Good morning Wednesday!

[stinybean]

[stinybean]

I got my "last" observation yesterday (I first typed tomorrow). I don't know how it went. I'm not very clear on judging that this year. It was not a great lesson, because it just wasn't, but hopefully it was good enough.

Two more days after today until I get to sleep a little more!

[mbjune13]

stinybean I hope it went better than you think!
budders I hope the next few days fly by and you can enjoy your break.
DH and I had a huge fight last night and I barely slept. B was restlessly pretty much all night so the little sleep I could have got was spent listening to her rustle around. I need a do-over.

[jillywilly]

Morning!
H has caught the plague from DS and me. Also, I'm STILL freaking congested. At this point, I think my sinuses are never going to stop, and I'm just stuck sniffling and coughing the rest of my life. At least H is able to work from home, so he was doing that today, which made getting ready this morning way easier since he basically just handled DS the entire time. I was able to be super productive yesterday at work, and I'm hoping for a repeat today.

[billyhorrible]

Kristykristyleelee, time to go home and go back to bed. Wednesday is over for you.

[erbear]

I bet it went better than you think, stinybean! Mine always did.

carrots I love their zucchini fries and we've been buying their Inner Peas snap pea crisps. So yummy!

Kristykristyleelee, you get a mulligan. I declare it.

Morning! I'm giving state assessments this AM. Fun stuff!

[sabrinaml]

KKLL- hope your day gets better!

[ashbash]

Apr 20, 2016 7:56:43 GMT -5 carrots said:

Doing my bi-monthly Trader Joe's stock up at lunch today. What should I get? I always buy the same things. Looking mostly to stock up on frozen side dishes or mains to make weeknight dinners easier.

I love their fire roasted corn, I mix it with cherry tomatoes and cubed avocado with a little salt and line juice for a mexi side.
They also have good frozen asparagus and good potstickers/ dumplings as a side for stir fry

[ashbash]

Kristykristyleelee as soon as i read " threw the bottle into my purse" I knew was disaster befell you. So sucky! I hope the rest of the day does not follow suit

[ashbash]

Usually Wednesday playdate today and the weather is great so we can let them run off energy outside.
I failed at meal planning this week so Im winging it. I have ground turkey, any dinner ideas? Im drawing a blank

[tiffbot]

Ugh Kristykristyleelee, no.

mbjune13 sorry about the fight.

We've been wanting to make some changes/do stuff to our backyard lately and have decided to sell our hot tub. It was a fun addition to the house when we bought it, but its big, and in the way, and expensive to maintain for the amount we use it. So I was staring at it yesterday trying to figure out what to do with the space, and it suddenly hit me to make a cute, smaller firepit seating area!

This is the current view when you step out of our garage (excuse the brown spring-nothing greens up or blooms until later May)



View of where it sits

And after scouring the Home Depot page last night, I picked out a few of my favourite things to decorate the area with. I'm thinking I'll leave the 4 corner posts up and paint them and hang lights between them.


Eek! I'm getting so excited for this! We already have a potential buyer on the tub so it could happen soon.

Poof pics

[erbear]

Apr 20, 2016 8:21:35 GMT -5 michyme123 said:

Apr 20, 2016 8:17:20 GMT -5 ashbash said:

Usually Wednesday playdate today and the weather is great so we can let them run off energy outside.
I failed at meal planning this week so Im winging it. I have ground turkey, any dinner ideas? Im drawing a blank

I basically use it for the same things I would ground beef. So meatballs, tacos, chili, meatloaf, etc.

Same. TJ's actually perpetually has ground turkey on sale, so we eat it a lot.

[erbear]

I like the bright colors, tiffbot!

[tiffbot]

Also, I'll tell a funny story from yesterday because why not.

H was staring out the window and saw a deer walking through the field and called DS over to come see it. Well, right beside the field behind us is a cattle pasture. DS scanned the back yard, missed it in his 2.5 year old obliviousness, and looked at H doubtfully and completely deadpan "dad. That's a cow". I laughed pretty hard.

[purple]

Kristykristyleelee, you poor thing! What an apalling start to the day. I hope it gets better.

stinybean, hoping it went better than you think it did.

budders and everyone else who has a break coming up, hope the rest of the week goes quickly!

The weather is stunning here today. Sadly it's meant to break tomorrow. I've got the nappies washing at the moment and should be able to hang them up outside! Air dried anything is so much nicer than hanging it on the clothes horse indoors.

L and I have both had lots of sympathy because of her sore nose today! She gets upset about anything touching her nose, which is fair enough, and otherwise she's completely fine.

[tjanca22]

Morning everyone. E is thankfully feeling better this morning. His fever broke overnight and his temp is back to about 98.6. I'm so relieved. I'm also super tired so I gulped down my coffee this morning and burned the roof of my mouth while doing it. At least it's Wednesday and tomorrow is like my Friday. I just want to go home and snuggle with E but adulting.

[tjanca22]

tiffbot I love the firepit inspiration! The strung lights will make it look like a great place to hang out and make a s'more!

