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Weekly Chat - April 9
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Hey Ladies! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Feel free to add to this post throughout the week 
Anything you are looking forward to this week?
Dreading?
Anything else that you would like to add?
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food?
Anything you are looking forward to this week?
Dreading?
Anything else that you would like to add?
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food?
Re: Weekly Chat - April 9
Not really. I think it is jus going to be a typical week. I just am ready for summer break so if we could just skip to that...
Dreading?
I really need to get some cleaning around the house and homework done
Anything else that you would like to add?
**TW** Babies mentioned - Not sure if we need that here but I thought better safe than not - my SIL had her baby today. I don't live close enough to be there but they are texting me pictures and she is a cutie! So not helping with the baby fever though.
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food?
I love hash brown casserole, grits and bacon - Yum!
Anything you are looking forward to this week? I'm looking forward to Friday! It's a long weekend, and I have a hair appointment on Saturday.
Dreading? This week will probably drag on due to the lack of work that needs to get done.
Anything else that you would like to add? Not at the moment.
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? A plain bagel with cream cheese. Or a cheese danish if I need a little pick me up.
*Edit due to formatting*
Dreading? I've had a visit from AF and my cramps are absolutely horrible. Combine that with my constant lower back pain and you have a very miserable me. So I guess I'm dreading this continuing.
Anything else that you would like to add? Not really. Still waiting to hear from HR about them finding me a new position. Hopefully soon. Oh, and we did our taxes. I found out that HR Block doesn't charge to e-file if you make less than $63k. So instead of having to buy a program, we just did that.
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? I really like egg in a basket. Besides that, I also like pancakes and french toast! DH likes omelets.
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@ChloandCoco What are you having done to your hair? That sounds fun!
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@ChloandCoco let's hope this week doesn't drag! Fingers crossed for all of us!
@dreamscapes_ yay for free efiling! The cost to file taxes makes me so mad. Also man you have a lot of preggers in your life! Definitely rough on the baby fever!
Anything you are looking forward to this week? This is dumb but I just ordered some Lipsense that I'm excited to try! Hopefully I will get it this week, but it might be next week.
Dreading? Work will most certainly be busy. But nothing too dread worthy this week!
Anything else that you would like to add? This weekend went by way too fast!
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? French toast!!
The start of a new week means you're getting closer to summer break! Hang in there!
@ChloandCoco: Do you have Breuggers Bagels in your area? We have them here and the sun dried tomato is so yummy! Hope your week goes by quickly.
@dreamscapes_ : let us know how the recipe turns out! I'm sorry you aren't feeling well
@UterusesBeforeDuderuses : not dumb at all! I hate lipstick but like a little lip color. Let me know what you think! I've considered trying it before too.
Anything you are looking forward to this week? Easter! I love getting together with my family.
Dreading? Nothing specific. Just the usual grind. We had a busy weekend and could use an extra day to relax and get housework done.
Anything else that you would like to add? My daughter's school is closed Friday and I'm debating using it as en excuse to take a day off work. My mom could probably keep her but I haven't decided if I'm even going to ask.
I'm also excited to watch the Casey Anthony special on ID tonight!
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? All the things!! My favorite is biscuit and gravy (McDonalds is shamefully my favorite) or chocolate gravy on biscuits with bacon. However, I typically eat peanut butter rolled up in a tortilla or on an apple. Womp, womp, woooomp.
EDD March 12, 2018
@notthefather, I also need to know what chocolate gravy is! I'm up for anything that allows me to eat chocolate at breakfast!
Anything you are looking forward to this week? It looks like the weather is going to be beautiful this week. I love spring!
Dreading? Last week was spring break, so I'm dreading the alarm going off in the morning and getting back into the swing of things.
Anything else that you would like to add? My dogs had surgery Wednesday and I think they're recovered! I let them sleep in bed with me... don't think DH appreciated it. I'm glad they're feeling better though.
