Wednesday again!

[purple]

Morning, everyone.

So this evening is the beginning of H being out for nine of the next twelve evenings. Mum's coming to help with bedtime for the next three evenings, which is great, and if it goes well she'll babysit on Saturday so I can see the show.

However, L may have put a spanner in the that one because she isn't herself today. It's 11.30 and I've been in nap jail almost all morning, because anything else makes her cry. On the positive side, she doesn't have a temperature and doesn't seem to be in pain, so maybe she'll slee whatever it is off.

[jessila]

purple, what's a spanner?

Today is the recorder concert at my school. Please pray for my ears, patience, and sanity. 135 3rd graders playing recorder and the other music teacher is a bit neurotic about things.
Then I teach a full day after the concert. I prefer in school concerts to be at the end of the day but I didn't get a say in the matter.
Have a wonderful Wednesday, all!

[stinybean]

purple I hope L is okay and just wants cuddles from her mama.
jessila best of luck!

Update on my ear: I found an ENT after MANY phone calls. He was a lovely man the only problem was that he was very soft spoken. Thankfully I had my mom with me to translate my ear is on the mend! Yay! I still have a double ear infection, but I'm no longer leaking & the dizziness is minimal. The rupture is healing itself. Yay no surgery! I can't walk for long distances without feeling drunk though, but the nausea is gone so I'll take it. I'm heading back to work today. Rumor has it that I'm being pulled to do reading assessments today, if this is true it will make for a good day to come back. I'm still reeeeeaaallly congested in my good ear, so much so that I didn't do well on the hearing test. Hopefully that clears up soon. I'm now on a stronger antibiotic, steroids, and Sudafed. I just remembered I forgot to take the ear drops they gave me! Oops! I will take them when I get home.

[purple]

jessila, you must have spanners in the US!

This is a spanner:



These are very fancy spanners:



The idiom, "to throw a spanner in the works" refers to throwing a metal object into delicate machinery and jamming it up, and I had no idea it was a British idiom or a British word. What do you call them?

[purple]

stinybean, hurrah, that's wonderful news!

jessila, good luck with the concert! That number of recorder players, even if they are all note perfect, sounds.. shrill. Even though I hope they're not all playing descant recorders when there are so many of them!

[jillywilly]

Anyone else get a little lump in their throat this morning when they realized it's JUNE??? I remember being just 10000% freaked out about the imminent arrival of DS last year, and now it's been almost a whole year since he completely turned our world around. Not possible.

Also, yay for no surgery, stinybean! Glad you seem to be on the mend

[holliberry28]

Glad you don't need surgery and on the mend stinybean! Hope you have an easy day at work, too.

Speaking of bathing suits, I desperately need something good and supportive on top. DNW to worry about any spillage playing with the baby on the beach. Hope you find some of yours KKLL.

[pghtruelove]

jillywilly I cried last night(and I'm doing so again) when I realized it was June today. My baby is only a baby for 21 more days

[jessila]

Jun 1, 2016 6:12:33 GMT -5 purple said:

jessila, you must have spanners in the US!

This is a spanner:



These are very fancy spanners:



The idiom, "to throw a spanner in the works" refers to throwing a metal object into delicate machinery and jamming it up, and I had no idea it was a British idiom or a British word. What do you call them?

Ooohhhh. That's a wrench. And the American idiom is to 'throw a wrench into it.' Same idea.

[mrsmonogrammed]

SQ- what comes first during a party- cake or present opening? I'm drawing a complete blank-__-

[billyhorrible]

stinybean,yay on all accounts!

mrsmonogrammed, no help here, we don't open presents at first birthdays 'round these parts.

[blueskiessmiling]

Morning! We're heading to the zoo with my sister and her 3 girls today. I'm hoping it's not a total fiasco, as DD seems cranky from teething.
mrsmonogrammed We did presents first. That way, people could have cake and then leave when they chose, without us rushing DD through her smash cake.
holliberry28 and carrots I got this top from Old Navy. I felt like the ruffled layer could help mask wardrobe malfunctions due to tiny hands.

[blueskiessmiling]

Jun 1, 2016 7:57:10 GMT -5 @scoop said:

So it turns out the photographer for our one year pictures is going to Singapore for a month on the 3rd so she is determined to get the pictures edited before then so I will have them for the party! Where can I get large prints done that I can pick up?

If you have the copyright release (I'm assuming you do), you can upload them to Walmart and pick up an hour later (at my store, anyway). I've done up to an 8x10 this way.

