Congrats on the date Mellie... I need me some adult brain wave time... But I've got at least a year before getting any of that...

Ellie seems happier so far today... **knock on wood** but I can't say the same for myself, Ellie usually sleeps until 7:30 so when I woke up (late) at 7 I figured I'd bust out the checkbook and try to do my bills since doing them yesterday was absolutely impossible... But she woke up at 7:05 when I sent Dillon to get the computer so I could check some of the bills I haven't gotten in paper form... And it threw me immediately into a bad mood :/ even though she was in a decent mood and I probably could have gotten them done if I wouldn't have mentally shut down :/... Then while I was taking a shower Dillon was packing his lunch and I called him to come get Ellie (she showers with my) so I could finish up, and he tells me the buffalo chicken that was leftover from "adult" dinner last night was gone. There were probably 4 regular chickens in there and he took the flippin' buffalo... I didn't get even one piece cause Dillon made 3 after I finished the regular chicken for wraps last night, and because I have had a hard time remembering to eat I had skipped lunch yesterday, so I was REALLY hungry come dinner time and ate the regular wrap figuring that I would still eat a buffalo when it finished.... That was not the case as one wrap was WELL more then enough for me... So Bryan ate the two buffalo that were intended for Dillon and I today for Lunch... ;.; Finding that out pretty much threw me back into the depression I had gotten into yesterday... I know both of those things are stupid to get upset over but I think I just have been teetering lately, one minute I can be decently happy then the next thrown right into a self loathing pity party... D: I know that the two days without my medication didn't help T__T

which reminds me... I need to call planned parenthood :/

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BTW Dillon likes to cook too which is nice since he does it a lot as well when I am strapped down by the baby

Cooking hubbies are awesome aren't they? (:

Have you had your doctor check your thyroid to make sure your dose is still right? I mean, I can totally see all of these things just being more stressful since you're already stressed, but because your thyroid does act up, if any of these stressors are more unusal than things that would normally get to you you may want it checked. Better to catch it early than not? Of course, since you mentioned missing a couple days of meds that could be the effect as well. I don't know how much sense I'm making, but I guess in short: Make sure you're taking care of you.

That's really fucked up of your brother. :/ I'd be pissed too. You know, sometimes you save things for yourself and you're totally excited to munch on them later since you didn't get a chance right away to do it, and it seriously does suck when you don't get to do it.

I'd be pissed, too. It's selfish for him not to ask beforehand. It's not his house, it's not his food.

God, I'm so exhausted. I don't know if I mentioned or not, but I went to the doctor a while back for feeling like crap. Turns out my iron and B12 are low, which happens on occasion with my gluten intolerance. I'm not a good absorber. So, back on prenatals (my choice of multivitamin) and B12 supplements. He suggested injections for the latter, but I told him I want to try the pill form one more time.

I didn't expect work to drain me this much. I'm annoyed with myself. I have four hours (at least) of coursework to prep before tomorrow's 10am-6pm session, and I just desperately need to sleep. Hopefully Sunday......

10 am to 6 pm? Good god woman! That's a long session. ;-; I believe in you!

So tired... ;_;

But I know it's important. If the next year sucks, so be it. I have a decent job secured, and I need to keep it as long as possible. The downside is that if I do keep it, I won't graduate on time... .___.

How far back are you looking at graduating off schedule wise... (wow can I not word that any better?)

Mellie, I was checked in October for my thyroid... Most likely forgetting my meds has attributed to.... my moods I'd assume anyhow

If I follow the schedule, I'll graduate by the end of Summer 2013. I have classes this summer, practicum in the fall, and then my interning begins in January 2013. The first term will be alongside one class, and then the summer is solely interning. I THINK we can intern at our own pace (reasonably, not for years) and still be okay..

I just want to be done. Interning will more than likely not be paid due to where we live, and if I'm to graduate on time I'd have to intern 36 hours a week. I just got this job... :/ You know, one that pays...

How much of that can you kind of stretch out? Like taking 2 courses instead of 4 etc... I know that sounds AWFUL but I didn't have a choice but to work and go to school full time (my mom started me with the mentality that I HAD to be a full time student... Period) ... If I could go back on it I think i would have gotten a job a little sooner so I could have moved out sooner, and I could take courses in sets of two rather then in sets of 4 or 5 classes with a baby on top of it all... I think full time course work was harder then working full time when Mikes was little, cause I didn't only have to be away for school I had to bring school home... While work was just being away. Doing both however was REALLY hard... I know it sounds terrible but maybe saying, give me another... 6 months, a year... And I can get this done would ease some of the tension about it?

I don't know if that is possible, seeing as the BA I was trying for, would not allow me to take less then a full course load. They would set your graduation date and want you DONE by that time....:( It made it impossible to do anything but sit on the computer ALL day (it was distance learning courses) ...


