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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Ten Things Tuesday
I never start these but thought I would today so tell us all what's on your mind this week ladies?
Re: Ten Things Tuesday
1. I am so tired and ready to go to bed.
2. I'm really getting tired of working nights. I really want a normal sleep schedule but I don't want to give up the extra pay.
3. I got my nursing license for Georgia! I can officially practice as an RN there.
4. I can't believe how quickly time is flying. I can't believe it's already almost Thanksgiving.
5. I'm so ready for the holiday season!
6. I'm so ready for my weekend with Jenn! This time tomorrow I start my weekend.
7. I feel like we have so much to do to prepare for our move yet time just keeps slipping away and I'm afraid that come February we won't be ready.
8. I really wish we could start TTC again but I know it has to wait until after our move.
9. I'm so thankful that I work in a career that allows me to be off 4 days every week.
10. I'm really bummed about having to work Thanksgiving especially since I don't know that I will be able to see my family for Thanksgiving next year.
1. I was 15 minutes late to work today and feel bad about it.
2. #1 is because of the night job. I slept through my alarm - oops.
3. The night job is actually more fun that it has been in the past which makes the 5 hours go by a bit quicker (please remind me of this in another week when I'm venting about the job)
4. I'm going to enjoy really sleeping in tomorrow (Veterans Day Holiday) and then perhaps visit my DW at work for lunch.
5. I'm too chicken to call my old OB and tell them I'm switching offices so I'm going to do it when they close for their lunch hour
6. My boss is obsessed with spreadsheets
7. Apparently I have work on my mind today
8. I just realized I haven't had breakfast yet - time to heat up an english muffin, spread it with PB and then slice a banana on top
9. Has anyone ever seen these icons used?
10. Yay - I'm going to go look at my co-worker's baby crib tomorrow to make sure it's really what I want to get.
1. I think we have figured out what everyone is getting the boys for Christmas (Santa, us, grandparents.) So everyone is getting something they are excited to give, that the boys will be excited to play with, and that they aren't getting too much (last year we went overboard.)
2. The boys are so excited about Santa this year. They really get it. It is so much fun (and yet, I feel a bit bad "lying" to them.)
3. I was hoping to take the boys to Disney next winter - but L wants to wait another year so she'll be done with her dissertation. I am bummed.
4. Grayson has totally regressed in his potty training. It is so frustrating since he didn't have accidents for a month - and is now having them daily. It started when I traveled for work - but I have been back 2 weeks and it is getting worse, not better.
5. I need to flip my calender at work. It is still on October. Oops.
6. Tomorrow is going to be fun. I'll drop the boys off at school, go do a few errands, go home and veg out in a SILENT house, meet L for lunch, go see Amelia in the theater with L, pick up the kids from school, and meet one of my BF's from college in DC for dinenr (she is in town with her family.)
7. I wish I spoke Spanish. My life at work would be so much easier.
8. I really need to plug myself into my iPod and crank out some work today. Yesterday I searched for Christmas gifts all day.
9. I need more patience with my children.
10. I ROCK at finding bargains. I have coupons/codes for almost everything we are getting the kids. Go me.
1. Went to the dentist yesterday for a fractured tooth and have been in pain and running a fever since.
2. Because of #1 I am calling out of work sick tonight for the first time in 2 years.
3. I really want chocolate chip cookies.
4. Miss Annie did not want to nap this morning which has led to me being up and online this early in the morning.
5. I love being a mom , but it is the most tiring job I have ever had.
6. I really need to get the leaves raked. We are starting to look like "that" house outside.
7. I totally forgot my nephews birthday last week. I hope Carol called him while I was sleeping. ( We did send a gift)
8. I am eating bread and pesto at 9:45 in the morning because it is the only thing I can chew.
9. I must have made 10,000,000 typing mistakes in typing this with Annie. Hopefully I caught them all going back.
10. We are going to ABBA mania tomorrow night. I am really excited for this.
~Kennedy
1. Did you guys see Ellen & Portia on Oprah yesterday?? It was so great!!!
2. C made chicken pot pie on Sunday. Had it for dinner last night - oh my god it was so good!
3. I'm off work tomorrow for the holiday and THRILLED.
4. We had to cancel on our friends that were going to visit this weekend. C has so much to do for work/grad school in the next couple of weeks, it's just not a good time.
