Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[staley7580]

It's quittin' time. Talk to ya tomorrow!

Bye Sarah!

 

[funnygarcia]

I predict that you will have a daughter in law that you will not be very crazy about. Also, you will be joining me for a WDW trip sometime in the future. Your DH will continue on in his teaching career for sometime. In the next few years (5 or so) you will be buying your own home. I'm not sensing a lot of world travel, but some travel.

I'm also sensing that your cat will bit into the fluid lines, you will be clipping coupons and I see a pair of lime green crocs.

Sounds about right.. except for the DIL.. I really hope to like/love whoever my boys add to our family. I remember feeling like such an outsider with my inlaws, MIL really didn't accept me as a member of a family until many years later, I hope any new additons will feel welcome and loved.

WDW trip? sure why not?!
hmm, 5 years sounds about right for a house. We're thinking of a condo in the city, prefer not to have exterior/yard upkeep plus since to will be our 'forever home" we want it to be a single level and adaptable to the physically challenged.
I also looked into Habitat for Humanity, we are right within their guidelines. It's not a free house, you pay 0% interest loan, no more than 30% of income, plus sweat equity. You need a certain income to qualify, tops out at certain income points based on family size. (Hey Staley.. check it out for your area!)

Yeah, world travel likely not.. but here and there sounds perfect!

of course cat biting, coupon clipping and lime lovin crocs will always be part of me.. it's who I am of course.

So I joined a group on Facebook called "I don't care how comfortable Crocs are, you look like a dumb____".
Sorry ladies, but those shoes are just too ugly for me.

ahhhh, but so dang comfy! I have winter crocs that are great for our snowy weather. But I really need some dress shoes!! Hard to dance in crocs

I may wear socks with the regular Crocs.

I prefer to wear socks with mine. We have high humidity in summer, sweaty slippery feet in crocs does not feel good.. I got sunburned (in pretty mouse head shapes) and rubbed raw on the ankles.
Last year low humidity and warm.. no problem with bare feet in crocs on occasion.

UPDATE!! UPDATE!!!

I have a DATE!! not with a fella, you silly girls! For BABIES!!! Tuesday March 3rd!!!!

Baby A is totally settling into birthing position, and baby B is curled up in a ball on top of him.

Babies!! BABIES!! I am finally getting these things OUT of me.

woohooooo!
hmm, Alison might have to readjust her date.

I know.. I can remember both my kids births like they happened yesterday.. and now they are 7, and almost 4. Makes me sad. It REALLY makes me sad that this will be my last time having babies. Oh well..

Last babies are happy, sweet and sad all in one. You will remember every little moment, savor it. Pull it out to sift and smile on the days they make those milestones.. 1 year, preschool, Kindergarten, teenager, graduation, wedding day, first grandchild....

Sooo.. Since you all Know our good news now.. here is our bad news. Well.. not BAD, just not good. Frelan had a big meeting at work this morning.. Pretty much what we were expecting. BUT.. We are thankful that he works for a company that is doing what it can NOT to lay people off. So he still has a job. Which is what really matters.

Not good is better than BAD these days.

We had the same kind of meeting a few weeks ago too. No pay increase, no overtime but they aren't going to be laying anyone off.

That's good! Good to see they are keeping jobs.

Hubby had happy news today, in passing he asked the principal what are the steps he needs to do in regards to next year. In his district they lay off everyone, if you have tenure you can have your positon back next year. If not tenured, someone can bid on your job and get it if they have more experience (and the principal allows the change to occur).
Prinicipal told him today-- don't worry about next year. Let the district do "their thing" with the layoff, but she wants him back next year and will do whatever it takes to ensure he WILL return!

 

[funnygarcia]

Rats, our fave Top Chef contestant screwed up and let someone else push her into food that was not her style. She lost.. sniffle sniffle...... but at least the guy with the attittude didn't win-- woohoooo.

 

[sameyeyam]

Geesh, I would say that predicting twins birth within 1 day is pretty good.

PLUS, you do know that even though the doctor and Megan have scheduled this birth, anything between now and then is fair. So I'm still sticking with my March 2nd date.

 

[sameyeyam]

I'm also predicting that Sarah will get engaged this year and Pix will be welcoming a new addition to her family in 2010.

In addition, I am predicting the Shawna will post on our thread sometime in the next 6 months.

 

[sameyeyam]

Of course I'm also predicting that the unemployment rate will raise slightly and that Barrack Obama will get laid off.

 

[funnygarcia]

Of course I'm also predicting that the unemployment rate will raise slightly and that Barrack Obama will get laid off.

