Thirsty Thursday randoms

[jillywilly]

What's going on today?

[jillywilly]

My first, furry baby was being really adorable this morning. DS decided to sleep in this morning, since my mom was coming over to our house to watch him, I let him. But Jilly kept running upstairs and sitting by his door, as though to indicate, "mom, it's time to get the baby up!" Then, my mom arrived, so Jilly started going crazy for her, which naturally woke up DS, so I went upstairs to grab him before my mom came in. First time ever my dog has abandoned greeting someone at the door, she instead ran into his room with me, and when I sat him on the floor to take off his sleep sack, she went right up to say hello, and lick his face.

Gross, yes, but also adorable.

[billyhorrible]

Back to work today. It was nice having the say off yesterday and going to services together. Reminds me why we chose this synagogue in the first place.

We've got another race Saturday, so I'm going to take a break from work today and run over to pick up our bibs and bags. The swag bag looks awesome based on their photo on Facebook.

[Widget123]

I officially registered absentee for this year. H did too. The thought of taking our kids to the polls during the end of day rush is too much and we are unable to go earlier in the day because of work and traffic.

[mrsmonogrammed]

My grandma (who watches DD) went to the ER Yesterday because she hasn't been feeling well. Thinking maybe her gallbladder? I've been struggling and juggling finding care for DD this week and how no idea what to do if I need help next week, too. Agh.

Hoping for a fun weekend though- hair appointment, pumpkin patch, and craft fair!

[alayne926]

Morning!

Both kids were in great moods this morning, so that always makes the mornings more tolerable.

Looking forward to the weekend since DH is off, he can take the kids so I can have some "me" time. With everyone else in the house being sick, and me solo parenting two kids, I need a break. My aunt and uncle are coming in town this weekend, so I'm excited to see them. I don't think I've seen them since my brother's wedding two years ago.

[tiffbot]

Hi!

I am going to the city this morning and meeting a friend at a free pumpkin maze at one of the greenhouses. And also run some errands and hopefully get my passport photo done.

Hair appointment back at home this afternoon!

One more night at home then off to the ILs tomorrow after work for second Thanksgiving



ETA lol mrsmonogrammed your weekend sounds like my day today haha! Hope your grandma is better soon.

[veggiemo]

Morning! DS is at preschool today and it's his day for show and tell. He took my October issue of Food Network magazine for his sharing item LOL. It has a section in it of "50 spooky snacks" and DS is borderline obsessed with looking at the different ideas. A lot of them are really cute! Here is the link if any of you are looking for festive things to serve as halloween approaches.
www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/packages/halloween/spooky-snack-recipes.html?vty=magazine/articles/50-spooky-snack-recipes/50-spooky-snacks.html

[veggiemo]

Sorry to hear about your grandma mrsmonogrammed, and I hope you can find care quickly. But damn, your grandma must be one agile lady to be watching a 1 year old! There is no way either of my grandmas could do that.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Oct 13, 2016 9:48:23 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Sorry to hear about your grandma mrsmonogrammed, and I hope you can find care quickly. But damn, your grandma must be one agile lady to be watching a 1 year old! There is no way either of my grandmas could do that.

Thank you! She's young, only in her mid 60's, and she and my grandpa have Charlotte 4d/wk on average. She likes to say it keeps her young, but has already put her foot down on watching 2;)

[holliberry28]

Hope your grandmother feels better mrsmonogrammed!

Have fun on your date night michyme123!

Started the process of scheduling tours for daycare for next September. The places that are within walking distance (a must in case MIL has to pick him up) are not the best choices. The best choices however, are a 45-min commute away and just not feasible. I'm hoping that out of the one in four I tour, I'll have a good feeling about at least one.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Good luck with the daycares holliberry28! I was just thinking about where I would need to send Charlotte when we have #2. Granted that's still far off, but I'm already getting anxious about it!

[erbear]

I'm teaching first grade today. The principal came in and observed me when I was in super teacher mode, so I'm hoping that's good!

[Widget123]

Oct 13, 2016 9:40:39 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

Widget123 , you can't mail your ballot in your state?

Yes, we can it an absentee ballot and I had to provide an excuse for them to mail one to me. That it is what I mean

[Widget123]

Good luck holliberry28, I'm sure daycare prices are outrageous where you live. There is always care.com or nanny shares but not any better.

[holliberry28]

I wonder if my H is going to be able to vote since he'll still be in Basic Training? @badwolf321

[holliberry28]

Oct 13, 2016 11:03:54 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Good luck holliberry28 , I'm sure daycare prices are outrageous where you live. There is always care.com or nanny shares but not any better.

They are around $850-1000/month.  I mainly want him in daycare for the socialization and social emotional facilitation it provides. He's still reacting pretty fearfully with new situations and people because he's with my MIL all day, so I think/hope this will be good for him once he turns 2. 

[Widget123]

Oct 13, 2016 11:06:57 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

Oct 13, 2016 11:03:54 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Good luck holliberry28 , I'm sure daycare prices are outrageous where you live. There is always care.com or nanny shares but not any better.

