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Re: B&M Monday
I did not want to get up this morning at all! I am just counting down until next week when I get those extra days off for Thanksgiving!
I am annoyed at myself for eating crappy last week. I really need to get back on track!
On a happy note, my friend got married over the weekend and she wax absolutely beautiful! I am so happy for her! :-)
~TTC Buddies with akcrrr and amandaf6383~
Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP! Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64 Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
Oh man I'm so exhausted and I don't know why.
Also, I am so behind.
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Sarah, I saw your picture on FB, your friend's dress was so pretty!
I decided to be lazy yesterday and not go grocery shopping. Which means I get to go this morning before driving all the way to FW to work 1-10. I'm super smart.
#2 - Vegas was absolutely epic. Like seriously a thousand times better than I ever could have imagined.
MrsLynch - not okay. Tell MIL that she 1, does not get to change her mind 10 days before TG, and 2, she doesn't get to have two TG dinners - it's just not possible, since you're hosting the one for your family. Just tell her that it can't be moved this close, because others in your family have made plans with their other sides. She'll be pissy, sure, but she'll get over it!
I didn't sleep well at all last night either. Our elevators in the building are mirrored, and I looked like crap warmed over this morning... and the weird thing is, I didn't think I looked that bad when I was getting dressed this morning at home!
My kitchen is nearly painted - I have to edge a section about 4 feet wide, and then I can move on to painting the bar!!!
My brother's dog had her puppies last night, so if anyone you know would like a puppy, let me know! I've requested pictures as soon as they're cleaned up and cute
You're still relative newlyweds, right?
If there's a time to put your foot down (nicely, respectfully), now is it. You don't want to be dealing with this 5 or 10 years into your marriage. I'd just say something like, "Oh man! I'm so sorry, but we'd already planned to spend Thanksgiving Day with my family since we set aside Saturday for you. We're really looking forward to the big deal over the weekend... is there anything I can bring?" If you don't act like there's a way for something to change, then chances are, she might pout a bit, but you don't open yourself up for argument.
This exactly. H and I are newlyweds too, but this rule was set into place years ago. You have to handle it now, and if MIL gets pissy... well, tell her tough noodles. Unfortunately, you can't make everyone happy all of the time, but you've done your best to accomodate plans. People can't change them now.
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Thanks ladies!
We packed all weekend, which was exhausting, but I'm glad we made so much progress.
Leslie - how was the race in Vegas?
I'm off today to go to my orthopedics appointment. We signed up for the Turkey Trot and I'm hoping my knee can handle even walking it.
Is my MIL setting me up by asking me to cook her birthday dinner? She said she wanted to see me make something good. I normally want to give people what they want for their birthday, but DH thinks his mom is trying to just be critical. I should probably just listen to DH right?
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I'm back at work and I am completely nauseous. I came back to 291 emails...currently wading through them but thankfully half are personal and not work related.
Why do some people not understand the meaning of "no"? It is a complete sentence. And fighting me on it just makes things worse because then I feel I have to lie for the person to better understand that I don't want to do what they are asking.
We have something going on every.single.night this week; I'm partly glad because it should make the week fly by which makes me closer to 2 days off.
My night also lacked sleep. I got maybe 4 hours between being anxious and the guy next to me sawing logs so I don't know if playing racquetball will actually happen tonight.
I was in bed all day yesterday hungover and with a migraine. And today I go to the dentist. Blech.
On a good note, I got plenty of sleep last night. Going to sleep at 8:30 will do that.
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Just do it!
I would listen to your DH- he knows his mom and likely knows her games. Or you could go get take out and claim it as your own! I get you want to give her what she wants but it shouldn't be at your expense just because it's her birthday.
Does your brother breed dogs?
This, and this. If DH says she's doing it, she probably is.
Also... I got to play with the cutest baby Saturday night at dinner. She is four months old, and she had this funny, delayed laugh every time you'd tickle her or get her nose. It was hilarious. I held her a while, and J was playing with her too... *sigh* the babies rabies is flaring badly over here.
