Randominiums 12/28 - 1/3

[madamewaffles]

Oh hai, errybody! It sure has been quiet around here! I hope you all had a great Christmas, for those who celebrate! Do you have NYE plans?

We were supposed to get together with our BFFs, but 3 out of 4 of us have awful colds and given that one of them is immuno-suppressed, I absolutely don't want to expose her to anything new!! So it'll just be MH and I. Hoping to spend some QT at home, make something tasty, and maybe play games/watch movies.

[harlowjune1984]

No NYE plans really.

But my random is that I haven't grocery shopped in three weeks. Yep. We ran out of toilet paper on Christmas (my IL's live next door, so they tossed us a few rolls). During these three weeks, where there hasn't been any food in the house, I have said countless times "We don't have any groceries and my stomach cannot handle going in the store...." The list is sitting on the dining room table. Did DH ever go to the store? Nope. So today, I sit down to add to the list, and decide that if that is how it is going to be, I will just order them online and have them brought to our house by Safeway. Its worth the $10 delivery charge. At which point, he says "If you need me to go to the store later today, I can....."

Seriously?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?! The only reason we have survived this long, is because of the leftovers from the holidays that his parents sent over (because they cannot eat it quick enough), and the takeout we have been getting twice a day (because I also cannot stomach cooking and he doesn't want to cook, and really doesn't have anything that he can cook, since we haven't gone to the store). All of those conversations about how I couldn't stomach going to the store, and how we were out of this-n-that, and it takes him three weeks to offer to go to the store?! Ugh.

[cavewmn]

We will probably have sparkling cider and some kind of dinner but not stay up for NYE.

I really want shells and cheese. Sadly we don't go shopping until Friday. lol

[lostinfaith225]

I ate a KFC mashed potato bowl for lunch.

[tootsie]

Dec 29, 2015 14:14:54 GMT -5 harlowjune1984 said:

No NYE plans really.

But my random is that I haven't grocery shopped in three weeks. Yep. We ran out of toilet paper on Christmas (my IL's live next door, so they tossed us a few rolls). During these three weeks, where there hasn't been any food in the house, I have said countless times "We don't have any groceries and my stomach cannot handle going in the store...." The list is sitting on the dining room table. Did DH ever go to the store? Nope. So today, I sit down to add to the list, and decide that if that is how it is going to be, I will just order them online and have them brought to our house by Safeway. Its worth the $10 delivery charge. At which point, he says "If you need me to go to the store later today, I can....."

Seriously?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?! The only reason we have survived this long, is because of the leftovers from the holidays that his parents sent over (because they cannot eat it quick enough), and the takeout we have been getting twice a day (because I also cannot stomach cooking and he doesn't want to cook, and really doesn't have anything that he can cook, since we haven't gone to the store). All of those conversations about how I couldn't stomach going to the store, and how we were out of this-n-that, and it takes him three weeks to offer to go to the store?! Ugh.

Didn't you say you were symptom-free Wed-Sat? Why didn't you go then? 

[ginabini]

harlowjune1984 I have come to the conclusion that my very very dear, DH will do just about anything I need or ask him to do... but I have to ask. He just won't ever have the idea on his own of "hmm, wifey hasn't done the dishes in a few days... it would be nice if I did them." But if I ask him to do the dishes he does with no issues. I stewed over it for so long. In my head I was always like "He's not my friggin child... I shouldn't have to give him CHORES like a 10 year old. He should WANT to help me!" But then I realized it was better for both our sanity if I just asked for help. And you better believe I pull the PG card every chance I get

[sarcaztic10]

I made puppy chow for snacks this week and I just ate too much and now I feel like I am going to throw up at my desk.

[housecarder]

I'm sitting at the ILs because H wanted to rush over and tell them we are having girls. MIL started asking what names we have in mind and I wasn't going to say anything because we are still only 90% on the second girl name. But she started suggesting names that were way not our style so I told her and now I she is tearing apart our names. It wasn't really an invitation for discussion...

