Thursday Chat

Juanita · Guru

RE: Thursday Chat

Alicia · Senior Member

sappy wrote:

today is dan's birthday.

we're making him pecan pie (his fav) and a carb filled dinner as a treat since he's been on atkins.

the motorcycle i got him in april is his birthday present but i feel weird about not giving him anything. i HAAAAATE that.

Would you let Jake have/drive a motorcycle when he gets his license? There is a teen that drives one to school. I saw him and said that I wouldn't let Stephen have one. He didn't even question why. He would probably have more to say if he had his license and money to get one.

I don't think you need to get him anything else for his bday and I hate all housework.

sappy · Guru

Alicia wrote:

sappy wrote:

today is dan's birthday.

we're making him pecan pie (his fav) and a carb filled dinner as a treat since he's been on atkins.

the motorcycle i got him in april is his birthday present but i feel weird about not giving him anything. i HAAAAATE that.

Would you let Jake have/drive a motorcycle when he gets his license? There is a teen that drives one to school. I saw him and said that I wouldn't let Stephen have one. He didn't even question why. He would probably have more to say if he had his license and money to get one.

I don't think you need to get him anything else for his bday and I hate all housework.

jake at 16 driving a motorcycle? no.flipping.way. money or not he's not old enough to hold a title i don't think.

Robin · Guru

Yesterday, Mark asked me how old you had to be to drive a motorcycle.

I told him 21.

I should have told him 40.

Robin · Guru

Henry lost ANOTHER tooth yesterday.

The tooth fairy almost forgot about the tooth in the mailbox.

I snuck outside while Henry was eating breakfast and put $2 in there.

It's a good thing because Henry remembered (for once).

Sunshine · Guru

Sonya wrote:

Good morning!

:wave:

What is your favorite "housework" to do?

Laundry, hands down. I love it. It's satisfying to me to see everyone's stains and crap gone, lol, and folding is one of those good "thinky" things where your hands can do one thing and your mind can be miles away.

I do hate matching socks though! Ugh.

apies · Guru

sappy wrote:

CoffeeQueen wrote:

sappy wrote:

today is dan's birthday.

we're making him pecan pie (his fav) and a carb filled dinner as a treat since he's been on atkins.

the motorcycle i got him in april is his birthday present but i feel weird about not giving him anything. i HAAAAATE that.

Happy Birthday, Dan. A motorcycle is a pretty big gift. I think you are set for the year.

I have never made pecan pie. I love to eat it though.

i haven't made one either. i got a recipe from my sister (all recipes.com) that she's made before that is sooooo good. chocolate bourbon pecan pie.

i am subbing vanilla for the bourban because i don't have any and don't want to buy it for that small amount.

i think i made this a few years ago!!!

i bought one of those airplane sized bottles at the liquor store.

it turned out great!

apies · Guru

Sonya wrote:

i'm packing up my china today.

i don't have enough packing materials. boohiss.

i think i'll likely leave my fancy china packed up.

I feel like I'm going backwards in my life (house to apartment) but oddly, it's calming me not freaking me out.

though i am freaking out about listing the house. i love this house. i just don't love the commute.

i ended up doing that with my china the last time we moved too.

it's in a box downstairs in the basement.

what a waste!

Sunshine · Guru

Sonya, that stinks about hf&m going around! Poor Char.

Apies, I can kinda understand liking to clean the bathroom, except I haaaaate having to do anything to the toilet. Idk why, but I have a huge hangup about toilets (:crazy). I do it, but I hate it.

Melissa, I hope the sleep issues work themselves out -- I can't imagine having to deal with that at just 9 months! Ugh...my older always were quick to drop naps, but not that early!

Sara, too cute about Bennett! He does sound super smart. smile

apies · Guru

Robin wrote:

Henry lost ANOTHER tooth yesterday.

The tooth fairy almost forgot about the tooth in the mailbox.

I snuck outside while Henry was eating breakfast and put $2 in there.

It's a good thing because Henry remembered (for once).

i've never heard of tooth fairy visiting the mailbox.

is this how other people do it?

we always did it under our pillows.

Robin · Guru

Funny story: I help with something called "Sprouts" on Wednesday nights. Here is the description from the newsletter.

WHAT: Just as a seed grows into a sprout
and, finally, into a full-grow plant, in SPROUTS
children have an opportunity to grow as
Christian disciples. Participants learn to
practice daily

*Acts of Kindness (helping others)
* Acts of Justice (helping our world)
* Acts of Devotion (relating to God)
* Acts of Worship (praising God with others)

My friend Beth started this class because 6th graders didn't have choir on Wednesday nights--it's just goes up to 5th grade, and the youth Bible study starts at 7th grade.

Anyway, Beth told me the other day that someone in an executive meeting asked her why she had a sex education class every Wednesday night during the school year. :brow: Apparently, the idea of a seed and a sprout made that person think sexually. Beth said she tried to explain what I copies in blue above but just kept making it sound worse and worse.

-- Edited by Robin on Thursday 27th of August 2009 01:07:14 PM

apies · Guru

i cannot believe i go back to work on tuesday.

it's SO crazy, but i'm SOOOO ready. ugh

my kids are SO loud and fight over EVERYTHING.

emily is a screamer so she SCREAMS everytime jake does something to pizz her off - get too close to her on the stairs, open the door when she's in the bathroom, try to close the gate at the top of the stairs (he can't actually do it), etc etc etc.

i can almost deal with his destruction more easily than i can deal with her screaming and whining all.day.long.

she NEEDS to be back at school!!!

Robin · Guru

apies wrote:

Robin wrote:

Henry lost ANOTHER tooth yesterday.

