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Thursday Randoms
Post your random thoughts. Because we need more than 2 posts today!
Re: Thursday Randoms
i was resisting the urge to whine about my first world problems. But since you practically begged. It is 90 degrees and my swimming pool is empty, aside from a huge dead spider, a few leaves and about 8 inches of swampy green water in the deep end. We are having work done on it, which I am no doubt excited over. However I wish it was already done. They are to start work late next week. <whine>. So now I need to spend the weekend Kev is away entertaining EJ without the awesomeness of just spending all weekend in the pool and eating sandwiches and fruit. <wine>
Today is our house inspection and appraisal, well actually DH is there now with the inspector and the appraiser is coming later.
I am slightly irritated that I have to take my 14 year old dog to the vet to have bloodwork done to check his liver and kidney function before they will refill his pain meds. I am quite sure that it isn't great but he is a 14 year old Labrador Retriever, I don't expect it to be. DH has to take him because I cannot lift him into my car.
On a lighter note, my boss has decided that are Fridays during the summer we are going to leave at 4 starting tomorrow.
Amanda, I'll share my FWP so you don't feel alone.
You all know we're renovating our main bathroom. Which means we have to use the man bathroom downstairs for everything. We live in a cape cod, so everything is pretty much on the main floor...and I'm so lazy that I HATE to have to go downstairs to use the bathroom. Some nights I don't even pee before going to bed because that means I'd have to go "all the way downstairs". (Which in my house still isn't far at all). I am LAZY.
Today was my last day of bootcamp. I survived AND I even have some muscles in my arms now from my hard work.
I cannot shake this horrible mood I've been in for over a month. I don't even realize I'm making these awful faces until someone asks me, "What's wrong?"
This is my first day at work this week. I had taken Tues and Weds off to do some stuff around the house but my plans were foiled when G got sick on Saturday (and still isn't 100%). I was glad to have the time with him, I just wish I could have gotten some stuff done that I really REALLY need to do.
I hope our inspection and appraisal are scheduled soon. I get anxious if I have to wait to long over big things like this. DH is leaving the scheduling up to our agent and that also makes me anxious because I don't know who he will want to use and so much for all the research I did the last few days...
Maybe if I just switch my energy to coming up with decorating inspiration for the house and start seeing to how I want things layed out...it will take some of the anxiety away from waiting for inspections to be done. Worth a try at least.
Max's 2nd birthday is tomorrow and his present is supposed to come today. It was a last minute thought. We were just going to wait to buy yard toys for the new house but decided while that is still a plan....it was too long to make him wait for a gift. (Even if he is 2, won't remember and we have more then enough toys).
I'm already working on dh's father's day gift even though he went out 2 days before mother's day and bought me something that we were planning to purchase anyway.
Every year we get him something personal and special. I keep hoping he will catch on and at least attempt to put some thought into mothers day. At least dd is in preschool now and made something cute for me there.
Today is DD's first trial run at daycare before I go back to work next week. I should be getting things done around the house before I go pick her up, but I just might be sitting on the couch eating Nutella with pretzel sticks instead.
... how do 12 weeks go by this quickly?!?!?!
Whine: I have this stupid dry cough that I cannot shake. No congestion, no other symptoms, just coughing. There may be nothing more annoying than an unproductive cough!
FWP: we have still not even gotten put on the schedule for our granite install/tile fixing. We've been dealing with this since Jan., and no one seems to be in any hurry to move things along. I don't know when someone is going to realize that they need to push us up on their priority list and keep us there till this is resolved. Never ever ever use Home Depot or Bradley Stone for your kitchen upgrade. Such poor standards for customer care!
More of a whine.. We should have broken ground on our home at the end of April. We have still yet to break ground. First it was a bs excuse of the number of homes that can start in a week, to our blueprints not being in, to now having difficulty getting the building permit. We are so fed up... we just want to scream and get our money back and move on. We were sold to think that our home would be done in 6 months plus or minus a week of two. Now we have no start date in sight and we are already almost 3.5 months in.
Plus, I am out of the country for work. 1.5 weeks in and another 1.5 weeks to go. I am just ready to go home.
I've learned I am a one coffee a day person. I drank one this morning and met up with a former student for a second before lunch and I just feel off. Decaf please.