 

[sameyeyam]

But don't worry about him...he will get that extra $100 a month in unemployment benefits. So he will manage just fine. Not to mention we can subtract his lost wages from the federal deficit, so instead of cutting it in half we can cut it by 2/3 over the next 10 years.

 

[sameyeyam]

What's up B?

 

[funnygarcia]

you know, all of the economic stimulus discussions and the budget plan speeches make my head spin.. just let me know how it affects ME personally.

At this point, it really has no effect-- give more money to schools, have a national health plan in place, change Medicare in a way that will screw us over.. then I will listen. Blue sky is still blue sky until it's on paper and signed on the dotted line.

 

[funnygarcia]

What's up B?

The sky, the ceiling, my cat sitting on top of my TV and glaring at me. (What Poly? what do you want??? )

 

[funnygarcia]

What's up B?

or should I say..

Nothing much.. what's up A?

 

[funnygarcia]

switching to the desktop.. laptop is whining that it's hot.

 

[sameyeyam]

you know, all of the economic stimulus discussions and the budget plan speeches make my head spin.. just let me know how it affects ME personally.

At this point, it really has no effect-- give more money to schools, have a national health plan in place, change Medicare in a way that will screw us over.. then I will listen. Blue sky is still blue sky until it's on paper and signed on the dotted line.

But it has affected you already. Due to the economy my DH lost his job and now has a job with wacko hours. So this week I am staying up until 10pm so I can wake him up for work. As a result you have someone to talk to on the DIS. If the economy does better he will continue working and I will continue chatting.

 

[sameyeyam]

or should I say..

Nothing much.. what's up A?

DS had a bit of a cough and sore throat last night. So he stayed home from school today. Seems to be feeling better today and fever is gone. So hopefully he will be back at school tomorrow. Poor little guy, every time he gets a cold it seems to settle in his chest and throat area.

 

[funnygarcia]

But it has affected you already. Due to the economy my DH lost his job and now has a job with wacko hours. So this week I am staying up until 10pm so I can wake him up for work. As a result you have someone to talk to on the DIS. If the economy does better he will continue working and I will continue chatting.

ohhhh well in that case I'm all ears... or eyes since we are reading here..

 

[funnygarcia]

DS had a bit of a cough and sore throat last night. So he stayed home from school today. Seems to be feeling better today and fever is gone. So hopefully he will be back at school tomorrow. Poor little guy, every time he gets a cold it seems to settle in his chest and throat area.

ohhh bummer.

My house has manged to avoid the sicklies, N did have ear problems with no fever. But other than that.. it's been a good year.

Sis on the other hand, has one or more kids home every week being sickly this winter. For awhile there she considered taking lil guy out of special ed preschool because he got sick over and over and then wouldn't eat!

 

[sameyeyam]

He was supposed to go to sleep at 2pm today and then I would wake him up at 10pm. But apparently between the 2 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats and 5 telephone calls he only got about 1 hour of sleep. So he went to sleep after dinner. I guess 4 hours of sleep is better than nothing.

 

[sameyeyam]

ohhh bummer.

My house has manged to avoid the sicklies, N did have ear problems with no fever. But other than that.. it's been a good year.

Sis on the other hand, has one or more kids home every week being sickly this winter. For awhile there she considered taking lil guy out of special ed preschool because he got sick over and over and then wouldn't eat!

I think we've been pretty lucky this year. DS was sick one other day, but that was it. So far everyone else has been healthy. There have been lots of flu like bugs going around here. Some of the schools have had nearly half the kids gone on some days.

 

[funnygarcia]

He was supposed to go to sleep at 2pm today and then I would wake him up at 10pm. But apparently between the 2 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats and 5 telephone calls he only got about 1 hour of sleep. So he went to sleep after dinner. I guess 4 hours of sleep is better than nothing.

Working nights is crappy until you establish a routine.
I would go crazy waiting waiting waiting until I could wake up hubby. Many times woke him much too early, but I missed him terribly.

I only worked one night shift as an LPN, it wasn't my "thing" -- kinda boring shift at a nursing home and then it was hard to sleep with lil ones in the house.

I've been thinking of going back to school in the fall. One of the programs I looked at is to be a sleep tech (it is actually a really long fancier title that escapes me right now), however since it is sleep that is being evaled.. it means working nights. Job posting I read was work full time at 3 nights per week (12 hr shifts?), that I might like. 3 miserable days of trying to sleep and that's it

Unless having off and on days really screws me up?? hmmmm hmm hmm