[heartofglass]

@scoop I actually got decent larger prints done at SAMs for Christmas and the turn around was quick.

[erbear]

+1 on Sam's club; they do an excellent job quickly. They're sticklers on the copyright release at mine, though.

Morning! I had such a great time last night; I was ten rows back and was so close I could see the details on Beyonce's costumes and the bruises on her legs, hah. I got home to a fussy LO; she had a mild fever and just needed me, so I got to bed even later than I wanted (and I sat in the parking lot for over an hour after the show, grr). I work this afternoon, too.

[3dimesdown]

Jun 1, 2016 7:57:10 GMT -5 @scoop said:

So it turns out the photographer for our one year pictures is going to Singapore for a month on the 3rd so she is determined to get the pictures edited before then so I will have them for the party! Where can I get large prints done that I can pick up?

If you want to keep them displayed after the party, I'd check for a local photography/camera/printing store--the quality will be much better than a Wal-Mart or Sam's or Walgreens print. Our local store does same day printing and you can just email pictures and pick up later. But if it's just for party decor, big box store is probably fine.

[erbear]

Oh, bey fans are worse, Joolschweets. I used to go on a big message board of hers a few years ago and I found if you didn't like EVERYTHING about her, you were a "hater" and ostracized. I'd have to delete myself from all social media if I dared say anything critical!

[alayne926]

Morning! I can't believe it is already June!! My baby will only be a baby for 23 more days! I have to get her invites out this week! Gah! So much to do!

[jillywilly]

Jun 1, 2016 8:32:42 GMT -5 Joolschweets said:

All this clinginess has given way to mad skills! O started walking (with his walker mostly, but a few times without) yesterday & has all of a sudden grasped so many things in the last 2 days.

The cutest is whilst playing 'Hidey-boo' (like a UK regional version of peekaboo, I don't know if anyone else but my family says it tbh!) he covered his face with his hand, pulled it off and shouted "Haiiii-boo". Omg I was virtually melting.

Peekaboo is the game of the hour (or week) at our house too - all of a sudden he'll make a mad dash towards a stuffed animal, blanket, curtain, anything he can bury his face behind, then hide until we ask "where's Wally?" He's sooooo excited when he finally pops his face out!

[Widget123]

Jun 1, 2016 7:24:39 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

SQ- what comes first during a party- cake or present opening? I'm drawing a complete blank-__-

We always did cake before present opening, although they were almost going on simultaneously, as in some people might still be finishing their cake while presents were being opened.

[sugarkissed]

Didn't realize that it was June until I opened this thread. Off to cuddle my baby, because her birthday is 2 weeks from today.

[musicfrk2002]

Prayers for your ears, jessila

[musicfrk2002]

mrsmonogrammed I have no idea which comes first. I expect that we will do presents first because we will have to hose down J after his cake.

[veggiemo]

PSA: all 4x4 and 4X6 prints are free if you print from the shutterfly phone app. I printed 70 4x6s and only paid $7ish for shipping, no code necessary. (sorry if this has been mentioned)

Happy June! mrsmonogrammed, regarding party order, we usually do presents between dinner and cake.

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Jun 1, 2016 6:26:29 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

So i can't find any of my bathing suits. Not sure if I chucked them before we moved or what? I will get to the beach even if I don't wear a bathing suit damn it.

If you aren't planning on going in the water or if you are but only to your knees then I would just wear shorts, tee. I rarely wear a swimsuit when I take the kids to the beach.

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Jun 1, 2016 9:36:38 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

Happy birthday A !! @poppyc8

Thank you!!

[mirage86]

stinybean, so glad you don't need surgery!
I'm probably going to spend the day cleaning, getting ready for being out every day until Monday, and scooping E up for snuggles and kisses. A year ago, I was convinced he was never going to come. Today, I can't believe how quickly he was here and how much he has grown & changed in just a year.

[purple]

Peekaboo is very popular here, too. If she's wearing a dress, she pulls the skirt over her face during nappy changes. It makes it take longer, but having read all the nightmare scenarios in the nappy changing thread, I'll take it!

I have never once, in almost 39 years of life, been to a party where presents were opened. It must be an American tradition. We won't be opening presents at L's party :-)

[mbjune13]

@poppyc8 Happy Birthday A!

[erbear]

Cake in the breakroom! Plus I stopped for $5 sushi from my grocery store. Yum!