Tuesday tomfoolery

melody921

Good morning, ladies! It's snowing here, so I start this day with a super important question: Does anyone own Sorel boots, and are they worth the price tag? Wondering if this is something I'll spring for next year as some of the styles are adorable.

kelbel527

No Sorel boots, but with the winters around here, I probably should invest in something better than my super cheap boots that don't keep my feet warm.

We had a major parenting fail this morning:  Brody woke up, said his stomach hurt and that he thought he was going to puke.  Then 10 minutes later, as we debated keeping him home, he kept asking us if he could play video games on the kinect all day if he stayed home.  Then, he was jumping off the couch.  With no fever, no puking, we decided to take him to school.  

Of course he puked on the way there.    Now DH is cranky because, duh, puke sucks, especially in the car.  I feel bad for Brody, and I'm going to have to work from home this afternoon after being off most of the last two weeks.  Happy 2015! 

Pokedot

YES! I just bought a pair for this year. I had Columbias for like 12 years and realized last year salt ate right through the top of them! ;( I ended up getting some Sorels because I wanted them for errands on sloppy days, time at the ice rink and general winter crap. I have these:

https://smile.amazon.com/Sorel-Womens-Tofino-Grizzly-Siberia/dp/B00HQ4M7OA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420553206&sr=8-5&keywords=sorel+joan+of+arctic+boots

Love them. They aren't bulky and actually feel like wearing a shoe and keep my feet amazingly warm. I tried on the "Joan of Artic" style too and those reminded me more of a super heavy boot. They also cut me at the ankle a bit and was uncomfortable. The ones I got feel just like shoes.

 

 

 

MarisaKathleen

I bought new boots this year.  First time in probably 19 years since I hate winter and only wear boots to shovel snow. :-)  I bought a pair of Tundra ones.  They're not stylish by any means, but they're fantastic.  They're just the warmest boots ever and feel like they weigh 10lbs, so I feel like I'm also getting a nice leg workout when I'm foraging through the stupid snow. https://www.zappos.com/tundra-boots-lacie-black  These are the ones I bought.

Also, the windchills here were like -20 this morning.  It's our first week of cold/snow and I'm already over it.

redneckmomma25

I woke up in the middle of the night in an absolute panic over having two kids. I just don't know how I will be able to handle it. I really need to work on myself over the next couple months. I just don't know how I will have enough patience for two kids. I know asking for help and whatever you need to do for DD. I don't know. Feel like I am just not going to be able to be a good mother for a while.

Pokedot

My stomach bug is still here but thankfully it's not the throw up version. I tried spaghetti last night, just a touch of sauce. No go. I was starving and just kind of chanced it. Not a good idea.

It's cold again here today but not as much as yesterday. My car said -3*, better than -11*.

My boss was born and raised here, moved away for a few years and then came back 4 years ago. He acts like he's never lived in the UP of Michigan. Our winters are harsh. It gets cold, so prepare. His car wouldn't start yesterday which was supposed to get a new battery last year and never did. It didn't start for his wife last week. Dude, pony up the $120 and get a battery. Also don't allow your 4 cylinder car to have like zero gas in it when the windchill is -30*. Your gas will freeze. Dumb, dumb, dumb!

MarisaKathleen

So my FIL never came to Christmas.  Made up some BS excuse that he was mad about the fact that in 2012 when he had to have part of his foot cut off (due to Berger's disease that COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED) that none of us were there for him.  DH and I visited him 3x between the hospital and the rehab facility and SIL visited him 3x a week and did all of his laundry & cleaned his condo from top to bottom while he was in there.

This turned into a mess on Christmas when we were over there because SIL who is really close with FIL of course defends him and I finally spoke up and said that it was BS because her kids are the only one that he seems to give a shit about.  This led to a big drawn out argument  discussion about the fact that she needs him in her life way more than we do because we all have other grandparents for our kids.  Now she's mad at me.  Because I have a Mom and she doesn't and if their Mom was alive then he would be so different.  Dude.  Are you serious?  Other SIL & BIL said way worse things than I did during our discussion, but apparently because I have a Mom and they don't, DH & I & our kids are somehow better off.

I'm going to have serious discussions with my kids when they're older about how when you marry the person you love, you also marry their wacko family.