[housecarder]

Also DS is a bit heartbroken about more sisters.
vimeo.com/150291067
Once we explained that he gets to be the only boy he warned up to the idea.

[madamewaffles]

Dec 29, 2015 16:19:41 GMT -5 ginabini said:

harlowjune1984 I have come to the conclusion that my very very dear, DH will do just about anything I need or ask him to do... but I have to ask. He just won't ever have the idea on his own of "hmm, wifey hasn't done the dishes in a few days... it would be nice if I did them." But if I ask him to do the dishes he does with no issues. I stewed over it for so long. In my head I was always like "He's not my friggin child... I shouldn't have to give him CHORES like a 10 year old. He should WANT to help me!" But then I realized it was better for both our sanity if I just asked for help. And you better believe I pull the PG card every chance I get

+1

My sweet, sweet husband. Bless his heart for taking such wonderful care of me when I'm ill, but the man does not understand the concept of cleaning up everyday instead of doing a mass cleaning haul once a week. DNW to be around dirty dishes and pots and pans. A simple request goes a long way!

[tikoberry99]

Dec 29, 2015 16:58:10 GMT -5 housecarder said:

I'm sitting at the ILs because H wanted to rush over and tell them we are having girls. MIL started asking what names we have in mind and I wasn't going to say anything because we are still only 90% on the second girl name. But she started suggesting names that were way not our style so I told her and now I she is tearing apart our names. It wasn't really an invitation for discussion...

Ugggg don't people know names aren't up for discussion unless you ask for their opinion? My grandmother asked over Christmas if we had a name and I said we have a few, but didn't want to share since my family likes to name everyone after each other. We probably have 10 Joseph/James and 20 Franks. NONE of those names are in the running. 

[tikoberry99]

Dec 29, 2015 17:04:55 GMT -5 madamewaffles said:

Dec 29, 2015 16:19:41 GMT -5 ginabini said:

harlowjune1984 I have come to the conclusion that my very very dear, DH will do just about anything I need or ask him to do... but I have to ask. He just won't ever have the idea on his own of "hmm, wifey hasn't done the dishes in a few days... it would be nice if I did them." But if I ask him to do the dishes he does with no issues. I stewed over it for so long. In my head I was always like "He's not my friggin child... I shouldn't have to give him CHORES like a 10 year old. He should WANT to help me!" But then I realized it was better for both our sanity if I just asked for help. And you better believe I pull the PG card every chance I get

+1

My sweet, sweet husband. Bless his heart for taking such wonderful care of me when I'm ill, but the man does not understand the concept of cleaning up everyday instead of doing a mass cleaning haul once a week. DNW to be around dirty dishes and pots and pans. A simple request goes a long way!

LOL I sound like your DH's and my DH sound like you guys! I'm SUPER messy and pretty much do a CLEAN all once a week, while DH tries to keep the place clean on a daily basis. I'm really bad at deep cleaning, so DH is usually in charge of deep cleaning while I cook and do laundry stuff. 

[rungirlrun]

Dec 29, 2015 16:58:10 GMT -5 housecarder said:

I'm sitting at the ILs because H wanted to rush over and tell them we are having girls. MIL started asking what names we have in mind and I wasn't going to say anything because we are still only 90% on the second girl name. But she started suggesting names that were way not our style so I told her and now I she is tearing apart our names. It wasn't really an invitation for discussion...

Congrats on 2 healthy girls! And your MIL's actions are the reason why we will not share any names until the baby is born and named (did the same with DS). You would think my parents would know that the 2nd time around, but over Christmas they couldn't stop themselves from telling me all the names they like and offering suggestion after suggestion. Ugh. Annoying.

