I'm going to need all the caffeine today! Last night's sleep sucked with gas pains and then heartburn. I had to get up about 2am and finally take something for the heartburn just so I could get some rest. It's going to be a long day.
I hope all of you ladies in the path of this winter storm are staying warm! It's chilly down here in Atlanta, but at least we don't have snow.
Morning ladies! DH was loud this morning getting ready for work. Now I'm up. 33 week appointment in a few hours. Hoping OB is pleased with how my sugars have been running.
So, there is a travel ban in my area due to the weather and fines up to $500 if you drive. Public transport is closed. But...my H is being required to take a vacation day if he doesn't go into work. He is a counselor at a rehab - but was not given the option to spend the night. I am pretty upset about this. It is ILLEGAL for him to drive to work, and conceivably he could take public transport but the trains and busses aren't running - yet he will have to take a vacation day if he opts to be safe and follow the law. He already had to take a few hours yesterday to get home in time.
I'm just particularly ragey because he gets so little vacation and sick time and had the flu so just used up all of his sick time. Because of this he will have less than a week paid time home with us after the baby is born. He is relatively new to the job so does not yet qualify for FMLA (I know it's unpaid but job protection has some intrinsic value...) and has not had the opportunity to accrue vacation.
I know that we are lucky he is employed but as a salaried worker he is required to put in unpaid overtime - and I just think it is poor management that his employer would give him the option of doing something illegal - it should work both ways.
So, there is a travel ban in my area due to the weather and fines up to $500 if you drive. Public transport is closed. But...my H is being required to take a vacation day if he doesn't go into work. He is a counselor at a rehab - but was not given the option to spend the night. I am pretty upset about this. It is ILLEGAL for him to drive to work, and conceivably he could take public transport but the trains and busses aren't running - yet he will have to take a vacation day if he opts to be safe and follow the law. He already had to take a few hours yesterday to get home in time.
I'm just particularly ragey because he gets so little vacation and sick time and had the flu so just used up all of his sick time. Because of this he will have less than a week paid time home with us after the baby is born. He is relatively new to the job so does not yet qualify for FMLA (I know it's unpaid but job protection has some intrinsic value...) and has not had the opportunity to accrue vacation.
I know that we are lucky he is employed but as a salaried worker he is required to put in unpaid overtime - and I just think it is poor management that his employer would give him the option of doing something illegal - it should work both ways.
skrittens that would make me so mad! Clearly it's not safe to drive, hence a travel ban! Hopefully it doesn't last long and he can safely make it to work without having to use up all of his personal days soon! That's definitely something they should forgive a personal day for...
Today is the first day my rings have been tight. I'm hoping it's due to the amount of salt I ate yesterday and not them actually getting too tight to wear. I got new rings since my first pregnancy and these haven't been tight yet so I was hoping they'd make it the long haul. We shall see...
Morning everyone! I say morning but I literally haven't slept at all. I've been tossing and turning since 12 and it's now 7:18, looks like I'm not sleeping today. Hoping at some point in the day dd lets me get a nap in otherwise it's going to be rough.
My fiancé has been out plowing since 11 and probably won't be back until late Wednesday, so I'll just stick it out with the kiddo.
skrittens I would be pretty upset, if he's not considered essential personnel there's no reason for him to go to work. I'm pretty sure if there's a travel ban it's also a state of emergency, and there's no reason for him to be out in a blizzard.
skrittens that's ridiculous that his work still expects him to come in, even though it's illegal to do so. What is he supposed to do, walk to work in a blizzard?
Not much going on here with me. I probably fell asleep around 8 last night and woke up around 4 something. I call that a win!
So, there is a travel ban in my area due to the weather and fines up to $500 if you drive. Public transport is closed. But...my H is being required to take a vacation day if he doesn't go into work. He is a counselor at a rehab - but was not given the option to spend the night. I am pretty upset about this. It is ILLEGAL for him to drive to work, and conceivably he could take public transport but the trains and busses aren't running - yet he will have to take a vacation day if he opts to be safe and follow the law. He already had to take a few hours yesterday to get home in time.
