Halfway There! (Wednesday randoms)

[mirage86]

Apr 27, 2016 9:29:00 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

I just got my new target redcard in the mail. Why did they make them look so...fake?

The new cards do look fake. I got my new one a few months ago and didn't touch it, but Target finally decided to deactivate my card to make me start using the new one. I don't like it and I swear it takes a lot longer to read the card at the checkout, too.

[musicfrk2002]

Apr 27, 2016 9:59:14 GMT -5 mirage86 said:

Apr 27, 2016 9:29:00 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

I just got my new target redcard in the mail. Why did they make them look so...fake?

The new cards do look fake. I got my new one a few months ago and didn't touch it, but Target finally decided to deactivate my card to make me start using the new one. I don't like it and I swear it takes a lot longer to read the card at the checkout, too.

I was behind someone like a month ago whose wouldn't work no matter what they tried. They eventually just gave her the discount and she paid with her debit card.

[littlemissgrump]

Good morning! LO is bouncing around in his crib and playing with his stuffies. I think this is his new nap routine, 30 min of play and hopefully an hour-ish of sleep.

My first nanny baby canceled this morning but my next charge one is almost here. I still haven't figured out any activities to entertain a 3.5 active dude except throwing balls all over the place. We'd go outside but the weather is a little gross. I'm sure he'll enjoy checking out LO's even if they are for babies.

Another job this evening, hopefully the parents will get home early, they never give an end time so it's always a guessing game.

We are 5 miles away from our goal of 30 for the Hike it Baby challenge! How's yours going sugarkissed?

[3dimesdown]

H is working Saturday and Sunday so just planned a porch party with my BFFs for Saturday. Thanks to @imapenguin , it will involve crawfish, even though we just boiled 100 lbs of crawfish in my backyard 2 weeks ago...

[belle0720]

@scoop I totally would have said no too, at least they asked though! H's sister gave G a whole cookie on Easter in the 10 seconds that I wasn't in the room and I was super annoyed because we've never given her a cookie before. And of course G threw up right after that. We give her little bites of our desserts sometimes but definitely not a whole cupcake/cookie/brownie to herself, she's just not used to that much sugar.

[belle0720]

My usually 20ish minute commute was over an hour today. Luckily we have flex hours a work so it's NBD.

We're cleaning out our cubes today in prep for moving to a different building in July, so we're having pizza and salad brought in and I got to wear jeans to work.

I just had a phone call with someone in IT who is in another country. I could barely freaking understand a thing he said. I felt horrible every time I had to say, "Can you say that again?"

[Widget123]

Apr 27, 2016 9:59:14 GMT -5 mirage86 said:

Apr 27, 2016 9:29:00 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

I just got my new target redcard in the mail. Why did they make them look so...fake?

The new cards do look fake. I got my new one a few months ago and didn't touch it, but Target finally decided to deactivate my card to make me start using the new one. I don't like it and I swear it takes a lot longer to read the card at the checkout, too.

Ive had mine for at least a month and havent activate yet despite going to target at least 3-4 times since then. I guess i need to activate it soon

[erbear]

Ffwc? LO hasn't had any sweets yet, not even a taste. I just see it being unnecessary for her. I'll probably make her a banana smash cake, too...although we will likely get her a cupcake while we're in Toledo on her actual birthday.

This might stem from my love of sweets and me not wanting to pass that on...

Eta: she can have them when she's older; I just don't see the point when she's not even one.

[Bluedaisy]

@scoop I definitely would have said no too, who brings cupcakes for a babies birthday??

[Bluedaisy]

Apr 27, 2016 8:52:57 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

At home with two crazies today because daycare sent LO home sick yesterday afternoon. I decided not to drive DD to daycare and regret it.

Sorry you have sick little ones!

[beersandweirs]

We are officially taking our first overnight trip away from LO in a couple of weeks! We are headed up to our college town for a night and staying with friends in a VRBO for our birthdays. I am so excited and only a little nervous about my parents watching her overnight for the first time!

[tiffbot]

Hi everyone.