[tikoberry99]

I haven't been nauseous or had any serious food aversions, but I just can't bring myself to cook any more. I guess I'm just TOO tired. I used to make dinner 4x a week and now I'm down to 2. I cooked up some sausage and put it in a salad and said "here is your shitty dinner for the night, sorry..." and that was it. Tonight I'm doing a bit better with making potato leek soup with bread sticks and MAYBE I can handle making a salad. I'm just not feeling it.

As for NYE. We might go out and get sushi if the restaurant up here is having sushi that night and just go home and watch the rest of American Horror Story Freakshow as I drink sparkling cider. I doubt we will make it past 11.

[housecarder]

This was the exact convo:
MIL: So do you have names?
H: We have a couple we like, just fine tuning right now.
MIL: Well you liked Caspian, maybe Cassandra. What about Bertie?
Me: Well we are sure on Seraphina just trying to decide on a second and the middle names.
MIL: Oh well hold on a second, let's think this through (as she walks up behind me and puts her hands on my shoulders). Sera? I don't know.
Me:...

[madamewaffles]

Dec 29, 2015 17:27:27 GMT -5 housecarder said:

This was the exact convo:
MIL: So do you have names?
H: We have a couple we like, just fine tuning right now.
MIL: Well you liked Caspian, maybe Cassandra. What about Bertie?
Me: Well we are sure on Seraphina just trying to decide on a second and the middle names.
MIL: Oh well hold on a second, let's think this through (as she walks up behind me and puts her hands on my shoulders). Sera? I don't know.
Me:...

LOL at your MIL thinking this is a group decision.

[madamewaffles]

Dec 29, 2015 17:27:27 GMT -5 housecarder said:

This was the exact convo:
MIL: So do you have names?
H: We have a couple we like, just fine tuning right now.
MIL: Well you liked Caspian, maybe Cassandra. What about Bertie?
Me: Well we are sure on Seraphina just trying to decide on a second and the middle names.
MIL: Oh well hold on a second, let's think this through (as she walks up behind me and puts her hands on my shoulders). Sera? I don't know.
Me:...

This reminds me of my MIL with SIL's baby. SIL and her H were set on a name (did not share until he was born) but MIL kept referring to him as the name SHE wanted (Oliver). She still calls him Oliver. Baby is not named Oliver.

[housecarder]

Dec 29, 2015 17:56:36 GMT -5 madamewaffles said:

Dec 29, 2015 17:27:27 GMT -5 housecarder said:

This was the exact convo:
MIL: So do you have names?
H: We have a couple we like, just fine tuning right now.
MIL: Well you liked Caspian, maybe Cassandra. What about Bertie?
Me: Well we are sure on Seraphina just trying to decide on a second and the middle names.
MIL: Oh well hold on a second, let's think this through (as she walks up behind me and puts her hands on my shoulders). Sera? I don't know.
Me:...

This reminds me of my MIL with SIL's baby. SIL and her H were set on a name (did not share until he was born) but MIL kept referring to him as the name SHE wanted (Oliver). She still calls him Oliver. Baby is not named Oliver.

This is incredibly rude in my opinion. MIL did say at the end of the discussion that we will name them whatever I decide. I think she thinks H is coming up with ridiculous names and I'm just going along.

[mcktymck]

When we first started discussing potential boy names, we knew we wanted the middle name to be either Warren (my grandpa's middle name), or Joseph (DH's middle name, as well as his grandpa's, father's, and brother's first name). We mentioned to my VERY nosy mom that we were considering Warren, but nothing was 100% decided (especially since we don't even know the gender yet). Anyways, we're having family dinner a few weeks ago with the grandparents when my mom suddenly proclaims, "oh btw, if they have a boy the middle name will be Warren!" Here we are now, we've officially decided that if it's a boy the middle name will be Joseph, and she continues throwing out name ideas with the middle name Warren. I finally told her we weren't using it and she acted all butt hurt and couldn't understand why. Hmmm I don't know, maybe because of the family history behind the one we chose...

[cabbagecabbage]

Last time my MIL commented about our name list, ::sigh:: "Well, it's not my decision, so..." with a nasty face. When we said we liked classic and older names, she suggested Turner.

