Weekly Randoms 11.19-11.26

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chucksmom15

An excerpt from mothers Christmas list. Also on the list plan and host a family reunion for our entire extended family on her side.  I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried lol

Chawk17

chucksmom15 said:

An excerpt from mothers Christmas list. Also on the list plan and host a family reunion for our entire extended family on her side.  I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried lol

I'd pick the  family reunion ..one time and done. 

magnolia305

I hosted my family’s Thanksgiving today. 37 people in our house. Everything is finally picked up and back in order. I am ready for bed!

chucksmom15

Oh that wasn't all of the list @Chawk17.  And that would involve about 75 people from all over the state.  She had a gift certificate to Olive Garden on there.  We're going with that.  These were just some interesting highlights.

Chawk17

chucksmom15 said:

Oh that wasn't all of the list @Chawk17.  And that would involve about 75 people from all over the state.  She had a gift certificate to Olive Garden on there.  We're going with that.  These were just some interesting highlights.

Olive garden is more reasonable and yummy!  Good choice

smorzandoj

chucksmom15 said:

An excerpt from mothers Christmas list. Also on the list plan and host a family reunion for our entire extended family on her side.  I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried lol

What is she smokin?

kristinl492

smorzandoj said:

chucksmom15 said:

An excerpt from mothers Christmas list. Also on the list plan and host a family reunion for our entire extended family on her side.  I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried lol

What is she smokin?

“As long as I live” is my favoriate part lol

chucksmom15

We're not sure @smorzandoj but we get emails like this all the time lol.  She has a dramatic streak.

pandappanderson

Super random but I got a job offer and part of pre employment screening is a drug test..... I kinda laughed when the lady said I had to go get this done tomorrow after we had just finished talking about my pregnancy 

chucksmom15

Congrats @pandappanderson!!!  That's awesome!!

caitb13

Congratulations @pandappanderson!!

pandappanderson

Thanks guys! Be weird to go back to work with 11 weeks until the baby comes but with my husband on medical leave it’s necessary. 

diesel11111

@chucksmom15 that’s amazing lol.

@magnolia131 not sure if I’m more impressed you hosted 37 people or that it’s all cleaned up already! 

@pandappanderson congrats! That’s awesome!

Chawk17

pandappanderson said:

Super random but I got a job offer and part of pre employment screening is a drug test..... I kinda laughed when the lady said I had to go get this done tomorrow after we had just finished talking about my pregnancy 

Congrats!

babymakes9

chucksmom15 said:

Oh that wasn't all of the list @Chawk17.  And that would involve about 75 people from all over the state.  She had a gift certificate to Olive Garden on there.  We're going with that.  These were just some interesting highlights.

I think you should share the whole list with us for research purposes...

@magnolia131 I'm impressed! I am not looking forward to hosting or thanksgiving on Thursday with only 11 people. 

@pandappanderson yay! That is such great news!

wal2017

I cannot find a straight answer about this online, so I thought I'd ask in case one of you has dealt w this:
when you return an Amazon registry gift, does it alert the gift giver? I want to return a diaper bag I got at the shower but obviously don't want to offend the family member who gave it to us!

ahoneycutt12

I've been crafting for Christmas since we are on a budget and I've been having so much fun!  I haven't done a lot of crafting since DD was born and so far I've finished my mom's present which is a leather car trash can hand stitched and stained and working on my sister's hufflepuff jewelry box complete with a niffler hiding inside lol.  Trying to figure out what my ILs would like is definitely more difficult than my family and I've all but given up trying to do something nice for my SIL... I'm pretty sure anything we've ever gotten her has ended up in the bottom of a bin somewhere or donated to goodwill despite serious thought being put in... anybody else have any fun crafting projects or plans?  Always hunting for more ideas!

gingermama29

@pandappanderson Yay congrats!! 

SarahFoley725

@pandappanderson congratulations! I hope this brings some comfort to you and your husband. 

We close on our house Tuesday morning. I'm almost too excited to sleep. Excited and stressed with so much work to be done!

SunflowerMama428

Congrats!!!!!! @pandappanderson

babybro218

Congrats @pandappanderson and @SarahFoley725! What an exciting week! 

@magnolia131 I’m so impressed that you hosted and are already cleaned up. I only attended a Thanksgiving like that this weekend and I’m going to need at least a week to recover. 
 
@chucksmom15 that is amazing. 

SarahFoley725

I'll spare y'all my gross bare belly shot with a cheerio shoved in my belly button but DD decided the baby was hungry 

MrsJ2410

@pandappanderson congrats on the offer! @SarahFoley725 congrats on the house! Such happy news!

eggplantface

@wal2017 I would hope that if you got store credit then it won't alert the buyer, but if not then they'll see the return on their credit card receipt. I bought some presents for H's niece/nephew, and their parents returned a few of the things I got them and I saw it on my account, but that wasn't from a registry so I don't know if it's different. Sidenote: I still don't know why they returned the gifts, because H and his brother don't get along so I don't know if it was spite or they just didn't like them.

