Weekly Random 5/22

lewliv · May 2017

bumpybump · May 2017

Just baked Blondies with my almost three year old. I consider cooking/baking to be the ultimate patience test for a mom

SouthernMama15 · May 2017

I scheduled DS's appointment to get ear tubes. And he's sleeping in his big boy bed for the first time.

bumpybump · May 2017

@SouthernMama15 hope the tubes help and hugs to you as you get through it. Good luck with the big boy bed transition too.

taylormarie923 · May 2017

I really need my toes painted and since DS is now home with me, he will need to come with so I'm going to get him a pedicure too!

SouthernMama15 · May 2017

@bumpybump thank you. DH is trying to save his time for when the baby is born, but he gets 2 weeks for paternity leave. He's not wanting to take off and had the nerve to ask me if I wanted him to ask his mom to go with me. No, she's overly emotional and would drive me crazy. We have to go a ways a way and he thought I might want her to drive. The woman can't find her way around the county and town she's lived in her whole life so thanks, I'll go alone if I have to.

Knottiedbf930c6a9e6cf18 · May 2017

Has anyone else been having problems with getting the weekly videos to play? They won't play for me anymore, just show a loading bar at the bottom.

tova24 · May 2017

I am so sick of family drama this week. It's exhausting. My sister is being a bridezilla and literally keeps taking things out on me. She had the nerve to tell me that I'm going to be a bad mom because I'm going to be a single mom. I've decided to cut out the toxic relationship and just focus on my LO.

smallbutmighty77 · May 2017

@tova24 that is terrible. She sounds very self-centered and that would be a far worse thing to be as a mom, than single!

tova24 · May 2017

@smallbutmighty77 she has been this way our whole lives. Yesterday I just was so fed up with her judging and criticizing me. I get that I'm not doing things the traditional way, but in the end I'll have a beautiful little boy who I'll love and give him everything I can.

bumpybump · May 2017

Another random from me...I'm sick of seeing all these restaurants announce that they're opening their patios and doing happy hour drink specials to celebrate. How about you throw some non-alcoholic/food specials on there for the people who can't drink!?

DeansGirl14 · May 2017

bumpybump said:

Another random from me...I'm sick of seeing all these restaurants announce that they're opening their patios and doing happy hour drink specials to celebrate. How about you throw some non-alcoholic/food specials on there for the people who can't drink!?

I hear that! I've told DH I'd be happy to sit with him on a patio and drink ginger ale...
We have a really awesome rooftop bar near us and on a recent beautiful weekend we tried to go, but there was a waiting list to get up there. Boo. So we sat on our own balcony for free.

littlebug2010 · May 2017

@bumpybump I miss happy hour! In MA, restaurants cant sell booze as part of a happy hour deal, so no half priced beer for anyone. I do miss drinking a cold beer on our patio though!

tova24 · May 2017

I miss drinking vodka lemonades while laying on my pool float in the pool.

bumpybump · May 2017

Interesting @littlebug2010. I'm always surprised at the variations of rules across areas.

SouthernMama15 · May 2017

littlebug2010 said:

@bumpybump I miss happy hour! In MA, restaurants cant sell booze as part of a happy hour deal, so no half priced beer for anyone. I do miss drinking a cold beer on our patio though!

Stuck in box. I thought alcohol was the point of happy hour

littlebug2010 · May 2017

@bumpybump it was a shock when i moved from ME (we love our happy hour) to MA. Same when I go grocery shopping, they dont sell any booze in the grocery store, you have to go to a liquor store.

DeansGirl14 · May 2017

littlebug2010 said:

@bumpybump I miss happy hour! In MA, restaurants cant sell booze as part of a happy hour deal, so no half priced beer for anyone. I do miss drinking a cold beer on our patio though!

Illinois (or maybe just Chicago? not sure) was the same way for ages. A special price had to be a special price all day, not just during certain times.
A couple years ago they rolled back that rule and officially brought back happy hour.
We were all

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...Cause we're cheap. Any opportunity to save a few bucks on booze!

bumpybump · May 2017

@lit@littlebug2010 interesting again. In Indiana (where I grew up), you couldn't buy alcohol on Sundays. It was always interesting when people ran out of alcohol on Super Bowl Sunday (or planned poorly in general prior to a Sunday)

tova24 · May 2017

@bumpybump we can't buy alcohol on Sundays here in Texas.

DeansGirl14 · May 2017

Randoms. 1) DH has been trying to get promoted for awhile, long story short. A position just opened up that he would be great for; his current boss' boss loves him and is one of the decision-makers, and the position reports to a VP who also really likes him. However, he just found out that his work-wife is interviewing for the same role. She e-mailed him to ask him for interview tips as she's in a different department. Aca-awkward!
2) My new long necklace has nearly killed me twice today. I double-looped it and it turned into a choke collar that was hard to untangle/loosen due to the size and weight of the stones. So I unlooped it, and then managed to catch it on the bathroom door handle as I was walking through. Some of the fastenings loosened and it broke before it could slit my neck, thank goodness. (I'll fix it by tightening the fastenings on the stones with pliers when I get home.) Sheesh!!