MarisaKathleen

We don't even go through a half gallon of milk in a week.  We're not big milk drinkers...Nancy drinks milk in the morning and with dinner, but would rather have water.

I don't remember the last time I even drank milk.  Probably with a brownie or some other chocolate based dessert...

redneckmomma25

About a gallon a week. G only has one cup a day. I like cereal and a glass sometimes.

tyrannasaurusjess

I just got a pair of LL Bean duck boots, and I really like them. Between those and my Hunter boots, I get by in the winter. Those Sorel boots are super cute, though!!

We go through a shit ton of milk here. Jasper has almond milk, which i've only ever found by the half gallon-- we usually go through at least 3 of those a week (I use it in my cereal and in pancakes, too). We usually get a gallon of 2% as well for H and cooking.

kelbel527

Yep, we're huge milk drinkers.  I buy at least 2 gallons of fat-free milk each week and usually 2 half gallons of Aedan's soy milk.  We are also almost out of milk today and need TP at our house as well.  DH was supposed to do that, but now he's home with a sick kid.  

And it's freaking cold out today, but it's only going to be worse tomorrow.  I really don't know why I live here.

kelbel527

I have a Tuesday confession that's probably flame-worthy.  

90% of the time DH clears the snow off my car, warms it up for me and scrapes ice off of it.  We both park outside right now, so he does both our cars at the same time.  He also takes care of the sidewalks if they're too slippery and will shovel around my car so it's easier to get in.  Sometimes, he'll even clear off my car at work if he has to pick up Aedan from daycare anyway.

However, this morning, he didn't do any of that.  I had to clean the snow off my car in negative windchills.  And he didn't warn me ahead of time (he already took the dogs out, so I thought he cleaned the cars then).  I actually was pissed at him.  

I'm not sure when I got so spoiled, that I'm mad that my husband didn't do everything for me this morning.  I'm going to blame the freezing weather for my bad attitude.  

Pokedot

MarisaKathleen said:

So my FIL never came to Christmas.  Made up some BS excuse that he was mad about the fact that in 2012 when he had to have part of his foot cut off (due to Berger's disease that COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED) that none of us were there for him.  DH and I visited him 3x between the hospital and the rehab facility and SIL visited him 3x a week and did all of his laundry & cleaned his condo from top to bottom while he was in there.

This turned into a mess on Christmas when we were over there because SIL who is really close with FIL of course defends him and I finally spoke up and said that it was BS because her kids are the only one that he seems to give a shit about.  This led to a big drawn out argument  discussion about the fact that she needs him in her life way more than we do because we all have other grandparents for our kids.  Now she's mad at me.  Because I have a Mom and she doesn't and if their Mom was alive then he would be so different.  Dude.  Are you serious?  Other SIL & BIL said way worse things than I did during our discussion, but apparently because I have a Mom and they don't, DH & I & our kids are somehow better off.

I'm going to have serious discussions with my kids when they're older about how when you marry the person you love, you also marry their wacko family.

I've stated many times that my MIL is a hermit and she's a bit weird. She has many phobias we'll say and it ends of affecting not only her but her family. My FIL passed away 22 years ago next month. It hit her hard and DH too. He was 14. We talk frequently how his mom would be much different if his dad were still around. That being said it doesn't give your FIL or my MIL the right to act the way they both do.

Pokedot

dimples12 said:

I had errands planned today but it's snowing. I'd go anyhow but apparently the crews aren't out plowing yet. Why the hey? I'm mostly annoyed because I need milk. I was going to stop yesterday but CJ fell asleep in the car. I need to start buying 2 gallons at a time. Anyone else consume a ton of milk? We get so little snow, so I use DH's boots or some cheap snow boots.

We could go through 2+ gallons a week. I went yesterday and knew we had 1 gallon in the fridge but I bought 2 more plus a gallon of chocolate. DH likes it. Guarantee I'll be back for more next Monday. We need a cow I think.

Pokedot

kelbel527 said:

Yep, we're huge milk drinkers.  I buy at least 2 gallons of fat-free milk each week and usually 2 half gallons of Aedan's soy milk.  We are also almost out of milk today and need TP at our house as well.  DH was supposed to do that, but now he's home with a sick kid.  

And it's freaking cold out today, but it's only going to be worse tomorrow.  I really don't know why I live here.

