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June 2013 Moms
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Flame-away Friday Confessions
needanustart
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Because let's face it, getting flamed is so much more exciting than keeping it tame.
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Re: Flame-away Friday Confessions
Where were these cyber hackers when we really needed them, like when the Green Lantern or The Oz Great and Powerful came out?
FFFC: I am so sad to see E feeling so sick the past few days, but I am so glad we have a good excuse not to spend our entire Saturday driving 3 hours to attend my nephews' first birthday party. They are ridiculously wealthy and I can't even imagine what kind of overblown bullshit we would have to smile and nod at all day.
I am the Scrooge of baby birthdays.
We strategically timed both of our kids birthdays so it wouldn't have a holiday conflict. G was February because we thought that time of year was a pretty dead-zone (and no cousin B-days) and then we bought a house with a pool and thought at summer baby would be nice (and again, no cousin B-days). Granted I got pregnant easily so this was only because we had that luxury of aiming for a certain time. Summer b-days are definitely easier and more fun.
Did she say who found him/her? Perhaps that could be a subtle/less crass way to find out.
@megsw85 I kind of want to send Travis a birthday card now. As an April birthday, I think Spring is ideal. We may do half birthdays for a while when the kids are older just so Mirabelle gets something not overshadowed by holidays.
@sympkin if I had it I would have shared! I actually have made a point of not having that stuff on hand, even when offered. I have had chronic pain from sciatica for a long time and when I borrowed some of my mom's Darvocet during my wedding week and honeymoon, I could see how easily one with chronic pain could become an addict. I truthfully don't trust myself around them when I'm hurting.
@mcbush valid pre-second baby fear, but don't fret too much. I'm still trying to figure out which boy is going to be more attractive because they look so darn different, but either way they are both clearly 100% adorable in my eyes. I try and look at them subjectively and then I'm like, "nope. both objectively the most beautiful creatures I've ever seen." The only thing I worry about a bit is size. I think G will be short like my side of the family and with two boys that may be a bit of a conflict when your little brother is bigger than you.
@graceinca I was the same way with gifts this year. G's list was short but I could think of a million things he wanted, plus aunts and grandparents wanted ideas so I went kind of nuts. I even had to get a personal shopper at FAO Schwartz for him (one of the 4 things on his actual list was for an item he saw in the store when in NYC and we couldn't get it anywhere else!).
I got Lo a ball. No joke, just a ball. We have a key fob we ordered that won't work with our car but looks like the one he is always trying to steal so we are putting that in his stocking. So a ball and a mistake. And truthfully my only concern with this is G noticing that Santa thinks Arlo was naughty or something.
This is our year to spend Christmas with my family, so we aren't going out of town. For whatever reason by brother and his gf as well as my stepsister can't seem to figure the schedule out (we discussed it years ago so that we could all be together at least once every couple years). Anyways, no big deal, we'll get together with them on another weekend over the break. Well they all made the plans over thanksgiving back in October when DH and I were at his parents and no one told us about it. My stepsister told my mom she had already discussed it with me and it was fine (she did not) so my mom didn't bother making a point to bring it up. Then when I'm talking to my stepsister a few weeks ago she tells me the whole thing was my mom's idea. So my mom and I are pointing fingers until we determine that stepsister is telling different stories to everyone. So that makes me mad.
Then I find out that stepsister really wants us to do our get together in the city (2 hr drive from me). Again, I can deal, but freaking tell me. And give me a good reason. I hate to play the kid card, but seriously. My mom and stepdad also live out here so if they came to us it would be 3 adults in their 20s driving the 2 hrs. This way it's 4 adults and a toddler, plus I have to put my dog in a kennel. I'm more annoyed than anything that she thinks it's ok to just change the plans then lie about who "helped" her change them to make it seem like she isn't just doing it to suit her own agenda.
End rant. To recap, I'm spoiled, don't want to travel with my toddler and just want things to go the way they used to. Why is everyone insisting on changing things?
DH and I think it's half because she doesn't want to put her dog in a kennel (because me doing it is better, right?) but our dogs don't get along and I won't let her bring it to my house anymore. And plus, we also think she's turned lesbian (not judging, it's just weird after her 10 year relationship with a man) and wants her gf to be there without saying it's her gf.
I like excuses to make cards!
DS born 6/2013
I use school projects to be the handmade grandparent gifts. I don't do crafts at home.
I would love to send a card to Meg's little man but I know I would say I would and never get around to it. Sorry lady!
And I just made a trader joes lasagna and are the whole thing like it was a single serve TV dinner. It certainly wasn't.
DS born 6/2013