Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[staley7580]

Hello!!

Well I tried to catch up without multi quoating. that was a mistake.

First of all, Megan. Woo hoo on the good news about GD!! Eat to your hearts content girl!!

Alison, are you all a jitter about your trip?? Have so much fun, soak in the sun, and have a safe time!!

Pix, I'm signed up for almost every meal offered. Look on the first page to see me listed.

Alex, how is the youngest doing now? All better?

I know I have forgotten something................

Hey Melody!! Trust me, I am!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Alex, how is the youngest doing now? All better?

Oh yes, he's back in action. Thanks for asking.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Hey, when does Sam leave for the cruise? Tomorrow? Friday?

 

[staley7580]

Hey, when does Sam leave for the cruise? Tomorrow? Friday?

tomorrow?? I think.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Awww, I probably missed my chance to say "bon voyage" then. Ah well, I'm sure she'll manage to have a great time anyway.

 

[staley7580]

Awww, I probably missed my chance to say "bon voyage" then. Ah well, I'm sure she'll manage to have a great time anyway.

I know she will!! Lucky lady! I cant wait to go on a cruise. Some day.. Maybe when the kids are all grown. Or at least until the babies are old enough to stay with family for th eweekend.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I know she will!! Lucky lady! I cant wait to go on a cruise. Some day.. Maybe when the kids are all grown. Or at least until the babies are old enough to stay with family for th eweekend.

Man. I used to wonder why people would want to go on a cruise. Being cooped up on open water for days on end, I just didn't get it.

Now that I have children... I get it.

 

[staley7580]

Man. I used to wonder why people would want to go on a cruise. Being cooped up on open water for days on end, I just didn't get it.

Now that I have children... I get it.

THere are so many things to do!! I dont think you are just on the ship for days on end.. My mom did different excursions almost everyday on hers. And just to be able to relax.. sit by the pool.. drink something fruity.. Not have to chase anyone around, or be on constant alert. HEAVEN!!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

THere are so many things to do!! I dont think you are just on the ship for days on end.. My mom did different excursions almost everyday on hers. And just to be able to relax.. sit by the pool.. drink something fruity.. Not have to chase anyone around, or be on constant alert. HEAVEN!!

people would tell me they had the best time on a cruise, and all the activities and fabulous food. In fact, one gal I worked with was surprised with a Disney cruise, I think it was in 2004 or 2005. They didn't have kids, so it was just the two of them going, and she said it was the best time! I had heard other people talk about cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean...

But yeah, even without all the entertainment and food, just to sit by the pool with a fruity drink and not have somebody pulling on your arm, "Mommy? Mommy? Mommy!" That would be lovely.

 

[staley7580]

people would tell me they had the best time on a cruise, and all the activities and fabulous food. In fact, one gal I worked with was surprised with a Disney cruise, I think it was in 2004 or 2005. They didn't have kids, so it was just the two of them going, and she said it was the best time! I had heard other people talk about cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean...

But yeah, even without all the entertainment and food, just to sit by the pool with a fruity drink and not have somebody pulling on your arm, "Mommy? Mommy? Mommy!" That would be lovely.

Indeed... My mom is pushing us to take a cruise. Can you imagine paying for a cruise for a family of 6? Im good. I will happily plan our next Disneyland vacation.. thank you very much. Then when I told her that.. she got all pissy. WELL.. I dont think you will be able to AFFORD that for your family. but we can afford to fly to Florida, and take a cruise? OKAY.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Indeed... My mom is pushing us to take a cruise. Can you imagine paying for a cruise for a family of 6? Im good. I will happily plan our next Disneyland vacation.. thank you very much. Then when I told her that.. she got all pissy. WELL.. I dont think you will be able to AFFORD that for your family. but we can afford to fly to Florida, and take a cruise? OKAY.

Your mom cracks me up!!!

No, that's not quite it. Your description of your conversations with your mom crack me up.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

OMG! I'm watching this show called Life on Mars. It is very quirky, very '70s and gritty and totally hilarious at times. I am so hooked!

 

[staley7580]

Your mom cracks me up!!!

No, that's not quite it. Your description of your conversations with your mom crack me up.

She is nutty sometimes. Drives me batty!

OMG. Speaking of CRAZY FAMILY.. My mil came by today..

 

[Alex2kMommy]

She is nutty sometimes. Drives me batty!

OMG. Speaking of CRAZY FAMILY.. My mil came by today..

Really? Why? (I gather that's odd from the way you said it.)

 

[staley7580]

She called and told dh she had some baby clothes she wanted to drop off. Okay! She gets here and hands me this bag full of really old smelly sleepers. The whole bag smelled like rubbish! I have NO PROBLEM getting used stuff. Not an issue. We have a bunch of used stuff, and we are most grateful to get whatever.. You know? But GEEZ. Please dont dig through the nieghbors rubbish bins and pull out the baby clothes that werent even fit for the goodwill. It was bad. REALLY bad. After they left I caled Dh over to check them out.. because of what he does, and the stuff he is around.. he has almost no sense of smell. Even HE jerked back and said.. OMG. GROSS. I dont know.. It was just weird. Now I dont know what to do with it. Besides wash it, of course. I guess if we can get rid of the smell.. But there is no way to get rid of the stains and holes.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Should be easy to whittle through then; if anything looks salvageable, wash it and see if the smell comes out; otherwise toss the stuff in the trash.

How weird, I wonder where she got that stuff from???

 

[Alex2kMommy]

WHAT?! The news just said there's a proposal to drop US mail service down from 6 days/week to 5, as a cost saving measure.

 

[staley7580]

Should be easy to whittle through then; if anything looks salvageable, wash it and see if the smell comes out; otherwise toss the stuff in the trash.

How weird, I wonder where she got that stuff from???

I dont know. It was weird.. It really is only 5 or 6 sleepers, so it isnt much to go through. I just dont know how she didnt notice the smell? Dh said she probably had them stored somewhere.. and they got funky. Could be. Or.. She could just be crazy. Then she went off on this whole formula thing.. Do you remember the halloween thing? The Chinese were poisoning our snickers bars?? Now they are poisoning the Enfamil Formula. We tried to explain it to her.. but I would have gotten more accomplished by hitting my head on the wall.

 

[staley7580]

WHAT?! The news just said there's a proposal to drop US mail service down from 6 days/week to 5, as a cost saving measure.

Mmmhhhhhhmmm.. I saw that earlier. Fine by me.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I fell asleep in front of the TV last night, woke just in time for the end of the show I was watching, then got caught up in another show that started at 11. (It was on Ch. 9, basically a documentary on a guy photographing junkie hookers in the red light district of Vancouver BC. I know, it sounds like an odd topic, but it was very compelling, well done, and the women were so honest and emotionally raw, I couldn't turn it off.) And once in bed I couldn't fall asleep, thinking about how sad these women were, and wondering whatever happened to them.

Anyway, so I should scoot off to bed, I was a little rundown today.

I hope you get some decent sleep tonight, too.