It was -30* here yesterday morning. Today -20* and tomorrow it's supposed to hit -40*...my brother lives 3 hours North of me. I think he's f*cking crazy.

MRoxy0628

Yes, I have Sorels.  I just got them this year as a Christmas gift.  I used to just wear Uggs, but like others wanted some sturdy boots for sledding and playing outside with Lily.  The ones I have are huge and heavy, but I still think they look cute.  These are the ones I have:  https://www.sorel.com/womens-caribou-boot-NL1005.html?dwvar_NL1005_variationColor=281#q=caribou&start=2

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kelbel527

Pokedot said:

kelbel527 said:

Yep, we're huge milk drinkers.  I buy at least 2 gallons of fat-free milk each week and usually 2 half gallons of Aedan's soy milk.  We are also almost out of milk today and need TP at our house as well.  DH was supposed to do that, but now he's home with a sick kid.  

And it's freaking cold out today, but it's only going to be worse tomorrow.  I really don't know why I live here.

It was -30* here yesterday morning. Today -20* and tomorrow it's supposed to hit -40*...my brother lives 3 hours North of me. I think he's f*cking crazy.

Does that include windchill?  Either way, -40 is freaking crazy.  

It's -14 here today w/ windchill, but supposed to get down to -34 with windchill tomorrow.  There's already discussion about closed schools tomorrow.  

Pokedot

kelbel527 said:

Pokedot said:

kelbel527 said:

Yep, we're huge milk drinkers.  I buy at least 2 gallons of fat-free milk each week and usually 2 half gallons of Aedan's soy milk.  We are also almost out of milk today and need TP at our house as well.  DH was supposed to do that, but now he's home with a sick kid.  

And it's freaking cold out today, but it's only going to be worse tomorrow.  I really don't know why I live here.

It was -30* here yesterday morning. Today -20* and tomorrow it's supposed to hit -40*...my brother lives 3 hours North of me. I think he's f*cking crazy.

Does that include windchill?  Either way, -40 is freaking crazy.  

It's -14 here today w/ windchill, but supposed to get down to -34 with windchill tomorrow.  There's already discussion about closed schools tomorrow.  

With windchill. Up north where my brother lives it's colder yet. They closed school yesterday but today they are open. Not sure on tomorrow yet but the whole week is supposed to be this cold. Gotta love winter!

Just checked weather.com and it's a cruel bitch haha. It still had Cancun on there from me checking 100x before vacation. 80*, how amazing would that feel right about now!

MRoxy0628

shiggybop said:

Anthony had an empty cup that had milk in it sitting on the table. He asked for water, so I brought him a cup of water. Well I left the room, came back and saw him finish pouring the water into the milk cup then he drank the milk-cloudy water

This reminds me of something Lily did the other night.  We were eating garlic bread and she started dipping it in her water.  Then she proceeded to drink the water that had garlic bread particles in it.  Yum.  

melody921

MarisaKathleen said:

So my FIL never came to Christmas.  Made up some BS excuse that he was mad about the fact that in 2012 when he had to have part of his foot cut off (due to Berger's disease that COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED) that none of us were there for him.  DH and I visited him 3x between the hospital and the rehab facility and SIL visited him 3x a week and did all of his laundry & cleaned his condo from top to bottom while he was in there.

This turned into a mess on Christmas when we were over there because SIL who is really close with FIL of course defends him and I finally spoke up and said that it was BS because her kids are the only one that he seems to give a shit about.  This led to a big drawn out argument  discussion about the fact that she needs him in her life way more than we do because we all have other grandparents for our kids.  Now she's mad at me.  Because I have a Mom and she doesn't and if their Mom was alive then he would be so different.  Dude.  Are you serious?  Other SIL & BIL said way worse things than I did during our discussion, but apparently because I have a Mom and they don't, DH & I & our kids are somehow better off.

I'm going to have serious discussions with my kids when they're older about how when you marry the person you love, you also marry their wacko family.

Amen to this. Sorry your SIL is being a jerk about this.

melody921

dimples12 said:

I had errands planned today but it's snowing. I'd go anyhow but apparently the crews aren't out plowing yet. Why the hey? I'm mostly annoyed because I need milk. I was going to stop yesterday but CJ fell asleep in the car. I need to start buying 2 gallons at a time. Anyone else consume a ton of milk? We get so little snow, so I use DH's boots or some cheap snow boots.

