|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 31, 2014 16:03:46 GMT
do what the other kids' parents let them do.
I don't let ds go hang out in a nearby neighborhood. It's a place I won't go to unless I have my pepper spray and phone ready to dial 911. The other parents don't have a problem with the drug activity and random fights, but I do.
I won't let ds walk to a wooded park two miles away because he would have to walk along a busy unlit road with no shoulder or sidewalk OR cut through the bad neighborhood to get there. And once he gets there, it's a heavily wooded area around a reservoir.
These kids get out of school at 2:30 and some of their parents don't even know where they are until they get home at 9-9:30, but I'm the bad parent because I insist ds answer his phone if he's out roaming our neighborhood.
Let's see, what else..... I won't let him eat junk food whenever he wants....I won't buy him a smartphone....I won't let him stay up as late as he wants at night....I won't let him watch whatever he wants....I haven't bought him an Xbox One.....
I've gotten so tired of explaining my reasons that I just say "no" and I'm so tired of even saying that.
And then I wonder if I'm over-reacting. I just don't know anymore.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 30, 2014 19:15:43 GMT
My mil left me out of dh's grandpa's obit. Dh and our son were listed, just not me.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 30, 2014 19:12:46 GMT
Luckily, my dh works with a bunch of Hoovers. I can send in anything and it will be fought over. (Although they might be afraid now - I sent in muffins in foil liners - one of the guys went to heat his up and set the microwave on fire!).
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 30, 2014 4:21:27 GMT
ON and MS here also. My eye doctor swore I had glaucoma and was planning out a medicine course, when I finally got in to see a neurologist, I couldn't focus to walk, let alone drive. Four MRIs, an MS diagnosis, and a round of cortosteriods later, I had my regular eyesight back.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 29, 2014 3:28:04 GMT
Little Caesar's will sell.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 27, 2014 23:09:37 GMT
Have they all died from carbon monoxide poisoning? (tic) Cause those things are LOUD and you'd have to be dead or deaf for it not to drive you crazy. Yes, drop off a package of batteries and number to a repairman. Hopefully one of them can work up enough energy to replace the batteries and your problem will be solved. Nope, I see them going in and out. Can an entire family have selective deafness?
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 27, 2014 19:54:20 GMT
How long before you replace the battery? AND if that doesnt stop the chirping, how long before you replace the detector ?
Because the next door neighbors have had theirs chirping for months now. Constantly. For months.
I was able to ignore it when it was hot and we had the air on, but with cooler weather and open windows......
Would it be wrong of me to leave some 9volts on their doorstep with the phone number of a repairman repairman on a sticky note attached?
Oh, and they are not friendly so being neighborly and offering a stepladder and some help won't go over well.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 25, 2014 7:50:06 GMT
Pregnancy hormones can do weird things to you. I had my 20 wk ultrasound scheduled weeks in advance - the one where we were supposed to find out the gender - and on the morning of my appointment we had a rare snowfall in Little Rock. I do remember getting slightly hysterical and crying because my appointment had to be rescheduled. It was a completely silly and over the top reaction but I remember feeling crushing disappointment. This is not a reaction I would have had if I hadn't been pregnant. So, I empathize with the mom. The moment itself is very emotional. Doesn't sound like she's going to sue or anything and it seems like she's got a sense of humor about it. Yup. Something like that happened to me with DD2, and our 20 week scan. We went to the appointment, everything went along as normal, and at the end, like we did with DD1, we asked for some pictures. The technician snarkily told us we were supposed to ask for them at the beginning of the appointment and so she wouldn't give us any. I did sit in the car and cry. Yes, it was stupid. Yes, the baby was fine. But it was something I had looked forward to and anticipated for weeks -- excited to share a photo with 2 year old DD and the grandparents. See, I think you had a reason to be upset. The tech was a bitch at a special moment.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 20:26:07 GMT
Thanks for the link. ☺
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 19:38:43 GMT
lol
I can't wait until dh gets home (guarantee he'll be in a crabby mood) so I can call him a pickletit.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 19:17:17 GMT
We started doing things to be "prepared" for a zombie apocalypse - we started a fitness program and have been practicing first aid and outdoor cooking. Don't tell ds but it's an Army prep course a friend from high school uses with his ROTC squad. I love it! I'm so going to use that idea. The kids are always talking about the now impending ZA and what they would do, so that would be a perfect way to teach them some things. It's actually fun. The workout is a pain in the ass (literally, I fell twice in the first five minutes), but the "survival" parts are actually common sense things our grandparents and great-grandparents would have known at a young age.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 19:11:26 GMT
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 17:21:02 GMT
My 11 year old watches it. I just started allowing him to, though, and he had to start at the beginning. We usually discuss the episode the next day - the acting side and the storyline. We started doing things to be "prepared" for a zombie apocalypse - we started a fitness program and have been practicing first aid and outdoor cooking. Don't tell ds but it's an Army prep course a friend from high school uses with his ROTC squad.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 24, 2014 17:07:36 GMT
Be careful with the motion-activated sprinkler idea - my former neighbor did that, one of the kids panicked and fell, broke his arm (wrist?) and the family sued my neighbor. My neighbor ended up having to pay hospital bills and for "pain and suffering"....
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 19, 2014 17:44:11 GMT
I didn't think so, but you never know.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 19, 2014 17:29:10 GMT
This is it.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 19, 2014 3:52:06 GMT
Thanks, Merge.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 19, 2014 2:43:21 GMT
Weird, had to pick a font in order to type a message.
Anyway, I keep seeing some of the kids making a sign in their homecoming pictures - thumb and first two fingers extended, back of hand facing the camera, usually with the middle finger parallel to the ground.
