It's Friday my friends!

[sugarkissed]

ashbash I'm also jealous of the strawberries... and I feel the need to mention that my DD1 has the exact same hairstyle as yours today.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Apr 29, 2016 14:05:10 GMT -5 tiffbot said:

Omg. Garth Brooks tickets went on sale for June in Saskatoon today. When they went on sale he added 5 more shows to the city that weekend making him sell out 40,500 in less than 16 minutes. They are reporting it broke records for both Garth Brooks and in Saskatchewan.

And I missed it. Lol! According to my facebook, I'm the only person I know not going.

ETA apparently that was just the first record. It's ended up at over 86,000 ticket, making it 42 tickets a second. There's around 1.2 million in this entire province, it's like 8-9% of our population going lol!

He started his farewell tour in Chicago and I was able to go with some friends. It was seriously the best show ever!! FX someone sells you some tickets last minute. I definitely recommend you jump on it if given the chance:)

[candylandycane]

Guys. I'm old. DH took V for a walk, so I am watching DVRed Jeopardy, folding towels, and drinking a glass of wine. And I'm waaaay too excited about it. #grandmastyle

[pghtruelove]

DD is currently stacking toys on top of each other to stand on to reach up on the tv stand. My daughter is too smart for me.

[jillywilly]

Apr 29, 2016 16:43:35 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

I'm solo parenting tonight and looking to cook an easy dinner. I have 4 chicken legs, a bag of carrots, an onion and potatoes. Anyone have a good roasted chicken recipe? Do I just throw them all in a pan and cook it in oven? Everytime I try roasted chicken the skin isn't crispy enough.

Not sure if dinner time has passed for you yet, but if you're roasting chicken, do you have a rack you can put in the pan so the chicken is elevated? That'll get you the crispy skin. The potatoes and veg can go in the bottom if you want them softer, on the rack with the chicken if you like that crisp on the potatoes as well. I'd just drizzle everything in some olive oil, throw some salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and copious amounts of paprika on everything and cook until done.

[jillywilly]

H told me he just realized the full meaning behind the "every kiss begins with Kay" slogan. I love him.

[heartofglass]

H fixed our blown thermostat today then took A into town to pick up dinner so I could take a long bath. Sometimes that man makes good choices.

[alayne926]

DH is annoying the crap out of me and I don't know why, but I am THRILLED that he's going to watch the hockey game tonight after dinner.

Then I will put the big kid down and enjoy a drink in peace and quiet!

[mrsmonogrammed]

We bought a desk at IKEA today and I'm sitting on the bed watching DH try and put it together. I'll give you a synopsis on how it's going-
IKEA furniture building= bring on alllll the alcohol.

[Bluedaisy]

mrsmonogrammed, we buy a ton of furniture for my school at Ikea. I feel your pain... we were actually having chair building contests to make things go faster.

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Apr 29, 2016 18:38:54 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

Apr 29, 2016 16:43:35 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

I'm solo parenting tonight and looking to cook an easy dinner. I have 4 chicken legs, a bag of carrots, an onion and potatoes. Anyone have a good roasted chicken recipe? Do I just throw them all in a pan and cook it in oven? Everytime I try roasted chicken the skin isn't crispy enough.

Not sure if dinner time has passed for you yet, but if you're roasting chicken, do you have a rack you can put in the pan so the chicken is elevated? That'll get you the crispy skin. The potatoes and veg can go in the bottom if you want them softer, on the rack with the chicken if you like that crisp on the potatoes as well. I'd just drizzle everything in some olive oil, throw some salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and copious amounts of paprika on everything and cook until done.

I don't have a rack. I ended up just putting them on top of the veggies and it was ok but would have been better with the way you are suggesting.

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Apr 29, 2016 18:40:04 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

H told me he just realized the full meaning behind the "every kiss begins with Kay" slogan. I love him.

Now I'm thinking I don't know the meaning either. I always thought it was just a dumb attempt to be catchy song.

[holliberry28]

I love building IKEA furniture. It's like adult size Legos for me.

I'm a little wine drunk. Sorry guys

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Apr 29, 2016 20:15:06 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I love building IKEA furniture. It's like adult size Legos for me.

I'm a little wine drunk. Sorry guys

1 kid in bed. Having a glass of white wine because I couldn't find red. Then I still have to put DS to sleep. Sad face.

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I bought boxed wine and when you get to the bottom if you want to not waste any you literally have to pull the bag out and squeeze it from the plastic bag. I felt silly doing it. It's just not the same as a nice glass bottle.