We go through about a gallon a week, sometimes more if I use it for cooking or baking.

melody921

MarisaKathleen said:

We don't even go through a half gallon of milk in a week.  We're not big milk drinkers...Nancy drinks milk in the morning and with dinner, but would rather have water.

I don't remember the last time I even drank milk.  Probably with a brownie or some other chocolate based dessert...

And now I want a brownie. Mmmmm.

kelbel527

MRoxy0628 said:

shiggybop said:

Anthony had an empty cup that had milk in it sitting on the table. He asked for water, so I brought him a cup of water. Well I left the room, came back and saw him finish pouring the water into the milk cup then he drank the milk-cloudy water

This reminds me of something Lily did the other night.  We were eating garlic bread and she started dipping it in her water.  Then she proceeded to drink the water that had garlic bread particles in it.  Yum.  

I try not to watch Aedan when he's eating.  Kids are gross.  Aedan will dip just about anything in ketchup.  Including fruit.  It's disgusting.

redneckmomma25

Has anyone used anything for nail biting? G bites her nails and I cannot stand it.

BeebopandBuddy

dimples12 said:

I had errands planned today but it's snowing. I'd go anyhow but apparently the crews aren't out plowing yet. Why the hey? I'm mostly annoyed because I need milk. I was going to stop yesterday but CJ fell asleep in the car. I need to start buying 2 gallons at a time. Anyone else consume a ton of milk? We get so little snow, so I use DH's boots or some cheap snow boots.

We buy three gallons of milk every weekend for the following week.  By Saturday we are usually running dangerously low.  We should really just buy a cow.

BeebopandBuddy

kelbel527 said:

I have a Tuesday confession that's probably flame-worthy.  

90% of the time DH clears the snow off my car, warms it up for me and scrapes ice off of it.  We both park outside right now, so he does both our cars at the same time.  He also takes care of the sidewalks if they're too slippery and will shovel around my car so it's easier to get in.  Sometimes, he'll even clear off my car at work if he has to pick up Aedan from daycare anyway.

However, this morning, he didn't do any of that.  I had to clean the snow off my car in negative windchills.  And he didn't warn me ahead of time (he already took the dogs out, so I thought he cleaned the cars then).  I actually was pissed at him.  

I'm not sure when I got so spoiled, that I'm mad that my husband didn't do everything for me this morning.  I'm going to blame the freezing weather for my bad attitude.  

My DH is tasked with all of that too.  I am from TX.  I do not shovel, I do not scrape.  I suck at it.  Usually he does it.  The sidewalks are another story.  I told him weeks ago that he should get salt to be ready for the first snow.  Of course, he didn't so our steps and walk were slippery this morning and will continue to be because I'm sure that all of the stores are out of salt.  

Pokedot

BobKat22 said:

My new years resolution has really ruined my bump time. I don't even know what Sore boots are. We don't get much snow. That ER trip I made that I decided was gas... actually was a severely diseased gallbladder. Surgery is soon to come. I don't have time for that crap! Or the money.

Oh no! Well at least you figured out what it was! FX for a successful surgery.

melody921

BobKat22 said:

My new years resolution has really ruined my bump time. I don't even know what Sore boots are. We don't get much snow. That ER trip I made that I decided was gas... actually was a severely diseased gallbladder. Surgery is soon to come. I don't have time for that crap! Or the money.

OMG, I hope you can get in quickly so you can be on the road to healing. Glad you got an actual diagnosis!

Hyaline

melody921 said:

Good morning, ladies! It's snowing here, so I start this day with a super important question: Does anyone own Sorel boots, and are they worth the price tag? Wondering if this is something I'll spring for next year as some of the styles are adorable.

I have Kamiks.  They're cute, but I definitely didn't buy them for that; they're I'm serious about keeping my feet warm boots.  And they do.  It's below zero here and the only thing that was warm outside were my feet.

I wear them to work every day and change into cute work shoes when I get there.  But for running errands or weekends I will wear them by themselves.  

