Girls Only Trip (old planning thread, see link to new one in 1st post)

[MamaKate]

I'm doing laundry right now & I'm in no mood to clean right now. I have a serious headache that came out of no where . I felt fine this morning, then all of a sudden my head just started pounding. I'm just waiting for the Tylenol to kick in, then maybe laundry won't sound as bad anymore.

The only thing keeping me upbeat today is the baby. She's starting to babble and laugh a lot so that always cheers me up . I actually got really lucky with her, she's a VERY good baby.

Well I'm going to force my self to clean up a little.

 

[sahbushka]

Ooooh, that sounds like fun Sarah! A meet up near y'all would be nice. Good luck with the planning.

Thanks, it would be so great to see everyone again!

I'm here. In a rather foul mood today. Probably best if I don't post much.





You should! Sounds like you deserve a break after all your hard work.

Hi Beth, hope your bad mood gets better soon!

I want to go see that movie too...or Earth...or 17 Again...maybe my dh and I can find a babysitter tonight...I got tons of GC to the movies for christmas and have only had a chance to use 1!
Sarah

 

[mommaU4]

I'm doing laundry right now & I'm in no mood to clean right now. I have a serious headache that came out of no where . I felt fine this morning, then all of a sudden my head just started pounding.

I hope you feel better, in the mean time enjoy that precious little babe of yours.

I don't feel so hot though.

Seems like today's the day for feeling crappy. Hope you get better too.

 

[mommaU4]

Hi Beth, hope your bad mood gets better soon!

Thanks!
Now go line up that sitter while you are thinking about it and use up those gift cards!

 

[sahbushka]

Thanks!
Now go line up that sitter while you are thinking about it and use up those gift cards!

I just talked to DH and he is going to start calling around to see if anyone is available to watch the kids tonight. We are hoping to get someone to come to our place as the movie won't get out until after 9 and we like having the kids in bed around 8, plus DD is having some diaper issues and it is probably better to keep her near a changing table and fresh clothes! Sorry if that was TMI!

Sarah

 

[MommyWithDreams]

So can I just whine for a minute...........

Chris is working on Mother's Day! He has never worked a Sunday before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He thought he'd be nice and cover a shift for some girl at work so she could have Mother's Day off. So this means two things:

1. I have a very generous man that was very thoughtful to work for this mom so she could have the day off.
2. I was kinda forgotten about.

I said a week ago Mother's Day is always hard for me....and once again, another year will come and go without changing that record.

Yep, and this is why I hate Mother's Day

 

[DizNee Luver]

Janelle that was really generous of Chris but is he gone all day???? Will he surprise you with a nice dinner? Hope so...... I agree about mother's day.... it always comes & goes at my house with not much mention of it. My older boys wish me a happy mother's day but I still do the laundry, clean, take care of babies just like every other day. I've learned to not get excited about it......

So hubby & I went shopping yesterday morning & bought a ton of meat. I threw it in the freezer & realized everything seemed a little soft....so we turned it up & went about our day. After dinner, kids wanted ice cream, so we grabbed it out & realized it was milkshake consistency...... The meat was barely cold........ OMG over $100 of meat & the freezer isn't working!!!! Then we realized the fridge wasn't cold either...... Luckily we have a fridge in the garage that we frantically filled from the kitchen.... yikes! Glad we realized that before morning, otherwise we really would have had a mess.

So today is laundry day...... it is an all day event in my house. It's amazing how much laundry 8 people can go thru in a week.....ugh!!!

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday....will check in later!!

 

[sahbushka]

Mothers day is always right there with my mothers birthday and my ds's birthday so a lot of times it gets lumped in with other things and I end up working even harder than normal for others as opposed to getting "treated" myself. Oh, well. What would a mother be if she was not completely self sacrificing? What a rotten job, we should have a union!

Sarah

 

[MommyWithDreams]

Janelle that was really generous of Chris but is he gone all day???? Will he surprise you with a nice dinner? Hope so...... I agree about mother's day.... it always comes & goes at my house with not much mention of it. My older boys wish me a happy mother's day but I still do the laundry, clean, take care of babies just like every other day. I've learned to not get excited about it......

So hubby & I went shopping yesterday morning & bought a ton of meat. I threw it in the freezer & realized everything seemed a little soft....so we turned it up & went about our day. After dinner, kids wanted ice cream, so we grabbed it out & realized it was milkshake consistency...... The meat was barely cold........ OMG over $100 of meat & the freezer isn't working!!!! Then we realized the fridge wasn't cold either...... Luckily we have a fridge in the garage that we frantically filled from the kitchen.... yikes! Glad we realized that before morning, otherwise we really would have had a mess.

