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[tuscanlatte]

Ah I always had that question with preschool joi922! He would've stayed home at least once a week if the nose thing was considered. Try not to feel guilty!
I got guilt-tripped once by his preschool saying that he was "jealous of the other kids' snacks" and basically that I pack shitty snacks. I felt so awful so I know how you feel!!

[RandomName]

Well a year of maternity leave caught up to me today. I was teaching about neurons and could not spell nucleus. I needed to get help from a student and even after he spelled it I wrote it wrong in the board. Talk about embarrassing. Nucleus got the best of me.

[aydee]

Sept 12, 2016 12:02:33 GMT -5 joi922 said:

Sept 12, 2016 7:39:16 GMT -5 aydee said:

I finally got my kids' preschool "homework" done this weekend and made posters about each of them. It's only taken me a month to get it done! The big holdup was getting pictures printed. I finally sent them to Target. They turned out pretty good.

I'm wondering, where does everyone get pictures printed? Have you found a place you like? I tried Walgreens previously and wasn't that happy with them.

I had to do the same thing.  Finally found a picture of the 4 of us from May (and it was literally the only one we had), and printed it at Target.  Not the best quality.  I like SHutterfly, and have made it my project for the year to get all our pictures printed.  I hadn't printed any since DS was born 3 years ago.  I still have none from my wedding or honeymoon printed out and that was 10 years ago.  I really suck at this.  

Anyway, Shutterfly has good quality and (bonus for me) prints the "name" of the picture on the back, which for me is the date and is CRUCIAL because otherwise I have no hope of remembering when a picture was taken.  I also like their calendars and printed out several last year that I was very happy with.  

Haha, we must be twins. I haven't printed anything since I&A were born 3.5 years ago. I live in fear of my computer dying and losing everything. Some of the pictures are backed up somewhere but we would probably lose a lot. I need to make it my mission to get on this, but alas, no time. I wish I had an extra week somewhere just to do all the stuff on my to do list that never gets done.

[noname]

So I think I posted here about reading the Paris Wife and how it made me want to go back and re-read The Sun Also Rises. I just finished it and realized a few things. 1) I'm not sure I've ever read it before. I thought it was one of those required readings in school but none of it seemed familiar. 2) I do not like Hemingway. It was so hard for me to get into it and I basically had to force myself to finish it.

Oh well, at least it was short.

[joi922]

Sept 12, 2016 12:32:14 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Ah I always had that question with preschool joi922 ! He would've stayed home at least once a week if the nose thing was considered. Try not to feel guilty!
I got guilt-tripped once by his preschool saying that he was "jealous of the other kids' snacks" and basically that I pack shitty snacks. I felt so awful so I know how you feel!!

Liked this for commiseration, but seriously?  They gave you crap about your snacks???  WTF?

[joi922]

Sept 12, 2016 13:33:54 GMT -5 noname said:

So I think I posted here about reading the Paris Wife and how it made me want to go back and re-read The Sun Also Rises. I just finished it and realized a few things. 1) I'm not sure I've ever read it before. I thought it was one of those required readings in school but none of it seemed familiar. 2) I do not like Hemingway. It was so hard for me to get into it and I basically had to force myself to finish it.

Oh well, at least it was short.

Ha!  I think tuscanlatte and I have discussed this a few times - we find Hemingway interesting but HATE his books.  His writing is so choppy.  I really don't like it, and have tried at least 4 of his books but have to force myself to finish each time.  The only one I found even remotely tolerable was As I Lay Dying, but even then it had a random teen pregnancy in the middle that made no sense and didn't add to the story.  And that's really all I remember about it.

But I did think it was funny when I was watching Midnight in Paris (the Woody Allen movie set in 1920s Paris) that I could pick out who Hemingway was right away because they actor playing him copied that halted, choppy style when he was speaking.  

[Deleted]

Sept 12, 2016 12:02:32 GMT -5 th3stryck3r said:

I'm thinking about biking to and from work on the 2 days/ week I don't do daycare drop off. It's an extra workout, and it'll save me about 45/month in commuting costs. I need to get over my fear of biking in Manhattan.

It's a totally valid fear. I HATE biking in Manhattan. Brooklyn is SLIGHTLY better, but not by much.

[ampaints]

Today has been a good first day of vacation. Impromptu get together with packmomma. The boys got to play asks then we had a delicious breakfast.



This afternoon I had my yearly checkup at my gyn. That building is the same building my RE is in, so I took M to meet them.



That's M cuddling with her. It was really nice. I definitely teared up while I was there knowing that I wouldn't have M if it wasn't for the ladies in the office.

[skinandbones]

I need some creativity. Tomorrow is show and tell in DS1's classroom. Theme is family. I already dropped off a couple of family pics for another project.

I have no idea what to sent...

[ampaints]

@janetheconquerer where are you? Did C's fever stay down?

[aydee]

Sept 12, 2016 16:13:10 GMT -5 skinandbones said:

I need some creativity. Tomorrow is show and tell in DS1's classroom. Theme is family. I already dropped off a couple of family pics for another project.

I have no idea what to sent...

Could you have him help you draw a picture of an activity you enjoy doing as a family? Or is there something he can bring in that represents a family tradition?

[RandomName]

Sept 12, 2016 4:31:47 GMT -5 Laverne said:

Whats up with the view count? Literally 30 secs after posting it says 15 views, what a load.