I don't have much to B&M about. Starting Monday off with getting your blood drawn is never fun though.
Leslie - I can't wait to hear about Vegas!!! 17 days until I'm there...eek!
I don't have much to B&M about. I had an OB appointment Friday and got a high five because I have finally gained weight! YEAH! We are doing another sono next aapointment to see how much Caroline is growing because she has been measuring small. If she is still measuring small she will move my due date back.
My ankles are killing me but they aren't swollen or anything.
I was in bed by 8:45 last night and asleep before 9:30. It was wonderful.
Angela - no, he found a dog who was pregnant. He was considering just fostering her until after she had her puppies and then finding a new home for her as well, but I think they've decided to keep her. But, they can't keep any of the puppies - she makes 3 dogs already! I passed along the Paws in the City link you posted a while back.
Hey Ladies,
I missed you all last week! I'm bummed b/c I left my tablet in the seat pocket on an airplane and it hasn't been found yet. I think someone walked off with it which REALLY makes me mad. That is so dishonest and awful that people would do that.
Angie, yay for puppies! That is so sweet that they picked up the dog and are caring for her and the puppies. Pictures please!
Deepthi - I'd go with what DH said. He knows his mom best. Maybe y'all can take her out for a nice birthday dinner?
Michelle & Michael
Married - August '10
TTC - Since September 2011
Oh yea I remember you saying that earlier! Sorry, Ambien makes me forgetful.
If he can't find homes let me know & I can talk with the adoption coordinator to see about finding them foster homes. I've gotten another one of mine adopted out so I might be able to help as a foster! & the rescue pays for all of their shots & spay/neutering, so your brother wouldn't have to worry about that.
OR he could apply to be a foster home for Paws in the City for the doggies and they will send monthly flea & heart worm medicine and everything else except food & toys. Would they want to foster them for a little while?
i don't have much to b&m about either!
hubby called in yesterday :x bc he woke up saying "i really wanna go to church this morning!" but, it was an awesome day with him. i work m-f and he works f-sun so we rarely get a whole day together!
in-laws are still what they are.. crazy. husband actually said this weekend that they are rediculously crazy, and it's best for us to just not try to talk to them at all. they apparently fb stalk us, then post snarky posts on fb about how "doing non profit work and helping others is great, unless you post about it on fb bc then you are just bragging about it, so you aren't doing it to help others, just to make yourself look good" etc.. all bc i posted about how excited we were to be volunteering at the USO serving thanksgiving dinner. i get frustrated that they'd even twist things that way, husband said they are just plain crazy. he knows it'd piss them off to "delete them from our friends" on fb, so we just made the privacy to where we never have to read their negative b fests about us!
sorry for wanting to make the world a better place! 
If Paws in the City takes them in, they will get a ton of exposure. They do a lot of PR type events like parties, their website that gives information about all of the available doggies, and radio talk show segments, and then at the bottom level is the adoptions events. A large portion of their adoptions come from the adoption events, which is where we set up a space for doggies in front of a busy store front that has agreed to let us be there. The few that I've helped with were crazy busy because so many people were interested in the puppies that were there.
So if he wants them to find homes quickly, his best bet would be going through Paws in the City. Give him my number if he needs help figuring out the best way to go.
disclaimer*** Renee, please don't hate me if there are a lot of grammatical errors in here, the Ambien has taken over, good night!!
Warning - lots of cuteness!!!
I don't know if I had a migraine yesterday or there's been a change in the weather and it was sinus related but I have been dealing with head pain since Saturday. Thankfully it's managed to stay away for the most part today. I had to go to the dentist on Friday; I usually don't mind going but my mouth just hurt the rest of the day and that was just from a cleaning. Hopefully your trip is non eventful.
How was 560?
I just wrote the longest post ever about Vegas. It's a complete AW post, sorry!
Stephie - boo on headaches and dentists.
Everyone else - boo on tiredness and wicked in-laws.