Monday, March 8, 2010

A little random, but that's okay.

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kristin said...

no worries Corinne!

kristin said...

nothing here - maybe leftovers. LM has no appetite, so whatever I can get him to eat. He had some Ramen last night and cheese :)

Anonymous said...

RiM- Even though it's already 7.25 pm here, I still have no idea what I'm going to eat. I guess, either I'll make spaghetti (I know, so original) or I'll go out to eat. Still trying to decide what I want. Hmmm...

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Morning all!

Pot roast in the crockpot. Today's a busy day, but man, I'm burned out. We had a rough morning during which A. cried and whined constantly, and I lost my patience and yelled at her. Mostly because she was freaking out about socks, and which jacket she wanted to wear, etc. And she turned to me and said "Why are you always mad at me?" Jesus.

kristin said...

Don't you hate that BD? I am sorry, sounds like a rough morning for all.

You stay at home mom's have my respect - I did it yesterday and as much as I love that little guy - he likes to push my buttons.

I hope the day gets better!

deep breaths!

Jennifer-Lynn said...

It's moments like this that make me want to burrow in the bed and cry. I'm feeling like a horrible mother.

Anonymous said...

Bd- "Why are you always mad at me?"

This is an eldest child complex :P It does not go away with time ;-)

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Corinne:

To a certain point, I get that. I'm an oldest child too. But she knows just how to push my buttons, and I feel terrible when I react to it.

I think part of the problem is that M. is SO laid back; she'll fall off a chair, stand up, dust herself off, and keep going. Whereas if A's pants aren't cuffed the way she wants them, it can result in a 15 minute tantrum. I wish I was exaggerating about that, but I am not.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Have you ever seen Parenthood (the movie with Steve Martin)? If you have, A. reminds me of the oldest son who is totally tense and freaked out by EVERYTHING. And I feel like somehow this is my fault, like I did this to her, even though I treat M. just like I treated A. at the same age. I can't for the life of me think of why she's so stressed and frustrated.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

I'm sorry. I guess I needed to get that out.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

And...I killed it. I'm sorry.

kristin said...

BD - it happens. I know, I get frustrated with LM and will yell at him. then apologize for yelling but explain to him that he needs to "listen" and then I won't raise my voice.

It doesn't make you a bad mom. It makes you human!

Karen said...

Hi everone. I'm taking a break from cleaning - got the downstairs done! now I'm playing Mahjongg on facebook (addicted!!) and wanted to see what was up in here in the daytime!

Angie said...

Spaghetti sounds great to me, Robin! I suppose I'm having Thai, because that's what my best friend and I have every Lost night. But dontcha know I just had Thai for lunch. So I'm wishing for spaghetti instead.

kristin said...

sorry BD - actually trying to work today :) since I wasn't at work yesterday.

kristin said...

Hey Karen!

Hey SW!

Anonymous said...

Bd- I have never seen the movie Parenthood but I will watch it someday.

I sound a lot like A. Really.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Kristin:

I know. After she asked me that, I explained to her that I am NOT mad at her, but I am frustrated at the whining and fits, but even then, I still love her. I told her that she needs to listen to what I'm saying because there are reasons I say things. She kissed me goodbye at preschool, but I still feel horrible.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Hey Karen and SW.

Karen said...

Hi BD... sorry you are having a rough day. If it helps any - I have 3 kids, and the oldest is a boy and he is just like you said A is... he would freak if there was a teeny bit of crust on his pb&j that he requested crusts off. The girls were so easygoing and laid back, never complained about much - he was shy, not very outgoing, every change freaked him for days, and so fussy about everything. I get it but don't know how to fix it! If it helps, he is a very capable adult who is still fussy but I think that makes him a pretty good husband and father!

Anonymous said...

Hi Karen! Hi SW!

Thai...hmmm. I'm still trying to decide what I want to eat. I'll end up going to bed withaout having eaten anything tonight! LOL

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Thanks, Karen. Your reassurance, along with Corinne's, really does help. I just need her to know how much I love her, I guess. I'm going to end the pity party now. :)

Karen said...

Hi SW and Kristin too!

