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Post by beaglemom on Oct 25, 2021 1:12:08 GMT
We are getting an insane amount. We are near the top of the ridge of the Santa Cruz mountains just south of Half Moon Bay. I had to unclog our driveway drain this morning and clean out a couple of our gutters. We have been pretty much non-stop rain since 8pm last night. There is a tree down on our road two houses below us that knocked out power to everyone below us and is blocking the road. Once PG&E finally comes to check the line we will most likely lose power and there is no estimate for return of power. We were supposed to get a new backup generator installed last Thurs/Fri, but of course, they had something come up and had to delay. So once it is out we will be out for a while.
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Post by beaglemom on Oct 7, 2021 5:40:24 GMT
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 8, 2021 7:44:55 GMT
So her solution is to send out a pregnancy announcement to those people that she was going to invite (or possibly everyone). I just want to confirm I'm reading this right. Send out, as in mail something to everyone, not a general social media announcement? As in a Save the Date, but for the baby announcement? And include a registry? Yes, it sounds like a tacky gift grab to me. FWIW, if a registry isn't included in a baby shower or wedding shower invite, I've NEVER had a problem tracking it down. And, FWIW, I would not have stored baby items for 10 years even if a sibling asked me to because they might one day want to use them. Yes a printed pregnancy announcement from Minted to be mailed to everyone. The caveat is that my kids are 10g, 8b, 5b, 3g. Some things like my "nice" single stroller I haven't used since my first. The second crib since my 5 year old stopped sleeping in it 2.5 years ago. And when I started saving things she had been saying she was going to try to be pregnant with her first when I was pregnant with my 4th (who is now 3.5). And I was keeping boy stuff and girl stuff. She is having a boy. And the last time we talked she said she doesn't want to have any more. So I boy stuff that in theory she wants some of and girl stuff that she doesn't. Plus all the big items that I have held on to.
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Tacky?
Sept 8, 2021 0:51:49 GMT
Post by beaglemom on Sept 8, 2021 0:51:49 GMT
Everyone here does the Facebook announcement for engagements and pregnancies. Every bridal and baby shower invite always includes where the couple is registered at. So I guess none of it bothers me. The irony is that she works for fb. But never posts on it. I am not a huge fan of them on invites, but I get it and know that some people prefer it.
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 8, 2021 0:12:59 GMT
I think registry links on any invitation or announcement are tacky. But I don't see anything wrong with announcing a baby. No one is owed a pregnancy announcement, nor is anyone owed a gift in exchange for an announcement. I'll never get the way some peas equate all weddings and babies with gift grabs. Give gifts if you can and you want to, or don't. I'd rather receive a heartfelt good wish than a gift that is grudgingly given. The pregnancy announcement seems odd to me, since I know she will be sending out a baby announcement after. It's really the registry part that is rubbing me wrong. I never posted that on any of my kid's birth announcements and never expected gifts based on those announcements either.
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Tacky?
Sept 7, 2021 23:58:46 GMT
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 7, 2021 23:58:46 GMT
Since I know the peas love tacky things I wanted to share the one in my life right now.
I am also in a bitchy mood toward her at the moment because of other issues, so that is clouding my opinion. I do understand that in the time of covid things are different.
We are throwing a West coast shower for my sister (which I know isn't always seen as kosher for family to do it, but I also got stuck throwing the bridal shower and bachelorette party). 16 people are coming. Originally she wanted an online shower as well. There are about 50 people on that list.
Now she is saying no online shower before baby, she might do an online sip and see event after the baby arrives.
So her solution is to send out a pregnancy announcement to those people that she was going to invite (or possibly everyone).
I realize that in the time of covid this might be less of a faux pas than in normal times. She hasn't posted on social media about her pregnancy, so the only people that know have heard via word of mouth. They will be sending out a baby announcement after the baby arrives. They have sent out nothing (no Christmas cards, moving announcements - they have moved at least 2 if not 3 times-- or anything) since they got married 8 years ago. actual text:
We are so excited to share that our family is growing! While 2020 & 2021 have given us more than our fair share of challenges, we could not feel more blessed to have been with this delight in the midst of it all. We look forward to live hugs and celebrations in the not-so-far future. With love, xxx & xxx registry link
I will not be sharing my opinion with her on it, but I would be interested to hear what the peas think. Maybe in the time of covid anything goes.
I realize that I am biased and pissy with her -- she asked us to move to a different state to be near them and then after we bought a house she decided that she wants to live somewhere else on the other side of the country instead -- so she's not my favorite person at the moment.
