GTKY 3/14!

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

Hi all, join in! C'mon...

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?

3. Best thing that's happened lately?

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?

5. What's up this weekend?

Bonus PIPs always enjoyed!!

healz413 · March 2014

1. Mmmm! Pie! For years it has been banana cream pie. But recently I've realized that I think strawberry rhubarb pie may have surpassed that.

2. Second grade we had an awesome teacher. She wrote songs with us to help us with our learning and it was a classroom where learning felt like an adventure. Mrs. Malone. I should look her up!

3. Finding out there are two Rockies and they both have heartbeats!

4. Finding out my dissertation supervisor is moving to San Francisco.

5. I'm heading to campus in a few minutes for tutorial. Then babysitting this evening. Then tomorrow I have baseball practice (indoors) in the morning. Then I'm working on cleaning the house and making a birthday cake for @Manada's mother. Then we're going out to dinner with M's mom, her husband, and M's sister and then they're coming back to our place for cake. Sunday morning we're going for birthday brunch to celebrate the 1st birthday of our sweet Ani (one of the kids we're Aunties to). It's a week early but she and her mother will be out of town the following week. Then in the afternoon we're meeting with our midwife (who is also our friend) and then playing Settlers of Catan with her.

Bonus PIP-- this is me with Ani almost a year ago. I'm reading "Make Way for Ducklings" to her. (To stick with the weekend's theme, I'm also wearing my Settlers of Catan t-shirt. It's got pictures of sheep, brick, wood, wheat and says "Don't Settle for Less")

shelly2314 · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?
I am not a huge pie fan...but I do love me some pumkin pie with cool whip (I just don't eat the crust)
2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?
I loved 3rd grade. I had an awesome teacher that was really into animals so we had a great time with science. 5th grade I had another amazing teacher that inserted dry humor into everything, which was right up my alley!!!
3. Best thing that's happened lately?
I am getting closer and closer to Spring Break!!! Also, saw the babies again and it was a little breath-taking. My little wiggly gummy bears! (someone on another board called hers that and it kinda stuck with me)
4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?
I had a horrible visit with the midwife of the practice I am using. One of the babies wasn't moving (it finally did, but was a LONG 2 minutes) and I do not feel like she spent enough time with it. She did not measure either of them or check heartbeats
5. What's up this weekend?
We are going to lay out at my MILs pool and hang out for the day on Saturday. Then Sunday we are going to straighten up our house, do laundry, M will probably piddle around the house and fix things that don't need it LOL, and I will take naps!
Bonus PIPs always enjoyed!!

Manada · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?
That would have to be my grandmother's blueberry pie! Made with fresh, wild blueberries.   Wild blueberries are smaller, and have more flavour - they also give a totally different texture to the pie vs. a commercial blueberry.

Second choice is cherry pie. Or a good apple pie with ice cream.

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?
Probably the young elementary grades - K-2. I had some fantastic teachers and went to a great school which was very new and progressive at the time. It's setup was condusive to all sorts of experiential learning, which - when I moved away in Grade 5 - I really ended up missing.

3. Best thing that's happened lately?
We got two Rockies! And telling people has been a joy so far.

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?
For me it's probably the financial stress I'm feeling.   I'm really worried about money and balancing that with also wanting to be able to spend time with the Rockies when they're small.   I'm worried we won't have enough money and the work opportunities just won't be there either....

5. What's up this weekend?
H. updated already, but I'm also supposed to see my good friend M. tomorrow while H. is at ball practice. I haven't seen him in awhile.   The only problem: he wants to go skating, which I'm really not down with -- I'm way more into the "let's sit down and eat carbs" sort of friend-date these days.

Bonus PIPs always enjoyed!!

Since I have to give up the UBV love -- I've had to set my sights elsewhere.... Currently I'm stuck on this stroller -- which has edged out the Bumbleride Indie Twin simply because it folds SO easily.... This is the City Mini Double GT in teal.

GoaliesWife123 · March 2014

1. I'm not a huge fan of dessert in general, but we did forego the typical wedding cake for a ton of pie. My favs are pudding pie and dutch apple pie.