I'm just particularly ragey because he gets so little vacation and sick time and had the flu so just used up all of his sick time. Because of this he will have less than a week paid time home with us after the baby is born. He is relatively new to the job so does not yet qualify for FMLA (I know it's unpaid but job protection has some intrinsic value...) and has not had the opportunity to accrue vacation.
I know that we are lucky he is employed but as a salaried worker he is required to put in unpaid overtime - and I just think it is poor management that his employer would give him the option of doing something illegal - it should work both ways.
That is horrible. It sounds like your hubby and I work for the same boss, ugh! Sorry that he's being treated that way. Snow is dangerous stuff! Good luck to all of you mamas out east!
Good morning ladies! I am trying to find the motivation to get up and get ready for work. I have about a week left of being incredibly busy before things calm down. Couple that with no motivation and it's getting extremely hard for me to want to do anything. On the upside, I am headed to Eric Church tonight. It's going to be a late one. Considering I haven't been awake past 10 in months, I'm going to need some extra caffeine this afternoon! mrsh288 my go to is always The Gilmore Girls or Friends. The Blacklist is a good series if you're looking to start a new one.
I just realized that I have a baby care class tonight. It goes from 7-9:30PM.... and we live at least 30 min from the hospital, so I won't be home until at least 10. How the heck am I going to stay awake that late?!?!
This might describe me when driving home later tonight:
Post by coozieinmypurse on Jan 27, 2015 7:40:13 GMT -5
Morning! Trying to find motivation to get out of bed after a great night's sleep. No idea what was different other than exhaustion. Bummed because DH left before 5:00 and I won't see him until late Thursday night. He usually travels for business once a week, but being gone two nights is rare. At least it wasn't planned for late February/early March.
Okay, this was a totally pointless post. Good lick everybody up north. Stay warm and safe!
Today is the first day my rings have been tight. I'm hoping it's due to the amount of salt I ate yesterday and not them actually getting too tight to wear. I got new rings since my first pregnancy and these haven't been tight yet so I was hoping they'd make it the long haul. We shall see...
I've started wearing my rings around my neck because I'm tried of them being too tight on my fat fingers.
I also want to say that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds chose the same baby name as we did (Violet) and they DID NOT consult H and I about it first. HOW DARE THEY! I told my H this last night and he didn't know who Blake Lively was, so obviously, this affected him zero.
skrittens That is some utter bullshit! I'd be so pissed!
AFM: I woke up this morning and noticed the door to my water heater closet wasn't totally shut. . Hmmm, strange....I shut the door and proceeded to make coffee. The water was coming out in a trickle. I went and told MH and he said the water heater started spewing water in the middle of the night. (Don't ask me how I slept through that. I felt like I was up all night.) Soooooooo, I guess I get to call the plumber again today. Fun times!
For all you ladies in the east, Stay warm! I haven't checked the news yet. Is it bad?
Where I am in PA they were not sure what to expect for snow. I didn't get much more over night. I saw up northern NY they had 18 inches and still snowing.
Still laying in bed do the want to get up but I have to log on for work in 10 mins
No snow here in north Georgia...we were supposed to get a little last night and I was hoping for a two-hour delay so I could get some work done. Ugh. I have lost all motivation at work...I love my kids but I am so tired! I am counting down the days until their winter break (12 more) because I will have a week with no kids to get some things done before maternity leave. After that I will only be four weeks from my due date so I just keep telling myself to get to winter break!
So, there is a travel ban in my area due to the weather and fines up to $500 if you drive. Public transport is closed. But...my H is being required to take a vacation day if he doesn't go into work. He is a counselor at a rehab - but was not given the option to spend the night. I am pretty upset about this. It is ILLEGAL for him to drive to work, and conceivably he could take public transport but the trains and busses aren't running - yet he will have to take a vacation day if he opts to be safe and follow the law. He already had to take a few hours yesterday to get home in time.
