Hey there, FRIDAY Spam!

[danitaec]

We made it!

[danitaec]

The Good: the lunchladies make biscuits and gravy on Fridays. Yummo, especially on this rainy, chilly morning!

The Bad: it's Fall Carnival night, which means I don't get to leave the school until 8PM. Sucks, but makes a ton of money for the school.

The UGLY: Our urologist appointment went as I expected, and my little man will be having surgery some time soon. They're gonna put my baby to sleep, y'all! I've pretended to be okay so far, but I'm not thrilled at all.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

[taberbtb]

I can't believe I am one of the first for spam! This has never happened.

danitaec oh no! I'm sure the doctors will tell you there are minimal risks associated with the procedure but I can only imagine how scary the thought is! I take it since they are doing surgery they believe it's past the point of fixing it's self?

[aggiebug]

danitaec I am sorry about your baby boy, it is terrifying but he will be in good hand. Prayers for you and him. When are they scheduling it?

[aggiebug]

Have you seen the bear eats kayak video? Because it cracks me a lot.

My brain still hurts today boooooo. Not as bad as yesterday and H is home thank goodness but I did not miss the migraines one bit.

[danitaec]

taberbtb, Usually they work their way down, but his doesn't seem to have moved from where he thinks he felt it last time (3 months ago). Since it doesn't seem to be correcting they're gonna go get it.
badw0lf, The recovery is shorter the younger they are. Also, depending on what's keeping it from descending, it could be losing blood flow and cause it to basically shrivel up to just a piece of scar tissue. The sooner it's in the right place the better chance of it growing and functioning normally.
aggiebug, A scheduler is supposed to be contacting me soon. He's based at Vanderbilt but comes to town a couple times a month for surgeries and weekly for appointments. I'm hoping before the year ends; Lord knows we've met our deductible this year!

[lilyelayne]

danitaec so scary having to put LO under, but sounds like not having the surgery is scary too. Hugs. Hope you get it scheduled sooner rather than later.

[lilyelayne]

I was gonna ask my mom to watch DS so I could go into the office without him today, but between teething and diarrhea I think I'll just WFH. I'm trying to get in the routine of working every Friday.

[cougarette]

All the schools around here are closed due to weather (mostly because of flooding). I was planning on working from home today since DS's daycare follows the school district's weather policy. But then my boss sent this (to everyone, not just me):

"If you need to use next week's work-from-home day today because you have kids out of school, you can. How, exactly, one is supposed to work when there are kids around is a bit of a mystery to me, but I'm trusting that folks will get their work done one way or another. :-)"


Complete with passive aggressive smilie!

What's irritating about this is my job can be done with a baby around. I'm in QA, so I run the tests whenever. I'm not on the phone with clients or have anything scheduled. Furthermore, we have a few employees who work remote. Why do you trust them more than us? What if they have their kids there all the time and you have no idea? I actually love my job, but hate that he hates work from home days.

I ended up calling mil to come watch DS so I can go in because I'd rather have my regular wfh day next week. Ugh.

[cougarette]

Hugs danitaec. It sounds scary, but it's good to go ahead and get it over with. It'll be just fine!

[dmorgendorffer]

danitaec sorry to hear about the surgery. Hope everything goes smoothly for you.


cougarette I hate that attitude about wfh. If I'm not getting my work done talk to me about that, but people who assume you need to show your face in the office or have your boss babysit you in order to do your job drive me nuts. As long as my performance is meeting expectations and I'm not blowing off meetings why does it matter where I am? Especially when it is due to some unavoidable circumstance like bad weather and not a regular occurrence!

[dmorgendorffer]

My Spam is actually also wfh rant related. I didn't get to wfh at all this week with everything going on with the company which I can understand, but I hauled my ass in here on this cold rainy morning for a workshop which I have just found out is not being held until Monday now.

The communication and organization that the company has exhibited in the past week has been atrociously bad. There is a lot going on, I get it, but come on management, can't you at least try to give the impression you have your shit together? I missed a surprise 2nd all staff meeting yesterday because they sent the invite out for it 15 minutes prior to it starting, and it started at 4:30.

[seamonster]

Neither of my dresses fit so I had to desperately go find a dress last night. Size chart was a lie. Found one that fits and is nice enough, but not as nice as the ones I ordered. Dress also doesn't go to the ground so I'm trying to find shoes to go with it. And apparently here I have the feet of a giant.

Should have just gone with Rent the Runway rather than trying to have a dress I could keep.

[cloe111479]

danitaec, I know any sort of surgery is scary, but i am sure your lo will do great.

Our office is really slow today. I am skipping out at 3:30 for an eyebrow wax appointment. Busy weekend ahead, but it's a good thing.

[lilyelayne]

seamonster ugh sorry you're having last minute clothing crisis.

Y'all, I clicked on Schoolhouse Rock: Earth on Netflix, and DS is ENTHRALLED. It's the best thing he's ever seen, apparently. I can totally see toddlers watching this and then going around lecturing adults on recycling, global warming, and taking shorter showers

[hollydfromtn]

It's a gross rainy day here. I'm supposed to be going to a cookout/barn party for a Luke Bryan concert tonight. I'm really hoping it rains it out because I DNW to hang out with DH's family all night. The concert is part of his Farm Tour and DH's aunt lives right next to the farm. She's invited practically half the county to come hang out at their place. I stupidly invited my mom and sister, so now I have to go. I love DH's parents, but his extended family is a little much to handle.

