Winning Wednesday 2/10/16

LadySamLady · February 2016

Alright May Mommas, what is winning for you this week?

vinerie · February 2016

I've eaten dark, leafy greens as part of my dinners on both Monday and Tuesday. Superfoods FTW!!!

kp90 · February 2016

I started eating healthy as of last night... though I'm failing today by going to Burger King for lunch. But last night and tonight will be salads and I plan to start some mild exercise. It feels good just thinking and planning for it. This weekend we will go grocery shopping and I plan to buy all fresh, healthy things and meal prep for the entire week. Let's just hope I can keep with it!

cortney626 · February 2016

I took the day off yesterday and spent it at the day spa. It was 90 degrees here. I got a prenatal massage, lounged in the pool. It was so nice. I still answered work emails while laying out and got things handled. Then I talked to my boss in the evening and he said everything goes to shit while I'm gone. It was nice to hear.

sarawifenow · February 2016

Tax return came in this morning! That's definitely winning for me today.

vinerie · February 2016

cortney626 said:

I took the day off yesterday and spent it at the day spa. It was 90 degrees here. I got a prenatal massage, lounged in the pool. It was so nice. I still answered work emails while laying out and got things handled. Then I talked to my boss in the evening and he said everything goes to shit while I'm gone. It was nice to hear.

OMG. What I wouldn't give to trade places with you. That is DEFINITELY a win!!

LadySamLady · February 2016

I've made it to the dog park by 5:45 three mornings in a row without DH and even took them again for a quick run last night. I was so nervous that I wouldn't be able to keep up with dog duties while he was away but I am kicking ass! I'm exhausted, but kicking ass.

vinerie · February 2016

LadySamLady said:

I've made it to the dog park by 5:45 three mornings in a row without DH and even took them again for a quick run last night. I was so nervous that I wouldn't be able to keep up with dog duties while he was away but I am kicking ass! I'm exhausted, but kicking ass.

DH left this morning for work so I'm back on solo dog duty myself. It's hard!! Good for you!!

wsgjmw1 · February 2016

Got our tax return money and now have a solid down payment for my mom car. WINNING!

thismakes4 · February 2016

I went to this huge consignment store in my area yesterday and bought 2 matching outside tables and 8 chairs total for $150. I think @Jenly17 was asking about this on another post. Hopefully you can find one in your area... Ours is better than craigslist prices.

dsmith211 · February 2016

Got my photographer for when the baby comes secured today. Yay!

Also got the OK from DH to pick out and buy a new bedding set for our bedroom as part of my anniversary present tomorrow. We desperately need it as the stuff we have is from our late college days so was crappy quality to begin with and I really wanted something to 'spruce up' the bedroom a little before the baby gets here. He doesn't know this part but I'm also secretly picking paint samples online bc our bedroom desperately needs painting too. It was done before we moved in, but with crappy paint and a bleh color. Yay for bedroom makeover! I'm kinda glad to be doing this and not focus on the nursery updates for just a little bit... I need something for me too

Jenly17 · February 2016

Yes! That's a great deal, @thismakes4! I'm going to head out to my local goodwill to see if I can find anything. I'm also going to check out Homegoods. I don't expect good prices but maybe I'll find some ideas at least.

laurenmdrn16 · February 2016

You all may be surprised to see me post anything winning after the week from hell I have had so far, but God is good and His people are winning today!

MH insisted on going to the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at church last night because he wanted to fulfill his duties as deacon and needed some normalcy away from funeral planning etc. All night, ladies from church were playing with my son and giving him love. He woke up this morning and said "Mama, I yove church. Everyone so nice!" It was super sweet and I didn't think anything of it.

Well, in planning arraignments, I realized the wake and funeral were going to be open casket. With a shock I thought how traumatic that could be for my son to see his Grammie lying there, dead. But what was I going to do? My mom couldn't take off work Friday (I barely could take off work!) and he would need to stay somewhere overnight because I didn't want him at the wake the night before, but my FIL requested that MH and I stay with him after the wake. I don't know any babysitters in that area (over an hour and a half from our house) and honestly am not on great terms with my brothers and sisters-in-law right now (loooooong, not winning story, so not going into it here!). My mom offered for my son to stay overnight, but we didn't know about Friday. Daycare isn't an option because my mom lives a half-hour away and there is no way she could drop him off at 7:45am (the earliest the daycare opens) and get back to her school in time. I was starting to get frustrated because it was just one more way we were screwed.

Then I re-read the Lenten poem I posted in the "What are you giving up for Lent?" thread and realized I had promised to fast from pessimism and self-pity. To honor my promise to my Lord, I called the Director of Christian Education at our church and asked if there was any way I could have my mom drop my son off at the church (down the street from her work) and pick him up after work. She did me one better. She said if my mom agreed, she would organize a whole group of church ladies to come to my mom's house in the morning and care for my son until she got out of work. He could stay at Gramma's house (where his play kitchen and train table are) and not be disrupted at all. They would cook homemade meals for us to bring to MH's family after the funeral and treat him like their own grandson. And the beauty of that was not lost on me. My son lost one grandmother, but gained a fleet of fill-in grandmothers. And I remembered the day my father walked out on us and my mom took us to the church so she could talk with her lawyer. Our pastor was there, the church custodian was there, the head deacon was there, the music director was there; all prominent men in our church community. And in that moment I realized that I lost my father, but gained all these strong male role models.

