Saturday! Yes!

[carolyngrace]

I told DH I was going to chill with my coffee and Married at First Sight (Just started! Addicted!) for ten minutes and then come have morning sexy time. I REALLY don't want to get off the couch, but DB's first nap is ticking away...

My mom, sister and I are going to do pottery together today and leaving our kids at home. As much as I want to stay home and relax, it will be fun being together and being artsy. 

Whatcha doing today ladies?

[sabrinaml]

I'm taking C to an Easter egg hunt and to get pictures with the bunny this morning. This afternoon will be lunch and a trip to SAMs club with my mom. Hoping DH doesn't work too late tonight and we can actually hang out together. He hasn't gotten home before 7 any night this week. By time he's out of the shower and we are done with dinner/clean up he's ready for bed. Oh wait, he was done with work at 6:15 last night, but we really didn't get to hang out since we were at his parents house.

[Bluedaisy]

Nothing here. Just relaxing.

Hope you have a great day ladies!

[jillywilly]

Good morning! I've finally got my coffee and about 20 minutes before a guy gets here to look at our basement - were thinking about finishing it to create a playroom. Hoping it fits into this years budget, it would be sooooo nice to get all these toys out of the living room!

Other than that, doing a massive grocery shopping today since we're making freezer meals tomorrow. Should be a busy but hopefully productive weekend!

[carolyngrace]

jillywilly I really want to do the freezer meal thing! Do you do the 20 for $200 or just make your own assortment? If I go back to work FT I'll have to do it because I barely have time to cook as it is.

Jealous of the prospect of a finished basement!

[alayne926]

Just waiting for the doctor for S's 9 month visit.

Trivia night tonight. Excited for all the snacks and alcohol!!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Swim lessons and then Baby's First Easter event at BRU. Then our pup turns 2 tomorrow so we are having our parents over for Lou Malnati's pizza....which means nothing to you if you're not from Chicago, ha.

Also please don't think I'm crazy...we had an accidental birthday party for her last year with the same pizza and everyone was asking if we were going to do it again this year. Because pizza.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Mar 19, 2016 8:44:09 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

Good morning! I've finally got my coffee and about 20 minutes before a guy gets here to look at our basement - were thinking about finishing it to create a playroom. Hoping it fits into this years budget, it would be sooooo nice to get all these toys out of the living room!

Other than that, doing a massive grocery shopping today since we're making freezer meals tomorrow. Should be a busy but hopefully productive weekend!

That's on our list of projects to get done too! Waiting to hear exactly how much we get back in taxes to see if we can do that and the deck we're starting next month. I hope you guys can do it, it will be nice to get those toys out of the way:)

[mrsmonogrammed]

Mar 19, 2016 9:24:29 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Mar 19, 2016 9:12:56 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Swim lessons and then Baby's First Easter event at BRU. Then our pup turns 2 tomorrow so we are having our parents over for Lou Malnati's pizza....which means nothing to you if you're not from Chicago, ha.

Also please don't think I'm crazy...we had an accidental birthday party for her last year with the same pizza and everyone was asking if we were going to do it again this year. Because pizza.

Definitely still think you're crazy.

Coming from someone who tells her dog when leaving the house to "be a good boy, have a good day, be a good man". So take it for what it's worth.

Also have attended "puppy hour" and "cinco de puppy" with our local puppy playgroup.

Lol, I'll accept it.

[erbear]

We were going to the BRU event and to meet Daniel Tiger, but I feel like crap, so I think we're staying home. Bummer.

We loved Lou malnati's, mrsmonogrammed!

[iowamama615]

Stuck at work til noon, then doing a trade off of the baby so H can go into work at 1.
Not sure what A and I will be doing for the rest of the day. Probably really exciting things like cleaning, folding a million loads of laundry, and getting some groceries.
I really want to go jean shopping this weekend, but trying to convince myself that I can suffer through wearing the ones I have for a little while longer.

[heartofglass]

Not too much going on here. H is finally mowing all the grass so the yard will look good for showings. I'm trying to organize the garage and pack up glass between naps and feedings; still not sure that it's going to make it across country but I'm going to try.

Hoping A sleeps good tonight because I need to make some time for H....it's been forever and I'm actually starting to feel bad.

[gigi3126]

BIL is getting married today. We're at the venue helping to set up, but I had to take Jude into an unoccupied room to feed him (because he's easily distracted). He's done, but now I'm enjoying a moment away from the drama while he plays with his shoes.

[mgrandy]

Finally the weekend! We had DDs pictures with a bunny this morning and she was all smiles! I can't wait to see the prints! It's really sunny here, but kind of chilly today so maybe we can go for a walk before my parents get here. That's really all that's planned for today. DH has to get outside and do some yard work and get things ready for a deck to be built. That's the project for the summer!

We celebrate our dogs birthdays too!

[Widget123]

Sitting here while LO continuously blows raspberries on my leg. Anyone elses LO into that lately? He thinks he's hilarious. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

[txngrl31]

Happy Saturday !

DH and I stayed up way too late drinking wine and going through our old vacation videos last night.

It was DH's morning to get V up, so I had a fabulous time sleeping in. We made pancakes this morning , which V loves to gobble up. I worked out, now I'm cleaning and then we are heading to BRU to pick up a couple of items. We celebrate our anniversary tonight at a fancy schmancy restaurant.

