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Cute photos of Jimmy, Lissawynn! He's quite the handsome little guy. He looks like he's loving his Jeep.
SL, it was you who wanted a coat for Lucas and had a lot of trouble finding one right? Well I noticed yesterday as we were leaving for the airport that Madison's coat sleeves had turned into 3/4 length (at best) and I realized that since it's only January she needs a new coat. Okay, bad mommy I know cause it obviously took awhile for the sleeves to get so short and I didn't notice, but the coat is a 2T and she only wears 18-24 months in everything else (and that size is even big on her). Well I thought "Hey, we're in Minnesota, they've got to have coats here." And I was very right. We went to a very tiny mall today and literally every store we went in had tons of kiddie coats in all sizes. We ended up getting her an 18-24 month pink coat at Baby Gap for only $19.00 cause it was on sale. Oh, and the coats were all very warm looking too. Now at home, all I've seen are swimsuits like you so it must just be a regional thing since it's so much colder here and for so much longer. The reason I mentioned it was pink was that my husband refused to buy her any other color. No blue, periwinkle, or red coats. Had to be pink.
Jill, glad to hear you enjoyed the museum today. We don't go to them as much as we should either, and now that we might be moving this year I feel compelled to go more often. My husband has to submit his rank list anytime between 1/15 and I think mid-February, so pretty soon. He's so vague about what he likes, doesn't, etc. that it's like talking to a child about his preferences.
Before we went to the mall today we started driving to Iowa, but then the service engine soon light came on in the rental car so we got nervous about going so far (the city we picked with about 1.5 hours from here) so we ended up stopping in a tiny town called Austin, Minnesota, home of the Spam museum. It's a free museum attached to one of the Hormel Foods plants (1 of only 2 in the US that makes Spam!) and it was actually pretty cute. We spent about 1.5 hours in there (Madison slept the whole time, so we got her a Spam shirt as proof she was there) and got a free sample of Honey Grail Spam, which I have to admit wasn't too bad (my first ever taste of Spam). Tonight Madison and I got McDonald's takeout cause I was too sick to actually sit in a restaurant again but had to feed her something for dinner and now we're just chillin' in the room (which is free courtesy of Mayo for 2 nights). I watched a really sad Lifetime movie about abused kids, which was not the best with my hormones as they are!
Tomorrow I might just hang out at the mall with Madison during my husband's interview since there's really not much to do in this area. Aside from the Mayo Clinic, the only other things in this town are hotels, restaurants, a few shops and the mall. Then when you leave this town, there is nothing for miles. I just wish it were a little closer to Minneaopolis. It amazes me actually that there is such an incredible medical facility in the middle of this remote area. I wonder how they attracted doctors to start working here in the early years.
Time to change Madison. She's been wearing underwear to school the past 2 weeks and she's really become aware of her bodily functions and right now she's walking around with a diaper telling me "Mommy I got pee-peep". Guess it's a good start on the road to training!
SL, it was you who wanted a coat for Lucas and had a lot of trouble finding one right? Well I noticed yesterday as we were leaving for the airport that Madison's coat sleeves had turned into 3/4 length (at best) and I realized that since it's only January she needs a new coat. Okay, bad mommy I know cause it obviously took awhile for the sleeves to get so short and I didn't notice, but the coat is a 2T and she only wears 18-24 months in everything else (and that size is even big on her). Well I thought "Hey, we're in Minnesota, they've got to have coats here." And I was very right. We went to a very tiny mall today and literally every store we went in had tons of kiddie coats in all sizes. We ended up getting her an 18-24 month pink coat at Baby Gap for only $19.00 cause it was on sale. Oh, and the coats were all very warm looking too. Now at home, all I've seen are swimsuits like you so it must just be a regional thing since it's so much colder here and for so much longer. The reason I mentioned it was pink was that my husband refused to buy her any other color. No blue, periwinkle, or red coats. Had to be pink.
Jill, glad to hear you enjoyed the museum today. We don't go to them as much as we should either, and now that we might be moving this year I feel compelled to go more often. My husband has to submit his rank list anytime between 1/15 and I think mid-February, so pretty soon. He's so vague about what he likes, doesn't, etc. that it's like talking to a child about his preferences.