My dear friend is expecting a baby soon and it totally makes me want another...til I get our daycare bill or get toddler attitude. Then I'm content with one;)
I get really tired of being asked when we're going to have a second kid. While we'd love to, it's just not in the cards right now. And I hate having to paste a fake smile on and saying 'oh, one day!' when I really want to say 'none of your damn business'.
The dogs have to go for teeth cleanings on Wednesday. I love that dog oral care is WAY more than my own.
Today was my daughters kindergarden graduation and I cried like a baby. But an UGLY baby- one that hiccups and shakes her chin and weeps like its the end of the world. So embarrassed by it.
i have been working out religiously and am so bummed that in my 30s my body doesn't react as quickly to exercise like it used to. And I also can't bounce back from soreness like I did in my 20s. Amber: where did you do boot camp and tell me about it. There is one near me that my friend is trying to get me to do with her.
I'm taking Jackson out of school for the dentist tomorrow. I've been working with him all week to get him excited to go, but he's not into it and I'm hoping that the appointment isn't that bad. He was well behaved at the last one, and it helps that the dentist's chair has massage and full cable to entertain him, but I always fear a meltdown and being totally embarrassed that my child will be heard screaming in the law office next door.
Another random--Jackson's favorite daycare teacher moved to Charlottesville in December. I got a text from her a few weeks ago asking if jackson could be the ring bearer in her wedding and another yesterday that she's in town, and now she's coming over on saturday for a zoo trip and lunch. I think we talk more now than when J was in her class, since most days she was gone before I picked him up.
I never thought I was weird about the #13 but I am..... I avoid it at all cost whether that row when seated somewhere, day in the month etc. I don't think it is a phobia.... more paranoid. Ha. You asked for random!! :P
I understand on that 2nd baby thing. DH and I really can't decide. ANd we aren't getting any younger. I feel like it is all I think about. DH has had some medical issues and would have to go off a medicine that is working really well for him right now. Madi most days is anti another baby. Part of that is she thinks we would get rid of her. Not joking..... not sure who told her that. I was an only and was very happy. She would be fine. Then a big part of me wants to just break out all the baby stuff for our garage sale in 2 weeks. If everyone thought out another child like we do.
I hear you about the body reacting differently in your 30's. I joined WW in my 20's and dropped weight like nobody's business. I've gained and lost the same 10lbs for the past 5 years! (I also feel like it's harder with a family...back when I did it before if I had a big lunch I'd eat a bowl of cucumbers for dinner. I can't really feed my family cukes!)
Anyway, I did a bootcamp at my gym in White Oak. Ours was at 5:45 am, and was about 45 minutes. She did a warm up and then 30 minutes of exercises and a stretch/cool down at the end. The 30 minutes was more than enough of the kind of stuff she had us doing. I'm glad I did it, because it really challenged me, and made me do things I normally don't. (like tons of pushups, which I suck at...but I have gotten better!) There were a lot of squats and burpees and push ups and jacks.
My daughter screamed so loud at one of her dentist appointments that they had to put her in the special quiet room. LoL. I'm sure you son won't be the first to scream at the dentist. Although it does feel like a huge waste of time.
Amber thanks for sharing... It sounds fun and maybe it will be the kick I need to pish harder. ( I also hate push ups!)
I agree it is so much harder to eat with the family. The bowl of cereal I used to eat for dinner wouldn't cut it in my house.
We had a showing this morning, another one tomorrow afternoon and a second visit on Saturday. I am happy that we've had like 8 showings since being on the market (only 3 weeks today), but still - it's hard not to take the lack of offers personally! Also, it's been a bit stressful keeping up with the house, but my carpets have never been so loved. LOL
I have to say that we are so incredibly blessed with Sean - he is so content and happy - overall a good sleeper and just so pleasant to be around. It's so different from the older two (especially Conall!).
My three sons!
another ditto on the 2nd kid questions. My kid is 5. I figured it would stop by now but I think I've been asked like 3 times in the past week!
Dd was such a handful that we waited and the I had some medical issues that delayed our decision even more. When I give people a vague response they want to know more and it's none of their business! I'm not super heartbroken about not having another but at times I do feel bad so it's annoying to be asked all the time! I can't imagine if I was dealing with IF or miscarriages! People are far too nosey!
ohhh this is so annoying! It is just flat out inconsiderate. Families do this ALL the time at our school and I have to wonder why they feel so entitled to park there?!