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confessions/aw/UOs/rants
We've checked in, let's biitch or brag.
Re: confessions/aw/UOs/rants
AW: Brooks is being considered for early admission to pre-school, I'm trying to walk the line between supporting his growth and pushing him, but he's really advanced with fine and gross motor skills as well as hiting all his milestones early.
Confession: I'm seriously hoping that the next round of IVF will be done while John's family goes on vacation in August so I don't have to go.
Rants: I told my mother she was horrible inappropriate this morning and that she needed to mind her own business and that if she didn't change the conversation I was hanging up, she kept going, I changed the conversation, she went back to the first one, I hung up
I don't know what an UO is, so that's it.
I have a minor rant. I cook dinner every night for DH and myself. As I am cooking, I keep the dishwasher open and throw stuff in as I'm finished with it. Then I leave it open while we eat. Almost every darn night, DH walks right past the open dishwasher and puts his dishes in the sink. grrrr.
Two nights this week, the dishwasher had clean stuff in it that I didn't get a chance to empty before dinner. Don't you know that those were the nights that DH decided to put his dirty dishes in the dishwasher?!?!? He didn't take notice that everything was spotless...and then we had to search for his dirty silverware.
MZO - I just PM'ed you.
My AW for the day is that SIL and nephew are moving out June 30th! Two more weeks!!
My little nuggets
Yay for Kernel! I am choosing to live vicariously though the AWs thread because my ILs are in town on very short notice and I am grumpy. I guess that is also my rant.
oh no! is your house clean?
Yes! Ha! I made DH go home at lunch yesterday and clean since they were coming. I am more annoyed at the $60 I spent at Trader Joe's and the awesome dinner I made when I was told they were coming at 630p. Yeah, they changed their minds and didn't get there until 830p- just when I was getting ready to put the baby to bed. Of course.
PS- CSA ladies, if you get garlic scapes in your order they make an AMAZING pesto.
This is more of a cranky vent: I have a sinus infection and I just want to go lay down in a dark room and sleep. My head is pounding and I can feel the pressure down into my jaw and teeth. And I'd like to know where all this snot is coming from. I finally got to the doctor yesterday so now I'm just waiting for the drugs to kick in.
I don't know if this qualifies as an AW but we are starting Jack on solids this weekend and I'm super excited to see what he does with real food.
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My little nuggets
Eh, I don't mind too much. I mean, yeah, I'd like the new tile to be in soon but Luke hasn't bought the drywall or grout or anything else he needs.
Ering - I made garlic scape pesto last week and it was delish!
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My only rant is with my job. It's been over a year and they will not make me a permanent employee. Because of this, all plans for a house are put on hold. It's driving me nuts. I'm actively looking, but haven't had any luck just yet.
My aw is piggy backing off of Jess's. Here's what I did for DH's father's day gift:
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back atcha
Here is my aw of father's day gift. I cut the stencil of m & p and this is it spray printed on scrap wood.
Rant: I have been left in the dark about two jobs I interviewed for. One had THREE interviews but neither has made a choice yet it seems. It is worst then molasses speed. Because both are the kind places that will "need" you ASAP the second they finally make a choice. If I didn't get I just need to know! No hard feeling you know.
You ladies are so creative. You all have adorable little ones
I need to go down to the PPA at lunch and prove to them with the cancelled check they cashed that I paid a parking ticket months ago and they can stop sending me bills and threatening to boot my car. I am sure I will have a rant after that.
Why are people obsessed with having their cars right in front of their house even when parking in your neighborhood is not an issue? Me- I'll park wherever I can fit my car.
Who wants to rant about the Phillies?
I scheduled my c-section for Baby Dos this morning. Makes everything feel so real when you've made an appointment to get a kid cut out of your stomach. Yikes.
My rant is about my (good intentioned) DH. He just takes on way too much, and I feel like I'm the one who suffers the consequences. He works two jobs, one of which requires tons of weekends/traveling and long hours, especially in summer. On top of that he signed up for the Philly Tri next weekend. We have some house projects, including getting Aisling's new room ready for her (which I wanted done, like yesterday) that he hasn't started, and others that he started and left halfway done (like I can't have her play in the yard right now because of a halfway done project that leaves the yard too dangerous for her to roam). He keeps telling me "it will all get done" and is annoyed when I ask again when that will be. I'm just so frustrated, because none of these projects are things I can do alone, and I feel like we're running out of time- the baby will be here in 3 months, and he's away half the time, plus my crazy summer hours started this week already...so I just feel like I'm drowning in house projects and unfinished business. I know he means well but I am going to explode if things don't start getting done. He just casually informed me last night that he has a friend coming to help him work on that yard project tomorrow...which is great...except we RSVP'd to a family party 3 weeks ago so now I'm going to be the bad guy who has to explain to the host that he bailed last minute.
AW: I'm 6 pounds from my pre-preggo weight. Thank you, breastfeeding! God knows I haven't been exercising other than some walks around the block with the baby, so I consider myself very lucky. Of course, things aren't quite distributed the way they were before...
Rant: I have mastitis. It's not really bad, thankfully, but I have to take antibiotics 4x a day for 10 days, which is annoying.
Confession: My MIL just found out she probably has to have major back surgery. I'm concerned for her, of course, but one of my first thoughts was how this would impact her offer to watch DS one day a week when I go back to work. Totally selfish, but I can't help it.
I don't know if this is a confession or a rant, but...DH's family and my family are very close -- his parents are best friends with my aunt and uncle. So when that part of my family has birthday parties and that kind of thing, my ILs are always invited. We have one tomorrow, and I kind of wish I could just enjoy the day with my family, and not have his there. It changes the dynamic.