Before we went to the mall today we started driving to Iowa, but then the service engine soon light came on in the rental car so we got nervous about going so far (the city we picked with about 1.5 hours from here) so we ended up stopping in a tiny town called Austin, Minnesota, home of the Spam museum. It's a free museum attached to one of the Hormel Foods plants (1 of only 2 in the US that makes Spam!) and it was actually pretty cute. We spent about 1.5 hours in there (Madison slept the whole time, so we got her a Spam shirt as proof she was there) and got a free sample of Honey Grail Spam, which I have to admit wasn't too bad (my first ever taste of Spam). Tonight Madison and I got McDonald's takeout cause I was too sick to actually sit in a restaurant again but had to feed her something for dinner and now we're just chillin' in the room (which is free courtesy of Mayo for 2 nights). I watched a really sad Lifetime movie about abused kids, which was not the best with my hormones as they are!
Tomorrow I might just hang out at the mall with Madison during my husband's interview since there's really not much to do in this area. Aside from the Mayo Clinic, the only other things in this town are hotels, restaurants, a few shops and the mall. Then when you leave this town, there is nothing for miles. I just wish it were a little closer to Minneaopolis. It amazes me actually that there is such an incredible medical facility in the middle of this remote area. I wonder how they attracted doctors to start working here in the early years.
Time to change Madison. She's been wearing underwear to school the past 2 weeks and she's really become aware of her bodily functions and right now she's walking around with a diaper telling me "Mommy I got pee-peep". Guess it's a good start on the road to training!
Lissawynn - Jimmy is so cute!
nucpharm - my DH reads this thread if I leave it open.
Well, I survived my MIL's birthday dinner last night. We had it at a Benihana-type place. It was great. The only bad thing was that it was a suprise for my MIL and her sister got her there an hour late. The hostess was nasty with us and was trying to kick us out. It was very stressful. Everything turned out fine though. The kids loved it. The bill was astronomical. It was over 500 dollars
. My BIL split it with us, but I wanted to die. It was not what I needed right after Christmas. On top of that, we spent $100 on her gift, my brother's birthday is tomorrow and DH's niece's engagement party is next weekend. This is just way too much after Christmas. I received an invitation to a bridal shower for next weekend to and I turned it down. I don't even know the girl. It's some girl marrying one of DH's cousins (he doesn't even know the cousin) and I never met her in my life. Well, I'm off to try to finish this darn basement. DH is proud of himself because he got the storage area clean. His method of cleaning is to bring all that garbage upstairs or put it in the basement family room where I am trying to sort through everything. Aidan makes these projects especially fun. On top of that, I have lesson plans to do. I never ever bring home lesson plans. They are always done on Friday or I don't leave until they are done, but I was at a workshop and couldn't get them done at school on Thursday. I swear, I would have so much less stress if I didn't work.
nucpharm - my DH reads this thread if I leave it open.
Well, I survived my MIL's birthday dinner last night. We had it at a Benihana-type place. It was great. The only bad thing was that it was a suprise for my MIL and her sister got her there an hour late. The hostess was nasty with us and was trying to kick us out. It was very stressful. Everything turned out fine though. The kids loved it. The bill was astronomical. It was over 500 dollars
. My BIL split it with us, but I wanted to die. It was not what I needed right after Christmas. On top of that, we spent $100 on her gift, my brother's birthday is tomorrow and DH's niece's engagement party is next weekend. This is just way too much after Christmas. I received an invitation to a bridal shower for next weekend to and I turned it down. I don't even know the girl. It's some girl marrying one of DH's cousins (he doesn't even know the cousin) and I never met her in my life. Well, I'm off to try to finish this darn basement. DH is proud of himself because he got the storage area clean. His method of cleaning is to bring all that garbage upstairs or put it in the basement family room where I am trying to sort through everything. Aidan makes these projects especially fun. On top of that, I have lesson plans to do. I never ever bring home lesson plans. They are always done on Friday or I don't leave until they are done, but I was at a workshop and couldn't get them done at school on Thursday. I swear, I would have so much less stress if I didn't work.nucpharm29
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Lissawyn--Jimmy is so adorable
Justhat--hope you have a good trip in Minnesota, and a safe trip home. My DBIL lives right outside Minneapolis and loves it. We were at the Mall of America over Labor Day for a visit--Check out IKEA across the street. It has a play area for kids and a nice cafe for breakfast/lunch and tons of fun, cheap stuff to look at. Looks like you guys have great places to choose from to live. DH is from the Cleveland area, and I've grown to love it too. Watch out for those sappy Lifetime movies while you're prego--I would even cry at commercials (DH thought I was nuts!
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Diskim--I don't know about less stress staying home! There are plenty days that I want to run, not walk, back to work. Just to have a break from the 2 year old whining!