So today is laundry day...... it is an all day event in my house. It's amazing how much laundry 8 people can go thru in a week.....ugh!!!

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday....will check in later!!

Oh my goodness Laurie that's terrible about the meat I am so sorry to hear about that. At least all of your food wasn't a loss.

As for Mother's Day...he's working 8-5. Won't be home till about 5:30. Ayden's bedtime is 7:30 so needless to say dinner is more than likely out the window. I'm just really disapointed over this.........I just keep thinking one year....one year I will come to love the day. I'm going to Bath and Both works now just because I feel like I need a little bit of pamerping. Even if I am going to do it myself.

Mothers day is always right there with my mothers birthday and my ds's birthday so a lot of times it gets lumped in with other things and I end up working even harder than normal for others as opposed to getting "treated" myself. Oh, well. What would a mother be if she was not completely self sacrificing? What a rotten job, we should have a union!

Sarah

Exactly Sarah!!! I remember one year for my birthday I made dinner for everyone.............AND did the dishes. I was not a happy camper.

 

[DangerMouse]

I think I have a different view on Mother's Day (like most holidays, I'm not normal and go against what most people do). I feel like it is my responsibility to celebrate MY mother on Mother's Day. I don't feel responsible for my MIL, or my grandmother or aunts or anyone else. It's my husband's responsibility to celebrate HIS mother on Mother's Day. I'm not my husband's mother, so I don't really expect anything from him on Mother's Day. I love the extra hugs, kisses and handmade cards I get from my kids, but at their young age, I really don't expect anything more than that. I know that as they get older, they will have a stronger appreciation for who I am to them, and will be able to celebrate Mother's Day with me differently. But for now, I think of MY mother on Mother's Day, and really don't expect much for myself.

Janelle, I'm sorry you dread the holiday as a reminder that you're a single mom, but I hope you can look at the day differently and find some special way for you and Ayden to celebrate it together.

 

[toocherie]

I got my thesis done! I think I hear a choir of angels singing in the distance

Hi Girls--well, I left my camera cord at work, and I've been trying to transfer some pics from my cellphone to photobucket but it's just not working! so no pics of Bella today.

Bridgette--congrats on finishing your paper!

Kate and Beth and others who aren't feeling well: hope your day gets better.

As for me I am being a total bum. I was going to work, but Bella had me up several times last night and I'm wiped out. My BFF came over this morning and I made popovers and strawberry butter for breakfast and we just sat and chatted and had coffee--it was nice.

Bella has been sleeping most of the day--when she's not "chasing" her new BFF Chase. who has been VERY tolerant of her but finally lost his cool when Bella started jumping on him wanting to play. He swatted at her (no claws) and hissed and she left him alone. She's asleep now at my feet while I type this. I'd better get her up or she's going to be up all night tonight too!

so--I'm not going to work and I'll be behind this week--oh well . . . .

 

[staley7580]

Here's a picture of me in my new car.

It is gorgeous!!!

Thanks you guys, I'm totally happy and excited! I haven't had a new car for so long. I've been driving the same car for, oh I don't know, maybe 12-13 years. This new car is a gift from my mom and dad! How do you thank your parents for something like this?!!! My mom told me that one of their true joys these days is me going to graduate school. They want me to stick with it and continue to get those great grades, and that is all the thanks they want. Awwwwww, are they awesome or what?

The car has so many gosh darn buttons and automatic functions, that it's going to take me a day or two to figure everything out. It's kinda cool though.....kinda like getting a new toy and after playing with it for a bit you find something else it can do that you hadn't seen before.

That is so nice of them!!

Saturday nights used to be way more fun than this.....

Right?

I'm doing laundry right now & I'm in no mood to clean right now. I have a serious headache that came out of no where . I felt fine this morning, then all of a sudden my head just started pounding. I'm just waiting for the Tylenol to kick in, then maybe laundry won't sound as bad anymore.

The only thing keeping me upbeat today is the baby. She's starting to babble and laugh a lot so that always cheers me up . I actually got really lucky with her, she's a VERY good baby.

Well I'm going to force my self to clean up a little.

Awww!! She is a cutie! Jazz and Vinny are just starting to smile and coo... its freaking hilarious!

So can I just whine for a minute...........

Chris is working on Mother's Day! He has never worked a Sunday before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He thought he'd be nice and cover a shift for some girl at work so she could have Mother's Day off. So this means two things:

1. I have a very generous man that was very thoughtful to work for this mom so she could have the day off.
2. I was kinda forgotten about.

I said a week ago Mother's Day is always hard for me....and once again, another year will come and go without changing that record.