We watch Lost on Wed. SW cause we record it tonight and then my daughter comes for dinner and watches with us, she doesn't have DVR and we do - and its nice to have her for dinner once a week. We missed recording last week for some reason, so this week we're recording both episodes tonight, and then watching 2 hours tomorrow night. I need to figure out what to make for dinner for her... although she's not picky at all and will eat anything I cook.

We have to go back to the hospital to see my niece tonight, she's the one in the accident two years ago, and is paralyzed from her armpits down, and she has a very horrible bedsore on her rear, and its infected and she said "the infection is in my blood now" which does not sound very good at all... anyone know anything about that?

Jennifer-Lynn said...

A. is TOTALLY fussy. When she was a baby and toddler, we would go out for lunch with friends, there would never be ANY food on the floor, or in the high chair. While the other babies would be covered in their food, she was immaculate, and would scream if she even got her bib dirty.

Karen said...

I used to lose it on my son way more than the girls, because it used to try my nerves so badly that we would all be ready to walk out the door, and at the time he was young I was doing daycare at home too, and he would go to put his shoes on, and find a drip of mud, and freak, have to either have them cleaned, or find a different pair or whatever, and I would have 5 other kids ready to walk out the door and I would sometimes just yell at him to get over it and just put them on and lets go... and then he would sulk and pout and say I didn't care how he felt, and of course, I would then feel like the worst mom in the world! But he still loves me now! and knows that I love him. But I understand how hard it is BD

Jennifer-Lynn said...

I don't know anything about that, Karen. I'm thinking good thoughts and sending healing vibes for your niece.

kristin said...

LM is the same way - if he plays in the dirt - he complains his hands are dirty. When he was little he would cry if he got dirty, now I tell him to brush it off.

He also likes the buttons on his shirt buttoned all the way to the top, or zipped all the way up.

lol

Karen said...

She will probably grow up to be really really responsible and a good student BD - which probably doesn't make it better right now, but you have that to look forward to!

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Karen, you've described exactly how I feel. Thank you so, so much.

Karen said...

Thanks BD - she is so sweet, and usually deals with her problems well, but she is really really down right now - and is so depressed thinking that this is all the better she is ever going to get, just when things look good she ends up back in the hospital. She has a UTI and Pneumonia besides the bedsore problems. I thought "blood infection" was septic, and in her weakened state, septic is very very bad.

kristin said...

Just an FYI to those who follow or have read her story.

Layla Grace passed away this morning.

Karen said...

I was fussy that way as a child too I think, and was the eldest. Maybe it is an older child thing. Tay loves to feed himself, even things like yogurt and oatmeal, and gets it all over his hands and face, but I have to have a washrag sitting beside him because after every single bite, he needs to wipe himself. He's only 16 months old - and its the cutest thing.

Welcome BD!

Karen said...

Awww crap Kristin.. I was reading on her mom's site last night and the tweets sounded as if she wouldn't last much longer. She hasn't been awake or eating or anything for days it sounded like. That poor family.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

I'm sorry to hear about Layla Grace.

kristin said...

I'm glad that she is no longer suffering though.

Karen said...

I was just sitting here thinking that though - I know what it felt like to watch my dad slowly die and praying he would just stop fighting and go already, to end his suffering. I can't imagine watching your child go through that.

kristin said...

I can't either Karen.

So sad.

kristin said...

oh Karen - no good, no good at all. I hope the doctors can do something about it.

Anonymous said...

Bd- I was extremely fussy and I can still be really whiny when things do not go my way. I hate group projects for that very reason, you have to share the work and it's not done *my way.
In high school, I would usually do the work for the whole group. My classmates actually loved working with me for that very reason, they had nothing to worry about ;-)

Kristin- I'm sorry to hear about Layla Grace.

Angie said...

Hi back to everybody! Karen, I'm sorry for what your niece has gone through and is going through.

kristin said...

I am the same way - I want things done my way and it is frustrating (I am the oldest). I'm not particular about my clothes or makeup or hair though - not sure what went wrong there. :)

Karen said...

Thanks SW - she has 3 kids and doesn't have custody of any of them, her ex mother in law has her youngest, her ex husband has her two older ones, and her sister takes really good care of her, but the last time she was in the hospital she told me that she wonders if it was just her time to go when she was in the accident and that the doctors made a mistake working so hard to save her life. It makes me so sad. She's 33

Karen said...

