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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 24, 2022 21:14:02 GMT
I would stay home. I hate driving in bad weather (she types as she just drove thru snow to get her son to his therapy session...). It's not that I don't trust my driving abilities, it's the other idiots on the road & the lack of a desire to replace a paid off vehicle should I get into any sort of an accident. Thankfully i have an understanding boss and a not critical job so when there is bad weather (like the icy morning we had the other day) I can stay home if I want (my drive is usually 25 minutes on a good day).
I never know what schools are going to do for bad winter weather around here. The rural districts are the first to delay or can cancel, but the metro districts can vary, especially between the public & private. Often my youngest son's private school will delay or cancel when my oldest son's public district won't. At least they both delayed and then cancelled the other day...I felt bad for everyone associated with the one district in the area that didn't even delay (especially my boss who does crossing guard for that district before he comes in to the office).
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 14, 2022 1:30:59 GMT
I was sure I wasn't going to watch the halftime show because I am not a fan of rap, but I didn't get up and we ended up watching it. It was good, definitely better than I expected. I don't care for a lot of rap & hip hop, but the performers are good at it.
Who was the guy hanging upside down at the start of his set?
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 13, 2022 3:50:03 GMT
I am soooooo close to being done! The regular part of my album is finally done, but I'm still working on the 3 day trip to Kansas City that we took the second weekend of December. I'm trying to use the digital version of the IACB Holiday Notebook, but it's really hard since I don't need every page, just most of the pages, but not in the order it's made.
I have soooooo much left from the Vicki Boutin "Warm Wishes" line, but a lot of what's left for embellishments are things I wouldn't use in future years (most likely) so I'm not sure what I'll do with the leftovers...other than shoving them into a box to get them out of the way to so I can go back to trying to finish my vacation album from last summer. I have my annual multi-day crop coming up in April so I really need to get the vacation album done so I can put some of the vacation supplies away so I can pack for the crop.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 12, 2022 17:21:58 GMT
I mostly do online order/pick up these days, but that doesn't stop the poor bagging. Yesterday was fun--I got home and as I was unloading a (paper) bag I realized they had put a loaf of regular white bread next to two 64oz juice bottles...yup, the juice bottles had tipped over onto my bread, smushing over half of it. Needless to say I took a picture (before even moving anything) and sent it in an email to the store. I got a call soon after that and they said they will be using my photo for training purposes and that they would be sending me a new loaf of bread via Door Dash as requested (I pick up at a store close to work which is 20-25 minutes from home).
I need to stop doing the online ordering/pick up because last week I would have gotten home with only half of my order if I didn't have a van--I could tell the kid only put 4 bags and 2 gallons of milk in the bag, but I had ordered 3 gallons and even at today's food prices, my $150 order would not fit in 4 bags. If I had been using DS's car and they had put the groceries in the trunk I would never had known until I got home.
The chain I shop at now has a scan & go system at several stores in the metro area. I should try it out since I love using it at Sams, but I tend to spend more than I plan on when I shop in store. I don't want to do self-check out for my big weekly trip, but I would do scan & go because I could use my reusable bags again and bag as I go.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 10, 2022 22:42:36 GMT
One year ago today I was isolating in my bedroom after testing positive the night before. DH & our two boys would test positive a week later, but other than one night with a fever, it was pretty much like a cold for them. I had a fever off and on for a couple of days and was tired, but never felt bad enough to need to seek medical attention.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 29, 2022 4:16:30 GMT
8x10 has worked out pretty well for my DD album, but I'm still not sure I'd like it for WITL--it would totally depend on the PP configurations. I'm afraid I'd end up with more and more digital pages with an 8x10 size than I would in a 6x8 album (and I already do plenty). 8x10 has worked well for one DD story per page, but I do more than one story/photo per page in WITL in order to avoid multiple albums
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 29, 2022 3:47:11 GMT
I would be doing pretty good, but its been a crappy week and a half for for my 16yo so that's affecting me (my mood, my mental state, what's going on in my future. In the last week and a half he has had a school trip over spring break to Germany/Austria/Switzerland canceled, a football coach resign, and found out his school will not be fielding a varsity football team next fall...his senior year.