Yep, and this is why I hate Mother's Day

 

[mommaU4]

I said a week ago Mother's Day is always hard for me....and once again, another year will come and go without changing that record.

Yep, and this is why I hate Mother's Day

Maybe you can think of something special and fun for you and Ayden to do together.

OMG over $100 of meat & the freezer isn't working!!!! Then we realized the fridge wasn't cold either...... Luckily we have a fridge in the garage that we frantically filled from the kitchen.... yikes! Glad we realized that before morning, otherwise we really would have had a mess.

Ugh, lousy timing! Right after going shopping.

What a rotten job, we should have a union!

Sarah

But for now, I think of MY mother on Mother's Day, and really don't expect much for myself.

I am happy with the homemade items from the kids, and the breakfast in bed that "they" (with help from Ruben) prepare. Ruben always asks me what I want, and I'm not sure when it turned into the husband doing something for the wife. I guess some people figure it's because she's the mother of his children. I honestly don't know.

But since I already went shopping, I told him I didn't need anything.

I was going to work, but Bella had me up several times last night and I'm wiped out.

LOL
Like a newborn baby.

 

[MommyWithDreams]

I think I have a different view on Mother's Day (like most holidays, I'm not normal and go against what most people do). I feel like it is my responsibility to celebrate MY mother on Mother's Day. I don't feel responsible for my MIL, or my grandmother or aunts or anyone else. It's my husband's responsibility to celebrate HIS mother on Mother's Day. I'm not my husband's mother, so I don't really expect anything from him on Mother's Day. I love the extra hugs, kisses and handmade cards I get from my kids, but at their young age, I really don't expect anything more than that. I know that as they get older, they will have a stronger appreciation for who I am to them, and will be able to celebrate Mother's Day with me differently. But for now, I think of MY mother on Mother's Day, and really don't expect much for myself.

Janelle, I'm sorry you dread the holiday as a reminder that you're a single mom, but I hope you can look at the day differently and find some special way for you and Ayden to celebrate it together.

I think you're right Callie, it will be a lot different as Ayden is older. I do get my mom a gift and a card. Our relationship has been so strained as of lately that I doubt she'll even want to come around. I'm hoping for some good weather next weekend and Ayden and I will take a day to go to the zoo or something.

 

[lulubelle]

I used to always think of Mother's Day as a day for my mom and MIL, too. It was so much work for me. MIL passed away and I'm not as close to my mom anymore. DD has always made me feel special, but DH's stance is "you're not my mother" and he's right. It's only been recently that Mother's Day is "all about me". Like this year, we are staying at the Grand, going to a Sweet Sunday event at DCA, having dinner at McCormick & Schmidt and spending a day at my favorite place, DL. I decided what I wanted to do, DH paid for it and DD will be there wishing me a happy day. Don't be sad, Janelle, do something you love with your son and just celebrate being a mom.

 

[MommyWithDreams]

I used to always think of Mother's Day as a day for my mom and MIL, too. It was so much work for me. MIL passed away and I'm not as close to my mom anymore. DD has always made me feel special, but DH's stance is "you're not my mother" and he's right. It's only been recently that Mother's Day is "all about me". Like this year, we are staying at the Grand, going to a Sweet Sunday event at DCA, having dinner at McCormick & Schmidt and spending a day at my favorite place, DL. I decided what I wanted to do, DH paid for it and DD will be there wishing me a happy day. Don't be sad, Janelle, do something you love with your son and just celebrate being a mom.

I feel kinda guilty now for wanting more. Honestly though if you asked me "what would you want your ideal Mother's Day to be like", I really couldn't tell you. You pretty much just summed up what I need to do though, celebrate being a mom. I hope no one thinks I'm being stubborn for wanting more. It's just been such a weird day for me since my divorce that's all.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Aww, I'm sorry the day has not been so great for some.

Laurie, close call with the perishables!! Thank goodness you had another fridge.

Mother's Day can be tricky...I'm one who also thinks of it as my Mom's day - now that she is gone I still buy a card and flowers that she would love and sit them on my dresser. I know, I'm weird. On my parents' wedding anniversary I have roses sent to the cemetery for them.

I was a single parent from the time my little ones were 3 & 4 1/2, so know it can make the day a bit melancholy. Of course, I love it when my children made things for me, but for some reason as they got older I wasn't comfortable with them spending money on me - they did anyway.

This year is my DD first Mother's Day...I'm wondering - is it appropriate for me to do something nice for her? A card and small gift maybe?

Janelle, maybe you'll be surprised and have a delightful day! Fingers crossed for you.