I also have thousands of dollars worth of stuff that I have been saving for her (clothes, shoes, blankets, sheets, bump cloths, bibs, crib mattress, crib, swing, bouncy seat, strollers, changing table, nursing pump, carriers, breast feeding pillow, etc) ---at her request --- that I have been storing and adding to as my kids have been growing up the last 10 years. Now faced with the fact that she isn't going to be living near us she is putting things on her registry because she doesn't want to pay to move all the stuff that I have been saving for her.
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 5, 2021 23:22:56 GMT
The most shocking thing I have found is that Krusteaz Gluten Free All Purpose Flour works amazing as a substitute for regular all-purpose flour. I do lots of baking and it is the one that I have found to work the best as a 1 to 1 substitute.
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 5, 2021 0:51:43 GMT
I think it is amazing. I think that all of the different strategies they are using are incredible. I am ready to sign up and support them!!
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 2, 2021 19:37:24 GMT
Can't wait to see his stuff posted so all the peas can support him!!
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 31, 2021 20:15:24 GMT
Nope. My mom's best friend went to a gathering of 11 other women. 1 was not vaccinated. 8 of them ended up with covid because the one that wasn't vaccinated came and was asymptomatic.
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 31, 2021 20:04:16 GMT
My kindergartener didn't make it a week. We started on the 19th (Thursday). The following Thursday morning he woke up with a sore throat and sounded awful. So I kept him home, got a call later that day that all 4 kids at his table were kept home sick. Friday got the call that there was a positive close, prolonged, masked contact for him. But we can send him in if he doesn't have symptoms. We just need to have 2 negative tests in the next 10 days. We haven't gotten any info on stuff for the kids to do that I kept home. Chrome books hadn't gone out yet. But I got nothing from the school.
He gave it to his sister and to me. But thankfully IT wasn't covid. We all tested negative yesterday. But we aren't allowed to send them back till they are symptom-free. Which I appreciate, if everyone follows the rules.
The part that was crazy to me is that they told me I could still send my other 3 to school, as long as they didn't have symptoms. But we are in crazy smoke here (100+ air quality for the last week) so we couldn't tell what was sick and what was smoke issues (itchy eyes, headaches, throat tickle).
I homeschooled them last year and thought (back in June/early July) that this year would be safer. Now I am not so sure.
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 30, 2021 21:28:50 GMT
She is a stunning bride!! You all look amazing and so happy. I love the painting of Fred, so perfect. Congratulations!! I LOVE your dress!!
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 30, 2021 0:08:30 GMT
We were Covid homeschoolers this past year. But we really wanted our 5 year old to have a Kindergarten experience. Before Delta exploded we thought it was going to be okay. Everyone on campus must be masked at all times, other than eating/drinking and that is outside and distanced.
We started school last Thursday, the 19th. This Thursday, the 26th, my ds5 woke up with a bad sore throat and congested. So I kept him home. I stopped by the office when I dropped off my other kids to let them know I was keeping him home. I got a phone call an hour later letting me know that all 4 kids at his table were kept home sick. Rapid test was negative, but I didn't feel good about sending him back on Friday, so I kept him home. Friday afternoon we got email confirmation that he had a close, prolonged, masked exposure to someone who tested positive.
I was told that I could keep sending my other kids to school, as long as they don't have symptoms. We have to test ds5 twice in the next 10 days for him to be able to go back to school. dd3 is now congested, I have a headache and sore throat, ds8 says he feels crummy. We are all scheduled for PCR tests tomorrow morning.
I got added to a text thread of other moms in ds5's class. One of them posted that her 2nd grader had a negative rapid test, before heading to a sleep over last night.
I just can't. I am so tempted to pull them back out again.
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 29, 2021 6:20:27 GMT
Logistics aside, I think the menu sounds so much more interesting than the usual fare. I love mezze (and borscht too!) so everything sounds lovely. Maybe some other items to go with all the cheeses you have lined up? Olives, gherkins, etc? Baklava sounds like it would fit in perfectly for dessert if you didn't want to do a cake. Thanks! Mezze will have many items including olives, artichoke hearts, etc. There's a roasted red pepper spread at TJs that I love with bread or crackers and we may get some to add to the offerings. Baklava and Tiramisu are both yummy. DD, one other guest and I avoid gluten. I think there's a nice GF bakery in the area, I have notes on it somewhere. I think there will be a nice assortment of dessert options. DH and I are getting a sampler package of Polish desserts from a large Polish deli/bakery in New Jersey this week, may order some of those items for the wedding too. (we and dd/df are both getting samplers of 6 types of pierogi from them too.) It's a little bit of a drive, but if you can pick up the day before the GF desserts from Sweet Diplomacy are amazing and no one will ever know they are gf.
