Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[staley7580]

I just saw a trailer for the movie, He's Just Not That Into You. Looks like it could be really funny.

Oh I know! It really does!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I wanted to find a good mac & cheese that we could have sometime when DH works late or is out of town. I tried some sort of gourmet organic boxed type on the boys about a month or two ago, and the stinkers turned their noses up at it! If it ain't outta the blue box, I ain't touchin' it!

 

[staley7580]

I wanted to find a good mac & cheese that we could have sometime when DH works late or is out of town. I tried some sort of gourmet organic boxed type on the boys about a month or two ago, and the stinkers turned their noses up at it! If it ain't outta the blue box, I ain't touchin' it!

try something baked.. they taste better.

 

[staley7580]

Hmmmm... its okay lasagna. Its like the frozen junk.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Ron Sims got tapped for an Obama position, and he's going to take it? Whoaaaa! I wonder what he's going to be doing?

 

[staley7580]

Ron Sims got tapped for an Obama position, and he's going to take it? Whoaaaa! I wonder what he's going to be doing?

Really? So those rumors WERE true..

 

[Alex2kMommy]

I just saw a blurb about it, a teaser for the news. Didn't see it on the news yet, though.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008699080_apwasimshud4thldwritethru.html

An exerpt from the article:
"President Barack Obama announced Monday that he will nominate Ron Sims, the top elected official in Washington state's most populous county, as the second-in-command at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

If confirmed by the Senate, Sims will oversee day-to-day operations at an agency with 8,500 workers, a nearly $39 billion budget and a thorny problem: millions of foreclosures threatening homeownership nationwide. He told a news conference he was honored to have been chosen and would carry out the president's commitment to improving the lives of people in the nation's cities and closing the gap between the haves and have-nots in American society."

 

[staley7580]

Interesting.. I was just watching the news, and a lot of people dont seem so happy about it.

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Good Evening Hyenas,

I had the day off of work today. I took our 2 family friends out shopping at the Camarillo Outlet. They bought a ton of clothes and shoes. They bought stuff from Coach as well. My feet hurt from walking for so many hours straight. We stopped by another mall but only for 2 or 3 stores before I dropped them back at my parents house.

I got my bf a necklace from Guess for Valentine's Day. The sales clerk said they just got it in. I hope he likes it. I got a pair of pants on sale from GAP.

I'm so tired.....

 

[funnygarcia]

Just got my taxes done!

2 part year resident state returns

MN is super easy to file
CA was NOT easy. Holy cow people!
Thank goodness for Turbo Tax or I would still be scratchin my head trying to figure it out.

Next year will be uber easy and a better state return

Other happy news... the union and district decided to use the performance pay plan starting this year. Much easier to change lanes with continuing ed and other activities without requiring the huge expense of college credits. It's a slightly higher pay scale too.. back pay! Not a lot.. but every dollar counts right?

Next check should be nicely padded, 2 after workday meetings/workshops and 2 days subbing for after school activities. Nice.. but I must admit all the extra hours away from home sucks! It screws up the dialysis schedule, last night he didn't get started until 7 pm.. and then we had a faulty catridge. ARGH!! Had to restart at 8 pm .. didn't get done until close to 10:30.

 

[funnygarcia]

My sis called, wanting to kill some time and inviting me along to walk the mall while lil guy is at preschool.

Unfortunately, I was in the midst of finishing the dreaded taxes, hadn't showered yet and still had to make "batch" for dialysis.
We chatted for a bit instead.

Apparently lil guy had been sick for over a week with low grade fever, runny nose and cough.
Typical preschooler cold, building his immunity, but for him it wasn't good.
He refused to eat for 4 days

For a typical kid it's not too much of a problem, they lose a bit but gain it back quickly.

I call him lil guy for a reason, he's 3 years old and weighs 20 pounds, 8 oz.

He doesn't have any body fat to spare!

Now sis is thinking, if he continues to get colds (won't eat).. that she will pull him from preschool until next year.

 

[staley7580]

My sis called, wanting to kill some time and inviting me along to walk the mall while lil guy is at preschool.

Unfortunately, I was in the midst of finishing the dreaded taxes, hadn't showered yet and still had to make "batch" for dialysis.
We chatted for a bit instead.

