It's the weekend!!! (Randoms)

[lostinfaith225]

What's up this weekend?

My mom is picking up ds for a sleep over, so we (dh) can paint!

[TheTuna15]

@lostinfairh225, good luck with the painting.

We're looking up places to take pictures right now. When thing 1 wakes up from her nap, we're going to run and do some mommy and me shots. Otherwise, I need to write out thank you cards from her first birthday. Ugh. I'm tired already and I haven't even had to chase a toddler around a park yet.

[melody330]

Mar 12, 2016 9:04:46 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

What's up this weekend?

My mom is picking up ds for a sleep over, so we (dh) can paint!

We are life twins today! This is our exact plan.


DH let me sleep in today....but this is the mega mess I woke up to and no one was home.

[katelou]

We're getting ready for a showing. Having your house in the market while having a small child and a dog is a special form of torture. Cleaning right before a showing becomes a huge scramble. Cleaning too early with a kid around is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing. I'm basically forcing her to watch TV for the next hour.

[jssymom14]

Going to mall to check out clearance racks. Also going to a bowling alley to put deposit on dd's birthday party.

[cavewmn]

Going around to thrift stores today. Hoping to find a rocking chair. Joanns for fabric. Also food shopping.

[lostinfaith225]

Mar 12, 2016 10:24:30 GMT -5 katelou said:

We're getting ready for a showing. Having your house in the market while having a small child and a dog is a special form of torture. Cleaning right before a showing becomes a huge scramble. Cleaning too early with a kid around is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing. I'm basically forcing her to watch TV for the next hour.

This was me last summer. I would wipe the windows and their would be nose and finger prints 2 minutes later!

[melody330]

Mar 12, 2016 10:24:30 GMT -5 katelou said:

We're getting ready for a showing. Having your house in the market while having a small child and a dog is a special form of torture. Cleaning right before a showing becomes a huge scramble. Cleaning too early with a kid around is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing. I'm basically forcing her to watch TV for the next hour.

Do you take the kids and dog out during your showings? We are in the early EARLY stages of talking about selling, but this is one of my main concerns. We have two big dogs and they are hyper. We would need to take them out every single showing.
But if we do decide to move, it probably won't be for another two or three years

[sarcaztic10]

I will be trying to weed the front flower beds this afternoon and then shopping for food.

Right now I am watching Downton Abbey and eating waffles with strawberries.

[Ray]

Mar 12, 2016 9:12:45 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

@lostinfairh225, good luck with the painting.

We're looking up places to take pictures right now. When thing 1 wakes up from her nap, we're going to run and do some mommy and me shots. Otherwise, I need to write out thank you cards from her first birthday. Ugh. I'm tired already and I haven't even had to chase a toddler around a park yet.

Is this a standard thing? (TY cards?) I have never given out thank you cards after a birthday. Am I adulting wrong?

[Ray]

Mar 12, 2016 10:24:30 GMT -5 katelou said:

We're getting ready for a showing. Having your house in the market while having a small child and a dog is a special form of torture. Cleaning right before a showing becomes a huge scramble. Cleaning too early with a kid around is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing. I'm basically forcing her to watch TV for the next hour.

This was us today too - we had a showing at 9:30am

Last Saturday we got a request for a showing with only 15 mins notice!!!

[Ray]

Mar 12, 2016 11:52:45 GMT -5 sarcaztic10 said:

I will be trying to weed the front flower beds this afternoon and then shopping for food.

Right now I am watching Downton Abbey and eating waffles with strawberries.

I am jealous you are able to weed. We still have a couple feet of snow, and another foot expected to fall before month end - sigh

[lostinfaith225]

I am waiting for a hair cut. It is way too long!

[littlesthobo]

Road trip to ikea this morning. Needed some storage solutions since I have to move my office/craft stuff out of the spare room so DS can move in there. Now we're home and I'm exhausted and I think I'll take a nap!

[rungirlrun]

Just got home from a kids run. Watching 2 year olds run a race is the cutest thing ever. DS had a smile on his face the entire time and got so excited for the medal! I really hope his love of running continues as he gets older - I'd love to share that hobby with him.

[rungirlrun]

Mar 12, 2016 11:58:23 GMT -5 Ray said:

Mar 12, 2016 9:12:45 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

@lostinfairh225, good luck with the painting.

We're looking up places to take pictures right now. When thing 1 wakes up from her nap, we're going to run and do some mommy and me shots. Otherwise, I need to write out thank you cards from her first birthday. Ugh. I'm tired already and I haven't even had to chase a toddler around a park yet.

