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Post by muttleynfelix on Feb 5, 2019 22:40:09 GMT -5
I pulled into the garage tonight and Jocelyn runs out and said, "I miss you so much and Ben just threw up." Ugh.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 6, 2019 10:14:14 GMT -5
I hope Ben is feeling better Muttley.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Feb 6, 2019 10:29:41 GMT -5
Oh no, Mutt. I hope Ben is feeling better soon.
I think we need to burn something to appease the germ gods around here.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 6, 2019 11:28:37 GMT -5
I'd agree with that. I've been in the health office every day for a week now at the school and there have been sick kids in there every day. I'm honestly shocked C doesn't catch more stuff.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 6, 2019 12:34:57 GMT -5
Oh no, Mutt. I hope Ben is feeling better soon.
I think we need to burn something to appease the germ gods around here. I'd like to burn my house down. K's found 3 fleas in 48 hours, all in her room. No one, including her, sees them anywhere else in the house. Her room's been pretty messy with toys all over the floor so we haven't vacuumed in there in a couple of weeks.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 6, 2019 12:39:28 GMT -5
aside from the typical sniffles/cold, we haven't had any real sickness at home this school year (LARGE KNOCK ON WOOD). X did have a pretty severe strain of the flu a week before Christmas and was out of work for a week and I had to take DS earlier than normal, but DS managed to stay healthy.
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Post by steph08 on Feb 6, 2019 12:53:59 GMT -5
I hate everyone on this thread. You all, plus a coworker yesterday who asked me if the kids have gotten a ton of sickness this year, have cursed me.
We were good all year, surprisingly since this is Harper's first year at school. Then I get a text at noon - Harper puked on the bus. Ugh.
My brother/SIL/niece are coming home today for a week to visit. And Harper's sick, and I'm sure it will spread to us. Great timing, as usual.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 6, 2019 12:57:05 GMT -5
I'll trade you - I'll take the puking and you can have the fleas!
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 6, 2019 14:55:56 GMT -5
Sorry Beth. That has to be so frustrating. Our climate isn't good for them, but any time sis (or dh when he did shelter stuff) have animals come in from out of state they are always covered in fleas. Upside is you can move to CO and that should solve the problem. I hope it's a quick bug that doesn't pass to anyone else Steph!
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Post by NastyWoman on Feb 6, 2019 15:13:21 GMT -5
I'll trade you - I'll take the puking and you can have the fleas! The only way I am dealing with either of you (as long as you have these issues) is via my nice sterile computer. No puking or fleas near me please...
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 6, 2019 15:14:37 GMT -5
Dh has been picking up extra shifts which money wise is awesome. "I" need to fix his tax with holdings because they're way too low, but that's been fun too. He had 60 hours on his last check and he'll have 80 on the next one including some OT due to 14+ hour shifts a few nights. I'm shopping for bunk beds for both kids. Possibly buying dh and I a new bedframe, and dh needs a new winter coat and work shoes, all said and done we'll be lucky to get all of that done for less than $1200 so the extra money is nice while also finally adding to savings.
The downside is that over 20 hours a week he cannot keep up on any household maintenance.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 0:16:32 GMT -5
Thanks to freezing rain, most (all?) schools in the area are closed tomorrow. Our school district already didn’t have school scheduled for tomorrow or Friday due to parent teacher conferences, but now Y-Care is also closed because they are closing all schools in the district and rescheduling conferences that were to be tomorrow. So, DH is staying home with C while I go to work...assuming I can get there safely. If the roads are fine, I’ll take M to daycare, but if not, we’ll all just stay home.
Also, lightning and thunder in early February is just weird.
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Post by finnime on Feb 7, 2019 4:16:38 GMT -5
Have you ever seen and heard snow thunder and lightening? It's stunning. We get that here every few years, when weather systems collide.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 7, 2019 11:54:32 GMT -5
The kids have a 2 hour late start and think they hit the jackpot. I managed to get them ready for school before I had to login so they can enjoy their time.
I on the other hand have hit an all new low of working from home. Pajamas, pony tail, not positive I brushed my teeth yet... Kind of thinking I need to figure out what the hell is wrong is with me. I used to manage to get to work looking like an adult with a 45 min - 1.5 hour commute to deal with.
And change of subject...has anyone heard of a company that lets you rent baby gear while traveling? My sil mentioned something that she was going to use when going to CA once but I can't remember the company name and I haven't heard back from her. My cousin is coming out with her 2 real little ones and needs to bring as little as possible. Specifically hoping to rent car seats, but doesn't need to rent a car. Any ideas?