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? Waffles... I don't eat them often but yum!
JNC: glad your puppies are doing better! I imagine that was super stressful. I'm so glad spring is here too! Hope your first day back tomorrow goes smoothly. It's so hard to get back into the swing of things after a long break.
EDD March 12, 2018
@notthefather that sounds like my kind of gravy!! Haha
Looking foward to nice weather. And Easter!!
Dreading DH starting his overnight inspections this week for work. Two nights alone with my one year old. Dinner may be rough, but mornings are usually just the two of us, so no problems there.
Nothing else to add.
GTKY: scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and crepes filled with fruit
DS2 due 12/12/18
@notthefather DH said it tasted more like breakfast than dinner (it was chicken, bacon, potatoes, cheese, and seasonings baked together). I didn't have any at the time, since I wasn't hungry. I wish I could get a pass on feeling awful >.< We had originally filled ours out on Turbo Tax, but we didn't file because we didn't have the money to pay. There was no difference between it and H&R Block, thankfully. How was the Casey Anthony special? I'd take the day off to stay home with your daughter, lol. I looked up chocolate gravy, and it honestly just sounds like this chocolate whisky sauce I made at an old job.
@JNCPro313 I'm glad your dogs are doing well after surgery! Good luck going back to work tomorrow!
@CecilB93 I hope the evenings alone with your kid go well!
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@dreamscapes_ - How did the new recipe go? Did you like it? I'm just getting a haircut, probably a long bob cut. I have really thick hair so in the spring I usually cut 3-4 inches off.
@UterusesBeforeDuderuses - I get really excited about new makeup products too!
@notthefather - I live in Canada and I've never heard of Breuggers Bagels. But I'm going to the States in 3 weeks so I'll keep an eye out for them. And you should take the day off work to have a girls day with your DD.
@JNCPro3130 - I hope your week back to work goes smoothly and yay for your dogs feeling better!
@CecilB93 - Good luck with your dinners this week, you could always have breakfast for dinner.
@Jncpro3130 - That first alarm is always the worst
@dreamscapes_ I love trying to new recipes! What did you try? Hope it worked for you!
@JNCPro3130 Coming back from Spring Break is really tough. Definitely not my favorite part of the year. Glad your doggies are better! Mine always love sleeping with us but DH is the same as yours lol!
Anything you are looking forward to this week? Just the weekend. We are working on packing up some stuff for our move in May and I love packing and getting rid of old junk.
Dreading? My school is having an Open House this week and there is just a lot of work required in preparing my classroom and gathering, organizing, and displaying work and projects from the school year. I'll be glad when it's over!
Anything else that you would like to add? Not really. Glad to be here and getting involved on the boards.
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? I love breakfast food and don't think I can pick a fave...probably pancakes or waffles.
@glitzandglitter Isn't it fun? It definitely messes with my baby fever. My friend whose baby decided it needed a few more days of baking time was induced today, so her little girl was born around noon
@sramiller1008 It was this chicken/bacon/potato/cheese bake thing I found on Pinterest. The recipe said to toss the chicken and potatoes in olive oil with assorted seasonings, but I honestly think I could have left the oil out. Aside from that, it was good! Hopefully the open house goes well!
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
EDD March 12, 2018
EDD March 12, 2018
Anything you are looking forward to this week? - Easter weekend and traveling with my folks! Should be fun, hopefully the weather is nice.
Dreading? Dealing with all the pre-travel prep. Washing the clothes, packing, organizing, etc.
Anything else that you would like to add? I'm new here! I hope you like me!
GTKY: What is your favorite breakfast food? Oh gosh, all the breakfast!! I'm going to go with eggs benedict. I order it every time i'm at a restaurant. Every. Time.
EDD March 12, 2018
@denimjeans - I HATE packing! I hope the weather is nice for you and that you have a great trip.
