Midweek Chatter

[lilyelayne]

It's Wednesday! What's happening?

[lilyelayne]

DS has a terribly runny nose, which made last night less than pleasant. When he was in his crib he slept on his pillow for the first time so I think he realizes it helps. Snuggling & watching a movie now. He chose Labyrinth

[dreemkin]

Remember how I said I eerily always spend $116 at Sam's Club...well I did it again today...
This was my reaction inside

[lilyelayne]

mishka29 how's settling into the new place going?

[dmorgendorffer]

dreemkin do you mostly buy the same stuff every time? I mean at some point that is kind of creepy.

We were supposed to be going to play minigolf as a work outing but it was raining so it was cancelled. I would have been late for it anyway because my mid-year review was scheduled right in the middle of it. Review was good, doing really great work but they want me to be more vocal. That feedback always kind of annoys me because it's really a personality thing, and honestly I wonder if they ever tell some other people they should stop talking so much, because there are certainly people who should.

[agm04]

lilyelayne hope your LO is feeling better soon.

dreemkin that's impressive.

dmorgendorffer lol'd at your review comment...so true. so many people i work with should really stfu.

[dreemkin]

dmorgendorffer no I don't. Since it's sams club I run out of things at different times throughout the month(s). And I like to switch up what fruits I get and stuff, grocery wise. It's weird.

[dreemkin]

Guise, I gave my first hair cut today. This is my new hobby and I tried it out on my daughter. I figured with two girls, I will be spending a lot of $$$ on pretty basic cuts over the years. So I'm going to learn (from YouTube lol). I might even buy clippers and learn to do my H's if I'm brave. Here's my end result:

[dmorgendorffer]

dreemkin you are brave! Looks good though! I tried to trim my own bangs once and it was a horrible mistake.

My mom used to do my hair at home too. Anyone remember this? She used it on the entire family including the dog.


I am scarred for life by the terrible haircuts I had growing up.

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin that looks awesome! I cut my own bangs but that's it. And I have curly hair so it's pretty forgiving.
dmorgendorffer no I don't remember that but I'm dying laughing at how awkward it looks. Sorry for the bad childhood haircuts.

[dreemkin]

dmorgendorffer I need that for my H lol. He has super thick hair that does not lay down. I'm a bit scared to do his. I'll see!

[agm04]

well crap. we have a trip planned to grand cayman with my DH's entire family + 5 more days with just the 3 of us. leaving 9/3. staying where we got married, soooo excited. and they just reported their first two cases of locally transmitted zika. WWYD? if i don't get pregnant this cycle, i guess we could go and then put off TTC for a few months, but that makes me soooo sad. obvs if i get pregnant this cycle we are not going.

[mishka29]

Aug 10, 2016 16:27:53 GMT -5 agm04 said:

well crap. we have a trip planned to grand cayman with my DH's entire family + 5 more days with just the 3 of us. leaving 9/3. staying where we got married, soooo excited. and they just reported their first two cases of locally transmitted zika. WWYD? if i don't get pregnant this cycle, i guess we could go and then put off TTC for a few months, but that makes me soooo sad. obvs if i get pregnant this cycle we are not going.

Oh man! That's a tough call. I've heard that you should hold off ttc for 6 months if you've been to an affected area. My coworker has to pass on her brother's destination wedding for this reason. I've haven't really been following so I don't know how serious the warnings are and if 6 months is necessary. GL!

[mishka29]

Aug 10, 2016 13:46:04 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

mishka29 how's settling into the new place going?

The dress of home renos is exhausting me!

We have been debating between an asphalt roof or an aluminum. The metal roof is way more expensive but worth it if you stick around in your house long enough, which we plan to. We had two quotes and the one sales guy brought files of dirt and gossip about his competitors and offered $10,000 off the price of we put a sign on our lawn for a month. He was an ass.

Anyone have any experience with metal roofs???

[dmorgendorffer]

agm04 it would majorly suck to need to back out, maybe see if your doctor has any advice? I would be really paranoid about it, I wonder if you went if you and your H can be tested when you get back? I have no idea how the testing for it works. I think it depends on how strongly you feel about putting it on hold to wait those 6 months when you get back.

[tortor4]

agm04 agree, that's such a tough call. I would have such a hard time deciding. Like, when I decide I want something (like a baby!) I want it now and can't wait. But Cayman....that could possibly persuade me to hold off.

mishka29 we just finished our roof today. We got asphalt (that's what shingles are right?) so no experience with metal but I do recall the sales guy saying that metal roofs are great and they last forever but I think it was the nails he said don't last. I know I'm not getting this completely right but something that they use to attach the metal doesn't have as long of a lifespan as the actual roof so it kind of defeats the purpose? It might be worth asking them about.

[mishka29]

tortor4 thanks! I will ask about that

[tortor4]

I got lost in the blinds thread on parenting again but I'm caught up here now!

So long story kind of short, the place I used to work before C needs my help for a couple months. Just part time and I can pretty much set my own schedule and take C with me. I'm just nervous. I love our routine and the "freedom" of staying home. I just keep telling myself it's only temporary and super part time. And the extra money would be so so nice. I've had a slight shopping addiction lately so it could certainly help to fill my closet!

[dmorgendorffer]

mishka29 no experience with metal but our roof before we replaced it with asphalt was slate. It would have been way more expensive to replace it with slate, but the slate would last longer - BUT slate also requires a lot of costly maintenance. I'd ask if there is anything required for the upkeep of the metal and factor those costs in too.

[aggiebug]

agm04 ugh that is really tough. Zika terrifies me to no end. With such high risks and them not disappearing at any point during pregnancy the worries are real. On one hand I would hate adding risk, but on the other hand I can almost guarantee it will be confirmed where you live by the end of your pregnancy anyway and possibly before you successfully conceive. It's already in the US, you are in a hot spot for international travel- especially to affected countries, and year around mosquitos it is just a matter of time.

[agm04]

thanks guys. aggiebug yes, you articulated many of my thoughts well. what if i cancel the trip and then it's already in houston by the time we leave?? and btw WTF will i do when it gets to houston?! we have one of those systems that sprays our yard twice a day or any time we push a button, but they are still sooooo bad.

mishka29 i think the official recommendation is 8 weeks if you have traveled to an affected area and have no symptoms; 6 months if you have any symptoms. so if we are going on this trip, TTC has to be put on hold until early november. i know i can be irrational, but i'm about to cry just thinking about it. my temp dropped this morning, so we're out this cycle.

[dreemkin]

agm04 I would personally hold off on the trip

[agm04]

Aug 13, 2016 23:22:42 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

agm04 I would personally hold off on the trip

That's the way I'm leaning. :/ thanks for the input.