DDA Chapter 11

[babytrees]

Morning DDA!

Theresa - did I miss the post on what you'd like for the swap exchange? Or would you rather us PM you all the info? I forget what you had asked for last year... But I'd like to do it!

Robyn -

I've gotten SO tired of Mom asking "who's coming to the wedding" and "what did they get" I ended up uploading an excel sheet to Google Docs. I have to say I now LOVE that site. It's great to only have ONE copy of something instead of one on my work computer, one at home, one in an email and did I save it...

OK - Off to go get ready for work! Have a great day everyone!

I'll start collecting the information from you all via PM next week. After I clear out my PM box again!!

That sounds like a cool program!!

 

[Glynis]

Hi all...I've been MIA for a few days and really have no idea what's going on. Things here have been upside down and I haven't had much time to get on the computer.

First though, I need the power of the DDA's good thoughts and prayers. My mom went to the emergency room this afternoon with chest pains. They've run all the necessary tests and things seem ok. They are keeping her overnight so I just got home from there. I feel bad that I left her there.

Molly, Eric and I are quickly nearing the end of a rope with one another. She has turned into this whining, horrible non sleeping mess. I am so trying to deal with her and not lose it but it ain't easy. Her sleeping is worse now than before. Still no naps, but also waking up around midnight and coming into our room and not going back to sleep til around 1. She is up by 5:30. I don't know how she functions but it won't be pretty once school starts.

I also found out today that one of my former co-workers died today from an overdose. She was good friends with my cousin Joe and our age, so it's unsettling. He seems to think that it may have been intentional which really saddens me.

I am off to try and get some sleep, sending out 's, and for all.

Sounds like you could use a ! I'm so sorry about your co-worker. That's just never easy to deal with! I hope that as I read on, I find out that all is ok with your mom. I'm praying for her and for you.

Good luck with Molly. Do you know why she wakes up at night? Is it bad dreams? Pain? Any idea? that you can get through this!

 

[Glynis]

So, let me share a "funny" Disney story.

I know I'm grown but I absolutely LOVE gummy bears, well with the sugar restrictions I haven't had any in quite some time. Imagine my excitement when I found Sugar Free Character Gummies at Goofy's candy store. I bought a bag and proceeded to eat most of it. Later when we were at Epcot my stomach started churning.

That's when I read on the bag, "Warning: Consumption may cause stomach discomfort and/or laxative effect."

Let's just say it's a good thing that Epcot has an abundant amount of facilities, they're not kidding about the warning!

Alan found out the same thing the hard way as he consumed an entire bag of sugar free chocolate covered peanuts. Unfortunately, he wasn't around any facilities, but he was on a mountain side. Let's just say his inner mountain man came out that day!

 

[tink2020]

Alan found out the same thing the hard way as he consumed an entire bag of sugar free chocolate covered peanuts. Unfortunately, he wasn't around any facilities, but he was on a mountain side. Let's just say his inner mountain man came out that day!

Oh my goodness!

 

[Glynis]

I am going to go to Salt Lake City...it's an inexpensive flight and I can finally meet Glynis.

I'm always jealous that some of you all live so close to each other. Glynis is the closest to me and I have to take an hour and a half flight to see her!!
I told Cassidy last night...I only have to tell Abi and Jim. (and buy the tickets )

And I am THRILLED BEYOND BELIEF!!!! I'm afraid I'm going to overplan so when Theresa leaves here, she won't want anything to do with me anymore!!!

Seriously, we are going to have a great time. Just relaxing, chatting, eating, and doing whatever we want to do!

 

[Glynis]

Oh my goodness!

Yeah! He called me, expecting sympathy, but I just laughed at him, and told him that's what he gets for not reading the warning. I'm afraid I wasn't very sympathetic. Poor guy!

 

[Glynis]

Well, I'm all caught up!

Jennifer - I'm glad the girl's appointment went well. Congrats on them being where they should be! That's huge among multiples! Leslie was not at her best until after she turned 1.

Jen - I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear!

Theresa - I'm so flippin' excited about your trip!!! Is it the end of September, yet??? Alan wants to know if you are interested in a Dutch Oven dinner with our family. Either in a park or up a canyon. Let me know!

Amy - How's Noah doing, sleepwise, now? Any improvement?