Vamason89 · May 2017

Oklahoma doesn't sell real beer cold. It's only 3.2% alcohol. Gross. You can get normal beer at liquor stores but it'll be room temp.

bumpybump · May 2017

@DeansGirl14 I'm confused. Who's work wife?

DeansGirl14 · May 2017

bumpybump said:

@DeansGirl14 I'm confused. Who's work wife?

@bumpybump
DH's "work wife." You know the expression? It's basically your best platonic friend at work but the "wife/husband" element is often added in if it's someone of the opposite sex.
So DH and his best friend at work are competing for the same promotion.

taylormarie923 · May 2017

DH and I were the poor beer planners when we moved to Texas. In our area, they opened up beer sales at noon on Sunday, at the exact moment football started. We eventually got better, but after 5 years we still messed up some weeks. Happy to back back in CA where we can buy all the booze anywhere, anytime.

taylormarie923 · May 2017

DS changed his mind and wanted his fingers painted instead. He was adorable and held them so still until he was sure they were dry.

SpotConlon · May 2017

Washington state changed its laws a few years ago to allow the sale of hard liquor in groceries. Let's just say that Target trips are way more exciting when you can add booze to the list.

SouthernMama15 · May 2017

It's a county by county thing in GA. You can buy in my county on Sundays beginning at noon. Wine and beer are at the grocery store, anything else you have to go to the liquor store. Not all counties have liquor and some you can only buy by the drink.

pinkyswife · May 2017

I feel like I have a bunch of randoms today.

1. I'm in California and taking the 4 week prior to due date off. I've never done this before and worked right up until I have birth (I have 2 other kids). I CANNOT wait and I really hope this guys stays put so I can enjoy some of it.

2. Because I'm taking off the 4 weeks prior I only have like 6 full weeks left at my job. So things are starting to get a lot easier AND I start training my replacement in 2 weeks.

3. I miss drinking so much. It's my thing. I need a scotch immediately.

bumpybump · May 2017

@SouthernMama15 now that you mention it, I remember that from when I lived down there.

BlackNYellow · May 2017

Our hospital has a stork dinner that you may order after birth. It comes with sparkling grape juice. I'm packing champagne in my hospital bag. No shame there.

Edit: sparkling grape juice, not wine (major pregnancy brain fail today)

knottie0d8cc4d43bacc09f · May 2017

@littlebug2010 I remember being so surprised to see alcohol in the grocery store when I moved from MA to NH.

DH and I are in San Francisco on our baby moon. I've been dying for cocktails and wine at dinner, but compensating with food

the weigh in at my next appointment should be fun.

JDBtwinmama · May 2017

Totally random-my twins have started really hugging each other, it's the cutest thing in the world!

Kathryn0903 · May 2017

My random is that I'm super glad my doctor's office does early 8 week ultrasounds. A woman in my fitness class just had her first ultrasound at 20 weeks and just found out she's having twins. I would not want to find out when I'm that far along already!

tova24 · May 2017

@Kathryn0903 my OB does the first ultrasound at 12/13 weeks. It seemed like forever! I actually had an ultrasound at 6 weeks because I had a seizure at work (pregnancy hormones made my meds less effective) and before they took me to CT, my pregnancy test showed positive. They then did an ultrasound to confirm. Crazy how things happen!

PinkPrincessPiper · May 2017

5yo DS2 just lost his first tooth! And the tooth fairy just came.

Re alcohol: KY used to not sell it on Sundays, but now you can get it from 12-9pm. No hard liquor in grocery stores.

@taylormarie923 That picture is precious. DS2 loves having his fingers/toes painted.

OTmom3 · May 2017

@bumpybump I know!! A local brewery (basically walking distance from me) keeps posting about their patio opening AND my favorite seasonal beer that they offer, the blueberry ale, debuts on Thursday. It should still be there in August and if not I might freak.

britvahok · May 2017

Re Alcohol:in Virginia you can buy beer and wine at the grocery store and liquor at the ABC (liquor store). We also have happy hours everywhere usually from 4-7pm.

@kathryn0903 I would freak out if I found out I was having twins at 20 weeks!!!

@secicc12 Enjoy your baby moon!!

@BlackNYellow my hospital has a "candlelight" dinner, it's so much better than the regular hospital food but doesn't come with alcohol!! Now I'm jealous!

Kathryn0903 · May 2017

@britvahok me too! Another woman in my class is a twin and said her mom didn't know she was having twins until she was in labor!

smallbutmighty77 · May 2017

@DeansGirl14 good luck to DH!

bumpybump · May 2017

@OTmom3 can you get a growler of it and hope it keeps? Or is there a way they can package it so that it keeps? (Obviously, not sure how well growlers keep)

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