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Post by tcu2003 on Dec 31, 2018 15:10:41 GMT -5
Welc me back, red wagon!!
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raeoflyte
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 31, 2018 16:35:45 GMT -5
Welc me back, red wagon!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 16:36:43 GMT -5
Ummm so it has been forever, but I hope I am allowed back! I have some catching up to do! I hope you are all well going into the new year! I am now 35 (yikes), with 6yo b/g twins and 19mo son who is affectionately called Baby Hulk because he just destroys, all with a smile on his face. I am a WFHM now which is amazing. I just need to get better at time management. Hulk is home with me 3 days a week. The other 2 are in 1st grade and have a zillion activities. Oh and I am DDs girl scout leader. So, a little busy. Will do my best to keep up this time! What is a WFHM? I tried looking it up online, but it said you were now a home mortgage with Wells Fargo. If so, is your interest rate, um, interesting? J/k.
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Post by redwagon on Dec 31, 2018 16:37:44 GMT -5
Bamafan - work from home mom. I am a freelance editor.
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Post by TheHaitian on Dec 31, 2018 16:47:00 GMT -5
Well, it's 48 hours after it happened, and I'm here to confess I almost got B killed while on vacation. Reef walking just the two of us, I made a stupid call and got us swamped in the ocean. Got knocked down, dragged and close to drowned. Had to be rescued by bystanders. I'm beat to shit after multiple dragging over the rocks but managed to mostly protect B, who escaped with only one skinned leg and bruised elbows. Also RIP to my phone which ended somewhere in the pacific, along with one of B's reef shoes. Wow that must have been scary... glad you guys are ok!
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Post by ners on Dec 31, 2018 16:51:02 GMT -5
Glad you are both okay Pants.
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Post by financialpeace on Dec 31, 2018 17:05:41 GMT -5
Hi red! I don’t think I posted much before you left, but i lurked and “know” you. I posted fairly regularly while pregnant but then disappeared after my own twins came (turned four last month). I felt less guilty knowing you did the same thing lol. You give me hope that life does normalize again eventually
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Post by redwagon on Dec 31, 2018 17:07:27 GMT -5
Hi red! I don’t think I posted much before you left, but i lurked and “know” you. I posted fairly regularly while pregnant but then disappeared after my own twins came (turned four last month). I felt less guilty knowing you did the same thing lol. You give me hope that life does normalize again eventually I remember you!! I think you had just gotten pregnant around the time I left (new job didn't let me online much). How are they? Twins are fun, huh?
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Post by financialpeace on Dec 31, 2018 17:36:14 GMT -5
Lol fun is not the word id use. I had my heart set on only having one kid, so I’ve struggled with overwhelm a lot since they arrived. I quit my job a little over a year ago to stay home with them and I’m still not sure if that was the best or worst decision. They are definitely getting easier now that they’re older, but the drama and fighting between them makes me crazy.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Dec 31, 2018 17:37:27 GMT -5
Oh Pants! How scary. Please do not beat yourself up about it.
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Post by redwagon on Dec 31, 2018 17:47:16 GMT -5
Lol fun is not the word id use. I had my heart set on only having one kid, so I’ve struggled with overwhelm a lot since they arrived. I quit my job a little over a year ago to stay home with them and I’m still not sure if that was the best or worst decision. They are definitely getting easier now that they’re older, but the drama and fighting between them makes me crazy. Mine are at it all the time too. Then you get the moments they get along and it is so sweet.
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Post by cktc on Dec 31, 2018 17:51:31 GMT -5
I hope you and B are feeling ok Pants. That must have been so scary and painful. Welcome back redwagon! I'm a WFHM too. I find it completely overwhelming most of the time. If you have any tricks and tips I'd love to hear them. I rely on videos a bit too much to keep the wee ones busy
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 31, 2018 18:16:30 GMT -5
I work at home, but it's super rare that I'm on kid duty while at work. With this job, anyone from the company could be calling me, so I really have to maintain a professional phone image so the cat and the kids have to stay out. C will stay home when dh takes E to the dojo sometimes, but that's about it.
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Post by redwagon on Dec 31, 2018 18:28:08 GMT -5
I hope you and B are feeling ok Pants. That must have been so scary and painful. Welcome back redwagon! I'm a WFHM too. I find it completely overwhelming most of the time. If you have any tricks and tips I'd love to hear them. I rely on videos a bit too much to keep the wee ones busy I mainly work while Hulk naps, and at night. The two days he is at daycare are my big workdays, though I inevitably end up running errands. As a freelancer I work when I want. No phone calls or anything. Half the time I have my laptop in the waiting area at dance or gymnastics lol.
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Post by NastyWoman on Dec 31, 2018 20:59:58 GMT -5
DD loves both incredibles 2 and hotel Transylvania 3. I was the coolest oma ever the last couple of weeks. Among my accomplishments: I was able to discuss Incredibles 1 (I1) with DGS1 as well as the powers Jack Jack displays during I2. I know how to milk my limited knowledge of new cartoons for the most effect
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Jan 1, 2019 16:09:54 GMT -5
Bamafan - work from home mom. I am a freelance editor. OOOHH...can I pick your brain on the freelance editing thing? I want to get into it but not really sure where to start. PLEASE?!?!?!
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Post by redwagon on Jan 1, 2019 16:12:02 GMT -5
Bamafan - work from home mom. I am a freelance editor. OOOHH...can I pick your brain on the freelance editing thing? I want to get into it but not really sure where to start. PLEASE?!?!?! Of course
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 1, 2019 18:14:58 GMT -5
Hi financial peace!
