3 weekends til Christmas - weekend randoms

[lilyelayne]

[seamonster]

So ready for the weekend. I'm on call next weekend. So I better enjoy this one. I need to see if I can get in for a haircut on Sunday. H has a race tomorrow so that's out and my hair is not looking great.

[aggiebug]

Wee! I am almost totally done shopping. All I have left are little stocking stuffers for me and H.

[agm04]

seamonster i hope you can get a haircut. always makes a difference in how put together i feel!

aggiebug i'm impressed. i've done most of the kids' shopping (DD, nieces, angel tree kids), but not much else. eek.

[dreemkin]

I need a few more things but the bulk of it is done. Now I need to start wrapping.

[lilyelayne]

All packed, loading the car now. I'll go to bible study and then we'll head to NoLa after lunch. I think our pup is gonna get spoiled with a house sitter even though we're just gone 2 nights; our friend who usually house sits for longer vacations wants to play the new final fantasy haha.

[dreemkin]

Friday: we are just hanging out today. It's like the 7th gloomy day in a row and I'm sick of it. I got N's Santa gift yesterday - the fur real dragon. It looks cool. I will open it and get it ready before hand since it looks a little complicated.

I started a work out video last night. I did only one part and the cool down and I was puffing. I'm so outta shape. What I wouldn't give to be back to a decent weight. But I can only go down if I keep it up! I want to go out to eat tonight with the family tonight bc I feel like it really centers us. I will get salad or soup though. As long as we are together

[aggiebug]

Lol well agm04 I worked hard to get a majority of it done before ds arrived. I figured it was easier before than after.

[dmorgendorffer]

I really have no ideas of gifts for extended family (mostly the IL's and my brothers). I think I need to actually go walk around the mall and browse.

My grandfather is having open heart surgery today. He hasn't been doing well the past few weeks but the doctors weren't sure if he was a candidate for the surgery.. I guess yesterday they decided it was time to give it a try. At least we got to visit with him over Thanksgiving, even though E was absolutely terrified of him.

[aggiebug]

dmorgendorffer praying for your grandfather. I hope the surgery goes well.

What are your brothers interests? Maybe we can help spawn some ideas.

[dreemkin]

dmorgendorffer sending T&Ps your grandfather's way!

ETA: I always find that bed bath & beyond has good gifts. Even just to get an idea and they buy it somewhere else if needed. Also some other ideas: hallmark ornaments, candles (Yankee or b&bw or flameless like Luminara), board games, tervis in their interests, nerdy/funny t-shirts, movies/video games, movie gift basket (theater tickets, popcorn (bowl), popcorn seasoning, candy), personalized gifts like frames ect.

[dreemkin]

lilyelayne have a good trip!

[crispywheats]

This weekend, I plan to relearn to use Tapatalk. Because aggiebug can back me up; I can't handle myself. 😂

If you want to read my Friday randoms you can find them on a handful of other birth month boards which aren't ours. 🤔😐🙃

[kartish]

Home today and just got V down for a nap. It was a bit of a struggle, I hope he actually sleeps a decent amount today.

He was playing with his baby doll today while I was cleaning in his room, and he was so cute, first wanting a diaper for her them wanting to put her to sleep. Adorable!

lilyelayne have a nice trip!

dmorgendorffer T&Ps for your grandfather

[dreemkin]

We made homemade gingerbread play dough (no cook) and the girls are having a blast! We have christmas cookie cutters out and everything!

[dmorgendorffer]

He made it through the surgery, still in recovery so no one has seen him yet but a positive first step.

[agm04]

dmorgendorffer thinking about you and your grandfather. i hope everything is okay.

dreemkin i was planning to make gingerbread playdough with DD this afternoon! glad to know it's worth it. i'm sure she's going to try to eat it.

[dreemkin]

agm04 surprisingly she didn't try to eat it!

[mishka29]

Dec 2, 2016 12:13:25 GMT -5 dmorgendorffer said:

I really have no ideas of gifts for extended family (mostly the IL's and my brothers). I think I need to actually go walk around the mall and browse.

My grandfather is having open heart surgery today. He hasn't been doing well the past few weeks but the doctors weren't sure if he was a candidate for the surgery.. I guess yesterday they decided it was time to give it a try. At least we got to visit with him over Thanksgiving, even though E was absolutely terrified of him.

T's & P's!

[dreemkin]

FYI: bath and body works has their one day a year sale on 3 wick candle for $8.50. If you use a coupon (like $10 off $30) they come to pretty cheap. Good gifts too. Also, my store opens early that day for it so be aware. They do run out of certain scents. I love candle day!!!

ETA: it is 12/3

[lilyelayne]

dmorgendorffer glad your grandfather came through surgery okay. Keeping him in my prayers.

[lilyelayne]

Uneventful trip. 5+ hours and we didn't have to stop at all! Met a friend for dinner, and G went to sleep easy even though bedtime was 2 hours late. If I could just kick this headache from driving so long I'll be doing peachy :-)

[dreemkin]

It's candle day! I'm also running out to a few more stores while I'm sans kids, to do St. Nick shopping. St. Nicholas day is the 6th and we honor it but putting out stockings. I just get little fun things at the dollar store usually; stickers, little disney figurines, candy.

[aggiebug]

Hi there! Today is my birthday wee. This morning a friend took me out to breakfast SANS kids and then weet H at a Christmas parade. It was so cold but S loved it.

Now we are relaxing and will drop of S at a sitter and head to dinner tonight.

[mishka29]

Happy birthday aggiebug

[dreemkin]

aggiebug HBD! Sounds like you're having a great day!

[lilyelayne]

Happy birthday aggiebug!

[lilyelayne]

Came uptown to meet a friend for lunch, then I was headed back downtown to the hotel for G's nap. Turns out there's a Christmas parade and I can't get to the hotel for a couple hours. Well, another hour now. I'm sitting in the zoo parking lot while G naps in the car seat. It's cold and windy so I'm trying to decide when he wakes up do I want to go to the zoo (since we're here) or go downtown to the children's museum.

[dreemkin]

So St Nick is visiting the dreemkin household tonight! H leaves eary for work so he'd miss out if we did it Tuesday. The girls are gonna be so excited tomorrow morning!

[seamonster]

Dec 3, 2016 21:40:39 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

So St Nick is visiting the dreemkin household tonight! H leaves eary for work so he'd miss out if we did it Tuesday. The girls are gonna be so excited tomorrow morning!

We're doing shoes and I'll put in fruit (raisin boxes and clementines) and left over Halloween candy.