So I've come to the conclusion that I am raising the most stubborn boy on the face of the planet. We asked both bots to pick up their bedroom before bedtime last night and they would get something special... Well come about 7PM ish nothing had gotten done so Dillon says that they can still get something special today if they clean until bedtime and get SOMETHING done... Sean... MY NOT QUITE 4 YEAR OLD... Cleaned up, I mean not all of it, but a good amount... While Michael, MY ALMOST EIGHT YEAR OLD, laid in his bed and tells Sean "stop cleaning Sean... We're not getting anything special tonight... Stop Sean" >__< Then this morning Dillon let Sean have the special (He got to watch the movie "The Cat Returns" and had chocolate banana waffles) while Michael, pouted, argued, pouted again, whined, yelled, and STILL sat in his bed... Even though we told him he could have some if he cleaned some of his room T__T but noooo two and a half hours later he FINALLY started picking up O_o

I'm not sure how much of my graduate program I've talked about, but we do it at a distance. I'm technically a University of Southern Maine student, which is based 4-5 hours from here, but I take my classes through the University of Maine at Machias, which is where I had my undergrad experience. This is the first cohort that has run, so we're the guinea pigs. It may not run again, which means I need to take the courses as they give them. I'd hate to be stuck without a degree toward the home stretch (and be stuck with all the debt). I'm not up for commuting that far for classes, even at a later time in life.

So, it sounds like my situation is similar to yours! It's not the classes that are hard, though admittedly the work load is ridiculous. Two graduate courses equal out the amount of four undergrad courses, which is full time regardless. The internship component isn't like class. It's going into the field and doing a job related to the degree (e.g. I'll be a counselor), doing the exact job, but for free. :\

I do know they've said sometimes students stretch out their 900 hours of interning, so I'll have to look into that. My friend Liz (whom I go to school with, and who has been working for a few years at the place I just started at) is thinking of seeing if our organization will somehow let us intern there, but I don't know how feasible that is. What we do isn't counseling related, which means it would be another "brand new project" thing. They don't have anything that's already in place that would fit the requirements we need for interning.

Worst case, I take longer to intern. It's just not feasible for me to work NO job and intern 40 hours a week, unpaid. Even when Terra was born I still made a little money working from home each week. We'd not make it with me doing nothing. I'll figure it out regardless. I've made it this far, which has taken a lot. xD

How much cleaning did Michael end up doing in the end? I'm not looking forward to that stage. Terra's already starting the "terrible twos". I'd say she's been into it for a month now, but we're rolling with the punches.

Hello~ I don't have any kids (I wish I could claim my niece, though!) nor am I expecting, so I'm most likely the minority here, but I love kids and I just went through my OB and Peds rotations in nursing school.. I'm very interested in understanding parents and families, which is why I'm posting here anyway. Would it be okay if I stick around?

We welcome everyone. :)

My husband can't wait for his OB/Peds rotation. He really wants to work in OB once he's graduated.

In ten maybe twenty minutes, Michael cleaned the good majority of the rest of his room... There are still quite a bit of their tiny toys scattered about their floor... But the floor is walk-able now!

I sure hope you can work everything out Chi... I'd hate being in that situation :/

I'm glad they both pitched in. :3

And thanks. I'm sure it'll work out. If I land a paid internship, no issues! Worst case I graduate later.

I have a bad diaper to change, then I'll probably clean. T_T

I am going to nurse and then I am going to get to cleaning... again... :P

My brother is "cleaning" his room cause he is throwing a two year old tantrum about me not wanting electronics on today... He spend the last 3 freaking days on the computer upstars (FULL FRIPPIN DAYS!) supposedly filling out applications... And the better part of last night writing up a resume I probably could have spit out in like 10 minutes... (My own resume I put a lot of care and detail into took me an hour and a half to produce.) and he is pissed at me cause I said we (meaning Dillon and I) were going to be cleaning the office at some point today so I wanted the computer up there left off... Cause there are piles and pile and PILE of papers up there on around and under the computer desk waiting to be sorted... He said he was going to apply for jobs today... I know what that means... It means being on FB and Redit all frippin day... I told him to walk up the street that is a couple blocks away, and apply at King Soopers, Alberstons, Safeway, Kmart and Walmart... All but one of which I KNOW he hasn't done cause he doesn't leave the damn house to apply he only leaves to go to his frippin friends houses and play video games... It isn't that he doesn't do ANYTHING but it seems like he doesn't FINISH anything... He starts dishes and leaves 1-3 loads waiting to be done... He cleaned our back yard up but left a huge pile back there still waiting to be picked up... Honestly he probably helps out around her between once every 3 days to once every week... And it makes me so frippin crazy... Needless to say... He is on my SHIT list today...

In other news I can SEE Ellie's teeth coming in!!! They are right on the dang edge two bottom ones! I can feel them but they haven't quite broke though... But MAN she is mean to the nips... O_o;; naughty girl!!

I'm glad the diaper stage is over.

My kids annoy me when I ask them to clean their rooms and they say they can't do it with out help. Aarons room hardly ever has much mess in it, so him asking for help is just like wut? Melody and Kura have each other but neither wants to clean and both want to play, so they start playing and nothing gets done. Though, Kura can get the entire room clean, toys put away, and toys put up, books put away etc and get her room looking like I would want it too look (minus made beds) but it's only done on her time. Which I don't understand. We were wanting to host a sleep over this week while the kids were all on spring break, but they've refused to clean their rooms ALL WEEK LONG. So I said screw it, you guys won't do this for me I'm not going out and spending $30 on a movie, snacks etc. And they cried at me about it. :roll: Whatever, they had more than enough chances!