Is this a standard thing? (TY cards?) I have never given out thank you cards after a birthday. Am I adulting wrong?

I was raised to write a TY note for everything so in my life, yes it's standard.

[ellebelle]

I hear you katelou. That's why we have ours set up that we need overnight notice for showings. We're going on vacation next week so there won't need to be any notice then. But I'm having a mini panic attack about getting everything I need to get done for work and packing and making sure the house is clean for when we leave the house at 5am next Saturday.

[ellebelle]

Going to showings/open houses is a really good way to hit my FitBit goal for the day by 2pm.

[melody330]

So there goes my painting plans. My mom canceled the sleep over, which is fine, but DH and I had dinner reservations too I'm sad about it.

[ellebelle]

Sorry melody330.

[TheTuna15]

Mar 12, 2016 11:58:23 GMT -5 Ray said:

Mar 12, 2016 9:12:45 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

@lostinfairh225, good luck with the painting.

We're looking up places to take pictures right now. When thing 1 wakes up from her nap, we're going to run and do some mommy and me shots. Otherwise, I need to write out thank you cards from her first birthday. Ugh. I'm tired already and I haven't even had to chase a toddler around a park yet.

Is this a standard thing? (TY cards?) I have never given out thank you cards after a birthday. Am I adulting wrong?

I write out thank you notes for all gifts all the time. I don't know if that's something a lot of people do.

[tootsie]

We've had a productive day so far. Washed and cleaned out my car, what a wreck. There was about a pound and a half of crumbs and goldfish under DD's car seat. I just made rice pudding while she naps and it is amazing.

[tootsie]

Mar 12, 2016 15:17:46 GMT -5 melody330 said:

So there goes my painting plans. My mom canceled the sleep over, which is fine, but DH and I had dinner reservations too I'm sad about it.

Oh no! Any other last minute babysitters available for dinner?

[lostinfaith225]

Mar 12, 2016 15:17:46 GMT -5 melody330 said:

So there goes my painting plans. My mom canceled the sleep over, which is fine, but DH and I had dinner reservations too I'm sad about it.

That sucks!!!

[lostinfaith225]

Mar 12, 2016 16:01:30 GMT -5 tootsie said:

We've had a productive day so far. Washed and cleaned out my car, what a wreck. There was about a pound and a half of crumbs and goldfish under DD's car seat. I just made rice pudding while she naps and it is amazing.

We just switched around da' car seat. Instead of goldfish, we picked out raisins and popcorn.

[lostinfaith225]

I got a hair cut for the first time since before pregnancy! My head feels 2 lbs lighter!!!!

And I bought myself a chocolate Easter bunny.

[cabbagecabbage]

I did a 4 hour volunteer shift than 2 hours shopping at a big consignment sale. My legs are soooo tired. But I have to brag. I got:

Various onesies, kimono shirts, pants, sleepers 0-3 and 3-6
6 cute outfits for baby
2 swaddles
newborn Toms with tiny giraffes!
a newborn swimsuit/rash guard
a sun hat
a second base for the newborn carseat
a carseat mirror
2 pottery barn crib sheets
a bouncer
risers for our cosleeper
2 maternity shirts
7 dresses, 6 pairs of shorts, 4 tops, and a swimsuit for DD

All for $230. I wiped but happy. My tiny boy has his first things!

[melody330]

Mar 12, 2016 16:02:25 GMT -5 tootsie said:

Mar 12, 2016 15:17:46 GMT -5 melody330 said:

So there goes my painting plans. My mom canceled the sleep over, which is fine, but DH and I had dinner reservations too I'm sad about it.

Oh no! Any other last minute babysitters available for dinner?

Nah. All my friends have little ones too so no one would come by for bedtime. Oh well. Another day!

[melody330]

Mar 12, 2016 16:05:24 GMT -5 lostinfaith225 said:

Mar 12, 2016 15:17:46 GMT -5 melody330 said:

So there goes my painting plans. My mom canceled the sleep over, which is fine, but DH and I had dinner reservations too I'm sad about it.

That sucks!!!

It really does, but it's okay. My parents do a lot for us, and they have never canceled on us before. The next weekend we have free isn't until April though

[littlesthobo]

Mar 12, 2016 15:39:13 GMT -5 TheTuna15 said:

Mar 12, 2016 11:58:23 GMT -5 Ray said:

Is this a standard thing? (TY cards?) I have never given out thank you cards after a birthday. Am I adulting wrong?

I write out thank you notes for all gifts all the time. I don't know if that's something a lot of people do.

Me too. I sent thank yous along with photos of DS after his 1st birthday. I'm definitely going to teach DS the importance of writing thank you notes.