DDA Chapter 6

[PNO4TE]

Good morning DDA!

Last night I had to make a quick dash into the grocery for some items. On the door was a sign posting available jobs. They have open a cake decorator, which they are willing to train, and a bakery packager which is late at night. I think that the hours would be perfect and I do love to decorate cakes, especially if the mess is not in my house! I am calling today in hopes that I can get an interview. I really think this is the way to go right now. I am dreading spending the summer with the boys and that in and of itself is not a good mindset for anyone. I enjoyed last summer immensely and want that freedom to be able to come and go as we please.

So can I ask for you all to keep your fingers crossed that this is going to be exactly what I need. I'd appreciate it!!

Oh, that sounds like the perfect thing for you right now, Robyn! Best of luck!!!!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good Morning DDA

Elin - The Bed and Breakfast looks wonderful, hope your feeliing better.

Theresa - I made Tink purple, did you want any kind of wording? Also what kind of design would Abi like?

I am feeling lots better, Debbie. How about you? How are you doing??

I love the purple Tink and I am neither a Tink fan or do I particularly like purple!

 

[PNO4TE]

Heidi - I am glad your roof is done. Hopefully it was completed before all the rain!

Robyn - I have always said that I hoped that my kids would behave better in public than they did at home. Sounds like yours do.

 

[lmartin2711]

3 DAYS!!!
Friday night we'll be watching Wishes from our MK View Room at the Contemporary!

After 2 cancelled trips, I'm so excited!​

I thought you would like me qouting you so you could see this again. I'll be thinking of you Friday night standing on the balcony. Have you checked the schedule yet.....Is Wishes at 10pm or 11pm??

 

[lmartin2711]

Which brings me to the happy news...

Jack (I don't know his middle name yet) is here! I missed Julie's call, since we were at Kroger, but she said everything went great. He weighs 6 lbs, 13 ounces and he's 19 1/4 inches long. Not bad for a month early!

Give us an update later after you talk to Julie. I was just wanting to be sure everything with Baby Jack was o.k. If you think about it tell Julie that I said congratulations.

 

[lmartin2711]

Thanks. Looks like we're having a baby boom here on the DDA!

I'm not drinking the water around here

 

[lmartin2711]

The boys had lacrosse practice tonight and it was their first outside practice. I had forgotten that they needed cleats so I ran out at the last minute to pick those up. I left practice early to go to Kindergarten registration. I was long and boring since I already have to kids in the school.

Hi Deb.....We now have something else in common besides our boys and the love of camping. Austin is now playing lacrosse. This is his first year and he is loving it. He actually asked about playing indoors this summer. During the fall he wants to play football and then back to lacrosse in the winter. It took me a couple of games to figure out the objective but we are really enjoying. We actually went to the SELC college playoff on Saturday night. We were able to watch UGA beat FSu. It was great.

Lynn

 

[lmartin2711]

Gotta get busy here at work now. Thanks for the "missed you" messages. I am going to do my best to hang in here this time around.

Talk to ya'll later today. I know how chatty everyone gets

 

[my3princes]

I know when I wake up tomorrow, I will not be able to move Our basement is cleaned out, carpet is all up, & all our big items we will no longer use/need are outside for pick up tomorrow. My dining room is bare & our living room has two chairs, end tables, & our tv lol Looks like we are moving out.

Five of Garrett & Riley's friends came over & helped. So Gary & I lucked out & did not have to carry any of the big items outside I do think I will have blisters from sweeping so much though lol

I bought pizza for the boys & could not thank them enough for their help. Gary suggested I give them some money as well & I agree, they really earned it today. So I need to get to the bank tomorrow. I am so glad we got everything done today that we was hoping to accomplish.

I was so happy to log on & read all the wonderful news tonight

I need to get in the shower, I feel really grimey

Night all!

Sounds like a very productive day. What are you putting in for flooring?

Good morning DDA!

Last night I had to make a quick dash into the grocery for some items. On the door was a sign posting available jobs. They have open a cake decorator, which they are willing to train, and a bakery packager which is late at night. I think that the hours would be perfect and I do love to decorate cakes, especially if the mess is not in my house! I am calling today in hopes that I can get an interview. I really think this is the way to go right now. I am dreading spending the summer with the boys and that in and of itself is not a good mindset for anyone. I enjoyed last summer immensely and want that freedom to be able to come and go as we please.

So can I ask for you all to keep your fingers crossed that this is going to be exactly what I need. I'd appreciate it!!

Good Luck. I so understand the need to give up being a child care provider. I don't think that there is enough money in the world to entice me to do that again.

