tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post2313742782107481409..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: The ice cream edition!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-47102418722017607022008-05-29T10:58:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:58:00.000-04:00Oh PK, that is awful!! The same cloth for everthin...Oh PK, that is awful!! The same cloth for everthing??? Um, ick. <BR/><BR/>We had cleaners for awhile this past winter. Hubby hated it. They moved our waste baskets - every time. What's up with that? You empty it, you put it back. Not brain surgery. <BR/><BR/>At least they cleaned the toilet though. <BR/><BR/>Excellent old-skool whineage.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-20511608698692271992008-05-29T10:32:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:32:00.000-04:00P_K, sorry I wasn't clear. I pump all the time fo...P_K, sorry I wasn't clear. I pump all the time for the Sweet Baboo, due to preemie and other issues. I've adjusted everything that is adjustable on the @*$%# thing, to no avail. They don't really hurt, just look bad. But it's not like I'm showing them off to anyone.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-71974878604613385962008-05-29T10:21:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:21:00.000-04:00Liz, I'm guessing the national companies are more ...Liz, I'm guessing the national companies are more expensive, and therefore out of our price range? Would you mind e-mailing me the names of the ones you think are good?purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-46775273045657182052008-05-29T10:12:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:12:00.000-04:00P_K, try to find a different cleaning service. The...P_K, try to find a different cleaning service. There are several national companies who are good (and I would use them if we had any money! Because did I mention I hate cleaning and I'm no good at it?)Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13323854365646138712008-05-29T09:50:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:50:00.000-04:00Man, that P_K is whiny. Good thing I don't know he...Man, that P_K is whiny. Good thing I don't know her.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-39826429789491748472008-05-29T09:49:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:49:00.000-04:00Oh, and I'm not tired because of not going to bed ...Oh, and I'm not tired because of not going to bed early enough, mostly. Most nights I'm in bed by 11, but not sleeping. Last night I attempted to go to bed at 7, but still didn't sleep much or well.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-91814192098891694242008-05-29T09:47:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:47:00.000-04:00Uh, I rinse the tubs before I use them, not before...Uh, I rinse the tubs before I use them, not before they use them. I don't *think* my cleaners are taking baths in my bathtubs.<BR/><BR/>Cannot type this morning. Probably because of no sleep. <BR/><BR/>Went to bed at 1, was asleep (more like sort-of-restlessly-dozing) by 3, awake at 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 6AM and finally gave up and got out of bed at 6. And I'm having respiratory issues and purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-10513229517558030582008-05-29T09:42:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:42:00.000-04:00Esperanza, a hickey on the nipple means there's so...Esperanza, a hickey on the nipple means there's something wrong with the latch. Do you have access to a lactation consulutant? <BR/><BR/>It wasn't until my third baby that somebody finally helped me figure out what was wrong with my latch so that it was much less uncomfortable to nurse. And, yes, I talked to lactation consultants in the hospital with my first two. <BR/><BR/>What I learned is thatpurple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-46853890743086183812008-05-29T09:34:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83151988332527383172008-05-29T07:49:00.000-04:002008-05-29T07:49:00.000-04:00I gave MM a dose of Zyrtec and the rash is all gon...I gave MM a dose of Zyrtec and the rash is all gone this morning!!<BR/><BR/>Hooray!<BR/><BR/>P-K, those issues are the reason we no longer have a cleaning company come in...it drove MS up the wall to have them here and they broke some things. But I'm hating how dirty the house is and I _HATE_ cleaning. I do it. But I hate it. And even cleaning for days, I never get the house as clean as the Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-26704418554799556702008-05-29T06:57:00.000-04:002008-05-29T06:57:00.000-04:00Oh, P_K - YUCK! I had similar (though not as seve...Oh, P_K - YUCK! I had similar (though not as severe) issues with my cleaning crew (also available via my husband saving his lunch money all fall), and I called the service. What I ended up doing was changing the day they come to clean, and also providing the cleaning products that I needed them to be using. Also, you can go on babelfish and translate what you need to say to them into Spanish.Susan Anne MacKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508738837543378799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-34437579080226151082008-05-29T00:09:00.000-04:002008-05-29T00:09:00.000-04:00Good whines abound! votes for margalit (oh.my.good...Good whines abound! <BR/><BR/>votes for margalit (oh.my.goodness.) and amy and all body fluid whines. I'm feeling especially sympathetic to vomiting whines this week because last week I spent 16 hours in a car. I'm prone to motion sickness. Blech. <BR/><BR/>Liz - I would go with the wait and see. did you give him any children's benadryl or anything? I hope the rash is gone by morning.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81195918719861731312008-05-29T00:04:00.000-04:002008-05-29T00:04:00.000-04:00I have an Old Skool whine today. In fact, it is th...I have an Old Skool whine today. In fact, it is the extremely insignificant, ungrateful, nitpicky, whiny whine of the privileged.<BR/><BR/>We have cleaners that come to clean our house once every two weeks. DH saved money all year last year so he could afford to hire them as a birthday/Christmas gift for me.<BR/><BR/>The cleaners are very nice people. They are licensed and bonded. They clean. Butpurple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-8574359457096897162008-05-28T22:23:00.000-04:002008-05-28T22:23:00.000-04:00style votes to margalit, as well as a "what fresh ...style votes to margalit, as well as a "what fresh hell is this" prize for the facebook pics of daughter.