5. The plus side of that is that we both took Monday the 16th off, so we'll have an extra day to get things accomplished and spend some time together.
6. I wanted a fruit smoothie so badly this morning, but C and I were both in a rush so it just wasn't gonna happen
7. I'll have more Old Navy maternity clothes waiting for me when I get home! It seems like every day I discover that more clothes don't fit.
8. Holiday shopping has officially begun. I got the first gift I ordered (for my sister) in the mail yesterday! Now if only I could figure out what to get for everyone else...
9. I would still really love a smoothie.
10. A ton of people were laid off yesterday at my company. Glad just to be here today.
sahm ~ toddler breastfeeder ~ cloth diaperer ~ baby wearer
1. Is it weird that I'm excited that Martha Stewart will be on the Rachel Ray show on thursday? Too Fun!!!
2.My aunt had a beautiful wedding. I'm glad I went, but happy I'm home.
3. I don't really have the energy to teach 75 crazy kids ballet today
4.I want to wake K up cuz I'm lonely but she's not feeling well. I should let her sleep...
5. Still stressed about paying for my ballet teaching certification course
6 .Julianna Margulies is beautiful! (watchin rachel ray show right now)
7. I can't wait for the weather to change for good
8.We need to start our Thanksgiving menu. We usually have 2 dinners. One at our place and one at K's mom
9. OMG. Thanksgiving already!
10. Anyone seen A Christmas Carol yet? Want to go see it in 3D this weekend.
1) I"m so jealous of everyone who has tomorrow off. at least traffic will be light.
2) i'm bummed that we arent seeing a movie tonight - there is so much out i want to see!
3) A's pool table was delivered yesterday so, of course, today she's having friends over for pizza + pool.
4) i'm down 7lbs since joining ww two weeks ago, though i'm nervous about finding out i may have gained some back at tomorrow's weigh in.
5) I wish i didnt have to look at a
all day.
6) the carseat is (mostly) installed and i've been waiting on a call back from our police department since last thursday to check it. I'd normally call back at this point but i'm thinking it would be wise not to pi$$ off the cops in town...
7) I want to get curtains and wood blinds hung in the dining room before thanksgiving but i cant find anything i like thats in my budget. damn budget.
8) when is my phone going to ring?
9) Andrea told me this weekend that she's hoping our first placement will be a little, little baby. Which really surprises me since she's normally afraid of babies under 6 months!
10) i cant think of anything for 10...
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1. I'm not off tomorrow either.
2. But am thinking about calling in sick.
3. I am not sick, but tired.
4. And need to get caught up on school.
5. And workout.
6. I gained back 2 of the 7 lbs I lost.
7. 10 or 20 to go.
8. We'll see how I feel.
9. I am kind of obsessed with real estate in one locale in NJ but I am not sure if the neighborhood we can afford is "OK".
10. And, um, we need to sell our house and I need a new job...
1. I am an auntie! M's sister had a healthy baby boy Griffin today.
2. I am exhausted... Who thinks its a good idea to work and go to nursing school? I did not get home from St. Agnes last night until midnight.
3. I really want to find a home for my cat.
5. I hate our apartment and want a house.
6. I loved seeing my wife before I came to work today. She came home early to share the news.
7. I just noticed that everything I have to say starts with "I" (must be all about me today... LOL)
8. Excited to go buy more baby stuff.
9. Sooo glad that my schedule changes this week to 4 days.
10. Just realized that I am supposed to be working...
1. I should quit procrastinating and start working out while DW is at work instead of being online for hours.
2. Our dryer is fixed! I can do laundry for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks.
3. How do you roast a pumpkin? Is it like roasting a squash? I need to use ours before it goes bad.
4. My cat is a menace. She finds a cup of water and doesn't drink it but rather pushes it off of whatever it's sitting on just to spill it.