Robyn - I just saw something on the news here about a mom who was tired of her kids waking her up each night because they were scared of monsters. She made up a "formula" in a spray bottle of water with a few drops of essential oil in it. She called it Monster Spray, and lets the kids spray it in their rooms and on their beds to keep away monsters and bad dreams. If that's what's plaguing Molly, maybe something like that would help.

Well, I have to run to the store today. We're getting bunkbeds this weekend, and I need to get sheets to fit twin mattresses. Mary wants High School Musical sheets and Leslie wants Hannah Montana sheets. Walmart, here I come! My sister has been clipping diaper coupons for me, so I use one each time I go to the store. Gotta start stocking up.

Talk to you all later!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

So i just ran around like crazy cleaning and now i can relax! i love lazy days (for now at least !)

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Robyn for your mom and for you, Eric and Molly. Sorry about your friend. Have you heard anything about the Job?

oh my good golly it sounds absolutely stressful at your house...I hope and pray it settles down soon.

Robyn...........

ditto to this--ahng in there robyn

Sounds like you could use a ton of Pixie Dust

Robyn sounds like you have a lot to deal with right now. Prayers for your mom & lot's of & patience for you.

and a few more

Robyn, plenty of good thoughts for your family.

Jen get better fast!

Robyn, poor Mo! Hope things settle down for her quickly so that you all can get the rest you need!

Morning DDA!

Robyn -

Robyn - I hope your mom is OK!
Have you tried telling Molly she isn't allowed to come out of her room? If she wants to be awake that's fine, but she has to stay in her room, quietly, until the clock says 6 AM? She has to understand that just because she is awake doesn't give her the right to wake everyone else up. I know her sleep study was inconclusive, but maybe you need to push your pediatrician to come up with something else. I know sleep requirements vary from child to child, but it sounds like something else is going on with Mo. Is she motivated by anything in particular? You can't force her to sleep, but if you can convince her to leave the rest of the family alone while she is awake it might help!

Sending lots of prayers and PD. What did the sleep study find? Did the doctor have any advice? Is it because school is coming up?

Sending lots of prayers your way, Robyn!

That's exactly what we did with Alyssa this summer, since she tends to wake up with the daylight. I bought her a digital clock and she knows she has to stay in her room until the first number is an 8. Of course, she "sneaks" out every once in while to go potty, which is perfectly acceptable, but she knows to retreat back to her room. We need to buy her some black-out shades too, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

Hang in there!

Robyn - It sounds like your household, and particularly you, my friend, could use an enormous right now. I am so sorry all this stuff is going on for you and your loved ones.

Upside down is right! I will definitely keep your household in my prayers.... stop by when you can for a break!

Sounds like you could use a ! I'm so sorry about your co-worker. That's just never easy to deal with! I hope that as I read on, I find out that all is ok with your mom. I'm praying for her and for you.

Good luck with Molly. Do you know why she wakes up at night? Is it bad dreams? Pain? Any idea? that you can get through this!

You guys are so wonderful!! I talked to my mom this morning and she sounds good. They ran more tests today and hopefully will come to an answer. I really think that it is stress/anxiety related. She is miserable at work, and has another 2 years left before she can retire. And then the whole situation with my sister I am sure is adding to it because no matter how much my sister talks the talk that she will be just fine my mom surely knows better.

Mo slept through the night last night. Most of the issues have stemmed from the switching of the girls' rooms around. Mo and Lucy are now in the same room and Mo hates it. I think she got used to having Emma in the room with her and knowing that she could go to Emma's bed if she needed/wanted to. She can't quite climb in the crib with Lucy, although I wouldn't put it past her. We switched the rooms the weekend after her surgery so I know it was a lot of change for her. It wasn't the best time but I wanted the transition to be done before school started. Hopefully the worse will be over soon!! I am praying that once she settles down her sleeping patterns are much better and if they aren't than we'll be back to the drawing board. I do think that the surgery has eliminated her chronic stuffiness so that's a good thing. And when she starts school she'll be gone from noon-2:30 M,W,F and that's our rough time, so I am looking forward to the change in routine. Thank you all for all of your thoughts, ideas and advice!! It really is appreciated.


I had every intention of catching up a bit but I ran out of time. The girls and I are headed to lunch and then to Emma's school to meet her new teacher. It is gorgeous here so a stop at the park may be in order too.

