March Randoms

inthewoods23

Post your random thoughts/comments/discussions here!

b_1029

Whoa! How the flip is it March! I didn't even connect the dots lol.

Speaking of dots, I love the gif 

inthewoods23

@b_1029 long live our love of Oreos!

Today is my grandma's birthday. She passed away almost a year ago. Thinking about her a lot today ❤️ 

She and my grandpa are the reason DH and I hug and kiss a million times as we get ready for work in the morning and always hug and kiss before one of us leaves to go to the store or whereever!

On an unrelated note, I was on the phone with a customer this morninf for FIFTY (50) minutes! 99% of our calls are less than 10 minutes! I was so ready to go home after that call 😩

bakerstreetboys

@inthewoods23 Losing a grandparent is hard.  Very cute that you and DH picked up that habit from her and your grandpa

It's finally March!  February felt like a long month, and now the mountains of snow are finally starting to melt!

kels0091

Just to keep our Oreo love 

spacemountaineer

I saw Oreos today at the store and thought of you ladies. I didn't buy any as DH and I are having a sweets-free  competition. 

dreamscapes_

So I tried the thin bite fudge dipped Oreos, and they were okay. I think I like the regular fudge dipped ones better.

dreamscapes_

That gif didn't work -.-

inthewoods23

@kels0091 that really spoke to me lol

emeraldduchess

We are supposed to get about 10 inches of snow tomorrow. How much wine do you ladies think I need?

kbrown2385

@emeraldduchess a bottle per inch? 🤷🏻‍♀️🙊🤣

b_1029

@emeraldduchess I’ve heard it’s a 2 glass: 5 inch ratio. 

ETA @kbrown2385 we tied and I like your ratio better

ruby696

@kbrown2385 Ha! That's exactly what I was going to say. Better to have too much than risk running out...

NYTino24

My twin is ticked off we aren’t driving four hours to see her family this weekend. *TW kids / baby shower mentioned* it’s my BFF’s rainbow baby shower and she lives 6 hours away, but will only be 1.5 away since it’s where her mom lives. It’s also our nephew’s birthday party at the same time, so DH/DS will go to that, and then we have a friend’s birthday party after that. It’s our birthday on Tuesday and I don’t think she’s going to be talking to me then. *shrug* (add in 3 other March birthdays in our family... it’s a crazy month!) Anyway, DH only has off F, S, S once a month so a visit will have to wait until April. I haven’t seen them since they came up in November, but it doesn’t make sense to go an hour north to get DS from daycare at dinner time and to try to drive back south another 4+ hours in traffic on a Friday. She doesn’t get it since she has a short commute and daycare close to work instead of home. It’s also going to snow. */TW*

TLDR: I may binge on McD’s on my way home and then I’ll feel satisfied before feeling super yucky. Too much stress!

kbrown2385

@b_1029 @ruby696 always better to be prepared for the worst haha

brookert615

Drink all of the wine @Emeraldduchess! 



Sorry I’m deviating from the conversation but I just got raspberry leaf tea. Do you guys drink 3-4 cups a day? Should I start drinking it in the TWW?

misshelen86

@brookert615 I drink RLT before O. I read that it can interfere with implantation so I avoid it in the TWW. 

brookert615

@misshelen86 Thanks for the info!

kbrown2385

Any specific brand of rlt you guys drink? 

b_1029

@misshelen86 shoot I didn’t know that about RLT- oops!

 @kbrown2385 mine is just yogi tea 

begging4abump

@NYTino24 sorry for all the stress and events. I hope your sister surprises you and is understanding.

I may need to read up on the tea for next cycle.

emeraldduchess

@brookert615 I only drink one cup. Is it recommended to drink more? 
@misshelen86 I didn't known that it could possibly interfere with implantation. Definitely going to avoid it after O.
@kbrown2385 I usually drink Yogi brand red raspberry leaf tea. It's pretty reasonably priced and it's easy to find.

brookert615

@kbrown2385 I just got the Traditional Medicinals one!

kels0091

I had a friend send me an article about robitussin being able to assist you in getting pregnant...

kbrown2385

@kels0091 I believe it’s the guaifenisen in robitussin that can help thin the cm. It’s the same stuff as mucinex.

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millpe

@NYTino24 sorry your sister isn't being very considerate. I wouldn't make that drive either, especially with an already full weekend. 

H just texted me from the other room that he made me a long island tea. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and was a little bit of a B earlier (work stress). So, I think he's being super sweet. Off to join him and turn my night around!

ruby696

Just opened a bottle of Seghesio Zin and thinking of you @kpearse99!

emeraldcity1214

I'm making a grocery run in the morning and I'm trying decide if I want to buy ingredients for oreo cake balls or just get some more chocolate chip cookies. 

holly321

@emeraldcity1214 I vote for both.

kbrown2385

@emeraldcity1214 definitely both 

emeraldcity1214

I'll report back after my trip. 😂

bakerstreetboys

@emeraldcity1214 Always "and", not "or"!

emeraldcity1214

I'm sorry to disappoint but I only got the chocolate chips. The oreo cake balls are just too rich for me to eat right now. I will get them next time and post pics of my finished product. 

kbrown2385

Does anyone watch Call the Midwife? I just started and I’m obsessed.

emeraldcity1214

@kbrown2385 I do. It's really good but I had to take a break from it for a little while. 

lcking82

@kbrown2385:  me too!  I love it!  Also really like “When Calls the Heart” (which is embarrassingly cheesy but somehow wonderful). 

kels0091

Has anyone tried this ? It doesn’t really sound good but it’s honestly SO good. Excellent blended up with some Oreos and ice cream 😂

kagesstarshroom

**TW LOSS/PARENTING ADS**
Hey yall, FB & IG knew I was PG like as soon as I told FF, and started advertising (sometimes hilarious) things relevant to me. I also *thought* they'd both figured out that I'd MCed too because those ads let up shortly after I told FF that had happened--but for some reason, in the past few days, I've been getting a lottttt of baby-related ads & getting super mad about it. I check IG more often, and I've reported every one as "irrelevant" but this morning there was one on FB--and it gave me an option, after I reported it there as "irrelevant" to view my ad preferences and I just wanted to show yall the screen shot of what I did (see spoiler) in case if helps anyone out. IDK if being on this site etc. has made anyone else's social media terrorize them w/ baby/parenting related ads all the time, but I just wanted yall to know there was an option to turn it off. IG/FB are linked, too, so I'm hoping they'll stop popping up there too now.

ETA: I was going to post this on the PGAL thread, but I figured it might be helpful to all of us who maybe are getting these ads and find they triggering for one reason or another, not just those who've experienced loss, so I've posted it here instead.

inthewoods23

@kagesstarshroom I get sponsored posts about baby names or win a $1500 Amazon baby registry and what not. You'd think they would do that once I had some kind of announcement as a post on FB.

I did once see something that was some kind of at-home insemination kit. Can't remember how it worked though.

b_1029

@inthewoods23 the next time that drive by comes by, you can send her the link for that kit! She’ll be thrilled to add it to her repertoire

dreamscapes_

I once got a random mailer from Target about registering for baby stuff. If you set one up, you got a free gift card. So we did and then deleted it. No idea how the mailer ended up in my mail.