2. I don't have a favorite grade. Honestly, I don't remember much about elementary and I hated Jr. High and High School. I loved everything about my music classes though.

3. I wrote a strongly worded letter to a furniture store where we purchased a sectional in September. This couch is falling apart and I used a little legalese and had an immediate response from the company. As a response, they are giving us a 100% credit for the couch, picking it up and we picked out something else and they are delivering for free. It's a beautiful leather living room set with a total of 5 recliners...we got a better financing deal and our payment is super low and no interest

4. CD 1. Not knowing if we will try again. Cramps from hell. Wife and her department are being sued by a psycho patient. Re-herniated discs in my back and have been in excruciating pain for two weeks. Exhaust system on our vehicle blew out. It hasn't been a good month...I won't be on the bump as much because it is just too hard.

5. New furniture delivery, working, hopefully continuing on the path to recovery for my back.

Our new furniture...

rkbo · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?

Warm homemade apple pie...with vanilla ice cream. YUM

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?

I hated all grades. I am not a school person.

3. Best thing that's happened lately?

Gosh, ummmm...sadly I can't think of anything off the top of my head.

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?

My wife starting her next movie. She is now in Vegas for the next 4 months. Fortunately we are only an hour flight away so I can visit her often.

5. What's up this weekend?

I have a bunch of friends coming over tomorrow night for a small get together. We are going to play games like Cards Against Humanity and Chaos.

Bonus PIPs always enjoyed!!

This is a picture of the last apple pie I made from scratch. Yes, also the crust. YUM!

ball.and.chain · March 2014

1. Sour cherry or rhubarb -- but I also love peach, blueberry, sweet cherry...and my sister makes an apple cider cream pie at Thanksgiving that is amazing. My wife asked my sister to make a pie for her birthday (because she loves pie crust and my sister makes awesome pie crust), and we are making her a Shaker Lemon Pie with Meyer lemons (I say we because my sister is on crutches and can't cook without assistance...I made the filing and she's making the crust; I will help her bake it).

2. Probably second grade. I had a fantastic teacher who gave me the opportunity to do lots of extra side projects on my own, which kept me from getting bored, and encouraged me to write, which I always loved doing. It was also my romantic peak -- three or four boys had crushes on me. One named his dog after me and two wore suits to school to impress me. It was pretty cute. I am still FB friends with two of those boys.

3. We've had a pretty darn good year so I'm just going to stick to this week. We got a package from Land of Nod with all of our crib sheets in it. It was supposed to be a shower gift from my SIL (our shower isn't until late May) but she accidentally sent it to our house instead. The packing slip also said that the lamp we registered for (which I LOVE) will be shipping later in the month. It was a fun surprise. Also, my wife had her review and got a decent raise, which makes me feel a little less anxious about daycare costs.

4. My wife and I had a misunderstanding that turned into a short-lived but not-fun fight on Monday, probably because we were both hormonal (PMS in her case) and emotional. We don't fight often so it always catches me off guard and upsets me when we do. By the end of the night we had talked it out, but I hate fighting.

5. Celebrating my wife's birthday tomorrow --starting with these over-the-top amazing breakfast sandwiches from a deli near our house and ending with a family dinner with pie and presents. In the middle, lots of lounging and maybe a movie. Whatever she wants. It is supposed to be 57 degrees (it is 26 now, as a comparison), so we might grill cheeseburgers for the first time since fall! On Sunday, I have yoga, then split the rest of the day between productivity and relaxation.

holdingThumbs · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?

I like all the pies! Today, though, it would be Boston Cream, although it is cheating because it is really cake.

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?

4th grade is particularly memorable because of SRAs. Red level! Anyone remember those?!

3. Best thing that's happened lately?

We have been having some great talks about our future - its is been awesome, after a brief period of yuckiness. Phew.

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?

There was a major explosion in the city - several lives were lost and countless families are now homeless/displaced. My partner and I both work for the city, and have been involved in the aftermath in different ways. I feel very fortunate to have such meaningful work, even when it is sad and stressful.