Jill--sounds like you had a good museum trip. I need to be a tourist around here too. We apparently have this great Children's Museum downtown, and we've never been.
Well, DH is finished with his 15hr days for at least 2 weeks. He might actually get to take a couple of comp days tomorrow and Wed. I won't know what to do with myself if I actually have help getting this familly ready to leave town!
Hope everyone has a great day. We've been finding things to do around the house, since I'm keeping the kids here to try to keep them healthy before we see the mouse on Thursday. 
Justhat--hope you have a good trip in Minnesota, and a safe trip home. My DBIL lives right outside Minneapolis and loves it. We were at the Mall of America over Labor Day for a visit--Check out IKEA across the street. It has a play area for kids and a nice cafe for breakfast/lunch and tons of fun, cheap stuff to look at. Looks like you guys have great places to choose from to live. DH is from the Cleveland area, and I've grown to love it too. Watch out for those sappy Lifetime movies while you're prego--I would even cry at commercials (DH thought I was nuts!
)Diskim--I don't know about less stress staying home! There are plenty days that I want to run, not walk, back to work. Just to have a break from the 2 year old whining!
Jill--sounds like you had a good museum trip. I need to be a tourist around here too. We apparently have this great Children's Museum downtown, and we've never been.
Well, DH is finished with his 15hr days for at least 2 weeks. He might actually get to take a couple of comp days tomorrow and Wed. I won't know what to do with myself if I actually have help getting this familly ready to leave town!
Hope everyone has a great day. We've been finding things to do around the house, since I'm keeping the kids here to try to keep them healthy before we see the mouse on Thursday. Good morning. I am at home today. I started my Pill yesterday and got really sick (again). I was up at 3 AM throwing up. I felt terrible this morning and just didn't want to drag myself into school. I know I'm just shooting myself in the foot, but I really don't care. School will just have to wait.
DisKim - $500 for dinner? Yikes. I know what you mean about spending $$$ like that after Christmas.
justthat - Glad you found Madison a new coat. I bought Jimmy a winter coat for next year at the Baby Gap on Sat. I'm just hoping it will fit him next year. If it doesn't I'll be learning how to sell it on ebay.
nupcharm - I hope your kids stay germ free for your trip. I also hope your DH will be there to help you get your stuff packed and ready to go.
I think I smell a stinky diaper. I'll talk to you all a little later.
DisKim - $500 for dinner? Yikes. I know what you mean about spending $$$ like that after Christmas.
justthat - Glad you found Madison a new coat. I bought Jimmy a winter coat for next year at the Baby Gap on Sat. I'm just hoping it will fit him next year. If it doesn't I'll be learning how to sell it on ebay.
nupcharm - I hope your kids stay germ free for your trip. I also hope your DH will be there to help you get your stuff packed and ready to go.
I think I smell a stinky diaper. I'll talk to you all a little later.
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Alice28 - What a nightmare about the hotel/Expedia! I hope things can get sorted out and you get some compensation of some kind.
Lissawynn - Cute pictures of Jimmy! He's one adorable boy!
Vald - Happy 57th anniversary to your grandparents. Hope you had a good time at the dinner.
Joats - I hope you and Jace are feeling better. Sorry about your basement. My parents (who also live in CT) constantly have water in the basement problems. I hope you can get it fixed.
llij - Sounds like a great trip! I've been to DC twice (once on a school field trip). When Lucas is older, I'd love to go back.
justhat - How are you finding Minnesota? I have a friend who just moved there from Indiana and she says she likes it better in MN. I should have asked her to find me a winter coat for Lucas! Sounds like you got a good deal. Someday, I'm going to visit her and hit the Mall of America. I love to shop!
DisKim -
What a bill! The same thing happened to us for my aunt & uncle's anniversary dinner. We ended up paying quite a bit for a sad, overpriced spaghetti dinner because we also had to chip in for them plus the two kids.
nucpharm - Glad your DH will be working fewer hours. Hopefully, you'll be able to get a lot done for your trip.
Gems - Hope you had a good dinner out! DH and I eat out WAY too much! LOL.
DH is driving up to Boston today with his cousin's husband and his sister's fiance for a hockey game, so Lucas and I will be mooching dinner off my parents again tonight.
I share an office at work with another girl and she's on vacation this week (lucky her - going SCUBA diving in Mexico). I have the office to myself so I brought in my ipod and can listen to whatever I want! We get along, but have very different tastes in music so we often don't have anything playing at all.
Happy Monday, mommies!
