TTC #1 9/2011 BFP 10/2012 DS 6/29/13 TTC #2 3/2014 TTA 2 months. Resumes in Nov 2014 Cyst removal Jan 2015 RE appointment July 15, 2015. Polyp removal Jan 2016 -poly & endometrial lining removed TTC resumes in April
DH wants to take DS1 ice skating tonight. I'm really hoping DS1 is cooperative so that Brady and I have the house to ourselves. DS1 demands so much of my attention that I feel poor Brady always gets the shit end of the stick.
Andplusalso - he'll go to bed early and I'll get maybe 30-60 minutes of alone time.
Has he been ice skating before? I don't know if there is any truth to DH's method, but I've generally been letting him take the lead on all things skating since he's quite experienced (he's not NHL material or anything, but he played Junior AA and WHL hockey until he was 21 and did power skating every year until the end of HS). He claims that its better to get the kids out on their snow boots the first few times just to get them used to the ice surface. After they get a feel for that then you move to actual skates...? It kind of makes sense to me, so that's the way we are going with it.
DH wants to take DS1 ice skating tonight. I'm really hoping DS1 is cooperative so that Brady and I have the house to ourselves. DS1 demands so much of my attention that I feel poor Brady always gets the shit end of the stick.
Andplusalso - he'll go to bed early and I'll get maybe 30-60 minutes of alone time.
Has he been ice skating before? I don't know if there is any truth to DH's method, but I've generally been letting him take the lead on all things skating since he's quite experienced (he's not NHL material or anything, but he played Junior AA and WHL hockey until he was 21 and did power skating every year until the end of HS). He claims that its better to get the kids out on their snow boots the first few times just to get them used to the ice surface. After they get a feel for that then you move to actual skates...? It kind of makes sense to me, so that's the way we are going with it.
Interesting - good to know! I'll suggest it to DH, because he has not yet taken DS skating. And God knows I suck at it (in fact, I hate it) - so DH will be on his own in teaching the boys to skate!
Like I said michelin82, no idea if there is any evidence to support his theory aside from his own thinking, but M has been out once with him so far and she did pretty well. It makes sense, because it would be easier to balance and DH refuses to get the double-blade strap on skates, lol.
Post by heelibrarian on Jan 23, 2015 16:46:10 GMT -5
mcbush I have no bread machine. Do you think I could just, you know, do the standard bread making stuff? I'm sure it would take 2 rises because I don't have fast-acting yeast...what do you think?
Post by colieann31 on Jan 23, 2015 16:55:26 GMT -5
I was going to attempt to take a nap on the couch while Grayson played since he's too cool for naps now but that was a no go. He caught me trying to sleep and jumped on me. He's so ornery!!
It was supposed to be 40 out today but ended up only being 30. That made this mama sad - it was too cold to play outside and this girl needs it!
This made me giggle. If we couldn't play outside in 30 degree weather we wouldn't go out for nearly 5 months! I know, different climates and all, I'm not judging. It's just hard for me to imagine.
I am feeling down and just need to get it all out. I don't want to be a negative nelly, but I just have such a case of the "blahs."
Lately I've been feeling really down and out due to my lack of friends. Like, real, actual friends. Not acquaintances. I've formed so many good friendships in the past, and all have crumbled for seemingly no good reason. I'm at a point in my life now where I have literally not one person I can (or want to) call when something major happens in my life. No one to call to "Squee!" with when something good happens, and nobody to cry to when something bad happens. Not even my mother - who doesn't really give two shits about me. And there's not a soul out there who would actually pick up the phone to call me.
I had 5 bridesmaids in my wedding - and aside from my SIL (who is only a SIL - we are definitely NOT friends, haha), I don't talk to any of them anymore. It's not for lack of trying. I feel like I've tried repeatedly to get in touch with them, talk to them, etc. only to be ignored. I'm a generally happy, caring, and kind person - so I'm not sure why this is happening.
I have 2 sisters - but they are both much younger than me (13 & 14 years younger, to be exact). They're in a completely different stage of life than me, so we don't relate.
Don't get me wrong, I've got several acquaintances that I can make small talk with...or bitch about the difficulties of motherhood with...but nobody who really, truly *cares,* if that makes any sense.
I'm so grateful for my husband, who is obviously my best friend. But sometimes I just want a girlfriend to talk to.
Sigh. I'm sorry to be such a downer. I'm just having all the feels lately.
I know I'm a little late with this but I kept meaning to respond and did not get a chance. You have us. This board has been a godsend for me. My former BFF and I had a falling out right before I got pregnant and while I have friends, it's just not the same without having a BFF. Sometimes I miss her so much that I cry. This board has been the closest thing to having a BFF for me. I know I can live here, I can cry here, and I can tell you all things that I would wouldn't tell other people in my life. I am so thankful for this board.
Dh was being a jerk last night. Well he just showed up with flowers....
He never does that! I am a happy but sad at the same time. I wish he would just give flowers without being a jerk first but it's definitely the thought that counts.
This made me giggle. If we couldn't play outside in 30 degree weather we wouldn't go out for nearly 5 months! I know, different climates and all, I'm not judging. It's just hard for me to imagine.
I know I don't do well in cold. It's really painfully windy here. Walking out of target the wind stung my face.
We are usually pretty lucky to have little to no windchill where I live. It makes the cold much more tolerable. It's not too bad to play outside in 5-10 F weather as long as there is no wind and we are properly bundled.
We are usually pretty lucky to have little to no windchill where I live. It makes the cold much more tolerable. It's not too bad to play outside in 5-10 F weather as long as there is no wind and we are properly bundled.
A little sun helps. It was very cloudy earlier.
Eta: feels like 20 and it's 15 mph winds. P
Yeah, I can't really talk. It's unseasonably warm here right now (that doesn't mean we don't still go outside when it's cold, but we are being super spoiled the last few days). It's over 40 F and all the snow on my roof is melting. It's beautiful out, bu I'm actually hoping for it to drop down below freezing again and stay there, because this just makes such a mess of everything!
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