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 12, 2021 19:41:41 GMT
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 5, 2021 22:33:51 GMT
A Black Tie Affair is a catering company in South San Francisco. After the covid shutdown started, A Black Tie starting selling daily family meals. That's when I tried them for the first time (never heard of them before). Their food is delicious and high quality. Their seasoning is always spot on -- never salty. Their salads and dressings are great -- my DH loves them and he's pretty picky. I've ordered meals from them at least a dozen times. If I ever cater an event, I would definitely consider them. www.ablacktieaffairinc.comWe have used them for events as well and the food has always been wonderful!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 28, 2021 21:18:41 GMT
I shower at least once a day. If I workout in the morning I will shower then and will rinse off again (but not wash my hair again) before bed. I hate feeling not clean before getting in bed.
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 21, 2021 4:59:13 GMT
The Facebook group #hardcore for the floor is awesome. There is a monthly calendar of recommended classes and it alternates through the week upper body, lower body, full-body, yoga, core, pilates, barre. oh gosh I so need this…. #hardcore on the floor FB group
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 21, 2021 3:13:52 GMT
The Facebook group #hardcore for the floor is awesome. There is a monthly calendar of recommended classes and it alternates through the week upper body, lower body, full-body, yoga, core, pilates, barre.
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 17, 2021 5:27:15 GMT
Happy, happy birthday!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 16, 2021 20:24:04 GMT
I love it! With a little work, it would be stunning. And it is so depressing how much less expensive the rest of the country is. I don't think you could get anything for that price here.
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 15, 2021 22:38:47 GMT
I really hope they reinstate the mask mandate at Disneyland. Until they do or my kids can get vaccinated we won't be going. This gives me hope!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 12, 2021 23:27:55 GMT
My cheap fabric scissors have FOR FABRIC ONLY written on them in sharpie. My Gingher scissors are in a drawer that only I know about. I have a pair of my grandmothers that still work incredibly well. Someone suggested putting a lock through the 2 handles so they can only be opened if you take off the lock. I would use it as a very good reason to buy a new pair!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 12, 2021 20:47:31 GMT
Breanne at World of Wonder Travel Agency is phenomenal! We have used her for 3 WDW trips and multiple Disneyland trips. She knows all the ins and outs and always gets us the best deal. I will always use her if I need to book anything Disney or Universal related. She is also an amazing human!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 10, 2021 0:31:30 GMT
I'm in my late 30s and my dh is in his early 40s. I want to say $10 million is the number he has in his head as wanting. We have a wonderful financial planner and we love meeting with him because every time we leave we feel so much better about the future. His company has a really good matching 401K program and he always maxes out his contributions by the Spring, so the rest of the year he puts money in post-tax, so it adds up pretty quickly.
We have 4 kids 10 and under and paying for their post-secondary education is very important to us. Thankfully they all have 529s with a significant amount in them from their grandparents, it should easily cover at least their undergraduate degrees anywhere they want to go.
We are in the process of looking at moving to a lower-cost state to be closer to dh's sisters, my parents will follow if we move. We are currently out visiting and we could sell our house and buy something 2-3 times the size of our house for cash and be great.
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 10, 2021 0:11:32 GMT
My parents paid for my undergraduate and my dh's grandparents paid for his. We sold some stock that dh had earned working for a company to pay for his PhD and my Masters.
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 7, 2021 2:47:34 GMT
Beautiful!!!
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Post by beaglemom on Jul 6, 2021 14:59:46 GMT
We are so dreading the nightmare that is going to come when my inlaws die. They are 77 and 79 and have decided to do a multi-million dollar remodel on a house that should have been bulldozed 40+ years ago. They have a house and multiple storage units packed to the gills with stuff. Their only "plan" is that fil will die and mil will move in with her favorite daughter. The favorite daughter knows it would destroy her marriage. The selfishness of some people astounds me.
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 28, 2021 16:11:57 GMT
I really need to get back into it. I developed a stress fracture in my foot when I was training for my last Half IronMan in December 2019. I haven't run since. I bike on my Peloton daily and ride 300-500 miles a month.
I miss getting to run with my mom. I have never really "enjoyed" running, but did it as a means to an end. I know I should start again. But starting from scratch just takes forever.
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 28, 2021 15:41:33 GMT
Thank you so much!!
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