Ktbee- Welcome! You're totally welcome to hang out here, We had another regular that hasn't been around in a while that also didn't have kids but loves kiddos...though she hasn't been around in a while. O.o

Hurray! :)

I hope your husband has fun in his OB rotation, Chi!

Thank you! :)

Mmm... the house smells of warmed apples and cinnamon. I made muffins. I won't know the final verdict until they've cooled, but the one I ate wasn't bad. We didn't have Granny Smith on hand, just Fuji. It needs the tart bite of a Granny Smith though.

Mmm that sounds amazing... I am tired... I think I wasted a lot of energy being mad today :( We did get the livingroom and kitchen (which is SUPPOSE to be Bryan's chore) together... I am hoping to attack the piles of laundry begging to be folded but Ellie has been kind of fussy today :( so I haven't gotten as much as originally hoped for done... We opting for something simple for dinner... I'm thinking soup and sandwiches... Dillon and I had a rough night and an irritating day.... And neither of us want to do much cooking today...

Soup and sandwiches work. Life gets in the way of heartier meals. We have nights like that, too. It's just difficult to juggle it all and have something balanced. Not that soup and sandwiches can't be balanced. :P You know what I mean.

Speaking of food and cooking, I need to figure out a better system for our meals. I find I only take snacky things with me to work. There is one shop here that will make gluten-free sandwiches, but it's not like $7 a sandwich is feasible. It's a special treat once in a while, but not a thing to have once a week.

Do you guys have any casserole recipes you could link me to? I'm good at converting things gluten-free... I just need inspiration! I'm bored with the same old thing here.

Do you like tuna?

I don't really do casseroles. My mom did them a lot...but I was never too into them so now that I'm cooking myself they just get kinda ignored. ^^;;
I take apples and oranges to work with me. I need something to munch for the hours I'm there but I don't want to be eating an actual meal.

I just bought some granny smith apples, I plan on doing little pie pockets. I'd done some up for pi day, but totally forgot about the ice cream in teh freezer, and apple pie with ice cream is something even I'll think is delish. xD

The only casserole I do is Tuna... And it is usually on a rare occasion... One can of tuna for every two boxes of Mac if you don't like how strong tuna can be, one can of cream of mushroom soup (this sooo makes Dillon cringe but he likes it anyhow) and one can of cream of celery (these I vary because I don't always make the same amount each time... Our normal casserole is between 3-4 boxes of mac n cheese and 2-3 cans of tuna depending on how it looks to me so I tend to have only one can of each the soups), frozen/ fresh veggie of choice... I like peas :) and cheddar (or american I prefer cheddar personally) cheese.

Basically what I do is cook the macaroni noodles until they are not quite aldente (er I can't spell in Italian) not crunchy but not too soft cause it is going to be cooked in the oven afterwards... I add the powdered cheese packet or if your prefer velveta... I think both are kind of gross but I use the cheese packet anyhow... then add tuna and the soups and veggies season to preferred taste... I then used olive oil to grease a casserole dish kind of lightly and spread the mixture evenly across it... Grate cheese or place slices on top and tada!... My mom liked to crumble crackers on top... I'm not keen on the taste of it with crackers but my siblings all like it like that...

The way I make enchilada's can be kind of casserole-y too... But I personally wouldn't consider it a casserole....

I do like tuna. :yes:

I pack fruit and crackers, things like that, but I need to start making bigger dinners that have leftovers to take for an actual meal. I'll probably make a tuna casserole, as it does sound good. I remember Mom used to make hers with cream of mushroom and Kraft block cheese. I've not had a casserole in a while.

Ugh... I need to finish my coffee and get cleaning. I didn't do much yesterday due to my back being annoying. I'm just going to push through it today. The floors need it.

I dunno what Terra's doing. Or trying to accomplish, I should say. She's down on all fours in the entryway, sliding backwards. O_o

After typing that I wanted to make Tuna Casserole today... But Dillon and I quite a bit of fish on our anniversary... And for the life of me I can't remember what the rules are on that for nursing ><;;

Ellie had another really rough night last night... I finally broke down at like 5:30AM and woke Dillon up and he walked her around the livingroom until she fell asleep... I know her tooth (teeth) is bugging her.. She is constantly fidgeting with her mouth... And I saw the bottom two pressing pretty solidly on he gums...

Teething sucks. They seem to never escape it from 4-6 months onward. :\ Terra's working on more molars. The only thing she wants is to nurse, and when I try to distract her, she just cries brokenheartedly. She had very little trouble with her other teeth, but the molars have been hard on her. I hope Ellie cuts them soon and you guys get a short respite!

I haven't started cleaning yet. A friend called and needed a shoulder for a while. My dad and step mother were looking to visit later this afternoon, but she has too much to do for class. In other words, I'm in no rush to clean! I'll get going on it though...