On a completely different topic...I was thinking about some of the posts I read and wondering if any decision was made about the T Shirt colors? Will everyone wear T-shirts or just shirts of the same color on the same days? I know it's months away, but in my life the days evaporate - it helps, if I can plan ahead, when possible. This way I can do things a little at a time and put money away as needed, Hoping to have most everything paid for in advance.

For those of us without an AP for DL, what's the best way to buy tkts? Without an AP how would one find discounts for on site resorts? I am so used to WDW and know all the ins and outs - thank goodness you all are DL experts! Enough questions! Sorry!

Didn't go out today after all - have been a slug all day.

Hope every one's evening is much better.

 

[Boo Bear]

So hubby & I went shopping yesterday morning & bought a ton of meat. I threw it in the freezer & realized everything seemed a little soft....so we turned it up & went about our day. After dinner, kids wanted ice cream, so we grabbed it out & realized it was milkshake consistency...... The meat was barely cold........ OMG over $100 of meat & the freezer isn't working!!!! Then we realized the fridge wasn't cold either...... Luckily we have a fridge in the garage that we frantically filled from the kitchen.... yikes! Glad we realized that before morning, otherwise we really would have had a mess.

So today is laundry day...... it is an all day event in my house. It's amazing how much laundry 8 people can go thru in a week.....ugh!!!

Hope everyone is having a good Sunday....will check in later!!

I can't imagine how much meat, ice cream and laundry detergent you go through every week... not necessarily in that order

Mothers day is always right there with my mothers birthday and my ds's birthday so a lot of times it gets lumped in with other things and I end up working even harder than normal for others as opposed to getting "treated" myself. Oh, well. What would a mother be if she was not completely self sacrificing? What a rotten job, we should have a union!

Sarah

I can sympathize! My mom's birthday and mother's day go back to back and I literally went ALL OUT this year and bought Coldplay tickets. We WILL NOT discuss how much $$$ that cost me. I could probably go to DL for ages with that money! She REALLY wanted to go... and I got the best seats. I hung out by the computer and stalked the best seats my budget could buy so I could get them 3 minutes after they went on sale. She cried she was so excited. She's paying for a limo and dinner. It's our last mommy daughter hoorah before I move. We're best pals

Bella has been sleeping most of the day--when she's not "chasing" her new BFF Chase. who has been VERY tolerant of her but finally lost his cool when Bella started jumping on him wanting to play. He swatted at her (no claws) and hissed and she left him alone. She's asleep now at my feet while I type this. I'd better get her up or she's going to be up all night tonight too!

O - M - G! I'm not sure if you saw my post about how Twilight inspired me to break up with my boyfriend of almost 3 years and kick him out of the apartment... well his name is Chase. I just thought that little comment you made about Bella and her new BFF, Chase was funny! Whew... My abs hurt on that one and the tears are a-rollin'!

 

[jordansmomma]

Good evening ladies...
Mothers Day really isn't that special around here. I am ok with that.
It always varies from year to year.
One year all my mommy friends & I went to see where the Heart is.
One year we had a big ole bbq at my house.
One year we went to Silverwood, moms get in free with their kids.
One year I went to Vegas.
A few years ago my kids aunt & uncle were in town so we went to the state park and had KFC and played baseball with the kids.
One year I was so sick....but Laramie & the boys went out and bought me flowers & an Old Navy gift card & cough drops & those Shower Soothers.
Last year I went to the Redsox game.
I make Mothers day special for me. My kids are too young to really buy me anything. So I treat myself nicely for the day.
This year I am going to Vegas.



Sarah~ I am union...its not all that great. Except it does get me a nice raise every year.

 

[cheshiregirl]

Once again, I realize just how very spoiled I am. While my family is very mellow about holidays (I'll send a card and call my mom next Sunday), Dave does Mother's Day up big time.

We'll celebrate both Saturday and Sunday of next weekend as he has already told me that we're going to Serendipity 3 on Saturday and that he's making brunch on Sunday. Yesterday we went to one of my favorite stores so that I could pick a new Vera Bradley bag "from Ty". They were having a special promotion where the entire collection was 25% off, so I picked a great new summer bag that is different shades of yellow and pink. Then today after I got home from lunch and shopping with a couple of my co-workers Dave took me to William Sonoma so that I could pick what I wanted for brunch next Sunday--I chose Maple Pecan pancakes. And, I have a strong suspicion that Ty and Dave made a trip to Tiffany's today, as Dave slipped up and mentioned being on the Strip this afternoon while I was out.

Honestly, I would be fine with just a card with some Ty scribbles inside, but it does make me feel special and appreciated that he puts so much time and thought into making Mother's Day all about me!