Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[MotoXPrincess99]

I had a bag of Hot Cheetos and a diet Coke for lunch.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I had a bag of Hot Cheetos and a diet Coke for lunch.

Guess thats better than cold cheetos and a HOT diet coke!!!

hehehehe

 

[funnygarcia]

dealership called... the car started.

What???!
Hubby is peeved and puzzled.
They check it over some more and call back.. can't find the problem but they will keep it overnight and see if when the motor is cold if something happens.

Before he called for the tow.. he tried starting it a few times times, had a friend try to start it, tried a jump. Nothing not even a "click" when they turned the key.

Puzzling

His cyst was lanced, she just cut it and squeezed- yuck!
He's being a ninny about soaking in the tub. He doesn't do tub baths, but the wound will clean out and heal better with warm bath. (He knows it will work.. It's how we treated wounds on nursing home patients, whirlpool baths everyday.)

Now onto the next crisis for the day.. ugh! His acess is not playing nice again, he scrapped treatment today. Called his nurse and demanded an arteriogram, no more "try this.. try that... it should work.." well gee it doesn't work, help me fix the dang thing! GRRRR. He asked for afternoon appt, nurse laughed and said.. not going happen. Nooooooooo, not another sick day! sigh.....

Road bumps, lots of them today.... it can only get better. Right???



Me: Going crazy

 

[eatmypixiedust]

I was in need of a new lamp for our computer room. The lamp I had broke (the base broke and I didn't know there were rocks inside it). It was tough to vacuum up.

I went to Ikea after work and found a lovely lamp. They also had the cutest lamp shade that has cool embroidery on it. Here's a pic: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90096079 They don't show the cute bird on it in the pic The floor lamp I chose isn't on their website. I ate their Swedish meatballs for dinner. I wanted their ice cream (it's $1 for a cone) but the line was too long. I also noticed that they got rid of plastic bags (probably for environmental reasons). Stopped at Target on the way home and bought a few things.

Wow, the Sex & the City Complete DVD Series is sold out on amazon.com. The price dropped again after I bought it and they did a price adjustment for me. Now it's sold out. It was on sale for 56% off.

Oh and I bought Bolt on DVD from Walmart today. It was on sale for $15.97. I held it in my hands like Mr. Burns and thought: "Excellent!"

 

[funnygarcia]

craziness...
dealership called, it started right up.

what the???? Grrrrr.

Hubby called his dialysis nurse last night to complain about his access issues, asked for arteriogram. This morning.. he changes his mind and wants to keep trying. Too late... radiology called, he has an appointment tomorrow morning. Called him at work, he quietly grumbled (class was going on) and agreed to go to the appt. I'm tired of being his personal secretary.


Today I got a call that UPS is coming to pick up a package.. fine fine.. but the medical company was to send a new box. The new machine arrived in a box that was trashed by UPS on delivery (smashed on end, crumpled edges, maybe it got wet?).

What else is new? We received several trashed boxes of supplies on another delivery. Punctured bagged dialysate fluid, crushed boxes, tape popped open. Had one box leaking in our closet.. URGH!

The medical company was to send a new box to swap out the machine, guess what didn't show up?

Two rolls of packing tape later....

This is not a cheapo household item, it's a medical device that costs a couple thousand dollars. Hope that any health care reform includes plans for efficiently sending/ receiving supplies. It's not the fault of UPS, it's the fault of the company for not securely packing their boxes for shipment.

 

[sameyeyam]

Alison's trip report.

1. Forgot to eat breakfast before leaving. So grabbed a vanilla latte and coffee cake at Starbucks at airport.

2. Very bumpy ride to Seattle.

3. Ate half of my Subway sandwich at Seattle airport before boarding connecting flight.

4. 30 minutes into the flight started puking.

5. Continued puking across the entire continental United States. Can't use motion sickness patches because they will cause drowsiness and I have to drive to my sister's house.

6. Arrived at airport only to find that even though rental site said car rental agency was at airport...it wasn't! Had to lug kids and luggage onto shuttle.

7. Went out in the way back of parking lot, entourage with luggage following me. Instead of being greeted by a convertible, there is a dinky Hyundai in slot 86. Leave kids in parking lot with 47,000 pounds of luggage, hike back to rental office. They give me one parked right in front. Geez, think they could have done that in the first place.

8. Only made 1 wrong turn on the 1 hour, 5 different highways trek to my sister's house.

9. Feeling good this morning, just put the top down on the convertible and we are headed out to have lunch with my sister. It is SUNNY AND WARM!!!

 

[funnygarcia]

oh my goodness!
Pukey and all.. have fun in the sun!
I'm very jelous, it's grey wet cold here.
Waiting for........................................................................

















