Monday, Oh Monday Randoms

[diamondsndaisies]

I get the day off thanks to Mr Christopher Columbus. Currently watching the Ranch on Netflix with DH. 
What are you guys doing today?

[ohinvrtedworld]

Working from home starting at 1:30! So I am drinking coffee and being cozy. I don't want to turn on our heat yet. It's pretty cold in our house but I am holding out until it gets to be ridiculous.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Need to clean up after H's birthday party this weekend but I don't want to 😫

[wannabmama]

ohinvrtedworld our house was so cold this morning, too...but I hate having the heat on and all the windows closed. I will suffer and add layers until H makes me turn on the heat! This AM he was wearing ski clothes...so dramatic.

I have to work today because my contracting job needed me to do a training--which they scheduled at 10am and 4pm...so I figured I should just work in between to get ahead for the week. It's a really pretty day out (chilly though) so I am going to go out to grab some lunch in a bit. Thinking I deserve a little treat working on this "holiday" but can't decide what that will be.

[rooskie]

It's absolutely freezing at work today. We are still in that weird time of the year when it's 50 out in the morning and 85 in the afternoon.

I have my knitting group tonight so today will be spent picking what I want for dinner. I'm almost to my goal for class on Wednesday so I'm pumped.

I also need to pick out my goals for this year at work today and I'm not so excited about that. Almost every year at work something big happens and my goals become irrelevant.

[butlerfan]

Got up early to meet with the daycare and then go to work. After the football game last night that was hard getting up earlier than normal. And it's Monday....

Tonight is our church committee meeting and then working on bringing in the last of the toys we want to bring in for now and get that set up. It's going to be a play area in the basement of a kitchen set and food, tool bench, and washer and dryer set so have to move a little bit of furniture around to fit that all in. Hope our meeting is quick and we get this done in a reasonable time tonight.

Accomplished a lot this last weekend but have a lot left to do as well. We have a list of what we have to do yet and when we want to do it. I am trying to get it done by Wednesday night including the cleaning(hopefully) so Thursday night we can relax (ha ha).

So FX that this week goes according to plan and we aren't forgetting to do something major.

[butlerfan]

Oct 10, 2016 9:53:38 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

Working from home starting at 1:30! So I am drinking coffee and being cozy. I don't want to turn on our heat yet. It's pretty cold in our house but I am holding out until it gets to be ridiculous.

We turned it on yesterday to get the chill out. Did not want to do that.

[butlerfan]

If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would get done...right?!

[butlerfan]

I have a feeling when In-laws come up in November for Thanksgiving that it will be a very interesting week....

Words may be had with my mother in law.

[rooskie]

Oct 10, 2016 10:33:18 GMT -5 @samrs22 said:

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This is MH except we live in IN. His goal every year is to make it to November before we turn on the heat. He literally has been checking the weather and marking down the calendar to make sure we can do it. Then we keep it pretty low all winter because our rates are crazy.

Nevermind the fact that he ran the ac last week.

[badwolf]

I'm working today, my employer doesn't give Columbus day off

But in happier news most of my WFH request was approved. Two out of three days requested isn't bad

[teachermomtobe]

I'm also home today because of Columbus Day. We turned the heat on for a very short time over the weekend to make sure it all worked. I'm sitting here freezing now because we are New Englanders. DH went into work today and is leaving now because he has a cold. *eye roll*

[teachermomtobe]

Oct 10, 2016 10:48:39 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

I have a feeling when In-laws come up in November for Thanksgiving that it will be a very interesting week....

Words may be had with my mother in law.

Uh oh.  What's going on?

[marshian]

I don't officially have Columbus Day off, but my project didn't get funded so I'm on the bench at the moment. Perfect timing after coming back from vacation abroad yesterday!

[marshian]

Oct 10, 2016 10:25:43 GMT -5 rooskie said:

It's absolutely freezing at work today. We are still in that weird time of the year when it's 50 out in the morning and 85 in the afternoon.

It's not as much of a swing here right now, but the same idea. Fairly chilly in the morning and at night, but pleasant/warm during the day. 


ohinvrtedworld, wannabmama, rooskie, teachermomtobe - We also hold out on turning the heat on. H likes it pretty cold at night and we both sleep better that way, plus the heat dries out my skin and I'm also just not a big fan. We try to not turn it on until the end of November if we can make it. Maybe just at night at first to not freeze. I'm always cold, but don't mind layering the warm sweaters and moccasins. So cozy!

[ohinvrtedworld]

Oct 10, 2016 12:13:15 GMT -5 marshian said:

Oct 10, 2016 10:25:43 GMT -5 rooskie said:

It's absolutely freezing at work today. We are still in that weird time of the year when it's 50 out in the morning and 85 in the afternoon.