I'm the oldest too - and want things done my way and tend to just do it myself rather than have someone else do it "not the right way" which just happens to be MY way! I'm not fussy about my clothes and hair and make-up either, on a day to day basis, but if I try to do it nice, I get frustrated when it doesn't do what I want it to. I also have that oldest child thing that I always want to "fix" everything, no matter what it is... if I hear/know about it, I tend to start thinking of how to fix it... even if its not mine to fix!

Lisa said...

"What's funny is i'm not a person to go off on a rant but shit it feels good. AP get your ass on here and check me out. maybe i'm not the sweet person you think i am. lmao"

I stand by what I said, Trudy and think I actually love you more now. ;-) Thanks for not minding me dragging your stuff over here and going off about it but man, that pissed me off. I'm sorry to hear about your relative who was in the accident, too. Y'all did good with your fund-raising!

BD, you're a good mom and A. knows you love her. She really does. The way you explained it to her had to have made her feel so much better. I'm curious, though, and forgive me if I missed it, but were you very much like her as a child?

Hi to everyone...catching up, fighting some nasty stomach thing off.

kristin said...

sorry to hear AP!

:(

Karen said...

Hey AP - Sorry to hear you have a bug, I hate stomach bugs, I'd rather have a cold!!

I for one am glad that you brought up the Trudy banning here, because I would like to find out for myself "there" if the banning was random, or because she doesn't post, or what the reason was. Because I want to know ... not to report to anyone. For my own knowledge...

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Sorry you don't feel well, AP!

To answer your question...no. Although Mr. BD and I have our issues (and all partners do, to an extent) I came from a very unhappy home. I was smart, as A. is smart, but I was very watchful and quiet and had a lot more heartache and responsibility, even at 4, than she does.

I'm glad that she doesn't have those issues, but at the same time, it's hard for me to relate to her more, shall we say, dramatic behavior, because I didn't behave that way. It's probably good that she acts the way she does, in a way, but it's still hard for me to understand her moods. No one is hurting her; she has enough to eat; and we are extremely affectionate with her. That would have been my dream childhood, KWIM?

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Apparently every one is at lunch? :)

kristin said...

I'm here, just multi-tasking.

Robin in Montana said...

I'm here. Plotting for a bitchy move on Facebook. ;-D

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Ooh...I'll be watching.

kristin said...

I will be impatiently refreshing FB - damn you RiM!

T@iy@ said...

Hi all!

SW- I got the PB pie in the freezer. Awesome, easy, and the pie filling before freezer got the hubs seal of approval! Woot!

Robin in Montana said...

LOL. I don't think you'll see it. It's on someone else's status. And no, I *don't want to explain. lol.

kristin said...

dammit RiM!

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Is the recipe for the peanut butter pie in the recipe thread?

Jennifer-Lynn said...

RiM:

::sigh:: Way to disappoint.

Shannon said...

Ok I wuld like to whine again....God I am full of complaining here lately....Well it isnt all whine :)

So the not whining point....I am completely done with one class, only have the final in my accounting class, and almost done with my math class.

The whining part: I got the results for my pap today. Abnormal again. Not this past November but the one prior to that was also abnormal. I got to have a normal between the two but am now back again to being abnormal. They want me to get another colposcopy and I just dont know about doing it. I am just so frustrated because what I really really want is to have them just take it all out and be done with it!!!

How in the hell does a woman without insurance manage to get a doctor to just accept that I am almost 40 years old, have been done making babies for 16 years, I dont need the damn uterus anymore!!!

Karen said...

I was on facebook calmly playing my addiction of Mahjongg and I saw a comment from someone I graduated with on someone else's page. So I added him as a friend. Apparently he was online, and accepted my friend request, and send me an instant message thing. I chatted with him for a few, he perked his ears up when he saw I was with a woman now - wanted to know "how is that???" and then said this typing thing is hard on me, do you mind if I give you a call.... Um NO - LOL I told him I was on the way out the door... hahah - so now - I have to stay off facebook for a while, which means no mahjonhgg... which probably is a sign that I need to go clean the upstairs of my apartment and get myself into the shower... but I'm still sitting here.

T@iy@ said...

SW posted it for me... yesterday? I am pretty sure on the Shortround post. It's not in the recipes section that I know of.

