My TWs are our apartment complex's landscape guys. They ALWAYS do behind our building (right outside our apartment) during naptime. Doesn't matter what time I put her down, without fail they go by with all their loud lawnmowers and weed whackers and wake her up. I'm currently letting her cry in her crib hoping she'll go back to sleep.
Seems like everybody else is having a good Tuesday so far though
My TW is IT *again* So I get this call to my work cell that is blocked but says its from Romania. So obviously I do NOT pick up. Its IT telling me I need to call them back "as soon as I hear this message" because they can't do the next step to unlocking my password without me giving them verbal permission over the phone while I try out resetting the password from my work computer on a work network. Annnnnd I'm out of the office until 3 pm tomorrow without my laptop... Oh, now its a friggin emergency because *you* can't do your job???? Sorry IT, not my problem. Except I better call them back now so they don't mark me as done just because I didn't reply (because they tend to do that).
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My TW is my job/myself for my schedule only allowing me to log in to the Bump for the FIRST TIME today at 4:50 PM. That is NOT okay... I will NOT let my job take away from my Bump time, darnit!
TWT is my mother. I told her specifically that I did not want a ton of pink and blue baby stuff (we're still waiting to find out the baby's sex, so we don't even know yet.) She said she was going to do pink or blue anyway, so I told her if she was going to be that way we wouldn't tell her the sex when we do find out.
Today she posted the pink baby sweater she's knitting on Facebook. Apparently she's already finished the blue one and whichever one "we don't need" she'll just save for the next baby shower.
FINE. She can knit whatever damn sweater she wants against my specific request, but she can't make me dress the baby in it.
My TWT shout out goes to the county courts and foster care system. Get your sh*t together, process my paperwork in a reasonable amount of time, and help these kids get the help they need. Taking 2 months to process paperwork that needs to be completed once every 6 months is pathetic...I know you're busy, but Get. It. Together. people.
My TWT is homemade Mac and cheese. I felt guilty about opening a box so I went to the effort of making some. And it was NOT the same and NOT worth it. Apparently I need a different recipe.
@libbberty Oh, I have a yummy mac n cheese recipe. Its super easy and you bake in the oven until its golden brown and nothing but amazing awesomeness. I'll share if you're interested.
@auntieraindrop another great way to cut down on unwanted stuff is to donate it as soon as it hits your house. My MIL demands pictures of every single thing she sends us with DS wearing it. Ugh. Needless to say, most of it goes straight in the donate pile now. She also harps on why he's always just in a onesie when she FaceTimes us. Well, it's 5:00, hot as balls, and he's about to eat dinner as always, which is never a clean affair, so he eats naked. Want to see him dressed up? Call me at 2-3 pm.
Easy Macaroni and Cheese 3 Tbsp. Butter 2 1/2 c. Uncooked macaroni 1 tsp. Salt 1/4 tsp. Pepper 1 qt. Milk 1/2 lb. Velveeta (I used shredded Cheddar Jack)
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in baking dish (7x11 or something similar). Pour macaroni into melted butter and stir to coat. Slice cheese and cut each slice into fourths. Add salt, pepper, cheese and cold milk to macaroni. Bake uncovered for about an hour or until golden brown. Do not stir while baking. Enjoy!
ETA: I sometimes add a little more s&p bc I'm bad that way!
@libbberty I have one too! It's one pot on the stove but you could absolutely put it in a pan and bake it with a crumb topping to fancy it up! If you want it, let me know!
@libbberty I really don't know? Milk, cheese, noodles - mighty be grainy and watery but again maybe not. Sorry, I'm no help!
@ryannenikole I'd love your recipe too. I don't love my stovetop recipe. And although the one I mentioned above is ultra easy, it bakes for a long time so isn't always a good last minute option
1/4 cup butter 1 tsp salt Onion powder, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 1/2 tbsp flour 3 cups milk 8 oz macaroni 1 1/2 - 2 cups shredded cheese (I use mild or sharp cheddar)
Melt butter and add salt, onion powder, pepper and flour (I use a 3 qt pot). Whisk until smooth and bubbly. Add milk, whisking constantly. Add macaroni and bring to a low boil. Stir occasionally to keep the macaroni from sticking! Cook about 15 minutes until milk has thickened and noodles are tender (I tend towards al dente) and add the cheese. Mix well until cheese is melted.
I sometimes bring the milk to a simmer before adding the noodles but I haven't figured out if that makes any difference. It reheats well too!
@ryannenikole silly question, but I assume you add macaroni in uncooked? Asking only because I've seen so much variation in those "one pot" recipes and don't want to F it up! Onion powder seems like a good add!
I promise to try both macaroni versions and return with feedback sometime in the next month! lol.
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Re: Twatwaffle Tuesday
Seems like everybody else is having a good Tuesday so far though
So I get this call to my work cell that is blocked but says its from Romania. So obviously I do NOT pick up. Its IT telling me I need to call them back "as soon as I hear this message" because they can't do the next step to unlocking my password without me giving them verbal permission over the phone while I try out resetting the password from my work computer on a work network. Annnnnd I'm out of the office until 3 pm tomorrow without my laptop...
Oh, now its a friggin emergency because *you* can't do your job???? Sorry IT, not my problem.
Except I better call them back now so they don't mark me as done just because I didn't reply (because they tend to do that).
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BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
Today she posted the pink baby sweater she's knitting on Facebook. Apparently she's already finished the blue one and whichever one "we don't need" she'll just save for the next baby shower.
FINE. She can knit whatever damn sweater she wants against my specific request, but she can't make me dress the baby in it.
And dishes. We skip one day of dishes and it's like a fucking dishes battlefield in there.
If I never find another tongue tie or lip tie for the rest of my working/parenting life, it won't be long enough.
@auntieraindrop sorry, but your post made me LOL.
Easy Macaroni and Cheese
3 Tbsp. Butter
2 1/2 c. Uncooked macaroni
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1 qt. Milk
1/2 lb. Velveeta (I used shredded Cheddar Jack)
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in baking dish (7x11 or something similar). Pour macaroni into melted butter and stir to coat. Slice cheese and cut each slice into fourths. Add salt, pepper, cheese and cold milk to macaroni. Bake uncovered for about an hour or until golden brown. Do not stir while baking. Enjoy!
ETA: I sometimes add a little more s&p bc I'm bad that way!
Thank you @GraceUponGrace09. Any chance you think this is freezer meal worthy if you use the shredded cheddar?
@ryannenikole I'd love your recipe too. I don't love my stovetop recipe. And although the one I mentioned above is ultra easy, it bakes for a long time so isn't always a good last minute option
Here you go!
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp salt
Onion powder, to taste
Pepper, to taste
1 1/2 tbsp flour
3 cups milk
8 oz macaroni
1 1/2 - 2 cups shredded cheese (I use mild or sharp cheddar)
Melt butter and add salt, onion powder, pepper and flour (I use a 3 qt pot). Whisk until smooth and bubbly. Add milk, whisking constantly. Add macaroni and bring to a low boil. Stir occasionally to keep the macaroni from sticking! Cook about 15 minutes until milk has thickened and noodles are tender (I tend towards al dente) and add the cheese. Mix well until cheese is melted.
I sometimes bring the milk to a simmer before adding the noodles but I haven't figured out if that makes any difference. It reheats well too!
I promise to try both macaroni versions and return with feedback sometime in the next month! lol.