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[veggiemo]

Very cute mrsmonogrammed, @jemomma! So can you choose between the spiral and the disc bound? Maybe I need to look into the HP if H doesn't get me one.

[mrsmonogrammed]

veggiemo there were like a million different kinds of planners in the aisle- frankly I was a little overwhelmed and just picked the cover that I liked the most. I recommend a trip to Michaels when you have a little time to explore what they have:)

[veggiemo]

I bought different colored pens for different things like child care, deadlines, meal plans, etc. But I don't like how it looks, it's kid of jumbled and spastic. Maybe I'll switch to using only one or two colored pens.

[jillywilly]

I'm so sorry, wegrowsheep. Hopefully this next round does the trick.

[veggiemo]

Dec 27, 2016 14:34:50 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

Dec 27, 2016 14:31:50 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

I bought different colored pens for different things like child care, deadlines, meal plans, etc. But I don't like how it looks, it's kid of jumbled and spastic. Maybe I'll switch to using only one or two colored pens.

if you want to add a bit of color without it looking a mess, you could always write everything in blue/black ink and use a color to outline or "box in" the item. I tried this one week and I really liked the look.

This is a great idea.

[jillywilly]

Dec 27, 2016 12:22:01 GMT -5 turtle said:

Dec 27, 2016 8:59:03 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

Also, I really hope I'm not jinxing anything here, but we're almost 48 hours without B the paci, and it's been SO much easier than I thought it would be!

What is your secret?! A didn't care about giving up the boob or the bottle, but this kid is going to be at his wedding with his paci.

He hadn't been using it during the day forever - just car and sleeping. So we would hide the pacis everyone he would wake up. Then, we stopped using them cold turkey in the car 2-3 weeks ago, so while we still get cranky car trips, it was survivable, and he was down to just naps and nights.

He napped with his paci Christmas Day as usual. When he woke up, we brought him a stuffed dog and told him Santa brought him one more big boy, but he would have to send him his binkys. So he watched us out them all away in a tub that went away in a cupboard. Then, Christmas night we did bedtime pretty close to normal right when we got home from MIL's. He was tired, and honestly, he screamed the 40 minute car ride home, but after about five minutes of crying in his crib, he quieted down and then wound up going to sleep. We've had some crying since whenever it's nap or night time, and his naps have been shorter than his usual, but it honestly hasn't been too bad. When he cries we just remind him he's a big boy now when we're putting him down and he's been fine. We've also been telling him the last week or two that he's a big boy and binkies will have to go away. But I think the main thing is we just made a plan and went forward, no excuses, no caving. And we got lucky.

[Widget123]

Sorry to hear about your mom wegrowsheep

I have my planner mostly set up for the new year. It is from plum paper. I feel off the planner track at the end of 2016 but things are going to get really chaotic with work starting around Feb so i will need it.

[wegrowsheep]

Thanks everyone! She's done and getting ready to head home. I got some ballet lessons planned while I waited. She'll have 48 hrs of chemo every 2 weeks. Hopefully she'll be done by 4th of July!

[blueskiessmiling]

wegrowsheep Sorry to hear your mom had to restart chemo, but glad today went well.

DD started getting sick on Christmas Eve and is not doing so hot today. She had such a huge coughing fit before nap she projectile vomited all over me and her room. Debating whether this warrants a trip to the doctor...