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chricast · March 2014

Whatchya got going on?

chricast · March 2014

Emma woke up at 615 much to my chagrin. I let her watch a show on the ipad until 7 then got up and had coffee. I am nauseated and anxious because of everything I have to do today. I am finding out the details of my job at a 1130. I still don't even know the salary! There is still a chance I could turn it down if things aren't right for us. I will update after the meeting.

jwildin · March 2014

I am at work right now. I should be getting ready for my meeting at 9am but I am looking at new cars. DH starts his new job on the 31st and we need to get a bigger car. HE got a letter in the mail about a deal on trading in his car and getting a new one so we are thinking about going and talking to the dealer this weekend. Exciting to think about a new car but I am not sure I am ready for the additional payments! Oh and with the new job, Sawyer needs to switch daycares so we are prparing for that as well. And plus also I am waiting to hear if I got my promotion or not. Lots of exciting/stressful things going on today!

LorMor · March 2014

I am in a panic about a deadline, therefore I am spending a silly amount of time on the Internet. I do need the Internet for research, but um, not The Bump. Or Facebook. Or FML. Gaaaah!

stephcarter · March 2014

@chricast good luck!

I went to bed early last night and still managed to sleep late. The one day I really don't feel like going into the office is the one day I really have to. Meetings meetings meetings today. Blah.

Rachelilly23 · March 2014

My boys let me sleep until 8. I don't know how that happened. DS1 had been up earlier but I didn't hear him until 8 when I heard DS2 on the monitor. DS1 somehow got a banana down from the counter by himself. Usually he comes into bed with me in the morning.

This is our 3rd day of cold, dreary, rainy weather. Yuck. Not sure what to do with these boys today. I'm thinking of going to the gym this morning even though I just went last night because I'm straying from nutrisystem for dinner tonight to go out with some friends. I'm super excited for crab cakes and my first night away from the boys since daddy left over a month ago!

BabyCarryingVessel · March 2014

Usually people can tell the girls apart fairly easily. However I got a call from our daycare provider saying, "One of the girls, not sure which one, is running a fever. I think it's Kaitlin." Ok, first of all, you've had them for six weeks and her name is Kaylin. Second, I'm tired of you calling them "this one" and "that one". I paint Julie's fingernails and dress them differently, not sure what else I could do! Name tags??

lady dixneuf · March 2014

Chrome will not let me post on here anymore. So weird.

OK if I become one of those people who start posting potty training achievements on Facebook, please just take me out back and shoot me.

Or one who only posts about baby stuff. Seriously.

LaurenBullock · March 2014

We are having our first big crawfish boil of the season this weekend. This week is now going in slow motion. All I want is CRAWFISH!!!

CnAnA · March 2014

Dix, I am totally that person who only posts baby stuff. But potty training milestones belong in the bathroom. Or TB, obviously.

chricast · March 2014

Blah I went to the interview but I feel like it wasn't entirely productive because the owners were not there and they have the answers and the decision making power. I still do not know my salary but they asked me what I would like to make so I made it known that childcare is expensive and the nanny can't take home more then I do (if I go that route). The nursing director I interviewed with really wants me on her team. I would have a lot of responsibilities but would get to make the roll my own and help my staff develop into a better team and guide then through the huge transition of new ownership and the implementation of an all digital charting system (gasp no paper!). The computer thing is no problem since I did that transition at my prior job. I feel I can handle the job but I need to know the $$$!

ChrisG83 · March 2014

Tonight I have to call to see if I have jury duty. Please oh please don't make me go to the courthouse!

I found this really cute swimsuit on Victoria Secret but it's so darn expensive. I think I might just buy the top and buy a cheap pair of plain bikini bottoms.

Edit: tried to insert link

lady dixneuf · March 2014

@lauraT25 you are going to be ok. YOu went through something really extreme. Can you post on some local moms groups? That's how I found our place and I had the comfort of knowing that other parents had already vetted it.

lady dixneuf · March 2014

LauraT25 said:

I checked out some local mom's groups when we were going through this before, and again when I was nearly at my breaking point with my nanny over trivial shit. But I haven't found any good active groups, and listings are always outside of the city. It's like people in Seattle just don't have kids in daycare or something. I actually know a ton of people with kids, and every single one of them had one parent stay home.

In-home daycare is definitely an option, it's just hard to find something that I trust. The two we checked out were awful, and since I don't know anyone to give me a recommendation, it's hard to know. We are looking though.

