choir is on Sunday, I can't wait to see how she does.

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with? The holidays. I like the acutally holiday and getting together with family, but planning get togethers with everyone to make them all happy gets exhausting. Plus my parent's families we always have to drive 2.5 hours away. And then there's the baking of items to bring. I'm not a baker.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas? new jeans, boots, and some decent tops.

[tribute17]

bliz1712, buy something at the store, mess up the icing a little and have the girls decorate it with sprinkles or whatever then put it on one of your plates. Bam, homemade looking baked goods. And they probably taste better than anything I could bake anyway.

[lkamenko]

I am looking forward to our Thanksgiving getaway. For last 5 years every year I am hosting the Thanksgiving at my house and my MIL, FIL and SIL are coming to stay with us. I do all the cooking, cleaning, entertaining for 5 days. I am happy to see them, but by the end of their stay I can't wait for them to get out This year we have decided to break the tradition and I have rented a place on the beach for just our family. I hope it will be peaceful and relaxing.

Not looking forward to cleaning and de cluttering of my house before holiday season. I have decided that this year I will put some extra effort to make my house looking good and festive for Christmas, since we are having guests over, but I anticipate I will be stressed and tired.

One thing for Christmas...
Santa, can I retire already?

[lainikins]

I am looking forward to Christmas this year. Emmett is already super excited. He has been watching Christmas movies on Netflix all year and always talks about us getting a tree and it snowing. He gets so excited whenever we go to a store and they have their Christmas stuff out.

As much as I am looking forward to Christmas, I am also not looking forward to some aspects of it. In the past we have always attended 6 Christmas events (all family events three for his family and three for mine) in 2 days (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). It is just too much. We live two hours from our family and it is just too much for Emmett to handle. We are not planning on going to any of the Christmas Eve events this year and limiting it to one event per family. We feel this is fair. Our family on the other hand do not know yet and I have been procrastinating telling them. I don't want to. There is also so much drama in my family right now that I don't want to be a part of and by not coming to events I am going to be blamed for causing the drama.

I don't want too much for Christmas. I have been struggling to add things to my Amazon list. I have mainly just been adding exercise clothes because I love exercise clothes. Something I really want though is for us to finish the basement and for me to get a crafting/sewing room. That won't be for Christmas though. It is one of the projects we are debating for next year.

[roo1582]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up?

I am also really looking forward to the holidays. Although I admit it stresses me out because I want to do so much, its certainly my favorite time of year. And with kids it makes it even more exciting.

I'm also looking forward to my office moving to the main downtown campus. My commute will be cut in half and its a brand new space so everything will be nice and clean.

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with?

I'm not looking forward to my IL's. We are inviting them up for Thanksgiving (not sure they will come for that), Andrew's 1st birthday party is right after that, and then we go down there Christmas day for the whole extended family party. They are just difficult to deal with and I feel put a damper on my holiday season.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas?

I've asked H for a Garmin running watch so I can keep track of distance, splits, etc. Ultimately though, I would like a nice holiday without constant fighting/power struggles with my three-year-old and that my IL's would actually behave like adults.

[cookiesandwine]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up? Building a house and moving!!!

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with? Building a house and moving!!!

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas? A magically completed house.


Sorry, I'm whiny because it's raining and rain = delay.

[summergirl1211]

What are you looking forward to: I'm looking forward to our vacation next week, and then the holidays in our new home. This will be the first holiday season in awhile where my H and I are in a good place and I'm excited to start new traditions together. We're getting a live tree this year and new decorations, which should be fun!

What are you not looking forward to: Unpacking, getting settled in and starting new routines in a new house and new neighborhood. I'm also not looking forward to winter.

What is one thing you want for Christmas: lots of things for the house, but for me specifically? The new Avengers movie! I can't wait to get me some more Chris Evans.

[junkytrunk]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up? Baby girl due in Dec! Can't wait to see her sweet face.