Molly and Lucy had their check ups yesterday. Both did really great but I will give everyone a piece of advice. Do not take an infant and a 4 year old at the same time! Molly had to get 4 shots yesterday and became totally freaked out at the thought. By the time the nurse got there with the shots she was a mess. The nurse had to push Molly up against the wall to get her to hold still. Molly kept elbowing the nurse trying to knock the needle out of her hand. And there was not much I could do as I was holding Lucy.

Lucy is on the small side. She is only in the 20% percentiles for height and weight. She weighed in at 17lbs and is 27 inches long. Our doctor doesn't think she is eating quite enough. She wants me to increase her table foods but I know it won't happen for a while. Lucy just started eating fruit and veggies about 2 weeks after our Disney trip. She shows no interest in feeding herself anything other than cheerios. But overall a good checkup and she was impressed at her verbal skills, Lucy's a great babbler!!

Molly also fared well, not counting the shots. We need to have her ear tubes removed soon and discussed the need to have her allergy tested. We talked about her behavior and she really thinks that it's her age and the fact that she has a baby sister. She also said she really didn't believe me that she was so rotten because of how well she behaves there. My children really know how to put on a show

My kids behave very well in public, but that is not always the case at home. It sounds like your girls are progressing nicely

Hi Deb.....We now have something else in common besides our boys and the love of camping. Austin is now playing lacrosse. This is his first year and he is loving it. He actually asked about playing indoors this summer. During the fall he wants to play football and then back to lacrosse in the winter. It took me a couple of games to figure out the objective but we are really enjoying. We actually went to the SELC college playoff on Saturday night. We were able to watch UGA beat FSu. It was great.

Lynn

The boys are loving the game. Chris played and since we were already dating way back when...I already know about the game. My only concern is how rough the game gets. I don't want anyone hurting my babies Chris tells me that they will get hurt, but the idea is not to get injured

 

[my3princes]

I'm thinking that this day won't be too productive. It isn't a good sign when I log onto the DIS first thing when I wake up It was pointed out to me that our main toilet did not want to work this morning. Thankfully the little rubber cord in there had broke in half. I need to pick one up while Colby is at school and that should fix the problem. I also need to be at work at 4 and since I'm out from 11 - 2 with the preschool delivery and pick up as well as errands it doesn't leave a lot of time for anything else. I did manage to find some summer clothes for the boys to wear tomorrow. I'm taking a few items out at a time as I don't want or have time for the mess that comes with completely changing their wardrobes from winter to summer. I really think that we are still in for some more cold weather anyway. The last week has been unseasonably warm, but we LOVE it. I've also got laundry going and I have quickly picked up Nick and Hunter's room as if I can keep them up daily it is much easier overall. The rest of the house is a lost cause until we finish all the work in here. Friday I'll have to pick away at some of it

 

[babytrees]

Good morning DDA!

Last night I had to make a quick dash into the grocery for some items. On the door was a sign posting available jobs. They have open a cake decorator, which they are willing to train, and a bakery packager which is late at night. I think that the hours would be perfect and I do love to decorate cakes, especially if the mess is not in my house! I am calling today in hopes that I can get an interview. I really think this is the way to go right now. I am dreading spending the summer with the boys and that in and of itself is not a good mindset for anyone. I enjoyed last summer immensely and want that freedom to be able to come and go as we please.

So can I ask for you all to keep your fingers crossed that this is going to be exactly what I need. I'd appreciate it!!

Sounds right up your alley!!

 

[triplefigs]

Morning! Off to eat lunch with the kids at school (yes, at 10:30am) and then run errands. John is doing the same. Then tomorrow I get a Pedicure and pack. I can't believe we will leave Friday finally!

 

[babytrees]

Good Morning DDA,

Glynis - Congratulations! I'll secretly cross my fingers that Jacob gets a little brother, I'm sure he is hoping the same.

Denise - Have a wonderful trip, can't wait for the trip report!

Janet - I hope you're not feeling too sore today, you sure got a lot accomplished!

Bernadette - I love all the outfits

Deb - Congrats on the new truck, we're in the process of getting one ourselves, everything is done we're just waiting on the tires that DH had them order to put on it.

Terry - I hope everything works out for your son, now you have another reason to visit Florida!

Elin - The Bed and Breakfast looks wonderful, hope your feeliing better.

Theresa - I made Tink purple, did you want any kind of wording? Also what kind of design would Abi like?

ohhhh!!! That is wonderful...I wanted a special shirt and you gave it to me . How about instead of Cassidy.... Sweet 16??

I've always wanted to figure out an Oddball design for Abi. Oddball is from 102 Dalmations...but any puppy would be awesome...and just her name??? See I get half ideas...the full one never comes to me in designing!!

 

[Tinkaroo]

Well, I'm finally caught up.