<BR/><BR/>as for me, don't pass the ice cream unless it's sugar-free. i'm staring down the insulin-syringe barrel of gestational diabetes. <BR/><BR/>i think i kinda hate being pregnant, except for the prize at the end. there had better be a freakin' prize at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7659125783567985712008-05-28T22:16:00.000-04:002008-05-28T22:16:00.000-04:00oy, liz. that sounds like wait and see. lots of ...oy, liz. that sounds like wait and see. lots of fluids. is he itchy?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-73594734193980748542008-05-28T22:05:00.000-04:002008-05-28T22:05:00.000-04:00Whine: MM has broken out in a mild colorless rash ...Whine: MM has broken out in a mild colorless rash (left wrist, hips and both sides of lower abdomen, both sides of his lower back and both shoulder blades).<BR/><BR/>Rash does NOT look like:<BR/>Poison Ivy/Poison Oak/Poison Sumac; Chicken Pox; Coxsackie; rubella; strep; or other dread disease.<BR/><BR/>Rash has no redness at all (except where MM has scratched at it), the bumps are all regular andLiz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53430424558962040492008-05-28T20:53:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:53:00.000-04:00So far, (knocking on wood furiously) I'm pretty go...So far, (knocking on wood furiously) I'm pretty good this week. <BR/><BR/>Our first weekend of performances went fairly well, and that's now five less performances that I have to give up my weekends for. <BR/><BR/>However, a whine -- due to the performance-heavy rotation this weekend, the family could not go through with our plans to see Indiana Jones. <BR/><BR/>Anti-whine, though -- husband KLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432371404842970536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36034956285360267322008-05-28T20:45:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:45:00.000-04:00Pictures of my daughter on Facebook smoking a bong...Pictures of my daughter on Facebook smoking a bong. Priceless! <BR/><BR/>My son going thru an "unpleasant" phase where he yells at me all day long. Delightful!<BR/><BR/>Financial ruin and once again, nothing in the house to eat. Fabulous!<BR/><BR/>Bad generic Lasix from my local CVS causes me to go into congestive heart failure. Inspiring! <BR/><BR/>Twitter down more than it's up, and when it's margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14692554522864474522008-05-28T20:03:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:03:00.000-04:00Sara - I totally get you with the micromanagement....Sara - I totally get you with the micromanagement. I think my boss got a degree in that. He 100% rides that train whenever he is feeling a loss of control. I hope he doesn't know your boss though, he would think that re-labeling of files thing is a great idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-76065095854176639592008-05-28T18:00:00.000-04:002008-05-28T18:00:00.000-04:00Mullet award for kathy for "Annual State Budget Ro...Mullet award for kathy for "Annual State Budget Rodeo and Standoff," which, as a state employee, totally made my day and caused me to groan at the same time. <BR/><BR/>I've just got the typicals (whine the petty? I like that phrase too!) these days, so I'll grab some ice cream and wish everyone the best.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792779327477619787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40426088019861205662008-05-28T17:00:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:00:00.000-04:00Nah, esperanza, I'll feed you enough cake and ice ...Nah, esperanza, I'll feed you enough cake and ice cream that your uber-lactating self can settle right in!<BR/><BR/>Whine: Final worth 80% of semester is Friday. Desire/motivation? 0. Amount of material left to cover? At least 35%. <BR/><BR/>AW: I'm relatively certain that if you asked me to place an oesophagostomy tube into your sick dog, I now could. Maybe. <BR/><BR/>Whine: We move out of our Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-28511466157351436482008-05-28T16:48:00.000-04:002008-05-28T16:48:00.000-04:00W: Went to the (new) doctor for myself yesterday....W: Went to the (new) doctor for myself yesterday. After waiting TWO hours, here is the response: "It's just like having a hickey on your nipple."<BR/><BR/>AW: At least it's not thrush like I was afraid it was.<BR/><BR/>W: He also says I'm too skinny. Yes, this is a whine. I eat ALL the time, more often than the Sweet Baboo. I'd lost three more pounds in the last couple of months, total ofesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68622442595795913532008-05-28T15:44:00.000-04:002008-05-28T15:44:00.000-04:00Well, Fireplace it.Teen Son came home and said tha...Well, Fireplace it.<BR/><BR/>Teen Son came home and said that he may have to go to court. Nothing for him, he assured me, but there was a football player in his gym class who urinated on another student in the locker room.<BR/><BR/>As bad as all that is, I am furious with Teen Son who thinks that *I* in the wrong for expecting locker rooms to be safe places free from malicious pranks.<BR/><BR/>Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213051651383936247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75660141159118131722008-05-28T12:44:00.000-04:002008-05-28T12:44:00.000-04:00kathy- i know what you mean by the annual budget r...kathy- i know what you mean by the annual budget rodeo. My office is all on sponsored funds, and the ones from the state invariably wind up entangled in that rodeo, leading to months-long delays to begin work that we contracted to do. Hope the accordion plays your request for the audience!<BR/><BR/>My whine: My boss is back from 3 weeks away. Out of the country, mostly out of contact. It was BroccoliEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617721483953789523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-84452668463202166222008-05-28T11:50:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:50:00.000-04:00sarah, sorry about the closet angst. i think that...sarah, sorry about the closet angst. i think that is a universal problem, even without construction going on. although you deferred your 32" closet whine, that is solidly old skool, and you get my vote.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com