5. What's up this weekend?

We are going on vacation next weekend (yah!), so this one will be low-key and puppy-centered. PIP is of our rascally hound, doing her rascally hound thing.

redrockmama · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?
Oh I love pie, it's my favorite dessert by far and I happen to make the best pies I've ever had. My dad taught me well.

Pumpkin is usually my favorite but I've started making a strawberry rhubarb that is just stunning.

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?
Hmmm that is a hard one. Probably 4th grade. I had an amazing teacher, one of the few in my public education career. I was also young and had a lot of fun.

3. Best thing that's happened lately?
Making progress on our house projects. It's pretty boring, but I was starting to freak out about having so many things to do after baby came so it's nice to get them done before.

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?

My best work friend is quitting. I'm really really sad about it and I know we won't find someone nearly as awesome as he is.

5. What's up this weekend?

J's sister and boyfriend are coming to stay with us tonight. Tomorrow we are going to make a delicious breakfast feast for them and hang out until my dad comes over to work on our closet. We are going to remodel our closet so that we have more space for all of our clothes. My dad is the best. Sunday we are watching our niece while my brother in law moves to their new place (my sister is working). It's going to be really nice out and I'm hoping we can take her to the park.

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

1. Peach pie, all the way. But I love just about any pie...I do make killer pumpkin pie from the pumpkin.

2. Overall I too hated jr. high and high school, but, I had a lot of fun in 11th grade - I was a band geek, and we competed, so my band people were my people and we had a lot of fun.

3. Today's u/s was great! Overall a great appt. and lil'mamaz is doing really well.

4. My dad found out yesterday he has to have a triple or quad bypass on 3/28. I'm going to go to PA to be with him for that. It'll be hard, but I'm glad to be going.

5. Saturday is the usual - prenatal yoga and then meeting up with a friend while J works. Might do some more basement clearing (it's really going well!). Sunday J only works 5-10 a.m., so if I sleep in it will be like we have a day off together! Not sure what we'll do, but I'm excited to have a weekend day with her. It's been a while.

PIP: This is Tammy 2 (we have two chickens called Tammy - this one is a Wyandotte, and J wanted "Tammy Wyandotte"...even though we already had a Tammy ala Parks & Rec). She is special (i.e. in bred) and has a wicked crooked beak. But we tell her "at least you have a great bod!" Hehe.

Manny hanging out in the background overseeing.

healz413 · March 2014

@2MamazInSeattle‌, yay for a great ultrasound!!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope things go as smoothly as possible with the surgery.

trisholio · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?
my favorite pie is cherry pie. i was never a huge pie fan, but last year at thanksgiving i became obsessed with cherry pie. our old roommate and i started buying one a week and would share it, my wife finally put a stop to that, lol.
2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?
I honestly would have to say high school. I went to a very small private school and even though it was uber religious, I was able to still be a kid. I was innocent (mostly) and just had a lot of fun. I never had a curfew, because I wasn't doing anything wrong. All the teachers were like parents to me because my parents divorced while I was in high school. My home life was crazy and the school and friends provided me with stability. I firmly believe if it wasn't for that school I would have been a wild teenager and my life would have turned out very differently. It is sad because I don't associate with many of those people now because they don't agree with my 'lifestyle' I still treasure the memories.
3. Best thing that's happened lately?
The girls had a good visit with bio mom yesterday. She didn't show up smelling like pot this time and seemed more attentive. Also neither girl cried on the way home, this is two weeks in a row and I am so relieved!! We are also working on potty training and M had two days of dry pull ups except during nap times. Oh and my wife brought me flowers the other night 'just because I do such a good job taking care of the girls'. She is the sweetest.
4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?
This week was honestly pretty rough. M seemed to act up more, K slept less and I was more cranky. I cried on and off yesterday morning for no real reason except just being so tired and short of patience with the girls, oh and crazy pregnancy hormones, lol. Not my finest moment when I look over and M is copying me and she has her face in her hands pretending to cry. It broke my heart and I realized I needed to get myself together and not let her see me upset.
5. What's up this weekend?