Lissawynn - Cute pictures of Jimmy! He's one adorable boy!
Vald - Happy 57th anniversary to your grandparents. Hope you had a good time at the dinner.
Joats - I hope you and Jace are feeling better. Sorry about your basement. My parents (who also live in CT) constantly have water in the basement problems. I hope you can get it fixed.
llij - Sounds like a great trip! I've been to DC twice (once on a school field trip). When Lucas is older, I'd love to go back.
justhat - How are you finding Minnesota? I have a friend who just moved there from Indiana and she says she likes it better in MN. I should have asked her to find me a winter coat for Lucas! Sounds like you got a good deal. Someday, I'm going to visit her and hit the Mall of America. I love to shop!
DisKim -
What a bill! The same thing happened to us for my aunt & uncle's anniversary dinner. We ended up paying quite a bit for a sad, overpriced spaghetti dinner because we also had to chip in for them plus the two kids. nucpharm - Glad your DH will be working fewer hours. Hopefully, you'll be able to get a lot done for your trip.
Gems - Hope you had a good dinner out! DH and I eat out WAY too much! LOL.
DH is driving up to Boston today with his cousin's husband and his sister's fiance for a hockey game, so Lucas and I will be mooching dinner off my parents again tonight.
I share an office at work with another girl and she's on vacation this week (lucky her - going SCUBA diving in Mexico). I have the office to myself so I brought in my ipod and can listen to whatever I want! We get along, but have very different tastes in music so we often don't have anything playing at all.
Happy Monday, mommies!
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Hi Ladies,
I'm finally getting a moment to check in with all of you! It's been such a stressful week with all that's gone on! My poor DH has been run ragged - he's trying to mourn the loss of his father however the overwhelming task of getting his mom up and running on all of the things his dad worked on has been rough. Without going into too many details, his mom will probably not be able to afford staying in the family house past May of this year.
Needless to say, this situation has made DH and I realize how important our 401K's, savings, life insurance and Retirement plans really are. We pay out close to $80 a month for our life insurance policies. No one plans to die young, but the consequences for not being prepared for the financial aspects the widow/widower are left to do for themselves are overwhelming.
I'm about 6 or 7 pages back which I need to catch up on (to see what everyone's doing and got going on) but i'll touch base with everyone soon.
Liam's christening is this coming sunday, so we'll be busy this week getting things in order. Of course now the Steelers are playing during the "reception" lunch but luckilly the restaurant we're having it at has a few TV's!!!
Talk with you all soon.
I'm finally getting a moment to check in with all of you! It's been such a stressful week with all that's gone on! My poor DH has been run ragged - he's trying to mourn the loss of his father however the overwhelming task of getting his mom up and running on all of the things his dad worked on has been rough. Without going into too many details, his mom will probably not be able to afford staying in the family house past May of this year.
Needless to say, this situation has made DH and I realize how important our 401K's, savings, life insurance and Retirement plans really are. We pay out close to $80 a month for our life insurance policies. No one plans to die young, but the consequences for not being prepared for the financial aspects the widow/widower are left to do for themselves are overwhelming.
I'm about 6 or 7 pages back which I need to catch up on (to see what everyone's doing and got going on) but i'll touch base with everyone soon.
Liam's christening is this coming sunday, so we'll be busy this week getting things in order. Of course now the Steelers are playing during the "reception" lunch but luckilly the restaurant we're having it at has a few TV's!!!
Talk with you all soon.
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Hi everyone!
What a busy weekend. DH's party went great. I ran out of food though! I never run out of food. People were just really hungry I guess. We order 3 large pizzas for the people who stayed late and those were all gone too. We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun.
Hillary - It must be so hard for your husband. I'm so sorry. It's gotta be difficult to straighten things out for your mom. Good luck with the baptism.
alice - sounds like an exciting weekend.
That's a bummer about Expedia and your husband's ticket. What are the odds? I'm glad you guys are having fun otherwise.
SL - Enjoy your music!!
lisswynn - Sorry your pill makes you so sick! Great pictures of Jimmy! What concerns does your husband have about flying? Glad your Dad's dinner went well, it sounds great.
justthat - I hope you enjoy Rochester. I've heard it's a great place to live. Very nice people, good schools, etc. It's always pretty high on the good places to live list.
nucpharm - I'm glad your husband will be home for awhile. I don't blame you for being frustrated. That would be so hard!
diskim - glad you survived the birthday. Ouch on the bill!
jill - sightseeing in DC sounds like fun. We don't take advantage of all the things to do here either. I want to wait a couple of months to take Tyler to the Children's Museum in St. Paul.
joats - I hope Jace is feeling better. Poor guy!!