I'm just particularly ragey because he gets so little vacation and sick time and had the flu so just used up all of his sick time. Because of this he will have less than a week paid time home with us after the baby is born. He is relatively new to the job so does not yet qualify for FMLA (I know it's unpaid but job protection has some intrinsic value...) and has not had the opportunity to accrue vacation.
I know that we are lucky he is employed but as a salaried worker he is required to put in unpaid overtime - and I just think it is poor management that his employer would give him the option of doing something illegal - it should work both ways.
Is he considered essential personnel? Because my husband has to go in too and he doesn't think he will get fined if he drives. I don't know how he's going to drive in this crap though. If you're husband's not essential and you do live where I do then his boss is going against the state of emergency the freaking governor called.
I'm tired of waking up drenched in sweat. I feel gross. No amount of a/c or windows open stops this from happening. skrittens I'm feeling ragey for you that's some bullshit man. We don't get snow here (it's 58 right now) but I hope your husband can throw in the my wife is pregnant card I shouldn't be taking risks. Maybe an anon call to the po-lice to turn his driving boss in would do the trick?
My other comment for today is that its pretty sad when the lady who is about to give birth in a month (namely me) can make it to work on time, but her co-worker who is 29 and completely able bodied, calls out at the first snow flake. The roads aren't even bad here. She lives the same distance away that I do (about 9 miles). She's a temp-to-hire so if she's not here she doesn't get paid, and my boss and I worked out that since her start date on Nov 12, she's only worked 2 full 40 hour weeks. She must not need money. She keeps saying, 'Its going to suck when you're gone on maternity leave.' Umm...you are never here anyway so really, for you, it will just be the same.
Aaaaand DD woke up this morning complaining of ear pain. I guess we're going to the doctor this morning. She's had a lot of sinus drainage lately. I figured it was just allergies since it was clear snot. I guess it still managed to infect her ear.
bnizzlebizzle - my H isn't essential. The ban was just lifted, but the governor did say stay off the roads unless it's absolutely necessary. It's a tough call at this point.
His boss just sent a note saying people shouldn't come in - but it is still a forced vacation day. And when you get less than one a month - and have to work holidays - for not great pay it is just really crappy to have to make that decision.
Apparently Juno has no interest in making an appearance where I am, we are just out of it's reach and have seen no snow so far. We might get a couple inches but that should be it. I'm happy because it means safe driving for H to/from work and he won't have to shovel. I hope everyone who has been hit is safe and warm today!
I already had cereal for breakfast but there's still some left over spice cake in the kitchen that I want to chomp down. If I get some though I'll have to share with DD. It's not that I mind sharing but I don't want to be a bad mom and let my kid have cake at 8 in the morning...decisions, decisions....
So, there is a travel ban in my area due to the weather and fines up to $500 if you drive. Public transport is closed. But...my H is being required to take a vacation day if he doesn't go into work. He is a counselor at a rehab - but was not given the option to spend the night. I am pretty upset about this. It is ILLEGAL for him to drive to work, and conceivably he could take public transport but the trains and busses aren't running - yet he will have to take a vacation day if he opts to be safe and follow the law. He already had to take a few hours yesterday to get home in time.
I'm just particularly ragey because he gets so little vacation and sick time and had the flu so just used up all of his sick time. Because of this he will have less than a week paid time home with us after the baby is born. He is relatively new to the job so does not yet qualify for FMLA (I know it's unpaid but job protection has some intrinsic value...) and has not had the opportunity to accrue vacation.
I know that we are lucky he is employed but as a salaried worker he is required to put in unpaid overtime - and I just think it is poor management that his employer would give him the option of doing something illegal - it should work both ways.
No, that's not cool. Total bullshit. No reason he should have to cash in a vacation day.
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