Nothing to exciting this weekend, which is a relief! I am not babysitting and we have no plans besides dinner at my mom's Sunday. There is a baby consignment sale tomorrow that my mom and I might go to, that will be fun!

JGY · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?

I think Strawberry Rhubarb probably wins, though I love a good pumpkin or a dutch apple. I also really like mincemeat, because I'm a weirdo.

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?

I'd have to say 7th grade. I switched schools, and thus had different social opportunities and it's the first time I really felt like I fit in. I had been at a snooty all-girl private school prior to that, and moved to a large public co-ed school for 7th grade. I felt like no one was cool, so we all were (if that makes any sense).

3. Best thing that's happened lately?

A few weeks back my Sis flew out and surprised me for my 40th birthday. It was awesome. And if that wasn't enough, she threw a surprise party for me while she was out here. It was very VERY cool of her.

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?

Ugh, shall we count together? S is sick. I am sick. G is sick. Ice dams caused $10k+ damage to the house, then we just found out that the entire beautiful bathroom that S's Dad built for us last year will have to be ripped out and redone because the plumbing is wrong and it's leaking. That's another $10k+, easy. I feel like we're bleeding money. And I feel so helpless because we would typically handle most of the repairs ourselves but we are rendered useless by the kid and the dog.

5. What's up this weekend?

Swimming lessons tomorrow, and then a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. I have never been to a CC, and have a sort of a weird fascination with it. We'll see how this goes. Then Sunday I'm sure we'll be doing massive clean up around the house. S's fam arrives on Thursday night for Gabe's big birthday weekend, so we won't have much other time to get that done (needless to say the house is a total pit since the front hall and the back bedroom are all ripped apart due to the water leaks).

Bonus PIPs always enjoyed!!

@KH826 I was so inspired by your green bean recipe that I had to go home and make some myself. I totally nailed it, don't you think?

He he he, I'm actually a really decent cook so I'm not so sure how I managed to screw these up so royally. Well, that's not true. I know how I screwed them up. But still.

In related news, this website will give you a laugh on a Friday, if you haven't already heard of it, well ... you're welcome:

https://pinterestfail.com/page/2/

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

@flygirl1228 - ok, here is her beak in all its glory! Our barred rock, Pacas, (it's a coffee varietal J discovered in El Salvador and stayed at the Pacas Family Farm just before we got the hens) is our favorite chicken!

Tammy2, poor you with that beak....

ball.and.chain · March 2014

@2MamazinSeattle -- does she have trouble eating?

2MamazInSeattle · March 2014

ball.and.chain said:

@2MamazinSeattle -- does she have trouble eating?

Kinda, yeah. So she is somewhat smart (for a chicken) - so, when we give the girls leftovers/people food, Tammy2 stays back in the coop and digs into the feed! She is definitely the bottom of the pecking order as a result, but she puts out pretty nice eggs and seems fat enough!!

firstcomeslove2013 · March 2014

1. Today is pi day! (3.14), in its honor, what is your favorite flavor of pie?
- There was this really awesome place that has closed down in my hometown. They had the best oreo pie...it was awesome and delicious. I do have to admit that I think its kind of a "cheater" pie as it is more of a cake. So if I can't count the cheater pie then strawberry pie for sure!

2. Growing up, what was your favorite grade(s) in school? Why?
- I was "so over" high school. So over in fact that I graduated a year early. I was in a lot of leadership groups in high school and all my friends were older. My favorite "grade" would have to be college. I went to THREE different colleges and ended up at Eastern Kentucky University where I joined an awesome sorority and we had the best time!

3. Best thing that's happened lately?
- C got a super great promotion at work! Yay!

4. Biggest bummer that happened lately?
- I have had a really tough day today. Just a lot of different crappy things...glad today is over!

5. What's up this weekend?
- Tomorrow I am helping C with some stuff at work, then we are going out to dinner with some friends. Then sunday we'll probably head to church, go grocery shopping and clean...BORING!

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