BeebopandBuddy

I had a terrible mom fail moment with Maya this morning.  I swear every damn thing is a fight.  I tried to avoid it by letting her wear a dress even though it's 28 degrees outside.  I got out her cable-knit tights, and a sweater.  Of course, she was over the moon about the dress but when I told her she had to wear the sweater and put socks on over her tights, she had a huge kicking meltdown.  I may have yelled "I'm so damn tired of fighting with you!".  I then had to leave her room and close the door because I was so angry.  She flipped and started screaming.  I had to give everyone a few minutes to cool off.  It was awful.  I did make up with her and do hugs and everything, but it definitely wasn't my proudest moment.

Oh, and then Ethan pooped as I was putting his coat on.  This morning sucked.

Pokedot

BeebopandBuddy said:

I had a terrible mom fail moment with Maya this morning.  I swear every damn thing is a fight.  I tried to avoid it by letting her wear a dress even though it's 28 degrees outside.  I got out her cable-knit tights, and a sweater.  Of course, she was over the moon about the dress but when I told her she had to wear the sweater and put socks on over her tights, she had a huge kicking meltdown.  I may have yelled "I'm so damn tired of fighting with you!".  I then had to leave her room and close the door because I was so angry.  She flipped and started screaming.  I had to give everyone a few minutes to cool off.  It was awful.  I did make up with her and do hugs and everything, but it definitely wasn't my proudest moment.

Oh, and then Ethan pooped as I was putting his coat on.  This morning sucked.

I had a moment like that too with Bennett a few weekends ago. He wouldn't listenI dropped his humidifier in the sink on accident and it cracked. I lost my crap and yelled at him. Pretty sure at least one swear word came out but I can't remember what. He instantly cried and ran to his room. I felt so bad I actually cried. Kids are so hard. They know how to push buttons even when they don't actually mean to. Thankfully they probably won't remember any of this! Hope the rest of the day gets better.

melody921

@kelbel527's post hit home for me today. My DH is almost always the one to scrape the cars and get things ready to go by packing the cars in the morning. That said, even though he was busy doing that today, I was still grouchy with him bc he was not helping me at all before and after that to get the kids moving and out the door. When I told him I needed his cooperation in the morning, he got defensive.

I feel like sometimes we suck at communication. I say something, he takes offense. I ask for help, he points out all that he's already doing. It's not that I don't appreciate what he is doing (and I can admit that sometimes, yes, I need to back off a bit). But I feel like I get bogged down in so many stupid day-to-day tasks and I just need more help. We both work, we both care for the kids, but somehow I'm the one tasked with every errand from buying a bday gift to making sure we have paper towels. I handle the finances and all the communication/setting up of appointments with everyone from the daycare to the pedi to whatever repairman is needed. I guess I want a more even division of labor, but it's like he doesn't get how much time it's taking for me to handle this other BS.

MarisaKathleen

Just got a text from our sitter that Nancy has been hitting her and Cal all day and laughing about it & wondering if this is something she's been going at home.  Uh, nope.  Never done that before.  We don't hit.  Where the hell do they get this stuff from?!

It's so embarrassing when your kid acts like a dick when they're not at home.

Pokedot

MarisaKathleen said:

Just got a text from our sitter that Nancy has been hitting her and Cal all day and laughing about it & wondering if this is something she's been going at home.  Uh, nope.  Never done that before.  We don't hit.  Where the hell do they get this stuff from?!

It's so embarrassing when your kid acts like a dick when they're not at home.

Or when you're right there and somehow can't figure out how to diffuse the situation. They can just be embarrassing in general. haha

AKB090609

Guys, there is ice on DD's bedroom floor; inside, heat is on no liquids/pipes are present in the room. Do I make the kids share the other bedroom? Why does odd stuff only happen when DH is OOT?

BeebopandBuddy

melody921 said:

@kelbel527's post hit home for me today. My DH is almost always the one to scrape the cars and get things ready to go by packing the cars in the morning. That said, even though he was busy doing that today, I was still grouchy with him bc he was not helping me at all before and after that to get the kids moving and out the door. When I told him I needed his cooperation in the morning, he got defensive.

I feel like sometimes we suck at communication. I say something, he takes offense. I ask for help, he points out all that he's already doing. It's not that I don't appreciate what he is doing (and I can admit that sometimes, yes, I need to back off a bit). But I feel like I get bogged down in so many stupid day-to-day tasks and I just need more help. We both work, we both care for the kids, but somehow I'm the one tasked with every errand from buying a bday gift to making sure we have paper towels. I handle the finances and all the communication/setting up of appointments with everyone from the daycare to the pedi to whatever repairman is needed. I guess I want a more even division of labor, but it's like he doesn't get how much time it's taking for me to handle this other BS.