EDD March 12, 2018
@ChloandCoco I totally just saw your comment in the intro thread about this 1 minute ago, whoops! I do think you're the only one, so I wondered if you would want to do the thread if it is just you, lol. I mean we'll love tit the crap out of post though.....sooo whatever you want to do!
@denimjeans Isn't pre-travel prep FUN? *end sarcasm mode* Welcome to the board! And eggs benedict is lovely when it's made well! I have a great recipe for it from school if you want
@notthefather Enjoy your day off! Good luck with the sunless tanner
DH was off work today, so we were originally going to go to the water park, but AF was still acting up, so that was out. My cramps were horrible this month, but it seems to be over. So we're going tomorrow. Should be fun! We spent today at home watching cheesy true crime shows on Netflix and working on a puzzle. All in all, it was a nice lazy day at home.
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@ChloandCoco - I'm not ready to be at TWW/WTO but I would comment on them to keep you company:)
@dreamscapes_ I love lazy days at home. I hope you have fun at the water park today.
@easttxmamas How are you? Don't you have follow up thyroid blood work soon?
EDD March 12, 2018
Haha! Just kidding! The self tanner experiment actually turned out better than expected. I definitely need some practice to get the application just right but the color is pretty fantastic. Overall, I'd say it was a success.
EDD March 12, 2018
@denimjeans Thanks! Yes we are moving back to our home state. And our new place is about 4.5 hours away from where we are now.
I'll join in a WTP/TWW thread! We are not officially trying-trying but we are more NTNP, so I feel like I'm trying even though DH isn't... I'm basically like "oh honeeeeeyyyy... tonight? And tomorrow? And every night?!?!?!
I'm also not going to be temping/charting because I hated doing it the first go around and gave up because I never really trusted that my temperature was accurate. I'd fall asleep with it in my mouth or forget about it, or wiggle a lot, or didn't want to wake up for it, so i just gave up. So my WTO/TWW periods will be more of a guess based on cycle length than O date. I have a feeling you won't mind
@dreamscapes_
did you go to school for cooking?! That'd be cool! I normally order it because I'm too lazy to make it so every time I'm at a restaurant I'm all "I'm getting THAT" I've made it once or twice but my hollandaise sauce is always meh.
@sramiller1008
good luck with the move!!!
@notthefather Glad to hear that your experiment was a success!
@denimjeans I did! For pastry, actually, but our first few classes were on the culinary side, so I learned how to do a lot of stuff there. Sauces and all that. I'll get the recipe to you once I find it
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
1 3/4lb butter
6 egg yolks
1oz water
1 1/2 oz lemon juice
Salt to taste
- Melt the butter. (My textbook says to clarify it, but I don't think that's necessary)
- Put the yolks in a heat-proof bowl and whip them with a whisk to aerate them. Slowly add the water to help them foam up. They're ready when they've tripled in volume and are a pale yellow color.
- Put about 1-2" of water in a pot and bring it to a light simmer. NOT a boil. Hold the bowl of foamy eggs over the water bath and continue to beat until they're thickened and creamy. If any egg gets onto the sides of the bowl, do NOT scrape it in, since they usually end up scrambled and that can break the sauce.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and use a ladle to slowly whip in the warm butter. Go very slowly, as you'll break the sauce if it's added too fast. Taste the sauce as you go, because you might not use that entire amount of butter.
- When the butter is completely added, add in lemon juice and salt to taste. If it tastes too eggy, add a little more butter.
It takes a little trial and error to get it right, but it's a really tasty sauce.Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@ChloandCocoI'm jealous that, a) your hair is thick (mine is fine enough that I am seeing bald spots at the moment) and b) you get to pull the goalie in April!
@dreamscapes_ , that recipe looks good.
@notthefather that oompah loompah is me in high school after I tried to self-tan and do lemon juice in my hair during spring break. Michigan kids gotta do what they gotta do, though!
I turned 34 on the 9th and feel slightly OLD but whatever. Life is good.
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