Everyone is always welcome back here. We're parents. We know life gets, um, goofy.
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Post by oped on Jan 2, 2019 0:35:59 GMT -5
OOOHH...can I pick your brain on the freelance editing thing? I want to get into it but not really sure where to start. PLEASE?!?!?! Of course I wouldn’t mind the info too ...
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Post by chen35 on Jan 2, 2019 10:27:36 GMT -5
I'm going to ask my OB, obviously, but do any of you know if having preeclampsia with one pregnancy makes you higher risk in subsequent pregnancies?
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Post by Works4me on Jan 2, 2019 10:46:14 GMT -5
I'm going to ask my OB, obviously, but do any of you know if having preeclampsia with one pregnancy makes you higher risk in subsequent pregnancies? Yes. Definitely talk with your doctor and do your own research.
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Post by steph08 on Jan 2, 2019 11:08:27 GMT -5
I did not have pre-eclampsia with my kids, but I had super, super high blood pressure throughout both pregnancies.
Harper's was the worst - had to be on the magnesium during/after labor, plus blood pressure pills for a few weeks after that.
For Chloe, I didn't need either of those, so for me, my second pregnancy was easier than the first.
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Post by redwagon on Jan 2, 2019 23:07:09 GMT -5
I did not have pre-eclampsia with my kids, but I had super, super high blood pressure throughout both pregnancies. Harper's was the worst - had to be on the magnesium during/after labor, plus blood pressure pills for a few weeks after that. For Chloe, I didn't need either of those, so for me, my second pregnancy was easier than the first. That magnesium is no joke. I had pre pre eclampsia, basically, and was on that for 24hrs. I was so loopy. My visitors got a kick out of me lol.
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Post by steph08 on Jan 3, 2019 8:06:02 GMT -5
I actually didn't have any issue with it, which surprised everyone. It made me warm - usually I run cold - so I had no idea everyone else in my hospital room was freezing while I was there happy as a clam. Haha!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 3, 2019 15:17:27 GMT -5
I just booked a 1 night stay at a waterpark resort in the Dells for $80 total. And there's some kind of resort credit that I hope will be usable for food and drink. DH can't come but my parents are. So the room is $40 and the taxes and fees, which are on the full price, are another $40. And they give skiing/snow tubing passes too. Plus that credit. We're going on 1/20 and then come home on MLK Jr. Day. The kids and I are off on 1/21/19 anyway. And I've shared with the kids school FB page so they may end up with some friends to run around with too.
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Post by Pants on Jan 3, 2019 15:47:05 GMT -5
I just booked a 1 night stay at a waterpark resort in the Dells for $80 total. And there's some kind of resort credit that I hope will be usable for food and drink. DH can't come but my parents are. So the room is $40 and the taxes and fees, which are on the full price, are another $40. And they give skiing/snow tubing passes too. Plus that credit. We're going on 1/20 and then come home on MLK Jr. Day. The kids and I are off on 1/21/19 anyway. And I've shared with the kids school FB page so they may end up with some friends to run around with too. Can you share the link?
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 3, 2019 15:49:07 GMT -5
mtolympuspark.com is the website.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2019 13:24:58 GMT -5
Thank you to whoever suggested Old Navy for pants for my toothpick kid. He is now stocked up on several pairs of exercise pants and jeans. The best pair I got was from Lands End though. They are lined cargo pants with an all elastic waist. They fit so nice and he loves how cozy warm they are. They were supposed to be something crazy like $50/pair but I think I only paid $20.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 4, 2019 14:30:06 GMT -5
Thank you to whoever suggested Old Navy for pants for my toothpick kid. He is now stocked up on several pairs of exercise pants and jeans. The best pair I got was from Lands End though. They are lined cargo pants with an all elastic waist. They fit so nice and he loves how cozy warm they are. They were supposed to be something crazy like $50/pair but I think I only paid $20. The rest of them have had an hour to claim credit, so I'll take it. I think a few of us mentioned them though. Glad you found him some things that fit!!!!
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Post by geenamercile on Jan 4, 2019 16:43:36 GMT -5
Hey all. So I lost the cord to my work lap top and my cat peed on my home lap top. Over all Christmas went well. The girls were happy and after Christmas breakfast DH and the girls went down to the ILs and visited friends until the 1st. To be honest I really didn't miss DH that week, we talked a bit but not that much. On the other hand I didn't really miss the girls either and really didn't speak to them at all. I was glad to see them all when they came home. DH seems to be doing better.
We got passes to Six Flags D.C this year for the 4 of us. So anyone else around that area want to meet up sometime please let me know. It is a bit farther then KD (20 min) but we haven't been there, and it ended up being 165 for each of us with the meal passes included instead of 235. We also got a Chrysler Aspen, which is not DH's car and I took over his. It is a 2008 and had 100,000 miles on it but the dealer's warranty will last us 3 years. Now just looking for a trailer or pop up camper. I already have a week at the Myrtle beach camp ground reserved.
YDD will be starting winter soccer training on the 16th she was upset when she realized that the rest of her team isn't doing the winter training but is still giving it a try. It runs the week before the spring season starts. Then the rest of her team will be playing too.
ODD is enjoying homeschooling and is becoming more of the kid we use to have. She still has her "people" limit but we are working around that more.
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