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Karen: weird.

Shannon: I wish I had advice for you...I'm sorry.

kristin said...

lol Karen!

kristin said...

Shannon - sorry - not sure what else to say!

Jennifer-Lynn said...

Taiya:

Thanks! I love peanut butter and that pie sounds great.

Actually, I love almond butter even more, and I will probably try it with almond butter, if the peanut butter version turns out well.

Shannon said...

That is too funny Karen....way to have your play time cut short :) I wouldnt have let him call me either that is just too weird.

Thanks BD

Shannon said...

I dont know that there really is anything else to say :) I am just home alone so I had to whine to someone and you are my captive audience :) I know you guys are always here.

Robin in Montana said...

Karen - You can still go on to Facebook. Just over on the left hand bottom side click on the friends list thing then up at the top you can click on the option to go offline. No one can see you and you can merrily play your game.

Trudy said...

I was checking up but now i have to go the laptop is having issues and my daughter has to do her homework on this PC i'll be back later.

kristin said...

bye trudy!

Karen said...

OMG Robin - I love you!!! I can now play my game incognito!!! Yay!! and now I have an excuse to not finish cleaning!!!! wooohooo!!

Shannon, I felt the same way about my female parts, I didn't need them any more - was done housing growing fetus's in my parts, and was so sick of having a painful period and being sick and soooo emotional, and then I went through menopause! and now they are just "there" but not showing their ugly faces, so I can once again ignore that I have a uterus or ovaries. But not having insurance sucks when they start talking about tests and stuff, I'm sorry you are having to deal with all of that!!

T@iy@ said...

BD- PB cookies are my husband's favorite, but I make those all of the time. He doesn't like 'normal' cake so I was trying to find a PB dessert. SW offered one up and it looks delicious! Can't wait to try it after dinner. He's grilling out. His choice. :)

Karen said...

My mom and Patti are on the way here - for my mom to pick up some packing tape. Ooops for me - no shower yet and haven't gotten upstairs to clean, and we are leaving in 2 1/2 hours to go see Mel. Time to get my butt in gear and off here a while, will be back later!

Anonymous said...

Hey all. I have five minutes of quiet until I have to pick the kids up from school. I'm relishing every single nanosecond of it too.

kristin said...

Yeah Sandy!

Anonymous said...

And I got nothing done either. Well, I did manage to get the rugs cleaned and one load of laundry. Nothing else though.

Off to pick up the spawns.

KaytieJ said...

Hello Everyone!
RiM-It has been so beautiful here lately, too and today gloomy and in the 30's. As you are, I was so hoping the sunshine would last!
Happy Fat horses are the best, especially when loved silly! We have a black and white tobiano mare, name of Contessa, that I love silly, too. We have 6 total. Spent the morning brushing a few out and now they are a muddy mess again! I call it my girl time with brushing and braiding since I am surrounded by boys!

kristin said...

I love horses and wished I was around them.

kristin said...

Maybe for shits and giggles I will get LM riding lessons :)

KaytieJ said...

Dinner is leftover flank steak tonight. Might make fajitas out of it or steak salad. I am a pasta freak...spaghetti always sounds good!

Kristen-what a night you had and to be back at work...every reason to get the week mixed up with the payroll cards.

Shannon - Woohoo on your grade and for letting the stress roll off ya. School is so stressful, IMO. Hang in there!

Robin in Montana said...

Kristin - He'd probably love that!

Kaytie - I want more horses, more horses, more horses! We will be looking for one for Kelly this spring, hopefully, and I'm going to need a trailer. He needs a gelding, though, and one that's not going to zig when you're expecting a zag.

kristin said...

My mom always said when she got older she wanted a place with horses (mom used to ride) so her grandkids could come over - instead she buys a lakehouse in Michigan - still cool but I was kinda looking forward to the horses.

Robin in Montana said...

I'd like the lakehouse, too!

KaytieJ said...

Karen-I am so sorry to hear your niece has developed a bed sore, pneumonia and UTI. That is a rough time to be in.

KaytieJ said...

RiM-I would give you a few, but they are not gelded and they do zag-so that would not be good!

Robin in Montana said...