Have a great day and I'll try to get back on tonight.

 

[babytrees]

Glynis- a dutch oven dinner sounds great. Maybe we could do it Saturday at the The Way it Was park (is that right??) or around there??

 

[Tinkaroo]

Hi, DDA!

Jen - wow - how exciting! Lots of prayers and well wishes that you'll get a great phone call soon!

Jennifer - I'm glad to hear the girls' doctor's appt. went well. I hope the new feeding plan helps!

Jennifer (bear) - so sorry to hear about your mom's stepmom. I hope whomever is traveling to the funeral has a safe trip. Yay for documents!!!

Elizabeth - I, too, miss the Nestle ice cream cookie sandwiches. I dragged Jonathan all over the MK in December hunting for one until I finally asked and they said they weren't carrying them any more. That was one of our Disney traditions. I can buy them at the convenience store down the street, but it's just not the same. And of course, it was easier to keep those 30 grams of fat to vacation time!

Glad Princess was excited to see you guys, and that DS's party went well!

Theresa - yay for a get-away! That is wonderful - I'm sure you and Glynis will have a wonderful time together!

Robyn - lots of for you and your family. I'm glad that things are looking a little brigher this morning, and I hope your mom continues to do well, and that you've turned a corner with Molly. I hope Emma likes her new teacher!

Glynis - I'm glad to hear you're feeling okay. It sounds like you've got a big home improvement weekend planned - I hope all goes well, and that the kids are a huge help! I can't believe time has gone as quickly as it has for your pregnancy.

Marci - good luck with Merrie's surprise party! I hope her kids can keep their mouths shut for one more day. I also hope tonight at the orientation goes well, too. Do your guys start Monday like most of the other schools?

Well, I need to get back to work. I am so looking forward to tonight, though. My in-laws are coming into town this weekend , and I spent all last weekend, plus every night after work this week cleaning my house from top to bottom. It had been neglected so long with all my summer craziness, so it needed a lot of TLC. The good news - I finished last night around 12:30 a.m., so I'm going to go home tonight and do nothing but what I want to do - which will probably include DIS'ing and making a packing list for our cruise. I also need to come up with some "important" errands I need to run to get me out of the house (solo) while my IL's are visiting.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Marci - I hope the party goes well!
I know we need the rain, but I am sick of being rained on!
I hope the boys have great teachers this year!

Lindsay - I hope your IL's aren't too irritating!

I am thisclose to looking into a housekeeper. I never get around to cleaning, and I hate that things are never all clean and tidy. It would also be easier to have DS's friends over if I didn't have the Herculean task of cleaning hanging over my head. Even if we just have someone twice a month it would be a huge improvement!

Robyn - I missed that you had switched the girls' rooms around. I hope Mo will settle in with Lucy and sleep through the night!
More good thoughts for your mom!

DS is in a huge royal snit today. Not sure if I set him off by telling him I think he should invite friends over more often. He has his knickers in a knot about something and he is taking it out on me. He is all irritable and grouchy and jealous of Princess. Tomorrow is his last day at work with me. I know he's not looking forward to going back to school, but I don't think I could put up with his crummy attitude if he stayed home much longer!

 

[PNO4TE]

Alan found out the same thing the hard way as he consumed an entire bag of sugar free chocolate covered peanuts. Unfortunately, he wasn't around any facilities, but he was on a mountain side. Let's just say his inner mountain man came out that day!

Oh, my!!

 

[PNO4TE]

Lindsay - How nice to see you posting during my lunch break! Packing for a cruise sounds like a great task for this weekend. And I think I would have a very LONG shopping list of things I needed from the store TONIGHT so that packing can take place. That ought to get you out of the house for a couple of hours!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Elizabeth,
I guess boys can be just as bad as girls, huh?

 

[Pooh67_68]

Agreed.

Packing for a cruise sounds like a great task for this weekend. And I think I would have a very LONG shopping list of things I needed from the store TONIGHT so that packing can take place. That ought to get you out of the house for a couple of hours!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Lindsay - How nice to see you posting during my lunch break! Packing for a cruise sounds like a great task for this weekend. And I think I would have a very LONG shopping list of things I needed from the store TONIGHT so that packing can take place. That ought to get you out of the house for a couple of hours!

GREAT idea!

 

[my3princes]

Well, I'm all caught up!