This time we're keeping quiet.

[littlesthobo]

Dec 29, 2015 17:56:36 GMT -5 madamewaffles said:

Dec 29, 2015 17:27:27 GMT -5 housecarder said:

This was the exact convo:
MIL: So do you have names?
H: We have a couple we like, just fine tuning right now.
MIL: Well you liked Caspian, maybe Cassandra. What about Bertie?
Me: Well we are sure on Seraphina just trying to decide on a second and the middle names.
MIL: Oh well hold on a second, let's think this through (as she walks up behind me and puts her hands on my shoulders). Sera? I don't know.
Me:...

This reminds me of my MIL with SIL's baby. SIL and her H were set on a name (did not share until he was born) but MIL kept referring to him as the name SHE wanted (Oliver). She still calls him Oliver. Baby is not named Oliver.

This is somewhat similar to how my dad got his name! His three older sisters decided what they wanted to call him, and when he was born that's what they called him even though his parents named him something else. The sisters' name became his middle name and that's what he goes by!

It would definitely be annoying for a MIL to do this.

After DS was born, my mom asked what we would have named him had he been a girl. I told her and she pooh-poohed it. Guess what, mom? It's still on our list for this LO!

[littlesthobo]

My NYE plans fell through and I'm pretty bummed about it. We were going to invite another couple and their daughter over but they have the flu. We always get together with them in NYE. But I guess it's a good year to have a quiet one at home! Sparkling cider, jammies and movies for me.

[lostinfaith225]

It is kind of creepy to watch reruns of 7th heaven knowing the dad is a sexual predator in real life!

[lovegrilledcheese]

Dec 29, 2015 20:04:39 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

It is kind of creepy to watch reruns of 7th heaven knowing the dad is a sexual predator in real life!

I forgot about that! Also didn't the eldest daughter do nude photo shoots or something?

[lostinfaith225]

Dec 29, 2015 20:24:05 GMT -5 lovegrilledcheese said:

Dec 29, 2015 20:04:39 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

It is kind of creepy to watch reruns of 7th heaven knowing the dad is a sexual predator in real life!

I forgot about that! Also didn't the eldest daughter do nude photo shoots or something?

Possibly....I don't remember. I just know she's married to my love, Justin timber lake!

[katelou]

congrats housecarder,!! That's awesome!

I'm LOLing at the crazy in-law/baby naming stories. Last time we didn't tell anyone the names we considered until we decided, and thankfully no one said anything mean about our daughter's name.

This time, if the baby is a girl, DH 100% wants to name her Zelda. I can't even imagine what peoples' reactions will be if we go with that.

[uniquename]

My morning sickness has come back in full force. And the more tired I am, the worse it is. Therefore my plans for NYE is being in bed by 7:30, asleep by 9. My poor husband.

Anyone else noticing an increase in morning sickness at 11 and 12 weeks? And this whole time I was excited to get to that point so I could feel better...

[housecarder]

katelou I love Zelda. Everyone is half expecting us to use Harry Potter names but they aren't our top ones right now.

DS wanted boys named Liam (his name) and now is saying we should name his sisters that. Or Window. We are not involving him in the final decision. Lol

[lovegrilledcheese]

Dec 29, 2015 21:02:53 GMT -5 uniquename said:

My morning sickness has come back in full force. And the more tired I am, the worse it is. Therefore my plans for NYE is being in bed by 7:30, asleep by 9. My poor husband.

Anyone else noticing an increase in morning sickness at 11 and 12 weeks? And this whole time I was excited to get to that point so I could feel better...

Yes. I've had ms whole pregnancy but starting last week at 11w0d it increased significantly. It still hasn't gotten better and I was in ER late sun. Feel better

[lovegrilledcheese]

Trying to watch a tv show and MIL keeps talking and asking questions about show. She was supposed to leave this am but her flight was canceled.