They are around $850-1000/month.  I mainly want him in daycare for the socialization and social emotional facilitation it provides. He's still reacting pretty fearfully with new situations and people because he's with my MIL all day, so I think/hope this will be good for him once he turns 2. 

Oh yeah that makes sense.  Many of the daycares around here are actually much more than that.  I hope it works out for you.  My kids generally love daycare, especially DD now that she is in pre-school.

[holliberry28]

Oct 13, 2016 11:13:40 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Oct 13, 2016 11:06:57 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

They are around $850-1000/month.  I mainly want him in daycare for the socialization and social emotional facilitation it provides. He's still reacting pretty fearfully with new situations and people because he's with my MIL all day, so I think/hope this will be good for him once he turns 2. 

Oh yeah that makes sense.  Many of the daycares around here are actually much more than that.  I hope it works out for you.  My kids generally love daycare, especially DD now that she is in pre-school.

I'm basically in Bumblefuck (South Brooklyn) that's why it's cheaper.  If I was in downtown Brooklyn or Manhattan, it would be at least double, easy.

Eta: Thanks! I'm glad your kids like their preschool!

[Widget123]

Speaking of DD, she says she wants an iphone for Christmas but it's okay if we give her an old one or a used one. Ummm okay.

[veggiemo]

Oct 13, 2016 10:23:45 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Oct 13, 2016 9:48:23 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

Sorry to hear about your grandma mrsmonogrammed , and I hope you can find care quickly. But damn, your grandma must be one agile lady to be watching a 1 year old! There is no way either of my grandmas could do that.

Thank you! She's young, only in her mid 60's, and she and my grandpa have Charlotte 4d/wk on average. She likes to say it keeps her young, but has already put her foot down on watching 2;)

Ah, ok. My mom and my MIL are in their mid-60s so that puts it into a more accurate perspective for me. My grandmas are OLD.

[belle0720]

Hey ladies. I'm having a funky day. I think I should be starting my period so that's probably why, but I'm just missing Gianna and feeling really meh about my job today. I applied for another job within our company and I'm pretty sure I'm going to get an interview next week and I'm feeling really nervous about it. If I don't get it, I think I really need to look for something outside of the company which scares me even more. I'm trying to keep myself busy at work and not think about it all too much. I'm glad it's almost the weekend.

[belle0720]

mrsmonogrammed Hope your Grandma is okay and that you don't have any trouble finding day care for C next week!

holliberry28 Good luck with the daycare tours!

madymoiselle We can't find one of Gianna's boots and it's driving me nuts too. They're her favorite pair of shoes too, she always wants to wear them!

[turtle]

In Massachusetts this year, we can do early voting from October 24 to November 4th. They are even open on Saturday the 29th. Each town/city is doing it slightly different, but I have the option of going to town hall one of those days and casting my vote. It does make it more likely that a person will be able to vote now.

[sabrinaml]

Question for you:
My mom and I are throwing my brother and is fiancé a baby shower on Saturday- what are your thoughts on asking those attending to write their address on the envelope for thank you cards? The other solution is trying to find the time to type up all the addresses and get them printed on labels for them.

[billyhorrible]

sabrinaml - I am super old fashioned, but my feelings are that you don't ask anything of a guest but their presence.


I think it would be really nice of you to gather the information for your brother and FSIL. Do you have it handy from when you sent out the invitation?

[jillywilly]

sabrinaml, even though it's easy to do as a guest, I still find it kind of annoying to write my address on an envelope. I'm taking an afternoon to celebrate you, bought you a gift, and since you mailed me an invite, you clearly have my address. I always kept a word file of guest lists/addresses for my showers and printed labels for the thank-you's and invites, so I never understood the big deal about having your guests do it.

[jillywilly]

So my child has pooped five times today. His poor tush is on fire. The last diaper H and I got before bed, and you could tell he's miserable. What's weird is it's not diarrhea. So I just slathered a super thick layer of diaper cream on him and am crossing my fingers for tonight. But holy moly, five poop's.

[jillywilly]

Oct 13, 2016 19:04:14 GMT -5 carrots said:

Oct 13, 2016 18:52:22 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

So my child has pooped five times today. His poor tush is on fire. The last diaper H and I got before bed, and you could tell he's miserable. What's weird is it's not diarrhea. So I just slathered a super thick layer of diaper cream on him and am crossing my fingers for tonight. But holy moly, five poop's.

Opposites. No poop since Tuesday morning. It's like a ticking time bomb.

T & P's for whoever has to change that diaper.

[billyhorrible]

Oct 13, 2016 19:04:14 GMT -5 carrots said:

Oct 13, 2016 18:52:22 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

So my child has pooped five times today. His poor tush is on fire. The last diaper H and I got before bed, and you could tell he's miserable. What's weird is it's not diarrhea. So I just slathered a super thick layer of diaper cream on him and am crossing my fingers for tonight. But holy moly, five poop's.

Opposites. No poop since Tuesday morning. It's like a ticking time bomb.

Put him in the nicest clothes he owns and take him on a car ride.