No, zagging is out! I imagine Jerry is going to have a few little tricks under his blanket this spring and I'm kind of askeered thinking of that. He hasn't been ridden since maybe October or so. I was going to get his feet trimmed, but now with the snow, I'm going to let him go a bit longer.

KaytieJ said...

I am doing the same with mine RiM. I also need to get the boys to a trainer. We do not have a trailer either. My two mares though are wonderful, but I have not ridden since December.

kristin said...

Jealous of Kaytie and RiM!

KaytieJ said...

don't be Kristin. I love the horses but they are a lot of work. My next abode is going to be a condo, in a city, maybe one cat :-D

KaytieJ said...

BD - Late with this, however, you are not a bad mom, but it sure hurts our souls doesn't it when our kids act up and push our buttons. I think we have all been there, either as a child or as a mom. {{{{}}}}

KaytieJ said...

"Off to pick up the spawns"

I LOVE this line :-D can we make that a Daisy bumpersticker?

KaytieJ said...

OK-so I finally plunked my ass down in front of the 'puter. And everyone off. AP: you need more Left Coaster posters ;-D Off to try to post that recipe on the other page.

Shannon said...

Oh it has been another productive homework day....Final left in Accounting and only a quiz and the final left for Math.....Ohhhhh yeah!!! LOL

kristin said...

I'm here, was on the phone since my sis took a road trip to take photos of one of our jobs.

Shannon said...

Kristin is pregnancy getting along with your sis any better yet?

kristin said...

seems to be.

She had to go take a 3 hour glucose test today because she failed the first one. She is getting excited and scared.

Her first baby shower is this Saturday.

kristin said...

Thanks for asking!

She keeps getting pissed b/c everytime she complains about something, I say just wait, it gets worse.

When I was pregnant she said she would never be as bad as me and I was not that bad b/c I had a really easy pregnancy, it was just that horrible last month with cankles and you can't move plus the fact it was August in Houston and I felt like a whale. So it is payback time! :)

Robin in Montana said...

Those glucose tests are a bitch! I failed my first one with Katie and had to retake it.

I was *never a good pregnant woman. I did not have a glow. I did not like *anyone. And I waddled. I just wanted that part over with.

Shannon said...

LOL I know she is starting to get to the final months....I think those were worse then the emotional pukey first few months :)

Hopefully her glucose test comes back fine....I definitely dont envy her having to do it twice YUCK!!!

Baby showers are so much fun but I think that is when reality really kicks in that there is a baby coming :)

And cankles suck....your sister better be happy her baby is coming in May and not August LOL

kristin said...

right?

I was lucky - I didn't know right away - long story - and I had no morning sickness and no odd cravings.

and then the only time they had to deal with me was on the weekends when I would come home - I graduated college in May - moved to Ft. Hood to work in June (about 4 hours from home) and moved back about 2 weeks before LM was born - in August.

The worst for me was the heart burn. I had to sleep sitting up and it was horrible.

KaytieJ said...

Shannon - if they do agree to do a hysterectomy, check to see if they have the capability of doing it internally rather than open. It will save you some recovery time, or it did my friends anyway.

kristin said...

I really want another one. LM is really good with other kids, especially his cousin.

I just want to do it the "right" way next time. I want to be pampered when I'm pregnant and have someone besides my mom to bitch to when I am.

KaytieJ said...

I was *never a good pregnant woman. I did not have a glow. I did not like *anyone. And I waddled. I just wanted that part over with.

Amen

kristin said...

alright ladies, catch ya later!

Have a good one!

KaytieJ said...

See ya later Kristin! Hope LM is feeling better tonight and you get some sleep!

Shannon said...

I liked being pregnant with my daughter but with my son I was pretty miserable the whole time being sick and all.

KaytieJ said...

I find it fascinating how everyone has different experiences with being pregnant. Definitely not cookie-cutter stuff.

KaytieJ said...

***recipe up*** :-D

Shannon said...

Kay it really isnt cookie cutter is it :) Just between my first and my second was a world of difference. It was funny though when my ex and his wife got pregnant...I knew it was a boy because she had all the same problems I had with my son with being sick and all.

Lisa said...

Popping in again, Shannon, I'm very sorry. You have to be frustrated and concerned, both. :-(

BD, how is A. tonight?

I'm off to stick a new post up...see you in a few.

Oopsie Daisy said...

*** new post up ***

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