5. I like the saying on the tag of my Yogi Tea bag. "By honoring your words, you are honored".
6. I need to buy clamshell packages for the cakes slices I have to sell today but I don't want to go yet.
7. I have 2 Strawberry Shortcake themed cakes due on Saturday morning, I'm excited to start on them.
8. My poor DW wasn't able to get to sleep until after 3am, hopefully she can sleep in enough.
9. Is it possible to file taxes to claim a child (and get the credit) if you aren't working? If not, can my DP claim my child?
10. Our satellite is getting installed today! DW will now be glued to the couch.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
I roast a ton of pumpkins every year (we have 19 pie pumpkins this year) to make homemade pipe. This is what I do:
make sure you use a pie pumpkin
knock off stem (rubber mallet works best)
cut through hemisphere
leave seeds in for better flavor unless you want to roast the seeds
line a pan with heavy duty foil and put pumpkin cut side down
wrap whole pan or at least the pumpkins in more heavy foil so they sort of steam/roast in a little steam bundle
roast at 350 or 375 until you can squish down the pumpkin by pressing on the foil bundle - takes an hour or more depending on size and numbers of pumpkins.
let cool cut side up, scoop out seeds and stringy stuff
use a large spoon to scoop out the pumpkin
Maybe I don't have a heightened sense of smell, but I've never smelled any vagina on my pants. -- TSD
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Two Mommies Healing Hearts
1. Took the team three states away (13 hour drive) to a tournament this weekend and am still recovering from it.
2. Didn't run this morning because of said recovery and don't feel as guilty as I had expected.
3. Hopefully K won't be too upset with me this evening because she got up about 30 minutes early to make me breakfast because she thought I was going running. She could have slept in a litte more, and while she was going to work, I went back to sleep.
4. Trying to get one of my players a quick dental assessment. She almost lost a tooth this past weekend, and needs some sort of professional opinion before I can really confortably play her this weekend. The only dentist I know to ask (I don't know her but know people who do) works at a clinic that only treats people with AIDS so she can't see my player.
5. My co-coach got nauseous dealing with the bloody mouth this past weekend, I get to make fun of her for a while about that.
6. The baby boy is VERY active and is keeping K awake at night.
7. I love being able to feel him move through her belly.
8. The crib is on order, and I'm excited about putting it together.
9. I have so much tension in my shoulders, they hurt to the touch.
10. I have this icon
, in my quick launch toolbar and I use it daily.
1. I just finished my first night shift of the week and it reminded me how much I do not love them.
2. I loved that Ellen and Portia interview!
3. I'm debating the merits of starting my own blog, self indulgant, or not...and is that ok.
4. Soooo hungry right now but not enough energy to cook.
5. Can't wait to watch Mad Men on demand.
6. Also Nip/Tuck on demand.
7. I have five days off around New Years, where should we go on our minimoon?
8. All the wedding thank you notes are done, yay!
9. Had bad dreams again after watching that scary Orphan movie! yikes!
I saw a couple of photos on FB. Where the HECK was this??
1. We got bad news from our REA last night. The inspection of our condo came in below purchase price but at our asking price (buyer offered over asking + we pay closing) unfortunately the difference is $3000.
2. Today we came to an agreement of splitting the difference ($1500 us, $1000 buyer and $250 each agent). Odd, but it works.
3. Bummed that we have $1500 less to work with after closing, but the good news is closing is now the same day for the condo and the new house (it was 4 days sooner).
4. This means we can move directly from the condo to the house.
5. Orchestrating all the moving plans, visitors, friends helping is a lot!
6. We're still going to be packing tomorrow.
7. We really need to pick paint colors and flooring for the basement.
8. Wow, for a little while I was distracted from my tww.
9. 10dpo, only a few more days or waiting but I don't have much hope right now.
10. At least we have the new house and the holidays to keep us busy.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts