Thursday Talk and Positive Things

[Lollipop]

I'm off to the dentist in a few minutes. Gotta get some fillings.

For something positive, My kids are coming home tomorrow! I'm so excited. I miss them. S has really enjoyed the time with my mom, and I'm so glad that my family got to meet M, but I can't wait to have them back

[newmomma8]

Positive: DH and I had a good night. I sent him a note yesterday and he didn't take it well, I explained I was just letting him know how I've been feeling, not attacking him. So we both made the effort to stay calm with each other last night. We've both been stressed with work things and so these small things seem so big lately.

Other than that, I packed 95% of everything last night, bathed both kids and DH slept upstairs so I could have a break. I'm so ready for T to not beg us to sleep with her, we still do partly because she's in a big/tall queen bed and partly because it's easier to walk across the hall with G right there when he wakes up and especially now with the ear infections.

I know it's not positive, but just have to say my heart is aching for G, since Father's Day he has been diagnosed with both ears infected twice and yesterday after a week of horrible medicine, he still has an infection in his left ear. I just hate it for him so much!!!

[silverspoon]

Positive thing: It's basically going to be like Christmas when I get home today. Even though I know what's in all the boxes, I can't wait to open them.

Today is Thursday. I know you all know this. It just seems like this week is dragging.

[newmomma8]

silverspoon, Definitely an odd week for me, one day goes by so fast and the next is so slow. I'm anxious to run out of here for our vacation since I haven't had a real vacation since our honeymoon in 2012, but again, "vacation" just doesn't seem like the right word when you are traveling with a 2 year old and a 6 month old. LOL To the sandy beach no less.

[Lollipop]

My face feels swollen. It looks completely normal. But it feels super fat. And I'm getting hungry, but I don't trust myself not to bite my tongue if I try to eat before the freezing wears off. I'm scheduled for a root canal in August, and then I think I'm done until he sends me to an orthodontist

[dizzycooks]

Odd day here. Both my girls had speech at two different times. One had a play date too. Amidst all that I have managed to change beds, wash all the clothes, cut veggies for the next week and read a ton of stories to the two year old. I'm feeling good today!

[dizzycooks]

Here's a wwyd:
We have two vehicles. An Elantra and a rogue. Currently I drive the rogue bc it's the only one I've managed to get two rf car seats into. I *can* get dd3 rf in the Elantra if I turn dd2 (2 1/2yo) ff. It's possible, it's very cozy you might say.
We are lookin at minivans to replace the Elantra, but I'm dying at the car payment even with our sizable downpayment. It also means we probably cannot move until I go back to work.
Would you buy the minivan bc it will make life easier and give you more space or would you sit tight and make do and buy a house first? Fwiw both cars are currently paid for.

[dizzycooks]

Positive thing: my dd2 is talking a lot! So exciting to peek into her little brain

[newmomma8]

dizzycooks, For me house trumps car. But I know how aggravating it is trying to get multiple car seats in a smaller SUV. I have a Ford Explorer (newer model), I love it with the 3 rows, but I did hate that we had to move T FF earlier than I would have liked. She's almost 2.5 years old. DH is tall and I literally can't drive close to the steering wheel, so to have both of them RF we would both be up in the dash.

[tinydancer]

dizzycooks, I would prioritize house because you already have one car that fits the car seats, but I'm not a car person. (Case in point, we only have one car and it's from 1998.)

My positive thing is I'm off tomorrow and Monday, so I get a long weekend with my boy! I can't wait to be done with work today.

[Lollipop]

Change of plans. Babies come home tonight! After midnight, but still. I guess my mom decided she didn't want to keep them for the extra night.

[dizzycooks]

Jul 14, 2016 14:59:12 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

Change of plans. Babies come home tonight! After midnight, but still. I guess my mom decided she didn't want to keep them for the extra night.

Omg the last thing I would want is to drive los around at midnight. My kids would be screaming and then they wouldn't go to bed. Good luck!

[dizzycooks]

Ugh, I am freaking terrified of selling our house and equally bothered by the idea of buying another house and increasing our mortgage payment. We can afford it, but it still scares me so much. We have 3 bedrooms atm, 2 up, 1 down and its ok, but far from ideal. I need someone to adult for me be I cannot. Poor Dh.

[Lollipop]

Jul 14, 2016 15:35:13 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

Jul 14, 2016 14:59:12 GMT -5 Lollipop said:

Change of plans. Babies come home tonight! After midnight, but still. I guess my mom decided she didn't want to keep them for the extra night.

Omg the last thing I would want is to drive los around at midnight. My kids would be screaming and then they wouldn't go to bed. Good luck!

It's when their flight gets in. My mom is bringing them straight from the airport. It was either get in super late, or have to leave my grandparents' house at like 3 AM. It's just how flights from there work out. Going there isn't so bad, but that's mostly because we live closer to the airport. I won't be driving them at all. And I won't mind if they stay up for a little while when they get home, but I doubt they will. S always zonks right out when we get home late, and M is easy to get down most of the time anyway. 

[kcrkcs]

dizzycooks I would wait on the vehicle. But I also don't spend much time in the car except when going to horse shows. If I had a driving centric life maybe I would feel differently.

[kcrkcs]

My positive thing I just sold some ponies so this means I get to go horse shopping. I love trying horses

[lucanjo14]

Jul 14, 2016 16:40:21 GMT -5 kcrkcs said:

My positive thing I just sold some ponies so this means I get to go horse shopping. I love trying horses

I love hearing you talk about your work; it sounds so interesting!! How does one go horse shopping?

[gizmo]

Hi again!

I feel like I go through cycles of being here and disappearing. I'm here now... We've had a great, busy summer. Meetings and trainings are going to start up again soon, but I'm really looking forward to this year.

My positive: I'm working on getting healthier, with my eating habits in particular. I'm doing pretty well and it's getting easier to turn down things that are bad for me and have "treats" in moderation.

[kcrkcs]

Jul 14, 2016 18:29:36 GMT -5 lucanjo14 said:

Jul 14, 2016 16:40:21 GMT -5 kcrkcs said:

My positive thing I just sold some ponies so this means I get to go horse shopping. I love trying horses

I love hearing you talk about your work; it sounds so interesting!! How does one go horse shopping?

Expensive horses, like think in the 25k-250k range, I usually find through other trainers I know. We keep each other informed of what's for sale and when I need something I call the ones I have done good business with etc. less expensive like 0-25k I call people I know but I will also look at online horse sale sites. Websites that you can pay a small fee to advert your horse with pics and video. Then I look at a crap ton of videos and make phone calls. The fun comes once you get a good group together and start traveling around to try them. I usually know whether I want the horse or not within the first minute of the ride. Sometimes I know before I get on, but those first few moments in the saddle are very telling. If I liked the horse we make an offer contingent on the horse passing a vet check. The only stressful thing is when I am dealing with someone with a big budget, it's hard to say, yes, I think it's totally reasonable you spend a literal fuck ton of money on this 4 legged toy... More money than I can conceive of making in multiple years.

[Lollipop]

We just can't win. In the same week my phone crapped out, and H blew a tire. He's currently stuck on the side of the road trying to change the tire. He can't get the last nut off. Looks like my phone is going to have to wait. Again. 

[gizmo]

kcrkcs, that sounds amazing. I (my parents) never spent more than 10K on a horse, but trying them was always soooo much fun.

[tinydancer]

Jul 14, 2016 15:37:12 GMT -5 dizzycooks said:

Ugh, I am freaking terrified of selling our house and equally bothered by the idea of buying another house and increasing our mortgage payment. We can afford it, but it still scares me so much. We have 3 bedrooms atm, 2 up, 1 down and its ok, but far from ideal. I need someone to adult for me be I cannot. Poor Dh.

I'll help, I love house shopping! Especially if I'm not paying the mortgage :-)

[gizmo]

Lollipop, I'm sorry for the crappy luck!

[gizmo]

I thought of a couple more positives.

K got into one of our first choice daycares with the EXACT right starting date. It is pretty expensive, but since I don't have to pay for C's care anymore (starting kinder) we can afford it.

Also, K now sleeps in her room every night, and usually only wakes up once or twice. A few times, she's woken up and then put herself back to sleep in a few minutes. She's done a few STTN. Sleep is good.

[Lollipop]

H got the tire changed. He's driving around on the donut for now. I'll have to see if my BFF wants to go to the store tomorrow. We have a wedding to go to on saturday, and S needs a dress shirt. And possibly a tie. On the plus side, he and H can wear jeans, so I don't need to get him a whole new outfit. People will insist on getting married in the summer, just as he's outgrowing last summer's clothes. The boy has needed a new outfit every summer since he was born for at least one wedding. It's crazy. This *should* be the last one for a couple of years. Almost everyone we know is already married, as far as I can remember, we just have my sister left, and God only knows when her BF will finally propose, he won't until he thinks they're financially ready, but he's the the of guy that can have half a million put away, and still think he needs more savings to be secure. So it will probably be awhile.

[Lollipop]

Wow. Word vomit. Feel free to ignore me.

[kcrkcs]

Lollipop I am sorry what crap luck.

[kcrkcs]

Jul 14, 2016 20:58:16 GMT -5 gizmo said:

kcrkcs, that sounds amazing. I (my parents) never spent more than 10K on a horse, but trying them was always soooo much fun.

They are all fun. 500$ or 50000$ and don't get me wrong. I don't think I have ever spent more than a few thousand on a horse. I am just the lucky schmuck who gets to ride some pricey ones.

[Lollipop]

Jul 14, 2016 21:31:36 GMT -5 kcrkcs said:

Lollipop I am sorry what crap luck.

It's all good. H is on the donut for now, and he'll get a new one this weekend, probably. I may or may not get my phone replaced. It'll probably depend on when it was up for renewal (I think last year)

[scorpioscuba]

DD is asleep in her crib. I have no hope that this will last. As much as I like cuddling with her I'm not sleeping well so I'm giving this another go.

I'm off tomorrow. That's my positive thing. Taking DS to the trampoline place and meeting some of his friends there.