[holliberry28]

Apr 29, 2016 20:20:18 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:15:06 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I love building IKEA furniture. It's like adult size Legos for me.

I'm a little wine drunk. Sorry guys

1 kid in bed. Having a glass of white wine because I couldn't find red. Then I still have to put DS to sleep. Sad face.

Love tit for empathy. I hope he goes to sleep with little protest.

My sister has caused me so many tears tonight, I think this bottle doesn't stand a chance.

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Apr 29, 2016 20:21:03 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Just popping in to let everyone know that prednisone is pretty much speed for babies.

This kid is a raging lunatic right now. She has to eventually go to sleep...right?

Sorry.

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Apr 29, 2016 20:22:19 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:20:18 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

1 kid in bed. Having a glass of white wine because I couldn't find red. Then I still have to put DS to sleep. Sad face.

Love tit for empathy. I hope he goes to sleep with little protest.

My sister has caused me so many tears tonight, I think this bottle doesn't stand a chance.

What happened?

[jillywilly]

Apr 29, 2016 20:14:56 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Apr 29, 2016 18:40:04 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

H told me he just realized the full meaning behind the "every kiss begins with Kay" slogan. I love him.

Now I'm thinking I don't know the meaning either. I always thought it was just a dumb attempt to be catchy song.

He didn't correlate the work "Kay" being a synonym for the letter "k" so that every kiss starts with "k."

Also, glad your chicken turned out! I'm now seriously considering putting roast chicken on the menu for the weekend!

[holliberry28]

Apr 29, 2016 20:24:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:22:19 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

Love tit for empathy. I hope he goes to sleep with little protest.

My sister has caused me so many tears tonight, I think this bottle doesn't stand a chance.

What happened?

She told me he has a sensory processing disorder and that I should err on the side of caution and have him get evaluated by an occupational therapist.

She said I'm being negligent basically if I just let him be and develop at his own rate. Because she is positive he is delayed. Just like she was positive he was "mechanically delayed" at 4 months.

All because I told her I was worried that he's been crying from teething really bad lately.

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Apr 29, 2016 20:27:32 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:14:56 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Now I'm thinking I don't know the meaning either. I always thought it was just a dumb attempt to be catchy song.

He didn't correlate the work "Kay" being a synonym for the letter "k" so that every kiss starts with "k."

Also, glad your chicken turned out! I'm now seriously considering putting roast chicken on the menu for the weekend!

The chicken was over cooked so I ended up just eating all the veggies on rice with only a little bit of the chicken. I always manage to mess up chicken in the oven. I'm much better using a grill outside.

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Apr 29, 2016 20:30:18 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:24:11 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

What happened?

She told me he has a sensory processing disorder and that I should err on the side of caution and have him get evaluated by an occupational therapist.

She said I'm being negligent basically if I just let him be and develop at his own rate. Because she is positive he is delayed. Just like she was positive he was "mechanically delayed" at 4 months.

All because I told her I was worried that he's been crying from teething really bad lately.

I'm so sorry. That's intense. I feel like it's so early to be able to tell anything like that. One of my best friends has a son that for the first year didn't make eye contact, cried constantly and never smiled and he is now an advanced 8 yr old. He's shy but he isn't delayed by any means.

What are your thoughts on him? Maybe talk to your doctor too.

[holliberry28]

Apr 29, 2016 20:34:51 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Apr 29, 2016 20:30:18 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

She told me he has a sensory processing disorder and that I should err on the side of caution and have him get evaluated by an occupational therapist.

She said I'm being negligent basically if I just let him be and develop at his own rate. Because she is positive he is delayed. Just like she was positive he was "mechanically delayed" at 4 months.

All because I told her I was worried that he's been crying from teething really bad lately.

I'm so sorry. That's intense. I feel like it's so early to be able to tell anything like that. One of my best friends has a son that for the first year didn't make eye contact, cried constantly and never smiled and he is now an advanced 8 yr old. He's shy but he isn't delayed by any means.

What are your thoughts on him? Maybe talk to your doctor too.

I've brought it up with our pediatrician at our 6 and 9 month appointments. I asked her if he was related enough and she said he's a perfectly normal baby.

He looks at you when he wants or if he likes a certain song or phrase and laughs. If he's busy, he ignores you. So I'm trying to analyze how often is often enough, and what is a real deficient. I worked in a school with children severely delayed and I know that at 10 months, it's really too early to really know. Each kid develops at a different rate.

Regardless if he has a sensory issue, I was looking for support from my sister, not a diagnosis by an unqualified social worker. Sorry for the long story.

[holliberry28]

Thanks budders and @poppyc8