SNOW

 

[sameyeyam]

Oh and get this one...today DS is opening up his backpack and hands me a giant box cutter and say's "what's this"?

Yes folks, this is the same backpack that he carried onto the plane and that our wonderful TSA folks deemed safe and that made it thru security!AMAZING!!!!!

It seems it was the old backpack that my DH used when he was going to heavy equipment school and he had left some pens and a boxcutter in one of the pockets.

Makes ya feel real safe doesn't it? By gosh, they are confiscating everyone's water bottles, but a giant box cutter, no problem.

 

[sameyeyam]

Snow, uggh! Yesterday when we left there were people that live a little further up our hill driving down with about 3 inches of snow on top of their cars. Nope, its supposed to be 80 something here today.

Gotta head out and meet my sister for lunch at noon, so I'd better be going. Chow baby, wish you were here.

 

[funnygarcia]

Oh and get this one...today DS is opening up his backpack and hands me a giant box cutter and say's "what's this"?

Yes folks, this is the same backpack that he carried onto the plane and that our wonderful TSA folks deemed safe and that made it thru security!AMAZING!!!!!

It seems it was the old backpack that my DH used when he was going to heavy equipment school and he had left some pens and a boxcutter in one of the pockets.

Makes ya feel real safe doesn't it? By gosh, they are confiscating everyone's water bottles, but a giant box cutter, no problem.

that's odd, it would have been scanned thru the checkpoint.. weird!

I've heard of people having issues with foam swords from LEGO, had to pack it as check in luggage. What do they expect a kid to do with foam?? Saw at someone for hours?

 

[funnygarcia]

Snow, uggh! Yesterday when we left there were people that live a little further up our hill driving down with about 3 inches of snow on top of their cars. Nope, its supposed to be 80 something here today.

Gotta head out and meet my sister for lunch at noon, so I'd better be going. Chow baby, wish you were here.

Have fun!
I wish I was too, enjoy it for me.

 

[XTinabell]

Oh and get this one...today DS is opening up his backpack and hands me a giant box cutter and say's "what's this"?

Yes folks, this is the same backpack that he carried onto the plane and that our wonderful TSA folks deemed safe and that made it thru security!AMAZING!!!!!

It seems it was the old backpack that my DH used when he was going to heavy equipment school and he had left some pens and a boxcutter in one of the pockets.

Makes ya feel real safe doesn't it? By gosh, they are confiscating everyone's water bottles, but a giant box cutter, no problem.

That's frightening. I remember shortly after 9-11 my uncle flew and later when unpacking his laptop bag found a box cutter in there that the airport security apparently didn't even notice. And that was when security was extra tight.

What I want to know is, why do you guys carry box cutters in backpacks and laptop bags????

 

[staley7580]

Hey ladies!!! babies are momentarily NOT eating.. So I figured I woud pop on and say hello!

Jazzy is back to nursing.. My LC wants me to try to exclusively nurse her.. Sounds good.. but DANG is it time consuming. HELLO!! I have three other kids that need stuff, and its hard when there is a baby attached to your b0ob for 45 minutes every couple of hours. oh well.. both babies are getting about 90% breastmilk.. Which is good, considering there are two of them I am feeding.

They are getting HUGE. Vinny is up to 8lbs9oz and Jazz is 7lbs9oz.. Jazz looks so dainty and petite next ot her bro. Its so funny. They are WICKED cute. Seriously.. Vinny is looking less like Mr. magoo, and more like his dad.. I think. Jazz is starting to look like me. FINALLY!!! I have a baby that looks like me! She has a darker complexion then I do.. She is too cute. Everyone is just LOVING the new babies. Alex is so tender with them.. He loves to hold them and feed them. Its so sweet! Mikalah?? Oy! She is going to give me a stroke! I had left vinny on he couch to nap, and I was cleaning the kitchen.. He started to cry, and I called out to him.. Im on way!! Mikalah yells out.. Its okay mommy!! I have him! Sure enough.. I walk in and she is sitting on the couch with him on her lap! OMG!! She PICKED HIM UP!! ON HER OWN!! Oy. She has done it three more times!!! I dont think she has caused any permanent damage though.

 

[staley7580]

Oh... and I havent had lunch. Or breakfast. I think I had a couple of bites of dinner last night?? I dont remember. GEEZ. When was the last time I showered? Im hungry!! and probably stinky.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Hey ladies!!! babies are momentarily NOT eating.. So I figured I woud pop on and say hello!

Jazzy is back to nursing.. My LC wants me to try to exclusively nurse her.. Sounds good.. but DANG is it time consuming. HELLO!! I have three other kids that need stuff, and its hard when there is a baby attached to your b0ob for 45 minutes every couple of hours. oh well.. both babies are getting about 90% breastmilk.. Which is good, considering there are two of them I am feeding.