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 12:24:09 GMT -5
We used a local company when we went to Disneyland for a stroller. Just Google The city or airport and baby gear rental as most companies I am aware of are local.
That said - take it with a grain of salt, but if her kiddos have seats on the airplane, I’d bring the car seats and install them on the plane for the kids to sit in. Rental car seats are a mixed bag in terms of type and history, and she’ll be much more efficient and confident installing a car seat she’s used to and knows well than one she’s never seen before.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 7, 2019 14:15:44 GMT -5
The kids have a 2 hour late start and think they hit the jackpot. I managed to get them ready for school before I had to login so they can enjoy their time. I on the other hand have hit an all new low of working from home. Pajamas, pony tail, not positive I brushed my teeth yet... Kind of thinking I need to figure out what the hell is wrong is with me. I used to manage to get to work looking like an adult with a 45 min - 1.5 hour commute to deal with. And change of subject...has anyone heard of a company that lets you rent baby gear while traveling? My sil mentioned something that she was going to use when going to CA once but I can't remember the company name and I haven't heard back from her. My cousin is coming out with her 2 real little ones and needs to bring as little as possible. Specifically hoping to rent car seats, but doesn't need to rent a car. Any ideas? Hello work from home twin, lol. I work from home twice a week and it's getting harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning. I've begun leaving my laptop by my bedside so I can log in when I wake up, oh, 15 minutes before my start time. I'll shower on my lunch hour if I don't give myself time in the morning.
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Post by steph08 on Feb 7, 2019 15:24:26 GMT -5
The kids have a 2 hour late start and think they hit the jackpot. I managed to get them ready for school before I had to login so they can enjoy their time. I on the other hand have hit an all new low of working from home. Pajamas, pony tail, not positive I brushed my teeth yet... Kind of thinking I need to figure out what the hell is wrong is with me. I used to manage to get to work looking like an adult with a 45 min - 1.5 hour commute to deal with. And change of subject...has anyone heard of a company that lets you rent baby gear while traveling? My sil mentioned something that she was going to use when going to CA once but I can't remember the company name and I haven't heard back from her. My cousin is coming out with her 2 real little ones and needs to bring as little as possible. Specifically hoping to rent car seats, but doesn't need to rent a car. Any ideas? Hello work from home twin, lol. I work from home twice a week and it's getting harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning. I've begun leaving my laptop by my bedside so I can log in when I wake up, oh, 15 minutes before my start time. I'll shower on my lunch hour if I don't give myself time in the morning. This used to be me. I miss that WFH me. Now my company loves videoconferencing. Now I have to look presentable because people can see me when we have conference calls instead of just hiding behind a phone.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 15:52:56 GMT -5
Gah. Ex 2.0 sent Carrot home with a Kindle with Kids messenger loaded on it. Not sure how I feel about this yet. He's kind of a screen addict and I'm constantly fighting with him the way it is to limit and now he wants to sit and chat with the some 30 people or so Ex added in there for him. I really wanted to limit to no social media as long as possible.
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Post by chapeau on Feb 7, 2019 15:56:04 GMT -5
Gah. Ex 2.0 sent Carrot home with a Kindle with Kids messenger loaded on it. Not sure how I feel about this yet. He's kind of a screen addict and I'm constantly fighting with him the way it is to limit and now he wants to sit and chat with the some 30 people or so Ex added in there for him. I really wanted to limit to no social media as long as possible. Is the weather still lousy and his car not so hot? (On my phone so no halo to use...)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 16:12:33 GMT -5
Gah. Ex 2.0 sent Carrot home with a Kindle with Kids messenger loaded on it. Not sure how I feel about this yet. He's kind of a screen addict and I'm constantly fighting with him the way it is to limit and now he wants to sit and chat with the some 30 people or so Ex added in there for him. I really wanted to limit to no social media as long as possible. Is the weather still lousy and his car not so hot? (On my phone so no halo to use...) I've decided he has to be immortal with all the stupid shit he's survived. A train could hit his car and he'd probably walk away from it.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 7, 2019 16:30:23 GMT -5
We used a local company when we went to Disneyland for a stroller. Just Google The city or airport and baby gear rental as most companies I am aware of are local. That said - take it with a grain of salt, but if her kiddos have seats on the airplane, I’d bring the car seats and install them on the plane for the kids to sit in. Rental car seats are a mixed bag in terms of type and history, and she’ll be much more efficient and confident installing a car seat she’s used to and knows well than one she’s never seen before. Thank you! I would bring my own seat too, but I don't think even her oldest is over 2 and she's travelling with her MIL so I don't think they have their own seats. We still always brought our own seats and gate checked them the few times we flew I feel like? But it's a complicated relationship that I can't come across as giving advice to.