Must be all those unregistered lurkers.

[RandomName]

flippinchica I'm sorry. I hope she is able to get the help she needs and get to the root of what's causing her to do it.

[RandomName]

Sept 12, 2016 7:39:16 GMT -5 aydee said:

I finally got my kids' preschool "homework" done this weekend and made posters about each of them. It's only taken me a month to get it done! The big holdup was getting pictures printed. I finally sent them to Target. They turned out pretty good.

I'm wondering, where does everyone get pictures printed? Have you found a place you like? I tried Walgreens previously and wasn't that happy with them.

I'm in Canada so it may be different but Walmart is pretty quick. Costco is great quality for price. I recently however bought a sale printer for 50$ that takes photo paper. The pics are similar quality as those kiosk printers. It will pay off over time I think.

[Laverne]

Sept 12, 2016 12:32:14 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Ah I always had that question with preschool joi922! He would've stayed home at least once a week if the nose thing was considered. Try not to feel guilty!
I got guilt-tripped once by his preschool saying that he was "jealous of the other kids' snacks" and basically that I pack shitty snacks. I felt so awful so I know how you feel!!

i have heard of school chiding parents for sugar laden snacks but that is weird that they are pressuring you into conformity.

[tuscanlatte]

Sept 12, 2016 18:38:55 GMT -5 Laverne said:

Sept 12, 2016 12:32:14 GMT -5 tuscanlatte said:

Ah I always had that question with preschool joi922! He would've stayed home at least once a week if the nose thing was considered. Try not to feel guilty!
I got guilt-tripped once by his preschool saying that he was "jealous of the other kids' snacks" and basically that I pack shitty snacks. I felt so awful so I know how you feel!!

i have heard of school chiding parents for sugar laden snacks but that is weird that they are pressuring you into conformity.

It was weird.. I sent him fruit snacks but for the first time since he got them as a gift from my parents. I normally sent an apple or orange. They said he should have cheese and cracker, but they had a no dairy policy so I was super confused haha:

[ampaints]

skinandbones something musical. Concert shirt, cd of your husband's band maybe. My first thought was guitar, but that might be a bit much...

[Laverne]

flippinchica, sorry to hear abot the disappointing news.

Today was a blur, N took some steps. H really needs to keep his mouth shut about sleep deprivation, sorry you slept shitty but at least you got to lay there and not get up all those times and you didnt have leave the house with your shit together at 6.

[mommabakes]

My little brother got married today. They had a destination wedding, and I was unable to go. I'm not upset about that, we're not close at all and it was going to be at minimum 2 grand that we don't have to spare right now.

I'm being a selfish jerk about it though, because my mom was involved and spent a decent amount of money on it. 5.5 years ago when I got married, I had to beg my mom to go wedding dress shopping. I paid for everything myself, and my mom could hardly have been any less interested in any of it. It hurts. I've never talked it out with my mom, because I don't want any drama, but it still sucks to feel like she just doesn't/didn't care.

[skinandbones]

Sept 12, 2016 19:00:11 GMT -5 ampaints said:

skinandbones something musical. Concert shirt, cd of your husband's band maybe. My first thought was guitar, but that might be a bit much...

I thought about a guitar too

[skinandbones]

I waiting for DH to come home so I can take a Percocet for my back...

[ampaints]

skinandbones toy guitar and a picture of a real guitar? I hope your H is home soon. When is your massage?

[ampaints]

I've decided tomorrow is the one day M and I aren't going anywhere tomorrow. Well I have class, but I won't have to leave until 6 at least.

[redandblue]

ampaints looks like a perfect way to start your vacation! In a completely unrelated event someone started chopping onions when I saw that picture of M and your RE. So so so special! That picture is perfect!

[elizabethnevadap]

Hi everyone! I've been a lurkey-lou lately. Reading but then getting distracted before posting.
I'm still at my in laws, recovering from the Guillain-Barre. Jack is great. We're in Kindermusik once a week and a program called Ones on the Run once a week also. There's really not much more to report!
Missed you guys!

[Laverne]

<<< passes glass of the hard stuff
Hugs mommabakes, its frustrating having the sads during what should be happy even with good reason. Its hard to talk about in real life but thats why we are here.

[Deleted]

I am at the gym and it's not yet 5 am.

I need to start this thread over as I was not here yesterday. I had to drive 2 hours to Tampa for an hour meeting. And when I walked into work I walked into fires I had to extinguish. Yesterday was long y'all.

[Laverne]

Sept 13, 2016 4:01:16 GMT -5 @JanetheConquerer said:

I am at the gym and it's not yet 5 am.

I need to start this thread over as I was not here yesterday. I had to drive 2 hours to Tampa for an hour meeting. And when I walked into work I walked into fires I had to extinguish. Yesterday was long y'all.

hope today is smooth sailing.

[mommabakes]

Awake entirely too early today, after another crap night of sleep. It's DDs birthday today, she's 3 which doesn't really seem possible. Heading to storytime with her, then out to lunch and back home for cake!

[packmomma]

Walt woke up with a completely clogged nose from teething (clear mucus) and his head is all banged up from yesterday (he found the sharpest end table at ampaints and threw himself at it repeatedly ). He's not cranky but we may just hang inside all day so we can avoid the judgement of strangers (for having a banged up snotty kid out in public ).
At least he's in a good mood.