Gotta run.
Tamie
What a busy weekend. DH's party went great. I ran out of food though! I never run out of food. People were just really hungry I guess. We order 3 large pizzas for the people who stayed late and those were all gone too. We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun.
Hillary - It must be so hard for your husband. I'm so sorry. It's gotta be difficult to straighten things out for your mom. Good luck with the baptism.
alice - sounds like an exciting weekend.
That's a bummer about Expedia and your husband's ticket. What are the odds? I'm glad you guys are having fun otherwise.SL - Enjoy your music!!
lisswynn - Sorry your pill makes you so sick! Great pictures of Jimmy! What concerns does your husband have about flying? Glad your Dad's dinner went well, it sounds great.
justthat - I hope you enjoy Rochester. I've heard it's a great place to live. Very nice people, good schools, etc. It's always pretty high on the good places to live list.
nucpharm - I'm glad your husband will be home for awhile. I don't blame you for being frustrated. That would be so hard!
diskim - glad you survived the birthday. Ouch on the bill!
jill - sightseeing in DC sounds like fun. We don't take advantage of all the things to do here either. I want to wait a couple of months to take Tyler to the Children's Museum in St. Paul.
joats - I hope Jace is feeling better. Poor guy!!
Gotta run.
Tamie
I can imagine! That was a stupid thing for me to say. I just meant that I wish I had the stress of having to grade papers and do lesson plans off my back so I could enjoy my family when I'm home. Aidan has been so crabby today that all I can think of is how difficult it must be sometimes to be home with the kids all day.
Justhat - I always wanted to go to the mall of America. Enjoy the rest of your stay.
Hillbeans - I'm so sorry about everything that is happening with your FIL. On a positive note, I hope Liam's baptism goes well.
SL - I don't think I could stand sharing an office with someone. I'm very funny about my space. I can't even stand it when I have a substitute in my classroom.
lissawynn - I hope you feel better!
Well, I'm still working on my basement. What a fun way to spend a day off from school. I'm trying to go room by room and get rid of stuff. In the off chance that we do move, I want to try to start tackling the mountains of junk we have now. Next weekend will be the kids rooms. I just can't wait!
Hey everyone. DH is on his way home from work and Jimmy is napping (after fussing like crazy for almost an hour). I am feeling better but am going to ask about a new method of bc when I have my annual exam. It's ridiculous to be throwing up from a stupid pill. I saw a commercial for something called Nuvaring. I'm going to have to look into that.
I am so not looking forward to going to work tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last day of our 2nd quarter and my grades are due on Friday morning. My grades, for the most part, are done. I do have to give some of my special ed. kids time to make up work they didn't finish. The thing that gets to me is these are kids with BEHAVIOR problems, not learning disabilities. They (and their parents) have figured out how to milk the system and they work it for all its worth. I also have to start teaching persuasive writing and debate. This stuff will take up most of the 3rd quarter, and half of my kids will do crap work. It's hard to get all geared up for assignments that I know will suck the life out of me. Enough complaining. My life could be much worse.
DisKim - I have tried to get rid of stuff in our house. I just seem to accumulate more and more clothes, toys, etc. I really need to take some bags to the women's shelter a few towns over, but that will have to wait until after Jimmy's party.
I am stressing about this party on Saturday. I know Jimmy won't really know the difference, but I want it to go well. So many people did not rsvp and I don't know how much food to make. I have all the goodie bag stuff, but I really need to get moving. I haven't ordered his cake or done most of the food shopping. It's going to be a fun week!
I am so not looking forward to going to work tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last day of our 2nd quarter and my grades are due on Friday morning. My grades, for the most part, are done. I do have to give some of my special ed. kids time to make up work they didn't finish. The thing that gets to me is these are kids with BEHAVIOR problems, not learning disabilities. They (and their parents) have figured out how to milk the system and they work it for all its worth. I also have to start teaching persuasive writing and debate. This stuff will take up most of the 3rd quarter, and half of my kids will do crap work. It's hard to get all geared up for assignments that I know will suck the life out of me. Enough complaining. My life could be much worse.
DisKim - I have tried to get rid of stuff in our house. I just seem to accumulate more and more clothes, toys, etc. I really need to take some bags to the women's shelter a few towns over, but that will have to wait until after Jimmy's party.