They are getting HUGE. Vinny is up to 8lbs9oz and Jazz is 7lbs9oz.. Jazz looks so dainty and petite next ot her bro. Its so funny. They are WICKED cute. Seriously.. Vinny is looking less like Mr. magoo, and more like his dad.. I think. Jazz is starting to look like me. FINALLY!!! I have a baby that looks like me! She has a darker complexion then I do.. She is too cute. Everyone is just LOVING the new babies. Alex is so tender with them.. He loves to hold them and feed them. Its so sweet! Mikalah?? Oy! She is going to give me a stroke! I had left vinny on he couch to nap, and I was cleaning the kitchen.. He started to cry, and I called out to him.. Im on way!! Mikalah yells out.. Its okay mommy!! I have him! Sure enough.. I walk in and she is sitting on the couch with him on her lap! OMG!! She PICKED HIM UP!! ON HER OWN!! Oy. She has done it three more times!!! I dont think she has caused any permanent damage though.

Hi Megan! I'm glad to hear the babies are doing well! You'll have to post more pictures!

 

[sameyeyam]

That's frightening. I remember shortly after 9-11 my uncle flew and later when unpacking his laptop bag found a box cutter in there that the airport security apparently didn't even notice. And that was when security was extra tight.

What I want to know is, why do you guys carry box cutters in backpacks and laptop bags????

Well I have a good excuse. Last summer when DH was going to his heavy equipment schooling he had all sorts of hand tools, Leatherman, etc. They had to do basic maintenance type things on the backhoes, dozers, etc... He just forgot about it and left it in the backpack. Now that he's done with school he doesn't use it anymore. It's a nice heavy, leather Fox backpack, very heavy duty. Well DS doesn't normally use that backpack. But I told him to grab it and use it for his carry-on. As my luck would have it, DS didn't check all the pockets and DH obviously left some pens, pencils and a box cutter in there. I think he used it for cutting off zip-ties when they had to lock out things on equipment.

My sister got a kick out of it...she got her yogurt confiscated once, yet I have no problem bringing a box cutter. Funny, yet scary at the same time.

Hey ladies!!! babies are momentarily NOT eating.. So I figured I woud pop on and say hello!

Jazzy is back to nursing.. My LC wants me to try to exclusively nurse her.. Sounds good.. but DANG is it time consuming. HELLO!! I have three other kids that need stuff, and its hard when there is a baby attached to your b0ob for 45 minutes every couple of hours. oh well.. both babies are getting about 90% breastmilk.. Which is good, considering there are two of them I am feeding.

They are getting HUGE. Vinny is up to 8lbs9oz and Jazz is 7lbs9oz.. Jazz looks so dainty and petite next ot her bro. Its so funny. They are WICKED cute. Seriously.. Vinny is looking less like Mr. magoo, and more like his dad.. I think. Jazz is starting to look like me. FINALLY!!! I have a baby that looks like me! She has a darker complexion then I do.. She is too cute. Everyone is just LOVING the new babies. Alex is so tender with them.. He loves to hold them and feed them. Its so sweet! Mikalah?? Oy! She is going to give me a stroke! I had left vinny on he couch to nap, and I was cleaning the kitchen.. He started to cry, and I called out to him.. Im on way!! Mikalah yells out.. Its okay mommy!! I have him! Sure enough.. I walk in and she is sitting on the couch with him on her lap! OMG!! She PICKED HIM UP!! ON HER OWN!! Oy. She has done it three more times!!! I dont think she has caused any permanent damage though.

MEGAN!!! Hiya girl! I'm so glad the babies are healthy and everyone is doing well. When my little sister was born and was just a few weeks old, my mom left her on a blanket sleeping on the floor and I was sitting watching cartoons. She took a quick shower, even left the door open...but came out and my baby sister was gone. Apparently in my 3yo wisdom I decided that I didn't like her, she cried too much. I simply picked her up, carried her into the kitchen and laid her on top of the garbage. I told my mom that she cried too much and I decided to "frow her away".

At least your kids like the babies. But if they happen to disappear, always check the garbage can first.

 

[sameyeyam]

Trip Report Day #2.

Had a good day, woke up early, then went back to sleep for a bit of a nap. Met my sister and had lunch at Tequila Flats. It was very good.

We stopped at Beall's outlet store for about 20 minutes on the way home. Kids got a few things....then we came home and chilled. Kids sat out in the sun and played in the pool.

My sister got home around 3:30 and we decided to walk down to the beach. There were Portugese Man O' War's all over the beach.Very beautiful, but freaked my kids out a bit, so they decided they didn't want to go in the water. Which was probably just as well, fairly large waves and some rip tides. So not a very good day to swim or boogie board. So we took a nice long walk down the beach, kids collected shells, we seen a very neat sand sculpture. A little girl about 5 years old made a life-size guitar and music notes. Very pretty and she was very talented, also proud of her work (as she should be). It was awesome!