@chucksmom15 Your mom sounds like my parents, mostly my dad. They keep pushing for us to have a weekly Sunday dinner, which is just a huge no for me. Then they get mad if we're not at their house at least once a month. Nevermind that at the end of the day we've run out of things to talk about and sit there staring at each other.

AFM, my management is trying to figure out coverage for me while I'm on mat leave, complicated by the fact that another person who would have helped cover just quit. So now they're talking about me in meetings, rather than to me and getting my thoughts on how to do this. While I don't care what they do while I'm gone, I just need to make sure they don't mess with my job leading to my doing something different when I get back!

BrittaniLC

1-hr glucose test coming up!

chucksmom15

mamaof5already said:

chucksmom15 said:

Oh that wasn't all of the list @Chawk17.  And that would involve about 75 people from all over the state.  She had a gift certificate to Olive Garden on there.  We're going with that.  These were just some interesting highlights.

I think you should share the whole list with us for research purposes...

@magnolia131 I'm impressed! I am not looking forward to hosting or thanksgiving on Thursday with only 11 people. 

@pandappanderson yay! That is such great news!

Here you go!

clc515

Congrats @pandappanderson and @SarahFoley725 !
@brittaniLC good luck on the glucose test!
@chucksmom15 I may have to start adding "for as long as I live" anytime someone asks what I want for something lol!

chucksmom15

Yay for the house closing @SarahFoley725!!!

@magnolia305 I'm exhausted just thinking about hosting 37 people.

@eggplantface the other people involved in the equation are my brother and SIL who live an hour away and have a 7 month old.  Oh and all 4 of us have full time jobs.  She doesn't understand why we are so busy 

Good luck @BrittaniLC!!!

caitb13

@wal2017 As long as it's off the registry it will not alert the gift giver :-)

seitzy3

Sitting in my OBs office for the 1 hr glucose. I get annoyed when I bring up things to my midwife, like symptoms I am concerned with, and she just shrugs them off and tells me to take Tylenol. Tylenol is not helping my blurry vision! Can I get a huge eye roll please. It just makes me feel like a crazy person. 

magnolia305

@chucksmom15 That list is awesome. 

@BrittaniLC Good Luck today!

BrittaniLC

@seitzy3 Sorry your OB doesn’t listen to you. I would almost go to another doctor....good luck with your 1-hr test!

@chucksmom15 That list has me cracking up! Good luck with that!

amb929

chucksmom15 said:

@chucksmom15  Your mom sounds...lovely   My favorite item and I think the one you should opt for is the electric skillet. We have one and it's not too bad price wise. Certainly less money than the 6-8 week family gathering option! Buy something, anything, that is not terribly expensive and if she complains that the skillet does  burn the sandwiches/pancakes... tell her the Amazon reviews were really good and you had no idea. 
Besides, that a more of user error than the skillet itself in most cases. 

@BrittaniLC Good luck on your 1 hour today! I had mine last week on Thursday.

My doctor's office told me they'd call within 24 hours if I needed to come back. They haven't called so I hope I'm in the clear and they didn't just forget about me. Especially because I took the lack of a phone call on Friday to mean I could eat gourmet chocolate all weekend. 

@seitzy3 I'm sorry your OB isn't listening to your concerns. I'm pretty sure blurred vision could be a sign of something that Tylenol wouldn't take care of (migraines, dehydration etc.) If your OB isn't going to listen to you, could you possibly call your primary care and explain the situation? Maybe they could be of more help. 

chucksmom15

She just bought an electric skillet @amb929 and says it burns their grilled cheese lol.  You are right it is probably user error.  She really is a great person but we get off the wall stuff like this all the time.  Definitely makes life interesting!

ldawngirl781

chucksmom15 said:

An excerpt from mothers Christmas list. Also on the list plan and host a family reunion for our entire extended family on her side.  I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried lol

I wish my MIL would put that on our list as I have to do it anyway. At least this way I wouldn't have to also buy her a gift. 

magnolia305

@ldawngirl781 I agree!  Only, we often don't even get a 6 week breaks from family gatherings--except when MIL/FIL winter in Texas! 

diesel11111

@chucksmom15 “installed OF COURSE” she’s amazing lol

chucksmom15

diesel11111 said:

@chucksmom15 “installed OF COURSE” she’s amazing lol

My friends find her hysterical.  They keep telling me to write a book.

chucksmom15

magnolia305 said:

@ldawngirl781 I agree!  Only, we often don't even get a 6 week breaks from family gatherings--except when MIL/FIL winter in Texas! 

We live about 10 minutes from them so we see them way more often.  This is how frequently she wants us to organize with my brother, his wife and their 7 month old who live an hour away.  Seeing us separately is not what she is after lol

TattoosandLace

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET MY KIDS THEIR VACCINES BECAUSE THEY *HAVE* INSURANCE?!?!