Yes.  All of this.  100%.  DH has no idea how it feels to have to keep up with so many things.  He will say he knows, but he really doesn't because I am thinking about things that aren't even on his radar.  He's not worried about getting mini-pretzels for Maya's class or writing thank you notes for gifts or half a dozen other things that I do.  He seems to think that the world stops turning while he is at work and he can only focus on that.  If I did that, so many things would become unmanageable.

melody921

BeebopandBuddy said:

I had a terrible mom fail moment with Maya this morning.  I swear every damn thing is a fight.  I tried to avoid it by letting her wear a dress even though it's 28 degrees outside.  I got out her cable-knit tights, and a sweater.  Of course, she was over the moon about the dress but when I told her she had to wear the sweater and put socks on over her tights, she had a huge kicking meltdown.  I may have yelled "I'm so damn tired of fighting with you!".  I then had to leave her room and close the door because I was so angry.  She flipped and started screaming.  I had to give everyone a few minutes to cool off.  It was awful.  I did make up with her and do hugs and everything, but it definitely wasn't my proudest moment.

Oh, and then Ethan pooped as I was putting his coat on.  This morning sucked.

I struggle not to fight with DS most mornings. He's up at the crack of dawn on weekends, but weekdays all he wants to do is sleep. This is exacerbated by the fact that he doesn't stay the f in bed after I say goodnight. Today, he wouldn't get up, kicked me as I was trying to get him out of bed and was just generally a grouch. Yesterday was a similar experience. DH gets all, "I don't know why you don't just give him a little more time to wake up." I open his door, turn on his light and walk away. Five minutes or so later, I gently try to wake him, then begins the struggle. We obviously don't have all morning to get out the door. I told DH he could be in charge of getting him ready.

By the time we got to school, everyone was happy, so I'm sure Maya bounced back from the incident as well. Mornings are just hard sometimes.

melody921

BeebopandBuddy said:

melody921 said:

@kelbel527's post hit home for me today. My DH is almost always the one to scrape the cars and get things ready to go by packing the cars in the morning. That said, even though he was busy doing that today, I was still grouchy with him bc he was not helping me at all before and after that to get the kids moving and out the door. When I told him I needed his cooperation in the morning, he got defensive.

I feel like sometimes we suck at communication. I say something, he takes offense. I ask for help, he points out all that he's already doing. It's not that I don't appreciate what he is doing (and I can admit that sometimes, yes, I need to back off a bit). But I feel like I get bogged down in so many stupid day-to-day tasks and I just need more help. We both work, we both care for the kids, but somehow I'm the one tasked with every errand from buying a bday gift to making sure we have paper towels. I handle the finances and all the communication/setting up of appointments with everyone from the daycare to the pedi to whatever repairman is needed. I guess I want a more even division of labor, but it's like he doesn't get how much time it's taking for me to handle this other BS.

Yes.  All of this.  100%.  DH has no idea how it feels to have to keep up with so many things.  He will say he knows, but he really doesn't because I am thinking about things that aren't even on his radar.  He's not worried about getting mini-pretzels for Maya's class or writing thank you notes for gifts or half a dozen other things that I do.  He seems to think that the world stops turning while he is at work and he can only focus on that.  If I did that, so many things would become unmanageable.

So what do you do @beebopandbuddy? I feel like this is a recurring point of contention for us bc every couple of months I snap and feel like I can't shoulder all this shit on my own anymore. But he goes into defensive/sarcastic mode with responses like "Well, if you think you do everything, than you just keep telling yourself that." It's like talking to a damn wall.

MarisaKathleen

AKB090609 said:

Guys, there is ice on DD's bedroom floor; inside, heat is on no liquids/pipes are present in the room. Do I make the kids share the other bedroom? Why does odd stuff only happen when DH is OOT?

That's weird!  I'd make them share the other room until DH gets back.  Or until it warms up, which might be by July...

melody921

AKB090609 said:

Guys, there is ice on DD's bedroom floor; inside, heat is on no liquids/pipes are present in the room. Do I make the kids share the other bedroom? Why does odd stuff only happen when DH is OOT?

Does the room feel cold? That's so strange. I'd probably double them up until you can figure out where it came from.