I am stressing about this party on Saturday. I know Jimmy won't really know the difference, but I want it to go well. So many people did not rsvp and I don't know how much food to make. I have all the goodie bag stuff, but I really need to get moving. I haven't ordered his cake or done most of the food shopping. It's going to be a fun week!
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Hi ladies
just a quick one to ask some advice..........
Shelby doesn't usually cry very much but for the last few nights she has been wailing like crazy. It's turned from her newborn cry to a deep scream ( I can't think of another way to describe it) I have checked her temp and she seems fine most of the time, DH thinks that she just gets herself so wound up that she forgets why she is crying and can't stop.
These episodes have gone one for an hour at a time and appear to be getting more frequent......I just don't know what to do to console her, when she is like her dummy gets spat out and she just cries
Its the 2nd lot of shots tomorrow for her too so I guess that we can just expect it to get worse over the next few days?
Do you think she could be sickening for something and should I get her shots done still or delay them?
Sorry to go on....I'm new to all this sick baby stuff!
( and am prob just paranoid anyway!)
just a quick one to ask some advice..........
Shelby doesn't usually cry very much but for the last few nights she has been wailing like crazy. It's turned from her newborn cry to a deep scream ( I can't think of another way to describe it) I have checked her temp and she seems fine most of the time, DH thinks that she just gets herself so wound up that she forgets why she is crying and can't stop.
These episodes have gone one for an hour at a time and appear to be getting more frequent......I just don't know what to do to console her, when she is like her dummy gets spat out and she just cries
Its the 2nd lot of shots tomorrow for her too so I guess that we can just expect it to get worse over the next few days?
Do you think she could be sickening for something and should I get her shots done still or delay them?
Sorry to go on....I'm new to all this sick baby stuff!
( and am prob just paranoid anyway!)
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Gems - Have the doctors check her ears for an ear infection. My oldest DD was a great sleeper as a baby and then all of a sudden she screamed for a few nights in a row. It turns out that she had an ear infection. We had no clue b/c she was fine during the day, no fever, etc. and at night she just cried.
Let us know how she is. I hope she stops crying for you.
Let us know how she is. I hope she stops crying for you.
lissawynn - I can't stand it when people don't rsvp. I always just assume that they are not coming and I am usually right. Good luck this week. Is the party at your house or are you having it out.
Gems - I agree with Jill. It could be an ear infection. I remember my DD's first ear infection. She was always a good sleeper and she was up all night.
I think Aidan must be getting sick. He was so crabby all day. I just put him down for the night and he is screaming. We worked on our basement all day. DH is so sad. He can't part with the kids' old toys. Meanwhile, I have no problem putting them out to the garbage. I guess I'm just cold-hearted when it comes to toys. My DD isn't feeling well. She has been watching Animal Planet all day. I wouldn't be suprised if she grew up to be a veterinarian.
Hmm...I just discovered this guy
. What would you use him for?
Gems - I agree with Jill. It could be an ear infection. I remember my DD's first ear infection. She was always a good sleeper and she was up all night.
I think Aidan must be getting sick. He was so crabby all day. I just put him down for the night and he is screaming. We worked on our basement all day. DH is so sad. He can't part with the kids' old toys. Meanwhile, I have no problem putting them out to the garbage. I guess I'm just cold-hearted when it comes to toys. My DD isn't feeling well. She has been watching Animal Planet all day. I wouldn't be suprised if she grew up to be a veterinarian.
Hmm...I just discovered this guy
. What would you use him for?
Alice28
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Dear Friends~~~
I just want to give everyone a ! I finally had a moment to go back and really read through the last 3-4 pages of posts and it sounds like a lot of us can use a 
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For those of you who are feeling lonely because your husband's work a lot, I know exactly how you feel and don't underestimate your feelings just because some people are going without their husband's for awhile. I have had a different mindset this last year and a half- I dealt with him being gone because I HAD TO- there was no option. But when DH was home and worked a lot of hours, we would fight a lot because I felt like I was getting NO reprieve ever. And then when he was home, he wanted his 'cave' time when I felt like he should be spending more time with us...sound familiar?
Joats, justhat, lissawynn, Val- I hope you are all feeling better by the time you check in again.
SL- Lucas looks like such the happy dude in his big boy carseat!
DisKim- Going to NC sounds like a great plan! I hope you & your DH will be able to come to a conclusion of whether it's somewhere you will both be happy.