Figured I wouldn't show my age by asking them. Lol
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 4, 2014 0:30:47 GMT
I am changing. Change has to come from within. How is cutting off all ties with him changing anything for the better? I'll answer this. I cut my father out of my life when I found out that he had abused my stepsister and another girl. Why? Because he never would have admitted he was wrong- he always had an excuse why he acted in certain ways, he always used his upbringing as his reason. Because I didn't want my child exposed to the things I was as a child. Because, by not taking a stand, I would have been condoning his behavior. Because I chose to put myself and my dh and son first. Because I finally realized that I would be damned before I would change myself in order to accommodate someone that willingly hurt someone else. And the whole "I love him because he's my father"...... I cringe every time I hear/read that. A real father, someone that deserves love, doesn't abuse their child, whether it be physical, mental, or emotional.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 3, 2014 23:37:51 GMT
Thanks, Daisy and scrapper.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 3, 2014 23:07:37 GMT
Call the cops. Cyber bullying isn't just a school issue, unless the other girl is only doing it at school. And even if she is only doing it on school property, I repeat: whomever is Saphie's guardian needs to call the police. Now.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 2, 2014 13:48:01 GMT
Thanks, Daisy. The last time I had these, I also had a flare-up of my MS, so I'm worried about that. With all of the stress right now, all I want to do is sit in the corner and stitch quietly.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Oct 1, 2014 17:26:43 GMT
Still plugging along on my four cs patterns. I've been having ocular migraines and its been cutting into my free time.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 30, 2014 4:11:46 GMT
What are your thoughts on the little blurb at the top? The samples I've looked at, its like a mini-cover sheet letter.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 29, 2014 20:16:15 GMT
I have two family members I hate to eat with. The first one is a very nice person and always takes the time to compliment the waiter or something about the food/surroundings. The problem is that this person does it in such an intense, deliberate way that it comes off very odd. You can't tell if they are being sarcastic or nice.
The other....well, it takes ten minutes for them to order AFTER their SO reads the menu and makes suggestions to them. This person has no problem reading, they enjoy the attention. So, SO has to read the entire menu out loud, gives them a couple of choices, the person decides and then when the order is taken, there are numerous questions and substitutions. When their food comes, it is inspected for any deviation from their order, and something is always asked about. I usually tip the waiter/ress an extra 3-5% just because they had to deal with them.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 29, 2014 20:08:14 GMT
Thanks everyone.
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 29, 2014 13:57:02 GMT
Working dh's resume this week. He hasn't had to use one in 8 years and it really needs updating.
Content-wise, it's pretty good. I'm only listing his duties for his last two positions, which would cover the last 8 years. It's a bit wordy, so I'll be streamlining it some.
But o.m.g. is it boring to look at. Basic layout, basic font. Yawn.
Dh says when he would look at a resume, he could care less about how it looks, just what it contains. I say (because I saw many of those resumes) that the ones that were just a bit different caught my eye first and usually were the ones that got interviews.
But, when all is said and done, he asked me to re-work it, so changes are going to made.
Sooooooo......can you link me to examples of good resume formats? Dh is applying for management positions in technical fields. I found these examples on pinterest Resumes for engineers but can't decide if I like the layout of any of them.
Thanks for your help!
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 29, 2014 13:41:00 GMT
I liked it, so I'm sure it will end up cancelled. It is now doubly doomed. Even my DH will tell you that me liking a new show is the kiss of death. Firefly anyone? Yep.
We liked it - it's like a Highlander/Sherlock/Forever Knight blend....
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 28, 2014 14:42:43 GMT
I'd say getting rid of the extra dinner guests would help too...lol Maybe cut back to one night a week for friend's over? I would, but the two that are here most often...well, it's likely they wouldn't get anything to eat at home. I'm willing to do without the things I like to keep them from being hungry, kwim?
|
|
|
Post by **Angie** on Sept 28, 2014 3:07:10 GMT
I'm back.... Spent much of today trying to figure out what we need to cut back on or out entirely right now, what we continue with unless we need the money, and what we refuse to do away with. **sigh** I have nothing but utmost respect for everyone that has ever gone through this uncertainty.
A couple of answers - other store options are Kroger, Aldi, and Save-A-Lot. Kroger's takes me twice as long to go through and I never find everything I need and dh refuses to eat any of the canned items from the other two. Plus, they are 15 minutes in the opposite direction from WM and GE.
Typical week of meals - dh eats pb on an English muffin with a cup of milk each morning, Ds usually has eggs and toast. Dh's lunch is either leftovers or a pb&j with carrots or chips. Ds and I usually eat soup and a sandwich.
Suppers are where most of our grocery budget goes. I just realized that we usually have an extra child or two at every meal. Anyway, a typical week....
Sunday - usually something old-school hearty like roast, potatoes and carrots. Monday - boxed hard and soft taco kit, two boxes of Spanish rice, tortilla chips and salsa Tuesday - grilled steaks with onions and green peppers, baked potato with toppings Wednesday - penne pasta, two sauces (dh hates creamy, ds and I don't like tomato-based), frozen garlic bread, salad Thursday - a long busy day so usually a couple of pizzas from the deli section of the grocery store Friday - pork chops, green beans, and stuffing Saturday - hot dogs, homemade macaroni and cheese
I'm trying to think of what else I buy..... personal care items, allergy meds, toilet paper, snacks, fresh fruit (lots of fresh fruit), a 6pk of Dr. Pepper (which I'm trying to give up but I'm down to one a day). I buy k-cups every week, but I'll just stop getting them as often. Dh has a beer each evening when he gets home from work, that's on the list of keep no matter what because dh goes into his workshop with his beer to decompress and just putters for an hour. Snacks are a biggie because ds and I eat lunch around 11:30 and supper isn't until 6:30 or 7.
|
|