It's not as much of a swing here right now, but the same idea. Fairly chilly in the morning and at night, but pleasant/warm during the day. 


ohinvrtedworld , wannabmama , rooskie , teachermomtobe - We also hold out on turning the heat on. H likes it pretty cold at night and we both sleep better that way, plus the heat dries out my skin and I'm also just not a big fan. We try to not turn it on until the end of November if we can make it. Maybe just at night at first to not freeze. I'm always cold, but don't mind layering the warm sweaters and moccasins. So cozy!

Yup! I sleep so good when it's cold. I am currently in long PJ pants, a bathrobe, and wool socks

[butlerfan]

Oct 10, 2016 12:02:08 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

Oct 10, 2016 10:48:39 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

I have a feeling when In-laws come up in November for Thanksgiving that it will be a very interesting week....

Words may be had with my mother in law.

Uh oh.  What's going on?

We live in their house but they still have a bunch of stuff in it. They are coming up to get some of it and with us having 2 little ones recently put in our care I'm worried about how that is all going to work. And are they going to work around our schedules that we need to have for the kids and if they have any behavior issues and discipline. And just letting us parent how we need to parent and butting out.

[teachermomtobe]

Oct 10, 2016 13:18:58 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Oct 10, 2016 12:02:08 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

Uh oh.  What's going on?

We live in their house but they still have a bunch of stuff in it. They are coming up to get some of it and with us having 2 little ones recently put in our care I'm worried about how that is all going to work. And are they going to work around our schedules that we need to have for the kids and if they have any behavior issues and discipline. And just letting us parent how we need to parent and butting out.

That's complicated and stressful for sure.  I hope they behave and it's not too bad.

[butlerfan]

Oct 10, 2016 13:23:48 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

Oct 10, 2016 13:18:58 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

We live in their house but they still have a bunch of stuff in it. They are coming up to get some of it and with us having 2 little ones recently put in our care I'm worried about how that is all going to work. And are they going to work around our schedules that we need to have for the kids and if they have any behavior issues and discipline. And just letting us parent how we need to parent and butting out.

That's complicated and stressful for sure.  I hope they behave and it's not too bad.

Let me clarify....by Thanksgiving they will have recently been put in our care. We don't have them yet-potentially sometime next week that will happen.

I realized after posting that it was worded badly.

[teachermomtobe]

Oct 10, 2016 13:30:49 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Oct 10, 2016 13:23:48 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

That's complicated and stressful for sure.  I hope they behave and it's not too bad.

Let me clarify....by Thanksgiving they will have recently been put in our care. We don't have them yet-potentially sometime next week that will happen.

I realized after posting that it was worded badly.

And I also realized "they" (meaning your ILs) may be interpreted as your foster kids 

[butlerfan]

teachermomtobe...lol. Words are hard on Monday.

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It's a blustery day here, and we just got back from the fall agricultural fair. Now I'm making turkey stew, and drinking an orangey Christmas tea. I also made an apple crumb pie for dessert

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Oct 10, 2016 9:53:38 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

Working from home starting at 1:30! So I am drinking coffee and being cozy. I don't want to turn on our heat yet. It's pretty cold in our house but I am holding out until it gets to be ridiculous.

I love the time between AC and heat. I get to wear all my cozy pj's and cuddle up in blankets all day. It's the best time of year.

[wannabmama]

Oct 10, 2016 14:09:15 GMT -5 @led said:

Oct 10, 2016 9:53:38 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

Working from home starting at 1:30! So I am drinking coffee and being cozy. I don't want to turn on our heat yet. It's pretty cold in our house but I am holding out until it gets to be ridiculous.

I love the time between AC and heat. I get to wear all my cozy pj's and cuddle up in blankets all day. It's the best time of year.

I totally agree...I like the spring time, too, first days with the windows open. Anytime it's cool enough that I can snuggle under a blanket on the couch and have a fire at night is a good time for me!

[butlerfan]

@sparky85 YUM!

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I had cold pizza for lunch and I'm regretting it. I should have had a salad, it even sounds better. Ugh. Guess it's salad for dinner!

[butlerfan]

Oct 10, 2016 15:32:47 GMT -5 @led said:

I had cold pizza for lunch and I'm regretting it. I should have had a salad, it even sounds better. Ugh. Guess it's salad for dinner!

I had an apple pecan salad that was good for lunch...but now I'm getting the munchies and may have to get a bag of chips to tie me over until supper which is going to be later then normal tonight.

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Oct 10, 2016 15:40:13 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Oct 10, 2016 15:32:47 GMT -5 @led said:

I had cold pizza for lunch and I'm regretting it. I should have had a salad, it even sounds better. Ugh. Guess it's salad for dinner!

I had an apple pecan salad that was good for lunch...but now I'm getting the munchies and may have to get a bag of chips to tie me over until supper which is going to be later then normal tonight.

Apple pecan salad sounds so good!

[butlerfan]

@led , it was...had apples, pecans, romaine lettuce, feta cheese, grapes, and raspberry vinaigrette dressing

[butlerfan]

@pineappleoranges nope....it was at a local restaurant here.