julia & nicks mom said:
I hope Nick takes a nap as rest will do his body some good. As for the VBS thing, I would let her know that she seems to have it under control so you will be leaving to visit your sister instead. Good luck with the other control person with the carnival. I can't imagine why she would send you such an email. 
Some people need to learn when to let go of the reigns. Sounds like she's one of those. How is your knee have you heard form the dr?
Sorry to hear about the clothes. That's lousy. I store our clothes in Rubbermaid containers in the closet of DH's office. It was a bedroom so has a nice sized closet. I know how you feel as after our third, I gave away 60% of our baby clothes and the walker and swing. Then Effie came along. This time I'm saving everything until DH gets snipped if ever.bengalbelle said:I hope everyone had a good weekend! We're still working hard trying to get all of the baby stuff cleaned and put away. We got a lot done yesterday but we still have a lot to do. I have so many piles everywhere we can hardly walk through the house!
A word of warning to anyone storing clothes, especially baby clothes. DO NOT store them in mothballs. My SIL loaned me some beautiful clothes when Christopher was born that she had stored in mothballs. I was able to air them out and he wore them a few times. I kept them in case the next child was a boy not realizing that the smell wasn't really gone. Well, I stored them with ALL of Christopher's sleepers that I *would have* been able to re-use with this baby. I looked up how to get the smell on the Internet and read several places that the smell and chemicals can still be toxic even if you can't actually smell it. So...I threw away every bit of clothing that even remotely had the smell. That means tons of sleepers (Christopher had reflux so bad we couldn't keep up with the washing so we had lots and lots of sleepers), onesies, socks, booties, gowns, etc. Plus all of the preemie clothes he wore in the beginning. I could just cry.
Plus, the same SIL offered me some of her daughter's clothes but I'm sure they were packed the same way and so I won't be able to use them.
On a positive note, Christopher starts swimming lessons today and we're really excited. He regressed last year so I hope he remembers this year and we get the most out of the next two weeks.
Have a good day everyone!
tmfranlk said:You can go back to black...as I had to cancel already.
I really shouldn't feel bad since I do have two trips planned in the next 10 months, but of course I do. I just don't want to give up my nice long 10 days with free dining and MNSSHP in Oct for the 3 park days I would get now if too many things come up. Sorry to miss you all May 18th-ers...still working on July though.
for those that have been feeling ill or down. You guys had me 
over some things, which I can use right now. 
for all those with trips planned. What I wouldn't give to escape to WDW right now!!!!
I would do the same thing. Hope you get some answers!julia & nicks mom said:
Denise,triplefigs said:
Lindsay I'm sorry she left you in the lurch but it's probably for the better since she didn't want to actually work. I hope your friend works out for you so you can take your time hiring someone new. Good luck!Tinkaroo said:Hi, everyone,
I haven't been on since Thursday, but have been reading along as I can, and have been thinking of all of you! Here's some
Just to let you know what's been going on with me - my summer intern program starts in less than 2 weeks, and my new assistant quit on me Saturday. In hindsight, it's somewhat of a blessing, since I don't think she was ultimately going to cut it. Her reason for quitting - she just didn't want to work that hard or have all of this responsibility. In a nutshell, she is someone with a masters degree that wants to sit and file her nails all day and get off at 5 p.m. Definitely not who we need for our department, and also definitely not the way we portrayed the job!!! How could someone hear over and over "the next few months are going to be utter chaos, we need everyone to give 150%, be as efficient as possible, etc.", and think, "oh, but I'll still get off work at 5 everyday, and I can take 3 days to complete a project that should have taken me 2 hours." I don't think I've ever met a more moronic 25 year old!!!
My favorite comment when she was giving me the news that she was quitting - she said, "remember when I told you that I had decided not to teach?" (She is teaching a college course at our local university this semester, and told us in the interview that after doing that, she discovered that her passion lay more in being in a business environment on a daily basis.) After I responded in the affirmative, she said, "well the real reason I didn't want to be a teacher is that I didn't want to have to do lesson plans at night."