I am going to ask in my college alum moms group for you. I'll email you to get more specifics about neighborhoods etc.

stephcarter · March 2014

@ChrisG83‌

ChrisG83 · March 2014

Oh awesome, thanks @stephcarter. I am going to check this out.

stephcarter · March 2014

I need to order new tops since the ones from last year are too big now

I hate paying shipping though and can't see myself spending $100. Actually- I can, but shouldn't. Lol.

ChrisG83 · March 2014

stephcarter said:
I need to order new tops since the ones from last year are too big now I hate paying shipping though and can't see myself spending $100. Actually- I can, but shouldn't. Lol.

I really need some cute summer tank tops. I hate spending the money to try and put together a few outfits.
Confession: My husband buys me more shirts than I buy myself. He always picks the perfect size for me too.

stephcarter · March 2014

ChrisG83 said:

stephcarter said:
I need to order new tops since the ones from last year are too big now I hate paying shipping though and can't see myself spending $100. Actually- I can, but shouldn't. Lol.
I really need some cute summer tank tops. I hate spending the money to try and put together a few outfits.
Confession: My husband buys me more shirts than I buy myself. He always picks the perfect size for me too.

Keep him forever. Lol

ChrisG83 · March 2014

stephcarter said:

ChrisG83 said:

stephcarter said:
I need to order new tops since the ones from last year are too big now I hate paying shipping though and can't see myself spending $100. Actually- I can, but shouldn't. Lol.
I really need some cute summer tank tops. I hate spending the money to try and put together a few outfits.
Confession: My husband buys me more shirts than I buy myself. He always picks the perfect size for me too.
Keep him forever. Lol

Oh yeah my husband is a shopper! I have to remind him we don't have a money tree in the backyard.

stephcarter · March 2014

@ChrisG83 MH is the spender too. I shop more, but I get great deals. I can't trust him in a store or at the supermarket because he really doesn't pay attention at all.

StefanieM522 · March 2014

I got so much work done with my grandma here occupying Wesley! and I even got in a tiny nap, but I woke up from said nap with a fever, headache and sore throat, so I guess I am now getting sick on top of Wesley. Fun shit happening at my place!

Also @laurat25 I hope you can find some new child care for K as well! Fingers crossed that your dream center, in home or nanny are around the corner!

stephcarter · March 2014

Bailey convinced me to buy her the vanilla cupcake goldfish. OMG they're freaking amazing.

Sillygirl85 · March 2014

LauraT25 said:

I am back to freaking out about the daycare situation. I know I complain about our nanny, but the fact is, I trust her with K. I am terrified that we'll wind up picking a bad place again, based on my own horror story and the horror stories of others, and I just don't know how to prevent that. It's easy to say, "go with your gut" and "ask questions" and even "you get what you pay for" but I LIKED my daycare in the beginning and I was paying $400 per week for it. Granted, when things started going downhill at the daycare I should have pulled K out, and I will never ever stop beating myself up for that, but in the beginning things were fine and even when there were 'red flags' it was all administrative crap so never in my wildest dreams did I think kids were being abused there.

And what do I do? In the case of a single provider, there's no accountability. But the waitlists for big centers are insane, and a small center is still one/two people and almost seems worse because it's not in my home. Plus I learned the hard way that even at a center, shit happens. Last night I actually said, "Your mom should just stay with us for a while and watch K while we figure something out" so CLEARLY I am not in a good place mentally.

@LauraT25 I freaked over trying to find daycare after our fiasco this fall. I had no choice and I had to get him back into daycare, but I did not trust myself to find a good daycare. I tried having my mom come with me when I looked at them. That didn't help. I was still stressing over the decision and not knowing if I was even capable of making that choice.

What I ended up doing was sending my husband. I had a break down over it and told him that I could not do it. He took a day off from work and visited three different centers. He picked the one that we are currently at and I love it.

It is really, really hard to try and find a new daycare after you've had to pull your child out because they were in an unsafe situation. I'm glad that you have three weeks and hope that you are able to find a great place. It is scary I know, but good luck.

chricast · March 2014

Mmm wine

LorMor · March 2014

@LauraT25 I don't have advice or anything, but it sounds like you've got options. You need to go through them one by one. It's not like you're in a place with one daycare centre that fills up 3 years in advance. I like @Sillygirl85's idea of sending your husband.

You have learnt from your previous daycare experience, so you'll go in knowing that you would handle the situation differently next time, if something is wrong.

Good luck!

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