[mrsmonogrammed]

I'm obsessed with binging Sons of Anarchy...stayed up wayyyy past my bedtime. It was worth it though.

H's birthday is today! So excited to tell him he's getting a shed for his birthday because I can not stand to hear the man talk about wanting one anymore:P I've been playing the mean wife "we can't afford it/it's too expensive" card even though he knows exactly how much $$ we have and what we got back in taxes, lol.

[musicfrk2002]

Morning everyone! I'm feeling almost human today. Works been kicking my butt this week, thanks to my coworker being "sick" monday and on vacation yesterday and will also be off today. J was up twice again last night, but thankfully no poopy diapers, and then slept until a little after 8, which is so much nicer than his usual 630 or 7 am wakeups.

[billyhorrible]

Apr 20, 2016 7:56:43 GMT -5 carrots said:

Doing my bi-monthly Trader Joe's stock up at lunch today. What should I get? I always buy the same things. Looking mostly to stock up on frozen side dishes or mains to make weeknight dinners easier.

Other than the orange chicken right? That's a freezer staple for everyone,isn't it? I also keep a bag of the cruciferous salad and the herb salad mix on hand for an easy side. I like their frozen turkey meatballs and refrigerated ravioli. Also any of the "pulled meats" (chicken, pork, BBQ beef). The brown rice and quinoa pasta is a current favorite of mine.

[littlemissgrump]

Sorry about your morning and purse situation Kristykristyleelee.

Nothing too exciting going on here. Amazing weather I guess. I have a double work day today and need to get in my hiking miles!

My house has been practically spotless since Sat with a threat of loss of limb if anyone messes it up. Now to get our housemate to move out.

[mirage86]

Kristykristyleelee, at least things can only get better now, right? Either way, you should be allowed to go home and back to bed.
tiffbot, the fire pit idea will be awesome! It will look great with those lights and any of that seating.
I'm glad E is doing better this morning tjanca22!
We're stuck in a stretch of gloomy days, so no exciting plans for being outside. I need to find good ways to distract E while I try to get things done around the house. He is so determined to explore every area he isn't allowed to go. His current favorite thing to get into is the oven drawer filled with heavy pans and lids. Anyone have tips on how to keep those secured?

[purple]

Apr 20, 2016 9:03:49 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

Morning everyone! I'm feeling almost human today. Works been kicking my butt this week, thanks to my coworker being "sick" monday and on vacation yesterday and will also be off today. J was up twice again last night, but thankfully no poopy diapers, and then slept until a little after 8, which is so much nicer than his usual 630 or 7 am wakeups.

So glad to hear that J is finally feeling better!

[prettymama36]

Kristykristyleelee that's a terrible way to start the day. Hope it gets better for you.
tiffbot I love the fire pit idea too. It really makes sense with the space. We actually want to buy a hot tub because the kids love it so much. Too bad we aren't closer! Ha ha. We've been talking about it for the last couple of years but in the end, always use the money for a vacation instead. Make sure you post pics when it's done!

[sabrinaml]

Apr 20, 2016 9:17:12 GMT -5 carrots said:

billyhorrible orange chicken is first on my list. H is obsessed.

Hmm confession- I've never had their orange chicken. Looks like I'll be making a trip to TJs to get some. Now off to look and see where the nearest TJs is.

[mrsmonogrammed]

My entire office just lost power....currently trying to pee in the windowless bathroom by the light of the flashlight on my phone. #tmiwednesday

[mrsmonogrammed]

Apr 20, 2016 10:42:16 GMT -5 sabrinaml said:

Apr 20, 2016 9:17:12 GMT -5 carrots said:

billyhorrible orange chicken is first on my list. H is obsessed.

Hmm confession- I've never had their orange chicken. Looks like I'll be making a trip to TJs to get some. Now off to look and see where the nearest TJs is.

+1!

[billyhorrible]

Apr 20, 2016 10:43:57 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

My entire office just lost power....currently trying to pee in the windowless bathroom by the light of the flashlight on my phone. #tmiwednesday

I have been there.


mirage86, I don't know if this solution would work for you, but we have a couple drawers/cupboards that are filled with things I don't mind BH playing with (tupperware, kid dishes, silicone baking supplies) and I find that helps keep him out of the places I don't want him playing (heavy pots and pans).

[mrsmonogrammed]

Is 2-6pm a reasonable time for a 1yo birthday party? Obviously people do not have to stay the whole time (it's just a BBQ) but I need an official time to put on the invites...

[mirage86]

Apr 20, 2016 11:31:01 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

mirage86, I don't know if this solution would work for you, but we have a couple drawers/cupboards that are filled with things I don't mind BH playing with (tupperware, kid dishes, silicone baking supplies) and I find that helps keep him out of the places I don't want him playing (heavy pots and pans).

Unfortunately, we have almost no storage in the kitchen to begin with, so I can't have a baby cupboard. I do have a cart with just towels and baby food, but he got tired of that after a day or two. I've secured all of the cupboards and the only thing he can get into now is the stove. Short of wrapping the thing in duct tape, I'm not sure if there is a solution.