Apparently lil guy had been sick for over a week with low grade fever, runny nose and cough.
Typical preschooler cold, building his immunity, but for him it wasn't good.
He refused to eat for 4 days

For a typical kid it's not too much of a problem, they lose a bit but gain it back quickly.

I call him lil guy for a reason, he's 3 years old and weighs 20 pounds, 8 oz.

He doesn't have any body fat to spare!

Now sis is thinking, if he continues to get colds (won't eat).. that she will pull him from preschool until next year.

Awww... Poor kid.

 

[staley7580]

Everyone is on edge in my family right now. BOTH my mom and my husband are acting.....odd. They seem extra twitchy. Baby twitchy. My mom called last night convinced I was in labor, and Frelan has been all over me this morning.. I dont know if I am acting differently, or what.. But they seem to know something I dont. I feel fine. Better then i have in a few days in fact. I dont get it. You would think I would be the first one to know if a baby or two was about to shoot out.

 

[funnygarcia]

Awww... Poor kid.

Poor mom too, I know she worries about his weight and growth. But what can ya do? She gives him plenty of time to eat, until he gets bored at the table. Offers high calorie snacks several times a day.. anything to get him to grow and gain. I think his time spent in NICU and not being able to eat still has some effect on him. He's always been a slow small amt feeder.

My kids on the other hand.. get out of the kitchen! scoot!

 

[funnygarcia]

Everyone is on edge in my family right now. BOTH my mom and my husband are acting.....odd. They seem extra twitchy. Baby twitchy. My mom called last night convinced I was in labor, and Frelan has been all over me this morning.. I dont know if I am acting differently, or what.. But they seem to know something I dont. I feel fine. Better then i have in a few days in fact. I dont get it. You would think I would be the first one to know if a baby or two was about to shoot out.

Their spider senses are tingling.

 

[funnygarcia]

Maybe because you have been so uncomfortable and of course bigger than you were with singletons.. anxiety of "it has to be soon" is finally hitting them?

 

[funnygarcia]

Got more samples in the mail for you and formula checks. The checks expire in April, you could trade them out to couponers if you don't have a chance to use it in time.

Formula in the house might be too much temptation?? Then again, might be good to have it on hand?? I dunno.

:laundry: huh.. why didn't that work?

too funny, the smilie is mispelled laundy

 

[staley7580]

Poor mom too, I know she worries about his weight and growth. But what can ya do? She gives him plenty of time to eat, until he gets bored at the table. Offers high calorie snacks several times a day.. anything to get him to grow and gain. I think his time spent in NICU and not being able to eat still has some effect on him. He's always been a slow small amt feeder.

My kids on the other hand.. get out of the kitchen! scoot!

We had trouble with Alex gaining weight.. Still do, he is creepy skinny. but he eats like a pig. Now it just looks like Mikalah is stealing all his food and eating it.

Their spider senses are tingling.

Something.. I think they are going nuts.

Maybe because you have been so uncomfortable and of course bigger than you were with singletons.. anxiety of "it has to be soon" is finally hitting them?

Probably. I have been having pretty constant contractions all weekend, and it is really making Frelan uncomfortable. My mom has no idea about them.. I dont know.. We are in the home stretch, and everyone is starting to freak out. Everyone but Alex. He cant BELIEVE that we will have our babies in four weeks! He cant WAIT!

 

[staley7580]

Got more samples in the mail for you and formula checks. The checks expire in April, you could trade them out to couponers if you don't have a chance to use it in time.

Formula in the house might be too much temptation?? Then again, might be good to have it on hand?? I dunno.

:laundry: huh.. why didn't that work?

too funny, the smilie is mispelled laundy

I am going back and forth on the formula thing. I have one can on hand that Alison sent me.. Do I want to buy more?? Or do I want to really push myself? I dont know. Im sure it will be nice to have just in case Frelan decides to let me sleep through a feeding. Better that, then what happened to a woman on my twin boards! omg.. She was sleeping, and one of the babies woke up for her breakfast.. Her husband knew how tired she was, and instead of waking her to feed the baby... She awoke to him trying to "milk" her. Seriously.. I about died..