The first reformer studio I visited required a one hour intro class that inlt had a couple srudents so you could learn how to use rhe straps, adjust the weights, and learn the basic moves. They had a fairly prescribed warm up and then sets of moves in the same position. They also offered a cardio class with a…

Man, he was the best in that movie!

We had an antibiotic once that turned the baby’s poo a shade of maroon but luckily the doctor warned us in advance. It wasn’t even in the drug info.

It’s so hard to prove someone is truly discriminating. They can always find some other cause to blame it on. My cousin’s husband recently lost his job as director of a community foundation, likely because the board just really didn’t like that he was gay. (oh so Ohio) He’d fundraised more every single year that he’d…

Similarly, I’ve started recording my three year singing Happy Birthday for everyone and sending out that video. She’s obsessed with birthdays and always wants to know who’s birthday is next on the calendar.

Need to look into this. It’s just such a pain to mail cards more than once a year. We’re excellent at christmas and fall off the wagon every other time.

This sounds like a great idea. I HATE writing thank you notes but I know that all of my older relatives think we absolutely have to do it or we’re just being ungrateful.

If I was an accountant instead of an engineer I would feel really creeped out right now. Our children are the exact same ages and our morning routine sounds identical. I’m glad my overtime is a bit more sporadic though. I’d love tiki get my husband to pitchin a bit more though, especially since he’s been unemployed…

I also had all those teeth pulled. After two years of wearing a mouth piece and then three years of braces. But I could never keep a retainer in at night and now my bottom teeth are shifting. Oh well, it’s still better than it could’ve been.

If only I’d gotten this category, maybe I wouldn’t have come in third. (It was actually my inability to ring in that tripped me up. The producers tried to coach me during every break.) My husband was right, I didn’t need to study, I just needed to play street fighter.

I’m guessing it’s Rhiannon with a B at the beginning.

I had the super sleeper too. I had roo wake her to eat as a newborn but she was up twice a night from 8 to 14 months. We had to night wean her to get her sleeping through the night again.

I just listened to this audiobook earlier in the year. The son is a total douchebag so I hope they focus on her story and not his. I really liked the story of the empty nest MILF and her new friendships when she takes a community college class.

Even though my husband is unemployed I give to the local diaper bank every month. When I have the opportunity, I also give boxes of diapers (along with tampons and laundry detergent) to the local domestic abuse charity.

I love Target diapers. My husband made us use Huggies with baby #1 but hasn’t said a word since I switched to all Up and Up, all the time. There’s a great deal right now for the super bulk box. You get a $10 gc when you spend $50 on target brand diapers this week, plus if you use a red card it’s another 15% off for…

My employer covers 80% of my premium but nothing for spouse or children. I took just enough PTO each pay period to cover my insurance while on maternity leave. Luckily I live in California so I got 12 weeks pay at 55% after each birth.

Per kid or for both kids? We pay $365 a week for two kids (exact same ages) because we get a sibling discount. So yes, I pay $19K per year and that’s one of the cheapest around. In-home is much cheaper than a center.

RemindsI me of this week’s bonus call on the better off podcast. Caller made $130k, was putting down her husband’s $85k as an academic, and she didn’t have any extra money to pay off her $40+K student loans on over $200k per year. It was infuriating that Jill didn’t call her on it.

I had a similar membership. The up front payment covered two or three years before the $50/year started

Oh yeah, I forgot about Wally. I love that one but the kids aren’t always as into it. Bobgoblin!