The trip did get rescheduled for June, but that's the middle of his baseball season (and he would miss almost 2 weeks). He hasn't decided yet what to do about that. He was ok with his football coach resigning, but not happy about the no varsity team (due to low participation numbers). He will still have a chance to play football, but it would be with a different school within the district. We don't know yet what school, but of the obvious two possibilities (due to location) he initially said he would play for one but not the other--unfortunately the "other" is more likely because they already join together for other sports (but the preferred team doesn't have their own stadium like we do, so that would be am incentive for that combo). It all affects me too because I'm in charge of the weekly football team meals during the season. With no varsity team I need to find a freshman or sophomore parent to take over next fall...and take all of the supplies off my hands!
At least I finally was able to make it to a yoga class this morning--that really helped me mentally & physically!
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 27, 2022 21:46:44 GMT
The February kit sneaks look promising. Not for me--there was nothing in the DK sneaks that looked even remotely interesting for me (but I usually don't like the February kits)...need to remember to skip...
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 22, 2022 9:26:57 GMT
Did anyones Lets Stay In December Kit *actually* ship? I got a shipping label on Monday and its not been picked up since then. I'm shocked...it looks like mine has left KY!
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 21, 2022 3:36:03 GMT
I started using a satin hairband a couple of years ago and love it. I started putting it up in a bun when I started having hot flashes at night.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 19, 2022 22:35:21 GMT
We take one big trip as a family every year, give or take for a week. Some years DH goes on hunting or fishing weekend trips with a friend--those can be anywhere from 3-5 days; some years he takes multiple, other years he feels lucky to be able to get one trip in. My only "trip" without DH or our boys is a 4-day scrapbooking retreat that's out of town. He would be ok with me going on other trips (as long as they didn't break the bank) but I don't have a set of friends that do "girls only" trips.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 17, 2022 16:16:28 GMT
Phones have definitely helped. My guys are good about letting me have their phones after a trip so I can get any pictures they took--once in awhile I'm in their pictures...not usually a good one of me for whatever reason...but I suck it up and include those in scrapbooks to provide proof that I was there too. I have also started taking selfies to make sure I'm included (and looking ok too). DH is good about taking pictures that include me (either with his phone or my DSLR) especially if I ask.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 16, 2022 23:51:52 GMT
My kit has left Tennessee, but that's the last update as of Thursday morning. Miracles never cease! 😆 Wait. Is this January kit? Or December? January--nothing yet for December.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 16, 2022 20:06:08 GMT
My kit has left Tennessee, but that's the last update as of Thursday morning.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 16, 2022 19:28:59 GMT
I use Edge on my personal laptop at home. At work I use Chrome for most official work stuff and then use Edge for other stuff when I'm not doing anything work related.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 14, 2022 23:57:08 GMT
We've used it for several years. It's easy in some respects--it feels like there's a lot of questions, but it's very honest in saying "this is rare" for certain things. The investment parts were some of the harder parts, but I think that had more to do with our types of investments (stocks from DH's company) so I made him do that part. The first year can be the hardest because after that it remembers things for you.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 14, 2022 14:41:11 GMT
Snow day! I was so happy that both of my boys' schools made cancellation announcements last night instead of waiting to see when the show would start this morning (we're expected to get up to 10"). So many of the districts in the metro area are trying to get a partial day in by releasing 2hours early. DS16 was ecstatic because he's now off until next Thursday. I had planned to go into work until the snow started/picked up, but it was already showing and icy when I got out of my yoga class this morning so I'm staying home too. Even DH might leave work around noon since he can now do some work from home.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 11, 2022 1:03:19 GMT
Almost always with the colon--only exception is usually when texting with DH.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 7, 2022 1:02:36 GMT
So much pink and rainbows and flowers and birds and randomness...nope. There's a few sheets of VB that I like, but even her stuff is starting to look alike from line to line (for me at least).
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 5, 2022 2:31:38 GMT
I can only see the dog on my computer, it took pulling it up on my phone and turning it sideways before I could see the demon child. Once I turned my phone upright it was right back to the dog--even knowing where to look I couldn't see the demon again until I turned my phone.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 5, 2022 2:20:21 GMT
I definitely need to stay frozen as long as possible. I DO NOT need to buy anything for whatever trip we take next summer and at this point I won't need much of anything for DD next year either. I have an AE gift card that I'm saving for WITL, but other than that I should only need some ATG tape for quite a while...I am stuck with 6 more months of the DK at Studio Calico unfortunately...