Been so busy mentally especially preparing for the big Ladies Night this weekend, we start setup and stuff tomorrow so hopefully that starts to free my mind a bit and I can think of other things again! I'm definitely excited for it all, but also looking forward to being done planning, and start focusing on things like planning my kid's birthday parties ah they are going to come up so soon!

[holliberry28]

I don't want to drag up an old thread, but I ordered the Thinkbaby thinking it was a sunblock, but it says sunscreen. Is this safe? I was going to return it and order the Blue Lizard like billyhorrible recommended, but it also says sunscreen on the bottle. Am I missing something? I thought we only wanted sunblock and not sunscreen?

[holliberry28]

Apr 27, 2016 14:09:50 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

C has been going to the big kids class since Monday, and she has been a delight to put to sleep and STTN both nights. They asked this morning if I wanted the transition to be permanent starting next week, I could not say yes fast enough !!

Glad to read little V is better budders .

@scoop , NO to cupcakes to my baby here too. She has had cake/ice cream taste with us but no sweets at day care for a while.

holliberry28 , yeah for your mom !! Did you pay for the person behind you? I *think* this is how it works?

Widget123 , good luck for the day, hope both kiddos feel better soon.

haha, no, I did not :::imagining a domino effect down the Starbucks line:::

[billyhorrible]

Apr 27, 2016 14:07:50 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I don't want to drag up an old thread, but I ordered the Thinkbaby thinking it was a sunblock, but it says sunscreen. Is this safe? I was going to return it and order the Blue Lizard like billyhorrible recommended, but it also says sunscreen on the bottle. Am I missing something? I thought we only wanted sunblock and not sunscreen?

This is true, but the terms are interchangeably used.  So some sunscreens are marketed as "sunblock" and some sunblocks are marketed as "sunscreen"

I'm fairly certain Thinkbaby is a sunblock.  But I'm having trouble finding the active ingredients online.  If it's some kind of oxide (Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide) you're good to go.

[billyhorrible]

holliberry28, looks like a sunblock to me.

www.ewg.org/2015sunscreen/about-the-sunscreens/617143/Thinkbaby_Sunscreen%2C_SPF_50%2B/

[holliberry28]

Apr 27, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -5 budders said:

We loved the house! We're going to have FIL, who is a home inspector, do an informal walkthrough with us to make sure that there are no glaring issues, and then we will put in an offer! I'm so excited!

That's such great news! I'm so excited for you! Can we see some pics?

[sammyca]

www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/mcdonalds-changes-the-mcnugget-recipe-in-a-bid-to-be-more-healthy/news-story/fb7bc45834539dd4390c7aa80e0f9467

beersandweirs are you across this? New chicken mcnuggets recipe in Oregon and Washington?

ETA: big news here in Oz - we've all given up on trying to follow your presidential election obviously.

[sammyca]

And because J15 loves spiders and bugs here's some more headline-making local news for you all.
www.news.com.au/national/redback-bites-sydney-mans-penis-in-portaloo/news-story/e9903fcfb2c23ae6728a66df356aac30

[beersandweirs]

Apr 27, 2016 19:25:17 GMT -5 sammyca said:

www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/mcdonalds-changes-the-mcnugget-recipe-in-a-bid-to-be-more-healthy/news-story/fb7bc45834539dd4390c7aa80e0f9467

beersandweirs are you across this? New chicken mcnuggets recipe in Oregon and Washington?

ETA: big news here in Oz - we've all given up on trying to follow your presidential election obviously.

Lololol, this is news to me! Sounds like it's time for chicken nugget challenge 2.0!

[Bluedaisy]

budders yay!!!!So excited for you!

[kemdupuis]

Apr 27, 2016 19:53:50 GMT -5 carrots said:

kemdupuis this Braves - Red Sox series is getting pretty embarrassing.

Awww sorry! I'm pretty happy about it, though!

Sad I couldn't make it over for the Atlanta games- we usually go if the Sox are in town, but have way too much going on right now and just couldn't make it happen. Did you go to either of the games?

Also, don't beat yourself up too much! The season is young!