Gems- sounds like Shelby is just getting older and maybe knows how to scream to get her way with you? Once they get to about 4-5 months, babies seem to really know what they want & start getting determined. Then again, hopefully it isn't an ear infection- watch for a fever...I just know my kids starting getting a little more stubborn at those ages and would start throwing a fit at naptime/bedtime.
lissawynn- about the $500 Benihana-type bill! I LOVE that style of food, but we usually manage to get out for about $70 or so for DH, me and the two kids. Good luck with Jimmy's party! I'm having a homecoming party for DH on the 28th and so far only 40 of the 70 people have RSVPed. I just don't get what's so hard about making a 5 second phone call or email.
tkyes- glad your party went well! how's the ankle?
Hillary- how are you doing? I'm really feeling for you and your DH. I know what you mean about investing and life insurance. Both of our parents are quite well off, so I don't worry about that, but it has been a lesson to DH and I to have VERY good life insurance so that if something happened to one of us, the other could pay off all the bills incl the house so we didn't have to worry about working, daycare for the kids, etc. We need to step it up this decade with our investments- we both are vested in the state's retirement system, but we need to start diversifying again....
Well, our weekend did have some ups- a table of some sort of high rollers sat next to us at dinner on Saturday night. They were Seahawks fans and we were near the airport (so maybe they were flying home later???). The restaurant we were at was kinda high end, yet not fancy- like a local favorite. Anyway, they were 3 men, in their 40s & 50s and they were admiring our children and the fact that we were at this restaurant with our kids, not Denny's. DH said, "Well, we're kinda celebrating." And I said, "Yeah, we're celebrating two things" and DH said, "It's our wedding anniversary....and I just got back from Iraq about 48 hours ago." So they bought DH steak and lobster! Turned out one of the guys was the drummer for a band called Bad Company (??? rings a bell, but maybe I'm just hallucinating) and the other looked like a sports caster or something.
And an angel who lurks here gave me some tips on working with Expedia- I haven't had a chance to make the phone calls, but I really appreciate some of the folks here on the DIS! I hope her advice words and I get at least most of our $200 back.
While in Seattle we went in the Space Needle, walked around Pike's Market (which DS4 HATED- he doesn't like a lot of noise and crowds and got incredibly pouty), and had lunch at PF Changs, a first for us. DH took the kids out to dinner last night and I got a 2 hour nap (my first nap since Molly was about 6 weeks old!) and I ordered room service. I felt very luxurious. Also took a hot bath.
All in all, it was a nice weekend, and we're glad to have DH back. He was a bit tense for most of the weekend though- a combination of being extremely tired, the stupid ticket, not quite back into civilian reality yet....I'm hoping once he's home for good this weekend he can relax. I pick him up at the Oregon base (about 20 minutes from here) on Thursday morning.
I just want to give everyone a
! I finally had a moment to go back and really read through the last 3-4 pages of posts and it sounds like a lot of us can use a .For those of you who are feeling lonely because your husband's work a lot, I know exactly how you feel and don't underestimate your feelings just because some people are going without their husband's for awhile. I have had a different mindset this last year and a half- I dealt with him being gone because I HAD TO- there was no option. But when DH was home and worked a lot of hours, we would fight a lot because I felt like I was getting NO reprieve ever. And then when he was home, he wanted his 'cave' time when I felt like he should be spending more time with us...sound familiar?
Joats, justhat, lissawynn, Val- I hope you are all feeling better by the time you check in again.
SL- Lucas looks like such the happy dude in his big boy carseat!
DisKim- Going to NC sounds like a great plan! I hope you & your DH will be able to come to a conclusion of whether it's somewhere you will both be happy.
Gems- sounds like Shelby is just getting older and maybe knows how to scream to get her way with you? Once they get to about 4-5 months, babies seem to really know what they want & start getting determined. Then again, hopefully it isn't an ear infection- watch for a fever...I just know my kids starting getting a little more stubborn at those ages and would start throwing a fit at naptime/bedtime.
lissawynn-
about the $500 Benihana-type bill! I LOVE that style of food, but we usually manage to get out for about $70 or so for DH, me and the two kids. Good luck with Jimmy's party! I'm having a homecoming party for DH on the 28th and so far only 40 of the 70 people have RSVPed. I just don't get what's so hard about making a 5 second phone call or email. tkyes- glad your party went well! how's the ankle?
Hillary- how are you doing? I'm really feeling for you and your DH. I know what you mean about investing and life insurance. Both of our parents are quite well off, so I don't worry about that, but it has been a lesson to DH and I to have VERY good life insurance so that if something happened to one of us, the other could pay off all the bills incl the house so we didn't have to worry about working, daycare for the kids, etc. We need to step it up this decade with our investments- we both are vested in the state's retirement system, but we need to start diversifying again....