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 1, 2022 20:36:13 GMT
Depends on the load and my mood. I'll switch DH's laundry, but I only put it all in the basket from the dryer (don't fold it or put it away...some days I don't even take it out of the laundry room). I will remind my boys to move their laundry along unless I'm in a time crunch to get mine started (or they aren't home) but just move it to the dryer or into their basket (without folding or putting away). DH wouldn't have a problem moving my laundry from the washer to the dryer, but he usually just asks if I want it done and I usually say I'll do it because it's easier for me because I know what can't go in the dryer just by looking at the garment, not the tag.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 31, 2021 18:01:58 GMT
Not really. We have a pretty good supply of food on hand, the only thing would be perishables like dairy and fresh veggies. I live in a large metro area so if one store is shut down because of low staffing levels, I can go across the street to a different store or a few miles away to another branch. But I also live in an area that won't do widescale involuntary shutdowns again--I'm not even sure our school district would because they are not set up for online learning like they were last year.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 30, 2021 15:45:14 GMT
My 16yo was ready and willing by the time he turned 13. One of his classrooms in middle school had a copy of the driver's license manual and he read thru that several times. He also got to drive a golf cart (and later a riding mower) at our Little League ballfields while DH was out there doing board member duties (supervising, cleaning, mowing, general maintenance, etc.) so he also had the experience of driving something. He passed his first test shortly after turning 14 (can get a permit at 14 in Iowa) and finished drivers ed right after he turned 15 so he was able to get a school permit and the his conditional license at 16. He loves to drive and often drives when we travel.
My 13 (almost 14)yo is another story. He has said before he's not sure if he'll want to/be able to drive because he knows he has focus issues (ADHD). He did get to drive a grandparent's 3-wheeler over Christmas so that may spark some interest. But I think the bigger thing is that he's happy staying home and not going places, whereas older brother plays a couple of sports and gets together with friends, so he wanted the freedom.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 29, 2021 18:40:28 GMT
January, ah yes, a perfect month to use pretzels, cherries and peaches/apricots as icons! And baseball! Seriously would have guessed that the sneaks were for a June kit based on the bright colors and themes. I don't know if I like the DK or not...definitely like the DK stamp better than the TN stamp...but I'm still locked into a 12 month subscription so I may just get it to keep my sub moving along.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 27, 2021 21:37:08 GMT
...whenever I feel like getting around to it. I'm never in a hurry to take down the tree, but I don't like having it up once no one turns the lights on anymore. We don't do much more than the tree and some outside lights on the house. Usually the tree comes down some time after New Years, but before mid-January.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 27, 2021 18:45:28 GMT
I had it in Feb. 2021 (and am not ruling out the possibility that I had it in Jan 2020), but despite being vaccinated I would not be surprised in the least to get it again.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 25, 2021 4:38:11 GMT
Not falling asleep...DH's snoring is out of control again...and all of the beds & couches are full...
But we did have a nice evening at my Dad's house with 3 of the 4 siblings/families that live out of state like us. The big get-together is tomorrow, but it's always nice being able to hang out with just a few of the siblings, especially when we only get to see the other 2 once or twice a year. Also got to enjoy my dad's oyster stew!
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 24, 2021 18:56:04 GMT
I have always printed in big batches via Snapfish--usually 3-6 months at a time. However, I haven't ordered prints in almost a year because I wasn't scrapping much and got so behind. I'm close to being out of prints so I need to decide how to do it moving forward. I've done a lot of printing at home for WITL, DD and this year's vacation on my PictureMate but it's not cheap...but it's convenient... I will probably still order some from Snapfish, specifically I'm thinking my football & baseball pictures because I take (and usually use) so many.
When I have months of pictures from Snapfish I store them in the paper folders they come in by month & several months get put in a large container that in theory holds 5 to 6 plastic containers (the ones that hold about 100 prints). I don't like using those 100-print containers because I'd rather keep my prints together by month.
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 23, 2021 18:41:08 GMT
I've never understood this debate because I use what photos I need to tell the story in my 12x12 albums. It might be one photo, it might be a lot over multiple pages (big sports event, non-Christmas holidays, etc.). It's rare I have one photo, but it's starting to happen more often as my boys get bigger.
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