But, I'm still holding on to the silver-lining in all of this - my former assistant who is now a schoolteacher has agreed to come work with me this summer once she's done with school. It's not a perfect solution, but she's a close friend, is incredibly smart and efficient, and will be of a great help. I think we're going to hold off in the interim on hiring someone else f/t, since I'm not trusting mine or my director's judgment right now!
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! Hope everyone's day is going better!
Do you need my address?!?!?bengalbelle said:
Tinkaroo said:Hi, everyone,
I haven't been on since Thursday, but have been reading along as I can, and have been thinking of all of you! Here's some
Just to let you know what's been going on with me - my summer intern program starts in less than 2 weeks, and my new assistant quit on me Saturday. In hindsight, it's somewhat of a blessing, since I don't think she was ultimately going to cut it. Her reason for quitting - she just didn't want to work that hard or have all of this responsibility. In a nutshell, she is someone with a masters degree that wants to sit and file her nails all day and get off at 5 p.m. Definitely not who we need for our department, and also definitely not the way we portrayed the job!!! How could someone hear over and over "the next few months are going to be utter chaos, we need everyone to give 150%, be as efficient as possible, etc.", and think, "oh, but I'll still get off work at 5 everyday, and I can take 3 days to complete a project that should have taken me 2 hours." I don't think I've ever met a more moronic 25 year old!!!
My favorite comment when she was giving me the news that she was quitting - she said, "remember when I told you that I had decided not to teach?" (She is teaching a college course at our local university this semester, and told us in the interview that after doing that, she discovered that her passion lay more in being in a business environment on a daily basis.) After I responded in the affirmative, she said, "well the real reason I didn't want to be a teacher is that I didn't want to have to do lesson plans at night."
But, I'm still holding on to the silver-lining in all of this - my former assistant who is now a schoolteacher has agreed to come work with me this summer once she's done with school. It's not a perfect solution, but she's a close friend, is incredibly smart and efficient, and will be of a great help. I think we're going to hold off in the interim on hiring someone else f/t, since I'm not trusting mine or my director's judgment right now!
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! Hope everyone's day is going better!
Tinkaroo said:Hi, everyone,
I haven't been on since Thursday, but have been reading along as I can, and have been thinking of all of you! Here's some
Just to let you know what's been going on with me - my summer intern program starts in less than 2 weeks, and my new assistant quit on me Saturday. In hindsight, it's somewhat of a blessing, since I don't think she was ultimately going to cut it. Her reason for quitting - she just didn't want to work that hard or have all of this responsibility. In a nutshell, she is someone with a masters degree that wants to sit and file her nails all day and get off at 5 p.m. Definitely not who we need for our department, and also definitely not the way we portrayed the job!!! How could someone hear over and over "the next few months are going to be utter chaos, we need everyone to give 150%, be as efficient as possible, etc.", and think, "oh, but I'll still get off work at 5 everyday, and I can take 3 days to complete a project that should have taken me 2 hours." I don't think I've ever met a more moronic 25 year old!!!
My favorite comment when she was giving me the news that she was quitting - she said, "remember when I told you that I had decided not to teach?" (She is teaching a college course at our local university this semester, and told us in the interview that after doing that, she discovered that her passion lay more in being in a business environment on a daily basis.) After I responded in the affirmative, she said, "well the real reason I didn't want to be a teacher is that I didn't want to have to do lesson plans at night."
But, I'm still holding on to the silver-lining in all of this - my former assistant who is now a schoolteacher has agreed to come work with me this summer once she's done with school. It's not a perfect solution, but she's a close friend, is incredibly smart and efficient, and will be of a great help. I think we're going to hold off in the interim on hiring someone else f/t, since I'm not trusting mine or my director's judgment right now!
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! Hope everyone's day is going better!
julia & nicks mom said:
. Hope the next 24 hours go quickly and Nick gets his favorite meal for lunch afterward!! so you can keep your sanity!!Then I just said the wrong oneUP Disney said:
for you & Nick.