The tooth fairy almost forgot about the tooth in the mailbox.

I snuck outside while Henry was eating breakfast and put $2 in there.

It's a good thing because Henry remembered (for once).

i've never heard of tooth fairy visiting the mailbox.
is this how other people do it?

we always did it under our pillows.

Henry was TERRIFIED of the tooth fairy so we started by putting his teeth in the mailbox.

And now we still do it that way.

-- Edited by Robin on Thursday 27th of August 2009 01:08:08 PM

apies · Guru

Robin wrote:

apies wrote:

Robin wrote:

Henry lost ANOTHER tooth yesterday.

The tooth fairy almost forgot about the tooth in the mailbox.

I snuck outside while Henry was eating breakfast and put $2 in there.

It's a good thing because Henry remembered (for once).

Henry was TERRIFIED of the tooth fairy so we started by putting his teeth in the mailbox.

And now we still do it that way.

i've never heard of tooth fairy visiting the mailbox.
is this how other people do it?

we always did it under our pillows.

this is cracking me up b/c it's impossible to find your reply in the mix.

but i found it and that makes PERFECT sense! :)

Supafly · Guru

Sonya wrote:

damn it.

mike just called and charlie has pimply spots on his face

hand foot and mouth is going around the daycare.

shoot me

he has an appointment at 4:40.

of course I'm at home today and mike is super busy. He should be in a good mood when he gets home :shoothead:

Oh no!!!! I'm sorry, Sonya. That sucks royally. I hope he is better soon.

Robin · Guru

apies wrote:

Robin wrote:

apies wrote:

Robin wrote:

Henry lost ANOTHER tooth yesterday.

The tooth fairy almost forgot about the tooth in the mailbox.

I snuck outside while Henry was eating breakfast and put $2 in there.

It's a good thing because Henry remembered (for once).

Henry was TERRIFIED of the tooth fairy so we started by putting his teeth in the mailbox.

And now we still do it that way.

i've never heard of tooth fairy visiting the mailbox.
is this how other people do it?

we always did it under our pillows.

this is cracking me up b/c it's impossible to find your reply in the mix.

but i found it and that makes PERFECT sense! :)

I noticed that too and edited.

Too late.

Sorry.

Supafly · Guru

Happy Birthday Dan!!

Housework I like???

Does cooking count? I like that.

I don't mind doing the laundry, like Sonya said, but I detest folding and putting away.

I don't mind cleaning bathrooms, aside from the toilets, and even then, I only mind those in the bathrooms Bill uses. (and the floor around the toilet in those bathrooms is nasty too-wtf?)

Supafly · Guru

apies wrote:

i cannot believe i go back to work on tuesday.

it's SO crazy, but i'm SOOOO ready. ugh

my kids are SO loud and fight over EVERYTHING.

emily is a screamer so she SCREAMS everytime jake does something to pizz her off - get too close to her on the stairs, open the door when she's in the bathroom, try to close the gate at the top of the stairs (he can't actually do it), etc etc etc.

i can almost deal with his destruction more easily than i can deal with her screaming and whining all.day.long.

she NEEDS to be back at school!!!

Sounds like school starting will be a good thing for your kids!!! I can't handle screaming. I just can't. That is an immediate time out because I hate it so much. (not if they are outside-and I make exceptions for things like daddy tickling them and such. Then daddy gets in trouble and has to take on an extra duty for making them scream) Screaming absolutely SUCKS.

I'll taking whining over screaming anyway, even though whining sucks too.

My girls were terrors when school first let out, but we have gotten used to being together all the time again. I hope they are fine with going back! I am not sure I am ready for it, but I guess it will be nice to have those mornings to myself, especially since my parents travel a lot this time of year. But they are expecting the same kids to be in their classes-I hope they have some good friends in their classes this year!!! I am just a smidge worried about Kate being the oldest and feeling like everyone else is a baby.

Robin · Guru

Mark and I had quite a morning.

He wanted to play in our wading pool (which gets very little use), so I turned on the hose to put some water in it.

After much pleading, he convinced me to get on my swimsuit and join him.

We played:
-pretend swimming lessons
-rain, thunder, tornado
-pirate ship
-treasure hunt
-wash Holly (she was in the pool with us so I went and got the baby shampoo)
-shark attack
-make Holly slide down playset

Then we came inside and played bake shop with the little kitchen in Mark's room. He cooked milk bones for Holly, then he cooked a variety of pretend stuff for me.

Then he wanted to play house. He was the daddy, and I was the little girl named Ginger.

He told me some stories, put me to bed, brought me grapes to eat, turned on the nightlight, then he told me it was time to wake up and go to music class.

He was the music teacher. We sang songs, then played musical chairs.

And then when I mentioned it was lunchtime, he made pb&j sandwiches while I made noodles. I told him I wasn't old enough to cook so he got out the tape measure to show me that I was a big teenager.

Fun times.

Robin · Guru

I have so much to say today.

Yesterday, the boss at church called to ask if I would work on Mondays--all Mondays, permanently.

Of course I said yes because I was wanting to work this year.

The only problem with working Mondays is that Monday is the only Stay & Play day at Mark's preschool.

So I'll NEVER get to enjoy his one full day of school since I'll be working.

Otoh, I won't need to find any childcare arrangements for him, and he won't be mad at me because he'll be playing at preschool and not napping with the babies at Mothers' Day Out.

My boss lady also said if/when we got more babies, she'd add more days for me.

Now regular MDO workers get a discount on preschool (half off), so I'll be crossing my fingers that I'll get some kind of discount even if I am only working one day a week.