I am so grateful that my son will have a wonderful day surrounded by loving people. God is good!

baby-2-due · February 2016

Things are finally coming together

I'm finally going to tell the ladies at church about our new addition on Sunday! My older sister will be home to help my mom with the shower now! I found a huge sale on Carters sleepers (which I didn't have any sleepers before this) and they were all $5 or less so I bought a ton in multiple sizes

I've only gained 5lbs back of the 22 I'd lost since getting pregnant and got a compliment on how thin my legs look (which could be an illusion with the bb, but I'll take it!) And I've increased my water intake this week and haven't had a single migraine yet since Saturday, knock on wood! So I'm totally winning this week

glad you ladies are too!!

helleebellee · February 2016

My awesome sister bought me a car seat!

Back story: I have one sister who is amazing at keeping secrets, but she also lives 6 hours away. She feels like she misses out on so much of what happens with everyone who lives here, plus, she's my bestie, so I tell her everything, but I don't count her as knowing because of how awesome she is.

Anyway, I was telling her yesterday how frustrated I am with myself because I totally my screwed myself with keeping this pregnancy a secret. Two weeks after I found out I was pregnant, our other sister had a baby. She was going to borrow a car seat from the hospital for a couple days until she bought a car seat. I told her not to do that and to just borrow my infant car seat until she bought hers. A couple days wasn't going to be an issue. Well, here we are, 7 months later, and I still have no car seat. I can't ask for it back because she'd figure it out. But at this point, I wouldn't be able to use it because it's completely trashed. So I'm out a $200 car seat. Then, I lent all my newborn cloth diapers to a friend (last May) and she gave them to someone else! So I'm out 20 newborn cloth diapers. Also, my little shit of a 6 year old broke my swing! Out another almost $200 there. And lets not forget the fact that my 7 year old broke my crib of 11 years. Lastly, my stroller of 4 years….only 4 years!…shit the bed. $300 to replace that. Not to mention, I haven't had a spring baby in 11 years and all of my baby girl clothes are for winter. So I'll have to replace those. You don't really get gifts when you're on baby #8 because, "You should have everything." Well, yeah, if it wasn't ever used I should have everything. Kids are destructive! But, I'm not asking for anything either because it's our choice to have a baby, not any one else, plus, no one knows.

So, I'm just venting to her because I'm frustrated and have only 2 months left to replace things. In the end, though, the only thing that is a must is a car seat, everything is just a convenience. After this conversation my sister gets on amazon and buys the car seat I needed! I cried. I was supposed to be able to buy it this month, but nothing is working out like I need it to, so it wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

That's my winning for the week. I'm so thankful for my sister. Even if she hadn't done that, I'm glad I have her because she keeps me sane. I totally need her in my life.

mello13 · February 2016

My win is that I've been doing well with the GD diet since being diagnosed. It was a pretty big struggle for me to get into the swing of it with my first pregnancy, but this time I'm just going balls to the walls. An added bonus is that since my numbers have been great so far I am still able to enjoy normal desserts and treats (albeit smaller portions) for now.

gamommyx3 · February 2016

laurenmdrn16 said:

Then I re-read the Lenten poem I posted in the "What are you giving up for Lent?" thread and realized I had promised to fast from pessimism and self-pity. To honor my promise to my Lord, I called the Director of Christian Education at our church and asked if there was any way I could have my mom drop my son off at the church (down the street from her work) and pick him up after work. She did me one better. She said if my mom agreed, she would organize a whole group of church ladies to come to my mom's house in the morning and care for my son until she got out of work. He could stay at Gramma's house (where his play kitchen and train table are) and not be disrupted at all. They would cook homemade meals for us to bring to MH's family after the funeral and treat him like their own grandson. And the beauty of that was not lost on me. My son lost one grandmother, but gained a fleet of fill-in grandmothers. And I remembered the day my father walked out on us and my mom took us to the church so she could talk with her lawyer. Our pastor was there, the church custodian was there, the head deacon was there, the music director was there; all prominent men in our church community. And in that moment I realized that I lost my father, but gained all these strong male role models.

I am so grateful that my son will have a wonderful day surrounded by loving people. God is good!

I wanted to love this a few more times but TB won't let me.

doozer1345 · February 2016

Spoke to my Benefits Dept at work today and found out that along with my short term disability I can use with my maternity leave I will also be receiving another $200 a week from my job's disability policy! I will essentially be having my maternity leave paid (although I am paying for my short term disability every paycheck but hey whatever). Also, maternity leave is now 16 weeks instead of 12! Woo hoo! I feel like I've won the pg lottery.

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kbrands7 · February 2016

Bedtime only took 5min tonight and now I'm cuddling my sleeping toddler for a bit just because he's such a sweetheart.

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