Well, our weekend did have some ups- a table of some sort of high rollers sat next to us at dinner on Saturday night. They were Seahawks fans and we were near the airport (so maybe they were flying home later???). The restaurant we were at was kinda high end, yet not fancy- like a local favorite. Anyway, they were 3 men, in their 40s & 50s and they were admiring our children and the fact that we were at this restaurant with our kids, not Denny's. DH said, "Well, we're kinda celebrating." And I said, "Yeah, we're celebrating two things" and DH said, "It's our wedding anniversary....and I just got back from Iraq about 48 hours ago." So they bought DH steak and lobster! Turned out one of the guys was the drummer for a band called Bad Company (??? rings a bell, but maybe I'm just hallucinating) and the other looked like a sports caster or something.
And an angel who lurks here gave me some tips on working with Expedia- I haven't had a chance to make the phone calls, but I really appreciate some of the folks here on the DIS! I hope her advice words and I get at least most of our $200 back.
While in Seattle we went in the Space Needle, walked around Pike's Market (which DS4 HATED- he doesn't like a lot of noise and crowds and got incredibly pouty), and had lunch at PF Changs, a first for us. DH took the kids out to dinner last night and I got a 2 hour nap (my first nap since Molly was about 6 weeks old!) and I ordered room service. I felt very luxurious. Also took a hot bath.
All in all, it was a nice weekend, and we're glad to have DH back. He was a bit tense for most of the weekend though- a combination of being extremely tired, the stupid ticket, not quite back into civilian reality yet....I'm hoping once he's home for good this weekend he can relax. I pick him up at the Oregon base (about 20 minutes from here) on Thursday morning.
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Great pics. So happy for you guys!! Was hoping to find an update on your reunion somewhere!!! 
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alice28-What wonderful pictures--you have a beautiful family. 
That's really cool about the people buying the dinner ( I remember Bad Company,too--must have been an 80s thing--guess I'm getting old! )
Gems--don't have too much advice about Shelby. I would always think DD had an ear infection when she would cry like that, and everytime I took her to the Dr. it would be nothing. She was just learning that crying brought mommy and daddy around. Hope things improve for you.
lissawyn--I hope Jimmy's party goes well. I hate it when people don't RSVP. It's hard to believe that the babies are turning into little toddlers. Which leads me to another question--How long do we get to be "new mommies"? Hopefully, indefinitely--I love checking in here!
Diskim--Good luck getting rid of the old toys. I mentioned something to DH about putting some of the empty boxes in the basement out with the recycling and he about lost it. The boxes are empty--what could we possibly be saving them for? At least your toys have some sentimental value; I hate to see what happens when I want to really clean house!
Well, DH has today and tomorrow off b/c he worked so much the past 2 weeks! Yippee! And then we leave for Disney on Thurs. morning. So the kids get to hang with daddy for 8 whole days! And I"ll get a little help getting this house together before we leave--I guess I should start to think about packing . Well, I guess I better go and see what DD is up to--I get concerned when a 2 year old is playing quietly! Hope everyone has a great day!
That's really cool about the people buying the dinner ( I remember Bad Company,too--must have been an 80s thing--guess I'm getting old! )Gems--don't have too much advice about Shelby.
I would always think DD had an ear infection when she would cry like that, and everytime I took her to the Dr. it would be nothing. She was just learning that crying brought mommy and daddy around. Hope things improve for you.lissawyn--I hope Jimmy's party goes well. I hate it when people don't RSVP. It's hard to believe that the babies are turning into little toddlers. Which leads me to another question--How long do we get to be "new mommies"? Hopefully, indefinitely--I love checking in here!
Diskim--Good luck getting rid of the old toys. I mentioned something to DH about putting some of the empty boxes in the basement out with the recycling and he about lost it. The boxes are empty--what could we possibly be saving them for? At least your toys have some sentimental value; I hate to see what happens when I want to really clean house!
Well, DH has today and tomorrow off b/c he worked so much the past 2 weeks! Yippee! And then we leave for Disney on Thurs. morning.
So the kids get to hang with daddy for 8 whole days! And I"ll get a little help getting this house together before we leave--I guess I should start to think about packing . Well, I guess I better go and see what DD is up to--I get concerned when a 2 year old is playing quietly! Hope everyone has a great day! - Status
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