Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[staley7580]

Night! I had to fight to stay awake.. so hopefully I sleep past 2 am.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

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.

Ooh my.

Yeah, best to just zip it and get out (or get them out) at the earliest opportunity. One of my brothers is a bit of a kook, so I just try to hold my tongue when he goes off on a rant about something. Anything I say isn't going to change his opinion, so why waste the breath?

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

They're proposing Sat. or Tues, because these days have the lightest volume. I don't know... I remember in banking how many late charges were assessed because of weekends. And a sat. or tues. means there would be times when there was no mail delivery three days in a row! (Most holidays are on Mondays)

Ack! Ted Haggard on Nightline. Must... not... watch!

 

[staley7580]

Ooh my.

Yeah, best to just zip it and get out (or get them out) at the earliest opportunity. One of my brothers is a bit of a kook, so I just try to hold my tongue when he goes off on a rant about something. Anything I say isn't going to change his opinion, so why waste the breath?


They're proposing Sat. or Tues, because these days have the lightest volume. I don't know... I remember in banking how many late charges were assessed because of weekends. And a sat. or tues. means there would be times when there was no mail delivery three days in a row! (Most holidays are on Mondays)

Ack! Ted Haggard on Nightline. Must... not... watch!

A bit of a kook. I like that! It is so much nicer then saying they are total nut jobs. It was an okay visit overall... I only wanted to punch her in the face three or four times.

 

[staley7580]

I was just watching the news and they were interviewing a Boeing worker.. He said that they are SUPER busy, and they wont be laying off anyone one on the line anytime soon. So... good news that Boeing is super busy. Cant wait until the release that work out dh's shop.. Unfortunately.. It is going to happen right when the babies are born. So they are going to start mandatory overtime right when I need him home. Oh well. I would rather him have a good paying job with good benefits and go a little crazy here at home for a while... then deal with him being unemployed and looking for a job right now.

 

[tinkermell]

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.

Ewwww!

She is nutty sometimes. Drives me batty!

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

Uh oh!!

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.

It is!!!

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!!

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.

I was just watching the news and they were interviewing a Boeing worker.. He said that they are SUPER busy, and they wont be laying off anyone one on the line anytime soon. So... good news that Boeing is super busy. Cant wait until the release that work out dh's shop.. Unfortunately.. It is going to happen right when the babies are born. So they are going to start mandatory overtime right when I need him home. Oh well. I would rather him have a good paying job with good benefits and go a little crazy here at home for a while... then deal with him being unemployed and looking for a job right now.

That is great news in this day and age!!

 

[funnygarcia]

Oh yeah..................Bernice, sounds like you are going to have a great time.

Thanks!

 

[funnygarcia]

I nursed bothte boys, J for only 4 months. N until he was 11 months, lost interest and by that time could drink from a sippy cup.. he never had a bottle, wouldn't take one lil grumpy bear.

The first weeks are the hardest, awkward to get a hang of holding and getting a good latch. I got umm chapped and sore with N Made a bigger effort to get him to latch correctly, used cloth pads and air drying ahhh the joys of motherhood.

Schedule a lactation consultant before the babes arrive. They do home visits. Insurance might cover it, you never know until you ask

Sis gave up after a few months home with the lil guy. In her case she pumped while he was still in NICU. At home she nursed and still had to bottle feed using pumped milk mixed with formula to bump up the calories. It was a grueling schedule of pump, nurse, bottle, pump, nurse, bottle... I don't blame her for not doing it for very long.

Oh yeah.. and wanting to cruise.. hmm I dunno ..

Then again, my kids don't bug me now.

 

[funnygarcia]

As for the stained clothing from MIL ...... that's just weird!

If you want to try salvaging the good pieces, no holes/ tears just stained. Try this from Tightwad Gazette:

To get stains out, add one cup each powdered Cascade and Clorox II to a bucket of super hot water. Soak as many pieces of clothing that will fit. Leave them overnight and wash as usual the next day. Do not use this method for fabrics that are not color-fast or are delicate.

Yep, cascade as in dishwasher detergent and the powdered bleach.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Good Morning hyenas,

It's windy windy windy outside!