Today was Carissa's funeral. It was incredible! There were over 500 people in attendance. I think that even her parents were surprised. It was a beautiful tribute to her. Her siblings all spoke and sang and did an incredible job. After the ceremony, we went to the cemetery. The horse riding club that she belonged to "Courage Reins" met the hearse outside the church, and led the way. They had about 20 riders and one riderless horse. It was awesome. They did a presentation at the grave site, and it was so touching. We passed out white balloons to all the children and they released them at the end of the service. It was so neat to watch all the balloons rise into the sky. After that, the whole family went back to the church where the women's group had arranged for lunch to be served. We spent from 1:30-3:30 laughing and talking and remembering Carissa. It was definitely something that she would have loved!

It was a beautiful day, full of lots of emotional extremes. So, I think I'm going to call it a day and go to bed!

Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes and prayers! I'm thankful every day for each and every one of you!

That sounds like such a wonderful tribute, Glynis.

We have a young man at our church that sounds a lot like Carissa. He has a joy for life that I must admit I'm envious of. We were seated close to him and his family Easter Sunday, and I so enjoyed watching him sing.

Good morning DDA!

Last night I had to make a quick dash into the grocery for some items. On the door was a sign posting available jobs. They have open a cake decorator, which they are willing to train, and a bakery packager which is late at night. I think that the hours would be perfect and I do love to decorate cakes, especially if the mess is not in my house! I am calling today in hopes that I can get an interview. I really think this is the way to go right now. I am dreading spending the summer with the boys and that in and of itself is not a good mindset for anyone. I enjoyed last summer immensely and want that freedom to be able to come and go as we please.

So can I ask for you all to keep your fingers crossed that this is going to be exactly what I need. I'd appreciate it!!

That sounds like a great opportunity, Robyn!!!! Lots of flying your way!

Robyn for the job interview!

Debbie I love the purple Tinkerbell design

Heidi hope all goes smoothly with the new roof!

I am very tired this morning & just a little sore lol The sun is shining & it is suppose to get close to the 80's today!

Ditto to Jane'ts post! And Janet, I'm so impressed with what you accomplished yesterday. Bravo!!!

You, too, Deb!!

Hi, Lynn!

Well, I need to get going. I have a lot I need to accomplish today.

 

[triplefigs]

That shirt is so pretty, Debbie! I'm sure Cassidy will love it.

 

[babytrees]

Molly and Lucy had their check ups yesterday. Both did really great but I will give everyone a piece of advice. Do not take an infant and a 4 year old at the same time! Molly had to get 4 shots yesterday and became totally freaked out at the thought. By the time the nurse got there with the shots she was a mess. The nurse had to push Molly up against the wall to get her to hold still. Molly kept elbowing the nurse trying to knock the needle out of her hand. And there was not much I could do as I was holding Lucy.

Lucy is on the small side. She is only in the 20% percentiles for height and weight. She weighed in at 17lbs and is 27 inches long. Our doctor doesn't think she is eating quite enough. She wants me to increase her table foods but I know it won't happen for a while. Lucy just started eating fruit and veggies about 2 weeks after our Disney trip. She shows no interest in feeding herself anything other than cheerios. But overall a good checkup and she was impressed at her verbal skills, Lucy's a great babbler!!

Molly also fared well, not counting the shots. We need to have her ear tubes removed soon and discussed the need to have her allergy tested. We talked about her behavior and she really thinks that it's her age and the fact that she has a baby sister. She also said she really didn't believe me that she was so rotten because of how well she behaves there. My children really know how to put on a show

We used to do that all the time....but we also tag teamed them Jim almost always came to well child checkups. But Cassidy was a better shot taker...not that she like them...she just tolerated them. Plus we had awesome nurses who also tag teamed the kids.

 

[triplefigs]

Robyn for the job interview!

Debbie I love the purple Tinkerbell design

Heidi hope all goes smoothly with the new roof!

I am very tired this morning & just a little sore lol The sun is shining & it is suppose to get close to the 80's today!

Thanks for the "ditto" post. You made me tired reading everything you did! You and Deb should start a show on HGTV.

 

[babytrees]

I'm not drinking the water around here

It is so good to have you posting again

 

[babytrees]

Morning! Off to eat lunch with the kids at school (yes, at 10:30am) and then run errands. John is doing the same. Then tomorrow I get a Pedicure and pack. I can't believe we will leave Friday finally!

isn't it ridiculous the lunch schedules that schools have??

 

[babytrees]

Thanks for the "ditto" post. You made me tired reading everything you did! You and Deb should start a show on HGTV.

ohhh Deb and Janet on HGTV

Glynis and a few others on the Food Network

the DDA could take over cable tv