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Post by tcu2003 on Feb 7, 2019 16:42:50 GMT -5
Fair enough, Rae. I’m not sure who is picking them up, but the most economical option is probably going to be buying new Cosco Scenera seats (I think they’re about $40-45 each) and having them shipped to the house of the person picking them up. Then they can show up at the airport with the seats, she can install them if the person picking them up can’t, and away they go. The seats don’t have tons of bells and whistles, but they’re safe and we have one that C used and now M uses for travel and it’s perfect for that so we don’t have to lug the heavier everyday seat.
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Post by cktc on Feb 7, 2019 17:14:36 GMT -5
Fair enough, Rae. I’m not sure who is picking them up, but the most economical option is probably going to be buying new Cosco Scenera seats (I think they’re about $40-45 each) and having them shipped to the house of the person picking them up. Then they can show up at the airport with the seats, she can install them if the person picking them up can’t, and away they go. The seats don’t have tons of bells and whistles, but they’re safe and we have one that C used and now M uses for travel and it’s perfect for that so we don’t have to lug the heavier everyday seat. Going to second the Cosco seats. They are supposed to be light weight too so they are good for travel. You can always donate them if they don't want to hang on to them for future trips. My sister said you can usually rent the car seats from rental car companies, even if you aren't renting a car, but at $12 or so per seat, per day, you might as well just buy a couple from walmart.
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 7, 2019 17:43:19 GMT -5
Cool -- I'll throw that idea out to my cousin here that is picking her up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 18:57:34 GMT -5
Dh has been picking up extra shifts which money wise is awesome. "I" need to fix his tax with holdings because they're way too low, but that's been fun too. He had 60 hours on his last check and he'll have 80 on the next one including some OT due to 14+ hour shifts a few nights. I'm shopping for bunk beds for both kids. Possibly buying dh and I a new bedframe, and dh needs a new winter coat and work shoes, all said and done we'll be lucky to get all of that done for less than $1200 so the extra money is nice while also finally adding to savings. The downside is that over 20 hours a week he cannot keep up on any household maintenance. Another upside is that they will tax him as if he is earning that OT every week for the year. I learned that the hard way when I would teach summer school. So that will ease your need to fix his withholdings but won't eliminate it.
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Post by geenamercile on Feb 7, 2019 19:09:53 GMT -5
Gah. Ex 2.0 sent Carrot home with a Kindle with Kids messenger loaded on it. Not sure how I feel about this yet. He's kind of a screen addict and I'm constantly fighting with him the way it is to limit and now he wants to sit and chat with the some 30 people or so Ex added in there for him. I really wanted to limit to no social media as long as possible. I don't know if you can if your Ex put it on his account already, but you can add the kindle device to your amazon prime account and have control over lots of stuff, including limiting screen time. Hope all the sickness go away. YDD was home for 2 days due to not feeling well. E started a couple day job working with a contractor friend of ours. The job is near the cabin that we go to, so he is staying there. Major anxiety attack freak out this morning, but pulled himself together enough to go to it and realized that hey everything is pretty cool.
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Post by steph08 on Feb 7, 2019 20:51:48 GMT -5
I third the Cosco Scenera suggestion. I bought two for our plane trip last year and used them on the plane and in the rental car.
The only issue I had with them was on the plane - tightening the seats in put the hard buckle right behind the kids' backs. I had to install them incorrectly in order to avoid that. However, they were still buckled in and the car seats didn't fall out of the plane seat.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 11:14:08 GMT -5
I don't think he has Prime. Would he still have a Kindle account? Probably... I figured out why he wanted him to have it. So he can be in our house every F@#$*% night. He calls Carrot on it and they video chat. Carrot carries the Kindle all around the house showing him what we're doing and what we're having for dinner and I HATE IT. Last night I was like "shut if off" and he goes to his Dad. "Mom says I can't talk to you anymore".
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Post by chapeau on Feb 8, 2019 11:34:32 GMT -5
Can you turn off the wi-fi at certain times or does it have its own connection? And I’m afraid an 8 year old can be pretty hard on electronic devices. Can a hideous accident happen, at least to the camera?
That would be completely unacceptable to me. I do wonder if the novelty will wear off by this time next week. WTH do they have to talk about???
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Post by raeoflyte on Feb 8, 2019 11:35:55 GMT -5
oh god, mpl. I'm so sorry.
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