After the beach we decided we didn't want to cook, so we went to a local NY Pizzeria. Run by a native New Yorker, awesome pizza and even more fun listening to the owner and watching him interact with everyone. What a hoot! He is so unorganized, but yet so funny. I think I could have stayed there all evening watching him.

Cruise is tomorrow and as much as I love you all, I don't think I'm going to pay cruise ship prices for internet surfing. So you'll have to wait until Sunday for my next report.

 

[funnygarcia]

I told my mom that she cried too much and I decided to "frow her away".

At least your kids like the babies. But if they happen to disappear, always check the garbage can first.

OMG too funny!!

Justin was 3 years old when Noah was born.
I had left Noah in the middle of our bed, stepped away to the kitchen for a bit. Heard the beginning wails, scooted off to find J hauling his brother off the bed by his swaddling blanket. Rescued him before he got dropped.


He tried changing his diaper once too, I asked for his "help" and wanted him to grab me a diaper and wipes.. he starts taking off N's diaper and pushes me away. uhhhh, no you don't have to do that sweetie.

Bassinett was great to protect the lil guy, pushed it room to room, into the bathroom when I showered. No more helpers.

Hmmm, he did drop him once. N was about a year old, J decided he wanted to show off how strong he was .. picked him up and realized he was abit heavier than expected and dropped him. CLUNK wahhhhhhhh we were worried for a few minutes because N started walking funny right after the "drop" (he was an early walker.. not quite 9 months).

I was thinking.. oh great he broke his leg, how do we explain that in the ER???

How did the injury occur ? umm his brother dropped him.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Alison's trip report.

1. Forgot to eat breakfast before leaving. So grabbed a vanilla latte and coffee cake at Starbucks at airport.

2. Very bumpy ride to Seattle.

3. Ate half of my Subway sandwich at Seattle airport before boarding connecting flight.

4. 30 minutes into the flight started puking.

5. Continued puking across the entire continental United States. Can't use motion sickness patches because they will cause drowsiness and I have to drive to my sister's house.

6. Arrived at airport only to find that even though rental site said car rental agency was at airport...it wasn't! Had to lug kids and luggage onto shuttle.

7. Went out in the way back of parking lot, entourage with luggage following me. Instead of being greeted by a convertible, there is a dinky Hyundai in slot 86. Leave kids in parking lot with 47,000 pounds of luggage, hike back to rental office. They give me one parked right in front. Geez, think they could have done that in the first place.

8. Only made 1 wrong turn on the 1 hour, 5 different highways trek to my sister's house.

9. Feeling good this morning, just put the top down on the convertible and we are headed out to have lunch with my sister. It is SUNNY AND WARM!!!

Awww... I'm sorry that you had a rough flight. It sucks to get sick on a plane. I hope you are feeling better now.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

That's frightening. I remember shortly after 9-11 my uncle flew and later when unpacking his laptop bag found a box cutter in there that the airport security apparently didn't even notice. And that was when security was extra tight.

What I want to know is, why do you guys carry box cutters in backpacks and laptop bags????

How are you? What have you been up to?

Hey ladies!!! babies are momentarily NOT eating.. So I figured I woud pop on and say hello!

Jazzy is back to nursing.. My LC wants me to try to exclusively nurse her.. Sounds good.. but DANG is it time consuming. HELLO!! I have three other kids that need stuff, and its hard when there is a baby attached to your b0ob for 45 minutes every couple of hours. oh well.. both babies are getting about 90% breastmilk.. Which is good, considering there are two of them I am feeding.

They are getting HUGE. Vinny is up to 8lbs9oz and Jazz is 7lbs9oz.. Jazz looks so dainty and petite next ot her bro. Its so funny. They are WICKED cute. Seriously.. Vinny is looking less like Mr. magoo, and more like his dad.. I think. Jazz is starting to look like me. FINALLY!!! I have a baby that looks like me! She has a darker complexion then I do.. She is too cute. Everyone is just LOVING the new babies. Alex is so tender with them.. He loves to hold them and feed them. Its so sweet! Mikalah?? Oy! She is going to give me a stroke! I had left vinny on he couch to nap, and I was cleaning the kitchen.. He started to cry, and I called out to him.. Im on way!! Mikalah yells out.. Its okay mommy!! I have him! Sure enough.. I walk in and she is sitting on the couch with him on her lap! OMG!! She PICKED HIM UP!! ON HER OWN!! Oy. She has done it three more times!!! I dont think she has caused any permanent damage though.

STALEY!!!! I'm glad you and the babies are doing well. We miss you around here. Aww...that's really cute how Alex and Mikalah are such good older sibs.