Jennifer - I'm glad the girl's appointment went well. Congrats on them being where they should be! That's huge among multiples! Leslie was not at her best until after she turned 1.

Jen - I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear!

Theresa - I'm so flippin' excited about your trip!!! Is it the end of September, yet??? Alan wants to know if you are interested in a Dutch Oven dinner with our family. Either in a park or up a canyon. Let me know!

Amy - How's Noah doing, sleepwise, now? Any improvement?

Robyn - I just saw something on the news here about a mom who was tired of her kids waking her up each night because they were scared of monsters. She made up a "formula" in a spray bottle of water with a few drops of essential oil in it. She called it Monster Spray, and lets the kids spray it in their rooms and on their beds to keep away monsters and bad dreams. If that's what's plaguing Molly, maybe something like that would help.

Well, I have to run to the store today. We're getting bunkbeds this weekend, and I need to get sheets to fit twin mattresses. Mary wants High School Musical sheets and Leslie wants Hannah Montana sheets. Walmart, here I come! My sister has been clipping diaper coupons for me, so I use one each time I go to the store. Gotta start stocking up.

Talk to you all later!

Nick had a hard time with "monsters" when he was younger. We tried monster spray (we used vanilla scented air freshner), monster powder (baby powder sprinkled around and dream catchers. Finally I came up with my own concoction. I made a stuff star shaped small pillow. I called it his sleep star. I told him that it would catch all the bad dreams and monsters while he slept and he would know it was working as it would start to get dirty. When it got dirty we would put it in the washer and wash it, washing all the bad dreams away in the process. That sleep star worked like a charm. I ended up making him a few over the few years that he still believed he needed it. Hunter also had one since his big brother did.



Grocery shopping is done though much still needs to be put away. Colby has been properly orienated to kindergarten. He walked into school just like he had been going for years. He also got to ride the bus, but clearly did not need Mom with him. I stayed at the school and waited. He is such a big boy. There were kids clinging to the parents and some crying, but my little man was just happy to finally be there.

Now to finish putting groceries away and do a bit of cooking.

TTYL

 

[tinknme]

Hi, DDA!

Jen - wow - how exciting! Lots of prayers and well wishes that you'll get a great phone call soon!

Jennifer - I'm glad to hear the girls' doctor's appt. went well. I hope the new feeding plan helps!

Jennifer (bear) - so sorry to hear about your mom's stepmom. I hope whomever is traveling to the funeral has a safe trip. Yay for documents!!!

Elizabeth - I, too, miss the Nestle ice cream cookie sandwiches. I dragged Jonathan all over the MK in December hunting for one until I finally asked and they said they weren't carrying them any more. That was one of our Disney traditions. I can buy them at the convenience store down the street, but it's just not the same. And of course, it was easier to keep those 30 grams of fat to vacation time!

Glad Princess was excited to see you guys, and that DS's party went well!

Theresa - yay for a get-away! That is wonderful - I'm sure you and Glynis will have a wonderful time together!

Robyn - lots of for you and your family. I'm glad that things are looking a little brigher this morning, and I hope your mom continues to do well, and that you've turned a corner with Molly. I hope Emma likes her new teacher!

Glynis - I'm glad to hear you're feeling okay. It sounds like you've got a big home improvement weekend planned - I hope all goes well, and that the kids are a huge help! I can't believe time has gone as quickly as it has for your pregnancy.

Marci - good luck with Merrie's surprise party! I hope her kids can keep their mouths shut for one more day. I also hope tonight at the orientation goes well, too. Do your guys start Monday like most of the other schools?

Well, I need to get back to work. I am so looking forward to tonight, though. My in-laws are coming into town this weekend , and I spent all last weekend, plus every night after work this week cleaning my house from top to bottom. It had been neglected so long with all my summer craziness, so it needed a lot of TLC. The good news - I finished last night around 12:30 a.m., so I'm going to go home tonight and do nothing but what I want to do - which will probably include DIS'ing and making a packing list for our cruise. I also need to come up with some "important" errands I need to run to get me out of the house (solo) while my IL's are visiting.

Lindsay I am going to ditto your post, Thank you!

Enjoy your evening, I think you deserve to do nothing

 

[tinknme]

Anyone heard from Anne Marie, Bernadette, or Beth? Just wondering how they are all doing.