So my family left for Canada early this morning. My sisters were both text messaging from the airport saying "haha, you are at work!" My mom had asked me last week if I wanted to go with them but I said no. They went with the family friends. My brother has school and tests and couldn't go with them. I'm planning to take some time off next week. They told me last night that they want to go to Camarillo Outlet.

Hope you guys have a great day! :

 

[staley7580]

As for the stained clothing from MIL ...... that's just weird!

If you want to try salvaging the good pieces, no holes/ tears just stained. Try this from Tightwad Gazette:



Yep, cascade as in dishwasher detergent and the powdered bleach.

Ohhh!!! GREAT! I have a stain problem. ALL my clothes have food stains on them. Im such a piggy eater.

 

[staley7580]

Soooo... we bought dh a bunch of jeans yesterday.. They didnt fit. We went to Target to get some different ones.. The size up.. didnt fit. We had to go to the NEXT size, and loose fitting jeans at that. Poor guy. He blames my pregnancy. I blame the video games! We have been eating out a lot more lately, since I am to fat to fit in the kitchen.

I used the scooter at Target today, and it was WONDERFUL. I was zipping all over the place! We bought Mikalah a big ole honking Barbie boat thing that was onl clearance. I figure we can give it to her next year for Christmas or something. I dont know. But it was originally $60, and marked down to $15. So we HAD to get it!

We also bought a HUGE JUMBO thing of wipes that were clearanced out. I think we only paid $13 for it? But it is a massive box. We finally got a baby tub.. its pink though. Dh is like.. SO!! I dont think they are going to care! I KNOW!! It just doesnt seem right. What else?? Ummmm... Oh yeah!! We go the babies some matching denim outfits. The girl a little dress, and the boy some overalls. TOO CUTE! We are going to get Mikalah a denim dress, and Alex some overalls and do a picture of all 4 kids dressed up.

We were looking for little swim suits, but Target doesnt sell them. The smallest size they have is 12 months. That does me NO good! We got Mikalah a new suit, and we are taking Alex shopping this weekend for his stuff.Target also had these really cute little baby fake crocs. SO CUTE!! We didnt get them... I restrained myself. Barely.

Now I need to find a place that sells Moby Wraps, and Maya Slings that wont set me back a ridiculous amount of money. I hate to spend that much, and not know if I like them. Especially since I need two slings..

OH!! I finally remembered to buy toilet paper. Now.. that was my novel.

 

[dizzyami]

 

[staley7580]

 

[dizzyami]

 

[dizzyami]

Oops - maybe that was uncalled for. I realized when I went to post the smilie is called crazy.....when I looked at it originally I thought you were going to barf on me

 

[staley7580]

Oops - maybe that was uncalled for. I realized when I went to post the smilie is called crazy.....when I looked at it originally I thought you were going to barf on me

It does look like a barfy smile, doesnt it? He makes me laugh..

 

[dizzyami]

It does look like a barfy smile, doesnt it? He makes me laugh..

Yes, why yes he does. I didn't understand why you were barfing at me until I saw the text

 

[staley7580]

I just schooled in Ebay by my husband. I was getting TEED OFF trying to figure out who kept outbidding me. Im stupid.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Hi Dizzy! I have been wondering how you've been!


Staley- I'm glad your DH showed you how to work ebay Ebay is awesome and you could find some cool stuff on there at times

Ebay has a new feature where only the seller could see who is bidding. When other ebay members try to see it, it will show xxxxx in part of their screen names. It's because there have been a lot of SPAM and fake ebay e-mails being sent to ebay members. This way it helps to prevent that from happening. So far it's worked because I stopped getting those horrid e-mails.

So how is everyone's day so far?

 

[staley7580]

Hi Dizzy! I have been wondering how you've been!


Staley- I'm glad your DH showed you how to work ebay Ebay is awesome and you could find some cool stuff on there at times

Ebay has a new feature where only the seller could see who is bidding. When other ebay members try to see it, it will show xxxxx in part of their screen names. It's because there have been a lot of SPAM and fake ebay e-mails being sent to ebay members. This way it helps to prevent that from happening. So far it's worked because I stopped getting those horrid e-mails.

So how is everyone's day so far?

I had to leave before I started to go crazy.. So far I bid on a Moby wrap.. Really nice. For about half the price they sell for normally. And a Bumbo.