Hope everyone has a fab day!

[musicfrk2002]

I slept until 1 pm. Please don't hate me. I haven't fallen asleep any night this week before 3 am. J is still napping (3 hours now, I guess H wore him out this morning). No plans here today, other than tackling the mountain of laundry.

[heartofglass]

I'm stalking my photographers page impatiently waiting for her to post sneak peeks of A's pictures last weekend. Is it too much to ask for just one picture?

[junch817]

Just stopping by to give a general complaint about the cost of healthcare and shitty insurance plans.
Just texting back and forth with my good friend. I was complaining about the cost of the bill for just the consultation for N's tubes $312. Simply to have the doctor glance in his ears and then say he would benefit from tubes. My friend recommended him to me so I texted her to complain about it and how I am nervous to get the bill for the surgery and that's when she said her visits to a specialist are $15 and all procedures are free?! And that her delivery last April cost her NOTHING. All covered. I just want to cry. This part of being an adult SUCKSSSSSS!!!!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Mar 19, 2016 13:38:18 GMT -5 junch817 said:

Just stopping by to give a general complaint about the cost of healthcare and shitty insurance plans.
Just texting back and forth with my good friend. I was complaining about the cost of the bill for just the consultation for N's tubes $312. Simply to have the doctor glance in his ears and then say he would benefit from tubes. My friend recommended him to me so I texted her to complain about it and how I am nervous to get the bill for the surgery and that's when she said her visits to a specialist are $15 and all procedures are free?! And that her delivery last April cost her NOTHING. All covered. I just want to cry. This part of being an adult SUCKSSSSSS!!!!

I think costs depend on the type of insurance you have like PPO or HMO- there are pros and cons to both, but with an HMO there's not deductible so (I'm assuming) your friend has one since she pays a set amount for any visit and has no co-pay for hospital stay. Maybe you can weigh more pros and cons for the different types when your insurance is up for renewal? I hate hate hate the stupid way the US does health care:(

[purple]

I've had even less time to TCF than usual at weekends. The estate agent is coming to take photos on Monday. Getting the house ready to show is being a major task, but hopefully keeping it that way won't be too bad - mostly a case of keeping on top of the cleaning and tidying the toys promptly.

L has diarrhoea, again. My poor baby girl. It's one thing after another. No wonder she doesn't sleep well!

[jillywilly]

carolyngrace, we just make our own assortment from recipes I find, and adapting some of our favorites to make them freezer/crockpot friendly. I do about 7-8 at a time, and they get us through about months using 1-2 a week, plus they always make leftovers.

We also celebrate Jillys birthday every year - she'll be 8 in less than a month! Her celebration normally mostly includes some boiled chicken for her.
Also, our estimate for finishing the basement was crazy high. Which spiraled into we have a meeting on Monday with our realtor to discuss upgrading our entire house. Not sure where it will actually lead, but it's crazy and exciting! The only downside was while DH and I were spiraling looking at some new home construction after lunch, we kind of missed nap time. DS snoozed in the car for about 15 minutes and now will not nap. Looks like a hopefully early bedtime is in our future!

[purple]

Oh, and yesterday morning my beloved royal blue jeans ripped because the fabric was rotten, and then the button and buttonhole on my black cords ripped beyond repair. Both in one day is just rude!

[wegrowsheep]

Mar 19, 2016 9:12:56 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Swim lessons and then Baby's First Easter event at BRU. Then our pup turns 2 tomorrow so we are having our parents over for Lou Malnati's pizza....which means nothing to you if you're not from Chicago, ha.

Also please don't think I'm crazy...we had an accidental birthday party for her last year with the same pizza and everyone was asking if we were going to do it again this year. Because pizza.

Celebrate all the puppy birthdays. This was my first time in 15 years without my Bes and I got a birthday reminder from the vet. Rude.

[erbear]

H took a two hour nap and woke up sick, too. We both seem to ha e a touch of the flu. This is not good.

Praying LO escapes unscathed here...

[wegrowsheep]

Birthday party for one of my nieces today. Was up til 1:30am doing wedding flowers and then cleaning house. Time to go find caffeine.

[junch817]

mrsmonogrammed Yes it might be different next year!! It's hard. It's kind of confusing and a lot of it is a guessing game. N is only 9 months and has already been to the doctor 10x as much as my 4 yr old has. She only had her first antibiotic shortly after turning 3. He had his first at 6 months and has probably had 5 more doses since. Can't predict whether or not your kids will stay healthy or be at the doctors once a month. And that all makes a difference for sure!

[tiffbot]

Mar 19, 2016 12:38:56 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Sitting here while LO continuously blows raspberries on my leg. Anyone elses LO into that lately? He thinks he's hilarious. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

The other day I was sitting in the bathroom while working on kids baths and my shoulder was bare and DS stood behind me blowing raspberries on my shoulder blade and DD stood in front of me blowing raspberries into the front of my shoulder and both were constantly giggling between raspberries and I was just sitting there trying not to pee through laughter it was so cute

[gigi3126]

So...I'm at BIL's wedding. Kind of.

[carolyngrace]

gigi3126, He's so adorable. Love the outfit also! I bought O's easter outfit today at Carters, plus a whole bunch of other stuff