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with? Not looking forward to having no sleep again. And kind of scared of having 2 kids.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas? I really want baby girl to come before Christmas! I don't want to spend Christmas in the hospital. So if she could arrive before, that would be lovely.

[laurski81]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up?
Cece eventually sleeping better. We just switched to a sensitive formula for supplementing and I am hoping that it helps with her gas issues. I would love to sleep again.

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with?
It looks like I am slated to travel a bit at the beginning of next year for work and I'm dreading it. I am liking my job less and less and then just adding in the stress of overnight trips when my H is in school FT is just not something I want to deal with.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas?
A gift card so I can buy some new clothes. I need some new stuff that actually fits me.

[origamimommy]

What are you looking forward to in your life right now? Anything coming up?
My first appointment for one. Also, the holidays. I love the holidays!

What are you not looking forward to? Anything you would rather just not deal with?
We have been in a small house for 2 years now. 2 BR / 2 BA and it is just not going to work. It's so small. I am not looking forward to moving again, but I hope we find a house so we it's not just a bigger apartment and continue to house hunt.

What is one thing you would ask for for Christmas?
Maternity clothes? I am not sure. I like giving during the holidays more than receiving

[origamimommy]

laurski81, WHERE ARE YOU TRAVELING NEXT YEAR?

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Oct 28, 2015 10:39:30 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

bliz1712, buy something at the store, mess up the icing a little and have the girls decorate it with sprinkles or whatever then put it on one of your plates. Bam, homemade looking baked goods. And they probably taste better than anything I could bake anyway.

Every year for Thanksgiving I bring a Marie Callender's dutch apple pie, I don't even try to hide the fact it's a frozen pie. Sometimes I bring it in the box and cook it at my sister's house. Tastes and looks better than anything I could make and for less money that I could buy the ingredients for.

[tribute17]

aimeefarrahfowler, I love to bake but I just don't have the time and I don't find it fun with a toddler yelling at me and a baby crying. And honestly I'm not that good. I can make things look pretty but mostly they just taste ok. Maybe later in life I will do it again but not now. And Marie Callendar is a pro, no reason to try and out do her.

[summergirl1211]

Oct 28, 2015 13:29:09 GMT -5 origamimommy said:

laurski81, WHERE ARE YOU TRAVELING NEXT YEAR?

I was also wondering this! Anywhere fun or near other probies? 

[origamimommy]

summergirl1211, mainly I am concerned to find out if she is coming back to my neck of the woods!

[summergirl1211]

Oct 28, 2015 14:26:25 GMT -5 origamimommy said:

summergirl1211, mainly I am concerned to find out if she is coming back to my neck of the woods!

Oh I know origamimommy. I was just hoping she would share the love and come visit the rest of us too!

[xanthepants]

summergirl1211,Can you imagine how drunk we would get laurski81, if she came to the twin cities? I mean clearly there are 4 of us here to gang up on her. origamimommy, we have you outnumbered. mwahahaha.

[summergirl1211]

Oct 28, 2015 15:15:10 GMT -5 xanthepants said:

summergirl1211,Can you imagine how drunk we would get laurski81, if she came to the twin cities? I mean clearly there are 4 of us here to gang up on her. origamimommy, we have you outnumbered. mwahahaha.

xanthepants, yes! But we would do it early enough in the day so she could sleep a good, long time afterwards. 

[sarahandeddie]

I am looking forward to our trip to Disney the first part of December. I'm so excited and it's a surprise for the girls.

I don't want to deal with my grandma being sick. She was diagnosed with leukemia this month and it doesn't seem like the chemo is helping. She's such an active and vibrant person. It's so hard to see her like this. I'm praying that he chemo works and I'm so scared it won't. I also don't know how to explain all of this to the kids very well. The whole situation just stinks.

I'm asking for new shoes for Christmas. Pre baby I had tons of cute shoes but my feet grew a size so I only have flip flops and tennis shoes that fit. After 3 years I think it's time to expand my choices.