[kaydee0402]

I might actually be more productive when I work from home because I don't want to lost the privilege compared to when I'm actually at work.

Husbandman is home from work today. He works in a part of town that floods pretty badly (most of the town floods pretty badly...we're at sea level), so it's essential personnel only. I had to go in so I'm missing out on fun at home.

Hurricane doesn't look like it's going to be too bad here. The main concern is the fact that it's been raining for nearly a week straight, so they expect a lot of down trees causing power outages.

[kaydee0402]

danitaec, I'm sure your DS will be in be in good hands. Praying for y'all!

cougarette, sorry your boss is passive aggressively being rude.

seamonster, glad you found something that works!

hollydfromtn, I'll cross my fingers that you can blame the rain for missing out

[PikoPiko]

Still sick, fever returned. Bleh.

Getting on again with the weaning. 20 hours since my last pump. Still good, not dying of engorgement. I shall be drinking all the forbidden stuff for my bday this weekend (hopefully I'll make a recovery miraculously)

I hate pumping so much, I considered taking a hammer to the damn thing this weekend as supposed to pissing on it and setting it on fire. But now I think I should donate it to a women's shelter, maybe someone without insurance could use a free pump and parts. (A bit weird to use 2nd hand parts, but maybe someone would be desperate enough to accept them?)

[mishka29]

danitaec, I'm sorry your LO will have to have surgey, but it sounds like he will be in good hands!

I slept in until 7:20 again, both kids were wide awake when I finally did wake lol oops

[lilyelayne]

Oct 2, 2015 9:35:26 GMT -5 mumomma13 said:

Oct 2, 2015 7:50:02 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I was gonna ask my mom to watch DS so I could go into the office without him today, but between teething and diarrhea I think I'll just WFH. I'm trying to get in the routine of working every Friday.

Are you going back to work full time/part time? I haven't been around much, so I might have missed it. 

Sort of? Not really? Administration still hasn't gotten my supervisor consistent help, so she asked how much, if any, I'd be willing to come back. We agreed on a couple very specific duties that are flexible (easier to do at the office but certainly do-able from home). My mom really wants to keep DS more often (or at all!), so the goal is for her to keep him each Friday (her only free day) and for me to go to the office. The frequency may increase or decrease as he gets older & doesn't nurse as much. Supervisor also rearranged our office to fit a pack n play in case I need to bring him with, but I know the older he gets the less manageable that will be.

[lilyelayne]

PikoPiko, you can see if a women's shelter will accept your pump. More likely if it's a closed system than an open one (small chance open systems can get milk stuck inside that will cross contaminate). Some pump companies have recycling programs, too, though I don't know what they do with the recycled pumps. Not as satisfying as smashing it to bits, but hey, if there's no recycling and the shelter won't take it...
FWIW the local baby swap fbook page here won't allow anyone to sell or give away pumps/formula/baby food because they can't guarantee those things weren't provided by WIC, so if you decide to try to give it away to a needy mom on a swap make sure they allow it.

mumomma13, good for you for moving ahead with student teaching if that's what you want to do! Did you ever give an update on how your therapy appointment went for anxiety? (okay if you don't want to!)

edit~ hit post too soon

[kerrigrooves]

TGIF!

danitaec hope you get scheduled soon!

Not much here except LO woke at 5:20 again - wish he could make it til 6 but I have to remember its all temporary

Hoping the weather holds out for the pumpkin patch tomorrow afternoon.

[dmorgendorffer]

Just had a phone screen and have a 2nd with a different company this afternoon. Applying to new jobs is stressful but it was also kind of exciting to hear about a potential role that sounds interesting.

[PikoPiko]

I was planning to take a sickie, apparently I forgot to do something at work and there are people waiting to be paid. Off I go.

[GeekBeagle]

Today is our 5th wedding anniversary. DH has dinner planned somewhere, but I have no idea where, so I'm excited to find out. I am a little nervous, though, because tonight will be the first time that anyone other than me has done bedtime. DH has never even done it solo. MIL is coming over to watch DS/put him to bed and I'm sure all will be fine, but I think it's natural to be a little anxious about it. I'll probably peek in on the Dropcam during dinner.

[dreemkin]

I'm looking for an activity tracker rec. I want one that syncs with my lose it! app so that leaves: fitbit, Nike fuelband (which I hear is not great) jawbone UP, or misfit tracker. Oh and I'm looking for basics here.

[GeekBeagle]

danitaec Sorry your LO has to have surgery, but it sounds like it's better they want to do it sooner rather than later. Definitely keep us posted on when it is! We'll be thinking good thoughts for him!

[dreemkin]

My spam is...nothing. Going out to lunch with my parents and bath & body works for fall/winter hand soaps. I know: be jealous of my exciting life

This weekend I'm off! We are going to a pumpkin patch/farm if the weather holds out. It got pretty cold fast here.

[lilyelayne]

Happy anniversary, GeekBeagle!
dreemkin I had a Fitbit flex that I liked, but they wear out after a year or two (anecdotal evidence from me, DH, my aunt, my cousin, my friend). My mom prefers her Fitbit one because she doesn't like the wristband - she hasn't had any trouble other than losing it. Same price point, $100 I think if ordering from Fitbit. I have a charge HR now but fancier and pricier. No experience with the cheapest Fitbit, which IIRC is the Zip.